Time for a personal update
16 February 2010As most of the legions of my readers know, we’ve been docked in Van Nuys, California for the past two years, while I worked at Geni, Inc.
The job at Geni ended in mid January, so some choices needed to be made. One choice was to look for a job in the LA area close enough to commute from Van Nuys. Other was to look for something that could be done remotely.
I’m fortunate that two opportunities dropped into my lap just at the right time. One is a Voice Over IP project. The other is a web hosting managment position. Both have long term outlooks, and both can be done remotely.
So, the big news… we’re going back on the road.Full time RVing is a large topic, and I won’t fully explain it here, but suffice it to say that we will have a legal home base, or “domicile,” and will travel when and where we please, across this great country of ours.
There are myriad details to consider. I’ll enumerate some here.
- Mail forwarding: Done. If you didn’t get an email with our paper mail address, and you want to know, just send me a note.
- Drivers licenses and registrations: We’ll on our way to Livingston, Texas to change these things, as well as to register to vote. Livingston, TX is the home of the Escapees RV Club which provides mail forwarding, and other services for full timers. It’s also the basis for a social life on the road, complete with BOF groups on just about every topic. Highly recommended for those in this situation.
- Equipment: The truck got it’s pre-trip sevice yesterday, to the tune of only $600. The trailer could use some work, but it’s roadworthy, so off it goes.
- Organization: We cleaned out the large front storage hold yesterday. I took everything out and we vacuumed out the leaves and other junk. Picked out some things to sell, give away or throw away, and packed back in. Lots more room in there. We’re doing the same inside.
- Utilities: We’re putting our Netflix membership on hold for now. If we find that we have Wifi often enough, we’ll turn it back on so we can use the streaming features. I cancelled the cable Internet (takes two weeks leadtime!) and must call today to cancel the electricity. We don’t have a landline phone. I got a Cradlepoint router for my Verizon service, which was detailed in a previous post. We expect to be nicely connected, with the exception of Satellite TV.
- Medical: We’re visiting our various providers and making sure our prescriptions are up to date, our doctors are dialed in to the fact that we’re on an extended trip, and so forth.
The list goes on, but we’re pulling it together, and on March 1, 2010, we’ll be making like a full-term baby, and heading out.
One Response to “Time for a personal update”
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:57 am
You said a lot but you also have a typo here (when and were we please). Just sayin’.
I wish you and Ro the best that the road has to offer. Much love and many hugs!