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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-26-2003, 08:02 PM:
 
OK, for those of you that don't know...in about 3 weeks time (3 weeks and 3 days to be exact) I am moving from the home I've known all my life in Gloucester Massachusetts half way across the country to Wisconsin. Life in Wisconsin is very different then what I am used to although from my visits I seem to like it very much. I have no doubts about what I am doing and I feel that it is the right move at this point in my life, not only am I moving to a great area but I am moving to be with a great guy.

My question...Should I bring anything special to help me remember who I am? I've lived in the same area 22 years of my life (yes, I'm 22), the same house for 21. Is there anything particular that people have brought with them during big moves to help them remember where they came from?

There are the obvious things, being from a fishing town I am going to try to bring a small bottle of Gloucester sand and I'm probably going to get a boston night photo to frame, but is there anything else?
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-26-2003, 08:24 PM:
 
Bring something, because you can never, ever go back. Once you leave it will no longer be your town, and it will forsake you just as you have forsaken it. Things will change rapidly and your memories will be shattered. Nothing will ever be the same... ever. It will be much, much worse.

Have a fun time moving!
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-26-2003, 08:28 PM:
 
Well, thanks alot!
 

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Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 05-26-2003, 08:30 PM:
 
The wig, maybe...?

p.
 

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Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 05-26-2003, 08:30 PM:
 
You might consider taking cuttings from a favorite garden plant.
Even though you can order most anything from a local nursery or catalog, it may be sentimentally consoling to have a lilac from
back home (lilacs make lateral shoots that can be dug, with their roots, wrapped, and planted in your new garden.) Or in season, cutting and drying some zinneas or other annuals in a brown paper bag, and planting their seeds near your front steps, can produce lots of happy colors.
Have you a favorite quilt from your Grandma?
And don't forget your Yankee bird feeder. Be sure to send your new address for your favorite New England pictorial magazine subscription.
Here's Wishing you lots of happiness in your new home!

==Gerard
 

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Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 05-26-2003, 10:30 PM:
 
It's also important to remember to take yourself. Sometimes we take ourselves for granted and forget the obvious. It is not the best situation when we move all of our stuff to a new location and we haven't made it and can't quite figure out what is wrong with this picture.

Or is this just a recurring bad dream of mine?
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-26-2003, 10:35 PM:
 
Take EVERYTHING you can possible take! Ya CAN'T go back and get the crap you threw away!

BUT DO NOT take any plants or cuttings... alot of states prohibit bringing those things cuz of introducing problems for "native" plants.

Good Luck! And remember: California CHEESE comes from happy cows....not that crap from bored and ugly and sad cows from Wisconsin!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-26-2003, 11:53 PM:
 
Don't forget to take your house. That is far more important to take with you as a reminder of who you are and where you came from than a plant. Also, be sure and take your driver's license. That way in case you forget your name you will have it written down for you to reference.
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-27-2003, 02:15 AM:
 
I've always liked to travel light - after all, it's just stuff and most of it's replaceable. I'd much rather be unencumbered in my new surroundings. It's a lot less stressful, too.

Hope you're getting along okay, this is the first I've heard.
 

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Posted by Sean McKinnon (Member # 612) on 05-27-2003, 03:28 AM:
 
You can take me with you I am supopsed to be your best friend for christs sake!!!
 

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Posted by John Scott (Member # 520) on 05-27-2003, 06:54 AM:
 
Where in Wisconsin are you moving to?
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-27-2003, 09:06 AM:
 
I started reading this post and I think I am in SHOCK.I must be really dense and maybe I should stay that way. I went back and re-read the "Hey Don, I kow how Old you are."thread. That kind-a-sort-a answered my questions.

Nothing like dropping an atom bomb on my head.

This will take me some time to absorb before I can comment.
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 05-27-2003, 10:43 AM:
 
I think you should bring along all of your happy memories - leave the sad and the bad ones behind, as they will leave room for some new happy memories from your new world without losing any of the good ones from the old world. You are going to be with a wonderful guy, who truly loves you for who you are, and is going to go out of his way to make sure you are safe and happy. Of course pictures of you with various family, friends, pets and favorite places or objects will be essential to bring along as well!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-30-2003, 12:57 AM:
 
Bring clean underwear. You never know when you might have to strip for law-enforcement and have a body cavity search. I speak from persoanl experience.

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 05-30-2003, 01:33 AM:
 
Rachel,
Wisconson is a great place and the fall colors are magnificent. Be sure to make it up to Door County at some point. What town are you moving to? I used to travel all over Wisconsin doing work on theatres.
Mark
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 05-30-2003, 01:33 AM:
 
I just moved over a far bigger distance. That is, from Berlin to San Diego. I saw it as a chance to get rid of a lot of stuff that I had kept for years and never really needed.
I didn`t bring anthing specifically to remind me of where I come from. If I forget, I can look into my passport.
On the contrary, I see a physical move as a good opportunity to start over and I brought as few things as possible. Not only because it is expensive, but also because it is much more fun to start from scratch again. New place, new apartment, new view from the patio, new furniture, new neighbourhood...
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-30-2003, 01:40 AM:
 
Yeah but Mike, that's cuz most of that crap you had was for 220v and 50 Hz.... I mean this is the REAL world over here. I'm glad to see you got with the program!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-30-2003, 03:26 AM:
 
Mark- I'm moving to Manitowoc, the town that half the film-techers are from! Don already brought me up to Door county on one of my trips, it is a beautiful place--too bad he couldn't get my butt out of bed earlier that day because he said there was a lot more to show me! It's funny because when everyone was talking about Door county I thought they were saying Doare or Dowre county because of the accent...I didn't actually realize it was Door until we got up there and I saw a map sitting on the counter of a custard (Ice Cream!!! ) stand. Custard is NOT Ice Cream...
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 05-30-2003, 12:27 PM:
 
Rachel: Why the move?

Michael: Why the move?
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-30-2003, 01:44 PM:
 

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I thought they were saying Doare or Dowre county because of the accent...

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Speaking of accents... I was installing a new proximity detector in a MK-IV automation several years ago. The projectionist assisting me in this was a Wisconsinite. Just like I am prone to do, if I feel comfortable around someone, my native accent slips in. This fellow was in full cheese-speak mode...

The work I had to do involved moving a couple of wires off the old terminal block, and onto a new board that came with the prox. As we were finishing the job, the projectionist said, "What about the black?" I looked at the wiring. "Which one?" "The black, the BLACK!", he said. I explained, "We don't do anything with the black, we just moved the red and the green."

He started laughing at this point and, clearing the accent, said, "I meant the BLOCK!"


 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-30-2003, 02:36 PM:
 
Yeah, just get Don on the phone--you can't understand half the things he says...actually, my mother was talking to him yesterday and making fun of his accent-it's really bad when your girlfriends mother starts making fun of the way you talk. Its ok though cause I love him!

Damn Cheeseheads...
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 05-30-2003, 02:51 PM:
 
We don't say "black" instead of "block". We're more inclined to stretch out our "ooohhhs" and add "eh?" at the end of things.... What's really cute is that now Rachel is doing it and she hasn't even moved here yet!
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-30-2003, 02:54 PM:
 
I AM NOT! Why am I with someone who harasses me so much...
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 05-30-2003, 02:58 PM:
 
Masochistic tendancies, perhaps?? Possibly true love, or could it be lust? Maybe it is the way I ... OK, I won't go there...
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-30-2003, 04:52 PM:
 

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We're more inclined to stretch out our "ooohhhs" and add "eh?" at the end of things

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I knew a guy who would say "eh" at the end of every sentence. It was damned annoying. Later he realized that people were making fun of him and he changed his habit to "hmmm". Is there a certain area of the country that causes this?
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-30-2003, 07:56 PM:
 
You ***MUST*** be talking about Daryl, since he's from "up there".

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-30-2003, 09:06 PM:
 
Daryl, having a good day, eh? So what's up and soooooo? Nice weather, eh? And so, what aboot it?
 

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Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 05-30-2003, 09:37 PM:
 
Before I moved to Minnesota a few years back, I saw the movie "Fargo." Up until the day I moved, I assumed the accent in "Fargo" was exaggerated. It was not! People really do talk that way up there! Of course, I went from one extreme to the other. Now I'm in the heart of the South (Atlanta).
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-30-2003, 10:05 PM:
 
Rach, you forgot to mention that Daryl is a hoser...

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-31-2003, 12:55 AM:
 

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We don't say "black" instead of "block".

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Michael: Why the move?

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I was bored with living in the same place for a long time, fed up with dubbed movies and the bad weather. Also I had wanted for a long time to go abroad for the adventure and the experience. Somehow the time seemed right for all that. When I visited California, I immediately liked it there (here). It somehow feels like the kind of place where I always wanted to be. I can not really explain why, though.
 

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Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 05-31-2003, 04:13 AM:
 
Rachel, I was going to suggest something to leave behind - that baby picture, but I see you have already done so.

Good luck in the new locations to both you and Michael.
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 05-31-2003, 11:58 AM:
 
Hey Mark,

The old theater downtown is where I currently live! I believe the bar you are referring to is Kurtz's in Two Rivers, and the Pizza Place, Port Sandy Bay, both of which I pointed out to Rachel during "tours". I was going to take her to see Al Johnson's while we were in Door County, but she got moving too late that day (or maybe it was "we", I forget) so we only did Whitefish Dunes and Cave Point.

We still have the cold, but not as much snow now. I actually traded in the snowmobile for jet skis because I was so sick of driving 6 hours to find enough snow - and then you had to pay to shack up for the weekend (vying for space with the 1000 other people up there too!). Rachel claims it gets cold and snowy over where she is too, and I think they actually get more snow than us now.

Rachel's going to be starting at the Strand when she comes here. It won't be much to begin with compared to what she is doing and how much she is making where she is now, but Bob Johnson seems more serious than ever that he is building his second facility this year, in which case she would become his version of a "GM" for the 2 buildings (or at least have enough shifts available to be working nearly full-time). We will know by the end of July - if he doesn't break ground by then or soon after we will have to start looking for something better. We sent her resume to Marcus, and Bob Johnson put in a good word with someone higher up there, but they never contacted her. Of course the disadvantage of going with someone "corporate" like Marcus is that your hands are tied with everything you do, and they work you like a rented mule - never giving you time off... It is pretty flexible working at the Strand.

OK, this is long enough!
 

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Posted by Kris Brunton (Member # 432) on 06-03-2003, 10:26 AM:
 
When I moved originally I left with a suitcase and a toolbox. As I became established in my new town (moved out of the hotel to an apartment) I slowly began buying the things I needed, etc.

To feel at home in a town where I know nobody I put some pictures up of my family and friends.

Other than that I left most of everything behind.
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 06-03-2003, 08:43 PM:
 
But Canada is the same everywhere, eh? And WI, MN and ND are part of Canada, too, eh?

**ducks**
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 06-03-2003, 08:57 PM:
 
Steve: hahaha...that's absolutely correct, eh?

GO DUCKS! (FU DARYL!)

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 06-03-2003, 10:10 PM:
 
Steve: So you're basically saying that I am moving to Canada, eh???
 

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