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Posted: 8/6/2017 9:52:42 AM EDT
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Waco? I'm assuming you've been there but.......Waco?
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Posted: 8/6/2017 9:56:01 AM EDT
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Cat, Coke, Mars, Allergan, L3, SpaceX, Time, Marathon and some other smaller ones are the main manufacturing places.
I'm an engineer at Allergan, we don't do anything machining wise, we shop all that out. 
Contrary to Waco's rep, it's booming and is a pretty damn decent place to live. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 9:58:25 AM EDT
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Waco? I'm assuming you've been there but.......Waco? Family and I are after a different kind of life in our escape from CA, and have been discussing it for a couple years now. Taking the chance on fate and circumstances. I'm making the move first and the rest will be following next summer as mother and father in law retire. Brother in law plus my step daughter. With the sale of my home here in CA, I'll be able to afford a pretty comfortable fresh start, and my cost of living will be dramatically lower that what I had t support in CA. So, back to the topic, and any constructive input. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 9:58:52 AM EDT
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Do you know Chip and Joanna
Good luck with move 
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Posted: 8/6/2017 9:59:12 AM EDT
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Contrary to Waco's rep, it's booming and is a pretty damn decent place to live. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:01:51 AM EDT
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Do you know Chip and Johann << No, but would be fun to meet them. Maybe Chip would like help on "demo days?" :)
Good luck with move << Thank you! |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:06:20 AM EDT
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Waco is doing very well right now. Wife and I were just down there and surprised how much it changed in just the last 3 years. I honestly accredit that TV show with its recent surge in popularity.
Just avoid the Twin Peaks. Welcome to Texas dude! |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:11:20 AM EDT
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Free bump.
The Twin Peaks is still sitting empty. Once you are settled hit up the Texas Rangers museum. Rudys is decent if your quickly passing through, but that is about the extent of my memory. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:11:28 AM EDT
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Thanks for that part in particular. It's encouraging. A.W.D. Best gunshop in town is probably Fun Guns for tactical type stuff, best gun range is in Axtell, Tx just north of Waco behind the BBQ place. They've started doing a big MG shoot out there every year now. Lanes out to 600yds I think? Paper/steel, tannerite sometimes if owner knows you. 
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:13:32 AM EDT
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With the sale of my home here in CA, I'll be able to afford a pretty comfortable fresh start, and my cost of living will be dramatically lower that what I had t support in CA A.W.D. Set aside the extra $$ for future needs. College fund, retirement ect. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:14:57 AM EDT
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Free bump. The Twin Peaks is still sitting empty. Once you are settled hit up the Texas Rangers museum. Rudys is decent if your quickly passing through, but that is about the extent of my memory. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:16:52 AM EDT
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Isn't Coll Materials down there, making stuff for Axion Structural?
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:17:21 AM EDT
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I'm an hour up the road and can't think of any place in Waco to work. When you do get here head north to West and get some kolaches. http://www.czechstop.net/
Also let me know when you get here and I'll come say hi. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:28:39 AM EDT
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Not Waco specific but general advice. The proceed$ from the CA home can buy a big place in TX. I suggest when home shopping, buy enough home but not too much home. Set aside the extra $ for future needs. College fund, retirement ect. Have actually settled on a new construction home in a new neighborhood. Having spent the last five years in my CA home remodeling, renovating and otherwise fixing things up, I need a break from all that and a relatively easy home life for this move and big change. Will be doing an all cash deal for the new house, and not looking back at having a mortgage any time soon. Circumstances of change give me an opportunity to start over and buy a new house in full. So taking advantage of that and gonna give it my best shot. At least without a mortgage and no other credit debt, my cost to live will be relatively low. Now or never! 
A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:39:59 AM EDT
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You might see if the chamber of commerce has a listing of business in Waco, if not email them and see what they can send you.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:45:11 AM EDT
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If you live south, like Lorena or Robinson, both good school systems, it puts Temple within a resonable commute. I-35, though, can be a cruel mistress.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:50:47 AM EDT
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Thanks, though have been looking at homes and studying for quite a few months now and dealing with a Waco area realtor as well. Have actually settled on a new construction home in a new neighborhood. Having spent the last five years in my CA home remodeling, renovating and otherwise fixing things up, I need a break from all that and a relatively easy home life for this move and big change. Will be doing an all cash deal for the new house, and not looking back at having a mortgage any time soon. Circumstances of change give me an opportunity to start over and buy a new house in full. So taking advantage of that and gonna give it my best shot. At least without a mortgage and no other credit debt, my cost to live will be relatively low. Now or never!
A.W.D. The buying the house part in cash was a little anticlimactic, there wasn't any actual cash and it was all done by electronic bank transfers.. If I did it again I would demand there at least be a briefcase full of cash at closing... for dramatic effect. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:55:35 AM EDT
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If you live south, like Lorena or Robinson, both good school systems, it puts Temple within a resonable commute. I-35, though, can be a cruel mistress. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:57:16 AM EDT
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Pretty much my exact story.. ended up in Wimberley though. The buying the house part in cash was a little anticlimactic, there wasn't any actual cash and it was all done by electronic bank transfers.. If I did it again I would demand there at least be a briefcase full of cash at closing... for dramatic effect. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:57:51 AM EDT
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Will be north actually, essentially China Spring. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 10:58:22 AM EDT
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You might see if the chamber of commerce has a listing of business in Waco, if not email them and see what they can send you. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:02:19 AM EDT
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Cat, Coke, Mars, Allergan, L3, SpaceX, Time, Marathon and some other smaller ones are the main manufacturing places. I'm an engineer at Allergan, we don't do anything machining wise, we shop all that out.
Contrary to Waco's rep, it's booming and is a pretty damn decent place to live. Welcome to Waco, avoid anything close to Baylor at night if you don't like roaming hobos everywhere and avoid the obvious locales at night
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:05:19 AM EDT
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... Tiger Valley
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:07:05 AM EDT
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L3 PID is one place I would apply. I know it's larger, but it's better to be picky after you have regular income.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:08:36 AM EDT
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Post in the HTF.
Good luck in your move. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:09:28 AM EDT
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This is just about everything I can think of Welcome to Waco, avoid anything close to Baylor at night if you don't like roaming hobos everywhere and avoid the obvious locales at night I'll be safely locked away in my fortress of solitude - with beer, firearms, high speed internet and my Dobermann :) A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:10:47 AM EDT
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I'm an hour up the road and can't think of any place in Waco to work. When you do get here head north to West and get some kolaches. http://www.czechstop.net/ Also let me know when you get here and I'll come say hi. 
But seriously if anyone makes it up/down to us in West, anywhere that has kolaches/klobasnek (we call them all kolaches though, the latter is the meat variety) is good Westfest is Labor Day weekend if you're into the whole "let's get hammered when it's 105° outside and 100% humidity" thing
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:10:59 AM EDT
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I can't give any advice but welcome to Tejas homie.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:19:41 AM EDT
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Will do, though I'm very much a home-body, so avoiding those places should be easy for me. I'll be safely locked away in my fortress of solitude - with beer, firearms, high speed internet and my Dobermann :) A.W.D. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This is just about everything I can think of Welcome to Waco, avoid anything close to Baylor at night if you don't like roaming hobos everywhere and avoid the obvious locales at night I'll be safely locked away in my fortress of solitude - with beer, firearms, high speed internet and my Dobermann :) A.W.D.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:21:29 AM EDT
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... Tiger Valley |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:25:12 AM EDT
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So OP you are bringing your whole family here to give us your damn ca gun laws and carb trash????
If ya'll really wanted to live the TX life you would have kept it in CA like it was 50 years ago. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:31:35 AM EDT
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OP will be very close to...Central Texas Rifle and Pistol A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:33:52 AM EDT
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I picture the OP taking over the old Twin Peaks place and turning it into the Arfcom Bar & Grill
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:53:18 AM EDT
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So OP you are bringing your whole family here to give us your damn ca gun laws and carb trash???? Quote HistoryQuoted:
So OP you are bringing your whole family here to give us your damn ca gun laws and carb trash???? Our exodus is to escape "damn ca gun laws and carb trash," but thank you for your support.
Quoted:If ya'll really wanted to live the TX life you would have kept it in CA like it was 50 years ago. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:05:27 PM EDT
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Slovacek's > Czech Stop
But seriously if anyone makes it up/down to us in West, anywhere that has kolaches/klobasnek (we call them all kolaches though, the latter is the meat variety) is good Westfest is Labor Day weekend if you're into the whole "let's get hammered when it's 105° outside and 100% humidity" thing When I was in Waco, I drove up to West every other day for kolaches. I also gained 40 lbs.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:05:40 PM EDT
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don't forget Team has a job listings and people posting looking for work. GD moves so quick it might get missed.
best of luck. wish I could do something similar. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:07:42 PM EDT
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So OP you are bringing your whole family here to give us your damn ca gun laws and carb trash???? If ya'll really wanted to live the TX life you would have kept it in CA like it was 50 years ago. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:10:07 PM EDT
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I picture the OP taking over the old Twin Peaks place and turning it into the Arfcom Bar & Grill As well, I've been know to know my way around my smoker. We made it as a side project at the previous employer. Works great!  Attached File Attached FileA.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:13:42 PM EDT
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I always preferred Gerik's Bakery. When I was in Waco, I drove up to West every other day for kolaches. I also gained 40 lbs. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Slovacek's > Czech Stop
But seriously if anyone makes it up/down to us in West, anywhere that has kolaches/klobasnek (we call them all kolaches though, the latter is the meat variety) is good Westfest is Labor Day weekend if you're into the whole "let's get hammered when it's 105° outside and 100% humidity" thing When I was in Waco, I drove up to West every other day for kolaches. I also gained 40 lbs. I never was crazy about them though, they seemed to cook everything to the point it had a crust like regular bread
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:15:27 PM EDT
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Don't know about that, though the family has some ideas about a BBQ catering business once they arrive and get established. As well, I've been know to know my way around my smoker. We made it as a side project at the previous employer. Works great! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_102410524_HDR_-_Copy-273250.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_134929709_-_Copy-273251.JPG A.W.D. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I picture the OP taking over the old Twin Peaks place and turning it into the Arfcom Bar & Grill As well, I've been know to know my way around my smoker. We made it as a side project at the previous employer. Works great! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_102410524_HDR_-_Copy-273250.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_134929709_-_Copy-273251.JPG A.W.D.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:19:04 PM EDT
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You're gonna have some serious competition.....it's almost like every other person has a competition BBQ trailer Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I picture the OP taking over the old Twin Peaks place and turning it into the Arfcom Bar & Grill As well, I've been know to know my way around my smoker. We made it as a side project at the previous employer. Works great! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_102410524_HDR_-_Copy-273250.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287441/IMG_20160124_134929709_-_Copy-273251.JPG A.W.D. At least not yet, and not before a few years of hard work and learning the ropes - earning the reputation. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:21:15 PM EDT
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Will be north actually, essentially China Spring. A.W.D. We used to do some work for another shop that was close to China spring, I will try and find out their name tomorrow. My mother in law lived in China spring, real close to Lake Waco it is a nice area |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:21:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:23:57 PM EDT
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Contrary to Waco's rep, it's booming and is a pretty damn decent place to live. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:25:24 PM EDT
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Yep, it's become a hot spot to move to. A.W.D. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:26:11 PM EDT
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Welcome to the United States.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:27:26 PM EDT
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... Tiger Valley Definitely Tiger Valley... |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:31:59 PM EDT
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OP, did you post this request over in the Texas HTF? I'm sure someone there can give you up close and personal info.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:35:34 PM EDT
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2 openings at the O-I glass plant there.
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Posted: 8/6/2017 12:39:55 PM EDT
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RAM Aircraft at Waco Airport. Lots of machining done there!!
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