# I just got a terrific new job and I even get to move to the beach. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538 "2019-09-20T03:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/1 "2019-09-20T03:47:47Z")
I think I need someone to pinch me. I wasn’t looking for work, but someone I used to work with called me out of the blue to ask if I was interested in a position that would require a move to Paso Robles. I said yes and had the interview today. They offered me the job for a very healthy salary. I’m moving to that area within two weeks. I drove in to Morro Bay and treated myself to a Bloody Mary and then Fish and Chips from Giovannis Fish Market. I was in such a great mood after learning about the job that I was uncharacteristically talkative in my interactions with the bartender and the girl who took my fish order. They were all so nice and congratulatory. A complete stranger even told me that I looked “very pretty in my purple dress.” So all in all, a great day! Then I got in my car for the 5 hour drive home and had to pull over three different times because I was bawling my stupid head off. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/2 "2019-09-20T03:57:06Z")
Awesome! I like to hear good news. Why were you crying though? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/3 "2019-09-20T04:08:40Z")
Fab news! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/4 "2019-09-20T04:15:03Z")
Love to read happy stories. Thanks for sharing. Just did a GIS on Paso Robles and it does look beautiful. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/5 "2019-09-20T04:27:25Z")
I think the tears were just a combination of the relief of actually getting the job and fear at another big change at the ripe old age of 63. Plus I’m going to miss my grandkids so much. We’re very close. And I have so much to do in such a short time. But it is good news, I could have said no. Thanks you guys. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/6 "2019-09-20T04:27:25Z")
Congratulations! It’s warm in the summer. (100s on end. Drier than Houston, though) From where are you moving? Many childhood memories at the Mid-State Fair there. And a few at Raisin’ Rhones, when that was still a thing. Fantastic Rhone variety wine tasting. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/7 "2019-09-20T04:32:41Z")
:):)🙂 Woo Hoo! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/8 "2019-09-20T05:08:56Z")
Welcome to the 805! ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/9 "2019-09-20T05:19:15Z")
What wonderful news! I love that you didn’t find the job; the job found you. I hope you get to FaceTime with the grands often, and with your great salary, you could always fly back to visit, right? A new adventure awaits! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/10 "2019-09-20T05:24:09Z")
Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/11 "2019-09-20T10:12:41Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/12 "2019-09-20T15:58:27Z")
Congratulations! It has been about twenty-five years since I’ve been in Paso Robles. I remember it as a nice, small wine country town. What kind of work will you be doing there? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/13 "2019-09-20T16:11:20Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/14 "2019-09-20T17:02:05Z")
Thanks everyone. Maybe one of you local folks can tell me where to get the best oysters? Oh, and the best Bloody Mary. The one I had in Morro Bay was pretty decent, but I bet there’s better. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/15 "2019-09-20T20:33:44Z")
Technology has great ways to keep in touch w/ your grandkids, plus they can surely visit you in Paso Robles! I’m so happy for you, what a wonderful opportunity that you clearly earned. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/16 "2019-09-20T21:58:06Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > Congratulations! It’s warm in the summer. (100s on end. Drier than Houston, though) From where are you moving? > > Many childhood memories at the Mid-State Fair there. And a few at Raisin’ Rhones, when that was still a thing. Fantastic Rhone variety wine tasting. Leaving the Sacramento area. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538/17 "2019-09-20T22:10:47Z")
We just spent a wine weekend in Paso. Congratulations! Once you get settled in, you can have the grandkids come down for a stay, yah? I’m sure they would enjoy getting out to the water.