# Indiana wants me **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046 "2010-08-03T20:02:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/1 "2010-08-03T20:02:52Z")
Just accepted a new job as an administrative law judge. This is the gig I’ve been working towards for a couple of years now. Heading on a 25th anniversary trip to Alaska in 30 minutes. Return 8/14 and start work 8/30. Life is REAL good! ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/2 "2010-08-03T20:07:08Z")
How’s this going to affect the golfing? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/3 "2010-08-03T20:09:23Z")
Awesome!! Super happy for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/4 "2010-08-03T20:11:48Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/5 "2010-08-03T20:22:00Z")
Man, there’s some GREAT CHEAP golf in the area. But first - Alaska! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/6 "2010-08-03T20:45:51Z")
Dang! 🙂 Have a great trip. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/7 "2010-08-03T21:10:47Z")
Congratulations, Your Honor! Does Indiana have its ALJs handle cases from a variety of state agencies, so that you’re not just mucking with the same law day in and day out? I know that some states give ALJs a grab-bag (Georgia does, for example), while federal ALJs are always attached to one particular agency. The latter option has always struck me as a heck of a boring gig, but YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/8 "2010-08-03T21:21:01Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Just accepted a new job as an administrative law judge. This is the gig I’ve been working towards for a couple of years now. Heading on a 25th anniversary trip to Alaska in 30 minutes. Return 8/14 and start work 8/30. Life is REAL good! Wow - cool! So you are in Illinois now and moving? Sorry if I have that wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/9 "2010-08-03T22:21:43Z")
So, where in Indiana and where are you coming from? There are several of us Hoosier Dopers here who will be glad to give you our advise (and it will be worth exactly what you pay for it). ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/10 "2010-08-03T22:33:33Z")
Best news I’ve heard here all week. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/11 "2010-08-03T22:34:59Z")
Good luck in your new career! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/12 "2010-08-04T00:24:37Z")
Congtrats! If you’re going to be in Indianapolis, you ahve to go down to Bloomington for some fabulous [Tibetan food.](http://www.bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Snow_Lion) And when you come back to Chicago, bring me some [momos!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(food)) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/13 "2010-08-04T01:45:30Z")
Congrats! I love it when a plan comes together! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/14 "2010-08-04T02:05:13Z")
_…Lord, I can’t go back there…_ Congrats! missred (native Hoosier) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/15 "2010-08-04T06:38:58Z")
Checking in from Alaska. MAN - you should see the snow in the mountains! I’ve been working for Social Security in Chicago for 23+ years. I’ll still be with SSA as an ALJ - so I’ll be one of theose jerks who denies each and every case. Going to Valparaiso. Not a huge move, - only 70 miles or so, but enough to kick in their relocation assistance. Big thing is my wife and I are psyched to get away from Chicago and try a little slower pace for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/16 "2010-08-04T13:17:35Z")
I wish I had you to talk to. Oh, I do! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/17 "2010-08-04T13:27:43Z")
Congratulations! You should go do workers’ compensation for a while. Much simpler. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/18 "2010-08-04T16:39:36Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Going to Valparaiso. Not a huge move, - only 70 miles or so, but enough to kick in their relocation assistance. That’s not Indiana… that’s “da Region” 😃 You are closer to the area then I am so guess I can’t give you any suggestions. You will have more Bears fans than Colts fans. And I’m sure you know you will be in the middle of the path of “lake effect” snow. Everyone I know though from Valpo loved it. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/19 "2010-08-04T17:03:59Z")
**Dinsdale** - Congratulations! I’m glad something with work finally came through for you! StG ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046/20 "2010-08-04T17:08:26Z")
Ah, you’ll just be that much closer to Albanese. But downwind from ChiTown, hmmm, I wonder if you’ll miss being west of the Big Shoulders? Good luck w/change! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-wants-me/549046.md?page=2)