Packin' Up and Moving

[kargoboy]

I am still around...but my family and I are moving south, from Western
PA to St. Augustine, Florida.

Really looking forward to the move. My site is still up and functioning
but since I am not going to renew my sponsorship until I get settled
in, about 1st week of June or so, I didn't want any lapse in customer
service since my time online will be limited for the next few weeks.

Also, since I am not a paying vendor at the moment I want to abide
by forum rules and not attempt to sell anything in a thread or via PM.

If anyone needs me please send an e-mail to gary@yarisuniverse.com

Until then, I am just another Yaris owner on this forum.

[Tamago]

badass! enjoy st augustine!

[MadMax]

You are going to love St Augustine! I gew up just north of there (Jax Beach) and we used to "road trip" to St A all the time (in a Pinto, anything over 20 miles is a road trip).

It is a great town, lots of history and great beaches. It can get crowded during the summer due to the tourists, but it is still a fun place. Get a bicycle, as it is the preferred way to get around.

Cheers! M2

[Loren]

My wife went to college there, it's a beautiful and very historic city. You'll enjoy it.

[jambo101]

Great little city, i spent a few years there back in the 70's when my parents ran a farm on the southwest corner of Fla16 and I-95,its all shopping center now but i remember lot of fun times on the beaches and some of the great little bars downtown,and fun runs down A1A to Daytona Beach.

[MadMax]

My wife went to college there, it's a beautiful and very historic city. You'll enjoy it.

Loren

Flagler College? I wanted to go there, but it had a reputation as a party/surfer school and I didn't need any more distractions...:drool:

We might be down that way around Thanksgiving, my mom still lives in Jax and we are planning to go out and visit her for the holiday. We always take a trip to St A when we're in town.

Unfortunately, it won't be in the Yaris (we're flying)...

Cheers! M2

[mikenacarato]

if you run through nashville holler at me!

[Tamago]

if you end up in fort laud, feel free to PM me, i'll show you around!

[Loren]

Flagler College? I wanted to go there, but it had a reputation as a party/surfer school and I didn't need any more distractions...:drool:
Yep, she graduated there in 1990, I believe. It was a much smaller school back then, and she had a full scholarship, so it was a no-brainer for her.

[kargoboy]

Downtown St Aug is great, esp. the historic area. I fell in love with the place.
I was only there once, when I was checking it out back in March.
We're actually going to live over near I-95 but still close enough to everything.

[GeneW]

I am still around...but my family and I are moving south, from Western
PA to St. Augustine, Florida.

Really looking forward to the move. My site is still up and functioning
but since I am not going to renew my sponsorship until I get settled
in, about 1st week of June or so, I didn't want any lapse in customer
service since my time online will be limited for the next few weeks.

Also, since I am not a paying vendor at the moment I want to abide
by forum rules and not attempt to sell anything in a thread or via PM.

If anyone needs me please send an e-mail to gary@yarisuniverse.com

Until then, I am just another Yaris owner on this forum.

Good luck with the heat...

On the other hand, I for one would be curious to know if Western PA is as expensive as claimed. I keep hearing guys from the south and west complaining that the taxes around here are "hellish".

Gene

[MadMax]

Yep, she graduated there in 1990, I believe. It was a much smaller school back then, and she had a full scholarship, so it was a no-brainer for her.

1990? Did ya marry a young 'un there, Gene? Or maybe it's the beard and hat; but I figured you to be closer to my age (46).

We use to cruise through Flagler College on occasion in the late 70s/early 80s; it is a beautiful school with a cool history behind it. and I wasn't aware that it had gotten larger.

The humidity, bugs and hurricanes kept me from ever moving back to Florida, but I do miss it. I have a lot of friends from high school who still live in the area, but we only get back every couple of years.

Cheers! M2

[kargoboy]

Good luck with the heat...

On the other hand, I for one would be curious to know if Western PA is as expensive as claimed. I keep hearing guys from the south and west complaining that the taxes around here are "hellish".

Gene

I don't know where you live currently but Allegheny County property taxes
are extremely high compared to other places even in PA

As for the heat...I don't have a problem with it. I don't mind 95 and high
humidity. It's shoveling snow and dealing with sub-freezing temperatures
for months on end that I hate.

Anyway, a big reason (besides my reg job) that we are moving is because
we have a deaf daughter and while the school here in Pittsburgh is very good,
the St Augustine school is considered the best---and biggest--in the country.

Lots of people in the St Augustine area know some sign language because
there is a big deaf population there.

[Loren]

1990? Did ya marry a young 'un there, Gene? Or maybe it's the beard and hat; but I figured you to be closer to my age (46).
Close, I'll be 42 this year, wife is about 2 years younger.

I just got an early start honing my "grumpy old bastard" skills... and going gray... and losing my hair...

What were we talking about again?

[MadMax]

What were we talking about again?

Dunno, already forgot. One of the good things about getting older is that you forget things quickly!

Now, where'd I park the Yaris?!? :iono:

[MadMax]

Anyway, a big reason (besides my reg job) that we are moving is because we have a deaf daughter and while the school here in Pittsburgh is very good, the St Augustine school is considered the best---and biggest--in the country.

Lots of people in the St Augustine area know some sign language because
there is a big deaf population there.

:clap::clap::clap:

We have an autistic son, and I am always very happy to see parents that will do almost anything to help their kids!

The school in St A is a good one from what I've heard. If I am not mistaken, you drive right by it coming south on A1A from Jax, just past Vilano Beach (it's been a while so excuse me if my memory is a bit foggy). They even have a football team if I remember right...

Best of luck with the move, I know you will enjoy the area and I fully understand the snow thing as we left San Antonio for Belgium for three years, and the one thing I hated the most about Europe was the heavy winters They can be a drag if you have to drive to work in the crappy weather every morning :thumbdown:, but a lot of fun when it snows on the weekend when you are out skiiing! :thumbup:

Cheers! M2

[kargoboy]

Yup, there are enough kids in this school that they have a decent athletic program.

And I don't ski, but I do play golf, something difficult to do in the snow!