Moving to Calgary on September 8

[rzapata]

Fellas,

So, I landed this new job in Calgary and will start the trek on September 8. To me it's both bad and good news... Bad because it means that I will not be able to attend the Heart for Hearth event.. But good at the same time because it will be something that will enhance my experience in the field of Civil Engineering...

This is something that's been in the back burner for quite some time. I honestly thought that I won't get the job until I got the offer this afternoon.. It was a great day today and tomorrow, I shall be handing in my 2 weeks notice to my manager...

As for the trek to Calgary, my plan is to take my car with me (yeah, I ain't leaving this car behind). I'll be going through the US because apparently, that's the best route to take (maybe stop by a few tuner shops and get myself some parts :chuckle). I plan on doing a 3-4 day drive and hoping to get to Calgary by the 13th.. I gave myself a few days extra just in case I get sidetracked or whatever. Overall, I'm positive that it'll be a great trip. :)

So yeah, I have to apologize if I can't make it to the Heart for Hearth event.. Even though I won't be there, I will try to do my part, remotely. :)

Countdown starts today. 15 days until The Day. :)

[Impressive]

Congratulations on the new job & good luck with the new chapter you'll be embarking on in your life :)

[Thrizzl3]

Congrats Riz!

[S.F.W.]

Congrats Riz..the event won't be the same without you.

[SKYMP3]

Good luck in CGY.
Been there twice, is a nice and clean city.

[boyracer]

Congratulations.

[n00bMeiSter]

Congrats Riz!

[chan7]

Congratulations Riz on the new job!

[Karmaspeed]

Dam I'm so jealous; I love the rockies; wishing to move out there in the future myself. Congrats!!!

[turtle]

Congrats! My cousin lives in Calgary and he loves the shit out of it.

[Mr Fatty]

Congrats & have a safe drive! Make sure you're never low on gas in Montana... when I went, the GPS told us to take this one route to Lethbridge that took us through about 450km of nothing but ghost towns... not a place you want to run out of gas in the dead of night!

[aris]

Congrates

[greaves82]

Congrats

[pwdunmore]

Congrats man, I'm in Construction/Civil Engineering too. The offers out there are awesome, have a blast man!

[jonjon72]

Congratulations bro! Calgary is a great city. Summer is fantastic there and I always have a grea time there when I travel for business. Winter though is another thing. So freakin cold and way too many dirty cars! (Do people not wash their cars in the winter in Calgary????)

[rzapata]

Thank you all for the wishes! Should be an interesting experience. I will still be on TM3 so it will be like nothing has changed. :)

Hit my first road block today though, my manager left for the day and won't be back until Monday. So looks like I'm gonna have to ask nicely.. :chuckle

EDIT: Jon, that Avengers blooper cracked me up! :chuckle

[Jackal]

Congrats and keep us updated on the trek there. Sounds like an adventure!

[m3rk]

Congrats man!

[m3rk]

P.s. don't forget to grab some new clothes at the store before you leave! Some fall items arrived + winter wear :chuckle :thumbsup

[Fuyuzora]

Congratulations! Have fun out west! :thumbsup

[Fack_Dude]

Nice knowing you bro and i hope you dont freeze your nuts off in the winter. ;)

[zoom4106]

congrats Ghit!

[ThatGuy19]

Congrats on the new job. I just moved out to Calgary for school in May and the ride was awesome, really fun roads in Montana. Took me about 4 days with 1 full day in Chicago. Just a heads up if you're planning to stay in hotels/motels for the night try and call them in advance and see how many rooms are available (I ended up driving 14 hours only to find out all the hotels in Montana (near Montana/Calgary border) were booked because of some event going on, I ended up having to drive to Lethbridge making it a 16.5 hour day...

[rzapata]

Thanks fellas.

@Fack_Dude - I'll be sure to pack ball warmers for the winter. :chuckle

@ThatGuy19 - Yeah, I'm planning on doing the same thing.. I'll make it a 4 day trip and will definitely call up the hotels/motels to make sure there's space.

[sammifan]

Congrats on the new job and good luck. I lived in Calgary for a year and a half when I was a kid. Awesome city but winters were cold!

[optiklenz13]

Oh shiet, I just read this..

Congrats dude.. Come back often. LOL!!

[rzapata]

Thanks folks! :)

@sammifan: Yeah, not looking forward to the crazy winter at all! :chuckle

@optiklenz13: I'll definitely come back. Family's here so I'll try to visit once in a while. :)

[rick@garage16.ca]

Looks like you can ship over some Flames stuff for me cus Leafs suck :)

[loosecannon]

Dude! We haven't even gotten a chance to catch up on old times and you're leaving! WTF! Lol

Congratulations on the job!

[rzapata]

Looks like you can ship over some Flames stuff for me cus Leafs suck :)

Hahaha, we can arrange that. :)


Dude! We haven't even gotten a chance to catch up on old times and you're leaving! WTF! Lol

Congratulations on the job!

I know man... Gotta love those consecutive The Bat rides. :chuckle

After that summer, I had nightmares of Spongebob. Those trampolines were awesome too! :chuckle

[fywdyl]

Congrats man! Be sure to come back and visit when you get a chance!

[rzapata]

Congrats man! Be sure to come back and visit when you get a chance!

Thanks sir! Will come back to visit from time to time for sure. Maybe rent a 3 to go to Nator meets if there are any. :chuckle

[loosecannon]

I know man... Gotta love those consecutive The Bat rides. :chuckle

After that summer, I had nightmares of Spongebob. Those trampolines were awesome too! :chuckle

I still have nightmares from time to time lol. I think it was 17 consecutive times that we were on The Bat lol.

[rzapata]

I still have nightmares from time to time lol. I think it was 17 consecutive times that we were on The Bat lol.

Damn... If I do that now, I probably won't last 2. Maybe 2, then throw up right after the ride goes on reverse :chuckle

[MarkWB]

Can you hook us up with cheap oil? LOL I'd be in for a group buy...

[pearl3]

Make sure you get Jimmy to tune up ur car before the trip. Take care Riz!

[peterm15]

Fly back for heart for hearth and use zip car. There all mazdas anyways. Lol.

Congrats on the new job and I hope the trip goes well.

[STeeLy]

Calgary is like Western Canada's engineering hotbed, I swear! Congrats on the new job, should be exciting times ahead for you!

Good luck man! I'm doing the reverse of your trek, leaving Calgary Sept 10 and headed eat, maybe I'll meet you somewhere in the US, hahaha.

[mazdabetty]

Calgary is like Western Canada's engineering hotbed, I swear! Congrats on the new job, should be exciting times ahead for you!

Good luck man! I'm doing the reverse of your trek, leaving Calgary Sept 10 and headed eat, maybe I'll meet you somewhere in the US, hahaha.

Hurry the hell up would you??? I want gravy pizza....

[rzapata]

Make sure you get Jimmy to tune up ur car before the trip. Take care Riz!

Yeah, I think I'm gonna ask Jimmy to do a full check up of the car before I leave. Thanks man! :)


Fly back for heart for hearth and use zip car. There all mazdas anyways. Lol.

Congrats on the new job and I hope the trip goes well.

Was thinking about it.. But the cost of me moving to Calgary plus if I come back for the Heart for Hearth event is outrageous. Thanks for the wishes! :)


Calgary is like Western Canada's engineering hotbed, I swear! Congrats on the new job, should be exciting times ahead for you!

Good luck man! I'm doing the reverse of your trek, leaving Calgary Sept 10 and headed eat, maybe I'll meet you somewhere in the US, hahaha.

Thanks dude! Leaving Sept 10 eh? I expect to arrive Calgary on September 11 or 12. Maybe I'll catch you somewhere if we're taking the same roads. :)