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My wife and I are moving from our tiny town of Elwood,NE back 'home' (she grew up here, i'm from OKC) to Tulsa,OK.  It's a great town, we were there all last summer. Really excited.

In addition, it feels as though I am finally getting my shit together.  I am 99.999 % certain I will be accepted into an Aviation Maintenance Technician program at a local technical school.  I took the entrance math and reading comprehension exam yesterday and scored 100%.   If I am successful and find a job in the field my income will more than triple. The course is geared towards working adults (screw-ups like myself), and is 70% hands on and only about 30 of your more 'traditional' class work and lectures so I feel I stand a better chance of being successful than I did at University.

We'll see, it should be much less stressful financially also.  I am applying for a Pell Grant and even if I am denied the Pell grant the course is well within reach.

My wife laughed at me because I am already trying to find a sweet pair of cover-alls. 

Anyhow, I am excited!

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Bob Dale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered GRAIL Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Location: Tulsa , America Status: Offline Points: 999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Dale Report Post Thanks(7) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 9:32pm
	My wife and I are moving from our tiny town of Elwood,NE back 'home' (she grew up here, i'm from OKC) to Tulsa,OK. It's a great town, we were there all last summer. Really excited. In addition, it feels as though I am finally getting my shit together. I am 99.999 % certain I will be accepted into an Aviation Maintenance Technician program at a local technical school. I took the entrance math and reading comprehension exam yesterday and scored 100%. If I am successful and find a job in the field my income will more than triple. The course is geared towards working adults (screw-ups like myself), and is 70% hands on and only about 30 of your more 'traditional' class work and lectures so I feel I stand a better chance of being successful than I did at University. We'll see, it should be much less stressful financially also. I am applying for a Pell Grant and even if I am denied the Pell grant the course is well within reach. My wife laughed at me because I am already trying to find a sweet pair of cover-alls. Anyhow, I am excited!

tg76 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Location: new zealand Status: Offline Points: 1371	Post Options Post Reply Quote tg76 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 2012 at 2:39pm
	its all about the coveralls! fingers crossed for you bob im happy i still have the boilersuit i got years ago in hongkong so that when i go in my bfs chipmunk ill look the part.

ranonranonarat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 22 Jan 2012 Location: Singapore Status: Offline Points: 2031	Post Options Post Reply Quote ranonranonarat Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 6:49am
	congrats robbie, i hope all goes well for you!
	faithless, the wonderboy

Maynard Fried-San Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered anonymous Joined: 21 Jan 2012 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 17210	Post Options Post Reply Quote Maynard Fried-San Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 10:50am
	Well done Robbie, that's great news. You're a real high-flier!

AmericanArcheologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List raw Joined: 11 Mar 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 78	Post Options Post Reply Quote AmericanArcheologist Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 3:54am
	Congrats on the great news, fellahs! what the world needs is more folks focused on the good in their lives as opposed to the bad. I found a person on CL selling a Honda Spree for dirt cheap, if I get it, I can save quite a bit commuting to school and to my special ladies! You really can't bean 100 mpg's, unless you can fly or run really fast or whatever -Archer
	"There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see, and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron."

Joseph Hill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Status: Offline Points: 4888	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joseph Hill Report Post Thanks(5) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 9:23am
	Congratulations Robbie! I'd fly in any plane you've tinkered on. My wife and I are starting to get moved into our first 'all our own' house. With renovations on the condo to put it up for rent, and renos on the house to move in, I haven't been able to contribute much here, but that will hopefully change in not too terribly long. I've got newfound respect for Zissou in the ROYxCone days. After far too long, we've got shop space, craft space, library space, and garden space. Wahoo! Oh yeah, and guest room space if some of you old-timers want to stop over in the NW.

tg76 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Location: new zealand Status: Offline Points: 1371	Post Options Post Reply Quote tg76 Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 3:53pm
	last night he asked me to move in with him and i was like mummble mumble mumble but the more i think about it the more right it seems

dkatz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3176	Post Options Post Reply Quote dkatz Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 4:08pm
	^ Wooooooo! Man, this is a great thread. I feel all warm and fuzzy. It rained really hard today (for LA) and made me remember how glad I am to be here rather than still in Kampala, where profoundly shitty infrastructure meant the seasonal rains regularly flooded the streets to the point of unusable and chaos ensued.

Bob Dale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered GRAIL Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Location: Tulsa , America Status: Offline Points: 999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Dale Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 6:28pm
	congrats J Hill and congrats to you too TG, awesome news!

tg76 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Location: new zealand Status: Offline Points: 1371	Post Options Post Reply Quote tg76 Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 10:12pm
	im going on a plane or two tomorrow and im not throwing up! guess 1 crash landing in a big plane and one crashed small plane a week after i jumped out of the plane have cured my fear of flying