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  1. furmano

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    #51 furmano, May 13, 2012
    Good to know. :eek:

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  2. Futureman

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    #52 Futureman, May 16, 2012
    Well, I just got home from Boulder last night. The interview went well. They have a few more candidates to talk to and then will be making a decision in the next couple of weeks. They were really a great bunch of people and Ball looks like a really good place to work. Too bad I won't be able to afford to live in Boulder if I get the job. What a beautiful town. The weather Monday was perfect. Hopefully, I'll be experiencing more of that kind of weather this summer, rather than the sticky, mosquito infested heat that I'm in store for here.
     
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    #53 AlanWard, May 16, 2012
    You can get reasonably priced housing in Boulder as long as you're not right downtown
     
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    #54 Futureman, May 16, 2012
    Define "reasonable" and "housing". I've got 3 kids and a Ferrari that need their space. I'm a government aerospace contractor. We're not exactly bringing home doctor/lawyer money. :D
     
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    #55 hardtop, May 16, 2012
    Nearby Weld county should fit the bill and you won't lie awake nights worrying Boulder authorities might confiscate your Ferrari for crimes against the planet.

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    #56 Hotzos, May 17, 2012
    Golden is not a bad drive to Boulder especially if you want to ski in the winter.
     
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    #57 chas-3, May 17, 2012
    Was this the Ball building on Arapahoe Rd? If so, did you drive the two or so blocks east and visit Dave Helms at Scuderia Rampante? :)
     
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    #58 Futureman, May 17, 2012
    Yes it was, and yes I thought about that too, but I didn't want to be some tire kicker bothering Dave when he's trying to work on real customer's cars. If I get out there, then I'll go bother him with my continuing CIS frustration and let him iron that system out.
     
  9. Futureman

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    #59 Futureman, May 17, 2012
    Yes, I've been looking around and that area seems enticing. I don't want to move out to the Rockies to live on the plains. :)
     
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    #60 davehelms, May 18, 2012
    The mistake I made when we moved from the MN tundra. I thought MN was harsh..... plains living.... THAT was brutal with the wind!

    Look in Lyons, there are some pretty darn good values just west of town these days, and the area is now turning over quite nicely. Hygine / Niwot has some very nice properties if living in the hills isn't desired.

    "you won't lie awake nights worrying Boulder authorities might confiscate your Ferrari for crimes against the planet."

    Isn't that the truth! Drop dead Beautiful.... Looney Bin. It near killed the City to give me a "Green" award for buying a hot water parts washer. If the authorities don't get you, they will move a grow operation next door to you. The final straw that has turned me to looking at moving the business was a 5 digit "Retro-Active" second round use tax, taxing me to use equipment I had paid Use and Purchase tax on already, due on reciept. Such a beautiful town.... run and operated by a few privileged, perpetually stoned, airheads. Great place to live if you can stand the politics, insane place to do business... There is sound reason it is known as "25 square miles, surrounded by reality"
     
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    #61 dancmos, May 18, 2012
    Agreed. Boulder is beautiful, great restaurants. Filled with crazies and self-righteous intellectuals who want to take your money and spread it amongst the less fortunate. Don't choose it.

    I live in Colorado Springs. It is nice, but I think Colorado is way over hyped. We're leaving when my son finishes school.


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  12. Futureman

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    #62 Futureman, May 18, 2012
    :D Yeah, I can see that. Seemed like a very liberal town. I really need to just worry about getting the job before I start worrying about where to live. It's all for naught if I get the wrong phone call.

    By the way, Dave, it looks like I was literally across the street from your shop for all of my interview. I was in the Ball building on the corner of Arapahoe and 55th st.
     
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    #63 davehelms, May 20, 2012
    Yup, within a stones throw away.

    Our experience is different than dancmos's.... we wouldn't trade it for the world, it truly is a dream realized for our whole family. There are like 7 native Colorado people left, the area is a mix of personalities from across the country and it makes for very interesting and diverse communities. If the family enjoys Nature and the Wilderness... this is it.

    Front range living can be difficult if you choose to be in the Hills up this way. With all the fires in the last few years, you must make sure to talk with locals familiar with any given area. It is easy to be blinded by the beauty and make discussions that might be later regretted.

    Next interview take the time to stop by. If all goes well there is a great group of Red Car folks up this way and we can all bring you up to speed quickly and level out the learning curve a great deal. I wish we would have had that type of insight when we moved, it would have saved us a number of years living far out on the eastern plains.
     
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    #64 BLAMPEE, May 20, 2012
    That's like driving through Maranello without stopping by Ferrari to at LEAST take a pic!!! :eek:
     
  15. Futureman

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    #66 furmano, May 24, 2012
    In my experience, in both large companies and small, the hiring process moves slowly. Be patient. If they want you, they'll hire you. If not, then move on to plan 'B'. It would be great to have you here. I'm hoping for the best.

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  17. Futureman

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    #67 Futureman, Jun 12, 2012
    Well, I'm guessing I didn't get the job at Ball. It's been a month since my interview with no word. The position had dropped from the website, but I noticed yesterday that it had been relisted. So obviously, they are still looking for better candidates. That was my best lead for a job out there. It sucks being in such a niche field.

    I should have stuck to my guns after college and moved to Alaska to become a bush pilot. :)
     
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    #68 hardtop, Jun 12, 2012
    That's too bad. You might want to contact them again. There is nothing wrong with appearing enthusiastic and try to stand out from the pack a little bit.

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    #69 chas-3, Jun 12, 2012
    Ain't that the truth. I grew up in the 60's through 1981 in the south Boulder area, Table Mesa, where the foothills and flatirons were my back yard. Can't think of a better place to have grown up. You couldn't pay me to live in that town now.

    +1 I would call back and try to talk with whoever the hiring authority is. Just my two cents.
     
  20. Futureman

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    #70 Futureman, Jun 12, 2012
    I pinged the HR person and the manager I would be working for a couple of weeks ago. After a few days, I received a two line response from the HR person about still being in the decision process, thanks for your patience, we'll let you know, etc.
     
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    #71 Futureman, Jul 13, 2012
    Well, I had a phone interview last week with a company called SEAKR on the south side of Denver. I haven't heard from them about a face to face. Still no word from Ball Aerospace after two months so I guess that's a "no".

    A climbing friend in BC sent me some pictures of a May snow climb he did up the north face of the mountain we climbed last year. That keeps my resolve going to get out west.

    I sent my resume to Sporian Microsystems in Lafayette (north side of Denver?) for an opening they have that looks really cool and right up my alley, but they are asking for a junior scientist. I sent it anyway to see if my experience changes their mind...if they have the funding to change their mind.
     
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    #73 Futureman, Jul 15, 2012
    Looks like fun, Dave. Here's a GoPro video my friend in BC took on the summit of Rexford. Gotta love those steep peaks of the coastal range. They did a 60 meter rappel to get off the summit. Fun stuff.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYWeWs3ohNQ&feature=plcp[/ame]
     
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    #75 Futureman, Jul 21, 2012
    The guy that filmed that video, Max, is 52. I went climbing in Montana a few years ago with another friend from Colorado Springs. He buried me on the hike in. I was 40 at the time and he was 60. You're only as old as you feel. :)

    Max is certifiable. They call him Mad Max up in BC. His name is all over the Cascades "first ascent" lists. He has over 8000 flights as a paraglider and he routinely flies off that peak he's on in the video. The inside of his house is a climbing gym. Hand holds all over the walls and ropes hanging from the ceiling. His kids love it. Interesting guy.

    Out of the blue this week, I got an email from Ball asking to go to an online reference system and put in 5 references. They said they were doing a back ground check and would call me at the end of the week (didn't happen) or early next week (fingers crossed it happens). So all signs point to maybe. :D
     
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