Key Hay Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 As I've said on the wire before the wife and I are relocating to the Charlotte area this spring. My job is ending Jan 30th but the company is giving me a decent severance package for 25 years of service. Original plan was to find a new job right away and get established ASAP. Well on a drive to a shoot in Central Oregon in the 5th wheel, the wife and I started talkin. What if we took a few months off first. After running some numbers it looks like this is our new plan. So were selling the house, putting stuff in storage in the Charlotte area, and start touring the southern states in the RV. Time to relax, go see Key West, the Gulf Coast, and go shoot with some folks I've been conversing with on FB and the wire. So what are the places to go see in Feb, March, April and May. Mt Rushmore and most Northern states are out, want to stay warm and within about 1000 miles of Charlotte (we'll be headquartering out of our daughter's house). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Good job. Enjoy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Key my friend, your wisdom is shining thru..... And...like you, I would also try to stay in the warmer climates. Don't forget The Siege in Florida in January. Its reputation of being a GREAT match is only exceeded by those 'questionable' characters that travel down from Indiana and shoot there during the winter months (Korupt Karl and Cheyenne Culpepper). Congratulations. Who knows, I might even see you venture into TN sometime soon. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahoma Dee Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 That sounds kool. Silver lining on the clouds of rain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Hay Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Key my friend, your wisdom is shining thru..... And...like you, I would also try to stay in the warmer climates. Don't forget The Siege in Florida in January. Its reputation of being a GREAT match is only exceeded by those 'questionable' characters that travel down from Indiana and shoot there during the winter months (Korupt Karl and Cheyenne Culpepper). Congratulations. Who knows, I might even see you venture into TN sometime soon. ..........Widder Won't be able to get out till after Jan 30th. Wanted to hit Winter Range but think it will be a little too soon. Gonna make it to Tennessee for a monthly though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Ripley Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Key my friend you are going to be living my dream, Have fun and be safe, RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Savannah, GA (before May). Charleston, SC (before May). Williamsburg, VA. After March drive the Blue Ridge Parkway end-to-end - which will take you to/by Roanoke, Va., Asheville, NC, the Great Smoky Mountains NP and many other interesting places. that's just off the top of my head. Lots to do and see in the SE, Key. Tons of history and natural attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spades Hanlin SASS#66204 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm happy for ya pard, that is what life is all about after all the yrs of hard work!! Enjoy and be safe.. Spades H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck D. Law, SASS #62183 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Be sure to stop by and see us in Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Fe River Stan,36999L Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ides of March put on by the Lake County Pistoleros in Tavares FL. 200 shooters and a damn fine match! We have a great time. That match has a something for everyone with plenty of movement and hit table targets. Arcadia Outlaw and crew put on a good one. Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Key, Great things can happen from that newfound perspective. Enjoy the fruits of your labors. And +1 for Stump Water's reco for BR Parkway tour through VA and Carolinas. All Life's Best CBO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi Key, That is a dream plan. I'm so jealous. Have fun and keep us posted on your travels. Regards, Allie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Fill 'Em 67797 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 When you get finished with the Gulf Coast head up into Northern Arkansas to see the Ozark Mountains then hit Branson, Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Sounds like a great plan, ENJOY. Pack lots of essentials, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Enuff Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Glad you guys can spend the time doing the things you want to do. Congrats! Enjoy the travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Hay Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Be sure to stop by and see us in Alabama. Got friends in Alex City. Will definitely be headin to Alabama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Coyote' Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Sounds great and when you through you will love Charlotte. Beautiful county, wonderful weather, great people,and more cowboy shoots than you can keep up with. Don't miss Gunpowder Creek up north of Hickory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ides of March put on by the Lake County Pistoleros in Tavares FL. 200 shooters and a damn fine match! We have a great time. That match has a something for everyone with plenty of movement and hit table targets. Arcadia Outlaw and crew put on a good one. Stan +1 for the Ides. Sure would like to meet ya, Kihei. Oh that's right you spell it Key Hay. If you manage to get to the Ides look me up -- Waimea. Why May Ah! Waimea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Scratch Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Florida is Cowboy Haven The Siege is Top Notch, Love the Ides Great monthly Matches all over Florida Hope to be shootin with ya soon Chicken Scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosscut hardy Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hey Hay ... Don't forget our great Annual Shoot down in Lake Charles, Louisiana .. March 2015 .. "Bayou Blast"...Up the Creek Gang, Club President Rambling Gray. We sure would make you guys feel welcome. ...crosscut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Come and Shoot with the Wartrace Regulators, close to Jack Daniels, George Dickel and the Grand Old Opry. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge'm All Duncan, SASS#67320 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Key, Make plans to stop in Georgia the third weekend in May. Why you ask...... The STAMPEDE at SOUTH RIVER that's why!!!! Fast Eddie is in charge and I am writing the stages. All I can promise is that it will be a SHOOTERS MATCH. BIG , CLOSE AND AS FAST AS YOU WANT TO GO!!!! Plus we will be offering the GREAT Dang It Dan idea of the All Around Cowboy/ Cowgirl categories. YOU WILL HAVE FUN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 yadda some other stuff..... After running some numbers it looks like this is our new plan. So were selling the house, putting stuff in storage in the Charlotte area, and start touring the southern states in the RV. Time to relax, go see Key West, the Gulf Coast, and go shoot with some folks I've been conversing with on FB and the wire. So what are the places to go see in Feb, March, April and May. Mt Rushmore and most Northern states are out, want to stay warm and within about 1000 miles of Charlotte (we'll be headquartering out of our daughter's house). Key....when ya get around Georgia I got a concrete slab, a hose pipe and an extension cord at my house so you to park your 5th wheel for a bit when ya need to shoot or do the tourst thang in the NE GA area. I got a DIllon 650 set up and MEC so if ya bring your components you can get caught up on your reloading. I'll have the dies for most anything you'd shoot as a regular SASS match. I can take you to a few shoots around the Atlanta and NE Georgia area. There are a bunch of friendly folks here that'd be glad to have ya'll at any match around here. I am about 90 minute drive fron Greenville SC and they have a WB match every quarter...if you time your visit right you can get your SASS and WB shooting fix taken care of. When your schedule gets more firmed up give me a call and if I can help ya I'll be glad to do what I can. Kajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Hay Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Key....when ya get around Georgia I got a concrete slab, a hose pipe and an extension cord at my house so you to park your 5th wheel for a bit when ya need to shoot or do the tourst thang in the NE GA area. I got a DIllon 650 set up and MEC so if ya bring your components you can get caught up on your reloading. I'll have the dies for most anything you'd shoot as a regular SASS match. I can take you to a few shoots around the Atlanta and NE Georgia area. There are a bunch of friendly folks here that'd be glad to have ya'll at any match around here. I am about 90 minute drive fron Greenville SC and they have a WB match every quarter...if you time your visit right you can get your SASS and WB shooting fix taken care of. When your schedule gets more firmed up give me a call and if I can help ya I'll be glad to do what I can. Kajun Thanks Kajun! We gotta shoot together! I'll keep ya posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Couple of years ago spent the week before winter range in the keys. Weather nice fishing not bad, I did not do well but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 a year ago i was 4 months into what you are doing , after just shy of 30 years my job went away as well , not a surprise at the time but still an adjustment , wife and i discussed the options and rode along a bit , i found a place that still wanted a not ready to retire old guy and im happy , we happen to live near our grown kids and grandkids so stayed here , i still think of moving south - one day we may , for now we are planning for winter again .... i missed a lot of shooting here , had to keep an eye on the spending and use time to supplement where i could till we figured things out , back into it now - you will be too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Walker 45 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Just stating to do what your doing. Retired in May and now a 5th wheel. Wife a nd I are just going to go where ever looks good on the map. Kind a like doing the "then came Bronson" thing only with a truck and trailer. Have fun maybe we will meet on the road sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Chains Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Welcome to the ranks of the "I didn't intend to retire just yet" I think you will find the decompression is good for the soul. I have dropped twenty pounds and nearly that much off my blood pressure in the last six months. I may have to look for a job soon to add to the retirement fund, just cause I am gonna live longer from not being employed! At least they came across with severance pay and COBRA.....wow is that health insurance stuff expensive! Not sure how they figure on saving money since to replace each of us they layed off they hired two guys in Egypt on top of that they payed us six months severance, but then I don't have an MBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_slinger Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 No shooting over that way that I know of, but the Smoky Mountains in April and May are hard to beat for peaceful beauty (just stay out of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge if you don't like crowds). The mountain wildflowers are in full bloom and if you're a fly fisherman, lots of good hatches on the streams with winter-hungry trout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Key....when ya get around Georgia I got a concrete slab, a hose pipe and an extension cord at my house so you to park your 5th wheel for a bit when ya need to shoot or do the tourst thang in the NE GA area. I got a DIllon 650 set up and MEC so if ya bring your components you can get caught up on your reloading. I'll have the dies for most anything you'd shoot as a regular SASS match. I can take you to a few shoots around the Atlanta and NE Georgia area. There are a bunch of friendly folks here that'd be glad to have ya'll at any match around here. I am about 90 minute drive fron Greenville SC and they have a WB match every quarter...if you time your visit right you can get your SASS and WB shooting fix taken care of. When your schedule gets more firmed up give me a call and if I can help ya I'll be glad to do what I can. Kajun Now that there is Southern hospitality at its finest. You are a truly generous cowboy, KK! Waimea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Hay Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Welcome to the ranks of the "I didn't intend to retire just yet" I think you will find the decompression is good for the soul. I have dropped twenty pounds and nearly that much off my blood pressure in the last six months. I may have to look for a job soon to add to the retirement fund, just cause I am gonna live longer from not being employed! At least they came across with severance pay and COBRA.....wow is that health insurance stuff expensive! Not sure how they figure on saving money since to replace each of us they layed off they hired two guys in Egypt on top of that they payed us six months severance, but then I don't have an MBA. I could use to loose a few pounds cause the stress eating thing is getting to me. I'll be getting paychecks into 2016 (gonna miss working for a privately held company) and FREE medical. Already front loaded the co-pays this year. Lookin forward to some stress free weeks (not just weekends) for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I could use to loose a few pounds cause the stress eating thing is getting to me. I'll be getting paychecks into 2016 (gonna miss working for a privately held company) and FREE medical. Already front loaded the co-pays this year. Lookin forward to some stress free weeks (not just weekends) for a while. Breathe deeply, my pasty friend. Everything will be fine. Waimea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Sadie Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Savannah, GA (before May). Charleston, SC (before May). Williamsburg, VA. After March drive the Blue Ridge Parkway end-to-end - which will take you to/by Roanoke, Va., Asheville, NC, the Great Smoky Mountains NP and many other interesting places. that's just off the top of my head. Lots to do and see in the SE, Key. Tons of history and natural attractions. Charleston shoots the 4th weekend of the month. Come to Charleston and soak in some of the Southern hospitality, then come shoot with the Geechee Gunfighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Sadie Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Ides of March put on by the Lake County Pistoleros in Tavares FL. 200 shooters and a damn fine match! We have a great time. That match has a something for everyone with plenty of movement and hit table targets. Arcadia Outlaw and crew put on a good one. Stan +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Sadie Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Florida is Cowboy Haven The Siege is Top Notch, Love the Ides Great monthly Matches all over Florida Hope to be shootin with ya soon Chicken Scratch Yeah...agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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