East coast meets West Coast, downtown.....

[twinmill28]

Well, the news is breaking--I accepted the El Centro job today. Just some paperwork mumbo jumbo to fill out and make it official then if things go well Twinmill and company (probably one of our cats) will be headed for Cali.
I've been pinging Bigunit and Zach for info and along with some other input (mainly the threat of being unemployed), we're selling the Twinmill Mansion (aka museum) and heading to Cali.
This is your chance to move anything and everything HUMMER from the East to the West coast---I'll be making an I-10 run, for the second time in the three years, in about a month and a half.
The plan is to leave Missus Twinmill and kids in Florida to finish school (college and 8th grade, respectively) and put the house up for sale and I'll take the duece and trailer to California to get our feet on the ground.
It's a huge leap of faith to give up living in a great town in Florida 15 minutes from the beach in a house we built ten years ago to move to a place like El Centro, but I figure Zach and I can save on shipping **** across the country and that alone will be a HUGE cost savings!! Plus, I might actually be able to meet Zach and some other Westies in person and show them chrome can get you home, from the trail, or at least look cool doing it! Plus, I might be able to jump start a resurgence in chrome movement on the West coast!
Cool part is I should be able to stop and visit with Big E and Missus Big E in Tucson along the way, look out Az!!
More travel stories to come.

Oh, and for you sign opportunists--all three H signs will be coming down prior to me leaving for the movers to pack up and ship out. Actually, one of them (the newest "kitchen" sign) will be traveling in the trailer with me along the way.

 

[Bigunit]

Congratulations Twin. Plan on staying at our place in Tucson for as long as you want as you are passing through on I-10. Let me know when my cousin Martin gets a hold of you. Let me know if I can help you with your move back West - especially, if you need me to "store" one of your 3 HUMMER signs in my bunker! [emoji12]

 

[twinmill28]

Hey Biggie, were you able to check with your housing association if your covenants allow this much chrome? If you though the truck was blinged out, wait 'til you see the chrome "mobile mansion".......:thumbs:

 

[Bigunit]

I did...and the chrome is OK so long as the chrome goes home and doesn't make its permanent home in our neighborhood. I can buy you as much time as you need for your temporary chrome home as I re-elected myself as the HOA president for one more 25 year term! [emoji12]

 

[Mb30sdl]

We may get blinded by all that chrome, West Coast bring Non-Glossy black spray cans to next meeting. If we ever have one :giggle:

 

[Woodtick]

I think this site should be renamed "the anti Chrome society ":giggle: Good luck with your move. I lived in the St Pete area for two years,the beach is the only thing I miss.

 

[BW_Hummer H3]

I like my shiny stuff...

 

[cbetts]

Congrats on the move! We look forward to you attending a SoCal run. You will blend in with all your chrome.

 

[Zach]

First thing is first. Buying you dinner when you get out here. So many deals and west coast.

 

[Panzer07]

Hell yeah agree with Craig chrome will be a thing if the past once u get here.


Sent From Someone Else's iPhone 'Cause I'm Too Broke To Own One.

 

[Fish]

Will be nice to meet you, I've passed thru El Centro plenty of times. You'll be close to San Diego so keep me in mind and I'll be happy to show you around. I think you'll enjoy it out here. :cheers:

 

[3Hummers]

I have passed through El Centro numerous times...always with the windows up and doors locked. Good luck with the move Twin.

 

[poncho1965]

Looking forward to meeting you on a run sometime Twin!


Mike

 

[LagunaH1]

Congrats on the move and welcome to California!

First thing you will have to learn is that NOONE who live here ever say "Cali". :hans:

 

[Bigunit]

...those who live there call it...

 

[3Hummers]

Liberalsville

 

[twinmill28]

I think this site should be renamed "the anti Chrome society ":giggle: Good luck with your move. I lived in the St Pete area for two years,the beach is the only thing I miss.

St Pete is I guess what you'd call "the Real Florida", we're in "Lower Alabama", there's a big difference. Bunch of democrats down in south Florida screwing everything up. Our beaches here are among the best in the country, beautiful sand and clear water. It's really not a bad life here, jobs are based on tourism and the Gov't around here, so making decent coin doesn't come easy unless you're an engineer--and I'm not!

Congrats on the move and welcome to California!

First thing you will have to learn is that NOONE who live here ever say "Cali". :hans:

Damn, I wouldn't argue with LL Cool J............

 

[Woodtick]

Ya I know were you are at. My family owned a condo in Ft Walton . While in the the Navy , I was in Joint task force Middle East ,based out of Elgin AfB. Then there was this girl I dated from Gulf Shores Al. .????

 

[3Hummers]

Ft Walton Beach wasn't bad. I agree that the southern part of Florida is wasteland now.

 

[twinmill28]

Yeah, Ft. Walton isn't bad but we don't go there unless we have to. Who names a town "Fort Walton Beach" and it doesn't actually have a beach?
We're in Niceville which is the other side of the base. There's a bypass road now that goes straight to the Mid Bay bridge and carries us over to Destin/San Destin area, literally 15 minutes to the beach from our house. The whole Destin/San Destin area are the mad rich folks, my daughter went to school over the bridge for the last couple years (yeah, there was a bus to bring her from this side) and we had alot of people thinking we were snobs because she went to that school but it offered the classes we wanted

 

[Woodtick]

Destin is always in the top 10 beaches in the US. Very nice area.

 

[twinmill28]

Well, turns out the gob'ment is efficient the same way whether Air Force or Navy. I finally was able to set a date to be in place at El Centro--2 Nov. is my first work day.

I'll be driving out of Florida the last week of October which blows as Halloween in my neighborhood is always a blast.

This will be my first long distance trip towing the trailer (approx. 7k lbs.) on 37's for 2000 miles. I'd like to make 500 miles a day, though that's going to be ambitious--fuel stops will eat up alot of the driving day. Plus I can't maintain 70 miles an hour as that drives up the temps too much for comfort. I'd like to be there in 4 days, but will be realistic about the trip taking longer--plus I gotsta stop in Tucson and do some early trick or treating with Biggie and Cotillo.

More to come as the date gets closer--it's going to suck pulling these HUMMER signs off the walls not knowing when or where I'll see them mounted again. Even funnier is the big garage sign lived it's life in Northern California and is now headed back to So-Cal.

Wish me luck----30 some odd hours pulling that trailer on 37's will be a challenge

 

[Zach]

Well, turns out the gob'ment is efficient the same way whether Air Force or Navy. I finally was able to set a date to be in place at El Centro--2 Nov. is my first work day.

I'll be driving out of Florida the last week of October which blows as Halloween in my neighborhood is always a blast.

This will be my first long distance trip towing the trailer (approx. 7k lbs.) on 37's for 2000 miles. I'd like to make 500 miles a day, though that's going to be ambitious--fuel stops will eat up alot of the driving day. Plus I can't maintain 70 miles an hour as that drives up the temps too much for comfort. I'd like to be there in 4 days, but will be realistic about the trip taking longer--plus I gotsta stop in Tucson and do some early trick or treating with Biggie and Cotillo.

More to come as the date gets closer--it's going to suck pulling these HUMMER signs off the walls not knowing when or where I'll see them mounted again. Even funnier is the big garage sign lived it's life in Northern California and is now headed back to So-Cal.

Wish me luck----30 some odd hours pulling that trailer on 37's will be a challenge

Just giving you an early welcome to So Cal. When you get settled lmk. Can meet in the middle. And shipping costs will be less expensive

 

[3Hummers]

You are probably going through Texas down south but if you are cruising the the central part of the state let me know. You guys are welcome to stay at our place.

 

[twinmill28]

Yeah, I'll be rolling I-10 all the way into Tucson and then I-8 into El Centro. Thanks for the invite 3H's, nice to know I've got places to crash along the way. Since we'll be dragging the trailer we'll just find an RV park off the interstate to stop for the night along the way.
It'll be a while before we're actually settled in Zach, the wife and kids are staying back here in Fla. to get the house sold and finish my daughter's eighth grade year. I'll be living at the RV park until they catch up. It'll be a really simple life for me for awhile.
And oh, yeah, shipping will be much cheaper now......