sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) (07/05/84)
I'm going to try this again. Someone suggested I post this article to net.wanted. Seems like a good place for it to go, so here I am! I orginally posted this to net.travel. My apologies to those of you who had to see it twice. I'll be looking for a new job in the next couple of years. And to keep me interested I'm looking at different loca- tions around the country(USA). I've narrowed it down to the west. I'll tell you what I'm looking for--temperate climate(no snow, temperatures don't often go below around 40 in the winter, pleasant summers-I'm attempting to avoid hot, muggy weather), close to ski areas in the winter(within 4 hours), good engineering type jobs(but not in military applications), and proximity to good hiking/backpacking areas, and a nice sized city. I'd like all this and a reasonable cost of living. So far the front runner has been the Bay area(of course). But as we all know the cost of living is far from moderate. Other- wise the Bay area is absolutely perfect. I lived there for a year; I know. Now the exercise for you all is to name other places that meet my requirements. Let's just call this an exercise in operations research. I figure you people out there can give me some help since you are from all over the place. If you think you've found a great place that doesn't exactly fit my requirements, tell me anyway. Then give me some good reasons to convince me! Thanks for any info! Sharon Badian