[Myrddin]

I made the move from San Diego, CA to Pocatello, ID. My work is 95% software, 5% hardware related. I can do most of it at home and deliver the product when I'm finished. That hasn't exactly turned out perfectly. I've had to be at the customer site to do the hardware design, supervise the construction and integration of the interface boards, then create the software to the customer's constantly moving target. The customer is quite happy with the arrangement, but my wife wasn't too pleased when I could only be home 69 days in 2001. In 2002, I've been home 8 days in January, 6 days in February and I'm back home now until driving back to San Diego on March 31 after driving 910 miles home on March 24th. Getting the "time off" required working 86 hours between March 16 and March 23. I don't regret making the move, but sometimes you simply trade one pile of troubles for a different one.

[Gophack]

Good point.

If my family makes the move, it'll be because I can quit and my husband can get a good job in his field. Unfortunately, his field pays better in California and there is more need in California. If he can break free and do what he wants (write) full-time, then we can move anywhere.

But .... until then, we have to fight for our values and conservative principles, among which is to LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS!!!! (This means YOU, Gray Davis!)