There's never been a job that has taken over 5 months to fill, and the job closed way back in August. When those jobs close the list of possible candidates is immediately forwarded to the managers and supervisors so they can choose someone and get them hired.
So because it took over 5 months to offer me the position, I very strongly believe there is something "not quite right" going on with the job.
That, along with other considerations like the crime rate (over 700% higher than here in Indiana), being Irish in an Italian/Polish community (I don't want to even go there), the housing costs (being 125% higher than Indiana), and I would have to make over $45,000 to compare with what I'm making here (the job would pay $41,000-$42,000), pretty much confirmed what I already knew, but I didn't know how bad it could be out there.
Overall, it's just not a good feel or fit for me. Still waiting on Oklahoma or Montana. I appreciate your views and trust me, you helped me make a major decision.
Wow! I guess it's true what they say about the Irish ...