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[DCTooTall]

What's the drive like from PA to Orlando? I've done it from TX and I have to tell you it's one long boring bunch of trees. What's rotten is that once you reach the FL border, you still have another 8 hours. You're all, "Yay Florida" and then, "Oh c***!"

Honestly?


Pretty boring once you get south of DC. Virginia, NC, and SC are pretty straight, flat, and boring. Georgia on 95 is a bit more interesting because you are constantly crossing over little rivers, streams, inlets, and swamps... but still pretty straight, flat, and boring.


I've made that drive once..... by myself.... a couple years ago. with how long that drive is, it's ultimately just cheaper for me to fly down than it is for me to drive. I guess that's another advantage of the solo trips, no need to pay for airfare beyond yours.

 

[Madonna3]

Man I wish. I applied for a job up in Lake City and quite a few around Orlando and even in Daytona Beach but none of them wanted to hire me. I'm gonna keep trying though. I would apply at Disney but I can't afford my bills on what little they pay.

Maybe you need to look in the Tampa/Sarasota/Ft. Myers area. They are large cities with lots of opportunities. I, myself, live between Sarasota and Ft. Myers.

 

[bluedevilinaz]

Maybe you need to look in the Tampa/Sarasota/Ft. Myers area. They are large cities with lots of opportunities. I, myself, live between Sarasota and Ft. Myers.

I've been looking dang near everywhere honestly. There isn't much call for an aircraft painter or a composites technician much of anywhere in the US where I want to live.

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

Honestly?

Pretty boring once you get south of DC. Virginia, NC, and SC are pretty straight, flat, and boring. Georgia on 95 is a bit more interesting because you are constantly crossing over little rivers, streams, inlets, and swamps... but still pretty straight, flat, and boring.

I've made that drive once..... by myself.... a couple years ago. with how long that drive is, it's ultimately just cheaper for me to fly down than it is for me to drive. I guess that's another advantage of the solo trips, no need to pay for airfare beyond yours.

Personally, I like making roadtrips when I have other people for company. But they're no fun to me alone. I'm not one of those people who can just sit and listen to a book on tape for hours. That puts me to sleep.

Chain of events: death

So I'll drive this summer with my family and fly in the fall on my solo.

 

[DCTooTall]

I've been looking dang near everywhere honestly. There isn't much call for an aircraft painter or a composites technician much of anywhere in the US where I want to live.

Have you considered Atlanta? Large Metro area with I think both Delta and Airtran hubs, plus several large private airports, Dobbins AFB, and Even a Lockheed plant, so I would think that it might be easier to find an aircraft painter type job there.

And while it's not quite WDW, it is much closer to WDW than many areas. (About an 8hr drive from what i recall when I used to drive it.... plus as a major hub it's easier to get flights down to florida on the cheap).

 

[DCTooTall]

Personally, I like making roadtrips when I have other people for company. But they're no fun to me alone. I'm not one of those people who can just sit and listen to a book on tape for hours. That puts me to sleep.

Chain of events: death

So I'll drive this summer with my family and fly in the fall on my solo.

For that trip I was originally supposed to have someone come down and join me in Florida, but then they ended up bailing on me about a month or 2 before the trip. The idea was it was cheaper for us to drive than to get the multiple plane tickets and a rental... and by the time they bailed I didn't have the budget to change from the drive to a rental and airfare.

It wasn't THAT bad a trip TBH. my Brother was going to school in Savannah, so I got to crash with him both ways. And between the cd's i was listening too, FB on my phone, and a stop at South of the Border, I enjoyed the trip.

It wasn't NEARLY as bad as the trip I took to Atlanta a couple weeks later. I got stuck in the first big NE snowstorm just south of DC. (December 09). 95 was a parking lot. it took me 4-6 hrs to get from DC to Richmond. ugh.

 

[MICKEY88]

I guess that's another advantage of the solo trips, no need to pay for airfare beyond yours.

you should get yourself a rich older woman and let her pay your way

 

[bluedevilinaz]

Have you considered Atlanta? Large Metro area with I think both Delta and Airtran hubs, plus several large private airports, Dobbins AFB, and Even a Lockheed plant, so I would think that it might be easier to find an aircraft painter type job there.

And while it's not quite WDW, it is much closer to WDW than many areas. (About an 8hr drive from what i recall when I used to drive it.... plus as a major hub it's easier to get flights down to florida on the cheap).

Sure have. I have even tried to get back on with Lockheed(used to work for them about 2 years ago in Palmdale, Ca) and they don't have any openings. There's not a whole lot out there right now is the issue, plus, my experience is all on fighter jets not commercial airliner's. That's the biggest issue I'm running into. No one want's to take fighter jet experience inlieu of commercial experience even though on fighters the paint is a bit more mission critical than on a commercial jet.

 

[Mandyjg20]

I love some me a road trip..From pa to fl can be very boring, but my family makes stops every so often and we do something to stretch the legs and get rid of some of the pent upness

 

[DCTooTall]

you should get yourself a rich older woman and let her pay your way

Know any hot ones?

Sure have. I have even tried to get back on with Lockheed(used to work for them about 2 years ago in Palmdale, Ca) and they don't have any openings. There's not a whole lot out there right now is the issue, plus, my experience is all on fighter jets not commercial airliner's. That's the biggest issue I'm running into. No one want's to take fighter jet experience inlieu of commercial experience even though on fighters the paint is a bit more mission critical than on a commercial jet.

thought about seeing if they'll let you paint their plane for free (or reduced cost) as a "see, I can do it!"?

 

[Mandyjg20]

No offense to anyone on here, but lawyers work on my nerves

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

For that trip I was originally supposed to have someone come down and join me in Florida, but then they ended up bailing on me about a month or 2 before the trip. The idea was it was cheaper for us to drive than to get the multiple plane tickets and a rental... and by the time they bailed I didn't have the budget to change from the drive to a rental and airfare.

It wasn't THAT bad a trip TBH. my Brother was going to school in Savannah, so I got to crash with him both ways. And between the cd's i was listening too, FB on my phone, and a stop at South of the Border, I enjoyed the trip.

It wasn't NEARLY as bad as the trip I took to Atlanta a couple weeks later. I got stuck in the first big NE snowstorm just south of DC. (December 09). 95 was a parking lot. it took me 4-6 hrs to get from DC to Richmond. ugh.

I've taken 95 from NYC to Hartford a bunch of times and that place can be a parking lot on a normal day during rush hour. How rotten for you to have to sit through a snowstorm like that.

Our traffic was that bad around here when we had Hurricane Rita. 15 hours for what was normally a 3 hour trip!! Somehow I think it would have been even more terrible in snow.

I have been known to take the long way around just to avoid a traffic jam. I'd rather drive for a longer period, but keep moving, than crawl along on the shorter route. I've been known to have a little roadbeast come out in bad traffic.

 

[ahoff]

What's the drive like from PA to Orlando? I've done it from TX and I have to tell you it's one long boring bunch of trees. What's rotten is that once you reach the FL border, you still have another 8 hours. You're all, "Yay Florida" and then, "Oh c***!"

(Sorry this is kind of a tangent. That's the way my brain works. )

My ex MIL used to have a condo in Ft Lauderdale, and it became my job to drive her car back and forth. Back when she could buy a round trip ticket and I would use the return flight. Sometimes I would stay a few days in Madison, GA at a friend's house. You're right, when you hit FL there is still a long way to go.

Sure have. I have even tried to get back on with Lockheed(used to work for them about 2 years ago in Palmdale, Ca) and they don't have any openings. There's not a whole lot out there right now is the issue, plus, my experience is all on fighter jets not commercial airliner's.

What kind of jets? I used to work on F-4's for a while.

 

[Madonna3]

I've been looking dang near everywhere honestly. There isn't much call for an aircraft painter or a composites technician much of anywhere in the US where I want to live.

I was going to suggest the same as DC with Atlanta. I'd keep checking down here too as we're starting to hire again. There are several airports in a small vicinity down here. There's Tampa, St.Peter/Clearwater, Sarasota/Bradenton, Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda, and Ft. Myers.

 

[MICKEY88]

No offense to anyone on here, but lawyers work on my nerves

do you know what you call 1 attorney at the bottom of the ocean

 

[MICKEY88]

Know any hot ones?

yes

 

[Mandyjg20]

do you know what you call 1 attorney at the bottom of the ocean

What? im excited to know

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

do you know what you call 1 attorney at the bottom of the ocean

A good start...

 

[bluedevilinaz]

thought about seeing if they'll let you paint their plane for free (or reduced cost) as a "see, I can do it!"?

I'm going through job shops and they just send my resume in to the places and tell me yes or no so I never have direct contact with the company.

What kind of jets? I used to work on F-4's for a while.

Cool. I was working on the F-22 for about 2.5 years doing paint and sheetmetal and also would help out on the sheetmetal side on the F-15, F-16, and A-10 when they needed it.

I was going to suggest the same as DC with Atlanta. I'd keep checking down here too as we're starting to hire again. There are several airports in a small vicinity down here. There's Tampa, St.Peter/Clearwater, Sarasota/Bradenton, Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda, and Ft. Myers.

I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled.

I have a pretty good job lead here in Vegas working at one of the hotels so we'll see how that pan's out before I consider moving out of state.

 

[Mandyjg20]

A good start...