Well I've been lurking here for a while so I guess it's time to introduce myself. I'm originally from Texas but have been living in Atlanta,GA since 2004. Moved here to be closer to family. I'm 35 with no kids, married but separated and headed for a divorce. Used to live in Ron Paul's congressional district and went politically from conservative to libertarian around 2001-2002 time frame. It's amazing to me how much things have changed since then both in good ways and bad. I heard of FSW a year or two ago through looking at the FSP in New Hampshire. My wife and I have been wanting to move for a while now and in the last few months I've decided Wyoming is the place for me. I'm a bit of a country boy but not an ignorant hick. I enjoy hunting and fishing so I can't wait for the opportunities that Wyoming provides in that dept. And I enjoy other outdoor activities like shooting trap, gardening, raising animals, camping, etc. Last year I got my first bee hive and had expanded to two this year. Really enjoy that and bummed that I'll have to get rid of them until I get situated in a new place.
My occupational background is 5 years in the Navy as an electronics tech and about half the time since I got out in 99 split between working in IT and working in the oil industry as a field service engineer and offshore ET. I currently work in IT and am looking to get back to the oil field because the pay is better and frankly, I miss it. I have no idea where in Wyoming I plan to end up. I've only driven across it once years ago so need to actually travel it a bit and see. Newcastle looks really nice but given my work situation I'm thinking I will need to be in Casper initially.
My long term plan is to work offshore which would give me a rotation of time off. I'd like to save up and buy some land and then build a small place on it. Doesn't need to be fancy, just adequate and comfortable. I'm underwater on a mortgage right now and I intend for it to be my last. There are more important things in life than sending a good chunk of your hard earned money to a bankers pockets as interest.
So I'm definitely headed for Wyoming. Not sure when but it could be pretty soon depending on how the job search goes. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and contributing in whatever I can to this group.
