Nebraska, Idaho, or South Dakota

[lsea0323]

THOSE are the top assignments available.  I'm sure they are lovely places, but we would have to spend 5k in winter gear for the family/cars, because we have never lived in these kind of winters.  


I might need to get a tanning bed so we can all get our year-round Vitamin D. (Kidding, kind of) 

[lsea0323]

Of COURSE no one lives in these places.

[usuallylurking]

Lol. Idaho isn't that bad

[lsea0323]

ID is my top choice, because it looks absolutely gorgeous, and H's family is on Oregon.

But we had snow flurries one day and schools closed here, because it was 31. AND THAT WAS COLD. I'm scared.

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my car doesn't have any winter gear.

[julez]

Nebraska is not cold. Also, not very snowy. Then again, I live in the frozen northland now, so it's all relative.

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:20:48 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

my car doesn't have any winter gear.

Show chains?! Cute scarves for your muffler??!!! 

[usuallylurking]

Yeah, your car shouldn't need winter gear. The only place we've needed it is interior Alaska. But, yes, you'll probably have to expand the winter wardrobes a bit. At least for you and your H they shouldn't be yearly purchases! For little kids I suggest eBay or consignment because you can get practically new gear for a reduced price. But I'd buy new boots.

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:22:49 GMT -5 pagas said:

Idaho. You can ski there, right?

I've never skied before but I would certainly learn. 

[usuallylurking]

Apr 16, 2014 23:22:49 GMT -5 pagas said:

Idaho. You can ski there, right?

We love Silver Mountain. Schweitzer is there too, among others.

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:22:24 GMT -5 julez said:

Nebraska is not cold. Also, not very snowy. Then again, I live in the frozen northland now, so it's all relative.

What is not cold? My dad told me he loved Omaha when they did a job there.  

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:02:58 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

THOSE are the top assignments available.  I'm sure they are lovely places, but we would have to spend 5k in winter gear for the family/cars, because we have never lived in these kind of winters.  


I might need to get a tanning bed so we can all get our year-round Vitamin D. (Kidding, kind of) 

LOFuckingL. I am currently in a hotel room in Indiana on our way to Idaho before we PCS to Alaska. I've never been in those kind of winters either. Good luck with any of those choices! So far, I would say this is slow torture

[usuallylurking]

Apr 16, 2014 23:30:13 GMT -5 justkly said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:02:58 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

THOSE are the top assignments available.  I'm sure they are lovely places, but we would have to spend 5k in winter gear for the family/cars, because we have never lived in these kind of winters.  


I might need to get a tanning bed so we can all get our year-round Vitamin D. (Kidding, kind of) 

LOFuckingL. I am currently in a hotel room in Indiana on our way to Idaho before we PCS to Alaska. I've never been in those kind of winters either. So far, I would say this is slow t

Are you driving the whole way up? Or taking the ferry?

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:30:13 GMT -5 justkly said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:02:58 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

THOSE are the top assignments available.  I'm sure they are lovely places, but we would have to spend 5k in winter gear for the family/cars, because we have never lived in these kind of winters.  


I might need to get a tanning bed so we can all get our year-round Vitamin D. (Kidding, kind of) 

LOFuckingL. I am currently in a hotel room in Indiana on our way to Idaho before we PCS to Alaska. I've never been in those kind of winters either. So far, I would say this is slow t

Your quote cut off so I can only assume you said 'slow torture'. 

I AM SCARED

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:31:44 GMT -5 usuallylurking said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:30:13 GMT -5 justkly said:

LOFuckingL. I am currently in a hotel room in Indiana on our way to Idaho before we PCS to Alaska. I've never been in those kind of winters either. So far, I would say this is slow t

Are you driving the whole way up? Or taking the ferry?

Driving. With 3 dogs. By the time we got our orders, there were no ferries available.

[WOT?*]

Where in Idaho? My son is in Moscow at the north (neck) end of the state and his step-brother is in Boise, south (butt) end of the state. We almost moved to Boise. It's very pretty there. Some real "interesting" people in Idaho but the majority in the big city are moderately normal.

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:30:49 GMT -5 pagas said:

DH moved to Aspen this year. He had never skied before. He is now skiing expert double black and LOVES it. We will probably end up retiring in CO. I recommend it highly!

I'm pretty competitive so I know I would absolutely try it to my fullest extent.  Your DH sounds like a badass! 

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:32:25 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:30:13 GMT -5 justkly said:

LOFuckingL. I am currently in a hotel room in Indiana on our way to Idaho before we PCS to Alaska. I've never been in those kind of winters either. So far, I would say this is slow t

Your quote cut off so I can only assume you said 'slow torture'. 

I AM SCARED

Haha. So far, this is our first PCS and it's not going so smooth. At this point, all I can do is laugh. Have you gone through a PCS yet?

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:35:26 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

Where in Idaho? My son is in Moscow at the north (neck) end of the state and his step-brother is in Boise, south (butt) end of the state. We almost moved to Boise. It's very pretty there. Some real "interesting" people in Idaho but the majority in the big city are moderately normal.

It would be close to Boise 

[usuallylurking]

Apr 16, 2014 23:33:11 GMT -5 justkly said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:31:44 GMT -5 usuallylurking said:

Are you driving the whole way up? Or taking the ferry?

Driving. With 3 dogs. By the time we got our orders, there were no ferries available.

Ah. I think the coasties really fill up the ferries, too. I've driven it three times. Once in mid March with my H (then FI) and 2 dogs. That was a mistake - way too early in the season. Once in early June with my sister and my beagle as a pup. And once in late June with 3 dogs, a 10 month old and a 3 year old.

Make sure you stop at the sign post forest in Watson Lake! It's cool and worth the picture to say you've been there. Have you bought a copy of The Milepost?

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:36:03 GMT -5 justkly said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:32:25 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

Your quote cut off so I can only assume you said 'slow torture'. 

I AM SCARED

Haha. So far, this is our first PCS and it's not going so smooth. At this point, all I can do is laugh. Have you gone through a PCS yet?

About a million with my XH, but this will be the first for H and I.  They always ended up in tears and divorce threats.  Lol 

[usuallylurking]

Apr 16, 2014 23:36:40 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:35:26 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

Where in Idaho? My son is in Moscow at the north (neck) end of the state and his step-brother is in Boise, south (butt) end of the state. We almost moved to Boise. It's very pretty there. Some real "interesting" people in Idaho but the majority in the big city are moderately normal.

It would be close to Boise 

I always hear great things about Boise!

[FrozenSunshine]

ID, NE, SD would me by choice in order. I grew up in Alaska and currently live in Chicago. My IL's are in SD, so I've spent some winter time there and it's miserable because they live in the hills.

justkly - AK was 20+ degrees warmer than Chicago on average this year! Not sure where you are going, but really AK is lovely and unlike most places, the cities are prepared for winter! Since you said PCS'ing I'm guessing Anchorage or Fairbanks?

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:38:29 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:36:03 GMT -5 justkly said:

Haha. So far, this is our first PCS and it's not going so smooth. At this point, all I can do is laugh. Have you gone through a PCS yet?

About a million with my XH, but this will be the first for H and I.  They always ended up in tears and divorce threats.  Lol 

Lol. So far we've been ok, but we're only on day 2 of about 14 days in the car. I'm ready to stop at an airport though and pay to ship the dogs to a relative til we get to our destination. They are freaking out

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:39:44 GMT -5 tators said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:20:36 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

ID is my top choice, because it looks absolutely gorgeous, and H's family is on Oregon.

But we had snow flurries one day and schools closed here, because it was 31. AND THAT WAS COLD. I'm scared.

the base I am thinking you would be at is not so pretty.

Ugh.  So H would have to commute from a pretty place.  


 

[catbus]

I don't know the back story here, but I would choose Idaho of those. Well, really only Boise. Northern ID is gorgeous but kind of full of white supremacists/compound militia types, and southern ID is a bit barren and full of Mormons.

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:37:27 GMT -5 usuallylurking said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:33:11 GMT -5 justkly said:

Driving. With 3 dogs. By the time we got our orders, there were no ferries available.

Ah. I think the coasties really fill up the ferries, too. I've driven it three times. Once in mid March with my H (then FI) and 2 dogs. That was a mistake - way too early in the season. Once in early June with my sister and my beagle as a pup. And once in late June with 3 dogs, a 10 month old and a 3 year old.

Make sure you stop at the sign post forest in Watson Lake! It's cool and worth the picture to say you've been there. Have you bought a copy of The Milepost?

Awesome. I will make sure to take stop at Watson Lake We bought The Milepost, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I'm a total newb to this PCS stuff. I thought I was prepared, but it's just been one thing after another :/

[usuallylurking]

Apr 16, 2014 23:46:33 GMT -5 justkly said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:37:27 GMT -5 usuallylurking said:

Ah. I think the coasties really fill up the ferries, too. I've driven it three times. Once in mid March with my H (then FI) and 2 dogs. That was a mistake - way too early in the season. Once in early June with my sister and my beagle as a pup. And once in late June with 3 dogs, a 10 month old and a 3 year old.

Make sure you stop at the sign post forest in Watson Lake! It's cool and worth the picture to say you've been there. Have you bought a copy of The Milepost?

Awesome. I will make sure to take stop at Watson Lake We bought The Milepost, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I'm a total newb to this PCS stuff. I thought I was prepared, but it's just been one thing after another :/

Best tip: stop for gas when you see it. This is especially important through northern Canada. If you want I can message you which towns we stayed in (limited lodging, long distance between options).

[justkly]

Apr 16, 2014 23:50:36 GMT -5 usuallylurking said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:46:33 GMT -5 justkly said:

Awesome. I will make sure to take stop at Watson Lake We bought The Milepost, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I'm a total newb to this PCS stuff. I thought I was prepared, but it's just been one thing after another :/

Best tip: stop for gas when you see it. This is especially important through northern Canada. If you want I can message you which towns we stayed in (limited lodging, long distance between options).

Yes, please!

[lsea0323]

Apr 16, 2014 23:46:20 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Apr 16, 2014 23:38:29 GMT -5 lsea0323 said:

About a million with my XH, but this will be the first for H and I.  They always ended up in tears and divorce threats.  Lol 

Two words: Partial DITY. 

This makes it better than someone coming and packing and moving everything??? Because of the extra money?? I've always wondered. Lol.