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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 17:19:46 GMT -5
Maine House - Sold
Care-free life - Resumed..
Switzerland on horizon.
Thanks St Joseph!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 17:25:01 GMT -5
SPLENDID AND OH YEA AMEN!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 17:56:31 GMT -5
Maine House - Sold Care-free life - Resumed.. Switzerland on horizon. Thanks St Joseph! where is switzerland-- we have been to zurich |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 17:58:59 GMT -5
Well, I'll be based in Zurich, but I might be in Basel for a while... I'm just looking forward to short weekend flights to Dublin...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 19:04:29 GMT -5
james --- how long will you be there
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 19:22:07 GMT -5
6 months from when I start -- Just not entirely sure when I'm starting... It *was* February 1st, but will prob get pushed to Mar/April now... Its a short time assignment for my job (i work for UBS (Bank of Switzerland)) -- I volunteered provided I can take my wife, and cat with me... They said fine - so I'm going! james --- how long will you be there |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 21:21:20 GMT -5
i work for UBS (Bank of Switzerland))>>
my stepson is a broker in one of their offices----- they bought out piper jaffrey and he elected to stay with them -- he is glad that he did
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 21:32:43 GMT -5
Very cool - my group did a lot of work in providing data before and after the Piper deal...
Its not a bad company to work for...
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Post by helenh1 on Aug 19, 2007 22:24:41 GMT -5
When ever it happens, All the best to you, your and cat.
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Post by helenh1 on Aug 20, 2007 11:51:33 GMT -5
That should have read All the best to you, your wife and your cat. Sorry, it was late ,I wasn't paying attention, forgive me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2007 13:55:58 GMT -5
Dont worry Helen -- it happens....  Thank you for the well wishes! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2007 15:57:46 GMT -5
Congrats. to you.
I hope whe you go you will still find some time to let us know how all of you are.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2007 16:13:19 GMT -5
Thanks Phyllis -- I'll find the time -- just in a diff time frame...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2007 17:22:28 GMT -5
Please don't disappear after you go to Europe. Now we'll have 2 members over there as Josephine lives in Italy.
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Post by Joan on Aug 20, 2007 17:26:21 GMT -5
:)Good Luck to you James, your wife and cat. Hope it all works out for you.
Joan
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Post by pegleg on Aug 21, 2007 0:02:53 GMT -5
Maine House - Sold Care-free life - Resumed.. Congratulations! There's an old joke (proverb?, axiom?) that the two happiest times in a man's life is when he buys a boat, and when he sells it. I think that, many times, it also applies to a house. That's fantastic! Enjoy every minute of the time you'll have there. A great hopping off point for great weekend trips all over Europe. One of my regrets in life is not taking a somewhat similar opportunity years ago. Yes indeed! I've saved your story of St Joseph - I think I'll have one more house to sell and one more to buy in the next few years.... ya just need every "edge".... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2007 21:54:37 GMT -5
F-Mike -- I'm not disappearing! Im still the same old slacker! Joan, Thank you! Pegleg - That selling a boat proverb is true for a second house... But I really dont want to sell my NJ home and I would be bummed selling it after living here for 14 years.... I finally left my childhood Bronx apt in 1993 and i remember feeling so bad about it -- I realize I needed to leave it, but it was hard -- and i think i'd have the same feeling with this place (Luckily i dont need to leave) I'm excited about Zurich - its a little frightening considering I dont speak German, but its just something I really want to do... And I'm finding out that there are a LOT of similar St Joseph stories out there... It made me rethink a lot of things i thought I knew |
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Post by pegleg on Aug 21, 2007 23:59:00 GMT -5
I'm excited about Zurich - its a little frightening considering I dont speak German, but its just something I really want to do... I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how well you'll get along with a combination of English and sign language. And you'll probably pick up a few words of German, Fr, etc. A course in German, or ?, before you go would probably give you a real advantage, but I wouldn't let it be a requirement. I barely speak English, and seldom had a problem being understood. Except for that Scotsman, who thought he spoke English....   I think you'll really enjoy your stay. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2007 21:01:50 GMT -5
Definitely plan to take a course in German before I go... Figure I'll start that in October after i finish the current class... Spoke to a few other co-workers who did the assignment and they loved it there... Only thing to worry about is NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!!! Y'all know how much i hate the heat!
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Thank you for the well wishes!
