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Three months ago my family and I moved from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Cumming Ga. I have been down here steady for about 2 months. Everything was good up until 24 hours or so ago. My new job and the wifes job (the reason we relocated) are going good. I can seem to shake this feeling that I would rather be back in Pittsburgh. I realize that I need to give this more time but how much???

Culture shock?

Lose that feeling getting out of Pittsburgh is like leaving the spetic tank. Don't look back.

How's the wife feel?

Me I could live just about anywhere. All I do is work so workin here, workin there it don't matter to me. I could pretty much be happy no matter where I live. Work all week and then reap the bounty what ever it may be.

You getta kill more critters in Georgia right?

I lived in Washington State for 8 years. I've lived in Maryland for 13 and I still consider Washington more of a home than here.

Find the good stuff and try and build on it. We've accepted that we're here because here's where the work is so we're going to make the best of it. Frankly, meeting folks like Isaac, 7x57Steve and 284luvr have made a huge difference. The time we've spent hunting or just BS'ing and knowing that there are like minded people around.

Allen

She has the same feelings I do. I could get my old job back in a heartbeat.....so there is no problem there. As far as Pittsburgh being a spetic tank.............well that septic tank is where I lived all my life and was always glad to live there!!!

rahtreelimbs,

What happened 24hours ago to cause the change of heart?

Regards,

Peter

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If it's any consolation, Atlanta is a shixthole too. Better weather than Pittsburgh, but quite a melting pot of uh...cultures. An acquaintance of mine lasted about a month, I think, then ran back to the Baltimore area. Maybe you just need to get out into the woods. Maybe you need to meet some real Georgia crackers out in the country instead of just hangin' around city slickers. I dunno.

It is difficult to leave what you have known as home and move to a new climate, culture and circle of friends. That was a waist of typing because you already know that.

I think you need to give it some time, at least a year. New friends, different kinds of hunting and fishing along with learning the culture may give you a new outlook.

Rich,
I left the 'Burgh the first time when I went off to college in '75. I've lived a bunch of places since then (including two different stints back in SWPA), but if anyone asks me where I'm from I still say Pittsburgh. Once you're from there, you're never really from anywhere else.

But I've eventually enjoyed every other place I've been. It just may take some time and effort.

For example, I did a stint in Charleston SC while in the Navy and wasn't crazy about the place, didn't hate it but not my favorite. Went back a few years later to start a business with some friends and had one of the best times of my life, and now it's my favorite place on the East coast.

Anyplace new there's an adjustment period till you get settled and make new friends, etc. Give it time.

If Pittsburg is the place that makes you happy, you need to be in Pittsburg.

Being happy is all that really matters.

As weak as this may sound I can't quite put my finger on it. I think it was many things just building up. I was unemployed for about a month and I think that once things started to get into a rythmn the newness was gone. I just miss being back home. I am not ready to pull up stakes yet, that would make me feel like a quitter. I am thinking that giving it 'til next spring when the kids are done with school may be enough time!

I haven't been in one area for more than 5 consecutive years for the past 26 years. Don't mean I don't have my likes but I always take the good out of every new place and leave the rest.

I find the first year in a new place to be the most exciting.

Well if your still around in a month while I'm there visiting family I'll take ya hunting and trout fishing, and maybe get you feeling right.

When the wife and I left Miami to move back to North Florida, I never had a moments of 'relocaters remorse'

When I left New York City to move to North Carolina 31 years ago,I never EVER looked back.

Life is way too short to be unhappy, especially with stuff that you can change. Give it a little more time, then you will know what to do.

If you are a church goer, finding a good church will help a lot. Great way to meet other folks.

And people not from "here" never really get that.

I've moved a bunch with work, etc. Always missed it here, and always wanted to come back.

My wife had the same impression as 17Bee above. That is, until I brought her here a few times. When it came time to move last time, she KNEW where she wanted to go.

Granted, Pittsburgh itself is like any other big city (almost). I won't live in Allegheny County ever again. But about an hour and a half out, like we are? Perfect.

Rich, if you get to missing it too much, come on back up. I don't need to tell you what it's like here. Weather is getting just right, leaves are turning, it's "that time of year" here in PA.

Oh, and if you think you don't like Atlanta NOW, wait until next summer.... I too had a job opportunity there. Thought about it for about 10 seconds (didn't want to make any rash decisions! ), before deciding it wasn't for me.

I went to test drve a 4 Runner that belonged to an Englishman in the northern suburbs of Atlanta a few years ago. He lived in a ritzy home and was a computer exec with Coke. Before he had lived with his family in Mexico City.

He told me Mexico City was his favorite place. He had nothing positive to say about Atlanta, and even less for London, his childhood home. I thought it was just too weird. At the time I took it a tad personally, being an Atlantan, but the more I thought about it...

My Grandparents moved to East Point in 1952 and left in 1980. Talk about a place that changed over the years!