grand junction (Monument, St. Mary's: foreclosures, mortgage, motels)

[eofelis]

Thanks DH & CW.

I can do the happy dance everyday, moving forward in my life with my degree.

I can do a rough estimate and figure I got $30-40k in *free* money over the 8 years I was in college. I often sat in class and silently thanked the folks who made it possible. (Tax payers and scholarships).

I just checked my final grades. I got all As for the Spring 2009 semester. I finished at 3.88 overall. My SO graduated 4.0 with the same BS, so sometimes I feel like I could have done better....lol.

[CosmicWizard]

Don't waste your valuable energy fretting about GPA. I've never once participated in a job interview where the topic of GPA came into the discussion. The companies I've worked for over the years have always been primarily concerned with wether or not I could do the job. Job performance and test taking performance are two different animals. At best, a good GPA may open the door for an initial interview, but not any farther than that. You will still have to perform during the interview, to convince the interviewer that you can do the job for which you are being considered. For all intents and purposes you have reached a point where GPA is no longer your measuring stick.

[eofelis]

I know that I shouldn't spend a moment worrying about my GPA. It's more than adequate for anything I want to do. I shouldn't have a problem getting into any grad school with it.

I guess on some level that I feel that I should be able to get an A in any class. Just have to jump through all the hoops!

The classes I got Bs in were a bit tough, I guess: trig, calc II, gen chem I & II.

I think I hang around with too many 4.0 students and I feel inadequate!

[DOUBLE H]

With surprisingly cool air and moisture settling in the valley for the next few days, instead of freezing your *** off in the high country, I've got a suggestion for you Grand Junction people regarding things to do this Memorial Day weekend. JUCO! The junior college world series has some great young junior college talent here for the next week. Sam Suplizio field is a nice park; the games are going to be going on all this week. Tickets are very affordable. In fact, an event pass through some of the sponsoring local businesses is only $20, so you can go to as many games as you want, whenever you want.

This years speaker at the JUCO banquet was Dale Murphy, who had an outstanding career with the Atlanta Braves and finished his career with the Colorado Rockies. There are baseball scouts looking at these games pretty closely. It's a good deal for the kids, and a good deal for the local economy.

[jimmy914]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

If you want to start a fight, saying that to most long-time New Mexicans, Coloradans or Wyomingites is one really good way to do it.

Right, this brings up a good point that people moving to CO should be aware of: There can be a lot of hostility towards outsiders among the CO "natives". Honestly, that was a big turnoff to me, although I still say overall the people there were really friendly. It just seemed very backwards, maybe it's just because I came from a place where everybody came from somewhere else, and there was no distinguishing between "natives" and "non-natives". Prepare for every Coloradan to be an expert on the faults of wherever-it-is you're from, even though they've never even been there.

[Crusis]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

If you want to start a fight, saying that to most long-time New Mexicans, Coloradans or Wyomingites is one really good way to do it.

Huh... I figured that was a good thing. Texas practicality in matters of law, such as actually executing bad guys, and the beauty of Colorado as opposed to ..... what Texas looks like. I've always been a great fan of the Texas stance on the 2nd amendment as well. No offense was intended, however. In my mid 40s I am pretty sure I'll not be fighting anyone.

The one person I know born in Wyoming moved to Texas after spending time in the Air Force. It can't be that bad.

I spent some of my Air Force time at Colorado Springs, however, and fell in love with the place. If you serve your nation in a place, do your earn a right to live there among the old curmudgeonly natives? I promise not to mention the state that rhymes with Nexus to anyone that looks to be over 45.

[jimmy914]

Originally Posted by Crusis

Huh... I figured that was a good thing. Texas practicality in matters of law, such as actually executing bad guys, and the beauty of Colorado as opposed to ..... what Texas looks like. I've always been a great fan of the Texas stance on the 2nd amendment as well. No offense was intended, however. In my mid 40s I am pretty sure I'll not be fighting anyone.

The one person I know born in Wyoming moved to Texas after spending time in the Air Force. It can't be that bad.

I spent some of my Air Force time at Colorado Springs, however, and fell in love with the place. If you serve your nation in a place, do your earn a right to live there among the old curmudgeonly natives? I promise not to mention the state that rhymes with Nexus to anyone that looks to be over 45.

Any state is suspect to a native Coloradan; however, Texas and California cause the most bristling. And you're right, there are a lot of people from CO here in TX- probably because there are actually jobs and affordable real estate here. Here, nobody cares where you're from, though. It's been tempting to return the favor and insult the CO transplants, I have to admit.

[DOUBLE H]

A positive thing going on for the city of Fruita and is absolutely needed is the city of Fruita getting the Colorado National Guard involved regarding the reshaping and repair of the earthen dam of Fruita Reservoir #1, which is west of Colorado National Monument, west of Glade Park.

Looks to be quite a project as the engineering and construction contractors will have the heavy equipment up there in about three weeks, with scheduled completion around the middle of August. Looks to be over 100 soldiers involved in this, brought in from Grand Junction, Durango, and Fort Carson. I remember several years ago the state inspectors were warning the city of Fruita about this. Fruita was in danger of losing its water rights if they weren't going to effect repairs on it, warned the state inspectors.

[DOUBLE H]

Something happened over here in the Grand Valley that has restored my faith in right and wrong-for a while anyway. A two year sting operation has netted over two dozen arrests of people digging up, buying, selling and trading of Native American artifacts on government land.

This has been a big problem over here for a long time. The people arrested ranges from residents of Moab, Cortez, Blanding, Utah, Durango, and 11 news is saying some from the Grand Junction area as well. They have now gone before the magistrate judge in Moab and have been charged. These people range from 40 to 70 years old. Real role models.

There is a story in Thursday's Grand Junction daily sentinel online if anyone is interested in reading more about the story. The government has been after these people for a long time and I am HAPPY of this result.

This ordeal strikes a nerve with me. I'm happy they are caught.

[DOUBLE H]

It's been rather quiet in the Grand Junction area, so quiet you can hear the sound of termination notices being filled out! Still real slow on the job market over here right now.

A couple concerning things; 1. The fire in the extreme NW corner of the state has now just gone over 1000 acres, with little containment for now. It's 25 miles northwest of Baxter Pass, near the Utah border. It's rugged country there, and thankfully no one lives anywhere near there, BUT there are oil field operations nearby, according to GJ's 11 NBC News.

2. A quirky thing happened, not that earthquakes are quirky subjects. A good size rockslide happened last night on Mt. Garfield, opposite Palisade on the north side of I-70. Happened again at 6 this morning. got up early and could see the dense smoke on I-70 looking east. The second one was bigger than the first one. Why? It was confirmed late this morning a 2.6 earthquake hit 6 miles south of Palisade. Been a while since we have had a shaker over here, but it has happened before. Kind of shook some people up, though. No injuries, thankfully!

3. We still have the other fire, straight west of town in the Bookcliffs. It has burned just over 100 acres.