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01-22-2008 | 08:00 PM

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Blueskies21

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Thanks just trying to stay closer to Idaho.

Why not out of Salt Lake City or Denver.... much closer to Idaho than STL

01-23-2008 | 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by grizzz

Thanks for that info I live in Boise and i'm trying to find a base from the midwest to the west.
Do you work for TSA?

No I am from St. Louis....Chautauqua just hired me not too long ago, and I am trying to get back there. I don't think St. Louis is a bad town at all.

01-23-2008 | 10:09 AM

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I grew up three miles east of STL. I survived. It's not a bad area, just not a good one.

Go a little west (St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon) of the airport, or just a few miles south (University City, Richmond Heights, Maplewood, Webster Groves) and the neighborhood gets much nicer.

01-23-2008 | 10:18 AM

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I lived about 40 min east of St. Louis in a little town named Highland, IL. I suppose a lot of places outside of the metro are quite nice, I just think the drive to the airport would get old. I suppose thats the trade off unless you want to live right near the airport, but its not as "quiet".

01-23-2008 | 10:42 AM

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There are a lot of nice areas within 15-20 minutes of the airport. The Central West End, Soulard, St. Charles, Webster/Kirkwood just to name a few.

01-23-2008 | 01:29 PM

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I would recommend RIC. And let me know if you need a crashpad too

01-23-2008 | 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramprat

40 miles? You poor thing!

I know guys who drive 3-5 hours to get to work

01-23-2008 | 03:11 PM

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40 miles? You poor thing!

I know guys who drive 3-5 hours to get to work

I drove over 2 hours to work each way when I was based in RIC...that only got old when I spent a week on airport-reserve...! Not a problem on the beginning and tail-ends of a 4-day once a week.

01-23-2008 | 03:11 PM

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I drive three hours each way for a trip

Still beat communting by plane, dont loose any days off

01-23-2008 | 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by reevesofskyking

I drive three hours each way for a trip

Still beat communting by plane, dont loose any days off

The best part is that you are not at the mercy of an Airline...That is not a comfortable spot to be in when your Job is on the line and there is weather all around...

I would drive 5 hours if it meant I didn't have to fly the Airlines to work!