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**brtnstrns** · 06-06-2014, 06:41 PM

Well, after a little under two years of job searching, I'm finally going to get away from designing airline seats! Just got my official offer for a Mechanical Engineer position at National Oilwell Varco in Houston. It's going to seriously challenge my abilities as an engineer but that is exactly what I want/need. Especially compared to how un-innovative airline seats are! I'm pretty excited and although I only had three years in DFW, I'll for sure be missing it. Unfortunately, as an engineer, you gotta go to where the jobs are.

**STROKD** · 06-06-2014, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by brtnstrns

Well, after a little under two years of job searching, I'm finally going to get away from designing airline seats! Just got my official offer for a Mechanical Engineer position at National Oilwell Varco in Houston. It's going to seriously challenge my abilities as an engineer but that is exactly what I want/need. Especially compared to how un-innovative airline seats are! I'm pretty excited and although I only had three years in DFW, I'll for sure be missing it. Unfortunately, as an engineer, you gotta go to where the jobs are.

Best of luck, H town is a shit hole, but its better than being broke.

**DirtyD** · 06-06-2014, 09:21 PM

Best of luck man.

Live in Pearland and commute if you are the south or west side for work.

**brtnstrns** · 06-06-2014, 09:26 PM

I'll be near Katy Freeway and Sam Houston Tollway. So I'll probably be looking around that area for a house. Not too worried about it being a shithole. All cities have their negatives. My wife and I both know a lot of people there and to me it's just another big city. Just swap out tornadoes for hurricanes.

**Crimson600+HP** · 06-07-2014, 12:44 AM

Have a buddy that lives in the Katy area. It's pretty built up with a lot of residential areas. Will definitely be different than DFW, but Houston has a thriving Mustang/car scene too. One if the tops in the nation...must be all that oil money!

**brtnstrns** · 06-07-2014, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by Crimson600+HP

Have a buddy that lives in the Katy area. It's pretty built up with a lot of residential areas. Will definitely be different than DFW, but Houston has a thriving Mustang/car scene too. One if the tops in the nation...must be all that oil money!

Yeah. Gonna have to find a new shop that treats me as well as TSM. Not sure if that'll be possible though

**DirtyD** · 06-07-2014, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by brtnstrns

Yeah. Gonna have to find a new shop that treats me as well as TSM. Not sure if that'll be possible though

There are definitely good shops down there. The Houston area Mustang guys will point you in the right direction

**Barry McCockiner** · 06-07-2014, 03:10 AM

Best of luck. I lived in Houston for three and a half years and loved it.

SterlingStang · 06-07-2014, 08:19 AM

Houston sucks lived there for 30 years. Dont go

**brtnstrns** · 06-10-2014, 01:12 PM

Alright guys, do any of y'all have recommendations on moving companies? I had no luck negotiating a moving package so it'll be on my dime but I want to know what companies are the best for the price? I'm not going to be a cheap-ass about it as I understand you get what you pay for, but obviously, value is important. And yes, I could save money moving it myself, but after moving myself for the past 8 years, I'm done with that, especially with the newer furniture I have now.

So, any suggestions for movers from Dallas to Houston?

**DirtyD** · 06-10-2014, 03:15 PM

I've seen commercials about Old Dominion Freight Line. You pack it, they will drive and deliver it. Don't know how their pricing fairs though

**Lucky13** · 06-16-2014, 05:10 PM

We used ABF Upack. They drop a trailer, you fill it they pull it down and drop it. Have so many days to unpack. Reasonable rates last time we used it.

**brtnstrns** · 07-11-2014, 10:28 PM

I'll admit, the drivers in Houston are shit (noticed even only being there a week - don't go on green because you can pretty much guarantee at least three people running the red) but pretty much everything else isn't as bad as you all made it out to be.

This new job is better in every conceivable way than my last one so I'm ecstatic. Going to close on our house in mid-August and will only have a 10-minute, 7 mile commute, whereas I've had an hour, 56 mile commute for the past three years.

So what are some shops I should look into for future Mustang-related issues?