I'm pathetic..... Farewell SDreefs!

[DaChrisDude]

Well, I am pathetic. This is my 4,000th post! I figure this is as good a post as any to say farewell. Or rather, to tell of my rapidly approaching departure.

I will be moving to San Bernardino next weekend (Sept 7-9th) for college and will be up there for 3 years. Next summer I will be getting married (July 19th!!). I’ll be up there for another two years after we get married while my wife finishes her bachelors. I’ve found a nice room for rent for the next year until the wedding. S. Bernie is about an hour and 15 minutes north for any that might ask...

I’m very sad to be leaving the SDreefs community… :( :( I’ve only been a member here for a year and a half, but I’ve learned SOO much from you guys, got a TON of GREAT deals, and met over 230 people (the vast majority of which were awesome peeps!) lol. This has been the greatest community of people I've ever met, everyone is so helpful - it's truly amazing. I'll be sad t leave it, hopefully there's a similar forum up there...?? I’ll probably be on every once in a while to say ‘hi’…

I’ve got a job at an LFS up there… Elliot’s Pet Emporium. They are a full-line store, with FW fish, but no saltwater. They hired me specifically to help them introduce SW to the store and get a toe-in into the SW market there. I’m really excited to be in-charge of that; decided what stock to keep, setting prices, picking them out in LA, etc…. *sweet* I will also be starting my own aquarium – servicing company after I’ve been there a few months. I also might dabble in some online sales, we shall see..


Anyway, THANK YOU every-one! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know many of you and learn stuff here. Thank you for helping me so much! Hopefully I’ve been able in turn, to help to a few of you also.

If you’re ever up in San Bernardino, let me know!



PS – I will be posting a bunch of stuff FS in the next day or two: (3) PDA’s, cell-phone, car-amp, movies, comp software, etc as well as Corals, and aquaria-related stuff… Please keep an eye out for them and help me get rid of some stuff I don’t need. Some of it will be free, most everything else really cheap, I need some moving-cash!


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[TaxGuru44]

Good to have met you man, take care up there and hope to run into you sometime.

Alex

[afitzwater]

Although I have never met you I would like to thank you for a lot of great info you have provided on this board....

Good luck up north

Don't be a stranger....

[rudy]

We'll miss you Chris.
You're a good guy to have met and dealt with.
You'll be keeping a tank won't you?
4000 posts in 18 months, and you took a month off!! Post Ho!:D

[gemini]

Great to have met you Chris.
Hopefully we will meet again, and ya you area post hoe

[coral diver]

Good luck with the future and not farewell just vacation or time off

[barometer]

Good luck with your move and school. Even though we've not met, you've definitely been a great asset on this board. We're only a click away, keep in touch! :)

[alex4angela]

Man that is crazy, 4000 posts. Good luck to you we sure are gonna miss seeing your post on every thread :). You ain't really leaving us are you?

[acbaldwin]

I say that we all boycott everything he's selling so that he's too broke to move! :D

Way to go Chris! Sounds like you've got a dream job waiting for you up there!
Good luck with everything and congrats on the soon to be marriage!

[impreza619]

good luck man! errr.. dude!

[JHAI4]

Good luck! Thanks for the advise...

[jacksandgo]

Good luck, Chris. But do stick around, bud, and don't go having your profile deleted on here. You never know when you might want to come back here...like in a month. LOL

Have a safe, easy move, bud.

[WanaLeime]

Chris,

who says you can't log on and say "hi"
The internet is limitless =)

let's just say your taking a "break" from the hobby....I took a 3.5 year break right before I got married, then I made a COMEBACK!!!

I'll be waiting to hear about your COME BACK tank...I bet it'll be even better than before!!! Keep Your Head UP HOMIE!!!!!

Good Luck up there....at least your close to the snow...=)

[dhuynh]

Good luck up there. I'm sure you'll be checking in on sdreefs more than other forums. :)

[reddog-reef]

hey chris, good luck with school, and the will be wife! Congrats on that by the way. You have been a good friend to me and have given me tons of advice and great deals! i hope to run into you sometime. Feel free to shoot me an email whenever you want. Good luck man

Ben

[mazilla]

why are you leaving?? there are members all over the place, and san berdo is not that far.

[BigAir]

Good to meet you Chris, cool dude for sure. You will be missed. Ya gotta atleast check in once in a while and say HI.

[marineman1978]

It was definately nice knowing you Chris. Your a easy person to get along with so I'm sure youll join the reefing community up there and have another 4000+ posts. Well, take care of yourself and your soon to be wife. Definately drop in on sdreefs every once in a while to say "whats up". Take it easy bro!

[malachai629]

:D I'm glad I got to meet you before you abandoned us all. Hee hee hee, yeah right, like you could ever stay away

[coral diver]

Like the saying that once you got your hands wet it will always stay wet :eek: is that true :eek: just say HI!!!! once in a while if you don't we will hunt you :D

[Diver Dan]

Hey chris,

We are going to miss you! Good luck in college and with the new job! I loved following the saga's and checking it out in person! Keep your tanks running!

You will be back! You have already posted again! 4001 :)

[bigcasino75]

Hey Chris good to meet you thanks for the great deals!! let us know when you get thing up and running up there San Ber. is not that far from Temecula plus I can go up to big bear on the way! good luck with everthing.

[DaChrisDude]

LOL!!!


Thanks guys (and gals) for the kind words! I feel so loved... *sniff*

I WILL be taking my two little tanks with me, don't worry, I'm not going to be abandoning them or the hobby. And I'll definitely check back here frequently, I'll keep my tank's thread up-to-date at least.

It's official, I'm packing up and moving this Friday! Only like, 5 more days!

[seahorse_man]

Chris very sad to see you go:( Please come on the boards every now and then I'm sure there is internet where you are going;) I found a good home for that 12' tank:rolleyes:

[DaChrisDude]

Hey everyone!

Quick lil update:

The move went smoothly, took couple of days, but I'm situated ok now. I'm loving being out 'on my own!' One BIG negative though, the landlord has said that my electrical outlets were on two separate circuits... as it turns out there's only one. I have a small in-wall AC unit, a mini-fridge, and a mini-freezer all running 24/7, if I have the TV running, the lights on and then I run the toaster-oven, it pops the breaker...ARG. So, I have to juggle things around so I'm not pulling too much juice at once. It sucks. There's no way at the moment that I can bring my aquariums up. Landlord said he's looking for a good electrician that can re-do some of the wiring and add in another circuit or two... I can't move my tanks up till that gets done. Sucks butt.

Otherwise, all is pretty well. I've worked 3 days at the new place -it's cool, but way different compared to being at FH... both good and bad.

Adios!

[Diver Dan]

Sounds like you are doing well! Hope you get your tank up there soon! Good luck in school! And come back every once in a while!

[Nick_Kun]

glad everythings working out for you there compadre. Find any reefers up there yet?

[DaChrisDude]

Thanks Nick.

Hmm...not yet sadly. One of my coworkers has a reef-tank, but he's too much of a stuck up bragart for me to really consider wanting to spend any more time with than I really have to. :D lol

[dc_909]

Looks like I will be seeing more of you on Inlandreefs.

I'm not that far from SB, if you ever want to trade/sell/buy something

[DaChrisDude]

Just signed up w Inlandreefs. :)

[acbaldwin]

Just signed up w Inlandreefs. :)


Inlandreefs? That sounds infinitely less cool than SDReefs. :D :p

[dc_909]

Doesn't even compare to SDreefs

[DaChrisDude]

Doesn't even compare to SDreefs



Definitely!

I found there's an Inlandreef'er that lives literally 2 blocks from me..

[livesoul]

hahaha, yes 4000 posts in a year in a half is insane! Man i can't thank you enough for helping setup my 240 gallon. Thanks for all the info, your a cool cat, peace and blessings!

-Wayne

[the used7]

Thanks for the zoas, goodluck with your girl:) My girl is confusing the hell at of me right now:) Cant live with them, cant live without them lol :)

[ManTis]

Good Luck Chris!!!