re: Job Offer on Oahu - Worth it?

Put it this way, if you don't go now while you don't have too many encumbrances, you will most likely look back on it later in life and regret it.

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randy Travis once said, “they say hindsight’s 20/20”.

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trust me, he didn't coin that saying, just saying

it’s a joke dude! Lighten up Francis

No

1) All the baws saying that you should do it, never even considered doing it

2) The guys that are military based aren't good examples. They get perks that youll never have available to you

3) I did it for 5 years. After 3, you are pulling your hair out. That's 150 weekends of doing the exact same thing: swim, surf, hike, tour. It gets REALLY boring. And youre never going to have the money or time off from work to return to the mainland

And the locals really do dislike haoles. And the traffic is brutal. And everything is expensive as shite. A McDs Happy meal that costs you $4.75 here, is $6.99 in Honolulu

And you have to consider the Rip Van Winkle factor. While youre enjoying the years in Hawaii time doesn't slow down over here. When you return you start at the bottom of the totem pole in dating, job advancement, circle of friends, etc

Just do it. Don’t bring your truck unless you have to. Plenty of people to buy cars from moving back to the mainland, mainly military. People who talk about island fever or boredom may be true for them but not for you. Never had an issue with racism. I lived in Kauai for 7 years and now Oahu for 7 and I don’t have any of those issues. Traffic can be a real pain but depending on where you live and work it may not be. Everything is workable so the question is do you want to pass this up while young and single?

ETA: LSU games are always on TV,sometimes you’ll have to wake up for 6a but the cool thing is you still have a whole day after a couple games. Saints games can get tricky sometimes but after last year they’ll have plenty games on TV and you can always go to a place that has games or get Direct TV.

You're single because you look like a cave troll

So for those who have lived or live on the island, how bad is the traffic around Pearl Harbor? That is where I will be working.

It depends on where you’re coming from and what time of day. But in the area it’s not necessarily bad.