Recent content by Ramnuts

Welcome. I live in Portland and really love it here, after 5 years. Moved down here from Seattle so the weather here is a LOT better than in that part of WA state. No Cascade Mtns to hold the clouds in...the wet weather just blows right through! I left the Bay Area in 1976 and don't like to...

Thanks, all, for the warm welcome. I wish I had a pension or health insurance! Those became self funded events with the company I worked for. Our defined pension plan was converted to a cash balance account in my 25th year with the company. I am buying health insurance under COBRA for the next...

My last day at work will be May 4. I have had the same professional job for 31 years, started with the corporation at age 21, right out of college. Looking forward to reinventing myself, doing some traveling and reconnecting with many old friends around the country. This may prove to be a year...