Slow Job Search
It’s been interesting trying to replace my wife’s job down here in Pensacola. Things seem to just move more slowly that back in Louisville. Maybe it’s a Southern thing? It seems like turnaround for a job application is 4+ weeks, and that that isn’t a surprise to anyone.
I’ve also been looking for a replacement for my Catholic Music Ministry, which has been a similar challenge compared to Louisville… Even the Catholic churches in Louisville that are on the verge of closing have bigger congregations than some here that are moderately healthy.
Prices of Things
Florida does their licensing and car registration differently. Driver’s licenses are for 10 years (at least at over 21 ages.) For car registration they get all money up front for the license plate, apparently. This means the driver’s license was about 2 times as much as expected and the car registration was about 2.5x the cost of our property tax renewal for my new car. My understanding is that the long run cost of registration is significantly cheaper, though.
We’re also missing ALDI, which made the weekly grocery bill significantly cheaper than it is currently, at least for common stuff like bread/cheese/eggs… No hope on the horizon of an ALDI showing up in the city anytime soon.
Being Remote
There are actual days in which I don’t actually run into people that don’t live in my house. I’d love to be able to walk (or quickly drive) down the street to be around other people. but the rental house that was available in the school district that we wanted to be in is 4 miles from any place of business. I’ve gone out for a couple of meetups and tried to connect with the local church, but it’s been pretty hard being an introvert and just randomly making friends.