[BrianR]

Further information:

ONE of the two companies is offering a $1000 signing bonus, but it's not the one I'm leaning toward.

I can always make it a road trip on my motorcycle (after I fix it that is), but that'll cost me a seriously sore butt.

The company will loan me the lodging money but it'll cost another $100 to pay it back (can you say usury? Sure, I knew you could!), keeping me in their debt that much longer.

Still thinking hard on the subject. I sure could use the money, and steady work isn't to obad either, it allows me to reclaim my masculine identity. On the other hand, it'll be tough to claim I'm disabled if I make that much money in a demanding job. Of course, it's only two years, then I can move my skills to a more local, user-friendly company. What's a few more gray hairs between friends, right?

I hope this doesn't keep me up nights...

Brian