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My wife is happy with her job at Chubbuck PD. I'm confident that I can find "coverage" that will put me back at the house. The current tasking has to be in the San Diego facility. No options there. A position at INL/EROB in Idaho Falls would be an expensive commute from Pokey. I'm paying $500 rent + utilities + commute + very high San Diego food prices + CA state income taxes. That's a lot of overhead to keep the good salary.

Shelley is a nice area. Had I spent a bit more time researching, I might have selected a house in Ammon. It's the smaller city east of IF that is better managed than IF. I'm actually in Chubbuck, a smaller city north of Pocatello and better managed. My wife and I enjoy trips to Yellowstone, so Ammon would have been closer. Still close to a good airport and good shopping. I like the mountains around my home in Chubbuck compared to the relative flatness of Ammon. Less traffic in the Pokey area too.