Boise: Some Very Nice People Live Here

Boise: Some Very Nice People Live Here

I dropped off my wife's TrailBlazer at Big O Tires in Meridian Friday morning to get a tire repaired, and while I was waiting, I ran across the street to Jack in the Box to have one of their breakfast burritos. During conversation with the gal behind the counter, I mentioned that I had been caught in the big HP layoff.

There was a young guy waiting for his order; he told me that he had just hired on at Shopko, and that they were starting to hire seasonal help. An older guy heard the conversation, and told me that his employer, a trash hauler, was hiring at the moment. An older woman worked for the same trash hauler, and told me that it was a good place to work, with what sounded like surprisingly good benefits for that level of job.

Now, I appear to have a reasonably high paying software engineering contract position lined up in Bend, so I am not likely to pursue any of these opportunities at this point in time--but it is one aspect of Boise that I really like, compared to most parts of California where I have lived. People go out of their way to show their practical concern and interest in complete strangers.