I need to get away, got money saved up and ready to make a big escape soon.

Obviously I will stretch the funds very conservatively and still find odd jobs. I have skills in construction, handyman/maintenance work and food service jobs, cooking, sous chef, kitchen prep. I'm a hard worker, that's never been the issue. Wherever I end up, I'll find a job to keep staying afloat.

Go with it. Summer. See what happens.

I'm thinking Oregon but I've heard it's gone too radical lefty and I don't know what sort of crowd to expect there.

I know it's beautiful land though and that's what I'm looking for.

I'm not very social as it is.

In fact I want to stay as antisocial as possible.

be careful, its dangerous out there. it's not all free love & stuff, people are desperate and will do anything.

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im definitely not all about free love.

i dont want to do this as some romanticized, wanderlust obsessed hippie vagrant.

i just need a new start in my life.

i'd be more concerned about the ones coming up to me than i would be about them.

im not afraid to take a person to their knees if the situation calls for it.

i appreciate the concern friend but maybe the ones already out there that lie in the shadows waiting for me ought to be careful too

watched all of jolson videos this week, how strange to see it here.

you go tarzan! :)

Greyhound to California. Stowaway on a ship headed to Oahu, they have a big homeless tent and cardboard box city you can live in. Get a job at one of the hotels/resorts.

thats actually a very fitting name there.

kind of hit in a really deep place for me.

i appreciate the vote of confidence.

is your handle a reference to the band or bonnie tyler's total eclipse of the heart? or neither? lol

Did it, interesting experience. Drugs are big in that scene, you'll get some spiritual parasites bonded to ya. Hopefully they scare ya straight but that's if you're lucky.

I was so, you probably will be too...maybe

Older now Jesus is real, unless you're arrogant then he's still real but you'll have no way to know that.

Live a daily budget

My only advice

This is actually something I would be very much interested in doing.

Do you have any pointers about how to get from cali to oahu? I mean you seem oddly specific about this.

Can you point me in the right direction, friend?

no, but I love that song.

You could get a hob at a National Park Resort - sous chef or whatever

They have bunkhouses and free lodging for workers
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Many go from Park to park - North In the Summer like Mount Ranier outside Seattle
And Grand Canyon in Arizona in the winters

You get a place to stay - a paycheck - a place of natural beauty to enjoy and hike on days off - don't know about health insurance - but you do t need a car to get to work

Drugs have lost all their appeal to me. I'm too old now. I've sown a lot of wild oats and lost a lot of people that meant everything to me along the way. Burned too many bridges. I'm too tired and carry too much pain. I could take all the money I've saved and go blow it on drugs but thats the wrong kind of escape I want. I just want to get away and travel and have new experiences. I have old buddies try to get me to come hang out and get high and shoot the shit with them but I'm not afraid to tell them no. Now, spiritual parasites? I might be the biggest one of them all, I'm afraid.

Writing this suggestion down in my book to keep in mind.

I appreciate it.

Kinda mopey sad bastard music but sort of my feelings about moving along down the road.

With just a thousand bucks in your pocket, you'll be robbing convenience stores within a month. Or dead. For what you want to do, you need at least 20K. Bare minimum.

forget the past, have a vision for your future and just do it.

You might consider New Mexico. It's inexpensive to live here, at least out of the big cities it is.

I can't write the name of the town wherein I live because GLP changes it to something weird, but here's a link--

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Nobody bothers you, if you don't want to be bothered.

There are no EQs, no tornadoes, no hurricanes, no volcanoes. We do have a windy season, but that's about the worst. The water is of course terrible, but I just fill up jugs.

Of course it gets hot as hell in June/July, but that's the worst of the heat. It rarely snows, and the winters are mild compared to elsewhere.

It is a liberal State, but like I said, if you don't bother anyone, they don't bother you.

You could definitely find a job here, given what you've said your skill set is.

I've lived here over four years, and I really like it here. I'm 60, though, and just like the quiet life. If you like to bar hop, then this isn't the place for you....lol, there is only one bar. I've never been, so I can't say anything about that.

Do some research about the area....I mean, there's Las Cruces, Ruidoso, and Roswell, too. I wouldn't want to live in Las Cruces, though, too many people for me, but it's where I do most of my shopping.

I'm very happy here in "Alamo".....

Head up to Moncton and hang out with the Trailer Park Boys. You can get some work with Mr. Lahey and Randy and have some hijinks with Ricky and Julian

Don't buy a suitcase buy a Teton Sports backpack. One of the best bargains out there. Search theoutdoorgearreview on youtube for his opinion....

A very beloved friend of the family moved to New Mexico long ago and loved it, died peacefully there, happy and content with the life changes she made in her old age. I avoid bars like the plague honestly. If I want to enjoy a cold beer I'd rather sip it on my front porch or over a nice campfire. New Mexico sounds quite lovely and I don't think it would be as expensive on the greyhound not like going halfway across the country to cali or oregon. I appreciate the suggestion! (by the way this is CM, CG. dont have a paid acct anymore) hope you're well though nice to see you on my thread.

....GLP even messes up links to the town. Lawdy.

The name of the town starts with "Alamo".........and then add on "gordo" to that, and you have the full name of the town.


My gawd, what does GLP have against the town I live in!

You'd be surprised on how far someone can stretch their money when they've grown up in extreme poverty.

Looks BEAUTIFUL! I especially love the white sands!! Very lovely suggestion, CG.

CM?....I don't know what that is for the full name.

But, SEE! You'd have a friend here!....

I've had a few handful of accounts on here. Christopher Michael? Publican was one of my main ones? Idk different names. Haha but yeah we've exchanged PM's a bit before. GLP helped my mom out quite a bit when she got diagnosed with colon cancer. Idk if any of thats ringing a bell.