InfraRed Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 1. ride train 2. get dog 3. face tat 4.... 5. retire with partner on organic farm 6. profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Does anyone have any experience with WWOOF they'd like to share? There's a few places in the East Bay that can get you going...I don't know what the situation is out in SF but I think there's a couple permaculture spots out here that might be able to point you in the right direction. I burn hot and cold on WWOOFers. Some are really cool, some rub me the wrong way. I've worked in the community off and on for years via EB Food Not Bombs (lots of overlap there) but never did it myself...one of these days I'll hear about something that sounds right and pursue it, but it hasn't happened yet. I've been doing other stuff lately not FNB related but if I hear anything I'll get back to you. It's around the time of year when people start making plans to go work on various farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Show us that bulgogi nurga! Internet is still slow as fuck, we had a cyclone pass over today. But mark my words, I will figure out this new photobucket and find that image when this shit starts working. Otherwise the Armada can come forth. Photobucket is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking slow man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Fuck that took a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 smash, trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Chick on the right just take a shot of soju or is she choking on some kimchi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 i would go to work in the oil/gas ind, or if you feel inclined to do that job different there are drillers in the geothermal/steam energy sector that are ex. oil/gas. Ask brewster and a couple other nurglers here . . . people with good heads on their shoulders get good placements, pay and a career. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 smash, trash Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 So you put in an application and go from there.. If you don't like an offer you can walk away. Thing is, it's a lot easier to trade up when you're already working to begin with. I get that it is really difficult to start over when you haven't had a legal job in a decade, and getting a job cuts into EBT. However, I was in a position similar to what you describe less than a year ago and I changed it, so I disagree. You said "The only on the books job I can get right now requires me to dress nice, pays $8/hr and tops out at 20 hours a week." I don't believe you. How often do you look for jobs and what kind of jobs are you looking for? Your thinking smacks of fatalism. It all comes down to your motivations and what you are satisfied with I suppose. You don't believe me? Well, fuck me standing, there goes all my credibility. Maybe I should just go lay down in a pile of dicks and die now. When you said "Sell cocaine" it took me a minute to realize that it was great advice, but probably not in the way that you would think. Now I know that whenever you say something is a good idea, I should probably do the exact opposite. FWIW, the job was doing food delivery on a bike in SF and the reason I passed was because they didn't even pay minimum wage. They said that tips would average out my take, I told them I'd rather have minimum wage than gamble on the kindness of the extremely idle rich. Thus, the impasse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie blowjob Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 sell your butthole, quarters and nickels will get you by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardwanderer Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Now I know that whenever you say something is a good idea, I should probably do the exact opposite.. Don't commit suicide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Yer Ego Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 i can't think of a lot of options for room and board unless you're an all around handy man and find a work for free rent/basic expenses deal on CL or you head to cali and work on a vineyard or if by the completely odd chance your record is totally clean and you're gay or seem gay as fuck and don't look/act/talk sketch in any way...you could be a nanny or oil rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Yer Ego Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Fuckin' wish I could pay my staff that. On a public holiday, I have to pay underage's $27/hr to wash glasses in the restaurant. And that's Australian money, not US funny money. WHAT and usd is only .06 higher than australian dollar and i'm smarter than like 75% of australians time to move australia then i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Haha. I have an American working for me at the moment, but he's in a pretty high position. The hardest part for me is not randomly talking in an American accent when he asks me a question. Top bloke though. Not me, him. I'm an arsehole. One thing to remember is the cost of living here. A decent six pack costs $18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Yer Ego Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 $18 for a decent pack? of cigarettes? damn. i'd probably quit by that point also look like rent is pretty expensive everywhere thought it was super cheap at first until i realized every place was per week price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 6 pack of beer i think cigarettes will set you back about 15 a pack, coffee is around 5 bucks and you would shit your pants when you saw petrol prices here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Australia sounds like it sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Not that any of you fuckers care - but compared to Canada I thought Oz. was expensive when I lived there, but at that time there was a decent amount of job openings for skilled trade. Here its $10 bucks a pack for smokes 10-15 for a cold 6 pack $4.86 for a Gallon ($1.28 per liter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Currently I live in San Francisco (minimum wage 10.24) and work a dead-end food service job. This is your number one problem. Quit right now and don't ever look back. Food service is the fucking worst. But why not move to colorado or washington and start a weed store. 100% Legal in those states. You might want to consider using some of your restaurant connections to buy some woman (just ask the mexican dudes who speak no english they know someone) and start a "massage" business. Or you could import some eastern european or asain woman. Figure your investment to buy them would pay off in no time and you would never have to worry about cooch. You could also slice your finger off at work and just sit back and get workers comp for the rest of your life. You might need to make it a whole hand to that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackalackin Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thought I'd update this, even though I'm sure no one really cares. I managed to nab a job at a lodge in the Sierras right outside of Yosemite. It was the best thing I've ever done with my life and I find myself very happy. My job is extremely hard, bussing in their fancy restaurant, but it's far better than my last one. I'm leaving at the end of the season, either with an amazing girl I managed to find myself, or a car bought from my friend, to continue the adventure. Phase one went off without a hitch, and thanks for all the advice oontz! Really glad you warned me against WWOOF and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Nice one mate. Awesome country around that way, any photos? Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzzi 9mm Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Fuck these pack up and jet threads. I've got the 2 year itch at work and this only fuels that furnace. Oh yeah and i want to hear more stories about this "weed harvest / stooge fest" in cali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackalackin Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Yeah I've been sorta updating a Flickr but it's rare, I don't generally have internet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/93771326@N03/ I too would like to hear more about the weed harvest stooge fest. Cali is somethin else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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