Mauler5150 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 2/6/2018 at 1:29 AM, misteraven said: Seems a lot of people are in a similar state of mind... Sick of social media or already giving it up, tired of retarded rents and crowds, tired of scraping out a meager existence in the rat race... Realizing that the world seems eager to keep driving full throttle towards the cliff. Obviously there's a lot of opinion on this subject that keeps popping up across different threads. In general, I've seen lots of people sort of realizing that we seem to be on one of those hamster wheels chasing the latest iPhone or whatever gadget and then quickly realizing that its just a temporary happiness before your back running on the wheel chasing that next thing. Just a hollow existence that leaves you suddenly realizing how miserable everything seems to be. Anyhow, many of you guys know that I made a pretty big move myself a year or two back. I had an apartment in Soho and brand consultancy / creative services agency around the corner, lots of invites to private / industry parties, more free sneakers than I can wear, etc... Yet, I was miserable. Seemed like everyone around me was miserable. Seemed like anytime I made an extra dollar, my cost of living went up an extra $0.98. I realized one day that some of the guys that lived in my building earned many, many times what I was likely to ever see and yet they lived the same basic life I did. At at the same restaurants, obviously lived in similar apartments, walked the same streets. No doubt I wasn't in a place to own a Mclaren GT or mansion in the Hamptons, but I also realized those guys owned shit they never used because it was a hassle to pull an exotic car out of parking, drive it down bumper to bumper cobble stone streets, just to zip around NJ for a few hours. Or wait in Friday / Sunday traffic fighting bridge and tunnel traffic to hit the Hamptons, so they didn't bother. Even worse, they had that same hollow look that seemed to me to be the same misery I saw in everyone else's eyes. I used to skim IG and Tumblr looking at these amazing cabins with mountain views or photos of dudes fly fishing in these amazing landscapes and figured if I could only win the Mega... Then it occurred to me that you didn't actually need to win the Mega to live that lifestyle. That the organic vegetables for sale at Dean & Deluca I could really afford and the cabin with spectacular mountain views was accessible if I approached it a different way. So I started making some changes, rearranging plans and eventually dropped out of that situation. Managed to work some stuff around to buy a place in the Mountain of NW Montana, grow my own organic vegetables, raise a flock of free range chickens and ducks and live a more satisfying existence. Finally get back to the stuff that was important to me (12oz) and actually be available and involved with my kids and family. So that's the Cliff Notes version of my story. If you guys are interested I'll post some pictures and always happy to answer questions. Mostly, I was just interested in hearing from you all and seeing if a thread like this and some advice from the few of us that have made this type of move, might inspire some of you other guys that are trying to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Fuck I quote this past to say I’ve done a similar thing but it crashed and I’ll write my response again when I leave the beach I’m kicking back on right now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 @nicklesndimes damn dude you have the spinner and all that - I just pulled my first frame last week, my first time harvesting anything. I need to pull a few more I think as the hive was pretty full. I just scraped the frame and used a strainer. Amateur as fuck 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 @Mauler5150 good to see you posting man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 27 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: if you ever have more wax/debris in the honey than you'd like, you can pour it through clean, unused pantyhose from the store as a filter, comes out spotless. Or... you could pour it through some used pantyhose and market it as "honey trap" 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 4 hours ago, fat ralphy said: @Mauler5150 good to see you posting man Thanks man. I’ve gone completely minimalist living out of my car and using my gym membership to shower and train while I stay either at the beach or in the bush so I can work and maintain some attachment to the grid while I sort my life out after getting caught in an existential wormhole for the past few years. The best part is I have complete freedom yet the only downside is that I only am able to play my guitar unplugged at the moment and I’m still figuring out the whole power/electricity situation and optimising my things I have with me so that I can eventually get back to where I belong, but with rent for single rooms here on Perth being exorbitant to where a person who owns a 3 bedroom place can rent out two rooms and pay off a mortgage, the only feasible option is to do what I’m doing right now while I deal with my pending native title case. A long story but I’ll elaborate more as time goes on…. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LUGR Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 FedEx delivery of 1 raccoon to @Deine Mudder. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Ha! I'll take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 undefined - Imgur (2).mp4 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Then today on my way to get gas I spotted a mama bear and 2 cubs. Got pretty close to the cub in the pic. Scared him a bit so I backed up and checked with the mama to make sure we were cool, then watched them go. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deine Mudder Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Also those bears man.. wow 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 The possum tick consumption volume assessment has been called into question, some very generous stats techniques were used to extrapolate those numbers. Still, possums are dope and you shouldn't fuck with them the same as you shouldn't fuck with any other living creature you're not going to eat or are being threatened/attacked by. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 From wikipedia - When threatened or harmed, they will "play possum", mimicking the appearance and smell of a sick or dead animal. This physiological response is involuntary (like fainting), rather than a conscious act. In the case of baby opossums, however, the brain does not always react this way at the appropriate moment, and therefore they often fail to "play dead" when threatened. When an opossum is "playing possum", the animal's lips are drawn back, the teeth are bared, saliva foams around the mouth, the eyes close or half-close, and a foul-smelling fluid is secreted from the anal glands. The stiff, curled form can be prodded, turned over, and even carried away without reaction. The animal will typically regain consciousness after a period of a few minutes to four hours, a process that begins with a slight twitching of the ears.[41] what the fuck 😅 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Deine Mudder said: From wikipedia - When threatened or harmed, they will "play possum", mimicking the appearance and smell of a sick or dead animal. This physiological response is involuntary (like fainting), rather than a conscious act. In the case of baby opossums, however, the brain does not always react this way at the appropriate moment, and therefore they often fail to "play dead" when threatened. When an opossum is "playing possum", the animal's lips are drawn back, the teeth are bared, saliva foams around the mouth, the eyes close or half-close, and a foul-smelling fluid is secreted from the anal glands. The stiff, curled form can be prodded, turned over, and even carried away without reaction. The animal will typically regain consciousness after a period of a few minutes to four hours, a process that begins with a slight twitching of the ears.[41] what the fuck 😅 On 2/4/2022 at 9:49 PM, One Man Banned said: 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Nice shots man, did you take those? Great set of teeth they have 😬 bet that hurts when they bite ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 11:24 AM, Deine Mudder said: Ha! I'll take it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Z6J_DBY7U Check it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:02 AM, Deine Mudder said: Nice shots man, did you take those? Great set of teeth they have 😬 bet that hurts when they bite ya My pix. He got caught while trapping for other animals. Minimal chance of getting bit in this situation because it's doing as described and playing possum. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Should add that possum is being held by a professional who advises regular peeps against doing that. Its jaws were stuck around the trap so it had to be removed by hand. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anomalisticaccoutrements Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 And the racoons being held by the homie who's definitely not a professional Incase anyone was concerned, but a lot of times these days people domesticate racoons I guess for whatever reason. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anomalisticaccoutrements Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 10 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: @anomalisticaccoutrements how did he end up holding a raccoon up for a photo? Well he never really expounded on that, but I mean there used to be this lady called the bear lady when I lived at the beach who fed bears that eventually died being mauled to death, if you go on YouTube and look up racoon videos you'll find rednecks who will feed whole gaggles of racoons and literally pet them like dogs Soo I'm just assuming he stumbled upon that sorta situation out in the sticks on a delivery route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 8 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: another gallon freezer bag of habeneros looking good! yet I'd always chop them up when freezing them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Recently took the Thai chilis and made chilil garlic sauce. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 51 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: easy recipe on this? Around 1/3 cup vinegar, 1t salt, 1t sugar, 2 heads garlic, 8 or more chilis, blend together or run it through your slap chop. Adjust to taste with the salt/sugar. That's good enough for me, but some recipes will call for 1t corn starch mixed with 1T water to make a slurry, then add that to the mix. I imagine you have to heat that up too but I skip the slurry as I said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: awesome dude. stored, does it keep well? Don't know, it's usually eaten up within a week. Should keep 2-3 weeks in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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