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  1. RevDrMartian

    Parents found out I am about to be a van-dweller.

    Welp, I have to say that I do love my young (4-to-9 years old) nephews and would take a bullet for them any day of the week, just so long as I do not have to deal with them for more than an hour at a time.  Meanwhile, you got a sponsored article that refers to police as 'pork' in an article on...
  2. RevDrMartian

    Parents found out I am about to be a van-dweller.

    Yup! I don't like kids! I don't give a rat's ass if others want them, but I prefer not to have them within 50 yards of me at any given time!  :P
  3. RevDrMartian

    Parents found out I am about to be a van-dweller.

    Well, they already know I am not getting married or ever having kids- I was never shy about telling them that I had zero interest in fathering squalling, stinking maggots. They are pretty cool with that thought at least, namely because my brother has three boys of his own, so their line is secure.
  4. RevDrMartian

    Parents found out I am about to be a van-dweller.

    Thanks for the thoughts, folks. I'm gonna percolate on them for a bit and figure out how to approach mum to calm her nerves. It is a funny thing, though- my parents are avid RV'ers and go on multi-week trips... but me in a truck causes them to lose their minds.
  5. RevDrMartian

    Parents found out I am about to be a van-dweller.

    Well, a truck-dweller. Mother is losing her shit and father is also upset. Now, the worst part about this is that they found out through a third party rather than through me.  I am very, very tired of the rat race and giving most of my paycheck to a landlord for the privilege of living under...
  6. RevDrMartian

    Measles outbreak southern Arizona

    Alberta had a measles outbreak not too long ago. Damn anti-vaxxer bullshit keeps parents from actually protecting their kids.
  7. RevDrMartian

    Ideas for Making Money On The Road

    Oh no doubt- I'd get upset as well! When I want quiet time, I want it -quiet-. I'd be quite far away from homes and camping places when it comes time to start hammering. Nice part of Canada is that it isn't too hard to find a spot like that.
  8. RevDrMartian

    Ideas for Making Money On The Road

    Need quite a bit more heat to do anything with steel, and those holes are quite tiny. Also, you can build the same thing with an old coffee tin, some sand, plaster of paris, and water. Why pay when you can build it yourself for pennies? Also, you can make enough charcoal to melt down an entire...
  9. RevDrMartian

    Ideas for Making Money On The Road

    That is a thought. I am just not much good with people and have an aversion to being stared at, so I dunno, hah. One thing that did occur to me a few minutes ago would be the idea of using local wood to make charcoal and hammering out a knife from a railway spike that had been quite literally...
  10. RevDrMartian

    Ideas for Making Money On The Road

    What would you folks thing of knifesmithing for road-friendly income? I've an interest and the physical ability. I can make a tiny forge out of an old brake drum, and a stump anvil is only four inches square and weights ~25 lbs. Two hammers, a small bench with a vice and an assortment of files-...
  11. RevDrMartian

    Canadian wank on the way out

    Certainly is a thought- nicer weather over there and I do actually like the rain. Come fall next year we shall see what we shall see! Cheers, Bob! I am thinking Stealth is going to be my usual go-to, but I am happy to boondock as well- there are a fair number of nooks and crannies around the...
  12. RevDrMartian

    Canadian wank on the way out

    But what if I like the cold?  :D My original idea before I started looking into a more permanent vehicle living was a wall tent and finding a cozy spot on an uninhabited lake somewhere over in Ontario. I'm from there originally and quite used to deep snow and that kind of weather. The thought...
  13. RevDrMartian

    Canadian wank on the way out

    Heyo there, I'm a 33-year-old Canadian wank, did two years in Law and another two in engineering and yet still cannot make ends meet due to a complete inability to relate to people. My GPA is 3.87, and yet there are no jobs for me. Debt is mounting and I cannot meet its demands- the...
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