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The reason why the US had such a strong economy was because post WW2, it was the only developed country who didn't have to rebuild their entire infrastructure from the gound up. The US supplied all the finished goods to the bombed out countries so they could compete with the US. The US had a...

Been to Wolfesboro NH, Keene NH and Damriscotta several times. Damn tourist traps in the Summer. Best time to Visit is in the Winter when there are only locals. I'm pretty sure Galena IL is on RT66 so I've been through there, also.

Still Still no problems with mine after a year and a half. Pretty consistent 50 to 200 mb down, which is more than I need. Of course, camp hosting in Western Oregon it's pretty useless.

Camp hosting on Detroit Lake for the Summer. Never spent much time in Oregon before this. Its a beautiful state. We drove from Tillamook to Newport one day last week on US101. My wife kept saying the ocean was on the wrong side. Normally when the water is on the right, we are driving north on...

My wife and I started looking at small RV trailers to live in. As crappily as they were built, with stuff we would never use or want to deal with, we decided to build out our own CTC instead. No regrets. Since I built it, I know how to fix it. I know how to take it apart and remodel it. It's...

I believe there is a case before the supreme court right now in regards to public land access. Much of the west is a mix of public and private land in an alternating checkerboard pattern. The railroads in the 1800's realized they could do this and control large swathes of land without having to...

Yep, too hot down there. Moved up to where I could see snow and ended up helping someone who ran out of gas just 8 miles from Ely NV. The day before I was down to 10 miles left per the onboard computer. I put 18.2 gallons in my 18 gallon gas tank. Gas stations are few and far between on US50...

Tulare is already refilling due to the rains earlier. The snowmelt will just continue flooding the farmer who redirected all the water and drowned out his neighbors. Nice company out there. Not sure why anyone thought it was a good idea to drain the largest lake west of the Mississippi and then...

That seems more like dog owners who bag up their dogs waste then toss it somewhere out of sight.

Especially this year. It didn't hit 90 until last week. That's my sign to move North and didn't have to move very far to get back into the 60 to 80 degree range. Now I'm waiting for the area around Great Basin National park to warm up so I can go visit that before I have to drive to Oregon for...

Not sure if you've ever watched Nate @explorist.life videos, but he's pretty good with detailed videos. Will Prowse @ diysolar is good, too.

I didn't bother asking. After that much of an increase it was obvious they didn't want my business.

Mine almost doubled with Geico. It forced me to shop around and I ended up going with USAA for less money, and better coverage.

Getting ready to move North to avoid the worst of the heat tomorrow. Quartzsite area has been fun, but it's time to slowly migrate north. Tentatively thinking Pahrump via Death Valley and then Great Basin National park and take highway 50 back towards US95 and up into Oregon. I have a part time...

Starlink doesn't have a cap. After 1TB, your internet traffic is deprioritized. It's only for residential service. Roaming is always deprioritized, but still no cap.

Every society throughout history, the lower classes ended up destroying the upper classes. It's going to happen in the US, eventually. We will have another civil war, or October Revolution, or a workers revolt. It's just a matter of time. Maybe the trigger will be an economic collapse, or a real...

You would think, but that's not the case.

The wife and I did laundry today in Quartzsite. We normally take a short walk while waiting for our clothes to wash or dry. We walked down main street and walked over a wash that runs underneath the road. I peeked over the edge and there was a huge pile of trash on the side of the wash, some...

I have no problem paying a small fee. I do have a problem with paying a small fee, the time spent waiting and then a denial of permit. I think it was in Montana, or Wyoming a young boy scout found some rusty cans on National Park land. Being the responsible steward that Boy Scouts are taught...

I've been sorta following the whole recording on federal lands rule kerfuffle for a few years. There are several YouTube videos on it. The original challenge was on 1st Amendment grounds. I still think there is a challenge there where in order to apply for a permit, you have to pony up ~ $100...