A bear and a rabbit are shitting behind a tree together. As they finish up, the bear asks the rabbit, "hey, do you have a problem with shit sticking to your fur?"
I'm so happy to learn that that joke is multinational!
"Had a mole removed from my ass the other day. Never gonna crap outdoors again" Larry the cable guy.
A bit more serious: always more than 50 meters from the house/camp. Never upriver. Always in a pit - cover and mark it when it's full. You most empathically do not want to step on 2" of soil on top of a two yard deep shit-pit.
It sure was, belts, hair brushes, fly swatters, wooden spoons (many times broken during the event), spatulas, well you get it. Am I telling you more than you want to know about my childhood and personality? : )
I can totally relate. My wicked grandmother (who died on Friday the 13th no less) carried a wooden spoon in her purse which she assailed me with at whim. Never did like that woman…she had issues, then so did my mom, so said to myself at a young age, ‘the train stops here.’ Never had kids as a result, and am now grateful I don’t, but never have stopped fighting for what I know in my heart to be right in this world. No perpetual victim for me, and damn well sure, no pronouns (victims) for me.
Usnea (Spanish moss) makes The Best tp, and I should know. Has a nice scouring effect - thorough yet gentle. Much cheaper than this stuff, lovely as it may be -
It is indeed, and it is so easy to acquire and make, I keep some on hand at all times. A worthy simple. After 50 years of study, I have come to believe that Nature provides us with every medicine we need. It is up to us to find and enlist them.
The men do this at races especially marathons. I think they should be penalized as we women must use a pot-ta -pot which takes more time. Well, those of us that id as females that is and have 2 X chromosomes
Want to know how you know the current thing is a scam?…
I live off grid, the government doesn’t want you to live off grid. They make it impossible. You have to say it’s a “camp” in order to get off grid, and even then they come poking around looking for things to ding you on.
They treat a converted shed with no electricity and no plumbing like you’ve built a new WalMart in the woods…
They most definitely do not want you on Solar, with composting toilets and wood burning stoves…
We are semi-off grid. Solar is connected to the local utility whether you want to or not - and they just cut the buy our solar cost in half. Now, 2 counties in Texas are discussing taxing rainwater collection. So, even here, the lib/government agend is making it's presence known.
No comrade. You are misguided. Our dear leaders would never tax the air we breathe. They just want a small fee attached to the carbon we are adding to it. Also a small fee for the plants to remove the carbon from the air for us. They will only use the money to make sure the process is done correctly. It will be a service. Just like the Internal Revenue Service.
Of course! Our lords and masters long since established that carbon, in all of it's forms, is taxable. And my exhalations, to my sorrow, contain that climate destroying element. It is only right and just that we mere mortals bear the cost of an agency mandated to managing demon carbon.
they didn't- but some idiot was saying that rain water off my roof wasn't "my property"- and the company that installed them gave me two sets of receipts to get a state refund that just
That's the word on the street. I read about 12 yrs ago that Oregon wanted to or was going to tax snow melt because you don't own the snow on your roof, the "state" does. If these 2 counties decide to tax RWC (rain water collection), then folks who live in dry/drought areas will be pissed. Given the invasion we have from CA/NY, etc. and the droughts we've had for the past several years, Texas cannot sustain the population growth with just groundwater. Anyone who lives here and doesn't have RWC is insane. It's almost a necessity and if county govts decide to attempt to tax it, I can only imagine the backlash.
Yeah, "they" all say, before moving, I'm farther right than (insert far right person). Then they get to the free state they're moving to and vote for the same BS they wanted away from. 🙄 Maybe they shouldn't be allowed to vote for 5 years after they move.
And, I'd like to see anyone who crosses our border illegally banned from citizenship for at least 3 generations, no ability to vote and no say in anything that happens in our country.
Do you live in Cali? Yours has been our dream (off grid) but finding your story true here. Tattle tailing another problem if something seems at all suspect. Wonder where to settle next.
I have done extensive research into this. Florida is filling up fast. Places like Alaska, Montana, Texas, still lots of open spaces if you can stand the weather. The Ozarks - again, weather - how are you with heat and humidity? Some righteous patriot enclaves there, most of them are Christian and would prefer that you share their faith-based ideology. Cheap and beautiful old farms in Kentucky, some near the Amish communities (great neighbors) but again, horrible humidity after living in California. Eastern Washington and Idaho, rural Utah. I lived off grid in NorCal for 20 years, a woman alone, not a dog or a gun (at that time), just going on my reputation as a crazy old witch in the woods. People left me alone. I had some adventures, never felt threatened. That ended five years ago, the cartels have taken over and I have said goodbye to the quiet woods. I miss them. Now looking at Mexico as a very desirable retirement strategy.
Sometimes I think I'd go through a full immersion baptism to join Pastor Joe and the folks on Shofar Mountain. Those folks really have their sh*t together. Love his vlog, "Viking Preparedness".
I've been thinking Western Montana or Eastern Idaho (panhandle). I've also considered Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The heat in those 4 are not to my liking though.
Thanks for the ideas! We watched Tucker once about the free country of Hungary(?) I thought I’d check it out. Likely more law abiding than MX? Not sure of weather. We are sticking it out in beautiful, temperate California.
Law-abiding is not a big issue with me, as I have spent the last three decades in a lawless wild west town, the nearest law enforcement is 1 1/2 hours away - if they come, which they don't. Lawlessness is old hat to us. Think Mexicans in Mexico will be model citizens compared with what we're used to. Hungary is beautiful and absolutely would be a top choice for me as a place to live in Europe. My step-grandson just returned to his home in Scotland after a Grand Tour of Europe with his buds. Prague and Budapest were his favorite places. I have ruled it out, as the weather is too extreme in the winter for this Island girl. We did investigate Spain and Portugal. The weather on the western (Pacific) side of Baja is more or less the same as San Diego, all year round - mid 60s to low 80s. Suits me just fine. And I don't think we could live like kings on $2000 a month in Hungary, as we could in Mexico. Lastly - and this is a big deal - I have been landlocked for 30 years, and this undine is ready to be near her natural home again. I long for the sea, I know the bliss of living on it and mean to have it again.
I know what you mean about missing the woods. I squatted outside Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories in a cabin that "floated" on Great Slave Lake. It got too cold. I had to leave .The Mounties burned it down. Same in Squamish, B.C. next to the dump and the bears. Had to return home. Death in the family. It was right beside the River of Golden Dreams which overflowed its banks one Boxing Day.. Cabin flooded but didn't float away.
Sounds like we could swap some stories Patricia, you and I, we have both had our share of Jack London moments. I had broken pipes and a flooding cabin one Christmas, fixed pipes in the freezing dark with a flashlight held in my teeth. Creek nearly took me out, wildfires more than once. I have burned furniture to stay warm...and yet in spite of the hardships, or maybe because of them, these places find a deeper place in our hearts and memories, as they have demanded strength, resourcefulness and endurance from us, and in return given us back more authentic lives as well as the many songs the earth sings that most of humankind is not around to hear.
My experience of living off grid is limited to two or three years and perhaps the circumstances were exceptional (when are they not?), yours is authentic while mine was a brief interlude. Notwithstanding a hiatus of 40+ years, I remember the inestimable pleasure of chopping wood and the ineluctable glee of meeting with a light switch. I don't really want to go back over old memories; today's news is enough to monopolize one's mind. But, thank you for the invitation to share stories. Good luck in finding your next homestead. I hope it is better than the one you're leaving and the next one, if needed, better still.
Oh Jeez, isn't that sickening?? Can't the Ugly Californians, you know, Those Guys, just move to another blue state and Stop the Spread? They give us conservative, Newsom-loathng, Pelosi-hating, De Santis-loving, Grady Judd-adoring, Biden-despising Californians such a bad name!! And there are far more of us than people realize.
No, it's those fine blue folk from the NE - NJ and NY especially. They say they want to live under the freedom that is DeSantis. Funny tho....it's the immigrants who fled Venezuela and other fabulously socialist/communist countries in Latin America who will likely turn Broward/Dade counties RED. They tell the snowbirds that life under socialism is not where the US needs to be - let's see how this next election goes....
Yes, in spite of their plans, the Hispanic wave is proving to be a red one.
The Libs moving to Florida want to live under the freedom that is DeSantis, but want to vote against that freedom. And they don't see anything wrong with that idea? Truly, these people are profoundly stupid.
Yes, you can now. They have changed the laws, foreigners can now own property outright through a bank trust called a fideicomiso. You can also go with a long term lease but it's not advisable, should your landholder become greedy, or die and have kids that want to change things up. Best thing, only thing, is to acquire a good real estate attorney to help you. They will take care of all the due diligence and draw up the paperwork, also help you navigate the move. https://beachpleasemexico.com/real-estate-foreigner-in-mexico/
I looked into Mexico ages ago. Didn't have the capital then or the cojones to make an investment. So....are there places where the cartels haven't taken over?
I'd say there are many, and I think I'd experience fewer cartel encounters there than I do here, in my own fair town. There is crime, but there is crime here, lots of it. You can get on expat blogs and get the scoop, also read the newspapers there. The bottom line is, cartels and gangs tend to leave gringos - tourists and expats - out of their business, if the gringos stay out of theirs, in other words, don't get involved in shady dealings. The government is very determined to protect the tourist industry, so they look askance on crimes against gringos. Still not safe to drive at night. Graft, corruption and bribery - the legendary "mordida" - are still going on, but it's all pretty much simple and out in the open, so you know where you are, unlike the U.S., where they pretend such things don't happen. I find that refreshingly straightforward. We are looking at Baja, plan a long circumambulation this winter. Friends love Mazatlan, also San Miguel de Allende, big artist colony there. Also Oaxaca. A friend has lived in Puerto Vallarta for years, she loves it, but I find it's getting too big, with big city troubles. Merida in the Yucatan is supposedly very safe but I could never tolerate the heat and humidity. It's a big country, many states, but I demand an ocean and decent weather for my golden years, so that narrows down the search considerably.
Helped my mom move to Mexico in 1998 and she never looked back. Spent a lot of time there, and depends what you’re looking for. I’m not into where she retired (Lago de Chapala), but travelled extensively around the country by bus, car, and on foot, and never felt ‘unsafe.’ It’s all a matter of perception.
You can do it - you just need to do a bit of research and make sure the area you move to has the local population that will fight for individual rights and speak out....people here are getting vocal and that's a good thing. Also, with the over-valued real estate, buyers are in control.
I'm racking my brain trying to second-guess the 'Next Thing' so I can get ahead of it. As they've all been taken already, I'm going with WW3, 'cause if that doesn't scare the living shite out of ye, I dunno what will.
Definitely seems like there's an undercurrent which suggests aliens are next - though I think people would welcome them compared to our venerable world 'leaders'!
Then again, it could be we find out (ala Men in Black or They Live) that Biden, Jean-Pierre, etc. ARE the aliens, which actually would be extremely disappointing!
If I was an alien and scanned and interpreted Earth signals, and saw the pinko-haired nose-ring bedecked wamyn, hairsniffers, and other such, I'd mine Uranus for materials and put a sphere of "Stay away - system under qurantine - memeitc viral infection in progress!" somewhere out by the heliopause.
And just wait till the planet has been "cleansed" of its intelligent life then take the resources. Why deal with the Homo sapiens, not worth the trouble.
That was C.S. Lewis' take in his Space Trilogy. Earth was The Silent Planet - we were all such savages that the other members of the Solar System kept their distance.
WEll, the UN already named an Ambassador for the Planets or Aliens (I forgot exact title) several years ago. So, they are priming us for the "big" invasion.
NYT’s “The Morning” had a piece about how the Democrats still had favorable polling for their Covid response. The idea was that Democrats could run on Covid for the midterms because a plurality of respondents to the poll said the Democrats were more “protective”.
It is scary at how misinformed people still are. But it helped to look up support for the Iraq war. 3/4 of American’s supported our invasion of Iraq in 2003.
I had a hard time in my long-ago youth because try my damnest as I did, I could never truly believe in the deepest corners of my heart and mind any of the current things. My instincts have never been wrong and that's why they're relentlessly working to destroy that faculty, especially in the youngest, and parents are colluding with the greatest enthusiasm. Where are those gibbets I keep ordering? Talk about supply chain problems.
At this rate, I'll be happy if we still have indoor plumbing.
Wussy.
Crap behind a tree like a MAN. :)
Like the pope, I'm happy to shit in the woods. Just wanna be able to wash my hands with hot water after.
A bear and a rabbit are shitting behind a tree together. As they finish up, the bear asks the rabbit, "hey, do you have a problem with shit sticking to your fur?"
"No," the rabbit proudly announces.
...so the bear wipes his ass with the rabbit.
I'm so happy to learn that that joke is multinational!
"Had a mole removed from my ass the other day. Never gonna crap outdoors again" Larry the cable guy.
A bit more serious: always more than 50 meters from the house/camp. Never upriver. Always in a pit - cover and mark it when it's full. You most empathically do not want to step on 2" of soil on top of a two yard deep shit-pit.
Rikard, of all people, it gives me immense pleasure that you like Larry the Cable Guy jokes. 👍
Is that the voice of experience?
"Or so I've been told", and if that's not enough I plead the fifth.
I remember getting the strap for telling that joke in 2nd grade - 70 years ago! Yes, corporal punishment was a thing then.
It sure was, belts, hair brushes, fly swatters, wooden spoons (many times broken during the event), spatulas, well you get it. Am I telling you more than you want to know about my childhood and personality? : )
I can totally relate. My wicked grandmother (who died on Friday the 13th no less) carried a wooden spoon in her purse which she assailed me with at whim. Never did like that woman…she had issues, then so did my mom, so said to myself at a young age, ‘the train stops here.’ Never had kids as a result, and am now grateful I don’t, but never have stopped fighting for what I know in my heart to be right in this world. No perpetual victim for me, and damn well sure, no pronouns (victims) for me.
Sounds like a 'normal' childhood to me. But you are giving away your age.!
Right there with you, Dr. L. We were "strictly raised".
Today they'd call it child abuse.
So very funny and apropos
Usnea (Spanish moss) makes The Best tp, and I should know. Has a nice scouring effect - thorough yet gentle. Much cheaper than this stuff, lovely as it may be -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpXtAhiKHBE
I have used a pine cone...man up! :-)
Maple leaves FTW. Sorry Canada 🍁
You've never gotten chigger bites all over your bum from that?
No chiggers here in NorCal, Amanita, and I always check for ticks, of which we have our share.
Usnea tincture is also a good antibiotic… 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
It is indeed, and it is so easy to acquire and make, I keep some on hand at all times. A worthy simple. After 50 years of study, I have come to believe that Nature provides us with every medicine we need. It is up to us to find and enlist them.
Just found out about usnea… any other gems that you know of? Unfortunately, I get frequent ear infections…
Ugh 😩 those can get so painful…
You mean like a woman. Crap in FRONT of the tree like a man. he he.
getting a bit old, i prefer sitting out over a fallen log.....
cut a hole on a lawn chair. STYLING, baby!
The men do this at races especially marathons. I think they should be penalized as we women must use a pot-ta -pot which takes more time. Well, those of us that id as females that is and have 2 X chromosomes
As a man, I'm gonna testify that POOPING is the same for both gendersexes.
Bahaha! Really? Never would’ve guessed…
We could just go take gratuitous poops on health experts. Eugypipus tells us it is a thing in Germany.
Sounds good to me!
Flush twice. It's a long way to the white house...
The shite is already there. 😐
Well, you know Bandit, misery loves company!
The indoor plumbing we'll have. Not so sure about running water.
Water what gives you runs, you'll have a'plenty.
Amen and pass the t.p.
According to our future overlords at the WEF, being happy is not a requirement to living.
Ha. Seriously.
I just have to go out and accuse some Trump supporters of being a threat to our democracy, then I’ll have woke bingo.
Q. How do recognize a Trump supporter?
A. Anyone not rolling around on the ground, wailing "Why me????"
😂🤣😂🤣
Want to know how you know the current thing is a scam?…
I live off grid, the government doesn’t want you to live off grid. They make it impossible. You have to say it’s a “camp” in order to get off grid, and even then they come poking around looking for things to ding you on.
They treat a converted shed with no electricity and no plumbing like you’ve built a new WalMart in the woods…
They most definitely do not want you on Solar, with composting toilets and wood burning stoves…
We are semi-off grid. Solar is connected to the local utility whether you want to or not - and they just cut the buy our solar cost in half. Now, 2 counties in Texas are discussing taxing rainwater collection. So, even here, the lib/government agend is making it's presence known.
Next - a tax on the air you breathe!
No comrade. You are misguided. Our dear leaders would never tax the air we breathe. They just want a small fee attached to the carbon we are adding to it. Also a small fee for the plants to remove the carbon from the air for us. They will only use the money to make sure the process is done correctly. It will be a service. Just like the Internal Revenue Service.
Of course! Our lords and masters long since established that carbon, in all of it's forms, is taxable. And my exhalations, to my sorrow, contain that climate destroying element. It is only right and just that we mere mortals bear the cost of an agency mandated to managing demon carbon.
Thank you for correcting my thought crime.
What? Tax the rain water you collect?
I had someone in my hometown go after me because I had two 8000 gal rain cisterns.
I miss them...did I ever get my tax refund? Hell no.
How can they take away your water tanks?
they didn't- but some idiot was saying that rain water off my roof wasn't "my property"- and the company that installed them gave me two sets of receipts to get a state refund that just
disappeared! huh
That’s insane. Honestly, I am dumbfounded.
That's the word on the street. I read about 12 yrs ago that Oregon wanted to or was going to tax snow melt because you don't own the snow on your roof, the "state" does. If these 2 counties decide to tax RWC (rain water collection), then folks who live in dry/drought areas will be pissed. Given the invasion we have from CA/NY, etc. and the droughts we've had for the past several years, Texas cannot sustain the population growth with just groundwater. Anyone who lives here and doesn't have RWC is insane. It's almost a necessity and if county govts decide to attempt to tax it, I can only imagine the backlash.
Yeah. They don’t do that here, yet… they calculate the surface area of your roof and tax you for rainwater run off…
Where exactly do they do that? I’ve never heard of it.
Just type in rainwater tax, and “illegal to collect rainwater”. Plenty of search results.
And the barrel you collect it in!
That’s crazy
Yep!
They’re seriously doing this in BC? I’ve heard noise about wells and groundwater, but this is retarded!
Well, yeah, all the asshats from Kalifornication moved in.
No shit. And don't get me started.
Yeah, "they" all say, before moving, I'm farther right than (insert far right person). Then they get to the free state they're moving to and vote for the same BS they wanted away from. 🙄 Maybe they shouldn't be allowed to vote for 5 years after they move.
You missed a zero, B. Didn't you mean to type "50" years?
I'd propose a full stop after "vote", really.
That is a better idea. 😊
And, I'd like to see anyone who crosses our border illegally banned from citizenship for at least 3 generations, no ability to vote and no say in anything that happens in our country.
Taxing rainwater collection??!!!
Why you be messin wid the Gov Man?
Just do it, dont ask those fools, and
Definitely Do Not Allow them onto Your Property.
They show up when I’m not around. I travel for work. I get nasty letters like “you don’t have an address”
“It’s a shed.”
“It looks lived in to us.”
Ugh
Man, I am sorry to hear this, (the f*ckers).
I am so sorry. Who does this matter to? Your “neighbors”? Why does anyone care. I guess I’m naive. How can this be?
Yeah, but they won’t question that 20 people are registered to vote in a shed without an address.
Do you live in Cali? Yours has been our dream (off grid) but finding your story true here. Tattle tailing another problem if something seems at all suspect. Wonder where to settle next.
I have done extensive research into this. Florida is filling up fast. Places like Alaska, Montana, Texas, still lots of open spaces if you can stand the weather. The Ozarks - again, weather - how are you with heat and humidity? Some righteous patriot enclaves there, most of them are Christian and would prefer that you share their faith-based ideology. Cheap and beautiful old farms in Kentucky, some near the Amish communities (great neighbors) but again, horrible humidity after living in California. Eastern Washington and Idaho, rural Utah. I lived off grid in NorCal for 20 years, a woman alone, not a dog or a gun (at that time), just going on my reputation as a crazy old witch in the woods. People left me alone. I had some adventures, never felt threatened. That ended five years ago, the cartels have taken over and I have said goodbye to the quiet woods. I miss them. Now looking at Mexico as a very desirable retirement strategy.
Thanks for sharing - keep us posted. Signed, another crazy old witch.
You bet, sister, blessed be!
Could me in as well.
"The Ozarks"
We are full, unless you fancy displacing a few Californians, then we can probably squeeze you in.
As another concerned Missourian; did you see WEF is opening a unit in Cape Girardeau? That concerns me.
May the New Madrid open up in a very specific area and swallow them whole.
What kind of "unit"? WEF - as in Klaus?
Robert Malone posted it last week. I’ll see if I can find it.
Sometimes I think I'd go through a full immersion baptism to join Pastor Joe and the folks on Shofar Mountain. Those folks really have their sh*t together. Love his vlog, "Viking Preparedness".
I've been thinking Western Montana or Eastern Idaho (panhandle). I've also considered Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The heat in those 4 are not to my liking though.
Have you looked at Republic, WA? Hey RepublicJohn, where are you? Liked your town a lot!
Wouldn't set foot there ever again.
Thanks for the ideas! We watched Tucker once about the free country of Hungary(?) I thought I’d check it out. Likely more law abiding than MX? Not sure of weather. We are sticking it out in beautiful, temperate California.
Law-abiding is not a big issue with me, as I have spent the last three decades in a lawless wild west town, the nearest law enforcement is 1 1/2 hours away - if they come, which they don't. Lawlessness is old hat to us. Think Mexicans in Mexico will be model citizens compared with what we're used to. Hungary is beautiful and absolutely would be a top choice for me as a place to live in Europe. My step-grandson just returned to his home in Scotland after a Grand Tour of Europe with his buds. Prague and Budapest were his favorite places. I have ruled it out, as the weather is too extreme in the winter for this Island girl. We did investigate Spain and Portugal. The weather on the western (Pacific) side of Baja is more or less the same as San Diego, all year round - mid 60s to low 80s. Suits me just fine. And I don't think we could live like kings on $2000 a month in Hungary, as we could in Mexico. Lastly - and this is a big deal - I have been landlocked for 30 years, and this undine is ready to be near her natural home again. I long for the sea, I know the bliss of living on it and mean to have it again.
Good for you! You are a woman who knows what she wants! Keep the advice coming!!!
Keep the advice coming, no need to ask me twice, I'm such a Yenta. Thanks, DG!
I know what you mean about missing the woods. I squatted outside Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories in a cabin that "floated" on Great Slave Lake. It got too cold. I had to leave .The Mounties burned it down. Same in Squamish, B.C. next to the dump and the bears. Had to return home. Death in the family. It was right beside the River of Golden Dreams which overflowed its banks one Boxing Day.. Cabin flooded but didn't float away.
Sounds like we could swap some stories Patricia, you and I, we have both had our share of Jack London moments. I had broken pipes and a flooding cabin one Christmas, fixed pipes in the freezing dark with a flashlight held in my teeth. Creek nearly took me out, wildfires more than once. I have burned furniture to stay warm...and yet in spite of the hardships, or maybe because of them, these places find a deeper place in our hearts and memories, as they have demanded strength, resourcefulness and endurance from us, and in return given us back more authentic lives as well as the many songs the earth sings that most of humankind is not around to hear.
I am in awe- and mad with respect for you!
My experience of living off grid is limited to two or three years and perhaps the circumstances were exceptional (when are they not?), yours is authentic while mine was a brief interlude. Notwithstanding a hiatus of 40+ years, I remember the inestimable pleasure of chopping wood and the ineluctable glee of meeting with a light switch. I don't really want to go back over old memories; today's news is enough to monopolize one's mind. But, thank you for the invitation to share stories. Good luck in finding your next homestead. I hope it is better than the one you're leaving and the next one, if needed, better still.
FL is not only filling up fast, good luck getting homeowner's insurance! And sadly it's filling up fast with more idiots.
Oh Jeez, isn't that sickening?? Can't the Ugly Californians, you know, Those Guys, just move to another blue state and Stop the Spread? They give us conservative, Newsom-loathng, Pelosi-hating, De Santis-loving, Grady Judd-adoring, Biden-despising Californians such a bad name!! And there are far more of us than people realize.
No, it's those fine blue folk from the NE - NJ and NY especially. They say they want to live under the freedom that is DeSantis. Funny tho....it's the immigrants who fled Venezuela and other fabulously socialist/communist countries in Latin America who will likely turn Broward/Dade counties RED. They tell the snowbirds that life under socialism is not where the US needs to be - let's see how this next election goes....
Yes, in spite of their plans, the Hispanic wave is proving to be a red one.
The Libs moving to Florida want to live under the freedom that is DeSantis, but want to vote against that freedom. And they don't see anything wrong with that idea? Truly, these people are profoundly stupid.
Yup, me too please. Escape from canadikstun…I have lots of skills. Still doing the bush witch thing for now, but getting a bit uneasy here.
Can't own land there, though.
Yes, you can now. They have changed the laws, foreigners can now own property outright through a bank trust called a fideicomiso. You can also go with a long term lease but it's not advisable, should your landholder become greedy, or die and have kids that want to change things up. Best thing, only thing, is to acquire a good real estate attorney to help you. They will take care of all the due diligence and draw up the paperwork, also help you navigate the move. https://beachpleasemexico.com/real-estate-foreigner-in-mexico/
I looked into Mexico ages ago. Didn't have the capital then or the cojones to make an investment. So....are there places where the cartels haven't taken over?
I'd say there are many, and I think I'd experience fewer cartel encounters there than I do here, in my own fair town. There is crime, but there is crime here, lots of it. You can get on expat blogs and get the scoop, also read the newspapers there. The bottom line is, cartels and gangs tend to leave gringos - tourists and expats - out of their business, if the gringos stay out of theirs, in other words, don't get involved in shady dealings. The government is very determined to protect the tourist industry, so they look askance on crimes against gringos. Still not safe to drive at night. Graft, corruption and bribery - the legendary "mordida" - are still going on, but it's all pretty much simple and out in the open, so you know where you are, unlike the U.S., where they pretend such things don't happen. I find that refreshingly straightforward. We are looking at Baja, plan a long circumambulation this winter. Friends love Mazatlan, also San Miguel de Allende, big artist colony there. Also Oaxaca. A friend has lived in Puerto Vallarta for years, she loves it, but I find it's getting too big, with big city troubles. Merida in the Yucatan is supposedly very safe but I could never tolerate the heat and humidity. It's a big country, many states, but I demand an ocean and decent weather for my golden years, so that narrows down the search considerably.
Helped my mom move to Mexico in 1998 and she never looked back. Spent a lot of time there, and depends what you’re looking for. I’m not into where she retired (Lago de Chapala), but travelled extensively around the country by bus, car, and on foot, and never felt ‘unsafe.’ It’s all a matter of perception.
You have just officially broken my heart. 💔😭 This is what I want to do.
You can do it - you just need to do a bit of research and make sure the area you move to has the local population that will fight for individual rights and speak out....people here are getting vocal and that's a good thing. Also, with the over-valued real estate, buyers are in control.
Well, yeah - I'd say that sounds like a threat to democracy!
Taiwan is the final piece to win the toaster. Glad you love the soy bugman meme as much as I do. Will be dropping dozens of them on friday.
Whoever created that meme . . . we owe that person a lot. It's almost TOO perfect.
I was wondering what was in the blank square. I was too nervous to ask.
Taiwan or Tibet
Looks like the yard signs on one street in my neighborhood.
Hi, neighbor! haha
Sorry, all free toasters were taken by those flooding the border for a "better life" : )
I'm racking my brain trying to second-guess the 'Next Thing' so I can get ahead of it. As they've all been taken already, I'm going with WW3, 'cause if that doesn't scare the living shite out of ye, I dunno what will.
Aliens.
I’m not saying the next threat is aliens, but... it’s aliens.
Who have been here all along, but will now be trotted out.
😆
Definitely seems like there's an undercurrent which suggests aliens are next - though I think people would welcome them compared to our venerable world 'leaders'!
Then again, it could be we find out (ala Men in Black or They Live) that Biden, Jean-Pierre, etc. ARE the aliens, which actually would be extremely disappointing!
Agreed. I expect better from aliens.
Yeah, one would hope aliens might be brighter.
"Darling,
You can't plug the toaster, AND
the swamp cooler,
in at the same time"
Lil Green Acres
So so funny.
Citizen! Pay attention!
A new "I support the vax & mask mandates" will be added to your loyalty card for the second round of the Covid Carousel coming this fall.
Be sure to get yours at a government approved indoctrination center today!
Thought for the day: Faith in THE SCIENCE is it's own reward!
Yikes!
Alien invasion, surely, it has to be?
Sharknado...
They (other substacks) have already said that is in the works. It'll be fake aliens, but ya gotta do, what ya gotta do, to freak out the populace.
Dr Greer has been sayin " alian false flag...wait for it!" For about 2 yrs. His series are interesting
I find a fake alien invasion put on by the government amusing.
" It's US, united under a World leader, or them!"...
Little about government amuses me.
Someone has read the Watchmen and thought "Ya know... that's not a half bad idea".
If I was an alien and scanned and interpreted Earth signals, and saw the pinko-haired nose-ring bedecked wamyn, hairsniffers, and other such, I'd mine Uranus for materials and put a sphere of "Stay away - system under qurantine - memeitc viral infection in progress!" somewhere out by the heliopause.
And just wait till the planet has been "cleansed" of its intelligent life then take the resources. Why deal with the Homo sapiens, not worth the trouble.
"intelligent life" - Wot's that?
Space Orks?
That was C.S. Lewis' take in his Space Trilogy. Earth was The Silent Planet - we were all such savages that the other members of the Solar System kept their distance.
WEll, the UN already named an Ambassador for the Planets or Aliens (I forgot exact title) several years ago. So, they are priming us for the "big" invasion.
toast is inflammatory and in america they make bread with bromide, an iodine blocker, so you can watch your thyroid die! yayyyy
“What are we outraged by now?”
“They haven’t told me yet!”
https://changeandevolve.substack.com/p/special-issue-29
NYT’s “The Morning” had a piece about how the Democrats still had favorable polling for their Covid response. The idea was that Democrats could run on Covid for the midterms because a plurality of respondents to the poll said the Democrats were more “protective”.
It is scary at how misinformed people still are. But it helped to look up support for the Iraq war. 3/4 of American’s supported our invasion of Iraq in 2003.
It would be so cool if good natured snark
Could avert the cataclysmic events that are now unavoidable for billions of people
🎯🎯🎯
What's with the gorilla? Did I miss some #CurrentThing?
Monkeypox
As long it's not BLM. Geez.
Oh shit, you're right. I thought it was Harambe.
stay sharp there is a quiz...
No quizzes please!!
So funny! I didn’t recognize the gorilla either! See how fast we all forgot the latest emergency? LOL
I thought it was Harambe, but that was quite a few years ago at this point...
I had a hard time in my long-ago youth because try my damnest as I did, I could never truly believe in the deepest corners of my heart and mind any of the current things. My instincts have never been wrong and that's why they're relentlessly working to destroy that faculty, especially in the youngest, and parents are colluding with the greatest enthusiasm. Where are those gibbets I keep ordering? Talk about supply chain problems.