Retired Live Stoners Gossip April May 2017

[Frankthetank]

That's awesome. I'm working toward that, it takes years and lots of tools my friend. Do yourself a huge favor, and pay very close attention to when and where you will find sunlight on the property, and water management stuff. Like wells, springs, pond locations, and drainage. That stuff is expensive as hell to fix or install.

I really wish my property had a barn on it for example. Unless you rich, it's one project at a time, and many have to be done in order. Like having a place to store a tractor before you get a tractor....

These are the types of things I'm trying to learn right now... I was just telling my wife yesterday that I'm trying to learn what to learn!

We are trying to take things very slowly so we can pick the right property that is ideal for everything we want to accomplish. The goal is to be as self sufficient as possible, in a very peaceful and serene setting.
I'm sure you've heard my ramblings around here....but if not.....My wife and I both suffer from PTSD from our time in the service, and we realized recently that it would be in our best interest to pull her out of the job she's in because it is negatively impacting her health and well being (in plain English, she's ready to kill a bitch! ). Homesteading is our plan to let mother nature treat our ailments, while eliminating as much stress as possible. We understand this lifestyle change will come with its own set challenges....but there is no public to deal with, and I think that is the order of the day.

 

[Frankthetank]

.don't ask, I'm still doing community service.

 

[Rifleman]

These are the types of things I'm trying to learn right now... I was just telling my wife yesterday that I'm trying to learn what to learn!

We are trying to take things very slowly so we can pick the right property that is ideal for everything we want to accomplish. The goal is to be as self sufficient as possible, in a very peaceful and serene setting.
I'm sure you've heard my ramblings around here....but if not.....My wife and I both suffer from PTSD from our time in the service, and we realized recently that it would be in our best interest to pull her out of the job she's in because it is negatively impacting her health and well being (in plain English, she's ready to kill a bitch! ). Homesteading is our plan to let mother nature treat our ailments, while eliminating as much stress as possible. We understand this lifestyle change will come with its own set challenges....but there is no public to deal with, and I think that is the order of the day.

That's exactly why I am where I am. Can't stand to be around citizens, very detrimental to my health as well as their's.

I did it almost right though. I bought an old farm and refurbished it. Now I'm looking for land with no structures that is flat enough for my needs that I can make the way I envision it should be, not some long dead dude's vision.

Edit: I'm one lottery win away from utopia.

 

[Frankthetank]

That's exactly why I am where I am. Can't stand to be around citizens, very detrimental to my health as well as their's.

I did it almost right though. I bought an old farm and refurbished it. Now I'm looking for land with no structures that is flat enough for my needs that I can make the way I envision it should be, not some long dead dude's vision.

Edit: I'm one lottery win away from utopia.

You know....I've been out of the business for about 6 years now, the wife about 8...... We've been trying to make the best of things, play nice with the general public, in hopes that it will subside a bit and we can live a "normal" existence (whatever that is...) but it seems the more time passes, the worse it gets. I'm not sure if its us, or them. But, we're at the point now that we must make a decision on how we want to proceed. I don't personally think its worth all the bullshit we deal with. I've reached a point in my life, that a change is VERY needed in order to find some peace. I won't know for sure if this is the best choice in the world we could make.....but I think its worth a shot.

The real challenge will be trying to sell a house we've only owned for a little over a year, and get onto a piece of property that will suit our needs, and keep the wife happy at the same time.

 

[9bear]

These are the types of things I'm trying to learn right now... I was just telling my wife yesterday that I'm trying to learn what to learn!

We are trying to take things very slowly so we can pick the right property that is ideal for everything we want to accomplish. The goal is to be as self sufficient as possible, in a very peaceful and serene setting.
I'm sure you've heard my ramblings around here....but if not.....My wife and I both suffer from PTSD from our time in the service, and we realized recently that it would be in our best interest to pull her out of the job she's in because it is negatively impacting her health and well being (in plain English, she's ready to kill a bitch! ). Homesteading is our plan to let mother nature treat our ailments, while eliminating as much stress as possible. We understand this lifestyle change will come with its own set challenges....but there is no public to deal with, and I think that is the order of the day.

Frank I think you would be the ideal person to set up a commune of cannabis growers . We could get about 25 or 30 people together , pool our resources , buy a couple hundred acres and grow pot, make moonshine and grow our own veggies . What ya think .

 

[Frankthetank]

Frank I think you would be the ideal person to set up a commune of cannabis growers . We could get about 25 or 30 people together , pool our resources , but a couple hundred acres and grow pot, make moonshine and grow our own veggies . What ya think .

Sign me up, bear!!!!! Sounds like stoney paradise to me!!!!

 

[Rifleman]

I'm in. Might even know how to make likker, but I ain't admitting to nuttin.

 

[Frankthetank]

I'm in. Might even know how to make likker, but I ain't admitting to nuttin.

I've got the cooking duties down! And I can make beer.....

 

[Rifleman]

You know....I've been out of the business for about 6 years now, the wife about 8...... We've been trying to make the best of things, play nice with the general public, in hopes that it will subside a bit and we can live a "normal" existence (whatever that is...) but it seems the more time passes, the worse it gets. I'm not sure if its us, or them. But, we're at the point now that we must make a decision on how we want to proceed. I don't personally think its worth all the bullshit we deal with. I've reached a point in my life, that a change is VERY needed in order to find some peace. I won't know for sure if this is the best choice in the world we could make.....but I think its worth a shot.

The real challenge will be trying to sell a house we've only owned for a little over a year, and get onto a piece of property that will suit our needs, and keep the wife happy at the same time.

I think for me it's an age thing. I'm just at that point in my life where I no longer give two shits what anyone else thinks or wants. I've had to see, hear, smell, and touch stuff no human should have to, and then be expected to listen to trivial BS spewing from some bloviator. Ain't happening. It's just easier and makes me happier to isolate from them than to try and ignore 'em.

 

[WalterW]

Sign me up, bear!!!!! Sounds like stoney paradise to me!!!!

+1 for me, can bring some international culture to the table