Well shit I was damn near in withdrawal, furtively checking for John Carter in my inbox and then I read this, and while I'm sorry to hear about your troubles I'm thrilled you're going to have more time to write! I, and many more will happily pay to read your stuff. This is mostly just another version of what's already in the comments …
Well shit I was damn near in withdrawal, furtively checking for John Carter in my inbox and then I read this, and while I'm sorry to hear about your troubles I'm thrilled you're going to have more time to write! I, and many more will happily pay to read your stuff. This is mostly just another version of what's already in the comments but here goes anyway. The government closing down took out my small geophysics company. Was pretty devastating for awhile and when I recovered I figured, fuck it. Sold everything I own but the dog, renovated an old camper and put it on my 1 ton and thats where I live, traveling has been a blast, summer in the Yukon and wintering on the backroads of Vancouver Island worked out great and I'm set to do it again this year. I'm not giving any of these sleazy thieving governments (municipal, territorial or federal) a penny more than I have to, I've saved and owe no one, I can live cheap and work under the table here and there. I honestly don't even know how to function in this broken system. I'm talented, smart and a hard worker - but that's not a commodity anymore, and being a Pureblood makes me an unemployable pariah so I'm going to ride it out, read great substacks like this to help keep my sanity while it all implodes. Tons of people have surprised themselves with how well they can both adapt and flourish in this strange time and I've absolutely no doubt you will too. Welcome to the party and welcome home!
You're a geophysicist who summers in the Yukon? Man I have the coolest readers. Sounds like you've found a way to surf the wave that's washing over this world. What do you do for Internet? Starlink?
just to clarify - I am not the geophysicist, my business partner is, I am the grunt/everything else for the company. Nope - we have internet up here but it is expensive and slow compared to urban areas. I know a few people who are out in the bush and use starlink and like it. On the road I use Maple Wifi - gives you internet wherever you can get cell.
Well shit I was damn near in withdrawal, furtively checking for John Carter in my inbox and then I read this, and while I'm sorry to hear about your troubles I'm thrilled you're going to have more time to write! I, and many more will happily pay to read your stuff. This is mostly just another version of what's already in the comments but here goes anyway. The government closing down took out my small geophysics company. Was pretty devastating for awhile and when I recovered I figured, fuck it. Sold everything I own but the dog, renovated an old camper and put it on my 1 ton and thats where I live, traveling has been a blast, summer in the Yukon and wintering on the backroads of Vancouver Island worked out great and I'm set to do it again this year. I'm not giving any of these sleazy thieving governments (municipal, territorial or federal) a penny more than I have to, I've saved and owe no one, I can live cheap and work under the table here and there. I honestly don't even know how to function in this broken system. I'm talented, smart and a hard worker - but that's not a commodity anymore, and being a Pureblood makes me an unemployable pariah so I'm going to ride it out, read great substacks like this to help keep my sanity while it all implodes. Tons of people have surprised themselves with how well they can both adapt and flourish in this strange time and I've absolutely no doubt you will too. Welcome to the party and welcome home!
You're a geophysicist who summers in the Yukon? Man I have the coolest readers. Sounds like you've found a way to surf the wave that's washing over this world. What do you do for Internet? Starlink?
just to clarify - I am not the geophysicist, my business partner is, I am the grunt/everything else for the company. Nope - we have internet up here but it is expensive and slow compared to urban areas. I know a few people who are out in the bush and use starlink and like it. On the road I use Maple Wifi - gives you internet wherever you can get cell.