whirlwind Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 is it that the more i work the less money i have to go climbing with and when i'm pretty much broke and not working i can always find a way to get climbing? it makes no sence to me, this is the first summer that i have been employed and this summer i have climbed less than the previus 3 or 4 of being broke and jobless. fing sucks balls maybe i should go back to living in my van and forging for food Quote
sobo Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 Postulating... with a regular job, you will tend to have more responsibilities that will take more of your money (permanent lodging, utility bills, clothing for the job, etc.). Dirtbagging entails only needing to find/make/steal enough money to eat, put fuel in the vehicle, and any maintenance the vehicle may require to get you from climbing mecca to climbing mecca. So you only work enough to feed the climbing habit, whereas with having a regular job, you’re still required to pay for the habit, and all the other shit that goes along with having the job. After I quit college the first time in 1979, I jumped on my 750cc and toured the US from Washington DC to Daytona Beach, to Bourbon Street, to Houston, to the Grand Canyon, to LA, to Crater Lake, and back to Texas. After I finished college (the second time), I dirtbagged it from Virginia Tech to Looking Glass (NC), to Red River Gorge, to St. Louis, to RMNP, to Eldo Canyon, to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, to Little Cottonwood Canyon, to the Cascades. I left home with no money on both trips, working as needed along the way. Climbed more shit than I can ever hope to remember, and learned how to take a shower in a gallon of water. Now, with a regular job (and a family), it’s a rare day that I can get out and have that kind of fun. Case in point: Here I am, on a beautiful late summer Saturday afternoon, sitting at home spraying while everyone else (yourself excluded, apparently) is out climbing. Quote
foraker Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 good thing we aren't related because my mom had a simple rule about guns and killing critters. Her rule: You kill it, you eat it. An effective way to keep you from shooting squirrels, ravens, seagulls, etc. Quote
sobo Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 Hey foraker, did you mean to post that in this thread, or in Clintoris's "I am the snaffle assassin!" thread? Quote
EWolfe Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 Self-employment is a great cure for this problem, I have found. I just tell the contractors I'll be gone when I want to go. Come back, work has stacked up. Cha-ching! Quote
whirlwind Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 self employment would be kickass, i guess im just a pussy, i need to just let go and go wander for awhile, but it'd be nice to have someone to go with. oh well Quote
EWolfe Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 self employment would be kickass, i guess im just a pussy, i need to just let go and go wander for awhile, but it'd be nice to have someone to go with. oh well Uh-oh...don't tell me: you're lonely, too! searching... Quote
catbirdseat Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 I spent this beautiful summer day working on my old beater of a car replacing the water pump and timing belt. This because it gets better gas mileage than my truck and I can't afford the $400 the mechanic wants to fix it. It will pay off on climbing trips with 32 mpg. Quote
EWolfe Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 Yeah, with prices at what? 2.85 a gallon? Every little bit counts! Quote
Blake Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 maybe i should go back to forging for food Careful, it's hot! Bonus points for naming the man in the picture. Quote
snoboy Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 maybe i should go back to living in my van and forging for food If your a good enough f orger, you should be able to buy whatever you want... Quote
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