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Patrick Sawyer
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Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 16, 2013 - 09:12am PT
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Someone in the USA dreams of travelling around South America, then they meet a South American who wants to get away to Europe, then they meet a European who wants to go to the USA, and everyone keeps moving until they realize that location isn't the important part of life.
Limpingcrab is so right. A place is what you make it.
I stay in Ireland because it is the best bet for Jennie (though she does not think so at times), but I long for Patagonia, the Caribbean, New Zealand.
Brandon, get out and about, the 30s are young nowadays. Six months, a year, your dogs, if well treated will remember you and welcome you back. You say that one is nine years, am I correct? What breed?
Nine years is really old for an Irish Wolfhound, but for a smaller breed like a Jack Russell, halfway point.
I put Ci into six-month's quarantine when moving from California to Ireland. This was before pet passports (rabies... Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Britain, Japan and a couple of other places, all rabies free, to the best of my knowledge).
Six months, I visited him and ran around in the yard/enclosure at least once a week. But on reflection, I would never, ever, do that again. Six months is a long prison sentence for a dog.
Brandon, talk with your dad and brother. There is always/mostly a solution. But yes, while one poster said the world will always be here (hopefully), get out.
I was just joking with Jennie about the fact that science says procreation does not need men anymore. She laughed when I said that ETs will arrive to an Earth with only human women.
But I am sure there will be male and female dogs.
Good luck Brandon, my thoughts are with you. And my thoughts are with other Taco Standers having to make tough decisions...
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Captain...or Skully
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Mar 16, 2013 - 11:33am PT
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Regret is the worst thing in Life.
Go, Brandon. Find a Way and Go.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Mar 16, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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it's a hard life... if you are seeking affirmation you probably aren't going to fare well. In the end you have to do it for yourself, and make choices that no one else would probably think are wise.
So you should take a hard look at your motives, including why it is that your posted here. No one replying to this thread has to make that decision, it is your decision, and you will live with your choice, not us.
As for an RV... a recollection...
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weezy
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Mar 16, 2013 - 01:28pm PT
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i'm going to be in the same boat, brandon. me ma's going to retire this year and move into the house i built for her so that means i gotta find new digs. i have a dog as well but no way am i getting rid of her. we are a team.
don't know if i'll rent a place or buy a van and blow this town. i can't afford to rent a place by myself and i have absolutely no desire for roommates at my age. plus, having a dog makes finding a place harder. i don't really have any close friends or other obligations keeping me here in moab, although i do want to be available to my mom if she needs help around the house. i'd love bail this country completely but not sure really how to go about it with my dog. anywhere with lots of singletrack and easy granite will suit me just fine.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Mar 16, 2013 - 04:09pm PT
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Many dogs are really not good for house or backyard dogs. Goldens, Labs, and other retrievers and hunting type dogs are much happier on a farm where they can run free and chase cows and stuff.
I have a Golden that I love to death, but I might give her to a friend who lives in the country and loves his dogs.
As for giving it all up, sell everything or give it away. I just bought a sailboat. It is famously seaworthy and cheaper by a longshot than a new car. This model of boat has done countless ocean crossings and quite a few circumnavigations. You can find them for less than ten grand and put in the work necessary.
1973 Albin Vega. Totally beefed up. I don't have the dodger or windvane installed. I'll do that this summer.
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Patrick Sawyer
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Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 19, 2013 - 07:56am PT
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Basey boy (sort of like Count Basie)
Lovely looking boat. I am envious.
I sent you an email.
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