Hello Keenesters. I am Midnight, from the far too sunny "state" of Florida. I'm 35 years old and I have spent my life in perpetual war with those who seek to control it. Such a stance has brought me a lot of personal misery in my life and the "events" of the last few years have finally helped me understand why. I am a car stereo and alarm installer by trade and I have a number of hobbies that I enjoy. Finding "meaningful" work has been very difficult for me the past several years because I do not believe in busting my ass all day for a measly $100 bucks while the "boss" makes $500. I live in a community of seniors 55+, and I have to say that it's been the most boring experience of my life. I still feel like a kid at heart, and I really don't want to "grow up". I don't give a shit what anybody thinks about that either. I feel alone in my thinking in the area where I live, but I have come to accept that. I refuse to "fall in line" with the trends in the area. I like a lot of what I hear coming from the the people in your area and I think that I could add something to that. I'm a very simple guy, and I travel light. I'd love to do something spontaneous and just "see what happens". Money, of course, always finds a way to prevent me from doing the things that I really want to do. I'm exploring some possibilities to see if it is workable. If things go right, I could find myself up there very soon.
Welcome.
I left FL for NH and haven't been back.
People have had success with the spontaneous route, but others have crashed and burned. I'd recommend having a savings buffer before coming up here, but then again, I'm that kind of cautious guy.
Have you seen "Leaves of Grass?" Your admitted living situation sounded similar.
Too often enough the self-generated media from Keene and fsp overly encourages people to just move here as soon as, and exactly as you said, see what happens. "Escape to Keene" postcards comes first off the top of my head, when what you seem to describe (you have a skill but can't make an honest living, etc) is also the case here. Anyway, it's important to be able to at the very least be able to afford your own lodging and a long job search (2 months…ish, depending on how much pride you have) when you get here, if you do. Perhaps someone you arrange housing with is either insufferable or a flake, and some kind of a safety net of your own would be needed
"Leaves of Grass" is also "a pot movie," too. Recommended for people of all residencies.
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Hello Keenesters. I am Midnight, from the far too sunny "state" of Florida. I'm 35 years old and I have spent my life in perpetual war with those who seek to control it. Such a stance has brought me a lot of personal misery in my life and the "events" of the last few years have finally helped me understand why. I am a car stereo and alarm installer by trade and I have a number of hobbies that I enjoy. Finding "meaningful" work has been very difficult for me the past several years because I do not believe in busting my ass all day for a measly $100 bucks while the "boss" makes $500. I live in a community of seniors 55+, and I have to say that it's been the most boring experience of my life. I still feel like a kid at heart, and I really don't want to "grow up". I don't give a shit what anybody thinks about that either. I feel alone in my thinking in the area where I live, but I have come to accept that. I refuse to "fall in line" with the trends in the area. I like a lot of what I hear coming from the the people in your area and I think that I could add something to that. I'm a very simple guy, and I travel light. I'd love to do something spontaneous and just "see what happens". Money, of course, always finds a way to prevent me from doing the things that I really want to do. I'm exploring some possibilities to see if it is workable. If things go right, I could find myself up there very soon.
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