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I am looking at relocating to Idaho, I do not have a preference on location, but I would like to be near the forest, rather than the plains. I am more concerned with finding work. By trade I do industrial automation/millwright in food plants. Any suggestions or leads would be appreciated

I recently posted about my thoughts on relicating to Alaska. First off, thank you all that responded publicly, secondly thank you all that sent PM's 10 fold. It has given me a lot to think about, the pros and cons. Its made me think of a romance I have in my head about the final fronteer, and that romance was just that. It does not sound like AK would be good for me, 20 years ago absolutely, but not today. I recieved almost twice as many PM's from people in one state alone looking for skilled workers, plus with the...

For the last couple of years I have been looking at relocating out of North Kalifornia (aka Washington State), the political climate and values I hold dear are no longer recognized or respected. I cannot hold onto the hope that the Idaho boarder shifts my way. Texas was my first choice, then I remembered how many poisonous crawlers live there, and honestly I need my mountains, evergreen trees and snow. Alaska really is the state for me. It will pain me to leave my mountain (Mt. St Helens). For years I have felt a calling to Alaska, not just because...

I dont think I have done a film review here, so let me catch up, huge film buff here. My long standing list of best films were as follows. 1&2 tied: Monty Python Holy Grail/Monty Python Life of Brian. 3:Aliens 4:5th Element 5:Rubber I know thats an odd list, but they all have their certain appeal to me. That list changed recently when Clerks 3 came out. I am a massive Kevin Smith fan (yeah I know hes far to the left), but all of the weird crap that has happened to me in life, is almost as if he...

I have seen a huge rising of so called veterans support groups, from service dogs to PTSD groups. What can we trust on the interwbs to be actually sincere or just a hoax to gain money and change the business name after honest people have given funds too? In August I am planning my final professional race, but I want 100% of any winnings or sponsorship money to go to true veteran charaties where help is needed not tied up. Is Mission 22 or Veteran service dogs a proper place to donate to?

What ever happened to the monkeypox pandemic? It was all over the news one day, then POOF!!! it was gone. Its kinda odd once the data showed that it was mostly amongst a certain lifestyle, men who have sex with men. The media quieted it down a little bit, afterall, it is midterms. ( However, I did notice that when news came out that a couple of toddlers developed it, with their father being infected as well and not the Mother, the media slammed the brakes and almost put it in their "vault of dont go there!" (Its secret location...

I was interviewed by a local news station today, she wanted to know my opinion on the current world affairs, she asked me questions about the Florida "dont say gay" law, the war in Ukraine, and our Nations current status. I was giving her truthfull and logical answers however it took a while for her producers to realize she was interviewing a conservative and abruptly the interview was over. I think it might have been my opinion that Russia would never have attacked Ukraine under a strong President and that we are on the verge of WW3 because of the...

I highly doubt this is related since it is a series on Amazon. But in Picard seasion 2, episode 2, at the end, last 3 minutes, sums up the Brandon residency. I have rewatched it 15 times now and it just gets funnier every time, but also scarier at the same time.

If you want to take your mind off of the current events, tired of the toxic official servers and wanna play with like minded people and have fun, let me know. I host a family friendly Ark: Survival Evolved server (a second one coming soon). Message me if you are interested, as of now I have 6 slots available, can expand it to 20 players depending on interest. Server is set to max difficulty Boosted settings to make it less grindy. Mods: structures+, super spyglass, dino Tracker, classic flyers, castles/keeps/forts, upgrade station, super stacks. Server is set to PvE, but...

I am wondering if there are some Freepers out there that might be interested in joing a private PvE Ark server on preferably Steam, or Epic? I am thinking about renting a Nitrado server, around 20 people, or more if there is an interest. Mostly it would be PvE, but now and then switch it up to PvP just for some competition and entertainment (allow people to opt out of PvP if they want), stats would be slightly boosted just for game progression. Map selection would be Crystal Isles (can switch it up if people would like to try a...

For great coverage and funny comment section, please give this patriot a like and subscribe. Wolf Neve on youtube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QlXA6aYyDBQ Come and support our firmist supporter in Portland, Furn! Furn the Fed Fence, watch Furn laugh at their pathetic attempts to tear down Furns mighty opression of the rioters. Enjoy the march of the evil feds after peaceful molotov cocktails and fireworks are launced at them. Revel in the love smoke the feds deploy. Comment section is fun. (Just a little ego trip here, But I donated to the chanel for the naming rights to Furn the Fed Fence, and...

I am considering taking an engineering job in Lewisville Texas and was wondering if there are decent nieghborhoods since the job consists of 50% or more travel I would want my stuff safe while I am away. I dont mind having a 30-45 minute commute, so I would be in that distance range. I am currently in Washington state and have been waiting a year and a half for a position to open with them. My other option is Peachtree Corners Georgia. I may not respond, just because im currently at work. Thanks.

So, the continuation of my business training trip is sending me to Phoenix Arizona for a week. My road trips include Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Phoenix Natural History museum. Does anybody (espically rock hounds/astronomy nuts) have any suggestions for science/space attractions? I will be there during peak viewing for the Perseid Meteor shower and would love to do some meteor watching or visit an observatory.

So, just an update on my Memphis trip. We have hit up: Gus' fried chicken (by Beale street), Three little pigs, Neil's Bar (fantastic bbq nachos btw), Central BBQ. Went to the Pyramid, Sun Studio, B.B. Kings blues Cafe. This has been a great trip. Will miss the area and try to come back again.

So I am heading to Memphis for a week of training, I will be flying in Sunday evening and leaving Friday night. I will be staying at the Marriott East. If I'm in Memphis, I want BBQ! Are any freepers from there that can recomend some good BBQ joints and blues lounges nearby? One of these nights I plan to go to B.B.Kings Blues Club (My favorite blues man of all time).

How long before mad Maxine, and the other race baiters lay claim that black employment was 100% under Democrat rule? Just a thought. Go Trump, MAGA!

So, next Friday I will be Upgrading to an Xbox One S. I chose the Xbox over the PS4 Neo simply because PS4 doesnt allow beta games or private party games, and I really want to play Ark: Survival Evolved, and maybe start a Freeper Tribe on a public PvE server and if there is enough interest, possibly purchasing a private server in the future. If there are any fellow Gamer Freepers out there and are interested please get ahold of me. I already have an Xbox Live account set up and can give you my ID. Will also be...

So I sent in my Washington ballot today (vote by mail is bs in my opinion), and wanted to share the good news. During elections, my family sit down and we discuss the candidates and other stuff and things (Walking Dead reference, +2 points) on the ballot, both of my parents are lifelong democrats, as well as my older brother. I have always been the odd duck conservative in the family. Anyways, It is hard for me to even vote in Washington State since the I-5 corridor pretty much rules the state electorial college votes. After discussing the candidates and...

Just thought we all need a good laugh, enjoy. https://youtu.be/sg0D1PpgCXs

As you know, I changed my vote from Cruz to Trump before he withdrew from the race a week or so ago. I am happy to say, through conversation today with my parents, I managed to convert two lifelong Democrats to vote with me for trump. So if there is not at least 3 votes for Trump in Skamania county, then we'll know there is vote fraud.