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Kem770

Have you ever thought about leaving your profession and just traveling on your bike and taking odd jobs?

Kem

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welshrob

No. I might get raped by Hobos.

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Old Scratcher

There aren't many odd jobs out there. Everyone wants a CV & a half a dozen references, before they'll even let you sweep a floor these days. Fruit picking used to be a good way to get around this country. But much of it's done by machines these days, & even that work isn't as reliable as it used to be.

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"They told me I was goin to have to work for my living, & all I wanna do is ride. I don't care where we're goin from here. So Honey you decide" Jackson Browne (the Road & The Sky)

Demonic

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

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UnklFungus

If I didn't have a family, I would probably do this.

Gristlebitch

The ultimate expression of living life one day at a time.

mistermellow001

I once had it figured out. Buy an old school bus, travel to small towns, work in diners for gas money and meals, have a brief fling with Ellie Mae the waitress, move on to the next town.

I've thought about doing something like that on my bike. I've already left two professions, and I'm seriously questioning why I would want to start a third one. What's really important? I ask myself this question every day. Divorced, dogs are dead, nothing holding me except a house. How much does a person need to live? How many possessions do you really need?

And then it all falls apart when I remember that thing called health care. Fear. Fear of needing it and not having it. Back to the drawing board...

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Guy

"Always be yourself... unless you suck"
~ Joss Whedon

Blue UT6

Thought a lot about this at the beginning of the 90's. I figured I was in a decent position to do it with a paid off bike and a good amount of savings on hand so I really stared considering going on the road.

But

The more I thought about it the less it seemed like a good idea. I started envisioning all the difficulties involved and what I'd do when cash on hand ran out. And what if something happend to the bike? And what was I going to do about my apartment? Did it make sense to upkeep that if I was leaving with no real plan to return?

That's what ultimately stopped me. I wasn't ready to cut all ties with everything and essentially become homeless to live on the road.

Wetrudgeon

We have an addition to Mama, food, and comfort that such a life style is unlikely to ever fully accommodate. For us, our running away will have to be limited to occasional jaunts through the county and home for supper.

We trudge on (tamely).

Sal Paradise

I would like to know where I can download episodes of this show.

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