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sogncab said:
@fjdiesel and I should probably see if we can get fuel up there. I'm betting they only have gasoline for the SxS's and snowmobiles.
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I'm glad you have so much faith in me that I wouldn't also need diesel

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sogncab said:
Winning the lottery is what it'd take for me. I leave this place for 2 weeks, and I come back to a lot of nightmares.
I'd need to be thoroughly unemployed to make something like that happen.
I'd wanna budget 2 months or more for a trip like that. Basically going from Mexico to Prudhoe Bay. Then the long way home across Canada.

I really want to see the Valdez STOL Competition before I die. I think that's half my motivation for wanting to go to Alaska.




I haven't put any thought into that yet. I think logistics would be the toughest thing. Driving a 40 towing a camp trailer from Minnesota to New Mexico, then running to Montana or Idaho sounds fun, but tough to do with much time constraint.
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I agree. I would want an absolute minimum of 6 weeks for Alaska. 8 weeks would be ideal.

Just how do you want away from a buisness that you run for 8 weeks is the question. 🙃

Hopefully in 15 years I can do that.
 
clrussell said:
I just want enough freedom from work that I can do things.
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Well, I'm retarded. I've made lots of really horrible financial decisions, (queue blowing almost a quarter mil on a cruiser.....), mixed in with a few good ones. And some really dumb life choices.

After a splendid 22 years of working for the biggest A-Hole west of the Mississippi, I make a pretty decent living, but I'm a slave to this place.
I walk away, and the cascade immediately begins. ***Pretty sure my boss is doing my GF too.***

Now, when I was younger, had I been smarter, and been more aggressive, I might've grown this raging dumpster fire full of half blind feral cats I call a company to the point where I could delegate more tasks to others. But I didn't.

My only hopes for freedom at this point is:
A- Finding out that the tiny fraction of Arab blood I carry around belongs to the Sultan of something impossibly rich, and finding out I can quit.
B- I win the lottery.
C- Stepping off the curb into a city bus. (preferably one with the bike rack on the front. That drives up the impalement factor greatly)
 
sogncab said:
Well, I'm retarded. I've made lots of really horrible financial decisions, (queue blowing almost a quarter mil on a cruiser.....), mixed in with a few good ones. And some really dumb life choices.

After a splendid 22 years of working for the biggest A-Hole west of the Mississippi, I make a pretty decent living, but I'm a slave to this place.
I walk away, and the cascade immediately begins. ***Pretty sure my boss is doing my GF too.***

Now, when I was younger, had I been smarter, and been more aggressive, I might've grown this raging dumpster fire full of half blind feral cats I call a company to the point where I could delegate more tasks to others. But I didn't.

My only hopes for freedom at this point is:
A- Finding out that the tiny fraction of Arab blood I carry around belongs to the Sultan of something impossibly rich, and finding out I can quit.
B- I win the lottery.
C- Stepping off the curb into a city bus. (preferably one with the bike rack on the front. That drives up the impalement factor greatly)
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I’m working on delegating.. it’s a very hard thing to do but as you said (in different words) it’s a necessity to be able to have any freedom.
 
I have no clue what you guys are talking about
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sogncab said:
Well, I'm retarded. I've made lots of really horrible financial decisions, (queue blowing almost a quarter mil on a cruiser.....), mixed in with a few good ones. And some really dumb life choices.

After a splendid 22 years of working for the biggest A-Hole west of the Mississippi, I make a pretty decent living, but I'm a slave to this place.
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I was like “hey wait a minute…” and then I remembered I was east of the Mississippi.
sogncab said:
I walk away, and the cascade immediately begins. ***Pretty sure my boss is doing my GF too.***

Now, when I was younger, had I been smarter, and been more aggressive, I might've grown this raging dumpster fire full of half blind feral cats I call a company to the point where I could delegate more tasks to others. But I didn't.

My only hopes for freedom at this point is:
A- Finding out that the tiny fraction of Arab blood I carry around belongs to the Sultan of something impossibly rich, and finding out I can quit.
B- I win the lottery.
C- Stepping off the curb into a city bus. (preferably one with the bike rack on the front. That drives up the impalement factor greatly)
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So they say all humor is rooted in truth, and trust me, I know this to be true.
So, concerning the city bus thing, I just want to say, all public and everything, no matter how dark it is, how dark it feels, you are not alone. Been there done that.
I know odds are slim, and it was a joke, a manner of speaking, but I’m not gonna let it pass me by again, to just speak up and say you are not alone. And it’s not just for you, that’s for everyone reading this.
Reach out, if you’re ever really there, there’s no shame.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled tomfoolery.
 
Ditcherman said:
I was like “hey wait a minute…” and then I remembered I was east of the Mississippi.

So they say all humor is rooted in truth, and trust me, I know this to be true.
So, concerning the city bus thing, I just want to say, all public and everything, no matter how dark it is, how dark it feels, you are not alone. Been there done that.
I know odds are slim, and it was a joke, a manner of speaking, but I’m not gonna let it pass me by again, to just speak up and say you are not alone. And it’s not just for you, that’s for everyone reading this.
Reach out, if you’re ever really there, there’s no shame.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled tomfoolery.
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If going to do the Bus thing can I have your Cruiser’s 😂
Seriously just kidding and please do reach out if your feeling that way life is so precious don’t let it go.

I have already lost to friends, twin brothers that way it’s not fun.
 
I pop on here to see if anyone is still doing WY while I am out there later this year and WOW! Thread derail...
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I think there needs to be a new thread on this Alaska trip. I have about 5 more years till I plan to retire and then start hitting the road for longer trips. Alaska is on the list. I have been, and driven over 1400 miles around the area, but I have not driven there. It is about 4300 miles from my house, so a week out, a week back, plus time there. and that is driving 12 hour days.

Ok, continue on, We will have to meet up one night at SAS and talk about some of this over drinks, See most of you guys in 9 weeks.
 
matzell said:
I think there needs to be a new thread on this Alaska trip. I have about 5 more years till I plan to retire and then start hitting the road for longer trips. Alaska is on the list. I have been, and driven over 1400 miles around the area, but I have not driven there. It is about 4300 miles from my house, so a week out, a week back, plus time there. and that is driving 12 hour days.

Ok, continue on, We will have to meet up one night at SAS and talk about some of this over drinks, See most of you guys in 9 weeks.
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Kind of what I discovered when I started researching Alaska. I don’t think I’m ready, and it needs some serious planning and attention.
 
Spent part of the evening last night setting waypoints in the Garmin. Many were from this thread.

Also discovered I need to categories, as my waypoints are a flipping mess in that thing.
 
Well, I did a quick turn and burn out and back this weekend. No wheeling as we were in the GF's 5th gen 4runner. Bear Tooth hwy was closed due to 3 days of snow and the park still had snow as well. From the day before we got there. Temps 28-60 deg. We spent 3 days and two nights tent camping.

I love it out there! We did get our boots muddy on some hikes.

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