Just what my dad said. He was in a company that liberated 2 of these "camps." He had a couple pictures like this one OP posted, and he had one of bodies piled up, getting ready for mass burials. He always told me that's when he became an atheist.
Went to concerts, worked, read books, took trips, went to movies, went fishing, visited people and actually played games with real people at real places where we actually sat a table, across from each other and played various games, in person.
Did our own vehicle maintenance, went to sports events, and actually visited real people in real places that didn't have cameras everywhere and actually had decent conversations about politics, healthcare, and such.
Just to name a few things.
See, I know it's hard to understand, hard to believe.... But we actually had real lives, with real things to do that had nothing to do with social media or computers.
I knew you'd show up eventually.
Yes, many times. Ran from Chicago to West Coast. 62 mph was rolling. Lol. Convoys, CBs , bear in the air, radar set up on overpasses, front door, back door, rocking chair. It was all out there. When I started driving, Wisconsin was still 45 for trucks. The interstate system was not done, so there were more 2 lane roads, some still had the curb gutters.
I hear ya. 76 here. Can't believe I made it this far.
76 here and I don't give a fuck about poop knives, but I've been on Reddit for 5 years.
Yes. When I was a kid, we could also drink from some of streams where I lived. Out working or playing, run over to the hydrant, open it up, and drink. Best water I ever had.
"Live every day like it's your last." My father gave me this advice many years ago. It has served me well. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is "iffy."
Just go ahead and do it. Hook it up, start hauling. The car will let you know when it's had enough.
I don't know what to tell you. If heat and humidity bother you, then you'll probably be miserable. The campers here deal with 100+ degrees and strong winds on many days, but usually low to no humidity.
All I can tell you is good luck, and I hope it doesn't turn out as bad as you think it will.
Stay hydrated.
I moved to the panhandle from the upper Midwest 13 years ago. When I talk about trees, or how green summers are, or how I always lived close to Mississippi and I could go fishing anytime I wanted and 10 minutes after I left my house I was catching fish, every time I went, and I had hundreds of options for fishing, even with no boat.
Ouch!
Getting the "fishing pliers" oiled up to use brings back memories of my dad, many years ago, doing the same thing. Lol.
I think there's things to do that wouldn't require staying in the rv because of heat and humidity. No doubt heat/humidity can be quite uncomfortable, but if you are in a forest or near a lake, it can be doable. There are ways to handle it.
Death in the Bermuda Triangle, and quicksand is not likely. But never zero.
It's much more than just Kansas. The entire aquifer is slipping. The quality, the quantity, and the ease to get to it are all slipping. The aquifer is not an infinite source, and it will run out. The only question is when.
I know this is some Kansas news, but what is affecting them and the Ogalla Aquifer up there is bound to hurt us in the Panhandle eventually.
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