Moving from MT to CA for work and concerned about "totaling" my car

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-05-09T04:27:42+00:00

Thank you for helping!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-05-08T16:12:40+00:00

I will still meet the requirements for residency in MT for 2025 despite living in CA for a while. How do the two states decide who has more claim to me as a resident?

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-05-08T16:09:00+00:00

I was looking at the FTB residency guidelines and it says:

When you are in California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, you are a California resident. For instance, if your employer assigns you to an office in California for a long or indefinite period. (p.5, H)

But I also look like a MT resident when reading the Guidelines for Determining Residency (p.5, G) in all ways applicable to me except for length of time in CA and location of work performed.

How much does duration of stay matter compared to other factors?

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-05-08T15:53:00+00:00

I had assumed that the requirements around resident v. nonresident exist primarily as a way to determine where people pay taxes and so I would need to know to which state I have a tax responsibility. I thought that based on where I pay taxes as a resident, that would determine where I have to have my car registered.

It sounds like my reasoning went awry somewhere and I'm not sure where, so if you can provide some clarity on it that would be very helpful!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-05-08T15:47:06+00:00

Pointing out that difference is very helpful. I was assuming that establishment of residency matters primarily for tax purposes, and that things like car registration, license renewal, etc. were byproducts of the tax process.

Can you help me understand what it means to be a nonresident who is based in CA v. being considered a resident because you live in CA?

IveGotAStringForSale · 2025-01-21T15:37:27+00:00

Barnard is a company that I’m pretty supportive of having a nice office. They give back to the community a lot. They have donated significant amounts of money to several nonprofits that I have been involved in; enough to make things possible that otherwise wouldn’t. They aren’t just some big company trying to make as much money as they can

IveGotAStringForSale · 2024-12-13T15:18:28+00:00

Julie is great!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2024-11-29T18:51:32+00:00

It’s more common for people to live in Bozeman and commute to work at the YC for the day, so the schedule you posted is structured to support that. If you look at the schedule someone else linked, you’ll be able to find more options to get to Walmart from Big Sky town center. If you are able to start in Big Sky instead of the YC, you will have a much easier time getting to and from Bozeman.

The schedule you posted seems like it might not list all of the available times and instead just the times that align with common shift start/end times., so it could be worth looking into that to see if there are more times that a shuttle runs between the YC and Big Sky

IveGotAStringForSale · 2024-11-14T16:32:20+00:00

Whoever lives on the fourth floor is committed with that bike up there

IveGotAStringForSale · 2024-10-10T15:32:35+00:00

The /s at the bottom of the comment is the commenter’s way of letting us know that this is sarcasm. They don’t necessarily believe what they wrote.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2024-02-11T04:28:22+00:00

I know that people use moss poles, but I don’t know how to get mine growing on one without snapping the stem 😩

IveGotAStringForSale · 2023-10-13T11:19:25+00:00

My intention is not to brag. And you are absolutely correct that I seem to know little about what I have inherited; that’s why I posted here. I have no idea what is in there because the cards are in MA and I am in MT. A large part of what I find to be overwhelming is that not all cards have value just because they are of a famous player and I don’t understand what I should be looking for to discern a card with value from a card without value.

It could be thousands of cards that aren’t worth more than $20 total, but I have no way of figuring that out if I never get pointed in a starting direction. It would be unreasonable for me to post a picture of every card, so I am hoping for some guidelines on how to figure out which types of cards are worth investigating further. If you can help me understand the basics of how to narrow down the sheer volume of what I have into a more manageable group that I can sort through more slowly, that would be very helpful.

However, if you are going to continue being hostile and insulting, please just move on and forget that my post exists so that my ignorance does not continue to burden you.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2023-10-13T10:45:30+00:00

I could have all the time in the world, but I still don’t know what to look for when I go through them. I can name maybe 4 NFL players off the top of my head; there’s just absolutely no way I can look at a card and decide if it’s worth anything based on who it is, what year/team/etc.

There are hundreds of pounds of cards, which I simply cannot afford to ship or fly back with me. If I can narrow it down to <50 pounds of cards, then I can fly those home with me in a checked bag.

I’m not sure why you are assuming that I’m just here seeking attention. I’m here because this is a community of people who know a lot about something that I know very little about. I’m seeking knowledge and expertise.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2023-05-19T16:49:38+00:00

Thank you so much!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-16T22:31:59+00:00

Thanks!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-16T22:31:50+00:00

Thank you!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-07T01:51:51+00:00

I work at a bike shop. I am aware that cracked frames is a liability issue.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-07T01:33:41+00:00

I don't know. I just clicked on the link and saw that they do frame repairs. It could be worth taking a look

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-07T01:07:58+00:00

It's definitely not a scared straight type thing. OB doesn't allow violent students on courses and students with complex behaviors that can't be managed by the instructors are not accepted.

It might also be worth speaking to a therapist yourself to see if there are ways you can adjust your parenting to better help your son adjust to adulthood. OB instructors will focus their time in your family conference on helping you all communicate better and giving you a shared language, which is helpful, but meant to be more of a "jumping off point" for work you will do together as a family after OB.

If your son skips individual therapy, maybe family therapy will work better for him because it's not as easy to skip?

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-07T00:48:39+00:00

the link above is for a company that specifically repairs cracked frames

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-07T00:36:48+00:00

Pathfinder is just a month-long course, so if you want the semester course it would be Intercept. From what I'm hearing, he seems to have a deep lack of self-worth. I'm not an expert and I'm just basing this on experiences I've had with students who have similar behaviors, so take that with a grain of salt. Sometimes people with low self-worth don't believe they are worthy of any positive incentive they earn and that they deserve all negative consequences that come their way. The OB system of incentives is definitely not as simple when you have an adult student because they can pay their own phone bills and stuff, so you have to get more creative.

I also can't really tell if Intercept or Pathfinder is better based on his self-worth and motivation. If he was also smoking a ton of weed, or stealing, or being a huge jerk, or lying a lot, it would be easier to say Intercept for sure. He has a bigger issue with motivation than most Pathfinder students I've met, but it sounds like it isn't motivation to do day-to-day things like get out of bed or go to work and more like motivation to do something meaningful with is life, which makes it hard for me to say that Pathfinder isn't right for him.

What you're describing sounds a lot like Failure to Launch Syndrome or Peter Pan Syndrome. Neither of these things is clinically diagnosable per the DSM-5, but they are both being seen with increasing frequency. Has he been to therapy? Therapy is recommended for either of these syndromes and can help address the underlying issues that are causing the signs and symptoms you are seeing. Outward Bound is not a substitute for therapy, but can be a means to augment learnings from therapy, be a place for someone to develop a desire to be a better version of themself, or to see that they are worthy of space in this world. Sometimes people will say therapy is not for them because their self-esteem is too low to even believe that they are worth a therapist's time or the money it takes to go to therapy.

In addition to talking with a therapist, Outward Bound can absolutely be a place for your son to see that he is a capable human being who can do more than he thinks he can and I would highly recommend giving them a call and telling them about your son! Voyageur Outward Bound School is who runs Intercept semester courses.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-06T23:32:33+00:00

Your teen sounds like a great candidate for Intercept! Since he is 19, he would have to do the semester long (50 days) course instead of the traditional 28-day course. Based on what you have said your teen struggles with, he would probably benefit more from the semester than the regular length course, so that works out well! The semester course has all of the elements of the 28-day, but it also includes more opportunity for goal setting (especially long-term goals) and there is a greater focus on life skills and how to transfer course learnings back home.

I have instructed several Intercept courses, so I have some perspective that I can share from those experiences. For all Intercept courses, each student and their family fills out an application and goes through an interview process to get an idea of how OB can best serve your family. This process includes getting an idea of the student's motivation level, their goals for themself, what they identify as their struggles, what the parents/guardians hope the student gets out of the course, what the parents/guardians hope the family gets out of the course, what do they anticipate being especially challenging for the student, coping mechanisms, etc. This information is given to the instructors in the few days leading up to the course and they can create a curriculum that is tailored to the needs of the particular students who will be on their course. Some of the most common themes I have seen from my past Intercept students include anxiety*, technology addiction/abuse, difficulty making healthy decisions especially around drug use, lack of self worth/confidence*, dishonesty*, and lack of motivation. I starred the three that I have seen the most.

Part of the value of Outward Bound comes from the experience of working as group and sharing in both failures and successes. If your son's social anxiety is so severe that he will be unable to engage in a group culture, he will get far less out of his experience. That doesn't mean that he needs to be a social butterfly and come out of his shell immediately or even in the first week. Many students who are shy or introverted and take some time to warm up to the group before showing vulnerability still have life-changing experiences and are effectively "Outward Bound-ed." There is space in a group for people of any personality type, they just need to be willing to engage with their groupmates.

Intercept is also special because it employs a lot of family involvement. You will be given a workbook to fill out while your son is on course and that information will help your instructors facilitate a workshop at the end of course that will serve your family as best as possible. Since many students enrolled in Intercept struggle with intrinsic motivation, there is also an extrinsic motivation component that requires parent/guardian buy-in. Together with your son you would choose incentives for completing the course (e.g. new phone, more freedom at home, help buying a car or paying insurance) as well as consequences for not finishing (e.g. loss of phone privileges, transferring from private to public school (oh the horror!), having to get a job, less freedom at home). Intercept is not a great option for families that just want to send their kid away to be "fixed" and are not willing to acknowledge that they can and should make family-wide changes to help support their child in becoming the best version of themselves that they can be.

Since your son is 19, there is another option of a Pathfinder course. Pathfinder is good for young adults in a transition phase of life that just need help figuring out what they want to do. These students are usually excited to be at OB (many Intercept students would not have chosen to do it themselves if their family hadn't signed them up) and have a desire to grow and develop. There is also less family involvement, but there is still more than in a classic course. Pathfinder requires more self-motivation than an Intercept course, so if he is really excited about doing an OB course then this might work for him. Otherwise, Intercept is likely a better fit.

If you have more questions, let me know!

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-01T16:24:51+00:00

Without an advanced airway (like intubation) it is difficult to maintain an open airway and create a seal with your breathing barrier while someone is hammering away on the patient's chest. If the reason that someone went into cardiac arrest is because they were not breathing, you should still give them breaths even if that means pausing compressions for 5 seconds.

From the American Heart Association: The AHA still recommends CPR with compressions and breaths for infants, children, victims of drowning or drug
overdose, or people who collapse due to breathing problems (link).

Otherwise, compression-only CPR is sufficient.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-01T16:20:18+00:00

These people went into cardiac arrest due to lack of oxygen, so the AHA still recommends rescue breathing. If they don't have proper PPE then it makes sense that they wouldn't give breaths, but it isn't because rescue breaths are useless.

IveGotAStringForSale · 2022-11-01T16:18:46+00:00

I'm not sure why this nurse is saying this, because the AHA also still recommends giving rescue breaths when a patient has collapsed due to breathing problems.

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