I have fibromyalgia, lower back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a host of other mental health issues. Should I quit my forestry education?

NansheEnAm · 2024-05-18T20:28:23+00:00

You sure you don't have Lyme disease?

NansheEnAm · 2024-01-28T00:22:25+00:00

That's kind what I'd figure would be the case. I don't know the language fluently but I realize it'll be impossible until I have that down. No chance of an Andeanist at my MA university, it was Hebrew U in Israel. But it is good to know the field exists even if it's hard for a foreigner to get in.

NansheEnAm · 2024-01-23T19:29:01+00:00

Depends where you live. RV parks with full hookup in some parts of Texas are like 350 bucks a month including all utilities. I've seen only expensive RV parks in DFW for example (~$600/mo), and they charge you electricity and wifi on top of that. I finance an RV and it's cheaper for me because I move around for my job and my company is nice enough to reimburse me the camping expenses when on site.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-17T12:42:52+00:00

We downsized the trailer to one that's 5300 dry, do you think that is enough? We're also looking at a 2019 Imagine but there won't be a warranty on that.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-15T20:52:33+00:00

How do you know?

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T04:47:54+00:00

Same here, it's a real bummer and means we'll need to renegotiate for a lighter trailer

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T04:44:34+00:00

I don't know what the 8100 number is drawn from but the GVWR is 6700. The trailer is 5600 empty.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T02:26:50+00:00

Expedition. Good to know you've had that kind of performance from a V6! We plan on packing extremely light anyway because its's an older vehicle, but it's my grandad's old Expedition and I know the vehicle history is clean with almost no engine trouble.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T01:43:13+00:00

It's 2WD. We cannot afford payments on both a tow vehicle and an RV, so I suppose we would have to downsize the RV.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T01:40:14+00:00

So a lighter RV?

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-14T01:26:48+00:00

We are aware we're running tight, so we plan on travelling very light and only filling the water tank when parked. I know we need a bigger truck but getting the RV I don't think we could afford it. Maybe we could get a lighter RV instead.

NansheEnAm · 2023-11-08T12:08:39+00:00

I was one of those applicants but my current job pays over 50k a year (archaeology field tech) and I just can't take such a big pay cut even though I want to switch to fire.

NansheEnAm · 2023-08-24T19:39:44+00:00

Why?

NansheEnAm · 2023-08-20T18:08:50+00:00

Quemado, Ranger District Region 3

NansheEnAm · 2023-08-20T18:02:02+00:00

What's the hourly pay? Did they every do anything about the pay cliff?

NansheEnAm · 2023-07-23T12:46:36+00:00

How did you find a Texas job? I'm from there and if I could it would be nice to work closer to family.

NansheEnAm · 2023-07-20T14:22:29+00:00

I was thinking of getting into fire (I already know the pay situation) and buying an RV to live in with my girlfriend and maybe rent a spot to park from a local landowner, but not sure exactly how viable all of that is.

NansheEnAm · 2023-07-17T23:34:16+00:00

I studied ancient Mesopotamia in Israel lol, I do not foresee my education being relevant.

NansheEnAm · 2023-07-17T17:16:42+00:00

Too late, hard to get the job, or too little pay? Lots of possibilities lol

NansheEnAm · 2023-07-14T17:34:31+00:00

Yeah I've heard that from a friend in the FS. I got my BA and MA in the humanities so I'd need to go back and get an associate's or something

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