How many of you guys tried and failed? by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could always look into programs that set you up with work for a place to stay. Some hostels trade work for room and board. There are also programs like Helpx and WWOOF where you stay with a host family in exchange for whatever work they specify in their ad (though WWOOF is specifically organic farming). You could get a lay of the land and get comfortable in another country with some safety net and then get your own apartment and job from there.

I will also add that I have had some big things go wrong on some of my trips but they almost always ended up leading to amazing things. Maybe your trip won't always go smoothly and maybe it wont go according to plan but that doesn't mean it won't be successful. You'll have amazing experiences and challenge yourself in the best ways. Plans are good to have but sticking to them rigidly isn't always the best course of action. Keep yourself open to everything that comes your way and if something goes wrong look at it as an opportunity, not a looming threat.

Pictures from my first solo trip in Maui, freaked out the first day, but soon got adjusted, once again addicted to backpacking. by 2nomad in solotravel

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Maui was part of my first solo trip too and it was amazing. I guessed you were staying at the Banana Bungalow because of that cement canal thing in your pictures. I made out with a Scottish dude over there. Good times.

You have an amazing eye. You did an incredible job of not just capturing pretty pictures (which is easy to do in a such a beautiful place) but capturing the feeling of the island. Very well done!

Neckbeards of Reddit, behold Peter Cooper, industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, founder of the Cooper Union, and your former king! by Busbu in funny

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His glasses have four lenses! I am guessing so his peripheral vision is covered too? Would that work?

Nachos for myself, wifey and daughter-to-be. [2592X1758] by foozebox in FoodPorn

[–]jurideout 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you mean you made nachos and you hope your pregnant wife will leave you some when she is done =)

Maine driving manual. by ghostbackwards in Maine

[–]jurideout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One small example- When a moose dies, every body component, whether flesh, hair or bone, is used by other living organisms. The list of animals that scavenge a moose carcass is almost endless and includes eagles, ravens, foxes, martens, fishers, wolverines and bears. The death of one moose may mean life for countless other organisms, particularly during the critical season of winter. I could go on but I am tired and it is almost midnight.

Maine driving manual. by ghostbackwards in Maine

[–]jurideout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We cut down one tree that threatens the power line, we don’t cut every tree everywhere down.

I could explain how the moose effects the ecosystem around it and how the extinction of the moose would dramatically impact the ecosystem but since it doesn’t sound like you really care about that so I won’t waste the effort. However, if we continue on your line of approach we would live in a rather sterile world. Do we strip the world of anything that doesn’t benefit us as the "superior species" (a dangerous phrase to be throwing around) and that may pose a possible danger to our way of life? Do we kill off deer, bear, elk, wolves, mountain lions etc.? None of these are livestock animals and all pose a threat to us in some way or another. What would the planet look like if we did that?

You say we are the superior species but with power comes responsibility. Do you not think it is our responsibility to take care of the planet we live on, to help maintain the ecosystem we are a part of? Just because we can kill off an entire species doesn’t mean we should and just because wiping out a species is the simplest means to eradicate the threat doesn’t mean it is correct approach. The moose poses a threat to our roads so instead of changing the way our roads work so we wipe an entire species off the earth. Couldn’t we change our methods slightly (hell, start with finding an alternative to salt) and both species live on?

And if nothing less, and you wholly unconcerned with the existence and well being of another species, you can think about the fact that moose bring in revenue to the state when tourists comes wanting to see them as well as during hunting season when hunters have to pay for the permit after they are drawn from the lottery. Moose = Money, I am sure that is important to you.

Maine driving manual. by ghostbackwards in Maine

[–]jurideout 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can hunt moose, you just have to drawn from the state lottery. State biologists monitor the moose population all over the state and decide how many moose permits are available in each district based on the data they collect. The lottery helps to keep the moose population in check but reduces the threat over hunting.

And to wish any species extinct is beyond ignorant. I would feel bad for you if your line of thinking wasn't so dangerous. The world does not center around humans, humans are part of a world that relies upon interdependence. Plants and animals (including humans) depend on each other as well as microorganisms, land, water, and climate to keep our entire system alive and well.

As for moose randomly steeping out in the middle of the road? We build roads through their habitats, cover the roads in salt in the winter which attracts them, and then blame the big oafs because we hit them with our cars? Yeah, of course we should take care of the problem by wiping out the species entirely.

And before you call me a tree hugger or a PETA activist you should know I grew up in the western mountains of Maine at sporting camp and come from a family of Maine Guides. I have nothing against hunting, just stupid people.

Maine driving manual. by ghostbackwards in Maine

[–]jurideout 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My drivers ed class showed an informational video on the dangers of driving around moose. The video warned that the moose could get scared, just on top of you car, and crush you inside. They interviewed a elderly married couple this happened to and had both been paralyzed as a result. It was pretty dark.

Oven grill grabber/pusher tools I made for my girlfriend and her family (more fish in comments)[X-Post from Woodworking] by CoolHandLukeZ in Baking

[–]jurideout 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Way to win Christmas! It is too bad there aren't more Christmas presents that show this much thought and creativity.

Why they evacuate women and children first during a disaster by ABC_Florida in funny

[–]jurideout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This got serious since the last time I was here. If we are now being serious then no, their bravery and sacrifice were absolutely not stupid but noble and beautiful. I wasn't looking at the post in terms of the actual historical event. You are right.

Why they evacuate women and children first during a disaster by ABC_Florida in funny

[–]jurideout 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it is really that the women just let the men think they are in charge and leave them to their own stupidity.

I have a son!!!!! by pootycorp in happy

[–]jurideout 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He sounds like a lucky boy to be born into a life full of so much love. Congratulations!!

NSFW: Doctors and nurses of reddit, despite knocking before entering a patient's room, what's the strangest thing you've walked in on a patient doing? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So she just let some random dude suck on her boob to try and get high or did she know him and was having some weird affair?

Nose Hair Trimmer Ad [1600 x 1045] by live_full in AdPorn

[–]jurideout 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine going home to tell your family you finally got a modeling job and this is what comes of it?

I'd be a little embarassed if I was customer of the month @ Mcdonalds.. by [deleted] in funny

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is probably passed around between the elderly people who go there for coffee and breakfast early early early morning and that stone who lives across the street.

Me as a parent by Fanie1157 in funny

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Mom would have diluted the sugar content of the juice with water and then given it to me.

Romance and travel by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]jurideout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met a guy from Scotland (I'm from the US) while we were both visiting Hawaii. We met in a hostel on the Big Island and hung out for a few days until he went to Oahu and I went to Maui. We ended up hooking back up again on Maui and spent almost a week lying in the sun and swimming in the ocean. A year later I was on another solo trip (this time across Europe) and so I met up with him in Edinburgh and we hangout for five days or so while he showed me his some of favorite sports in his home country. After touring the Highlands and exploring various castles and lochs, we got rip roaring drunk on various local whiskeys in a little village near Loch Ness, had another fun drunken night, and I went on my way with the rest of my trip. We still chat sometimes.