Get Out of My State, Disrespectful Hippies

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
10/22/2014 at 09:32 • Filed to: None

Now I am all about an alternate lifestyle. Hell I even wrote a handy guide on how to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! while respecting people around you, but !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I cannot stand the wanton disregard for safety, any sort of law, and the amount of freeloading displayed here. Lets take a look and see how badly this group of people are doing it wrong.

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First line of this article "The 1981 school bus has empty yellow sockets where the headlights should be, bald tires and two pieces of duct tape to keep grease from oozing out of a front wheel." Keep in mind just a few months ago this thing was on the same roads as you were. How hard is it to just go to a junkyard and give the guy 2$ to let you take out a couple of 7" round headlights and put them in your bus? He'll probably give them to you for free to get your stank ass out of the place

I get it, tires can be expensive, but Jesus, you drove all the way across the country on this? On the same roads I drive with my family?

And you got a one time transfer pass from your local California town hall to motherfucking Portland Maine, and get across with a cardboard tag? Not to mention your broken taillights

And you don't have any money to put diesel in the tank, so you go haunt gas stations with a 5 gallon container to beg for diesel, instead of sending your 5 other minions to go even do day labor or get a decent job? Well la dee da people are pissed, and want you to move along? And this was his attitude when asked how he could get away with this for so long "Who wants 12 more homeless people in town that will get drunk and ask people for money?" Fuck you. And then "After learning that police planned to tow the bus, the 29-year-old Pratt ran back on board and hid beneath his mattress, leading to a three-hour confrontation with police."

Yeah that is how you deal with issues like this. And take my fucking tax dollars on a police response. Ugh.

Oh yeah, and this is an example of how not to live in your conveyance, like a dirty fucking hippy.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I am getting more and more livid the more I read it. I am friends with the guy who towed this thing. I am going to send Dicky over a 12 pack today as thanks.

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DISCUSSION (57)

shop-teacher > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:36

Ewwww ... mangie hippies!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:36

The libertarian in me is saying that it's his own business. The East Coast elitist in me is saying "go back to Cali."

505Turbeaux > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 09:37

I have a little bit of both of those things, but all of it says go back to Cali. Venice Beach welcomes you

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:38

Why don't they find a field in the middle of buttfuck nowhere, put up a tent and live off the land. Leaving the society they so dislike completely alone.

cazzyodo > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:38

29?

I need to clean my apartment and shave because it's obvious that messes age you.

505Turbeaux > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/22/2014 at 09:39

in Maine, there are plenty of spots where that could happen too. Why the city? Ah because there are people to mooch off of there. Living off the land is hard work, alot harder than replacing your headlights

Vimto > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:39

I find this ironic because my family refers to my Mercury as "the bus" but, unlike this one, its in excellent shape mechanically and cosmetically. I've found a couple ways to reduce my monthly expenses and I will hopefully be getting a tidy raise at work in January, so at the moment its looking like I should be able to afford to rent a room from one of my coworkers come May. If I can't, however, at least I know I'll be living it up compared to these tools.

Do-Rif-To > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:43

Kinja'd!!!

He seems like the kind of hippy that just doesn't listen.

Alfalfa > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:45

Funny the article mentions that they were at Rainbow Gathering in Utah. That was the first thing that came to my mind reading this.

crowmolly > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/22/2014 at 09:45

You are underestimating this guy's laziness.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:45

They're just lazy bums who want everything on a platter. I hate asshols like that. I'm quite a lazy man but I still go to school and somewhat contribute to society. There are so many people like that here who live off the governments dime and get a cushy place to live and sit in the couch watching daytime tv.

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:45

"He lost the keys when doing hallucinogenic drugs"...Now there's a winner. Also I apologize for the state of my tires 505, they aren't good.

Sweet Trav > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 09:46

Shouldn't the libertarian in you demand some sort of contribution to the free market? what does this guy have to offer anyone?

505Turbeaux > Do-Rif-To
10/22/2014 at 09:46

haha yes!

505Turbeaux > thebigbossyboss
10/22/2014 at 09:47

well at least you arent in a 10000 lb bus...

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:52

True. Also knowing your tires suck is at least something. I was going to buy new ones. Then I need $3K in dental work. Then I went back to school Then I had to move. UGH!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:53

"Corbin always marched to the beat of his own drum. He's always been an interesting guy,"

That's a nice way to say, bone arse lazy parasite.

crowmolly > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 09:53

505Turbeaux > crowmolly
10/22/2014 at 09:54

lol yup

thebigbossyboss > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/22/2014 at 09:58

I couldn't handle that life man. For me not working = no self esteem.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:01

Can't afford headlight but got some soda.

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem
10/22/2014 at 10:02

yup, noticed that

ACESandEIGHTS > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:04

Lol "Cali." The kinder, gentler me is trying to get over how bad it sounds.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:04

well said

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sweet Trav
10/22/2014 at 10:05

No. If this guy has nothing to offer, it's up to him to find his own way. His own way seems to be pestering people for diesel. I'd tell him to fuck off if he asked me for fuel, but apparently others are more charitable.

ACESandEIGHTS > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:06

Why the FUCK is Zach Galifinakis living in a bus in Maine? You'd think even after two failed Hangover movies he'd still have enough money to stay put in Hipsterville Brooklyn.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:06

You know, I said this last night.

It pisses me off when people are angry that stuff isn't given to them.

If you won't help yourself why the fuck should I help you?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/22/2014 at 10:07

Look on the bright side. Now you don't need to watch daytime TV.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Do-Rif-To
10/22/2014 at 10:08

I bet if you said "You're a deadbeat Lebowski! A deadbeat!" to this guy, he's respond with "Well that's like, your opinion, maaan."

ACESandEIGHTS > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:11

It goes to show how extremely annoying hippies really are. They don't earn wages, they don't look after themselves, etc.

The real "live off the land" types are Mennonites, self-sufficient entrepreneurs and adventurers, people who wouldn't have anything to do with filthy hippies, who want a rustic life without being a smelly moron.

God, how I loathe hippies. So fucking smug too, and clueless simultaneously, somehow.

505Turbeaux > ACESandEIGHTS
10/22/2014 at 10:13

I agree with all of this

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > ACESandEIGHTS
10/22/2014 at 10:18

Not all hippies are wooks. There are plenty of hippies who practice what they preach in places like Asheville. They're still annoying, but they aren't bothering anyone. This is just another deadbeat wookie.

Do-Rif-To > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:19

That's my de facto response to baseless criticism, it works every time.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:20

I'm a bit confused about this bit:

He eventually surrendered, was charged with criminal trespassing and ordered to appear in court Dec. 3.

How can you be criminally trespassing on your own property?

Dubblewhopper > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:21

I am all for hippies ( my parents were hippies, and I smoke), but this is utter ridiculousness. The Rainbow Bright people travel through here in Montana ever fucking summer. You cannot go past these smelly, lazy fuckers w/o someone asking for money. I'll take the bus and transform it to a rolling mini-PC-Console-arcade. Complete with obligatory stripper pole and Shag carpeting.

505Turbeaux > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:22

because he was not on his own property, but on Target's property in the parking lot, after he refused to leave

505Turbeaux > Dubblewhopper
10/22/2014 at 10:23

oh yeah, nothing against hippies, just this kind. Grifting, stinky, slimeball ones

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:24

Wow, this article is full of so many great lines!

Once in Wyoming, Pratt had a falling out with his traveling companions over beer, he said. They preferred low-priced, high alcohol content, while he favored microbrews. They soon parted ways.

...

Kidder tries to earn money by offering free hugs in Portland's Old Port.

...

"If I maintain it," he said, "I've got another million miles on that bus."

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:26

The article's a bit vague on the details. It seems like the police showed up to tow it without asking him to leave.

ACESandEIGHTS > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:26

Yeah, ok, I could see people in art towns actually running a business and being more nature oriented. But then... haven't they evolved beyond hippie into something more Walden-like/Whitman-like?

I guess in that respect if you're a Georgia O'Keefe-style free spirited "hippie" then you're alright by me. I've always respected the true individualists for sure. I guess I tend toward an Edward Abbey cowboy-style outdoorsman over a dreadlocked, bro me some change, bro, kind of guy.

I love Kerouac. He was critical of hippies. Yet he lived a bit of that life. It's an odd dichotomy.

505Turbeaux > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/22/2014 at 10:28

there are signs all over that parking lot saying for customers only with a time limit on it. It isnt like he was blending in there. Not totally sure on that though

Dubblewhopper > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:29

And Rastafarian-esque dreadlocks, which makes Radagast the Brown's hair look emaculate.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > ACESandEIGHTS
10/22/2014 at 10:30

There are a surprising number of Walden types in the mountains around Asheville. A bunch of Edward Abbey types too. I tend to be on the Edward Abbey side of things too. Beautify a highway; torch a billboard.

Mattbob > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 10:51

jesus, what reality does this guy live in? "If I maintain it, I could get another million miles out of that bus." In what universe does he think what he is doing is maintaining it? Also, I'm no expert on Maine weather, but aren't winters up there WAAAAAY to cold up there to live in a bus, no matter what kind of wood stove you put in there?

505Turbeaux > Mattbob
10/22/2014 at 10:54

yeah, start with the tires and headlights. I am sure it hasnt seen an oil change in years too. Actually you can do it. I have 2 friends who are actually really successful people, and they lived in a bus ~on private property~ through 2 winters in their hippy days in upstate new york, which is colder than maine. Probably why they are still together too.

Mattbob > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 11:04

That's impressive to be able to keep it warm enough. I'm sure having another person helps a lot. But yeah, I doubt that guy knows the first thing about automotive maintenance, let alone how to change the oil on a bus.

BoulderZ > Dubblewhopper
10/22/2014 at 11:37

Just down the road from you in CO, same deal. The regular hippies are fine, nice people. There are lots here (it is Boulder...), but you'd never know how many because the overwhelming majority don't make pests of themselves. The Rainbow People, however, come back every summer (usually USFS land near Steamboat) and always end up with violent altercations the end up with the police having to go in and chase them out. Stabbings seem to be a favorite pastime for them. Then the rangers and volunteers have to go in and clean up the disgusting mess (garbage, human waste, dog waste, fire pits, vehicle leaks) they leave from squatting (it's not camping, which would leave no trace). I have to believe the real hippies look at them and think something like, "You're ruining it for everyone!"

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 12:01

Tow it? What about lighting it on fire? And what about the hippie? Shower or Job?

Kinja'd!!!

T5Killer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/22/2014 at 12:11

Yep there a quite a few of these hippie buses in the Mountains of New Mexico especially around Santa Fe, Taos and Jemez.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 12:13

Note to self: Don't drive bus through Maine.

Kinja'd!!!

Damn, Loring is one of the LSR tracks on my bucket list.

Kinja'd!!!

My bus is a 78 and I intentionally have the outside looking like its got 1 foot in the grave so others have pity on me for going so slow and when parked nobody is interested in bothering it.

However, the inside, drivetrain, and safety items will be immaculate. I don't intend to sacrifice any comfort just because I'm hauling my racecar across the country. I'm not trying to live in it full time, just on race weekends so a lot of the RV excesses are unnecessary. My problem right now is I've got two remaining roof leaks that I just can't track down. The garage is looking good, but until I resolve the leaks, I cant install the furniture and electrical.

nermal > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 12:15

I'm mixed on this. Want to drive a cheap bus cross-country, and generally live like a dirty hippy and drink and do drugs? Knock yourself out.

The first big issue is that the bus is not safe. This is a loophole into the CA vehicle code as I understand it, for they do not have annual inspections, just emissions. Basically, they don't care if your car is safe, as long as it doesn't pollute too much.

The second is that they are mooching. Travelling cross-country and need a place to stop and sleep for the night in an RV? By all means stop at the local Walmart / Target / whatever. Just make sure to go in and buy something as a common courtesy, and only stay overnight. Begging for handouts / fuel drives me insane as well. I don't care how bad of a sob story you give, I'm not giving you free fuel or any other $$$ for that matter. The people that give to bums like this aren't helping anything, they're only encouraging the behavior to continue.

505Turbeaux > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
10/22/2014 at 12:16

awesome. That is a great plan with so much difference to this, um, total lack of care or plan this idiot had.

505Turbeaux > nermal
10/22/2014 at 12:19

oh by all means, if you want to do it, go right ahead. I would even respect it if that is what you want to do. The 2 issues you mentioned are the biggest, and it boils down to one thing, respecting other humans, which there is an utter lack of in this story.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2014 at 13:07

In the words of James May - SODDU OFFU.

Dubblewhopper > BoulderZ
10/22/2014 at 13:47

It seems like they think they have some sort of have a right to do whatever they want. They do get belligerent and violent if you don't give them sort of monies though. But it's fun to watch the tow truck haul away their 1981 Chevy van.

ranwhenparked > cazzyodo
10/22/2014 at 19:09

Well, he couldn't afford headlights, so its not like he was going to spring for a chemical peel.

TotallyThatStupid > 505Turbeaux
10/24/2014 at 14:33

"That was a highly articulate outburst, Vyvyan. I only hope they're not watching."