"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
10/18/2020 at 21:38 • Filed to: None
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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
10/18/2020 at 21:38 • Filed to: None | 8
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To park my van in the dark beside a lake that I can’t see because tomorrow morning I’m inspecting some guys fields for a solar install. Also I called him to let him know when I’d be on-site “so no one is concerned or calls the police or anything” to which he replied “we don’t bother with the police around here.” So...it was nice knowing y’all.
Also, my campground host has this awesome mini truck that I hope I can see in daylight tomorrow.
CB
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 21:53 |
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Do you have window blockers or curtains for the van? Looks cozy!
InFierority Complex
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 21:55 |
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I like to think it’s because he is just being pedantic and they don’t bother with the police because they are county (I assume) and they only deal with the sheriff’s office.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 21:55 |
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Well... just remember to run in a zig zag pattern and good luck
Dead_Elvis, Inc.
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 21:57 |
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Nice choice of beer (& dog!).
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InFierority Complex
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
10/18/2020 at 21:57 |
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Insert “serpentine” . gif from generation kill here. But I can’t because mobile.
AestheticsInMotion
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 21:59 |
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Wait... You bring your dog with you on these trips?
*jealousy intensifies*
atfsgeoff
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:00 |
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“we don’t bother with the police around here.”
You know you’re in the sticks when the sheriff tells you not to trespass or you’ll end up buried in the neighbors’ back 40 and he ain’t got the time to go diggin’
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smobgirl
> CB
10/18/2020 at 22:02 |
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I do, but I’m literally the only person here so I didn’t bother. I’d rather wake up and see sunlight!
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smobgirl
> AestheticsInMotion
10/18/2020 at 22:05 |
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If the weather is tolerable. She’s indifferent to it and her kennel isn’t cheap, so why not?
(Shes usually on the bed but she was looking for chicken crumbs on the floor)
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smobgirl
> atfsgeoff
10/18/2020 at 22:07 |
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I kind of laughed and said “please don’t shoot me either!” b ut he wasn’t laughing with me. I mean, I get it, but dude is selling out to solar farms and presumably wants the cash so just let me do my job.
Just Jeepin'
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:14 |
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Is this the first time we’ve been introduced to dog? I assume dog has a name? NEED DETAILS.
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Just Jeepin'
> Just Jeepin'
10/18/2020 at 22:14 |
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(...and more pics)
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smobgirl
> Just Jeepin'
10/18/2020 at 22:20 |
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It’s Shelly! I think she’s been on here a few times? She’s about 15, has three legs because of an osteosarcoma diagnosis once upon a time, and was given a 6-12 month life expectancy almost 3 years ago. I tried to add another pic to the post but I’m not sure it worked, so here’s a couple. She’s best friends with my 3-legged black and white cat.
jminer
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:21 |
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Seem like an excellent place to spend the night!
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:21 |
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The police officer is called 12 gauge.
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Just Jeepin'
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:23 |
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I’ m sensing a theme here. Do you have a three-legged black and white ferret?
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:30 |
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Pack your goon repellant:
Also, The Proclaimers...
Fuckkinja
> InFierority Complex
10/18/2020 at 22:35 |
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Out here in the sticks you go say hello to people. If everything is cool there is no problem. You might get breakfast from the neighbors tomorrow. Nobody wants the cops around over stupid situations.
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Just Jeepin'
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:37 |
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I just want you to know: that song has been stuck in my head now for the last 20+ minutes.
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smobgirl
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
10/18/2020 at 22:38 |
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Unfortunately all I have is a machete.
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smobgirl
> jminer
10/18/2020 at 22:41 |
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I wish I could have gotten here earlier or stayed longer! Seems like a nice park. Vault toilets, but they’re clean. No chance of stealing a bathroom outlet for the coffee pot in the morning though.
VincentMalamute-Kim
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:41 |
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You got the dog
. Don’t need no machete or gun.
Taylor Martin
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:41 |
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DA DA DA DA dadadada DA DA DA DA dadadada
Though “we don’t do police around here” is certainly an unsettling statement...
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smobgirl
> VincentMalamute-Kim
10/18/2020 at 22:42 |
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I think my cats might be better protection
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InFierority Complex
> Fuckkinja
10/18/2020 at 22:46 |
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I’m aware. Was just a joke.
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smobgirl
> Just Jeepin'
10/18/2020 at 22:48 |
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Like...8 hours for me today. Nothing I had on my playlist erased it either.
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Just Jeepin'
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:49 |
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The worst part is it’s just two lines.. .over and over and over and over and...
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jminer
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 22:51 |
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You might want to think about a camp stove a kettle/pot and a french press if you find yourself in this situation often. If you get a backpacking kit it can all pack down into a single pot too.
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smobgirl
> Taylor Martin
10/18/2020 at 22:51 |
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Right? I certainly see plenty of places that live by that but there’s no way to avoid sounding at least a little threatening saying it to a stranger. But knowing that, I’m wearing ALL THE FLUORESCENT SAFETY GEAR tomorrow. When they eventually find neon yellow and orange threads in the bullet holes they’ll know it was deliberate.
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smobgirl
> jminer
10/18/2020 at 22:57 |
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I have allllll the camp stoves. I’ve used backpacking ones for forever and was shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - to discover how nice a regular Coleman stove is when it’s windy. Life changing. (One came with the van).
I should find a plastic French press for the van too, but the basket of my Chinesium single cup coffee pot does a better pour over than electric drip brew.
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Fuckkinja
> InFierority Complex
10/18/2020 at 22:59 |
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I was aware it was a joke. I was just pointing out how it is in my area reacting to strangers. It’s is a a nice place to be. No harm.
Chariotoflove
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 23:06 |
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Does remind me of the sign in the local bikers club that says “we do not call the police”.
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jminer
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 23:10 |
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Yeah the coleman stoves are nearly indestructible and perform quite well. They’re not light, but they’re simple. I t is kind of a pain to carry a can of white gas though instead of a propane canister.
That being said when car camping a coleman white gas stove and lantern are what go with me.
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 23:29 |
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Fun and compl etely useless factoid: the length of the song is exa c tly how long it takes the International Space Station to travel 1000 miles.
Which I’m sure is faster than you did your 750.
Thanks, XKCD , you broke my brain again.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> smobgirl
10/18/2020 at 23:34 |
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A dog named Machete? Vincent’s right about that. I was just fooling around.
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smobgirl
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
10/18/2020 at 23:40 |
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The machete is from the most densely vegetated property I’ve ever been to (in Iowa). I’ve run into some strange characters on some wooded sites and now it comes with me if we see camps on an aerial photo. It’s legitimately useful but also...keeps people six feet or so away. Obviously not a huge amount of protection but keeps the spontaneous, opportunistic types at bay.
FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> smobgirl
10/19/2020 at 00:32 |
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I used to do the French press thing whenever I ended up off-grid, but I’m all in Starbucks Via now. It’s perfectly acceptable instant coffee. If you can heat water on a camp stove having a few Via packs around saves a lot of space and fuss - especially the cleanup - compared to a French press.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> smobgirl
10/19/2020 at 06:09 |
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KEI TRUCK!
TheRealBicycleBuck
> smobgirl
10/19/2020 at 21:33 |
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My buddy with the farm was having trouble with some kids partying on the lower 20 acres. After they broke down his gate the third time, he made it known that he planned to shoot first and ask questions later the next time it happened. To drive the point home, he spent an afternoon emptying brass from his back porch. As happens in the country, word gets around and he hasn’t had a trespasser since.
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smobgirl
> Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
10/20/2020 at 16:30 |
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I’m good on driving for awhile now.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> smobgirl
10/20/2020 at 17:02 |
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So, how much sense does solar really
make in OK? I mean, it’s not AZ/NM.
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smobgirl
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/20/2020 at 17:50 |
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I have no idea. Guy already has two giant power line easements and a gas pipeline across this field so I guess he decided to just go for it all. Wind turbines coming next?
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> smobgirl
10/20/2020 at 18:54 |
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Ha!