kangarunner wrote: ↑July 14th, 2024, 7:49 am
dancilley wrote: ↑July 13th, 2024, 12:12 am
@kangarunner Where did you live in Nevada?
Vegas. It was much better back in 2014 when I was there than it is now.
I agree. The first time I went to Vegas was in April of 2014, and it felt peaceful and happy and family-oriented at Circus Circus, and it was busy, and then at night, there were droves of seemingly only white people walking the sidewalks at night near Caesar's Palace and south of that on The Strip. It was absolutely packed with people and the energy was positive definitely.
When I went in November 2016 and January 2017, I felt negatives vibes. It felt more negative, creepy, unsafe. It was kind of similar to the "alternate 1985" reality in Back to the Future 2.
When I went to Vegas in 2020 in August when it was 100 degrees outside, I noticed there were so many black people at the Fremont Street Experience. Weird. It was like the place was not "the place to be" anymore, or something. I am not sure when I learned that Vegas became a sanctuary city for illegal aliens, but that probably has something to do with it.
In March 2021, I was in Vegas (Paradise) and tried to get into a Motel 6, but there were like 25 people in line, mostly single men, and you had to wear a mask, and all guests in a room had to present ID. That was highly disappointing because I had to wait in line all the way to the receptionist in order to finally learn that all guests had to have ID. My guest didn't have an ID, so it was infuriating. Contrast that with in 2006 in Alameda, CA, when I was 20 years old, but not 21, and the Motel 6 staff let me check in, even though the rules said 21 and up only can check in.
I went to Reno in January 2022 to the Nugget hotel (after I had explored the towns along I-80, going as far as Elko) and got a penthouse room for only $115, however, you had to wear a mask, the room service for the restaurant meal delivery did not work because no one answered when I called the restaurant (even though it said room service was available on the ad/menu on the side table in the room), the restaurant hostess told us that we had to come back in 30 minutes in order to order food to-go, and when we ordered, the (older) waitress was super tired and did not listen to the specifics of the order, and when the food was ready, she forgot our drink, and probably messed up our order slightly. The vibes were not good. Depressing. It's like, "Why would I come here?" The people there didn't look very well-off financially, not good looking, shorter, and there were no kids. Some annoying white guy told us we had to wear a mask. In the early morning, it was cold and ice had formed on the windshield. After I scraped the ice off with a plastic card, I was excited to get out of there. Casinos aren't for me anyway because I don't gamble and don't drink. The whole paradigm of going to a tourist "destination" seems like a scam to me. I was happy the day before just driving on I-80 with no one on the road during rush hour on a Friday morning, and knowing that free camping land was all around me, and that private land for sale was very cheap. The clean air, very low population density, and snow on the mountains made me happy, even though it was 28 degrees outside that noon.
I wonder when I will go somewhere and absolutely love it and relish every moment. Does that happen abroad? Is Legaspi Village in Makati, Philippines kind of like that?Asian Romance (channel) on YouTube is enthusiastic about that place. And David Kuvelas (Devil's Advocate) was passionate about Thailand, saying "the people" are so calm and peaceful and at ease and civilized, and that everything's clean. In Tokyo, Japan, everything's clean, but the people seem uptight. In Angeles City, Winston has said that it's "like a massage to your soul 24/7," but the air quality is bad, it's dirty, etc.
I think I am happiest away from people, in a rural location. I am preparing to launch out of CA again. I am going to get my ham radio license and camp on federal land, far away from people soon, near a free spring water spigot. I am going to set up solar panels and use a laptop to access low-bandwidth web information if that is possible over ham radio, and send and receive email and texts over ham radio, and have ham radio voice conversations. I will also master AM radio reception at night by experimenting with simple wire antennas. I probably will subscribe to satellite internet and phone also, assuming cell service will be unavailable. When everything is set up, and I'm comfortable, I will be happy because I will be away from all people, except people I invite to camp with me, and I will be breathing fresh, clean air 24/7.
