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[Thundercat]

N btw… that’s absolutely amazing what you’re doing bro. Extremely impressed n a lil envious at all the shit I’ve missed out on all this time. But very, very Fuckin proud of ya homie. Can’t believe it’s bin 11yrs. Anyways, I’m still navigating my way around here like a newbie but I don’t think it’s gonna lemme msg u so I can give u my deets cuz u limit who can see ur profile on here lol. But yeah I’ll drop u my number man n u can msg me anytime. Talk soon bro!

Thanks dude! There has definitely been some fun times and adventures. It certainly hasn’t been glamorous but I’ve tried to live a life of my choosing. Not that I’m good at making life choices lol, but we are still hanging in there trying to have some fun and keep moving forward.

It’s been over a year since I’ve personally grown any plants and I’m really starting to get the itch. This is the longest I’ve gone without a garden since 2009. Sadly we are still living in this apartment and growing here just isn’t an option. The way finding housing is out here i can’t take any chance on getting kicked out. Hopefully soon though.

 

[Thundercat]

Happy 420 Everyone!!!

Hope your morning is off to a great start. I had my morning dab before I left the house, and ate a gummie on the way and now my sitting in the county court house drinking a cup of terrible coffee lmao. Some how I managed to get called for jury duty on 420 of all days. So I wore my “water pipe technician” shirt to look professional. With any luck I won’t be here all day and I’ll be back to celebrating the holiday!

 

[OldMedUser]

Happy 420 Everyone!!!

Hope your morning is off to a great start. I had my morning dab before I left the house, and ate a gummie on the way and now my sitting in the county court house drinking a cup of terrible coffee lmao. Some how I managed to get called for jury duty on 420 of all days. So I wore my “water pipe technician” shirt to look professional. With any luck I won’t be here all day and I’ll be back to celebrating the holiday!

Jury duty! I've never been called for that but I do have a criminal record. Impaired driving in 1994 so maybe that's why.

Now that I'm retired it might be a hoot to sit in on a trial tho. Wish it paid better tho.

 

[Thundercat]

Jury duty! I've never been called for that but I do have a criminal record. Impaired driving in 1994 so maybe that's why.

Now that I'm retired it might be a hoot to sit in on a trial tho. Wish it paid better tho.

Well thankfully I’m still getting paid by my job. We are about to go in for the selection process, yay.

Its mostly just been boring. I should have brought a book but totally blanked it.

 

[jigfresh]

Good luck with all that Tcat. I haven't smoked since early march when I was visiting CA. My new state kinda sucks.

 

[OldMedUser]

Well thankfully I’m still getting paid by my job. We are about to go in for the selection process, yay.

Its mostly just been boring. I should have brought a book but totally blanked it.

Hit up pdfdrive.com and score something to read. Lots of pot books on there.

Just tell them you want the death penalty brought back and they'll reject you. Unless you're in a red state.

 

[Thundercat]

Good luck with all that Tcat. I haven't smoked since early march when I was visiting CA. My new state kinda sucks.

damn that’s gotta be a change. I was curious if you were gonna abide by the laws in the new state . Do they even have any med laws there yet?

 

[Thundercat]

Also some good news. I think we have a house to rent finally. I would have preferred to buy something but we just aren’t there yet financially. It’s been a long two years of looking for anything decent and affordable but we found a spot literally 5 minutes from work. It should be awesome. I don’t think I’ll have any where to grow inside still, but I will have outdoor space to do whatever I want with. I’m pretty excited to finally be out of the apartments.

 

[jigfresh]

damn that’s gotta be a change. I was curious if you were gonna abide by the laws in the new state . Do they even have any med laws there yet?

Haha, yeah man, I'm abiding by all laws these days. I had enough with courts. Plus our new house is literally next door to a church/ school so any laws I would break would be multiplied. There is medical here, but I haven't seen a doctor in the USA for like 10 years and have no paperwork to show any qualifying condition. I'm trying to talk wifey into getting her card, but not sure how keen she is on it. It might just be a thing where I go over to friends' houses to smoke every once in a while, IDK. I can't even imagine how high I'd get at this point. I haven't taken a 2 month break in a LONG TIME!

Plus something else that sucks is even with the Med licences here people can't grow. Getting caught with even one plant here is automatic felony. There is a law that's passed a couple hurdles to allow patients to grow their own, but we'll see about that. I bet they charge a huge fee.Right now the law is that they issue licences for growing. $10k non refundable fee just to apply. If you are accepted it's a $200k fee for the licence. Plus you have to have $2 mil in the bank to secure the licence. Bunch of money grabbing BS. It's such a fuckin joke.

Surrounding states have recreational legalized... but haven't set anything up yet. Dragging their feet. Sigh. One of the reasons I wish I was still on the West Coast. BUT>>> we did just buy a big house for what a small apartment costs in many places out west. So there's that. :/ Plus my daughter is super happy and that's what really matters. I'm sure I'll be growing sooner than later, one way or another. I really miss my plants more than I miss smoking.

I'm super glad that you guys are out of an apartment. It would suck for us... but hopefully for you guys the bottom drops out of the real estate market so you guys can buy a place.

 

[Thundercat]

Smoking or growing aside I’m really glad to hear you like it there and the girls are happy. It’s awesome you guys got a nice house for a fair price. Is there more stuff to go out and do wyou guys settled on then there was in Spain?


It’s crazy to me how expensive some of the housing has gotten, like how the hell are people supposed to pay 2k a month and high for rent.

 

[Thundercat]

Well well well, been over a year this time but I’ve got an exciting update for anyone still interested!

I just had a change of employment from the farm I moved out here to work on. After a long summer of trying to figure it all out a fortunate opportunity presented itself.

I am officially a legal grower at one of the areas premier organic cannabis farms!! I am super stoked if you’ve known me on here or followed this thread at all you will know how much of an achievement this feels like. I’ve been working for 2 weeks already and the place seems like it has a great working culture. Obviously it’s tough work, but everyone works as a team to get everything done pretty much. The pay is decent and eventually I’ll get in on the bonuses which seems very decent from what I’m told so I’m excited!

I legitimately owe a lot of thanks to RIU for the knowledge, connections and experiences I’ve had over the years!

 

[go go kid]

Haha, yeah man, I'm abiding by all laws these days. I had enough with courts. Plus our new house is literally next door to a church/ school so any laws I would break would be multiplied. There is medical here, but I haven't seen a doctor in the USA for like 10 years and have no paperwork to show any qualifying condition. I'm trying to talk wifey into getting her card, but not sure how keen she is on it. It might just be a thing where I go over to friends' houses to smoke every once in a while, IDK. I can't even imagine how high I'd get at this point. I haven't taken a 2 month break in a LONG TIME!

Plus something else that sucks is even with the Med licences here people can't grow. Getting caught with even one plant here is automatic felony. There is a law that's passed a couple hurdles to allow patients to grow their own, but we'll see about that. I bet they charge a huge fee.Right now the law is that they issue licences for growing. $10k non refundable fee just to apply. If you are accepted it's a $200k fee for the licence. Plus you have to have $2 mil in the bank to secure the licence. Bunch of money grabbing BS. It's such a fuckin joke.

Surrounding states have recreational legalized... but haven't set anything up yet. Dragging their feet. Sigh. One of the reasons I wish I was still on the West Coast. BUT>>> we did just buy a big house for what a small apartment costs in many places out west. So there's that. :/ Plus my daughter is super happy and that's what really matters. I'm sure I'll be growing sooner than later, one way or another. I really miss my plants more than I miss smoking.

I'm super glad that you guys are out of an apartment. It would suck for us... but hopefully for you guys the bottom drops out of the real estate market so you guys can buy a place.

the only way you would get caught is if someone grassed you up, keep to one plant and its not worth the money spent on a raid.

 

[MedScientist]

Well washed some rocks tonight, took down 4 Cindy's and put 8 more plants in to flower. It was a selection of the various single bean strains I started. I'll prolly snip clones off them in a few days once they start going well. I had to take them out of my veg area to make room for the clones that are going into the 6 inchers. Now its time to trim and smoke a blunt.

I went over to meet the glass blower today! Had a great time, mostly just hung out and talked today, shared some dabs, and got to know each other a bit. I told him I'd love to take some lessons, and to be able to just come over and watch him(and others) work. He said that was a great idea, and that watching a few times before the actual lesson would prolly help me apply things better. So I should be going back over next week to really see some glass melt, and with any luck taking a lesson before the month is out. I'm excited .

Hey Thundercat!

Going through old stuff and found you talking about doing some glass blowing. I was curious as to how far you got with that?

 

[Thundercat]

Hey Thundercat!

Going through old stuff and found you talking about doing some glass blowing. I was curious as to how far you got with that?

i did it full time for about 6 years. I taught several hundred beginner classes at the old shop I worked at, and did lots of live demos. I sold thousands of pipes and hundreds of pendants and could barely pay my bills. So I sold everything and took a job on a magic mushroom farm. I bought my equipment back again and blew glass for a few more years until the farm shut down because the market crashed. Sadly the glass market has also crashed pretty hard and I sold all my equipment again to keep my bills paid while I looked for a new job.

Now I’m growing weed legally at an organic indoor facility and getting by. I still have strong connections in the glass community and sometimes visit my old torch at its new home with a friend.

it’s frustrating having spent so much time, energy and money on glass, It was a life style for years. But at the end of the day I don’t have the time, energy or money to spend on glass as a normal part of life right now.

My instagram is @blairartglass if you wanna check out the work I have done there is lots of pictures.

 

[MedScientist]

i did it full time for about 6 years. I taught several hundred beginner classes at the old shop I worked at, and did lots of live demos. I sold thousands of pipes and hundreds of pendants and could barely pay my bills. So I sold everything and took a job on a magic mushroom farm. I bought my equipment back again and blew glass for a few more years until the farm shut down because the market crashed. Sadly the glass market has also crashed pretty hard and I sold all my equipment again to keep my bills paid while I looked for a new job.

Now I’m growing weed legally at an organic indoor facility and getting by. I still have strong connections in the glass community and sometimes visit my old torch at its new home with a friend.

it’s frustrating having spent so much time, energy and money on glass, It was a life style for years. But at the end of the day I don’t have the time, energy or money to spend on glass as a normal part of life right now.

My instagram is @blairartglass if you wanna check out the work I have done there is lots of pictures.

WooHoo! I your work! I admit I wasn't expecting ALL THAT!

You really MASTERED the Art of glass! I really missed ALOT over the last 10 years! I am SOoo glad I asked! It's gonna take some time to go thru your Instagram, but I plan to!

It's a shame it was so hard to make the money it's worth, because you have McFreakingAwesome Skills and Creativity!

 

[Thundercat]

WooHoo! I your work! I admit I wasn't expecting ALL THAT!

You really MASTERED the Art of glass! I really missed ALOT over the last 10 years! I am SOoo glad I asked! It's gonna take some time to go thru your Instagram, but I plan to!

It's a shame it was so hard to make the money it's worth, because you have McFreakingAwesome Skills and Creativity!

thank you very much. I don’t know if I’d say I mastered anything, but definitely got pretty decent at some stuff. I’m glad you like my style and the work I’ve done. Hopefully I’ll figure out a way to continue working with glass in some capacity.

 

[OldMedUser]

thank you very much. I don’t know if I’d say I mastered anything, but definitely got pretty decent at some stuff. I’m glad you like my style and the work I’ve done. Hopefully I’ll figure out a way to continue working with glass in some capacity.

That was something I'd thought about doing many years back. I got into stained glass for a couple of years but didn't do a lot of stuff.

Did you ever look into making/repairing scientific glassware for added income? I remember my organic chem prof warning us to be careful with some of the more intricate pieces as it took forever to get them repaired as people doing that work were pretty rare and that was over 30 years ago.

I've never been very artistic but used to tie pretty fine trout and salmon flies so trying to get back into that and building rods so have dropped more money than I should have into gearing up for those hobbies.

 

[Thundercat]

That was something I'd thought about doing many years back. I got into stained glass for a couple of years but didn't do a lot of stuff.

Did you ever look into making/repairing scientific glassware for added income? I remember my organic chem prof warning us to be careful with some of the more intricate pieces as it took forever to get them repaired as people doing that work were pretty rare and that was over 30 years ago.

I've never been very artistic but used to tie pretty fine trout and salmon flies so trying to get back into that and building rods so have dropped more money than I should have into gearing up for those hobbies.

I actually would have really enjoyed doing scientific glass work. But it’s a dieing industry, there are only a few shops around these days. It either requires college training or lucking into a good apprenticeship to get into it. Even then jobs aren’t common. It also requires a lot of specialized equipment.

 

[Thundercat]

On the plus side I just got a $1 raise at the grow I’m working at, and I’ll start getting production bonuses at the end of the next quarter. Things have been going well. The boss is already giving me specific tasks because he knows I’ll get them done. We get sample weed at least once a week which is great. I’ve even lost some weight and some of my love handles since I started. The boss even took us all out for BBQ the other day after we had a team meeting, so I can’t complain.