airkid 0 #1 April 27, 2010 Just disappear into uncertainty chasing pipe dreams across the nation? Abandoning everything: your childhood, your friends, your family, half of your possessions in hopes that you could establish yourself elsewhere? Hoping to catch a lucky break or a trade wind to help you along, finding nothing but disappointment around every corner? Quickly exhausting every available resource to yourself, you feel like maybe the world is closing in on you fast because as you run, you realize you're traveling in circles and you have no direction, no spatial orientation? just a thought... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 April 27, 2010 Yeah...daily! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #3 April 27, 2010 i ran away... highly motivated at first.... now... i'm beginning to forget why... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 April 27, 2010 Quotei ran away... highly motivated at first.... now... i'm beginning to forget why... problem wiht running away is that you have to take yourself with you. The motivation for running is what's important. It's best to run away for no reason other than a change or adventure. Any other reason willl always catch up to you.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #5 April 27, 2010 I did when I was young...emancipated at 12 , and hooked up with the carnival, I even ran away from that once, and joined a circus for a year , but went back to the carnival... (part of how I ended up with the name Gypsy) But my Motorcycle (and sydiving) is my escape now...a ride can clear out the brain! but if life is not good....Move on....just use your brain when doing so, dont end up in a van down by the river! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #6 April 27, 2010 Quoteproblem wiht running away is that you have to take yourself with you. The motivation for running is what's important. It's best to run away for no reason other than a change or adventure. Any other reason willl always catch up to you. Completely agreed, and i ran away hoping i could lead a more adventurous lifestyle here... but i see more doors closed than open.... Quote dont end up in a van down by the river! it seems like that's where i am headed... well... most likely in a parking lot by the beach or at a dropzone somewhere hoping i could get a couple pack jobs in so i could buy a lunch.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 April 27, 2010 Quote Quote i ran away... highly motivated at first.... now... i'm beginning to forget why... problem wiht running away is that you have to take yourself with you. The motivation for running is what's important. It's best to run away for no reason other than a change or adventure. Any other reason willl always catch up to you. Could anything even catch up to you when you pretty much are at the end of the earth like you are??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #8 April 27, 2010 List of winter homes, "after I ran away" Chickencoup Barns(several) train cars Dumpsters, (barely bailed out before getting picked up one morning) YMCA storage closet...(I would walk in like I lived there, go upstairs, and jump over the wall (It didn;t go to the ceiling, , it had been added) and I made a "room" in the back corner out of mattresses, the maids never came in that far!} Carnival trucks, as we wintered(stayed in the sleeper cab) Crash pads, (where anywhere from 8 to 20 people rented an apartment) Under bridges In the bushes of nice homes, ( between the bush and the house, never got caught doing this) Jail..(that sucked) abandoned cars Girls basement's, (twice , found girls willing to do this for me) Simply in the woods , in home made shelters.. Buses, (spare change for enough to ride the city bus, then fall aleep in a back seat. keeps ya warm, and out of trouble...During the day...yer fucked at night...you have to walk all night to stay warm! I could go on... Needless to say, and adventure...but also not a good idea! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 April 27, 2010 Quote well... most likely in a parking lot by the beach On the other hand, back when I was living at Ocean Beach, Ca... There was this girl and her mom living in a van in the parking lot by the pier, little Chickie would sit on the wall there playing music and singing...you know the ole story, 'waiting for her big break'. It was the star everyone NOW knows as Jewel! So sometimes the rough parts are just a part of the road that goes to where you're supposed to be! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #10 April 27, 2010 Quote Quote well... most likely in a parking lot by the beach On the other hand, back when I was living at Ocean Beach, Ca... There was this girl and her mom living in a van in the parking lot by the pier, little Chickie would sit on the wall there playing music and singing...you know the ole story, 'waiting for her big break'. It was the star everyone NOW knows as Jewel! So sometimes the rough parts are just part of the road that goes where you're supposed to be! not allowed anymore...OB is under Police command 24/7 now...used to be party central! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #11 April 27, 2010 Quote Quote Quote well... most likely in a parking lot by the beach On the other hand, back when I was living at Ocean Beach, Ca... There was this girl and her mom living in a van in the parking lot by the pier, little Chickie would sit on the wall there playing music and singing...you know the ole story, 'waiting for her big break'. It was the star everyone NOW knows as Jewel! So sometimes the rough parts are just part of the road that goes where you're supposed to be! not allowed anymore...OB is under Police command 24/7 now...used to be party central! Farther down sunset cliffs theses days...all the way at the end! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #12 April 27, 2010 yeah, i live in OB now... there are cops around here like crazy... constantly chasing vagrants away from alleys and such... but i hear that you can still park at mission beach.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #13 April 27, 2010 Yep, and when I quit running I found that all the shit I was running from, I brought with me. Allowing freedom to seek opportunities is entirely different-hopefully that's what you're really after.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #14 April 27, 2010 Don't listen to these fools saying "you can't run away" "stuff comes with you" etc. That just means you're not running hard enough. Just gotta find the right place, the right people and sit down with your cards and laugh at your full house.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,445 #15 April 27, 2010 I did that when I was 23. I found fun, adventure, and came home refreshed about 8 months later. It was a wonderful experience. The problems I was running away from were tied up in a job and a former boyfriend, and both were moved well into the past by the time I came back. But I'll admit I had a place to stay if things were bad enough, and a rigger's ticket to help buy food with. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 April 27, 2010 Quote yeah, i live in OB now... Quote See..you're on the right track already! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #17 April 27, 2010 Quote Quote yeah, i live in OB now... Quote See..you're on the right track already! OB's a bad place for a harley ridin biker....fuckers stop me almost every time I go there, (and No my bike is not loud....just looks that way, it actually runs two 1942 mufflers, instead of one) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #18 April 27, 2010 Tryw www.couchsurfers.org its a great website to travel and stay at places. Also craigslist has a great section of people who do the same thing. They recently had a documentry about a guy just traveling with nothing but craigslist. And I am in it!! Check out the photo section!! its a cool domentry. www.craigslistjoe.comBest Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreaming13000 1 #19 April 27, 2010 I ran away for 11 years, I was younger then. I am now "home" and it feels so good and so right. I had to make some trade ins though to be able to "rest" in this place...( like driving 4 hours to skydive ) But life is all about trade ins, in fact your entire life when it is said and done will be completely built on your decisions. Some of them are small and some are big but ALL of them define the path you'll travel. My justification now, is children. That and now that I'm 30 it is starting to sink in that I will not live forever and I must leave a legacy for my children and their children etc. I remind myself that happiness is a state of mind, having nothing to do with one's life circumstances, so if you are running looking for the elusive "happiness" state of being, then maybe you should stop running and focus on your mental state of being instead of your environment. Some environments foster healthy mentalities and others do not... so once again, it is all about those darn decisions! and where is it exactly you are trying to go?!?! "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #20 April 27, 2010 Aren't we all running away from the normal world, when we step out that door that 99 percent of people are afraid to go threw? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #21 April 27, 2010 Quote I did when I was young...emancipated at 12 , and hooked up with the carnival, I even ran away from that once, and joined a circus for a year , but went back to the carnival... (part of how I ended up with the name Gypsy) But my Motorcycle (and sydiving) is my escape now...a ride can clear out the brain! but if life is not good....Move on....just use your brain when doing so, dont end up in a van down by the river! Ran away with the carnival several times, great place to get lost. Can also be lots of trouble At a little younger age I lived on top of the High School for a bit, raided a friends garage freezer, bbq steaks etc for a weekKinda dissapeared in my early 20's and drove for a Repo company in South SF (friends brother).------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #22 April 27, 2010 I'm a single parent. But I've often fantasized about jumping my Jeep and heading south until I can't go anymore. Maybe Argentina. Once she's out of the house, who knows?I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #23 April 27, 2010 Chrck out some of the ride reports at ADVrider.com Lots of people who are "running away". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #24 April 28, 2010 now repo companies are all about the insurance, and the insurance companies require you to be 24 or 25... which really isn't fair seeing that i have been repoing on and off for like... 7 years... but i can't get insured cuz i'm 23.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #25 April 28, 2010 Quote Yeah...daily! +1 to that man. I think of runing away as i am runing away some times.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
