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re: Offered a job in Caribou Maine, or stay in Atlanta
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:42 pm to ColdTurkey
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:42 pm to ColdTurkey
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University of Maine’s mascot is the black bears and they upset MS State in ‘04. That’s all I got.
Cant forget Mike Buck, pride of the University of Maine and backup QB in the early 1990s for your New Orleans Saints.
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This post was edited on 1/6/22 at 7:47 pm
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Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:44 pm to OldmanBeasley
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Ain’t a lot of pussy up there brother bear
Doubt there's much in his mom's basement either.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:47 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
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I'm single, no kids, and no debt too. What would you guys do?? Any advice is welcomed!
If ever there was a time to pack up, move away and see some other parts of the country this is it. You can always move back home in six months if it’s awful. You won’t always have this opportunity, though.
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:51 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
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don't know what winters
Cold but snow cleared I'm few hours life goes on
I would check Maine out
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:54 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
Unlike most of the people who responded, I have actually been there. I spent 87 - 89 at Loring AFB which is a few miles east of Caribou. The only going for the area then was Loring and it's been closed for 20+ years. Unlike scenic Southern Maine, Northern Maine will remind you a lot of South Georgia, mostly trees. Timber and potato farming are the two biggest industries, there's not a lot else. The biggest "city" to go out in is Bangor and that is a solid three hour drive.
Don't expect much of a social scene. The dating pool is very shallow and as few people move in, it's a fairly closed society. As the winters are so long and brutal, people there drink, drink a lot. It is my understanding meth is prevalent now also. We partied over the border in Canada (Woodstock?), but I'm not sure if crossing the border is as easy now (no passports were needed back then). Bangor, Portland, etc., are fun towns, but a long way away.
As a 19 year old, I hated it, as a 55 year old, I could certainly live there, but wouldn't want my kids to grow up there.
It is a PITA to get there, fly into Boston and hope the puddle jumper to Presque Isle is on time, then drive to Caribou. I drove it all the way once, three days and two nights of hard driving.
You don't need an AWD, they keep the roads plowed.
If it's your first opportunity to get of your house and have an adventure, hell yeah I'd go for it. Make the best of it with the understanding you may only be there a year or two. Gain experience and explore new country.
Their Black Flies are worse than our mosquitoes. Go to google maps and zoom in, you'll notice the lack of roads, that will tell you how isolated it is and how little is going on.
Don't expect much of a social scene. The dating pool is very shallow and as few people move in, it's a fairly closed society. As the winters are so long and brutal, people there drink, drink a lot. It is my understanding meth is prevalent now also. We partied over the border in Canada (Woodstock?), but I'm not sure if crossing the border is as easy now (no passports were needed back then). Bangor, Portland, etc., are fun towns, but a long way away.
As a 19 year old, I hated it, as a 55 year old, I could certainly live there, but wouldn't want my kids to grow up there.
It is a PITA to get there, fly into Boston and hope the puddle jumper to Presque Isle is on time, then drive to Caribou. I drove it all the way once, three days and two nights of hard driving.
You don't need an AWD, they keep the roads plowed.
If it's your first opportunity to get of your house and have an adventure, hell yeah I'd go for it. Make the best of it with the understanding you may only be there a year or two. Gain experience and explore new country.
Their Black Flies are worse than our mosquitoes. Go to google maps and zoom in, you'll notice the lack of roads, that will tell you how isolated it is and how little is going on.
This post was edited on 1/6/22 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 1/6/22 at 7:59 pm to BK Lounge
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Mike Buck
Bobby Hebert used to talk about how that guy had a monster arm but the rough intelligence of a sack of hammers.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 8:00 pm to greenbean
Finally, some sanity .
The kid should stay in Atlanta, get a job there and move out of Mom’s house.. im no expert on the IT field, but with the way things are in the job market, in a city the size of ATL, id think it’d be more than doable and you’d have hundreds of thousands of single women around, unlike in Caribou, ME.
The kid should stay in Atlanta, get a job there and move out of Mom’s house.. im no expert on the IT field, but with the way things are in the job market, in a city the size of ATL, id think it’d be more than doable and you’d have hundreds of thousands of single women around, unlike in Caribou, ME.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 8:00 pm to Pearson
sometimes wires and shite have to be set up
Posted on 1/6/22 at 8:11 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
I think i would actually take the Maine job
Posted on 1/6/22 at 8:35 pm to Fat and Happy
I lived in Sanford, a really great town in the southern part of the state. Built a bank.
The people were incredibly friendly. Rented a garage apartment from a family and they treated me as family.
Once you leave a town you are on your own. Cell service can be sketchy.
Gas stations are few and far between. Make sure the tank is full before leaving.
Summers were very pleasant compared to Atlanta. A small window unit ac cooled the whole place and after sunset you opened the windows and breathed clean, fresh sweet smelling air.
Hardly used that window unit or the truck ac. Open the windows especially if driving out of town, smell the forest and hear the streams.
Subaru is a necessity. Winter does not play up there.
If you are nice to them they will return the favor.
Lobster is really cheap.
Food is entirely different. If you like grits then bring them with you.
I’d move there tomorrow but my wife won’t.
The people were incredibly friendly. Rented a garage apartment from a family and they treated me as family.
Once you leave a town you are on your own. Cell service can be sketchy.
Gas stations are few and far between. Make sure the tank is full before leaving.
Summers were very pleasant compared to Atlanta. A small window unit ac cooled the whole place and after sunset you opened the windows and breathed clean, fresh sweet smelling air.
Hardly used that window unit or the truck ac. Open the windows especially if driving out of town, smell the forest and hear the streams.
Subaru is a necessity. Winter does not play up there.
If you are nice to them they will return the favor.
Lobster is really cheap.
Food is entirely different. If you like grits then bring them with you.
I’d move there tomorrow but my wife won’t.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 8:42 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
Here’s what you do. Move. Then right before a blizzard you invite the prettiest female you know to visit, all expenses paid. She gets snowed in for the rest of the winter. Sort of like a captive I guess
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:02 pm to jeffsdad
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Here’s what you do. Move. Then right before a blizzard you invite the prettiest female you know to visit, all expenses paid. She gets snowed in for the rest of the winter. Sort of like a captive I guess
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:06 pm to jeffsdad
Well this is as good a time as any to break my fast. I’ve lurked hard for ten years. As my name implies, I live in Maine, have since 2012. Caribou is shite for social life. Absolute shite. But it’s great for the outdoorsman. Most of the state is. But it is fricking cold man. I live half way up the coast in Winterport ,and it gets cold,but i Caribou is a different story. Miserable.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:07 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
Do it. I'm 50 and I can say with full conviction that I cherish my experiences far more than any material possessions. Going different places, doing different things, seeing different sights. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. This is a great opportunity - go do it, don't be scared.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:07 pm to Fat and Happy
Atlanta seems like my fresh hell. I’d go to Maine.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:10 pm to BK Lounge
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The kid should stay in Atlanta, get a job there and move out of Mom’s house.. im no expert on the IT field, but with the way things are in the job market, in a city the size of ATL, id think it’d be more than doable and you’d have hundreds of thousands of single women around, unlike in Caribou, ME.
"IT" is a pretty nebulous designation. There are a lot of software development jobs in Atlanta, but that's not really "IT" to the people hiring for that job. Even security has kind of grown into its own field.
I'd be bi-curious to hear what exactly it is that OP wants to do all day until he retires. Of course, it all has to be weighed against the fact that he lives with his folks. That gets old quick.
This post was edited on 1/6/22 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:22 pm to USMEagles
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I'd be bi-curious
That's an interesting autocorrect if I've ever seen one
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:34 pm to WONTONGO
Well I know someone here has been watching gay porno
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:36 pm to LSU Tiger Fan 199
If it were close to Portland or booth bay or bar harbor , sure.
Caribou is nowhere near any of that . frick that .
Caribou is nowhere near any of that . frick that .
Posted on 1/6/22 at 9:41 pm to mainetiger
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Well this is as good a time as any to break my fast. I’ve lurked hard for ten years
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But it is fricking cold man. I live half way up the coast in Winterport ,and it gets cold,but i Caribou is a different story. Miserable.
No, thank you. I’d be miserable snowed up in a 2 bedroom house with snow up to the windows. Going to the grocery store would suck in that shite. Nope, stay in Atlanta!
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