All Purpose Coronavirus Discussion IV: mmvvpp Memorial Thread

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You don’t have to go all the way to Japan, just move to Maine. Real estate is cheap and every house has a wood burning stove.

But I actually want to live in Japan. Maine is about as nice as it gets for America (for me), but it's still America - I'm not interested.

 

[Jack Straw]

But I actually want to live in Japan. Maine is about as nice as it gets for America (for me), but it's still America - I'm not interested.

Oh. Well then, that’s a horse of different color.

 

[ajgoal]

Oh. Well then, that’s a horse of different color.

Maine is nice, but I'm feeling another continent when I retire.

 

[Jack Straw]

Maine is nice, but I'm feeling another continent when I retire.

To be honest, so am I.

 

[Embiid]

I keep trying to talk my wife into installing a wood burning stove. She keeps saying we have no room.

Just use one of these in the middle of your living room...not much space required

 

[dragonoffrost]

Texas doctor dies of COVID-19: 'She could make any moment feel special'

But it's just the elderly...

 

[Lord Defect]

You could see the outcome coming though.

Well yeah, it was still good though.

 

[Lord Defect]

Whole Building House - Sawauchi kaizawa - Waga-gun Nishiwaga-machi - Iwate - Japan - For Sale - Real Estate Japan

That’s only 50k? Am I the only one that thinks that’s crazy?

 

[Lord Defect]

Just use one of these in the middle of your living room...not much space required

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Gotta poke a few holes near the bottom for air flow

 

[deadhead]

That’s only 50k? Am I the only one that thinks that’s crazy?

I think it's pretty much the middle of nowhere.

Nishiiwai District, Iwate - Wikipedia

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

That’s only 50k? Am I the only one that thinks that’s crazy?

It looks like it is in Iwate, which is just southeast of Aomori, which is the northernmost prefecture on the main island, and just northeast of Sendai, where the tsunami hit. It's quite a jaunt away from Tokyo and the more populous southern areas.

EDIT: There is an IKEA in Sendai though, which helps massively.

 

[ajgoal]

That’s only 50k? Am I the only one that thinks that’s crazy?

I think it's pretty much the middle of nowhere.

Nishiiwai District, Iwate - Wikipedia

It looks like it is in Iwate, which is just southeast of Aomori, which is the northernmost prefecture on the main island, and just northeast of Sendai, where the tsunami hit. It's quite a jaunt away from Tokyo and the more populous southern areas.

EDIT: There is an IKEA in Sendai though, which helps massively.

Perfect, right? Right along a river, in the mountains.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Perfect, right? Right along a river, in the mountains.

I am ready when you are.

 

[ajgoal]

I am ready when you are.

I'll have to convince the wife.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

It looks like it is in Iwate, which is just southeast of Aomori, which is the northernmost prefecture on the main island, and just northeast of Sendai, where the tsunami hit. It's quite a jaunt away from Tokyo and the more populous southern areas.

EDIT: There is an IKEA in Sendai though, which helps massively.

Are the dwellings there typically smaller than American ones (like I’m talking about the space between you & the walls/ceilings)? Or is that just like city thing there?

As whenever I see movies or whatever they’re always depicted as extremely small living areas.

 

[Jtown]

Maine is nice, but I'm feeling another continent when I retire.

i agree, especially if i retire in November of 2020

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Are the dwellings there typically smaller than American ones (like I’m talking about the space between you & the walls/ceilings)? Or is that just like city thing there?

As whenever I see movies or whatever they’re always depicted as extremely small living areas.

I think outside the city it is not so different from European suburban spaces, which are generally relatively smaller than American spaces without being super obviously so. That's the impression I have, anyway. Everything outside of America is smaller than its American counterpart except for pulls of beer. The exception being New York apartments, I guess. I don't get the appeal of that shithole.

 

[Jack Straw]

I think outside the city it is not so different from European suburban spaces, which are generally relatively smaller than American spaces without being super obviously so. That's the impression I have, anyway. Everything outside of America is smaller than its American counterpart except for pulls of beer. The exception being New York apartments, I guess. I don't get the appeal of that shithole.

I know it’s not Japan but if you just want to daydream about living in a beautiful place with a beautiful dog, follow Rasta the white shepherd on instagram or FB.

 

[Jtown]

I know it’s not Japan but if you just want to daydream about living in a beautiful place with a beautiful dog, follow Rasta the white shepherd on instagram or FB.

have you ever been to Switzerland?

 

[Here4ThaLids]

I know it’s not Japan but if you just want to daydream about living in a beautiful place with a beautiful dog, follow Rasta the white shepherd on instagram or FB.

That dog lives better than we do.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I know it’s not Japan but if you just want to daydream about living in a beautiful place with a beautiful dog, follow Rasta the white shepherd on instagram or FB.

It always looks spectacular there, but I couldn't imagine driving on those mountain roads.

 

[Sombastate]

For anyone interested, here's my 2020 updated list of top 100 songs of all time.

100	The Smith's	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out	1986	4:02
99	Angus and Julia Stone	Yellow Brick Road	2010	7:35
98	The Beatles	Hey Jude	1968	7:11
97	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky	1977	5:06
96	Gorillaz	Andromeda	2017	3:18
95	Digital Underground	The Humpty Dance	1990	6:30
94	Mamas and Papas	Dream a Little Dream of Me	1968	3:12
93	The Bee Gees	Night Fever	1977	3:32
92	The Climax Blues Band	Couldn't Get It Right	1976	3:09
91	Simon and Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	1970	4:52
90	Paul Simon	You Can Call Me Al	1986	4:40
89	Lenny Kravitz	It Ain't Over Til It's Over	1991	3:55
88	Tracy Chapman	Fast Car	1988	4:57
87	Steve Winwood	Higher Love	1986	5:50
86	Simple Minds	Alive and Kicking	1985	5:26
85	The Zombies	This Will Be Our Year	1968	2:08
84	The Talking Heads	Slippery People	1983	3:31
83	MGMT	Me and Michael	2018	4:50
82	Bruce Springsteen	Backstreets	1975	6:30
81	The Whispers	And the Beat Goes On	1979	7:30
80	Disney	Be Prepared	1994	3:40
79	Lionel Richie	All Night Long	1983	4:20
78	Outkast	Happy Valentine's Day	2003	5:23
77	Elton John	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	1983	4:45
76	Jason Mraz	Butterfly	2008	5:00
75	George Michael	Kissing A Fool	1988	4:34
74	Bleachers	You're Still A Mystery	2014	4:24
73	Eric Clapton	Wonderful Tonight	1977	3:44
72	Hall & Oates	You Make My Dreams Come True	1981	3:10
71	Simon and Garfunkel	The Boxer	1970	5:12
70	Stevie Wonder	That Girl	1981	5:09
69	Flogging Molly	If I Ever Leave This World Live	2002	3:22
68	The Beatles	Yesterday	1965	2:07
67	The Last Emperor	Meditation	2003	5:17
66	Terry Callier	Ordinary Joe	1974	4:09
65	Andrew Bird	Bein' Green	2011	4:11
64	Marvin Gaye	Got To Give It Up	1977	4:14
63	The S.O.S. Band	Just Be Good To Me	1983	9:04
62	Gnarls Barkley	The Last Time	2006	3:25
61	Astronautalis	Two Years Before the Mast	2008	4:20
60	Paul McCartney	Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five	1974	5:29
59	Amy Winehouse	Back to Black	2006	4:00
58	Stevie Wonder	Do I Do	1982	10:30
57	Smokey Robinson	Cruisin'	1979	5:51
56	David Bowie	Young Americans	1975	5:13
55	Vampire Weekend	Hannah Hunt	2013	3:58
54	John Lennon	(Just Like) Starting Over	1980	3:54
53	The Roots	Can't Stop This	2006	8:39
52	Lou Reed	Walk on the Wild Side	1972	4:22
51	Bleachers	Wake Me	2014	2:42
50	Blackalicious	Beyonder	2000	4:06
49	Queen	Another One Bites the Dust	1980	3:35
48	Wham!	Everything She Wants	1984	5:01
47	Grover Washington Jr	Just the Two of Us	1981	3:56
46	Peter Gabriel	In Your Eyes	1986	5:27
45	Disney	Be Our Guest	1991	3:44
44	Elton John	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	1975	6:44
43	Steely Dan	Hey Nineteen	1980	5:10
42	Kool and the Gang	Ladies Night	1979	6:38
41	Candi Staton	He Called Me Baby	1971	3:33
40	Louis Logic	The Great Reprise	2006	3:42
39	R.E.M.	Losing My Religion	1991	4:28
38	Lou Rawls	Pure Imagination	1976	3:40
37	Frankie Valli	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	1967	3:45
36	George Michael	Fastlove	1996	5:30
35	Billy Joel	Scenes From an Italian Restaurant	1977	7:36
34	The Beatles	In My Life	1965	2:27
33	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs	2010	5:15
32	The Gap Band	I Don't Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance	1979	8:39
31	Talib Kweli	Won't You Stay	2002	5:25
30	Sufjan Stevens	Come on, Feel the Illinois	2004	6:45
29	Michael Jackson	Off the Wall	1979	4:05
28	Paul McCartney	Maybe I'm Amazed	1970	3:55
27	Coolio	1,2,3,4	1996	4:26
26	The Postal Service	The District Sleeps Alone Tonight	2003	4:43
25	The Counting Crows	Mr. Jones	1993	4:33
24	Disney	Everybody Wants To Be A Cat	1970	5:53
23	Stevie Wonder	Livin' for the City	1973	7:25
22	Gorillaz	Dare	2005	4:04
21	Digital Underground	Packet Man (Worth a Packet Remix)	1990	4:58
20	Earth, Wind and Fire	Fantasy	1978	4:36
19	Don Henley	Heart of the Matter	1989	5:21
18	Blackalicious	Nowhere Fast	2002	6:41
17	The Rolling Stones	Miss You	1978	4:48
16	The Roots	Star	2004	7:36
15	Elton John	Philadelphia Freedom	1975	5:41
14	Canibus	Poet Laureate 2	2003	7:18
13	Disney	Belle	1991	5:05
12	Sufjan Stevens	The Predatory Wasp	2005	5:23
11	Toto	Georgy Porgy	1978	4:07
10	Astronautalis	This Is Our Science	2011	3:45
9	Bobby Caldwell	What You Won't Do For Love	1978	4:44
8	David Bowie	Heroes	1977	6:02
7	The Beatles	Something	1969	3:02
6	Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer	1986	5:16
5	Louis Armstrong	A Kiss to Build a Dream on	1951	3:02
4	Nujabes	World's End Rhapsody	2005	5:40
3	Disney	I Wanna Be Like You	1967	4:39
2	The Beatles	Here Comes the Sun	1969	3:05
1	The Talking Heads	This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)	1983	4:56

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Jtown]

It always looks spectacular there, but I couldn't imagine driving on those mountain roads.

Consider yourself warned.

Do not travel to Switzerland. I went for an adventure vacation where I did some technical climbing in the French Alps. Before and after the trip we stayed in some mid size cities and small villages. I have never encountered a more rude and arrogant people. People say its Germany with money and they are right. Germany has the same reputation but I can't imagine it is to the degree that it is in Switzerland. The Swiss are imo the weirdest group of people that I have encountered in Europe. Lack of humor, demeaning comments, arrogance... its a weird mixture. I was with a climbing group and it its something we all experienced individually and collectively.

Also the country is so expensive, just ridiculous.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Consider yourself warned.

Do not travel to Switzerland. I went for an adventure vacation where I did some technical climbing in the French Alps. Before and after the trip we stayed in some mid size cities and small villages. I have never encountered a more rude and arrogant people. People say its Germany with money and they are right. Germany has the same reputation but I can't imagine it is to the degree that it is in Switzerland. The Swiss are imo the weirdest group of people that I have encountered in Europe. Lack of humor, demeaning comments, arrogance... its a weird mixture. I was with a climbing group and it its something we all experienced individually and collectively.

Also the country is so expensive, just ridiculous.

Let me just answer this way - if you think I would ever go on an "adventure vacation," you are even more high than you usually are. The cost (which I knew about) alone is enough to keep me away, but it is very beautiful looking. I'm good just looking at pictures. I don't really like travel anyway - I like moving to other countries and just settling in.

 

[Jtown]

Let me just answer this way - if you think I would ever go on an "adventure vacation," you are even more high than you usually are. The cost (which I knew about) alone is enough to keep me away, but it is very beautiful looking. I'm good just looking at pictures. I don't really like travel anyway - I like moving to other countries and just settling in.

id go visit first. Yes the swiss alps are breathtaking and it seems like a getaway but you are quickly reminded that this use to be the tax haven capital of europe with the 2nd highest gdp per capita in the world.