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Tank-Girl

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I've just done a nutso crazy thing.
I've just priced 4 year old camel bullocks to train myself so I can walk out into the desert and leave society to commit suicide.
So far I've found a place that will sell me 4 year bullock,s two places that will train me to train the bullocks.
One of those places is less than 2 hours drive and is prepared to allow me and the retarded dog to unroll the swag under one of their trees and learn from a old salt who has been handling camels for over 40 years.
I have yet to find a pack saddle maker and I know that carting the 4 camels from the seller to me is going to cost $4 AUD per KLM and that is for the truck and not per head.

Australia has many thousands of klms of designated stock route where herds of stock are moved on foot that has maintained watering point and secure fenced rest areas for large herds. A lot of this passes through arid and remote areas that have no fencing to stop wandering.
The whole country and every state except Tasmania are connected by these routes and are jointly maintained by state and federal govs.
Here in Australia we call them The Long Paddocks and in times of drought graziers will leave their home properties and slowly herd their stock over these routes to keep their livestock fed.
Here it's called droving.
And in hard times it's the only way to keep precious breeding stock alive until the rains come.
It'll be a hard life.
Selling up everything I own and walking out into the desert is going to be hard.....but life has already been hard and life is going to get harder.
I prefer the honest hardship of life out on the stock route than the hardship of seeing my freedom and rights destroyed by satanic governments and dumbed down sheep.
 
I'm not sure I know how to respond. I can't say I "like" a post where somebody talks about committing suicide. I hope that is just a figure of speech about going into a tougher unknown life.

I wish you well with your new adventures, and hope you find what you are looking for. Please, don't ever think about cashing in your own chips. Nothing is ever that bad. Every minute of every day someone is praying for something you take for granted.
 
I am hoping that I miss interpreted it in my first reading.

After re-reading it, I think that she is talking about Camel Trekking to get safely out of the rat race while society is killing itself "leave society to commit suicide."

I pray that @Tank-Girl is not planning to trek out into the wilderness to commit suicide.

The first time I read it I was about to make a rash response and upon re-reading went with "oops".
 
I am hoping that I miss interpreted it in my first reading.

After re-reading it, I think that she is talking about Camel Trekking to get safely out of the rat race while society is killing itself "leave society to commit suicide."

I pray that @Tank-Girl is not planning to trek out into the wilderness to commit suicide.

The first time I read it I was about to make a rash response and upon re-reading went with "oops".

I hope you are right.
 
Tank girl is one of the toughest fighters I've know , thru many health difficulties,
She's not one to take that way out.

She's like many is , tired of this crazy rat race, and sounds like she's trying to get away from it.

Can't say I blame her.

Jim

Thank you! I really appreciate this.
There's no way in hell I'd kill myself.
My will to live is too strong and I think killing yourself is a cowards way out.
There's no way I'd risk my salvation by taking my own life.
 
Camels? just me... they'd be the last critters I'd want to spend time around, notoriously ill tempered. They bite, spit and kick. I don't even like riding them. When my neighbor sold his camel he was asked what he intended to do next. He said "Get something comforting, like a pet cactus"... :rolleyes:

Wish you luck with your adventure! Post us some photos. I'm in need of similar, haven't really been anywhere or done anything the last few years.
 
Camels? just me... they'd be the last critters I'd want to spend time around, notoriously ill tempered. They bite, spit and kick. I don't even like riding them. When my neighbor sold his camel he was asked what he intended to do next. He said "Get something comforting, like a pet cactus"... :rolleyes:

Wish you luck with your adventure! Post us some photos. I'm in need of similar, haven't really been anywhere or done anything the last few years.

I've got a lot of deep down piss and vinegar in my makeup. I think, even at 5'2 I got more ill temper than all four camels combined.
I'm more stubborn than 10 stubborn things.
It really won't be a fair fight.
 
Camels? just me... they'd be the last critters I'd want to spend time around, notoriously ill tempered. They bite, spit and kick. I don't even like riding them. When my neighbor sold his camel he was asked what he intended to do next. He said "Get something comforting, like a pet cactus"... :rolleyes:

Wish you luck with your adventure! Post us some photos. I'm in need of similar, haven't really been anywhere or done anything the last few years.

I'm with you! For what little I've been around a camel I don't reckon i have the right temperament for them. Tank might be a lot more easy going than us.
 
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@Tank-Girl I also questioned the first statement and am relieved after reading the follow-ups 💕 I think we all kinda like and admire ya!
Now, second what came to mind is - did you ever see that episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where Granny has a stare-down with a mule and they are discussing which one is more stubborn 😂 That's the mental image that came to mind.
Next, as a back-up plan, how does camel taste? (heehee) That's just the plan B that comes to my mind. 😊 I actually used to have a recipe for stuffed camel. Let me know if I need to try to dig it up.
 
@Tank-Girl I also questioned the first statement and am relieved after reading the follow-ups 💕 I think we all kinda like and admire ya!
Now, second what came to mind is - did you ever see that episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where Granny has a stare-down with a mule and they are discussing which one is more stubborn 😂 That's the mental image that came to mind.
Next, as a back-up plan, how does camel taste? (heehee) That's just the plan B that comes to my mind. 😊 I actually used to have a recipe for stuffed camel. Let me know if I need to try to dig it up.

There'll be plently of opportunity to eat camel out in the desert.
Feral camels are in abundance out there and will be a good source of meat.
Bull camels go into rut and are extremely dangerous and attack without warning.
If I have to shoot it to keep myself and my string safe then I will and there's no sense in wasting such a large animal.
Camel rawhide is extremely tough. Tougher than cow leather It'll have a lot of uses around camp.
 
Tank, I say go for it if you can but have a backup plan. I still have things I want to do, but life is speeding up, I am slowing down and the finances have dwindled away. Everyone should chase a few dreams or goals and not have to works so hard to just exist. My expectations have drastically been reduced over the last year. Enjoy your challenges and meet them head on! Keep us updated!
 

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