Ethelred_the_Unready

If there's a labour shortage of British non-degreed, but seriously experienced accountant types, I'll be on the next plane.

Lion in Winter

Well in Seattle it wouldn't be necessary. They have houses and everything there.

Other than that, hang all your food in a bag from a rope slung between two trees.

Or just keep it in the car.

Ethelred_the_Unready

Guilty pleasure #1,876,976. It's the only Poison song I'll admit to liking.

SultanOfSwing

Same here, mainly because I liked it when it came out. I always much preferred Guns n Roses and Iron Maiden myself.

Ethelred_the_Unready

There is always a necessity to pitch a tent here & there though.

Lion in Winter

Get a more lowly job while you get the degree. Try a big not for profit, like the YMCA. They might be better at giving people a chance even if you don't have the paper qualifications, but to progress you will need the degree. I think. I say this form the position of someone who can barely add two and two.

Lion in Winter

Don't startle the horses.

Ethelred_the_Unready

Same here. Can't beat a bit of Iron Maiden. They have never tried (and failed) to reinvent themselves like Metallica; always stayed true to their timeless style of music.

SultanOfSwing

Plus, Bruce Dickinson is just an all round cool bloke. Olympic fender, pilot, one of the best voices in heavy metal ...

Primula

You already live in one of the most beautiful states - Massachusetts. Have you considered living in the Berkshires?

Could be the sun.

He's already living there - Massachusetts. A state that has everything, IMHO.

Beaverstate

When you said they are not very good you were talking about the Huskies,right?

Ethelred_the_Unready

MA is nice, but I've always preferred the west coast for some reason. It seems more laid back, the scenery is much more dramatic, whereas it's mostly just native woodland and fairly flat this side of the state (though the coastline is nice).

HumphreyC

MA around the Boston area is pretty flat but then once you get outside 495 to the west it gets extremely hilly. Good thing to do on a clear day in head up Mount Wachusett (you can drive up the summit road or take a chair lift up if you are lazy) - then you get a view all the way to Boston. Rest of the state heading out to the Pioneer Valley and the Berkshires has some dramatic scenery. Not the tallest mountains but pretty nonetheless. The Monadnock region in NH is nice too. It's not in MA but it would have been if the crown authorities hadn't taken a dislike to the state and settled on the side of NH in the boundary dispute.

Ethelred_the_Unready

Thanks for the suggestions! Due to circumstances, I haven't been able to do too much exploring. I did drive up to White Mountains though during last fall, which was nothing short of breathtaking. I go into Boston fairly regularly to take pics and explore.

Have you been to the North Adams area? I've heard that's very scenic.

Not having a reliable car doesn't help matters.

HumphreyC

If you are doing North Adams - then you can do a loop round the Molly Stark trail and the Mohawk trail - both of which are really nice drives. When we do it we head down the Mohawk to Greenfield, then head up to Brattleboro which is a cool town (pretty groovy). Then you take the Molly Stark trail over to Wilmington and there is a great overlook on the way. Next - on to Bennington & stop off at the brew-pub, then south to Williamstown & North Adams and back down the Mohawk trail to Greenfield again. Lot of good scenery on that route.