The difficult part

in ulog •  6 years ago 

So the most complicated part of this whole move is about to begin. I've been in South America for a little over a month, securing, if you will, more or less what it is that I'm going to be doing for a living. As life would have it's been somewhat more comfortable than I anticipated to make myself useful here and earn some fiat.



All this to say, now that I know I'll be able to earn my living here, I need to go back to the US and get muh stuff. Of course, I preach left and right about how much stuff we actually don't need, and I don't intend to betray, if you will, that particular mantra I keep on talking about almost daily. Someone might be asking themselves, what is it that I need to bring with me, and that question is somewhat valid, but in truth there are a few things I don't really feel like parting with, being most of those things tools.

I need tools to build things, and that's the long and short of it. I have all these plans, all these pieces of furniture I want to build with my own hands. I have this somewhat crazy idea that I'm going to contribute in the building of my own home, not only with ideas and money, which of course I need to bring to the table, but also with my own labor. I mean, How many people can say they've built their very own home? Not many, at least not these days.

At any rate, I should be landing around seven in the morning tomorrow, and I fully intend to start filling up the container I'm going to bring within a week or two. Can I do it? I have no clue, but I fully intend to try to accomplish this and be back here before 30 days expire. I do realize it's very optimistic, but hey, a man can dream.

I'll show up online sometimes tomorrow...

@meno

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It's great to be able to get rid of all the stuff you don't need. I'm preparing for a (much smaller) move and I can also sort through all my things and consider which ones I really want to keep. A friend of mine moved in from another country and it took him six months until he found a flat he could stay in. Over this period he lived out of one suitcase (wearing the same set of clothes over and over again) and he realized he didn't have to bring in so much stuff from his old place. Funny the way it is...

I don't know much about tools, but if they're not easily replaceable in your target country it probably makes sense to bring them, given that they work with the local power plugs / adapters.

Enjoy the ride - it's actually quite exciting!

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What an exciting adventure!

We recently downsized a lot of material things. the hardest part was parting with it. Now that it is gone and the decisions are made. Whew what a relief.

My tools, man those things I couldn't let go even though for a few years I didn't even have a screwdriver to my name after being a machinist.

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Good luck my friend.
Steem value will be of a great help down there ;)

Glad to read you are more settled, oh my I'm so attached to my things, like I don't feel I have anything really but my few instruments, way too attached I guess, so that takes courage. Maybe I need some of that ! :)

All the best my friend! I have faith in you to realise your dream!

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Great that you are ready to fully get to that next stage! Definitely a great story to say you actually built your own home! Wish you the best!

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You're taking a huge leap of faith here. Good on you for being willing to take that risk! I hope it pays off in the long run!

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Greetings @meno.

Validate that the voltage of the tools is the same voltage from where you are going to work.

Tools that use consumables, validation that in the local market it obtains the consumables of the same characteristics of the tool. otherwise you must equip yourself with enough consumable to do the job.

Prepare an inventory of the activities to be carried out, and from there you carry out the inventory of the tools to be used.

Validate that you get the right raw materials for the use of the tools. otherwise, you will not be able to use the tools.

Check the risk factors to avoid work accidents.

Can you do it? You are meno, of course, you can! The real question is when can I give you a hug? Can we meetup one last time before the big move? TEXT ME ASAP!

Excellent review @meno and I wish you good luck in your business!

No roberto in FL makes the cat sad. But I'm happy for you brother. And love that you are creating things yourself. Tools are a pain in the ass to move though lol.

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