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[Fanatical Meat]

@Mayne suggestion for ya.
Maybe this would be a good time to do some charity work or volunteer somewhere.
Something basic, serve food to those who need it at some charity-I haven’t done this in a few years and I want to give the warning that many of the people you serve have problems expressing gratitude but once you realize that the service aspec is very comforting
Plant some flowers at a nearby church- get their permission first, get the flowers and show up to water them daily
Or even keep it super simple pick one day a week and go around picking up trash, I are you in Canada? I know Canada is well kept but there has to be some trash somewhere that needs picking up.
I have heard some nursing homes will have younger people by to play cards or even have lunch with some older folks who may not have family or friends that visit them, this could be awkward socially but if you are comfortable with the idea try it out.

I am not suggesting doing these activities full time, I say try something out that will take a few hours of service over a weeks time. Commit to doing it for months.

 

[bbhaag]

Looks great man. Is that your original art up on the wall?

 

[rmacd02]

Congrats on your new place, Mayne.

I moved out of an infested apt. building nine years ago, left everything behind.

I still shudder at the thought of bed bugs. Happy to be bug free for the past nine years. I hope you enjoy your new place.

 

[MrSquished]

Looks good dude. Nothing like a fresh start.

 

[Mayne]

Thanks everyone. The picture was painted by my nieces. Definitely a new chapter in my life I'll post some pictures of the rest of the place later on. My internet is complete garbage for now though.

 

[SKORPI0]

Thanks everyone. The picture was painted by my nieces.

Wow, that's a nice painting .... 1 of a kind.

 

[snoopy7548]

Nice space. You should start camming for some extra money on the side; you have the setup for it!

 

[Mayne]

Here's a couple pics of the outside.

this is the back entrance beside my bedroom window

 

[Mayne]

This is our firepit where we hangout

 

[Captante]

This is our firepit where we hangout

Pit itself needs a bit of work ... otherwise looks good!

When is the "ATOT welcomes Mayne home" party?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Nice! Having a fire pit is great, nice to hang out around the fire and having a couple glasses of wine, or beers. My yard is kind of small for one but I sometimes to go my parents. They don't tend to make fires that often anymore though.

 

[sdifox]

Nice! Having a fire pit is great, nice to hang out around the fire and having a couple glasses of wine, or beers. My yard is kind of small for one but I sometimes to go my parents. They don't tend to make fires that often anymore though.

Fire pits are illegal in Ontario...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Fire pits are illegal in Ontario...

Depends where. My city allows it though they have strict rules, only allowed to use it between like 7pm and midnight and need to get a permit for it. Some places are more lenient.

Of course if there is a regional or provincial fire ban due to dry weather then that overrules everything. There was a year I went camping and there was a fire ban so that kind of sucked as we did all our cooking over the fire. We ended up bringing a coleman stove.

 

[BoomerD]

Fire pits are legal here...with a permit from the fire department and some restrictions about how it's constructed. The state has been under a mandatory burn ban for a couple of months though...so, of course, every moron who has an RV lot builds a campfire.
We had a bit of rain over night. Not much, just enough to dampen things...and make streaks in the dust on the windshield...so, of course, the idiots think that ends the burn ban.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

@Mayne do a game stream on twitch or something.
I really liked reading your darkest dungeon adventures years ago.
I am sure a bunch from AT would participate.

 

[Scarpozzi]

This is our firepit where we hangout

My cousins and I used to hang out around a fire pit. They're 10+ years older than me, so were always more successful than me....but would still buy Coors in the can (not light) and we'd sit around listening to 80's music and really old-school country music. (Like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard) It's awesome being outside around a fire.

You gotta get a small boom box for our there (or just open that window and play from your room)

 

[Mayne]

My cousins and I used to hang out around a fire pit. They're 10+ years older than me, so were always more successful than me....but would still buy Coors in the can (not light) and we'd sit around listening to 80's music and really old-school country music. (Like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard) It's awesome being outside around a fire.

You gotta get a small boom box for our there (or just open that window and play from your room)

actually i just crank up the youtube in my bedroom and its good for outside...normally use a bluetooth speaker for the fire pit.

 

[Fritzo]

 

[Scarpozzi]

actually i just crank up the youtube in my bedroom and its good for outside...normally use a bluetooth speaker for the fire pit.

Fire, tunes, and family/friends is what it's about. The fire just serves as an excuse to sit around and do nothing. It's pretty perfect.

 

[skyking]

Mayne you sound happy man. Good on ya!

 

[BoomerD]

I, for one, miss the daily injection of Mayne's drama.