What is an activity that you can't do in the area that you live in, but that you would like to try out?
What is an activity that you can't do in the area that you live in, but that you would like to try out?
Homeownership.
Sucks to be you, I own a home made from recycled cardboard with a nice concrete roof (they call a bridge) ;)
On a serious note yeh renter too can't afford one doesn't matter what I earn unless I want to go paycheck to paycheck
Even paycheck to paycheck it's impossible. I calculated that the minimum salary needed to buy a run down 1br/studio sized apartment in the ass end of the outer boroughs of my city is $200k.
They generally start around $500k for a shit tier place.
Get a doctors appointment on the same day.
That'll be a hard one even in ideal circumstances, I literally live in a city where half the residents are doctors that commute into the larger city nearby for work part time and yet appointments are still only available a month out.
Or the same 6 months.
Zero gravity dancing?
Yeah lol that would be neat. I don't know if you could move
You push off against the walls.
Honestly I've often thought it would be fun to hire a sex worker, but it's seemingly impossible to ensure safety from any diseases, from getting mugged, and also to ensure nobody is being exploited or coerced. I really wish it was legal and regulated (and ideally unionized) in my area. It would be cool to be able to access a service like that as easily as I can book a haircut.
tryst d link will usually have trustworthy SWers to contact if you're really interested
Usually the ones that come off as spiritually into the whole thing will be your best bet for a first encounter
Also, don't trust anyone who isn't asking for vetting, seems backwards but sting ops will usually skip that part while legit SWers will often demand it to make sure they're not exposing themselves to a sting on your end.
Also, don't trust anyone who isn't asking for vetting, seems backwards but sting ops will usually skip that part while legit SWers will often demand it to make sure they're not exposing themselves to a sting on your end.
Where I am, SWers are decriminalized, but buying their services isn't. So they don't need to be afraid of stings. Not sure if that affects what you're saying.
Anyway this is all hypothetical since I have a gf right now, but I've spent most of my adult life single and lonely and would have loved to be able to access SW services safely and legitimately during those times.
Dungeons and dragons. I live in a foreign country and am still learning the language. I’m years away from being able to play.
It would be hilarious if you learned D&D vocabulary first.
There are translated versions of the D&D books in a couple of languages, though unfortunately not very many.
Frankly though, if you can read English well enough to slowly go through the rules, that's good enough. Because while you're actually playing it at the table, you and your friends can be speaking your own language, no problem.
This page has some advice on how to deal with non-English speaking tables. It's talking about Pathfinder, which is a sort of "off-brand D&D" (personally I think Pathfinder 2e is a superior game to D&D 5e), but the advice is general enough to work for any RPG.
I'd love to go to a sober bar. Sure, I can get non alcoholic cocktails at my local, but it'd be nice to have the atmosphere and know everyone else is sober too
You're just kidding, right? Is that a real thing? (I looked it up, apparently it is real)
May I ask, why do you want a bar without alcohol? Are you not allowed to or not drinking by choice?
Sounds kinda like atheist churches. Something that looks nonsensical on its face, but actually makes sense when you think about it.
One of the really beneficial things about religion is the sense of community and the ritual of going to church every week, singing some songs, etc. It's a great place for religious people to meet people, make friends, and establish a good social life that can even extend outside of the church itself. So why not do all those things, but without the magic sky fairy?
In general many people consider it to be kind of rude to ask people why someone isn't drinking/doesn't want to drink. A lot of the reasons may be things they don't want to share details about, past alcohol abuse, family history, traumatic experiences, health issues, etc. Even if it's something pretty benign like they just don't enjoy the taste it can get old just having to answer the same questions again and again because a lot of people really want to push the issue for one reason or another.
Personally, I do enjoy drinking, and don't have anything against bars in general, but I can see the appeal of sober bars. Some people are just in search of a "third place" somewhere that's not work or home that they can just go to hang out, talk to people, etc. and for a lot of people bars fill that role, but if they're not drinking for any reason, bars may not be very attractive option for them. Also a lot of people when drunk can get loud, annoying, or just otherwise unpleasant to be around, not that sober people can't also be jerks, but people in general are probably going to be dialed back a bit more when they're all sober than when they're drinking. And if your goal is to try to meet more people, you might have a chance of having more authentic interactions with the people you're trying to meet, some people's personalities can really change when they've been drinking, you might hit it off with people you wouldn't have if one or both of you were drunk.
I'm not the person you asked but I've heard of people wanting this and I would be willing as well. A non alcoholic bar would allow for less chaos in a welcoming environment. Bars are loud to force you to drink more. That incentive is gone when you take the alcohol away. Some nice light music as you converse with friends sounds great to me.
To go hang out with people in a cool setting while having alcohol-like drinks without the problems. Like going to a Kava bar or something, or tea bar. Bunch of places out there with themed drinks to hang out. Sometimes you like the taste of cocktails but don't want to get drunk.
Isn't that a coffeeshop?
If you've ever had a man hopped up on way too much espresso try to hit on you at a coffee shop, you'd know coffee makes people kind of drunk as well lmao
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Is owning a home an activity?
At this point in my life, other than opportunity costs, there's nothing stopping me from doing anything reasonable. The issue is time and will.
I'd love to be able to see the stars better. I live in a very bright, and often overcast area. I have a nice little telescope, but I've only taken it out a couple of times. I've been meaning to catch up with the local astro club, but, you know, time and will.
I am in the local club and have two over-the-top scopes and still can't pull it together.
Have you considered purchasing a night vision device? They help cut through light pollution better than anything, you will see a crazy number of stars.
I appreciate the idea. I just really like the photons to hit my eyes directly. Putting electronics in between makes it feel more like looking at photos than real stars.
A track day in a performance/racing car.
traditional archery.
I want to make a tunnel boring machine for digging ~2 meter tall tunnels in sandstone. Sadly I live in a place with only sand in the underground and that's not suitable for digging tunnels DIY style
That's all?
Man, I'm really sorry you're stuck in a sand pit.
We have so much fun with our TBM's in my area. My neighbor, Ralf, built a 3M BEAST! You wouldn't believe the daily progress he makes. It's got integrated support walls and everything. Our club is in a bit of a feud with the hacks 3 subdivisions over. They keep boring too close to our tunnels. Not. Cool. Man.
Anyway, at least you can cut and cover with sand, a perfectly viable tunnelling strategy with lower startup costs.
Cody's Lab is also looking for an area to do stuff like that.
Make friends
hangliding. the midwest is too flat :(
They used to do it at Warren Dunes in south west Michigan right on the lake.
Guns. Lots of guns.
Medieval combat. I'd love to learn how to sword fight, like genuinely sword fight.
Look into Hema. I'm sure there's a club local-ish to you and if not just start one.
Walking from my house to the store
Skiing.
We have a lot of great skateparks, but I've always wanted to try a pump track.
Only ones I can find in the midwest are dirt for BMX.
Fight my friends in a cqb environment with simunition https://youtu.be/QsfXsaO-9vs?si=mtbDkf3r4RZrn5Oh
Regularly hang out with the friends I've made online who live in different countries.
We met up about a month ago, but would be nice to magically be able to meet up once a week or so.
Skiing
I'd like to pick up woodworking. Unfortunately, the houses we generally live in are way too small (and expensive) to do that. There are no garages, unless you're super rich. There also aren't a lot of shops selling lumber we can just easily buy.
Surfing. We have water nearby but insufficient waves.
I miss swimming in a mermaid tail :( NYC