Iowa looking pretty good 
Something like that could work, thanks. And I can drive into the territory to work, itās not like theyāre going to fuck with me. If that starts being a thing, weād want to move out of the US anyway, but ideally weāll have a few years here to make our money and get set up. Sheās going to be a nurse so our plan was a 1-3 year stretch of travel nursing and grinding poker wherever she works so we can maximize both of our earning power while still living off as little as possible (like $50-60K combined), save/invest the rest, and be extremely financially secure (not living large, financially secure long-term living our current lifestyle) at the end of it and able to move almost anywhere we want.
Yeah Denver is viable, although Iād hate the winters there. The long-term move may also involve living outside the US and me doing some occasional work trips by myself, although Iād hate to have us be apart for long stretches. But if thatās whatās needed.
The problem is sanctuary cities alone donāt keep Border Patrol from kicking down the door. The nightmare scenario to me is that over the next few years, Border Patrol learns they effectively have carte blanche because there are no repercussions for ~anything they do. Then Trump or DeSantis takes power and really sets to work weaponizing them, increasing their funding and hiring new ones - I mean, shit, they even go in for school shooters! Then they set up some hotlines, you know, for the racists. 1-800-FUCK-WITH-MY-BROWN-NEIGHBOR. Now every Ken and Karen is calling in Border Patrol to harass the non-white people down the street who they donāt like, and when they come knocking, if we donāt open the door they can just kick it in and all I can do is file an administrative complaint because Kavanaugh and Company said so.
Yeah I donāt want to risk moving to Texas, but statewide politics aside and just in terms of the people there and things to do, I like Austin a lot.
Is there 5/T (or bigger) NL there?
There are probably private games, but no. MN is all limit poker because of the $100 bet limit. 2-100 SL is the other option.
Have you considered living out of a trailer? If you want another source of income, I donāt think anyone has tapped into both the poker and RV/vanlife spheres simultaneously on YouTube.
How are you at 50/100 mix?
Well, Iāve always wanted to learn mixed games. 50-100 mix? And I assume 50-100 limit hold em runs?
Both usually run as 40-80, but sometimes 50-100. Depends on the crowd. 20-40 Hold em game at Canterbury is great too.
Iāve played 40-80 a few times, but usually play 6-12 o8 kill, 8-16 hold āem kill, 10-20 mix or 20-40 hold āem when Iām there. The mix games are usually pretty draw game heavy last I heard.
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I briefly considered it and the YouTube angle before meeting my girlfriend, I donāt really want to āsettleā down into that life though. And recreating the Breaking Bad private domicile scene with Border Patrol coming after here is quite literally my nightmare.
But I do want to learn.
Well, if you and your girlfriend operate a border motel called the Smugglerās Inn, have convictions arising out of illegal trafficking in Canada, and have acted as a long-standing informant for the Border Patrol then you may well be right.
Also, if your license plate is SMUGGLR you may ruffle some feathers.
Otherwise, not much to worry about.
trump already send squads into sanc cities with full backing of the entire government. afaict it was largely ineffective - without local cooperation they seem fairly hamstrung.
Thatās nice to hear as my best friend runs that joint.
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Minneapolis is a great town, but itās not the snow thatās hard to deal with. The miserably humid summers are what chased me out after a year.
Yeah people sleeping on Charlotte in here.
If itās in the orange (I canāt tell) I might roll the dice on Austin as well.
If you want to stay in the northeast, what about Albany?
If being anywhere in the border zone makes me uneasy, I certainly wouldnāt feel super comfortable in a blue city in a purplish-red to red state.
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Agree. If Iām worried enough to leave NYC, Iām going to another countryānot North Carolina.
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looking at the map and begrudgingly picking austin.
actually maybe minneapolis, or pittsburgh.
although real answer for me is denver.
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yep
Denver is a good choice. There are some smaller cities in the Southwest that I have some affection for. Albuquerque, for example, is a smaller city that at least offers some natural wonders within driving distance, and it doesnāt seem to have yet been overrun by deplorable retirees like, say, Phoenix. But it could become unlivable as climate change plays out.
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- I actually think the Border Patrol might come through my door.
- This is a thought exercise where I might want to liveā¦
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Though I do have a chichuahua and considering what hey did to dachshunds in WWI, maybe I should be more concerned.