Juneau, Alaska

I will be there in July on a alaska cruise stop.

 

Technically you only need a birth certificate and drivers license to enter Canada. Its the U.S, that requires a valid passport. But Canadian border agents are accustomed to seeing passports now and many believe its required for Canada now. You'll likely get hauled into customs without a passport and thoroughly checked over. Valid passport is strongly advised, but not required. To get back into the U.S, even a U.S. citizen needs a valid passport or one of the approved travel document, ie. enhanced drivers license or Nexus card. Passport saves hassles crossing either direction.

If you have any criminal convictions even a DUI, you'll be denied entry to Canada. You'll need a waiver before you go! Not sure how to apply for a waiver, non of my American friends and relatives have needed one.

Save another big hassle and leave all guns behind. Saying you are going to Alaska, I can almost guarantee you'll be searched.

 

Bull****.

Post when you're there. You've conned this forum too long for this to be believable at all.

You're not leaving your mom's house until you're sober and have a job.

I'd honestly love to see both; just stopped holding my breath.

 

Here's my two cents. Don't drive.

A 7000 mile round trip from Houston is going to cost you the same in gasoline as a round trip plane ticket. Not to mention hotels, meals, depreciation and other expenses.

Just fly in, rent a car, and find a place to stay.

Unless, of course, the journey is your destination.

Matt

 

I love Juneau... one of my favorite places. Just FYI, you CAN'T DRIVE there-- there are no roads which will get you to Juneau. Your only choice is by boat or plane.

It does rain there, though! And I'm coming from Portland, which is already pretty rainy...

 

Burned that in one of your drunken tirades against me. Not going to get sucked in again in terms of committing energy for you. You may not reminder the old PMs but I do.

Last public thing was an accusation off tea bagging for friends here.

 

Gregg, do you have a job there? Have an interview? Just planning on applying there? Just dreaming? What?

 

It's a long way to go for an interview...

Not a real happy place, from what I understand, so may not work with any present "issues" you may be working through.

Not real close to Houston, how will you take care of your mother while that far away?

I have to echo what Wayne and others have said, probably best to focus on more immediately attainable goals, close to home, then move forward with your life one step at a time...

 

A skype interview seems much more practical than driving 7,000 miles for a job interview..

 

This is the best advice you will receive in this thread.

 

There was some really good advice for you, Gregg, here as well:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/texas-sponsored-exotic-cars-houston/486421-i-need-help-i-need-job.html

I don't know whether you followed any of it. I hope so.

Matt

 

Suggesting you get sober, get a job, and move out is on topic and is constructive. I have no intention of keeping that to a PM when your next big project posts are public. Do just one of them and I'll be all encouraging.

You set up that donation site you wanted me to look at and donate to yet?

Are you sober yet? That's a huge demon and a huge struggle. Plenty of encouragement on this forum.

 

I guess you could do that, if you were really determined. You'd be much faster, and probably cheaper to either fly from Seattle, or take the Alaska State Ferry, again from Seattle.

I really like Juneau. I was up there last year for work, and took a few photos. If you don't mind the clouds and rain, it's one of the most beautiful places in the world (IMO), and has decent skiing, along with some incredible hiking, biking, and boating opportunities.

But... there is that rain thing. The guys I met with said "Hey, you were here on our one sunny day for the year!"
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There's at least two sunny days- I was on a cruise ship that pulled up one day (it was sunny), and left the next day (it was sunny)

Cute little town.

 

I think they actually had an unusually nice year.

Great seafood there, too, if you're into that.

 

Oh yeah! Love Alaskan King Salmon. We went fishing and caught some then took a float plane over the glacier to some log cabin in the middle of nowhere and had some BBQ.

Went mountain biking too- beautiful. It was a nice sunny week in the inside passage...

 

Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. - Juneau Police Officer

Hiring 10 cops

$59K-70K starting salary advancement up to $92K

Population 31000. i wonder what the cop ratio is. San Diego is about 700/1

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/law-enforcement-police-department-employee-totals-for-cities.html

 

So you're ditching your "bestie" in Africa and deserting your cancer stricken friend and moving out of your mom's house?

Good work! I know all three of them will be proud of you.

 

^^^^ Yeah, what happened to your friend with cancer? Did you go to the beach house without him? Really?

What about Uganda?

Like a tornado of life-altering choices... I hope your in your 20's!

 

The train is completely derailed and I can't get off. I really hope for the best for you, but holy crap dude.