The job is as decent a jobs get, though. I work for an actual person, not a company. We’re going to rennovate properties and make them habitable again. This is worlds better than working for an architecture firm. I don’t work at a desk all day, and I’m an actual person to my boss, not a replacable cog. This is a lot more like working with someone instead of for someone.
This will provide me with the opportunity to go take the permaculture certification course in the spring.
The downside is that I now have to commute, as the work is many miles from my house. At first He gave me a company car to drive, but after he did the insurance on it he realized it would be cheaper for him to buy me a car then to pay the premiums on that arrangement. So this is what has happened.
I have lived the last year and a half without a car. St. Louis is a sprawl city, so this is quite a feat. We’ve had to bum rides to special events, but we could do all the things we had to do without a car. I’m quite proud of having done this, and The knowledge that I can will sustain me while I possess the metal death beast. I can own a car so long as I know it’s not a neccessity.
Especially since I’ve arranged to carpool with another of my coworkers. So I can leave the beast at home. Since I had to drive the company car anyway, I have already come to terms with the commute and the evil vehicle.
Now I just also get the benifits of getting to go to far away places. The guy I bought the car from is an old cherokee who raises wolves out in the country. I got to see his pack, and that was cool. Now I shall do things I had been putting off for lack of transportation, like camping trips, travel to the ozark knap-ins, and Maybe even go down to meet wilderix if he is amenable.
So this is both grief and praise. I have a job, a car and debt now. But I also have projects I enjoy, new friends, and the opportunity to travel.
I’m quite open to any suggestions for using my newfound mobility to further my rewilding aims. I may feel OK about this, but owning the car is a step back I can only justify If it allows me to take 2 or more steps forward.