InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Especially since the Vol..."

Cullen Bohannon (cullen_bohannon) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2015-11-25 01:18:00

Entry tags:

!open, izzy, ~cullen bohannon, ~izzy shaw, ~jason murphy

I have a question: Did anyone announce, before they took up residence somewhere, that they were going to and where? I was under the impression that everything here was free, as long as it didn't belong to someone else first.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

cullen_bohannon
2015-11-27 12:45 am UTC (link)

Compared to where I was living, even right here in the park is pretty fancy. Hell on Wheels was a canvas and floorboard city that had to be able to pick up and move as the road was built. And before that was the war. Holes in the ground or mounds of dirt where home for a good while.

Izzy

I wouldn't get my feelings hurt if you did.

No ma'am, I was going to see if the bakery or diner was doing something. I wouldn't put anyone out?

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	izzyshaw 2015-11-27 01:06 am UTC (link)
	When you put it that way I suppose it makes sense. Bohannon You might not, but I'd feel bad. My family is huge and ever growing, one more mouth won't make a difference. ~~And we can get a feel for you in person~~ Think of it as a belated welcome to the island. Maybe you can put my granddaughter at ease about your campsite. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-11-27 02:31 am UTC (link)
	It's been almost ten years since I had a solid roof of my own over my head. Izzy Well I wouldn't want to make you feel bad. It would be rude of me to reject such an offer. I reckon I need to get my suit out and aired tonight then. ~~See about getting a proper bath~~ Is there anyone here that'd I'd be able to see about a shave and hair cut? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Bohannon

izzyshaw
2015-11-27 12:48 pm UTC (link)

Shaving is easy. There are these things called safety razors that you can use to shave without worrying about cutting yourself, I'll volunteer my son JR to get you a package and a can of shaving cream. Even if you don't want to live in one you might think about claiming an apartment for the bathtub and laundry facilities. Hot and cold running water are wonderful things.

Haircuts are something we all pretty much have to handle ourselves or take advantage of doors when the opportunity arises, no one has opened a hair salon or barbershop so far.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Izzy

cullen_bohannon
2015-11-28 09:46 am UTC (link)

It's not as easy as you'd think if I don't want to mangle my beard, I had a razor once upon a time. I just want to clean things up not get rid of it.

Yeah that was the plan. I can't imagine the look on that woman's face if I dragged a tub out here, fished water out of the pond heated it over the fire and took a bath out of doors. Might cause her to have a heart attack.

Well, you might have to live with seeing it a little long and mangy.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-11-28 11:27 am UTC (link)
	in that case what you want is an electric beard trimmer. Those I haven't used but JR will know where to find one. Yes, I imagine so! Plus it sounds like a lot of unnecessary work. As long as you're clean and presentable. You don't have to look like you walked out of a men's fashion magazine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy cullen_bohannon 2015-11-28 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know if I'm ever going to get used to this place. It's not something I'm unused to. Though I usually paid someone else to do it. The whore tent always had hot baths ready, even if only a handful of them actually used 'em. I'll be careful and toe that line then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-11-28 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	if Marion can adjust from living in medieval times to living here, you can adjust from the age of steam. You seem like a capable man, I'm sure you'll do fine. I have no doubt. Why go through the effort if you don't have to? It shouldn't be hard. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy cullen_bohannon 2015-11-28 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Well, you know what they say about old dogs. Yeah, exactly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-11-28 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	You're hardly old. You can't be more than forty at most. Well fortunately you can thank modern technology for plenty of labor savings. Now all you have to do is step into the tub and turn on the tap. I can probably rig up a stove for your tent too, shouldn't be hard. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy cullen_bohannon 2015-11-29 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Almost, not quite. I spent my first night in one of the apartments on the first floor. And I did see the Davis' indoor bathroom once, running water is something to marvel at. Yeah? You a machinist? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Izzy izzyshaw 2015-11-29 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Then you should have another forty, easy. Maybe even sixty. It really is. Technomage and electrical engineer, actually. The first has led me to be something of a jack of all trades. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy cullen_bohannon 2015-11-29 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Another modern thing? I think all I understood about that was the 'engineer' part. But I figure I'm a jack of all trades myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Izzy izzyshaw 2015-11-29 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Modern doctors are more likely to be helpful than kill you now. Basically it boils down to me being really good at making things that can run on magical energy or electricity. Making something that just has to handle a wood fire? Child's play. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy cullen_bohannon 2015-11-29 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Fewer Indians and Mormons shooting at you probably helps too. That'll help out a whole lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Izzy izzyshaw 2015-11-29 02:09 am UTC (link)
	I get the Indians, but Mormons? I wouldn't call them pacifists but you don't expect them to shoot you in the course of everyday life. I'll send the boys out to some of the stores and see if they can find a wood burning stove for you. If they can't then I'll see what I can do. I should be able to whip something up or get Tony Stark to do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon cullen_bohannon 2015-11-29 05:59 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I had a mess of them shooting at me when I rode onto the island. Mormons can be pretty violent. They don't have to do that, I've been looking, I just wasn't sure where to look. So it's been systematically everywhere. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Izzy | Bohannon

izzyshaw
2015-11-30 01:45 am UTC (link)

Learn something new every day.

They're island born and bred, if anyone can find something quickly they should be able to. That would be kind of a specialized item these days. I think there was a wood burning stove craze in place of fireplaces back when my parents were teenagers from what I've heard, but it hasn't been a necessity since they came up with central heating.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon cullen_bohannon 2015-11-30 07:16 am UTC (link)
	And they're quick, they were more shoot first ask questions later. Alright. If you insist, and they don't mind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Izzy \| Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-12-01 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	I forget sometimes you were at the start of the 'Wild West'. I do and they'll do it because I asked them to. It isn't as if anyone has a 9-5 job around here tying them up all day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon cullen_bohannon 2015-12-02 04:13 am UTC (link)
	I don't know about the start of it. There's folks in California. Is any job really 9-5? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-12-02 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	I thought that was the gold rush but history wasn't my strongest subject in school. Some! It's a moot point here though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon cullen_bohannon 2015-12-03 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Isn't that where it started? I was working on laying rail for Union Pacific. I can't say any of the jobs I've ever had were 9-5. So I'm alright with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Izzy \| Bohannon izzyshaw 2015-12-03 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe? But in popular culture it was out between California and the Mississippi. Usually Texas and out on the plains. 9-5 wasn't really a thing for most people until the 20th century I think, but like I said history was never my best subject. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Izzy \| Bohannon cullen_bohannon 2015-12-04 05:12 am UTC (link)
	I reckon I was in the thick of it then. I was riding towards Cheyenne before I got here. Must have been nice. Me, I've been a up at dawn, quit after sunset, worker most of my life. (Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -