Wanting to move to Vegas
 

Okay, so here's the short story. I moved back to my small county town after living in Portland OR and Tacoma WA. I knew it would be somewhat of a culture shock, but didn't anticipate the amount of hate I would get from such a small town. Besides being haunted with snarls and stares from the yokals, and im from here, It wasn't that bad. I did get into a few altercations, fights, gunplay, ext.. I found that living here for 300 bucks a month rent with water is a well deserved price. I have bad ptsd, and no Fight or Flight Syndrome really. It's terrible when your whole life you adored John McClaine as a hero for being some bad ass that didn't care if he lived or died, till you get a revolver put to your head in a fight, and your heart doesn't even race. It's actually the opposite of cool, I did 3 years in Iraq only to have fucked up my ability to have fear enough to live a productive life.

Skip ahead, That shithouse for 300 a month, burned down. The worst thing in the world, not because I lost my cpu or my clothes, my 2 babies, bengals cats, suffered death from the hands of faulty wireing from slumlords.

I'm so over this place, and giving that I don't give a shit about a "simple life" in the country where i can hunt and fish, im ready to blow this shithole.

So, heres my stats, im a extremly fast cook, and I have a 2 year cul degree from a very reputable college. I should have no problem in Vegas right? I fear though that I heard Vegas can be like a small town, that troubles me as my PTSD has made it so I can't get anywhere in my small town due to fighting and shit. You can't really keep a job if you snap off at people staring at you, but I can't help it... I feel as though my life is in danger and my heart races (surprising not from guns, but from people looking at me).

Do you guys have any advice for me? I lost my 2 cats the only thing I knew of love, and want to make this place a distant memory never to return, except my moms funeral.

I'm pretty sure I can make it in Vegas, but I don't want to struggle too hard if I don't have to. Also, im not looking for a long term job there, as im pretty sure with me starting my VA paperwork they will deem me 100 percent disabled as I'm un-hireable. I already got blacklisted from everywhere in this shitty down. I literary have to move states to get a job, but that's not a fix. They need to pay me to not flip out and hurt somebody every month IMO (VA Rating).

Any comments welcome. I don't want to come off as a crybaby, but I have a serious issue. Sorry for the book, but you knew it was long when you opened the thread.

I talked to a building supply yard today that we sell to. They said that all jobs for hotels stopped today due to the cash flow issue with vegas shutting down. Housing is starting to slow down because of this as well. The only job site that has not seen a slow down is the new NFL stadium that needs to be finished in a couple months.

If this Corona virus extends for a couple months and the state or government doesn't help out, I expect the market to crash out there due to people losing their houses from the sudden stop of their local economy.

If you want to buy, I'd wait a couple months as this crisis hits them hard. It won't be 2008 levels where you could buy a new house with a pool for $85,000, but I'd expect a 25-30% pricing dip at least.

OMG thanks for that advice. I know in china and south korea I think, not sure what the other country was. But, it's starting to taper off.... so like it's expected a 2 month deal, and then pass. Also, it's getting summer time. That small recession is something to notice importantly however. I remember the recession, it hit right after my 1st enlistment, I quickly rejoined the army, after not even being able to get a job at McDonalds. I did however find a job eventually changing oil, at walmart, but it took me 2 months, with perfect military record, and a hard working man. Shit's sad.

I really don't know what to do then besides wait 2 months and figure it out. I'm an extremely good cook however. Surely I would only have to wait like 1 week to find a job out there. Honestly I didn't know how paranoid people are out there, but maybe this is a blessing in disguise. I mean in 2 months, they may be screaming for people, as people who had pushed back their trip to Vegas are just now able to go again, or for the first time. Just my 2 copper.

vegas is good lots of self obsessed people wont look at you. try wearing glasses and a hat and very low key clothing like a shirt and pants, black shoes. do not look at anyone, be polite, dont be suspicious act cool man. do not talk alot , listen to peoples stupid shit stories. do not talk alot do no talk alot about yourself no one gives a shit. ask people questions about themselves they loves to talk about themselves, remember no one cares about your story.

I think some of your advice is a little extreme, but sounds good to me man. I'll take self obsessed over wierd motherfuckers that stare at me all day.

Shouldn't be too hard to find a job in Vegas with culinary credentials dear. Nice low living expenses. Entry level housing is GREAT deals, they have houses they built during the 2007 bubble they still haven't filled. :D I hesitate to make any specific pronouncements on hirability without knkowing you well enough to feel that you're definitely not trolling. You need the job to survive until VA bennies come thru? Or just need a job to feel purpose?

Have you made a good effort to get your symptoms under control already? Maybe an antidepressant? Sounds like your deal is anxiety linked, at least that's how my ptsd goes. Actually it seems like anxiety is the root of all ill feeling; having known it well I can say that pain signal is kind of superficial by compare.

PM me if u need doctorly advice; ill be serving during this time of Cannoli-Virus

Vegas is pretty tourist driven. I'm sure that's taking a dive currently, especially with casinos closing for a month.

Now may not be an optimal time to make the move.

Why vegas?

Vegas is where the evil people go in The Stand.