Englishman In Montreal Daniel Mounter
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- Society & Culture
Musings and audio journal of a former cult member and former British man now living in Montreal, Canada.
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I'm back!
Where did I go, and why? Why am I coming back to this relic of the pandemic? All will be explained in this short re-opener.
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The Beginning of the End
As it becomes clearer that I can no longer continue working for the EB while not being a follower of their system, I weigh up the U turn they took over technology which helped exponentially to my being disenchanted with their whole system.
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A Break In The Country: my Last EB-Run Job
All the fun of the farm! How I adapted quickly to all the new skills and tasks in a very different environment. The fun in turning a £500 implement into a £10k implement with a 30 minute pressure wash...
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The Big Commute: when 35 miles is an eternity
In more depth why commuting was both liberating and limiting. How I came to make decisions related to my needs and not be overruled by unreasonable demands. How I handled a violent road rage incident. How McDonald's led me astray from the E B System!
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Creating my own milieu, and the "thin end of the wedge"
How I managed to evolve my own job tasks, and how contact with normal people helped me to normalise my own life. How opening my mind helped me to open the box I had been unsuccessfully trying to keep shut.
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Painful Severance; Moving Onward And Upward
How I correctly anticipated the emotional fallout from telling my first boss I was moving on. Introducing the principle that the excitement of a honeymoon is easily quenched. Why I had no time for the EB System guilt trip.