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  1. 8500W generator (200lbs, on wheels), several 10ga extension cords, big fat candles, UPS for the PC, a crank-for-power radio, battery powered radio, battery powered lanterns, flashlights, a kerosene lamp, a portable butane stove burner for cooking and heating water, Weber Smoky Mountain and a Weber kettle grill, dry woodpile for the fireplace, matches and a butane torch, hand fans (use all the time), always keep gasoline, kerosene, batteries, charcoal, and butane canisters on hand, and both vehicles rarely less than 3/4 tank. And most important... my kindle and my tablet.

    Worst outage we've been through was Hurricane Isabel, 2003. Small for a hurricane, but took out a number of our trees and left us without power and hot water for 6 days. Didn't have the generator or butane stove burner, but we got by with an old Coleman camp stove and charcoal grill, and buying obscenely priced bags of ice. 


  2. On 5/21/2021 at 10:57 AM, TwinTiersLiving said:

    In the past three decades there has been a movement among academics to find suitable terms to replace “slave” and “slavery.”

    I suggest these 'academics' read the newspapers, periodicals, writings and letters of the 1800's. It was about 'slavery', and they were 'slaves'. I think we might be better served by finding a more suitable term for 'academics'.

     

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  3. Water, food and shelter. People should know how to go about providing themselves with all three at the drop of a hat. So anything that can motivate or help people and communities get themselves to that level is all good, although many people will have zero interest until they're confronted with prolonged shortages and/or substantially higher prices. I also like the idea of rural and suburban property owners making gardening space available to people, for free, rent or lease. (We've had our smallish 20x50 garden for almost 25 years now. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, snow peas, kabocha (a winter squash), daikon (Japanese long radish), satoimo (taro), and a few leafy vegetables. However, admittedly, without my wife, I'm likely to go very hungry... I believe I have herbicide in my DNA.)

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  4. The only 'new' hobby I seem to have picked up during this period of deviancy is research. I've become somewhat involved in spending some late morning or early afternoon periods in studying the effects of various body positions on nap quality, both before and after imbibition of good coffee, and some late evenings after consumption of a good meal and a bottle of good ale. I haven't put any findings to paper, as yet, but I've gained a great deal of knowledge on the subject.

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  5. Kazuko, my better half, has been doing this with green onions and scallions forever. She'll also sometimes start carrot tops and celery, some types of herbs, but none of those make it to the garden. Sweet potatoes, one of my Grandmothers (I had two) would grow the vines in her sun porch, and they were unbelievable. I tried that for maybe 2 or 3 years a long time ago, did sort of okay, but I certainly didn't have her sweet potato DNA.

    Sadly, the concept does not work for money. (Or bitcoin)

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  6. Just me personally, and keeping in mind I'm not local to you folks, but a guest. I enjoy reading people's thoughts on a variety of issues, will sometimes engage in the discussions, and I'll do it here as opposed to doing so on most social media because there isn't all the vitriol, hate, trolling and ignorance to deal with. I'm not sure how best to pick up new users, but I do know I'd rather hang around 10 people I can talk with then be with 200 that I can't. 

    And honestly, for me, the place isn't just about the news... I enjoy keeping up with Twin Tiers Life, Field & Stream, and Rural Life... I'm pretty much a suburban couch nerd, but one can dream, right? I also enjoy a good portion of the Local Writers feature. So for me, this has been a nice find.

    Do you have any local publishings that you could "advertise' in for a few weeks/months? Community bulletin boards? But as far as competing with social media, you can't. I'm not sure you really want most of them here anyway. 
     

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  7. There is no real line that shows us safe/unsafe, good/bad, right/wrong in dealing with this. We are going though a process, all over the world, of learning how to adapt and deal with a pandemic. Part of that is going to be testing our limits, what we can get by with, what sickness and death rates we are willing to accept, and what controls we are going to accept being imposed on us. Different cultures and even different regions will determine where those lines are for themselves. The bigger question, in my mind, is how well are we going to learn the lessons? We are bound to experience more virus and bacterial pandemics, in 5 years or 50... will we have learned how to better meet the challenges, or are we destined to repeat this fiasco.


  8. I like functional. Let's see... I've got 3 downspouts along the back of the house, so I figure roughly 90 sq. feet less to mow. I'm fine with that. What she plants is up to her. (Feel free to bring a few loads of compost down this way... I'll give you some clay to take back up. You can make your own bricks.)

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  9. On 4/2/2021 at 12:05 PM, TwinTiersLiving said:

    "Generations of incarcerated men and women have been subjected to inhumane punishment in segregated confinement with little to no human interaction for extended periods of time and many experience emotional and physical trauma that can last for years,"

    I would ask the Governor how these traumas compare to the traumas suffered by many of their victims. 

    On 4/2/2021 at 12:05 PM, TwinTiersLiving said:

    This legislation also establishes Residential Rehabilitation Units to provide incarcerated individuals with therapeutic and trauma-informed programming in a congregate setting. The expanded program model enacted by the HALT legislation will better address an individual's underlying criminogenic needs and provide greater rehabilitative impacts to change behavior, leading to positive outcomes for individuals transitioning back to the general population.

    Sorry. All prisoners should be afforded good nutrition, good healthcare, access to news and educational materials, an hour or two a day in a community area, and the remaining hours in a private 8x8 walled-in, windowless cell. More money on programs and assistance for victims, and less for the victimizers.

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