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rnmom, what general area is Michigan are you in? I’m a downriver Detroit area native and graduated from EMU. In the Chicago area due to job reasons...

Ugh. Itching that drives you insane is the worst.

Very interesting article about the timeline of Chicago/IL’s response. https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2021/67-days-to-lockdown/

That worked. Thanks so much. I need to reduce the size of it as the file was sort of big but it worked for this purpose.

Thank you! I’ll try this on my lunch and report back.

My printer is out of ink. Don’t feel like going out to get ink just for this. Sender doesn’t care how it’s signed. Just that it’s signed.

These aren’t fancy forms like from a bank or real estate agent. It’s in a Word doc. It’s a photography release for a few of my shipwreck photos. My...

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Welcome!

My diving thread here is a sort of journal.

Can you sing without any musical accompaniment?

So sorry to hear. I agree that you need to pack everything away and just concentrate on healing.

Haha! Rosa, that's a good one!

Many people don't have desktop PCs at home anymore. They have laptops. Until I started working from home last year, I just used my laptop in bed or...

I like looking at the studio apartment tours section on Apartment Therapy. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/house-tours/studio

Many people are quite paperless with regards to mail. I'm sure the apartment was really cleaned up and emptied out before the video was made. I don't...

Something else to consider is that this apartment is in Sydney, Australia. I daresay most countries’ average living space is much smaller than that...

Some of it is reusing older housing stock. This one was a 1960s building. The apartment already existed. They just redid it. Then there’s the...

And some have hobbies that are home based. Gardener, wood worker, quilter, etc. Some people don’t need to recreate away from home.

IL, same here. My FB is diving, Corgi dogs, and books, for the most part.

A lot of people have been pushing to get off FB as it’s too toxic these days, etc. I get a ton of my socialization via FB. Friends, lots of diving...

Dado, I’d say no washer/dryer. Maybe there’s a laundry room on each floor.

Thanks for the uodate, CL. Glad to hear you’re doing well.

I like this apartment. I’m also going to disagree that working people spend a lot of their weekends not at home. It really depends on what your...

Dang, IL. Fabulous find.

Bingo!

Officers from the Dane (Madison) and Racine County sheriff's dept dive teams were in our class this weekend.

I'm used to cold water. DRY suit. I also have a heated vest. :) Look at the photo of me sitting on the edge smiling widely. You can see I'm quite...

Help getting my gear on before a dive yesterday. In the water before going down.

Class went well. Two dives yesterday, one today. Water temp was 38F. Ice diving is HARD work. The chain saw to cut the hole was too heavy for me to...

I’ve had carpal tunnel/repetitive stress injury for years due to typing a ton from a young age. I don’t have a ton of hand strength. I find mugs with...

Tybee, what size is the bed? FYI...if it’s a 3/4 bed, a full size mattress will probably fit. I was given an antique spindle bed about 15 years ago...

Sounds great!

Good news! What colors do you have in mind for the furniture?

Thank you!

The Chicago Teachers Union was almost on strike a few weeks back, saying they wouldn’t go back until a vaccine was available for everyone. Now...

Ice diving class in WI this weekend. Hope to take my camera on the last dive.

Projects like this are in the works for YEARS before they happen

I’m with Steve. You have to know you’re rolling the dice with a variable rate plan.

Agreed. What if you move and then have health issues and need help? No one is close to you. Expecting people to travel to help you is selfish.

Something to maybe consider: What if family who live in another country die and/or need help in their old age? Would you have the money to visit...

That’s not the only way to do it. I paid and then friend wrote me a check. Guess it’s different if you don’t know the person.

Friend and I shared a music stand in choir for more than 10 years pre-Covid. There were other volunteers in my parish, but I don’t know if anyone...

The 86 year old senior friend I grocery shop for is getting her first shot next week. She said that two weeks after she gets her second jab, she's...

My senior friend I grocery shop for has been asking me to get a can of Lysol SPRAY disinfectant for months. It's been out of stock, for obvious...

As some of you might remember, I'm Eastern Orthodox. Ash Wednesday is not part of our traditions. We have Clean Monday, instead. Great Lent begins...

What are the pros/cons vs MX?

The Straits of Mackinac are gorgeous. My favorite place to dive. Being on a boat going under the bridge was freaking awesome. This photo was taken...

Kenosha County, WI is limiting vaccinations to county residents only, I heard on the news. Too many people from IL were trying (or had gotten) their...

Current Escape can’t tow anything. Don’t have tow package or big enough engine.

I’ve given up on the trailer dream. I live in a small apartment and would have to store it somewhere. To store it within 30 minutes of where I live...

That is funny as hell.

The vast majority of people are not traveling internationally. It’s hard enough getting cargo into the country.

So the Austin newspaper is wrong? ...

What's not working on the new to you stove?

There appear to be a number of factors. There is a lot of electricity generated by wind power in TX, and a lot of that capacity is down due to the...

So sorry to hear.

About 15” of snow on the ground and maybe another 4”-8” tomorrow into Tuesday. Winter storm watch for now and a wind chill advisory through tomorrow....