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I did that a few years ago for both my parents’ homes here, as they were getting too old to drag in firewood through the snow, and I wanted them to...

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10-27-25, 1:34pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

From wood stoves, not especially hereabouts. Low population density, daily ocean breezes to clear the smoke over to Hawaii or Canada. Sometimes...

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10-27-25, 1:29pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

This is one of the activities our local Order Of Odd Fellows engages in. They will come in, and turned downed trees into firewood, which they will...

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10-26-25, 10:11pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

The TEFAP qualifying income level is 400% or less of Federal Poverty Level. I think SNAP runs at 130% of poverty level. Our food bank allows one...

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10-26-25, 9:24pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

TEFAP, which is what my food-bank posting above was about, is not SNAP, different programs. My understanding is that the Federal TEFAP budget was...

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10-26-25, 6:43pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

Washington State has income guidelines for its Food Bank programs: ...

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10-25-25, 4:32pm

bae replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

Our food bank is heavily used by the community. They have an extensive relationship with local farmers and food suppliers. Cash is by far their...

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10-24-25, 3:11pm

bae replied to a thread How many languages do you speak? in Open Forum

Something I have found very handy in the past several years is to find a decent series on your favorite streaming service, and watch it in the...

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10-23-25, 7:04pm

bae replied to a thread How many languages do you speak? in Open Forum

It's tricky, but I'll give it a shot. It's best a spoken language, there are sound-shifts in the dialect, some grammatical changes, and of course...

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10-23-25, 5:52pm

bae replied to a thread How many languages do you speak? in Open Forum

I almost forgot, I am still reasonably fluent in the language of my people. When my uncle visited recently, after just 2-3 days we had both...

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10-20-25, 9:37pm

bae replied to a thread How many languages do you speak? in Open Forum

Hmm: Native fluent: English Non-native fluent: French(*), German. (French immersion school as a child, grew up in a German-speaking part of the...

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10-20-25, 4:19pm

bae replied to a thread Trans Days… in Simple Public Policy

My genetic differences have given me considerable advantages in bone density and muscle mass over your average person - even now, pudgy as I am, I...

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10-20-25, 1:34pm

bae replied to a thread Sell the Krugerands?? in Personal Finance

Given the huge staffing cuts made to the IRS by the Trump administration, make sure to properly fill out all of your paperwork….

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10-20-25, 12:56pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

Trump’s video that he posted on No Kings Day of him flying a military aircraft over Americans and dropping poop on them was perhaps his “basket of...

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10-19-25, 9:03pm

bae replied to a thread Sell the Krugerands?? in Personal Finance

As to whether to sell (or buy) now, the answer to that depends on your overall financial situation, YMMV, etc.

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10-19-25, 9:02pm

bae replied to a thread Sell the Krugerands?? in Personal Finance

Long term capital gains rates for "collectibles", such as gold, is 28%. You have to report the gain when you file your taxes. Coin dealers must...

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10-19-25, 8:43pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

It’s fine, I’ll make a salad out of it for dinner tonight. It’s still quite fresh.

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10-19-25, 2:11pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

Looks like the lettuce won.

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10-19-25, 2:10pm

bae replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well. I think this "red state/blue state" division is nonsense, in some important ways. If you look at the precinct-level election results, you'll...

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10-19-25, 1:07pm

bae replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Claims are made that ~7 million people attended these protest marches/rallies yesterday. The federal government claimed ahead of time that the...

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10-18-25, 9:17pm

bae replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

No Kings Day, Orcas Island WA Peak crowd was considerably larger than this, and it was 49F and raining quite a bit at times. Format was open-mic...

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10-16-25, 10:55pm

bae replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

It looks to me like we may be about to go to war with Venezuela. ...

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10-16-25, 8:33pm

bae replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

Genius idea!

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10-14-25, 5:05pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

There's a lovely coin shop in London across the street from the British Museum that has all sorts of amazing things, and reasonable prices if you...

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10-14-25, 4:13pm

bae replied to a thread Your news sources? in Simple Public Policy

Odd how that works in these various ratings. I myself have been increasingly relying on European news sources, partially to get a different...

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10-14-25, 3:15pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

In the several dozens of protests I've seen here on the island, I've not heard a single protester mention the actual events of October 7, 2023. The...

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10-14-25, 3:08pm

bae started a thread Your news sources? in Simple Public Policy

I just stumbled across this article on various mainstream news sources: https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing-out-pro-democracy-grades

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10-13-25, 8:49pm

bae replied to a thread Advice: get some medical training. in Health & Health Care

Turns out the antibiotic cocktail they put me on oddly does not mess with your gut. Still, kimchee is an essential part of my diet anyways :-) ...

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10-13-25, 4:43pm

bae replied to a thread Advice: get some medical training. in Health & Health Care

We shall see :-). There's about a 90% chance the meds I am on will work, if they don't, we have to upgrade to the extra special meds, which they try...

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10-13-25, 3:47pm

bae started a thread Advice: get some medical training. in Health & Health Care

If you haven't already, I'd like to encourage you all to get some decent medical training. Trauma + something like Wilderness First Responder, or if...

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10-13-25, 1:53pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

Think the peace in Gaza will last longer than Liz Truss' lettuce?

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10-13-25, 1:01pm

bae replied to a poll Simple SLF poll: Do you support Trump these days? in Simple Public Policy

The news seems to indicate we are sending troops over, that doesn't always resonate with the American people.

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