Part of the problem around here is mostly related to sloppy construction. They will do everything completely correctly and winter safe all the way from the street to within a couple of feet of the house.

Thank you. We do get some really beautiful views around here!

Thank you!

Which actually ends up costing more than a repair would... except nobody's in the repair business anymore.

Wow, that's some serious cold! This kind of cold in unusual here because of our typically mild maritime climate.

I also think a lot of people who start communities have no idea how much work it is to keep them active.

I'm definitely not impressed. Hopefully this glitch will work itself out!

Think I'm going to stick to aisle seats for a while! Idiocracy, here we come!

I'm planning to wait till about January 25th and then check again. If the payment is not showing still, my bank can prove that the money was withdrawn!

Ah, so you know the routine! Around here we have one SSI income, along with my home businesses, which between them really don't add up to enough to cover the cost of Modern Life. So we have to jump through

And, at the end, you'll even have a small "bonus" since 2024 is a leap year with 366 days!

Ah yes, that day when ALL the chaos hit the whirling apparatus! Definitely one of those stories that should be told... and posted for posterity!

Sadly, you are quite right about that. "Multiple guess" rules the day... thinking is out. Very sad...

Yes, pretty much like that.

I came to Hive (its predecessor) in 2017 because I was fed up and tired with the atmosphere and strident attitudes I kept seeing on Facebook... mostly one person attacking an other over what they believed;

And that is, indeed, often the "price" of not having what we feel is a safe and welcoming space: We self-censor. And then those thoughts and ideas never find release. Judgment happens all the

It's nice to know there still are truly remote beaches out there. Our beaches here (Washington state, Olympic Peninsula) aren't exactly crowded, but the proximity to Great Seattle's 4 million people (and

These things take a while to get dialed in. I'm also still trying to get threads dialed in, as something more than just a bunch of investing and financial stuff.

I love red cabbage... we just had a bunch of it in connection with all the Christmas food. Red cabbage is a popular veg in my native Denmark. We can easily worry ourselves into depression... or worse.

The shifting back and forth in India is quite something, and this latest development — which just sounds like an effort to CONTROL — is disturbing.