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I pulled the trigger. Meet Tara. She still needs new tires and stuff but I can take her to Shelter Cove and when I'm done hauling stuff to storage, I get to have my very own shit bucket!! :D

I'm almost sixty, so in the not too distant future, but realistically, I don't think I know enough about mammalian anatomy to diy without fucking it up and I don't have much hope that life will become voluntary within our lifetime (s). So the way I see it, an unwanted life is a lot like a bag...

Computer simulated; he actually looked a lot worse than this when I saw him at Winco's a couple of weeks ago. He is a fourteen year old child who was abducted by his half brother at the age of ten. He has Stockholm Syndrome and would not want to go home even if he still had a home to go back to...

Hi, I am in a very similar situation including the mental health symptoms. I had to "call in" a favour from an old friend who became a paralegal and it looks like it cost us the friendship. You need to call the Sheriff's office or your local police department. What your landlord is doing is...

Welcome here! I look forward to reading your posts and learning from you.

Much appreciated! I've been using the bank's "free" wifi for data, but that's too much drama too close to the Woodrose Cafe when I have to do voice calls from my jmp number; the locals don't like that and it's time to start pulling my own weight. Hey, don't feel shy about hitting me up for...

One more one more thing: @Matt Derrick take a look at the skoolie on Humboldt Craigslist if you get a chance before it sells! O...M....F...G it makes me proud to be an aging back-to-the-land type unapologetic hippie. :D

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. No, I'm definitely not ready for that even though I am ready to whine some more. ;) Both the van and the older Prius sold. I found an old skool mechanic to mickey mouse the power steering leak issue, put a couple of new tires on my old friend, and decided to call...

I went with a solar charger for both phone and laptop. The one for the phone was only about ten or fifteen bucks. It's small enough to hang from a beltloop or a backpack. Definitely ask a homebum if you can't or don't want to go that route, though; Redwoods Rural will let you check out a power...

I'm on a moto e6 with Tracfone. I function without a google account by using f-droid for most of my apps and searching online with my favourite searx instance for a specific .apk in an emergency. It's not ideal, but it is affordable and it works. As an old skool Gnu/Linux user and former...

Nice to see the "A" included in LGBTQIA. I'm old, but would love to show you around the Garberville/Redway area if you make it out to Northern CA. I'm afraid I can't help as far as finding trim work, but it's still a great community, very friendly to travellers, and worth seeing before they...

Long may you run, by Neil Young. In honour of a very special 1989 Honda Accord named Hope.

Just got back from test driving the van and I think I'm in love. She drives like a dream and there is SO much room in the blank canvass of a back! I'm thinking bunny cage and shit bucket for now and "Home Sweet Van" cross stitch pillows on the bed I can build later. At least I didn't live up...

Depending on how things go, I would definitely like to meet up with stp people offline asap. A large gathering in Quartzsite is probably the most practical way to get a lot of advice and opinions from a lot of different people, but Seattle is so much closer! My paralegal got me back into...

I'm not at all sure that I can make it this time, but this also works better for me for the same reason. Seattle is a lot closer than Quartzsite, so I hope there will be a next time.

I'd get them both used to harnesses ASAP. My cat would have been roadkill a zillion times over without one, so the bunny wears hers 24/7 even though I haven't attached a leash to it yet. They make them tiny enough for rats and they're dirt cheap. They come with a stretchy leash that works...

I felt like a total nutcase the first week or so with my new baby, lol. She's settling in nicely, though, and not the only woad wabbit in Humboldt. Ratties are a lot closer to "normal", but babies are intense. You can get some good advice about counterconditioning and positive training...

Thank you. This is exactly the kind of information I need. I have an appointment to test drive the van in a couple of hours, which should give me a better idea about my own driving abilities. There are driving schools in Eureka, but I've got a lot on my plate right now and am trying to stay...

I love rats, but they sure don't sound easier than dogs, lol. Fur baby mama af here and I'm glad your girls are such great company. Babies are a lot of fun and a lot of work! Hopefully Pinky will mellow out as she grows up. What a little spitfire!

Hey, welcome to stp! It sounds like you've got your head on straight and that you're dealing with a really shitty situation. Good for you for taking control of your own life while you're still young enough to do what you want and get some enjoyment out of it. Sometimes the families we choose...

So I'm waiting to see if I can get a part for my 1989 Honda Accord. I've lived out of it for three months and that kind of sucks. So I'm exploring two very different options, one of which is a 2008 Ford E150 that is a former Fed Ex van and the other is a 2004 Prius. I'm in SoHum and need to...

I use a post office box that belongs to a radio station and also a private mailbox service that is similar to Mailboxes Etc. You have to format the address with the street address of the building, then a hashtag and the number of your box. For some reason, I have to use General Delivery for my...

Mine have been both good and bad and I'll talk your ear off. :) I just hate phones is all. Long story for another time. Culturally, things are very different out here and there's a lot to learn. I'm so sorry about your mom, but hey, I'm not sick of you and i'm roughly mom-aged. You're going...

I'm vaguely west if you want to talk to someone out here. I hitched in the '80s and have been rubber tramping around the emerald triangle since about 4/20. No train experience yet, but I'm right there with you as far as trusting nature more than grocery store s if you'd like someone to talk to...

Thanks. I might be headed up North in the not too distant future. The old Honda is holding out pretty well and Iike the gas mileage.

I left Eureka because it is not 215/SB420 compliant. Just a heads up. Got to protect my doctor on this one, because his hippocratic oath supercedes prop 64. That's kind of what 4/20 is all about. If prop 64 says only six plants and your doctor knows you're going to die without your green leaf...

I finally gave up on the rental in Eureka and am now officially some random homeless chick who lives in her car. I couldn't be happier. I've got way too much stuff and all those other newbie mistakes, but interests include solar panels on top of car to charge Gnu/Linux-Libre laptop, getting...

Glad you're okay, man. I always enjoy reading your posts. You are WAY too young to be dealing with this sort of health problem right now, especially during a pandemic. It takes time to recover from a stroke because you literally have to rewire your brain, but you've got so much extra grey matter...

This is all very interesting to me, as is everything I have been learning about cannabis since Prop 64 passed. If this is caused by THC, you may not be done with the herb, you may just need some sort of special designer herb with low THC content. This...

Trump’s Plan to Criminalize Homelessness Is Taking Shape - https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/12/trump-policy-homeless-executive-order-city-services-shelters/603670/ Stay safe.

Pitties/Staffies are definitely the best if you don't have to worry about breed bans, but I wound up with a mix from the other most-likely-to-be-euthanized breed at the shelter. I've had her for a year now and I really like her.

Just chiming in to say how much I appreciate you doing this--my pooch is my only family and the best friend I've ever had, but it can get very expensive very fast.

Welcome here from another proud "lurker". This is a wonderful community for doing your research. I'm also enjoying it from the other end: so glad I did a lot of traveling when I was young and it changes a person forever, in a good way.

You will not regret the memory foam. I wish I'd started sleeping on that at a much younger age and am still holding out on it for my "glamper" ('89 Honda Accord). JoAnn fabrics has some good sales if you can grab one of their 60% off coupons at the right time. I always seem to have coupon when...

Just a quick tech support suggestion if you do decide to do this: the google corporation is not your friend for many reasons. Instead of the google play store, you could use this repository: https://f-droid.org/ which is more privacy focused as well as being lesser known and off the beaten...

White Rabbit: https://invidio.us/watch?v=tUXxSIUYyYQ I said I wasn't a bass player. Then the bass player had to leave the band right when we were about to start learning this song. So I'm a bass player who used to mess around with guitar.

I worry about this too. Right now I can pick her up and run like hell to the car and the 24 hour emergency vet but I'm seriously maxing out the unpayable credit card debt and would definitely appreciate some tips on first aid for dogs. I was taught to cut an X on the bite with a razor blade...

But for /u/mouse and anyone else who might be interested in a freer fork of Android: https://www.replicant.us < cringe > /tinfoil hat nutter

I'm curious how many of you would log on to a Pirate Box? https://piratebox.cc/faq and what it says about our society that nobody would trust their neighbour but "all" of us trust Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, etc. My music teacher says the new Apple update trashed his battery...

I've had the same experience, @train in vain. I've gone from self-identifying as a "free software activist" to protecting the private personal information of my preferred operating system and internet-connected device. To make a short story long, I know these facts too and neither of us are...

More reading matter: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/trump-targets-homeless-filth-in-liberal-cities-and-it-could-get-really-ugly-really-fast/ https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28988046/trump-administration-california-homeless/ Hate group on Facebook...

It's internment camps. An acquaintance in academia predicted this years ago. I see the word "homeless" being used as a noun on various hobby forums and Next Door, a neighbourhood watch kind of site. I've even had an ignorant relative mansplain at me that we wouldn't have been poor if I hadn't...

The "new reality" was very heady when recreational was first legalized. I'm an old fart, so I kept doing doubletakes, like when I realized I had to go to the marijuana store when I had other plans because it would be irresponsible to run out of marijuana, not be able to get a decent night's...

Yea, I'm in Humboldt right now. Not Arcata, but close enough. I think there's a section here for finding a road dawg, but please be careful. I talk big but my experience is all very old and I have to look back through rose coloured glasses right now. But if you're serious, I am too. I can't...

NP; I am sorry for your loss. He will not be forgotten.

My memory's a bit foggy, but I think you just need to hop on I-10, make a left on I-5, get off as soon as you can find 101, meander on up Avenue of the Giants and I'll meet you at Winco's. I'm serious if you are.

Sorry 'bout that @Engineer J Lupo; quoting song lyrics and expecting everybody to understand and think I'm cute and clever is a bad habit I know I need to work on.

I'd pick you up if I saw you beside the road with your thumb out, for whatever that's worth. Probably feed you and keep you around for a few days to show you some cool places and people too if you were up for it and not creeped out by ugly old people and their dogs.

Since Bandcamp took down Will's music, I thought some of you might appreciate this: http://syndicatetxz7cj5.onion/audiomanifesto.7z You need the Tor browser but they're all high quality Flacs. Here's a link to his daughter's reflections on his life and death, just in case you haven't already...

I'm afraid this doesn't surprise me after Agent Orange's calling us "filth" and promising to sweep us off the streets of "liberal cities" like San Francisco and toss us into concentration camps like he does the kids. Just a heads up to be careful with family of origin, that friend you've known...