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So Mimi has responded back:

"Hi Todd,

Happy to answer your questions. My book is called Passionate Journeys: Why Successful Women Joined a Cult.

While there were individual devotees in Eugene between 1981 and 1984, there was no group presence. However, Sheela and KD Mayor of Rajneeshpuram) spoke in Eugene in an event sponsored by the ACLU in 1982. In the Willamette Valley, they had a much larger presence in Salem and of course Portland.

When the group dispersed, very few individuals settled in Eugene, although some passed through on their way to other destinations. Over the decades, there have been some Osho (Rajneesh’s new name) meditation sessions near the university.

Thanks for your questions and you are welcome to share my responses."

I /u/mrtoddw have included the link on Amazon for the book: https://www.amazon.com/Passionate-Journeys-Successful-Women-Joined/dp/0472088440

On Next Door, one of the neighbors reported epd welfare checks sometimes multiple times a months going back all the way to July.

Edit: link to post

I'm citing a story from this great book https://www.amazon.com/Great-Minor-Moments-Oregon-History/dp/0943511003/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=great+and+minor+moments+in+oregon&qid=1572036675&sr=8-3

Basically GM and Firestone bought shares and properties in the rail system and shut it down as a way of forcing people to take buses. I'm paraphrasing, of course.

https://www.wunderground.com/us/or/eugene is among the best, I think.

And this bit from weather.gov is informative: Mathematically, PoP is defined as follows: PoP = C x A where "C" = the confidence that precipitation will occur somewhere in the forecast area, and where "A" = the percent of the area that will receive measureable precipitation, if it occurs at all.

So... in the case of the forecast above, if the forecaster knows precipitation is sure to occur ( confidence is 100% ), he/she is expressing how much of the area will receive measurable rain. ( PoP = "C" x "A" or "1" times ".4" which equals .4 or 40%.)

But, most of the time, the forecaster is expressing a combination of degree of confidence and areal coverage. If the forecaster is only 50% sure that precipitation will occur, and expects that, if it does occur, it will produce measurable rain over about 80 percent of the area, the PoP (chance of rain) is 40%. ( PoP = .5 x .8 which equals .4 or 40%. )

In either event, the correct way to interpret the forecast is: there is a 40 percent chance that rain will occur at any given point in the area.

I drive for Emerald City Taxi. We have an app that makes the experience similar to Uber. Payments can even be taken care of through the app. Here's the link if you wanna check it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.taxicaller.emeraldcitytaxi.app

I was driving I-5 between Eugene and Portland one wintery day a few years ago and was driving with the Waze app running like I usually do. All of a sudden it had me take some random exit that I almost passed because I wasn't prepared to get off the freeway at all. Anyway I did it more out of curiosity than really wanting to save time or anything. The road it routed me to was 35 mph and I thought, "this is stupid!". The road paralleled I-5 in a couple spots and I came around a corner (as I was looking for another on-ramp getting ready to turn Waze off) and saw this huge back-up in both directions of I-5. Two tractor trailers and what looked like 10 cars/suv's were scattered across both the northbound and southbound lanes. Both directions closed for miles, except for the little road I was on. Waze had me drive about two miles farther up and I jumped on the freeway with zero traffic except for two cars that were behind me that I assume were also using Waze. Amazing.

Here's the weather history from May 1, 2017 to today. Just scroll down to see a day to day history. Last column is precipitation.

There's a telephone museum in the centurylink building on 10th and Oak, it's open on thursdays. It's sort of weird wandering through all the pre-internet tech. But it's a really fun half-hour if you're into it.

They don't have a site of their own however

Yeah, this is a great point. I'm not aware of any guides either, but I'd love to hear of any that anybody knows about.

I might suggest:

1. A backpacking style water filter - I have this one, I like it and I think it's generally well thought of, and it's $20.

2. Bulk sacks of rice, beans, flour, or other dried staples, depending on what you actually use. They're cheap, will store forever (look out for mice, though), and you can use them regularly in your day to day cooking. Just maybe don't let them get below half full or so (depending on how many people you need to feed) before buying another.

Doing these two things will at least let you be self-sufficient for the absolutely essential.

Picking up a few more blankets when you find a good deal will help if it's winter when it happens. A backpacker's solar panel for charging phones would be nice and not too expensive. A propane cook stove and a few bottles of propane if you can afford them and the space to store them. And good relationships with friends and neighbors will be invaluable, so be sure to work on that too :)

Check out AllTrails. There are so many trails around that are less popular. If good air quality returns, hikes near/ around oakridge all the way up to Waldo lake area off of Highway 58 might be a good bet. Highway 126 probably won’t t be an option for quite a while...

I have one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CT37L0/

I've been sleeping on it for 9 years now and still happy with it. There are a ton of reasonably priced memory foam mattresses on amazon. I suspect they're all made in the same chinese factories and the reason a Casper costs 3x as much is because of marketing and branding.

Surly Cross Check with 8 speed Shimano internal gear hub. It was built by Revolution long ago, well before I learned how flakey the shop was. I love the steel frame and how bomb proof it is.

My lock is pretty much this chain lock from Kryptonite (not AS robust, but close). Goes through my front wheel and frame. My seat and rear wheel are fully threaded and not quick release (makes for a pain in the ass if I get a flat on the rear).

I work on campus currently, and prior to that have been bike commuting since 06. No big issues other than some person on campus stealing my new platform pedals (I swapped out from the Shimano Road/Platforms) and someone decided they liked my pedals enough to wrench them off. :(

Interestingly, the city and the U of O came up with an app for bikers to identify potholes and other bicycle hazards so the city can address them. It uses the GPS and camera functionality to report issues. It always stumped me why it wasn't widened to the whole host of things that you can report on the city's, uh, (I forget the name...Public Works?) website. It could easily be used to report illegal camping as well.

I mean, all the pieces are already there.

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here's a good resource to research average weather

https://weatherspark.com/y/402/Average-Weather-in-Eugene-Oregon-United-States-Year-Round

you can see from the top couple graphs we're well into the dry part of the year but there can still be showers here and there. late july is the minimum point where you wouldn't expect any rain for a few weeks

Invest in 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades by William Sullivan. Available in any bookstore in Eugene/Springfield, or on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Central-Oregon-Cascades-William-Sullivan/dp/B00CB1YCCS/ref=sr_1_1

ProTip: If you go to a used bookstore, you might find a copy with hand-written notes in the liners about the previous owner's experiences on the hikes. I know my wife and I jot ours down for future reference.

Of these hikes, I highly recommend Silver Falls, Browder Ridge, Iron Mountain, Tire Mountain, Tidbits Mountain, Ollalie Mountain, Brice Creek, and Salt Creek Falls. Of these I think either Browder Ridge or Iron Mountain provided the best views of the Cascades from the top, but all of the mountain hikes provide great views.

If you're heading out towards the coast, Kentucky Falls and Sweet Creek Falls are both nice (Sweet Creek is much easier than Kentucky to get to and to hike).

It's actually just my galaxy s5 mounted behind my rearview mirror. I use an app called "Autoguard" to take the vid and it tracks my speed as well.

Oh yay: Air stagnation advisory in effect until 6PM Monday below 2000 feet

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/us/or/eugene

So, we have this to look forward to for the next 4+ days. :(

A term rental will be quite hard to find as most rentals are 9-12 months long.

AirBNB would be an above market rate expensive option for a term, but possible.

For example https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12601723?checkin=09%2F14%2F2017&checkout=12%2F19%2F2017&guests=4&adults=4&children=0&infants=0&s=uVdNK2m5

Preach.

Things that would probably work with varying degrees of success.

• build more housing, like lots more housing, like you should be able to rent a room with access to a bathroom for $50 a month and rent an efficiency ( bathroom, kitchenette and window ) for less than $250

• better mental health services and social workers with powers ( can send you to rehab, can call your mom, can send you to the Johnson ward if you're off your meds and find out if or have a doctor decide if you need meds too).

• Jobs. Picking up litter, hand trimming parkways, crossing guards whatever; if you are willing to work there should be something for you to do and maybe it only pays in city scrip but that should be usable for housing ( see above )

• Cultivating social ties across class and economic divides. Ensuring that everyone is part of society and attempting to minimize the number of people who feel as though they are outside of society.

These are all things that could be dealt with by policy at the city, county and state level since we cannot count on any level of assistance from the federal government. Everything from reforming zoning, to providing infrastructure grants to changing building codes to specifically allow higher density buildings.

Funding a serious jobs program with nothing but fancy footwork and computer networks is going to be a trick, but I think it could be done.

Putting social work at the center of the jobs program and linking it to health care and putting an emphasis on mental and emotional well-being not just physical well-being means that suddenly we have a lot more jobs that need educated literate people to fill. People like you, that deserve work commensurate with their ability.

Doing so in a way that heals the wounds of a society gone badly wrong and aiming for a world in which everyone can make a meaningful contribution to society and humanity at large. Might not be the worst thing.

The relative humidity typically ranges from 34% (comfortable) to 98% (very humid) over the course of the year, rarely dropping below 21% (dry) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).

The air is driest around August 2, at which time the relative humidity drops below 40% (comfortable) three days out of four; it is most humid around November 12, exceeding 96% (very humid) three days out of four.

https://weatherspark.com/averages/30206/Eugene-Oregon-United-States

The average temperature in Eugene in November was 51 degrees. In December, it was 38 degrees.

There could definitely be something else going on with your bill, but I don't think it's automatically suspicious. I would have expected your bill to rise in December by quite a bit had you used power as usual, yet it went down.

Another option, order from Amazon...

This one is $150 for a twin xl delivered right to your door (note: I know nothing about that specific one, it's just the first one that came up with good reviews). I've bought all of our mattresses from amazon, memory foam is pretty easy and these cheap knockoffs are surprisingly great and really affordable. I've been sleeping on mine (which was $450 for a 12" thick queen) for 4 years now and still love it, as do my parents when they come stay and I give them my room.

Now if the rest of the world gets on board with this, it would actually make a difference.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yoga-pants-microfiber-ocean-pollution_n_58d006e9e4b00705db51431e?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJfxQuLI_YRYCVEFbobPpjZlGDX-4-2PdBs1csIVGU6XEjl1MRxWFU6i9fTCIa...

I just ran a speed test and I am getting 194 down (higher than normal) and 6 up (normal), with normal ping. No noticeable lag or disconnects while working from home or playing PS4 on personal time.

Edit: download the Ookla "Speedtest" app for your phone or use desktop browser and go to https://www.speedtest.net/ to test. I noticed that I occasionally connect to a server in Corvallis and my speeds take a nosedive, but when connected to Portland, I'm normally fine.

This was just posted on my nextdoor. I don’t know if the post is web readable but you probably have to be logged in.

https://nextdoor.com/p/rJMYdxxbrZ8K?utm_source=share

I can rely messages if anyone has seen her.

The Country Fair is sort of like the Saturday Market, but bigger and more so. Much, much bigger.

Most of the folks who vend both places bring even more stuff to the Fair, but the overlapping vendors only make up a small fraction of the total at the Fair. Instead of one stage with dubious performers there are about a dozen stages with people ranging from dubious on up (opinion dependent on whether you like the genre, really). There're ~five times more food options, including some standbys that only exist for the Fair. The setting is a lot more pleasant--forest paths next to a river instead of the park blocks. There are activities and stuff. More people are dressed more outlandishly.

Basically, if you think the Saturday Market is kinda neat, the Fair takes all the parts, blows them up big, and has a whole bunch more of them. You might be interested in the event program, which will tell you about what music and activities and stuff are going down. http://issuu.com/oregoncountryfair/docs/2015-ocf-peach-pit-web

Others have mentioned William Sullivan's guidebooks, this one is virtually the hiking bible for our area. There is a newer version that I couldn't find on Amazon, but has recently been made available at REI.

If you plan on staying in Eugene for awhile that book is worth every penny. Just make sure to be a respectful hiker if you buy it, many of the trails that he lists used to be fantastically secluded, but have recently become much more popular.

Amazon has your kink...
https://www.amazon.com/Insects-Sampler-Crickets-Larvets-Chocolate/dp/B00BISXQBI

Btw...here in Eugene we only eat our bugs in secrecy. You'll find hundreds of underground bug-eating clubs if you ask the right people.

A friend of a friend who lives in Eugene wrote a cook book about 10 years ago that is focused on what to cook season by season.

https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Close-Home-Sustenance-Northwest/dp/0578000695

I highly recommend it.

12:37 AM 0.1 in Heavy T-Storm
12:51 AM 0.5 in Heavy T-Storm
12:54 AM 0.6 in Heavy T-Storm
1:02 AM 0.2 in T-Storm

A full inch in 10 minutes.

https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/or/eugene/KEUG

Ugh. The 91% figure is bogus. They changed how they were counting homeless to get that number and use inaccurate techniques. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/think-utah-solved-homeles_b_9380860

They've always been allowed to compete, but even though we've been telling them for a while that they should, they don't want to call themselves an ISP. Maybe because of the recent uncertainty over the future of the internet, or maybe because it's more lucrative, they've chosen to lease their latest acquisitions to private ISPs. Maybe that's what /u/silverwolfer's "blackout contracts" were referring to?

Google actually has an extensive collection of Register Guards scanned and searchable:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19691218&id=c3ozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6346,4365563

This place is my old neighbors cottage that she just built a year ago. Right next to Market of Choice (like a Eugene Whole Foods), view of Spencer Butte and a nice porch for smoking. She is way cool too and an old hippie. The location is a little far away from downtown but as long as you have a car you will be fine.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7033548?s=YW1l99jc

You're going to want a 4wd car first and a decent GPS. Just know that a lot of these places are way off the beaten path so my best advice is to RESEARCH a whole hell of a lot before you take off because you won't have signal, and be ready with a back up blanket if things go south.

If you are looking for fun adventures I would say look up "all trails" the app itself is a little wonky, but the information is good and pretty direct. This page https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/bohemia-mountain-trail-and-ghost-town Will take you to the bohimia mines and ghost town. It's way out there, and there's about a 45 degree road that you've got to drive up past "mineral camp" to get there, but the general store is still standing and you can look up old photos of the other buildings that use to make up this old mining town. It's a great piece of history.
Just don't be stupid and go into the old mines..... Champion mine, the one that you drive over on your way to the ghost town, is huge, basically the whole mountian is hollow, and also full of cave-ins and 300 foot drops straight down to the 1200 foot level of the mountian. Nobody would find you if you fell down into a hole like that. The old maps can be found here

https://www.oregongeology.org/milo/index-minemaps.htm

In Lane county, under the Bohimia mining district. <3 stay safe out there and have a whole life of fun!

Saturday market is something to checkout, I'm not one to go to it myself unless my friends make me, but you can't really say that you've experienced the 541 unless you've seen one of our quirkiest attractions. We don't have any actual tourist stuff but there's a lot of outdoorsy things you can do.

You can hike (more of a walk) to blue pool, and yes you can cliff jump into the pool (although itll probably be to cold) but it is kind of dangerous so have a spotter at the bottom.

You can hike mt pisgah and spencer butte.

In terms of food,

Pizza: For a classic american pie go to Track Town Pizza, and for something fancier I recommend La Perla

Burgers: Dickie Jo's is like if a classic American diner was built today.

Mexican: (you're in for a treat) For sort of fakey tex-mex go to Mucho Gusto (muy delicioso). For legit mexican food go to Plaza Latina, Burrito Boy (maybe tex-mex?), El Super Burrito (The Oregon Burrito isn't authentic but it'll make your mouth orgasm), La Oficina, etc the options are endless.

Fish and Chips: can't go wrong with Newmans or Fisherman's market

Chinese: Kung Fu Bistro, Fortune Inn (been going downhill a bit)

Asian noodles: Sweet Basil (pad thai), Noodle head, Cafe Seoul (yakisoba), Toshi's Ramen

Hawaiian: Kalani's Curbside Islan Style grinds (soooooooo good!), Hawaiian Time.

Breakfast: The Original Pancake House, Brail's

Weird unique oregon/Eugene things: OFF THE WAFFLE (Every type of waffle from sweet to savory you could ever want), Voodoo donuts (donuts ranging from bacon maple bars to jelly filled), Bacon Nation (a food truck with everything bacon related), Sporks a La Cart.

https://opensignal.com/networks

I prefer this site to get real user-submitted data on signal in areas. It can seem off from what the companies say but that's due to the majority of people not going out of their way to collect data outside of the main city areas.

What an odd thing to get outraged about.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ESOUR2

I buy MERV 12 in 6 packs for just over $7 a piece. That's $2.33 per month. In what universe is that a "colossal waste of money."?

Pleated air filters like the kind above need to be changed every 3 to 6 months depending on use and how much crud is in the air in your home. Considering that we're in a valley known for high dust and pollen counts, 3 months is probably the minimum. When the filter gets clogged it gets hard for air to pass through. If it gets too dirty the fan motor will be put under more stress than it's designed for and it can fail.

Not spending $2.33 per month on new filters and blowing out a motor resulting in hundreds of dollars in repair is something that actually could be considered a "colossal waste of money."

https://www.amazon.com/Frabill-Deluxe-Crawfish-2-Piece-Torpedo/dp/B003JK6PVQ

Pick a creek, find a spot, bait it (chicken or salmon or ...) sink it, come back later. If you don't want to fetch your own, however, Fisherman's Market boil bags ARE THE WAY TO GO!!

Yeah, I remember getting one of those when it came out, it's not very expensive on Amazon.

You can get a pair of generics for $19 on Amazon (they work just as good as the originals). You're better off unscrewing the controller yourself and diagnosing/fixing than paying someone to. Controllers are relatively simple devices and easy to fix. It's either a corroded contact on the board, or dust/dirt obstructing buttons or the D-PAD.

https://www.amazon.com/Gamecube-Controller-Controllers-Compatible-Nintendo/dp/B07BS5TXBF/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=gamecube+controller&amp;qid=1555020627&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

Did you know you can order live plants from amazon? I got a heart-leaf philodendron and a pink anthurium (pink flamingo lily) and they arrived in GREAT shape and are now about 4 times the size at shipment. Both easy to care for and attractive. If she's a flower tender, she'd like these.
https://www.amazon.com/Anthurium-Variety-Pack-Different-Colors/dp/B07V334WX9/

https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/or/eugene/KOREUGEN313

Any of these forecasts could be wrong at this point, I think the only thing they'll all get right is it's gonna be a mother of a hot day regardless of the peak!

Looks like there might be some in the OR Cascades. https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/grand-finale-brewing-at-end-of-west-coast-storm-parade/1037217

Didn't know the Boreal was a kickstarter thing.

>Currently, most of the smaller scale shows that do take place in Eugene occur in bars which enforce a 21+ age restriction. In this scenario, the music often seems to function as background for drinking, and does not foster the type of community we would like to see in Eugene.

>The Boreal aims to put music at the forefront. We believe that music, when approached from this vantage point has a transformative effect on the people involved.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theboreal/the-boreal-an-all-ages-diy-music-venue-and-communi

Someone posted about their dog going missing on nextdoor! I think this is the one because they said she was wearing a lavender crocheted sweater. Here's the link (i think): https://nextdoor.com/news_feed/?post=201793384&amp;init_source=search

I've also messaged her directing her here. I hope this is her dog and they are reunited!

There are online courses that provide introductions, one example https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-devops--ud611.

The free online courses will give you foundation, but ultimately it's going to come down to playing with the services offered by cloud providers (Amazon Web Services, Azure and others) and learning to setup databases and other common services (http/https, build systems, logging, and monitoring). Knowing how DNS and networks work, which you probably have some knowledge of, will be needed. The Windows administration will help as well - all severs need updates and other routine audits/maintenance which are concepts you will be familiar with.

With this knowledge it's possible to do contract work and/or work for local dev shops setting up and maintain servers. As you can put more work experience on your resume you will be able to land nicer jobs at larger software companies in Eugene/Portland, or telecommute.

Craigslist is basically how I've found every place I've ever rented. I live in Portland now but same deal. I like to dial in my search and then set up an RSS feed for it. You can also use IFTTT Craigslist.

Kind of looks like a Russian Blue mix. I'll keep my eyes out though since I own one myself and I can easily spot them.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Russian+Blue&amp;hl=en&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=B4W&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;prmd=imvns&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=N3m5Tv-bHPTaiQKa3ujjBA&amp;ved=0CEUQsAQ&am...

I'm on Xfinity.

I'm at 100Mbps at fast.com now. Usually just under 200Mbps. So the system does seem somewhat taxed. Very time-of-day dependent for me based on what neighbors are doing. Video calls are working well, and that's usually what I notice going bad when something does.

You might give Eugene Yoga a call, as they mention prenatal yoga. There's a groupon for them at the moment.

There is the Hardesty Trail Area and some small trails at the Dorris Ranch in Springfield. Of course, don't forget about the Hendrix Park trails in Eugene and the dual-use Ridgeline trail, also in Eugene. Also, if you don't mind hiking around in the company of horses there is Elijah Bristow State Park.

Here is a resource that I haven't seen before, maybe you will find it useful:

http://www.everytrail.com/best/hiking-eugene-oregon

Well I looked at the fairgrounds event calendar and there's not much going on today or this weekend but...you could go find a geocache. Great group activity! There are so many in Eugene that you could probably walk or bike to one nearby!

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

That site has 16,508 deaths out of 378,679 confirmed cases, which is a 4.35% death rate (and that assumes zero currently infected go on to die). If you compare the death rate vs. the recovered rate, you actually have about a 16.5% death rate.

The big caveat to those numbers is it's compared to the number of "confirmed" cases. Since a large number of people are apparently asymptomatic, they have a much higher likelihood of not being counted amongst the confirmed cases, perhaps orders of magnitute above our current number of confirmed cases, which would drop the death rate significantly.

You need to design the part first in something like tinkercad

https://www.tinkercad.com

Or check on thingiverse to see if someone else has already made one. Once that's done you just need to find someone with a 3d printer. I expect the cost of materials would be negligible if' it's just a small part. Print time less than an hour maybe.

I ended up ordering one from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DQYTNXM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_2ED35X551YNRGJJ6AMXJ?psc=1

I ordered a small/medium which is actually a tad too large for me so try the medium/large.

Though I would not suggest doing it if you car is really dirty, if it's lightly dusty as it tends to get in the summer there are pretty good waterless car washes available.

This meguiars wash combines a waterless wash and a spray wax in one and does a pretty decent job.

This waterless wash is a pretty good value since it includes quite a bit as well as the microfiber clothes you'll need.

You can watch a few youtube videos on the technique too but it's pretty simple, really you just spray it on, let it dissolve dirt for a minute, and then wipe it off with the cloths. The only trick is to fold the clothes into fourths and only use each side once, flipping the towel around to a clean side each swipe so you're not just rubbing dirt in and scratching up the paint.

https://www.amazon.com/FIRE-CREW-Fireline-Ben-Walters-ebook/dp/B006431D8K

Honest and factual book about a young firefighter coming of age.

I have a cat similar to this, a nebelung, who is super fluffy. We use one of these. You wouldn't think it would work so well, but it really does get a ton of the loose fluff out. It's also not sharp so it doesn't scratch their backs.

Ochocos should be pretty free of snow, but it’s a long way to go for a backpacking trip. If you don’t already have William Sullivan’s 100 hikes book, get it ASAP. Public library has copies in stock, usually. Drift Creek in lincoln county might be a nice option.

I got this mushroom powder recently after being interested in coffee alternatives like mudwatr and decided to make my own. It's crazy how much it tastes like dark chocolate, straight from the bag. Never would've guessed.

in before everyone asks why this guy keeps posting this stuff

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https://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/0425191656

https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Ward-Thomas-Journals-Service/dp/0295983981/

Jack Ward Thomas, an eminent wildlife research biologist and U.S. Forest Service career scientist, was drafted in the late 1980s to head teams of scientists developing strategies for managing the habitat of the northern spotted owl. That assignment led to his selection as Forest Service chief during the early years of the Clinton administration. It is history’s good fortune that Thomas kept journals of his thoughts and daily experiences, and that he was an excellent writer able to capture the moment with clarity and grace. He didn't pull any punches, either, in relating his experiences with Earth Firsters and Congressmen in Washington.

Memory Foam Mattress https://www.amazon.com/Zinus-Memory-Green-Mattress-Queen/dp/B00Q7EPSHI/ref=sr_1_2?s=furniture&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1493668083&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=zinus%2Bmattress&amp;th=1

Mattress Frame https://www.amazon.com/Zinus-SmartBase-Foundation-Replacement-Noise-Free/dp/B006MIUM20/ref=pd_sim_196_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B006MIUM20&amp;pd_rd_r=ZAJ093BDRGE61QAXJCJV&amp;pd_rd_w=tevRU&amp;pd_rd_wg=WbmrX&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=ZAJ093BDRGE61Q...

These are really solid memory foam mattresses and affordable. Free shipping with Amazon Prime.

No, I don't have stock in Amazon: but I bought one of these 2 months ago (King w/ 18 inch frame) and am very happy with both.

I haven’t had it there yet! I’ve been making my own ever since I discovered these packets off Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Kitchens-India-Butter-Chicken-3-5-Ounce/dp/B000V17MLS I know it’s cheating to use one of those but wow does it taste delicious. I finish it off with coconut milk and naan!

Anyone else get this alert? Got it on the myAlerts app (Google Play). I checked the EPD website and didn't see anything.

Cool! Just snagged a cheap copy on Thriftbooks (after ensuring the nearby local bookstore didn't carry it)

EDIT: looks like she's got a newer book that looks really cool too! https://www.amazon.com/Beans-Grains-Nuts-Seeds-Adventures/dp/0578133644/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;qid=1602191433&amp;refinements=p_27%3AElin+England&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-3&amp;text=Elin+England

3m 6500ql they are comfortable enough to wear all day. Rugged enough to last you forever. Take a variety of filters. I use them all the time at work when we have hazmat situations (industrial plumber so we have lots of hazmat situations) and they are affordable enough to have a few and even if they don't get used you didn't just break your own knees to get them.

They have the 6200 also which is like 13 bucks but there are a few design improvements that make the 6500 (or 7500 series) better. For one they are more comfortable, they use a silicone of some kind as opposed to the plastic used in the 6200. They also direct the exhaust down in front of you so you don't feel like your breathing into your own eyes, they claim it makes it 'cooler' somehow I can't attest to it but I will say overall it's worth the upgrade, esp given it costs 5$ to do so.

hola, Inkberrow, have you read this?
https://www.amazon.com/River-Fire-Rattlesnake-Mission-Boys/dp/069207998X/

The story of the Rattlesnake Fire is one of the better explanations of the perverted fire-for-hire thing you're talking about.

A 360 degree perlesmith full motion. https://www.amazon.com/PERLESMITH-Bracket-Articulating-600×400-Rotation/dp/B01JROZ0B8/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?dchild=1&amp;keywords=360+wall+mount+for+tv&amp;qid=1596672553&amp;sprefix=360+wall+mo&amp;sr=8-7

I got mine from amazon, this is the one I got, a bit small since I have an apartment, and we really only use one room at a time anyway, so we just move it into the bedroom while we sleep. I originally ordered it on the 11th, it had a suggested delivery of 1 week, but it got here on the 14th.

The extra filters I wanted, unfortunately, could not be delivered to our area, but the filter should last 6 months.

I'm uh average face sized I guess and a medium fits, my wife wears a small but the medium fits her also. The filter is pretty complicated if you just look online, as there are a million. Most are super specialized, most would work. these are n100 particulate filters basic, cheap more on the disposable end of the spectrum. They will filter out (essentially) all 2.5nm particulate or silicates. Should last several months continuous use.

these are organic vapor filters they are what I have simply because it's what I use for work. They have n100 filtration and filter organic vapors. On a completely unrelated note did you know tear gas is a organic vapor? Interesting huh? I really like these over the simple n100s because they are in a hard cartridge. Makes them stouter and less likely to fail due to outside manipulation. If you're only using these for smoke protection one set of cartridges will last you years and years. You know to change them when it becomes difficult to breathe.

The pink cartridges you will see on amazon are acid filters. They are basically an upgraded version of the organic vapor, and will be more expensive but any port in a storm I say.

I haven't, but my experience is that learning how TCP/IP works is sufficient. Once a person know's how modern networks function it's easy to reason ones way thought problems/tasks, regardless of new hardware. Network hardware engineers only increase the bits per second, the number of ports, etc... but under the hood it's still TCP/IP - just on a faster ASIC.

TCP/IP Illustrated vol 1 is the best book I've found on the subject. Vol 2 & 3 are great too. Vol 2 is the C implementation of the TCP/IP stack in a BSD variant (FreeBSD, I think). Vol 3 is supplemental information on common protocols (like HTTP) built on top of TCP/IP.

For future referance, buying a device to broadcast the data and using the Torque app on Android works great and gives you a ton of cool data. I keep the adapter plugged in all the time and have it send real time data to my phone when I drive.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KLT3JVC?psc=1&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&amp;hl=en

Whoa this is crazy. I’ve been driving passed that place for so many years haha. Also here’s another link because the register guard sucks and they block me from viewing without an account of some sort.

https://tinyurl.com/CurranTaxidermy

not great but It's something

Nature Made Balanced B-100 vitamins

That's just the first link I found... shop around to find the best price. I'm used to brick and mortar stores running sales on them, so keep any eye out.

I don't believe we have SMART here. There's quite a few refuge recovery meetings here though that may be in the AA category for you. There's also /r/SoberEugene and they do meetups sometimes. The counseling/health center at your school might be able to point you to some more campus-specific resources as well. If exercise is a part of sobriety for you, there's a number of recreational sports meetups in town, I play Dodgeball and Volleyball (both through meetup.com). There's also a Volleyball in Recovery group on FB, though I think they are most AAers who play.

There is definitely a need for something more. I moved here in February and have also struggled with finding some LGBT social community that I might fit in with and enjoy. I've been to Spectrum once, it was OK, but not exactly what I had in mind. I tried the hookup apps hoping that I would be able to find a few people that would be open to just being social without the hookup...but...ya, as you'd expect, that was a huge disappointment. LOL! I'm a gay man, so Transponder and the lesbian choir sound amazing, but I don't think I'd really fit in either.

I've lived in cities where there enormous, weekly LGBT groups in every activity category imaginable (from swimming, running and gay football leagues to book clubs and wine groups). So, I kind of expected there to be at least some type of small LGBT community center or something.

Anyway, after reading everyone's posts here, I am thinking that those of us who are interested should just meet up sometime to talk about creating something. This is what I ended up doing in another place I've lived and it was wildly successful for several years. It just took someone to say, "let's do it"! Anyway, I just threw together a template website to present the concept: thequeerducks.weebly.com. Meetup.com is great, but the organizer has to pay $24/mo to create a group.

If you would like to get together sometime to chat about ideas, options and pool our talents, let's go for it. DM me if you're interested.

The smart dust is activated by the 5G. That's what they are calling corona. It probably causes obesity too.

Look! https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2020/02/26/social-media-conspiracies-blame-coronavirus-on-5g-internet/

I admit I am biased against self-driving cars; 25 years working in IT will tend to destroy one's faith in the level of hardware and software complexity needed to create a self-driving car. I'm also vigorously opposed to automating even more people out of work.

One of the key problems of the self-driving car is that it requires that the human operator go from "doing" (which we are somewhat competent at) to "monitoring," which we're not very good at at all. It's a problem that first cropped up in a big, visible way in the late 1980s, when Airbus introduced the A320, which was the first heavily automated commercial aircraft. Airbus' design philosophy was "protect the plane from the pilot", and it led to some very unfortunate accidents early on.

The "heavy automation/just monitor the aircraft" philosophy has also led to a level of de-skilling of pilots, as shown by the more recent Air France 447 crash; the problems there are explained in fantastic detail in this excellent book by Bill Palmer.

Software reliability and human factors in general is one of my weird little hobbies; I hear what you're saying, but please believe me when I say it's a very thorny problem with so many emergent properties that it'll probably take decades of real-world use, at scale, before traffic fatalities drop below their current rates by a statistically significant margin, and it's entirely possible that the roads will become more deadly before they get safer.

If you're interested in learning more about human factors and what contributes to "human error," I recommend "Human Error" by James Reason as an excellent place to start. Sorry for writing a book, but I've bored my husband to death with this stuff and got a bit too excited at finding a new ~~victim~~ person to talk with...

There's sites where you can go back and look at past weather information and kinda plan based on an average from that... but as everyone said, it's hard to guess based on global warming.

At least you'd have somewhat of an idea ahead of time of an average! Weather Underground is really good for this:

https://www.wunderground.com/history

Hey, sorry for being slow to respond!

It's a little pricey, but at the nature center where I worked, we used thin neoprene rubber sheeting like this. Other material might work fine as well but I'd stick with products that are meant to be exposed to weather to avoid filling the snakes with microplastics or whatever.

Got this sucka on high now

I put down glue traps. Glue traps are mean, but last year - my first in this apartment - I got bit by one of these giant things and their bites are heckin mean. They aren't agressive and usually won't bite, but I must have climbed into bed with one because I woke up with a big sore hole on my thigh and a giant mother fucker on the wall next to my bed. NEVER AGAIN. Glue traps: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JS1LJE2/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I bring this with me: https://www.chewy.com/petsafe-spray-shield-animal-deterrent/dp/110564?utm_source=google-product&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=13905630695&amp;utm_content=PetSafe&amp;utm_term=&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADmQ2V2xDo4p-PWNnu_Egrj8bK_oB&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw3...

If a dog is aggressive and harming your dog, it’s definitely not a last resort

Shoot! I just moved here and wanted to meet some cool people. Anyone do anything else during the month? Could you recommend some place awesome to go? Things to do?

Edit: Just saw this. Whoever made it rocks. Thanks Redditors!

Yes. Unfortunately the ecology of most places is pretty delicate and things like farms, housing, and roads cause a lot of issues because they inhibit animal migration and reduce species diversity. If you read Half Earth by EO Wilson, it has tons of specific examples of how we have lost species and what we can do to reverse that.

Eventually the big question will be whether we intentionally seed invasive species into dying areas or not. Historically, that has been a bad idea.

This has done wonders for my post nasal drip. It sounds gross, but it's legit.

If you're looking for a great sour kick, try this gum. It lasts as long as Fruit Stripe does, but it's got a great punch of sour! Reminds me of the old Gatorade gum they used to make.

There are masks with a clear part over the lips for exactly this. So, still. It a disruption that isn’t easily modified.

I have the exact same issue but my neighbor probably has more cats (30+ cats). I have tried everything, built a fully enclosed fence, anti-cat plants, anti-cat spray, water gun, got a dog, etc.

The only thing that has remotely worked is a motion activated ultrasonic repellent, I got this one here off of Amazon and the cats hate it and avoid my yard. It doesn't bother my dog one bit but it gets a little annoying if you are walking back and forth setting it off.

On yourself the best thing is tucking your pants into your socks and treat your clothing and shoes with something like this: Sawyer Products Premium Permethrin Insect Repellent for Clothing, Gear & Tents https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ANQVYU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0M26N25PVSNYPZNHM1AQ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

On your dogs there isn’t much you can do other than keep up on their medication and check them before going home.

You can often spot them on the edges of trails clustered up on branches/grass waiting for an animal to walk by. If the fire danger is low it’s a good time to take a lighter to them.

I've got one like this, but I'm in Albany not Eugene, and I use it for business on the daily for my trade so I can't really loan it out--

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You can get your own for around $50 on Amazon though-- MUCH cheaper than buying canned air regularly in the medium-run.

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The one I recommend isn't sold locally to my knowledge. Cabela's has some Sabre available.

Amazon has what I recommend at a decent price. POM OC spray.

https://www.amazon.com/POM-Pepper-Spray-Flip-Keychain/dp/B07FWBTVJW?th=1&amp;psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Max-Force-Fleet-Ant-Bait/dp/B07BS2F1WF

This stuff is 10000x better than any diy option and 1000x better than anything you can buy retail. Typical nests are gone in 3-4 days. I typically see one resurgence and then that's it.

I’m livid when this happens. Check out this neck protection collar! Could be the difference between life and death: KVP Bite Free Collar https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006RQU62S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_XZ4ADYYR9J9PW4RV802P

Same fire, same story, same issues...

https://www.amazon.com/River-Fire-Rattlesnake-Mission-Boys/dp/069207998X/

Like beardy said, fires on the West Coast have been frequent, huge, and damaging. The history and the story of the '49 Mann Gulch Fire are famous. The '94 South Canyon Fire same. The 2003 fire in Arizona that burned alive NINETEEN hotshot firefighters pretty well showed us all that safety training and equipment and leadership training -- all of that -- can and will still fail and will kill firefighter kids.

If you seriously want to see how this works,
https://www.amazon.com/Media-Apocalypse-Yellowstone-Earthquake-Contributions/dp/0313277257

THAT IS LIKE THE BIBLE of wildfire and journalism.

And p.s. beardy64, yes, lotsa folks in Oregon do know what a red flag warning is. Unfortunately, the fire-stoooooopid seriously outnumber us here. And you are RIGHT ON about Paradise CA and Smalltown OK in terms of fire-razed towns. Sorry to have to agree with you on that.

Ever driven through (or past) Wallace, Idaho?
I have, a half-dozen or so times, and I really get the shivers driving past that 1910 town. One summer I drove past Wallace and saw smoke and then saw several airborne helicopters with buckets. It was about too weird.

RE: Oregon residents and fire ... you have a good point there. Most people on the coast of Oregon and up and down the I-5 corridor are close to clueless on wildfire facts and BASIC stuff like fire behavior, fuels, federal fire management, legal land jurisdictions, smoke management ,,,,,,,,,, from the east slope of the Cascades, though, across to the borders of Idaho, California, Nevada, Washington ... a lot of residents over thataway do know about things like red flag days.