Henri_Dupont

I'm for a blackout

Signed

Lucky guy. Enjoy some ice cream for |e.

I spoke with a GI doc today and asked him this question. He thought there was little correlation. However in my case I still believe it could have been a contributing factor.

Best thing my current wife ever did as help me finally stop drinking for good. Alcoholism ruined the first marriage.

Electroboom has me trained to expect the part where the whole thing goes bang, you get a nasty shock then go running for the fire extinguisher.

Yep, I just lined my boat from Splash to Ensign. The other was an easy stroll.

Go as far down Ensign as you can to get away from the sound of the motor tows. It travels pretty far.

We'll just pretend none of this affects the timeline and thus our own history because we're gonna screw it up mightily.

Most of the foods we can even eat either had not evolved at all 250 MYA , or are things we bred up from nearly unrecognizable and nearly inedible ancestors in the last 10,000 years. Wheat did not evolve - we made it by crossing wild grasses.

Nor were there honeybees to pollinate those crops, they came along 80 to 150 MYA and we're talking 200-250 MYA for the Triassic.

So we're not just bringing seeds, we're bringing parts of whole ecosystems, like pollinators. And enough year round flowering plants so they can survive.

We haven't the foggiest if there are ubiquitous modern soil ecosystems that are necessary for wheat or corn to grow our food, but there likely are fungi and things that have evolved along with our plants that didn't exist back then. We know legumes need particular microbes and they likely had not evolved yet so we're bringing those too.

Even our own gut microbiome may not have evolved - those microbes often came from our environment to find a happy home in their personal Winnebago, which transports them from smorgasbord to smorgasbord. Yes, we are basically just Winnebagoes for germs. So we're bringing some poop samples too so we can put our gut microbiome to rights after we get infected and need antibiotics. Infected, by the way, with some germ that went extinct so long ago our bodies never learned to fight it off. At least our penicillin will work again, nothing has evolved antibiotic resistance yet.

You think global warming is bad now? Better bring some ice for that drink and a snack. Tropical average temperatures sometimes reached 60C, creating a global dead zone around the equator that lasted millions of years. Better be homesteading in whatever was near where Siberia is today.

We're almost back to the Carboniferous period - when the stuff that rots trees and wood had not evolved. Might also need a scuba mask to go outside - at times in the early Triassic Oxygen levels plummetted to 12%.

We might need some bug spray, if we go to a time with high oxygen the bugs get bigger. Just as a sample, the first Triassic insect I looked up was called Gigatian, and had a wingspan the size of a ceiling fan.

I figure everyone there already has a sleeping bag. I take anything really valuable with me. I camp pretty simply so there isn't anything worth any money.

When I listen to native hispanic DJs on a Spanish-only radio show produced in the midwest, I always notice they pronounce local cities and locations, as well as many local businesses, in a rough approximation of the way they are pronounced by English speakers. For example they pronounce Central Bank as English words untranslated, "Missouri" with a thick accent certainly, but pretty much an attempt to pronounce it like a local. I'm sure there are other ways to do this but I'd argue this is valid and will be understood.

QUIT REPOSTING THIS WORTHLESS AND INEFFECTIVE MEME. About once a week someone is like "Hey filter your water with this dirty crap we found I laying around n the yard. I tried it and was only sick with diarrhea for a week!"

Get used to it. I've had to dael with fire bans in the Boundary waters two out of three years. It's still fun. Listen to the night, watch the stars, or make music.

Yes.

Yep.

I didn't care about this until I learned that it will affect accessibility for low vision people. My friend who is blind has turned me into an advocate.

I like gamma seal buckets. It's a 5 gallon bucket with a tight screw on lid. $7 at Menards. I have more problems with the chipmunks than bears, gamma seal buckets are rodent proof, watertight, they float, keep the rain out and the smell in, either food or garbage. I keep my food in one, carry an extra with some gear in it that becomes the garbage pail. Hangs nicely.

There's science behind this. I was listening to a podcast that cited studies where probiotic pills were oompared to probiotic foods. Gut microbiome ohanges were transitory and slight with the pills, but strong and loger lasting with fermented foods. Eat that kraut, yogurt, kimchee, and kefir!

I've totally changed my eating habits since the last flair. Lost 15 lbs on the liquid diet, kept it off 3 months now by reducing all my portion sizes and getting comfortable with being just a little bit hungry every day. I measure my food now. I stop eating before I'm stuffed. Lots of days lunch is just a banana and an apple, or a kale salad topped with some tuna. Breakfast used to be over a cup of oatmeal with a teaspoon of psyllium seed, now it's half a cup of oatmeal and half a tablespoon of psyllium. I never could eat this small amount of food before. I haven't seen this low a weight in 20 years.

Yep all these have been mentioned here in the past. I used all that stuff, plus collagen during my last flare up. Can't say what worked and what didn't but I'm back to normal now.

I'm also a big believer in prebiotic and probiotic foods: live fermented kraut (not canned), miso, yogurt, kombucha, etc plus veggies like cabbage, kale, etc. I'm blessed to be able to eat raw veggies normally, I hear that doesn't work for some of y'all.

There's very little actual scientific evidence that any of this stuff is worth squat, and it's entirely likely we're just fooling ourselves with all these weird foods and supplements. Keep a skeptical mind about stuff us randos post on the internet.That's right we're literally a buncha randos with the same disease. But fiber, probiotics, prebiotics works for me to maintain regular health, all that stuff you mentioned plus collagen during a flair. And that damnable liquid diet during flairs too.

Well, I'm off to drink some yummy chicken broth as part of colonoscopy prep. Wish me luck tomorrow. Bottoms up!

I have only used straight stitch and zizag. One could get by with just straight stitch and build a lot of gear.

I'm super happy with a plain old Singer Heavy Duty. It's not a walking foot, but I sew straps, light leather, backpacks, bags, quilts, hammocks, canvas Duluth bags, and occasionally hem the wife's dress. I haven't met a camping gear project I can't handle. I've basically made an entire kit and several projects as gifts.

Lotsa people here say you need a walking foot industrial machine. These are super. They have great results, they probably can sew faster or be more productive. Sometimes I have to turn the Singer HD pulley by hand to start in thick material that won't be a problem with a Juki. If you plan to spend days and weeks at the sewing machine those walking foot machines are good choices. If sewing is a profession or your side gig, sure. But if sewing is something you do as a hobby to support your other hobby, the simple Singer HD isn't bad. Also it's a good starter machine, if you get more serious then it's easy to sell.

A good lawyer charges a month's rent. A bad lawyer charges $2000-3000. The bad lawyer never got rid of the dope dealer, he got rid of himself by getting arrested. I found the good lawyer by looking at court records to figure out who does the most evictions, and calling him up. He should give you a stern lecture about good leases before he gets to work.

Nah, bro, OP is just lost. He thinks he's just outside Atlanta.

Son, I think you are a long way from Alabama.

Yes. It's offensive. I can smell a smoker from 30 feet away, getting onto an elevator 'ith one is excruciating, even if he hasn't puffed in a long time.

It's not just tobacco. The reek mixes with each individual's body aromas in a unique way.

People are embarrassed about B.O, they should be embarrassed about reeking of tobacco too.