momtothree

We used to go out several times a week. We have cut back a lot. I have noticed that quality is going downhill, probably a combination of difficulty staffing and trying to cheapen the costs of food. I get both. I have found that we enjoy a dinner at home with good food more than spending the money to go out and have issues with food and service. I enjoy using food delivery services, like Everyplate to get a variety of meals that are easy to cook and cost less than a meal out. I order with discount codes. Trying some new meals out of my comfort zone adds a little fun to the meal and feels like a treat. We still go to the places we know we can count on but don't do as many stops at places that are sub par on a regular basis.

I am sorry to hear this.

Does anyone know if he was found? I had seen it shared on FB but not for a few days.

Yes, very confusing as both articles were printed online. One said Big Lots and one said Ollies. . .

We bought property recently and most certainly did have to sign on the new deed. We used a title company through a realtor. One way to know everything is o.k. is by your spring and fall property taxes as they go to the current owner. If you don't receive one, contact the county office. I have read that people will try to sell property they don't own online but I didn't realize they were succeeding in selling property they don't own. That is pretty scary. I wonder at the end result when the true owner realizes because the new "buyer" would have been part of the fraud or would not have done a title search to ensure clear deed owned by the seller and the original owner would still actually be the legal owner. The courthouse would have used illegal/fake documents. I would think that would be invalid?

I flew last week and see no need to change it to the real ID from a regular state issued drivers license. The difference in security at different airports was shocking and I don't see the real id making it safer.

I second the mini split recommendation. They are more up front but they run so quiet and efficient-cheaper than window units. . . the heat option is nice! Ours cools our whole downstairs. My daughter uses a window unit in her loft bedroom and I can hear it from all over the house.

I was recently wondering what is up with that place, it looks awful and those poor houses with docks. I'd be so mad to move in and have it drained later.

I've been following this case and I really believe the issue is the video surveillance of the dwelling. The camp used by members and their wives, children, grandchildren. . . would you find this a violation of your family's privacy? I certainly do. Would you want the GC monitoring the weekend getaway you take with your spouse? I doubt it. You may not currently own land that this has an effect on, but someday you might so I would be careful in what you support.

I disagree. A good way to increase land for hunting and recreation is to buy in groups. Everyone has a right to do so. You have much more buying power than one person alone. Nothing has to be shady about it. I understand and respect their reasons. They may hunt there but they also take their families there to camp. There is no reason for constant, intrusive surveillance, especially in the off season. We bought land for private use by our family for hunting and recreation. We camp there 10 months a year and hunt 2 months. It is scary to think that they can come in and start videotaping us and our children without us knowing. We follow all hunting laws, I have no concern about that. I do however value my privacy on my own private property. Example: you buy a hot tub and put it in your back yard in the country. You have no neighbors. You like to enjoy the hot tub naked. The game commission decides to start doing video surveillance without you knowing and the area includes your hot tub. Is this right? Should this be allowed?

I still believe treatment should be done after age 18. I am shocked that they are moving the age up. I hope they counseling and hormones are the only thing done and surgery held until after in most cases. I'm not sure why you are against counseling, that you keep acting like it isn't real or valuable. We as Americans find our own mental health care, we aren't appointed government counselors. We are free to change counselors if we don't like who we see just like with our physician. My problem with this mid to late 20's viewpoint is that we allow marriage, voting, military service, smoking, drinking, punishments of jail time or death if found guilty, the decision to kill our baby by abortion, but now we want to say they can't make medical decisions. Double standard. Thank you for the conversation. I appreciate that you google information to help you with your viewpoint. I will continue to support the lgbtq folks I know and treat them with the same respect I do anyone else. Live and let live.

Again, I believe you should have to be 18.

The surgery part is just that, and the families I know thought of it as the final physical end to years of a very tough and very emotional journey. I don't mean that with disrespect. The mental, emotional and legal issues were done before the final stages of cosmetic surgery were over. Watching the legal steps was quite interesting. It is actually quite easy to change your name and gender on paper. I think that is one of the issues we see currently in sports but that's a whole other subject.

We, as Americans are paying for a lot of things that should greatly concern us. But, they don't seem to concern people. Anti LGBTQ people grasp to this and forget about everything else going on in the world. That you think this is a fad is quite frankly scary. This decision is not taken lightly by the families involved. You like to say slicing and dicing and talk about money a lot. I would hope the Drs. involved do so because they want to improve the lives of these humans. But, the medical field is full of unethical things happening daily, so I'm sure it's not always the case. I can't speak for what kids are being told daily at school, as my youngest is 21 so I have no firsthand information on that subject that is less than 3 years old. I can tell you that the young people I know that walked this journey were not counseled at school. Their parents are successful career people and they are successful college graduates and their coworkers and neighbors would not know their history. As it should be. They had wonderful support through college in 2 different states, that tells me that acceptance in many parts of the US is far better than here. I see the humans that I have known for over 20 years, you see something you think is bad. I agree to disagree on this, as I can have peace in my life without controlling everyone else.

Have you ever read some of the comments made about gay people at a certain bar in town? People so threatened that they won't go to the establishment that serves gays. . . That is the small mindset I am talking about. Go to a city and there are bars openly advertised for gays and no one cares. They just go to the establishments they choose to without worrying about what everyone else is doing. You can try to class it up all you want but this attitude against trans gender isn't about anything but non acceptance of something different that you don't understand. I expect better than to hear such hatred for a group of people that think differently than yourselves. So I guess we are even.