Good Morning All,
This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.
So please, speak up and share some of your adventures and travel news here, and submit your pictures using our speedy, secure form. You can submit up to 7 pictures at a time, with an overall description and one for each picture.
You can, of course, send an email with pictures if the form gives you trouble, or if you are trying to submit something special, like a zipped archive or a movie. If your pictures are already hosted online, then please email the links with your descriptions.
For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.
Have a wonderful day and weekend – enjoy the pictures!
First, thanks for all who donated, and big thanks to John. Lots of good stuff will be rolling out soon, but most importantly, I think the “comments disappearing” issue that plagues some users is solved!
Now for a serious tip: one tip I always pass on for emergencies is: plastic bags. Ideally gallon size, but also trash bags, quart, sandwich, etc. – put all of them into one big ziploc to keep them all dry. They are great for so many things, but keeping them clean and dry until needed is key. They can be used to store/move clean water, collect rain, collect waste for safer disposal, add a bug and waterproof covering to food, medicine, or other important items, act as gloves, etc. – they’re a very handy tool, even lifesaving.
I also like to keep a lighter, matches, and some dryer lint (for kindling) in a double or triple bag so that I have a guaranteed source of fire. If you have to use a knife for first aid, you can sanitize the blade before cutting (alcohol-based hand sanitizer hurts like a bitch when you rub it into a fresh wound, but it can help in a pinch, too)
Have a good and safe weekend, everybody! All of our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Irma’s path, future and past (commenter Betty, are you ok?)
And now: eclipse-a-rama, part deux.
So this isn’t as funny as it was when it was sent, but still…it IS topical, if mordant.
I know I speak for all of us: Betty Cracker et famille, be safe!
This gem is from valued commenter low-tech cyclist.
Church signboard: “The End Times: Tuesday 6 PM”
(Just south of Plant City, FL – practically in Betty Cracker’s backyard!)
Who knew it was THAT imminent?