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Nshrubs

@Nshrubs@mstdn.social

Don't mess with public schools, the environment, or my uterus. Twitter https://mstdn.social/@Nshrubs
Mostly in Seattle.

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Nshrubs, to random
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Waking up to pouring rain again in Salt Lake. Looks like the installation of my dad's headstone today is cancelled. Hopefully it will be dry enough on Monday that it can be done before I catch a plane back to Seattle.

Nshrubs, to random
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Guess she doesn't want me to use my computer this .

Nshrubs,
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Another , another cat blocking me from using my computer.

Nshrubs,
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@thepoliticalcat She IS fat, but losing weight. My dad overfed her like crazy.

Nshrubs,
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@thepoliticalcat She's been gradually losing the weight - with good food & exercise, she's lost nearly 2lbs over 5 months.

Nshrubs, to random
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Well, if I'd been in Utah, I would have broken the law today. Men's restroom was empty, no men around. Women's restroom had 7 women in line, I had a time deadline. So I opted to use the men's restroom, as did another woman.

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Private schools, public money: Private school leaders are pushing parents to exploit voucher programs
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/02/private-schools-public-money-school-leaders-are-pushing-parents-to-exploit-voucher-programs/

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Feels like summer in Seattle! Juneuary in January!

charlesgaba, to random
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Wow. With all the brouhaha over student loan debt, Hawaii just launched their own student loan relief program for around 1,500 healthcare workers:

https://acasignups.net/24/01/22/hawaii-launches-student-loan-relief-program-1500-healthcare-workers

Nshrubs,
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@charlesgaba Washington state is making sure public employees have all the PSLF info they need & that they can get the paperwork necessary in a timely manner.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=41.04.045

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Woo-hoo!
https://press.coop/@seattletimes/111774520838158600

sltrib, to random
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A Utah lawmaker wants to require every public school in the state to display framed copies of the Ten Commandments in a prominent location.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/16/should-ten-commandments-hang-utahs/

Nshrubs,
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@sltrib Republican religious freaks don't understand separation of church & state, want to indoctrinate students in THEIR "religion" even tho they themselves don't pay attention to the 10 commandments except to force them on others. 🙄🤡

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Probably 1/2" of snow around my place, but every ounce of uncovered concrete is now coated in ice & the wind is ICY cold.

Nshrubs,
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@moira I've got some cat litter & ice melt to throw out in the morning if needed, but I'm going to wait to see what happens with school tomorrow. There's no way our buses will be able to get up/down some of the hills they have to traverse with this ice.

ai6yr, to Aviation

Flight path for Alaska Airlines 1282 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/as1282#33840ae2

Nshrubs,
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@merz @ai6yr My cousin is in Lake Oswego, went over to Raleigh Hills/Beaverton this morning & said she saw some low flying aircraft & possibly some drones around Tigard/Metzger area. Maybe they are searching.

ai6yr, (edited ) to Aviation

This is NOT the kind of window seat I'd ask for!

OregonLive: "Window section blows out of plane, forces Alaska Airlines flight back to PDX"

h/t @dcreemer

Nshrubs,
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@dcreemer @ai6yr Tad wet up here though.

bud_t, to snowboarding
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Holy crap! Absolute insanity. This is why we have season passes to . Even it was $189 for a single day lift ticket yesterday! For reference our season passes with no black out dates are about $550 each for adults.


3 Colorado resorts are charging $299 for a lift ticket this weekend | SummitDaily.com
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/new-lift-ticket-price-at-vail-299-for-one-day/

Nshrubs,
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@ai6yr Snowbowl in Flagstaff used to discount tickets towards the end of the season. Once in the 90s got $10 tickets in March after a massive snowstorm, I-17 & 1-40 & Hwy 89 all closed. 3 ft of powder, locals only. The best! Nowadays, Alta is up to $189, Brighton is the cheapest from $84-$145. Didn't even ski this time down.

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@ai6yr Yep. And that's not even Deer Valley prices, which are $100 more. $289 without advance purchase.

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Hmm, this whole getting-the-house-repaired-after-disaster thing is most certainly slow. Kitchen tile (being replaced) has lead in the glaze, so now a special contractor has to remove the tiles... not sure how long of a delay that is, but unfortunate. Although, better to NOT have leaded tile (not that we're crushing and eating our kitchen tiles....)

Nshrubs,
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@ai6yr Ugh! Hope it is not TOO much longer.

Nshrubs, to random
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When you can't even get ready to take a shower in peace.

Monster cat 's foot waving around under the door.

ai6yr, to random

Yay, household member most certainly sick here... cold symptoms, so a cold or COVID. I guess it was inevitable given the "pandemic is over" status in the rest of my family. Now to see if my immune system is able to stave this one off (I am feelling good, so hopefully so.) 🤞

Nshrubs,
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@ai6yr Good luck! Hoping you stay healthy! I've been trying to mask when I'm around my mom as much as possible, so hopeful I can avoid her nasty cold (probably COVID, but still testing neg.).

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PSA: School are nothing more than a grift. Transfer of public money to private hands, welfare for the wealthy.

Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition
Critics worry that the state’s new universal school choice program is a subsidy for the affluent
https://hechingerreport.org/arizona-gave-families-public-money-for-private-schools-then-private-schools-raised-tuition/

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Hmm, one new person sick (not COVID), and another new person sick (COVID) today in my sphere of contacts. Stuff sure is going around right now.

Nshrubs,
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@ai6yr My mom & I got exposed to COVID at the lawyers office Monday. I was masked, she was not. Both of us still testing negative, but she woke up with cold symptoms this morning, so I'm sure I won't be far behind since I'm staying with her. 😐🤬

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Do your children or goods inheritors a huge favor. Recycle, shred, and otherwise sort all your old paperwork. My mother-in-law, rest her soul, retained seemingly every piece of paper across 50+ years of her personal and professional life. I can see why: most of it was useful for a few months to even a decade later. But then 100% pointless for her or anyone else. There's a huge effort to go in and process that…so she didn't. Now her children have put in ~100s of hours in processing it.

Nshrubs,
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@glennf I cleaned out my dad's house this summer. He had 3 file cabinets full of student files, exams, etc. going all the way back to the 70s on top of his piles & piles of old bills & all the other papers. That was essentially my summer, because I had to have hands/eyes on every piece of paper due to SS numbers & other sensitive info.

luckytran, to random
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The CDC is warning that hospitals may have to ration care because of the winter virus surge.

But it’s extraordinary to me that hospitals continue to refuse to require and provide N95 masks to prevent staff from getting sick (as well as to protect patients).

Nshrubs,
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@luckytran Required in hospitals & clinics in some parts of WA again.

Providence Swedish tightens COVID, mask policy
Citing a rise in respiratory illness, local hospitals and clinics will require masks for care.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/providence-swedish-tightens-covid-mask-policy/

Nshrubs,
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@Laloofah @luckytran Ugh. Friend went in for her infusion at Fred Hutch recently & saw family members arguing with a staff person because they didn't want to mask despite their loved one being treated for cancer.

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