Well, hey there!
Welcome to Roundup, Montana! If it's a nice day, we'll sit a spell on my porch and talk awhile.
A poem captured my attention the other day.
Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart,
Until, in our own despair,
Against our will,
Comes wisdom
Through the awful grace of God.
Cycle back for a bit. A dump committee? You have a dump committee? Why? I thought it is like the job of a residential committee. That's oddly specific.
Jury Duty sounds fun. We no longer have that in Malaysia.
Do you have an old-fashioned line? What's a dryer?
After getting along without a car, a dishwasher, an oven, a dryer, or a full deck of cards... it's befuddling to imagine the dilemma. I did have a car... long time ago; and, a full size refrigerator would be nice. However, I manage.
For me, less = less stress.
Hopefully the small-town issues stay small. The drama isn't always on stage, is it?
As for family... it was hard with Pannya. I met his mother and sister; knew his brother had issues, but Pan was "closed". We're still in touch but the cultural chasm is daunting.
"No Kings Day" will be marked by a parade in Missoula. There will be thousands out there, me included (probably on the fringes as I don't like crowds).
Do you ever wish you were a journalist in LA rather than Roundup?
Jeff Small town politics - led by comments by the Sheriff - you do have a right to comment. But you also are on notice to do it peacefully and respectfully. No profanity and no violence.
Yessir.
And most everyone did obey themselves. Even the mayor showed up. Lots of misinformation dispelled.
Burn baby burn... says no one in Fire Country. Do you remember high school bonfires? Y'know... damp autumn, snow in the forecast? Our HS was built on a swamp.
Thanks for all the comments. Tonight is the night folks. A meeting at 7 PM is public, we've called for a deputy sheriff to be there, along with the county attorney. A member of the board who accused me of being dishonest is not going to attend, he's out of town. But he may do a Zoom call. Another member of the board is also out of town. So we'll see if we get a quorum.
Backstabbing, gossip, and slander. Small town politics reflecting the general mood of the people right now and I am trying not to get myself all worked up about this.
I did find my recorder, so I will take that from now on. I don't know how long it can record, since I don't seem to be able to find the instruction booklet.
We could actually do the mulch thing and we talked about it. But we'd have to buy a chipper. Have to hire another person. Then have to bag and sell the product. Not happening.
We pay $50k a month for garbage disposal. We don't have a landfill. It's a transfer station. so all trash has to be hauled away.
NJ
It sounds like the ol' rumour mill is not in danger of closing down any time soon. Too bad those particular wild fires could not burn all the debris refusing to cooperate.
Today is Groundhog Day. And right now it is snowing. Plus the temperature is dropping. It is supposed to be about 2 degrees for a high tomorrow with the temperature dipping below zero tomorrow night.
But it is winter. So right on schedule!
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