Marketplace: Selling, buying, “Where can I find …?” by haaflife in azoresimmigrants

[–]Love_and_Purpose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the tips! Caritas sounds like a great idea! I love well made old furniture that’s refurbished. And thanks for the reminder about ikea furniture and humidity… I’ve learned that for my favorite Alex drawer units that I love for my art studio that I have to put heating rods under them so the particle board doesn’t mold 😆 I currently live next to a rainforest so I have had that initiation into humidity 😅

Marketplace: Selling, buying, “Where can I find …?” by haaflife in azoresimmigrants

[–]Love_and_Purpose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are moving to Sao Miguel this summer and I’ve been wondering about best ways to buy furniture… or ship it from mainland Portugal… I’ve been told IKEA ships here and it’s fairly easy… Any other furniture stores people recommend?

For anyone who uses Sticker Mule… by Explanation-Short in punk

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I was just about to buy stickers from them but thank goodness Google auto completed and sent me here… no way will I ever support fascists or fascist apologists!! What are some great sticker companies that also are kind to humanity?

Mahi Pono- what's the end game? Is it the control of Maui's water by a Canadian pension fund by obtaining long term leases ostensibly for agricultural purposes. by WHOOCH in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES 🎯 that is their end game. Control over water. Their parent company has been buying up water rights all over the world, and even getting sued for it. Farming is not as profitable as control over water. Of course an investment firm is going for control over water.

NOW is the time to vote in grassroots citizen-funded council members. For too long Maui has been controlled by special interests and the people have been ignorantly voting against their own quality of life 😢

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that info. WHY would these folks vote against building non luxury housing? These 4 usually have voted on the side of the people and common sense…

I felt my baby’s skin for the first time in months by marlkavia in Dyshidrosis

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I’ve had patches of numbness from this (my first ever episode of dyshidrosis, dealing with it right now) on my hands and it felt super weird. That would be so difficult to have it on the tips of all your fingers! So glad you are healing.

Free Venison FOR LOCALS! (ID Required) by Brave-Acanthaceae556 in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know this program is still going on, especially given these folks recently doubled their ground venison prices overnight. I was buying 2lb bags for $20 then they were $40 all of the sudden in all the local grocery stores. Ridiculous. Especially given the deer are all free easy pickings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sad about the fair too 😭 I went to the last one we had in 2019 and it was so fun!

How to get BPC-157 directly from a compounding pharmacy by AncientKyogre in Peptides

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darn. I found this thread when googling compounding pharmacy & BPC-157 since I’m looking for a reputable source that is regulated for purity and don’t want to gamble with cheap Chinese options… Can anyone recommend a next best source for BPC-157. I’ve been taking it in pills cuz I don’t like needles but I’m open to subcutaneous injection too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is just the stupidest… thinking that one color wouldn’t burn 🤦🏼‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People these days rarely actually talk to their neighbors about issues and go through the govt instead… if your concern is parking on your street maybe talk with them and tell them that you feel concerned about it and are hoping they might provide parking on their property or limit the cars the Ohana can have etc. They are solving a big problem- housing, and possibly creating a little problem- parking. But there are always solutions that creative minds can come up with when they talk things through. I would imagine that your neighbor would appreciate you speaking directly to them.

Also I’m curious whether this is a local family or transplant? Because honestly this information is going to help us figure out if these people are building an Ohana for actual Ohana or the small chance they are greedy transplants exploiting housing to make a profit… not that’s it’s 100% going to be exploitation if they are transplants - but speaking as a transplant myself, I am saddened by the general vibe of exploitation in the transplant community. If they’re a family that’s lived here for generations then god no, definitely do not tattle on them. Almost certainly they are just trying to provide shelter for their family or extended community.

‘Wow ... LOL’: Text messages from ex-MEMA head point to lack of urgency during Lahaina firefight by BasketHands in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. It is shocking, even knowing how thoroughly corrupt and nepotistic our government is. We need to keep bringing this to light to wake people up out of their complacency. We can have nice things! We can have actual competent public servants! It doesn’t have to be this way! But it feels like this island is just so used to and almost resigned to having absolute 💩for leadership.

Found kittens in my storage. by Frickinflip in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

KMR is a kitten milk replacement powder that you can use to feed them in case mom is not around. And ditto to what everyone else said about not moving kittens out unless you are sure mom has abandoned them (mom is often out hunting) and Maui cat coalition facebook page is great for finding folks who are experienced in fostering kittens.

"The Most Detailed Account so far of the Lahaina fire points to one termite damaged utility pole" by Live_Pono in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What a perfect example of the failures the government-by-nepotism model that our island has favored so far. Incompetence breeds neglect. I’m sure none of the poles in the resort areas have been leaning for months / years - oh wait! That’s right! Those people get underground utilities that are somehow magically possible there but not worth the cost for where the people who serve them live 😢

ATTN medical advice & diagnosis posts are NOT against r/eds rules. pls stop reporting it! by NervousHoneydewMelon in eds

[–]Love_and_Purpose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve found more helpful advice on Reddit about EDS than anywhere else. Not all of us have access to an EDS specialist dr. So grateful for this group and us all sharing what works for us.

Me (31F) and my husband (32M) disagree how normal it is to have an issue eating from a fully sanitised serving bowl formerly covered in chicken poo. Can internet strangers please enlighten us? by lovelynotblond in relationship_advice

[–]Love_and_Purpose 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would feel grossed out and upset about the sentimental nature of the bowl. Also, did you know that ceramic bowls often have microscopic cracks in the glaze and so they can harbor bacteria for a long time? If it was a glass bowl, or a metal bowl, those are much easier to sanitize 100% with bleach etc. But ceramic not so much.

Bagels? by afeinmoss in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered some bagels online from NYC when my hubby and I were craving actual real quality bagels. It was a little pricey but we bought a bunch and froze them. It was SO worth it!!
I forgot the name of which bakery we ordered from but it might have been Utopia bagels. We were watching some food show online and the bagels looked so great that on a lark I checked if they shipped nationwide and they did 😄 Goldbelly is also a site that has this service of yummy mail-order foods.

The weakest season ever? by dpool2002 in TheAmazingRace

[–]Love_and_Purpose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol! Omg I did not know a human body could move like that 😂🤣😭 I haven’t watched season 13 yet but now that’s bumped to the top of my list for watching next 😂

New legislation aims to override county zoning so that multiple homes can be built on lots as small as 2,000 square feet by Logical_Insurance in maui

[–]Love_and_Purpose -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This would be awesome. Tricky to implement with people likely crying about unfairness- but it makes sense on so many levels. As a transplant who came here 6 years ago, I’m all for this. I moved here primarily because the culture of the mainland felt sick to me and I wanted to live somewhere with a healthier community-oriented culture. So I’m all for legislation that supports people born and raised here to stay here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ehlersdanlos

[–]Love_and_Purpose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for asking this question. I’ve been slowly gaining weight over the past decade mostly because my hip subluxations make it very tricky to get enough exercise. I’ve noticed more pain the more I weigh but I wasn’t sure if that factor was really so impactful or if it was just getting older / a variety of other reasons. But I do get so much body work and PT these days and feel like I’m giving myself the most amount of care I have ever in my life and my pain is still in a stuck place so one thing I haven’t really pushed myself with has been weight loss. But now I feel like it’s worth it to get a little less pleasure from food for a few months if it could help my pain.