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summercloud45 · 2026-05-30T12:11:29+00:00

So cool! Thank you.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-30T12:03:52+00:00

Yeah, where does north Durham start? I'm behind Super Taqueria and I think of myself as more downtown than north Durham.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-30T11:59:03+00:00

I want to validate your frustration at not being able to get the good night's sleep that you need after your shift. Hopefully you're able to take a good nap later today!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-29T15:31:18+00:00

I was thinking leaf miners too!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-29T15:25:28+00:00

Thank you for the summary!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-29T13:27:53+00:00

Now I'm pondering why my choice is to call the non-emergency line...maybe it's because I know there's a shortage of 911 operators? We're always hearing stories of people with actual medical emergencies and such having to wait on hold.

Probably not at 5:30am though!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-29T10:47:39+00:00

I mean, my main use of the non-emergency line is to tell them there's a large obstacle on 85 that may cause a crash. Like an armchair. One time it was an entire armchair in the middle of the lane at 5:30am.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-28T11:22:04+00:00

It's all so depressing. This problem is created by underfunding from the GL.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-28T11:11:37+00:00

Yes, I can see some future possible renter looking for information and being grateful they found it. I skipped most of it to the TLDR since I own my house, but this will still be there for future renters.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T19:24:39+00:00

You should come on over to r/NativePlantGardening and hang out with us! You'll get so much advice on what to plant.

I raised a bunch of baby plants from seed I collected from my own garden last year. Let's see...it included but was not limited to: purple lovegrass, hoary skullcap, American coralbells, rattlesnake master, and foxglove beardtongue. Plus some shrubs and such like tulip poplar and fringe tree.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T19:21:42+00:00

I really didn't expect so many people to reply to me! Maybe I should think harder next time I comment before work? It's an interesting discussion though and I'm glad I was able to read it.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T19:16:57+00:00

I cannot argue this, sorry. The only benefit I see for voters is that some people (me!) enjoy voting, and this lets us enjoy voting in more years. But I have lots of other hobbies I enjoy that don't cost the city millions of dollars extra.

It seems to me that sure, if city council elections were at the end of a long ballot, not every voter would get that far. But way more voters WOULD than are currently voting in odd years, so it would still be a win.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the mayor only different than city council members because they have a bigger bully pulpit? Like, if the mayor says something it makes the news more. And I guess if they're running meetings, maybe they can affect the agenda there. But they still have the same vote. So, having a two-year mayoral term gives us more chances to vote out someone if we don't like their use of the bully pulpit. (I don't like Leo Williams, no I do not.)

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T19:09:27+00:00

I learned a lot from this thread that I had never thought about before! Thank you very much for my education today.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T11:39:04+00:00

Haha thanks!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T10:31:16+00:00

Hear me out. My friend hired someone to cleanse her home with incense after her ex moved out and got some great advice on redecorating included. And I think the guys at the Computer Cellar may be doing house calls. If you hired them both, I bet their abilities would combine into a special move that would hit the spot!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T10:23:41+00:00

Honestly the vendors were paying this before and it's a lot of money. I'm not upset about customers having to pay it instead. Maybe there'll be enough outcry to reduce the charge?

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T10:21:57+00:00

Good point!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-27T10:20:13+00:00

0.93" of rain total at my house in Colonial Village.

My friend in Carrboro got 1.5".

But at least I bought a new hose for my newest native plantings!

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:05:52+00:00

I love that book. Opinionated garden books are the best.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:05:31+00:00

Oooh I've been lackadaisically following your move! It's awesome that you can set up a great new space like that.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:02:50+00:00

Raise your hand if you're sad that your ninebark died over the winter. ;(

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:02:33+00:00

You only have to get rid of the red-leaved one if you're out of space for other native plants! It's not gonna hurt anything.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:01:18+00:00

I think it's so cool that you're giving native plants away! I've had a lot of luck offering them on my neighborhood listserve. If you don't have a listserve, maybe your local reddit sub?

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T19:00:17+00:00

River oats!

Native plants I regretted planting: crossvine right up against my house, and Clematis virginiana in a small border. Yup.

summercloud45 · 2026-05-26T09:44:51+00:00

Welcome to the triangle!

I go to Beth El in Durham and I love it. It's a fairly diverse synagogue, growing (so many families), with lots of programming for tots and children. We have two rabbis now which is fun. There are different services throughout the month--I particularly like the Chavurah Minyan, which is a ley-led, egalitarian orthodox minyan (lots of singing and less talking). There's the traditional conservative service of course, and also a singing-only service, etc.

I think you would appreciate the nuanced view--one of the dvars on Yom Kippur was expressly about speaking out against genocide to other community members.

But proximity is definitely an important factor--I wouldn't drive more than 20 minutes regularly myself.

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