u/Virginia_Hall

Thanks to some incompetent (I have other words for them that I will refrain from using for the moment) pet owners up here in Timberline who not only let their cats roam everywhere but decline to get them spayed or neutered, we have 4 or 5 feral kittens in the area.

Does HIgh Country Humane or any other organization do anything in these scenarios? These cats are quite flighty and feral and I suspect would be pretty hard to catch. Not sure how much or how they are getting fed. Don't want them to suffer but also don't want to create a local population explosion which would deploy even more suffering. Plus, winter is coming.

Any suggestions?

It seems common for instructions for fuel treatments like fuel injection cleaners etc to say to add the treatment to a near empty tank, and then fill the tank with gas. How is that different than just adding the fuel treatment to an alreay full tank? It seems like either way the fuel treatment would get thoroughly mixed into the fuel as soon as you drove a few yards, took a corner or two and hit a bump or two.

Three Presidents have died on the 4th of July: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. 

Context: spouse had hip replacement surgery a few weeks ago. Medicare has covered 2 visits per week to our home by a physical therapist who has been quite pleasant, professional, and effective at enhancing my spouse's recovery.

The therapist has listened well (sadly rare in our health care experiences) and has "customized" the exercises and therapy modes for my spouse's specific condition and needs on a given day.

The therapist's last visit is coming up soon. I have proposed giving them a tip at the end of their last visit and thanking them for their help. My spouse is adamant that is NOT ok and that doing so would be an insult.

What say you all?

Recent post here AGAIN about having an oil change done badly by the dealer and having oil drain out while driving. AGAIN having to go through concerns about "is my engine toast?" "what can I do to make my dealer responsible if my engine blows / should I demand a new engine" hassle cascades.

NEW RULES: (well actually decades old for me, but apparently not for some of you young whippersnappers):

BEFORE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF WHEREVER YOU HAD SERVICE DONE THAT MAY HAVE INVOLVED ANY FLUID:

1. Check oil level, coolant level, transmission fluid levels, and brake fluid levels.*

2. Even if levels are initially ok, drive a few blocks until engine is warmed up, pull over, take a look at the engine, and look under it for any signs of leaks. When it doubt, turn off engine, wait a few minutes and check oil level again.

3. If they touched your tires and/or you just got new ones, check tire pressures. If offset sizes, make sure the bigger ones are on the correct end of the vehicle. If they are unidirectional tires, make sure they are installed so that they rotate as intended by the manufacturer.

4. If they touched your tires and/or you just got new ones, get your lug wrench out and check to be sure all lug bolts are tight.

*Yes I know oil level check is easy and other fluids are sometimes not. Basic message is check levels of any fluids they may have touched ASAP and in their parking lot if at all possible.

Yes this is a pain in the ass and you should be able to trust nominal "professionals". Otoh, blowing your engine or transmission up, or having a wheel fall off is an even bigger pain in the ass.

Our laundry water drains into a grey water system. We use that water to water landscape plants and trees that we care about (but not on garden/food plants).

We've been using 7th Generation Free & Clear and are revisiting our choice since we just got a new washer that has info with it such that it "MUST" use "HE" soap only.

We are... skeptical about that, 7th Generation claims to be "HE compatible" or something, and we don't use much soap in any case.

What say you all? What is our best option that is both ok for the washer and safest for plants?

Pretty much the title. Mail in ballots have apparently been sent to city residents. Here is what the ballot looks like per an email from the city.

"This ballot asks voters in the City of Flagstaff to vote on whether to ratify or not ratify the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045. Return your ballot by 7pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The special election is a vote-by-mail only election. There are no polling places on election day."

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