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Since there's no voting here today, I guess I'll vote for all youze guys.

Yeah, that's the ticket.
 
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A very close family lost the father 2 years ago to an aneurysm. He owned a concrete business and was as fit as any gymnast you would ever see. Two months ago, their13 year old daughter had a major stroke. Just a normal 13 year old kid. Needless to say the family has been hit hard. Bella (daughter) will need years of rehab. We live in a smaller town and they live next door in an even smaller, rural area.

We got together with the community leaders and organized a BBQ/auction over the weekend. When I say grassroots & blue collar this could not be more overstated. This is a town of carpenters, concrete workers, brick layers, and such. Not flush with cash.

It was honestly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. In total just over $176k was raised. And it wasn't a $100 here and a $100 there. The auction items were nothing special at all but people were bidding amazing amounts for stuff. One cake sliced into to 10 pieces raised $50k ($5000/slice). The cake fight after the win was priceless and made Bella and her mom laugh and cry. A 45-70 rifle brought $27k; if you look them up they are worth about $1,500 new. And this list goes on and on all the way down to things like a homemade blanket that brought $11,500. Plus, several folks paid $1k for the $8 BBQ plates.

No one was 'buying' the auction items. They were giving from the heart to a family and a part of their community in dire need. While the family has insurance it pays for none of the outpatient rehab, which is insurmountable for the family.

Just beautiful is all I can say and I felt it worth sharing with others.
There is still joy in this world, even through the inevitable tragedies. It is up to us to help it along most times.

"Not my problem" does not get it done.
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Really sad to hear but man... that's so incredibly touching. What a thing to be born out of that. There definitely is immense kindness and love to be found
 
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Anyone else having trouble with the forum? It has been total fubar the last couple of days. I am getting duplicate alerts from different people, or at least different screen names.
Plus within alerts there will be duplicates and it looks like I am seeing coding on the screen.
Just acting really weird.
 
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dvcochran said:
Anyone else having trouble with the forum? It has been total fubar the last couple of days. I am getting duplicate alerts from different people, or at least different screen names.
Plus within alerts there will be duplicates and it looks like I am seeing coding on the screen.
Just acting really weird.
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I think you need to run some anti-virus/anti-malware software and in the future, stay away from the porn and conspiracy sites. 😂
 
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dvcochran said:
Anyone else having trouble with the forum? It has been total fubar the last couple of days. I am getting duplicate alerts from different people, or at least different screen names.
Plus within alerts there will be duplicates and it looks like I am seeing coding on the screen.
Just acting really weird.
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No, but we'll look into it. can you try deleting your cookies/cache then restart your browser and see if you still have the same issues?
 
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dvcochran said:
Anyone else having trouble with the forum? It has been total fubar the last couple of days. I am getting duplicate alerts from different people, or at least different screen names.
Plus within alerts there will be duplicates and it looks like I am seeing coding on the screen.
Just acting really weird.
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Hmm nothing like that but mine is just having trouble loading. And any reactions I'll do for posts will take a very long time. May be on my end though!
 
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Steve said:
I think it's from a lack of animal protein, and in particular a cured pork belly that is generally pan fried, often eaten as a breakfast side dish or on a sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
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I think I have to concur with this diagnosis. Bacon always makes things better...
 
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