just_ducky_in_NH

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Sunflower Be Bloomin! in c/gardening
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for posting this. I am in zone 4 and I needed to see this!

Kay Ryan, "Winter Pear". in c/poetry
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That has been my fear, this winter. But the days are a little brighter, and so is my spirit. Maybe, even if I do not become joyful, I will be okay.

Katie Farris, "Why Write Love Poetry In A Burning World". in c/poetry
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If we can’t find love and hope, we must create it. Thanks for posting this.

What are some of your online shopping alternatives to major storefronts like Amazon (for physical items or digital)? in c/asklemmy
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks for pointing that out, I edited my comment.

Why is the default, go-to protest chant always "Hey hey! Ho ho! {person} has got to go!" ? in c/asklemmy
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 1 points 1 week ago

I almost want to make more accounts so I could upvote you more.

Anyone know where I can ask about football (soccer) streaming sites? in c/nostupidquestions
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 2 points 1 week ago

I want to know, too!

What are some of your online shopping alternatives to major storefronts like Amazon (for physical items or digital)? in c/asklemmy
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

In the USA, Bookshop.org allows you to buy books online, and 10% of sales (different from 10% of profits) support independent bookstores. I have a sort-of local bookstore whose hours don’t work well with my free time. I order online from bookshop.org and designate “my” bookstore to get the 10%. Win win!

Here is more info about bookshop.org

What's your favorite thing to come out of Monty Python? in c/asklemmy
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 4 points 2 weeks ago

Say no more!

MURDLE FOR FEB 14, 2025 in c/[email protected]
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 2 points 2 weeks ago

What fun! Thanks for posting this!

Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls in c/superbowl
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sooooo funny!

Former lurkers (here or elsewhere online), what changed? in c/asklemmy
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You are as superb as your owls!

Name one thing you don't believe in, but you wish was actually true. in c/[email protected]
[–] just_ducky_in_NH 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, I’ll have to read it.

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USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers (apnews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19744213

The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.

“You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said.

Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down — and even catching fire.

Within a few years, the fleet will have expanded to 60,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.

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Why not serve fried chicken on Juneteenth? How is it different from serving corned beef on St. Patrick’s day? (old.lemmy.world)
 

Disclaimer: I am not trolling, I am an autistic person who doesn’t understand so many social nuances. Also I am from New Hampshire (97% white), so I just don’t have any close African-American friends that I am willing to risk asking such a loaded question.

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Littleton NH Town Manager Resigns After Homophobic Harassment (www.nbcnews.com)
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10 Questions About the New Hampshire Primary, Including ‘Can Anyone Beat Trump?’ (www.npr.org)
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Where can a Boomer catch up on current computer/software technology? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by just_ducky_in_NH to c/asklemmy
67 comments fedilink
 

I have an eight-year-old laptop that needs replacing and I’m paralyzed. What are the most reliable ones now? Do I need a desktop for CAD? Pros and cons of operating systems (and where do I find them?) Browsers ditto? Where do I find answers that aren’t just product marketing?

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Hampton Beach NH flooded today as waves broke over the sea walls (m.youtube.com)
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Has anyone read “Always Coming Home” by Ursula K. LeGuin? (self.sciencefiction)
 

I’m on my second reading, and would love to have someone to discuss it with.

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Lewiston mass shooting suspect found dead in Maine (www.nbcnews.com)
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Got nothin’ rule (self.196)
 

Sorry to be so boring. Bye!

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In your experience, do autistic people “flock”? (self.autism)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by just_ducky_in_NH to c/autism
35 comments fedilink
 

I have been recently diagnosed as autistic, and now I seem to see autism everywhere in my social circle. My brother, a daughter, at least two friends. . . Either there are a lot of undiagnosed autistic people out there OR I tend to become friends (more comfortable) with fellow autists, OR I am just being silly and am attributing autism to NT people with strong interests. Fellow neurodivergent folks of all types, what is your experience? (Edit: changed ND to NT. oops!)

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Metal roof issue (self.homeimprovement)
 

Our old house in New England has a steep pitched metal roof and no gutters. Our front door is right under a roof valley, so it is unusable on rainy days and all of winter. The water running down the valley has rotted out our building sill, and we have to get it replaced. I don’t want the same thing to happen to the new sill! Installing gutters is not currently an option because the winter snow avalanches would just rip them away. I have read about snow guards, but have never seen any in real life. How well do they work, are they hard to install, will they work when 18” of snow falls on the roof? Will the snow guards slow down the avalanches enough to keep gutters in place? Alternatively, should we just build a porch to divert precipitation further from the foundation? Any advice is welcome!

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