Realizing that it could be a while before toilet paper becomes readily available, I extended my current supply by making reusable “P-Squares,” saving the paper for more urgent business. I took a flannel towel and cut it into 3″ x 3″ squares, then placed a stack of squares in eachContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:11:38 -0400From: “Chatham Arts Council (Hello)”Subject: ClydeFEST-to-Go is Here! *Chatham Arts Council’s 18th Annual ClydeFEST Turned Virtual with ClydeFEST-to-Go!* ClydeFEST 2020, sponsored by The Jester Group at Baird, is taking a creative spin this year amid COVID-19 stay at home orders with #ClydeFestToGo! In aContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:49:06 -0400From: Tamsey Hill <>Subject: Be Safe ~~ COVID-19 & Domestic Violence *COVID-19 and Domestic Violence* Even with the North Carolina Stay at Home order you can leave your home to access safety resources. Your safety is essential and there are resources available to help.Continue Reading

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:16:51 -0400From: Dave Cohen Subject: Natural Weed Killer With all the problems with RoundUp, and lukewarm reviews of other weed killers, I went online to see if I could make my own. I did, and the results are pretty good (not as good as RoundUp,Continue Reading

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:42:14 -0400From: “M. Steen” Subject: Hate Since of LOT of you all hate me so much why don’t you just make yourselves happy and SHOOT me in the head.  You wouldn’t have to see my words or continue to be cruel to me.Continue Reading

I have made up my mind. It just can’t be put off any longer. Time has been warning me now for several years. “You need a lift”- it says. Always at a point I just can’t take the time to roll back those tell-tell signs. Nothing to laugh about .Continue Reading

Every year for decades I have enjoyed my plantings of Phlox. Thousands of blossoms everywhere. They drop seed and in two years, dozens more pop into bloom. It is dazzling, heartwarming and a sight to be seen. They hold up very well during the rainy days of April. But everContinue Reading

Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:50:21 -0400From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Thinking about ‘it’. Right now, we are are thinking about ‘it’. Worrying about ‘it’. Trying to do more about ‘it’. Hoping we don’t get ‘it’. I have thought about ‘it’ to the point I think just thinking and worrying aboutContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:53:57 -0400From: Chris Garriss Subject: Ticks, Other Nasties and Permethrin After reading the Chatlist post on ticks and Permethrin I wanted to mention a North Carolina company by the name of Insect Shield.  They sell clothing impregnated with permethrin.  I learned about them in anContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:45:43 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Re: info about virus not enough tests. CDC Actually limited testing to the very sick to  conserve supply. There were still a lot of tests done with a  surprisingly small proportion REPORTED as POS. The reports did not SAY theContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 22:20:09 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Sunshine and COVID19 -RickJoy’s post Thank you for your link; I checked it. The weatherman explained about  the atmosphere filtering out 95% of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. If  it did not, we would all be toast! Rick is certainly correctContinue Reading