packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Thank you for the link, I'm probably going to buy the Jackery.
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Thank you for the link, I'm probably going to buy the Jackery.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
1. Because I want to use it in the house. 2. I live in town, outdoor genies disappear and quick like during a crisis. 3. I don't want to have to run 100 yards of extension cord to power my cpap machine... some of us live in two-story houses. 4. Because I can!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Can't have a windmill in my part of town, already looked into it, is that portable power station the one you have?
cyberiot
Rimtas žmogus
Try Trader Joe's mayo--it's still in glass, and the regular lids fit. The mayo is good, too--no Frankenstuff.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
I've heard good things about the Jackery, this one was just a place to look at some.
God is good, all the time,
Judy
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I wish we had a Trader Joe's in our area, but we don't. I think there has been talk in our city of trying to get one, though.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Same here, I've seen quite a few YT videos of people using it off-grid, or boondocking (camping out in the boonies with no electric, etc.,) and they all seem to be quite happy with the Jackery.
cyberiot
Rimtas žmogus
Our Fry's (Kroger) "superstores"--the ones that are trying to be mini-Targets--have placed a lot of their clothing and shoes on clearance. Visited the one in Chandler, AZ yesterday, and they were doing a lot of rearranging. My guess is that most of their clothing comes out of China.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
No, but the Jackery referenced on this thread is a good unit, according to others who use it for CPAP backup.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
We have one in West Des Moines. Maybe it's just that store, but I'm not impressed. They are even more expensive than Whole Foods, at least in my area.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Several of our HyVee grocery stores are doing that. The clothing and shoes are over-priced crap. I shop at a store called Fareway, which focuses on groceries. Prices are better, too.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I've heard a lot of good things about Trader Joe's. I'd really like to give them a shot if we ever get one here. We don't have Whole Foods, either.
amazon
Veteran Member
I want to Sam's today for the first time in weeks. They have a security guard to make sure everyone has a mask on!!! It is surreal how no one minds the "mask police".
Anyway, everything moved around, way less food. They did have plenty of flour, rice, dried beans, tp, Scott towels. Fresh produce was pitiful.
Shopping now just makes me sad. Most people just seem oblivious. I don't get it.....
Bear in mind that NO ONE can run 100 yards of extension cord from a genset to their devices. There'd be no power at the end of the cord. It would all be lost due to resistance. You don't want more than 50' TOPS, and that's with 8 gauge cord.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I knew that, my point being is where the genset would have to be outside and the distance to our bedroom would require that much extension cord! If I buy a Jackery, or that other unit Judy posted the link to I can charge that sucker up in our bedroom by simply putting the solar panels in the west-facing windows.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
The only think I've bought from there that I really thought was worth the $ was their peanut butter, I'm an Aldi girl through and through.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
We do have an Aldi's here, but it is always so trashed by the GTR crowd I refuse to shop there. One would think out of a city of a population of 44,000 we would have more choices for groceries. Aldi's, Kroger, and Walmart are our main choices. There are other privately owned grocery stores, but GTR makes them filthy to shop at. I have found only one of those in my area that I trust to buy food from. It's in a smaller town. Nice folks, and very clean.
20Gauge
TB Fanatic
Makes sense then. I do forget that I am rural at times.
TxGal
Day by day
View: https://twitter.com/IceAgeFarmer/status/1287436235481296897
www.king5.com
There's a video I can't bring over; please go to the link to watch it.
Up to 700 more workers losing jobs at Alcoa aluminum plant in Ferndale
Author: Kaila Lafferty (KING5)
Published: 5:52 PM PDT July 21, 2020
Updated: 9:21 PM PDT July 21, 2020
FERNDALE, Wash. — Alcoa Intalco Works, an aluminum smelter plant in Whatcom County, is doing its final round of layoffs this week.
Up to 700 employees are losing their jobs. The plant has been one of the main industries in Ferndale for over 50 years.
“We produce all the primary aluminum needed for wheels and stuff like that,” said Jason Swendt, an employee.
He is one of the lucky few who has kept his job at the plant through the rounds of layoffs.
But he knows that won’t last.
“I know that day is coming. So, I’m just trying to do the best I can for my family right now for when that time does come,” he said.
In April, Alcoa announced a curtailment, meaning the plant will be shut down only leaving the bare minimum number of employees to keep the plant in operating shape in hopes that another company purchases it.
RELATED: Looming closure of Alcoa aluminum plant in Ferndale threatens to leave hundreds jobless
Most of the aluminum industry has moved out of the United States and into China due to government subsidies and little environmental regulations.
Intalco Works is the last aluminum smelting plant west of the Mississippi.
“We’re a huge tax base for the city of Ferndale, so I’m not sure where they’re going to find that revenue when they lose it,” said Swendt.”
Mayor Greg Hanson called the curtailment disastrous for the city of Ferndale but said their concentration is on how to help the families of the 700 laid-off employees.
“We’ve kind of struggled to figure out what the impacts will be and really we’ve been focused mostly on how do we make sure to wrap our arms around those families that are losing their jobs and trying to transition into something new. That’s been our primary focus,” Hansen said.
The layoffs coupled with the fact that not many jobs are not hiring due to the pandemic has Hansen worried.
“These are individuals with industrial skills and very specific knowledge in a normal economy there would be lots of opportunity, but right now, when businesses are kind of putting a halt on all hiring and all growths because there’s just so much uncertainly in the economy, I think it really makes it difficult for them,” Hansen said.
He adds he’s confident Ferndale will continue to be an industrial force even if the plant shuts down.
“We make things in Ferndale, we’re an industrial town and we will continue to be. And we just want to look for the ways that those employees are going to be able to transition into whatever the next big thing is in Ferndale and Whatcom County.”
Swendt said employees, along with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW union), have been writing letters to Senators, Representatives, President Donald Trump as well as Alcoa CEO Roy Harvey trying to save their jobs.
But he admits he’s not confident it will work.
“We may not be able to save this smelter, but we might be able to save other smelters in the U.S,” he said. "It is my goal to keep primary aluminum in the United States.”
Alcoa said in the second-quarter report that the company spent $27 million on the curtailment process, part of that being severance packages for laid-off employees.
RELATED: Ferndale smelter closing, hundreds face layoffs
Up to 700 more workers losing jobs at Alcoa aluminum plant in Ferndale
As many of 700 employees are losing their jobs. Alcoa Intalco Works, an aluminum smelter plant, has been one of the main industries in Ferndale for over 50 years.
www.king5.com
There's a video I can't bring over; please go to the link to watch it.
Up to 700 more workers losing jobs at Alcoa aluminum plant in Ferndale
Author: Kaila Lafferty (KING5)
Published: 5:52 PM PDT July 21, 2020
Updated: 9:21 PM PDT July 21, 2020
FERNDALE, Wash. — Alcoa Intalco Works, an aluminum smelter plant in Whatcom County, is doing its final round of layoffs this week.
Up to 700 employees are losing their jobs. The plant has been one of the main industries in Ferndale for over 50 years.
“We produce all the primary aluminum needed for wheels and stuff like that,” said Jason Swendt, an employee.
He is one of the lucky few who has kept his job at the plant through the rounds of layoffs.
But he knows that won’t last.
“I know that day is coming. So, I’m just trying to do the best I can for my family right now for when that time does come,” he said.
In April, Alcoa announced a curtailment, meaning the plant will be shut down only leaving the bare minimum number of employees to keep the plant in operating shape in hopes that another company purchases it.
RELATED: Looming closure of Alcoa aluminum plant in Ferndale threatens to leave hundreds jobless
Most of the aluminum industry has moved out of the United States and into China due to government subsidies and little environmental regulations.
Intalco Works is the last aluminum smelting plant west of the Mississippi.
“We’re a huge tax base for the city of Ferndale, so I’m not sure where they’re going to find that revenue when they lose it,” said Swendt.”
Mayor Greg Hanson called the curtailment disastrous for the city of Ferndale but said their concentration is on how to help the families of the 700 laid-off employees.
“We’ve kind of struggled to figure out what the impacts will be and really we’ve been focused mostly on how do we make sure to wrap our arms around those families that are losing their jobs and trying to transition into something new. That’s been our primary focus,” Hansen said.
The layoffs coupled with the fact that not many jobs are not hiring due to the pandemic has Hansen worried.
“These are individuals with industrial skills and very specific knowledge in a normal economy there would be lots of opportunity, but right now, when businesses are kind of putting a halt on all hiring and all growths because there’s just so much uncertainly in the economy, I think it really makes it difficult for them,” Hansen said.
He adds he’s confident Ferndale will continue to be an industrial force even if the plant shuts down.
“We make things in Ferndale, we’re an industrial town and we will continue to be. And we just want to look for the ways that those employees are going to be able to transition into whatever the next big thing is in Ferndale and Whatcom County.”
Swendt said employees, along with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW union), have been writing letters to Senators, Representatives, President Donald Trump as well as Alcoa CEO Roy Harvey trying to save their jobs.
But he admits he’s not confident it will work.
“We may not be able to save this smelter, but we might be able to save other smelters in the U.S,” he said. "It is my goal to keep primary aluminum in the United States.”
Alcoa said in the second-quarter report that the company spent $27 million on the curtailment process, part of that being severance packages for laid-off employees.
RELATED: Ferndale smelter closing, hundreds face layoffs
Cyclonemom
Veteran Member
At the risk of thread drift.... does anyone here use "media crema"? (shelf stable table cream)
AND is it still available these days?
I just watched a YouTube about food storage, and this product was mentioned.
I am intrigued.
AND is it still available these days?
I just watched a YouTube about food storage, and this product was mentioned.
I am intrigued.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Never heard of it, will have to google it now.
TxGal
Day by day
I'd never heard of it, but apparently Walmart carries it:
Robot or human?
www.walmart.com
Good article on it at the link below, but it must be refrigerated once opened:
Media Crema Recipes and Uses | The Boat Galley
Media crema is half-and-half in a can that doesn't need to be refrigerated until it's opened. Discover great recipes and uses for media crema here!
theboatgalley.com
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
You can also use it to recharge power tool batteries and your smart phones.
SmithJ
Veteran Member
You need to research that. You’re gonna need a LOT of solar panels to recharge that thing like that quicker than you deplete it.
coloradohermit
Veteran Member
I hate to admit my ignorance, but what is "the GTR crowd"?
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
GTR = Guess The Race crowd. Black, in other words.
CH has been on the board for 11 years, and doesn't know GTH?
WTH??? (That means "What The Hell")
WTH??? (That means "What The Hell")
coloradohermit
Veteran Member
I know most of those, but some just don't stick with this mountain hermit unless I get the context. Brain fart.
Post-it notes. Gotta love 'em...
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I've been doing research, the Jackery charges quickly and in low light conditions no less!
Grounded Idealist
Hope Always
All of that AND some of us live in the desert!
Grounded Idealist
Hope Always
The one on Ray & Rural??
Grounded Idealist
Hope Always
Isn’t this just evaporated milk?? It’s got the Hispanic name, otherwise the same stuff, yes?I'd never heard of it, but apparently Walmart carries it:
Robot or human?
www.walmart.com
Good article on it at the link below, but it must be refrigerated once opened:
.Media Crema Recipes and Uses | The Boat Galley
Media crema is half-and-half in a can that doesn't need to be refrigerated until it's opened. Discover great recipes and uses for media crema here!
TxGal
Day by day
I have no idea....
cyberiot
Rimtas žmogus
Grounded Idealist
Hope Always
Ooooo, maybe I should go check it out.
It’s funny that I expect that store to be better stocked than it is; I often find more of what in need to buy at smaller stores.
Grounded Idealist
Hope Always
Now I’m curious; I may get one the next time I’m out just to try it.
I recall seeing that can in the stores when I lived in Panama. It was what everyone used in their coffee.
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