![]() ![]() UPDATE: 24 hours later, I still have not received support from PayPal on Twitter. but after a frustrating day of attempting to communicate with something other than a machine, I believe a human may have actually seen my message. UPDATE: Paypal has responded on Twitter and my problem is being "escalated" to a "specialist". Why is this different? I"m hours into this debacle and no closer to logging in - let alone speaking with a human. I can usually get a person on the phone at our bank in less than a minute. This is beyond unacceptable for a financial institution. When this is resolved we will cease using Paypal permanently. Here we are, a business account, needing customer support over an ongoing transaction dispute. I'll keep updating this post as the blast-radius of this epic-fail expands. UPDATE: I am now facing the SIXTH and final available option: I'll try and use Twitter. I have now tried FIVE ways of contacting Paypal and all of them are dead-ends. What a complete customer-service disaster. So how exactly does one contact PayPal support? Paypal appears to have loads of customer support options, but when you scratch the surface, they effectively have none. So chat support is a non-option.ĮDIT I tried sending an email to and instantly received an automated email-response which told me to "use the Help Center". So Phone support is a non-option.ĮDIT: I also tried the non-logged-in Support Chat at. which of course, we can't access because. So Community support is a non-option.ĮDIT: The phone support lines have a frustrating maze of options, all of which (Yes, I tried all the phone-system options over the course of several maddening phone calls) lead to a dead end which says "We can't support your support request over the phone at this time. We can't access Community Support, because that too, remarkably requires a login. We tried accessing the so-called "Help Center", but it requires a login in order to access it, and we can't log in. We have urgent business, and there's literally no possible way to log in to Paypal. ![]() The system rejects the input of a new number (with no explanation). Trying to enter a new phone number is not possible. Unlike every other site, there's no secondary email option for 2FA to bypass the old phone number stored on the business account. Paypal, for some reason randomly started to require 2FA on our account today - and the phone # associated with our account is old. Why? Because we can't complete the 2 Factor Authentication phone # verification to login to our Paypal business account. The time of day you call can significantly affect both the wait time, and which call center (domestic or off-shore) you reach.ĮDIT: I'm keeping this post updated as the failures mount. Once you do it you will be connected with a live customer service representative (typical waiting time is about 1 hour 20 minutes – 1 hour 50 minutes). Then enter 2 and say “speak to the a representative”. How to talk to a Live Person in PayPal Customer Service To call when you can't log in: "Call us as a Guest" Have you called support yet? If not consider it! PayPal Customer Service 88 M-F (5:00 AM – 10:00 PM PT) Sat-Sun (6:00 AM – 8:00 PM PT) PayPal has a support number, and does provide reasonably good support. Remember:Īlways mention what country you are in! Different countries have different rules. This is necessary to limit both spam and scams. Usually only Imgur and similar links will be approved. No non-PayPal/Imgur links without prior approval. ![]() Do not post SPAM or SCAM posts! Immediate ban for any of these! NOTICE: There is no PayPal protection for Friends and Family transactions! Friends and Family is for gifts only, and never for buying or selling items. Anyone who posts such messages will be permanently banned from /r/PayPal. Warning:ĭo NOT solicit donations, gifts or exchanges here! Immediate ban for doing so.ĭo NOT reply to any private messages offering 'help.' These messages are from scammers and please don't get scammed by them. Depending on the issue, you'll see an option to message us, call us, use the PayPal chatbot, or ask the community.ABSOLUTELY NO POSTS MENTIONING RUSSIA! ALL SUCH POSTS WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR CONTENT! Our FAQ! Please read it.
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![]() ![]() ![]() But the more concise, nuanced answer to that question is this: hubris. Here’s another question about all this: Why was Zoe foolish enough to break away from Lucas and Janine, comply with Frank’s demands about deleting all their exchanges from her phone, and attempt to keep him as a source? The most basic explanation is that her journalism instincts, as well as her common sense, suck and always have. but where Frank Underwood’s power of mass destruction overwhelms credibility. Evidently House of Cards takes place in an alternate universe version of D.C., one that mostly resembles the actual D.C. Then again, the whole murder went down at the Cathedral Heights Metro, which doesn’t even exist in real life. It’s far too risky for him to do the ugly shoving himself. No, if a vice-president were going to ice someone like Zoe, he’d get Doug, or some henchman hired by Doug, to do the dirty work. That, or Deep Throat, but even he was smart enough to meet in an empty parking garage in Arlington. Kevin Spacey looked like he had briefly turned back into Jack Abramoff, the very real and ethically compromised lobbyist he played in Casino Jack. But honestly, that outfit, especially the fedora? It only made him seem more suspicious. Would a man who is about to become Vice-President of the United States actually meet a reporter, one with whom he once shared a romantic relationship, in a public Metro station, and kill her? I know he was standing at the farthest, most shadowy end of the platform, and that he was wearing those glasses and that fedora. It was a moment that worked very well from a shock-and-awe perspective, even if it failed to pass the logic test. ![]() I did not see it coming I suspect most people who watched this episode before reading any House of Cards–related tweets did not see it coming and Zoe Barnes sure as hell did not see it coming. Okay, now that that’s out of the way: HOLY SHIT, ZOE BARNES GOT SHOVED INTO AN ONCOMING TRAIN BY FRANK UNDERWOOD AND NOW SHE IS DEAD. This insta-analysis is about to delve into the major shocker of this first episode. (If you need a refresher on exactly where it left off, take a moment to read this primer by Amanda Dobbins, as well as the season one recaps by the admirably detail-oriented Jessica Goldstein.)Įven though this is a recap and, therefore, by definition, wading in plot spoilers, I still want to take this moment to say: SPOILER ALERT. With this, its first, much-anticipated, Netflix-able episode of season two, the show has announced its intention to immediately hurtle forward from where it left off, with the unstoppable force of a speeding Metro train. House of Cards season two has clearly dispensed with such formalities. We had to meet Frank Underwood first get to know his Congressional, media-manipulating landscape and literally adjust our eyes to the low lighting levels before the really dirty stuff - the blackmail, and the planting of career-ruining stories, and the murders dressed up to look like suicide - could begin to unfold. She interviewed Democratic candidate Congressman Peter Russo on his history of drug addiction and further attempted to discover who the DCCC was going to have run for his old seat after his alleged suicide.Īfter Barnes' death and Skorsky's move to her mother, Slugline is later mentioned in Season 4 - when they publish an article reporting on the rumors regarding a separation between Frank and Claire.One of the flaws in House of Cards’ first season was that it took a little time for all the ugly plot machinations to get going. Slugline also notably covered the Pennsylvania gubernatorial special election after former Herald White House Correspondent Janine Skorsky was persuaded to join by Zoe. Though given a variety of options for a new workplace after being fired from the Washington Herald, Zoe Barnes decided to apply at Slugline because of its more casual and less regulated atmosphere.ĭue to her previous media appearances while working at the Herald, she soon rose to become its most important representative, covering the 2013 Teacher's Strike and passage of the Education Reform and Achievement Act. Slugline is a web-based newspaper headquartered in Washington, D.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since, it is possible that the new device can be store at any dictionary index because of alphabetical order. But I am quite confused if the scenario is like this: I tried comparing their keys and values I managed to do that. I want to compare if the two dictionaries are equal. Say for an instance, I have Dict1 that holds values of the ListView and I have Dict2 which will hold the values of the listView and the new detected device. By the way, the values displayed in the ListView are alose stored in the Dictionary. So if the thread detected the new device, I store it to another Dictionary. I displayed two similar devices since the PC detected two similar devices.īut my problem now is that, my program run a thread that will automatically detect a new device connected to the PC. So, for the example above, I want to display the like this: I want to display only the device name exclusing their interfaces. Now, I want to display the devices' name to the listView and I want it to be sorted. Key-value is provided in the dictionary to make it more optimized. The index may vary according to the number of similar device connected to the PC. Dictionary in Python on the other hand is an unordered collection of data values, used to store data values like a map, which unlike other Data Types that hold only single value as an element, Dictionary holds key:value pair. So, given the example above, device1 and device2 are just similar device having the same device name but their interfaces have different index. ![]() they only differ in theie interface index. The program can detect similar device name. ![]() each devices may have different interfaces. I have a listView that will display a list of devices. Im just kinda confused with what I have encountered. There are several ways you could go about this, that's just one suggestion. Perhaps when you detect differences, you can trigger an event from your processing thread to your GUI thread to have your ListView update? If you wanted to compare values you could change the code to do that.Īs for comparing them without having an impact on the process, you'll probably want to do the compare in another thread, and make sure you use the lock statement to ensure you're not reading and writing to the dictionaries at the same time. You might have to do another pass if you also want the items that dictionary1 has but dictionary2 doesn't have.Īlso this is comparing keys, as a Dictionary object is essentially a list of KeyValuePair objects. That should populate newItems with all the keys that dictionary2 has but dictionary1 doesn't have. ![]() ![]() ![]() (“Hundreds” in quotes because I’m speaking in hyperbole, mind you.)Įither way, it was nice to see you again, Craig. While we know the identity of the Impossible Astronaut now (which everyone should have figured out, honestly), it would’ve been nice to let the whole drama that is Eleven’s (supposed) death get a two-hour slot, as opposed to what might end up as a rushed hour to answer “hundreds” of questions. The two-parter finales always increased dramatic tension and made the final moments of any given season that much more intense. However, it is noteworthy that the loss of the “tradition” in letting the showrunner (i.e. In fact, just like “The Lodger”, “Closing Time” will assumedly become the most rewatchable episode of this season, if only for Stormageddon. ![]() Two hundred years passing between this episode and the last? Amy now being a model (for Petrichor perfume, a reference to “The Doctor’s Wife” with a tagline referring too coincidentally to the Doctor’s nickname for Amy as “the girl who waited”)? Even the final scene, when the Doctor receives his stetson and blue envelopes from Craig, it’s one of those moments that should be more powerful than it is and instill a feeling of dread in the viewer, but it’s all a bit too cheesy. The Doctor comments about how the universe doesn’t do coincidences, but it’s really up to the viewer to decide if you buy it or not. Hooray for Craig/James Corden, but there is a fair amount of handwavium in the episode to reconcile the oddness of it all. It’s with that that we have to weigh the pros and cons of the episode. Considering the Cybermen have yet to get a good chance to shine in the Moffat-helmed show, it’s kind of a let down, but not enough to be unable to see the bright side of things. It takes the viewer out of the episode a little bit, and the general storyline with the Cybermen is certainly not the best Cybermen story ever told either. You can understand the motivation that would bring the Doctor to this visit, but everything from there seems a tad bit forced while not unnatural to have the Doctor show up at “just the right time,” the idea that he happens to show up just as Craig is alone for the weekend while there happens to be a series of disappearances is a bit too convenient. The original meeting of the two, caused by a primitive time machine screwing with the Doctor’s, was one of those accidental-on-purpose scenarios, and it worked. Not to say that the story isn’t fun (I love me some Cybermen), but the premise of the Doctor and Craig’s initial reaction was much more believable. Of course, the one major downside is that the return of Craig does seem like a bit of a leap. It’s nice now to watch Smith get even more loose than he already is, and paired with Corden the results are, once again, wonderful. Doctor Who has always been a show that was kind of funny, but never too funny as to detach from the overall seriousness of the events of any given episode, but Moffat sort of threw that notion out of the window when he took over as showrunner, infusing much more humor into the show overall. “The Lodger” was successful in that Corden could be the straight man to Smith’s goofiness, and the same is very true here Smith talks with Stormageddon, Lord of Darkness while Corden tries to keep a straight face, but the result is seamless and hilarious. The Doctor has been known to do pop-ins (see David Tenant’s “Goodbye to everyone” before his death), but Smith has that added sense of epic social awkwardness about him to make this visit that much more amusing. Which is exactly what he does in this episode. It’s certainly not an episode that you’d think would need some kind of reprisal, but given Eleven’s minimal human interactions outside of Amy and Rory as well as his imminent demise, I suppose it’s fair for the Doctor to pop in and say goodbye. ![]() Corden is rather hilarious (anyone who has seen Gavin and Stacey certainly knows this), and his interactions with Matt Smith’s spastic interpretation of the titular Who character were effortlessly enjoyable. “The Lodger,” the last episode to pair James Corden and writer Gareth Roberts with Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor was easily one of my favorite episodes of the last season of Doctor Who - or, at the very least, the most rewatchable. He’s always fine!īut until we figure out how he dies and all that good stuff, let’s talk about the return of Craig after the cut. Or - well, something along those lines, anyway. The second to last adventure of the Eleventh Doctor is upon us before he returns to Lake Silencio to meet with the Impossible Adventure. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() You can do this at the machines at the airport or purchase them in advance as vouchers to exchange at the SFO Information Booth, which is located near the BART station. When you get to the station, you’ll need to purchase your ticket to San Francisco for $9.65 ($9.15 with the Clipper Card). These trains are more useful for those who have to go from Gilroy/ San Jose to San Francisco or vice versa, but if for some reason you have to take one, at the airport you’ll have to board the SamTrans SFO Route bus to Millbrae Station, from where you can take the train. Therefore it is not very practical for tourists to take the Caltrain. Instead, their final destination is the SoMA’s Caltrain Station (cost $6). The difference is that Caltrain trains go all the way to downtown San Francisco. What is it? When I first arrived at the airport, I also couldn’t tell the difference between the BART and the Caltrain. Looking at this map, you will notice a yellow arrow corresponding to the Caltrain. To help you understand better where everything is, here’s a map of the San Francisco International Airport. Don’t worry, there are signs that clearly indicate the way to the BART station. International Flight: The BART station is located in the Boarding Area inside the International Terminal G, so if you are traveling from Europe, once your flight has landed, you can reach it on foot after collecting your luggage and use the escalators or the elevator to reach the departure level.As we will said in our upcoming article on car rental at San Francisco airport, only the Blue Line leads to the Rental Car Center, but both lead to the BART station. There are two AirTrain lines, Red and Blue. The AirTrain also takes you to the BART station and to the car rental offices. You can use the AirTrain, a free train on an elevated train track that connects all the terminals. Domestic flight: If you arrived in San Francisco from another city in the United States, you don’t want to walk all the way to the station carrying your luggage.From the Airport to San Francisco by Taxi or Shuttle Busįirst of all, here is how to reach BART trains from the various terminals of the airport.Include a copy of your ride history, which you can download from the Clipper website. If you are charged for riding Muni route 28 to get to campus, email Clipper customer service and request a refund. If you do not have a Clipper card you can pick one up at the Information Desk in the Student Center. Even if you take the shuttle to campus after exiting Daly City BART, you can still use the free transfer on the 28 on the return trip from campus back to Daly City BART. ![]() You must also tap your Clipper card upon boarding Muni for proof of payment. The free fares are stored automatically when you tap your Clipper card upon exit at the Daly City station. The first trip must be taken within 23 hours after exiting BART and the second within 24 hours after exiting BART for the free fares to apply. Free Roundtrip Transfer from Daly City BART to Muni Route 28!īART riders are eligible for two free rides on the Muni route 28 when transferring from the Daly City BART station and paying your fare using Clipper Card. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If your state is adult use/recreation legal, you can purchase marijuana at any Beyond Hello (as long as you qualify under other rules like age) However providing medical marijuana to another person is illegal if they don't have a card or are not a registered caregiver.A place for marijuana users of all levels to discuss the aspects of Pennsylvania's medical program. Medical Marijuana RegistrationĮach person must have a valid medical card (if applicable) and recommendation in order to purchase and have medical marijuana in their state. Your first step to see if telemedicine is available in your state. How do you find a medical marijuana doctor? Yes, in some states, you pay less taxes, can purchase more, and get special privileges like delivery options, early entry into the stores and more. Trulieve Is there benefits to getting a medical card in adult use states? Yes, we recommend you sign up! How do you pay for marijuana at Beyond Hello dispensaries?ĭispensaries don't yet accept payment via credit card. You can order directly from the Beyond Hello website or Beyond Hello stores without a code. No, Beyond Hello doesn't use dispensary promo codes. Do you need a Beyond Hello Dispensary Promo Code? ![]() Product availability can differ by location. Specials typically cannot be combined with other promotions or points unless stated. Dispensaries and CalmEffect are not responsible for any typos or mistakes. Offers may have other stipulations and limitations. They reserve the right to change/remove any offers. 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Beyond Hello Dispensaries About Beyond Hello Dispensariesīeyond Hello, operated by Jushi, is quickly becoming a favorite dispensary in the 6 states they operate in. ![]() ![]() It’s an automatic process, but sometimes, like when you have inflammation from allergies, a cold, or an ear infection, your tubes can literally get gummed up. The crackling occurs when these mucus-lined passageways open up, permitting air and fluid to circulate and equalizing the pressure in your ears. These noises are caused by a small part of your ear called the eustachian tube. You may hear a crackling or popping if the pressure in your ear changes, maybe from an altitude change or from swimming underwater or even from yawning. Although most are harmless (and temporary), if any are prolonged, painful, or otherwise impeding your quality of life, it’s a good idea to talk to a hearing professional. Different sounds you may be hearing inside of your ears can mean different things. Our ears are a lot more complex than most of us may think. But if you don’t wear hearing aids the noises are originating from inside your ear. ![]() For some people, pulsatile tinnitus will have no discernible cause–so learning how to manage the sounds and the possible distraction and discomfort the thump-whump may cause will be the best way forward.Ever hear noises that appear to come from nowhere, such as buzzing, thumping, or crackling? It’s possible, if you have hearing aids, they might need to be fitted or require adjustment. Still, if the symptoms linger, if the thump-whump is keeping you up at night, it might be worth scheduling an appointment.Īnd if the problem ends up being hearing related, a hearing specialist will be able to provide specific treatments designed to help mitigate your symptoms. You might get a rather severe ear infection, for example, and that infection could cause conductive hearing loss which, in turn, creates your pulsatile tinnitus. Pulsatile tinnitus is most often temporary. Pulsatile tinnitus can be a kind of early warning sign in those cases, and it’s usually something that a specialist will check for. ![]() Carotid artery disease: Just as the accumulation of fatty plaque can cause heart disease, the same issue can cause carotid artery disease.Treatment of these blood disorders will vary depending on the disorder in question, so that’s something you’ll definitely want to talk over with a specialist. Blood vessel disorders: There are a wide number of disorders that can cause your blood vessels to become malformed in some way, and this, in turn, can cause pulsatile tinnitus.That’s why you can hear the thump-whump of your heart a little more potently than normal. Any blockages of the ear tend to make internal sounds louder. ![]() These are the types of hearing losses that are typically caused by obstructions in the ear (often, that obstruction is fluid or inflammation ear infections are the most common examples). Hearing loss: In many cases, pulsatile tinnitus can be a symptom of conductive hearing loss.But persistent high blood pressure can be a serious condition, and you should definitely talk to your doctor about healthy ways to manage this condition. Hypertension: High blood pressure (known medically as hypertension) is one of the most common causes of pulsatile tinnitus.That seems simple enough, right? But the underlying causes of pulsatile tinnitus can be a little more intricate: Pulsatile tinnitus is the result of turbulent blood flow through the arteries or veins around your ears. If your pulsatile tinnitus sticks around for a while–say, longer than three weeks or so–that might be a reason to believe there are other underlying causes. It might be most noticeable when other things are quiet or when you’ve just engaged in some vigorous exercise. In most cases, though, pulsatile tinnitus is temporary. (There are several blood vessels around the ear which could be the culprit.) What you’re really hearing is the blood whooshing through an artery or vein, and that whoosh happens in time with your heartbeat. In most cases, this is caused by irregular blood flow in one of the blood vessels around your ear. When you hear that thump-whump in your ear, it’s because you’re experiencing pulsatile tinnitus. But it’s also not a great idea to totally ignore your pulsatile tinnitus, especially if it doesn’t go away on its own within a few weeks or so. And, in most cases, it’s nothing to panic about. Unlike some other forms of tinnitus, in which you hear a sound (usually buzzing or humming) and the source of the sound is unclear, pulsatile tinnitus has a physiological source. There’s a name for this sound: pulsatile tinnitus. It’s a sound you never noticed before now, so it understandably makes you a little nervous. Is that… is that normal? You just laid down to bed, turned out the lights, and now you can hear the rhythmic thumping of your heart in your ears. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Give your test takers the freedom to choose where and when they take a test without compromising on security. License Renewal Requirements: Individual Producer licenses must be renewed every two years and there is a continuing education requirement.Īpplicable Regulations: Life and health insurance agents in California are regulated by the California Department of Insurance. Convenient and secure insurance testing delivery. Vertafore's Sircon Online Services requires applicants to enter a unique 12-digit identification number which is located on the upper left corner of the passed examination letter. How to Apply for the License: The California Department of Insurance (CDI) requires California resident applicants to first pass the qualifying license examination prior to submitting their license application. 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We had three adults and two teenagers working we used pry bars, come-alongs, and a winch to move massive logs and roll them up ramps to place them on the walls, where they were laboriously notched and fitted by someone perched up there with a chainsaw. But when I was 16, I’d spent two weeks working on a log cabin high in the Colorado Rockies, and I vividly remember the experience. After all, we had forest land with plenty of timber. When my wife and I started homesteading in the late 90s, I naturally thought of building a log cabin first. It recalls our pioneer ancestors and beckons us to return to the land, to a simpler life, and persists as one of our best living traditions. I believe there is something unique about this simple, elemental form that calls to the spirit of all Americans. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the forest. ![]() |
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