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Scrivener7

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16. And if you miss the get-together, pick a random day and do it when prices aren't as

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 07:14 AM

Jul 2022

gouge-y and it doesn't feel like it is supporting this crap.

We all need to have our time away from it doing things that sustain us. Otherwise we will exhaust ourselves and not be able to fight this. If your family is one of those things, it would be a shame not to get that support.

Also, it would get rid of the stuff in your fridge.

But I think it's a good decision.

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I hear you wryter2000 Jul 2022 #1

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Couldn't you all just get together and have a family cook-out/picnic? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #3

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I understand. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #7

And if you miss the get-together, pick a random day and do it when prices aren't as Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #16

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