Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I stopped eating citrus, if I lived down South I would still eat it, when I lived in Fla for a short time, I rented a house that had 2 orange and grapefruit trees, very old and mature trees, that was something. But for the past few years I just eat fruits from the northeast and from the market where I know they are strict about organic. Apples, blueberries, raspberries and black currents I grow, and I pick a lot more at organic farms for freezing and applesauce. I do love those Amish peaches though, from PA, and there are organic options for those, cost a fortune but its the best part of August.We have an enormous food co op right in town and I trust them and their produce. I buy by the bushel and pick by the gallon, from trusted sources and freeze, and make jams, the black currants are an acquired taste, but so healthy!
Okay, so local or known to you. Maybe a special trip or two is in order. Yeah, I grew up in SFla, once upon a before-Andrew time we had an avocado tree, a pink grapefruit tree, a limon tree, and a Valencia tree. Best backyard ever. A different place, after, had mini banana trees we planted ourselves. Ah well.