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GopherGal

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4. It's inspiring, but at the same time a little disheartening.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:19 AM
Oct 3

Inspiring: people's resourcefulness in times of need.

Disheartening: That the transport in these areas have been thrust 100 years into the past.

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We donated... FirstLight Oct 3 #1
My daughters best friend asked for help Tree Lady Oct 3 #8
Well, that's just what Democrats do. calimary Oct 3 #10
will they be delivering NJCher Oct 3 #2
Governor Cooper is working on it. Right now, he wants to get people safe, fed,, comforted and whatever else they need. mucholderthandirt Oct 3 #21
A huge thank you to both these groups. sheshe2 Oct 3 #3
It's inspiring, but at the same time a little disheartening. GopherGal Oct 3 #4
Sometimes in the 1800s, the Pony Express Mr.Bill Oct 3 #7
That is so true Lifeafter70 Oct 5 #28
A lot of us, maybe most, don't realize misanthrope Oct 3 #11
Not only thin, Mr.Bill Oct 3 #13
You got that right soandso Oct 5 #27
I find it wonderful when people rediscover and use the old ways when in need Hekate Oct 3 #12
Nature created us misanthrope Oct 3 #16
I have watched wildfires lash California's Central Coast many times in my decades here... Hekate Oct 3 #18
"Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" misanthrope Oct 3 #19
Exactly Hekate Oct 3 #20
I cannot be as positive and romantic about the future of California Forests. PufPuf23 Oct 4 #23
WW1 twodogsbarking Oct 3 #5
WWII as well... Wounded Bear Oct 3 #17
Mules are hardy animals Farmer-Rick Oct 3 #6
Back to basics! calimary Oct 3 #9
Wouldn't it be great if those hardy pack mules were the symbol of dobleremolque Oct 3 #14
Finally!! A job all of the Republicans in office are qualified for as they are all jackass's. cstanleytech Oct 3 #15
that's cool! Skittles Oct 3 #22
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Trains of Pack Mules Run By Famous Muleteers Opened Up the Humboldt Interior for Mining and Settlement PufPuf23 Oct 4 #24
My great, great Grandfather raised draft horses in Ohio, and my sister rode English hunt and was rated #8 in the state . marble falls Oct 4 #25
Good for your sister. Lots of preparation and poise. My older sister competed in Western Pleasure and Trail as a teen. PufPuf23 Oct 4 #26
She's a certified horse therapy provider, as well as an attorney. We share the same birthday ... marble falls Oct 5 #29
When my dad was in Baja California in the 1940s Jilly_in_VA Oct 5 #30
Mules don't panic, horses sometimes do. marble falls Oct 14 #32
Mules are smarter Jilly_in_VA Oct 15 #33
All good qualities, I think! marble falls Oct 15 #34
Post office still uses mules to deliver mail to remote regions. haele Oct 5 #31
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