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Most hotels have generators, so you should be ok.

St. Maarten has been dealing with power outages for months now, due to failing infrastructure of the power generators. Hours at a time, often several times per day. My niece lives there, and it's brutal. Last week her car was stuck on a hoist after she had new tires put on. And that was just a minor inconvenience, compared to lack of air conditioning, refrigeration, etc.

My first attempt at creative writing. I hope you like it 😊. Walking with my canine companion Max along a grassy meadow surrounded by trees, he suddenly puts his nose in the air, searching for that familiar scent. He silently slinks over to a nearby tree, where he comes to a stop, staring into its branches. Sure enough, a bushy-tailed squirrel soon makes it presence know. Instead of staying well up high in that tree, the little rascal appears to challenge Max to come and get him! Soon, Max is jumping and barking at the foot of the tree. Apparently wanting to make things more interesting, the squirrel suddenly clambers down the tree and makes a zig-zagging run across the meadow with Max in hot pursuit. Both animals are running full-tilt, and it looks Max is slowly closing the distance between them, but not fast enough. With one final burst of energy, the little squirrel leaps into a tree – safe! As Max stands panting in disappointment, the little squirrel hops down beside him. Max gives him a little lick of affection, and stands patiently as it climbs onto his back, ready for a ride back to my side of the meadow, ready to race again tomorrow.

You didn't direct that to me, but I'm always happy to share a dog picture 😊.

I say "Alexa, ask jw.org to play this week's bible reading", or whatever I want to listen to.

As requested

Zoe and Ruger, our current pups.

I forgot all about this topic! Here is an update for anyone interested ☺️. We didn't end up getting that house, as someone else put in a higher bid. HOWEVER, in August we found another house in the same territory with a better layout and for less money. We take possession next month, and are currently in the middle of selling our current house.

After this incident, the law firm I work for quickly instituted an AI policy; https://aibusiness.com/nlp/-chatgpt-lawyer-faces-sanctions-for-fake-cases

My husband and I have been looking for a property out of the city for a few years, but it is hard to find one that ticks all our boxes (high speed Internet, bungalow, etc.), and when we see one it's often at the top of our price, or we don't act quickly enough and it's sold. On Friday we saw a listing that was almost exactly what we're looking for, listed at the low end of our price range. We went to look at it yesterday (a seven-hour round trip), and it's very nice. To top it off, there is a kingdom hall at the end of the road (11 km), and it is fragrance free! We're still praying about it, but I would love to be able to go back in person!

My husband is programmer. He works for a medical laboratory and is an applications developer/high level support person.

I'm so sorry. Also, hope you feel better soon.

I understand the pain. In February 2021 we took our almost 13 year old German Shepherd in for an ultrasound. An hour later the vet called to say she had a ruptured hemangiosarcoma and was bleeding internally. Thirty minutes after that we said our goodbyes and held her for the last time. We are now nearing the time that we have to let our other old girl go. Maybe she'll make it to 13 in December, but I am doubtful. She has a heart condition and nasty perianal fistulas. Because of the heart medication there isn't much that won't interact with those pills that would be effective for the fistulas.

I am so sorry to hear this. Our pets really mean a great deal to us, don't they? Jehovah created us with the desire to take care of them, and part of taking care of them is letting them go when it is time, whether we're ready to say goodbye or not 💔. My heart hurts for you.

I visit this site on my mobile. I will PM you my number.