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Thread: WaccoBB’s Sun is Setting (Site is Closing) Category: General Community - 01-04-2021 04:49 PM
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Barry,
Thank you for your amazing service to our community all this time. I can't imagine any other platform can replace Wacco, which I still tell someone new about at least once a week. I haven't... -
Thread: A Letter from the Virus Category: Coronavirus - 03-21-2020 05:00 PM
A Letter from the Virus
Community ~
This is an awesome 4-minute message we all need to listen to:
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Thread: How to get tobacco smell out of van? Category: General Community - 04-12-2018 02:30 PM
Re: How to get tobacco smell out of van?
Hi Dorothy ~
You may want to try an air purifier plugged into the cigarette lighter. I discovered recently that Amazon and other companies will not ship these to California due to some weird law... -
Thread: tiny house contacts Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 07-27-2017 03:51 PM
Re: tiny house contacts
Hi Kevin,
Jay Shafer is one of the original tiny house designers; he used to be based in Sebastopol, and gave monthly tours of his own tiny house. His company is in Sonoma now, so not that far... -
Thread: Fireplace wood smoke IS TOXIC to us all! PLEASE STOP USING YOUR FIREPLACES Sonoma County!! Category: General Community - 08-11-2016 01:51 PM
Re: Fireplace wood smoke IS TOXIC to us all! PLEASE STOP USING YOUR FIREPLACES Sonoma Coun
Pat,
It is SO refreshing to see someone else's awareness about this issue! Years ago I created a course about how to live healthier lives by making simple home- and product changes.
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Thread: Barry's gone to the beach Category: General Community - 03-27-2016 01:09 PM
Re: Barry's gone to the beach
I second it, Wacco Wiz. This platform is a gift to the community, and you definitely deserve R&R for keeping the vision alive all these years! Enjoy ~ :thumbsup:
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Thread: I need advice re: cheaply getting my own web page Category: General Community - 05-22-2015 04:04 PM
Re: I need advice re: cheaply getting my own web page
Hi Dixon,
You should be able to use your email account no matter where you use WiFi; that just gives you internet access.
In terms of your own web page/domain (same thing): If you want a... -
Thread: Digitizing photos? Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 11-29-2014 01:10 PM
Digitizing photos?
Hi Community ~
I have at least a dozen old photo albums, some of which have mild water damage, and would love to digitize the best photos from each of them. What is the most cost-effective way to... -
Thread: Car not running — need diagnostic Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 10-29-2014 01:22 PM
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Hi Community ~
Want to give a big thumbs up to Onsite Auto Repair 707-326-8655 for fixing my old Toyota in a jiffy. I had to have it towed into the shop, but once it was running again (same day,... -
Thread: Car not running — need diagnostic Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 10-15-2014 05:03 PM
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I appreciate your response. Actually, K-Tech is the shop located a 60-second walk from where the car is, that told me I need to bring it in for a $130 diagnostic. Hence, my choice to seek a mobile...
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Thread: Chiropractor recommendation Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 10-14-2014 04:10 PM
Re: Chiropractor recommendation
Hi Jackie ~
I recommend Jason Beck in Petaluma: 707-766-6363. He has done a lot of work with sports injuries, uses a number of different modalities, and takes insurance. I've been receiving care... -
Thread: Seeking boot repair Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 10-09-2014 08:48 AM
Re: Seeking boot repair
There's a shoe repair shop on East Washington Street in Petaluma that did a nice job repairing the heels on my older boots (not just new soles, but actually repairing the wood, which had started to...
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Thread: Question re: my MacBook Category: General Community - 03-24-2014 04:50 PM
Re: Question re: my MacBook
Hi Dixon ~
If your computer is not charging, the battery will eventually be drained and your machine will not work. I had this problem with my iBook several years ago, when the port (where the... -
Thread: My MacBook won't accept CDs/DVDs anymore Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 12-11-2013 08:48 AM
Re: My MacBook won't accept CDs/DVDs anymore
Hi Dixon ~
I feel your pain. My iBook ate a DVD years ago when it was new, then it refused to acknowledge having an optical drive!
I recommend The Computer Recycling Center (CRC) on Santa Rosa... -
Thread: Looking for good holistic chiropractor Category: Services/Referrals Wanted - 08-25-2013 08:56 PM
Re: Looking for good holistic chiropractor
Hi Kristi & Wacco Community in general ~
Not sure why you're uninterested in Network, since this modality defines subtle, holistic chiropractic care. Perhaps the practitioner you visited was not a... -
Thread: Be careful who you choose to guide your life Category: General Community - 12-31-2012 03:04 PM
Re: Be careful who you choose to guide your life
Hello Sean ~
Thanks for your observations. While it's certainly true that West Sonoma County is somewhat unique in its outlook ~ and often ahead of the curve in terms of national or planetary... -
Thread: Looking for cohousing in Sonoma County Category: General Community - 12-29-2012 03:44 PM
Re: Looking for cohousing in Sonoma County
There's Two Acre Wood in Sebastopol, heading West out Bodega Hwy on Robinson Road (just about a mile out of town, maybe less).
Good luck!
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Thread: Barry is getting married! Category: General Community - 09-16-2012 10:10 AM
Re: Barry is getting married!
I wish you and Linda all the best and brightest forever and ever! :waccosun: What an auspicious moment you've chosen to merge energies and lives. :heart:
Blessings always and in all ways,
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Thread: person selling macs--friends computer died Category: General Community - 07-25-2012 08:06 PM
Re: person selling macs--friends computer died
There's also Computer Recycling Center on Santa Rosa Ave. in Santa Rosa. They sell refurbished Macs and PCs, though Macs are often harder to come by b/c generally as soon as one is ready, it's sold....
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Thread: Anybody with experience re: reverse mortgage? Category: General Community - 05-02-2012 08:24 PM
Re: Anybody with experience re: reverse mortgage?
Hi Everybody ~
I've been writing a blog for a reverse mortgage education and training company (that is, they are not lenders; they train the reverse mortgage professionals) for almost a year, and... -
Thread: I'd Recommend Standing Up To Bank Of The West Category: General Community - 02-05-2012 01:30 PM
Re: I'd Recommend Standing Up To Bank Of The West
It can also be helpful to take a creative rather than dogmatic approach. While I too was perturbed by the notice, I went to the branch where I've been a customer for 15 years and asked to speak with...
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Thread: Happy Birthday Barry!!!! Category: General Community - 12-26-2011 07:30 PM
Re: Happy Birthday Barry!!!!
Wish I'd known, too! :): Happy, Happy Birthday, Wacco Wiz, you holiday baby! :heart:
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Thread: Need wheels for a few weeks? Use mine! Category: General Community - 11-16-2011 01:35 PM
Need wheels for a few weeks? Use mine!
Hi Community ~
Do you need wheels for a few weeks? I'll be housesitting out of town from 11/23-12/12, and would love to have someone care for my aged Toyota during that time, since I only have... -
Thread: What do the 55 plus want to be called? Category: WaccoElders - 07-05-2011 08:29 AM
Poll: Re: What do the 55 plus want to be called?
Hales, thanks for illuminating the point about heterogeneity (which is true about every group we "label," lol!):
I can imagine I'll be very different at 55 than, say, at 85, assuming I'm still... -
Thread: What do the 55 plus want to be called? Category: WaccoElders - 07-01-2011 05:18 PM
Poll: Re: What do the 55 plus want to be called?
Vintage is fabulous! And I quite agree, simply accruing years is no guarantee of wisdom -- though there are at least as many who are Elders of Excellence and worthy of the honorific, as they express...
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Thread: What do the 55 plus want to be called? Category: WaccoElders - 07-01-2011 12:16 PM
Poll: Re: What do the 55 plus want to be called?
While I love the suggestion "Over the Speed Limit" and will probably use it at some point (not QUITE there yet :wink:), my personal favorite is one I saw in a produce market in Colorado a few years...

Some new terms
A few months ago I offered a term to describe an interactive dynamic...