I definitely agree there is a societal problem that needs fixing but that’s only part of it. Without guns a disturbed person is not able to go and shoot up a school or other public place and now down innocent people - they just can’t. In the 1950s there was not wide access and availability of assault style weapons. Other countries have managed to have strict gun laws and they work. Strict gun laws are not the same as ‘no gun laws’. The right to bear arms is a very dated statement that comes from a time where people had to defend their property for legitimate reasons that no longer exist today. Other countries have managed to have strict gun laws and they work. Strict gun laws are not the same as a ‘no gun law’. The fact that it might be difficult or that people wouldn’t like it is no reason to just throw up our arms and say it can’t be done. I’m sorry but civilians do not need AR-15s… you just don’t. These shootings that are happening in the US are often mass casualty events because of the ease of access to these types of weapons where the attacker does not have to stop and reload.

We absolutely have a gun problem look at Canada and certain European countries that have strict gun laws crime is lower shootings in schools are rare. It is 100% possible to reduce access to guns if a person can’t access a gun they can’t go into a school and kill a bunch of people. You sound like an NRA spokesperson.

Mexico is not a good example… maybe Canada or some European countries where yes they have strict gun laws and school shootings are rare. Clearly written by someone with no kids in school as moving to another country to avoid the fear of your kid getting killed in a school shooting is ridiculous as a solution. This belief that you “need” a gun to protect yourself is ludicrous like what do people think they are protecting themselves from? And why do you need an assault style weapon for that? Those weapons aren’t for hunting or for protecting one person they are made to kill many in seconds and the ease with which people can obtain them and get ammunition in the US is a major major problem.

We are in a bussell home (not in nixa) and aside from some minor issues we haven’t had any problems. I would recommend them.

We looked at a trendsetter home and it just seem so cheaply made. We ended up going with bussel there were some minor issues but really I mean minor we’ve been in our home a year now. Bussell also includes tons of upgrades as standard eg granite countertops wood cabinets hardwood floors. Our neighborhood also comes with full brick exterior.

Ugh… we haven’t had anything that bad just incompetence and frustration and also they try to upsell every time eg cabin and engine air filters that aren’t needed and their price to replace them is absurd. Joplin is just so far 😞

Have had good experiences with both Ozark refuse and WCA (now GFL). If you recycle they both have recycling services Ozark is a small box picked up weekly GFL is a large bin picked up every second week.

This is harvie https://www.harvie.farm

Some other things that would be helpful is the option to skip weeks eg if gone for vacation or something like that and to order a la carte if people don’t want to commit to an entire season. And an online system such as harvie for customizing boxes skipping weeks changing delivery location etc.

I know me too. Sometimes their produce was good other times I’d be throwing half of it away which is frustrating given the cost and that you rely on items you are getting in your box for meal prep and then it’s no good. This year was worse then last I imagine the drought affected things but still…would rather get less of good quality than a lot of poor quality if that makes sense.

Thanks for the info. I do thoroughly soak and wash all lettuce with water and vinegar. The issue wasn’t that there were bugs on the lettuce which you get in grocery store lettuce too it’s that the pests had eaten a lot of the lettuce to the point of it being pretty inedible like I’d just get a few leaves per head that were ok. Like when you pay more than at the grocery store and it’s like that it’s disappointing. Like one head I’d get enough to garnish a sandwich rather than make a salad if that makes sense.

Also wouldn’t be interested in meat or animal products (with the exception of cheese).

Was a member of another local csa but while it’s organic I don’t think they do much to keep pests away. Lettuce was often full of pests that had eaten most of the lettuce had quality issues with other products as well. I also found it was a lot of radishes beets turnips and things I didn’t like to eat. Most of the good stuff they had was sourced from other farms like the fruit. One thing I did like though was there was choice like it wasn’t a set thing every week that we didn’t have choice in so I didn’t have to get turnips and radishes. If it was a set choice with no options I would have never tried it. Also different sized boxes is helpful as every family has different needs. Delivery would be a nice option driving 40 mins I’d just end up going to the grocery store instead just no time for that.

Thank you. I bought an artificial for next year… if the situation improves we will just have two trees I guess

Yes I had heard that has well last year there were for sure pest issues that caused issues this year seemed worse for tree availability and cost though not sure why.

Thanks can I ask what species you buy? We did a fresh cut tree from a local farm this year thinking it might be better (it was a pitch loblolly pine) last year though we got a frasier fir that was precut it fared better but still not great. We always do the fresh cut before bringing it inside.

Thank you I did see good things about them online helps to hear from someone with first hand experience

I also more meant masking for staff I understand most kids that age do not like masks

Some kids actually prefer to wear their masks it’s become so normalized just like wearing clothes but yes it does suck that this has become a concern.

Oh perfect thanks I’ll check them out.