Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Fire season started on July 1st for the Oregon Dept. of Forstry’s South Cascade District (Sweet Home and Eastern Lane). That means it’s time to pay attention to fire danger. The current fire danger is LOW but indices such as temperature, fuel moisture content, and relative humidity are certainly showing that fire season is here. While the number of fire calls has been relatively low lately, grass is starting to cure out and conditions are primed for fire to move across the landscape. ODF Dis...
I recently moved in with a man. We were friends for three years, then we fell in love. We now live together and have two cats. He is the love of my life: wonderful, kind, and caring. He is truly my best friend. The cats are his babies. I love cats, too, but have one problem. The problem is in the bedroom. These cats run the house, climb on the countertops, and lay on the kitchen table. I can live with that, but he thinks they should always be allowed in the bedroom and the door should not be...
After American Airlines downgraded Margarethe Hoenig on her flight from Dallas to Auckland, New Zealand, the airline promised her a partial refund. Then it says it can't. What's going on? I bought two business-class tickets through Chatdeal to fly from Dallas to Auckland on American Airlines. The airline downgraded us to Economy Plus and told us at the gate we would automatically receive a refund from the airline for the price difference within seven days. We also received a $600 voucher from Am...
Steven Tabet cancels his timeshare but doesn't receive a full refund as promised. Why won't Citibank help him? And is there any way to appeal Citibank's decision? I purchased a timeshare while I was on vacation in Mexico. I stayed at the resort for two extra days and received a spa package with the understanding that I would be charged for the value of those items if we rescinded the purchase agreement. I signed the "Membership Activation Letter" that listed the incentives and the associated...
ACROSS 1. UPS competitor 5. Banking convenience 8. Shape with an axe 11. Arctic floater 12. Court bargain 13. Dashboard window 15. *Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," e.g. 16. Petri dish gel 17. Noble gas 18. *Post-1919 drinking establishment 20. Not hit 21. More than a scuffle 22. "That is to say" 23. Jewish village 26. One's full DNA sequence, pl. 30. Interesting person, acr. 31. Cord made from animal intestines 34. Type of tide 35. No such thing as a free one? 37. Credit card rate 38. Boatload...
Our daughter, 29, is trying to decide whether to give her ex-boyfriend another chance. After a two year relationship, he cheated on her with his ex-girlfriend. He said he had to find out if his ex was the one. A year later his ex cheated on him, and he went back to our daughter and asked for a second chance. Our daughter was devastated by his infidelity. It was heartbreaking. We sent her to counseling for months. We are distraught about her giving this man a second chance. In her loneliness she...
Ayotunde Fatusin just lost $2,000 after he accidentally transferred it to the wrong person. Bank of America won't reverse the transaction. But should it? I accidentally sent a $2,000 Zelle payment to the wrong phone number through Bank of America, and it went to a random person instead of the person I intended for it to go to. I was able to get the phone number and name of the random person, so I know where it went. I reached out to them and they didn’t reply. I contacted Bank of America and a...
Jacqueline Bartolini spends $992 after ITA Airways loses her luggage. It wants to reimburse her for just $733. She wants the airline to cover everything. Who's right? I recently flew from Rome to Palermo, Italy, on ITA Airways. Unfortunately, my luggage did not. I filed a claim immediately at the Palermo airport. I didn't receive my luggage until the end of my trip, a week later. Since my luggage was missing the entire trip, I had to make purchases, including luggage. My coat was in my...
ACROSS 1. Unfledged hawk 5. The ____ Gala, haute couture fundraiser 8. Ballet step 11. Sasquatch's cousin 12. Prefix in levorotary 13. DVD player button 15. What Tylenol and xylenol have in common 16. Seaport in Yemen 17. With ample space 18. *Rumpelstiltskin's ____ wheel 20. Viking writing symbol 21. Musical finales 22. In favor of 23. Source of tapioca 26. Smith, e.g. 30. "Stand and Deliver" singer 31. Live-in helper (2 words) 34. Et alii, abbr. 35. Nephew's sister 37. Tire depression 38. Turk...
My father is estranged from my sister and me. When we were very young, he and my mother divorced. He did not pay child support or anything. Recently he came back into town and wants a relationship with us. He says he's changed. He says he is a Christian. He wants to get to know my sister and me better and be allowed to share in his grandchildren's lives. As my sister and I are getting used to the idea of giving him a second chance, he admits to all of us that he cheated on our mother repeatedly...
Airbnb banned River Roberts after he accidentally spilled food on his host's sofa. Will he ever be able to book another rental on Airbnb? I recently stayed at an Airbnb in the United States. While I was there, I spilled food on the sofa. I talked to the host, and he said he would file a claim through Airbnb's insurance. I heard back from Airbnb, which said that after reviewing the available information on my Airbnb account and reservation, it had determined that my account should be removed...
What happened to Roberto Cusato's leg compression system after he gave it to UPS? Amazon doesn't have it, and it is still holding the $756 he paid for the product. I purchased a leg compression system on Amazon that was not what I was expecting. I returned the item almost a month ago via UPS, but Amazon has not received it yet. An Amazon representative told me I needed to wait two more weeks and would not promise me a refund. I am at a loss. This was an expensive item -- it cost $756 -- and I ha...
ACROSS 1. South American palm berry 5. Chi preceder 8. Tatted cloth 12. *"Knee high in July"? 13. Hole-making tools 14. Sign in (2 words) 15. Discharge 16. Violin's Renaissance predecessor 17. Nursemaid in India, pl. 18. *On the grill on the 4th? 20. Tropical tuber 21. Propelled like Argo 22. "Fresh Prince of ____-Air" 23. *#18 Across, picnics and such 26. Yellow ride 30. Not well 31. Heavy lifting injury 34. "Brave New World" drug 35. Feudal estates 37. Storm center 38. Rand McNally book 39. Si...
