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The train aspect, I was going to mention as well. Well put response.

Is this the bridge at the bottom of Main St. going toward Bucksport/Surry on Rt. 1?

Is there a year attached to the photo? Very cool OP, thank you for sharing

I love em. I have chickens but they are alpha predators with amazing skill. I don’t begrudge them an occasional yard bird.

What about those science kits you can get on a regular basis? STEM subscriptions

This is close by: https://mrdrewandhisanimalstoo.com

My guess would be private property and Walmart sucks?

People didn’t commute. That’s why most Maine towns have a densely populated village area with old houses and then 1970s-1990s builds outside of the town on big lots.

You also didn’t need a car to get around. Aside from the lack of running water combined with poorly heated homes, it doesn’t sound so bad

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Haha I was going to say "gift card to Roblox", it sounded unusual they were so outdoorsy and not into games or anything online.

Figure out what type of art they are into. Encourage them to learn digital (it's what I do). So a computer tablet or something that lets them draw could be a huge advantage to being able to practice / learn more (if they don't have one already).

Then they can sculpt and draw and paint and do a huge range of things digitally (Eventually even 3d printing or other production techniques if they want to bring it into the real world).

Very cool, thank you sharing

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Nuclear? Most foreign target maps show Maine as the only state with no targets.

Poor lady. I wonder what happened to make her so scared. I've had a few scary moments myself. There are BIG dogs out there. Like the size of a pony. I can't understand being able to handle a dog that size.

I mean. I really don't think there's much of an issue as long as the dog is well behaved. I understand people have trauma from dogs, but people have trauma for a lot of things in the world. Part of going out is knowing you might run into things that make you uncomfortable. It isn't really someone else's job to soothe that. As long as the dog is an Esa or service and well trained. I'd also say laying a blanket in the carts if they're placed in there, so they don't shed on the cart or get dander on it. I mean stores are fairly open places so getting allergies from that amount of pet dander is fairly low. I think it is messed up to have a fake service dog tho or a dog that causes noise or distraction. Also I agree dogs do not belong in restraunts. Service dogs are an exception obviously.

The pole (not the one in OP) looks to be smack-dab in between the vision center and the Home & Pharmacy entrance, but I guess it all depends on the camera angle.

Or maybe there are two poles being hit and the H&P one gets more attention. And both of them have barriers up.

I can't say for sure unless I see it with my own eyes.

Gift card to diversion games

Go to your local library and ask to look at newspaper articles from the 1970's. Most will be on digital media, prolly.

I was thinking more magnesium, mercury and radioactive stuff but yeah.

They have a blurb about Joannie Benoit in high school but show a picture of her wearing her Bowdoin kit in the Boston Marathon 7 years later. I have a pic of Joannie in her Cape Elizabeth gear from 1974. She ran her 880 in the girls race faster than I ran mine in the boys race... Triple C conference.

Ok thanks for the reply, not that worried about shops, beyond the basic necessities. I just wanna see Maine and form some opinions, seeing it while it's still cold would be valuable.

Tyler Technologies is a managed service provider that offers little more then 20/hr for their employees and subpar benefits. They also are one of the only MSPs in the area and don't employ software engineers even though that's their title they employ tech support.

They offer a basic network admin that does little more than manage active directory and offer solutions that don't extend past basic domain controllers and AD. Their software engineers offer remote control to solve tech support solutions and offer little to no help transitioning from their service.

So yes its a move in the right direction but hardly the tech company that's going to make a difference. They also are opening in Orono to offer an "affordable" solution to customers by hiring straight out of college employees they can pay less than market. Which only lasts until they get experience find their worth and then move on

Really nice set of binoculars or telescope