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rosatter t1_j9oyg48 wrote

Reply to comment by JennJayBee in Numerous Colorado schools receive threats and reports of ‘active shooters’ Wednesday by TheKittCatt

Right but the quote from the article says local agencies stated that the calls were coming from Ethiopia or wherever but the FBI declined comment.

Edit: I'm slow today, still recovering from surgery and my reading comprehension is in the toilet. Reading the NPR article you shared now

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rosatter t1_j16ndfz wrote

Reply to comment by Existing_Bat1939 in My turn! by weakenedstrain

Me too. She's supposed to be getting surgery soon but we have to wait a bit for insurance to approve and scheduling etc.

But it's hopeful! 2022 has been a stupid year.

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rosatter t1_j1651t3 wrote

Reply to comment by Existing_Bat1939 in My turn! by weakenedstrain

That's great! I appreciate the tips!

I was very briefly in Ogunquit last Thanksgiving and popped into Portland and stopped in Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach along the way there and back but Portland is as far up the coast we had time for. 😢

We were supposed to move there this Autumn but we had to change plans when my sister got cancer and we landed in Texas, instead.

We have Maine in our sights but we've spent so much moving, supporting my sister & her treatment, we're looking at potentially another year before we can move out there, so we'll just have to make do with visiting.

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rosatter t1_ixes2rn wrote

Reply to comment by civver3 in 286 Thanksgiving dinner boxes that will go to struggling families in Lincoln County. by StarKillerX7

Thanksgicing dishes/sides are HIGHLY regional. I'm originally from Texas and growing up, you wouldn't catch butternut squash on our Thanksgiving table. I'm also guessing you wouldn't catch rice dressing (rice, onion, bell pepper, celery, pork & chicken livers) on a table in the Northeast or probably further west than Houston because it's kind of a Cajun thing, and most non-Cajun families down here are probably going to have cornbread dressing vs white bread.

In the Midwest corn was a big part of Thanksgiving dishes as well as the classic sweet potato and green bean casserole and the dressing was typically white bread and sage based. Oh and there were a lot more roasted root vegetables than I was used to growing up in Texas where the sides more resembled a barbecue: deviled eggs, potato salad, broccoli cheese rice, mac and cheese, collards or turnip greens.

I had a lovely Thanksgiving in Cape Neddick, Maine last year and their Thanksgiving spread had some things I was unfamiliar with but were probably more "traditional" than what I typically ate. Stuffing/dressing was definitely bready sage but had some nutty things, maybe chestnuts. Lots of winter squash based dishes, and some other stuff that I'm definitely forgetting.

All in all, Thanksgiving is about celebrating the harvest/bounty of the year so while there are some things that are mainstreamed/nationwide, it also makes a lot of sense to have some regional variations and specialties.

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