#scattergood

[theinwardlight]

In personal and corporate decision making, Friends seek to discern and follow the will of God. Friends make decisions in a worshipful manner, patiently seeking together under the leadership of the Holy Spirit to uncover Truth pertaining to the issues at hand.

From the Faith & Practice of Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative)

Image of Hickory Grove Meeting House at Scattergood Friends School and Farm near West Branch, Iowa.

[templeofshame]

Current theory is I didn't get into fandom in the way most people did in my preteen years because I got into MU*s instead of fanfic/fanart communities. (I wrote fanfic, but never shared it outside of school projects, and I didn't read any until I was like 14-15 and there wasn't much in that fandom so I ran out.)

What happened to the MU* kids? I guess some may still be on MU*s, but are we on Tumblr now? A few of us were on lj but probably not much now. I sometimes forget how big a part of my life they were for... almost 10 years? I guess I didn't play as much in HS but I probably started younger than 8.

[mr-scattergood]

Bodi: "Hey beautiful, come here often?"

Angus: "This is my kitchen.."

[1432r]

Scattergood @ Sustain Release Y6 photo by Joyce

[elsegundobubble]

A dose of honesty

“There is only so much property west of Sepulveda”

Gag, I’ve heard that line spewed from local residents and local real estate agents so many times. They want to sell me on the fact that there is only so much property close to the beach and El Segundo is one of the few beach communities that is “affordable”. 

Let’s talk about the truth shall we. 

AIRPLANE NOISE - ALL FUCKING DAY. 

Yeah, there are some pockets where it’s better but for the most part it’s incessant. Locals like to say “you’ll get used to it”. Well after three years I’m not used to it. Does getting used to it mean you no longer mind having to ht the rewind button on the DVR? You no longer mind having to stop your conversation mid-sentence when you are at the BBQ?

Oh, but that $1.3 mil house has double pane windows!  Bummer, they skimped and they didn’t install AC ...So your windows are always open. So much for sound proofing.  

What’s at my local El Segundo Beach? It’s a waste treatment plant! They clean your shitty toilet water and then pump it back into the water where we swim. Not only do they clean yours, they clean all of Los Angeles’ shitty water. 

Each day, the Hyperion Treatment Plant discharges hundreds of millions of gallons of treated wastewater into Santa Monica Bay. ... this effluent is now cleansed and sanitized to a “secondary treatment” level that greatly minimizes the amount of pollutants that can make people and animals sick.

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF GALLONS!  Minimizes...pollutants that can make people sick

Let’s talk about the beautiful beachfront property you are trying to sell me. There is none! Unlike the other local beach communities we don’t have beach access. We have a strip from Imperial to Rosecrans, none of it very walkable. What else do we share the beach with besides Hyperion? Chevron, DWP and Scattergood Power plant. Good times, chemicals, poop and storage tanks holding fuel, oils and god-knows what else. 

Airplane noise to the right of be, Poop plant to the front of me and dare I make a left turn and I run right into Chevron. Let’s just hope that you don’t buy a house too close to Chevron in the event of an earthquake. Well since there is a jet-fuel pipeline that goes under the entire city to LAX I bet we are all fucked. 

Yes, El Segundo is an incredible community that is so hard to explain. I love it, the schools are great, the community is great but for those who don’t know the truth I hope this serves as a dash of reality. 

[electronicsquid]

Jungle warfare training in Panama

(Carl Mydans. 1962)

[mareww2]

Picking up #apples from #scattergood #farm and have a test of it!

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