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[pcttrailsidereader]

10 Things Scarier Than Bears

This is an excerpt from the Halfway Anywhere website, a wonderful resource on hiking the PCT and other trails around the world. See www.halfwayanywhere.com. I have my own list which differs from the one below. "Humans on roads near the PCT" would top my list. Some might add 'Poodle Dog Bush'. Others would include 'running out of water' or 'lightning above treeline.'

1) BITING FLIES

Yes, flies that bite you. They are awful. In the desert I dealt with flies of the non-biting variety, but once I reached the Kennedy Meadows, everything changed. You will come to know (and loathe) one particular species of biting fly in particular. They are known simply as: “those stupid fucking huge golden flies”. These bastards will bite you, and it will hurt, and you will whine, and nobody will care (didn’t anyone tell you that the Pacific Crest Trail sucks?). And for those of you who enjoy cowboy camping, prepare for some rude awakenings.

Improvised headnet

2) GNATS

Mosquitos are pesky at camp and whilst resting, but the good thing about mosquitos is that you can hike more quickly than they can fly. Gnats are another story. For some reason they enjoy flying directly in front of your face, and no matter what you do (even if you run – trust me, I tried – multiple times) they will catch up to you. Not only do they pester you when hiking, but they will fly into your nose, eyes, ears, and mouth (basically any moist, accessible orifice). If you haven’t already, I highly recommend investing in a bug net for your head (and I suggest keeping it handy for the entirety of the trail (at least post-Kennedy Meadows)).“They will harm you and everyone you care about.”

3) THE PLAGUE (AND HANTAVIRUS)

Yes, both hantavirus the horrific bubonic plague await hikers out in the wilds on the PCT. Those “cute” little animals that rob your unattended food are carriers hantavirus and of fleas which are in turn carriers of and the plague. Should one of these critters get into your food, I would suggest (based on zero medical background or experience whatsoever) that you avoid eating it (kill and eat that little bastard instead). Symptoms of plague include, “swollen, tender lymph glands (called buboes) and fever, headache, chills, and weakness,” and hantavirus, “has a mortality rate of 38%” (CDC). But hey, at least it’s not giardia.

4) THE PCT MIDPOINT

Before reaching the PCT Midpoint, you may imagine it as a place of celebration and much rejoicing. However, in reality the halfway point of the 2,600 mile long trail is simply a reminder of how far you still need to go before reaching your destination. Located in a not-too-interesting section of trail, hikers who make it this far into the hike are greeted by a simple concrete post (and then the town of Chester, California). The idea that you still need to go as far as you have already come is too much for some hikers as the mental struggle eclipses its physical counterpart (luckily, there is a nearby cliff for you to throw yourself off of).

5) SCREAMING ANIMALS IN THE NIGHT

Here is something else to frighten you in the night: screaming animals (at least I hope they’re animals). Now you may say, “Hey! Don’t bears fall into this category?” No, you’re wrong, bears are stealthy and silent. The animals that make these noises are nothing short of pure evil. They produce noises that you never knew existed and that you’ll never want to hear again whilst trying to sleep.

6) BLISTERS

You know ahead of time that blisters will be an issue on the trail, but it is easy to underestimate just how great a threat they are. I knew many hikers who abandoned the PCT as a result of their feet falling apart. I knew none who did the same as a result of bears (likely because they were eaten and I never saw them again). Blisters are frightening. That hot spot in your shoe quickly translates to pain and (juicy) popping at the end of the day (and many subsequent days). My advice for blisters? Carry a safety-pin and get yourself some Darn Toughs.

7) EMPTY CACHES

Many a kind trail angel maintains many a water cache along the Pacific Crest Trail. Hikers can go for as long as 30 mi (48 km) without encountering a natural water source (sometimes longer, depending on the year), and so these caches of life’s elixir become incredibly important. Despite every hiker being told to never rely on a water cache, some choose to ignore this advice and end up in serious (sometimes life-threatening) trouble. Less serious, but just as demoralizing, is the empty trail magic cache. This is when you show up at a cooler on the trail, knowing it to be filled with goodies, and open it to find only trash and melted ice. It is as sad as seeing a puppy drown (I know, I’ve witnessed both).

8) BISPHENOL A (BPA)

Speaking of caches, do you know what 90% of the water caches are composed of? Plastic bottles baking in the sun (if you’re lucky you will find a cooler or nicely shaded trove of water). The FDA is currently reviewing the potential for BPA to cause harm in humans, and the CDC states, “[m]ore research is needed to understand the human health effects of exposure to BPA.” Yet, as per usual, many of you tree-hugging, soy-eating, animal-loving, liberal-do-good hippies out there have already drawn your own conclusions and have somehow convinced the world that BPA is evil and that it should be banned. Why can’t you just allow our corporations, who hold consumer health and opinion in the highest regard, to do as they wish and put whatever chemicals they desire into their products?

9) HUNTERS

At some point whilst hiking through Oregon, (northbound) thru-hikers will observe the beginning of hunting season. First it’s the bow hunters, and then a (few) week(s?) later it’s time to bring out the big guns (literally). In certain areas, the sound of gunshots ringing through the mountains can be heard throughout the day. Hunters are fond of telling hikers to wear blaze orange, and I am fond of telling hunters to just not shoot people. In retaliation for the gunshot threats, I frequently found myself hiking up behind and scaring the daylights out of hunters as they slowly stalked invisible prey through the bush (walking up on someone sneaking is quite amusing).

10) POOPING

Yes, the act of pooping in the woods can be an incredibly frightening prospect at times, but when nature calls, you have to answer. Sometimes this call comes in the midst of a swarm of mosquitoes s or pack of biting flies; sometimes it comes in the middle of a long, flat, open stretch of trail. Whether you are fighting to keep bugs out of your ass, or attempting to complete your bowel movement in record time to avoid being seen by another hiker, pooping can be a terrifying time a day. If you simply accept that you will get bitten on your genitals by insects and that you will be seen squatting over a hole by your fellow hikers, then it will make your hike far more enjoyable.

#Pooping in the Wilderness #Hunters #Biting flies #Mosquitoes #Water Caches #BPAs #hantavirus #Midpoint

[mundoagrocba]

Dean Funes: Busso entregó más de $36 millones a productores del Norte cordobés

Dean Funes: Busso entregó más de $36 millones a productores del Norte cordobés

SE TRATA DE 31 APORTES VINCULADOS AL PROGRAMA DE BUENAS PRÁCTICAS AGROPECUARIAS EN SU SEXTO CICLO; Y 64 CORRESPONDEN A LA INICIATIVA DE APOYO A PEQUEÑOS Y MEDIANOS PRODUCTORES GANADEROS. El ministro de Agricultura y Ganadería, Sergio Busso entregó en el predio de la Sociedad Rural Ganadería del Norte, un total de 89 aportes no reintegrables a productores agrícolas y ganaderos por…

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#BPAs #Ministerio de Agricultura #Sergio Busso

[quehaylondres]

Píldoras abortivas caseras estarán disponibles en Inglaterra y Gales

Píldoras abortivas caseras estarán disponibles en Inglaterra y Gales

Las llamadas “píldoras por correo” estuvieron disponibles temporalmente cuando se produjo la pandemia en marzo de 2020. Permitió a las mujeres tener abortos médicos tempranos en casa, tomando dos píldoras dentro de las primeras 10 semanas de embarazo. Las regulaciones cambiaron, ya que fue como medida temporal. Pero en marzo de este año, los diputados votaron a favor de mantener el servicio a…

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#BPAS #Colegio de Pediatría y Salud Infantil #gales #Inglaterra #Inglaterra y Gales #Píldoras abortivas #Píldoras abortivas caseras estarán disponibles en Inglaterra y Gales #Píldoras abortivas Gales #Píldoras abortivas Inglaterra #Píldoras abortivas Inglaterra y Gales #Servicio Británico de Asesoramiento sobre el Embarazo

[fishladltd]

Abortion should stay legal and these activists are wrong. With the amount of rape cases in this city, you expect every one of them if they pregnant to give birth to their rapists child? #news #abortion #abortionrights #abortionishealthcare #antiabortion #bpas #chooselife #southampton https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfqc3PKKx2u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#news #abortion #abortionrights #abortionishealthcare #antiabortion #bpas #chooselife #southampton

[fishnchip3011]

microwave use 101

#after this rowan forces seb to learn what to not put in the microwave and how to separate food in the fridge </3 #thank god rowan is there to provide seb with his gamer dinner or else he wouldve died from BPA poisoning #my art #farmer rowan #stardew valley #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley fanart #stardew valley oc #sdv fanart #sdv oc #sdv farmer #sdv #sdv sebastian #stardew valley sebastian #sebastian sdv #stardew sebastian #comic #stardew valley comic

[byler-alarmist]

Do people know most paper receipts are harmful to their health?

I'm going to get up on my soapbox for a minute, but do people realize how pretty much everyone is being overloaded with endocrine disruptors like BPA/BPS on a near-daily basis??

I don't think many people understand that ever since most of the world transitioned to thermal paper receipts (cheaper than ink), almost every receipt you handle from the gas station to the grocery store to the Square terminal printer at the local co-op is coated with Bisphenol-A (BPA) or its chemical cousin Bisphenol-S (BPS).

These chemicals have not only been proven to cause reproductive harm to human and animals, they've also been linked to obesity and attention disorders.

Not sure if your receipt is a thermal receipt? If you scratch it with a coin and it turns dark, it's thermal.

BPA/BPS can enter the skin to a depth such that it is no longer removable by washing hands. When taking hold of a receipt consisting of thermal printing paper for five seconds, roughly 1 μg BPA is transferred to the forefinger and the middle finger. If the skin is dry or greasy, it is about ten times more. 

Think of how many receipts you handle every day. It's even worse for cashiers and tellers, who may handle hundreds in a single shift. It is also a class issue, since many people who work retail and food service are lower-income and will suffer worse health consequences over time from the near-constant exposure.

Not only that, receipts printed with thermal ink are NOT recyclable, as they pollute the rest of the paper products with the chemicals.

People don't know this and recycle them anyway, so when you buy that "green" toilet paper that says "100% recycled"? Yup, you are probably wiping your most sensitive areas with those same chemicals (for this reason, I buy bamboo or sugarcane toilet paper as a sustainable alternative to recycled paper).

This page from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has some good links if you want to learn more.

As consumers, we need to demand better from our businesses and from our governments. We need regulation of these chemicals yesterday.

If you are a buyer or decision-maker for a business, the link above also contains a shortlist of receipt paper manufacturers that are phenol-free.

If you work at a register, ask customers if they want a receipt. If they don't and you can end the transaction without printing one, don't print one!

As a consumer, fold receipts with the ink on the inside, since that's where the coating is. Some more good tips here.

And whatever you do, DO NOT RECYCLE THERMAL RECEIPTS

#i realized the other day that lots of ppl i talked to had no idea this was even a thing #important psa #demand more from your retailers and governments #environment #bisphenols #bpa free #bpa/bps #retail #food service #shopping #working class #capitalism #endocrine disruptors #endocrine disorders #adhd #eco lifestyle #environmental pollution #pollution #toxic chemicals #reproductive health #science #health #environmentalism #eco conscious #human health #consumer goods #consumer awareness #green living #green business #ecofriendly

[mindblowingscience]

The number of kids being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) has risen sharply in recent decades, and a new study points to the common plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) as a potential reason why. BPA is used in a lot of plastics and plastic production processes, and can also be found inside food and drink cans. However, previous research has also linked it to health issues involving hormone disruption, including breast cancer and infertility. In this new study, researchers from Rowan University and Rutgers University in the US looked at three groups of children: 66 with autism, 46 with ADHD, and 37 neurotypical kids. In particular, they analyzed the process of glucuronidation, a chemical process the body uses to clear out toxins within the blood through urine. The research found that kids with ASD and ADHD couldn't clear out BPA and another similar compound called Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) with as much efficiency as other kids, potentially leading to longer exposure to their toxic effects.

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#Autism #ADHD #BPA #Bisphenol A #plastic pollution #plastics #biology #medicine #chemistry

[unicofan3011]

microwave use 101

#after this rowan forces seb to learn what to not put in the microwave and how to separate food in the fridge </3 #thank god rowan is there to provide seb with his gamer dinner or else he wouldve died from BPA poisoning #my art #rowan #rowan/sebastian #comic #sdv (unicofan3011)

[compacflt]

got a new shitty little mobile printer for my notebook just to do shit like this BARK BARK BARK

#supposedly the paper is bpa free so im not dealing +4 poison damage to myself every time #I print an icemav sticker for my notebook? #is this what u guys follow me for or #i promise i AM writing too #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #top gun #icemav #i have seen the greatest minds of my generation spoilt by Young Hot Tom Cruise

[ghostcrows]

i am becomijng mentally "crunchy" but due to being poor nothing about my lifestyle materially changes

#organic pasture raised cruelty free bpa free gruel

[pixeldotgamer]

was rotating one of my MOTW npcs last night

#pix pics #bpa motw #art #ttrpg oc

[mundoagrocba]

BPAs 2022: más de 3300 productores validaron sus prácticas

BPAs 2022: más de 3300 productores validaron sus prácticas

REPRESENTAN 6900 UNIDADES DE MANEJO QUE ABARCAN 2.300.000 HECTÁREAS. SE INCORPORARON 300.000 NUEVAS HECTÁREAS Y SE CONTABILIZARON MÁS DE 21.000 PRÁCTICAS. La edición 2022 del programa provincial de Buenas Prácticas Agropecuarias (BPAs), a cargo del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería de la Provincia de Córdoba, cerró con excelentes resultados: más de 3300 productores cordobeses enviaron a…

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#BPAs #Ministerio de Agricultura #Santiago Dellarrosa #Sergio Busso

[locktobre]

As much as I hate Pauper/Popstar comparisons, there are some good ones to be made, particularly bc the characters are in such different stages of their journeys:

Anneliese begins Pauper where Tori ends in Popstar: knowing that there is a problem in her kingdom that needs to be fixed. 

Anneliese knows that her kingdom is bankrupt, and is going to (try to) solve this by marrying Dominick, bringing his money into the kingdom.

Tori doesn’t know that the drought is still happening, but when she finds out, her solution is new irrigation systems and creating a new government program to help people in poverty.

Erika ends Pauper where Keira begins in Popstar: with a successful singing career.

Erika has not yet achieved her dream, and spends the movie working toward it, finally achieving it at the end.

Keira has already achieved her dream, and spends the movie asking herself ‘Now what?’ bc it isn’t like she thought it would be.

Like, they’re such opposites in so many ways, and it’s fascinating to dissect the ways their stories parallel each other, but of course nobody ever wants to talk about that. All they want to do is complain that Popstar isn’t Pauper, but like... That’s the whole fucking point, guys. It’s in the characters, it’s in the plot, it’s the whole damn movie. Time periods aside (which is another HUGELY overlooked aspect of why the movies are not the fucking same), even the character dynamics are not remotely the same, and again, this changes both the characters and the plot:

Anneliese is an only child, and Julian is her only friend--even then, she doesn’t tell him everything. She has a somewhat close relationship with her mother, and she lost her father. She has never left the palace or interacted with her citizens before (aside from palace staff).

Tori is the eldest child, with two younger sisters. She lost her mother, and has a distant relationship with her father. She has a fraught relationship with her aunt. She’s a modern teenager, so she has a cell phone and internet, and she’s definitely left the palace before.

Erika is an orphan, and Bertie seems to be her only friend. She lives in poverty under Mme Carp’s thumb, and Mme Carp never lets her forget that she owns her.

Keira’s family status is unclear, but she says herself that she has no (time for) friends except her dog and her guitar. She has a fraught relationship with her manager, and a worse relationship with her record label, but aside from some creative block, she is doing very well in her career.

Again, time periods aside, given Anneliese’s situation--of course she’s going to bury herself in books and try to learn about the outside world as much as she can, especially through science. She’s a kind person, but she is not overly social outside of the demands of being a princess. Tori, on the other hand, is very social and outgoing. She’s used to meeting people, and knows how to charm them. Her main interest is Keira’s music (and adjacent paraphernalia). Does this make Tori a shallow extrovert, and Anneliese an intellectual introvert? Absolutely fucking not. They’re shaped by their circumstances. Likewise for Erika and Keira: Erika lives in poverty, and Keira is a wealthy celebrity. Does that mean that both of them don’t work hard to achieve what they want? No! Absolutely not! We see them both working hard, at the different stages they’re at--Erika trying to get her career started, and Keira trying to keep her career afloat.

They’re not the same characters. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have a lot in common to compare and contrast. It’s interesting, it really is, but I never want to do it bc I cannot fucking stand the ppl in this fandom who want to just shit on Popstar forever. It’s been 11 years, shut the fuck up already.

#mel irl #barbie babbles #brilliant echo: patp #brilliant echo: popstar #this one's for you erika lol #pauper and popstar and bpa

[battleangel]

🩸PERIOD UNDERWEAR > TAMPONS + PADS🩸

#periods #period drama #period problems #period talk #period underwear #period stuff #period stories #period tips #period hacks #period pain #bpa free #pesticides #organic #landfill #ecoconscious #ecofeminism #ecofriendly #feminist #feminism #menstruation #menstrual cycle #period fashion #period pads #sanitary pads #tampons #tampax #period poverty #period positive #period tax #anti capitalism

[shy-girl04]

#toe jam #the bpa #dizzee rascal #david byrne #alternative / indie #music #Youtube #Spotify

[byler-alarmist]

Seeing as how my post is getting low engagement, I'm curious:

Bonus: reblog with your answer and if you like, your home country.

#i realized the other day that lots of ppl i talked to had no idea this was even a thing #demand more from your retailers and governments #important psa #reblog for a bigger sample size #environment #bisphenols #bpa free #bpa/bps #retail #food service #shopping #working class #capitalism #endocrine disruptors #endocrine disorders #adhd #eco lifestyle #environmental pollution #pollution #toxic chemicals #reproductive health #science #environmental activism #environmental justice #health #environmentalism #eco conscious #human health #consumer goods #consumer awareness