Big hug.

Unfortunately I cannot help directly as I’m a cis male that has lived in NYC, LA, and SF Bay Area the last 25 years.

Even in progressive locations there are establishments that are not. I suggest trying to find places you would be comfortable in. That may be a gym, coffee shop, or bar. Make conversation and get a feel for the place.

There is a local dive bar I frequent that is very LGBTQ friendly. Last night my wife and I talked to a transsexual woman (she shared this info) for almost an hour about what happens to donated body parts. She then took off to her friend’s place.

Union trades. That’s where the money is, unfortunately for this conversation few areas have full union coverage.

I’ve worked in NYC. You can not do much in commercial buildings without union help.

It has the 2.2L which doesn’t have the head gasket issue. But, it probably would have lasted longer if the timing belt was changed as recommended.

Yes. It has Forrester struts.

It’s had some engine troubles and I’m spending way too much to get them corrected.

I see the down votes.

I assume picture uploads are not allowed but are somehow happening. This post was to inform the mods and see if there was a policy change.

I’ll edit my post.

Additionally, we are responsible for the introduction of non-human invasives.

I’ve read several recent news articles describing the negative affects of colonialism and the pineapple trade.

If I remember correctly this had the deepest dive: https://civileats.com/2023/08/23/how-two-centuries-of-extractive-agriculture-helped-set-the-stage-for-the-maui-fires/

My Canon laser multi-function works fine. Connected with Ethernet it just does its thing.

My wife has had issues printing some PDFs from OSX but she is always too busy for me to look at it.

Yep. Half height rack, a couple servers, UPS, switch, etc.

And I still keep looking at used gear. Being in Silicon Valley there is always a deal to be had.

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