Love seeing stuff like this. Its getting real tough out there for a lot of people and little gestures like that go a long way. The honor system says a lot about the farmers too, they trust people and that's kind of rare these days. I always stop at stands like this when I see them, even if I don't need anything. Just feels good to support that kind of kindness in the world. Hope more places start doing stuff like this.

Honestly, does it really matter that much if the tiles are still letting smoke through? I think people overthink this whole brush debate.

Used to think 500 miles in three months was low key a lot of biking, but hearing you racked that up just cruising the Bosque changed my mind. Those North Valley to Bosque runs add up quick with the river wind pushing you along without really noticing the distance. Kind of makes me want to track my own rides now and see what I'm actually putting in.

Three months ago I drove past that same coney island on Michigan Ave every morning and never thought to stop in. Then Bob basically said the same thing to me at a chamber mixer where I got ZERO leads. Now I grab coffee and a gyro there twice a week. Last Tuesday I ended up chatting with a guy who runs a plumbing company and he just handed me his card on the spot. I used to think those fancy breakfast events and golf outings were where the real work happened. Bob from Livonia completely changed my mind on that.

Oakland's office actually has a second floor intake window that does walk-in notary services - had a friend who got a missing document stamped and processed right there instead of waiting days for mailing.