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I went to Bagby once, and found the baths incredibly lovely. However, I was horrified to pay $5 to a Forest Service officer in the parking lot and find the bathrooms to be the most disgusting I have ever seen at a public park. Feces, urine and paper everywhere. Are there health standards that must be met by a federal agency "managing" a space?

posted 1 year, 5 months ago
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I am a practicing buddhist and we are encouraged to ask ourselves four questions before we speak. Is what I am about to say:

true? useful or beneficial? spoken at the right time? spoken in kindness?

I have found this actually works (but is super hard to do) and has proven to me that truth and kindness never have to be mutually exclusive.

Great topic!

posted 3 years, 3 months ago
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