MidFest

31 Jul 2024 20:21

So.... Are we doing a Stone Soup this year?

MidFest

30 Jul 2024 18:59

Was out of commission with no possible way of attending. Definitely wish I could have been there! Hopefully can make Octobers!

MidFest

29 Jul 2024 17:43

Good name. Sorry for your lost. Time to get another? As soon as I buy property, I want to start a pigeon coop.

MidFest

28 Jul 2024 15:40

Very interesting. I feel like messenger pigeons are a good alternative form of communication. Low tech and old school lol

MidFest

26 Jul 2024 02:06

Hey all, I was finally able to access the MidFest group chat on Session. As someone else said on the Telegram MidFest group a week or so ago, there is indeed an issue with Session: In order for groups to show up at all, you first need to download and run Session on a desktop (Windows, Mac, or Linux will all work fine). Once you do this, groups will indeed show up on your mobile device. You don't even need to reload the app.

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 18:14

Lol. I think we should get into the carrier pigeon business again.

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 02:38

Excellent timing. I have some opportunities before and after that, 3 foot bear carving classes in september, the harvest moon gathering, new moon is at midfest, then the hunter's moon gather at t.me/bartertowne afterwards.

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 01:50

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MidFest — October 2024
https://midfest.info

October 2nd-7th, 2024
Camp Copperhead
Spavinaw, Oklahoma

Mark your calendars, folks!
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MidFest

24 Jul 2024 18:07

I experience real difficulty with the app on my iPhone. It works fine on m y computer.

MidFest

24 Jul 2024 17:16

Same! I have IOS2.6.3 version. DC tried helping me get into the group a week ago and I haven’t been able to try it. I haven’t tried on a computer yet, though I don’t have one easily accessible

MidFest

24 Jul 2024 15:05

For those having problems accessing the MidFest group on Session, try updating your Session app to:

AndroidOS v1.18.5+ for Play Store
(Play Store version NOT recommended for optimal privacy)

AndroidOS v1.18.6+ for F-Droid, APK, Huawei Store

iOS v2.6.3+

Desktop v1.12.5+

Some hours ago the Session devs released a cross-platform update which will resolve any recent issues you might have been experiencing with connecting to Communities, sharing file attachments, or push notifications.

This update, alongside the updates that have released to the community of network operators, will get things back to normal again and keep you connected.

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 06:28

On a brighter note, the beautiful moon has it nearly like daylight out here right now! 😁

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 04:38

A computer isn’t as accessible for me! It would take a lot of extra work to get on my laptop and my service wouldn’t be that great. I’m really hoping to get on over there. Just have to figure out how.

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 03:43

Due to the peer to peer encryption, Session is a little quirky. It works better on my computer that on the phone. But its worth the migration as you get to communicate with Doc.

MidFest

17 Jul 2024 23:19

Nice road trips you got planned.
The Tesla meetup sounds interesting.
Nice to keep in touch with family when possible.

I fish a lot..............getting pretty good throwing a cast net from bow of boat.
I got family coming all summer/fall.
No more road trips this year.
If they dont start a NUKE war see you Spring Midfest.

MidFest

31 Jul 2024 19:13

Just wanna say how much I appreciate MidFest!! Still by far one of my favorite festivals 🫶🏼 such whole, positive energy with lovely people!

MidFest

29 Jul 2024 19:55

I heard this joke recently....

I have a new business model.
I'm selling Homing Pigeons...

...I've sold this flock 18 times! 🤣

MidFest

29 Jul 2024 03:00

I had a white pigeon name Namaste. I miss her.

MidFest

28 Jul 2024 03:57

My friend had homing pigeons and racing pigeons, and he had to get rid of them. It wasn’t hie first time either, so it’s not like he didn’t know what he was doing. He posted all about it, from when he built their enclosure until he let them go to someone else. Here’s what I remember:
Hawks were a big problem. He tried to get a permit to kill the hawks, but they wouldn’t give him one.
When they release doves at funerals and weddings, they’re actually white pigeons. They know their way home, and if a hawk doesn’t get them, the seller gets them back.
Teaching a bird to come back is a process. They start with short distances, then go further and further. He would take them in his car and let them go, and they’d learn to recognize the land and find their way home.

Here’s a post he made that might be useful:
“Just when you think you have everything all figured out, you figure out something new... lol... I have had pigeons on and off since I was in the 5th grade. I thought I had a pretty good handle on keeping them happy. So, here is what I now know. They can be tricked into doing things that you want them to do. I feed my birds all the good stuff but they would only eat parts of what I was putting down and I could not figure out why. I would mix wheat, health grit, corn, pigeon grain and egg pellets all together and put it into their feeding tray but they would pick and choose and usually leave the wheat, pellets and health minerals. They would only eat most of the pigeon grain. So..... I started putting the pigeon grain into the trey and nothing else. They eat it all. I put all the other things in separate bowls and they go after it like crazy, one bowl and then onto the next bowl... It is still the things I want them to eat but it is in it's own bowl and for some reason they seem to like it that way. Picky little bastards I guess... haha... As soon as I can find a store that has rock salt I will be buying a big bag of it. They like rock salt... I put ten drops per gallon of iodine in their water once a week. I give them vitamin drops in their water once a week. I must be doing something right because they are big and strong birds now... I can hardly wait until I can start flying them, but not yet... They need to be "lofted" to our house before I can let them out, but it is getting close...”

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 18:41

Thanks for your prayers!!!

Got axle out of my car. And I'm in full scale production on Jackaplope gear for 2024.

Embordery on hats and printed jerseys. Let me know if you need some.

Thistle
Do or Die
One man wrecked ball.
Stand by.

Or get out of the way!!!

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 16:54

I haven't even tried to load Session, as my WiFi offshore is about 2 steps below Carrier Pigeons.

MidFest

25 Jul 2024 01:50

About 11 more weeks.

MidFest

24 Jul 2024 21:15

I went ahead and used PlayStore, but at least I'm in.

MidFest

24 Jul 2024 17:31

Man, I am at a loss for what is causing the lockout. Some of you can see the group, and some of you can't. Everyone who supplied me with their Session ID I can assure you that you've been added to the group. As to why some of you can't access it: ❓❓❓

MidFest

24 Jul 2024 16:47

Unfortunately I still can’t access the MidFest group after updating to this latest version and restarting my phone. Anyone else having issues?

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 17:34

Anybody who wants to join the new MidFest group on Session needs to direct message me their Session ID, please.

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 06:27

I know what you mean... I'm 90 miles offshore, with the "sketchiest" WiFi you can imagine...
Downloading anything is out of the question....

MidFest

20 Jul 2024 03:48

Please pm me an invite. Thanks!

MidFest

19 Jul 2024 23:55

I’m bummed! I made a session and DC added me to the group but I don’t have it showing up on the app:-/ not sure why. I guess I’m not supposed to migrate over there 😅

MidFest

17 Jul 2024 17:39

Well. Heading up to [not so] Great White North to attend MPLF in Flint MI, stopping at several points along the way in IL & OH, with last point to visit my niece who I haven't seen in 20 yrs. Then in Aug going to NM to attend Tesla free energy conference to pitch CensorGuard.

How about you? You sticking around in FL or on the road to escape the humidity & heat?