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<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Pamela,</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">I've no delusion this will be
helpful, but being helpful is genuinely my intent.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Perhaps the Birds Connect folks
will<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">,</span> or could, or have already set up an online "store" that provides
delivery by low carbon or "no carbon" (yes, there's no such thing as no
carbon vehicles) vehicles. Even my bicycle 'costs' carbon<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> and more</span>.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Amazon delivery vans, here in
Podunk Yakima, are to my aged, yet still very sensitive ears, and to our
dog's extremely sensitive ears, electric.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">While I cannot visit the Birds
Connect store/center over there on the 'dark side', I ask you to contact
them and ask them to arrange for a low-impact delivery service of seed to
you. For years here in Yakima I scrounged tons of bird seed that was
destined to a landfill, and delivered it to folks using my gas-hog van,
compact pickup, and later fuel-'efficient' 33 mpg Corolla, and, even
better, had folks come get at our home in Selah using their often 'fuel
efficient' vehicles. Where there's a will, there's a pretty good way. When
people gave me money in thanks, I gave that to Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
in their names.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">If you wish to visit the Birds
Connect store in person, and want/need to use a low cost and/or low carbon
method, please ask them for advice, and ask them to advertise and promote
it.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Perhaps a Tweeters reader can
offer advice to all of us on public transportation transport of 25 pound
cargo, or help you with that more directly, as my family similarly did with
others for years, both giving and receiving, where I grew up in southern
New Jersey over 50 years ago. That wheel has already been invented.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">I intend none of this to come
across to you as being in any way chiding. It's my asking you for help to
work towards sharing good and lessening harm. If I've pissed you off,
please accept my sincere apology, then re-read this to understand my good
intent.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Perhaps Birds Connect Seattle
being downtown is a problem for some in some ways, but I think it's not
taking coals to Newcastle. I hope they'll reach<span class="gmail_default" style=""> and</span> connect with folks there
in need.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span><a href="https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/">https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/</a></font></p><p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span><a href="https://www.nycaudubon.org/events-birding/birding-resources/birding-law-ethics#:~:text=Stay">https://www.nycaudubon.org/events-birding/birding-resources/birding-law-ethics#:~:text=Stay</a> as far away as,linger to get better photographs.<br></font></p><p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">Sincerely,</font></p><p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><font size="4">
Kevin Lucas<br>
A tall, strong, large, white, overfed, ambulatory male<br>
in Yakima County, WA<br>
Who loves birds</font></p><p style="margin:0 0 1em 0;color:black"><br></p>
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<p style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:10pt 0">On
April 1, 2025 5:54:28 PM Pamela Okano via Tweeters
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<span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">I cannot think of
a worse place for the new Audubon office. How am I, a 90 lb woman, supposed
to get 25 lb of bird seed onto light rail from downtown???? </span>
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<span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Pamela A Okano</span>
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<span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt">Seattle, WA
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