Blue & Yellow... for a good cause

[paulhilborn]

I’m not sure if this violates forum protocol but pics are great But… Now it’s time to put some skin in the game. Donate to the various support groups to help the people of Ukraine. Yesterday I sent $ to the World Central Kitchen, I figure everybody needs to eat. Go for it folks!

I did the same as well

 

[sf fanatic]

I did the same as well

Well done!

 

[JoKr]

 

[meako]

 

[JoKr]

 

[Pàdruig]

When things escalated into war, I immediately thought of my next door neighbors. They are from the Ukraine and have always been excellent neighbors - in fact, the fellow is my Fed-Ex driver. They are feeling this invasion very hard as they have family over there that live(d) near the Russian border. Both of the family members he mentioned had their homes completely destroyed and with the banks closed, they have effectively lost everything so he is in the process of bringing them over here to live with him. It is hard for me to fathom being so violently uprooted - we will be supporting our soon-to-be new neighbors in any way we can.

I have purchased goods from some fine Ukrainian craftsmen over the years and though I do not believe I have any Ukrainian knives, I do have a number of other excellently crafted items, including the pipe and forged Mjölnir pictured below. I hope for their maker's safety and the safety of countless others, though nothing is certain.

 

[5K Qs]

Case mini copperhead and yellow pen knife:



The flag of Ukraine reminds me of this sign that hangs in a cottage we rent every summer:


The colors also remind me of the "maize and blue" of the University of Michigan.


- GT

 

[JoKr]

 

[Jack Black]

 

[penguin9]

I'm a software developer and several members of my team are based in Ukraine and live in Kyiv. Incredibly, they have been showing up for work every day. The end of their day is the beginning of ours, and every morning I log in and wonder if they will still be there. They have had interruptions of the power and internet, and it seems like things are somewhat 'normal', until I found out that sometimes they are working from a bomb shelter. These are all young men of fighting age who are not eligible for evacuation, so they stay and keep working. Having never lived through anything even remotely like this, I'm having a hard time understanding how they can continue with anything close to the professional 'business as usual' kind of attitude that they are displaying.

I don't know how this is all going play out, but I'm feeling both inspired by their fortitude and overwhelmed by feelings of dread and helplessness.

Mark

 

[Jack Black]

I'm a software developer and several members of my team are based in Ukraine and live in Kyiv. Incredibly, they have been showing up for work every day. The end of their day is the beginning of ours, and every morning I log in and wonder if they will still be there. They have had interruptions of the power and internet, and it seems like things are somewhat 'normal', until I found out that sometimes they are working from a bomb shelter. These are all young men of fighting age who are not eligible for evacuation, so they stay and keep working. Having never lived through anything even remotely like this, I'm having a hard time understanding how they can continue with anything close to the professional 'business as usual' kind of attitude that they are displaying.

I don't know how this is all going play out, but I'm feeling both inspired by their fortitude and overwhelmed by feelings of dread and helplessness.

Mark

Incredible People can be amazing, I lived in Beirut while the Lebanese Civil War was still raging, and from time to time, you'd see a garbage truck going round, or some other sign of 'normality'

 

[JoKr]

 

[JoKr]

 

[Coreysbu]

 

[Frailer]

 

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[JoKr]

 

[Jack Black]

 

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