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Rumpelteazer · 09-11-2011, 10:31 AM

Just cleaned out a lot of old junk from the two back attics with my father and sister to see if my father could find if the window or the gutter was leaking. Unfortunately he couldn't see which it was so we have to wait until it rains again. I'm hoping it's the window since that's relatively easy to replace. If it's the gutter I know from experience that it can a very long time before it's going to be fixed (since I'm the one who's got the leaky bedroom and not my father).

We did find out that either my grandfather or my great grandfather had an obsession with cardboard tubes (the ones you can put papers in), or that tubes can mate and have offspring.

Now waiting for my turn to shower.

WT Sharpe · 09-11-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

For the third time this year, a baby snake made its way into my sister's school somehow. This one was spotted in the hallway by some students as it slithered into the electrical closet. Bev caught it and we took it to the state park yesterday and released it, after showing it to the rangers and various park guests. It was a baby Eastern King Snake, a very beneficial species. It's actually a good snake to have on your property, but Bev was afraid it would get run over by the lawn mower if she tried to release it at home. Here's a picture right before we released it, but I'm putting it in spoiler tags to protect KK.

It was a gorgeous little snake.

Spoiler:

I've heard of farmers (even met one) who put them in the hen-house to protect their investment. As she told me, they'll occasionally eat an egg, but the rodent control service they provide more than makes up for it.

Dylrob · 09-11-2011, 01:41 PM

Figuring out if I can budget in a trip to San Diego for my cousin's Bat Mitzvah.

poohbear_nc · 09-11-2011, 06:34 PM

Went to K-Mart today - to their toy section - looking for toys to entertain (i.e., tire out Stella) and on a bottom shelf, found a perfect toy for her.

http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-O/dp/B001...5779473&sr=8-1

It looks like the end of a lacrosse bat - but shoots out spinning red propeller disks that you can either aim at the ceiling to hover, or shoot down a hallway. Stella loves them! She's even starting to learn to retrieve the disks so we can shoot them out again! She'll run after them until she drops!

Stitchawl · 09-11-2011, 09:02 PM

I shall make a joyful noise. It is possible, however, that my neighbors might not find it so joyful...

I'm having a lot of fun playing my new guitar, running sounds through the Loop Station and overdubbing, making three and four part disharmonies (I have to call 'em as I sees 'em) and then playing along with them, experimenting with different effects.

I have a software program called "JamVox" that allows me to create hundreds of electronic guitar set-ups. There are about a dozen different amps, 16 different pedals, 14 different delays, loops, distortions, etc., and each of them customizable. There are backing tracks, drum kits that can be changed for different rhythms, even a song base. The program even allows me to change pickups to create different sounds. And of course, the hardware amp that comes with the program has its own set of controls as does my guitar.

I never realized one person could create such cacophony.

Stitchawl

Aurora W · 09-11-2011, 10:20 PM

Getting caught up on everything I've missed since we began this move, paying final bills for the old apartment, changing addresses to the new one, trying to figure out what to do with all the boxes we still have to empty...

kindlekitten · 09-11-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Just cleaned out a lot of old junk from the two back attics with my father and sister to see if my father could find if the window or the gutter was leaking. Unfortunately he couldn't see which it was so we have to wait until it rains again. I'm hoping it's the window since that's relatively easy to replace. If it's the gutter I know from experience that it can a very long time before it's going to be fixed (since I'm the one who's got the leaky bedroom and not my father).

We did find out that either my grandfather or my great grandfather had an obsession with cardboard tubes (the ones you can put papers in), or that tubes can mate and have offspring.

Now waiting for my turn to shower.

sounds like the odd syndrome that occurs with hangers from the drycleaners, not the GOOD hangers, mind, just the nasty ones from the cleaners

SneakySnake · 09-11-2011, 10:28 PM

So this morning, dramas at work. I am told to be ready to travel in 2 weeks. OK. Then now a phone call. They want me there Friday!

I haven't had time to soften bloke up for this. Most of the Friday flights are full. Damn!

So now currently planning how to tell bloke when he comes home (probably in the next hour)

Latinandgreek · 09-11-2011, 10:57 PM

I'm about to have my first mandarin orange of the season. Yum!

Iridal · 09-12-2011, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjones6416

For the third time this year, a baby snake made its way into my sister's school somehow. This one was spotted in the hallway by some students as it slithered into the electrical closet. Bev caught it and we took it to the state park yesterday and released it, after showing it to the rangers and various park guests. It was a baby Eastern King Snake, a very beneficial species. It's actually a good snake to have on your property, but Bev was afraid it would get run over by the lawn mower if she tried to release it at home. Here's a picture right before we released it, but I'm putting it in spoiler tags to protect KK.

It was a gorgeous little snake.

Spoiler:

That's so tiny!

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

thank you for taking care of me! ;o) I opened up a telephone junction box, a BIG one, it had 5000 lines in it, to find a snake (probably garter) had taken up residence in the cables. it almost made me weeweewee all the way home. I certainly wawawa'd all the way to my truck!

That's probably what I would have done. I'm so glad we have no snakes here. At least, I think we have no snakes

I'm making ads to sell my Nintendo Wii and various games, and am getting ready to go out and pay a Playstation 3. I will probably not leave the house next week

Stitchawl · 09-12-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

sounds like the odd syndrome that occurs with hangers from the drycleaners, not the GOOD hangers, mind, just the nasty ones from the cleaners

As a pre-teen, I used to collect hangers from the trash rooms in apartment buildings in my neighborhood, and sell them back to the cleaners. They used to give me a penny for five hangers, and on a good weekend I could often find 150-200 of them. That was enough to buy two slices of pizza and a small coke!

Stitchawl

Rumpelteazer · 09-12-2011, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

sounds like the odd syndrome that occurs with hangers from the drycleaners, not the GOOD hangers, mind, just the nasty ones from the cleaners

Our back attic is great to spend a rainy afternoon in. In my great grandfather's and grandfather's time was used as storage for our store. I found several banker's lamps, the original ones with inkwells, and I found two glass shades in reasonable condition. I picked a base with a marble bottom in the penholder and restored it. My sister still has to restore hers. Yesterday she found an Art Nouveau glass lamp shade, today we're going to see if we have the parts in stock to make a working light out of it. When I'm in the mood for a project I go upstairs to see what I can dig up, consequently I have too much lamps in my room but it's great fun to restore things.

Yesterday I also found a huge pile of screws, all wrapped up by size in newspaper from January 1940.

WT Sharpe · 09-12-2011, 12:17 PM

Picked up the dog from the shelter this morning. I don't really know what she is. She's huge. Mostly lab, I think. When I take her in to the vet later this week, perhaps they'll have a better idea.

Norton's in heaven. He must think it's Wednesday. He's still going strong. No challenge is too insurmountable for him!

Nyssa · 09-12-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Picked up the dog from the shelter this morning. I don't really know what she is. She's huge. Mostly lab, I think. When I take her in to the vet later this week, perhaps they'll have a better idea.

Norton's in heaven. He must think it's Wednesday. He's still going strong. No challenge is too insurmountable for him!

Awww! A very warm welcome to the newest member of your family!

poohbear_nc · 09-12-2011, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Picked up the dog from the shelter this morning. I don't really know what she is. She's huge. Mostly lab, I think. When I take her in to the vet later this week, perhaps they'll have a better idea.

Norton's in heaven. He must think it's Wednesday. He's still going strong. No challenge is too insurmountable for him!

Did your shelter scan her for an ID chip? Forgot to ask earlier - not all shelters have the equipment to do a scan.

09-11-2011, 10:31 AM	#32026
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Just cleaned out a lot of old junk from the two back attics with my father and sister to see if my father could find if the window or the gutter was leaking. Unfortunately he couldn't see which it was so we have to wait until it rains again. I'm hoping it's the window since that's relatively easy to replace. If it's the gutter I know from experience that it can a very long time before it's going to be fixed (since I'm the one who's got the leaky bedroom and not my father). We did find out that either my grandfather or my great grandfather had an obsession with cardboard tubes (the ones you can put papers in), or that tubes can mate and have offspring. Now waiting for my turn to shower.

09-11-2011, 01:41 PM	#32028
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Figuring out if I can budget in a trip to San Diego for my cousin's Bat Mitzvah.

09-11-2011, 06:34 PM	#32029
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,858 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Went to K-Mart today - to their toy section - looking for toys to entertain (i.e., tire out Stella) and on a bottom shelf, found a perfect toy for her. http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-O/dp/B001...5779473&sr=8-1 It looks like the end of a lacrosse bat - but shoots out spinning red propeller disks that you can either aim at the ceiling to hover, or shoot down a hallway. Stella loves them! She's even starting to learn to retrieve the disks so we can shoot them out again! She'll run after them until she drops!

09-11-2011, 09:02 PM	#32030
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I shall make a joyful noise. It is possible, however, that my neighbors might not find it so joyful... I'm having a lot of fun playing my new guitar, running sounds through the Loop Station and overdubbing, making three and four part disharmonies (I have to call 'em as I sees 'em) and then playing along with them, experimenting with different effects. I have a software program called "JamVox" that allows me to create hundreds of electronic guitar set-ups. There are about a dozen different amps, 16 different pedals, 14 different delays, loops, distortions, etc., and each of them customizable. There are backing tracks, drum kits that can be changed for different rhythms, even a song base. The program even allows me to change pickups to create different sounds. And of course, the hardware amp that comes with the program has its own set of controls as does my guitar. I never realized one person could create such cacophony. Stitchawl

09-11-2011, 10:20 PM	#32031
Aurora W Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 2435146 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: back in the Midwest, USA Device: PRS-950, iPad, Nexus 7	Getting caught up on everything I've missed since we began this move, paying final bills for the old apartment, changing addresses to the new one, trying to figure out what to do with all the boxes we still have to empty...

09-11-2011, 10:28 PM	#32033
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	So this morning, dramas at work. I am told to be ready to travel in 2 weeks. OK. Then now a phone call. They want me there Friday! I haven't had time to soften bloke up for this. Most of the Friday flights are full. Damn! So now currently planning how to tell bloke when he comes home (probably in the next hour)

09-11-2011, 10:57 PM	#32034
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I'm about to have my first mandarin orange of the season. Yum!

09-12-2011, 12:17 PM	#32038
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Picked up the dog from the shelter this morning. I don't really know what she is. She's huge. Mostly lab, I think. When I take her in to the vet later this week, perhaps they'll have a better idea. Norton's in heaven. He must think it's Wednesday. He's still going strong. No challenge is too insurmountable for him!