Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[beppe]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Yer a cherry sucker!

Ah yes. I love it.
Beats a** *i**i*g
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[Javed]

Originally Posted by beppe

Ah yes. I love it.
Beats a** *i**i*g
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all singing

[beppe]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

well, at least the ice is keeping the green stuff out for now...

This kind of stories is exactly why I never regret not to have a swimming pool.

Please continue ...

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

So I just fixed my pool's chlorine generator. I found some people online that had the same problem and rather than spending $300 to replace the whole circuit board you only had to solder in a new component that cost $2.50 on line.

Finally got it done... my solder gun didn't want to get hot enough. But, dd it, put the board back in the control unit, and turned it on... YEA! Green power light and Generating lights!!! Woot!!!

That's the good news... the bad news is, after a week with no chlorine the pool is pretty green. So, a lot of sweeping and filter back washing in line for the weekend and beyond.

But... it was worth it to save the $300.

BOb

It sounds like you have an expensive set-up. Is it an in-ground pool? We have an 18 ft. round above-ground pool. It doesn't have a sand filter (although at one time it did), so there's never a need to backwash; and having a spare filter eliminates the wasted time between filter washings. I just pull out the dirty cartridge and slip in the clean one, then clean the dirty one and save it for the next change.

We've had a couple of pool-worthy days so far, but I didn't take advantage of them. My grandson and Norton are raring to go, but the pool needs to be cleaned up from winter first before they can come in.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by beppe

Just had the first cherries of this year. Quite good.
I do not know about you foreigners. We Italians, when we eat something for the first time in the
year, we express a wish. My wish is ... Has to remain secret. Too bad.

hey, we do that too in france ! i love those old traditions / superstitions. it's like, you have to look the other in the eye when you knock glasses, or never light a cigarette from a candle (it kills a sailor). some of them have really pragmatic origins : it's bad luck to light 3 cigarettes from the same match... when you're a solider in WWII, because it gives the enemy time to get a good aim to shoot you.

Originally Posted by Javed

all singing

Originally Posted by beppe

This kind of stories is exactly why I never regret not to have a swimming pool.

Please continue ...

yep, me too !

[beppe]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey, we do that too in france ! i love those old traditions / superstitions. it's like, you have to look the other in the eye when you knock glasses, or never light a cigarette from a candle (it kills a sailor). some of them have really pragmatic origins : it's bad luck to light 3 cigarettes from the same match... when you're a solider in WWII, because it gives the enemy time to get a good aim to shoot you.

Ciao bella! This site is brighter when you are around!

look the other in the eye when you knock glasses
so a third one can put an hand in your pocket

the 3 clops with one match, my papie told me this from the WWI. He called it La Grande Guerra.
Superstitions.

One thing, though, you should pay attention to. When you get out of the bed (la levé du corps), start with the right foot. That's already in Latin literature.

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey, we do that too in france ! i love those old traditions / superstitions. it's like, you have to look the other in the eye when you knock glasses, or never light a cigarette from a candle (it kills a sailor). some of them have really pragmatic origins : it's bad luck to light 3 cigarettes from the same match... when you're a solider in WWII, because it gives the enemy time to get a good aim to shoot you.






yep, me too !

Here's a southern US superstition for you.

Gardeners in the south like to give away plants that are extras. Bulbs, runners, any sort of plant that asexually multiplies without human intervention. The are called pass-along plants (I passed-along 20 crinium lilies this spring). The superstition is that you should not thank the person who passes along the plant. If you do, the plant will die....

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Here's a southern US superstition for you.

Gardeners in the south like to give away plants that are extras. Bulbs, runners, any sort of plant that asexually multiplies without human intervention. The are called pass-along plants (I passed-along 20 crinium lilies this spring). The superstition is that you should not thank the person who passes along the plant. If you do, the plant will die....

very practical. Lovely too, it increases complicity.

In Italy a man enters through a door in some public place before the women. I think it is for an ancient form of protection. With normal doors women have right of way they deserve, of course.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I will (if I get the contract) probably do the work in the kittie pyjamas, but I thought I would look a little more professional for the first meeting.

what a crazy idea ! you let us know how that works out for you. i'm still waiting for those photos !!

Originally Posted by beppe

Ciao bella! This site is brighter when you are around!

ciao bello ! i can say the same to you !

look the other in the eye when you knock glasses
so a third one can put an hand in your pocket

that's the sicilian version, right ?

the 3 clops with one match, my papie told me this from the WWI. He called it La Grande Guerra.
Superstitions.

ha okay, i must be wrong and it's older than i thought. i didn't know it went back to La Grande Guerre (we call it that too ).

One thing, though, you should pay attention to. When you get out of the bed (la levé du corps), start with the right foot. That's already in Latin literature.

hm, i usually put both feet on the floor at the same time, is that a problem ? maybe the left foot touches first sometimes since i always get out of the left side of the bed... i'm not usually awake enough to pay attention at the time.

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Here's a southern US superstition for you.

Gardeners in the south like to give away plants that are extras. Bulbs, runners, any sort of plant that asexually multiplies with out human intervention. The are called pass-along plants (I passed-along 20 crinium lilies this spring). The superstition is that you should not that the person who passes along the plant. If you do, the plant will die....

that's a lovely tradition ! i like that. my grandmother is an excellent gardener and she is always exchanging clippings with friends to start new plants. i guess she must never say thank you because i don't think a single one of her plants has ever died.

[GeoffC]

During the day of Hogmanay the Scottish household would be busy cleaning so that the New Year could be welcomed into a tidy and neat house. It is considered ill luck to welcome in the New Year in a dirty uncleaned house. Fireplaces would be swept out and polished and some people would read the ashes of the very last fire of the year, to see what the New Year would hold. The act of cleaning the entire house was called the redding, ie getting ready for the New Year.

Pieces from a Rowan tree would be placed above a door to bring luck. In the house would be placed a piece of mistletoe, not for kissing under like at Christmas, but to prevent illness to the householders. Pieces of holly would be placed to keep out mischievous fairies and pieces of hazel and yew which were thought to have magical powers and would protect the house and the people who lived in it. Juniper would be burnt throughout the house, then all the doors of the home would be opened to bring in fresh air. The house was then considered ready to bring in the New Year.

Debts would be paid by New Year's Eve because it was considered bad luck to see in a new year with a debt.

Any visitors who arrive before the chimes of midnight on New Year's Eve would have to be violently shooed away to prevent bad luck. At midnight the man of the house would open the back door to let the old year out and then open the front door of the house to let in the new year. The household would also make as much noise as possible to scare off evil spirits. In harbours throughout Aberdeenshire, at Aberdeen Harbour and throughout the North East Sea fishermen and sailors will sound their horns and these sounds carry for miles.

[beppe]

Wonderful story laced with druidic perfumes. Thank you!
May the Goddess bless you and keep your path smooth and your steps light and free from thorns.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

During the day of Hogmanay the Scottish household would be busy cleaning so that the New Year could be welcomed into a tidy and neat house. It is considered ill luck to welcome in the New Year in a dirty uncleaned house. Fireplaces would be swept out and polished and some people would read the ashes of the very last fire of the year, to see what the New Year would hold. The act of cleaning the entire house was called the redding, ie getting ready for the New Year.

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ha! my Dad always called cleaning up "reddin' up!"!

[pshrynk]

If you look a clown in the eye, he will come around to your bedroom at night and eat you.

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by beppe

Wonderful story laced with druidic perfumes. Thank you!
May the Goddess bless you and keep your path smooth and your steps light and free from thorns.

What a beautiful blessing!!
[Especially for the barefoot amongst us]

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

If you look a clown in the eye, he will come around to your bedroom at night and eat you.

Only if you're a dead parrot!