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Rumpelteazer · 02-26-2016, 03:38 PM

Thank you all.

I decided that tonight I'm going to remember my grandmother by watching one of her favourite shows; Murder, She Wrote.

The funeral will be held on Tuesday morning, afterwards we're looking into doing something with direct family, excluding my uncle.

On the whole Family Thing; it turns out everyone who knows about the situation doesn't agree with what my uncle has been doing. Including his daughters and girlfriend. It's nice to know that, although I wish I would have known that earlier. For the past two and a half years I felt our family was isolated from the rest of the extended family. Some moral support would have been nice.

Cearuil · 02-26-2016, 06:10 PM

My condolences, Rumpelteazer. Keep on trucking.

I'm listening to David Bowie's Rebel Rebel and contemplating a shift in gear to something by Siouxie and the Banshees.

charlyee · 02-26-2016, 06:21 PM

Cooking chicken curry with two overly attentive pups laying next to me.

badgoodDeb · 02-26-2016, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cearuil

My condolences, Rumpelteazer. Keep on trucking.

I'm listening to David Bowie's Rebel Rebel and contemplating a shift in gear to something by Siouxie and the Banshees.

Brings this oldie to mind:
If an S and an I and an O and a U
with an X at the end, spell "Sue"
and an E and a Y and an E spell "I"
Pray, what is a speller to do?

Then if also an S and an I and a G
with an H-E-D spell "side"
There is nothing on earth for a speller to do
but go and commit SiouxEyeSighed.

WT Sharpe · 02-26-2016, 09:50 PM

Something good happened today. I don't know what caused it, but my Paperwhite screen got cracked, and there's a hole in it about 1/32" through which a bright, distracting pinpoint of blazing white light is pouring through. You know what this means: I now have no choice but to upgrade to the Kindle Voyage. I just ordered one off Amazon. It should be here sometime Tuesday.

orlok · 02-27-2016, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Something good happened today. I don't know what caused it, but my Paperwhite screen got cracked, and there's a hole in it about 1/32" through which a bright, distracting pinpoint of blazing white light is pouring through. You know what this means: I now have no choice but to upgrade to the Kindle Voyage. I just ordered one off Amazon. It should be here sometime Tuesday.

Every cloud and all that...

issybird · 02-27-2016, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Something good happened today. I don't know what caused it, but my Paperwhite screen got cracked, and there's a hole in it about 1/32" through which a bright, distracting pinpoint of blazing white light is pouring through.

You lent it to Norton to move things along?

WT Sharpe · 02-27-2016, 12:05 PM

Actually I haven't the faintest idea what happened. It was fine yesterday morning. That afternoon I had it in the car when I went to the Post Office with my son. While I was inside, he went to rummage through the car in hopes of finding a lighter. Perhaps he threw something on it while he was searching. He does tend to be a bull in a china shop at times. All I know is that afterwards there was a spot of light to rival a supernova directly in the center of the screen. While awaiting the Voyage, I have a miniature piece of duct tape, roughly the size and shape of a baby roach, over the spot. The tape is a bit distracting, but the light was giving me a headache.

poohbear_nc · 02-27-2016, 06:06 PM

Just finished hanging 2 finch feeder socks -- I'm converting the small area of trees in my back yard into a bird feeding paradise ... well, at least a pleasant place to munch ... So far I have a feeder for songbirds, the 2 finch socks, and a ground feeding station -- to keep the squirrels off the hanging feeders. Stella cat approves ...

DMcCunney · 02-27-2016, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Just finished hanging 2 finch feeder socks -- I'm converting the small area of trees in my back yard into a bird feeding paradise ... well, at least a pleasant place to munch ... So far I have a feeder for songbirds, the 2 finch socks, and a ground feeding station -- to keep the squirrels off the hanging feeders. Stella cat approves ...

Keeping the squirrels off the feeding stations can be a challenge. Some friends in VA had a feeder station hanging from a tree in their yard. To try to keep the squirrels from getting the seed instead of the birds, they had it hanging from a device triggered by weight. If a squirrel climbed down on it to get seeds, it would make noise and spin to throw the squirrel off. Unfortunately, the squirrels decided that was fun, and would climb onto it to get spun and tossed off.

Plan B was mixing peppers in with the seed, which the birds wouldn't notice but the squirrels would.
______
Dennis

poohbear_nc · 02-27-2016, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Keeping the squirrels off the feeding stations can be a challenge. Some friends in VA had a feeder station hanging from a tree in their yard. To try to keep the squirrels from getting the seed instead of the birds, they had it hanging from a device triggered by weight. If a squirrel climbed down on it to get seeds, it would make noise and spin to throw the squirrel off. Unfortunately, the squirrels decided that was fun, and would climb onto it to get spun and tossed off.

Plan B was mixing peppers in with the seed, which the birds wouldn't notice but the squirrels would.
______
Dennis

We tried one of those spinners - and yes, the squirrels had a ball spinning ... ran down the batteries, and then ate the seed.

I'm trying old fashioned bribery - a ground feeding station with cracked corn, mixed nuts, sunflower seeds, etc. - and filling the song bird feeder with a mix of small seeds with no nuts ... so far the squirrels, doves, cardinals, crows, and other unidentified large birds approve.

cromag · 02-27-2016, 08:11 PM

My Dad spent 40 years battling to keep the squirrels off Mom's bird feeders. He tried the spinners, hanging them from tree limbs with wire, suspending them from a wire stretched between two trees, etc. He swore that he could see the squirrels on the ground under the feeders, studying them for weaknesses.

The best approach turned out to be a feeder that was weight-triggered, but instead of spinning it dropped a barrier between the perch and the food. It looked kind of like a knight's helmet with a visor. When anything heavy got near the opening to the food the door would drop shut. I don't think the squirrels ever figured it out, but the birds still spilled enough seed onto the ground to keep them well fed.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-29-2016, 08:38 AM

Squirrel!

We had to catch some and transplant them elsewhere. They were digging our lawn to pieces because the neighbour a couple of houses down would leave them peanuts and peanuts and more peanuts.

Cinisajoy · 02-29-2016, 11:09 AM

Monday morning housework.

Tarana · 02-29-2016, 12:08 PM

Squirrels! This is the first year in my memory that my Mom has not had to yell at squirrels to get off the feeder. They have their own feeder plus food on the ground, but they still thought that the food was 'better' in the feeder. What was the change? We have a girl squirrel that seems to be keeping the boys in order. No problems at all this year.

I'm currently converting some audiobooks to Mp3 to put on a flash drive for my brother before he returns to his home state tomorrow. We have tried everything to get the Audible app to work on either his android phone or laptop and it just doesn't work. Even had Audible on the line. Poo. While doing the converting, I'm listening to The Count of Monte Cristo (which I have on CDs). One of my favorite books.

02-26-2016, 06:21 PM	#39438
charlyee Book Addict Posts: 1,556 Karma: 11501430 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Wisconsin Device: Voyage, iPad Air 2, Surface 3	So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? Cooking chicken curry with two overly attentive pups laying next to me.

02-27-2016, 08:11 PM	#39447
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,559 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	My Dad spent 40 years battling to keep the squirrels off Mom's bird feeders. He tried the spinners, hanging them from tree limbs with wire, suspending them from a wire stretched between two trees, etc. He swore that he could see the squirrels on the ground under the feeders, studying them for weaknesses. The best approach turned out to be a feeder that was weight-triggered, but instead of spinning it dropped a barrier between the perch and the food. It looked kind of like a knight's helmet with a visor. When anything heavy got near the opening to the food the door would drop shut. I don't think the squirrels ever figured it out, but the birds still spilled enough seed onto the ground to keep them well fed. Last edited by cromag; 02-27-2016 at 08:38 PM.

02-26-2016, 03:38 PM	#39436
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Thank you all. I decided that tonight I'm going to remember my grandmother by watching one of her favourite shows; Murder, She Wrote. The funeral will be held on Tuesday morning, afterwards we're looking into doing something with direct family, excluding my uncle. On the whole Family Thing; it turns out everyone who knows about the situation doesn't agree with what my uncle has been doing. Including his daughters and girlfriend. It's nice to know that, although I wish I would have known that earlier. For the past two and a half years I felt our family was isolated from the rest of the extended family. Some moral support would have been nice.

02-26-2016, 06:10 PM	#39437
Cearuil Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle	My condolences, Rumpelteazer. Keep on trucking. I'm listening to David Bowie's Rebel Rebel and contemplating a shift in gear to something by Siouxie and the Banshees.

02-26-2016, 09:50 PM	#39440
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.	Something good happened today. I don't know what caused it, but my Paperwhite screen got cracked, and there's a hole in it about 1/32" through which a bright, distracting pinpoint of blazing white light is pouring through. You know what this means: I now have no choice but to upgrade to the Kindle Voyage. I just ordered one off Amazon. It should be here sometime Tuesday.

02-27-2016, 12:05 PM	#39443
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.	Actually I haven't the faintest idea what happened. It was fine yesterday morning. That afternoon I had it in the car when I went to the Post Office with my son. While I was inside, he went to rummage through the car in hopes of finding a lighter. Perhaps he threw something on it while he was searching. He does tend to be a bull in a china shop at times. All I know is that afterwards there was a spot of light to rival a supernova directly in the center of the screen. While awaiting the Voyage, I have a miniature piece of duct tape, roughly the size and shape of a baby roach, over the spot. The tape is a bit distracting, but the light was giving me a headache.

02-27-2016, 06:06 PM	#39444
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,867 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just finished hanging 2 finch feeder socks -- I'm converting the small area of trees in my back yard into a bird feeding paradise ... well, at least a pleasant place to munch ... So far I have a feeder for songbirds, the 2 finch socks, and a ground feeding station -- to keep the squirrels off the hanging feeders. Stella cat approves ...

02-29-2016, 08:38 AM	#39448
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Squirrel! We had to catch some and transplant them elsewhere. They were digging our lawn to pieces because the neighbour a couple of houses down would leave them peanuts and peanuts and more peanuts.

02-29-2016, 11:09 AM	#39449
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Monday morning housework.

02-29-2016, 12:08 PM	#39450
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,049 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Squirrels! This is the first year in my memory that my Mom has not had to yell at squirrels to get off the feeder. They have their own feeder plus food on the ground, but they still thought that the food was 'better' in the feeder. What was the change? We have a girl squirrel that seems to be keeping the boys in order. No problems at all this year. I'm currently converting some audiobooks to Mp3 to put on a flash drive for my brother before he returns to his home state tomorrow. We have tried everything to get the Audible app to work on either his android phone or laptop and it just doesn't work. Even had Audible on the line. Poo. While doing the converting, I'm listening to The Count of Monte Cristo (which I have on CDs). One of my favorite books.