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jedijudy
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I keep thinking of all the songs I sang as a child referring to Isaac either directly or indirectly. Father Abraham had many sons...Once there were three fishermen...
That irrational part of my brain doing that ear worm thing is going to either attract or repel the storm by that name. Hoping for the latter, but preparing for the former. (Memo to self: get gas for the genny.)
Oh, joy. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Phoenix has had 2 days of torrential rains. The lightning over Sky Harbor Airport was fantastic last night, wish I could have taken photos, but i was driving through the mess. The humidity is pretty crappy, too. I'm not used to it.
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BessLane
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Our corn is being shelled today . Squeak, the kitten of mass destruction, has decided that he really doesn't like the combine and is all puffed up and squeakily growling out the bedroom window. Bless him. With corn currently going at just over $8/bushel, I'm hoping it makes a decent amount per acre.
In other exciting farm news, we are getting wheat this fall. I know folks think I'm strange, but I sincerely love wheat fields and we're going to have our very own this year. It also means 2 checks next year (soybeans will go in after the wheat is cut next spring) so double yipee!
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The students are back.
Once they've settled in I really like having them around, but the moving-in process is a nuisance. The supermarkets and their parking lots are jammed. Some streets are closed to thru traffic. I have to plan my shopping and routes very carefully.
The other problem is that every fall we get an influx of drivers who do not understand how a four-way-stop intersection works. The way it is supposed to work is that the vehicle that has been waiting longest has the right of way. Some drivers think that if the car in front of them moves, they have the right to move also.
It's a bit tricky driving in a place where a large majority of the drivers are under the age of twenty-five.
As I said, I do like having the students around, but I hate this adjustment period.
Moo
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by BessHiggs: Our corn is being shelled today . Squeak, the kitten of mass destruction, has decided that he really doesn't like the combine and is all puffed up and squeakily growling out the bedroom window. Bless him. With corn currently going at just over $8/bushel, I'm hoping it makes a decent amount per acre.
In other exciting farm news, we are getting wheat this fall. I know folks think I'm strange, but I sincerely love wheat fields and we're going to have our very own this year. It also means 2 checks next year (soybeans will go in after the wheat is cut next spring) so double yipee!
I find agriculture fascinating, even the idea of how much you make/acre! According to the few websites the yield for corn in Texas is 145 bushels per acre, but Texas is big and I have no idea where you are and wht kind of year it's been! If you're a bit down I suppose that could make $1,000 per acre. I hope it comes out well for you as all farming (says a man who grows herbs and lettuces) is hard work and a worry. Hope the wheat and soybeans go well too.
btw: that sounds like a thoroughly sensible kitten! [ 24. August 2012, 12:42: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
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Janine
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Kitten might hate big equipment.
My dog hates equipment. A mere lawn mower will churn him into a very un-pit-bulldog-like red-eyed frenzy. The only living thing that does that to him is a 'possum.
(The pit bulls I know get a cool, intent, determined look on their faces, ears up and attentive, if they want to be serious about a threat, perhaps an intruder in the house or another dog competing for pee-mail area. It's as if that insane red-eyed gutteral growl/bark thing is fun for them, but when it's time to be business-like and perform their duty, they turn all cool and Terminator for it.)
I got accustomed to the farm market reports on radio and TV news shows when I lived in Iowa. It's not on TV much here in Louisiana. We have major crops but perhaps the 'cane, corn, soybean and cotton farmers get their reports from radio stations to which I don't listen. I kinda miss it. Even if you're not growing more than a family truck patch yourself, it's good to know how your neighbors are faring.
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Kitty might hate the noise in particular. And I agree with you about farm reports, Janine--I rejoiced to see a TV commercial aimed at farmers the other day, and Mr. Lamb looked at me very oddly!
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BessLane
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I think it just startled kitten, because when it came back around past the window he barely batted an eye. And I agree about farm reports, they are fascinating, as are most aspects of farming to me. I have several buddies who work at the local grain bin and every once in a while I wander down and kind of mooch around, well out of the way of dangerous stuff, and watch the trucks unload and the rail cars load up. There is something deeply satisfying about the sound of grain pouring into a hopper car.
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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BESS, last night we picked our sweet corn (bread and butter variety) and it was delicious smothered in butter. YUM. Also, the apple trees are turning red and they taste so good. Waiting for the tops of the potatoes to die so they can be picked. The tomatoes are green, but hopefully sooner or later they will turn red and be ready for canning. WOOHOO, this is the only time of year that a hobby farmer likes the most-the picking. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Got a small bushel of apples off the trees today, so lots of apple canning to do today. I can't find my apple corer, my pans, can lifters, Nothing. All I have is jars. Cannot figure out where the supplies are. My house isn't THAT BIG!
I'm praying to Saint Jude at the moment. ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Haven't found anything relating to my canning anywhere. So I'll have to do it "old school". St Jude is letting me down BIG TIME!
I'm watching DirectTV and they have a Hurricane Isaac channel on 349. They are cutting from New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama TV stations, so you can see what is happening as it is happening.
So I called Janine and she still has electricity and is prepared for the oncoming storm. There is wind and we all can pray for her roof to stay intact. Please, LORD!
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Glad to hear Janine is hunkered down and all right for the moment. Thanks MoBo!
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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She is not out of it yet. She's in the eye of the storm, but then she will get the other band of the circular motion of the storm. I've been texting her updates. There will be hours more rain coming and a tornado threat due to the wind. The wind is pushing the water north. Power outages are another problem, some people have generators, but others don't. Clean up will be HUGE.
Interesting story, though,,,,,, people logging into Facebook to tell where they are trapped and getting saved by just neighbors and strangers picking them up off their roofs when the levees overflowed. Some people just got on their boats and are riding out the storm in it.
If nothing else, I'm learning a lot about New Orleans geography and place names.
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Janine update on the Isaac thread:
http://forum.ship-of-fools.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=005418#000018
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Moo
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I woke to the smell of a skunk this morning. It's really bad to have that in your nostrils first thing in the morning.
I got up and closed the windows; after an hour the smell outdoors was gone, and I'm clearing the air in the house with a fan.
Moo
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Welease Woderwick
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quote: Originally posted by Moo: I woke to the smell of a skunk this morning. ...
Well, it is election year, I suppose there are a lot of them about.
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BessLane
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Ah yes, the smell of skunk in the morning...so refreshing
I used to have a very stupid dog who just couldn't get through his thick head that skunks weren't toys. We could count on at least one spraying per summer, and it was usually two or more. Like I said the dog was STUPID. The worst skunk incident I can think of though, happened last year when my husband was cutting beans. I'll leave out the graphic details, but it involved a combine, a skunk, and an entire hopper full of very very stinky soybeans...
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Janine: But... but... What happened to the beeeeeans?
Strictly industrial use, if anything at all!
BessHiggs: How goes the corn?
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Interesting day here. I flew into Miami last night and after staying up to late visiting with my brothers we got up this morning to go fishing. As my brothers, 3 nephews and myself(total 6 one brother couldn't make it) show up 10 minutes early for the fish trip the boat we are suppose to take out is gone, another captain at the docks happened to be an extra boat. While fishing we were only caught 7 bonito. As if this was not bad enough the toilet broke tonight and we just spent a couple of hours taking care of that mess. Needless to say I am tired.
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BessLane
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quote: Originally posted by Sioni Sais: quote: Originally posted by Janine: But... but... What happened to the beeeeeans?
Strictly industrial use, if anything at all!
BessHiggs: How goes the corn?
I think the beans went to the grain bins with all the other beans from that field....if anyone eats skunky smelling tofu, we're sorry
The corn made pretty well...even with our not-so-great ground we made about 100 bu/acre. Paid for camper rent at the lake and a couple of cases of shells for duck season so it's all good.
Had a scary-but-turned-out-ok night. Had a young couple and one of their buddies in the bar tonight. Served both boys two beers each over the course of about an hour. Boys were going to drop the girlfriend home then come back out to spend some boy-time together. Well, it's rained here today (THANK YOU Isaac) and the roads were slick and oily and long story short, after the boys dropped the girl off, we got a call that they boys had been in a wreck. One of the boys daddy was there so he got the initial call, and six guys peeled out of the parking lot to go find them. I was about ten minutes behind and drove up this old country road to find what could have been anyone's worst nightmare. Dark, curvy, slick country road. Four trucks pulled over. Guys with flashlights in a bean field. SUV on it's top. Fuck Fuck Fuck...my first thought is absolute terror. Thank you GOD, both kids were fine. Banged up a bit, but OK. Long story short, we managed to get the truck out of the field and to my buddy's shop and both boys called me about a half hour later to tell me they were ok. I'm still shook up about it but so thankful that everything turned out ok.
Before I dance at the one boy's wedding later this month I'm going to slap the ever-loving-snot out of him for scaring the crap out of me. Then I will hug him and tell him I love him because I do.
Welcome to the bar business Bess ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) [ 02. September 2012, 11:22: Message edited by: BessHiggs ]
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quote: Originally posted by rugasaw: While fishing we were only caught 7 bonito. As if this was not bad enough the toilet broke tonight and we just spent a couple of hours taking care of that mess. Needless to say I am tired.
That's what you get for going on vacation on the first week of the school year! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Bess - yep yep yep.
that's the worst part.
so glad they're okay. my fear is having to face one of the mamas if something terrible happens.
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To finish up the vacation report on a computer instead of my phone.
Clearing up day 1. The toilet incident was probably worse than the way I wrote It. We were staying in my older brothers 4 story town home he is renting. While we were about to sit down to dinner after a long day older brothers wife says she hears water splashing. we look in the 2nd floor 1/2 bath and there is a stream of water coming down from the ceiling. We run up to the 3rd floor into my nephews bedroom and start splashing through water as we go into their bathroom. There we found the offending toilet, to which the water was quickly shut off. My older brother and his wife took care of the down stairs flooding. My younger brother took care of the flooding in the bathroom. And I took care of the flooding in the bedroom. Not a single dry towel was left in the house.
Day 2. Beach day. We took a short walk in swim trunks to the beach. At least that is what we were told we were doing. We ended up pushing 2 overloaded carts over a mile to the beach. We also used a wheel chair to push my older brothers mother in law with us. In defense of the planning this was probably the best way to get to the beach. We had great fun at the beach swimming in clear water and white sands. We were also played some bounce the ball with a paddle game. Well two of us had paddles. The rest used what ever was available* (ice chest lid, Frisbee, flip flop, and a plastic sand shovel). I went for an extra dip into the water before we left and while out in the waves got stung on the arm by a jelly fish. Finished by going to a seafood restaurant called Shuckers for dinner. We found out that you get seated quicker when you have a little white haired lady with a cane in your party. We had wonderful food eating the required grouper sandwiches and I decided to order a plate of cracked conch for the appetizer. The conch was much like fried oysters but sweeter and less funky.
Day 3. Eat at Las Vegas (Cuban) and get totally stuffed by shredded pork, slow cooked beef, and fried chicken pieces all covered with some sauteed onions. Went down to South Beach to go shopping. I found some clothes I liked but not for the price offered. I also found Pata an angry bird knock off squeezy thing that lights up when bounced. Then we rushed back to the airport. And now I am back.
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Janine
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I have never found fried oysters to be at all funky...
Sounds like a great time, regardless of toilet misbehavior. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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So did people have a good Labor Day?
Mine was sort of a bust. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Kelly Alves
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I hung out at a local bar reading Stephen King and people-watching. This went great until a guy and a girl walked in, sat at the bar next to me, and proceeded to spend the next hour tearing one of thier coworkers apart, getting louder and drunker as they went.
"She's a loser. She said hi to me, and I just gave her a dirty look. Her only friends are her cats. She's so jealous of me. "
GAHHH! Good Lord, who could possibly be worth all that energy! And on a holiday yet! I moved far away and concluded that perhaps "she" wasn't the most difficult person in their workplace to work with.
Apropos of nothing, how is it I have never heard of this?
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Kelly, that link was awesome! I now find myself really really wanting a giant stuffed rabbit of my own.
We had an excellent Sunday and Monday. Had a big ole cookout Sunday and then spent a rare Momday loafing around with my hubby.
We went to Final Flight (a hunting store, and one of my happy places) and I spent about an hour drooling over various things. I'm thinking about buying a 12ga shotgun and fell in love with this . Champagne tastes on a malt liquor budget...yep that's me ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Nicolemr: So did people have a good Labor Day?
Mine was sort of a bust.
I'm sorry yours wasn't a good one, Nicole.
Mine was going to be quiet, checking the Ship and doing a load of wash. Then my BFF called to see if I wanted to go with her to PF Chang's. We got the discounted lunch prices! Love their shrimp with candied walnuts.
Rugasaw's beach adventures reminds me of a call I got telling me that my son, in spite of doing the Stingray Shuffle™, was in the hospital with a sting. It was extremely painful, but the paramedics put very hot water on the site and that was an amazing help...for as long as the water stayed hot. So, as a public service announcement, remember to use hot water if you ever run afoul of a stingray.
code:
Not associated with any actual medical degree, nor do I portray a doctor on TV.
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quote: Originally posted by BessHiggs: I'm thinking about buying a 12ga shotgun and fell in love with this . Champagne tastes on a malt liquor budget...yep that's me
Very nice. I loves me some B guns (Beretta, Benelli, & Browning). If you start playing in that price range, take a look at the Benelli Super Black Eagle II. It's a worthy competitor to the Beretta and is usually a few dollars cheaper.
I have a Benelli Nova pump 12ga. It breaks clays well and doesn't hurt my shoulder shooting the Federal bulk stuff from Wally-World. 2 3/4", #7 shot at about 1200FPS. It's still a "B" gun but not nearly as expensive as the semis. With some practice, you can shoot it nearly as fast as a semi. I have no problem firing on pairs of clays. The Super Nova has a recoil reduction system that would make it an even softer shooter.
A Beretta 20ga semi (probably a Urika or similar) will likely be my next purchase.
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quote: Originally posted by JB: Probably more for social work than skeet.
(But Motherboard will want one.)
I've always heard that RJF was a bunch of overpriced bolt-ons. Now I know it. That's a $600 Saiga 12ga with about $250 worth of add on parts and they want $1819 for it. Wow.... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Went up into the hills of Colorado, rather mountains of Colorado this weekend. It is so lovely not to have to cook, clean, could sleep when we wanted. Life is good.
Then, reality sets in when you come home and I've been cleaning all day. <sigh> I'm having my bible class for lunch next Sunday. JB's famous chile will be served. (I'll be eating hotdogs, myself) ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Janine
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Monkeylizard, I "hear" about the same level of sneer when you say "bolt-on" as I expect to hear when some folks say "strap-on".
Is the trouble the fact that they've belled-and-whistled the thing, or that they're charging that pretty price for it?
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Mamacita
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quote: Originally posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde: JB's famous chile will be served.
With Fritos? [insert drool smiley]
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big storm coming in here. winds already hitting over 100 mph on the Anchorage hillside. We get storms like this usually midwinter - when there is ice protecting the shores. the erosion might be bad.
here, we're probably fine. the wind usually skips over us and nails Denali to the wall. we just can expect a metric buttload of rain and flood watches. (I'm far from the river, no worries for me - biggest risk is power outages and disappearing into epic puddles.)
I hope the fishing fleets all got into port.
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Mamacita
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Amen to that. (And good to see you posting, Janine. It looks like you came out OK on the other side of Isaac.)
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quote: Originally posted by Janine: Is the trouble the fact that they've belled-and-whistled the thing, or that they're charging that pretty price for it?
The price. I think it looks just fine. I like that things can be customized to fit a specific need or a person's tastes. It would be really boring if they all looked the same.
RJF gets under my skin because they don't really make firearms, but just modify existing ones. Them sell them at custom prices.
AIUI, RJF used to make a lot of their own parts that were really unique. Now it feels like they trade on their TV show fame and charge exorbitant prices to people who don't know any better. I may be wrong, but I really fail to see where they added $1200 in value to the base $600 shotgun in the prior link.
Most of their stuff is that way to me. I just don't see what they are doing that truly improves the weapon. Now their 1,000 yard AK was impressive. That took real gun smithing.
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BessLane
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Woke up this morning to the sound of road works. Yipee! They are finally re-surfacing my road. Fancy new black top too, not just packed gravel! We stepping in high cotton now ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Janine
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quote: Originally posted by Mamacita: ... good to see you posting, Janine. It looks like you came out OK on the other side of Isaac...
FG says the remnants of Isaac are circling around and have potential to park over the Gulf & strengthen again. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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We had an exciting time tonight. Motherboard's minions had almost finished staining the deck before her Sunday School class appears on Sunday. Almost. So about 1900 there was a dancing light outside the living room window, where there is supposed to be nothing for about twenty miles. Actually, it was a cheery little fire on the porch. And it was getting bigger. Motherboard called 911 to summons the fire department. JB eventually swept the blaze off the porch into the weeds. The smoke alarms went off. The alarm company called to say that the alarms were going off. The neighbors called to see what was happening. The house filled with smoke from the smoldering remains outside.
By the time the Fire Departments arrived, the doors and windows were open and a fan from the shop was exhausting the smoke.
Yes, Fire Departments arrived - four fire stations, seventy people, with seven fire trucks. Only four trucks actually made it up the lane; the rest formed a crowd in the county road. Perhaps this type of response can get us lower fire insurance rates. (For those who know our wonderful dirt road, they know how it would be hard to even get big trucks up the road)
And all the neighbors arrived, including one who heard the call on her public services scanner and discovered that the GPS coordinates matched her house.
And so the firemen looked at the dying embers with an IR scanner and sprayed more water on the remnants. The residue appeared to be the plastic trash can where Motherboard's minions had stored the stain-soaked rags. Then the Fire Chief did paperwork and departed. The paperwork took more time than all else combined.
And we closed the windows and Motherboard dried the spices she had previously picked.
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Kelly Alves
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Yikes. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Lyda*Rose
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Ah. Minions.
Hope there wasn't too much damage. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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Hey, but sniffing the thinners for the stain can be fun...
...occasionally fatal, but fun.
Hope all is well, MB - I know you will know it now but rags like that are better in a metal container.
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monkeylizard
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: I know you will know it now but rags like that are better in a metal container.
with a lid
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Welease Woderwick
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Sorry monkeylizard, that link took me to a sign in page.
...but you are right about the lid!
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