People need a clue to the drought
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Comments (2)Be sure and get her office to give you some things. For example a copy of her time card if she is hourly, a name badge, her name tag off of her uniform if she wears one, etc..If you can't put these items directly in the book, take and get them color photo copied on to acid free sheets. I would also color photo copy on to acid free paper the letters from her co workers. Ask if she has ever received an award from work and try and get a copy of that, or a good job review, etc. I would also take a picture of her car parked in her favorite parking spot at work and the front of the building, and if possible exactly where (at her desk or her part of an assembly line, etc. preferable while she is doing her job) she worked whether it be in a factory, or an office. Also ask if she was ever in charge of the Christmas party, charity drive, etc. If they make an item there get a picture of it going down the line, etc... Penny...See MoreI need closure, people!
Comments (45)Really, any way of using this forum that produces useful feedback and information seems okay to me -- isn't that the whole point of the forum, to get and give ideas and help? Multiple posts, many questions, few answers, whatever. I don't get being critical of how someone else uses the forum, how often they post, or reply to other's posts. Not everyone who needs help will be able to provide it to others equally; often the OP responds to responses and never gets another response; continuing in a thread with a slight change of focus ( ie what about *this* color?) often also gets no further answers. And, as we all have experienced, the search function is often not helpful. I am *extremely* grateful for those who do respond frequently and helpfully! and, especially, for those with a talent for recalling other threads, reveals, and sites that can be helpful!...See MoreNeed help creating drought tolerant yard on a budget in Long Beach, CA
Comments (14)Looking at your inspiration photos, it seems that there are groundcover-like materials that can be grown there. I'm not familiar with what they might be so can't make recommendations. But it looks like a fairly lush look is available if one chooses the right material. Before doing any planting, I'd be considering if there is any possible way to widen the entrance walk, which is considerably undersized. The house would look more upscale with a much wider walk and you could probably eliminate one step in the process, making for an improved entry experience. I'd consider removing all of the raised edging. The beds it creates are much too tightly pinched to the house. A 5' to 6' minimum bed width would be more like it. In addition, the edge itself is so thin that it cheapens the overall look of the property. A masonry bed edge should be 8" wide, or wider, in order to be in scale with a house. If the edging didn't exist, it would be easy to place foundation plants where they should go. I find myself wishing the fence that encloses the back yard didn't come so close to the front entrance. By doing so, it messes up possible planting (the blank space between the windows is asking for a small tree) and generally looks a bit utilitarian so close to the front entrance. It would be nice if the back yard entrance could be framed with an arbor, but I don't know if that's possible with the way the architecture is laid out behind the fence. It would need to be explored. In the illustration I'm showing the types of plants that could go in certain locations. It's not means to be comprehensive. It's a start....See MoreOklahoma Drought Monitor 09/08/2015: Drought Spreads
Comments (3)Our drought is minor and will pass. I'm not happy about it, but it is fairly typical any more for us to spend a portion of every year in some degree of drought no matter how rainy the rest of the year has been or ends up being. We have greened up a bit since the rain fell, and already were greening up some just because the temperatures are milder now. Heat is almost as responsible as drought for the browning of grasses and forbs, so we get relief just when the heat drops even if it doesn't rain much. I was out at a fire thing yesterday for about 5 or 5.5 hours and it was just about 3 or 3.5 miles from our house. I was shocked at how dry the area was despite the recent rainfall. Granted, the soil surface was moist but the plants still were dry, dry, dry. California? Oh my. I have no words. I look at how widespread and how deep their drought is and wonder how long the plants, wildlife and people can hang on with such low moisture. I know there are people in some areas whose wells have run dry and who are having to buy all their water and have it trucked in (if they have tanks to hold it) or have to haul it home in buckets or jugs. I can't imagine that. It is one thing to buy water if your water system is having trouble and the water, though technically meeting standards, is just crappy and looks bad or tastes bad so you choose to buy bottled water for drinking and cooking. (There's a lot of that in SE OK this year). It escalates to a whole new level, though, if you're having to truck in water for bathing and doing laundry and dishes. The western wildfires have been so awful all summer, and will go on for several more months yet, and not just in Cali but in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, etc. I bet some areas haven't had relatively clean air for months, and breathing in smoke all the time is so unhealthy. I hope El Nino brings them rain and drought relief, but we all know that it takes monster rains to end a monster drought, and the heavy rainfall they need will bring with it a lot of flooding, landslides, etc. and probably lots of heartache and heartbreak. On the other hand, if El Nino were somehow to oddly peter out or drop the rain in places it is not expected and then miss the areas that really need the rain, how long can California and the rest of the west carry on without drought relief? So, I hope El Nino helps them a lot and doesn't hurt them too much....See Morereyesuela
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