Anyone else have this kind of CAR trouble?

16 years ago

I was just wondering if any of you might have the trouble I am experiencing.

When I am out and about town if I happen to pass a garden center or even one of the garden tents at the mall my car seems to brake and automatically turn into the parking lot and head right for the garden center then stop there. It seems to be getting worse and DH hates to try to explain this to the car mechanic.

Any ideas?

I just had to buy SOMETHING while there...came home with Kong Coleus which I was looking for last week and didn't find. A pretty yellow and orange zinnia. A pot of purslane....yea I know I will probably be sorry...lol.

And a gorgeous tropical hibiscus in a lovely orangey-pink color which I had almost bought a few weeks ago.

Anyone know anything about Umbrella plant? It is unusual and I am thinking about whether to get one or not.

G.M.

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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
16 years ago
Merryheart,

Sometimes I have that kind of car trouble, but not as much as I used to.

Since I have become more proficient at starting plants from seedlings and cuttings, I don't buy nearly as many as I used to. However, I still have to look at every plant-selling place we pass, whether it is a nursery or a home center store or whatever.....cause you never know what you might find!

For me, the 'danger zone' is on-line seed shopping. It is so easy. You just go to a website, pick out the seeds you want, and order them. The sees are delivered to your house, and then the real fun begins. I really have to stay away from the seed company websites because they are so tempting!

Dawn
bizydiggin
16 years ago
GM ~

My car has the same problem!!! Do you happen to drive a Dodge? Maybe it's programmed funny. DH gets irritated when we go to Home Depot or Lowes, even if we are going there to pick up lumber, the car HAS to park directly in front of the Garden Center! It frustrates him to no end to have to drag boards or whatever throughout the whole store.
The car is paid off, so it's "cheaper to keep her", besides, he really loves that car. :)))))

Courtney
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rjj1
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G.M.

Like Dawn, I have that same problem with my computer. :-) Don't visit garden centers all that much anymore.

Most of the plants and seed I tend to by are from out of the country from places like Taiwan and Thailand.

randy
Okiedawn OK Zone 7
16 years ago
Randy,

What are doing awake at this hour? I am awake because the weather radio went off to warn us of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and winds up to 50 m.p.h.

The storms are supposed to be in Jefferson County west of us and right at the Jefferson/Love County Line. I hope they stay west of our house.

We got the yard mowed yesterday because it didn't rain. The grass was very wet and it wasn't easy, but it is done.

Dawn
rjj1
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I was moving all of Adeniums in out the rain. I potted up a bunch of seedlings yesterday and wanted them to say dry for a day or two.

I mowed the other day. It took a chisel and mallet to clean the caked grass out of the mowing deck. :-)

randy

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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
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Randy,

I was outside moving a ton of potted plants up under the patio cover too. It was scarey with the lightning crashing all around, but I wanted to get those plants in a safe place in case the predicted hail arrived. Luckily the hail missed us, but the wind and rain didn't.

This year's weather has cost me a whole lot of sleep!

Dawn
bizydiggin
16 years ago
For the first time in weeks I slept well, so well in fact that I slept right through the storm this morning!

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Crossing my fingers that the sun comes back soon. It peeked out for a few minutes this afternoon. The rest of time I felt like I had to hurry and get things done before it started raining again.

Courtney

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