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Another raccoon encounter...................
Comments (14)Hi Catherine: No bird feeders in my yard (except hummingbirds). I learned a long time ago that with bird feeders you end up with sunflowers, thistles, etc. growing wherever the birds drop them. By mouth or the other end. Only thing I can figure is I feed my cats dry food in the sunroom. Maybe it smelled it though the screen. Sandy: My first co-op job in high school was a typist at St. Stephens School. Being my first job my mom made me wear a white blouse, black skirt and nylons. Sister Mary Rita Mae the science teacher had a pet raccoon that she would let run around the room for exercise. While I was typing notes for her she let Bandit out of his cage. He ran across the room and bit me on my knee. It broke the skin and ruined my nylons. When I got home and told my mom she was more upset over my ruined nylons (they were expensive back then) than she was the bite. To this day I am terrified of raccoons and they seem to sense it. Before I leave for work I put all my work stuff on the side step, feed the fish, pull the car out, load it up and I'm on my way. One time last year after feeding the fish I reached down to close the garage door and saw something come running at me from around the side of the garage. It was a huge raccoon. I jumped into the car, slammed the door shut and pulled down the drive. The darn raccoon chased my car all the way down the drive. Whenever I tried to get out of the car it would try to get in. Of course my cell phone was in my purse on the side step. I was trapped in my car for about 1/2 hour till the raccoon got tired of this game and left. I was late for work and so shook up I almost blew chunks on drive to work. Now in the summertime I carry shake cans with me in the morning to throw at any raccoons that may be in the yard. I just seems like I am a magnet to sick raccoons. Maybe I have a certain aura about me. I like to bicycle down in the valley. Two weeks ago after descending the hill of the entrance to the park I was waiting to cross the road. Everyone on the all purpose trail had stopped what they were doing and were pointing behind me. I turned around only to see a raccoon charging me. I hopped on my bike and rode away. The next day after I finished my hour ride I decided to sit on a picnic table by the river and watch the Canada geese swim. I saw the grass move on the bank and thought it was a fisherman. Here comes a raccoon running straight at me. I had a towel around my neck and grabbed it and flicked it at the raccoon. All my other stuff was on the picnic table next to me (cell phone, water bottle, fanny pack). Didn't that darn raccoon stand up on it's hind legs and hiss at me. It grabbed the towel. It wouldn't back down. I slid all my stuff into the fanny pack, got on my bike and took off. It may have been the same raccoon. When I got to the parking lot there was an elderly couple. The gentleman told me something was wrong with that raccoon because they are noctural and shouldn't be out in broad daylight. Of course my family makes fun of me cuz the raccoons never bother me when anyone else is around. They think it's a "figment of my imagination." I guess it's the price I must pay for being a ponder and living down the street from the Metroparks. The pond is a big attraction for them. Jenny...See MoreFlooring company wants to charge me for unanticipated prep labor
Comments (4)If there was a hidden conditions clause, then you are liable for the additional preparation expense. If there was a prep cap listed and the prep exceeded the cap, then you are liable for the additional preparation expense. If all they said was to perform adequate prep, then its on them because of a badly worded contract/proposal. Like Bill said, it all depends how the contract was written. That said, if they did great work and are a value, then pay the additional costs, else they might not want to do your work again should you need them in the future. We have customers we have had for many many years who dont even ask for a proposal and jsut pay what we charge after the job, because they trust no other to do their work. Sometimes its worth the extra money to have a good go-to crafstman who does outstanding work, even if the price is high. Some cut-rate low-ball crews might have not performed all that extra prep which could have made it fail down the road after the installation guarantee expired, so in my opinion its a good quality outfit that did your work, which equates to value in my opinion. Maybe you coulde talk to them and come to a mutually beneficial agreement ... a little give and take both ways to preserve the relationship....See MoreCall me frugal and fed up with charges
Comments (18)Thanks everyone for further input. Hi Ed, Our Scottish friends call us every other weekend because they have free international calls for a limited number of phone numbers with their Virgin telephone plan. I feel pressured by them but they want to give us something every year. I agree with giving to the kids. As an adopted child my brother was only 2 months younger. For years he would give me a card with money and two months later I did the same to him. We often laughed about it and finally I said let's quit the postal cost of sending the same $20 through the post. I'm tired of this since the only winner is really the credit card company. Makes absolutely no sense at all to me. I will be speaking with them this weekend and we are going to discuss this - I'm hoping to end this. And Ed, I know you are always careful with your cash (been here under various names since GW started). We send each other a goodie box annually but that has gotten to the point with Canada post that even mailing a shoebox size of treats and things costs a super inflated ridiculous amount, twice as much as the value inside. I'd rather just send cards but this is just a start. And I agree with the comment about sharing after wards in the year a photo or note about what we did. I will update everyone with the outcome of my request to stop this. Cheers, Peggy...See MoreI feel my designer over charged me
Comments (13)So you are going to "punish" her for being HONEST as to where her time went?!! Welcome to her world. She found the perfect fabric for your sofa in a single hour. She had to dig a bit for companions and complements. You should get down on your knees and kiss the earth, then you should give her a big kiss and PAY YOUR BILL : ) and enclose a thank you note as to your pleasure. What you should "learn, and then live and enjoy" is the result from her guidance and total fairness. Then you should thank your friends for a great referral assuming you do like the results of this endeavor. Live and learn indeed. Judging only by the dilemmas on these pages, let's hazard a guess as to just how many , many many hours go into some pretty scary results....... by those who go it alone, by choice, or by necessity.....See Moreorganic_dusty
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