Long ago I grew a Tahoma Glacier for a couple years, gorgeous flower, but gave it away to a friend in NY because my summers were way too hot for it. The main problem with growing this particular hybid is keeping it cooler than your usual Oncidium intergeneric. If you can keep this plant in bright light (it doesn't need direct sun) and in the 50s/low 60s at night and no more than about 75F or so during the day (check the temperature right where the plant is, not just the room temp), not allow it to completely dry out but not keep it sopping wet, it should do well for you. Of course, it won't like 20% humidity, but should be happy enough with something in the 50% range, especially if it is higher at night. I had mine potted in a plastic pot in fine bark/sponge rock/charcoal mix, which is what I have almost everything potted in. Your mileage may vary there. Basically, I grew it exactly like my Sharry Baby, only cooler -- that is why I finally had to give it away. Get back to us when you have your hygrometer.

You would probably eliminate the problem, by going down to the version of firefox, you had before upgrading. Your system is older, and some of the requirements for the newer version of firefox, you just may not have on that computer. :-)) I also run XP, and I use firefox. I am running version 9.0 and it works perfectly. I could go a couple updates higher, but, when something is working great, best not to mess with it, especially on an older system. Also, notice above recommendations to update your IE. You should be aware, that some XP computers will not run IE8 very well, and some will. Most will run ie7 without any problems. Please check all system requirements when you decide to update or download something on a system that is using XP and enjoy using that computer for a long time yet. Good Luck to you.

So many people with issues with parents...sad. I was loved, I had toys and gifts,dresses, dolls, books, sport stuff, games,I lacked for nothing . But as I got older, I think I tried to "recapture" my childhood. As an adult, I loved antique shows, flea markets, garage sales. Any time I saw something we had in our house growing up, I had to buy it. I even bought too many rose bushes and planted them in my garden, trying to re-create my Grandma's rose garden. I now have a linen closet stacked with doilies and tablecloths I'll never use, sets of fancy glasses too fragile to use, things like that. Oh, and on the funny side, my daughter cleaned out my bathroom just yesterday. She found eleven bottles of Listerine. I don't know, I hate the stuff, it burns... I remember buying one bottle because it did everything, whitens teeth, freshens breath, makes gums healthy, strengthens the enamel. I'm just always looking for something to make me happy.

"Fast forward a few days and I see forms set up for at least 7 houses and no attempt to excavate our yard or anything" Things come up. A FEW DAYS is not really that long for them to get to your house. They are not your PRIVATE construction company working on just your house. They are working on a subdivision concurrently. Even houses that are already built often don't close by the time you thought you would. Have a bit of patience, knowing that it will done right in the end. And you will be surprised at how fast the finishing touches happen more toward the closing date.