I almost bought a tractor at HD. Went there, told them what I wanted. They told me the only one they had was the display model. I told them I was not interested unless they gave me $1000 off (it was a $3000 tractor)They said the manufacturer does not allow discounts. I said, ok then order me a new one from the manufacturer and I will pay full price. Sorry sir, we don't do that. I left and purchased the tractor from a real dealer. Bottom line, HD and Lowes have no business selling anything that costs more than $10. They do not have the training, the knowledge, or the service capability. Stay away.

Hello Mocha, maybe copy your post to the regular tree forum for more views. I don't knkw why GW must divide things soo in an age where my phone can view 100+ posts on a page. The autumn blaze I might attribute to transplant shock. I have hear a year per inch of trunk. Last year was terribke here so I don't know how to count it. In regards to the autumn flame I might hazard that last year's record heat and drought almost killed it and the excessive seeding is due to that. It was REALLY a bad year. Now I am seeing google earth pics of the area and everything was soo brown. But yeah, it could be alot of things. Repost over in the generic tree forum with a pic of the whole tree and the trunk where it meets the soil. Then describe how ya planted it in detail and any watering patterns. Good luck with em!

This is humiliating!! I am looking over my posts and shaking my head over the editing. I'm a fifth grade teacher!! I hope my student don't ever see them. (They never will!) I really appreciate your advice and am contemplating buying a new camera to post pics. Very frustrating. I feel like a mouch; I gawk at everyone else's photos and can't share my own. I'll get it straitened out! Thyme- I have a wheeled tool and then nippers. These are two seperate tools. Is this what you meant? I also have a wet saw since I tile (not mosaic) floors, showers, counter tops, staris, etc. So I think I will give it a try with my wheel scorer and make it look haphazard and random on the glazed tile. I have been working on this gigantic, intricate urn to be made into a fountain since mother's day and I am making my self finish it before I start anything else. And I want to start on some other stuff!!!!!!!!! Problem is I have two of these urns and want them done exactly the same. I WILL finish my urn this week...and save the other one for the winter. Gotta get a camera!!

I've been taking Meloxicam as needed for years. DH has taken it for his knee now. I think it is great, but I take it only when I need it. I take Aleve for a minor need and save Meloxicam for times I need more and especially when I want that 24 hr continuity. I think that consistent relief can really help more than a shorter term med since I tend to forget to take another dose until I'm really hurting again -- you get into that yo-yo of pain that makes it harder to make any real improvement. When I do take the Meloxicam, it is usually only 1 or 2 days and very rarely more than a week. You don't want to take more of any NSAID than you really need, but I don't hesitate to take it when I need it. Saw your question about taking it daily -- it is a once a day and when you start it, you may need to take it everyday for a few days or more to get the relief you need so that you can stop taking it for a while. Like hcbm said -- you don't want to let pain get too far out in front of you or keep coming back at you because it gets harder to bring it back under control if it gets away from you. But if you only need to take it once and can go without it for days or a week or more, you don't need to take it every day. If you skip a day and need to take it again, try taking it a few days in a row. You wind up figuring out your own rhythm and how to read what your body needs.