WOW, the forum has changed
gesilami
8 years ago
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Hey everyone, I missed you all. My hosta got neglected last summer as I had to take care if my elderly dad. Ended up moving my parents into our duplex, it's so nice to have them so close. Add on top of that my DH has dementia and is entering the severe stages. He's a handful to say the least.
I was so sad to hear of Phil's passing. I bought so many of my hosts based on his pictures. I'll think of him every time I pass by one if them.
Lots of my hosts are smaller this year. I'm sure that's because they didn't get the water they needed last year.
My hosta gardens will be my solace this summer. I'm looking forward to bringing my hostas back to their glory.
You know I can't post without a picture. Here's Alligator Shoes.
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Wow, didn't know this forum existed!
Comments (1)This forum would be great if anyone ever camer over and posted. There is so little traffic here, perhaps b/c it's members-only. Sigh. I am usually at remodeling-type boards but occasionally cruise over here to see if anyone is posting. I feel sorry for your daughter! Ours have all had cocksackie (hand-foot-mouth) at times, it's awful but not as bad as the flu. Funny you mention tonsilitis--- Three of mine have it right now! (6, 4, and 3 yr olds) and the baby (10 months) has a cold. Yuck....See MoreWOW - other forums personalities
Comments (56)Allnewappliances, I HONESTLY (and that is heartfelt, not yelling) think that those comments were made in a lighthearted manner. I think over on Flooring, they must hear that question of how to get scratches out of something that WILL scratch a billion times. It was your first time asking the question, but it was a jumping off point to express the basic idea that floors will scratch. Dents will happen...life will happen. Like the first scratch on a new car, you have to get over it. I think the point of "people living in an imperfect world" was not meant to say you are stupid and expecting the impossible, but rather to reiterate the fact that in this world these days, we do expect a bit of perfection and irrational instant gratification. It might not have been appropriate to use your simple question as a soapbox, but it was actually right on the money. A child playing on a hardwood floor, a dog walking on a hardwood floor, a chair pulled on a hardwood floor... WILL scratch it. That's the nature of the product. I tell people that every day when I sell them hardwood and they ask "will it scratch?" I tell them yes, it will, but some woods/species/colors will show it more than others. The beauty is still worth it. There was a comedian who said "People today expect everything to be perfect... if our cell phone takes a second longer to connect, we say 'Come on, you stupid thing'... Hey, IT'S GOING TO SPACE AND BACK, People! Give it a second!!" I think of that every time I want to "fix" something that just is. My dents on my month old refrigerator remind me every day... things get broken, sometimes too easily. Par for the course of living. Taking those comments in the spirit of "life is too short, get over it for the sake of your sanity" would be a good recommendation. And it is true, based on the number of people who want to fix every little scratch... if you DO figure out something, do patent it... you would be rich. That, too, is just another way of saying there really isn't a perfect product to purchase that will fix that most basic of hardwood complaints. I thought it was kind of clever, but if you were already on the defensive (which I have been there, too, and I understand... ), it can be read differently. I've seen just as many "tones" and "irritating posts" on the Kitchen Forum... but for the most part, people kiss and make up easier here. ;)...See MoreHey!! :) WOW this place has changed!
Comments (22)nicole! Hello, I remember you too. My Sofie is soooo grown up! And still so beautiful. She was one of the prettiest babies I ever saw. I remember when you had Oliver..... but you had another after that! so awesome! I for one missed you around here. I used to be crw201.then I was cwnev.... now back to crw201. ...Cathy. Not sure if you remember me....See MoreWow! We gave our forum back!
Comments (15)Ann, it's not that change is bad. Some change is good. The problem with the change they made is that when you went to the forum home page (Kitchens) and scrolled, over half the threads were not kitchen threads but threads in other forums. So you were scrolling through lots of threads that had nothing to do with the forum you wanted to be in. I don't want to click on threads in the Design Dilemma forum or the Laundry forum or the Appliance forum when I come to the Kitchen forum. I want to only see kitchen threads. I also found it harder to read what the threads were. They had black, bold typeface and it all was linear which also made it harder to discern....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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