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Help me save my sanity please. Area cats doing their business
Comments (24)Paula, I feel your pain. I have been dealing with this problem for over 25 years. It's our front bed, which usually had annuals, and every spring when we would go out and cultivate the bed we would be digging up oodles of cat poop. Then the laws changed and cats had to be tethered or they were picked up and it stopped a bit. Now it's back with feral cats, and two neighbours who put out food for the cats. Two years ago, we trapped nine and had them delivered to the Humane Society. One year, they had a nest behind my wood pile and I was alerted when I saw three kittens gamboling in my backyard. They keep breeding, and I am now in the process of keeping a new litter of 4 out of my yard. I have used just about everything, including the citrus, cayenne, garlic, but they work for a while. Last year, I lifted all the soil and replaced it, mixed in a good amount of used coffee grounds, and sprayed the earth and the walkways with a mixture of dettol and water. That kept them away. But I also chase them (I think they know me now and run once they see me), I turn the hose on them if I see them, but there was one place right next to my door that I could not keep them from. Last week, a neighbour gave me a plant of rue (it's dangerous and can cause awful blisters). She uses it in her garden to keep them away. Apparently there's something about the smell of the plant that will keep them away. For me, I will continue to use the dettol because that works, it's cheap and easy to use. They just hate the smell. I spray it before planting out seedlings which they will dig out, across the path they will use to my garden, and if they come near, I spray it on them. If they ever do their stuff, I dig that lot of soil out, then soak the soil there with dettol so they lose the scent. It's a horrible problem to have especially because the feral cats keep reproducing. It seems things may be getting better soon: a For Sale sign went up on the lawn of one of the 'feeders'. That may cut things down a bit. They enticed one, took her and got her spayed, but there are too many for that to matter. The Humane Society said the only answer is to campaign to get them to stop feeding the feral cats. Then they move on....See MoreTaking a poll_Green When Ripe Tomatoes
Comments (24)I don't like the taste of Green Zeebra, along with many other folks but many in CA and elsewhere love it. What I do like is another green when ripe variety called Green Zebra Cherry, I like it a lot, and no, there's no known association with Green Zebra. Fruits were found in a small box of mixed cherries by Manfred Hahm in Germany, his seed site is linked to at Reinhard Kraft's superb site and Reinhard and he are good friends. They were able to trace it back to the Netherlands but that was it. It was named Green Zebra Cherry b'c the coloration on the exterior is the same as GZ, but there for many of us the comparison stops since for many of us GZC has great taste. My seeds for it were from Reinhard in Germany and I've been listing it in the SSE Yearbooks for several years as well as offering seeds in my annual seed offer elsewhere, as well as sending it for trial to the several seed sites where I know the owners well, have done so for many years, and trust what they offer. I've linked to Tania's page for it below, and if you scroll down to see seed sources you'll see lots of them and I was the seed source to most of them. Try it, I think many of you will love it, as most do. Not tart at all, has that spicy somewhat sweet taste that most find with most green when ripe varieties. Carolyn Here is a link that might be useful: Green Zebra Cherry...See MorePoll: How long did your renovation take
Comments (14)OK, my sob story might fit in here...we started our total (11 x 5.5) bathroom renovation -- remodel -- moved the toilet, moved the sink, moved the shower drain, build two walls, moved a window, raised the ceiling, etc. -- on August 17. As of today, I have the "bathroom" part of the floor tiled (marble) and grouted and the "shower" part of the floor tiled -- not grouted. It has cost us a FORTUNE (around $32,000) and while the walls are double durocked (anyone else have double durock?), none of them have been tiled. The partition between the shower and the rest of the bath still has to be finished and the lights installed before tiling. My husband and I told our GC that our budget was $25,000 for the job. He is our neighbor and has done work for us in the past. The problem has many layers...He hasn't been working for quite some time because he's been caring for his elderly father. I think he's rusty and unsure of himself. He is also an obsessive-compulsive perfectionist. He'll get maybe 15 tiles laid (is that the right word?) in one day -- then tear two or three of them out the next day because he didn't like the way they dried. Last week, he came to us for more money, and we asked him to sit down with us and give us an idea of exactly what the status of the job is. He told us he think he'll probably put another 80 hours in to complete the job. He is very apologetic that it's taking so long, but he seems convinced that it HAS to take this long. He insists that this was a really tough job and that no one could have done it faster. He is an artist... We fired him -- well, we told him that the bank has been broken. We have no more money to invest in this bathroom (did I mention that this was our ONLY FULL BATH, which means my husband and I have been showering at my brother's house a block away from ours? And we have a daughter who has just started college!). Hmmm...pay for college or finish my bathroom? As you can imagine, I am in tears about this...there are so many other aspects that I haven't mentioned...I wasn't planning to write a book, but maybe I should! So, jbjust (and everyone else), be glad that you're doing it yourselves or that your job is finished. And when you get frustrated and discouraged, think of me -- and say a short prayer, would you, please? thanks :)...See MoreWARNING - Please Read... Pool Contractors Going Out of Business
Comments (10)Suppliers are a very good source of info... they can tell you who is paying their bills. However, these pool companies have high overhead and high credit lines that they went under without much warning. ItÂs like they just keep on going until they canÂt get any more credit. I am thankful that my wife is an accountant and she keeps everything in line. HGTV showcased our company from start to finish on a major renovation to a pool here in Orlando that had a large structural crack. We also added a gunite spa, paver deck, landscaping, etc. It aired on February on the show Ground Breakers. It has kept us busy fixing the sloppy stuff some builders is doing just to make a cheap pool. We are seeing less quality now that everyone is just trying to build a cheap pool. They donÂt worry about quality. I donÂt think I would bother too much with talking to previous client because of course they are going to send you to the happy customers. A good idea is to ask to see some pools under construction so you can see the quality and talk to some of the subcontractors or employees. I am sure you will get an earful if the contractor is behind on payroll! Good luck, sorry I canÂt give more info since I am a pool builder. I can get you some names of local suppliers and subcontractors so you can do your own research. Also, be careful about the payment schedule! Jason...See MoreRelated Professionals
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