OT... I am so fed up with winter I could scream!!
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OT: so, should I be this riled up by this?
Comments (48)Carol,I look at you guys a group of friends and all of us as a "village" of sorts,when I joined GW,I had no clue how much it would come to mean to me. I have been to other forums,outside of the gardening domain, and found that people could be really ugly and I was becoming the same,fighting back with them,so I backed away from forums and decided it wasn't for me. Than one day I looked up "Seed Swaps" at Grammas suggestion,she told me how people used to do it through the mail all the time in the "olden days"(chuckle),and I came across Gardenweb,not realizing I had found ivillage's gardening group long before and was already a member!..lol.. So I lurked around for awhile and became familiar with many of you,especially Sue ;),and decided this is the group of people that I belong with....whether you want me or not!...lol...A guardian angel, I am not sure if I am close to that,but I thank you for thinking so much of me,I think the same of you! You have touched me beyond belief with the special gift you sent me, and it will always be treasured along with you!:)...See MoreOT--I am devastated by the loss of Abigail
Comments (40)Y'all are so nice to me, and you have been so nice to me for so long. I am deeply grateful. I really appreciated hearing that you have had similar experiences with loved pets and loved people. I would really love to hear more. Please write to me at jimchaney@cableone.net One of my wonderful nieces had the same suggestion of getting a new kitty, and when I arrived back at the house a few days ago, my niece, who has a doorkey, told me to close the front door quickly. I asked why, and she pointed to a doorway, where I saw this little black streak running through the den and then the connecting living room. My niece had called the "pound" in five counties to find a cat that looked like Abigail. She went 50 miles to get my kitty, who is black with white on her throat and part of her belly. I named her Esmerelda and call her "Izzy." Izzy is a nine week old darling ball of black fluff who sleeps on my chest when I am in bed, except when I turn over onto my tummy and then she sleeps on my butt. And purrs. Funny sensation, the sense of whirring in your butt. The last two days I've been studying for an exam-12 hours a day, and Iz sleeps on my tummy except when that cute black furry face looks over the top of my book at me or gnaws on the edge of the book. Iz is what the term "beautiful cat" is all about. I've been at the computer for about an hour and in that time she has managed to turn over the trash can, run through the house many times, has snuggled up to my feet, looked up many time with an "Isn't it time to play?" look, and is driving her 7 year old thirteen pound stepbrother Tupelo to distraction. Tupelo jumps up on the desk to get away from her and then sits on the scanner. He's now licking his left front paw while he stands up. Tupelo is very patient and usually gives me 5 minutes before he throws the papers off the scanner so he can lie down. Cats are hilarious. Please let me hear from you. Jim...See MoreI'm so sick of winter I could scream!!
Comments (6)Well, the snow storm is over with, for now. They're saying we might get more tonight tho. We had a power outage around 1am and it came back on after 3:00. Unfortunately I'm a very light sleeper, and I can't sleep without my "noise-maker" fan running at night. Only got maybe 3 hrs sleep. Went to work, and stayed 2hrs and came home. Power is out all over town. Trees have fallen and transformers blown. I work at an Ace Hardware store, and the backup generators only keep the registers going, so we had to use flashlights all over the store. People coming in to buy batteries, flashlights, kerosene, lanterns, stuff like that. But I decided to go home. They only wanted a skeleton crew anyway. Power's not supposed to be back on in that part of town til later today. Here's a couple of pics out in front of my house this morning. It's melting like crazy already, but it was about 4-5" last night. Oh, Bustopher, I'm in Northern CA up in the lower Sierras in a town called Paradise, which is near Chico (the college party town). And no thanks, I can do without tornadoes!!! I'll take our earthquakes over those anyday! LOL Front yard Upper side area above the driveway My new flag... I love it! Looks my backyard squirrels!...See MoreOT: I'm so angry, I could spit!
Comments (34)I've had a couple issues there myself. I guess there are some issues with how they came across because I did spend some time crying about it off and on. I thought, kind of like Lisa, that I was being too sensitive. Now, with all the different opinions, it definitely seems they have some problems with how they communicate to their members. I still think their hearts are in the right place, but they should work with how they communicate what they need to, or basically, they need to work on how they come across to others. Cody used the word "reprimand" which is very much how they come off. Anyways, Lisa, I'm glad you've successfully completed so many "trades" there as they call them. I've been trading there for over a year and haven't done near that many! There are some great members there as you get to know the individuals. I'm glad I blew off the issues there to be able to get to know some of the great gardeners/people in the group. Blessings, Angela...See MoreVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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