Just rage-ordered All the Rage. Why, you ask?
jwusauk
5 years ago
Because I'm mad at myself for planting Ballerina last year. She is the collection of bare sticks you can see right through in the foreground. I even sprayed her at the beginning of the season. I decided I'm never buying another rose unless it's rated 58-60 in disease resistance in Peter Kukielski's book Roses Without Chemicals. All the Rage is rated 60 and everyone always talks about its astonishingly clean foliage. So go ahead--astonish me. I realize this is a terrible time to plant roses. But I will be home to water and I hate looking at this. I can see it from the dining room--from the chair I sit at the computer in! I ordered a 2-gallon from Plantsbymail because that's the only place I could find it. I hope it's an okay bush.
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rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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Comments (23)All appliances now have electronics. If surges are harming a stove, then furnace, dishwasher, air conditioner, and clock radios are also at risk. In any facility that damage cannot happen, a 'whole house' protector is earthed. And money is not wasted on plug-in protectors. Effective protection means nothing is damaged even by direct lightning strikes to incoming utility wires. Even the protector remains fictional. A protector destroyed by a surge is not effective and can even create other hazards. Just another reason why informed consumers install one 'whole house' protector. No protector is protection. Not one. An effective protector connects short (ie 'less than 10 feet') to earth ground. Even a 'whole house' protector without sufficient earthing is ineffective. Earthing means every wire in every incoming cable makes a connection to the only thing that provides protection - earth. A connection via a direct wire (ie cable TV) or a connection via a protector (AC electric, telephone). Damage to the stove indicates a problem that exists everywhere in the building. An effective solution (for about $1 per protected appliance) is one 'whole house' protector (properly sized). This was discussed further in: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/appl/msg020938102146.html?9 > Only protection is a 'system' component that dissipates energy. That > earth ground must both meet and exceed post 1990 code. ... Protection already exists in every appliance including that stove. Your concern is the typically destructive surge that overwhelms appliance protection. The well proven solution for that (which puts all appliances at risk) is earthing one 'whole house' protector....See MoreWhat is this for...or why did I buy this??? You can ask too.
Comments (24)Netla, that's a good idea! Maybe it's time for another "Name That Gadget" quiz. Jcrowley, in preparation for our kitchen remodel a few years ago, I gave away, to a local charity, a lot of surplus kitchen items that might be useful to others (I think it was Fairegold who encouraged this). It was really liberating! Those things weigh you down with guilt that you OUGHT to be using them, yet you don't--for all the reasons you mentioned. When you pare down to the essentials, you have more cabinet space, and it's easier to grab whatever you need instead of having to make a choice. Sadly, my packrat habits have triumphed, and I'm building up a new cache of unneeded utensils. But it's the principle of the thing! Sue...See MoreRage
Comments (15)We are in family therapy working on "communication" because our daughter has anxiety and there's too much stress at home. being heard,and being listened to means agreeing The therapist mentioned this and commented that you just say something like "I heard you and understand your point, but the answer is still no." We've also learned that when a person is talking to you, words are a very miniscule part of communication. Body language speaks more volume than words. The same is true for listening. In order to listen properly, one must look AT the "talker" while he's speaking, acknowledge that you are listening, not interrupt while he's speaking, and not thinking of your next argument/topic while he's speaking. You must give your TOTAL undivided attention. We also learned about "communication barriers", which is when you blame, lecture, ridicule, etc. It's important to use the "I" statement (i.e. I feel that.... I worry that...) instead of the "You" statement (i.e. You make me feel... You always make me worry about you by....) I remember more than once that I would HEAR my daughter talking to me, but I wasn't LISTENING to the words she was saying... until she started asking me "Okay, what did I just say?" then I would have to repeat it. LOL I also remember my niece who had a hard time growing up. She commented on how parents just don't listen to their kids. They're too busy interrupting them or doing their own thing! I once told my daughter when she was a preteen about writing her feelings down on paper when she gets angry, frustrated, etc. That it was a good way to relieve stress. One day she came stomping into the house, madder than hell! She had an argument with a close friend. She went straight into her room and started writing. She wrote 2 pages full about how her friend has been treating her, etc. She let me read it after she calmed down. She was mad at the whole world! She also said that she felt better, calmer, after she wrote it. It gave her a way to "vent" out her anger in a positive way!...See Morejwusauk
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
5 years agoI understand completely, I had to remove some roses myself...LOL
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5 years agoGot it! At first sight, I am impressed. This was not a cheap plant, but seems pretty healthy and mature for mail order.
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