At 79 dollars apiece they not cheap but Guardian birdhouse is best I've found. Its small bird house in shape 2 light on each each side one flashes blue other flashes red ramdonily. Give bird the feeling they being watched. In daytime lights light flash is low in power at night more noticeable. mounting this up high be best for what you trying to do lets say half tree height. My sourse for this solarpowered bird guard was local feed and hardware store don't have online sourse. Birds stop visting area where one these are set up so take awhile to work. 6 months ago I check with some people that been using bird guard for 4 years they said worked for them. Animals and birds don't like to be watch.

40 days ago, I walked off the job, when a coworker and I had an argument about something she was doing...I was being a negative nitpicker...I realized that as soon as she told me to F Off!! In front of the customers...this was not the first time she yelled at me in front of coworkers and customers,,,she feels justified an nobody can/will stop her. She gets right in my face to do this too. Last time it was about something I sold(we work at a thrift store) that she was supposedly holding for herself(I KNOW she wouldn't be paying for said item) She "takes" home anything she likes that comes in and Never pays for anything, even lawnmowers and pools!!! Camers, dvd player etc, This place is a non profit(really, thanks to her) and we get donations of used items to resell, to pay wages, bills, etc, it's a mad house, diorganized mess, but I believed in the place(recycling depot) and the boss, whom I left a note saying I won't work under these conditions,(her yelling/swearing) hasn't even called or anything, she still works there...along with at least 7 other peolpe who steal from there all the time(money too) and I am the ostersized one as I won't go with the flow(steal) not everybody steals but they ignore it, and ifI talked to the boss, he would be mad that I am a snitch, he doesn't care that they are all stealing or being unprofessional. So why bother, I quit, it's been 40+days and I haven't even recieved my record of employment(typical of the place) I don't even know where I'm going with this but all I know is it just sucks!!! But I am getting lots of lpay/yard work done!!!lol! I worked in the addictions field for 10yrs and left because of burnout from the addicts and their shenegans, but working at a thrift store where we are The cheapest store in town, cheaper than a dollar store even, and people would come to shop Everyday and steal!!! Plus the corruption of employees who want to you to join them so we're all at the same level...well, it has been such a shock and disappointment, as I have been involved on the board of directors and done bingos for this organization and have always been passionate about advocating for better staff pkgs (ie: medical plan)etc, and to see a few who spoil it by being two faced and corrupt!!! I don't get it...I know I shouldn't let it bother me but I was redoing my resume to apply for a job and I had another job working at a detox and the director got it in her head to get rid of me and while I was away on vacation she went to the board and said I was getting my needs met thru the clients, by "opening cans of worms", and so I was "laid off" run out. Later it all came out that she and 2 other workers(women) were sleeping with ex clients(a no no) and another (guy) won $5000 on a scratch and win card and ordered 2 hookers to come and service him while he was at work!!!(one was an ex client)(that he was also using to take erotic pics of)sheesh!!! How does this happen??!!! I guess I've been triggered by reading this post and going thru my resume....Um, ya, (Jane at interview)I quit my last 3 jobs...why?? Ummmmm...aahhhh, well..... Well, the gist of it as of right now, I know I had to quit this last job cuz even when I drove away, I was plotting to get her alone somewhere after she finished work and SHOW her what being lippy ever got anybody who disst me...but I am not that person anymore, that's why she triggers me, she is like my past(addiction/harsh life) and I don't go there anymore...Boy, What a Vent!!!

I'm sorry, I didn't realize this was a discussion about organic vs. non-organic foods. Well, it is and it isn't. :-) I'm using "organic" as an oversimplified term to mean "locally-produced foods which are grown sustainably and processed minimally". I'm aware that there are many producers who do most of that and who have not undertaken organic certification. They're OK in my book. The beef I have (pardon the pun) is with people who think they're driving the cost of their food way down by buying pork that is injected with up to 15% of its weight with water, salt, and preservatives; buying eggs from hens kept in cages so small they can't move and fed a diet that no chicken would ever select for itself; farmers who use synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides to combat monocultural farming; and all of the corporate agricultural subsidies -- paying farmers to not grow crops; subsidizing the cost of transportation by keeping gas cheap and taking the cost of fighting wars off the books; and charging all of us road taxes to repair the damage done by trucking produce halfway across the country and the environmental damage done by runoff from manure pools and insecticides and by top-soil erosion. There are costs associated with all of that, but conventional farmers typically don't pay them. We all do. I do not strictly purchase organic, whole grain type foods. I purchase the best I can with my monthly food budget and go from there. I understand that if you live with such high standards, you probably can't prepare lunches for $1-2 each. What I don't understand is this: where are you able to eat lunch out for $4 and eat purely organic? I couldn't go anywhere in my town and spend $4 and eat to your standards. It just isn't possible. I don't always eat organic. If I'm invited to a friend's birthday party, I won't refuse to attend because they don't buy organic. It is, however, a strong preference of mine (and it's what I feed my guests). It is cheaper to bring organic from home. Beans and rice or some soups and stews can be relatively inexpensive organic meals. I would be hard-pressed to eat out organically for $4, though my food co-op comes close with a mix-and-match hot-food bar for $6. My point (apparently not made very well) is that many people on the Internet claim to make a meal that costs only a couple of bucks. Well, if that's done by purchasing heavily-processed non-sustainably-produced food that is grown, gathered, and sold by people half a country (or half a world) away who don't make a living wage, then someone else (actually, everyone else) is picking up the associated costs. I don't consider a slice or two of "baloney" on Wunder Bread and a banana a balanced, healthful meal, even if they don't come much cheaper than that. It's ironic that the most-heavily-processed food available in the U.S. is often the very cheapest. The "boutique" aspect of organic food aside (I won't deny it exists), organic food costs what food should cost. I don't look upon it as "such high standards" so much as I consider it the standard. If you were to add in the costs of trucking food halfway across the country, providing working wages and basic health and educational coverage to the people growing and harvesting the crops, and the costs of epidemic high blood pressure and diabetes brought on by the heavily-processed American diet and lifestyle, people wouldn't be saying, "I can make a full meal for $1 or $2." It really costs us more than that.

I doubt this is it because it passed so quickly, but my dog has had two bouts with vestibular syndrome. Just a thought. "Vestibular disease refers to a sudden, non-progressive disturbance of balance. It is more common in older dogs. It is also referred to as old dog vestibular syndrome and canine idiopathic vestibular syndrome. " "Vestibular syndrome refers to a group of diseases that affect the balance system (also known as the vestibular system). Common signs of vestibular syndrome in dogs and cats include loss of balance, falling, rolling over, abnormal flickering of the eyes and general wobbliness." "While the signs can be severe for 48 to 72 hours, those with old dog vestibular syndrome often improve gradually over the next few days to weeks. ... With prompt veterinary attention, most dogs with old dog vestibular syndrome — and strokes — eventually recover." My dog doesn't spend too much time outside either, she's mostly in an air conditioned house. But extreme heat still seems to throw her off her game. Maybe it's the barometric pressure or something.