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Comments (20)((Maryanne)) After my own flip answer above, today I got to be one of the "mindless concrete linears" that I spoke of. (For the record, I truly did not mean specifically government workers.) I am currently a city employee, and though I like to think that I'm on the ball at all times, today, well, not so much. I was helping (yet another) customer at the front counter "the way we got told to always do it" when I realized halfway through how utterly stupid it was. I stopped, looked up at the customer, and said, "You know, I was online chatting just last night about customer service people doing things the stupid way, and here I am." He started laughing, and admitted that he had been wondering about my IQ, and would I like to know how his usual account rep did it (not 'by the rules'). Yup. I sure would. For a more balanced perspective, I'll post some recent interactions with people who've called in. It isn't always the customer service person who is clueless. Having worked for both government and private companies now, there's good and bad workers everywhere. As customers, we all just remember the bizarre and stupid interactions the most. Besides, except for stalkers and weirdos, who says to themselves, "I sure do like calling the tax customer service line about my past due bills! That nice lady always helps me out." As customer service people, sometimes we are doomed before the phone even rings....See MoreDays are short, but there's always something stirring...
Comments (12)shrubs when the blooms on the C. mesembryanthemopsis open, I'll post another picture with a coin for size reference. The leaves are tiny. I also have a Crassula 'Morgan's Beauty' which is indeed a hybrid with mesembryanthemopsis, those leaves are much bigger than the species. stanofh Welwitschia like hot and sunny conditions, but also cool roots. It's hard to strike a good balance in pots. The container I'm using was clear so I lined it with aluminum foil to reflect away some heat, but that still will not compare with growing it in the ground. I think the dead leaf-end look is a result of not enough moisture being pulled in by the roots - could be a combination of inadequate irrigation, too much heat in the soil and not enough room for root development. All these factors are closely related. Hot soil kills tender rootlets, resulting in reduced water uptake. I may try submerging it into a larger container filled with gravel during the summer. Aloe polyphylla is the same in that it likes cool, moist soil. But they have no problems being root pruned after being submerged in pots and given free root run for the growing season. I don't know how Welwitschia would respond to that, and I'm not going to experiment with this one. x...See MoreWell, there's always next year....
Comments (4)moochops Sunsi made what I think is an excellent suggestion. If a greenhouse is too ambitious or too expensive, try your plants next year in Earthboxes, which you can buy or make, yourself. If you have good planting soil and adequate fertilizer, tomatoes will grow fine in them with the only qualification being that they need sturdy support. Even in the pouring rain, plant roots and the soil won't suffocate because surplus water drains out of the overflow hole. Furthermore, if you cover the top of the soil with plastic as is recommended, very little water gets into the soil during rain anyway. Good luck with your PVC ark......See MoreThere's always one or two, no matter how hard you plan!
Comments (14)Glenda, I have a couple suggestions from my past experiences. Get a sheet of stick-on name tags; write the name, on a tag, of each person who made a reservation, and pass them out as they arrive. Twenty eight replies equals seating for 28 people. I know some folks don't like name tags, so here is an alternate suggestion. Get some of those little place cards, write the 28 names on 28 cards, then hand them out as they arrive. In either case, they choose where they want to sit; you are not making that decision. No reply, no reserved seat. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Sue...See Moreamylou321
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