STFU (Shut the F*** UP)

Morning gals....

Sass, I DO understand...!  And I know that all of us just make different decisions.  But I'm probably more like you, and Shells...  I've said too much already about personal stuff......so PM's are better for that...

And your hands?  Are they better?  So did you sit in a bucket of ice-cold water....

It's like okay we can figure OUT what is causing this, but any little thing will start it up again!   I just think it takes forEVER to get our skin back to normal... And to build up that "natural barrier" to these problems.  Mine are much better, but still dry and peeling..... just not that intense itching anymore.

So HAPPY  for you Marywiththeporchofallthings!  I just love when something comes together!  You have to post pictures when it's all finished!   Give that Brother a hug!

Morning Cammi!  It's such a coincidence that DH brought in this medical training book.... Neighbor moved and threw out everything.  The illustrations show all the soft tissue, and bones, and where they are placed.  Looks like EVERYthing is just packed inside there!  No WONder things get confused and try and make more room!   This is called "A Brief Atlas of the Human Body".... When I'm finished, going to give it to my  oldest Grandson, who works for this medical supply Co. that furnishes the Titanium instruments for back surgery, and works with the surgeons that need these "things."   Like cages, rods, and everything to do with the Spine.

Maybe I should send this to YOUR team, so they can figure you out! 

Hey hoolies - don't worry about me, I'm doing fine. I'm actually doing okay with DH, as long as he is trying hard to make it work. Not much else happening on my end, haven't really gotten my butt in gear to find a job - need to get going. I'm thinking of this time as a "staycation," a vacation where we don't go anywhere but relax at home. Need to rest a bit after all the excitement of the past year. I'm eating way too much ice cream, though..... trying to drop a few pounds so I can still fit in my work clothes. DS goes back to school in a few weeks. It's been nice having him home this summer.

Marywh, where is your tile going? 

Good Morning Hoolies---I'm a little late--remember when those words were said many years ago and OMG panic was in the air. LOL

Chevy, Shell Sas---u are all intelligent women and u know how much and what to do and what can be handled in u'r way. There's n judging on anyone--if I told u all that I've done I hope u'd never judge me. We are who we are and in my eyes u are all so wonderful, I've told u I'm on a couple of threads and there's 2 more that I respect and really care about these women like all of u guys--so u all make my day happier when no one understands me but now that Chevy has figured out my code of typing--everybody understands me and I love u all and care about each and everyone of u.

OK GMA don't even say those kids could get into any kind of mischief they are adorable and u'r GD is beautiful, oh the boys are coming, that's not good in my head. I don't know their names but the one sitting on the edge looks a little like he's thinking of what to do next. LOL

It's raining on and off here again, it's fine with me, but swimming isn't an option so I feel bad for the kids they were going everyday when the sun was out. But u'r gardens must look pretty good.

And veggy u know u'r in my prayers--I think (feel) like this will work for u.

I sure wish I could see my grandkids more often. 

Sass..... You know this, but it isn't any of his concern about the fence, since he did not help pay for it!  And until he DOES, then  you might tell him that since it is YOURS, you would greatly appreciate him keeping his tidy little hands OFF of it.  You already KNOW WHAT to use, and what NOT to use.

Our neighbor also put up a beautiful iron fence....  The one neighbor on the South paid $500, and so did we!  It cost MUCH more, because he designed it.....  (But he ASKED if we wanted to go in on it, and to pay whatever we could....)    After it was put up, the company came to spray this "acid" on it, to eat part of the black.... Then our neighbor washed it off after 24 hours.... The company then sprayed it with "clear-coat"..... And it looks not only black, but also "bronzed" and it's really pretty.  I haven't ever seen another one like it.

I would not have DREAMED of doing anything to the fence, like your neighbor!   So yes, I think you are right, to kindly explain that since they had no part of PAYing for it, that  it is your place to take care of it, and not them, and to keep their f#c$i^g hands off of it.

Neighbors can be a PITA!

Sas so he's cleaning something he didn't pay for and chooses to do it anyway he wants. Oh u've got a problem--If the vynil (sp) gets ruined it's now his faulr he didn't pay for it. Chit u have to say something i would think, but I've always said it's ot what u say, it's how u say it--so maybe u can have a resonable talk with him????

Thank you my friends for the suggestions, i will heed them well as we have had a neighborly relationship. I don't want to destroy that. BUT you will laugh, I fiquired I should check my info before the TALK. So, already I know more about soap/detergent/bleach than I care too. Did come across one of those pages that has suggestions for lots of things. The gardners, sewers, and fixers of things will find useful tips if you don't already know them. Here's the link.

http://voices.yahoo.com/ten-uses-bar-soap-142631.html

YAY the search is complete and it only took an hour or so. Vinyl fencing sites said use dish detergent and had lots of home made recipes. I've been using car washing wash b/c it soaps up so nice and I figuired since guys are usually so fussy about washing their cars, it MUST be okay. Ended up calling a car wash manufacturer(YES, I'm NUTS!). Car wash soap is gentler than dish detergent. So, I'm good to go on that one. For resistant mold mildew stains, a specific concentration of bleach in the water can be used. Sheesh, can't just be normally arbtrary.

Littlegoats, thats horrible about the dogs. I'm struggling with giving Dini back to DDBF b/c we stopped living together months ago. BUT I still have the dog. DDBF isn't fully supporting him. i.e. food/heart worm/flea stuff/vet and replacing stuff dini's broken outside chasing lizards, several hundred dollars in broken stuff. The struggle, if he goes back to his previous place, they will put him outside. Florida ugh. They likely wouldn't keep up with heart worm/flea/vet needs b/c they didn't before. Dini is perfect in the house and actually shows how happy he is. DS says Labs are just busy dogs that need a job etc etc. I'll think of what you've said about the poor dogs behind you. I need to move to acceptance that Dini's need to be cared for is more important than money. Basically, what can be destroyed outside is destroyed. Yesterday, He did work on the old wicker chair trying to get the poor lizard that hid in the leg. If I put an old tire out there he'd be in dog heaven. Lizards love tires and he's strong enough to lift and push one all over the place.

Mary thanks I was typing while you were posting. Yes, that's what I found, but if I hadn't of found it you would have saved me from error LOL. I'm going to tell them they have to follow my directions and have permission to use bleach before they do it.

tiled screened porch sounds fantastic.  I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Not sure if nastier, never been stung (fingers crossed). DH was lying on floor 2 nights ago playing on laptop and felt something brush his Tshirt. Much bigger scorp. I heard wham, wham, wham. Now we have giant wolf spiders too, ground dwelling that get in. Think they can bite with hurt, itch. Try not to kill them outside, they eat other undesirables. Neighbor says she's had more b.w's too this year. She has pest contract too. DH does get out with pump sprayer and sprays the foundation but it kills my toads too I'm afraid. The past years of drought have just done them in though I have enough grasshoppers to feed them all. I saw a tarantula this weekend in my driveway. Never seen one. Happily crawled behind planter box. Rattie is rat terrier. Looks like smoother Jack Russell - prob. close to smooth haired fox terr. She weighs about 19#. I refuse to let bedspread hang to ground. Yes just one of my little paranoias. I had pt who kept her sheets tucked in so tight to keep out spiders/scorp. She lived in a very old rock house. Oh, turned over a water bucket I had not used in a while this am. Giant black widow. Nice use of Raid wasp spray on her. Last year I had run in with either a coral snake or King snake, to scared to count stripes - know the ditty "friend of Jack" to check on stripes. It sidewinded out of bushes at me in the near dark and crawled back in same bushes. Week later rat snake big one in almost the same place. I shooed it off.

Sass, when I was in Grade School, this old teacher in our science class let us play with her critters!  We had "Checkers"....this pretty little snake, and we used to let the Tarantula crawl on our arms!  And the Mud-puppies!  

But like my Daughter said, living in Florida is like living in a Petrie-dish....  EVERYthing grows....   But those damn love-bugs drive them all nuts.  And she is having trouble trying to grow a decent garden, and keeping the bugs from eating everything.  And the Fire-ants really hurt when they bite!

So guess I'm lucky we have a lot less bugs around these dry parts! 

I also remember "horny-toads" that we had all around here, and those little yellow furry caterpillars!  I don't know what ever happened to them.  Maybe the climate change? 

Chevy, is your DD trying to grow vegetables? If flowers and shrubs etc. there are some very hardy native plants. I'm no good at them, but others are. Like Plumbago. It's used on roadsides b/c it grows under all conditions. Not for me though.

DDmay have fun trying to raise the plants for butterflies. The plants are hardy and beautiful flowers. Should have a host plant, and the nectar plants. Most people have luck growing them. Just not me. I'm going to have a tire. Let DD know there is a butterfly garden fairly central in Orlando that has a great reputation. Maybe she can get some ideas from them.

Oh I know we have brown recluse but I don't put my hand anywhere I can't see. Tarantulas are indigenous just never have seen one. A&M says fairly common. Not many places to "escape" from. Horse pasture in front and to side and cattle/hay acreage across road.  The one thing we do not get is roaches or water bugs as my DM called them. One of the few perks. We get ants in drought or heavy rain. This year they have invaded my houseplants I put outside. Yes, I've heard of the "crazy" ants that invade electrical things. Oh no, I just call her a Rattie, like people with West Highlands call theirs Westies. Her name is very inventive - Terra. She was supposed to be Zelda (I have a thing for Z names) but she just didn't seem like Zelda.

No horny toads even out here. I think fire ants did them in. But the fire ants haven't been too bad this year. They were trying to break out when we had rain in July but Aug. is setting up scorching/dry which drives them underground. But I lived here when it hit the all time high of 113 and summer 2011 I was driving hospice with record # of 100 degree days. My first stop of the day was Sonic.

Well, well - I just looked it up - that's what I get for believing what I'm told all my life without ever actually verifying...  No, we don't have brown recluse here - we have hobo spiders (and of course the black widow in eastern washington).  Thanks, sas. 

Those hobo spiders are FAST according to the State of Washington environmental page....  17 inches a second!!