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48. janetlee 11:31 AM EDT on August 31, 2012 Hide this comment.
Bug is so right on the Homowners ASS. That is one reason i would NEVER live in such an area, it has always been one of the things we investigate before buying into a community. Most people in subdivisions know the rules & regs of getting along w/neighbors without another gov't type agency butting. My brother usually comes to mind when that subject is brought up. The community where he lives in W. Palm Bch,Fl took him before the council about every month when he & Daddy were building his home. The council thought it was taking them too long to build! It was just the 2 of them plus the licensed electricians, etc. doing the work. Another time he had a small utility shed tucked behind his tall shrubs (the only way to be seen was from his house & "they" made him take it down! He had a sort of sweet revenge (maybe not nice but by then they were being real ...'s)He took apart the building left all the contents & covered it with a tarp. After that they have left him alone.
Sorry to take up so much of your space for my soap-box, I'll take it and go home now.
49. sandiquiz 4:40 AM EDT on September 01, 2012 Hide this comment.
Dear Beth,
Wishing you White Rabbits, White Rabbits, White Rabbits
and a FUN and SAFE month of September!
Looks like Miss Leslie might head your way, and like Master Isaac, she is a big 'un!
Hope she heads out to sea, and comes our way, like Gordon and Kirk!!! lol
50. palmettobug53 11:30 AM EDT on September 01, 2012 Hide this comment.
Good morning, Beth.
Finally, we have a break in the rain. Yesterday was clear, as is today. Tomorrow should be fine, too. We've got a 30% chance of rain starting again on Monday and on through the rest of the week.
With all the rain we've gotten, it is hot and muggy out there. The heat index is already 95F.
Oh, gosh! LOL... TWC is talking about FEMA and the Waffle House Index. They quoted the owner of the Waffle House. The real time captions on my TV had the owner saying something like, "It's really important that after a weather emergency that we stay open. There's just something about serving a warm male that lifts everyone's spirits.'
I fully agree! Warm males do lift the spirits at times!
I just love some of the typos that occur with real time captioning. They have someone typing the narration and dialogue as they occur and we all know what can happen when you're typing that fast.
Sandi; White Rabbits, White Rabbits, White Rabbits to you, too! I hope that September holds many wonderful things in store for you, starting with some good, dry weather for a change! I haven't been keeping up with the weather since Isaac, but I'll have to look for Leslie, now- thanks for the head's up!
Bug; Yes, I like a serving of "nice warm male", regardless of the weather! Those Waffle House folks are most thoughtful. (Hee-hee! That's too funny! Love it! Thanks for the chuckle!)
Do you get to have the day off or is one of your busier days? I was on the news the sharks are at Camp Cood again. In fact they even mentioned Chatham. Stay out of the water unless you have "a bigger boat".
Those typos on real time captioning can sometimes make even more sense than what the correct spellings would have made.
One night, I was watching the local weather guy on TV and he was talking about how rain wrapped up the weekend. Only the caption said 'crapped.' I howled! LOL
No, this isn't a holiday weekend for me. I have work to do (telecommuting) and I'm pet-sitting for a friend, which means I have to drive over to her house to let the dog out every morning and make sure the cat & dog are fed, medicated and played-with. So, I regret to say, no sleeping in this weekend.
Bug; Gotta watch those rascally TV folks! I remember seeing a Youtube of a winter weather forecast that someone had posted on Facebook where the lady anchorwoman asked the weatherman - who evidently had goofed on his snow estimations the previous evening - "So, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" The was a pregnant pause and then the whole newsroom broke up laughing and it was some time before they could continue with the news program. I wonder how the live captioner handled that one?!
That was funny, though. I'll bet that woman about died, when she realized how it sounded!
I'll bet that poor newscaster lady is still living down that moment!
I thank God I caught it before I mailed that letter out. It was a letter requesting benefit information addressed to the Public Savings Life Insurance Company.
I left the "L" out of Public.
Oh, man, that would have been SO embarrassing!
*giggle*
Hope your holiday weekend was great. I spent every lick of mine - well, almost - doing house chores of various sorts. I didn't mind at all. There are some things that just don't get done - like cleaning the tiny wooden strips that cross the glass doors on my china cabinets. They were filthy, but they need some time devoted to them with q-tips to get properly done. That's not on my regular schedule, believe me! And some chores take only a minute but just get put off, like washing off the lint filter for the dryer instead of just pulling out the fluff.
Anyway, I'm all inspired now and intend to have everything spic and span and polished to a fare-thee-well by Thanksgiving. That's a reasonable timeline, don't you think?
I've been keeping a bit of an eye on Leslie. It looks as though you might get some wave action if nothing else. It will be interesting to see what happens - and also where the remnants of Isaac go. It would be a little funny/ironic if they back into Tampa.
Have a good day - I'm off to swelter a bit in our week's worth of really hot and humid. ;)
Wow- good for you for getting those chores done! I'd been working every day for about two weeks and letting my housework slide a bit and spent yesterday giving everything a good scrubbing and washing floors, etc. It feels good to get back to normal. :-)
Warmer temps have returned here with a wave of tropical weather. It's in the 70's, damp, rainy and the wind is literally howling. It's a good day to be back to work.
I hope all is well with you and you don't swelter too much! Thanks for stopping in! -)
uh, yeah, sometimes it's not necessarily a good idea to name the family firm with the family name.
(Bug, you'd better peek. You'll like it, too.)
Have a great weekend.
Great link Linda, I think I prefer the fairy story! :)
Linda; Great photo! I glanced at a few more of his pictures and they are wonderful! I'm going to go back and revisit that link when I get more time! Thanks for posting it here!
Sandi; We have a few leaves coloring and dropping here, too. I'm very much looking forward to fall coming on in earnest; not only because it's my favorite time of year but because this summer's weather has been brutal for those of us without A/C. My fans have had a good workout this year. This morning is pleasantly cool, sunny and breezy but it's supposed to warm up to the mid-70's and get muggy both today and tomorrow. Good-bye, summer! You can leave any time, now!
Shore, I love that shot of the shrimp boat docks. He's got some really good pictures. The thunderstorm is cool.
Got all my laundry done and on the line. We may get rain later, so I had to get moving with the wash early.
We had a nice, cooling rainstorm last night and more rain coming through today- no laundry on the line for me until at least tomorrow. The sun is already noticeably weaker; it's taking longer for wet laundry to dry and sometimes, I have to finish drying them on racks indoors. It won't be long before it's all dried indoors, again. But, I'm still eagerly awaiting fall. Yesterday was like being tossed back into the middle of hot & humid summer- ugh! I was helping a friend to putty and paint windows- holy smokes, it was toasty! I hope it's cooler when we finish the job next weekend!
You don't hang anything at all out in cold weather? I know you get a lot colder than we do down here in the winter but I'd have thought that some days would be sunny, windy and enough above freezing that you could get something on the line. Like sheets or towels. With it just being you, I imagine that you wouldn't have a large amount of clothes to wash and probably easier to hang those inside.
Hi Beth, it was hot for us yesterday, too, but the cold, autumnal weather arrives tomorrow
:-(
Hope you have a good week.
Sandi; How nice to have the conservatory to dry your laundry!
Our fall weather seems to have arrived, too, and I'm enjoying it! Sammy & I took a wonderful hike in the woods this morning and I took a few photos of the changing leaves and fall flowers. I hope it's not too cold where you are.... it seems as though you've had more than your share of chilly weather this summer.
I'm with you: I'd love to have a sunroom, conservatory or whatever you want to call them. If for nothing else, a place to overwinter my potted plants. It would be handy for laundry too.
It does take things a lot longer to dry under that weak winter sun. Even for us down here, where we are generally warmer than the Cape.
There's been plenty of times I've had my clothes freeze on the line, though. Like giant paper doll outfits.
When we lived in FL those glass enclosed rooms were Florida rooms, up here they call them Carolina rooms. No matter what they are called I also would love one. Our back porch would be perfect for a convert as it gets the morning sun. I could open the french doors and in winter it would help heat the family room. Thats one of my dream projects ;)
Are you still experiencing chilly temperatures?
I've had plenty of clothes freeze on the clothes line, too, and brought them indoors to thaw/dry on racks. It's sort of like taking cardboard off the clotheslines- especially back in the day when my babies were in cloth diapers!
Janet; This is my bed linen day; I just love the scent of sheets off the clothesline!
Funny how different areas have different names for the same room! But, no one up here would call it a Massachusetts Room- so it's just a sun room or, if you're highfalutin', a solarium.
In fact, I think I better get. Out there and cut the grass before the rain arrives tomorrow, thanks to Leslie! s long as it comes Friday and not Saturday, when I am attending my sisters marriage cemony! Lol
Sandi; Yes, today we'll reach the low 70's and the sun is shining brightly! We have a strong breeze, too, so this is good laundry-drying weather!
I hope your sister has a gorgeous day for her wedding!
We're in the low/mid 80's daytime and low/mid 60's night time. Lovely.
Oh, gosh, I remember back when Sammy was the same size as that stuffed Bernie. He sure didn't stay that size for long, did he? LOL
Sheesh, time goes so fast... Been with you here for sever years!!!
He's a pretty boy!
I had not thought about that when I named our new kitty Sam. It just popped in when the vet receptionest asked for a name. Now I hate to change it because they sort of chided me when I changed Mollys so many times. Here we just call him "the little one".
Sammy was such a sweet puppy- never destructive, never had a problem house training him; in fact, at 9 weeks old, he has US trained to let him out by ringing the bell that hung from the door knob with his nose! He only had two indoor accidents up until that time and after that, he was fine. He still has almost every single toy he's ever been given because he's not a chewer. He's been a wonderful dog. :-)
Finn; You didn't miss it- his birthday was today! Time does go by fast, doesn't it? I've been here on WU for almost 10 years!
RobDaHood; Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Janet; No ice cream cone, but there is one coming up in his near future! He did get several treats today and I didn't want to give him a tummy-ache.
My friend named her kitty on the spur of the moment at the Vet's, too. She'd just been calling her little kitten Baby but when questioned at the Vet's, she didn't want to give that name (since he wouldn't be a baby all his life) and so she blurted out "Um- Bandit!" Of course, he's never called that. :-) He's still Baby Cat.
I'm so eager for cooler weather. We were supposed to have a bit, but... it never arrived. It will.
Have you ever read a book called "Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake"? I just heard of it - I may look at Barnes and Noble or Half-Price Books just to see what it is.
Have a good day. It's Friday, after all - maybe not such a good thing in all parts of the world, but ok around here. ;)
Linda; Sammy says thanks! He did look like a stuffed animal when he was a baby; he was just so cute and loveable!
No, I haven't read that book, but I'll be eager to hear your take on it when you've had a chance to read it.
I hope your weather is cooling off by now; we're just starting to lose our summer heat- thank goodness!
You'll have to get your Mama to relay the belly rubs and ear rubs!
I cooked some salmon last week, and tried once again to entice Dixie with some lovely fish. She wasn't having any of it. I don't get that cat at all. I thought I was getting her to eat canned food, but that finally just stopped. So, I think - maybe a little chicken? some tasty salmon? No way. I briefly considered filet mignon, but I have a feeling that wouldn't do any better.
Maybe I should try Spam! I may have been going too high class. ;)
It's still hotter'n'Hades here. Well, not actually, but we're all impatient with 90. It's time to get a move on into fall! I did suddenly realize I have to make a move toward my aunt's in KC sooner rather than later. They had their first ice at the end of October last year. I think mid-October is about the latest I should try to go. So, it's time to put in more hours at work, finish some things up and make plans! That's part of the reason I closed my blog temporarily. I need to really focus, at least until I get back home.
Hope your weekend is great. I have a little repotting to do, need to take the car to be washed, and so on and so forth. Standard weekend chores!
My kitty isn't a fan of fish or anything like that be he does like the occasional Gold Fish cracker and I recently found some kitty treats (Feline Greenies brand) that he seems to enjoy.
I hope you get cooler weather soon- I well remember the heat in Florida and so looking forward to January and February when the temperatures finally cooled down to the 70's and 80's! Now those temperatures are my summer highs and I'm still complaining! We're slowly cooling down for fall and I'm breathing a sigh of relief. Phew! Cooler air- finally! :-)
Enjoy your weekend! Talk to you soon!
We had a cat years ago, when I was in my 20's, that just loved ice cream. I don't think we knew about chocolate being toxic at that time but I don't recall ever giving him anything but vanilla.
Anytime you fixed a bowl or cone, Winky was right there. No matter where he was, he'd magically appear. How he knew, I have no idea. He would sit as close as he could get and intently watch you move the spoon or cone to your mouth and back again.
After a while, he'd reach out and paw the air, as you did it. He never grabbed at it. It was like he was saying, "Gimme, gimme." Which we always did, eventually. We'd either pour the last bit into a small chicken pot pie tin or let him lick the last dab from the remains of the cone.
"You want some lick-lick?"
The answer was always "Yes!"
None of the cats I've had since then were as enthralled with it as Winky was. I've offered it to them. Some would take a lick or two and walk off. Others would sniff and turn up their nose.
Another thing that would bring him running and into his 'Gimme' routine was the crinkle of the potato chip bag. He liked roasted and boiled peanuts. Popcorn.
He was a funny cat. He had the biggest and most unique personalities of all the cats I've ever had, I think.
I've seen dogs that will eat anything but cats are usually so picky. Even about table scraps.
Beets? Shudder.....
I have been having a smile at the cat stories.
I had a cat many years ago who loved rice. If I had a Chinese rice takeout, and left a little of the rice, he would eat every grain, but pick out all the peas, or onions, or mushrooms and push them to the side of his dish!lol
It is weird how dogs can inhale everything but the veggies.
Have a great weekend!
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