COLD DARK ROOM

[Ben02]

Haha, they are perfect for little torts.

 

[Yvonne G]

If I have to I use a little baking soda poultice on bee stings. I've only been stung by a wasp once and don't want another one. Sorry you are going through that.

Thanks, but it really wasn't bad. Uncomfortable, but not bad at all.

 

[Yvonne G]

Good evening all.
My first day back in work went OK - lovely to see the everyone but I'm glad it was just the one day!
It was hard to get up early and have to be organised to leave the house by 8. That's always hard after the summer holidays but after almost 4 months it was very difficult. I'll have to do it twice next week!!
Lola was still in bed when I left, but he had a couple of hours in and out of the garden when I got home.
Anyway I'm off to bed as very tired tonight.
So Nos Da and see you soon.

Oh man. I know what you mean. I hated to go back to work after a week off for vacation. But just think of the $$$$!!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Ok so if you let some air out and get bubbles or water then the rubber diaphragm inside has a hole. A hole can make your pump turn on and off more then it needs to. With the pump turning on at about 40 psi and off at 65 psi. Your limit switch is a 40/60.
The air pressure in the tank needs to be 38 psi. You can only get the correct pressure when the pump is shut off and there is no pressure in the system. Adding more than 38 psi pressure does not give you more pressure in the system. It just makes your pump work harder.
The ultimate would be a irrigation well with a irrigation pump. And another well with a pump,pressure tank and limit switch for the house.
So if you use a tire gauge you can check the tank pressure but again there needs to be no pressure in the pipes. You can quickly let air out of your tank for a few seconds to see if you get any water out. If so it needs to be changed.

Thank you.

 

[Yvonne G]

I can't sleep!
My brain just won't switch off.
So I've come down for a cup of hot chocolate and here I am back in the CDR again.
I don't suppose looking at a screen just before bed will be helping much, but it's better than tossing and turning all night!

I know you said you went back to work, but how are you feeling? Any residual pain? When just reading dribs and dabs on the Forum every day it seems like you had a pretty fast recovery. I'm sure your doctor wouldn't have signed off for you to go back to work if you weren't ready, but try to not over do it.

 

[Yvonne G]

Is it better now?

It wasn't bad at all. The hardest part was trying to remember to not reach up and scratch. I have a pretty quick "scratch" reflex.

 

[Yvonne G]

This Troy Built 4 cycle shredder really does a great job on a wide variery of things. We’ve had it for years and years. It’s not electric start, but starts like a champ usually one slow steady pull fires it up.

https://www.troybilt.com/equipment/troybilt/cs-4325-chipper-shredder

I will try and make a short actual use video of it in action.

Thank you. I'll bookmark that site for future reference.

 

[Yvonne G]

Photos from yesterday at Queens.

Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez
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Tsitsipas
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Auger-Alliasime
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Our view
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Oh man! Just look at all those people. YIPES!!! I'm having an attack.

 

[Yvonne G]

Things are looking good here this morning....our two weeks of hard work seem to have paid off!

Our Real Estate Agent going over the contract as I type.

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Good luck!

 

[CarolM]

That's the trouble unfortunately. Ray has had a couple of breaks this week - his well, now his tap

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[CarolM]

Hi Carol. I think summer has arrived here - we have temps of up to 20C and sunshine coming in today. It will stay warm but we are back to showers for the next few days after that with a yellow warning for Thunderstorms.
Wrap up warm!!

That is always the issue. When we have summer you have winter. And then vice versa again.

 

[CarolM]

Good afternoon/morning all/
I finally got to sleep about 5ish - it was light anyway.
I will have to get myself a new book to read, that always helps me unwind.
Lola headed straight for the garden door when I opened his and has been out basking in the sun.
I think he has finally realised that he's a tortoise!!!
Hope everyone has a good Saturday,

Yay. Well done Lola. Good boy on finally figuring it out.

 

[CarolM]

Things are looking good here this morning....our two weeks of hard work seem to have paid off!

Our Real Estate Agent going over the contract as I type.

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Yayyy. Well done.

 

[CarolM]

View attachment 275212 Little bonus soak as it’s so hot

Ooohhh. Thanks Dad, just what we wanted!

 

[CarolM]

It wasn't bad at all. The hardest part was trying to remember to not reach up and scratch. I have a pretty quick "scratch" reflex.

Me too!! Re the scratching thing. I have been stung by bees but never a wasp. So don't really know how it feels. But I can imagine it. [emoji33]

 

[Maro2Bear]

Good luck!

Yes, thank you. Right after our Agent went through 30 pages of contract details, she received a call from the buyer’s agent. They are having second thoughts today, so pulling their offer (for now). Ogh well. Fingers crossed.

 

[Yvonne G]

Just a note of caution for any gardeners out there - don't rub your eyes after you've been pulling tomato plants with your bare hands!

This a.m. while I was in the backyard waiting for Misty to take care of her morning duties I pulled a few straggly tomato plants out of my cactus garden. As I was walking back into the house it felt like I had rocks in my eyes (I had just gotten up from bed about 5 minutes prior) so I just reached up and started rubbing my eyes. YIPES!! FIRE!! Good thing I had some baby wipes handy.

 

[JoesMum]

Just a note of caution for any gardeners out there - don't rub your eyes after you've been pulling tomato plants with your bare hands!

This a.m. while I was in the backyard waiting for Misty to take care of her morning duties I pulled a few straggly tomato plants out of my cactus garden. As I was walking back into the house it felt like I had rocks in my eyes (I had just gotten up from bed about 5 minutes prior) so I just reached up and started rubbing my eyes. YIPES!! FIRE!! Good thing I had some baby wipes handy.

Oh that’s horrible. I have done it in the past. You have to be so careful!

 

[Ben02]

Ooohhh. Thanks Dad, just what we wanted!

You would think they would appreciate their dad giving them a nice refreshing soak but ohhhh no, they were not happy one bit.

 

[Reptilony]

Hey guys it’s Nicole