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Cathie G

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Three little turtles sitting on a log. And the little one said, roll over, roll over, so they all rolled over and one fell off. And there were two little turtles sitting on a log.

And the little one said, roll over roll over, so they all rolled over and one fell off. And there was one little turtle sitting on a log. And the little turtle said that's much better.
I actually remember that one. Too cute.
 

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Hello and welcome to the CDR. I’m Linda and I live in Kent in the South East of England :)

You don’t have to be mad to post in here, but it can help :D

Just in case you’re not aware of the setup... pull up an armadillo and take a seat. The one-legged pirate will be along to take your order for your beverage of choice shortly. That large armadillo over there (polishes a flying jellyfish so it’s a bit lighter) is called Montgomery and he is a very obliging coffee table :)

Watch out for the wool spider, if she exists, she may be a little disconcerted by the extension we built over on Facebook to cope with days when the leprechauns have brought TFO to a grinding halt.

My names Sarah (though a few long term members already know me) I’m from central Massachusetts and my work sends me all over the state to take care of plants, which I may or may not spend my entire day talking to, and have full conversations with my cat when I get home each day. I’m pretty much 2 left turns from the entrance to the nut house.
 

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After a month of trying to nurse our Betta back to health he just didn’t make it.
So I cleaned the tank and used black sand this time.
Here’s are new Crowntail.
No name yet.
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I never had luck trying to nurse betas back to health, goldfish I’ve had success with, I got a goldfish from the fair one year and he lived with me for 3 years (the last pair I won at the fair came in sick-no surprise- but all my nursing to health strategies failed). I did almost save my last beta from dropsy after there was an accident of overfeeding after me and my boyfriend moved in together, he was feeding them every day and the only comparison he has is 5 large goldfish, my poor beta and his terra tank mates stood no chance in their buffet, they lasted 2 weeks. I ended up giving up and have a baby corn snake in that tank now. Crowntails were always my favorite betas.
 

Cathie G

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My names Sarah (though a few long term members already know me) I’m from central Massachusetts and my work sends me all over the state to take care of plants, which I may or may not spend my entire day talking to, and have full conversations with my cat when I get home each day. I’m pretty much 2 left turns from the entrance to the nut house.
Hello. I'm Cathie. I'm new to TFO but happy I found them. I probably made the 2 left turns...but I call it the peanut gallery...(several animals and a deaf brother I try to help.)
 

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Ok, I have a question for the long time loiterers in the CDR.

How do you keep up with it? I was caught up last night when I went to bed...I get up and there are 258 new posts!

Don't any of you have a real life? [emoji2] What's the trick? Tell me, please!

@smarch, pay attention here...

You hope there aren’t more than three or four pages to go through and that Carol posts one of her amazing summaries when you get behind! :D

Are you on Facebook Karen? And Sarah and Cathie? We now have a private Facebook group for CDR communication when TFO is down
https://www.facebook.com/groups/785037581863143/

It’s closed so nobody will see discussion outside the group
 
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I think OUR problem, those of us Stateside, is that those other guys (Yvonne snickers and points across the Atlantic behind her hand) are up and posting while we are down and sleeping.

OUR problem is that you lot, west of the Atlantic, carry on posting after we have gone to bed!!!
 

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My names Sarah (though a few long term members already know me) I’m from central Massachusetts and my work sends me all over the state to take care of plants, which I may or may not spend my entire day talking to, and have full conversations with my cat when I get home each day. I’m pretty much 2 left turns from the entrance to the nut house.

A prefect CDR roomie by the sounds of it [emoji23]
 

Cathie G

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Thanks!!
The black sand really changed the look.
Still no name.
You hope there aren’t more than three or four pages to go through and that Carol posts one of her amazing summaries when you get behind! :D

Are you on Facebook Karen? And Sarah and Cathie? We now have a private Facebook group for CDR communication when TFO is down
https://www.facebook.com/groups/785037581863143/

It’s closed so nobody will see discussion outside the group
I'm hoping I can find this link when I can get my Facebook up and running again.
 

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After a month of trying to nurse our Betta back to health he just didn’t make it.
So I cleaned the tank and used black sand this time.
Here’s are new Crowntail.
No name yet.
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Aw, my betta died about 3 weeks ago. He was bloated and pineconed.

Here is our new one, called a "Platinum Dragon". We haven't named him yet either.
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I never had luck trying to nurse betas back to health, goldfish I’ve had success with, I got a goldfish from the fair one year and he lived with me for 3 years (the last pair I won at the fair came in sick-no surprise- but all my nursing to health strategies failed). I did almost save my last beta from dropsy after there was an accident of overfeeding after me and my boyfriend moved in together, he was feeding them every day and the only comparison he has is 5 large goldfish, my poor beta and his terra tank mates stood no chance in their buffet, they lasted 2 weeks. I ended up giving up and have a baby corn snake in that tank now. Crowntails were always my favorite betas.
I think mine died from too many bloodworms [emoji22]. I tried epsom salt baths, but he was pineconed and I finally euthanized him.
 

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Ok, I have a question for the long time loiterers in the CDR.

How do you keep up with it? I was caught up last night when I went to bed...I get up and there are 258 new posts!

Don't any of you have a real life? [emoji2] What's the trick? Tell me, please!

@smarch, pay attention here...

[emoji23]
No trick.
No real life [emoji1326]‍♀️
 
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