COLD DARK ROOM

[ZEROPILOT]

how are we today sir? bike weather?

Yes. But I drove my truck this morning because I need to go to the hardware store this afternoon for some 10' wooden planks.
The weather IS changing. It's far less humid and I've begun to use my tortoise "rain maker".

 

[ZEROPILOT]

YES!!! Elsa's photo was really pretty AND hubby made sure it was even BETTER than the required 5 pixels. Her beautiful, round, smooth carapace has been squashed flat as a Russian. She looks awful- nothing like herself.

I hate to bug Josh, but this needs to be remedied and we are once again running out of time.

 

[johnandjade]

Yes. But I drove my truck this morning because I need to go to the hardware store this afternoon for some 10' wooden planks.
The weather IS changing. It's far less humid and I've begun to use my tortoise "rain maker".

was watching your videos, the rain feature is awesome!! great idea

 

[ZEROPILOT]

was watching your videos, the rain feature is awesome!! great idea

A product of my laziness!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I left a remark on the voting thread.
It may get deleted because I don't think you can post there.

 

[johnandjade]

A product of my laziness!

not at all, an ingenious solution!

 

[johnandjade]

back to work

 

[ZEROPILOT]

not at all, an ingenious solution!

The rain feature is attached to a timer in the winter months. It'll rain out there from 11 to 11:15 and again from 2 to 2:15.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I P.M.ed Josh about the photo issue.

 

[Moozillion]

I P.M.ed Josh about the photo issue.

Thank you!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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i'm still using ed's vets mantra of work smarter not harder

Hmmmmmmm.
I think I'd need gallon drums of the stuff.
We get so much dust here because it's so dry and we're at the foot of a mountain so dust blows down from above.
Dusting is necessary daily here, but we just don't have the time.
Morning, John.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning CDR.

I've just take JoesDad to the station as he's working in London today.

Later I'll be taking our daughter to work... and then picking her up... except I realised as I typed this that JoesDad's car is on the drive so, s0d that for a game of soldiers, she can take my car and I don't need to spend the day taxi driving

Ha de ha.
Good morning, Linda.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning.
I had yesterday off. (Jewish holiday.)
I didn't get much done with the house because as I was removing the "STICK-ON" kitchen base, wall molding, it removed a lot of cement from the wall. That's some good glue. So I had to patch the cement and today I'm installing the new, better looking stuff and painting it before I get to laying the new kitchen flooring.
I'm installing it on top of the existing vinyl flooring.

Good morning, Ed.
Also DIY for me today.
I painted the window sills and surrounds for wifey's window, then the metal grill, now I need to fix an insect screen as they do love to mange wifey.
I would say it'll keep her happy, but it's never enough.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I voted on the calendar pics.
a lot of the photos looked distorted. If they will look like that on the calendar, then they are bad photos. If they will look normal in the calendar, then some members are getting screwed out of votes.
There were a couple that I otherwise would have considered.

I agree.
Some of the photos have come out very poorly and I'm sure aren't a true reflection of the torts real beautiful selves, as i posted last night. Tidgy's one has come out better than some but makes her look taller and lumpier. Numbers 13 to 16 all look very flat and i think will be costing them votes. There are others, too.
Yvonne assured people on another thread that this will not be how they appear in the calendar.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That is NOT the look of the actual torts: one of those is my Elsa. She has a lovely, high domed carapace but the way they've done the photo she's squashed flat- looks awful.
I'm very disappointed.

Yes, i recognized Elsa.
I'm a little disappointed, but if i were you I'd be pretty darned annoyed.
It's not fair, really and it's noticeable the less distorted pictures are getting the most votes.
Though I should say that they are beautiful tortoises and may get the votes anyway.
Good morning, Mooz.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I agree.
Some of the photos have come out very poorly and I'm sure aren't a true reflection of the torts real beautiful selves, as i posted last night. Tidgy's one has come out better than some but makes her look taller and lumpier. Numbers 13 to 16 all look very flat and i think will be costing them votes. There are others, too.
Yvonne assured people on another thread that this will not be how they appear in the calendar.

Regardless of how they'd look in the calendar, it's impossible to chose the best photo with what is presented.
Are we to guess what it might look like?
This is a BEST PHOTO contest after all...

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

A product of my laziness!

New vids on Youtube ?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Regardless of how they'd look in the calendar, it's impossible to chose the best photo with what is presented.
Are we to guess what it might look like?
This is a BEST PHOTO contest after all...

I do agree, even though Tidgy's doing fine right now and improved photos of other torts may well mean fewer votes for her, i'd rather have an even playing field as one might say.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello Cold Dark Room and Cold Dark Roomers.
Still raining here, but my repairs to the roof upstairs have worked perfectly and no rain has come into my laboratory.
Not sure about the terrace as i haven't finished it yet, but it seems okay, no more ceiling collapses.
Please have a splendid day everyone.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Tidgy is having lunch.
She,at least, is a very happy girl today.