COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

I just realised I put 'my sons fiance' when in fact he is my nephew!!
I don't have any children - not that I'm aware of anyway!!

[emoji23]

Nephew it is I did wonder!!!

 

[JoesMum]

I wish I'd gone down the conservation/environmental route too.
But I do what I can to raise awareness of being 'Green' in school.
I just watched a BBC prog called Blue Planet Live - all about the oceans and the amazing creatures in them.
It is scary what we are doing to our world and sad to think that 90% of South Africa's penguins near Cape Town have gone, and that's just one example.
I hope you are successful in your bid to help!

I watched that too. Amazing photography again

 

[EllieMay]

Brilliant job!
I love his little driveway up to the ramp!
I hope he'll be very happy in his new home.

Thank you! The ramp was too steep all by itself because that’s such an unlevel spot . Poor Toretto just slid right down . So we had to engineer a solution.

 

[Lyn W]

It sounds quite complicated and he poor girl must feel awful about her Mum.

I am sure it will all come together OK.

Yes it is very sad for her not to have her Mum for her wedding day I really do feel for her.
She actually works as an events organiser in Las Vegas, so hopefully now the venues have been booked they will have the day they want.

 

[Lyn W]

I watched that too. Amazing photography again

I love watching the Blue Planet series but do so with mixed feelings.
It is just so depressing seeing all the plastic and effects of rising sea temps etc but it hits home and hopefully as awareness grows we can gradually turn things around.

 

[Cathie G]

Males are the pretty ones with all the big fins. Females kinda look like a regular fish.

What size aquarium for a male? Would he be happy by himself? Or another animal like the snail with him. I won't do it if the animal can't be happy.

 

[Cathie G]

https://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/shoe-exchanges/

Amputee shoe exchange info.

@Ray--Opo

Cool...my thoughts exactly.

 

[EllieMay]

It look so well built, im just wondering are you not afraid of the heater getting so close to the wood?

I actually thought the same things when I looked at the design but it was working for Tom so I figured I’d give it a try. I haven’t had any experience with oil heaters but I see now that they are indeed different from others. I have been using the IR gun and checking the guard temps and they are very steady. Nothing above mid 90’s. I have it on a thermostat and I have a fan circulating the heat so the box temp is staying around 83.. the mat is on a separate thermostat in case the other fails..

 

[JoesMum]

I envy her to have a job with such a good cause! Im applying right now in university in geography, Im interested in coastal erosion, gotta save Florida from global warming!! lol

Daughter went to Lancaster University here in the UK to study Geography. It’s a really good degree to get as there’s a good mix of scientific and written work alongside field experience that employers like.

At her university, the Geography department was grouped with the Biology and Environmental Science Departments to make up the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC). She switched to joint honours in Biology and Geography and picked environment/ecology LEC options because of her developing interest. And the field work took her to Spain, Croatia and China as well a lot of time in the Lake District which isn’t far from the university. I am not entirely convinced she didn’t pick modules for the travel opportunities [emoji23]

Back home she got involved in our county wildlife trust and put in voluntary hours with them as well as pro-actively signing up for courses in plant identification, small mammal handling and reptiles. This experience, plus her voluntary work overseas, was what secured her permanent role in the end on a graduate training scheme.

The interview for this particular job seemed to be a discussion on the difference between prairie dogs and wild European hamsters as her now boss had done research work on those. European wild hamsters don’t live in the UK and are not cute cuddly house pets... they’re bigger and they’re vicious! Canadian prairie dogs were far more co-operative

Coastal erosion is a massive topic right now. Trying to balance the needs of humans with the needs of wildlife and the force of nature. Not helped by rising sea levels due to climate change.

 

[JoesMum]

I love watching the Blue Planet series but do so with mixed feelings.
It is just so depressing seeing all the plastic and effects of rising sea temps etc but it hits home and hopefully as awareness grows we can gradually turn things around.

I agree on that

 

[Cathie G]

I just realised I put 'my sons fiance' when in fact he is my nephew!!
I don't have any children - not that I'm aware of anyway!!

If he's the nephew helping you it's close to the same. I have lots of kids that call me grandma and we aren't related by blood. We are by love though.

 

[JoesMum]

Time for me to turn in. Goodnight all. Not see you in the gloom of the CDR in the morning

 

[Lyn W]

If he's the nephew helping you it's close to the same. I have lots of kids that call me grandma and we aren't related by blood. We are by love though.

No this is a different nephew.
I'm sure he would help if he could but he now lives in Las Vegas and when he's not home he's 2nd Engineer on the ship of a Norwegian company laying cables or pipes near Egypt. So I don't get to see him much.
At the moment he has to fly home via the UK because the company won't pay for his flights to the US, so I do get to see now and again.

 

[Lyn W]

Time for me to turn in. Goodnight all. Not see you in the gloom of the CDR in the morning

Goodnight Linda, sleep well!

 

[Cathie G]

I wish I'd gone down the conservation/environmental route too.
But I do what I can to raise awareness of being 'Green' in school.
I just watched a BBC prog called Blue Planet Live - all about the oceans and the amazing creatures in them.
It is scary what we are doing to our world and sad to think that 90% of South Africa's penguins near Cape Town have gone, and that's just one example.
I hope you are successful in your bid to help!

As a teacher, you can inspire young people more then you think. I still think of many of my teachers from school. I actually got to meet one later in my life and thank her. That really cheered me up.

 

[Reptilony]

I wish I'd gone down the conservation/environmental route too.
But I do what I can to raise awareness of being 'Green' in school.
I just watched a BBC prog called Blue Planet Live - all about the oceans and the amazing creatures in them.
It is scary what we are doing to our world and sad to think that 90% of South Africa's penguins near Cape Town have gone, and that's just one example.
I hope you are successful in your bid to help!

Thank you! I hope I get accepted!

 

[Reptilony]

Daughter went to Lancaster University here in the UK to study Geography. It’s a really good degree to get as there’s a good mix of scientific and written work alongside field experience that employers like.

At her university, the Geography department was grouped with the Biology and Environmental Science Departments to make up the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC). She switched to joint honours in Biology and Geography and picked environment/ecology LEC options because of her developing interest. And the field work took her to Spain, Croatia and China as well a lot of time in the Lake District which isn’t far from the university. I am not entirely convinced she didn’t pick modules for the travel opportunities [emoji23]

Back home she got involved in our county wildlife trust and put in voluntary hours with them as well as pro-actively signing up for courses in plant identification, small mammal handling and reptiles. This experience, plus her voluntary work overseas, was what secured her permanent role in the end on a graduate training scheme.

The interview for this particular job seemed to be a discussion on the difference between prairie dogs and wild European hamsters as her now boss had done research work on those. European wild hamsters don’t live in the UK and are not cute cuddly house pets... they’re bigger and they’re vicious! Canadian prairie dogs were far more co-operative

Coastal erosion is a massive topic right now. Trying to balance the needs of humans with the needs of wildlife and the force of nature. Not helped by rising sea levels due to climate change.

Yeah I bet she chose these far far away place on purpose lol She must be very smart to go in biology, I’ve never been good at school and never really studied so if get accepted it will be the biggest challenge of my life.

 

[Lyn W]

Yeah I bet she chose these far far away place on purpose lol She must be very smart to go in biology, I’ve never been good at school and never really studied so if get accepted it will be the biggest challenge of my life.

You may find that now you are older, you are ready and want to learn more about something that really interests you so you'll do better.
That is often the case with youngsters I've taught and some of my family. They are more prepared to put in the work for something they really want as they've matured.
I'm sure you can do it!!!

 

[KarenSoCal]

What size aquarium for a male? Would he be happy by himself? Or another animal like the snail with him. I won't do it if the animal can't be happy.

I use a 5g for a betta. Some people think a 10g is minimum size, but I've never felt that way.

Most bettas, male or female, are generally aggressive. Of course there are always exceptions. It is finally determined by your betta's individual personality. Some will kill another betta or other fish, or snails or shrimp. Some will be fine in a community tank.

My bettas, all housed alone, have done fine that way. They are, however, intelligent and interactive with their owner. They need some stimulation, some interaction daily. I keep mine in the kitchen near the sink...lots of talking to him,etc.

Females will frequently get along with at least 3. But if one doesn't, you need a contingency plan. You could buy a lot of bettas before you found the right combination, plus I would not attempt it with anything less than a 20g.

With you just starting out, my recommendation would be a 5g tank, or 10 if you have space in an active room. Get 1 betta, male or female, whichever you like the best. Keep in mind that the greater the finnage, the more they can have problems. People have bred them for those gorgeous long fins...to the point that some have trouble swimming or are more susceptable to illness. Get a simple one..a veiltail, crowntail, half moon...something that looks like a fish and not a cheerleader's pom pom.

Bettas breathe air from the surface, so all you need is a small internal filter. They hate strong currents, so aim it so it doesn't blow the fish around the tank. Decorate so there are lots of hiding places...actually, they are similar to torts except fish actually like us! LOL!

You should not buy the tank and fish at the same time. The tank does need to be "cycled". Here is a link to a betta sub-forum on Fishlore. They would love to help you with that.

https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/forums/betta-fish.40/

You will enjoy a betta, so go for it!

 

[Lyn W]

Time for me to say goodnight too,
So Nos da all and see you tomorrow.