COLD DARK ROOM

[Chubbs the tegu]

Hahaha.. smart a$$.
I will be fine. I am a tough chick. Worse comes to worse I know how to camp, hunt, fish, etc. I will never be “without”. Just gotta get my feet planted and figure out where I am going next. New Mexico wasn’t “home”.
-Meg

‘ cleaning out spare closet

 

[Cathie G]

Well.. maybe if i duct tape them in place

Well...you know the old saying. If love doesn't work...use duct tape.?

 

[Pistachio's Pamperer]

‘ cleaning out spare closet

Haha. Right now I would take you up on that.
More than likely gonna be in yr neck of the woods. My daughter is looking at Dartmouth and I figure why the hell not try the New England part of the east coast since I have already done Maryland and south.
-Meg

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Thank you. You all don’t know what you have done for my sanity lately.
-Meg

In each of our ways, I think we sort of know. We don't know everything, we don't need to know everything, but we have an idea. I think the CDR has pulled a lot of people through a lot of rough patches...and that's part of why it exists.

I think it's one of the key reasons this thread has taken on a life of its own... because, despite its name, there's an abundance of warmth and light here in the Cold Dark Room.

 

[Cathie G]

That's okay, you're in the right place! ? We're an international group of friends who like to laugh, joke, and talk about anything and everything under the sun, moon, rain, sleet, snow, fog... Well, you get the idea.

I'm Anne. I live in North Florida, but I spent three years in the UK, around 15 years ago. I lived near Blackpool and Leeds.

So now @Chubbs the tegu knows my name. I had forgotten to mention my name when he introduced himself a while back. (Oops.)

?

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

In each of our ways, I think we sort of know. We don't know everything, we don't need to know everything, but we have an idea. I think the CDR has pulled a lot of people through a lot of rough patches...and that's part of why it exists.

I think it's one of the key reasons this thread has taken on a life of its own... because, despite its name, there's an abundance of warmth and light here in the Cold Dark Room.

That brought a tear to my eye Anne

 

[Pastel Tortie]

That brought a tear to my eye Anne

Better check that out, Jay... must be something in your eye.

 

[Cathie G]

In each of our ways, I think we sort of know. We don't know everything, we don't need to know everything, but we have an idea. I think the CDR has pulled a lot of people through a lot of rough patches...and that's part of why it exists.

I think it's one of the key reasons this thread has taken on a life of its own... because, despite its name, there's an abundance of warmth and light here in the Cold Dark Room.

Yes but we all do need to know everything just to survive. The nice thing is we have so many different facets of us here that we actually can..

 

[CarolM]

Ok kids, some brandy new pix of the Maryland banana grove. If you‘re bad, I’ll add in some updated cactus pix.

Banana Grove Loving the Maryland Heat

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I am so impressed that you manage to grow these in pots.

 

[CarolM]

Some updated pix of the Cactus project. Pads flown in from @Ray--Opo in Florida.

i think they like Maryland Summer

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I think that they do too. Wow they look good.

 

[CarolM]

A pix of our Sully just hanging out enjoying some freshly cut meadow grass. Nice shady spot. Food. What more to ask?
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Why does he look like he has some purple on his shell? Is it just the lighting angle of the camera?

 

[CarolM]

Heres my pads.. i fed a couple already. Ill never keep up with the feeding and growth rate so ill prob give up trying lolView attachment 301371

My Cacti all have those thorns on them. The torts don't like them.

 

[CarolM]

By the way guys.. i dont wanna pat myself on the back but i will of course.. im getting a promotion

Yayyyy. Well done and congratulations!!

 

[CarolM]

Im lead maintenance mechanic at a worldwide packaging corp. and they offered me a production manager position at another facility. Only sh*t part is its an extra 45 min commute.

Is it at least more pay?

 

[CarolM]

I started reading the thread from 2015. I got to 14th page and saw how many comments there are gave up and THEN I saw the year ?. I didn’t notice the post was from 15th July 2015.
oml my bad I think I need to go bed ???.Or I need new specs ?

Good Day Mystic Queen and welcome to the COLD DARK ROOMS. Baawwaaaahahahaha. No don't worry we are just a bunch of international fun loving, bat sh***t crazy, pun loving, kayaking, crazy talking, snorting doggy, joking bunch of people. Who get together in these cold dark rooms to have a good chat and relieve our frustrations and or just have fun and a good gab.

If you need a little bit of light then poke a jellyfish and they will give you a little light. Watch out for the Leprechaun he will borrow money from you and never give it back, Ask Ray - him and his horse with no name are still roaming the desert looking for the leprechaun to get back the money he loaned him.

Please don't step on the hedgehogs, it will hurt. The snow leopard eats carrots and loves a little cuddle. The one-legged Pirate can offer some hard liquor if you feel that you need it. Although the prices have gone up quite considerably because of covid.

Pull up an Armadillo and Montgomery will come along with a beverage of your choice (the soft kind )

And the Wool Spider (If she exists) leaves knitted gloves, scarves and underwear in corner 8 if you need any.

I am Carol from Cape Town, South Africa.

Have fun.

 

[CarolM]

We have been talking about bearded dragons, off an on, a good bit lately. I have two, @CarolM just got one, @EllieMay used to have one, and @Chubbs the tegu has more experience with bearded dragons than the rest of us, actually (I think).

@Mystic_Queen has a bearded dragon, too. @Lokkje wants one, as does @Cathie G.

Oh do share more. We want to see your bearded Dragon @Mystic_Queen

 

[CarolM]

I feel like we need to write up character summaries and major plot points for old and new members alike...

Last time, on the Cold Dark Room...

Take it from me, it takes up a lot of time. But feel free to do so. I would love to read them. ?

 

[CarolM]

Have you ever tried grafting to a existing mulberry tree. I remember when I was a kid we lived by a peach tree orchard. They were grafting branches on the trees.

I don't have one and the neighbour's neighbour's property is empty. There is no one staying there, so it would be difficult to graft it on the tree. I should try that method they have of putting a ball of peat moss around a cut in the branch and wrap it with cling wrap. I wonder if it work on a branch taken off the tree already?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Why does he look like he has some purple on his shell? Is it just the lighting angle of the camera?

Must be the sunlight/shade reflections.

 

[CarolM]

Well...you know the old saying. If love doesn't work...use duct tape.?

What are you going to duct tape him or her to a chair?