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Pastel Tortie

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That's ok. We'll catch up in our own time zone.
That's one of the great things about the members who frequent this thread... When the night owls in the western U.S. finally turn in for the night, it's just about time for our members in Europe and South Africa to wake up. It's a great place to hang out if you have insomnia. You usually won't be all alone in here for long.
 

Cathie G

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Truth to what you have said
You all have been a major part of keeping me from staying in my hole in the wall!?
Me too. It's a win win win! I get to run my mouth(you poor people). I get to share my bad photos. I also get to learn more for caring for my tortoise and many other things.
 

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I put this link in the hurricane preparedness thread, but I wanted to share it here too. I'd been wondering for years if the maps with the various models forecasting possible tracks for tropical cyclones was publicly available online, and I just became aware of this particular resource this morning.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/

For this morning's exercise, scroll down to Invest 92L.

Remember, when it comes to weather modeling, All disclaimers apply. Those maps with the spaghetti forecast tracks all over the place are just a bunch of (really smart) computers making educated guesses about what's going to happen... weather-wise.
If anyone is following along on the tropical weather in the Atlantic, the system of interest is now at the top of the page. It's currently known as Potential Tropical Cyclone NINE... Until it gets a real name.
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/
 

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He’s so Purty!!!!
He really cheers me up just watching him. It's funny how much personality even a little fish can have. After around a year of fighting fin rot? I finally managed to stop it with betta fix. Even that just about killed him. I was blowing fish flakes across the water to his mouth. And it worked FINALLY. He started swimming and hasn't stopped.
 

Cathie G

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I put this link in the hurricane preparedness thread, but I wanted to share it here too. I'd been wondering for years if the maps with the various models forecasting possible tracks for tropical cyclones was publicly available online, and I just became aware of this particular resource this morning.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/

For this morning's exercise, scroll down to Invest 92L.

Remember, when it comes to weather modeling, All disclaimers apply. Those maps with the spaghetti forecast tracks all over the place are just a bunch of (really smart) computers making educated guesses about what's going to happen... weather-wise.
Yes. Because the flap of the wings of a butterfly can turn a hurricane.
 

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That's one of the great things about the members who frequent this thread... When the night owls in the western U.S. finally turn in for the night, it's just about time for our members in Europe and South Africa to wake up. It's a great place to hang out if you have insomnia. You usually won't be all alone in here for long.
I have insomnia. It’s not nice at all.
I love this site tho. The amount of advice. Help and awesome people on here is just amazing.
I’m so glad I found this site.
I put in to google red foot care sheet. And this site was first to pop up. Win win all round. Can’t complain. ☺
 
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I wish U.K. would have some sun. The weather has been awful last few days where I am. Sick of seeing rain. Birthday BBQ tomorrow been cancelled ??
Yes, but I'm just a few weeks, when many of us in the U.S. are still going to be groaning and complaining about the miserable, muggy August weather over here, you're going to get to wave in our faces that it's "a touch cool" over there and that you're wearing long sleeves outdoors. ;)
 

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Yes, but I'm just a few weeks, when many of us in the U.S. are still going to be groaning and complaining about the miserable, muggy August weather over here, you're going to get to wave in our faces that it's "a touch cool" over there and that you're wearing long sleeves outdoors. ;)
Thing is I don’t like cool or cold haha I like the heat. I swear I was born in the wrong country. Can I just pack my bags. Pick my tort up and move to states ?
 

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I wish U.K. would have some sun. The weather has been awful last few days where I am. Sick of seeing rain. Birthday BBQ tomorrow been cancelled ??

Awful? I follow a few people on TWITTER who live/work in St Ives in Cornwall. They have been having some really great suntanning/beach weather. But, i know, it’s all where you are. I remember wearing warm coats & hats on 4 July celebrations in Harrogate. No cold beers, hot drinks.
 

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Awful? I follow a few people on TWITTER who live/work in St Ives in Cornwall. They have been having some really great suntanning/beach weather. But, i know, it’s all where you are. I remember wearing warm coats & hats on 4 July celebrations in Harrogate. No cold beers, hot drinks.
I’m up north. It’s done nothing but rain for last few days. Had some sun yesterday so sat outside with pumpkin so she could graze. Then it started raining so I came back in. It’s absolutely chucking it down again now.
 

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I’m up north. It’s done nothing but rain for last few days. Had some sun yesterday so sat outside with pumpkin so she could graze. Then it started raining so I came back in. It’s absolutely chucking it down again now.

I’m back in too, ‘cause the humidity is killing me. I watered everything early, cut grass, pulled weeds and weed whacked a few of the edged. I’m sweating up a storm. Time to cool off.

How far up north, update your profile with your village, tow, city orvat least county!
 

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I know my mother used to use a product that was like a paste to promote root growth. She would apply that then moss and cling wrap. I imagine a garden center might carry the product.
Thank you Ray. I will go and look at our garden centre and see what they have.
 

Mystic_Queen (Llaria)

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I’m back in too, ‘cause the humidity is killing me. I watered everything early, cut grass, pulled weeds and weed whacked a few of the edged. I’m sweating up a storm. Time to cool off.

How far up north, update your profile with your village, tow, city orvat least county!
I’ll update it now. But I’m in Nottinghamshire
 

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She’s such a diva lol. She can see pumpkin where her viv is and just looks. I had her out this morning and shown her. She was pretty curious as to what was in the viv next to her. She looks and tilts her head. I love it when they do that haha. I’m pretty lucky she has never been nasty. I’ve been hands on since I had her from more or less a hatchling.
Phoenix is just not interested in the Vegies I give him. But I figure that as long as he is eating the roaches, it should be fine.
 
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