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Good morning/afternoon all.
Its a grey dampish day - just drizzly rather than rainy.
Temps are set to take a dive next week but it's still quite mild at the moment.

My sister's dog Fudge has taken a turn for the worse over the weekend - just suddenly seems to have lost strength and control of her legs. She can move about but looks like Bambi on ice. My sister wonders if she's had a stroke and is taking her to the vets today, but suspects it is just old age taking it's toll. She is still eating and drinking and not in any pain, so my sister just plans to keep her comfortable until the inevitable. I don't think our lovely Fudge has long left with us :(

Anyway, I hope you are all having a good Monday.
Sorry to read about Fudge. Electronic hugs for all x
 

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Time when folks might start seeing buds on their Thanksgiving/Christmas cactus plants. Here’s some good information:

Did You Know? There are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cacti. The difference between the three cacti is found in the shape of the leaves.
  • Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumgera truncata) has very pointed and claw shaped projections on the edges of the leaf.
  • Christmas cactus (Schlumgera bridgesti) is defined by scalloped or tear drop shaped leaf projections.
  • Easter cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertnerrii) has rounded edges which are centralized on the leaf.
?All of these three cacti are known as "short day plants", that need 12-24 hours of darkness and cool temperatures in order to bloom. Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus need about 6 weeks of short days in order to bloom whereas the Easter cactus requires 8-12 weeks of short days to bloom hence the name Easter cactus.

?Your plant might start to drop buds. That could be due to drafts, too-warm temperatures, too much water or direct sunlight. The plants enjoy bright light but not direct sunlight. The plant's soil should be dry to one inch below the surface before watering and not fertilized or repotted while blooming. The plants seem to do the best when root bound.
All I know is that my Thanksgivin/Chriscacti are in bud about a month later than last year. One might flower next week. The other has at least a fortnight to go. They flowered together last year :D
 

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Good mornooning all. It’s delivery day… except that packages have arrived any time except the day I booked.

Company 1 split the order in two and delivered on Friday ❌ and Saturday ❌ (while we were in London… it was left on the front step) They’re sending me emails saying that something will arrive tomorrow, but I have everything ?

Company 2 split the order in two and delivered yesterday ❌ and this morning ✅

Company 3 delivered yesterday ❌

Company 4 split the order in two and delivered Friday ❌ and texted saying the other half would arrive by 11am yesterday…. Which it didn’t ?. I now have an email confirming that it has arrived at their distribution centre in Crawley about 20 miles from here. No idea if it will arrive today.

Company 5 is delivering by 1pm today ✅

Company 6 is delivering in the next hour ✅

I took a parcel in on Thursday for a neighbour. It was a Dell laptop. My neighbour is furious with Dell because she had booked delivery for Friday when she would be in to receive it.

How hard is it to deliver on the day booked? They were lucky I was in. I scheduled today because JoesDad had free time to do the bending and lifting which my back really doesn’t want to do.
 

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All I know is that my Thanksgivin/Chriscacti are in bud about a month later than last year. One might flower next week. The other has at least a fortnight to go. They flowered together last year :D
Too late on the edit… that should say Thanksgiving/Christmas Cacti
 

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Good mornooning all. It’s delivery day… except that packages have arrived any time except the day I booked.

Company 1 split the order in two and delivered on Friday ❌ and Saturday ❌ (while we were in London… it was left on the front step) They’re sending me emails saying that something will arrive tomorrow, but I have everything ?

Company 2 split the order in two and delivered yesterday ❌ and this morning ✅

Company 3 delivered yesterday ❌

Company 4 split the order in two and delivered Friday ❌ and texted saying the other half would arrive by 11am yesterday…. Which it didn’t ?. I now have an email confirming that it has arrived at their distribution centre in Crawley about 20 miles from here. No idea if it will arrive today.

Company 5 is delivering by 1pm today ✅

Company 6 is delivering in the next hour ✅

I took a parcel in on Thursday for a neighbour. It was a Dell laptop. My neighbour is furious with Dell because she had booked delivery for Friday when she would be in to receive it.

How hard is it to deliver on the day booked? They were lucky I was in. I scheduled today because JoesDad had free time to do the bending and lifting which my back really doesn’t want to do.
They are certainly messing you around ?
It's shocking when they leave parcels on doorsteps with no idea if anyone's home.
Ok if you've got good neighbours but I wonder how many parcels are stolen?
The last few things I've ordered I've opted for 'click and collect' to them pick up from a local shop or Amazon locker so that if they come early or late I don't miss them - but that's only available for small parcels.
I try not to order big items online but sometimes you've no choice.
 

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Good morning/afternoon all,
It's another damp day here, but not as damp as it could be!

Lola has graced me with his presence today - he wouldn't come out at all yesterday - not even for the Hermann intruder!! So he's had a nice long warm soak and is now tucking in to his food.

It's too cold and wet for garden work so I'm going to have another clothes cull.
Hope you're all having a good Tuesday and aren't too cold or wet in your part of the world.
TTFN
 

Lyn W

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Too late on the edit… that should say Thanksgiving/Christmas Cacti
Thanksgivin ?..........and it's not even Steve Wright's Serious Jockin' (with no 'g' ) Friday!!?

He's a presenter on the UK's Radio 2 and that's a segment of his show (for the US folk who are wondering what I'm talking about).
 

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They are certainly messing you around ?
It's shocking when they leave parcels on doorsteps with no idea if anyone's home.
Ok if you've got good neighbours but I wonder how many parcels are stolen?
The last few things I've ordered I've opted for 'click and collect' to them pick up from a local shop or Amazon locker so that if they come early or late I don't miss them - but that's only available for small parcels.
I try not to order big items online but sometimes you've no choice.
Stealing is strong, at least in Oklahoma. Also car break-ins. Many people have "Ring" systems w/outdoor cameras. Car break-ins are occurring a lot. Gangs come out from Tulsa to the suburbs because they know (1) fewer police on night shifts; (2) very few investigations because of reductions in police staff; (3) no one is awake at 1 or 2 am; (4) people carelessly leave their cars & trucks unlocked. These gangs have easy access back to Tulsa.

The delivery businesses are short on drivers, so they're being forced to hire less experienced drivers. Delivering to the wrong address seems to occur a lot, as well as theft. A lot of people post to the NextDoor app, "I was supposed to receive a package today. Does anyone have my package?"

Ugh!!
 

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They are certainly messing you around ?
It's shocking when they leave parcels on doorsteps with no idea if anyone's home.
Ok if you've got good neighbours but I wonder how many parcels are stolen?
The last few things I've ordered I've opted for 'click and collect' to them pick up from a local shop or Amazon locker so that if they come early or late I don't miss them - but that's only available for small parcels.
I try not to order big items online but sometimes you've no choice.
Here in California they're called porch pirates. They're caught on someone's ring camera, including their auto license number, arrested, and back out and stealing parcels the very next day.
 

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Stealing is strong, at least in Oklahoma. Also car break-ins. Many people have "Ring" systems w/outdoor cameras. Car break-ins are occurring a lot. Gangs come out from Tulsa to the suburbs because they know (1) fewer police on night shifts; (2) very few investigations because of reductions in police staff; (3) no one is awake at 1 or 2 am; (4) people carelessly leave their cars & trucks unlocked. These gangs have easy access back to Tulsa.

The delivery businesses are short on drivers, so they're being forced to hire less experienced drivers. Delivering to the wrong address seems to occur a lot, as well as theft. A lot of people post to the NextDoor app, "I was supposed to receive a package today. Does anyone have my package?"

Ugh!!

Those midnight marauders are active here between 0200 & 0300. Lots of cars being ransacked & looted, car wheels up on milk crates & hauled away. Unfortunately, many folks STILL leave valuables in their cars & leave them UNLOCKED ! ?‍♂️Why?

We leave plenty of lights on, triple check all house & vehicle doors nightly.
 

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It’s the latest fashion don’t you know? Teeny and Lumpy model straw worn coquettishly over the left ear. ?
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Razberri the bunny has been looking like that lately. She has 2 hay filled litter pans. One is for business the other is for burying herself in ? she comes out with hay all over her.?
 
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