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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    I almost pulled into one of those today, but the lichen and moss aren't coming off without a pressure washer
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    Hi

    Welcome! I somehow missed your post
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    Good desert plants?

    Depends on if you water. Your weather in Texas is different from what I know from eastern Oregon/Washington. With irrigation, many plants do well depending on climate. They dryland wheat farm in the high desert here with 9 inches annual rainfall. Fall plant because most of the rain is in...
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    I had to read that three times before my brain processed it properly
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    First heard it on KIOK out of Richland, WA. Was the big rock station for that area of Wa and Or. They played it a lot. Someone managed to tape the video off either MTV or one of the local TV stations video hour and brought it in. History teacher let them play it in class. Ok we may have had...
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    Tom Lehrer died on July 26th. He'd moved all his songs to the public domain 5 years ago so people could freely use them
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    Somehow my husband missed that song when it came out. He could have been deployed at the time but I'm not sure. He was like "What did you just show me?" When I had him watch it a few years ago. The stupid chorus had popped into my head so I'd looked it up.
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    Reminds me of the end of this song. Warning not for kids nowadays. Was perfectly fine when they played it on the radio when I was i. High school
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    What’s the Most Unexpected Plumbing Problem You’ve Ever Dealt With?

    About 4 months after we bought this place the septic started backing up. It had been pumped prior to sale with certification. Called out the people to pump it. Tons of papers clogging it. The cap is accessible and easy enough to lift off. They must have decided that just tossing paperwork in was...
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    Did 4 pints of raspberry jam for mom. Did 3 half pints of whatever jam for us. Found some more jostaberries where the birds didn't get them. So jostaberry, red currant, blueberry, and serviceberry. Was only 2 cups of fruit so cooked and mashed then added sugar. Didn't need pectin.
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    DIY Home Repairs You Can Actually Do Yourself (and Save Hundreds)

    Know the difference between a toilet plunger and a drain plunger. They suck at doing the others job
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    DIY Home Repairs You Can Actually Do Yourself (and Save Hundreds)

    This stuff is great for even rusty tools. Its an old bottle. They have a new design for them
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    DIY Home Repairs You Can Actually Do Yourself (and Save Hundreds)

    He may have during all that. I got fed up and left the room when sparks flew. I have issues with electricity.
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    DIY Home Repairs You Can Actually Do Yourself (and Save Hundreds)

    This was light switch quit working. Just a remove and replace. Shouldn't have taken 10 minutes. Took him 4 hours
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    DIY Home Repairs You Can Actually Do Yourself (and Save Hundreds)

    My ex had sparks go clear across the room because he wouldn't listen to me about that. "Oh I'm an Aviation Electrician! I know everything about house electricity!" Me "I've seen this done before by qualified house electrician. Turn off the power." Zzzaaap! I have more stories about dumb crap...
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