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I neither spray nor water my apple trees after the first year. Well- except fot BT if I notice a nasty influx of catapillars. They can strip off the leaves from a tree at certain times and conditions. I do thin a bit but not much. One of my objections to gracery store apples is their...

Taxes in it's many forms costs me more than anything else. Very irritating to watch some people who pay no taxes do so much better. One of the things that make me the most angry is the idea that politicians seem to have about increasing taxes to make up "for what they lost in the recession."...

All my various insurances have now provided notice that they are increasing rates, one up 25% ,another up 17%, etc effective January. The state has raised fees for vehicle registrations and misc other things. Sales taxes already went up this year. So my income, which is down, will have to...

He he he- inclement weather. I live in a place where it rains more than it doesn't in 7 months of the year. That's why all those redwood trees are so big and green. :gig But thanks for the thought. I'll ask around- I've never heard anyone mention it though.

Well- AT&T has strung wires about 1/2 the way up the hill and about 1/4 the way down the hill but these's still a big gap and I haven't seen anyone working on it in awhile. Can only hope........ :idunno

Hi- I can't open the link properly. Could you tell me what products are involved?

with glacially slow dial up, additional postings change what I intended to say

I had been saving those carboard tubes since I read about using them as firestarters but never did anything because most suggestions said to fill them with wax or paraffin which I found a bit un-earth friendly. But I did think to try something else - I stuffed paper in one end, put wood pellets...

We had a pretty good idea of what might happen. That is why there were several warnings given to the Japanese government. Originally the Allies were in a race with the Nazi Axis poweres to develop the nuclear bomb. It was considered urgent to develop lest England and Russia especially would...

The US continues to close banks- but the FDIC insures depositors up to a certain amount so the banks may go under but not to the depositor's loss. Doesn't Canada have the same thing? The Reuters article did not say anything about actual banks going under, just that Canada has decided that they...

You did great- those costumes will be memories for a long time.

It's so hard with family members because every issue carries years of baggage with it. And your family member may certainly not have the characteristics that you would choose for a friend. That said, I would tell her how bad you feel about how this has turned out- which I'm sure you do even if...

It's beautiful- you have made me jealous- shame on you.

It never occured to me to worry about there being no junction box -which is silly of me because my first two houses were old knob and post too. In fact I re-wired the whole second house because there were places in a closet where lamp cord wires came out of the wall, went up a foot or so then...

Well- bee spit (or is it bee vomit) is pretty gross. :lol:

Switched outlets are so convenient. You can always have a lamp on a table there and be able to turn it on and off with the switch.

A really scary thing that I accidently cornered was the biggest raccon in the world- it was above knee height and making awful noises at me and showing it's teeth. There is a world of difference between animals that only want you to go away vs animals that think of you as dinner. You can't turn...

If it is in series with other lights further down the line, cutting the power to one may cut it to others. If it is singlely switched, I think I might take out the switch and use nuts to isolate the current there then cover the switch box with a plate and patch that too. Otherwise there is...

There are places that are too extreme in temperature and it does limit your plant choice. Going with nature is certainly the most productive. But I have always been a "push-the-envelope" kind of gardener. I have found that generally there are lots of microclimates around a house that allow...

To me lemon thyme is the most wonderful herb in the world. I also use a lot of french tarragon but it is not a bee plant. But thyme for bees. Lemon verbena is great too. Most mediterranian plants can take lots of sun but I think most important for the majority of herbs is good drainage...