I was wondering if a stroke could do that too? :eek: Can't a mild stroke make you slur your words?Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
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I was wondering if a stroke could do that too? :eek: Can't a mild stroke make you slur your words?Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
Yeah, they're only like 6-7 mm long, and their sting isn't terribly bad, but it's enough! I didn't realize you don't have them on the West Coast. They get their name because they're attracted to sweat. They're not aggressive, but they will land all over your body, and then when you bend an elbow or knee, or move so that they're in between your clothes and your body, they'll sting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
EW, that's icky.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I'll tell you a secret: One of the best things about Seattle is that we have no horseflies, no deerflies, no bott flies, no sweat flies, no chiggers, no "no see'ems", no ticks and not many mosquitoes. There are roaches, but not many. Our car windshields do not need constant washing to remove bug carcasses. We do have hornets, yellow jackets, all sorts of wasps, bumblebees and ants. No fire ants.
Please stop raining. Please...
Today we had a 50 mile club ride that ends with a pot luck lunch. It starts in Portsmouth, NH and goes up to York, Maine. MY DH is off this week and he was going to come with me. Got a message yesterday that said the rides are on, despite the fact that every forecast I looked at said either rain all day or clouds, mist, rain, fog, etc all day. Temperatures in the low 60's. Now, this is unusual for this group. They have cancelled in less "weather." But, I think they wanted the lunch. So we got ready last night, got up, ate, and started out. It started raining as soon as we got in the car. It got heavier and heavier as we went north. Finally, after 30 miles, we turned off the highway and headed home.
Am I a wuss? It probably is not raining heavily there, but the visibility in Portsmouth was down to 1/2 a mile, with showers predicted all day. I have rain gear, but I don't choose to ride in the rain, unless I have to, like a commute, or I get caught out there. I actually think I have a better chance of getting a ride in down here.
Now, I just have rice salad for 16 to get rid of.
YAAAYYYYY! I have finally finished writing my first Environmental Impact Statement - on the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program. Now doesn't that sound just fascinating? :rolleyes:
It is now in the hands of our technical writer - an english major, to catch errors, and to make certain what I wrote actually makes sense.
'Cause right about now, my brain is mush. :p
I had to get it finished by July 2, and I'm one day ahead of schedule! Of course, we'll see how many corrections and clarification my Tech Writer hits me with....
So long as New England's excess rain doesn't come in the form of a tropical storm, we'll take some of it. And from what I've heard in the news, the left coast would love to have the water.
rain rain rain rain rain rain rain........
Go Away!
Today I joined in an annual summer tradition in Zurich: the lake crossing swim. It's 1.4 km across. You pay 20 CHF, you get a bright orange bathing cap and a luggage tag. Your bag of dry clothes goes to the other side of the lake by boat, and you get to swim. They start groups of 150 people (I believe it was) every 20 minutes, from 4 pm til 7 pm. There are boats every 75 meters along the way, and police and lifeguards for safety. This is not a competitive swim at all, and most people were swimming breast stroke. At one point the police boats stopped the swimmers so a large ship could pass. At the other end you get a cup of hot bullion - I was shivering after I got out so that was welcome. And later you get a bowl of risotto and a bottle of water for a light meal. Quite the sight to watch the ribbon (a rather wide ribbon) of bright orange caps moving across the lake for hours. Also a nice view of Zurich from the water. I biked around the lake last Sunday (70 km) so the swim was a nice complement. AlpineRabbit did the swim also, but earlier in the day than I did.
Mimi, there are really no ticks in Seattle? That's hard to believe. In New England you can even get them in the winter.
That sounds fun, Deb. Even I could swim that far, especially for risotto.
I had to get outside. We went for a walk on the street and ended up going into the trail/woods that leads back to my neighborhood. A nice 25% grade up a ridge right at the end. I was in full rain gear, but I since I was all sweaty from the climb, I still had to shower when I got home. Not sure how far it was, but I think around 3 miles.
The rain has now let up, but will return for tomorrow. Friday on looks good ;).
Deb, how absolutely awesome your (vacation?) sounds. How brave to jump into the lake and swim.Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
Feral kittens are often infested with ringworm, lice and fleas but I never heard of one with a tick. Nor have i heard of dogs with ticks. If you go east of the mountains, I'm sure there's plenty of ticks there. Anecdotal evidence from others "I've been hiking in NW Washington for 20 years and never saw a tick"
I think it just doesn't get warm enough for critters like that here. :confused: It's nothing like New England.
We dont have lightning bugs either. :(
Ahhh. I loathe ticks, but if they're the price of lightning bugs, they're welcome.
yes, i feel like I was a bad mother because neither of my sons has ever seen the magic of lightning bugs. :(
After seeing MOST of my friends here get Lyme disease (some several times over the past few years) and have to undergo the treatment (which also makes you feel pretty ill)....I'd gladly give up the lightning bugs if I could walk freely in the woods and fields again without fear.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Oh, it is lightning bug time here and it is DELIGHTFUL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
Recently I had to drive into town at 9pm and the boys were out flashing it up over the cornfields while the girls waited on the ground to see who had the biggest...glow. I had to pull over and enjoy it for a few minutes.
We seem to have a lot of lightening bugs this year, too. And flies. :mad: And Japanese beetles. :mad: (clogging up the pool skimmer.)
Karen
Anemia sucks. (for so many reasons) But at least any cooties trying to get blood out of me this year are gonna go hungry. We really don't have ticks west of the mountains, nor the other icky bugs. Nor poisonous snakes.
But then, neither do we have sun...
Everything has its trade-off. :rolleyes:
Today's forecast, which looks just like every other forecast for the past month....Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
It's been pouring rain all yesterday,last night, and this morning....still raining..... :(Quote:
Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. High near 73. South wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Is Manhattan going to sink into the atlantic??!?!??!
The Sunshine state is FAR from it this week.
Most days this week has been intermittant rain..but ALL day yesterday and so far most of this AM.
I was PLANNING a July 3rd bike ride....darn it... I rarely get a free day for a long bike ride. Maybe by tmorrow we will have some clear skies.
Lightening bugs...no such thing in FL. One summer I was in Wisconsin and everyone laughed at me--I was so excited to see them! Guess it is too darn hot for them here.
We have those "no-see-ums". Boy do they bite!
They should be out full force after the rain when it is all hot, humid & sticky!
hot hot hot hot.... but my riding buddy from Alabama thinks it's just right. :D (32-33 °C).
OK, tell me how to get my mind back to work. I think I am ready for the 3 day holiday weekend to start now! Actually my mind has not really been fully at work all week. Wonder what gives?!
kind of like spring fever only summer?
i am ready to go home and it's not even lunch time yet!
It is after lunch for me...so count down begins!
yeah, I really don't have a summer vacation planned this year. Did a bunch of spring trips around my bike rides...then no real vacation til Sept and then Oct for Moab biking trip.
So the summer seems to be dragging...although it is already July.
Maybe a just need a short weekend trip out of town!
This will be my second consecutive year of Not Much Summer.
Last year was spent selling my late mother's house, this year will be spent cleaning and selling mine.
And dental implants. Started that one this AM.
It's a fun filled extravaganza!
Zen,
Poor you...my teeth hurt just reading your post!
I see you left that other thread...I am so afraid of celery!
Don't be afraid! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by katluvr
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Celery is good for you! :p
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Do I see boobage of the Celery Queen?
That would be a great Halloween costume!
All she needs is a 'dip'! Now let's see....where could she find one?.... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
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Zen, where are you moving to?
a little airplane crashed at 300 m from my house. Maybe building a house nearby a small airfield wasn't such a good idea after all. :(
Yikes!
In my old hometown a plane crashed into the houses at the end of the runway and killed 3 people. It was the second time that house had been hit. (That was a long time ago.)
Karen
Here only two were killed. But they didn't hit anything luckily.
Into the "city" from out in the wilds. I figure it will save me at least two hours a day just in driving. And I'll actually be able to ride my bike for utility purposes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Two hours a day? That's practically like getting a whole extra decade added to your life! Congrats- that's very cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
wow, I agree! that's a lot of peace of mind (not traveling)
what a gorgeous day here! I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend.
I am sulking because i don't have my new jersey yet...
Even though we are having a thunderstorm now, the sun was out almost the whole day! Went on a nice ride over to my old neighborhood, ended up being almost 30 miles, by the time we were done.
There's less cyclists where we rode, mostly because the roads in Concord are monopolized by huge group rides, serious racers training, and people from Boston who read about routes here in some guide books to cycling in Boston. It's not that there aren't riders in the next town, but it's just far enough west, that it thins out. My street seems to have been discovered also, like hey, here's a cool steep hill to climb! It's amazing, since I have lived around here for almost 20 years and I had never seen this street until we looked at our house. Today I saw several couples riding, which was nice. They looked like they were just out having a good ride, just like we were. I don't mean to sound grumpy, but I feel like the roads around here are being taken over by cyclists who don't have very good etiquette sometimes.
You know, I haven't been on this forum in several months, life and all. So I'm perusing the threads in the last couple of days because I don't know any better and I see this. In light of another thread...do we not have enough positive productive hours in our day where a) we even have this kind of time and b) we feel we have to take a black marker to a purposefully cut celery stalk, take a level of time to take a photograph and post it, in an attmept to make mockery of a poster "behind their backs" (ie. in a separate thread)? Maybe the poster and some other find this amusing but troll or not, this seems very juvenile. Have we regressed to high school since I last read this forum?Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Sheesh.
Welcome back and +1,000,000,000Quote:
Originally Posted by mudmucker