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[Trek420]

toad question: I would like to place a pie tin of beer (very cheap generic beer) in the front yard to kill (in a humanely pleasantly drunk way) the slugs.

Will this harm toads? I haven't seen any toads but would like to attract toads to the area. Do toads like to drink or will they be put off by cheap beer.

Many places paint the cattle grates, much cheaper, don't have to run drainage under the road and must be just as effective. Very confusing to cyclists, I have been on rides where "gra....oh never mind it's painted" has been called out.

I'm not a gardening expert, and don't play one on TV. I learned from my Mom that it depends on what you want.

Deadheading the plant may get you a second round of blooms because the plant thinks "wait, wait I forgot to bloom, better do that now". Plants are as dumb as cows :::runs away now from cow fans :::::

I know I should snip the deadheads with special deadhead snipping pruners approved by the Queen of Englands cottage gardeners, if I'm out there, see deadheading to do ... I just gently do that by hand, just don't damage the stems.

Since me folks always did the same I figure it's ok.

All I know about roses is I'm supposed to prune back in February and feed them a lot

On the other hand if you want the plant to put energy into root and other growth leave it alone.

I kept buying nursey plants based on their blooms. OOoOH this one's pretty. But they were putting all their energy into the blooms and the plants never got established.

I don't know if this is correct but now even if the whole nursery stock is in bloom... I look for the ones without flowers.

Much more better plant survival rate now.

As for the rootstock, grafting plants I really don't know about but if you want I can ask my Mom, bet she'd know if it's a good idea or not.

Off to lunch with Mom....

[Kitsune06]

Trek- Oh, no polarizing here. Don't worry. FTR, I actually don't have a number for Knot's sig line controversy. Also, I don't think the beer would hurt the toads in your yard. I'm thinking it'd taste like hoppy, rotten grain water to them and they would be far more interested in a fresher supply.

Brina- I agree. There are so many children out there who need parents who will love them. Just because you *can* make your own, doesn't mean... wait wait, wait. I said that in another thread. Back to my "no polarizing here" statement... I think one of the things that can be most prohibitive of adoption is just not knowing the genes going into this child, whether or not drug use was a factor during the pregnancy, etc. when you make your own, you at least have a decent idea of genetic faults/abnormalities/traits present (mom and dad are both bipolar, Dad's diabetic and....) (not me, but you know where I'm going) it'd be a very scary unknown.

I think I *saw* Knot's sig at one point, somewhere, and didn't think it was that offensive...

[snapdragen]

**Adjusting moderator hat** Let's put the controversy to rest. Knot's sig was never complained about. There was a thread that the admins thought would get out of hand, and so it was shut down.

**throws hat in the air**

I just ran into the most amazingly stupid woman at Target. I was checking out, a man and his little boy were in front of me. The boy has a Thomas the Tank Engine Lego set; I asked if it was for him. He nodded solemnly, and I told him I thought that was very cool.

Dad uses his charge card, signs the little screen thing and waits. The checker begins scanning my stuff; then hands me the bag. I point to the gentleman and say "He's waiting for his receipt" She gives me this vacant look, then hands him the receipt.

I step up to the POS thing, and she stands there looking at me. (At this point, I'm thinking cows look more intelligent) I say "I need to pay for my items". She points the the man and little boy leaving the store "Oh, you're not with him?" Uh, no, perhaps you should stop him before he gets home and realizes he just paid $70 for a lego set? She stands there. ***moo*** So I run after him to let him know what happened.

PITA getting everything straightened out. OH! And she tells her supervisor it's our fault - we were talking to each other! So remember, no conversations with 4 year old boys while waiting to check out at Target.

[KnottedYet]

What did Seattle put into the municipal water system?!?!

I'm just so damm happy! It's unnatural! I feel like the whole world has opened up to me, all the possibilities I thought I'd never have again, just the richest most beautiful treasure box in the universe!

I feel alive out to the very tips of my fingers and toes! I love everything! I feel such an incredible sense of FREEDOM. Freedom, and also an odd sense of power.

I feel like there is NOTHING wrong with me! Like I'm actually a pretty nifty person!

Even if I end up single for a looooooong time, I'm not terrified of being single. Seems pretty peachy to me right now! I'm liking it!

Maybe someone slipped something funny into my coffee this morning...

[Kitsune06]

Whatever it is, I want some. =) Glad things are feeling good for you, Knot!
I take it things are satisfactorily 'over' between you and PITA?
Ah, that liberated 'single' feeling- I remember it so well... living on beer and pizza and as much sake as I could sneak from xdh without him noticing... being obnoxiously 'single' around my taken friends, flirting shamelessly and knowing I was somethin' to look at...

Then finding DGF and being all tingly with excitement, too... on the weekends I managed to visit and all through the week when all I could do was email. Ah! *grin*

Y'know... she's getting home in half an hour. I'm gonna call her.

[Nanci]

Why do you say it's your last, MP? Could it be because (ssshhhh) running isn't FUN?

Snap- I am speechless.

[maillotpois]

thanks guys!

it was a l o n g day, V. start in the dark, finish in daylight (well, ok, at noon). just like a lot of my doubles (not the noon part!).

nanci - running stinks. I know you like trail running, and I can see doing that still. but pounding asphalt for 26 miles.... urgh!!

[maillotpois]

OMG Snap, that's so pathetic. I loved the scary bridge pictures, by the way.

nice frog, kelowna.

so I did my last ever marathon this morning. it wasn't even my slowest marathon, but I didn't run much at all, so it was pretty slow. very well supported event. I wore a shirt with ribbons w/the names of my honorees (including SK's dad, snap's friend Bob and Julie ann) - I will put a pic up and do a report when the fire in my feet goes out. my local honoree friend met me at the finish w/a dozen roses. since he'd been the one who inspired me to did it, that was pretty cool. ("honoree" is team in training speak for an honored leukemia patient you are doing an event for.)

I can't believe I missed controversy while I was out doing a stupid marathon!!!

[Veronica]

Yeah, but you did it MP! I was wondering what kind of day you were having.

V.

[Trek420]

snapdragen

don't talk to strangers, it confuses the cows

[Bikingmomof3]

snapdragen

don't talk to strangers, it confuses the cows

OMG, I do not know what I was expecting, but coffee went everywhere.

Knot- YAY, I am so happy for you. Freedom is a wonderful feeling.

Snap-this just confirms my theory that shopping online is better. BTW, cute moderator hat.

MP-your last marathon? Maybe you will change your mind next year? I do agree cross country running is much better than asphalt.

(Talk amongst yourselves. I need a little time to vent were children cannot hear mom's pity party. No answers are needed, I am just talking to myself.)
I want to bike and I want to swim. Augh. At least I can run, right? So what if I need to tell my mind to move my left side, I am out there, right? It will get better, it could get worse, but why dwell. Now stop feeling sorry for your sorry butt and take a shower.

Resume TD....

[Trek420]

Bikingmomof3 "I do agree cross country running is much better than asphalt."

stupid question: are there cross country marathons? or are they all on asphalt?

keep telling your mind to move your left side. You will get better. You're just creating new neural pathways. You're an athlete, this is just another part of training.

[KnottedYet]

has no-one posted anything on TD for 5 hours!?!? Whoa. Spooky.

[Kitsune06]

Now now, Trek... be kind to the cows.
There are varying degrees of 'dumb' in the animal kingdom...
[edited because no one needs to see my animal pet peeves]
Oh, yeah, Trek, there's a vast, rich world of "stupid" out there, and it's not just limited to cows.
Aren't we lucky?
moo.