I HAVE DECIDED TO BUY "A BUNCH" OF THOSE DONKEY "FEED BAGS" AS THEY MAKE PERFECT SUBSTITUTES FOR THE GENERIC PLASTIC BAG-- THEY ARE OPEN , CAN BE WASHED ( DUE TO IF A HORSE OR DONKEY HAS ONE ON THAT SOMEONE FORGETS AND GETS A DRINK, IT DRAINS...) I HAVE TRIED CARRYING ONE--IT IS OPEN, AIRY , YOU CAN EASILY SEE TEH CONTENTS UNLIKE THEY TYPICAL CARRYING DEVICE-- WITH THE EXCEPTIO N OF TEH 2.5 GALLON BUCKETS WHICH I USED TO CARRY AND NOW BOTH MY DAUGHTERS DO.... THOSE BUCKETS ARE LEFT OVER FROM TEH BAKERY AT COSTCO.. THEY CONTAIN ICING- -- SOMEWHAT HANDY.. BUT CUMBERSOME.. I THINK THESE FEEDBAGS WOULD BE BETTER...
WHICH BRINGS UP MR MOON. I HAD A MODEL FEEDBAG.. WHICH I ALTERED A LITTLE-- AND WANTED TO GET SOME MADE... I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT IN THE UNITED STATES TO MANUFACTURE THESE THINGS- HOWEVER-- EVER 2 OR 3 MONTHS I WOLD GET A VERY SIMPLE EMAIL FROM MR MOON... "ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU?" VERY UNOBTRUSIVE.. SIMPLE- SO I SENT ONE-- NO--- TINA--- WHO IS MY MR MOON MANAGER....SENT HIM ONE--AND DID ALL THE MAILING, MONEY DEALINGS - WITHOUT ANY
CONFUSION MR MOON SENDS BACK ONT HE HAD MADE.. WITH A QUOTE - AND MINIMUM ORDER NUMBER- COST TO SHIP DHL JUST LET HIM KNOW AND WITHIN VERY FEW DAYS DHL WILL PILE THEM IN TH EYARD.... LIKE THEY DID TEH HARNESS ORDER...
I DO NOT KNOW ANY USA COMPANY AS EFFICIENT- OR CAPABLE- EVEN IF IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE.
I AM WAITING FOR THE SAMPLE COPY- WHICH I AM SURE WILL BE EXACT-- AND THEN WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEED BAGS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL..- THEY ARE HARDY TOO-- WE ARE STILL USING THE OTHERS WITH THE DONKEYS DAILY--- THEY WILL BE DONATED TO SDP- SO CHECKS FOR THEM WILL GO TO LINDA..... POOR LINDA ANOTHER THING TO MAIL.... BUT SHE IS SOOOO CAPABLE....
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ONE OTHER IDEA.... PEG BRACKEN 157 YEARS AGO WROTE A BOOK ON HOUSEKEEPING- SINCE IT WAS AMUSING , I DID READ IT....156 YEARSW AGO... SHE SUGGESTED "USEFUL BOXES" AROUND TEH HOUSE... SO -- IN LYNNFIELD-- I NAILED COFFEE CANS TOT HE WALLS IN 4 PLACES... AND IT WAS ONE OF GWEN'S WEEKLY JOBS-- MAKE SURE EACH ONE CONTAINED TEH REQUIRED SCISSORS , PEN , DUCT TAPE, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.
WELLLLLLL.. WE HAVE, LEFT OVER FROM SOMETHING, A ROLL OF HEAVY PLASTIC TUBING- SO I INTEND TO PUT IN TH E BOTTOM OF THESE BAGS, A "USEFUL PACKET" A PEN, EASY WIPE,STRING, TAPE PAPERCLIP 2BANDAIDS, ONE GLOVE -CARDBOARDPOO PICKERS ( THEY HAVE SO AMANY OTHER USES).....- STUFF LIKE THAT...TOTAL COST OF CONTENTS $1.50..
SHOULD BE INTERESTING...
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TRAINING..... MAYHEM ACTUALLY APPROACHED THE CAR DOOR YESTERDAY-- TO BE LIFTED IN... SMALL PROBLEM LIFTING OUT... IT IS A LONNNNNNNG SCAREY WAY TO THE GROUND- BUT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS... SHE ALSO NEEDS LEASH EDUCATION... SHE IS NOT QUITE BIG ENOUGH FOR TEH USUAL HARNESS.. IN AN EMERGENCY SHE COUDL PULL BACKWARDS OUT OF IT- SO I HAD TO GO TOTHE FIGURE 8 FOR A BIT... SHE IS GROWING THO
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I DON'T WANT TO TEMPT FATE, BUT FOR SOME REASON I WAS GIVEN A PAGE/WEB OF A "BIG" DANE BREEDEER WHICH EXPLAINS ALL THE THINGS YOU DO TO CURE ALL THE VARIOUS LEG PROBLEMS DANE PUPPIES CAN HAVE- INCLUDING ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO FEED THEM-- LKE COOK-- OR DON'T COOK.. WET OR DON'T WET ANY DRY FOOD-- IT WENT ON FOR PAGES.... BUT IT DID SHOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH PUPPIES... THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL THSE DEFORMATIES AND "CURES" IS - IN MY OPINION-- THANKS TO PURINA-- I AM SURE PURINA KNOWS ALOT MORE ABOUT NUTRITION THAN 99% OF THE DOG BREEDERS WHO OFTEN GO THRU ALL SORTS OF GYRATIONS ABOUT FEEDING.. WHAT AMUSES ME IS HOW ANXIOUS PEOPLE AR TO FIGURE THAT ANY BIG COMPANY IS TERRIBLE. PURINA MAKES ALL KINDS OF FOOD... AND IF THERE
WAS A BETTER FOOD THEY WOULD MAKE IT AND JUST CHARGE FOR IT I AM SURE. AT ANY RATE-- SDP IS VERY HAPPY WITH THE PROPLAN- WHICH- AS 98% OF THIER DIET, SEEMS TO KEEP OUR DOGS IN TOP SHAPE..
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FOOD LIKE THE 7 PALLETS OF FOOD DUE TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING 24 BAGS TO A PALLET AT 37.5 POUNDS PER BAG=900 PER PALLET X 7=6300---- A MERE 3 TONS....
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FOR THOSE FORWARD THINKERS..OF YOU-- MIX THAT WITH WATER AND PROCESS AS "USED FOOD" WHICH IS NOT COMPOSTABLE AT LEAST ON HTIS FARM LIKE HORSE USED FOOD...
YOU CAN GET SOME APPRECIATION OR THE WEEKLY ARRIVAL OF ... MY FRIEND ... THE TRASH MAN.
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HAVE AT THIS....
The Navy has a system called 3M (Maintenance and Material Management) System. This program implements something called PMS (no not what you think), Preventative Maintenance System, which determines when things are to be checked or maintained in some fashion.
There will be a line item in the PMS schedule that requires someone (probably an electrician or electronics technician) to push a button to determine if the batteries need to be replaced or not.
Best guess, they have to do this check weekly or monthly (possibly quarterly) depending on the criticality of the system in questions.
EVERYTHING on a ship will be checked at some point, to include grounding straps, paint, water, toilets, showers, literally everything.
If you’re bored and need to put yourself to sleep, here’s a link to the manual that controls the 3M system.
Hopefully that answers the question.
Diane Yoha
LT US Navy (Retired)
