RUBBER DUCKY HAS BEEN SAVED-- HE SUFFERED TERRIBLY DUE TO A SUBMARINE ATTACK BY A HERD OF SNAPPING TURTLES... BUT FLEX TAPE TO THE RESCUE- WITH OVER 20 BLACK PATCHES HE NEARLY LOOKS AS CHEERFUL AS BEFORE.. IN THEORY WE WERE TO TRY HAVING BENTLEY AND I RIDE ON DUCKY OVER IN HOOD POND FOR A CAMERA SHOT...-- WE BETTER TAKE THE FLEX TAPE, COMPRESSOR AND SHOP VAC WIT H US AS WE MAY NOT HAVE FOUND EVERY SMALL PUNCTURE.. MOST OF TEH TEARS WERE A DEFINITE TRIANGLE.
THAAT FLEX TAPE IS DIFFERENT-- HAVING MORE THAN THE TIP OF YOUR FINGER STUCK TO THE STUFF COULD BE A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.....THE SHARP BLADE OF MY KNIFE COLLECTED SO MUCH GOO, IT TOOK ME 20 MINUTES TO GET IT NEARLY CLEAR OF THE GOOP... EVEN AFTER WE GOOGLED AND READ THAT ACETONE WOULD REMOVE IT.. BOY ... NOT WILLINGLY...
THE TAPE ITSELF IS NOT VERY STRONG.... AND IF YOU CAN GET A SMALL HOLE STARTED YOU CAN RIP OFF CHUNKS... I DON'T SEE HOW ANY LESS THAN 3 PEOPLE COULD MANAGE THE STUFF.. 1 HOLD TEH ROLL..2 HOLD TEH FLAP..3 RUN THE KNIFE.. BUT WHERE WE PUT IT DOES NOT LEAK AIR...
WE EVEN TRIED TO LOCATE ADDITIONAL PINHOLES WITH SOAPY WATER.. I AM NOT SUER WE ARE DONE... BUT I THINK IT IS "USEABLE"
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SOMEONE IS BOUND TO POINT OUT.... IF WE TAKE THE SHP VAC WE BETTER TAKE A VERY LONG EXTENSION CORD.... WELLLLLLLLL....WE DO HAVE A GENERATOR ON WHEELS FROM BEFORE WE HAD TEH INSTANT ON ONES... AND... I DO HAVE AN "INVERTER" WHICH I HAVE NEVER USED, BUT I AM TOLD IT GOES FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO A 110 OUTLET-- MAKING YOUR CAR A "PORTABLE" GENERATOR TOO... THE CAR BEING --- USUALLY--- A LOT EASIER TO START THAN THE PULL ROPE ON THE GENERATOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T HAVE A BUILT IN INVERTER IN ALL CARS???
( SOMEBODY... BUD... WILL PROBABLY EXPLAIN THA T TO ME.??)
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WHILE I AM ON THE TOPIC I DO HAVE A CELL PHONE SIZE "THING" FOR JUMP STARTING MY CAR---- GOT IT IN HAMMACKER SCHLEMER-- UNBELIEVEABLE THAT IT STARTS MY CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE NEEDING CHARGING- AND ( I THINK) MY TOYOTA IS BASICALLY A TRUCK ?8 CYLINDARS? WHO KNOWS-- BUT THAT TINY THING WORKS. AND IT WILL CHARGE ITSELF AGAIN FROM TEH CIGARETTE LIGHTER ONCE EH CAR IS RUNNING.
AS SDP ... I DON'T ADVERTISE ANYTHING, BUT WHEN SOMETHING WORKS I TALK ABOUT IT.
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WE HAVE SOME TERRIFFIC TEENAGERS WORKING HERE--- HOWEVER.... APPARENTLY.. I AM TOLD BY THE CAMERA PEOPLE, WE HAVE A FEW "SITTERS" WHO THINK WORKING HERE IS JUST PUTTIN G IN HOURS...
I MUST HAVE HAD 6 EMAILS YESTERDAY ABOUT KIDS SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING.
OK... I AM ON IT.
I ALREADY HAVE A GOAL THIS SUMMER TO FORCE THE BUNCH TO THINK-- TO GIVE THEM CHORES THAT REQUIRE SOMETHING SCHOOLS DON'T TEACH.... THOUGHT.
POOR LAURA CAUGHT IT YESTERDAY.. SHE IS ONE OF OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST... AND I CAUGHT HER FILLING THE CHICKENS WATER " CONTAINERS". BOTH WERE 100% EMPTY... THEY HOLD SEVERAL GALLONS SO MY QUESTION IS "HOW COME 100% EMPTY" AND TOLD HER TO FIGURE IT OUT AND LET ME KNOW..
I GAVE HER A CLUE ABOUT THE 5 GALLON WATER COOLER IN THE HOUSE AND MAYBE THE PROBLEM WAS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE GARBAGE CAN LID PROBLEM...
THE ONLY OTHER REASON FOR THE 100% IS THT THE CHICKENS DRANK IT ALL???? WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY CHICKENS
SO IT IS A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED.
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SPEAKING OD WATER, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT MO HAS DECIDED TO DRINK OUT OF TEH STAINLESS STEEL WATER BUCKETS - SHE WAS AFRAID OF THEM WHEN SHE GOT HERE-- GOTTA WATCH THAT KIND OF THING.. SHE WAS USED TO PLASTIC...
WE KEE[ HER WTER UP ON A TABLE BECAUSE DOGS LOVE A NEWLY FILLED WATER PAIL.. AND DOGS... FOR WHATEVER CHEMICAL REASON ... CAN TURN AN ENTIRE PAIL TO SLIME IF THEY EVEN LAP UP A SMALL DRINK FROM IT... HORSES THEN WILL NOT DRINK IT... THE REVEARSE IS NOT TRUE HORSES CAN DRINK FROM A PAIL ACCEPTABLE TO A DOG WITHOUT CONTAMINATING THE PAIL...
HORSES HAVE A VERY TIDY SUCTION PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DRINK FROM 1/2 INCH BELOW THE SURFACE-- WHICH AVOIDS FLOATING OR SINKING CONTAMINATES..... UNLIKE DANES.
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CLARKE AND CAROLINE WERE HERE FROM OHIO.. PERFECT MATCH.. HE LOVES TO WORK WITH HER... EVEN IF HE IS RUNNING AROUND HERE WITH FRIENDS, HE WILL STICK OUT HIS NOSE TO HAVE HER PUT ON THE WORKING VEST AND COLLAR... VERY IMPRESSIVE... SHE WALKS ALL OVER WITH HIM... AND SHE CERTAINOY COULDN'T WEN SHE ARRIVED.... I AM NOT SURE SHE CAN EVEN STAND UP ALONE WITHOUT HIS HELP... WHATEVER... IT WORKS...
AND HE IS NOT TOO FAT !!!! .
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THERE IS A FIREMAN FROM OHIO HERE-- HE HAS VOWED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT TH E "SHOP" -- I DIDN'T SEE MUCH OF HIM YESTERDAY... THAT SHOP IS... A CHALLENGE...
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MY SHINNING STAR DID IT YET AGAIN. MY LEGS STARTED TO GIVE OUT AS THE ELEVATOR TOOK OFF WASN'T READY. MY BABY BRACES TIGHT AND SAVED ME FROM A NICE FALL IN THE ELEVATOR! SHE ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO KEEP ME PROTECTED PIXIE IS MY HERO MY STAR MY LOVE. SHE NEVER HAS HER EYES OFF ME. SHE KNOWS IN A SECOND WHAT TO DO
DIANNE
