I had a very special surprise about 30 minutes ago.
Two gals came into the lobby and asked if I was Cathy. The first thought that flashed through my brain was "who wants to know" and "what did I do". But, I owned up to being who (whom??...hmmmmm, doesn't sound right) I am.
If these two gals gave me their name, I forgot BOTH of them in the excitement (and the relief of not being on the side of "what did I do"), but I can tell you they are from Ann Arbor and are up here at their property North of us for a little R & R...and they are Yooper Yarns fans!!! They were able to recite stories to me that I had written way back when and had even forgot about! I tell ya, I'm losing it!!
So thanks to you gals for stopping by and introducing yourselves. It was truly a pleasure to spend some time with you! People like you make it all worth while!
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Friday, July 03, 2009
NUTTIN' MUCH!
Can you believe that it is already 4th of July weekend???
Can you believe I’m considering putting my long underwear back on??? And maybe the flannel sheets back on the bed??? Nah, I wouldn’t do that but for a person, like me, who already has issues with cold, damp weather, the past 3 days have been a test of my patience. I had HOPED to spend some of the summer months sitting on my deck, with the cordless phone, watching campers pull in to stay with us! At least the mosquitoes haven’t been bad the past couple of days; enough wind and cooler temps and they have been discouraged too! Starting tomorrow it IS supposed to be nicer.
Speaking of campers coming in, we have guests who stay with us every year. I don’t have their permission to share their names with you but I will say that Fred is a very good cook! And Laura is a wonderful delivery person! I know Laura cooks too because SHE has brought us homemade brownies before! These two people SPOIL us when they are here. I almost hate to write about it because if by chance they DO read this, I don’t want them thinking this is a HINT for more, good, home cookin’!! They’ve been staying with us for YEARS and even if they didn’t cook, we greatly appreciate that they always come back!!
And speaking of campers, I want to address something that I have noticed lately when reading through campground reviews. There were some people here last year that wrote in the review they did of our park that they wouldn’t stay here again because they couldn’t get a cell phone signal. It is hard to read those reviews and know someone is basing their stay on something that we have no control over. Even with us having AT&T for our cell phone sometimes WE don’t have a signal here either. Then there are reviews we read that guests are upset about the wifi connection. Most people carefully read the info on our website or what is written in campground directories. NONE of our information states that we have wifi AT the campsite. It states that “wifi is conveniently located from the lobby” or it states “wifi at a central location”. Then we read reviews that people are upset because they had to sit at a certain spot within the park, or on the deck or in the lobby to connect. I don’t think a lot of people realize that their connection to wifi IS going to depend on how many others are using it at the same time and whether the others are uploading or downloading music or photos, etc. AND sometimes it does depend on YOUR equipment too.
We do not charge our guests for this service and it is not misrepresented in any of the printed material that WE have control over. I don’t think a lot of people also realize that connecting wirelessly gives you a slower speed than if you used the Ethernet. Currently we are connecting at 360 kbs per second download and 95 upload. THAT is the particular level that we are paying for. If we wanted to up our speed, it would cost us twice as much per month as we are paying now. One thing that we just did YESTERDAY was to install a new router that is totally VISTA compatible. I found out that my Belkin router was NOT totally VISTA compatible. The new router will work with MACS and earlier versions of Windows as well as covering VISTA. So we DO keep trying to improve our services to our guests. Our wifi IS password protected.
Hope that might help clear up some issues.
And Dan and I hope everyone has a safe 4th of July!!!
Can you believe I’m considering putting my long underwear back on??? And maybe the flannel sheets back on the bed??? Nah, I wouldn’t do that but for a person, like me, who already has issues with cold, damp weather, the past 3 days have been a test of my patience. I had HOPED to spend some of the summer months sitting on my deck, with the cordless phone, watching campers pull in to stay with us! At least the mosquitoes haven’t been bad the past couple of days; enough wind and cooler temps and they have been discouraged too! Starting tomorrow it IS supposed to be nicer.
Speaking of campers coming in, we have guests who stay with us every year. I don’t have their permission to share their names with you but I will say that Fred is a very good cook! And Laura is a wonderful delivery person! I know Laura cooks too because SHE has brought us homemade brownies before! These two people SPOIL us when they are here. I almost hate to write about it because if by chance they DO read this, I don’t want them thinking this is a HINT for more, good, home cookin’!! They’ve been staying with us for YEARS and even if they didn’t cook, we greatly appreciate that they always come back!!
And speaking of campers, I want to address something that I have noticed lately when reading through campground reviews. There were some people here last year that wrote in the review they did of our park that they wouldn’t stay here again because they couldn’t get a cell phone signal. It is hard to read those reviews and know someone is basing their stay on something that we have no control over. Even with us having AT&T for our cell phone sometimes WE don’t have a signal here either. Then there are reviews we read that guests are upset about the wifi connection. Most people carefully read the info on our website or what is written in campground directories. NONE of our information states that we have wifi AT the campsite. It states that “wifi is conveniently located from the lobby” or it states “wifi at a central location”. Then we read reviews that people are upset because they had to sit at a certain spot within the park, or on the deck or in the lobby to connect. I don’t think a lot of people realize that their connection to wifi IS going to depend on how many others are using it at the same time and whether the others are uploading or downloading music or photos, etc. AND sometimes it does depend on YOUR equipment too.
We do not charge our guests for this service and it is not misrepresented in any of the printed material that WE have control over. I don’t think a lot of people also realize that connecting wirelessly gives you a slower speed than if you used the Ethernet. Currently we are connecting at 360 kbs per second download and 95 upload. THAT is the particular level that we are paying for. If we wanted to up our speed, it would cost us twice as much per month as we are paying now. One thing that we just did YESTERDAY was to install a new router that is totally VISTA compatible. I found out that my Belkin router was NOT totally VISTA compatible. The new router will work with MACS and earlier versions of Windows as well as covering VISTA. So we DO keep trying to improve our services to our guests. Our wifi IS password protected.
Hope that might help clear up some issues.
And Dan and I hope everyone has a safe 4th of July!!!
NEWBERRY LOTTERY WINNERS HIT IT BIG!!
NEWBERRY GROUP CASHES IN ON $12.7 MILLION LOTTO TICKET It was the luck of the draw that paid out nearly $13-million to some restaurant workers in Luce County. Workers at the Island Grill in Newberry all pooled their money together to buy what ended up being a winning Classic 47 lottery ticket. 13 workers and one customer will split the jackpot, each one taking home about $400,000. As for how they plan to spend the extra cash, a new house, cars, vacations and retirement funds all seem high on the list. But even with all the extra money, the winners say they still plan to return to work.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT?????
Dan and I occasionally watch AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. And then we have to ask ourselves WHAT WERE THESE PEOPLE THINKING???
You had to have seen some of the “acts” if you watch the show at all…you know the ones. The person comes out, thinks they are the greatest thing since William Shakespeare then proceeds to read filthy poetry. Or the magician who, when interviewed, says that “People remember my tricks for years!” And after you see his act, you know WHY they remember his tricks; it is because they are so bad and the guy doesn’t even realize it!
Or the person who comes out and believes she is Ginger Rodgers and can’t dance a lick. Or the person who thinks they can croon a toon…and their singing sounds like nails on a blackboard. Don’t you wonder why their friends and family don’t tell them ‘DON’T GO OUT THERE!!’ ???? Do the “friends and family” think they are doing the person a big favor by NOT being honest with them? Or maybe the friends and family have all placed secret bets on how many milliseconds will pass before that singer or dancer gets the first X.
Dan and I could EASILY be on that show and do better than some of the people who were on it this week! Heck, we’ve had practice!! I’ve got the video to prove it! No way to load it to You Tube though because it IS an old VHS tape. AND we hadn’t even been drinking when we filmed this tape. I wish you could see it…
You may have picked up on the fact that I had a burning desire to learn to play the banjo. Dan always liked an old fiddle. He likes to fiddle around…ha, ha. We were tent camping at Big South Fork early one spring and had the whole south end of the campground to ourselves. I had one of our instrumental blue grass tapes going. Being in Kentucky, we felt anyone within an audible range would be delighted with our choice of music.
Dan started gathering some sticks and twigs. He took some clothesline and created a fiddle out of his collection. Then he proceeded to make me a 2 string banjo out of more sticks, twigs and clothesline. I couldn’t play a 5 or a 6 string, so better to only give me a 2 string. He found another appropriate size stick to make a bow for his fiddle and we were in business.
Then we set up the camcorder (told you this was years ago), turned up the bluegrass jams and proceeded to “string sync” (can’t call it lip sync) to the music. He’d yell out a “PLAY, MA!” when there was a banjo solo and I’d reciprocate with a “GIVE ‘ER HELL, PA!” when there was a fiddle solo. There was a lot of foot stomping going on keeping time to the music.
This particular blue grass tune must’ve been about 6 minutes long because both of us had achy arms and flat feet by the time it was over! Our instruments, crude as they were, must’ve weighed about 15 pounds each and Dan WAS trying to hold HIS under his chin!
To finish off the event, and to make sure no one else wanted to camp next to us, we then put on a Native American Pow Wow cassette tape….and proceeded to dance around the campfire. At this point, my Samoyed, She-ba decided to join us. She was barking and following us around the fire.
We don’t think anyone saw us because we figure if they did, they would have called to have us taken away.
That is why I think Dan and I could go on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. OUR act is much better than some we’ve seen so far!
You had to have seen some of the “acts” if you watch the show at all…you know the ones. The person comes out, thinks they are the greatest thing since William Shakespeare then proceeds to read filthy poetry. Or the magician who, when interviewed, says that “People remember my tricks for years!” And after you see his act, you know WHY they remember his tricks; it is because they are so bad and the guy doesn’t even realize it!
Or the person who comes out and believes she is Ginger Rodgers and can’t dance a lick. Or the person who thinks they can croon a toon…and their singing sounds like nails on a blackboard. Don’t you wonder why their friends and family don’t tell them ‘DON’T GO OUT THERE!!’ ???? Do the “friends and family” think they are doing the person a big favor by NOT being honest with them? Or maybe the friends and family have all placed secret bets on how many milliseconds will pass before that singer or dancer gets the first X.
Dan and I could EASILY be on that show and do better than some of the people who were on it this week! Heck, we’ve had practice!! I’ve got the video to prove it! No way to load it to You Tube though because it IS an old VHS tape. AND we hadn’t even been drinking when we filmed this tape. I wish you could see it…
You may have picked up on the fact that I had a burning desire to learn to play the banjo. Dan always liked an old fiddle. He likes to fiddle around…ha, ha. We were tent camping at Big South Fork early one spring and had the whole south end of the campground to ourselves. I had one of our instrumental blue grass tapes going. Being in Kentucky, we felt anyone within an audible range would be delighted with our choice of music.
Dan started gathering some sticks and twigs. He took some clothesline and created a fiddle out of his collection. Then he proceeded to make me a 2 string banjo out of more sticks, twigs and clothesline. I couldn’t play a 5 or a 6 string, so better to only give me a 2 string. He found another appropriate size stick to make a bow for his fiddle and we were in business.
Then we set up the camcorder (told you this was years ago), turned up the bluegrass jams and proceeded to “string sync” (can’t call it lip sync) to the music. He’d yell out a “PLAY, MA!” when there was a banjo solo and I’d reciprocate with a “GIVE ‘ER HELL, PA!” when there was a fiddle solo. There was a lot of foot stomping going on keeping time to the music.
This particular blue grass tune must’ve been about 6 minutes long because both of us had achy arms and flat feet by the time it was over! Our instruments, crude as they were, must’ve weighed about 15 pounds each and Dan WAS trying to hold HIS under his chin!
To finish off the event, and to make sure no one else wanted to camp next to us, we then put on a Native American Pow Wow cassette tape….and proceeded to dance around the campfire. At this point, my Samoyed, She-ba decided to join us. She was barking and following us around the fire.
We don’t think anyone saw us because we figure if they did, they would have called to have us taken away.
That is why I think Dan and I could go on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. OUR act is much better than some we’ve seen so far!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
ALMOST 3 YEARS HAVE PASSED
About 3 years ago in early July, our area had 70 mph straight line winds early in the morning. We didn't even have time to go out and warn campers. As I was trying to get the complete weather picture the storm was only seconds to the west of us...and then it hit.
Dan and I didn't realize how bad it was until it was over and it was safe to venture out and check on our camping guests.
After we made sure everyone was OK, I burst into tears. We had lost many 100 year old white pine trees and several balsam and fir trees as well as many poplar. We had a total of 37 trees just in the campground that were lost. (We still don't have all the damage in the woods cleaned up).
You can see what one white pine tree did to the swings. The 2nd photo IS a huge limb on a tent. Fortunately, these people HAD vacated their tent AND their campsite (actually drove up close to the office away from the trees when the storm struck).
The bottom photo USE to be a HUGE white pine tree and a very old cherry tree. This spring we were finally able to finish digging and chopping out all the roots so we could smooth it off (as best we could) and sow grass.There are areas of the campground that still bring a tear to my eye when I remember those beautiful pines and firs that use to stand so majestically on those particular sites. One site was so beautiful with the firs that I considered it my church.
I tend to still get a bit edgy when we are in storm warning areas.
The clean up required a logging crew to come in. Thank goodness for wonderful neighbors like Mic McNamara (who owns a logging operation). Mic and his crew made short work of getting it all cleaned up, including all the brush.
I don't know if Dan and I ever will get all the downed trees and wood cut up in the woods.
Monday, June 29, 2009
MIRRORED IMAGE?
This is what I saw about 6:00 a.m. yesterday outside my office window. Clouds fascinate me at times....
FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS
I’m a jeans kind of gal. You know that if you’ve been “with me” on this site for a while. I don’t need or want designer jeans because no matter what style or brand it is, my butt won’t look any smaller. And I don’t even ask the question “Do these jeans make my butt look bigger?” I wouldn’t do that to Dan.
I DID prefer St. Johns Bay, but even they have screwed up a good thing. A couple years ago, they decided to improve my favorite style of jean. I couldn’t tell by looking at the photo on the website that it was any different than the style I’d worn for several years. When they arrived, I was not totally disappointed in them (they fit for one thing!) so I kept them. They still were stretch denim and felt a bit sturdier. I figured I had somehow just ordered the wrong jean. As the summer went on, I wished I had returned them.
The next time I wanted jeans, I ordered Lee, which was on sale for about ½ price. These were also stretch with a flare leg. I do like them but they are heavy weight denim so wearing them in hot weather isn’t conducive to keeping any cooler.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to J C Penneys website to see if I could find the RIGHT pair of SJB jeans. I still didn’t see them, but I started reading the reviews of the pair that came closest to them (which WAS the pair I had ordered a couple years ago). I had NOT ordered the wrong pair of jeans; others were upset by the “improvement” on our old favorite and wished SJB would bring the old kind back.
So I started looking at other styles/brands of jeans…ones on sale and ones I could use my 10% coupon with. And something lighter weight than the Lees. HEY!!! There were some jeans I’d never considered…ANA brand. I read the reviews and everyone had positive things to say about these jeans; how well they fit, how comfy they were, how lightweight they were. And the price was right. So I ordered two pair ( I still don’t get why we call jeans a “pair”. Is it because they have two legs? If so, shouldn’t I write that I ordered 4 legs of jeans? Same thing with panties; a PAIR of panties…two leg openings constitute a pair??).
The next morning after they arrived, I tried a pair on and BOY was it comfortable! And it DID look good on me from all sides! Fit just perfectly!! Enough stretch to hold my thunder thighs in place!! Enough length to come to the first lace hole of my shoes! AND LIGHTWEIGHT!! GREAT!!! A KEEPER!!!
I didn’t plan on wearing a pair of those jeans that day so I put both pair in the dresser drawer, threw all the wrappings and paper work away and put my old SJB jeans on. I still had outside work to do and these had more or less become my work jeans.
A couple days later, I took out one of the new jeans and put it on…what the hell happened in two days time??? Did I manage to lose 10 pounds??? THESE things are HUGE!!! The waist was too large, I could trip over their length. THESE apparently were NOT the pair I tried on! I checked the size label; yep the right size. I went in search of the trash to see if I salvage the invoice for the jeans; the trash was already gone.
I should have tried BOTH of these ANA jeans on instead of just the one pair. Even if I had tried this big, baggy pair on first, I should have tried the other pair on as well because if I had based my decision on the big baggy pair (without trying on the other pair), I would have sent them BOTH back and ordered a smaller size (which probably would not have been a good thing to do). So I’m stuck with them.
And the washing instructions are to wash them inside out, tumble dry cool and iron if need be (in my case there will never be a need be). I washed that baggy pair just the way as instructed thinking these jeans must be known for shrinkage. I even took them out of the dryer after about 10 minutes of drying time and hung them up to dry. THEY DIDN’T SHRINK A BIT. So next time I wash the baggy jeans, I’m going to wash them as I wash all my other jeans and leave them in the dryer till they are dry.
BOTH pair of these jeans have a little trick they like to pull on ya. The zipper tab gets “stuck” WAY down at the bottom of the zipper so you can’t easily retrieve it without catching it under your finger nail (which can hurt after a day or two). So, I don’t know how happy I am with these jeans. I’ll let ya know after I wash the baggy ones and dry them completely!
I DID prefer St. Johns Bay, but even they have screwed up a good thing. A couple years ago, they decided to improve my favorite style of jean. I couldn’t tell by looking at the photo on the website that it was any different than the style I’d worn for several years. When they arrived, I was not totally disappointed in them (they fit for one thing!) so I kept them. They still were stretch denim and felt a bit sturdier. I figured I had somehow just ordered the wrong jean. As the summer went on, I wished I had returned them.
The next time I wanted jeans, I ordered Lee, which was on sale for about ½ price. These were also stretch with a flare leg. I do like them but they are heavy weight denim so wearing them in hot weather isn’t conducive to keeping any cooler.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to J C Penneys website to see if I could find the RIGHT pair of SJB jeans. I still didn’t see them, but I started reading the reviews of the pair that came closest to them (which WAS the pair I had ordered a couple years ago). I had NOT ordered the wrong pair of jeans; others were upset by the “improvement” on our old favorite and wished SJB would bring the old kind back.
So I started looking at other styles/brands of jeans…ones on sale and ones I could use my 10% coupon with. And something lighter weight than the Lees. HEY!!! There were some jeans I’d never considered…ANA brand. I read the reviews and everyone had positive things to say about these jeans; how well they fit, how comfy they were, how lightweight they were. And the price was right. So I ordered two pair ( I still don’t get why we call jeans a “pair”. Is it because they have two legs? If so, shouldn’t I write that I ordered 4 legs of jeans? Same thing with panties; a PAIR of panties…two leg openings constitute a pair??).
The next morning after they arrived, I tried a pair on and BOY was it comfortable! And it DID look good on me from all sides! Fit just perfectly!! Enough stretch to hold my thunder thighs in place!! Enough length to come to the first lace hole of my shoes! AND LIGHTWEIGHT!! GREAT!!! A KEEPER!!!
I didn’t plan on wearing a pair of those jeans that day so I put both pair in the dresser drawer, threw all the wrappings and paper work away and put my old SJB jeans on. I still had outside work to do and these had more or less become my work jeans.
A couple days later, I took out one of the new jeans and put it on…what the hell happened in two days time??? Did I manage to lose 10 pounds??? THESE things are HUGE!!! The waist was too large, I could trip over their length. THESE apparently were NOT the pair I tried on! I checked the size label; yep the right size. I went in search of the trash to see if I salvage the invoice for the jeans; the trash was already gone.
I should have tried BOTH of these ANA jeans on instead of just the one pair. Even if I had tried this big, baggy pair on first, I should have tried the other pair on as well because if I had based my decision on the big baggy pair (without trying on the other pair), I would have sent them BOTH back and ordered a smaller size (which probably would not have been a good thing to do). So I’m stuck with them.
And the washing instructions are to wash them inside out, tumble dry cool and iron if need be (in my case there will never be a need be). I washed that baggy pair just the way as instructed thinking these jeans must be known for shrinkage. I even took them out of the dryer after about 10 minutes of drying time and hung them up to dry. THEY DIDN’T SHRINK A BIT. So next time I wash the baggy jeans, I’m going to wash them as I wash all my other jeans and leave them in the dryer till they are dry.
BOTH pair of these jeans have a little trick they like to pull on ya. The zipper tab gets “stuck” WAY down at the bottom of the zipper so you can’t easily retrieve it without catching it under your finger nail (which can hurt after a day or two). So, I don’t know how happy I am with these jeans. I’ll let ya know after I wash the baggy ones and dry them completely!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
MY BUCKET LISTS
Dan and I have watched that movie on TV twice now and LOVE it. But it got me to thinking about making my own list(s).
I know there are things on my bucket list that could never happen so I have included that in a separate list. And I think these lists can give you a little insight into a person's personality. I haven't decided if that is good or bad!!
MY BUCKET LIST THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, but wish it could!
1. To fly with either the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels
2. To meet John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn
3. To own a cabin, on a lake, at the base of the Tetons
4. To write a bestselling book that is read by millions (I don’t think 25 of my closest friends reading it would make it a best seller!)
5. Take a trip into space
6. Learn to play the banjo REALLY well (tried it for 6 months, didn’t work out. Thought as long as it was taking to even learn “She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain that I eventually could get a Sr discount…gave up before that)
7. To climb in a time machine and go back to when Native Americans had their natural way of life and spend time with them.
MY POSSIBLE BUCKET LIST
1. To visit Scotland, Greece and Egypt
2. To once again be able to visit 5 amusement parks in the U.S. but not have to stand in line to ride any rides but especially the roller coasters
3. To become an unselfish person
4. To view the planets from an observatory telescope
5. To attend the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, NM
6. To attend the Calgary Stampede and THIS time be in attendance for a full day of the Native American Pow Wow instead of just seeing 30 minutes of it.
7. To be able to give Dan his Harley trike so we can “hit the open road”
8. To spend some time with Paul McCartney, Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Freeman (AND I’m sure there are others but those come to mind first)
9. To safely sleep under the stars and a full moon at the NORTH rim of the Grand Canyon.
10. To go back to Monument Valley and have the time to actually drive through it instead of admiring it from a vantage point.
11. To attend the Kentucky Derby.
12. To groom any one of the Budweiser Clydesdales and spend time in their barn with them.
So 'fess up...what is YOUR list??
I know there are things on my bucket list that could never happen so I have included that in a separate list. And I think these lists can give you a little insight into a person's personality. I haven't decided if that is good or bad!!
MY BUCKET LIST THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, but wish it could!
1. To fly with either the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels
2. To meet John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn
3. To own a cabin, on a lake, at the base of the Tetons
4. To write a bestselling book that is read by millions (I don’t think 25 of my closest friends reading it would make it a best seller!)
5. Take a trip into space
6. Learn to play the banjo REALLY well (tried it for 6 months, didn’t work out. Thought as long as it was taking to even learn “She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain that I eventually could get a Sr discount…gave up before that)
7. To climb in a time machine and go back to when Native Americans had their natural way of life and spend time with them.
MY POSSIBLE BUCKET LIST
1. To visit Scotland, Greece and Egypt
2. To once again be able to visit 5 amusement parks in the U.S. but not have to stand in line to ride any rides but especially the roller coasters
3. To become an unselfish person
4. To view the planets from an observatory telescope
5. To attend the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, NM
6. To attend the Calgary Stampede and THIS time be in attendance for a full day of the Native American Pow Wow instead of just seeing 30 minutes of it.
7. To be able to give Dan his Harley trike so we can “hit the open road”
8. To spend some time with Paul McCartney, Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Freeman (AND I’m sure there are others but those come to mind first)
9. To safely sleep under the stars and a full moon at the NORTH rim of the Grand Canyon.
10. To go back to Monument Valley and have the time to actually drive through it instead of admiring it from a vantage point.
11. To attend the Kentucky Derby.
12. To groom any one of the Budweiser Clydesdales and spend time in their barn with them.
So 'fess up...what is YOUR list??
Friday, June 26, 2009
I'M SOOOO TIRED
I'm sooo tired, my mind is on the blink.
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink?
NAH, I'll just rest my little eyes a minute and hope that darn male leaves me alone for a while!
ICE, ICE BABY!!
GOT THE NEW FRIDGE!! Spending money is not something that I do willingly. As a friend has said “Cathy can pinch a buffalo nickel till it sh---“!! Yep, that’s me…we all have to be known for something! I even got us another $40 off the price because I noticed a SLIGHT blemish on the side.
I long ago gave up waiting for Ed McMann to show up (rest his soul, Farrahs soul and now Michael’s soul). Dan is still waiting for Publisher’s Clearing House…going on 40 years he has been waiting. The $$ he has spent on postage would have made him a millionaire by now! Even the old WELCOME PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE door mat is worn and faded.
I digresss…
We have had a side x side fridge for about 25 years so going to one that was a freezer on top and fridge on the bottom will take some getting used to. After I picked out the fridge, I had to rush home so we could get all the “stuff” out of the old fridge in order to move it and get rid of it. Fortunately, we have paying guests who will be staying in the Little Lodge this weekend and I had the fridge all ready for them. (The Little Lodge is one of our rental accommodations). Of course, this was all happening about 90 minutes before noon….which meant our lunch stuff was in a different place from us….which meant our supper stuff would also be in a different place from us. Rather inconvenient. It is suggested to let a new fridge operate EMPTY for 24 hours before putting anything in it. We managed to let it operate for 5 hours before stocking it. It really did get cold quickly so it wasn’t a problem on our food. The first thing I brought over was the frozen ice trays and the container of “spare ice”.
There was plenty of ice to go around yesterday…not just because of the new fridge, but because we finally got some rain! And with it came HAIL!!! MORE ICE!!! And it was about the size of a penny. And it seemed like it made more noise on the truck than anything else. Friends of ours that live about a mile north of us got the rain, but no hail!
Anyway, the computer arrived and I’m still tweaking it back to the way I THINK I had it. VISTA apparently already had some fancy new updates that hadn’t come with the version I received 6 weeks ago because the task bar at the bottom is REALLY different! Everything takes some getting use to. And here I go again….
AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF PHOTOS TO GET ON THIS COMPUTER!!! SOME I HAVEN'T EVEN POSTED ONLINE YET!
I long ago gave up waiting for Ed McMann to show up (rest his soul, Farrahs soul and now Michael’s soul). Dan is still waiting for Publisher’s Clearing House…going on 40 years he has been waiting. The $$ he has spent on postage would have made him a millionaire by now! Even the old WELCOME PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE door mat is worn and faded.
I digresss…
We have had a side x side fridge for about 25 years so going to one that was a freezer on top and fridge on the bottom will take some getting used to. After I picked out the fridge, I had to rush home so we could get all the “stuff” out of the old fridge in order to move it and get rid of it. Fortunately, we have paying guests who will be staying in the Little Lodge this weekend and I had the fridge all ready for them. (The Little Lodge is one of our rental accommodations). Of course, this was all happening about 90 minutes before noon….which meant our lunch stuff was in a different place from us….which meant our supper stuff would also be in a different place from us. Rather inconvenient. It is suggested to let a new fridge operate EMPTY for 24 hours before putting anything in it. We managed to let it operate for 5 hours before stocking it. It really did get cold quickly so it wasn’t a problem on our food. The first thing I brought over was the frozen ice trays and the container of “spare ice”.
There was plenty of ice to go around yesterday…not just because of the new fridge, but because we finally got some rain! And with it came HAIL!!! MORE ICE!!! And it was about the size of a penny. And it seemed like it made more noise on the truck than anything else. Friends of ours that live about a mile north of us got the rain, but no hail!
Anyway, the computer arrived and I’m still tweaking it back to the way I THINK I had it. VISTA apparently already had some fancy new updates that hadn’t come with the version I received 6 weeks ago because the task bar at the bottom is REALLY different! Everything takes some getting use to. And here I go again….
AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF PHOTOS TO GET ON THIS COMPUTER!!! SOME I HAVEN'T EVEN POSTED ONLINE YET!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
HOT, HOT HOT!!!
I don’t know what became of the “no summer” weather we were expecting, but the past 3 days (seems like 3 weeks) have been in the upper 80’s to low 90’s.
I know, I should NOT grumble after all the grumbling I did about being cold and covered in hives all winter and this spring, but it has been so hot that I purchased one of those water bras. It wasn’t that I needed the “added extra”, but I froze it in hopes of keeping “the girls” a little more comfy. However, due to all the heat, my frozen water bra melted and yep, you guessed it…my cups runneth over. (I AM pulling your leg. I may be a Yooper woman, but even I know that it was cheaper just to put crushed ice in my bra)
And, the heat has brought the deer flies out IN FORCE. They haven’t been biting, but just being pesky. If you simply use Deep Woods Off as your perfume and after shave you should be fine. The mosquitoes can be bad in the early morning while the grass is still wet and again towards evening, but most times even they have been tolerable.
However, not everyone feels that way….
One of our guests and his wife (from the south) has this cutest little camper. I’ve never seen another one like it. They checked in yesterday for just one night. Part of our cancellation policy is that we do not give refunds for the discomforts of Mother Nature which includes black flies, mosquitoes, etc. And lately I have been telling people who come in without reservations that the bugs can be bad and I want them to know that before they check in because there are no refunds for bugs. So far everyone has understood (and usually has been prepared with Off in some form).
Anyway, back to the guests with the little camper; they got their campsite set up, unhooked and went to the Falls (DEFINITELY needed the serious Deep Woods Off up there!). When they came back, the hubby was directing his wife how to back the truck up to the camper. Most couples have a system worked out what certain hand signals mean, such as if the person standing behind the vehicle makes a counterclockwise motion with one of their hands, that means to turn your wheels in that direction, clockwise, turn the wheels in that direction, a thumb jerked to the left means go that a-way, a thumb to the right, go that a-way, a flat hand outwards, means to stop…or sometimes you see someone use the signal of a “slit across the throat” to stop. You get the idea.
So the gal was backing up the truck to the camper and the man was giving her the hand signals…and at the same time swatting bugs. If a baseball team manager had been at the wheel, HE or SHE would have been totally confused by all the hand signals and gestures…which simply the guy was trying to shed himself of insects. I guess it was one of those “ya had to be there” moments, but it was funny. I don’t think they had the Off on.
I THINK my computer will be back today. I’m to the point I’m not counting on anything. I am so far behind on so many things due to the absence of the laptop. There will be a lot of catching up to do on our books and things I do for the Tourism and Chamber.
I have the “joy” of picking out a new fridge this a.m. Ours still works, but not very well. The other day, something went wrong with one of the hinges so you have to make sure you have pushed the door shut tight. THAT isn’t a big deal, but when something went wrong with the hinge, it adjusted the door so there is not a tight seal. If the fridge was not pushing the heck out of 25 years of age, we would fix it, but instead we are getting a different fridge. Just something plain and simple. I almost bought one that was sitting in the Amana/JC Penney catalog store yesterday, but was informed they had more coming in last night and one of them was $200 less than the one I was looking at….so yep, I’m gonna check them out this a.m.
Well, if you don’t hear from me for a couple of days, it is because I’m elbow deep in getting things back on track with the other computer…or mowing buckhorn!
I know, I should NOT grumble after all the grumbling I did about being cold and covered in hives all winter and this spring, but it has been so hot that I purchased one of those water bras. It wasn’t that I needed the “added extra”, but I froze it in hopes of keeping “the girls” a little more comfy. However, due to all the heat, my frozen water bra melted and yep, you guessed it…my cups runneth over. (I AM pulling your leg. I may be a Yooper woman, but even I know that it was cheaper just to put crushed ice in my bra)
And, the heat has brought the deer flies out IN FORCE. They haven’t been biting, but just being pesky. If you simply use Deep Woods Off as your perfume and after shave you should be fine. The mosquitoes can be bad in the early morning while the grass is still wet and again towards evening, but most times even they have been tolerable.
However, not everyone feels that way….
One of our guests and his wife (from the south) has this cutest little camper. I’ve never seen another one like it. They checked in yesterday for just one night. Part of our cancellation policy is that we do not give refunds for the discomforts of Mother Nature which includes black flies, mosquitoes, etc. And lately I have been telling people who come in without reservations that the bugs can be bad and I want them to know that before they check in because there are no refunds for bugs. So far everyone has understood (and usually has been prepared with Off in some form).
Anyway, back to the guests with the little camper; they got their campsite set up, unhooked and went to the Falls (DEFINITELY needed the serious Deep Woods Off up there!). When they came back, the hubby was directing his wife how to back the truck up to the camper. Most couples have a system worked out what certain hand signals mean, such as if the person standing behind the vehicle makes a counterclockwise motion with one of their hands, that means to turn your wheels in that direction, clockwise, turn the wheels in that direction, a thumb jerked to the left means go that a-way, a thumb to the right, go that a-way, a flat hand outwards, means to stop…or sometimes you see someone use the signal of a “slit across the throat” to stop. You get the idea.
So the gal was backing up the truck to the camper and the man was giving her the hand signals…and at the same time swatting bugs. If a baseball team manager had been at the wheel, HE or SHE would have been totally confused by all the hand signals and gestures…which simply the guy was trying to shed himself of insects. I guess it was one of those “ya had to be there” moments, but it was funny. I don’t think they had the Off on.
I THINK my computer will be back today. I’m to the point I’m not counting on anything. I am so far behind on so many things due to the absence of the laptop. There will be a lot of catching up to do on our books and things I do for the Tourism and Chamber.
I have the “joy” of picking out a new fridge this a.m. Ours still works, but not very well. The other day, something went wrong with one of the hinges so you have to make sure you have pushed the door shut tight. THAT isn’t a big deal, but when something went wrong with the hinge, it adjusted the door so there is not a tight seal. If the fridge was not pushing the heck out of 25 years of age, we would fix it, but instead we are getting a different fridge. Just something plain and simple. I almost bought one that was sitting in the Amana/JC Penney catalog store yesterday, but was informed they had more coming in last night and one of them was $200 less than the one I was looking at….so yep, I’m gonna check them out this a.m.
Well, if you don’t hear from me for a couple of days, it is because I’m elbow deep in getting things back on track with the other computer…or mowing buckhorn!
Monday, June 22, 2009
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Dan and I have 110 days till we will be snow birds.
For those of you not familiar with the term snow birds, loosely translated, it means a person with an adequate amount of common sense who knows when to leave the deep freeze of the north and head southward. The snowbird will head homeward when either a) the snow has melted in his/her neck of the woods or b) the first mosquito of the season has been spotted (which does NOT necessarily mean winter is officially over).
I fear that Dan has been taking the expression “snow birds” a bit too seriously. This is what I found on his side of the bed the other morning after he got up and into the shower….and we don’t have a feather bed.
While Dan was in the shower, I asked him if he was molting or had he taken up voodoo and performed some ritual in preparation of us becoming snow birds. Dan apparently heard the words as “moldy” and “hair do”, because his response made no sense….something along the lines of “use strong bleach around the knobs and the caulk” and “I’m keeping my hair shaved short this summer”. I guess it is hard to hear with shampoo in your ears.
I left the collection of feathers on the bed and went back to the kitchen. I knew when Dan got out of the shower and had the soap out of his ears, we could talk further about the feathers.
Dan was headed for the bedroom and I was waiting to talk to him (or at least sneak down the hallway and see if I could hear any words that sounded like a voodoo spell). What I heard was the following: “What in the hell is this? Where’d all these feathers come from? You got that headless chicken in this room?” (See post of a couple days ago regarding PBS for explanation of headless chicken).
AHHH!!! Wouldn’t a headless chicken have something to do with voodoo??? Is he admitting it??? Wait a second…he asked ME if I had a headless chicken! Hmmmmm….
I went to the bedroom to ask more questions about these white feathers. After all, they were all on HIS side of the bed, so they must belong to Dan.
Dan was at a loss to explain how those feathers got on his side of the bed. He said they were NOT there when he got up and went to the bathroom. Well, there can only be one other explanation! Dan was sprouting (get it; baby birds sprout feathers, right???!!!!) into a Super Hero!!!
In the meantime, Dan had sat his still damp, naked self down on the bed to get dressed. Yep, you guessed it; some of those feathers stuck to his little damp behind. Dan doesn’t mind being the butt of a joke (there I go again; butt of a joke; feathers on butt, HA!) but the fun was about over when this happened…but he WAS beginning to look more like an emerging Super Hero with those white feathers on his hinney.
So, I finally had to explain to him what had happened…
We both have duck feather pillows. I was stripping the bed that morning in order to wash the bedding. When I took Dan’s pillow out of the case and pillow protector, a Muscovie duck fell out of his pillow protector. Not really, but there were enough feathers that the Aflac duck could have created a new buddy. And yes, some of those feathers really DID stick to his little damp behind!
For those of you not familiar with the term snow birds, loosely translated, it means a person with an adequate amount of common sense who knows when to leave the deep freeze of the north and head southward. The snowbird will head homeward when either a) the snow has melted in his/her neck of the woods or b) the first mosquito of the season has been spotted (which does NOT necessarily mean winter is officially over).
I fear that Dan has been taking the expression “snow birds” a bit too seriously. This is what I found on his side of the bed the other morning after he got up and into the shower….and we don’t have a feather bed.
While Dan was in the shower, I asked him if he was molting or had he taken up voodoo and performed some ritual in preparation of us becoming snow birds. Dan apparently heard the words as “moldy” and “hair do”, because his response made no sense….something along the lines of “use strong bleach around the knobs and the caulk” and “I’m keeping my hair shaved short this summer”. I guess it is hard to hear with shampoo in your ears.
I left the collection of feathers on the bed and went back to the kitchen. I knew when Dan got out of the shower and had the soap out of his ears, we could talk further about the feathers.
Dan was headed for the bedroom and I was waiting to talk to him (or at least sneak down the hallway and see if I could hear any words that sounded like a voodoo spell). What I heard was the following: “What in the hell is this? Where’d all these feathers come from? You got that headless chicken in this room?” (See post of a couple days ago regarding PBS for explanation of headless chicken).
AHHH!!! Wouldn’t a headless chicken have something to do with voodoo??? Is he admitting it??? Wait a second…he asked ME if I had a headless chicken! Hmmmmm….
I went to the bedroom to ask more questions about these white feathers. After all, they were all on HIS side of the bed, so they must belong to Dan.
Dan was at a loss to explain how those feathers got on his side of the bed. He said they were NOT there when he got up and went to the bathroom. Well, there can only be one other explanation! Dan was sprouting (get it; baby birds sprout feathers, right???!!!!) into a Super Hero!!!
In the meantime, Dan had sat his still damp, naked self down on the bed to get dressed. Yep, you guessed it; some of those feathers stuck to his little damp behind. Dan doesn’t mind being the butt of a joke (there I go again; butt of a joke; feathers on butt, HA!) but the fun was about over when this happened…but he WAS beginning to look more like an emerging Super Hero with those white feathers on his hinney.
So, I finally had to explain to him what had happened…
We both have duck feather pillows. I was stripping the bed that morning in order to wash the bedding. When I took Dan’s pillow out of the case and pillow protector, a Muscovie duck fell out of his pillow protector. Not really, but there were enough feathers that the Aflac duck could have created a new buddy. And yes, some of those feathers really DID stick to his little damp behind!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
HAIR STYLES AND MUFFIN TOPS
I’ve had diverse hair styles over the $# decades of my life.
In high school, the style was long and straight; to make it really straight you IRONED your hair. My Sr. year we were wrapping our long hair around pop cans (I never did see any of my friends with beer cans in their hair). It was a real bitch to sleep that way. Way before the pop cans and ironing the hair there were Spoolies. I think they were after bobby pins and before brush rollers but I can’t remember.
Let’s fast forward to the 80’s when I had long, thick to die for hair…and I had it permed curly, CURLY, every 8 months. I wore it that way for YEARS. I even wore it that way after we moved up here in 1992, but I soon found out what the Cowsills meant in the song HAIR (A hive for the buzzin’ bees, a nest for birds, there ain’t no words, etc). Well, the long curly hair wasn’t a hive for the buzzin’ bees, but mosquitoes and deer flies would get tangled up in those curls. Then it was a rush to see who could disentangle them first…me or themselves.
Several years ago, I cut off my long hair, gave up perms and decided to “look my age”. Truthfully, the long, curly hair did NOT look that good on me anymore. Not sure if MY eyesight changed or what…
I went from VERY long and curly to very short and straight. Even the dogs didn’t know me when I came home that way. My ears and neck were cold that entire summer. I actually did feel better; for one thing, it didn’t take me 30 minutes to untangle my hair in order to wash it and let it dry curly…which was a big relief on my shoulder…not spending 30 minutes to untangle it in order to wash it, in order to get the pick thru it.
One of the short hair styles I tried, I guess about 2005, was to have it spiked. This was about the same time I gave up crinking my head to one side in order to hold the phone between my ear and my shoulder. I bought a headset.
The first headset I purchased was the kind that you clip the little battery pack on to your belt and the headset is attached to the battery pack by a thin “cable”. Since I don’t wear belts, it clipped on to the top of my jeans. The headset and the spiked hair-do did not go well together. At the end of the first two phone calls, I was no longer spiked, but I did have an imprint of the headset in the “stiff” hair.
And there was something wrong with that first head set and battery pack. When I would answer a call, as soon as I changed position in my office chair or sat down if I had been standing when I answered the phone, the call would disconnect! It was becoming very frustrating. I tried everything I could imagine of thinking I had assembled it incorrectly…nothing worked.
I was preparing to call Hello Direct (the company I purchased the headset and battery pack from) when it finally dawned on me what was happening. Remember I said I had the battery pack clipped to the top of my jeans?? What I didn’t say was that I had it clipped in front and a bit to the side (which really is the only place one can quickly and easily clip it off and on). Every time I sat down or possibly changed positions, my “muffin top” (AKA belly roll, midriff bulge) was pressing the “end call” button! I am SO glad that I didn’t make that call to complain about the product!!! But I can’t help but wonder how many other people this might have happened to…
I ended up returning that type of headset for a better type; the battery pack sits on the counter and I am not tethered to the phone. And I also changed that particular hairstyle; still short but not spiky!
My muffin top, conversely, has a will of its own and won’t be controlled...AND I ENABLE IT!
In high school, the style was long and straight; to make it really straight you IRONED your hair. My Sr. year we were wrapping our long hair around pop cans (I never did see any of my friends with beer cans in their hair). It was a real bitch to sleep that way. Way before the pop cans and ironing the hair there were Spoolies. I think they were after bobby pins and before brush rollers but I can’t remember.
Let’s fast forward to the 80’s when I had long, thick to die for hair…and I had it permed curly, CURLY, every 8 months. I wore it that way for YEARS. I even wore it that way after we moved up here in 1992, but I soon found out what the Cowsills meant in the song HAIR (A hive for the buzzin’ bees, a nest for birds, there ain’t no words, etc). Well, the long curly hair wasn’t a hive for the buzzin’ bees, but mosquitoes and deer flies would get tangled up in those curls. Then it was a rush to see who could disentangle them first…me or themselves.
Several years ago, I cut off my long hair, gave up perms and decided to “look my age”. Truthfully, the long, curly hair did NOT look that good on me anymore. Not sure if MY eyesight changed or what…
I went from VERY long and curly to very short and straight. Even the dogs didn’t know me when I came home that way. My ears and neck were cold that entire summer. I actually did feel better; for one thing, it didn’t take me 30 minutes to untangle my hair in order to wash it and let it dry curly…which was a big relief on my shoulder…not spending 30 minutes to untangle it in order to wash it, in order to get the pick thru it.
One of the short hair styles I tried, I guess about 2005, was to have it spiked. This was about the same time I gave up crinking my head to one side in order to hold the phone between my ear and my shoulder. I bought a headset.
The first headset I purchased was the kind that you clip the little battery pack on to your belt and the headset is attached to the battery pack by a thin “cable”. Since I don’t wear belts, it clipped on to the top of my jeans. The headset and the spiked hair-do did not go well together. At the end of the first two phone calls, I was no longer spiked, but I did have an imprint of the headset in the “stiff” hair.
And there was something wrong with that first head set and battery pack. When I would answer a call, as soon as I changed position in my office chair or sat down if I had been standing when I answered the phone, the call would disconnect! It was becoming very frustrating. I tried everything I could imagine of thinking I had assembled it incorrectly…nothing worked.
I was preparing to call Hello Direct (the company I purchased the headset and battery pack from) when it finally dawned on me what was happening. Remember I said I had the battery pack clipped to the top of my jeans?? What I didn’t say was that I had it clipped in front and a bit to the side (which really is the only place one can quickly and easily clip it off and on). Every time I sat down or possibly changed positions, my “muffin top” (AKA belly roll, midriff bulge) was pressing the “end call” button! I am SO glad that I didn’t make that call to complain about the product!!! But I can’t help but wonder how many other people this might have happened to…
I ended up returning that type of headset for a better type; the battery pack sits on the counter and I am not tethered to the phone. And I also changed that particular hairstyle; still short but not spiky!
My muffin top, conversely, has a will of its own and won’t be controlled...AND I ENABLE IT!
Friday, June 19, 2009
FLUTTER-BY
I really haven't been in a writing state of mind, especially since I'd only be able to use one hand to type. The other hand is busy itching mosquito bites on the nape of my neck!
I mowed all day yesterday but it looks like rain today so I won't have to mow today if it rains. YES!!!! So maybe I'll put some anti itch stuff on my neck, put my thinking cap on, and try to be creative (as long as I only have one program open at a time!!).
Thursday, June 18, 2009
FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD MOTH FINAL SHOTS
I could have stood out there all day taking photos of these creatures. Well, STOOD is not the correct word; more like scurry from place to place to keep up with their darting from flower to flower. In the top shot, there are two of the critters (in case ya didn't see both of them). But these are the last ones I will post; kind of like you've seen one you've seen them all!!
It appears I won't get my laptop/notebook whatever we're supposed to call it, till NEXT WEEK!!! And I had given consideration to replacing my business computer with a laptop, but not after this experience! At least the business one doesn't have to be "sent out". It can be fixed in the Soo!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD MOTHS PART TWO
I got a lot more shots yesterday and even managed to get some close up of the deer flies (not on purpose, they landed on the lens just as I clicked!). I have more to share as long as my computer keeps plugging away. You can see his "tongue" if you look closely.
Monday, June 15, 2009
FLIGHT OF THE....HUMMINGBIRD MOTH!
I have more photos to post, but I'm trying to hold off till I get the other computer back....which might not be till the end of the week now!
The hummingbird moth was quite flighty to say the least and the wind was blowing so I'm surprised the lilacs aren't out of focus too.
NEWBERRY TOURISM/CHAMBER ASSISTANCE
I'm going to put a plea out there for anyone who is in the Newberry area, has computer knowledge and preferably on high speed vs. dial up to volunteer to assist the Newberry Area Chamber and the Newberry Area Tourism Association.
For the past several years, I have maintained the two websites for these organizations. Since Dan and I won't be in the area this fall/winter, in fairness to the two organizations, I want to try to find a replacement. A lot of what needs to be updated on both of those websites is the calendar of events, the upcoming events calendar, photos, any special notices that either organization may want put on the website (knowledge of creating a PDF is helpful but not necessary).
AND as far as I know the Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association is still looking for someone for the position that I vacated as Secretary/trail reporter/website maintenance.
If anyone has any interest in the Chamber and Tourism websites, please let me know. If anyone has any interest in helping out TASA (Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association) please get in contact with one of the new board members (you can email me at northcountrycampground@gmail.com for that info).
I KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE...DON'T BE SHY!!
For the past several years, I have maintained the two websites for these organizations. Since Dan and I won't be in the area this fall/winter, in fairness to the two organizations, I want to try to find a replacement. A lot of what needs to be updated on both of those websites is the calendar of events, the upcoming events calendar, photos, any special notices that either organization may want put on the website (knowledge of creating a PDF is helpful but not necessary).
AND as far as I know the Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association is still looking for someone for the position that I vacated as Secretary/trail reporter/website maintenance.
If anyone has any interest in the Chamber and Tourism websites, please let me know. If anyone has any interest in helping out TASA (Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association) please get in contact with one of the new board members (you can email me at northcountrycampground@gmail.com for that info).
I KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE...DON'T BE SHY!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
After receiving several emails about the previous post regarding the male hummers behaviour of "zooming" the female, I want to clarify what I thought was amazing about the whole thing.
I have seen hummers at feeders, I've seen them perched in trees, I've seen them at flowers, but never before had I ever seen one sitting in the grass with her wings fanned out. THAT is what I wish I'd had a photo of. We have seen the courting rituals of the hummers every year, but never, ever saw this.
The other night, we had a female on one of the feeders and she was basically hanging upside down by one foot while the male was zooming her. Her little head was busily following his flight pattern and we were afraid she would lose her footing! They are SOOO funny!
Our area got a heavy soaking rain this afternoon, complete with thunder. About the time the sky turned dark, Maggie started vibrating....then she was looking for some place to hide. It took over two hours for her to calm down. Maggie's Mom warned us she has a BIG problem with storms.
Hope you are all having a great weekend!
I have seen hummers at feeders, I've seen them perched in trees, I've seen them at flowers, but never before had I ever seen one sitting in the grass with her wings fanned out. THAT is what I wish I'd had a photo of. We have seen the courting rituals of the hummers every year, but never, ever saw this.
The other night, we had a female on one of the feeders and she was basically hanging upside down by one foot while the male was zooming her. Her little head was busily following his flight pattern and we were afraid she would lose her footing! They are SOOO funny!
Our area got a heavy soaking rain this afternoon, complete with thunder. About the time the sky turned dark, Maggie started vibrating....then she was looking for some place to hide. It took over two hours for her to calm down. Maggie's Mom warned us she has a BIG problem with storms.
Hope you are all having a great weekend!
Friday, June 12, 2009
NUTTIN' MUCH AND MISSED OPPORTUNITY
I'm still without my notebook computer and will be for a couple more days. There was more wrong with it than "met the eye". It is a long story, but it has to do with the hard drive and motherboard! I'm glad it was "caught" before things went terribly wrong but it means that my system has to be all reinstalled once they get the notebook back to National Office, which means that they had to try to back everything up, and I have to send all my programs, etc over to them. I HOPE they were able to back everything up (especially things that were in Outlook!).
This stuff gives me a gut ache....and again, we know where that can lead.
Which brings me to my new NB shoes that arrived two days ago. I ordered 1/2 size larger than normal (per podiatrists suggestion, well, he actually suggested a full size but I was afraid that would be TOO much). I'm going to continue to wear my old ones until my big toe DOES come through the end of it! BUT, remember that nifty paper towel trick I shared with you a couple of days ago? The one that kept my shoe from farting??? In order to try the new shoes on, I had to take the orthotics and my 'cushioned liner' out of the old shoes to put in the new shoes. The new shoes fit very nicely, but THEY BOTH FART!!! So I tried the paper towel trick; one towel folded in 3rds didn't do it, so I added another...THAT didn't help. I decided not to add anymore because it was kind of defeating the purpose of buying a 1/2 size larger...things were getting tight in this wide shoe!
So, I figured I'd mess with it later when I got serious about wearing them full time. Maybe I would try the powder in the shoe next. I took all the stuff out of the new shoes and put my stuff back in the old shoes. Now BOTH of those shoes FART!!! BOTH OF THEM!!! And I put the tri-folded paper towel back in the original noisy shoe but it didn't help this time. I haven't tried the powder yet, but I'm gonna make time to do it!
I had a photo op yesterday that made me almost cry because I didn't have my camera with me! I was coming back from getting a cabin ready for guests arriving today. In one of the young maple trees in the yard (which finally has full fledged leaves on it!!), was a female hummer sitting on the very end of a branch and a male was zooming her; back and forth, up and down. She finally flew down and landed in the grass about 6' in front of me. I stood totally still, but inwardly I was damning myself very loudly for not having my camera. And HE continued to zoom her. He finally lit on the ground not too far from her and then she took off. WHEN IN MY LIFE WILL I EVER SEE THAT AGAIN???? I just need to constantly carry that camera around my neck!
I hate not feeling comfortable using this old computer for anything other than my Access database/reservation system and occasionally checking emails. I HOPE that it lasts until we can get a new one! WISH ME LUCK!! If I lose this NOW, in the middle of camping season, I really am in deep doo-doo. I can't put Access on the laptop; not legally anyway...not without BUYING a new version and then transferring all the "innard workings" of the reservation database that I've developed over the years. And the laptop is 90% personal use and 10% businesss.
Catch up with you some other time!
This stuff gives me a gut ache....and again, we know where that can lead.
Which brings me to my new NB shoes that arrived two days ago. I ordered 1/2 size larger than normal (per podiatrists suggestion, well, he actually suggested a full size but I was afraid that would be TOO much). I'm going to continue to wear my old ones until my big toe DOES come through the end of it! BUT, remember that nifty paper towel trick I shared with you a couple of days ago? The one that kept my shoe from farting??? In order to try the new shoes on, I had to take the orthotics and my 'cushioned liner' out of the old shoes to put in the new shoes. The new shoes fit very nicely, but THEY BOTH FART!!! So I tried the paper towel trick; one towel folded in 3rds didn't do it, so I added another...THAT didn't help. I decided not to add anymore because it was kind of defeating the purpose of buying a 1/2 size larger...things were getting tight in this wide shoe!
So, I figured I'd mess with it later when I got serious about wearing them full time. Maybe I would try the powder in the shoe next. I took all the stuff out of the new shoes and put my stuff back in the old shoes. Now BOTH of those shoes FART!!! BOTH OF THEM!!! And I put the tri-folded paper towel back in the original noisy shoe but it didn't help this time. I haven't tried the powder yet, but I'm gonna make time to do it!
I had a photo op yesterday that made me almost cry because I didn't have my camera with me! I was coming back from getting a cabin ready for guests arriving today. In one of the young maple trees in the yard (which finally has full fledged leaves on it!!), was a female hummer sitting on the very end of a branch and a male was zooming her; back and forth, up and down. She finally flew down and landed in the grass about 6' in front of me. I stood totally still, but inwardly I was damning myself very loudly for not having my camera. And HE continued to zoom her. He finally lit on the ground not too far from her and then she took off. WHEN IN MY LIFE WILL I EVER SEE THAT AGAIN???? I just need to constantly carry that camera around my neck!
I hate not feeling comfortable using this old computer for anything other than my Access database/reservation system and occasionally checking emails. I HOPE that it lasts until we can get a new one! WISH ME LUCK!! If I lose this NOW, in the middle of camping season, I really am in deep doo-doo. I can't put Access on the laptop; not legally anyway...not without BUYING a new version and then transferring all the "innard workings" of the reservation database that I've developed over the years. And the laptop is 90% personal use and 10% businesss.
Catch up with you some other time!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
P B S
(I'm using my old computer for the next ??? days so I won't be visiting other blogs or be online as much. My old computer is my life line for reservations and that is all I try to use it for...the notbook had to take a trip to the Soo; something is not quite right with the connection status and needs to be "seen to")
This post is a "two-fer".
The first post is something we saw on the PBS (PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM).
The 2nd post is also PBS, but in this case it stands for POLITICAL BULL SH--!
Once in a while we watch the PBS station. There was a show on it last night basically all about chickens; it ranged from this older gal who performed mouth to beak resuscitation and brought a chicken back from the brink, to another gal who had this white rooster who was her pet of 7 years. She took it swimming (she held on to it), gave it baths, let it watch TV, put a birdie diaper on it. THEN there is THIS story about Mike the headless chicken. I had never heard this before. I HAVE seen chickens running around with their heads cut off, but this tops all of that.
http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.php
Now, for the other PBS story....
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/lawmaker-says-obama-ordered-fbi-read-rights-detainees/
If you just simply do a search on "reading terrorists Miranda" you will come up with ALL kinds of stories. This is what our President has ordered to be done now. Does this mean we have to provide them an attorney? Isn't that part of the Miranda right?
Then there is also this story (you may have to click on the specific article to read about it)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/06/flashback_obama_said_terrorist_1.asp
This "stuff" really gets my goat....
This post is a "two-fer".
The first post is something we saw on the PBS (PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM).
The 2nd post is also PBS, but in this case it stands for POLITICAL BULL SH--!
Once in a while we watch the PBS station. There was a show on it last night basically all about chickens; it ranged from this older gal who performed mouth to beak resuscitation and brought a chicken back from the brink, to another gal who had this white rooster who was her pet of 7 years. She took it swimming (she held on to it), gave it baths, let it watch TV, put a birdie diaper on it. THEN there is THIS story about Mike the headless chicken. I had never heard this before. I HAVE seen chickens running around with their heads cut off, but this tops all of that.
http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.php
Now, for the other PBS story....
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/lawmaker-says-obama-ordered-fbi-read-rights-detainees/
If you just simply do a search on "reading terrorists Miranda" you will come up with ALL kinds of stories. This is what our President has ordered to be done now. Does this mean we have to provide them an attorney? Isn't that part of the Miranda right?
Then there is also this story (you may have to click on the specific article to read about it)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/06/flashback_obama_said_terrorist_1.asp
This "stuff" really gets my goat....
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
SUMMER 2009
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM FOX NEWS YESTERDAY;
" We're just about two weeks away now from the first day of summer though there will be no summer. In fact you may not be able to enjoy the summer and all that's because of an apparent link between thunderstorms and lower temperatures that could keep folks in the cold for the whole year.”
THAT is what a weather expert said on FOX News yesterday. He had a weather map that showed many states, including the plains, of not having a summer. Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio are in that map SHADED IN BLUE…TO REPRESENT COLD!! I believe Kentucky may have been included too.
So, in other words, according to this fellow, summer has been cancelled for many states!
AND to top it off, he says that (and I get mixed up here so bare/bear??? with me) that La Nina, or is it El Nino, or is it the Santa Maria or the Pinta…anyway, one of those is already “setting up’ to make a cold winter for states who normally don’t HAVE a cold winter. THAT INCLUDES NORTH CAROLINA WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THE INTENTIONS OF ESCAPING WINTER!
I personally predict that at this rate, before we even head south I will have to buy more long underwear because they will be worn out from having been used for 11 months out of the year!
I guess the ONLY good thing with this “no summer” is that with the amount of rain that we have had the Great Lakes should be gaining what they have lost over the past several years AND IT HAS BEEN TOO DAMN COLD FOR MOSQUITOES TO BE MUCH OF A NUISANCE!
But I guess even that has a downside; with the economy in the toilet (remember, our government is now so desperate for money that they are going to tax farts), if people don’t have to purchase OFF by the barrel, that company could be laying off employees before you know it.
The following photos help explain how dandelions get from point A to point B...pretty soon there will be a tax on bird droppings.... Since we aren't expecting summer anytime soon, I just MAY remove some more screens so I can get better photos of the hummers at play!
" We're just about two weeks away now from the first day of summer though there will be no summer. In fact you may not be able to enjoy the summer and all that's because of an apparent link between thunderstorms and lower temperatures that could keep folks in the cold for the whole year.”
THAT is what a weather expert said on FOX News yesterday. He had a weather map that showed many states, including the plains, of not having a summer. Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio are in that map SHADED IN BLUE…TO REPRESENT COLD!! I believe Kentucky may have been included too.
So, in other words, according to this fellow, summer has been cancelled for many states!
AND to top it off, he says that (and I get mixed up here so bare/bear??? with me) that La Nina, or is it El Nino, or is it the Santa Maria or the Pinta…anyway, one of those is already “setting up’ to make a cold winter for states who normally don’t HAVE a cold winter. THAT INCLUDES NORTH CAROLINA WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THE INTENTIONS OF ESCAPING WINTER!
I personally predict that at this rate, before we even head south I will have to buy more long underwear because they will be worn out from having been used for 11 months out of the year!
I guess the ONLY good thing with this “no summer” is that with the amount of rain that we have had the Great Lakes should be gaining what they have lost over the past several years AND IT HAS BEEN TOO DAMN COLD FOR MOSQUITOES TO BE MUCH OF A NUISANCE!
But I guess even that has a downside; with the economy in the toilet (remember, our government is now so desperate for money that they are going to tax farts), if people don’t have to purchase OFF by the barrel, that company could be laying off employees before you know it.
The following photos help explain how dandelions get from point A to point B...pretty soon there will be a tax on bird droppings.... Since we aren't expecting summer anytime soon, I just MAY remove some more screens so I can get better photos of the hummers at play!
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
FARTING TAX
It is a damn good thing I got my farting NB running shoe quieted down when I did!!! I COULD BE TAXED ON IT!!
Have you heard the latest? The EPA wants to tax any 4 legged critter that farts, belches or blows wind in some form!! EPA…what does that REALLY stand for?? ENVIRONMENTAL POOPY ASSES???
Before you read the one article I copied, you should know that farmers in Australia are facing the same dilemma…only it is BURPING SHEEP!!!
Here is just ONE of the articles;
"This is one of the most ridiculous things the federal government has tried to do," said Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, an outspoken opponent of the proposal.
It would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and $20 for each hog.
Look for higher dairy prices when this one goes through.
And as a side note, just what does the EPA plan to do with the money? They going to start making large corks or something? Or is this just another example of taking something that occurs naturally, turning it into a "crisis" and charging people a tax to "solve" it? People emit methane too! Is the government planning to tax out asses?
AND, WHAT THE HELL ARE “THEY” GOING TO DO WITH THIS TAX MONEY??? HOW WILL IT PREVENT FARTING??? Where would it end??? Another dog license requirement? My hubby DOES have a license to fart, but it was purchased for fun…maybe we really WILL need to have farting licenses.
Here is a copy of a license to fart. THIS PHOTO IS NOT DAN!!!
Have you heard the latest? The EPA wants to tax any 4 legged critter that farts, belches or blows wind in some form!! EPA…what does that REALLY stand for?? ENVIRONMENTAL POOPY ASSES???
Before you read the one article I copied, you should know that farmers in Australia are facing the same dilemma…only it is BURPING SHEEP!!!
Here is just ONE of the articles;
"This is one of the most ridiculous things the federal government has tried to do," said Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, an outspoken opponent of the proposal.
It would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and $20 for each hog.
Look for higher dairy prices when this one goes through.
And as a side note, just what does the EPA plan to do with the money? They going to start making large corks or something? Or is this just another example of taking something that occurs naturally, turning it into a "crisis" and charging people a tax to "solve" it? People emit methane too! Is the government planning to tax out asses?
AND, WHAT THE HELL ARE “THEY” GOING TO DO WITH THIS TAX MONEY??? HOW WILL IT PREVENT FARTING??? Where would it end??? Another dog license requirement? My hubby DOES have a license to fart, but it was purchased for fun…maybe we really WILL need to have farting licenses.
Here is a copy of a license to fart. THIS PHOTO IS NOT DAN!!!
You better order yours NOW before the rush. Go to
http://www.televictim.com/licensetofart.html
Anyway, this whole thing gives me a gut ache, which in turn produces gas…and you know where that will lead….
http://www.televictim.com/licensetofart.html
Anyway, this whole thing gives me a gut ache, which in turn produces gas…and you know where that will lead….
Monday, June 08, 2009
WHY DOES 'DEEP' MAKE MY GUM COME OUT??
THAT is a question that my daughter, Jody, asked me when she was about 4 years old. That has been about 36 years ago…GOOD LORD!!! How did THAT happen? Does she realize in 4 short years she will be 40?? GOD!!! What does that make me?? Wait, gotta get the calculator and do the math….
I digress;
Jody, her Daddy (my first of only two hubbies), our dog and I had been swimming in one of the irrigation ponds. While we were splashing around, Jody said something about the water being deep. When we were back in the truck, she said “Why does DEEP make my gum come out?”
We didn’t have a clue what this 4 year old gem was talking about so questions followed. She said “When I said deep, my gum came out in the water. Why does deep make my gum come out? I lost my gum.”
OR:
“Mommy, will you feel my apple?” (Translation; Mommy will you PEEL my apple)
Well, here is MY question; why does my right shoe fart?? It didn’t use to make this embarrassing farting noise. It only started doing this recently. First there was the problem of identifying which shoe was actually farting. I did get that figured out after much dancing from one foot to the other.
I can’t sneak up on anyone; I can’t even sneak off to the kitchen for a snack. You are probably thinking this is a good thing, but it is like having the shopping cart that has the squeaky wheel. And the store is so quiet except for the cart you are pushing. I have felt that way about this shoe for about 2 weeks now…only as I said, IT FARTS. I do NOT want people looking at me “that way” because if I say “It isn’t me, it is my shoe”, do you think anyone would believe me???
Combine the farting right shoe with the flare leg denim jeans (the bottom part of both legs of the jeans make a sound all of their own when I am walking…ya know, they DO kind of rub together. Just think if I was wearing CORDUROY JEANS!!! ), and ALL the campground/lodging keys in my pocket that jingle…I sound like a one woman band.
So, when all else fails, you do a search. In case YOU have this problem these suggestions might come in handy (I have copied these exactly as they appear online. ANY spelling errors are not mine);
I bought a new pair of jordans and after a couple of days it started to squeak. It sounded like farting. So thanks to everybody that posted. The lotion worked for me. U take out your inner soul and just rub some lotion and it stopped squeaking. Thanks! It seems that some Jordans have these problems. Thanks (MY THOUGHT; NO POST BEFORE THIS ONE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT USING LOTION. IS IT FOOT LOTION, SKIN LOTION, SUNTAIN LOTION, LOVE LOTION??? BE SPECIFIC, WILL YA??!! I’M NOT EVEN GOING TO TOUCH THE PART ABOUT “TAKE OUT YOUR INNER SOUL”. )
I just applied automotive belt dressing to the bottom of my shoes squeaky shoes (Steve Madden). I'd recommend cleaning off the excess dressing and letting them dry, or they will mark. So far, my walking has yielded quiet shoes and mark free floors (tile). (MY THOUGHTS; WHO HAS AUTOMOTIVE BELT DRESSING ON HAND??? DO YOU SUPPOSE THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING WOULD WORK?? WHO IS STEVE MADDEN?? BACK TO THE DRESSING; YES, CLEAN OFF THE EXCESS OR YOU WILL SLIP AND FALL ON YOU’RE A--!)If you do this, clean off the excess, especially in the grooves before walking on carpet. Otherwise, you will have this tacky substance that is hard to remove on your floors. (NOT TO MENTION THE BUTT CHEEK INDENTS LEFT ON THE FLOOR)
Amazing! All the useful knowledge in the world and a squeaky shoe solution that works! Aveda expensive lip balm ( but my graddaughter had already chewed a bit off the top) worked like a charm . Thanks. (MY THOUGHTS; I’VE GOTTA GET OUT MORE, WHAT THE HELL IS AVEDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALM?? 2ND THOUGHT; DID YOUR GRANDAUGHTER CHEW A BIT OFF THE TOP OF THE SHOE OR THE AVENDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALMS? IN ANY CASE, FEED THE KID! AND LASTLY, WHERE DID YOU PUT THE AVEDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALM? INSIDE THE SHOE? OUTSIDE ON THE SOLE??)
Just bought an expensive pair of new balance that were squeaky. Trader Joe's spearmint lip balm worked great! Thanks. ( WELL, I HAVEN’T HEARD OF TRADER JOE’S SPEARMING LIP BALM BUT APPARENTLY IT ISN’T AS EXPENSIVE AS AVEDA…BUT AGAIN, WHERE DID YOU PUT IT???)
I had recently bought a 150 dollar pair of Nike Jordans. After about a week they started to squeek. I used Bag Balm. You can still hear the air, but no squeek. (THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS DIDN’T SAY IF THESE WERE AIR JORDANS, BUT IF THEY WERE MAYBE THAT IS WHY YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE AIR??? AND BAG BALM??? I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!! I EVEN HAVE SOME IN THE BATHROOM CUPBOARD! NEVER THOUGHT OF USING IT FOR A FARTING SHOE…MUST GO ON THE INSIDE??)
And the one that fits MY situation;
I just bought a new pair of New Balance running shoes and I have orthodics, so I have to take the original insoles out. Well, I walked into the office and they squeaked like crazy! I found this forum and found someone who said to put paper towels in the shoe. So I went to the bathroom, got some free paper towels the office provides, you know, the one from the dispenser that has a 3-fold. It took 3 in the right shoe and 4 in the left. I folded in the 3 fold and put it between my orthodic and and shoe. It totally works. No more squeak at all! Thanks! (MY THOUGHTS; THE FIRST TWO SENTANCES FIT ME TO A T!!! BUT I HAVE HAD MY SHOES FOR A YEAR AND THEY JUST STARTED DOING THIS RECENTLY. BUT THIS IS THE FIX I TRIED AND IT HAS WORKED!!! THANK YOU WHOMEVER YOU ARE, YOU NON SQUEEKING PERSON!!)
I digress;
Jody, her Daddy (my first of only two hubbies), our dog and I had been swimming in one of the irrigation ponds. While we were splashing around, Jody said something about the water being deep. When we were back in the truck, she said “Why does DEEP make my gum come out?”
We didn’t have a clue what this 4 year old gem was talking about so questions followed. She said “When I said deep, my gum came out in the water. Why does deep make my gum come out? I lost my gum.”
OR:
“Mommy, will you feel my apple?” (Translation; Mommy will you PEEL my apple)
Well, here is MY question; why does my right shoe fart?? It didn’t use to make this embarrassing farting noise. It only started doing this recently. First there was the problem of identifying which shoe was actually farting. I did get that figured out after much dancing from one foot to the other.
I can’t sneak up on anyone; I can’t even sneak off to the kitchen for a snack. You are probably thinking this is a good thing, but it is like having the shopping cart that has the squeaky wheel. And the store is so quiet except for the cart you are pushing. I have felt that way about this shoe for about 2 weeks now…only as I said, IT FARTS. I do NOT want people looking at me “that way” because if I say “It isn’t me, it is my shoe”, do you think anyone would believe me???
Combine the farting right shoe with the flare leg denim jeans (the bottom part of both legs of the jeans make a sound all of their own when I am walking…ya know, they DO kind of rub together. Just think if I was wearing CORDUROY JEANS!!! ), and ALL the campground/lodging keys in my pocket that jingle…I sound like a one woman band.
So, when all else fails, you do a search. In case YOU have this problem these suggestions might come in handy (I have copied these exactly as they appear online. ANY spelling errors are not mine);
I bought a new pair of jordans and after a couple of days it started to squeak. It sounded like farting. So thanks to everybody that posted. The lotion worked for me. U take out your inner soul and just rub some lotion and it stopped squeaking. Thanks! It seems that some Jordans have these problems. Thanks (MY THOUGHT; NO POST BEFORE THIS ONE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT USING LOTION. IS IT FOOT LOTION, SKIN LOTION, SUNTAIN LOTION, LOVE LOTION??? BE SPECIFIC, WILL YA??!! I’M NOT EVEN GOING TO TOUCH THE PART ABOUT “TAKE OUT YOUR INNER SOUL”. )
I just applied automotive belt dressing to the bottom of my shoes squeaky shoes (Steve Madden). I'd recommend cleaning off the excess dressing and letting them dry, or they will mark. So far, my walking has yielded quiet shoes and mark free floors (tile). (MY THOUGHTS; WHO HAS AUTOMOTIVE BELT DRESSING ON HAND??? DO YOU SUPPOSE THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING WOULD WORK?? WHO IS STEVE MADDEN?? BACK TO THE DRESSING; YES, CLEAN OFF THE EXCESS OR YOU WILL SLIP AND FALL ON YOU’RE A--!)If you do this, clean off the excess, especially in the grooves before walking on carpet. Otherwise, you will have this tacky substance that is hard to remove on your floors. (NOT TO MENTION THE BUTT CHEEK INDENTS LEFT ON THE FLOOR)
Amazing! All the useful knowledge in the world and a squeaky shoe solution that works! Aveda expensive lip balm ( but my graddaughter had already chewed a bit off the top) worked like a charm . Thanks. (MY THOUGHTS; I’VE GOTTA GET OUT MORE, WHAT THE HELL IS AVEDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALM?? 2ND THOUGHT; DID YOUR GRANDAUGHTER CHEW A BIT OFF THE TOP OF THE SHOE OR THE AVENDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALMS? IN ANY CASE, FEED THE KID! AND LASTLY, WHERE DID YOU PUT THE AVEDA EXPENSIVE LIP BALM? INSIDE THE SHOE? OUTSIDE ON THE SOLE??)
Just bought an expensive pair of new balance that were squeaky. Trader Joe's spearmint lip balm worked great! Thanks. ( WELL, I HAVEN’T HEARD OF TRADER JOE’S SPEARMING LIP BALM BUT APPARENTLY IT ISN’T AS EXPENSIVE AS AVEDA…BUT AGAIN, WHERE DID YOU PUT IT???)
I had recently bought a 150 dollar pair of Nike Jordans. After about a week they started to squeek. I used Bag Balm. You can still hear the air, but no squeek. (THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS DIDN’T SAY IF THESE WERE AIR JORDANS, BUT IF THEY WERE MAYBE THAT IS WHY YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE AIR??? AND BAG BALM??? I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!! I EVEN HAVE SOME IN THE BATHROOM CUPBOARD! NEVER THOUGHT OF USING IT FOR A FARTING SHOE…MUST GO ON THE INSIDE??)
And the one that fits MY situation;
I just bought a new pair of New Balance running shoes and I have orthodics, so I have to take the original insoles out. Well, I walked into the office and they squeaked like crazy! I found this forum and found someone who said to put paper towels in the shoe. So I went to the bathroom, got some free paper towels the office provides, you know, the one from the dispenser that has a 3-fold. It took 3 in the right shoe and 4 in the left. I folded in the 3 fold and put it between my orthodic and and shoe. It totally works. No more squeak at all! Thanks! (MY THOUGHTS; THE FIRST TWO SENTANCES FIT ME TO A T!!! BUT I HAVE HAD MY SHOES FOR A YEAR AND THEY JUST STARTED DOING THIS RECENTLY. BUT THIS IS THE FIX I TRIED AND IT HAS WORKED!!! THANK YOU WHOMEVER YOU ARE, YOU NON SQUEEKING PERSON!!)
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