| Stormdancer Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 05:34 pm: |   |
na...he's on the north side of Indpls...I just am closer to 75 coming from FL and I really do not like 65...
sounds like your hubby believes in the "Gas Fairy" also...mine has run out of gas numerous times and called to have me bring him a can...fortunately for him, he has never played that game with me...I've already informed him...I DO NOT WALK and I will be extremely upset if you make me sit because you can't stop for fuel...he hasn't pushed his luck on that one...lol
As for waiting for someone to help when I want something done...oh no way!! First off they always seem to want to do it "their" way...even tho I've already worked out exactly how it can be done...then they want to tell me it can't be done...so much easier if I just run them all off while I do it myself..I actually believe they do it on purpose for this very reason...hahaaha...but I'm on to them and will stand on top of them to get things done I can't do myself...demanding it be done the way I want it...my guys are a bit thick when it comes to realizing things...the main one being...While I may not always be right, I'm never wrong...lol. Yes I can be a tyrant if I have to. It would really be so much easier if they would just do things without opening their mouths...hahaha, maybe I just need a robot? As far as doing this type of stuff when I'm working...my old supervisor got a bit upset when I became a manager and decided I was going to change the back room around to better improve the space...wasn't upset I wanted it changed, just the fact I was dragging the heavy stuff by myself...so the next time I wanted it moved I asked one of the guys to give me a hand...he was shaking his head saying it couldn't be done without a dolly, and several people...so I started without him and got it like I wanted it...again, the supervisor was annoyed I didn't wait for help...and I would need help from someone who obviously has a lower lifting capacity than I for what reason???
Didn't make it to the beach...GF was tied up with other chores and by the time she was done the heat was miserable...as for enjoying the sunshine...well while its nice and all, right now its just too intense to enjoy without water...thinking about the two of us grabbing my canoe and heading out to the river which is close by...just need to check on the tide times...she's game and I would really enjoy getting the canoe back in the water again...DH enjoys it, but it really bothers him to sit like that since the accident...I can handle it myself, but that's no fun...
7:30 pm and its just as overcast now as its been all day...the sun isn't as glaring, but the heat and humidity are just plain miserable...could be our first night of having to run the A/C overnight...I usually open the house back up this time of day as the heat has lessened. No afternoon or other rain for us today, guess that's why the heat is still hanging heavy.
Had a doe wander up close to the back pasture fence and was able to watch her with my GF while she was here...the first time she's seen them come close like that here...wonder if its the same one whose prints are in my vegetable garden area?? |
| Stormdancer Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 05:31 am: | |
The rains came finally but not until after 10 pm...we left the A/C on overnight.
Today is forecast for more humidity and highs around the mid 90's...rain is forecast early in the day...we shall see.
I'm up early and aggravated already...just woke up thinking about a few things and my mood has really turned dark...should be an interesting day at this rate...I can feel the anger simmering...its over DH's youngest and while I'm trying to maintain...this really has me absolutely MAD...ultimatums are about to be handed down as I'm pretty fed up with the way things are being handled. This kid turns 25 in August. Seems to feel the world must kiss his butt...I'd like to kiss it...With MY FOOT. Things are gonna keep on until DH and I have another huge fight...the mood I'm in, I'm ready. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 06:46 am: | |
The evening ended with rain...my mood from earlier in the day did lift a bit...and managed to get the through the day without exploding. The rain brought cooler temps...went from 90 to 70 in about ten minutes...we actually got a good amount...my yard was beginning to hold water in several spots...and the bed of my truck was holding a considerable amount...I'd be willing to say we got about 2 inches. Rains came in fairly hard...got some pictures to load and share.
This morning the house was nice and cool...70...did leave the windows open last night...mental note...when I begin running the A/C overnight, turn the fan on in our room...once the outside temps drop back, of course the A/C isn't going to kick on. Couldn't figure out why it was so stuffy in here when I got up yesterday with the A/C on...normally when we get up, the house temp has dropped to a cool 68 degrees...80 was a bit toasty yesterday. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 11:15 am: | |
The day continues to deteriorate...the rains are forecast to be an encore of yesterday...maybe I'll get a bit of the yard mowed before it moves in...right now, the humidity has come back up and the sun is breaking through the cloud cover making it very steamy. Will try to load the pictures from yesterday soon...might get a few more this afternoon if things get real "active"...the winds yesterday were twisting the pines in different directions, very similar to the effects that we have during Tropical Storms and Hurricanes...puts me on watch for tornado clouds when I see that type of movement... only one of the pines dropped a branch...that was in the driveway. Haven't been out to the back pasture to see how the trees out there fared as yet... DH got the driveshafts in the International yesterday before the rain and we got it off the jack stands...now to see if the engine is seized...he plans to pull it with the loader to see if the engine will turn over. Crossing fingers and toes...hoping all we will have to do is go through the engine and tune her up a bit...but we do have another engine sitting if it turns out we need it.
Its 1 pm right now, the rain moved in yesterday around 5 pm or so...will have to check the time on the pictures I took during the storm to be positive.
Guess if I plan to mow I better get moving. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 03:32 pm: | |
5:15pm...got most of the front yard mowed...the mower decided it had had enough and shut down about 1/3 of the way through the west side of the yard...I'll give it a bit and go fire it back up if the weather holds. So far, we have not seen a trace of rain. The humidity is suffocating at the moment and even though the sun is behind cloud cover, I seem to have deepened my tan today. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 05:00 pm: | |
6:30pm...ok, it seems I am not to finish the mowing today. Gave the mower an hour to cool and went back to finish, made about a dozen passes and the mower shut off...ok, maybe I have ran it out of fuel...nope, still have a half a tank...the critters are biting so I'm heading back inside. DH was unable to get the International engine to turn over, looks like its engine swapping time...he's cleaning up around his area so he can get things moved...lots of downfall from the storm yesterday, nothing major, just small stuff that has to be picked up. Can't believe how much the grass has grown since I just mowed last weekend...all this rain will be having me mowing weekly or it will be out of control. The back pasture is looking very lush and green, but it needs cut before it turns into a hayfield...its already going to take the "hog" to cut it...just waiting for DH to get the tractor off the trailer...not enough hours in the day that are free from liquid sunshine...lol.
The vegetable garden is now history...whatever was munching has totally stripped the tomato plants...saw one of the huge munching grasshoppers in the mystery lillies yesterday...plucked him off and tossed him to the chickens...pretty sad, they wouldn't touch him. My SIL says the only way to kill them is to squash them...ok, Spike the rose killer is also a monster bug catcher...he will crunch them for me....but he has a habit of destroying the plants as well...back to the drawing board. The grasshopper had really took a big amount of the lilly he was on and I noticed that several of the Cannas had been gnawed on as well. Be playing squash the grasshopper!!!
My mint is doing very well, sprawling out like a weed. The Thyme looks pretty flat today after getting slammed by the rains yesterday. Stevia is ready to be trimmed back, she's grown so thick and tall. Its getting to the point where the heat is so miserable that I am behind on some of the front weeding. I want to finish tilling the garden spot and put out more seed...its just so steamy...I walked out to the back pasture to let DH know about the mower and noticed that you can feel the moisture being sucked out of the ground...the sun isn't even blazing right now. No breeze to help cool things, nothing. So much for the weatherman. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 06:07 am: | |
Sunday Night June 29…The storms moved in about 8:30 pm…ok, so the weatherman was right when he said an Encore of Saturday…the power is out…winds have been pretty high and as the storm began, it looked like we had a gale moving in, or worse…the sky began to get pretty light and of course my thoughts race towards tornadoes as I hear what sounds like hail begin to hit the house….turn the weather radio on and find out that we are under a severe weather alert…great…way too much lightning to venture to the front porch…while the hardest rain was blowing, we could not open the porch door due to the rain blowing in….all windows are closed due to the A/C being on…and the rain would blow in anyway.
Glad I got as much of the yard mowed as I did…the east side has become a huge pond area at the moment…looks like we got another two inches or so just dumped all at once…on the plus side, it has dropped the temps considerable….good thing I know where the candles are in the dark…got several tea lights lit and a large scented candle that I burn frequently…hopefully the power won’t be out long, but it sure sounded like it popped close…I hope it wasn’t on our power pole as that side is so low the water level will be high. Its also hard for the trucks to reach because of the trees on that side of the property…would be easier for them to come through the neighbors pasture, but they wouldn’t the last time they were here to trim the trees…
Much of the yard looks as if it is holding water right now, will have to wait until the morning to see if it has soaked in…not a real good selling factor for this property…can only imagine what it must have looked like during the storms of 2004, or during any other major weather…the least amount of rain brings the water level high throughout most of the property…we joke about the house being surrounded by a moat…really should have a retention pond dug to help pull the heavy standing water to one area…but, not as long as we are just renting the place…we have access to the equipment and people who are knowledgeable about digging ponds for this purpose. I did say something in the beginning to the landlord about digging a pond, but he said he would have to ok wherever it went…yeah and I’ve seen how his ponds hold water…not sure just why, but it doesn’t matter any more as far as I’m concerned.
Called the power company regarding the outage…they are reporting a tree down on the equipment…Supposed to be back on by 12:45 am.
Monday June 30…6:00 am…power remains out. I placed a call to the power company again, supposedly our power is back on as of 1:45 this morning…NOT…got a live person on the line, again…she seems surprised that we don’t have power, explained to her that I tried to tell the person LAST night…IT IS ON OUR POLE…these customer service people don’t listen to anything….7am…the power company crew is here, it turns out that several saplings have grown too close to the pole and tripped the main breaker on our pole…ok…if the idiot had paid attention last night, the crew could have been here last night….issues like this make me insane. All the person on the phone wanted to do last night was as little as possible…read her script for the standard answer…”XXXXX people in your area are affected by this outage” … HELLO…do you not hear that everyone around me has power…everyone on our entire street has power, except us…. And then this morning, “Did you check your breakers?” I truly hate hearing these words from some twit that probably doesn’t have a clue where her own breaker box is even located. WHY do you presume that it’s MY breakers instead of YOUR equipment? Set me in growl mode right off the bat. Power is back on as of 7:30 am.
The yard looks like a major storm passed through…reports on the news were indicating we had 60 mph gusts that came through…my yard looks like it….the Rubber tree plant looks like something sat in the middle of it…some of the fencing and the trash bin were blown over…just minor things really. Forecast is for more of the same this afternoon. Right now, we look as if there was a pond put in…the east side of the front yard is holding water…haven’t been out too far as it is still early. Looks like we got about the same amount of rain…judging from the amount collected in the bed of my truck…its holding a couple of inches, from front to back. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 09:12 am: | |
Finally wandered out and took a look at the yard...not real bad, lots of pine debris and a few downed branches from a couple of the oaks...standing water is mainly in the front yard, a couple of spots around the back yard behind the house are a bit wet, but nothing like the "pond" out front. The dead pine at the back pasture fence dropped more debris in the vegetable garden area, good thing its empty at the moment. Way too wet to try and finish the mowing today, the steam has begun as the sun is already blazing...its only 10:30 in the morning. Kicked the A/C back on as the house was beginning to heat up...sigh...I'd rather have the windows open, but the steam outside is more than I can handle at this point in life...dreaming of the mountain breezes.
Speaking of the mountain...our neighbor there called yesterday to let us know he has signed a contract to sell his house on the mountain...so sad to hear, but I do understand...he wants to be closer to major medical facilities as he is now in his 70's. They plan to look for another place in the Dahlonega (sp?)GA area as he wants to remain in the mountains. His wife really loves their home in the mountains and I know it is going to be very hard for her to let it go.
Measured the water in the bed of my truck...shows 1 1/2 inches just behind the cab...there is this much all the way to the wheel wells...so we got how much rain last night??? The weather says Daytona only got 1/2 an inch...should have come to my house to measure it...lol.
pictures from Saturday's storm:
water running from the porch roof
Its raining through the screens!! 
Water in the bed of my Dakota
East side of my front yard (from the porch)this is Saturday evening...Sunday it was dry and I mowed this area
This is Monday morning
East side of Front yard...now the "pond"
Poor Rubber Tree...looks like someone sat on it!
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Wow, what a storm! What a lot of water in your truck! Good thing you didn't suffer anything worse than the power outage. I hope that all this wacky weather across the country isn't a sign of what the hurricane season will be like.
Situations like that always make me wonder how it is that the customer never gets paid for having done the other person's job for them. LOL. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 12:24 pm: | |
You said a mouthful DJ...I'm glad none of the pines dropped more than a branch or two...and those that fell were away from the vehicles! I've lost two toppers for two different trucks in the last two years because of pine branches dropping through the tops and punching huge holes in them.
I'm getting geared up for this afternoon's forecast of a repeat of yesterday...got to get my boost box charged so I can at least have the weather radio and maybe bring in my crank light from the camping gear...candles spook me in a trailer, even though I am careful. Hmmm, maybe I should charge both boost boxes. In case you aren't familiar with a "boost box"...its a rechargeable battery booster...can jump your vehicle from either of the two we have...one has lights and an air compressor...both will also accept the plugs for accessories that you can power in your vehicle...I have invested in two power inverters so I can plug in things like a regular fan or lamp...not willing to try our new tv on either of them...maybe the old one, although with the power out, so is the cable, so why bother? If we want to watch movies, I can always plug in the laptop. Of course, if the power is out for more than 24 hours, DH has the generator ready for action, just have to start her up and plug in.
I'm hoping that we do continue to get the afternoon rains, we do need to allow the aquifer to replenish...but as much development as is being allowed and now I just heard that some company out of California is opening a plant where they plan to bottle something like 400 thousand gallons per day from our aquifer system...WHAT ARE THEY THINKING to even consider allowing this? We are already under water shortages in this area and now some company wants to pull this much per day???? The impact is said to amount to some of the lakes dropping by at least an inch...and this should be acceptable why??? Because the spokesperson says it will bring 200 jobs to the area...yippee skippee...and how soon will those of us who live in this state have to be BUYING water from some other area??? DH...GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! Stupidity from our leaders...just what we all need.
The humidity is almost as bad as yesterday. DH invited me to come down for lunch with him and off I went. Dairy Queen is a nice little lunch break...we both enjoy their chili/cheese dogs. Temps are pushing 90 and there is only hot wind blowing hot steamy air...ok...bring on the rain so it will cool back down.
I looked at the time stamps on my pictures from Saturday...that storm began about 4:15 pm...last night's storm began about 8pm...power was off by 8:30pm. Hmmm, hope it holds off long enough that DH has time to drop those saplings by the power pole after work...hoping to avoid future outages caused by our own trees. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 01:32 pm: | |
Wow, you really do have a pond there. I read your first post w/o pics & then saw the pics. Way more water than I imagined. I hope the storms are not as bad today.
Ok, now I think we are related! lol |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 02:18 pm: | |
Oh and it does get larger as the rains beat down...its already begun with the afternoon rains now...thunder is booming as I write. Looks like the wind is picking up as well...hope the power at least stays on today...
Hahahaha, something as simple as DQ??? Imagine that...lol |
ROFL! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 06:05 pm: | |
7:30 pm...the front has moved through...afternoon rains have barely touched us for now..most are south of us which as I understand, didn't get much of the storm we had last night. Sis said she didn't think they had any rain at all last night and she's only about 15 miles south of us...from tonight's weather map though, looks like she's getting a taste of what we had yesterday, only not as severe, the heavy stuff is quite a bit further south of her.
On further investigation of the yard...the old jacuzzi which we had boards stacked on (about 20 or so 1x's) some of which were 12 wide and over 10 feet long...was flipped on its side from the storm... in the back pasture where DH has a work area set up...the awning between the two storage vans was snatched up and tossed, ending up twisted between a few of the pines behind where it once stood...thought it sounded pretty wild out there, but as it was dark and the rain was blowing so hard, looking out a window was futile. The screens were being plastered to the glass...good thing they were closed! We had hail warnings out...dime size was possible, at one point, we did think we heard the "pink" of hail hitting the tin on the trailer. Other than that, we didn't really seem to have much in the way of damage.
The weather held until DH and I were able to get that "sapling" trimmed out. Turns out the sapling is actually one of the Scrub oaks that should have been taken out long before now. It has managed to grow up through the guide wires that are attached to the pole. We got quite a bit cut back, but really need to get a rope on the one section and take the chainsaw to it...the gas powered polesaw will help get it trimmed out, but the entire tree should be cut out, so much has been cut off now that its way too lop-sided to be safe....but at least for now, the branches are mostly away from the transformer and the wires leading to the pole for the house...the FPL guy cut the ones closest to the the power pole this morning...DH has been cutting out trees for years, so he told the guy we would do it rather than them sending a crew out...the last time the crew was out, they left a considerable mess and their truck has a real hard time getting between the fence and the full grown Crape Myrtles we have bordering a flower bed out there...they could probably "squirrel it in between the pines...DH could probaly back the Semi with the trailer through there...but the guy this morning I guess bumped one of the pines...don't really see how...he cut the branches out with a long polesaw. DH said he wasn't real crazy about cutting anything...sounds normal for our area. "Snort"
The two cows from next door always come running to the fence when they see DH...he spoils them by giving them handfuls of hay, or cutting the Wedalia that they love so much...the entire fenceline has been pushed up as they graze for this weed...I call it a weed, its actually a very nice ground cover if it would only behave...will take over everything it comes in contact with...stumps, fences, machines, you name it...and it covers it so gradually you don't realize it has "swallowed" the item until you begin to hunt for it!!. Has pretty little yellow daisy type flowers...is everywhere here....to continue with the cows...I get side-tracked way too easy...LOL
Anyway, the cows spot DH and come running to the fence...they are wanting the fresh tender tree leaves we've just cut. DH will stop everything to spoil the "girls"...he gets a big kick out them bawling and running to meet him like huge dogs...they are very demanding when they see his truck pull in the drive, you'd think they were ours! Mojo, had a good time trying to figure out what was so special about those tree branches...he chews on any stick, pine cone or whatever falls so of course he was at the fence watching the cows munch the cuttings. Had to call him back as he was being a bit too playful and I'm sure the one cow would have no problem head-butting him the same as she did to his dad. Mojo might not take it too well and I don't want him acting ignorant, so I made him leave the fence...Bear was ready to jump in to help when Mojo bounced...don't need a problem with the neighbor over my dogs.
For now the air has cooled, the rains have pretty much missed us and it looks like the "pond" might be gone in another day or so if we don't get pounded by the rain. Looks so bad where it floats all the gunk up to the surface as it dries out...told DH when it was dry I was planning to run the mower over it and redistribute it...everywhere there has been standing water it is like that.
Guess I'll go wander out and see what DH is doing...probably trying to get the awning poles apart so maybe we can save the tarp...it didn't appear to have suffered much and we do have another frame...lucky us |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 07:59 am: | |
The morning temp was 70 degrees at 7am...not bad...the sky is overcast, but not a bad thing, its nice and cool without the sun and its 9:30 am...the house was a very pleasant 68 degrees when we woke. So nice to be able to turn the A/C off overnight...that is subject to change as July progresses...sigh...won't be long before the humidity hangs on even at night. Looks like we have some pretty wicked storms to the north of us around the Jacksonville area at the moment.
The "pond" has dried out for now, the grass where all that water was standing is now covered with gunk that floated up from the ground...looks like scum sitting in the yard...YUCK!! Looks like I will be having to prune the Rubber tree plant back a bit...the storms really flattened the poor thing. It was really looking good...now, what to do with the cuttings...they will be several feet long in some cases and I have placed Rubber tree starts around the yard already...I just hate tossing cuttings...wish I knew several people who wanted cuttings. These things start soooo easy and will tolerate a great amount of neglect and drought....key things in my yard.
Sis called and said the storms were pretty wicked in her area last night...no damage to any of her property...had to laugh a bit as she was telling me how hard it rained in her area...they didn't have the winds or the lightning we experienced on Saturday and Sunday...weather people were saying we had the equivalent of Category 1 hurricane winds...some hit 77 mph...that's the low end for a Category 1 hurricane...I think the Tropical Storm winds are around 60-70 mph...would have to check to make sure...but winds that high sure make for tons of debris once they pass.
DH indicated yesterday that he may have to work on the 4th of July...not happy about that. No reason for him to go in...he is afterall, a SUB CONTRACTOR...now if his boss wants to start holding taxes, then I guess he could be expected to work whenever...makes me mad. We were supposed to be heading to the mountain for the 4th, guess he's forgot about that...he wouldn't have been here anyway....the mountain trip has been put off for now...things that need doing just haven't fell into place...usually that's a pretty good sign for us that the timing isn't right.
Feels like the temperature is beginning to rise...still no sign of the sun, skies are totally grey..its almost 10 am. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 02:02 pm: | |
The sky is actually trying to clear a bit...its now just past 3 pm...sun has been playing peek-a-boo off and on...the A/C kicked on around noon...went ahead and closed up the house. Its been a cleaning afternoon...got the floor vacuumed and the kitchen mopped. Pulled the fridge out to clean behind and on top...eeeeuuuuwwww...looks like my critter has been travelling here pretty heavy...dang it and I just cleaned that area not so long ago...the things I found on top of the fridge...several ziplock bags...chewed...my gel pens...how did those get up there?...lots of droppings...uuuuggghhh...will this never end? Traps have been set, glue traps which I despise, have been used...even Spike has caught a great many...where are they getting in???? DH has been under the house numerous times and filled all the holes and cracks we've been able to find. I'm sooo over the rodent issue!!! Hate to resort to poison...had a couple of dogs in the past decide to eat the poisoned critters...they also have a tendency to die inside walls and ceilings...eeeuuuuwww...what a stink that is. My GF says get a cat, yeah and how long do you think a cat will want to hang out with all of my dogs??? Besides, we once had ten cats (including a few litters of kittens) and the only thing they were interested in was each other...the kittens were the only ones interested in the rodents....to be honest, my dogs have been some of the best rat catchers I've seen....and they make people remain in their vehicles....like to see a cat do that!! Hahahaha...ok, well, Sis DOES own a guard cat...actually, the cat is just pure mean...bites everyone and anyone....she'd love to give it a new home...anywhere but her house...but her hubby says no. Cord chewing, ankle biting, hiss monster!!! LOL, that's what happens when you adopt one of your kid's pets.
Weather says we are in for more afternoon showers...temp right now is 89 according to the tv...sure feels way hotter with the humidity and no breeze...hmmm, looking at the map, looks like its south of us like yesterday... another storm cell looks like it could come our way from the Orlando area....things are still moving in from the west coast. Sounds like we will be dealing with the lightning again as well.
Ordered a few things for my new cell...got to have a car charger, and also found a blue tooth connection for the computer...woohooo, I'll be online on the mountain now!!! Ok, well I guess I won't celebrate just yet, will have to wait until the next trip to see how the phone does...so far, I'm loving it!!! Can actually talk INSIDE the house and haven't dropped a call yet. TAKE THAT SPRINT!! I've never been able to use my cell inside since we've moved here...when Nextel was my carrier, I never had problems like dropping calls...Sprint sure messed things up on this side of the world when they took over Nextel.
The new phone also has a camera...yeah, I know, I really didn't want a camera phone, but I did want a flip phone and the camera phone was the only one offered that was a Motorola...love my Motorola phones...they have been wonderful. I've had Nokias and they are ok, but I love the Motorola. The phone I got was one of the refurbished ones, as long as they will cover it on the insurance, I don't care...doesn't have to be new...and the price was pretty fair, about fifty bucks...most of the others were the same price...this is actually about a two hundred dollar phone...I was pricing them for several months. The camera takes very nice pictures..of course I've taken several of the dogs...that's why I was ordering accessories for it today...need a data cable so I can download pictures to the computer, and also so I can connect to the internet when we are away from home...yes I am sooooo addicted to my laptop and being able to stay in touch...lol, hmmmm wonder if that could be part of why I seem to never get anything done? I know it is...I got more done while it was down than anyone would ever believe....unless they own a computer... DH doesn't see the draw, but then again, he has his screen (the tv) and I have mine (the laptop)...I can't sit in front of the tv the way he does.
Time to get back to the chores...working on dealing with the mess that has accumulated on the kitchen table...hmmmm, wonder if I could do away with that...the table...guess not, I don't have enough counter space in the kitchen anyway and without the table it would be much more of a pain trying to find places to set things when I decide to cook. Maybe I just need a new kitchen....now that's a thought!!
The news is reporting that we have a death row prisoner scheduled for execution tonight...he's been on death row for 16 years, killed an eleven year old after raping the boy...yeah, the guy looks like he's just a kid his self, but, the kid he raped and killed would be 28 this year...I've got nephews and kids that age. I hope they go ahead and stick the needle in his arm tonight...the scumsucker has been dragging his heels with appeals long enough. The last one was to protest the lethal injection FL uses...so they suffer when they execute them YEAHHHHH!!! Make them suffer like the ones they killed and the same as the family has suffered waiting for justice to be served...too bad, should have thought about that when you were raping and killing...don't want to SUFFER during EXECUTION, the don't do the crime. Personally, I'd like to see Public Execution and punishment brought back...might just be the deterrent some of these kids need. The boy being executed tonight is not much older than my oldest son who is 32 this year. I think this kid is 38?...but even so, he had been in prison and had just been released before he killed the eleven year old boy. Why even bother to try and rehab people like that...just execute them and be done.
Need to get back to work, all this is doing is making me grrroooowwwllll...turn the news off. |
I avoid those like the plague, but now that you mention them, they are sounding pretty good to me. LOL.
Reading your journal is like looking at myself in the mirror. LOL!  |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 05:56 pm: | |
Well DJ, I've used the Have a heart live catch trap...still have the problem of what to do with the critter...I mean the whole purpose of not killing it with the trap is just defeated if you expect someone to kill it after catching it live...we usually take them out to the far edge of the property and set them loose towards the woods...probably catching those same ones several times. As for the glue traps...HAH! I think we've managed to catch and HOLD one...Spike killed it, probably before it could escape...but you still have the problem of the critter NOT dying right away...I've had a couple manage to pull off the trap, laughing, I'm sure as it bounced on to wherever....I've got the big heavy wood traps and I'm fixin' to set it with this little bugger's favorite dish...nice piece of juicy, red tomato....little sucker has destroyed about a dozen I've had sitting on the shelf to finish ripening. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 06:19 pm: | |
8pm The storms moved in around 5 pm or so...rained hard enough that the bed of my truck again had over 2 inches of water standing in it...I keep draining it out and it keeps collecting...told DH I need a catch container so I can store it for future use during dry spells...from what I saw drain out...looks like its close to fifteen gallons of water...maybe I shall drain it into a bucket next time after measuring in inches and see just how many gallons that is...took almost ten minutes for it to drain.
The east side of the yard is once again a pond...it had soaked in and was beginning to dry...skeeter haven for sure...the rest of the yard has also begun to show standing water after a week of afternoon rains...forgot how quick that happens its been so long...the back pasture also has standing water...DH went out to poke around a bit as it has stopped raining...he's got the big rubber boots on tonight...I'd join him, but the skeeters are fierce and they make me whelp up so bad, it just isn't worth it...besides, did I mention its WET outside?...DH just can't stand to stay inside when there's daylight left.
We lost power again when the storm came through...kicked off around 6 pm and was back on by 7 pm...wasn't our pole this time...FPL says there were 61 people affected...our street and the next probably...glad we got that tree trimmed back yesterday as the winds were whipping through pretty strong today also. This is supposed to be our weather through the 4th...including the 4th...looks like it could be soggy fireworks this year...but maybe not...if the storms come through early enough...most of the storms have moved offshore as of now...
The child killer/raper was finally executed tonight after sixteen years of hell for that little boy's family. All the news seems to focus on is how humane we need to treat these animals when we execute them...HELLO...its supposed to hurt!!! But I won't get started on THAT again...just glad to see its over for the family now...both families. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 05:45 am: | |
7 am ...the day is beginning like so many others this week...fresh from the rain and cool...the temp is 70 degrees. This morning's sky is not near as cloudy as the past couple of mornings...highs this afternoon are to be around 90 again. Storms could move in a bit earlier today...I hope they push on a bit further to the west today...the yard needs a chance to recover from the drowning rains...East side of the yard remains a pond this morning and now there are several other spots in the front that are holding water as well...scratch the moat, we've moved to the swamp. SIGH...depresssing today at best.
Will have to get to town today before the rains set in...seems DH managed to cash his paycheck but did not make a deposit...what a waste of time and fuel. Now I have to make a special trip just to go to the bank. He also hasn't found out whether or not he's working the 4th yet...I'm about to hand out a big attitude...its this type of behavior that pushes my buttons. If he has to work on the 4th, I may just leave his sorry butt here in town and go visit my GF by myself...supposed to be a freakin' holiday. Just making my blood boil thinking about it. Maybe I should just let his butt stay in Florida and haul my butt to NC...I'm becoming very upset...must go and try to calm down... |
