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DA RAIDERS said:
Ignoramus said:
DA RAIDERS said:
I. Was standing in the rain wAiting...

Best round of mini golf I evah played was in the pouring monsoon rain in Houston while absolutely smashed. Those afternoon rain showers are a trip!!

And my peach tree is producing the most delicious peaches!! It's amazing, damn thing isn't even 6 feet tall and I'm going to get 30 or so racket ball sized peaches off it.
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Patiently waiting for Chapter II...
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:lmao: I'm watching my neighbor's(from Tyler Texas) stupid ###, old as dirt, cancer ridden, Pomeranian. ####### dog is crazy and annoying as hell. They're in cabo.

Vons is apparently going to stop carrying the delicious $9 Pinot noir that I swill down on a regular basis, not happy about that

This is the first year in the last 4, that I am not planting my garden. I turned the soil and have attempted to grow grass( not that kind, I grew that in pots and it was glorious) and the ####### grass seed won't take for some reason. But I have parsley growing in all sorts of random spots in the grass.
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Ooh! You're the person to ask!

I'm putting together a garden - everything is killing it right now except the parsley. Any tricks? I just can't get the parsley seeds to sprout.

Also, if you know how to plant roses from seeds and tell me, I may kiss you.

 
In case you didn't see on FB, Uruk's Dad passed away. TPW, my dear friend. I know it's been a struggle lately and that he is at peace.

 
krista4 said:
In case you didn't see on FB, Uruk's Dad passed away. TPW, my dear friend. I know it's been a struggle lately and that he is at peace.
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While I'm sure on some level there is a sense of relief after the journey he had been on, it's still got to be crushing to lose a parent. So sorry to hear GBUruk :(

 
Thorn said:
Bob Sacamano said:
JFC. Is CA really going to spend $76 million ($50 mil in federal funds) on a giant trapeze net to put under the Golden Gate Bridge so people can't jump?
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Saw that and couldn't help but wonder what would keep people from jumping out of the net?
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Good read here on that:

http://news.yahoo.com/golden-gate-bridge-suicides-san-francisco-jumpers-031118820.html

When you hit the net, supposedly it kinda collapses on you and is difficult to get out. I mean, a $76MM dollar net hopefully has a few added features on top of a regular net.

Another thing noted in this article is that when someone is stopped from committing suicide, they are not likely to try again, although I don't know if I fully agree with that.

 
Guster said:
I was perusing the facebooks this morning when I saw that our friend SLB had commented on a post from some radio station trolling for comments by challenging people to come up with names that started with the letter "O" (actually it looked like a 0, so I wonder if that was the "trick"). There were over 20,000 comments so I wasn't able to find Bob's but in reading through, I found this gem of a comment dropped by an older black gentleman:

Vincent Ferguson If u had asked the same question using a B, all those people that didn't have the respect or the common sense to think of the President of these United States first would have said bush. I was told as a child that everyone has the chance in this country to grow up and one day become the President, I guess that was the lie that they thought they were feeding us, not thinking that it would ever be possible, but now that it has happen and there is a Black Man in the Whitehouse, it is driving some people crazy with hate. It is like being back in the 50's again. Things that make u go hmmmmm!!
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:lmao: felt just like walking out of this thread and into any one of the other threads in the FFA
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My answer was "squirrels".
 
Henry Ford said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Ignoramus said:
DA RAIDERS said:
I. Was standing in the rain wAiting...

Best round of mini golf I evah played was in the pouring monsoon rain in Houston while absolutely smashed. Those afternoon rain showers are a trip!!

And my peach tree is producing the most delicious peaches!! It's amazing, damn thing isn't even 6 feet tall and I'm going to get 30 or so racket ball sized peaches off it.
Click to expand...
Patiently waiting for Chapter II...
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:lmao: I'm watching my neighbor's(from Tyler Texas) stupid ###, old as dirt, cancer ridden, Pomeranian. ####### dog is crazy and annoying as hell. They're in cabo.

Vons is apparently going to stop carrying the delicious $9 Pinot noir that I swill down on a regular basis, not happy about that

This is the first year in the last 4, that I am not planting my garden. I turned the soil and have attempted to grow grass( not that kind, I grew that in pots and it was glorious) and the ####### grass seed won't take for some reason. But I have parsley growing in all sorts of random spots in the grass.
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Ooh! You're the person to ask!

I'm putting together a garden - everything is killing it right now except the parsley. Any tricks? I just can't get the parsley seeds to sprout.

Also, if you know how to plant roses from seeds and tell me, I may kiss you.
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You can't have too much compost. You can buy it at Lowes. It holds 10x the amount of water.
 
St. Louis Bob said:
Henry Ford said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Ignoramus said:
DA RAIDERS said:
I. Was standing in the rain wAiting...

Best round of mini golf I evah played was in the pouring monsoon rain in Houston while absolutely smashed. Those afternoon rain showers are a trip!!

And my peach tree is producing the most delicious peaches!! It's amazing, damn thing isn't even 6 feet tall and I'm going to get 30 or so racket ball sized peaches off it.
Click to expand...
Patiently waiting for Chapter II...
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:lmao: I'm watching my neighbor's(from Tyler Texas) stupid ###, old as dirt, cancer ridden, Pomeranian. ####### dog is crazy and annoying as hell. They're in cabo.

Vons is apparently going to stop carrying the delicious $9 Pinot noir that I swill down on a regular basis, not happy about that

This is the first year in the last 4, that I am not planting my garden. I turned the soil and have attempted to grow grass( not that kind, I grew that in pots and it was glorious) and the ####### grass seed won't take for some reason. But I have parsley growing in all sorts of random spots in the grass.
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Ooh! You're the person to ask!I'm putting together a garden - everything is killing it right now except the parsley. Any tricks? I just can't get the parsley seeds to sprout.

Also, if you know how to plant roses from seeds and tell me, I may kiss you.
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You can't have too much compost. You can buy it at Lowes. It holds 10x the amount of water.
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Is that for parsley or roses? The soil in my yard is amazing. I threw down a handful of basil seeds and pushed them into the dirt and have ten three foot high plants a month later.

L

 
My MIL's insanity is driving me nuts. She'd better get qualified for disability soon and be able to get her own place.

Example 1: She refuses to drink my tap water even though I run it all through a Brita filter. Instead, she insists that we buy bottled water. Most of which I end up paying for "because she has no income". Not only that, but she leaves half full water bottles all over the house (and then usually tries to blame my 5 year old even though she's had like 1 bottle of water over the last 3 months).

Why won't she drink the Brita water? Because the filter I had in it was passed its time that it was "supposed" to be replaced by. Now, a Brita filter is just a bunch of charcoal inside of a piece of plastic basically. A few weeks or even a couple of months isn't going to make a difference. But she swore that it tasted bad and that she couldn't drink it.

So I decided to run a little experiment. I got a new filter and soaked it in some water like it says you should do. I made sure that she could see it. When she was gone, I threw it out and pretended that I had switched the filters.

She now is raving about how she can drink the Brita water now and how much better it tastes. On and on about how sensitive her taste buds are and how she can really tell. How she knows I can't tell the difference, but she definitely can.

Also, she insists on filling up the ice cube tray with water from the Brita pitcher. When she's not watching I fill it with tap water. Not a single complaint at all.

So tired of that kind of crap. She practically threw a fit at the grocery store when I insisted that I was buying the store brand instant oats instead of the more expensive name brand. It's freaking oatmeal! The constant stream of complaining, negativity and selfishness is slowly driving me insane. And now that it appears my wife and I both have mono, it's not like I can even get out of the house a lot to avoid her.

/blowsout

tldr version: I secretly tricked my insane MIL into thinking I switched the water filter and she can't stop raving about how much better it is.

 
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GroveDiesel said:
My MIL's insanity is driving me nuts. She'd better get qualified for disability soon and be able to get her own place.

Example 1: She refuses to drink my tap water even though I run it all through a Brita filter. Instead, she insists that we buy bottled water. Most of which I end up paying for "because she has no income". Not only that, but she leaves half full water bottles all over the house (and then usually tries to blame my 5 year old even though she's had like 1 bottle of water over the last 3 months).

Why won't she drink the Brita water? Because the filter I had in it was passed its time that it was "supposed" to be replaced by. Now, a Brita filter is just a bunch of charcoal inside of a piece of plastic basically. A few weeks or even a couple of months isn't going to make a difference. But she swore that it tasted bad and that she couldn't drink it.

So I decided to run a little experiment. I got a new filter and soaked it in some water like it says you should do. I made sure that she could see it. When she was gone, I threw it out and pretended that I had switched the filters.

She now is raving about how she can drink the Brita water now and how much better it tastes. On and on about how sensitive her taste buds are and how she can really tell. How she knows I can't tell the difference, but she definitely can.

Also, she insists on filling up the ice cube tray with water from the Brita pitcher. When she's not watching I fill it with tap water. Not a single complaint at all.

So tired of that kind of crap. She practically threw a fit at the grocery store when I insisted that I was buying the store brand instant oats instead of the more expensive name brand. It's freaking oatmeal! The constant stream of complaining, negativity and selfishness is slowly driving me insane. And now that it appears my wife and I both have mono, it's not like I can even get out of the house a lot to avoid her.

/blowsout

tldr version: I secretly tricked my insane MIL into thinking I switched the water filter and she can't stop raving about how much better it is.
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Wow. Are you going to tell her? Does your wife know? Please make a separate thread - this is gold.
 
Henry Ford said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Ignoramus said:
DA RAIDERS said:
I. Was standing in the rain wAiting...

Best round of mini golf I evah played was in the pouring monsoon rain in Houston while absolutely smashed. Those afternoon rain showers are a trip!!

And my peach tree is producing the most delicious peaches!! It's amazing, damn thing isn't even 6 feet tall and I'm going to get 30 or so racket ball sized peaches off it.
Click to expand...
Patiently waiting for Chapter II...
Click to expand...
:lmao: I'm watching my neighbor's(from Tyler Texas) stupid ###, old as dirt, cancer ridden, Pomeranian. ####### dog is crazy and annoying as hell. They're in cabo.

Vons is apparently going to stop carrying the delicious $9 Pinot noir that I swill down on a regular basis, not happy about that

This is the first year in the last 4, that I am not planting my garden. I turned the soil and have attempted to grow grass( not that kind, I grew that in pots and it was glorious) and the ####### grass seed won't take for some reason. But I have parsley growing in all sorts of random spots in the grass.
Click to expand...
Ooh! You're the person to ask!

I'm putting together a garden - everything is killing it right now except the parsley. Any tricks? I just can't get the parsley seeds to sprout.

Also, if you know how to plant roses from seeds and tell me, I may kiss you.
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What's the dirt like? Raised beds? Pots? The parsley looks like a useless weed when it first appears, because it practically is one. Make sure you don't pull it up. I would suggest starting in pots, keep the soil moist and warm. If you're going to go into the ground make sure you get a decent amount of potting soil around seed, a couple inches on all sides. Good luck!

Never grown roses from seed, can't stand them in my garden. There was a big bed of them in the garden when I bought the house.

 
DA RAIDERS said:
Henry Ford said:
DA RAIDERS said:
Ignoramus said:
DA RAIDERS said:
I. Was standing in the rain wAiting...

Best round of mini golf I evah played was in the pouring monsoon rain in Houston while absolutely smashed. Those afternoon rain showers are a trip!!

And my peach tree is producing the most delicious peaches!! It's amazing, damn thing isn't even 6 feet tall and I'm going to get 30 or so racket ball sized peaches off it.
Click to expand...
Patiently waiting for Chapter II...
Click to expand...
:lmao: I'm watching my neighbor's(from Tyler Texas) stupid ###, old as dirt, cancer ridden, Pomeranian. ####### dog is crazy and annoying as hell. They're in cabo.

Vons is apparently going to stop carrying the delicious $9 Pinot noir that I swill down on a regular basis, not happy about that

This is the first year in the last 4, that I am not planting my garden. I turned the soil and have attempted to grow grass( not that kind, I grew that in pots and it was glorious) and the ####### grass seed won't take for some reason. But I have parsley growing in all sorts of random spots in the grass.
Click to expand...
Ooh! You're the person to ask!I'm putting together a garden - everything is killing it right now except the parsley. Any tricks? I just can't get the parsley seeds to sprout.

Also, if you know how to plant roses from seeds and tell me, I may kiss you.
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What's the dirt like? Raised beds? Pots? The parsley looks like a useless weed when it first appears, because it practically is one. Make sure you don't pull it up. I would suggest starting in pots, keep the soil moist and warm. If you're going to go into the ground make sure you get a decent amount of potting soil around seed, a couple inches on all sides. Good luck!Never grown roses from seed, can't stand them in my garden. There was a big bed of them in the garden when I bought the house.
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Dirt is basically silt from the banks of the Mississippi, which makes up my backyard. Everything is sprouting except the Italian Parsley. Tomatoes growing like a weed, basil, etc. Just wondering if it needs something special.

 
GroveDiesel said:
My MIL's insanity is driving me nuts. She'd better get qualified for disability soon and be able to get her own place.

Example 1: She refuses to drink my tap water even though I run it all through a Brita filter. Instead, she insists that we buy bottled water. Most of which I end up paying for "because she has no income". Not only that, but she leaves half full water bottles all over the house (and then usually tries to blame my 5 year old even though she's had like 1 bottle of water over the last 3 months).

Why won't she drink the Brita water? Because the filter I had in it was passed its time that it was "supposed" to be replaced by. Now, a Brita filter is just a bunch of charcoal inside of a piece of plastic basically. A few weeks or even a couple of months isn't going to make a difference. But she swore that it tasted bad and that she couldn't drink it.

So I decided to run a little experiment. I got a new filter and soaked it in some water like it says you should do. I made sure that she could see it. When she was gone, I threw it out and pretended that I had switched the filters.

She now is raving about how she can drink the Brita water now and how much better it tastes. On and on about how sensitive her taste buds are and how she can really tell. How she knows I can't tell the difference, but she definitely can.

Also, she insists on filling up the ice cube tray with water from the Brita pitcher. When she's not watching I fill it with tap water. Not a single complaint at all.

So tired of that kind of crap. She practically threw a fit at the grocery store when I insisted that I was buying the store brand instant oats instead of the more expensive name brand. It's freaking oatmeal! The constant stream of complaining, negativity and selfishness is slowly driving me insane. And now that it appears my wife and I both have mono, it's not like I can even get out of the house a lot to avoid her.

/blowsout

tldr version: I secretly tricked my insane MIL into thinking I switched the water filter and she can't stop raving about how much better it is.
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You MUST tell her about the filter bit. Get video if possible

 
GroveDiesel said:
My MIL's insanity is driving me nuts. She'd better get qualified for disability soon and be able to get her own place.

Example 1: She refuses to drink my tap water even though I run it all through a Brita filter. Instead, she insists that we buy bottled water. Most of which I end up paying for "because she has no income". Not only that, but she leaves half full water bottles all over the house (and then usually tries to blame my 5 year old even though she's had like 1 bottle of water over the last 3 months).

Why won't she drink the Brita water? Because the filter I had in it was passed its time that it was "supposed" to be replaced by. Now, a Brita filter is just a bunch of charcoal inside of a piece of plastic basically. A few weeks or even a couple of months isn't going to make a difference. But she swore that it tasted bad and that she couldn't drink it.

So I decided to run a little experiment. I got a new filter and soaked it in some water like it says you should do. I made sure that she could see it. When she was gone, I threw it out and pretended that I had switched the filters.

She now is raving about how she can drink the Brita water now and how much better it tastes. On and on about how sensitive her taste buds are and how she can really tell. How she knows I can't tell the difference, but she definitely can.

Also, she insists on filling up the ice cube tray with water from the Brita pitcher. When she's not watching I fill it with tap water. Not a single complaint at all.

So tired of that kind of crap. She practically threw a fit at the grocery store when I insisted that I was buying the store brand instant oats instead of the more expensive name brand. It's freaking oatmeal! The constant stream of complaining, negativity and selfishness is slowly driving me insane. And now that it appears my wife and I both have mono, it's not like I can even get out of the house a lot to avoid her.

/blowsout

tldr version: I secretly tricked my insane MIL into thinking I switched the water filter and she can't stop raving about how much better it is.
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Cunch her in the punt.

 
Thanks, all.

My father had dementia and didn't know anyone except my mother for at least a year. I'm not even sure he knew who she was except that that she was always there trying to draw him out (& that she's pretty). He had recently gotten to the point where he wasn't mobile.

Yesterday morning, my mother called me while I was riding with a coworker to a meeting and said he had contracted pneumonia; that the visiting Hospice nurse had said he was in permanent decline. His lungs weren't strong enough to get out the crap that was in them, much less the mass waiting to get in. So, they started giving him morphine drops every two hours to relax his lungs so he wouldn't be trying to expel the #### in them - him trying to do so yesterday was the most awful thing I've ever seen. After a few morphine treatments, he stopped hacking so much and, when we left, he'd go the entire two hours without that awful retching.

No calls during the night. My mom decided to go earlier than usual this morning just in case the Hospice nurse came early. Mata & I had stayed at my mother's and were lagging leaving. Right when we were walking out of the door, my mother called & said he was gone.

She had been there less than 10 minutes. His breathing was labored but wasn't rattling like it had been the day before. All of a sudden, he sat up and took a big inhale and never let it out. She laid him back and called.

I know my mother and think she would've had big-time guilt if she wasn't there when he died. She was wondering about that when we got there. Mata - bless her, because I was a little shaken - told her he was just waiting for her to get there. It's a cliche thing to say - and none of us are religeous - but I think it helped ease Mom's potential guilt at maybe being too late (or at least gave her an out from thinking about it).

Anyway, Hospice showed.....caregivers from the nursing home who were on their ####### day off and came in to see my mom and see my father away, too (I swear to Christ, this made me cry more than anything else)....all of a sudden my brother & I are helping the guy from the cremation placer load my father's body into the van.

I wanted to say some other stuff but will leave off here for now.

 
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