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TOMORROW I GO TO PICK UP SOME GRASS SEED AND START TO PLOW THE GREEN BEAN PATCH . TODAY I PLOWED AND DISCED THE FEED LOT AND I AM GOING TO SEED IT.I PUT UP ANOTHER FENCE AND MOVED THE FEED LOT . MAYBE SATURDAY GO PICK UP SOME CHICKS.
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MR ANIMAL TOLD ME HE HAD A DREAM ABOUT ME LAST NIGHT. HE SAID, HE WAS TRYING TO TALK TO SOMEONE IN OUR KITCHEN AND I WAS SITTING THERE DUNKING MY NEIGHBORS COFFEE CAKE (SHE SENDS THE BOYS A COFFEE CAKE OR BANANA BREAD FOR DOING CHORES FOR HER) IN COFFEE AND I KEPT INTERRUPTING SAYING, "THIS IS SOME GOOD COFFEE CAKE."
I WISH I HAD A COFFEE CAKE TO GO WITH MY COFFEE THIS MORNING.
ALSO, I HAVE A CAT. A BROWN TABBY SHOWED UP AT OUR HOUSE A FEW WEEKS AGO. I THINK HE'S A STRAY BECAUSE HE'S VERY SHY. ANYWAY, I FELT SORRY FOR HIM AND STARTED FEEDING HIM HOPING MR ANIMAL WOULDN'T NOTICE. HE NOTICED THE CAT HANGING AROUND AND HE SUSPECTS I'M FEEDING IT BUT HE HASN'T CAUGHT ME YET. ANYWAY, LAST NIGHT THE CAT FIGURED OUT OUR DOGGY DOOR AND I CAUGHT HIM IN OUR KITCHEN WHEN I CAME DOWNSTAIRS. MY DOG IS USELESS. HE EITHER DIDN'T NOTICE THE CAT OR DIDN'T CARE. I'M HOPING TO BEFRIEND THE CAT, GET HIM FIXED, AND KEEP HIM AS A YARD/PORCH CAT. HE CAN'T COME INSIDE BECAUSE MR ANIMAL IS ALLERGIC. I'VE NAMED HIM GEORGE.
THIS, AND MOST DAYS, I SCOOP AND DISCARD CAT POOP FROM THE BOX.
7+ YEARS AGO, BLACK KAT FOLLOWED ME HOME.
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TODAY I WENT TO THE LICENSE BRANCH AND GOT A PLATE FOR A TRAILER . I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE IF I KNEW HOW MUCH IT WAS . I NEVER HAD A PLATE ON IT BEFORE. THIS ONE COST MORE THAN MY F 150 PLATE . THEN WENT TO THE BUTCHER , I GOT 3 LBS OF BACON AND 4 NEW YORK STRIPS . I TALKED HIM OUT OF A SLICE OF BLACKBERRY PIE TOO SINCE MRS O GAVE MY CAKE AWAY .
Do something Danke
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LIFESKILL TOADY-HIGH PROTEIN SWEET POTATO PANCAKES. IMPORTANT-A GRIDDLE IS WAY BETTER THAN A PAN FOR THIS. I BURNED A FEW TRYING THE PAN METHOD. ALSO CONTINUING TO IMPROVE MY OMELETTE SKILLS. MY SKILL FROM YESTERDAY WAS HI-PROTEIN PUDDING. BEFORE THAT IT WAS PROTEIN BROWNIES.
LIFE SKILLS FOR TODAY...LOTS
I WENT TO THE ENDOCRINE THIS MORNING FOR MY ULTRASOUND (I HAVE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS) AND MY NODULE HASN'T GOTTEN BIGGER BUT IT'S CHANGING AND MY DOC IS CONCERNED. HE WANTS TO DO ANOTHER BIOPSY ON IT. THIS DAMN NODULE HAS HAD 3 FRICKIN BIOPSIES DONE. THE FIRST TWO WERE INCONCLUSIVE BUT ON THE THIRD ONE I PAID EXTRA TO HAVE THEM TEST IT UNTIL THEY GOT A CONCLUSIVE RESULT. I HATE GETTING THE ULTRASOUNDS - I HATE THE BIOPSIES MORE BUT THE ULTRASOUND MAKES MY NECK HURT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. ALL MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD, THOUGH.
ON TO THE GOOD PART...A FEW DAYS AGO I TOOK THE BOYS TO FREDDIES FOR LUNCH AND GOT TALKED INTO ORDERING A TURTLE CUSTARD CAKE FOR EASTER. I WAS SCHEDULED TO PICK IT UP TODAY AT 10:30 BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT NEAR MY DOC'S OFFICE. WHEN I GOT THERE THE MANAGER TOLD ME THE ORDER GOT MISPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PICK IT UP FRIDAY MORNING. NO PROBLEM (IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL), I SAY AND HE GIVES ME THE CAKE 1/2 PRICE AND THANKS ME FOR MY PATIENCE. YAY! THAT CAKE WAS 33.00 AND IT WAS NICE GETTING THE DISCOUNT. I ENDED UP SPENDING THE SAVINGS ON A DOG BED, THOUGH. I NORMALLY BUY THE DOGE A NEW ORTHOPEDIC BED A FEW TIMES A YEAR BUT MY SON SPILLED HIS SOUP IN THE BED THE OTHER DAY AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A REMOVABLE COVER. THE DOGE SEEMS COOL WITH IT BUT HE SMELLS LIKE CHICKEN NOODLE DOG. THAT'S NOT A GOOD SMELL. I ENDED UP SPLURGING ON A BED WITH A REMOVABLE COVER. THEN i CAME HOME AND CLEANED FOR MY EASTER PARTY. I ALSO TALKED MR A INTO PAINTING THE TRIM IN THE SUN ROOM. EVERYONE SMOKES OUT THERE AND IT LOOKED DINGY. I NOTICED HE STICKS HIS TONGUE OUT WHEN HE;S PAINTING. HE SAYS THAT'S HOW HE KEEPS HIS BALANCE, LOL.
IS THE TURTLE CUSTARD CAKE SHAPED LIKE A TURTLE?
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I'VE DEALT WITH SWAMP POOL TWICE BEFORE. NEVER USED ALGACIDE; ONLY WHEN CLOSING FOR WINTER.
USE THE slam METHOD (https://www.troublefreepool.com/cont...tain-shockingl)
I SORTA FOLLOWED THE ABOVE BUT MADE MODIFICATION AND DID THE FOLLOWING:
BOUGHT A NEW FILTER AND BIG PAIL OF CHLORINE. MAKE SURE ITS 99% DICHLOROISOTRIAZOLINE SALT OR A VARIANT. YOU WANT THE MOST POTENT YOU CAN BUY AND THAT'S REALLY ALL THE SHOCK PRODUCTS ARE; 99% GRANULATED CHLORINE. CHANGE THE FILTER. IF THE WATER HASN'T BEEN DISTURBED, START WITH VACUUMING THE SETTLED OUT ALGAE. I USED THE STANDARD ATTACHMENT THAT IS A WEIGHTED HALF-CIRLCE WITH BRUSHES. THIS REMOVES THE BIOBURDEN FROM THE WATER AND ALLOWS THE CHLORINE TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
FOR A 27FT ROUND, 52" SIDEWALL ABP, I THREW IN ABOUT 6 SOLO CUPS FULL (USED THAT AS MY SCOOP). LET THE PUMP RUN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND CHECK YOUR CHLORINE LEVEL. I ALWAYS TARGETED 25PPM AND I HARDLY EVER CHECKED FOR STABILIZER (CYANURIC ACID). LET THE PUMP RUN OVERNIGHT. CHECK CHLORINE IN THE MORNING AND YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO THROUGH A SCOOP OR TWO IN. LET THE PUMP RUN MOST OF THE DAY. TURN PUMP OFF AT NIGHT. NEXT MORNING, VACUUM UP ALL THE DEAD ALGAE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL. CHECK CHLORINE, ADD AS NECESSARY, RUN PUMP, ETC. AND REPEAT UNTIL CLEAR. TOOK ME ABOUT 3-4 DAYS. I LIKE TO LET THE POOL SET UNDISTURBED OVERNIGHT BEFORE I VACUUM. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE FILTER, ROTATE THEM DAILY, REMOVING ONE, CLEANING IT WITH A HOSE, JUST TRYING TO REMOVE THE BIG PARTICLES, LET IT DRY, REPLACE, ETC. ONE POOL, I HAD A DE FILTER, SO WOULD BACKFLUSH UNTIL CLEAR DAILY.
I NEVER USE ALGACIDE, SAVE FOR WINTER CLOSING. ALGACIDE PREVENTS ALGAE FROM GROWING, BUT ISN'T AS EFFECTIVE AT KILLING AS CHLORINE. THE CHEAPEST AND FASTEST WAY TO KILL ALGAE IS TO SHOCK WITH CHLORINE. YOU COULD USE A LITTLE ALGACIDE ONCE YOUR POOL IS CLEAR AS A SORT OF INSURANCE SHOULD YOU CHLORINE LEVEL DROP OR YOU'RE GONE ON VACATION FOR A WEEK. BUT I ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE CHLORINE IN THE POOL DURING THE SUMMER, SO NEVER GOT ALGAE AND NEVER NEEDED THE ALGACIDE.
ALSO, POOL STORE PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES DUMBER ABOUT POOL CHEMISTRY THAN THE PEOPLE THEY'RE HELPING. ONE FRIEND HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THE POOL PEOPLE SAID IT WAS DUE TO HIGH HARDNESS AND SHE NEEDED THIS EXPENSIVE CHELANT PRODUCT TO REMOVE IT. I TOLD HER NO, JUST SHOCK IT, KEEP THE CHLORINE LEVEL UP, VACUUM AND RUN THE PUMP AND IN A FEW DAYS, YOU'LL BE FINE. SURE ENOUGH, CRYSTAL CLEAR POOL.
JUST BE DILIGENT, AND INA FEW DAYS, YOU'LL BE READY TO SWIM.
CHEERS.
I FINALLY GOT IT CLEAR. I WAS SUPERVISING YARD WORK FROM THE POOL YESTERDAY. YAY! FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 DAYS I HAD MY KIDS VACUUM, CHANGE THE FILTER AND SOAK IT AND THEN AT NIGHT I THREW ABOUT 7 BAGS OF SHOCK IN THE POOL - I LIKE THE LITHIUM SHOCK BUT THEY'VE DISCONTINUED IT. I BOUGHT MY POOL STORE OUT OF IT, LOL. I THINK THAT WORKED BETTER THAN THE ALGAECIDE. I NEVER HAD ALGAE THIS BAD BEFORE. OH, AND I CRANKED MY CHLORINATOR UP TO 7 - NORMALLY, IT'S ON 3. AND I RAN THE PUMP ON HIGH NONSTOP - I HAVE TWO FILTERS AND WAS ROTATING THEM LIKE YOU SUGGESTED, BTW. I GOT MY NEW FILTERS YESTERDAY (I ORDERED ONE BUT THEY SENT ME TWO) BUT I'M GOING TO PUT THEM UP AND SEE HOW THESE DO. I'VE BEEN USING THESE TWO FOR YEARS AND MAYBE I CAN GET ANOTHER SUMMER OUT OF THEM.
YOU'RE RIGHT, BTW. I WISH I HADN'T DICKED AROUND WITH THE ALGAECIDE. NEXT TIME, I'LL SUPER SHOCK IT AND VACUUM. POOL STORE MAN IS USUALLY PRETTY GOOD BUT I THINK I REALLY NEEDED THE EXTRA CHLORINE TO KILL THE ALGAE LIKE YOU WERE SAYING. GOOD ADVICE AND I'LL KEEP IT MIND.
HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T GET THAT BAD AGAIN. I LEARNED MY LESSON ABOUT NOT CLOSING MY POOL PROPERLY. GENERALLY, I ONLY HAVE TO ADD WATER, SHOCK IT ONCE AND MAY THROW IN A BAG OF OF SOMETHING TO GET THE PH RIGHT BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS A SWAMP. I DIDN'T PUT THE WINTER COVER ON AND IT WAS FULL OF LEAVES. HONESTLY, I WAS SURPRISED THERE WASN'T A DEAD ANIMAL IN THERE. I'VE FOUND DEAD LIZARDS IN THERE BEFORE.
SWEET.
LITHIUM HYPOCHLORITE IS GREAT STUFF BUT IT CAN BE PRETTY DANGEROUS. MY CHEMICAL COMPANY USED TO SELL IT FOR TEXTILE BLEACHING, BUT WE ELIMINATED IT FROM OUR LINE BC OF THE HAZARDS. I'D GUESS THAT POOL CHEMICAL COMPANIES HAVE DONE LIKEWISE.
WHEN I HAD CARTRIDGE FILTERS, I WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THEIR LIFE BY SOAKING THEM IN RUBBERMAID TUBS WITH CLEANER AFTER WASHING WITH A HOSE USING THE STREAM SETTING ON THE SPRAYER. STRONG ENOUGH TO GET THE GUNK OFF, BUT WOULDNT DAMAGE THE FILTER. DAMN THINGS ARE EXPEMSIVE!
ENJOY THE POOL!
YESTERDAY I MOWED AT THE FARM FOR THREE HOURS , THEN I THREW A BELT ON MUH TRACTOR . I GOT IT BACK ON . MIGHT BE DONE MOWING NOW FOR A WEEK.
Do something Danke
HE TOLD ME IT'S BECAUSE THE LITHIUM GOT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR SHOCK. i PAID 68.00 FOR 12/1 LB BAGS AT THE STORE. I CHECKED AMAZON AND IT'S INSANELY EXPENSIVE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DO.WHEN I HAD CARTRIDGE FILTERS, I WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THEIR LIFE BY SOAKING THEM IN RUBBERMAID TUBS WITH CLEANER AFTER WASHING WITH A HOSE USING THE STREAM SETTING ON THE SPRAYER. STRONG ENOUGH TO GET THE GUNK OFF, BUT WOULDNT DAMAGE THE FILTER. DAMN THINGS ARE EXPEMSIVE!
I AM AND THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE. I HAVE THE WATER AT A BALMY 99 RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE GETTING IN A BIG OL BATHTUB.ENJOY THE POOL!
EASTER PARTY
I AM EXHAUSTED BUT I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO TO CALL IT A DAY. SADLY, MY "HELPERS" HAVE BEEN SLACK ASSES AT BEST AND MESS CREATORS, AT WORST. I'VE GIVEN UP. I CAN HEAR MY KIDS PLANTING SOME FLOWERS. YOU'D THINK THAT WOULD BE NONCONTROVERSIAL BUT I KEPT HEARING JOSEPH (NUMBER 2) YELLING "BAD TOUCH" - A FEW MINUTES LATER I HEARD MY OLDEST TELL HIM THAT'S WHAT HE GETS FOR DOING YARD WORK IN HIS UNDERWEAR. FOLKS, MY 16 YEAR OLD IS IN THE FROND YARD IN HIS UNDERWEAR PLANTING FLOWERS. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE "BAD TOUCH" IS BUT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA. NOW THEY'RE WHISPERING AND LAUGHING WHILST SPREADING MULCH, THAT CAN'T BE GOOD. THEY'D BETTER NOT SIT ON MY CLEAN CUSHIONS, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYIN...
TO TOP IT ALL OFF, MR ANIMAL TOLD ME LAST MONTH NOT INVITE EVERYONE THIS YEAR. LET'S KEEP IT LOW KEY SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH WORK, HE SAYS. TODAY HE TELLS ME, SOME PEOPLE HE HASN'T SEEN IN OVER 20 YEARS (I NEVER MET THEM) ARE COMING, THE NEIGHBORS ARE COMING, AND A GIRL WHO'S FRIENDS WITH MY SON AND HER FAMILY ARE COMING (MR A BUMPED INTO THEM AT THE PUBLIX)...THAT MAN. I THINK HE'S AS BAD AS I AM.
NEW LIFESKILL-MAKING CITRUS ZEST WITH A ZESTER. NOT TOO HARD ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT. I ALSO LEARNED HOW TO MAKE NICE TUNA MELT THE OTHER DAY, BTW. I THINK TODAY I'M GOING TO MAKE HIGH PROTEIN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE AND BLUEBERRY SALMON STEAKS.
I NEGLECTED MY POOL FOR A WEEK AS I WAS TOO SWAMPED WITH WORK TO DO MY DAILY3MILES . WHEN I CHECKED ON MONDAY IT WAS CLOUDY AND I CANT GET IT TO STABILIZE. IT JUST KEEPS EATING UP ALL THE CHLORINE I THROW AT IT. THE PH IS GOOD, THE HARDNESS IS GOOD, BUT NOW THE CYANIC ACID LEVELS ARE HIGH FROM ALLTHE DISSOLVED CHLORINE. OH WELL, ITS.AT HOT TUB 99DEGREES NOW, ILL JUST DRAIN IT AND LEAVE IT EMPTY NEXT WEEK WHILE WE VISIT LEGOLAND AND SEA WORLD. THEN FILL AND START OVER WHEN WE GET BACK..
VERY NICE, CARLY. WHAT IS THE CROSS MADE OUT OF? IT'S HARD TO TELL FROM THE PHOTO.
I TRIED BEING CRAFTY TOO BUT IT'S NOT WORKING OUT SO WELL. I'M TRYING TO DO AN EASTER TREE BUT MY EGGS ARE GLASS (REALLY NICE) AND THE TREE KEEPS TIPPING OVER. I HAVE IT LEANED AGAINST A CHAIR IN THIS PIC. HOPEFULLY MR ANIMAL CAN FIX IT WHEN HE GETS HOME BECAUSE MY SON SAID IT LOOKED "GHETTO".
I DID OKAY ON MY MANTLE, THOUGH. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO IT. MY SON DID AND HE ATE ALL THE CANDY OUT OF ONE OF MY JARS. ON THE GOOD SIDE, I THINK MY PENIS JARS BLEND IN AND I DOUBT ANYONE WILL NOTICE.
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