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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ? 2006, when I had a big hornet nest in a tree
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ? Gas, was $2.25 when my wife filled up last week, $2.35 yesterday when I filled my truck.
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? I have a chainsaw and a chipper, and use them all the time with many trees.
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? Two days ago (broom)
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? The 5 Blue Angels flying over my house last summer.
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ? === A couple of months ago to kill hornets.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ? === Oranges.
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ?
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? === I had a landscape company take a big branch off one of my trees a few months ago. They chopped it up and put it in their trailer. I used a rake a week ago to rake leaves and a broom to get the remaining debris.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? === I tried to record some happy birds singing in my yard a couple of weeks ago but really don't know how to do that on my phone.
[quote=cloven;58445821]Happy Monday June 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ?
Maybe at the beginning of spring to kill the ants along the foundation. Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ?
All groceries. Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? We had one cut down at the rental not too long ago.
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ?
Last Wednesday before surgery. I weeded and raked all of the beds and fertilized too. Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ?
I had this Chihuahua and I called him to come over. He stuck his tongue out at me and ran away. I wish I had that on video. Today in History:
1944: The G.I. Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act) is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Birth of singer-songwriter & musician Todd Rundgren (Bang the Drum All Day)
1949: Birth of actress & singer Meryl Streep (Death Becomes Her)
1952: Birth of actor Graham Greene (The Red Green Show)
1953: Birth of singer-songwriter & actress Cyndi Lauper (Time After Time)
1956: Birth of actor & musician Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager)
1958: Birth of actor & author Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness)
1964: Birth of actress Amy Brenneman (Heat)
1971: Birth of actress & comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub (The Larry Sanders Show)
1978: Discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon, by astronomer James W. Christy
Today’s Word:
chamfer /ˈ(t)SHamfər/: noun & verb. Similar to a bevel cut, creating a 45 degree angle between faces or sides that join at a right angle, to lessen the chance of damage to-or damage caused by-otherwise sharp corners.
For instance, the base of the Taj Mahal is an octagon shape, formed by a square with chamfered edges. Sidewalks may have chamfered edges at crosswalks to allow ease of access.
Today Is:
World Rainforest Day
National Chocolate Eclair Day
HVAC Technicians Day -this week is- National Pollinator Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
Today’s Picture: Entrance & exit are at lower left-
Thought for the Day:
“People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.” -Cyndi Lauper
Wishing all y’all a day with an optimal amount of humidity/moisture, neither deluge nor drought.
Thanks Cloven. I'm glad we're getting some rain. I helped John water a couple of days ago from the front porch and the back deck. No stairs until Friday. I'm ready for a walk. I can't wait until Friday.
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Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ? The yard is sprayed every 4 months for creepy crawlers.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ? Meat
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? Had the city take cut down a tree that was lifting the sidewalk and chip it. Smaller ones were trimmed, cut up and disposed of.
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? Broom last month, take years ago.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? Recently, the Goodyear blimp snowy passing thru town and a tribute flight of WWI planes to honor 1st responders.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ? Last Saturday.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ? Within the past 3 years groceries due to inflation have risen at least 40-50%.
Bonus: Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? A tree several years ago. When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? About a week ago swept the patio.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? Don't recall.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ? I had 2 cans of OFF! with me on my trip (plus a mosquito net for my head) but only had to use the spray 2 days against mosquitoes and flies because the temperatures went down to the 60s and it was windy as all get out most of the time I was there.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ? Yeah, meat.
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? No. When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? More than 20 years ago.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? Either you are a mind reader or you are just being mean. I already told my friends this story in e-mail on Friday so I'm just going to cut and paste it here:
I missed the best shot ever on the first day I was in Delaware and I hadn’t even set foot in the wildlife refuge yet. I arrived in Dover at about 12:30 in the afternoon and check-in wasn’t until 3:00P so I decided I’d go to the refuge even though I knew the afternoon is not the time to see birds. I normally drive down the road that takes me past Dover Air Force Base (where they bring in all of the soldiers’ bodies from overseas) to the rural scenic road that takes me to the refuge road. Every time I go to Delaware, military planes are flying fairly low across the road in front of me (I do have those pics from previous years) but this time, I pulled over and grabbed my camera which I had on the passenger seat. A plane was coming in and it made a turn and went right directly over my car. It was so close to my car that I saw the landing wheels come down and if I wasn’t so excited, I could tell you what was written on the undercarriage of the plane as I panned it from below with my camera. I don’t even get that close to the underside of birds. I would say it was only 2x higher than the telephone poles, that’s how low it was flying for its landing. (note: There is farmland surrounding the base.) So after it passed over, I just had to review the photos I took. Visions of photo contest awards danced in my head. People have plane/jet photos but I have never seen a photo of the undercarriage of a flying plane so close up.
Sooooo, guess who didn’t have any memory cards in her camera? I ALWAYS have memory cards in my camera and a newly charged battery. The sad thing was, I had even cleaned the image sensor just minutes before I was snapping away. I wanted to just sit there and cry.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ?
About two weeks ago I had a number of wasps flying around some of the trees in the backyard so I got the can of hornet spray that I had to kill a few of them. Thankfully there is a number of birds in the area that come visit my yard and eat many of the little bugs that live there. Gotta hand it to birds being around.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ?
Yes, meat & produce Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper?
Last year I had two trees that came down in the wind one night so I had to get a guy to remove them. He had to use the chainsaw to finish up taking 'em down. I miss them and wish that hadn't happened.
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ?
Saturday morning
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ?
Yes. I'm always missing "that picture taking minute" while traveling. You can never be prepared for taking the special shot of kids or dogs, always too late.
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Happy Monday June 22, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ?................I used some insect spray on my front porch on Saturday. The wasps are taking over.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ?.......... Everything!
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ?
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ?................We had a big tree down in our yard last fall. Hubby used the chain saw and backhoe to remove it. I helped rake up the mess. I last used a broom Saturday event to sweep out our garage.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ?..........A few weeks ago an Eagle visited the pond in front of our house. My photo ended up of him being in flight rather than sitting on the edge of the water.
Today in History:
1944: The G.I. Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act) is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Birth of singer-songwriter & musician Todd Rundgren (Bang the Drum All Day)
1949: Birth of actress & singer Meryl Streep (Death Becomes Her)
1952: Birth of actor Graham Greene (The Red Green Show)
1953: Birth of singer-songwriter & actress Cyndi Lauper (Time After Time)
1956: Birth of actor & musician Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager)
1958: Birth of actor & author Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness)
1964: Birth of actress Amy Brenneman (Heat)
1971: Birth of actress & comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub (The Larry Sanders Show)
1978: Discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon, by astronomer James W. Christy
Today’s Word:
chamfer /ˈ(t)SHamfər/: noun & verb. Similar to a bevel cut, creating a 45 degree angle between faces or sides that join at a right angle, to lessen the chance of damage to-or damage caused by-otherwise sharp corners.
For instance, the base of the Taj Mahal is an octagon shape, formed by a square with chamfered edges. Sidewalks may have chamfered edges at crosswalks to allow ease of access.
Today Is:
World Rainforest Day
National Chocolate Eclair Day
HVAC Technicians Day -this week is- National Pollinator Week
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
Today’s Picture: Entrance & exit are at lower left-
Thought for the Day:
“People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.” -Cyndi Lauper
Wishing all y’all a day with an optimal amount of humidity/moisture, neither deluge nor drought.
Today’s Question:
When is the last time you needed insect spray-whether for personal use to keep away bugs, or to protect property (attack invading bugs) ?
Just this past weekend to ward off pesky mosquitoes.
Extra Credit:
Have you noticed a specific product that’s gotten more pricey in recent months ?
At the grocery store, the price of beef has gone up substantially.
Bonus:
Have you (or someone else, on your behalf) had to chop down a tree, chainsaw it, rent a wood chipper ? Many years ago, I had a palm tree in my backyard removed.
When is the last time you used a rake or broom ? About a week ago.
Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ?
Yes, when the huge boulder used in the Levitated Mass sculpture at the L.A. County Museum of Art was being transported and it was on the main thoroughfare next to my house. I was sorry I didn't have a good digital camera to use then.
. . . Just for Fun:
Can you recall a time you tried taking photo or video of an impossible to reproduce event/moment, but missed it somehow ? Either you are a mind reader or you are just being mean. I already told my friends this story in e-mail on Friday so I'm just going to cut and paste it here:
I missed the best shot ever on the first day I was in Delaware and I hadn’t even set foot in the wildlife refuge yet. I arrived in Dover at about 12:30 in the afternoon and check-in wasn’t until 3:00P so I decided I’d go to the refuge even though I knew the afternoon is not the time to see birds. I normally drive down the road that takes me past Dover Air Force Base (where they bring in all of the soldiers’ bodies from overseas) to the rural scenic road that takes me to the refuge road. Every time I go to Delaware, military planes are flying fairly low across the road in front of me (I do have those pics from previous years) but this time, I pulled over and grabbed my camera which I had on the passenger seat. A plane was coming in and it made a turn and went right directly over my car. It was so close to my car that I saw the landing wheels come down and if I wasn’t so excited, I could tell you what was written on the undercarriage of the plane as I panned it from below with my camera. I don’t even get that close to the underside of birds. I would say it was only 2x higher than the telephone poles, that’s how low it was flying for its landing. (note: There is farmland surrounding the base.) So after it passed over, I just had to review the photos I took. Visions of photo contest awards danced in my head. People have plane/jet photos but I have never seen a photo of the undercarriage of a flying plane so close up.
Sooooo, guess who didn’t have any memory cards in her camera? I ALWAYS have memory cards in my camera and a newly charged battery. The sad thing was, I had even cleaned the image sensor just minutes before I was snapping away. I wanted to just sit there and cry.
Never mind. Now you have a story to tell about "The one that got away!"
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I already told my friends this story in e-mail on Friday so I'm just going to cut and paste it here:
