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Trying to get opinions on tools or equipment a truck Co MUST have. A good truck co crew is only as good as the tools they have access to and the knowlege of use of those tools. So what do you all think is essential to have on a truck co. :cool:
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Trying to get opinions on tools or equipment a truck Co MUST have. A good truck co crew is only as good as the tools they have access to and the knowlege of use of those tools. So what do you all think is essential to have on a truck co. :cool:
Common sense and experience.
To me, it seems that starting with the NFPA and ISO standard equipment lists would give you the basic needs. From there you should look at specific local need brought on by any special construction styles or materials.
My volly FD doesn't have a truck company but we carry extra truck equipment on our engines. Things like FDNY Roof Hooks, Boston Rakes, San Francisco Pikes, LA Rubbish hooks, and additional pike poles. We also carry PPV fans, chain and K12 style saws, and extrication equipment.
I'm looking for opinions on what YOU would have on your truck co. Forget about ISO ratings or the NFPA police. From experience what have you deemed MUST HAVE truck CO tools/equipment. :)
Beyond real Halligans and good hooks and various saws for your area, one thing that is low upkeep is a duckbill lock breaker. It seems that it takes forever to get replacement shears for boltcutters and they become damaged when going up against a good hard steel in a padlock. The duckbill is awesome with an 8lb. flathead or sledge. It works best with two people and that is a downside at times.
Several 6" New York hooks (all steel) , a 6 trash hook with a D handle , three sets of irons plus a set of "heavy irons (sledge mated with an over size pro bar) a 4' clemmens ? hook (the one with the hook bill that will cut thin sheet metal) with a D handle also. also quality bolt cutters. Ill quit now , way to much to list.
Back to your normally scheduled look for help from other people on how to supply your truck. I guess we have a different way of doing things we look at our local area and buy the additional equipment WE deem appropriate.
2 Rotary saws. 1 for metal and one for wood.
PRO BARS (often imitated but never duplicated)
6' Halligan hooks
I personally can not stand D handle hooks. I some how manage to always jam my hand in them everytime I use them.
Ground Ladders.
would love to have a 45 or 50 footer for those few times when they are needed.
Personally I love 16 or 18 ft straight ladders perfect for laddering the 2nd floor of SFDs and lighter then a 2 fly 24 ft EXT ladder.
Another type of ladder that we carry that I love is a small 14 ft ext ladder. Perfect to take inside for getting up to the attic. A whole lot better then the 10ft folding ladders.
Items I would leave in the closet back at the station
TNT tool
Claw tool
Hux bar
Holligan bars
Fog Nozzle for the ladder pipe
EMS equipment (Joke)
I agree with 2 saws, although my selection would be different.
I like the rotary saw for metal of concrete. For venting a wood frame roof I prefer a carbide tipped chain saw. Further I prefer it NOT to have the depth gauge chain guard. I think if you are venting a roof and you can't tell the difference between decking and rafters or trusses, it is time to head back to rookie school and be retrained.
But like everything else in the fire service to each his own...
Stihl use to have a great deal on saws for the fire service. We got a rotary saw and a chain saw, both set up for the fire service, from a Stihl dealer for less than the rotary saw from a fire equipment dealer.
In addition to all the hand tools mentioned a TIC and some sort of door opening tool, like a Rabbit Tool or two.
I ride on a quint, we are normally staffed with 3 and cross staff with a med unit with 2. Guess how often we ride out with 5?
We don't have a truck company.
Our rescue serves as our "truck" utilizing the responding engine company ladders.
We carry a very basic assortment of tools: chainsaw, K-12, halligan, flathead/pickhead axes, drywall hooks, a bunch of pike poles, a Fubar, a sledge, prybar and salvage covers.
I would also consider a TIC to be an essential tool for truck
company work as well. We carry one on our rescue and one on the engine.
We do very little vertical ventilation and our district requires very, very little forcible entry, so our "truck" tool needs are extremly basic.
That being said, as far as tools,
Roof hook w/ pry end married with a halligan
Hydra Ram
2 saws one for wood, one for metal
10 or 12 lb sledge married with a halligan
Tools to remove the door lock cylinders at commerical buildings
These are beyond the obvious, TIC, Irons, Hand lights ect.
to add to my post before.
I am not a huge fan of all the speciality tools that fill the catalogs. Just give me a well maintained compliment of basic tools and people that are good at using them.
Sure a rabbit tool is great to have and has its uses. However I dont consider it to be a must have item. Same with a sheet rock tool. Sure it is great at pulling sheet rock, however it sucks on plaster and lath.
I would much rather have a guy that is great at using a set of irons, instead of a rabbit tool. I would much rather carry a plain old pike pole and have the skill in using it.
To me you can carry all the tools in the world. It is the skill and craftmanship of the men and women on the truck that make all the difference in the world.
Never said it couldn't be done with three. We run three minimium, my point is that the fourth makes things that much easier. Isn't that what a tool is? Something to make your job easier.
NO, staffing is not a tool. Although I have worked with some guys that were tools. The serious point here is you can all day wish for that 4th guy and if the city is NOT going to give it to you, but they will buy you some additional tools to make the job more efficient with 3 guys then you get the tools to make the job more efficient.
I believe that you have to look at your response area and buy the tools that work best there. There is no standard compliment of tools that works best everywhere.


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Brewing this soon. Excited.
Just finished brewing a dark version of this. I didn't use the peppercorns, and my OG is 1.072. I expect it to finish really dry, so should be 9% or more.
Gravity sample tasted great.
I pitched it onto a 3711 yeast cake from another saison I brewed, which finished at 1.000 and tastes amazing! I'll try to post the recipe.
Not being a peppercorn expert.... how much difference is there between the flavor of black and pink peppercorns?
Pink was almost perfume like to me. Maybe others had a different experience. I'm going to try green peppercorns this year.
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Batch sparge .46 gal at 175
Batch sparge 2.08 gal at 175
Batch sparge 2.08 gal at 175
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- Redraw everything on the page from the changed data model.
This is horribly inefficient - in my app I need to be able to perform an action to undo based on the particular object that is being 'undone', and often this means refreshing only part of the canvas.
So my question is this: can I register my own undo operations and use that in conjunction with the built-in undos? For example, say I do the following when the user draws a line:
- (void)drawLineFromPoint:(CGPoint)startPoint toPoint:(CGPoint)endPoint
// Register the undo operation.
[[[managedObjectContext undoManager] prepareWithInvocationTarget:self]
// Draw the line object.
[self drawLineObjectWithIndex:nextObjectIndex fromPoint:startPoint toPoint:endPoint];
// Save the new object to the data model.
[MyCoreDataHelper saveLineObjectWithIndex:nextObjectIndex fromPoint:startPoint toPoint:endPoint];
When I come to undo this action, will the invocation be fired and the model changed appropriately? Or does this situation require that I abandon the built-in managed object context undo system and roll my own using just the
NSUndoManager, including deleting and editing the data model myself? Unless I can tell what the built-in undo/redo is actually undoing, it looks like this could get horribly messy and complicated...
Edit: I suspect (if the idea above was to work) I would need to wrap it into an undo group, so that my registered undo operation would be grouped with the data model changes?
Another Edit: Also, can I guarantee the order in which undo actions will be carried out? In other words, if I call
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Nice project book from the library
I wanted to tell y'all about this book I found in the library while scanning the shelves in the juvenile section. I don't know why it's considered juvenile; the projects are mostly very elegant, IMO, and although they're not difficult, they're not "kid stuff" either.
It's called Modelling Clay "Decorative Projects for the Home by Penny Boylan The clay they use is self-hardening modelling clay, but most of the projects could be adapted to other types.
Some of my favorite projects are "Rose Drawer Handles"-- shown on a small chest of drawers with crackle finish; and a curtain rod finial that is silver leaf-ed (I would never have dreamed it could be that easy! My favorite is a clock and they have the template for that in the back.
Just thought you might want to consider this title sometime for inspiration! :-]
Thanks.....I ordered a really cute kid's book after seeing it on Carol's show. It involves different kinds of leaves made into animal pictures. Really cute. Would mention the name but it's not in my bookshelf. As soon as I run across it....I'll share.
I think I've seen that book using leaves to make roosters, elephants, etc. Really pretty and amazing. I always say I'm going to do that with our fall leaves and never get a good collection to work with.
Speaking of leaves... I covered an egg with slices from a leaf cane and then realized I hate the color. Kind of a teal/pine green. Not a bad color, really... I just don't like it for leaves. Any idea how I could change it without covering up the "veining" in my leaves? I was thinking of Pearl Ex, but copper is the only warm color I have and it seems to need warming up...


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Last week I stumbled onto HURRAW ! and when I read their About page where they offer to show their supplier's organic certs to anyone who asks, I had to know more. (Yes, of course I asked and received copies of all three of them - quickly & cheerfully). You know I'm a fan of full-disclosure and when it is offered happily and without defensiveness, that's really refreshing (because it doesn't happen that way most of the time). The ingredients checked out, the balms are Certified Vegan and the packaging is fun, so I emailed and asked some questions like "how do you get colors like dark red, brown and green without using artificial colors?" and "how do you get flavors like root beer without using artificial flavor?". I quickly received a reply from Corrie, one of the owners, who explained it all much to my pleasant surprise and satisfaction
"Green Tea = The green hue of the green tea comes from the cold pressed
hemp oil we use. It is our only balm that contains hemp oil, we love
making it!
Chocolate, Rootbeer = The subtle tan hue of these balms (doesn't show up
on lips) comes from the hint of raw chocolate we add to the mix.
Coffee = Tan color is from the cold pressed raw coffee bean oil and a
tad-o-raw chocolate.
Cinnamon and Black Cherry = We infuse the oils with a root of a plant in
the borage family (it has pretty blue flowers but the root is red/black)
called Alkanet. You can gauge the color based on how long you infuse the
oil and how much you infuse with. For example, our Black Cherry is darker
because we let it infuse longer than our Cinnamon. This plant has a long
history and has been used to color fabrics, oils, wines, varnishes, etc.
Pretty cool what nature gives us!"
Four days ago I received a nice little envelope with two muslin bag stuffed with 4 balms each (which according to the site , can be re-used as tea bags). The first one I tried was Root Beer . Yep, definitely tastes and smells like root beer! Then, hours later I'm on to Licorice (I'm a big black licorice fan), then Grapefruit and on and on until today. Other flavors they sent: Black Cherry , Cinnamon , Lime , Vanilla Bean & Chai Spice . Cinnamon, Vanilla & Chai Spice are great in this Fall weather! They are all so tasty and what you would expect from a lip balm chocked full of artificial color and flavor, but they are the opposite. At first the lip balm melted right onto my lips and I thought it was going to be one of those greasy lip balms that I can't handle. You know the kind. The ones that creeps outside your lip region. Yeah, I'm not a fan of that. But these aren't. After a couple minutes the texture changes and it's very light, but the balm lasts on lips for quite a while. Even when I tried to wipe it off just to see what would happen, balm remained and my lips weren't thirsty. These aren't thick, heavy-coating balms, but provide a thin, moisturizing, non-shiny layer of protection.
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update on my 'new' siamese cat
You probably remember I posted something in Oct about possibly getting a Siamese cat from a shelter - and then in November I got one. He's some kind of mix I'm sure but he looks very Siamese.
Anyway, I just wanted to mention something related to feedback from back in October. Calliope said that if you want a dog but can't have one a Siamese cat has a personality as close to a dog as you'll get without having a dog.
So I thought this is good - DH wants a dog - we just cannot have a dog. He thought I was kind of crazy getting a third cat and driving all over the state to find one. But he liked him right away when we got him.
However since then this cat has become his buddy. He says every day how much he's just like a dog! He follows DH all over the house, hangs out by him all the time and always wants to play. When he finally wears himself out he sleeps on DH's lap - which DH loves! He comes to the door to greet him (and me) whenever we've been gone. He's a great pal - just like a dog. He has far exceeded DH's expectations for a new cat. I really like him too but I knew he would be great.
I really vacillated about getting a third cat after one of mine died. I didn't think I would have more than two but something was just missing even though we have two other cats. The cat that died just had a special, kind of in your face personality and there was a void without him. I ended up waiting a year and a half before I finally got this idea about a Siamese - and even then I wondered what I was doing. Now we are so happy we got him.
Oh, that's so nice!
My dh had a Siamese when I met him. One of our jokes was that I married him for his cat. (Well it was partially true, since they were a team.) The kitty is long gone, but I kept the man anyway.
Your dh is very lucky to have a crazy wife who drives all over the state to get the perfect cat for him. ;)
Your new cat sounds wonderful. The most recent stray who adopted us is an Oriental mix. My husband was 100% against taking in yet another one, but now, 3 years later, they are best buddies. My husband is his human and he sleeps next to him every night, tucked into his arm. He sleeps on his desk while he is on the computer. He greets us at the door, fetches toys, talks a lot and is as playful as a kitten, a total clown. We call him the puppy-cat. :o)
So, you now have a puppy cat too. :o) It's so nice to see the kitties win someone over.
In our case, a few months after we took him in, he had to be "converted" because he caught urinary blockages over and over again. Hubby nursed him, gave him his pain meds, supervised him when we took the collar off, etc. Through that, they completely bonded. And to this day, he still pees on command. :o)
Wonderful to hear everyone is so happy. I, too, really preferred dogs but do not have a dog-friendly house. I went to a cat-only shelter and my Burmese "dog" found me. It has been 2 1/2 years and she is my best buddy. Even walks on a leash. She is loving, loud, opinionated and endlessly cuddly.
oregpsnow - yes, we've actually talked about trying a leash in the spring. I'm pretty sure he has no interest in going out in the snow and below zero temps but he might like it in the spring. I had a cat once that did walk on a leash just like a dog - it was fun.


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Plain packaging is not the answer. It is the solution to uniting all smokers from all over the world into a one common theme or group of individuals who enjoy their liberties to smoke. I love it - I really do, it is the stupidity of a government or an authority to say - hey - this is what is bad for you - so we will make you have an ugly package??? Fools. It is again about additional tax dollars - isn't it ironic that governments make a bucket load of cash of the sales of the very thing they 'appear' to be against. I understand the health concerns, and I understand the risk smoking posses to children and to the community as a whole - but then again - I only smoke in open air areas or away from others that don't smoke.
Oh wait - I apologise for my ignorance - there are idiots all over the world who harm animals, themselves, others through so many reckless actions - take religion as an example - more deaths contributed to religious zealots over the course of history than smoking..... oh - but we dont ban that??? We don't ban alcohol, we don't ban many things - but we take peoples liberty to smoke away?
Oh how foolish of me - I forgot - I can just go and buy a 500 dollar silver smoke carriage - and look even cooler than a pack of winnie blues!
How ridiculous - governmental red-tape and additional costings to some of the worlds biggest tax contributors....ok...that's enough from me - thank you to the government of Australia that has united all of us 'terrible' people who enjoy smoking - it is our choice - and we will do what we wish with our freedom and choices.
I always thought you guys were united in your enjoyment of looking forward to dying from cancer.
But if you think you are more united by this, then all the power to you mate.
Alcohol and religion don't kill 15,000 Aussies every year, so put your fag down and do some fact checking first. No one is taking away your liberty to smoke; smoke away in the freedom of your own home.
By the way, thank you very much for all the tax dollars you contribute to my government. I always love this argument. Yes you pay through the nose for enjoying this habit and I enjoy spending your tax dollars.
Well until you die of cancer which will probably be anything but enjoyable. And I sure will miss your tax contributions then.
Actually, we need those tax dollars to prop up a health system weighed down by the burden of smoking-related health issues we, as a society, have to pay for.
Health system weighed down by the burden of smoking-related health issues?
Not likely. Smokers live around 10 years shorter lives, and in the years they are dead they are very cheap. Lung cancer costs lives, but it is an inexpensive disease: nothing much the doctor can do and it doesn't last long. So over their lifetime, smokers probably don't cost more than non-smokers.
And think of all those pension-eligible years they miss out on!
He expressed an opinion with which me neither I agree.
However, we can still be nice and polite in replying :)
Thought about children and others living their lives with lung problems from second hand smoke? If you like smoking fine, but your right to smoke ends where my nose begins.
Emphysema, heart disease and other diseases are caused by smoking.
Don't get me wrong - I'm no fan of smoking, let alone tobacco companies. (I'm a public health researcher!)
Cool. But I certainly hope the cost of chronic illnesses of smoking, including those foisted on second hand recipients are included in the smoker's price tag. :)
I'm glad that people say that from time to time. It's just a comments forum after all! No need to be uncivil.
Heart disease is also caused by a poor diet, should we remove all packaging from any products that may be posited as a health risk?
If you are worried about lung cancer, maybe you should avoid standing near any roads, or going into any built up areas at all. I think you'll find there's a larger danger from motor emissions than from walking past the occasional cigarette.
Well, having grown up in a house of a cigar smoker, I think I have some experience with the issue of house hold second hand smoke, thank you.
Actually, this same edition of TE also has an article on Denamrk's Fat Tax. You may find that interesting
The claim that it will drive people to the black market is hilarious. Yeah...people will deal with criminals justto get colorful packaging on inferior cigarettes!
People go to the black market for the price (because taxes are not included) not because of labels. Not theory - it has happened in virtually every country because of ever higher taxes.
What manufacturers are argung is that it is going to be so much easier to produce fakes now that the package is the same. And there will be no stigma of puffing knockoffs. because the package is the same.
The taxes are already high enough to make counterfeiting profitable (I read an article recently which says that the some counterfeit cigarettes were stuffed with dead flies, Now dead flies sure do not cost much). But that is not the point, when there is enough evidence to link smoking to premature death then governments have not just the right but the duty to curb it by any and all means possible
Criminals? Most counterfeit cigarettes are available from tobacconists, not from some shady mafia type standing at the back of a truck.
When you are talking about a 1000% percent mark up on the price, of course people will go to the black market. This is already happening in Australia, where it's estimated that the government lost of 1bil in lost excises.
Like most taxation, you have to strike a balance, if it's too high, people simply won't pay.
Should governments curb motoring by any means possible? It's the direct cause of far more premature (and more "prematurer") death than smoking has been.
Cigarette pack graphics will be a thing of the past with the next generation of smokers, just like Cigarette Machines. It won't be "oh yuck, look at this ugly cigarette package", it'll be instead Sally: "my parents cigarette packages used to be all colourful" . Bobbie: "why would the cigarette companies spend so much on graphics on the packages? what a waste of money."
Why would Bibbie say that since all the other brands of other products will still use colorful packagine....and those logos will be responsible for BILLIONS in added profits.
Even Bobbie will be smart enough to know that without the logo, Coca Cola doesn't sell nearly as many cans and bottled as it does now.
>Governments started banning cigarette advertising on television in the 1960s
The first ban on radio and TV adverts was pushed by the tobacco companies, who basically got their lobbyists to write the bill for congress. Whilst pretending it was bad for them it was actually in their interests.
* The free anti smoking ads the courts forced the networks to air, which were really hurting their sales - were also stopped by the bill
* They also agreed to a weak 'smoking may be hazardous to your health' labels on packets, this was suggested by tobacco lawyers as protection against expected litigation from consumers
* In return for these 'concessions' they received a guarantee of 4 years of no further regulation
* They also saved a lot of money on adverts
packaging is "the last major frontier", says David Hammond of the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Really? Hollywood has always been a far greater influence on young people than any advertising could be. From the time of the first stars, the cool young characters and on film and in real life smoked, and they still do. No ad, PR campaign or packaging effort could ever sell like Hollywood.
Wow..I love it when kids like you think you know what you are talking about. Coca Cola's logo brings in FAR more extra revenue than any movie featuring a chracter drink it ever could.
I don't where you've been, but for the past twenty-odd years or more, practically the only people who smoke cigarettes in Hollywood films are the bad guys. I know I've seen one film in which the good guys know they have a traitor in their midst, and I correctly predicted it was the only one of them who smoked.
sound like a really bad film production.
Big tobacco ought to release a patented smoking bubble in order to not to annoy second-handers (a term Ayn Rand used to label a different segment of society with), a libertarian may suggest. But governments aren't cynical enough yet to opt out of engineering self-preserving habits. An outright ban being nearly impossible, regulating deception is one of the few ways governments have to strip smoking of its appeal.
No need for a patent. I think its a great idea. Its like a seat belt for other people.
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OLYMPIC torchbearers in the district are to be handed a unique memento of their once in a lifetime moment thanks to the county council.
For the 23 bearers on the Olympic torch relay route through Warwickshire who do not have commercial sponsorship to pay the £215 to buy the actual torch they carried, the council will buy the special souvenir for them. The total council bill will add up to £4,945.
The move comes weeks after Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs chairman William Clemmey branded the charge as 'shocking' for those carrying the flame on one of the 300 metre legs through the county on July 1 and 2.
Mr Clemmey said it was "absolutely brilliant news" people would not have to pay themselves for the privilege of keeping their torch.
He added: "The charge first came to my attention when one of our members contacted me to ask for sponsorship. I was shocked, but this is great news, especially for the young people."
Coun Alan Farnell, Leader of Warwickshire County Council, said the eyes of the world would be on Warwickshire when the flame arrived next month, and it promised to be a memorable occasion for everyone.
He added: "We want our torchbearers to have a special memento of their own Olympic moment, and Warwickshire County Council is proud to sponsor our local heroes who have been chosen because of their valued contribution to society.
"The torch embodies the Olympic spirit as the enduring symbol of the Games and it is important that we show support for our torchbearers by lining the streets and greeting every step of their journey with respect, excellence and friendship.
"As a county council, our ambition is to have a lasting legacy of the Games, and many torchbearers we have contacted have promised to take the torch into their communities and share their experiences with others."
Torchbearer Graham Fulford, 65, from Warwick, runs a charity promoting the awareness of prostate cancer and has raised over £250,000 to enable 12,000 people to receive vital medical tests. He will be visiting local schools to talk about the Olympics and the torch relay.
He said: "It is a great honour to be chosen to carry the torch through my home town and I am hugely excited about the day. Warwickshire County Council has shown fantastic commitment to the local torchbearers by supporting us and offering to sponsor the torches to mark our achievements."
The torch, which features 8,000 small cut-out circles, is manufactured by Coventry-based Premier Sheet Metal.
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Soon all of Zim's tremors just seemed to halt. He pulled himself back up onto all fours, extending his head up with his neck still cocked at an awkward angle so he could see Dib's face. He parted his lips into the grin again, beginning to screech out in a single laughter with that eerie 'e' sound again.
The sight of that haunting grin seemed to paralyze the boy as he slowly let himself down to the floor, wrapping himself in a fetal position as he rocked himself very stiffly as if to comfort himself. Violent shivers also shook him as the cackle rung in his ears as they only intensified the dread he was already feeling.
Zim slowly began to drag himself over to him, seeing him as wounded prey now. His limbs still had trouble taking turns, looking even more like a creature in dire need of an exorcism.
Dib's eyes expanded as the other drew closer to him. He didn't blink now since in his mind, blinking only made him made him more vulnerable than he already was, even though he wo
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Finding offense in the human's stubbornness, Zim could only scoff at Dib's words to him.
"FINE!" he retorted. "HELP YOURSELF FOR ALL I CARE!"
He returned Dib's glare with a glare of his own before turning and storming out of the shower block, back into the boys' change room.
Lips up-curled into a snarl, he approached his locker and threw open the door violently to retrieve his standard issue uniform, not even bothering to go into a stall to pull back on his garments. He just ripped off the towel and shoved his pants and shirt on, hissing a little as his skin seared slightly. The paste had started to wear off on some sections of his body.
The alien pulled on his boots before slamming shut his locker door and proceeding back out into the gymnasium. His footsteps echoed loudly across the wide arena. As he approached the exit, a lonesome teacher blocked his path.
"You're still in here? What are you doing here? Skool finished half an hour ago. Who's class are you from?"
"Bitters'." Zim mutt
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Zim tried not to feel anxious as he continued to wash himself.
"Oh, shut up, Zim! You know very well I asked you to keep a shower running for me before you left the gym! How was I supposed to know you were still using it?! Besides, I thought you hated water! So why haven't you gone home yet?!" Dib snapped right back at the other, peeking out from behind the curtain of his shower to have a look around, contemplating ducking behind various shower curtains until he could reach the towels on the other end of the room.
Chancing a quick glance over at the shower Zim was still standing behind, he took a deep breath before darting out to make a quick dash for the shower curtain closest to his own. He then did the same with the next one and then the next one, drawing ever closer to his prize. When he was about two showers away from where he could see the folded up towels however, he felt his foot slipping against the wet tile floor as he made another mad dash for one of the curtains.
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I recently bought a house with zero landscaping, and I had zero gardening ability to match.
Lucky for me I found this forum and have spent hours on this site researching plants, pests and everything else under the sun. I want to thank you all for helping me ID plants, and answer my basic gardening questions.
A few weeks ago I was so darn proud of all my hard work I decided to write a post thanking all the gardeners out there and to post pictures of my success. The problem I have found though, is weird stuff keeps happening to my plants to damage them! Not insects, but people and their thoughtlessness. So I kept waiting for my damaged plants to recover before taking pictures of my beautiful spaces, only to have another incident and another damaged plant.
So I give up!! Instead of having this be a post full of beautiful plants, I am chronicling the good, the bad and the ugly. Lucky for me I seem to be moving forward with my gardening, but man! Things would be so much easier if "stuff" would stop interfering with my plants.
To start, it is the front of my house that I am so proud of. This is how the front yard looked when I bought it:
Then I added liriope and mondo grass as a bed border, and incorporated the two (then) unidentified shrubs that came with the house.
This is a pic of one of the two bushes that I inherited with the house. They were so scraggly and sad looking when I started the garden that I decided to just toss them and put in healthy looking plants in their place. Well, even though I was ignoring the two shrubs while I was building the flower bed, the two plants started greening up and getting their life back over the last few months. (It might be the fertilizer the other plants were getting, and the regular watering.) So when one shrub started forming BUDS!, I posted pictures on this website requesting to know what kind of shrub this is. You all told me they are White Gumpo Azelea and now they both are beginning to bloom! I love them, and plan on keeping them now.
And this is it now! (I have since painted the foundation and steps too.) I started adding plants that I liked, with no real gameplan to follow, and might be on my way to a cottage garden effect. I'm not sure yet. I still have a lot of ideas to try out.
My flower bed was recently damaged by our roofers. Just yesterday our roofers placed a "protective" tarp over the bed and the weight of the tarp broke all my Gerber daisies :( . I don't have a "before" picture but I assure you those daisies were BEAUTIFUL!!
The dark bushes in back are August Beauty Gardenias. I purchased them BEFORE I learned they are notoriously hard to keep alive. So far (fingers crossed) mine are A-OK. One has 3 blooms!
My FAVORITE little bed is my Kalanchoe bed. These little guys were growing so well and they were no trouble at all. They brightened up my walkway.
Until a dog started chasing a cat last night and the two dashed in and out of my beautiful bushes, breaking off several big branches and crushing a whole half of one plant! I tried to do damage control but my heart sinks when I see this:
(Dog and Cat are both fine.)I tried to stick a big broken branch in the ground to see if it will re-root. Doubtful.
Also greeting everyone as they walk by are my BEAUTIFUL planters. A few plants have died in them, but I have found a few guys that are thriving.
And my hanging basket. I never knew this, but my favorite flower is the Tiny Petunia. (So far). I love them!!
On each side of my house is a Hosta bed. So I have two Hosta beds. I love Hostas for their variety and fullness. Sadly, a log I placed as a bed border to protect my Hostas was moved ONTO the Hosta leaves. Damage was not too bad, but I dont know WHO did that!
My second Hosta bed was growing beautifully, but one of our roofers tossed a brick down and crushed one of my Hostas!
Here is the crushed little guy:
Now for the back of the house, I have cleared off the chain link fence of weeds, and am growing 4 stalks of Confederate Jasmine. So far they are still pretty small.
And another one:
And for my back deck, I have planted two Mandevilla vines. I am hoping they will take over the deck fencing and leave me with beautiful red and white flowers every year. Sadly, a roofer (again the roofers!) broke off a big stem but my red one seems un-bothered.So far they are pretty small and testing my patience. (grow! faster!)
That is it for now. I just wanted to thank everyone for all their suggestions. (And so do the plants!) You have been a big help.
I think you have made wonderful progress! I like everything you've done so far. Those Confederate jasmines are going to take off. They are really fast growers once they get settled in.
It can be really frustrating when people, things, and/or critters mess with our progress. I noticed a cute little rabbit in my yard yesterday. I'm not going to think he's so cute though if he starts nibbling my plants.
By the way, I'm a "Gamecock" too! Located in Columbia, SC.
I have hostas but they are in pots, not in the ground. I've tried having them in the ground, but either voles attack them under the ground or slugs get them above ground. Yours look great in the ground!
I do have pretty good success with them in pots and I can move them around. I never get tired of moving plants around trying to find the best combinations.


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Beautiful one bedroom apartment with den located in the safe neighborhood of Stuyvesant Heights. 700 sq. ft. space-
air conditioner - brown stone details- full equipped kitchen w/ stainless steel appliances- queen size sofa bed- cozy den with seating-fresh comfy linens - eating bar- flat screen tv - cable -DVD - WiFi- 6.5 ft. walkthrough closet space for luggage and clothes. Walking distance to subway, buses, restaurants, pubs, art galleries, boutiques, parks, supermarkets, atms,museums and more. Stuyvesant Heights is the place to be!
Thank you so much for the complimentary review. It was great meeting the family. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again.
This is a lovely brownstone apartment. Excellent condition with a perfect host. Close to nice restaurants and metro, all within a short walking distance of the apartment. Quiet and clean. Enjoyed our stay and plan to return whenever we visit New York.
Beautiful apartment, just like the pics! Owner was sweet, accomodated early arrival. Found parking on the street and felt very safe. This is a second floor apartment in a traditional NYC brownstone. I'm sure we'll be back!
Our family of four adults had a very nice stay in this comfortable apartment. It had everything we needed for our visit and was quiet and well-maintained. It was close to the subway. Linda, the owner, and her son affably worked with our travel schedule. She was always available but never intrusive. She had plenty of good information for us to help make our vacation more enjoyable. We would happily recommend this apartment to others and stay there again ourselves. Thanks, Linda!
What a wonderful apartment this is, with the old details but with modern comfort and a lot of space. Family of 4 has more than enough space.
Linda can be reached very easily and reacts very fast.
Neighbourhood is very quiet at night so sleeping with windows open is no problem at all.
Close to the A-train stop Utica makes Manhattan very close. And parking your car right in front of the building is nice as well. Recommendable !
Lovely apartment; looks just like the photos. And Linda was a great host. She was available, but not intrusive; easy to reach by phone or text if we had a need, and was also proactive in contacting us by text once to make sure everything was satisfactory. She provided a great list of things to do/see in the neighborhood, local grocer information, and other helpful tips.
The apartment is just a few (3?) blocks from the subway so it was easy to get around. There were great restaurants nearby as well that we enjoyed - Peaches and Saraghina. We also cooked in one night and had ample cookware to prepare our meal with ease. The place was clean, well-maintained and very homey.
I would not hesitate to recommend this apartment to anyone. Thank you, Linda, for a lovely stay. :)
This apartment was charming and we felt at home immediately. Linda was very unobtrusive and easily contacted by text or phone. The kitchen was adequately stocked with dinnerware and the essentials to eat in. We will consider another stay in the future. Thanks, Linda.
Stuyvesant Heights is a beautiful neighborhood located in Brooklyn, New York. It is a gem with beautifully crafted Brownstones on tree- lined streets. The neighborhood has a presence of great restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, supermarkets, chic pubs, libraries, parks and churches. Modes of transportation are steps away to historical sites such as The Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Army Plaza Library, Brooklyn Museum and more. Manhattan is 20 minutes away by train. Enjoy Brooklyn as you browse, eat, shop or work.
Other Activities: The neighborhood has much to offer. Enjoy the day by browsing the shops, throw on your sneakers and jog in Brooklyn Bridge Park, walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to go into Manhattan,visit community affairs such as the Brownstone Tour, Sola and Bed-Stuy Alive!
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Rates range from $150 - $185 USD depending on the time of the year. Tax & (conversion fee apply for internationals)
Extended stay discounts available.
$75 damage insurance must be purchased and returned when there is no damage.
$ 60 cleaning fee .
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


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2012 has, so far been a positive year for wineries around the world. While it may be a little too early to speak of the wines being made in the northern hemisphere, European and North American wineries have already begun reporting that their harvesting season has been generally very good, and are predicting to continue with the kind of successes they saw in 2011. However, 2012 has been something of a late year for France, due to unpredictable weather throughout the summer, and the grapes were ripening considerably later than they did in 2011 (which was, admittedly, an exceptionally early year). French wineries are claiming, though, that this could well turn out to be advantageous, as the slow ripening will allow the resulting wines to express more flavour and features of the terroir they are grown in. The southern hemisphere has seen ideal climatic conditions in most of the key wine producing countries, and Australia and New Zealand particularly had a superb year, in particular with the Bordeaux varietal grapes that grow there and which love the humidity these countries received plenty of. Also enjoying a fantastic year for weather were wineries across Argentina and Chile, with the Mendoza region claiming that 2012 will be one of their best vintages of the past decade. Similar claims are being made across the Chilean wine regions, where Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon had an especially good year. These two grape varietals also produced characterful wines on the coastal regions of South Africa this year.
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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"Currently shale gas production is considered to be unreasonable [for the company] due to high reserves of traditional gas, which has lower production costs than shale gas, and due to ecological risks", Gazprom said in a statement, citing the company's board.
The board of the company, Gazprom said, will look again at the state of the global shale gas production in a year.
Gazprom supplies about a quarter of Europe's gas demand through a pipeline network, but this is under competitive pressure from growing supplies of liquefied natural gas, which is imported to Europe by ship from places like Qatar. The economic crisis and growing supplies of shale gas and LNG have contributed to a sharp drop in gas prices, challenging Gazprom's business.
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Sad but true: The Missouri Association of School Administrators has named Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent R. Stephen Green "it's (sic) 2015 Pearce Award winner."
Bad enough is the glaring grammatical error in the second sentence of the press release from the School District's PR office. Worse is the rationale for awarding Green the state's top honor.
Says the release, "Under Dr. Green's leadership since 2011, the district has used laser-like focus to increase student achievement, to prepare students for college and career success and to help students become collaborative, creative, and caring critical thinkers and communicators."
I appreciate alliteration as much as the next guy, but whoever came up with the phrase "collaborative, creative, and caring critical thinkers" should be fired on the spot. No, make that executed.
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