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Ask PoopReport: Wiping Fat Asses?
Dear PoopReport,
How do obese people wipe? I am not trying to be rude...just curious. Also, do they make toilets for people over 300 pounds?
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I am a very clean person. Yes I am fat, so what. Is every black person dumb? Is every sexy woman hot in bed? no and no. I am sick of people thinking I am stinky and lazy because of my weight. Go to hell.
This is not supposed to be an insult fest! Jeez... we're here to learn. The fact is, some people are so big that reaching around and/or between may be difficult. The question on the table is: how? Nobody is judging anybody.
what about people with skinny butts? what about people with no arms? what about people too stupid to find there butts? how do all of them deal with shitty cracks?
Just because I am fat don't assume I am a sweaty stinky mess.
I think poopie hygiene for disabled people is an interesting topic in and of itself -- my thinking is that the armless probably look to a bidet before they go showering. By the same token, I'd imagine that I would probably want to wash what I couldn't reach were I overweight. The question that comes to my mind is: do larger people yield larger stools?
This question has always plauged me...it really has but i think, in my opinion that they use a stick with either some tp or some wet wipe on it... that could work... as for the armless one... hmm, interesting... maybe there is a pole with some tp on with they have beside the toilet to wipe themselves down with... hell i dont know, but i might find out... hmm...
I wondered this before as well. I had a friend who weighed 400 lbs. and wasn't always the cleanest of men. I used to invision obese people having to use a sponge on a stick like the homeless people use when you get stuck at a stop light downtown. Now that that image is in my head, I'll never let one of those bastards wipe my windshield again.
Ever heard the term "porker porkin"? Yes people think fat people are lazy and smelly hence the compro to swine. Think about the layers of fat and skin that sit upon e/o and the sweat and nasty funk that accumilates. JIm you seem to have problems. This was an honest question and you became an asshole. This is just like male asking how females urinate and a female saying "fuck you I have no desire to have a penis". Lighten up or leave.
I suggest you all read the book "Born on the Fourth of July". Tom Cruise did a good job of playing Ron Kovic, but you really feel for the guy if you read his own words. It's a very depressing book. He goes into great detail about how after he suffered his paralysis from the wait down, the bathroom became a challenge. In the VA hospitals they gave mass enemas where they filled 20 men with fluid at once and then in a line they would empty them into once container. It was inhumane, unsanitary, and just cruel. He later became somewhat independent. He does go into detail about how he had to put on rubber gloves and dig the logs out of his butt every 2 days cause he lost total control over his bowels. That is just too much to handle.....the guy became that way around age 20. He's around 50 now.
It's an honest question... I did a quick test and found that one could reach their ass from the side if a front wipe felt too effeminate. The unfortunates with no arms could use a device that's like a stick that is curved from the mouth to the soiled crevice... they could wipe by nodding their head up and down like they were answering yes to a bunch of questions... Piece G Ras
Perhaps I am an asshole and so much time has pass you probably won't even read this .... but in my defense.... this site is all about funny stuff that happens to us about shit in the course of everyday living.... and may I say in my story I too got shit
I'm pushing maximum density myself. OK, I'm large but under 350. It's easier to wipe than you think. Perception throws the whole thing into question, but what people forget to consider is that fatty tissue is VERY pliable. Just rip off a couple of sheets, push the family jewels to one side, and go for it. Your arm will automatically smush into your potbelly wiht no problem, giving you as much clearance as skinny people.
I'ma clean freak, so it's kind of weird being part of the group that is labeled dirty slobs. I even shower twice a day in the summer. Gets all of that percieved dripping sweat out of the way, plus you can always bend over in the shower and make sure you got every place last time you sat down and needed to lay cable!
I am not yet as fat as other people but I am getting bigger and have noticed some difficulty reaching, especially in narrower stalls. I have to squirm and adjust my position uneasily on the seat and this is particularly annoying on toilets with the automatic flush, as such movement tends to trigger and chilly, dirty shower for my hiney.
This question has perplexed me too...and not in an unkind way, just wondered how large people manage to reach and thinking it must be difficult. There is a large woman at my workplace and the poor woman does smell....pee and other stuff...very sad. The question that perplexes me too is how very large people, the kind that need more than one airplane seat, manage to travel on a really long flight, like 9 hours or something like that (from west coast to Europe say) and whether they can get into those tiny cramped airplane loos - no way one can hold everything for that many hours....just curious..
Another oversight is the style involved with wiping. Some people are standing wipers, and others are squatters. I've been a squatter all my life. Therefore whether or not I am 150 or 350 being a squatter is just as easy either way
I like the way mojo thinks. Maybe we should all do that, though with all that sweat drippin' down there it may never dry and chunk. However, a nice ass gravy is just as nice and keeps others from getting too close. I'm approaching 300#, but I have that apple on a stick type of body, so there's not much to my hind quarters. I feel for my pear-shaped counterparts who have to reach out, around, and back up in there to go mining for buttslag.
One thing no one mentioned that is important is that fat wipers did not get fat overnight. Most people have to wipe daily, some more, some less. Maybe your arms grow to accommodate it, since there is repetition involved. Or your arms and hands are flexible.
I have been overweight all my life (right now 215 and under 5'5"). I've always managed, and I can attest to the fact that losing 40 lbs. this year has been helpful in the hygiene world. There's a little more room to move around in a stall, etc. But the paper is still scratchy.
OK, here's a great exercise I just thought of for those of you who would like to know more about how obese wiping might feel. If you have a wool sweater and a down coat, put them both on and go take a dump. Make sure a lot of the sweater fabric and coat material are wedged in your armpit like the fat would be. For you thin folks, you might need to put on lots of layers of such clothes.
I know I am getting lengthy here, but I would like to add that I have had surgery on my right hand 3 times, and have been forced to use the left for wiping, and it's incredibly inept...
PS I think fat people don't smell their own sweaty odors, because I've known quite a few who seemed so oblivious to their own unpleasantness. These folks would have been very embarassed if they knew what others thought...I aim at being squeaky clean, and hope for the best.
Do fat people use prop sticks when masterbating?I mean, seriously, there has to be some way to maneuver the fat so they can reach their ever shrinking penises. so jim....how long has it been since you have seen your cock? Or does your mom still have to check to see if it is still functioning?
dUde u must be som pervert and plus u hav no life to be thinking about things like that. 1)get a life 2)dont make fun!!!! of fatties... juss b/c they make big dueces in the potty hole and stink up everythin u dont hav to make fun........I to was a stinker but i lost weight......u can to jim if u put som effort into it u can hav a heart attack believe me and mostly believe in urself
This was my respones to the diggleberries question but I feel it may work for this as well....
The best way to prevent dingleberries and/or any poo left on your butt or any smell is to wipe as much off as you can with dry toliet paper, then use Charmins wet toliet paper at least 2 sheets or 3 if your real messey ... and I use it till i see nothing left on it then I wipe with dry toliet paper again just to feel dry .... yes you say that is a lot of paper.... and it usually is but I don't care if I flush twice every time i poo... Just as long as i am clean and comfortable afterwards...
i friend of mine once had a really fat repair man round. he went to the toilet and emerged 10 minutes later, the toilet was totally blocked and they had to phone head office to get them to pay the costs for removal of the fatmans shite.
I have a comment: its this: fat people are people too. Not just greasy, fat, smelly fucks with bad breath. Have you ever smelled one of their car seats? Good jumping cripey! Don't! I don't know if that's there ass, or debris rotting in their folds. Lets put this question to rest: How do fatties wipe their ass? Answer: who gives a shit, they stink regardless. Lets move on
omg, dis is funny, me n my m8z were jst mesin bout n found dis website! no offenec but i dnt particulaay wanna no how u wipe ur ass! Jim get down da gym if ur dat bothered bout da question, n sort out ya weight, n ur asshole! U r all losers talkin bout wipin ur assholez, but i suppose, wotever floats your boat...
I'm not fat but I'm chubby. On the matter of being fat, it's really totally not all of their fault. Back in the days of having to hunt your dinner. People worked off the calories if you will hunting their food. Then they sat down and gorged themselves, only to get up and do the same thing. Thier lives depended on food for survival. Now we have a McDonalds every other block and it's a disgusting matter of franchise and money being more important than health. We need not judge those who are overweight, on one hand I can actually empathize. As far as the ass wiping thing, that is no more than a fat joke. I'm disgusted with this and frown at the anorexic community. It's ridiculous and people need to accept others no matter what they look like. Get a life and do something good for someone rather than pick jokes.
Although, if you really want to know about how I wipe my plump behind. I am fortunate enough to have my mother wipe my hiney. Sometimes she wipes a little too long, if you know what I mean....
My sister is fat (310lbs). Sometimes when she would use the bathroom and I would use it after her, there would be this brown stripe on the seat where her crack would be. That's just nasty. I would say something to her, and she'd accuse me of only saying that because of her weight. Bullshit, she just needs to learn that if you are fat you have a bigger crack, you need to wipe deeper and longer. I'm gonna go vomit now.
I was anorexic looking in high school and therefore became a stupid slut. Then my parents put me on antidepressants and they made me fat. It sucks complete ass, but luckily, I married the guy I was dating in high school and he likes that my boobs got big and although I hate my body, I'm better off fat. I find it more difficult to wipe my ass as I do the reach around thing, but it is not impossible. Maybe I'm not to the point of not being able to reach. Anywho, I've noticed that sometimes large people do seem to have horrible BO, but I think they don't notice. Anyway, people shouldn't judge, cause having been the skinny one, skinny is not that great either!
Actually, I've found that most of the heavy women I've dated have much stronger cunt odor up front than anything coming from out back. However, I eventually did find just the right woman for me with a big, round bubble butt and a respectable amount of odor coming from it. You just have to find what you like.
It's true what they say; there really is an ass for every seat.
I have no arms and i dont have any difficalty wiping. I usually just dry hump the back of my cat with my bum to get it nice and clean. Then my cat just licks his back clean and its ready for the next time. Its when hes hidding under the coutch that makes it problematic.
I think we should figure out some way of melting down fat people to power our SUVs and then we wouldn't have to worry about "liberating" oil from Iraq.
We could use a McDonalds special deal to bait all the fat people into gathering in the one place and then BAM, employ some of the gun-toting kids from a local high school to do the massacre.
I have to say i think you poeple are abit sad argueing bout this, but it does make a very amusing read! And mr fiesta dog, most people who have no arms use prostithes so they can do such everyday chores, stop lying out of you crack.
I had my ass (and asscrack) amputated when I was very young. Although I am of normal weight and have both arms, I can say with some certainty that I have more difficulty "wiping my ass" than any of you.


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Journal of Aging Research
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 532079, 7 pages
Falling Less in Kansas: Development of a Fall Risk Reduction Toolkit
1Regional Institute on Aging, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
2Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
3Elliott School of Communication, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
4Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center, 610 N. Main Street, Wichita, KS 67203, USA
5Department of Physician Assistant, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
6Harvey County Department on Aging, 800 N. Main Street, Newton, KS 67114, USA
7Center for Physical Activity and Aging, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
8Aging Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
Received 1 June 2011; Accepted 11 July 2011
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8:30 PM ET, November 15, 2012
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SAN ANTONIO -- Instead of watching their season-opening winning streak come to a messy end, the New York Knicks served notice that they can't be counted out in the fourth quarter.
Raymond Felton scored 25 points and New York stayed undefeated by rallying late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Thursday night.
Trailing by 12 with 7 minutes left in the game, the Knicks (6-0) closed on a 22-11 run to remain the NBA's only unbeaten team.
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"It shows me that this team is for real," New York coach Mike Woodson said. "We beat a great team tonight -- a well-coached team. It's the first time I've ever won in San Antonio, so I feel pretty good about that. It's tough to win here."
J.R. Smith added 17 points, Jason Kidd had 14 and Tyson Chandler 13 for the Knicks, who snapped a nine-game skid in San Antonio. Felton, Smith and Kidd alone outscored the Spurs 26-25 in the fourth.
Tony Parker led San Antonio (7-2) with 19 points and 12 assists. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and Tim Duncan had 14 points and 14 rebounds.
San Antonio grabbed its largest lead at 89-77 with 7:14 remaining when Tiago Splitter's free throw completed a three-point play. That capped a 13-point run by Splitter in the fourth after he failed to score while playing just a few minutes through the first three periods.
"He had some great minutes in there," Duncan said. "He got himself rolling there for a little while and kind of got us on the board."
Woodson called a timeout before Splitter shot the free throw, and the chaos that ensued was exactly what the Knicks needed.
"I called one timeout, and it was kind of disarray in the timeout," Woodson said. "I was screaming and they were screaming, but we were still in the game."
Kidd then sparked the rally with a pair of 3-pointers that pulled the Knicks to 89-85 with 5:49 remaining.
"He does it every single time," Chandler said. "I said it last game, whether it is a steal or a 3-pointer or something (else), he seems to always get it done."
Smith and Kidd hit consecutive 3s to give the Knicks a 100-95 lead with a minute left.
San Antonio missed seven of its last nine shots and had two turnovers in the final 2 minutes. The Spurs had won 18-of-19 regular-season games against New York.
The late defensive push offset an uncharacteristic start by the Knicks.
After holding their first five opponents to 87.8 points per game, the Knicks allowed the Spurs to set a quick tone when Danny Green opened with consecutive backdoor layups off assists from Parker and Duncan.
The Knicks kept pace behind Felton, who had nine points and two assists in the opening period while shooting 3 of 5 from the field. Felton's first 3-pointer gave the Knicks a 29-24 lead with 2 minutes left in the first period.
Steve Novak and Rasheed Wallace hit back-to-back 3s to extend New York's lead to 45-38 with 7:21 left in the first half. New York opened 6 for 7 on 3s.
DeJuan Blair smiled at Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and gave him a double fist bump before taking the court for his first start of the season. The move paid off. Blair had two points and an assist while denying Carmelo Anthony the ball defensively and hounding the Knicks All-Star into missing his only attempt in the opening 8 minutes.
Anthony appeared frustrated by the lack of touches, shaking his head and laughing when the Knicks rotated the ball away from him late in the second quarter.
Anthony got aggressive after that possession, taking four shots in the final 3 minutes of the first half. He was blocked twice by Duncan under the basket. The first block resulted in Anthony's own follow-up basket and the second led to a 3-pointer by Green with 0.8 seconds that gave the Spurs a 57-55 lead at halftime.
Anthony finished with nine points on 3-for-12 shooting from the field.
"There was a point in the game where I huddled everybody up and said use me as a decoy. And it worked out there," Anthony said. "Pop did a great job of not even double-teaming me, but triple-teaming me; every time I touched the ball, making me see three guys."
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Spurs guard Gary Neal missed the game after cutting his right index finger while lifting his luggage before Tuesday night's game against the Lakers. Neal was able to play 8 minutes in San Antonio's 84-82 win over Los Angeles, but the cut grew worse. ... Including the playoffs, San Antonio has won 23 of 26 games at home. ... Duncan had his 736th career double-double, extending his lead among active players.
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Morning Shade/Afternoon Sun - what should I plant?
I'm a "fairly" new homeowner and want to finally get started on my garden. I planted some spring bulbs in a small portion of my front yard last fall and I really loved the results (although I was too enthusiastic and everything was overcrowded, but still very pretty). Now, I want to expand my horizons and start planting summer & fall blooms too.
The area on the west wall of my house is just screaming for some plants (its 4ft x 50ft). My Problem: the area is shaded by the house next door for most of the day except for the three hours of direct, unobstructed sun it gets during late afternoon (usually from 2pm-5pm). But then, right back into the shade as the sun keeps moving.
Since I'm looking for summer & fall color I'm hoping that the intensity of the sun during these months will make up for the short duration of direct sunlight. I live in the Midwest where it gets really hot & humid during the summers with very few cloudy days.
I want to approach my garden design a little better this time since I over-planted my spring bulbs (oops). I've been searching the web, visiting the library and keeping magazine clippings but I dont know what to plant in my "problem" spot. Could I get away with full sun? If not, should I look for Part Shade or Part Sun plants? Is 3 hours of direct sun too much for Full Shade plants?
Please help :-(
I'll jump in on this quickly and advise that you'll get more response to plant selection/growing requirement queries over on the Perennials Forum if your interest is in plants for your hardiness zone that return year after year; the Annuals Forum to experiment with and change plants from year to year; or the Cottage Garden Forum for a mixture of both.
All growing conditions are a little different - from region to region and even yard to yard so you'll be doing some experimenting even with good plant recommendations for the sun situation you have. Here close to Lake Superior, shade tolerant perennials like hosta, astilbe, bleeding hearts, trollius, ferns... can take full sun. We have no humidity to speak of and the normal summer high temps are in the 70's and low 80's.
Three hours of direct afternoon sun will fry most full shade plants. Look for plants that are listed as suitable for a range of sun exposures, from full sun to part sun or part shade. This way you know they will tolerate the hottest part of the day, but will still perform reasonably well with less than a full 6 hours of sun. Determine what kind of soil you have as well, and choose plants accordingly.
DULUTHIN - thanks for the input...I will try the Perennial & Cottage Garden forums
SAYPOINT - you've given me a better understanding of those lables I've been seeing. One other question though, is there a difference between Part Shade and Part Sun?
Thanks :-)
Part shade generally means a plant would prefer more sun...but will tolerate some shade. Part sun means it is happier with some protection from the afternoon sun.
The tags will usually say something like:
"Full sun to part shade"--means "You can plant me in the full sun, and I'll be happiest. But you can also plant me where I'll get shade in the morning and sun all afternoon...and I'll be OK."
"Part shade to full shade"--means "You can plant me in full shade and I'll be a happy camper. But I'll tolerate some morning sun...if it doesn't get too hot."
At least, that is what those phrases mean in zone 7b NC.
Go to an independent garden center in your area and get someone to explain the tags and such to you. Not Slowes. Not Home Despot. Someplace that makes it's bread and butter selling plants. And DON'T go on a Saturday morning. Around here, Monday mornings are our slowest. No deliveries first thing...and we are picked over from the weekend. You won't get the BEST selection...but think of your first visit as a "scouting trip."
If you MUST go on a Saturday...call and find out when that GC's lull is. We all have them. And for goodness sake...if it's 90+ outside...wait. The staff will thank you for it. (I spent several hours outside Thursday, in the 105 degree heat, with a customer who was on a scouting mission. Don't do that.)
Wow Melanie - thanks - you really know your stuff. Just so I'm clear....I should stick to labels that have some combination of "part shade" on them, right? And anything labeled exclusively as "full sun" or "full shade" probably wont thrive, correct?
Also, I went to the library yesterday and checked-out a book titled Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials (a wealth of information, by the way). There's one particular plant that I really like but the condition requirement says "Full Sun to Open Shade". What is open shade?
Oh yeah, one more thing - I looked up my city on the USDA Hardiness Zone Map and it said that I'm in a 6a/6b rating zone. I live about 10 miles from the Ohio River in College Hill, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati). Is it okay to get Zone 5 plants for my area? What about Zone 7?
Thanks again.
Zone 7 will probably die from prolonged cold in your area. The hardiness zones refer to how cold it gets (on average) in a specific geographic area.
I'm familiar with the winters in that part of Ohio...graduated from XU in 1982. There is also a heat zone map--but it probably won't come into play in Ohio.
As to sun/shade needs...in that part of Ohio you should probably look for something that says sun-to-part-sun. BUT--some things might be fine regardless. I never gardened there, so I don't have first hand knowledge. I work in a retail garden center in Chapel Hill, NC. I know what will grow HERE. That's why I suggested you look for a reputable nursery in YOUR area.
good luck, happy gardening, and don't be afraid to experiment. You can ALWAYS move stuff.
A plant rated for zone 5 will survive further north than where you live, and will be fine in zone 6. There are also heat zones, but they are not often referenced. Some plants will do fine in the north, but can't take the heat of the south, so that info would be more inportant if you live in the south.
You might get away with a plant hardy only to zone 7 if it's planted near the foundation of the house, in a sheltered place, and you get lucky. I wouldn't count on it, but some people like to experiment with pushing one zone further.
Speaking of which, whether a plant does well for you or not will also depend on the soil type, how well drained it is, how moisture retentive, how much rain or watering the plant needs/receives, and light that is reflected off of nearby surfaces like pavement or house siding.
Open shade or high shade refers to an area such as one under tall trees that are "limbed up" so that it is in shade, but a fair amount of indirect light is admitted.
The American Horticultural Society has attempted to standardize shade terminology. Full shade is an area that receives no direct sunlight. Partial shade (aka partial sun) is an area that receives less than 6 hours a day direct sunlight. Full sun is an area that receives 6 or more hours a day of direct sunlight. Partial shade can also be further broken down into light and dappled or filtered shade. Light shade is an area that is in a shadow cast by a structure, fence or wall but is otherwise open directly to the sky. This tends to be a situation that often receives quite bright but indirect light as that which typically occurs on the north face of such a structure (but not under any eaves or overhangs). Filtered or dappled shade is created by a relatively airy tree canopy or an open overhead structure like a pergola, so that sun can at times penetrate but the area is more shaded than in direct sunlight at any given time.
For the most part, most plants will tolerate a range of light conditions. The "sun to part shade" tag in the nursery or in reference books generally means that specific plant will grow in all of those light conditions equally well, all other factors being equal. Obviously some allowances must be made for location, just as one does for zonal hardiness. Full sun in very northern locations will not carry the same intensity as full sun in more southerly areas, just as a PNW zone 8 is not the same as a Texas zone 8.
And finally, afternoon sun tends to be stronger and hotter or more intense than early day sun. Typically 4-6 hours of mid to late afternoon sun is considered to be a full sun situation.
Plant tags are a good start but be sure not to treat them as gospel. Is it me or does every tag say "full sun, moist well drained soil"? As pointed out already, sun exposure is just one growing factor. What is growing there now? If it is grass then that can give you a good clue as to what will grow.
- Brent
A few 'basics' need to be understood first. The side of the house is brick, wood siding? What is the color? Important question because you need to think about heat reflecting off the house which further bakes the garden planted along it.
You say bed width is 4'. Is it this width because a sidewalk runs along the house, or can the garden space be enlarged? If a sidewalk situation you are again dealing with hot, reflected heat for three hours a day.
Grow your own shade! The addition of some shrubs to your layout would simplify things considerably. Many shrubs are quite tolerant of a variety of conditions and should do OK in there, and with 4 feet you have some space to grow shrubs. Space them along the side of the house with your perennials in between and you've got shade where you want it.
Deciduous or evergreen shrubs should be available. Off the top of my head (and not doing the research for your zone), some shrubs that might work would include mock orange (Philadelphus), Viburnums of various sorts, Stachyurus, yews, boxwood, butterfly bush, Hamamelis, Corylus contorta... really the list is endless.
...and in contrast, Hydrangeas would likely falter in the hot sun, and things like Vitex would not get enough sun to bloom.
Wow, you all have given me a wealth of information. Much thanks to everyone. HereÂs a little more information to answer some of your questionsÂÂÂ.
GARDENGAL48  your explanation was great. Am I to understand that the sun intensity is ranked in the following order: Full Sun - Part Sun  Lite Shade  Filtered or Dappled Shade  Full Shade? If so, I think my area is lite shade but IÂm not sure because it is directly under my roofÂs overhang. Also, itÂs not on the north-facing side of my house but rather the west-facing side, does that make a difference? At any rate, although the area receives only 3 hours of direct afternoon sun (and not the 4-6 you mention above) I think IÂll start experimenting with the full sun-to-part shade plants and see how they do. Any suggestions?
BRENT IN NOVA Â there is nothing growing there right now, just some top soil and the occasional weed (mostly of the broadleaf variety).
NANDINA Â The side of my house is a grayish-blue poured foundation (concrete, I believe), and the side of my neighborÂs house is red brick. The bed is probably a little less than 4' because I only did an eye-ball estimate and didnt actually use a measuring tape. Yes, there is a sidewalk running along the side of the house where the bed isÂ.well actually itÂs my 8ft driveway that leads to my backyard garage and it gets alot more than three hours of direct sun each day so I guess I do have this "hot reflective heat" you mentioned. What does that mean exactly? Will the "hot reflective heat" qualify my area for full sun plants?
KARIN1 Â are any of the evergreens you mentioned of the upright & narrow variety? I have some short & stout ones in my front yard but donÂt really like them that much?
Again, thanks to everyone for all your help.
Most of the plants I mentioned aren't evergreen, and they weren't meant to be prescriptive in any event. You should check out what your local nurseries have available, see what you like, and research their eventual shapes in a shrub book or on the internet. I'd say deciduous shrubs would be nicest in this setting, but your taste may dictate otherwise.
I will add my mite too to the question of whether your conditions "qualify" certain plants to grow in the situation you are working with. What you need to understand in order to evaluate plants for this area is why various plants need the amount of sun or shade that is recommended for them, and what will happen if they don't get it. To some extent trial and error is the only way to learn this, but you can also learn the horticulatural principles to improve your ability to guess which plants will succeed.
For example, most shade plants are adapted to catching as much light as possible in a shady environment. This is why many of them have big leaves. And they tend to prioritize surface area over leaf thickness, as they aren't faced with dessicating sun. So when you put shade plants in too much sun, the leaves are prone to burning and scorching, and they tend to wilt. Sun plants, on the other hand, have adaptations that allow them to resist heat, and they get leggy and don't bloom if they get too little sun.
Obviously there are endless variations of leaf size and other attributes. For example, as someone mentioned above, there are hostas that actually want and need a certain amount of sun. And there are plants that are adapted to grow in the shade of deciduous trees, so they bloom in early spring when they get sun, and go through their leafy phase during summer.
Some plants can also adapt to local conditions. For example, if the shade is really heavy and dense, as in the shade of a house, shade plants will grow their leaves extra big. But such a plant will be extra-sensitive if you change its conditions in mid-season or maybe if it gets a mid-day blast of sun.
The conditions recommended on plant labels are only a guideline, and there are no guarantees that your conditions of partial shade are the kind of partial shade that a certain plant wants.
I am very familiar with your type of growing situation. It can be frustrating! Reflected heat requires special thought. The secret to success is the installation of an irrigation line along the outside edge of the bed with enough misting heads to cover the plantings set to come on every day for 20 minutes, one and one-half hours into the time period when the garden is in full sun. If you presently have an irrigation system this can be added on a separate circuit. Just keeping the plants watered is not enough. They need that gentle misting shower on the foliage to revive them from the shock of cool shade to bright, high temperature sun. Of course, you can also plan to hand mist them at that time of day, every day without fail.
If you do not have the Bluestone Perennials catalog order one at www.bluestoneperennials.com. or read it on line. This is the best way to research adaptable plants. You are looking for full sun plants only. Many will survive your situation. I am going to quickly make some suggestions from that catalog which I know will grow for you. Keep an eye on the box stores as many of them may appear for sale. Also, visit GW's Salvia Forum. Experts are posting there and many types of Salvia are suitable.
For your consideration. I am only posting family names and you can choose specific types.
Shasta daisy
Gloriosa daisy
The more petite grasses such as Blue Oat grass
Russian sage
Sedum Autumn Joy
Dwarf Buddleias
Compact, sun loving shrubs
Hello all, it's me again. I've been reading Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials and have decided that I really like Asters....especially the compact ones (because my flower bed is so narrow). Any suggestions on what would go nicely with these daisy-like flowers?
My asters haven't even bloomed yet, so you have to consider what plants will bloom or have colorful foliage around the same time. Eupatorium, Sedum, Montauk Daisy, fall-blooming Anemone, and other late bloomers are some to consider, along with ornamental grasses.
Make a chart with columns for bloom times and make sure you include plants for early, mid and late spring, early, mid and late summer, and early, mid and late fall. Of course, many of these will overlap, but you get the idea. Also look for books or articles about companion plants for plant combinations for ideas on plants that look good together and are likely to be at their best at the same time.
Somewhere above you did reveal that this 4' bed is "under the eaves". That means dry.
You also mentioned the driveway. That also means dry.
I think of beds like this, sandwiched between house foundation and driveway, as being similar to large containers. The best suggestion you've received is the installation of the irrigation system. Just like a container, this area will require daily watering. It's because of the concrete as well as the reflected light. It may vary a little based on the moisture retentive quality of your soil, but a narrow bed between concrete and concrete can be challenging. Your bulbs will do well, and some may be good naturalizers (meaning they may return year after year). Most bulbs love the moisture they get when the weather gets cold, but prefer dry, well-drained soils in summerÂprecisely the opposite of many perennials. Choose species or near-species tulips, such as Tulipa x greigii "Red Riding Hood" or an "Emperor tulip", like tulipa Fosteriana "Sweetheart" or "Wite Emperor". These species tulips bloom much earlier than the usual hybrids, often have a nice fragrance, and can be a bit more convenient in terms of disguising foliage because of their early bloom.
Ah, the bulb buying season is soon upon us! As to your situation, I'm guessing that 3 hours of sun is plenty for the full sun things you're interested in. My west side bedsÂwith several differences from yoursÂare zone 6a, sloped, receiving about that 3 hrs because of our house and the neighbors house. Full sun stuff does fine there.


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The Allman Brothers Band Announce Third Annual Peach Music Festival
Friday, December 27, 2013
The Allman Brothers Band's third annual Peach Music Festival is set for August 14th through the 17th, according to Pollstar. The event, which will take place at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Pavilion At Montage Mountain, "will feature two headlining sets from the Allman Brothers, including a set to close out the weekend." For more info, log on to ThePeachMusicFestival.com.
We asked longtime Allmans and Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes how a band like the Allmans can keep the group together playing less than two dozen dates a year and not embarking on an overseas tour in well over 20 years: "The band does pretty well financially, but maybe that contributes to their being a demand year after year because they don't saturate (the market).
Me, personally, I was one of the people that pushed for a long time -- 'Hey, let's go to Europe, let's go to all these places that Gov't Mule eventually went to and finally Gregg (Allman) went, as well.' And now, some people are sayin,' maybe we should start thinkin' about goin' to some of these other places -- I'm like, 'Yeah, 15 years ago.' They could've cultivated an amazing following over there, but we've gone once since I've been in the band."
The Allman Brothers Band will next perform on January 10th at Atlanta's Fox Theatre at the All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman tribute concert.
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"S**t happens," was how Juan Pablo Montoya summed up his Australian Grand Prix after the Columbian spun his Williams while leading the race.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for the Williams team, which seemed to lose out through the deployment of the safety car and problems during the team's pit stops. "I got screwed twice," Montoya explained, in reference to the safety car.
With Rubens Barrichello's early retirement from the race and Michael Schumacher's subsequent problems with apparent accident damage, Montoya had looked good for the race win before throwing it away at turn one.
Ralf Schumacher had something of a nightmare race after a lengthy pit stop saw him fall back through the grid. Despite starting on dry tyres, Schumacher was not able to make the most of what should have been a big advantage and finished the race in the last points scoring position of eighth.
The Williams had seemed off the pace all weekend so two points scoring finishes are a real result for the team. Montoya however will be sorely disappointed, with so many drivers suffering from strategic dificulties and race penalties, he was not able to maximise his advantages by taking the race win.
What can be taken from the result though is that both Williams and McLaren seem to be on a par with one another, and that this level does not appear to be terribly far behind the race-spec Ferraris.


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[TW: This post mentions dieting, weight loss, surgical procedures and my state of mind prior to discovering fat acceptance. Please skip reading if you feel this may be triggering for you and I hope the next post will be better.]
This post on WLS has been swimming around in my head for quite a while. I have begun to write it many times before discarding it and walking away from my computer. I have considered never letting it see light, but as a fat activist I feel as though I am keeping a shameful secret.
WLS for those that don't know stands for Weight Loss Surgery. The two most common types of WLS are:
- Gastric by-pass Surgery (cutting or sectioning off the stomach to create a smaller "pouch" and reattaching the small intestine, bypassing the majority of the stomach)
- Lap Band Surgery (often praised as being the "less invasive" alternative, lap banding creates the smaller stomach pouch by placing a silicone ring around the top of the stomach.)
Both are designed to restrict the amount of food you are able to eat.
I had Lap Band Surgery in October of 2007, at the age of 23.
I have always been fat and have never really let it bother me too much. What did bother me, and what I couldn't ignore, was the way everybody else felt about my body. I remember being taken to Weight Watchers meetings in the fifth grade (I was 11). I grew up having to count calories and account for every piece of food I put in my mouth. I developed very unhealthy attitudes towards food, I loved food but felt I needed to hide it. I would eat when I got home from school because I was ashamed to eat lunch in front of the other kids. I hid sugary snacks around my room because I wasn't allowed to have them. I felt judged depending on the food I ate when I was given the choice (say between an apple or a cookie), like I'd been tested and failed. I learned quickly to never speak up for what I wanted, but to accept that other's knew better.
This learning stays with you as you grow up. In my late teens I was easily manipulated into doing what others wanted because I didn't want to displease them by saying no. I accepted criticism of my body from people I called family. I dieted not because I wanted necessarily to lose weight, but because I wanted to make people happy. So they could see that I was trying to be acceptable enough to deserve their approval. This is why I agreed to see a doctor about WLS.
Seeing the doctor was a bit of an underwhelming experience. I was weighed and at 172kg (351lbs) I more than met the qualifications to undergo lap band surgery. To add to that, given my young age I was bumped up the waiting list for Medicare funded surgeries. So, rather than having two years to consider my options, I had three months. I was handed a pamphlet briefly outlining the procedure, told to read it and to ask any questions I had, only I didn't know what to ask. I was focusing on finally making everybody happy and silencing the fat-shaming commentary that had become the background noise of my life. The carrot had been dangled in front of my nose and I wanted it.
Cut to three months later. I've been living on three low calorie, dietary supplement shakes a day and a cup of steamed vegetables at dinner for four weeks (minus the day I caved in to starvation and ate that burger and fries) to lose as much weight as possible before the surgery (am now 168kg), and, armed with next to no information about what I'm about to go through, I undergo lap band surgery. It is a success (spoiler alert: I didn't die), I wake up to excited family and friends telling me how proud they are, that it's going to make such a difference to my life. The pain in my stomach is mild but I am on some form of pain medication. There are five small incisions across my stomach, the largest of which is about an inch and a half wide (I forgot to mention they weren't sure whether it could be done via keyhole or not so that scar was going to be a surprise when I woke up!) and all in all, the surgery itself was not so distressing in my personal experience.
They tell you that you almost certainly will lose a great amount of weight in the first few weeks of having WLS. Let me tell you why this is. Week one is a clear fluid diet. After they make sure you are awake, able to walk and swallow a small sip of water, you are free to go home and live on water, low calorie jell-o, boiled water with a stock cube dissolved in it (if you feel like spoiling yourself). Week two you can incorporate milk or yoghurt. Week three is pureed food week, never was I so excited to see baby food in my entire life. Week four you can let loose and slowly start to add soft foods. So it's a month of having very little to eat, living with being absolutely starving but not able to rush it because you'll just throw up if you try to eat anything.
I'll sum up the rest of the time between then and now by saying this. I was 172kg (351lbs) before going through with WLS. I lost a grand total of 10kg in the first month or so, and gained it back within the first year. It is now 2012, and five years later at 28, I am still 172kg (351lbs). I know that is a remarkably unremarkable result, and many have lost far more weight than I. But there is a lot I have learned about WLS.
Five years later I am still unable to eat bread. I cannot eat red meat unless it comes out of a slow cooker and even then, I have to be careful. Pasta is touch and go and I throw up regularly because my body has learned to fear certain textures of food, they get "stuck" and it is completely involuntary when I bring them back up. Whenever I go out to eat, I make sure I know where the bathroom is first in case I have to run. I have to take multivitamins because I do not get enough from the food I am able to digest. I was losing my hair at one point from malnutrition, thankfully it's growing back now. I have also developed an intolerance to gluten, which is a side effect of many weight loss surgeries that nobody warned me about, or fully understands why it happens.
I am deteriorating slowly, unable to process the nutrients my body needs because I have mutilated my digestive system in the effort to be thin. I have looked into having it removed, but while they were more than willing to put the band in, they will not cover the far riskier procedure to take it out. It will only be removed once it causes "complications" or begins to deteriorate. I have to wait it out while it may potentially kill me. This is why I will never advocate weight loss surgery. I've been through it, and there is far too little information given to individuals considering it as an option. I don't sit here saying DON'T DO IT because I am bitter that it didn't work and I'm still fat. I have made peace with my fat. I don't want anybody else to regret their decision.
Truths that nobody will tell you about WLS are:
- That people die during the procedure.
- That your body may slowly starve to death.
- That it doesn't cure you of your desire to eat, or stop the disordered way you think about food. If anything, it makes you consciously aware of everything you eat 24/7, the second you forget it's there, you throw up what you're eating.
- People will congratulate you if you tell them you have it, but nobody can see it and those you don't tell will still think you are a worthless fatty until you lose weight.
- Your body is amazingly resistant to losing weight and will no longer trust you if you starve it. It will hold onto any fat it finds and store it because it cannot rely on you for nourishment.
- If you DO lose weight, you will be left with excess skin that no amount of exercise will remove and you will not feel any better about yourself when you look in the mirror. Excess skin will rub, sweat, make you believe you are still fat and require painful surgery (at your own cost) to remove.
- You may lose your hair.
- You may have no energy.
People die having this procedure.
People die from complications following this procedure.
If the laundry list of complications is worth being thin for you, then I won't stop you. Your choices are your own to make. But I urge you to look online, read EVERYTHING you can find. Ask every question that pops into your head. Be informed about what you're about to put your body through. I was healthy at 23, just fat. Now I am still fat and worry constantly that I have made myself sick. Even though I felt pressured to undergo this procedure, and was too scared to speak up, I made the call. I chose to do this to my body and I wish I had asked more questions. I wish I had been brave enough to put my foot down and say NO. I wish I had been able to see that I was enough, exactly as I was.
I'm not outing myself for sympathy. I live with my decision and I make the most of the way it is. I work around my body's limitations and do as much as possible to limit the negative impacts my choices have upon it. In sharing my story, I am not saying that everybody who has had weight loss surgery (be it "successful" or no) needs to speak up and tell the world. Bodies are intensely personal things and you do not need to defend your body to anyone.
This is my horrible secret. I wasn't always a fat activist (there's a lot of hard work that goes into loving your fat and appreciating your body for what it is) but I believe many of us have all gone through a period of hating ourselves, listening to people who told us we deserved to die, believing we were worthless. We work on how we feel about ourselves rather than listening to the voices that tell us we're second class citizens because we are fat. My hope is to spread awareness. Weight loss surgery is not a miracle cure for fat, it is dangerous and potentially harmful body mutilation disguised as hope for desperately unhappy people. Whether you lose weight or not, it is not the answer to all your body issues. Harming your body to make it thin does not make you any less ashamed of being fat. It doesn't stop the fear that one day that fat will all come back (and it very likely will). How can you expect to properly care for your body if you hate it? The only thing that will stop you being ashamed of your fat is accepting it, embracing it, and eventually learning to love it.


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