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Exactly one roller coaster week after our planned return date - we take our first steps onto UK soil.
All bags off the carousel, sleeping daughter placed safely into buggy and we are whizzing through customs with nothing but our enormous grins to declare ... spurred on as well by the news that Michael O'Leary, the Ryanair chief executive, has finally succumbed to public pressure and will pay limited compensation.
We have been the lucky ones involved in the ash chaos.
We had resigned ourselves to one week more in Spain and actually relaxed slightly.
Renewed hope
Despite the backlogs with the airlines and the refusal of any funds from Ryanair, the talk of crazy car journeys, trains from hell and D-day style Naval rescues were no longer part of our emergency itinerary.
After giving my daughter some much needed attention and letting her throw sand at us on the beach we returned to our "second home", where I started once again to hammer away at Ryanair's website on the PC.
Something had changed. I noticed that they had suddenly updated their emergency info and plastered a huge statement from O'Leary about extra flights starting now.
Really? Quick - my fingers trembled as I headed to the "change my flight" section of the website and tried once again with renewed hope to get an earlier flight.
The website crashed.
I tried again. I got through. I requested a new flight on April 22, the website chugged and spluttered, showed me an egg-timer, then ... I started shouting for my husband, my aunt, my daughter, the dog and anyone who could hear - "they've got space on the flights - they've got space tomorrow!"
I felt sick with anxiety that my nervous fingers would muck it up. "Get it - get it now" screamed my husband helpfully in my ear ... I clicked CONFIRM and immediately the website crashed again.
Twice more we went through this until the flight said "four more seats left" (there are three of us).
"Oh, god, we're not going to get it," I said panicking.
Clicked CONFIRM.
The egg-timer looked slightly different.
Then the next screen gave us its confident message of: "Your change of booking has been CONFIRMED".
There was much hugging, jumping up and down, various phone calls across the channel and even a few tears!
'Exhausted relief'
I couldn't believe we had been the lucky ones and got one of the "Gold" tickets home. I was slightly surprised that Ryanair's website thought it fair to charge us £300 for the privilege, but assumed that was an error.
Bags packed we watched what we hoped would be one of our last Spanish sunsets for a while and I got on the phone to the airline.
One hour and 22 minutes later, on phone calls that have a cheerful pre-recorded voice reminding you that the delightful hold music you are listening to is costing you 10p per minute for the pleasure, then someone picks up.
They tell me they will of course re-imburse the flight change fee we've been charged and that is an unfortunate error.
When I then asked what we should do about any accommodation or food expenses we might have, I was told "we are not committing to pay for anything". The customer service is about as appealing as the hold music.
Malaga airport was busy, but not chaotic. The queues were long but moved quite quickly. There was a sense of exhausted relief all around.Mystery flight
Everyone had their stories of hardship, panic plans to get home, exceeded credit card limits, their concerns about work, whether the government had done enough and was it ever planning to do more.
No-one had a bad word though to say about Britain's National Air Traffic Service (Nats) or the flights having been stopped.
"I've watched Aircrash Investigation", said one man. "They were right to stop the flights - we could have died".
Everyone around nodded in agreement.
Unsurprisingly, no-one had a good word to say about Ryanair.
We are told that the backlog of flights is due to last a while, which then left us with the mystery of why - when I stood up and looked round our plane, our flight was only half full.
Failures in administration?
Lack of communication with stranded passengers?
Over-estimation of how many are actually stuck?Traumatic week
When the plane doors locked and we started to taxi for take-off, my husband and I could finally let ourselves believe that this traumatic week was coming to an end and we were actually on our way home.
"I don't like it when the plane goes really fast" said my little girl.
"I do darling - that's how we get home."
"I don't want to go home then" came the grizzly response.
"Well I certainly do, young lady" another passenger chipped in from the row behind.
"Oh" my daughter said looking surprised.
I smiled at her and said: "Come on then plane, go really fast".
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Despite numbers, Bryant has last word
It has been more than three years since Kobe Bryant last made a comeback after missing time because of an injury. On Dec. 10, 2006, Bryant returned -- from, what else, an ankle sprain -- to score 34 points on 13-for-25 shooting in a win against the San Antonio Spurs.
We questioned whether we'd see that same Bryant in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday -- out to prove that he's just as effective post-injury as he was pre-, and determined to again put his stamp on the team -- or whether he would assume more of a facilitator's role and attempt to acquiesce to the brand of team ball the Los Angeles Lakers played in his five-game absence.
He scored plenty in L.A.'s 99-98 escape of a win, but he used his defense to activate his offense, converting three steals and two blocks into fast-break opportunities to ease his way into 32 points on an ultra-efficient 13-for-19 shooting line.
It would be difficult for anyone who watched the game to argue that Bryant wasn't exemplary on offense. About the only time he strayed from the triangle was in the waning moments of the fourth quarter when he improvised a fall-away jumper and another pull-up 3 before the defense could get set, of course setting up his sixth game winner of the season on a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left coming off a double screen.
But the Lakers merely split those two games.
Coming into Tuesday's game, the Lakers were just 14-7 this season when Bryant scored 30-plus points. Of course, that .667 winning percentage is reached by only two teams in the league other than the Lakers -- the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic -- but it's also a far cry from L.A.'s actual .750 clip.
There is not some magical plateau causing his teammates to become disengaged when Bryant's scoring total moves past the 28.8 average, but clearly the team benefits when he has shot distribution on his mind as much as shot-making.
Bryant is shooting 46.1 percent from the field this season, which is the seventh-highest average of his 14-year career, but a lot of that has to do with the fracture on the right index finger of his shooting hand. He was shooting 49.3 from the floor before the injury, and the team expected that to drop as the cost of doing business because it was still reaping the rewards of all the defensive attention Bryant drew even when he played injured.
There is all sorts of statistical evidence concluding the Lakers are actually better when Bryant isn't the leading scorer. It seems odd that the franchise's all-time leading scorer and one of the top 15 scorers in NBA history has his team play better when somebody else leads. But if you believe the numbers, it's true.
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There are two extreme stats associated with Bryant's scoring we also should consider. L.A. is 9-1 when he scores 15 or fewer points (including the games he missed) and is 10-1 when he scores 35 or more points.
Explaining the low end is easy. We know that L.A. fared well without him, going 4-1, and as for the other five wins when Bryant was relatively quiet, two were blowouts in which he hardly played in the fourth quarter, and the other three were games when he was really feeling his injuries and the team stepped up in his stead.
Explaining the high end basically is agreeing that, as one of the elite scorers ever to play, when Bryant is hot, he can pretty much single-handedly lead the team to a win. The Lakers were 6-0 in last year's postseason when Bryant scored 35-plus points, too. So there's nothing wrong with the team feeding Bryant when he's locked in.
It all comes down to the in-between.
All the numbers won't mean anything if Bryant's brain is slow to compute he is taking too many shots on a night when he just doesn't quite have it. It comes down to his recognition. If Bryant believed in the power of all this statistical analysis, he wouldn't have had a 40-point game on 59.3 percent shooting against the Houston Rockets in the playoffs last season with Shane Battier, the "no-stats All-Star," using statistically dictated defense on him.
While we're watching Bryant mesh back in with the Lakers for these last 26 games before the postseason, the point isn't to have a sheet ready to fill in with three check boxes next to "Kobe Bryant < 30 points"; "Pau Gasol > 14 points"; and "Lamar Odom > 10 points" with a big "= WIN" box ready to check off if all three are filled.
Probably the most dramatic moment of the Lakers' season was Bryant's buzzer-beater against the Miami Heat. It was the first of Bryant's slew of game winners this season -- those against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics and, of course, Memphis, would follow -- and it came in a game in which Bryant scored 33 points. It was in the no-man's land of his scoring totals because L.A. does so well when he scores under 30 and so well when he scores over 35, and he took 25 shots to get there. But it won the game and encapsulated everything Bryant brings to the team. How many other players in the league make that shot?
If you really want to question how the Lakers are with Bryant back in the lineup, don't analyze his final line in the box score but rather observe what he's doing. Watch to see how Bryant feeds the post in the first half. Watch to see how much he involves Gasol in the second half. Watch to see how many times he skips the pass to the open man in the corner for the shot, the way he did the last time L.A. played in Memphis when he found Ron Artest instead of pulling up for the near impossible attempt on his own.
The numbers can say what they want, but Bryant will have the last word.
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I'm Leah--wife, mother, editor, writer, photographer, and rickrack apologist. There's craftiness in my DNA, but between the kids and my work and the house and the television and my blogs (http://www.agirlandaboy and http://www.workitmom.com/bloggers/workingonmotherhood, among others), I have to keep my projects quick and easy if I hope to finish them before my boys (born December 2008 and July 2012) graduate from college. You're a working mom and you're busy too, but if you still want to get your craft on, join me here for some fun projects!
Kids Crafts: Pet Rocks in Pretty Boxes
Categories: activity, fabric, felt, glitter, markers, no-sew, paper
How often do your kids come home with stones in their pockets? My four-year-old does every day. You'd think I sent him off to the quarry instead of preschool. Of course, he refuses to let me throw any of his precious treasures out the window, and if that argument sounds familiar to you too, this could be the project to save your sanity.
Let's turn that pile of stones into a family of old-school pet rocks and then fancy up some wee boxes for them to live in, shall we?
What you'll need:
–googly eyes (assorted sizes will be the most fun)
–small boxes (I found mine in the paper mache section of the craft store)
–craft glue (for the rocks)
–school glue (for the boxes)
–random craft supplies and tools
When we threw my younger son's first birthday party last month, there were enough bigger kids on the guest list that I knew we needed a craft table. The party theme was "Stayin' Alive" (get it?), so I wracked my brain for a super-seventies project that wouldn't be too complicated or expensive or need much supervision. BOOM: pet rocks.
I knew the kids would dig the rocks–especially with the crazy neon googly eyes–but I felt we needed something…more.
Since there's nothing too exciting about gluing plastic eyeballs onto a rock, I upped the craft factor by letting the kids (and a surprising number of adults, actually) decorate little chipboard boxes for their new pets to call home. I bought the boxes for $1 each at the craft store, and because I didn't dare disperse my older son's carefully curated rock collection, I bought a two-pound bag of river rocks for less than $5. For the trimmings, I arranged a wire basket with odds-and-ends art supplies and tools like the following:
- pompoms
- yarn and string
- rickrack (my favorite!)
- ribbon
- glitter
- sequins
- buttons
- feathers
- felt
- faux fur
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- paper scraps
- wrapping paper
- crepe paper
- colored tape
- stickers
- markers
This is a good project if you need to clean out your craft drawer to make room for new back-to-school stock.
Verdict from the kids: This craft rocks! (Hey, don't shoot the messenger.) It was adorable to watch how much thought they put into selecting juuuuust the right stone for their pet, and it was inspiring to see how creative they were with the supplies. There were cyclops rocks and rocks with a dozen eyes, there were rocks with rickrack mouths and feathers on their heads, there were boxes with faces and wings and cozy blankets and room for several small pets to cuddle together. So much fun.
Cute, right? If this is something you end up doing with your kids, I'd of course love to see how yours turn out! Leave a comment here or email me at leah [at] agirlandaboy [dot] com.
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Big mistake...big/big/big. Apparently, the market is un aware of the 10-15 billion dollars of refinery capacity being built in Louisiana, i.e, SHELL OIL/SASOIL, dedicated to conversion/refining of natural gas to a liquid fuel capable of replacing/mixing with diesel and/or gasoline. This "affection" with natural gas is literally an eco flash in the pan costing millions of dollars in conversion/distribution, which will within 5 to 10 years be outdated.
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I have two wall switches in a hall for an over head light. I would like to install a rotary dimmer in one of the switches. My dimmer has 1 green and two black wires, and my wall switch has 2 black, 2 red and 1 green wire. How do I make the connection? Thanks
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You can't use that kind of dimmer in this situation (at least not practically).
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2007 Volvo XC70 2.5T AWD Review
Easy car to own. Zero repair bills in 100000 miles
Key fob is expensive and breaks easily
Very Good Family Transporter — Volvo is an excellent brand. They really build their cars to last. We've put over 100k on this car with zero repair bills at this time. The only downside is the keyfobs are cheaply made and if you drop your keys it's a 500 dollar bill to get a new fob.
Primary Use: Family transportation
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2007 Volvo XC70 2.5T AWD Review
The car rules!
Gas milage is a little low, but worth it for the ride quality, speed and fun!
The Perfect Car! — JUst bought a 2007, nicest car I have ever owned by far. I never buy used cars, but I did this time and have NO regrets. Car is comfortable, roomy, quite, and has alot of get up and go, (very fun to drive) Feels solid as a rock!
Primary Use: Family transportation
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2007 Volvo XC70 2.5T AWD Review
Great For Snowy Mountains. — Decent acceleration and braking. Handles amazing in the snow and curvy mountain roads. No major repairs thus far. Great styling. Mileage not great. Would buy again, just let someone else drive off the depreciation. If you wait 2-3 years you get almost half off.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
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I love this car for road trips, especilaly with children and/or pets. It's very child fiendly as well as pet friendly. The rear built-in child booster seats have come in SOOOO handy while my grandchildren are young. I don't have to keep moving around car seats! Just flip them up when needed and down when adults need to sit in the backseat. No markings on the leather where child car seats have been installed.
NONE I can imagine!
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You have anything other than a family
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Extremely versatile
Less than desirable gas mileage (15/22)
The Weekend Warrior — This car is the full package. Off-road capability with exceptional on-road comfort. It is definitely a fantastic alternative to an SUV, though the gas mileage isn't necessarily all that impressive. The car does have a handful of electrical problems, but those are outweighed by its impeccable engine/carriage reliability.
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2003 Volvo XC70 Reviews
Like A Tank
Did you know that Volvo paints their car 5 times compared to other auto manufacturer which is only 2 times. Body is so durable. Engine will run almost forever. Transmission just needs close attention... Read More
This is a great family vehicle with a safe and smooth ride. It has great handling and always felt in control. Gas mileage is always between 24 to 25 miles per gallon. We highly recommend this vehicle... Read More
2004 Volvo XC70 Reviews
This Thing Is A Freaking Tank
I bought my '04 XC70 used with 200,000 miles on it for $3,000, and it runs like an absolute top. And here's the kicker - the transmission is the only thing that's been replaced, and that was 100,000 m... Read More
2004 Volvo Xc70 Good Winter And Family Car!
Great car. Base model comes with roof rails, so all you need is to buy the universal Thule racks for your favorite sports to be able to lug around your gear! I have the Thule snowboard rack (universal... Read More
2005 Volvo XC70 Reviews
Perhaps The Best Family Vehicle On The Road
Even though the 2005 Volvo XC70 is a sibling to the V70, it comes with an enhanced suspension and SUV-like characteristics that give it a sportier, more aggressive appearance with sure footing from th... Read More
I Wouldn't Buy It Again. Too Many Costly Repairs
The car drives very well and I never felt tired, even after long trips. My main problem with this car was the high cost of repairs and maintenance. By 60k miles, I had already replaced numerous part... Read More
2006 Volvo XC70 Reviews
Volvo Xc70 Cross Country Joy
There have been absolutely no maintenance or mechanical issues with this car. It drives like a dream and is a smooth, quiet ride. The stereo system is nice and the seats are comfortable. It is fantast... Read More
My Second Xc70
Great power with de 5cyl Turbo. This model as a confort / sport switch for the suspension (Active Four C System) Looks great with the Thule box on top. Really a safe car to drive in winter time. Four ... Read More
2008 Volvo XC70 Reviews
Great Family Car. Lots Of Space For Trips.
I have kids in lots of sports- this car was great for getting kids here and there and loading lots of gear in the back. For family trips, luggage and the dog could fit comfortably in the back. We coul... Read More
Perfect Family Car
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Frozen Lunches for work- need suggestions!
We're in economy mode, and are trying our luck at sending DH to work with a lunch instead of spending $10 a day to eat sandwiches. Today it was turkey Lasagne, which DH loves. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of other recipes which immediately come to mind- easy to freeze, easy to divide, easy to eat after zapping in the microwave. Also, while we're not neurotic about our fat intake, we don't eat much red meat or casserole-y type food high in sodium.
any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks a bunch!
Does it have to be frozen? I'd make extra food the night before and send leftovers in a cooler.
I've found homemade soup and chili to freeze really well. Chili can be poured over the top of a lot of things like tamales, hot dogs or baked potatoes. I don't know about tomales, I've never made them, but hot dogs and baked potatoes can be made ahead and refrigerated.
What does he have access to at work? (Refrigerator, microwave, oven, etc.) I'm curious to see what kind of responses you get because I'd like ideas too. I think most things that Lean Cuisine sells can be mimicked at home. We made Chicken Enchiladas once and individually wrapped the leftovers in aluminum foil and stuck them in the freezer. Those kinds of things could be easily unwrapped and zapped in the microwave at your convenience. You could also make and freeze things like fettuccine alfredo, spaghetti, in fact... all sorts of pastas and sauces freeze nicely. Like the above post mentioned, we've put individual size servings of leftover chili in ziploc bags and froze them. They heat up easily! What about your DH keeping a loaf of bread, peanut butter, bag of chips, etc. at work for lunch. He could always pack the fixin's (lunch meat, mayo, etc.) the night before in a cooler and/or store them in the company refrigerator the day he wants to use them. In my file cabinet at work I have oatmeal (individually prepared with brown sugar, separated, and packaged by me), a box of Easy Mac (not the best but it works), Ragu Express, and plastic spoons/bowls. The last two aren't the cheapest methods but are convenient and still cost less than most items.
My best advice is to cruise the frozen food section at your local supermarket, take a peak at all the Lean Cuisines, Healthy Choice entrees, Hungry Man, Budget Gourmet, etc. and see what you might be able to duplicate at home. I think the most trouble you'll have is trying to find packaging materials to freeze your homeade entrees in. Buy some disposable storage containers but don't dispose of them until they've seen plenty of washings and/or some cheapo tupperware to use especially for freezing meals. You'll have fun racking your brain for ideas once you see what is already out there. Good luck to you!!!
Well, if he was paying $10 for sandwiches each day, why not ask him what kind of sandwiches he was purchasing and get the ingredients to make him some of those to take with him instead. If he has access to a microwave, you could freeze some sliced leftver chicken or turkey in some gravy, pack a couple slices of bread separately and he could have hot turkey, chicken, roast beef, etc. sandwiches. You could cook ahead some turkey pattys in a good onion gravy, divide them up into serving sizes and send him a potato to microwave. Or you could send him with a good sized potato and some stuffing contents like cheese, chicken breast and broccoli or chili & cheese stuffing. Spanish rice with ground turkey or chicken, rice, tomatoes, bell pepper, peas, carrots freezes well as does arroz con pollo. Thin slices of round steak cooked with tomatoes, onion, & bell pepper served over leftover rice. I have a husband that has the luxury of coming home for lunch. I let the weather be my guide. The colder the weather, the warmer the lunch. The hotter the weather, the simpler the lunch.
I do lots of chili and stew with sandwiches, subs or wraps but somtimes cabbage rolls, burritos, sausage rolls & pizza work well. If you have leftover sausage with saurkraat or onions you can heat it and put it in a themos and send him with a slice of bead or bun.
All of the above sound good. You can got to a Dollar General Store and buy those divided plates w/lids and fix leftovers in them and freeze for a lunch. They are not that expensive. They last a while, just remember that Spaghetti and tomato dishes stain plastics very easy when reheating in a microwave. Homemade soup is a good item to fix up and freeze that can be reheated in a flash.
I've been doing a lot of this lately, as my wife and I both need lunches that are ready in the fridge/freezer in the morning.
I cook up a batch of chilli, like 6 quarts worth, and freeze it in the Glad lunch containers. Why that brand? Because it has more than one compartment in it, and it's the only one I've seen where the lid actually forms separate seals in each compartment. I've wanted that for years, now I've found it. We cook up corn bread with the chilli, and it freezes well also. Now if you tip your lunch after it thaws, the chilli doesn't slop all over the cornbread. I just have to pull out the cornbread and nuke it separately; it takes a lot less time.
Beef stew and a hearty dark bread are also a great combo.
Pizza works too, but only if there's a toaster oven. Nuke it to reheat, then dry it back out in the oven for 5 minutes.
Finally, my wife slices up some carrots, bell peppers, and celery about twice a week and throws them in a ziplock sandwich bag with cherry tomatoes. It's a cheap, healthy side dish. But the peppers last in the fridge uncut, but get soft after 2-3 days once cut.
Not working at the moment but when I did.........I just cooked plenty for supper in the evening and made a lunch for myself for the next day. If I had any leftovers I always froze them even if luch for the next day was already done......I love the little disposable containers too but I never dispose of mine..LOL ..I just keep on using them.....
I sometimes freeze leftovers for lunch and I really like soup without potatoes (they get mushy), mashed potatoes and gravy (they're fine if mashed already :)), and chicken and dressing. You can freeze these and then eat with a side salad.
Oh, FYI, scrambled eggs and eggplant do NOT freeze well!!
These may not be frozen, but they're for nuking at work.
Hope it helps.
Here is a link that might be useful: microwavable lunch recipes
I packed a lunch for years and found pasta casseroles very convenient, like ratatoule with sauteed onions, hamburger,spices, tomato sauce or your favorite pasta sauce and shredded cheddar cheese. I froze individual servings, took a plate or keep one at work (but may be inconvenient to wash there) to heat in the microwave. I used pint plastic containers had had cottage cheese or wwhatever and tossed them if they looked messy and thast didn't cost me anything. I also liked to make a pot of beef veg soup or Albondigas (meatball soup). Recipe below. Very easy, very quick,very good. I never measured anything, make your own variations.
1-2# lean or reg. hamburger
1 egg
1-2 Tbs raw rice
1-2 Tbs finely chopped onion
Boil about 1 qt water in small soup pot. Mix in bowl with hands until well blended. Form small meatballs about the size of walnuts (I like them smaller) and carefully drop into water. When done, I add diced celery, small diced potato, chopped tomato (optional), sliced carrots. When boiling, skim foam with slotted spoon. Simmer for about half hour until vegs are tender. Taste for salt Serve with hot tortillas or french bread. If you use smaller amount of meat add beef bouillion, this requires less salt.
here's my all favorite veggie enchiladas
1 bag of large tortillas
1 bag of Cascadian farms Aztec mix ( available in most grocery stores in the frozen organic aisle).
Oil a large baking pan. Warm 8-10 tortillas in microwave. Thaw the Aztec mix in microwave. Add your fav salsa to it and mix.
Add a generous helping of the aztec mix to the center of each tortilla,
sprinkle with grated cheddar or mexican cheese and roll.
Arrange in the baking dish so the tortillas are not in contact with each other. Add more salsa on top of each tortilla but - i also
add tomatillo sauce. Sprinkle with more cheese. Cover with aluminium foil and Bake at 350 C for 30-45 min until the tortillas begin to crisp.
I wrap each tortilla in aluminium foil and freeze individual portions. Make a great lunch !!
This is not a frozen recipe, but I have a George Forman grill (the small one) in the kitchen at work, and I can make hambergers from frozen patties, grilled cheese (take the makings in a lunch bag in the morning; keep the spray butter in the fridge), you can grill veggies, all sorts of things. That way, you have a hot lunch w/ mimimal fuss.
Sorry, I know this is off topic-- :):)


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Can I have damaged my vocal cords or are they just swollen?
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What could cause my vocal cords n voice box to be swollen real bad n infected?
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Strep test was neg.. doctor thought my vocal cords were swollen due to coughing. If thats the case why would my ear,throat, neck & shoulders be aching?
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Ok so this might get a little long winded so please bare with me. I am planning on building a 2 tier setup for my brew rig using 3 sanke kegs. The top tier will have my HLT and Mash Tun and the bottom tier will have the Boil Kettle. so I know there will be hundreds of people that will have an opinion on why I should or shouldn't do my set up this way but that is not what I am here to ask.
So what am I here to ask you might say? I am curious about false bottoms. For the mash tun I don't plan on using pump to get the wort to the boil kettle I want to use gravity. I have seen where people have used the false bottoms with dip tubes. Now I am no physics major by any means but I know liquid won't flow uphill with out something pushing or pulling it (like a pump). So can you use a false bottom with a dip tube without a pump and if you can how does it work? If not what do you all suggest for a false bottom so I can drain the wort out of this great SS valve I just got in the mail with gravity?
Thank you all for all of your help and advice.
As long as your kettle is below your mash tun, it will work. It operates like a siphon. I need a picture to explain it... Hopefully someone can chime in with better words than I could use.
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so when i hook up the dip tube to the valve it will act like a siphon? thats awesome.
As long as the kettle is below the mash tun, yes.
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Thanks for the info dirk. Can everyone post your suggested false bottoms that you would recommend? Thanks again.
You have to have a hose attached to the outside of the valve for the syphon to continue down past the valve height.
Buy your false bottom from Jaybird at NorCalBrewingSolutions.com. Simply the best.
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So I have to use a siphon on the outside of the valve?
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Yes, A hose barb screwed into the valve and a piece of tubing that reaches into the kettle.
Yes. And here's how you do it. Pick up a SS barb that will screw onto that great SS valve you just got. Then pick up some silicon tubing that will fit snugly on the end of that barb (a SS worm hose clamp wouldn't hurt here). Make sure that your tubing is long enough to drop below the lowest point that liquid rests in your top tier. As long as the surface of liquid in your lower tier stays below the liquid in your upper tier for the entire transfer you will have created an effective siphon. Best squishes!!


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This will never work! soil temps, CSU
. . . just my 2, but . . . Why don't these guys put out some useful information about soil temperatures?
Soil temperatures are important for indoor germination, where the Table is useful, but also for outdoor germination, which is what they are supposedly talking about.
If I thought the minimum temperatures were going to produce a sprout, I better not stand there waiting for it - I'd turn into a statue. And, if I had to wait for my soil to reach optimum temperature at "at 8 a.m., 4 inches deep" -- I'd be waiting right thru the growing season and still trying to raise hell!
50°F soil will get you anywhere you want to go with cool-season crops in 1 to 3 weeks.
60° soil will do it for you with warm-season crops.
And, in my own optimistic fashion, I'm going to anticipate those temperatures by, at least, a week by sowing earlier. Soil temperature can catch up with the seeds and me if I think Happy âªâºâ« Thoughts thru that time period!
To me, soil temperature is a joke. Was when I was a wheat farmer, still is as a gardener. When? and if cloudy or sun shining, wet or dry?, which spot?
I can get temps from 40 to 80 on the same day in my dry soil.
Might work at 2 in the morning by the dark of the moon.
Yes! I have tried to measure it, many times.
They all so tell me that tomatoes are a no at over 90 degrees in the South. Sure glad that is not the case here in Colorado or we would never pick a tomato.
Now! I feel better, Kenny
The difference between soil temp in the morning and at the end of the day can amount to something - especially at a shallow depth and in dry soil. Of course, as the depth increases the difference becomes minimal.
Throughout the Northwest, AgriMet (Bureau of Reclamation) keeps track of soil temperatures. Morning to Afternoon: at 8" into the soil on the 1st day of summer last year, AgriMet tells us that temperature varies just over 2°F in Aberdeen, ID. At a 4" depth, it varied nearly 5°. At a 2" depth, it varied over 6°.
The bureau is setting up one of these stations just a few miles from my garden. I assume that other agencies are doing this kind of thing in other farming regions. In Canada, it is the job of the Ministry of Agriculture in the various provinces, as I understand it.
Season of the year makes a difference with the greater intensity of sunlight. But, we are usually just talking about springtime temperatures for germinating seed.
Linked below, you can see the difference between average soil temperatures (morning and afternoon) during the months of April and May. It is quite a difference as they move into May but very little difference during April.
Soil moisture also changes things. Morning to Afternoon: In April, the average change is less than 8° in Lethbridge, and that is at a 2" depth.
All in the interest of providing some guidance for growing . . .
Now I am on the other side of the fence on this one. I like to watch the soil temp. I use it as one more tool in my tool box to decide when to plant. It works best for me when I combine the soil temp with other events in the garden.
Like: the lilac leaf when the soil is 45°, my lilac bloom at 50° soil and the grape leaves are when the soil reaches 60°. Weeds are also good indicators of when safe to plant. When the goat heads sprout the soil is 70°.
If I take the temp at 8am in the same central place in the garden, then I don't confuse myself with data overload because it is just an indicator, not a cast in stone rule.
Thanks Steve for the CSU link. It is useful information, especially for people like me that did not grow up gardening, have never been farmers and don't have mentors (other then our internet friends).
Bonnie, the activities of the perennials in our outdoors are probably the very best of indicators of what we should be doing!
They are out there everyday, all year and reacting to the totality of the environment.
We can really get crowded down into single variables and . . . I realize that this sounds like a contradiction to what I've said above but it is just part of my efforts to understand what is going on "out there."
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things. ~ Francis Bacon
Well now, Im gonna tell everybody how to do it! I have a VERY scientific system for deciding when Im gonna plant my veggiesand pretty much everything else!
Are you holding your breath???
I do it whenever I have enough time!
Problem solved! Now everybody knows "when" to plant their veggies! Heh heh heh!
There is, of course, one caveat to that! Theres the cold season ones, and the warm season ones. But then, I havent even gotten the "warm season" side of my garden turned over yet, so the chance of putting them in "too soon" is unlikely! The problem there, however, is that the root crops go in the warm season "side," so theyre not in yetand need to be gettin in soon! Altho if I HAD gotten them in with the REALLY cool season stuff, theyd probably just be sittin there with all the cold weather weve been having anyway, so maybe its a good thing I "didnt have time!" At least, thats how Ill rationalize it to myself! And the other rationalization is: the root crops have ALL summer, and even into fall, to grow anyway, so they have LOTS of time!
What has REALLY amazed me this year is that I got my lettuce and spinach and peas in on the 18th, weve had mostly COLD weather since thenwith lots of wind, except for a few warm days, and on the 27th I discovered that the first lettuce (Winter Density Romaine) had ALREADY come up! I almost fell overor would that be, got blown over! Of course I had been going out there EVERY day to lookin the rain, in the snowbut I never REALLY expected to see anything up yet! The next day, on the 28th, three more lettuces and one spinach were up, and on the 29th, the first pea was up! I really was shocked! When the cold weather came inand stayedafter I planted them, I had started worrying that they were all unhappily ROTTINGtho I do think it was probably too cold for that to happen! So now I only have one lettuce and two spinaches that havent put in an appearance yetand four kinds of peas. I expect them all very quickly as soon as it warms up again.
Nothing to do with temps, but Im running a "grand experiment" this year! I dug out a "trough" about 3" deep all the way down the rows for each lettuce and spinach, and filled them with mostly finished homegrown compost before planting the seed. Then I covered the seed (lightly) with more compost. Im gonna see how much that helps with the IMMEDIATE bolting problem Ive always had when they were planted directly in the BAD clay! Its gonna be interesting, and, of course, Ill be reporting back later!
Nowhaving given you all that wonderfully scientific method for deciding when to plant, I DO have another chart to link here! This is the one Ive found most helpful in the past when I was getting "a feel" for what I should be putting in "when I had time!" I like this one because it gives you a range for how well the seeds germinate at different temps, so instead of looking for a certain specific tempyeah! Like thats gonna work at altitude!you can get a "feel" for the general conditions they need! (Seems to me I may have gotten this link from somebody here on RMG! You, Digit?)
Ive only ever actually measured the soil temps a couple times, and that was more out of curiosity than anything. Once you get down which seeds need cool/cold, and which need warm/hot, I think it really has more to do with GUT (and good luck!) than with a thermometer! Wing it! It usually works out! (Gotta get a "bird" reference in here somewhere!)
So for anybody whos new to veggie gardening, I recommend the linked chart below to help you get your "feel" tuned up, and then just go for it!
I agree with all that has been said above. And use a combination of everything I have and then like Skybird said I usually go by my gut. And old gardener where I grew up always would take a few seeds of what he wanted to plant and plant them. Then when they sprouted if the forecast looked good he would plant the full amount of what he was going to plant. I do take soil temps. But as stated they can be misleading. Mine at 5 inches has been around 64 degrees for around 3 weeks. I know some corn farmers who go by the soil temp who planted 3 weeks ago like a did 2 short 10 foot rows. My seeds and theirs just started coming up last weekend. Most of the corn farmers just started planting this week. The thing as I stated in another thread that has hurt here in the cool night temps we've had over the last 3 weeks. This tends to slow germination. I watch the tree leaves, the lilacs, the apple blooms and the weeds. Even if they germinate I wait till they start growing. I've had Kochia weeds and others up for over 3 weeks. Just the last week have they started growing. Warm season grasses like bermuda are another good indicator. Overall I tend to go with what has worked in the past. Unless I plan on providing protection of some sort. I usually plan on putting the majority of my 80 plus tomato plants out May 10th or later and don't transplant peppers or plant okra till around Memorial Day weekend. This has been the dates that has worked consistently over many years of gardening. But like everyone else I always have to push the envelope a little with a few. Like I tell those who ask me if they can plant early. Just don't plant something you don't want to lose when you plant early. Otherwise it never hurts to gamble. Jay


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A great day in the garden!
RED SKELETONS, one of my favorite reds, continues to bloom:
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FFO on UP ON THE ROOF, a great late that is chest-high:
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VICTORIAN LACE with INCA PRINCE in the background. This has been the best year for VL:
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You have some that have been on my long list for awhile. Sunrise, Sunset Beautiful is a color that grabs my attention, Lana Ishee is also on that list, but I thought it was more orange? Regardless of color this year, I still like it and it will remain on my list.....I like bright colors so Beachin Babe came as a surprise. I think it's the daylily itself. Looks like it has good substance and I like the edge. Red Skeltons ( a cute name) is another bright beauty I like. All in all you have a great group this time. Looking forward to more....Maryl
There certainly are lots, with some dynamite photos. But indulge a few questions. Auntie Em has that weird sepal separation. Is that typical; do you find it attractive? How would you evaluate High Water Mark? Is the opening in the pic of Gangster of Love typical? How does Beachin Babe hold in the sun?
Better than Ever is a good performer here, but moderately sized. It seems not to gain attention from garden visitors.
Sherry, Morticia has been here quite a while and never had a great bud count. This year has been great, so it deserves the move. Yes, the stargazers are enormous this year and smell great (which is why they're planted by the screened-in porch).
Mamalion, both of those are good performers. Red Skeletons was moved this spring so I wasn't sure it would even bloom this year, and it's having its best year yet.
Debra, I think I put Cobraskin Necktie and Auntie Em on my "suggestions for bonuses" list when I ordered from Curt, and you know he's generous with bonuses. For the FFO on each, I'm pretty happy.
Maryl and Linda, I usually like them bright, too, but Beachin' Babe looked different from the daylilies I normally choose, so I decided to try it. It isn't as gigantic as my photo shows -- I'd guess it's about 5" with good height.
Thanks, Judy and Deeby. Nice comments make posting photos worthwhile.
Mantis, I don't think the sepal separation/notch is normal. Because this is its FFO, I'm guessing it will change in subsequent blooms. I'll let you know. We continue to have cool nights, so I'm not sure if Gangster's opening is normal or not. I do have quite a few that don't fully open during the day. I've tried to force them open and with many of Hansons that have that heavy substance, I end up breaking the petals. I love the chalky watermark of HWM and it has great height, but so far hasn't had good bud count. So far BB has held up well, but we haven't had very high temps here. It does have good substance.
Thanks, Nat! My threatening has evidently paid off this year. I LOVE the tall daylilies, so UOTR is right up my alley. This year I also added Sky Captain, another Hanson that is lavender and very tall.
I am surprised that Red Skeletons was moved this spring and blooming so well. Or let's say I'm wondering what I am doing wrong :) I moved several this spring (before scapes appear) and they all have smaller blooms, some are even tiny. Like Elegant Candy with 1 inch flowers :) At least they didn't all get very sick like 2 years ago when I moved some last time. I should probably stop touching them at all :)
Love the tall ones too! I was going to make a post about mine.
OH MY GOODNESS, I have scrolled up and down trying to decide which one I like the best and I just can not decide which one is the very prettiest one. I do love that one that's so different(to me) COBRASKIN NECKTIE, boy, that is a looker. so beautiful, but they all are beautiful.I will be looking at these off and on for weeks.Thank you for the marvelous show.
Wow, what a great day in your garden! I love the froggie, Cobraskin Necktie, Tahiti Sweetie, High Water Mark and Morticia. A couple of those are on my want list... with Morticia, I'm wondering if it's too similar to Cameroons though, which I have and love. Thanks for sharing all your great pics!
Thanks, Jean. I'm glad you enjoyed the show.
Nat, I look forward to your post about the tall daylilies. I moved quite a few daylilies this spring and didn't expect anything from them, but most surprised me by blooming this year.
Twix, Morticia is more purple than Cameroons (which I also have and love). Here, Cameroons is more of a claret or wine color and also has that lovely notched watermark. Also, Morticia tends to twist or cascade more than Cameroons.
You started out great with Red Skeletons, but the following ones were just as great. I'm liking the extra tall daylilies more all the time. The tallest one I have is a seedling, I don't know what I crossed to get something that tall, but I really like it. Not a high bud count, averaging 10-14, but the flowers are so huge that you don't really notice it so much. I have Morticia too, it blooms pretty well for me & I love the look of it, but the plant itself is rather wispy & not multiplying. I'm going to try moving it, hope that helps it.
Beautiful photos of beautiful flowers, Chris! Daylilies read your mind and know when they are leaving and show out big time! I don't blame you, Morticia is a beauty. And sunrise Sunset Beautiful is beautiful. You have so many lovelies I hate to name a few for missing others, but Red Skeletons is a beauty, and so is Cobraskin Necktie. Tahiti Sweetie is a beauty too. so many . thanks for a eye-candy filled post.


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