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KSav said:
I can only imagine, @hollydolly! I've been rear-ended twice (both times, someone in front of me slammed on their brakes, and the person behind me wasn't looking), and my anxiety skyrockets if I am approached too quickly from behind. My daughter and I were once stopped in traffic on a highway and a car came zooming up behind us, going so fast I was sure the driver didn't see that traffic had stopped. I actually got lightheaded with fear. Luckily, he slowed at stopped at the last minute.

Your auto accident was far worse than mine were, so I can only imagine how nerve-wracking heavy traffic can get.

And good for you for getting that guy's registration number and leaving that note!
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sorry you've suffered at the hands of fools as well.. Ksav... being rear ended twice.. I hope you weren't injured

I wasn't rear ended per se... the car that hit me, smashed into me side on... mostly on the rear passenger side and back wheel...

I said then and I say it still now, You can watch for people in front of you, and behind you to a certain extent on the motorway slip-road but you can't be expected to see someone drive into the side of you at the rear passeger side .. so when these vehicles were getting so close to me again on the same road..my heart was thumping out ofmy chest..

When I got home today I was bombarded by emails and calls from the Insurance company, the medical people acting on behalf of the insurance company , and then also a Physiotherpists office called with an appt for for me.. for 45 minutes I barely drew breath for people calling , texting and emailing... 3 months on from the accident, it's like they just suddenly woke up on the same day!:oops:
 

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PeppermintPatty said:
Hummingbirds can be very territorial, especially while they are nesting and making babies. We get quite a few hummingbirds each spring and summer. During autumn they start leaving for their migrating flight.

They are crazy over the colour red. One day I wore a white t shirt with bold red stripes and a couple of hummingbirds landed on me and tried feeding off me. Lol. It was a really strange experience. I changed right away.

Have you heard them squeal yet? We have some very verbal male hummmgbirds. When we go out to water our petunias they squeal and flutter back and forth. They are so fast.

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Yes! Ours have had a few battles and one day I was sitting nearby on the patio and that little bird buzzed me! What a nerve in my own yard! 😁
 

hollydolly said:
Anyway I was just loading the shopping into the boot.. and the SUV in the space next to me starting backing out .. a big guy probably in his 70's.. reversed straight into a parked car.. didn't even look.. smashed a shopping trolley (cart) so the handle broke off as well .. he wasn't even going fast...

...and he drove off without even a backward glance
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Good grief, @hollydolly, *what is wrong* with some people?!! 😞
 
CarolinaGuy said:
Hi, just seeing your post. Yes, I heard them making sounds one day and wondered what it was. I am going to have to wear red and see what happens. lol I have noticed too a bee or yellow jacket will be trying to feed and the hummingbirds will fly away. I guess I thought maybe the opposite would be true.
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Put on a bright red t shirt if you have one and see how bold they get. I think it will surprise you.
hearlady said:
Mk

Yes! Ours have had a few battles and one day I was sitting nearby on the patio and that little bird buzzed me! What a nerve in my own yard! 😁
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They can be cheeky little things at times. 😝 lol
 
Great time last night, the third and last live music day in a row. Well at least, till next weekend. Drove home late at 11pm and got just 5 hours sleep before waking this morning at sunrise. So not feeling too lively.

After turning on my desktop this morning, malware got into my Firefox browser causing 3 Window 11 Notification windows to appear showing "McAfee subscription is expired" with links supposedly to remove the "Trojan Virus".

No. Didn't select anything on those windows, even the X in the corner, though that may have been safe. Ran McAfee virus scans that didn''t show anything. Ran Shutdown to power off. Powered back on and ran another McAfee scan that was still ok. Opened and closed the Microsoft Edge browser without issue. Opened Firefox and the same 3 Notification popups appeared.

In the Firefox browser window, selected the 3 horizontal bars top right, then: Settings. Then under Permissions, "Notifications" the Settings button. That displayed a Permissions list of websites where I then removed 4 obvious scam links. After closing the Firefox browser and reopening it, all was fine.
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I just came from my first meeting of one of the book clubs at my local library (I've been attending one at the library in the next town over for several months); they call the one I attended today the Reverse Book Club because instead of the members choosing one book that everyone reads, we all read a book of our own choice and then share what we liked about it.

Interesting how different the atmosphere is at this one compared to the other... much more erudite and focused. Flannery O'Connor, "A Great Marriage" by Frances Mayes, Faulkner, a non-fiction about the resistance in WWII, and "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore were mentioned. I gave a run-down of Helen Simonson's "The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club" (her first book--"Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" was very popular and I think her best)

Both groups bring something interesting to the table.
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Flannery O'Connor is a trip, that's all I'll say.
 
Practiced driving, chipping, sand shots and putting. I should play less and practice more. Spent a half hour on the phone with an old friend and then went to Costco with my wife. Just paper goods, coffee, a couple of other items.

It's mid-afternoon. Haven't figured out the rest of the day yet.
 
The day always improves when I go out, even for a doctor appointment! Received cortisone shot in left knee, the leg with no circulation. Pain level improved; more flexibility. Plus great conversations with doc & his assistant, who walked me half way home. He wanted to smoke and knew I don't mind others smoking. Doc & I talk wide variety of topics; movies, tv, WWII and Nazis. The assistant wanted to rant about his depressed mother. He should talk with my son! :ROFLMAO:

The last block I walked slow, my only way; and met one of my favorite people, my 97 year old neighbor & friend. We talked for half an hour. I adore this woman. She also is in my Library Book Club, which meets this Friday.

So, afternoon was nice. Tomorrow, it's first day back at Wednesday Grandson Day ❤️
 
@hearlady According to the Aldi Finds for tomorrow, the Ladies Loungewear (with or without hood and with pockets!) is out again. I couldn't really tell from the ad whether it's the same as the ones I got last year but check out your local Aldi ad to have a look-see.

The ad for the Aldi we go to says "Not available in your selected store" so why I'm seeing it is anybody's guess. It might be available at your store.

ETA: ooooo! It's also in red!
 
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an update from my morning post
2 of my favorite residents Dale&his wife Barb{ who are not from here} showed up in the lobby,a beautiful sunny morning to go.
We walked 2 blocks then turned right down a street, walked thru a local Ladies club driveway{ my mom was a long time member there} I showed them my childhood home which basically looks the same, the apt complex where I rented my first apt, then came back. They thanked me for taking them
After lunch and nap, I walked to the end of the street where local co op store is located bought couple items,round trip takes me 20 min, done for the day with my exercise. The dinner selections tonight didn't; look appealing,so I'll be having a Lean Cuisine dinner instead
 
I ran a few errands earlier. The local grocery store already has a display of cinnamon-scented Christmas pine cones! For goodness' sake; we're not even halfway through September yet. 🫤
 
KSav said:
I ran a few errands earlier. The local grocery store already has a display of cinnamon-scented Christmas pine cones! For goodness' sake; we're not even halfway through September yet. 🫤
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I agree, I hate all this nonsense people posting about Christmas ..and shop having products out for Christmas when we've not even got Halloween yet... this is why time seems to go fast because no-one gives anyone a chance to get over one event before their pushing another one
 

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