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fuzzybuddy said:
I have a jar of unopened mayonnaise, with the best by date of '28 FEB 2023". It kind of looks a little on the grey side. I bought it to use with all the salads I was supposed to start to eat. Well, the jar IS unopened. Also, it was made with "cage free eggs". How is an egg supposed to know it's not in a cage???? When was the last time you saw a "free range" egg walking around the farmyard?
I'll put the mayo back on my pantry shelf.
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Mayo is a 'fat' food, fat spoils quickly even in the freezer or in sealed jars. You can't always taste rancid fat, the fat content in coffee for example. I would toss that mayo.
 

Yesterday, there was an invasion of turkeys. The woods behind my house were filled with turkeys. Usually, there will be one or two birds in the yard. But this was 30 or 40 of them. They seemed upset. They were quickly walking around and pecking at the ground. They kind of poured out of the woods and muddled along till they poured back into the woods. I've never seen that many feral turkeys all year, never mind in one place.
I wonder what turkeys do during winter?????
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Yesterday, there was an invasion of turkeys. The woods behind my house were filled with turkeys. Usually, there will be one or two birds in the yard. But this was 30 or 40 of them. They seemed upset. They were quickly walking around and pecking at the ground. They kind of poured out of the woods and muddled along till they poured back into the woods. I've never seen that many feral turkeys all year, never mind in one place.
I wonder what turkeys do during winter?????
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Maybe a small earth tremor scared them?
 

Still having problems with frikken gnats. I probably brought a female gnat in the house embedded in that lousy plant I just bought. Supposedly gnats love munching on plant roots. A female can lay a hundred eggs. The gnats are tiny things, but buzz the hell out of me. And according to Wiki, the little sobs turn into flying pest about 14-20 days, just about the time I bought that plant into my home. I poured bleach into all my drains, used the dish washer and clothes washer, to eliminate "wet" breeding places.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Still having problems with frikken gnats. I probably brought a female gnat in the house embedded in that lousy plant I just bought. Supposedly gnats love munching on plant roots. A female can lay a hundred eggs. The gnats are tiny things, but buzz the hell out of me. And according to Wiki, the little sobs turn into flying pest about 14-20 days, just about the time I bought that plant into my home. I poured bleach into all my drains, used the dish washer and clothes washer, to eliminate "wet" breeding places.
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And a little boiling water down your drains will help too.
 
Got rid of the damn gnats. And this week there's no doctor's appointments- nothing on the calendar. I have a whole week to do with as I want. Last night I dropped my denture on the floor, and it broke apart. Oh, great, now, it's seeing a dentist week. I should have known it was going to happen, because this month I would have been able to add something to my savings. Something ALWAYS happens when I have a few bucks.......................
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I got rid of the gnats, and got another doctor. I'm not sure, who he is. But he ordered some iron tests?????? Went to the dentist's, and they can't fix my denture, so I 'll have to get another one. You wanna bet that it's going to cost exactly the same as the money I was going to put into my poor savings account.
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That's okay. Your new denture is important! Can you make no-interest payments? Is there a senior discount? A cash discount?
 
You gotta love automation. I called the dental clinic to get an appointment. After pressing "two" for 'appointments', I stayed on the line to wait , because my call was very important to them. After 3 minutes of crappy music, I was directed to use the online appointment option. I got online, and after answering a million questions, then I was directed to call them at the number I originally dialed.
I drove to the clinic, where "walk-ins" were invited.
 
I couldn't sleep last night. It was one of those nights when being under the covers was too warm, and taking one off turned out to be too cold. Got up and watched an old time "Alfred Hitchcock" on TV. A really young Richard Dawson was on it. He didn't have a Brit accent????? And the credits were "Dicky Dawson"?? I was quite sure he was a Brit. Googled him. Yup, he was Colin Lionel Emm. You can't get too much more Brit than that.
 
I'm on gnat swatting patrol again. I don't know where the damn things are coming from. It seems I get rid of them and a couple of weeks later, they're back. From what I read, all you need is one pregnant female, and she can lays 100s of eggs. My flying friends are tiny- about this size . One good thing is the bug spray has a nice lemony smell.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I'm on gnat swatting patrol again. I don't know where the damn things are coming from. It seems I get rid of them and a couple of weeks later, they're back. From what I read, all you need is one pregnant female, and she can lays 100s of eggs. My flying friends are tiny- about this size . One good thing is the bug spray has a nice lemony smell.
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Fuzzy, you can put a little vinegar or sugar water in a jar, cover it with film wrap and poke tiny holes in it. The fruit flies/sewer flies will get in and can't get out.
 
I admit defeat. I've done everything to get rid of the damn gnats. I put bleach, hot water, and flushed my drains. I have no idea where they are coming from. But I'm tired of getting buzzed by them. They land on my nose, etc. I understand they are attracted by human breath. Apparently, I'm a gnat magnet. Female teen gnats have my picture on their walls. I went out and got two more insect traps. Then I had to get two "taps" ( electric things to increase the outlets from 2 to 6.) This means war.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I admit defeat. I've done everything to get rid of the damn gnats. I put bleach, hot water, and flushed my drains. I have no idea where they are coming from. But I'm tired of getting buzzed by them. They land on my nose, etc. I understand they are attracted by human breath. Apparently, I'm a gnat magnet. Female teen gnats have my picture on their walls. I went out and got two more insect traps. Then I had to get two "taps" ( electric things to increase the outlets from 2 to 6.) This means war.
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Apple cider vinegar. Put some in a jar lid and leave it on your counter. They will get in it and drown.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Still having problems with frikken gnats. I probably brought a female gnat in the house embedded in that lousy plant I just bought. Supposedly gnats love munching on plant roots. A female can lay a hundred eggs. The gnats are tiny things, but buzz the hell out of me. And according to Wiki, the little sobs turn into flying pest about 14-20 days, just about the time I bought that plant into my home. I poured bleach into all my drains, used the dish washer and clothes washer, to eliminate "wet" breeding places.
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Gnats and fruit flies look pretty much the same to me. But the gnats bite and the fruit flies are just annoying.
 
Began the attack on the enemy, today. According some intel, their main base might be in the bathroom. I made sure the drains were covered, and sent in the bug spray. There were bodies all over, in hopes of a rout, I sent in the 'swat'
team. Still haven't found the home base.
 
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The enemy is reeling, but still determined. Down to about 4,or 5 annoying gnats/day. From what I learned on the net, one pregnant female can make it seem like an invasion.
The round about near me is a horror. There are 4 roads that come together and there are driveways to two pharmacies, a bank, and a stone slab store. So, in the space of about 40 feet , you have to drive from the right lane to get in the left lane to immediately get in the right lane.
 
It irks the hell out of me when I see Medicare insurance plan ads on TV. They start off by saying plan X won't cost a dime. Then without saying this is another plan, no pay pharmacy drugs, trips to a doctor's, full time home health workers, and on and on. They just forgot that all that stuff comes with several $ thousands /mo. in premiums.
 
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