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This morning on my early walk around 6:40,it was 34,sun was out walked 2 times around apt complex listening to birds chirp saw a baby rabbitt aka 'thumper/thumperina' run about in our community garden
This morning,I'm going with Canopy of Neighbors members{I'm a member/volunteer} to Kleinhans Music Hall,home to Buffalo Philarmonic Orchestra.We are attending a 10:30 concert featuring trumpeter, Bryon Stripling who will be playing gospel,jazz,blues,looking forward to it. I haven't been at Kleinhans in over 20 yrs,its free to Canopy members
The rest of my day,hope to get another walk in read NYT/local paper,tonight watch'Dateline' on NBC at 9pm,love this show
 

Trila - I am not afraid of little mammals like some people, but it did startle me to see it sitting right there and not running away like a behavior one would expect. I've never seen a mouse that large and I do know mice from rats, I worked in a medical research facility and handled both critters. Probably fattening up on the seeds scattered from the neighbors bird feeders. Probably got in the garage from the side door which doesn't fit very snugly in the frame.
 

debodun said:
Trila - I am not afraid of little mammals like some people, but it did startle me to see it sitting right there and not running away like a behavior one would expect. I've never seen a mouse that large and I do know mice from rats, I worked in a medical research facility and handled both critters. Probably fattening up on the seeds scattered from the neighbors bird feeders. Probably got in the garage from the side door which doesn't fit very snugly in the frame.
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Agreed - wild rats and mice are very easy to tell apart, particularly if you get more than a fleeting glance.

Might be time to seal up that side door, Deb.
 
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I am surprised at low loose the doors are on a house only 30 years old. I had to put duct tape on the door to the deck this winter because so much cold air was getting in. I can see light around the front storm door.
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As a friend, I beg you: please don't jerry-rig and slapdash patch this house, Deb. Now that better weather has arrive, ask neighbors, check Yelp reviews, talk to church friends, etc., for handyman recommendations and HIRE PEOPLE TO FIX THINGS PROPERLY. Otherwise, before you know it, this house will closely resemble your last.

And don't haggle with them or endlessly micro manage them. Get a couple of estimates and go from there. Workers have a right to earn a living - expect to pay at least $50 per hour (plus materials) and probably closer to $80. More than that if you're talking about people who work for a corporation.

Duct tape as a door sealer should be used only as an emergency patch until proper repairs can be made.
 
Still waiting for an Amazon delivery. It should have been here before 12.45.. while I was out gardening, but it never arrived, and when I came indoors and checked the tracking, it had changed to say it will arrive by 10pm.. Good thing I had nowhere to go today, but I will be annoyed if it doesn't turn up today at all.. ..it's almost 5.30pm now..
 
Got the final pair of shoes from my Bay Days order so will decide which ones to return and then review the credit card statement, they no longer itemize it. Need to drop off the box of items that I collected to donate for a garage sale and stop at a few stores to pick up their sales items. The stores may be spread out over a couple of days.
 
Unless top tier homes, the majority of new construction I have seen is abominable. No one seems to know how to correctly hang a door anymore, and is one of my pet peeves.

debodun said:
I am surprised at low loose the doors are on a house only 30 years old. I had to put duct tape on the door to the deck this winter because so much cold air was getting in. I can see light around the front storm door.
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Snowing here today, possibly the last storm of the year, maybe. Back in the shop today. First order of business is fixing the new vacuum cleaner I just bought. The height adjustment quit working, and upon inspection appears to have lost a part. So making a new one out of a scrap piece of Delrin I took off of one of the garage doors I'm working on. Gave Li'l Bit a tennis ball yesterday, which she managed to totally destroy in about a half hour. No more of those for her, just too big of a mess. Had the first humming bird show up two days ago in a snow storm, have several now, and will have to get additional feeders out, and start making sugar water several gallons at a time so it's not a daily chore. Had a mating pair of ducks come in the other day and setup housekeeping in one of the beaver ponds.

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Geezer Garage said:
Unless top tier homes, the majority of new construction I have seen is abominable. No one seems to know how to correctly hang a door anymore, and is one of my pet peeves.
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I have an interior that swings open. Annoying but not a critical repair. I had a handyman in to look at it, but whatever he did didn't fix it. He also couldn't fix the shower faucet water diverter, the leaking bathroom sink handle or the kitchen sink faucet He said that if I got new fixtures. he'd replace them. Seems to me they can be repaired wthout replacing. It's things like this that sour me on home repair.
 
I have a question. I've worked like a plow horse this week and want to know why isn't it Saturday yet?

Not only have I worked like a plow horse, two days this week I worked alone. Alone in a department that's supposed to have at least three people, preferably four, every day. Anyway, counting my blessings because our deli has a sign posted for at least part of the day most days: "Closed due to staffing shortage."

In the bakery we're always playing Beat the Clock. When you're paid by the hour, there's an old saying about getting paid the same whether you work fast or slow. Ugh! I can't work slow even when I'm not alone. We don't have to look busy; we are busy!
 
Georgiagranny said:
I have a question. I've worked like a plow horse this week and want to know why isn't it Saturday yet?

Not only have I worked like a plow horse, two days this week I worked alone. Alone in a department that's supposed to have at least three people, preferably four, every day. Anyway, counting my blessings because our deli has a sign posted for at least part of the day most days: "Closed due to staffing shortage."

In the bakery we're always playing Beat the Clock. When you're paid by the hour, there's an old saying about getting paid the same whether you work fast or slow. Ugh! I can't work slow even when I'm not alone. We don't have to look busy; we are busy!
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I'll give you another question to ask... why aren't you working in the UK when the country had Easter holidays 2 weeks ago.. and now this weekend is a long holiday for May Day... and then we'll have another Bank Holiday at the end of May... and then.. we're having an extra 4 day holiday at the beginning of June this year for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee . She'll be the first British Monarch to have a platinum jubilee and the celebrations will start on june 2nd and will continue until June 5th...

Can you ask for a transfer to a British bakery for a month or 2... :sneaky::LOL:
 
Had a pretty good day and got several things done. Took a drive and got $25.00 worth of gas. The tank was nearly filled with that. I was only going to get 20.00 worth but thought of how I don't like filling the tank all the time so I might as will practically fill it. It was less than half empty before I filled it.

Went to the carwash and got the 13.00 undercarriage and works. Car looks much better. I hadn't washed it since last year some time. It really needed it. I always go to the laser wash. It is pretty fast.

Picked up lunch at BK. I got a small order of mozzarella sticks and a Big Fish sandwich. They tasted so darn good! I must've really had a taste for both.

Stopped at the beverage store and got a snack of stuffed pretzels. My downfall is loving my snacks! I'm still trying to watch my weight, though. I gained all I had lost back but have now lost a few again. I'm grateful for that. Seems trying to lose pounds has become harder in my old age. Oh well, could be worse! At least I'm not losing weight for no reason.
 
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