while it might be tempting, know that the GRASS
Posted By: is NEVER greener elsewhere....sm on 2007-02-18
In Reply to: What do you think of this scenario? - Lee
and in your middle 50s, if you think the grass is greener - you may be possibly living in the Land of DE Nile......(denial).....and merely deluding yourself and you don't want *regrets* in your 60s, now do ya?
What's the old carpenter saying? Measure twice, cut once........so I suggest you think on this FOR A VERY LONG TIME before you cut up the family.......unless of course, as another poster stated, unless your spouse is heavily abusive......which, again, you have not indicated.......
in either event, best of luck to you, I am sure this is not easy.......
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LOL, tempting...
But I'd be afraid they would figure it out. Did you purchase it all at once? What was on the bill? Maybe it's being charged separately? Wow. Strange.
What would really be tempting . . .
is to hold out and wait until they do catch it, and then tell them that you are so glad they finally called and that you had contacted them numerous times and spent many hours attempting to make them aware of the problem and have the billing corrected, having spoken already with "Joe", "Bob", "Mike", "Steve", and my personal favorite (the person I spoke with yesterday from Allstate) "Austin", but apparently they have relocated their employees to their office in India, and these Americans seemingly have picked up an Indian accent, making communication quite difficult. No matter how hard you tried to explain the situation, they just were not understanding you, and you certainly could not understand a word they said either. You had tried and tried to no avail to have them transfer you to someone who had not yet picked up the accent, or to someone in the U.S., but that was a seemingly impossible task, or perhaps they just did not understand your request. In any event, you had hoped they would contact you regarding THEIR error so that you could set things straight.
Tempting, but...
Are you even in the market for a new house? If not, let it go and never share with her again.
If you are and you really want the house, get your ducks in a row and snatch it. How can she even afford it? I would also have a talk with her about how this makes you feel - like you aren't friends and she's just using you.
And totally unrelated to the house, stop doing this woman favors. Tell her because of the price of gasoline, she needs to contribute to your expenses or you can't run her or her child around. Just because it's on your way to anywhere doesn't mean it isn't an inconvenience for you.
Yeah and with her husband that must have been very tempting - LOL
Ric Ocasek? Ewwwwwww. I never understood that!
grass seed (sm)
We threw out grass seeds once and finally decided to use sod instead. Now we have a beautiful centipede lawn. Have you thought of sodding vs. seeding?
There is no perfect grass for
all the zones in the US. I remember reading about the product a while ago, and it definitely is not suited to our climate here in NC. I'm pretty sure it's all about the magic of marketing.
Here is another site discussing the product:
http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070414110548AALxgyj
grass fed beef
Another good way to get your B vitamins is beef, but I got REALLY lumpy when I ate corn finished beef, grass fed is leaner than chicken.
grass fed has the omega's too
and is superior in many ways. Meat (good type) is not unhealthy to eat; but animals raised with growth hormones and cows that are grain fed/fattened move too far from what is natural and i am convinced that it lends to our ill health. Cows are not meant to eat volumes of grain and it causes a chemical change in their bodies...
corn vs grass
Out west the prairie is a mess because the buffalo are missing. If you go to any ranch that is properly managed using grazing cattle there are flowers and prairie grasses everywhere, any land that is mismanaged looks awful. The prairie and the cattle were made for each other but are separated now because of feed lots. The cattle cannot be slaughtered past the age of two because of the endless list of diseases they succumb to. Also, if they only eat grain, the grain will kill them. So a little bit of corn at finishing may make them more valuable to the consumer, but it also increases the price to the consumer, compromises the health of the animal and the land. Letting them make food out of grass, rather than feeding them our food to make them marbled or juicy is controversial to me.
Bamboo? Not really a wood, rather a grass
I pulled out all my carpet (have a very hairy cat who sheds constantly) and put in 1400 s.f. of bamboo bought from Lumber Liquidators. It's not really wood, though it looks just like wood, it's really a grass made into wood-looking flooring. Easy to take care of too. My cat throws up too but now on the floor (and not the rugs that I now have in several places. *S*
Once I did this, I could now *see* the dirt that I couldn't really *see* in carpeting and one gets to see what y'all have been breathing in (with carpeting) for decades no matter HOW much one vacuums. I must say we are all BREATHING better since I got rid of the wall-to-wall carpeting!
Best of luck in whatever you choose to do. *S*
if you believe that - you're deluded - the grass...NM
patch perfect grass
does it work and how much is shipping?
Anyone know how to keep dogs off lawn/grass?
Where I live, green space is communal, although owned by each homeowner. It's a city and HOA rule that owners pick up after their pets. Unfortunately, they do not.
Now, I love dogs. I had one until recently, my husky-mix died just before the new year after 14 years. I'm not so fond of some owners. Especially when snowmen were off limits for my son because of unwanted "gifts" all over the lawn. And now nicer weather is here, I have to tell me son he can't play in the grass outside our home. How nice is that?
Since I can't get the owners to pick up, or catch them, is there any way to make the my grass unappealing to dogs? A spray or something?
Got note from association about mowing our grass
but thank goodness hubby had mowed just a few days ago. The association goes through the neighborhood ever so often and checks the yards. He has a riding lawnmower and a gas run mower; however I am unable to mow the front yard because cannot pull the rope on the mower. I fully intend to get me a push button starter mower so I can at least mow the front so presentable at all times.
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