Re: Barns

Poor Seamus, with my arm in bad shape, I can't pick him up anymore.  I am
shipping him overnight express to Jim so he can give him some TLC.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Barns


> I'll bet if it had been Shamus, the 80-pound enforcer, that hit the
> barn, it would have crumbled. Just crumbled.
>
>
> On Saturday, April 10, 2004, at 12:47 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > It's been there for well over 100 years, so it's pretty sturdy.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Chris@widom-assoc.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 8:12 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Barns
> >
> >
> >> And the barn's still standing?
> >>
> >> Chris
> >> Long Island, NY
> >> Zone 7
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> Behalf Of Kitty
> >> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:03 PM
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lots of questions...need help re lilies & peonies
> >> especially...
> >>
> >>
> >> Re >     Hows the job going?
> >> Well, I guess it is time to come clean.
> >>
> >> I began work at Arbor Farms Mon, Mar 15.  It snowed Tues so we didn't
> >> work. On my 3rd day, Thurs, little Ms. Motormouth picked up a large
> >> stack of pots, went the wrong direction and came directly at me with
> >> them.  I took a step back to get out of her way and went down a long
> >> slope.  I managed to stay on my feet the whole way down but ran out of
> >> room and smacked my left shoulder into the side of the barn.
> >>
> >> I finished the day in a fair amount of pain.  I worked Friday, but
> >> just
> >> wasn't able to keep up since I couldn't use my left arm.  So March
> >> 19th
> >> was my last day.  I had my reasons for not accepting their offer of a
> >> workman's comp claim.  This arm was already in bad shape last fall,
> >> including the 2 ruptured neck disks; this incident just aggravated a
> >> problem I already had, but which I had thought was 'fixed'.  It's 3
> >> weeks later and I am able to use the arm, but I can only lift it just
> >> so
> >> far and in limited direction. But it is getting better, though I can't
> >> sleep through the night.
> >>
> >> I now realize that I'm not going to be able to work in a tree nursery
> >> as
> >> my left arm just is not strong.  I also realize I need a job that
> >> provides insurance.  So I'm back on unemployment for awhile and will
> >> look for something to which I am better suited.  Meanwhile, I am
> >> enjoying working my own garden at a slow pace while my arm heals.
> >>
> >> Sorry I didn't say anything sooner, but you were all so supportive, I
> >> sort of felt like I was letting you down.  The job was fun while it
> >> lasted.
> >>
> >> There is no need to reply, but if you do, let's confine this topic to
> >> just one day, ok?
> >>
> >> Kitty, who IS able to hit the broad side of a barn.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:11 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lots of questions...need help re lilies & peonies
> >> especially...
> >>
> >>
> >>> In a message dated 4/8/04 9:10:50 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >>>
> >>> << Peonies from fall planted containers are just fine - like you
> >>> said,
> >> they
> >>> have their feeder roots.  >>
> >>>
> >>> Kitty, after the discussion on spring planted Peonies I diid ask the
> >>> GH
> >> owner
> >>> if she had rcd complaints on the peonies and passed on the
> >>> discussion.
> >> She
> >>> said she has never had complaints but would assume most gardeners
> >>> purchase
> >> them
> >>> thinking they would not get bloom the first season but we have had
> >>> some
> >> bloom
> >>> in the GH.
> >>>     Hows the job going?  Have you worked with any new shrubs or trees
> >>> we should know about?
> >>>     Ceres
> >>>
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> Zone 10
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