Re: I'm exhausted

It really does sound lovely Melody - just too blinkin' cold up there
for us hothouse types.  Speaking of birthdays, you have one here
shortly coming up yes?

On 7/20/05, Melody <mhobertm@excite.com> wrote:
> Iowa is a nice place to live!!!
> 
> 
> Melody
> Hills, IA  zone 5
> 
> Work for the Lord:  the pay isn't much but the retirement is out of this world!
> 
>  --- On Tue 07/12, A A HODGES < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:
> From: A A HODGES [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:51:22 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm exhausted
> 
> I'm not running from the snakes Jim. LOL! I'm running from the
> military,<br>the pretentiousness of Beaufort, the expense of living on
> the coast, the<br>lack of gardening resources here (believe it or not)
> and several other<br>things. I prefer to think of it as running to, not
> running away. <br><br><br>Andrea H<br>Beaufort, SC <br><br><br>>
> [Original Message]<br>> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net><br>>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> Date: 7/12/2005 7:10:28 PM<br>> Subject:
> Re: [CHAT] I'm exhausted<br>><br>> I don't know anyplace that's
> snake-free except the Old Sod, Andrea, so <br>> doubt if running will
> help. We have the deadly coral snake here, but <br>> it's shy--I've only
> seen one--and water moccasins. Neither of them in <br>> abundance. We
> have lots of black snakes, king snakes, and rat snakes, <br>> but not as
> many as I would like--not enough to keep the squirrel and <br>> opossum
> populations down. We also have Burmese pythons that people have <br>>
> wearied of
> 
> as pets and set free in the countryside. They are useful for <br>>
> keeping feral pig populations in check, but we need more of
> them.<br>><br>><br>> On Jul 12, 2005, at 6:50 PM, A A HODGES
> wrote:<br>><br>> > Chris, you are correct. She cannot have antivenom
> ever again. So, Eva, <br>> > that<br>> > would be the only long-term
> effect on her system. My Vet tried just <br>> > one CC<br>> > on a dog
> that had antivenom before (in the case of another snake bite) <br>> >
> and<br>> > the poor dog went into convulsions immediately. SO, I've got
> to be <br>> > really<br>> > careful. I'll have to start doing snake
> patrols. Also, I'm thinking of<br>> > moving from Beaufort, even though
> I know there are poisonous snakes<br>> > everywhere. We in the hot humid
> areas just seem to have an over <br>> > abundance<br>> > of them.<br>>
> ><br>> > On the hair Chris, Sorry Pal, it's fixed. The alteration of
> adding <br>> > golden<br>> > blonde to the pink-red worked and now it's
> back to fiery copper,
> 
> which <br>> > is<br>> > what I like. ;-)<br>> > A<br>> ><br>> > Andrea
> H<br>> > Beaufort, SC<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >> [Original Message]<br>> >>
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com><br>> >> To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> >> Date: 7/12/2005 8:28:15 AM<br>> >>
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm exhausted<br>> >><br>> >>> Thanks Eva. She seems
> OK this morning although the swelling is still<br>> > there.<br>> >>>
> Here neck area is the worst. It's like the fluid is stuck there. <br>>
> >>> She's<br>> >>> breathing OK though and I just gave her more benadryl
> so I'm going to<br>> > go to<br>> >>> work. I think she should be OK. My
> Vet is convinced the antivenom <br>> >>> saved<br>> >>> her. I'm just
> glad she's OK.<br>> >><br>> >> Andrea,<br>> >><br>> >> That's wonderful
> news! Thank goodness it was a species of snake <br>> >> that<br>> >>
> doesn't have particularly powerful venom.<br>> >><br>> >> Is there a
> limit on how often the antivenin can be administered? <br>> >>
> 
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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