Re: Smoke gets in my eyes

I'm with you Pam, I like a bit of calm myself. My nephew spent $3-400 on
fireworks this year. Says he has spent as much as $1000 one year. Just
to burn it up. And he had to sell his truck and get a Saturn cuz he
couldn't afford gas. Priorities.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> What the heck is so special about making noise?  I've never liked loud
> noises.  And it makes my cat a nervous wreck.  I just don't "get it" -
> sorry.  A better way to celebrate Independence Day would be to do something
> civic minded.  Saturday I'll go down and help the gal w/ the festivities at
> the park, same gal who runs the feed store, so she's got her hands full and
> not too many volunteers.
> 
> On 7/1/08, Theresa G. <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > And besides, the headphones pop out of your ears anyway.
> > Theresa
> >
> > Judy Browning wrote:
> >
> >> I never turn completely over, just side to side. I tuck the ipod under my
> >> pillow. I usually rouse enough to turn it off & take out the earbuds after a
> >> few hours, but sometimes it's still on when my alarm goes off in the
> >> morning.
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:10 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Smoke gets in my eyes
> >>
> >>
> >> ?? What happens when you turn over during the night?  Aren't you afraid of
> >>> strangling yourself?
> >>> ;+)
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Kitty
> >>> neIN, Zone 5
> >>>
> >>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> >>> From: "Judy Browning" <judylee@lewiston.com>
> >>>
> >>>> Oh, I'm with you on the noise. I'm working all weekend Fri-Mon, and it's
> >>>> hard to get to sleep with that noise. I'll make sure my iPod is charged
> >>>> and
> >>>> sleep with the earbuds in. Maybe that will help.
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> >>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 7:02 PM
> >>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Smoke gets in my eyes
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> > Doubt the police could arrest just about the entire town.....It isn't
> >>>> > like there is only one or two houses having parties and doing this.
> >>>> > Block parties are very popular here. They drive around, but for the >
> >>>> most
> >>>> > part, that day you can get away with making as much noise as you can
> >>>> > afford. They don't allow it to happen the entire weekend.... just on >
> >>>> the
> >>>> > 4th. I guess I am the old prude here as I just don't enjoy the loud
> >>>> > noises..especially if it goes on all night.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >  Donna
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>> >  >> > And they are not legal here
> >>>> >
> >>>> > If not legal, can't you call police? Or do you just not want to spoil
> >>>> > their fun?
> >>>> > --
> >>>> > Kitty
> >>>> > neIN, Zone 5
> >>>> >> I don't take the chance on folks behaving themselves around here. It
> >>>> >> is
> >>>> >> the one day a year I water everything, including the grass and roof.
> >>>> >> (Yes, I hose down the roof right before sunset and before going to >>
> >>>> bed.
> >>>> >> Every year someone looses their home to a bottle rocket landing on
> >>>> the
> >>>> >> roof it seems.)
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Although it usually isn't the immediate neighbors that are lighting
> >>>> >> stuff off, they seem to fly over to my yard from the next block. July
> >>>> >> 5th is always clean up the mess day. sigh. And they are not legal
> >>>> here
> >>>> >> either. I am hoping who ever it is has moved!
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Donna
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CG/SCSRT"
> >>>> >> wrote:
> >>>> >> We will be in the mountains so I am hoping not only are people in my
> >>>> >> neighborhood going to be cautious (HAH!) but I sure hope no one up >>
> >>>> there
> >>>> >> decides it would be fun to light up the forest. It doesn't do any
> >>>> good
> >>>> >> to ban them here though. You can go up one of the hills and see >>
> >>>> rockets
> >>>> >> going off all over the valley. Huge fireworks too, like in the
> >>>> >> city-sponsored displays, not just little ones. I have no idea where
> >>>> >> they
> >>>> >> come from - Mexico I guess, or other states where they're legal.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Cyndi
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> >>>> On
> >>>> >> Behalf Of Theresa G.
> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:16 PM
> >>>> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Smoke gets in my eyes
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I am freaked out about July 4th and fireworks. Really, the state >>
> >>>> should
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> just ban them outright this year. I'll be in Seattle and I home my
> >>>> >> neighborhood is sane about the whole thing while I'm gone.
> >>>> >> Theresa
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> David Franzman wrote:
> >>>> >> > Hi Cyndi
> >>>> >> > Its so smokey here that I can taste it. The nearest major fire from
> >>>> >> > me is 40 miles away as the crow flies but its like winter here as
> >>>> >> well. No
> >>>> >> > sun for the last 3 or 4 days...only nuclear night. Very strange. At
> >>>> >> one
> >>>> >> > point there were almost 1,000 fires in California. So many that >>
> >>>> > fires
> >>>> >> that
> >>>> >> > hundreds are going without anybody trying to put them out. AND ITS
> >>>> >> ONLY
> >>>> >> > JUNE. Just wait until September after six months of no rain.
> >>>> >> > David
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> > -----
> >>>> >> > Original Message ----
> >>>> >> > From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CG/SCSRT"
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June
> >>>> >> > 25, 2008 2:49:27 PM
> >>>> >> > Subject: [CHAT] Smoke gets in my eyes
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> > How are our friends
> >>>> >> > in northern California? It is incredibly smoky/hazy
> >>>> >> > here. While we are
> >>>> >> > hundreds of miles from all the fires burning up north
> >>>> >> > we seem to be getting
> >>>> >> > all the smoke. This morning the sun was just a
> >>>> >> > bright red ball on the horizon
> >>>> >> > and visibility now is pretty low. My eyes
> >>>> >> > are definitely bothering me.
> >>>> >> > Had a
> >>>> >> > great weekend in the local mountains, although our horses think
> >>>> >> > they had to
> >>>> >> > work entirely too hard. Came home to some giant zucchini and
> >>>> >> > - hallelujah -
> >>>> >> > green beans ready to pick! Don't know if I'll manage to
> >>>> >> > can anything this
> >>>> >> > year, I may not get enough, but right now there are
> >>>> >> > more than plenty for fresh
> >>>> >> > eating.
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >> > Cyndi
> >>>> >> >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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