Re: What a week!

Daryl - good for you! I was wondering tonight if your roof got fixed yet.
You've had one heck of a week lady - hope it settles down for you now and
that toe heals quickly - ouch!! Theresa, no cats in the neighborhood?


 On 9/13/05, kmrsy <kmrsy@netzero.net> wrote:
>
> One of my boys deposited a dead rabit in my garage the other day. I just
> put him in a bag and drop off at the CES dumpster.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] What a week!
>
>
> > Speaking of dead things...This summer I did the really stupid thing of
> > putting a dead armadillo in my garbage can. It was probably hit by a
> car,
> > but it walked to the end of my driveway before dying. I didn't know what
> to
> > do with it, and in a fit of idiocy wrapped it in plastic, put it in
> another
> > plastic bag and stuck it in the big green can for THREE DAYS! It melted.
> I
> > am grateful the garbage man still picks up my trash.
> > zem
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:03 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] What a week!
> >
> >
> > > Sounds like you have had quite a week Daryl, and it's only
> > > Tuesday............glad you found your dog, and that the rodent is
> dead
> > > (isn't that just the most HORRIBLE stench) and that your roof is done.
> > > Gardening pays off!
> > > A
> > >
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
> > >
> > >> [Original Message]
> > >> From: Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Date: 9/13/2005 5:45:59 PM
> > >> Subject: [CHAT] What a week!
> > >>
> > >> For those that were following the roofing saga, good news! We finally
> > > have a
> > >> new roof, with a 20 year guarantee an a 5 year guarantee on leaks.
> Yeah!
> > > In
> > >> the bad news department, the roof deck was in worse shape than we/he
> had
> > >> thought, so it cost a bunch more than we were prepared for. In the
> good
> > > news
> > >> department, I had given the roofer a bunch of plants so he gave us a
> good
> > >> price (considering the cost of shingles and all). And he was close-by
> > > (saved
> > >> a bunch on gas), so he showed up a couple of weeks early,
> > >>
> > >> In other news, my ancient computer hard drive started clicking
> ominously
> > > on
> > >> Wednesday morning and wouldn't boot into Windows so I ran into Sam's
> > >> Club
> > >> and snagged a Compaq. I've spent the better part of 3 days
> transferring
> > >> necessary files and getting it up and running. But, it looks like
> it's
> > >> mostly working now.
> > >> In the bad news department, my elderly dog freaked out with the
> roofers
> > >> hammering and thumping around ( it was like living in a drumset for a
> > > couple
> > >> of days) and I spent hours trying to find him ( you wouldn't believe
> how
> > >> small a space a dog can get into!) . In the good news department, I
> found
> > >> him.
> > >>
> > >> In the bad news department, the hammering/.thumping cause the old
> drain
> > > pipe
> > >> under the sink to break. In the good news department, well, I guess
> the
> > > good
> > >> news is that I had spare towels.
> > >>
> > >> In the bad news department, I cracked my toe moving the computer
> stuff
> > >> around. In the good news department, it was only one toe and it's
> still
> > > warm
> > >> enough to wear sandals.
> > >>
> > >> In the bad news department, there's a dead rodent in the wall between
> the
> > >> utility room and the kitchen. In the good news department, it's a
> dead
> > >> rodent.
> > >>
> > >> It's been quite a week, but as I've gathered things for the people
> who
> > > lost
> > >> all to the hurricane, I know I'm truly blessed.
> > >>
> > >> d - (Heading back out to water. Would you believe it? After more than
> 2
> > > feet
> > >> of rain in the summer, we're dry as a bone. Even the trees are
> wilting.
> I
> > >> suppose part of that is that they put on a lot of surface roots in
> order
> > > to
> > >> survive the flooding, and a lot of leaves because they could. We're
> > >> having
> > >> lots of leaf drop now. )
> > >>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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