Re: OT:Humor (was putting on ladies hose - humor)

What a funny fellow you are, Donald!  The mental image of your struggling with those pantyhose brings gales of laughter.  I realize it was not funny to you at the time, but you certainly put the humor of it into your description.  Have you thought about cutting off sections of them and using a stout rubber band to hold them to the containers?  Incidentally, they do come in pretty large sizes...in case you decide to go shopping for some, look for some "Big Mamas" <VBG>!

Judy Hunt in Louisville, KY


  Well, I got home today to find grasshoppers had discovered the uncovered bed
  of seedlings.  As a solution I got out a borrowed, or given if you wish,
  pair of ladies hose.  I must admit I'd never put on any ladies hose before,
  but it was all I could think of to do.  These were the last seedlings to
  germinate and are still quite small. I have used ladies hose to tie plants,
  or cover pods or knot in sections to soak seeds in the toilet tank, but
  nothing else.  It turned out to be quite a chore.  I pulled; I tugged - the
  material stretched, but had a mind of its own.  I contorted, I squirmed and
  I clamped it between my legs to hold it - still it rolled, it retracted and
  simply wouldn't get where I wanted and stay there.  What about the toe of
  the thing?  Or the top?   I came to the conclusion that the size was just
  too small.  But I simply can't think of a tactful way to suggest a more
  pleasant diet than carrot and celery sticks washed down with a can of
  Slimfast might prove to be more useful.  And does it even have a size
  anyway?  For nearly two hours I struggled with getting the remarkable stuff
  stretched and smooth and in place.  It doesn't rip easily, that's for sure.
  I broke out in a sweat early on.  I think it may be easier to wield the pick
  axe and sharpshooter digging postholes than putting this stuff on.  In the
  end, I only had 4 of the smallest hanging wire baskets covered with the
  stuff.  I definitely need a bigger size or different method if I'm to get it
  on the larger sizes.  Still, there are four seedlings with what appears to
  be a secure cover that will allow air, water and some light through and keep
  the grasshoppers off.  With the extraordinarily poor germination I had this
  year, that's something at least

  Donald Eaves
  donald@eastland.net
  Texas Zone 7b, USA



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