On 5/26/2016 6:58 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 12:54:04 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:

>> Would you please post a link to a similar screen? I'm unfamiliar with
>> the concept of a screen that lifts like a shade.

> Not like a shade, but here's a Youtube on triple-track storm windows. About
> 30 seconds in, he raises the screen (and then removes it, since he's measuring
> for a replacement storm window). If he'd raised it a little farther and
> let go the clips, it would stay up.
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR3dWOo5_vc>

Here's a picture of mine, there are no clips to hold. If you
look closely, you'll see a plastic handle, you use a finger
to lift the screen. It just slides up and down, if you raise
it all the way, it will stay open.

http://postimg.org/image/gs42gmisr

I'm stalling. I'm supposed to be down there taking that cover
off the pool right now.

nancy

On Thu, 26 May 2016 03:58:42 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 12:54:04 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:38:50 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/25/2016 12:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > How in the world could anyone throw something out their house window?
> > > > Don't you people have screens?
> > >
> > > Our screens lift up in 3 seconds. The deck is outside out kitchen and
> > > we often lift the screen when clearing the table to pass through stuff
> >
> > Would you please post a link to a similar screen? I'm unfamiliar with
> > the concept of a screen that lifts like a shade.
> >
> > --
> >
> > sf
>
> Not like a shade, but here's a Youtube on triple-track storm windows. About
> 30 seconds in, he raises the screen (and then removes it, since he's measuring
> for a replacement storm window). If he'd raised it a little farther and
> let go the clips, it would stay up.
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR3dWOo5_vc>
>
> Sadly, I have double-track storms, and it's a big pain to get the screens
> out.
>
Thanks!

--

sf

On 5/26/2016 6:58 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 12:54:04 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> Would you please post a link to a similar screen? I'm unfamiliar with
>> the concept of a screen that lifts like a shade.
>>
>> --
>>
>> sf
>
> Not like a shade, but here's a Youtube on triple-track storm windows. About
> 30 seconds in, he raises the screen (and then removes it, since he's measuring
> for a replacement storm window). If he'd raised it a little farther and
> let go the clips, it would stay up.
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR3dWOo5_vc>
>
> Sadly, I have double-track storms, and it's a big pain to get the screens
> out.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Those are the types of screens that were in my parent's house in Memphis
and a couple of the apartments I lived in as well.

The windows I have now are crank-type (casement?) windows. The screens
cannot be removed due to the security alarm sensors. Makes the inside
of the windows a PITA to wash! I have to crank them open then go
outside to wash the *inside* of the glass. Arrrrgh! It would be great
to be able to remove the screens and use Windex or something on the
inside of the windows, but no...

Jill

On 5/25/2016 7:20 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Granted, I don't dispose of vegetable waste by throwing it in my
>> yard. But my immediate thought upon reading this was NOT be "throwing
>> trash out of car windows". That was a giant leap of imagination.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Actually I have some that goes in the yard. Moldy bread gets tossed in
> the front for the birds to eat up.
>
I put things like that on the patio for the birds and squirrels to eat.
When Mom was alive she wanted a big bowl of popcorn every night. I
was more than happy to make it for her but she couldn't eat all of it.
The leftover popcorn got scattered on the patio, too.

Jill

On 5/25/2016 10:06 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 5/24/2016 2:30 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> All the trash guy does is drive a truck house to house at tractor
>> speed... playground monitor is much more difficult...
>
> Some might not agree with me and that's ok but I tip the trash
> collectors because I get better service, but I also like that they have
> the opportunity for a Christmas bonus when many tip them. They work hard
> during all seasons.
>
> They will walk the trashcan back up the driveway rather than leave it at
> the curb or even in the middle of my driveway which they've done in the
> past. Since I started tipping at Christmas I never have to track down
> the bin or the lid.
>
I doubt my trash guys would walk the trashcan back up the driveway, tip
or no tip. As for tracking down the lid, the handles on my trashcan
turn up to "lock" the lid in place. The guys are thoughtful enough to
flip at least one handle back up after they empty it.

I've seen some mention of trash collectors being city employees. Only
if you live in a city. Around here if you want garbage pickup you
sign up for and pay the trash collection service directly. Some of my
neighbors would rather stash bags of trash in their garage until they
accumulate enough to drive it to the "dump". I don't mind paying for
someone to pick it up!

Jill

On 5/26/2016 9:24 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> I've seen some mention of trash collectors being city employees. Only
> if you live in a city. Around here if you want garbage pickup you
> sign up for and pay the trash collection service directly.

It's a mixed bag in my town. My area has town paid garbage pickup,
but the days are long gone when they were employees, now it's all
contracted out. Other parts of town, residents pay a trash company
directly. No reason even small towns could pay a contractor directly,
I'm sure some do.

nancy

On 2016-05-26 9:24 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> I've seen some mention of trash collectors being city employees. Only
> if you live in a city. Around here if you want garbage pickup you
> sign up for and pay the trash collection service directly. Some of my
> neighbors would rather stash bags of trash in their garage until they
> accumulate enough to drive it to the "dump". I don't mind paying for
> someone to pick it up!
>

It depends on where you live. When I lived in a city near here the
garbage collection was done by city workers. That work has since been
contracted out. It is done by contractors where I live now. I don't know
what exactly is going on in Toronto these days, but for a while it was
half and half, with one side of the city having city run pickup while
the other half of the city was contracted.

On 5/25/2016 10:54 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:38:50 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 5/25/2016 12:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> How in the world could anyone throw something out their house window?
>>> Don't you people have screens?
>>
>> Our screens lift up in 3 seconds. The deck is outside out kitchen and
>> we often lift the screen when clearing the table to pass through stuff
>
> Would you please post a link to a similar screen? I'm unfamiliar with
> the concept of a screen that lifts like a shade.
>

Pella makes doors and windows with internal shades and a slider screens.

http://professional.pella.com/doors/...ptions/screens

On 5/25/2016 7:17 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/23/2016 11:19 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> The fact that it was dairy is what made me ill. I
>>> > knew I shouldn't eat dairy and I did it anyway.
>>
>> You knew you shouldn't but did it anyway. Enuff said. Stop carrying
>> on about your gastroparesis. This isn't a who has the worst illness
>> newsgroup.
>>
>> Common, simple logic: if something you eat doesn't agree with you,
>> don't eat it.
>
> But I *didn't* know as I had eaten this countless times with no ill
> effects. Until I did have ill effects. Food intolerances can come and
> go, which some of mine do.
(snippage)

We get it, Julie. I'm sorry you have food intolerances. I don't.

Jill

Capulin wrote:
>
> Pella makes doors and windows with internal shades and a slider screens.

I've encountered those in my line of work. Nice concept but when one
goes bad, it's very expensive to have fixed. Also Pella is notorious
for....several years later...having no replacement anything and they
make you buy an entire new window.

Anderson windows are a bit better than Pella but still not all that.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 22:06:03 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/24/2016 2:30 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> All the trash guy does is drive a truck house to house at tractor
>> speed... playground monitor is much more difficult...
>
>Some might not agree with me and that's ok but I tip the trash
>collectors because I get better service, but I also like that they have
>the opportunity for a Christmas bonus when many tip them. They work hard
>during all seasons.
>
>They will walk the trashcan back up the driveway rather than leave it at
>the curb or even in the middle of my driveway which they've done in the
>past. Since I started tipping at Christmas I never have to track down
>the bin or the lid.

When I first moved here I bought regular trash cans with loose lids, I
purchased one of those wheeled carts for the heavy duty trash cans and
had the lids tied to the cart. It was a one man operation, he would
come by and dump trash in his ordinary dump truck. He only covered a
small area and I'm sure he would truck the trash to the town dump. I
used to tip him in mid December. But then after three years he mailed
a notice to all his customers that someone else would be taking over
and that's when County Waste arrived, a big organization that covered
a large area, parts of three adjoining states. The price went up by
about 1/3. I'm sure County Waste is The Mob... they probably made the
one man operation an offer he couldn't refuse, get lost or it's
C-menta Shooz.

On 2016-05-26 10:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/25/2016 7:17 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/23/2016 11:19 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> The fact that it was dairy is what made me ill. I
>>>> > knew I shouldn't eat dairy and I did it anyway.
>>>
>>> You knew you shouldn't but did it anyway. Enuff said. Stop carrying
>>> on about your gastroparesis. This isn't a who has the worst illness
>>> newsgroup.
>>>
>>> Common, simple logic: if something you eat doesn't agree with you,
>>> don't eat it.
>>
>> But I *didn't* know as I had eaten this countless times with no ill
>> effects. Until I did have ill effects. Food intolerances can come and
>> go, which some of mine do.
> (snippage)
>
> We get it, Julie. I'm sorry you have food intolerances. I don't.

I have a lactose intolerance. It does not ruin my life. I have an
intolerance for idiots and liars. I try to avoid the causes but they
keep getting thrown into my face, so once in a while I react.

On 5/26/2016 10:21 AM, Gary wrote:
> Capulin wrote:
>>
>> Pella makes doors and windows with internal shades and a slider screens.
>
> I've encountered those in my line of work. Nice concept but when one
> goes bad, it's very expensive to have fixed. Also Pella is notorious
> for....several years later...having no replacement anything and they
> make you buy an entire new window.
>
> Anderson windows are a bit better than Pella but still not all that.

http://www.phantomscreens.com/

https://www.metroscreenworks.com/ret...ndowscreen.php

http://www.qualitywindowscreen.com/s...ens-c-167.html

http://www.rollaway.com/

On Thu, 26 May 2016 12:25:23 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Wed, 25 May 2016 22:06:03 -0400, Cheryl >
>wrote:
>
>>On 5/24/2016 2:30 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> All the trash guy does is drive a truck house to house at tractor
>>> speed... playground monitor is much more difficult...
>>
>>Some might not agree with me and that's ok but I tip the trash
>>collectors because I get better service, but I also like that they have
>>the opportunity for a Christmas bonus when many tip them. They work hard
>>during all seasons.
>>
>>They will walk the trashcan back up the driveway rather than leave it at
>>the curb or even in the middle of my driveway which they've done in the
>>past. Since I started tipping at Christmas I never have to track down
>>the bin or the lid.
>
>When I first moved here I bought regular trash cans with loose lids, I
>purchased one of those wheeled carts for the heavy duty trash cans and
>had the lids tied to the cart. It was a one man operation, he would
>come by and dump trash in his ordinary dump truck. He only covered a
>small area and I'm sure he would truck the trash to the town dump. I
>used to tip him in mid December. But then after three years he mailed
>a notice to all his customers that someone else would be taking over
>and that's when County Waste arrived, a big organization that covered
>a large area, parts of three adjoining states. The price went up by
>about 1/3. I'm sure County Waste is The Mob... they probably made the
>one man operation an offer he couldn't refuse, get lost or it's
>C-menta Shooz.

Here's who we have:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_...t_(corporation)
They do far more than just pick up the garbage.
Janet US

On Wed, 25 May 2016 22:29:42 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/24/2016 1:00 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> It never occured to me to tip the trash collecter... here all he does
>> is drive the truck... the truck's hydraulic Snatch & Lift (panty & bra
>> set) mechanism picks up the bins, dumps them into the truck, and
>> places the bins back... it's a one man operation, I'm the one who has
>> to schlep the bins to the road and back again. The driver just sits
>> and drives. I'm sure the pay is very good, it's a huge company and in
>> case you don't know private sanitation is operated by the mob. I
>> consider the $28/mo a bargain (they supply the bins), would cost more
>> to haul my trash to the town dump.
>
>Trash pickup in my area isn't like that, and I've never seen it like
>that other than the one time I lived in an apartment and the trash bin
>was a big dumpster. Here they have to lift large stinky trashcans by
>hand, most of the time having to stop traffic or dodge it. My trash is
>stinky because of kitty litter. And it gets heavy for the same reason. I
>don't really care how much they make, I have no problem tipping at
>Christmas. Because of that, they walk the trashcan back up to the top of
>the driveway rather than leave it where it's in the way or blows away.

Originally my trash pick up was like yours, even in NYC and on Lung
Guyland a 3-4 man crew came with the truck and had to lift heavy cans.
But now it's all automated here, the driver never get out of the
truck, you can get some idea from their web site:
http://www.county-waste.com/

Cheryl wrote:
> On 5/25/2016 1:31 PM, Gary wrote:
>
>> Here's a random funny that I would LOVE to see a Utube movie of...
>> Sheldon takes his sleeping bag into the barn one night and falls
>> asleep in there. The cam would record all the ferals freaking out and
>> checking you out while you sleep. They know you well but would be so
>> confused as to why you are sleeping in there with them.
>
> That sounds funny!

he's not asleep, he's passed out

the animals are used to it

sf wrote:
>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>Julie Bove wrote:
>> >
>> > How in the world could anyone throw something out their house window?
>> > Don't you people have screens?
>>
>> Our screens lift up in 3 seconds. The deck is outside out kitchen and
>> we often lift the screen when clearing the table to pass through stuff
>
>Would you please post a link to a similar screen? I'm unfamiliar with
>the concept of a screen that lifts like a shade.

You don't live where people have aluminum storm windows... they have
screens that opened and closed by sliding in tracks, same as the glass
panes... those storm windows were popular in the days before double
and triple glazed windows... nowadays most people have gotten rid of
their storm windows and had new double and triple glazed windows
installed but plenty of people still have the old storms.

On 5/26/2016 12:15 PM, Sky wrote:
> On 5/26/2016 10:52 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> A whole house fan? They are nice, and you can close or open windows
>> depending on where you want the cool breeze. I actually ordered
>> one and when they came to install it, it was a no go, not enough
>> room in my attic, darn it.
>
> Whole-house (attic) fans

Those are two different things, fyi. I do have an attic fan, it
circulates air in the attic space through the gable vents but
has no connection to the living space. Good for your roof, helps
keep the a/c bills down, too, but doesn't give you a breeze.

> can be something wonderful!!! Way back when in
> the 1970s when I lived in a Mobile (AL) rental home with no central a/c

YIKES! I don't know how people do it.

> (believe you me, a/c is required there!!!!!), that "attic" fan was a
> godsend! It was amazing how well it worked at nights, for the most
> part. However, it was no substitute for a window a/c unit, particularly
> during daytime hours - VBG! And of course, YMMV 8-D

Not mine. I have to have a/c, I grew up without it and that was
enough of that. My a/c did not want to turn on yesterday despite
having tested it earlier in the spring, my first thought was what
hotel will I be staying in, it's 88 out. Spoiled. hee

nancy

On Thu, 26 May 2016 12:21:33 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Capulin wrote:
>>
>> Pella makes doors and windows with internal shades and a slider screens.
>
>I've encountered those in my line of work. Nice concept but when one
>goes bad, it's very expensive to have fixed. Also Pella is notorious
>for....several years later...having no replacement anything and they
>make you buy an entire new window.
>
>Anderson windows are a bit better than Pella but still not all that.

That was exactly what I was told when I was replacing windows in an
old house in the 80s.

tert in seattle wrote:
>
> Cheryl wrote:
> > On 5/25/2016 1:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> >
> >> Here's a random funny that I would LOVE to see a Utube movie of...
> >> Sheldon takes his sleeping bag into the barn one night and falls
> >> asleep in there. The cam would record all the ferals freaking out and
> >> checking you out while you sleep. They know you well but would be so
> >> confused as to why you are sleeping in there with them.
> >
> > That sounds funny!
>
> he's not asleep, he's passed out
>
> the animals are used to it

LOL! But seriously. Sheldon babies all these "feral cats" that live
in his barn or giant tractor garage...whatever. He feeds them, he
gives them heated sleeping areas in the winter. They all know and
love him but again I say....would be a funny movie for Sheldon to
sleep in the barn with them all and have an animal cam recording that
night.

No doubt, while he's asleep, we would see many of the cats slinking up
to him and sniffing and wondering WTH is he doing sleeping here?

Sheldon won't do that though. He's probably afraid they would all
attack and eat him overnight. Our YouTube video would only show a
Sheldon skelton in the morning. Horrors!

On 5/26/2016 12:24 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 5/26/2016 12:15 PM, Sky wrote:
>> On 5/26/2016 10:52 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> A whole house fan? They are nice, and you can close or open windows
>>> depending on where you want the cool breeze. I actually ordered
>>> one and when they came to install it, it was a no go, not enough
>>> room in my attic, darn it.
>>
>> Whole-house (attic) fans
>
> Those are two different things, fyi. I do have an attic fan, it
> circulates air in the attic space through the gable vents but
> has no connection to the living space. Good for your roof, helps
> keep the a/c bills down, too, but doesn't give you a breeze.

My "attic" fan(s) --- as I describe them --- has always been the
horizontal sort that 'lives' between the ceiling and the attic - and
vents air from the living quarters through the attic/eaves/whatnots -- I
hope this makes sense?. I don't think these "attic" fans are common any
more. My current home was built in 1969, and the one in Mobile was a
lot older <G>.

>> can be something wonderful!!! Way back when in the 1970s when I
>> lived in a Mobile (AL) rental home with no central a/c
>
> YIKES! I don't know how people do it.

Thank goodness for "Carrier" who invented 'modern' air conditioning more
than 100-years ago!

> I have to have a/c, I grew up without it and that was
> enough of that. My a/c did not want to turn on yesterday despite
> having tested it earlier in the spring, my first thought was what
> hotel will I be staying in, it's 88 out. Spoiled. hee

I have to have a/c too - cannot do without, otherwise I suffer badly
(and "hot flashes" do not count - vbg!) :/ (grin)

One 'trick' I've learned is to check my home HVAC system about 3 weeks
before the seasons change (summer/winter). For example, before the
weather finally turned warm/humid and a/c was sort-of needed, I "tested"
the system to make sure the a/c worked to reduce temp & humidity. This
way, I beat the 'rush' before other folks when they learned their HVACs
failed -- hopefully this makes sense?

Sky

================================
Kitchen Rule #1 - Use the timer!
Kitchen Rule #2 - Cook's choice!
================================

On Thu, 26 May 2016 03:44:38 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 5:22:27 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> Yep. Actually, I should have added a caveat to my comments because I
>> have thought about getting a small AC for the bedroom for the few
>> extreme days we get each year. Not for the whole house, just one room
>> only. 'hermetically sealed jar' is a good description when it comes to
>> central AC or heating the entire house.
>
>When it's -18 C, a centrally heated house is very nice. Different conditions
>require different types of heating.

For sure, and sometimes that sort of heating is the only option
anyway.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 18:46:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-05-25 4:55 PM, Je?us wrote:
>
>>> I go nuts if I can't have the windows open for long stretches.
>>> I open my windows even in the dead of winter, if only a crack.
>>
>> Same. I can't handle central air or heating, it's so stuffy and
>> stifling. It's not at all like fresh air.
>
>I agree. I do not like to use AC unless it is really, really hot. I am
>lucky to live on a large property with big maple trees around the house
>that keep it well shaded. We use passive cooling methods, opening the
>windows at night to let in the cool air and then closing them and the
>sun facing windows and shades during the day.

Much like what I do here when I know a hot one is coming - keep the
house closed up during the day and open everything up late afternoon.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:35:11 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 5/25/2016 3:19 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 May 2016 08:22:25 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>
>>> My screens lift with one finger. Presumably a raccoon could
>>> open them. Haven't had a problem with wildlife trying to
>>> come through the windows.
>>
>> My kitchen window screen is fixed. I've been meaning to change it to
>> one that opens so food etc. can be passed through to the dining table
>> and bbq on the verandah.
>
>I used to have storm windows and they were a bitch to move,
>but it's very handy to be able to open the screen when you
>want to stick your head out the window, thought I don't have
>a need to pass anything to the outside.

I had to look up 'storm windows' as they have been mentioned a few
times here now. I like the idea and have considered doing something
similar to some of the house windows here on the colder side of the
house.

I've never seen storm windows here, double glazing yes but not these
storm windows.

On 5/26/2016 3:18 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:35:11 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> I used to have storm windows and they were a bitch to move,
>> but it's very handy to be able to open the screen when you
>> want to stick your head out the window, thought I don't have
>> a need to pass anything to the outside.
>
> I had to look up 'storm windows' as they have been mentioned a few
> times here now. I like the idea and have considered doing something
> similar to some of the house windows here on the colder side of the
> house.
>
> I've never seen storm windows here, double glazing yes but not these
> storm windows.

I don't know, maybe they will be less common with houses going
over to double glazed windows. They were important when it was
just a single pane of glass between you and the weather.

nancy

On 5/26/2016 1:13 PM, Je�us wrote:
> Much like what I do here when I know a hot one is coming -

Ice some bunnies and bleed them?

On 5/26/2016 1:18 PM, Je�us wrote:
> I've never seen storm windows here, double glazing yes but

Auztardia has the worst construction of any developed nation.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/26/2016 3:18 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:35:11 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>
>>> I used to have storm windows and they were a bitch to move,
>>> but it's very handy to be able to open the screen when you
>>> want to stick your head out the window, thought I don't have
>>> a need to pass anything to the outside.
>>
>> I had to look up 'storm windows' as they have been mentioned a few
>> times here now. I like the idea and have considered doing something
>> similar to some of the house windows here on the colder side of the
>> house.
>>
>> I've never seen storm windows here, double glazing yes but not these
>> storm windows.
>
> I don't know, maybe they will be less common with houses going
> over to double glazed windows. They were important when it was
> just a single pane of glass between you and the weather.

We had storm windows on Cape Cod. Military housing. We were supposed to take
them off for the summer then put them back on for winter. This made no sense
to me. If they could help keep the cold out, wouldn't they also keep the
heat out? The ones that we had actually seemed to do neither. And they were
not on all of the windows. Just those in the living room. I never bothered
to take them off.

On 5/25/2016 2:06 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 24 May 2016 22:09:04 -0400, Cheryl >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't tip the mail carrier for various reasons, but I do tip the UPS
>>> guy at Christmastime because I do most of my non-grocery shopping from
>>> Amazon and other places to avoid shopping because I just can't do it
>>> anymore, so I get a lot of deliveries. This guy is so great, and so
>>> friendly and will even carry heavy boxes into my house.
>>
>> I never see the same UPS, FedEx, Amazon truck delivery person twice.
>>
>> --
>>
>> sf
>
> Me either, and I do shop at Amazon a lot.
>
> Cheri

We have the same people on UPS routes, though this is a training route
so sometimes I'll see other people but usually with the regular carrier.
Trash and recycle people are the same core group with some turnover.
USPS mail though, this route seems to change drivers so often that the
service is horrible. Mail delivered to the wrong places, slow delivery
based on tracking info, boxes that don't fit in the mailbox left in the
driveway, etc.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On 5/25/2016 8:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/25/2016 7:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/25/2016 12:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> How in the world could anyone throw something out their house window?
>>>> Don't you people have screens?
>>>
>>> Our screens lift up in 3 seconds. The deck is outside out kitchen and
>>> we often lift the screen when clearing the table to pass through stuff
>>
>> Lift up? Ours are fixed in place.
>
> Both types exist. Depends on the window type. In our case we have
> double hung windows and triple track storms. Other types, such as
> awning, jalousie, casement, have fixed screens.

Those screens are much more secure. My parents house has that kind. I
have the ones held in by little clips and you can pull them out from the
outside. One of my cats fell through one from the inside which is when I
decided they needed to be reinforced. The additional screens are
adjustable and fit in a track that might be made for the type of screen
you have.


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On 5/26/2016 3:28 AM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Our relatively new storm door has some kind of magical screen inside
> that raises up and down as the glass goes the other way. I love it! Our
> old one had a pane of glass that was supposed to slide up and down but
> mostly it just fell out onto the feet of the person trying to slide it.
> The new door doesn't have this issue at all.

I have a new one like that but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
Every time I try, it threatens to break a nail. lol

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On 5/26/2016 7:47 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> I'm stalling. I'm supposed to be down there taking that cover
> off the pool right now.

Nice! We're for sure heading into pool weather. Is it as warm up there
as it in in MD? We went from pretty chilly over the weekend to 80s and
90s now. Summer, here we come!


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On 5/25/2016 1:47 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Capulin" > wrote in message ...
>> On 5/24/2016 8:13 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> But... let's give the Bove for making yet another idiotic claim
>>
>>
>> Do you have any clue how totally mentally ill you look going after her
>> multiple times day in and day out?
>
OMG that is one of the biggest PKB that I've seen in a long time. lmao!!!

> And "the Bove," "Bovine" etc., is soooooooooooooooooooooooo old and
> tiresome. It really makes them look like useless turds without an
> original thought of their own. Give it up already!
>
> Cheri


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jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 5/25/2016 7:20 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > Granted, I don't dispose of vegetable waste by throwing it in my
> > > yard. But my immediate thought upon reading this was NOT be
> > > "throwing trash out of car windows". That was a giant leap of
> > > imagination.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Actually I have some that goes in the yard. Moldy bread gets
> > tossed in the front for the birds to eat up.
> >
> I put things like that on the patio for the birds and squirrels to
> eat. When Mom was alive she wanted a big bowl of popcorn every
> night. I was more than happy to make it for her but she couldn't eat
> all of it. The leftover popcorn got scattered on the patio, too.
>
> Jill

Sounds workable to me!

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On 5/26/2016 1:24 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Not mine. I have to have a/c, I grew up without it and that was
> enough of that. My a/c did not want to turn on yesterday despite
> having tested it earlier in the spring, my first thought was what
> hotel will I be staying in, it's 88 out. Spoiled. hee

Oh yeah, I'd be dying in that indoor heat with it that hot out! I hope
it finally got going!

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On Thu, 26 May 2016 19:44:43 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/26/2016 3:28 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Our relatively new storm door has some kind of magical screen inside
>> that raises up and down as the glass goes the other way. I love it! Our
>> old one had a pane of glass that was supposed to slide up and down but
>> mostly it just fell out onto the feet of the person trying to slide it.
>> The new door doesn't have this issue at all.
>
>I have a new one like that but I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
>Every time I try, it threatens to break a nail. lol

I knew it, Cheryl is a JAP. LOL

On 5/26/2016 3:13 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Wed, 25 May 2016 18:46:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2016-05-25 4:55 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>>> I go nuts if I can't have the windows open for long stretches.
>>>> I open my windows even in the dead of winter, if only a crack.
>>>
>>> Same. I can't handle central air or heating, it's so stuffy and
>>> stifling. It's not at all like fresh air.
>>
>> I agree. I do not like to use AC unless it is really, really hot. I am
>> lucky to live on a large property with big maple trees around the house
>> that keep it well shaded. We use passive cooling methods, opening the
>> windows at night to let in the cool air and then closing them and the
>> sun facing windows and shades during the day.
>
> Much like what I do here when I know a hot one is coming - keep the
> house closed up during the day and open everything up late afternoon.
>
Here in the DC area that doesn't work. It is just as humid at night, if
not more so. Once the AC is on for the season, it is rarely shut off
until Fall.

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On Thu, 26 May 2016 20:35:01 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/26/2016 3:13 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 May 2016 18:46:38 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-05-25 4:55 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I go nuts if I can't have the windows open for long stretches.
>>>>> I open my windows even in the dead of winter, if only a crack.
>>>>
>>>> Same. I can't handle central air or heating, it's so stuffy and
>>>> stifling. It's not at all like fresh air.
>>>
>>> I agree. I do not like to use AC unless it is really, really hot. I am
>>> lucky to live on a large property with big maple trees around the house
>>> that keep it well shaded. We use passive cooling methods, opening the
>>> windows at night to let in the cool air and then closing them and the
>>> sun facing windows and shades during the day.
>>
>> Much like what I do here when I know a hot one is coming - keep the
>> house closed up during the day and open everything up late afternoon.
>>
>Here in the DC area that doesn't work. It is just as humid at night, if
>not more so. Once the AC is on for the season, it is rarely shut off
>until Fall.

I've lived in places like that before (Brisbane), and yes only AC
could deal with the humidity. I only had AC in the bedroom though.
Darwin was bad too at times, and yet not as bad as Brisbane, which
might surprise people familiar with those places.

On 5/25/2016 8:23 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> I've seen people talk about a lot of medical stuff here, everything from
> colonoscopies, to heart surgery, to back problems, allergies, bad knees,
> chemo and beyond. I don't particularly want to talk about those either,
> but there you have it.

Very true, Cheri, and I'm putting on record that I won't talk about my
back problems here anymore. It isn't worth upsetting people and I have
others I can talk to about it. I'd love to see this mostly about food
again and an end to the bickering.

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On 5/25/2016 3:04 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> I'm getting my appendix removed at 8:30-9am or so. I couldn't give a
> rats ass about all this babbaling of yours because I'm having REAL
> shit happening and you're just a little pip-squeak drama queen. Call
> me when you step on a nail again. They're lettting me eat a big cup
> of cantelope. It comes precut, those *******s.

I hope you're feeling better by now!

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