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imaplanner · 2009-11-03, 05:15 PM

What do we want??

Crappy health care reform thats gonna cost us more $$$!!!

When do we want it??

2019!

kjelsadek · 2009-11-04, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PlannerGirl

Is craving pho

I wanted some night before last and walked to the Vietnamese place only to find that it had shuttered its doors. I was sad.

The One · 2009-11-04, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by kjelsadek

I wanted some night before last and walked to the Vietnamese place only to find that it had shuttered its doors. I was sad.

In an unrelated story......the stray dog population is booming again

Actually, Vietnamese sounds good for lunch.....maybe I'll make the 200 mile drive to get some

ofos · 2009-11-04, 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by The One

In an unrelated story......the stray dog population is booming again

I think that's more of a Korean item than Vietnamese but each man to his own hot dog.

jsk1983 · 2009-11-04, 12:48 PM

Anyone have any ideas for getting rid of a mouse? Last night I was in my kitchen and a mouse popped up from under the burner but quickly went back under. This morning I noticed my butter had been chewed on...

Planit · 2009-11-04, 12:52 PM

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Originally posted by jsk1983

Anyone have any ideas for getting rid of a mouse? Last night I was in my kitchen and a mouse popped up from under the burner but quickly went back under. This morning I noticed my butter had been chewed on...

peanut butter in a mouse trap - works everytime!

we killed an entire mouse family (7 of 'em) over the course of a day and a half using this method

CJC · 2009-11-04, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by jsk1983

Anyone have any ideas for getting rid of a mouse? Last night I was in my kitchen and a mouse popped up from under the burner but quickly went back under. This morning I noticed my butter had been chewed on...

Borrow a cat for a few days. Traps and other things may work too, but a cat seems to send a message to the other mice to stay away

Whose Yur Planner · 2009-11-04, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by jsk1983

Anyone have any ideas for getting rid of a mouse? Last night I was in my kitchen and a mouse popped up from under the burner but quickly went back under. This morning I noticed my butter had been chewed on...

Get a cat

, they work wonders.

Chet · 2009-11-04, 02:24 PM

Cats are also good for getting rid of scorpions. Jebus I really don't miss Texas.
I just woke up from a GREAT nap. Jebus I don't miss employment.
The Wiemarienar is feeling the effects of eating a stick of butter yesterday.

jsk1983 · 2009-11-04, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Planit

peanut butter in a mouse trap - works everytime!

we killed an entire mouse family (7 of 'em) over the course of a day and a half using this method

I think I'll go with the mouse trap and peanut butter route. I'll take a picture if it works out. I really don't see myself getting a cat...

The One · 2009-11-04, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by jsk1983

I think I'll go with the mouse trap and peanut butter route. I'll take a picture if it works out. I really don't see myself getting a cat...

You may not "SEE YOURSELF" getting a cat.....at least until you open my secret santa "living gift."

otterpop · 2009-11-04, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by kms

One of the things I love about winter is that I can use the screened porch as a temporary refrigerator for things that won't fit into the refrigerator. It really comes in handy.

I used to defrost the fridge/freezer during the winter, so I could put the food in a box and put it out on the porch until I was done.

Bear Up North · 2009-11-04, 07:19 PM

Bicycles On The Expressway Random.....Put on your WAYBACK MACHINE CAP. Go back to 1969/1970. The interstate system in the USA was under construction. That construction included the wide swath of I-75, cut right through the heart of Toledo, OH. When finished, the portions in the central areas would be 4 to 6 lanes in each direction. The automobile was king!

Look closer. That portion is still under construction in 1969 / 1970. Every Sunday, when the road construction contractors are home with their familes, this Bear and Wife # 1 (Cynthia) would hop on their bicycles, pedal from their central city upper to the new concrete, and join hundreds of others who utilized that unopen testament to Dwight D. Eisenhower as a quite-large bike path.

Anybody else in Cyburbialand get an opportunity to ride their bicycle on an interstate highway?

Child Labor Random.....Watched the news with a sense of curiousity, regarding the Michigan blueberry packer that was using some children in their operations. When Wally World got the word, the grower's biz relationship was cooked faster than a steaming blueberry pie.

Why the curiosity? When I was around 11 years old I started to work for my Dad. At that time (late 1950s, early 1960s) my Dad was providing the food service for the huge Rossford Army Depot, just outside of inner-ring Toledo suburb Rossford. Dad had 3 cafeterias and 12 lunch stands. I spent some of the time bussing tables and washing pots and pans.....and "graduated" to running a lunch stand by myself.

Child labor? You bet.

Ottawa Random.....For years I lived a city block away from Toledo's Ottawa River. When I was a little bruin the upper courses of the Ottawa (only a few curly-on-the-map miles from the mouth of the river) was called Ten Mile Creek. At some point in the 1960s, somebody (maybe a Lucas County Engineer?) decided to call the entire stream the Ottawa River.

But, on some of the roads in Toledo's suburbs, the waterway is signed as "Ten Mile Creek". Not sure what the deal is or was. Maybe SAC can share some history or info. (The entire length is probably about 10 miles.)

BTW.....the river also wandered through Ottawa Hills, the very-high-household-income village that is an inner-ring suburb of Toledo. The community was not called Ten Mile Hills. (Oooo.....good idea for a suburb name for my fake city.

)

The portion of the river near the mouth is considered to be one of the most-polluted streams in Ohio. This is because a large number of industries lined the waterway, dumping junk into the stream. It is cleaning up, because of environmental laws, but it still isn't the best water to dip a toe in to.

Another BTW.....I used to swim, often, in the river. Perhaps that is why my health is what it is.

The Ottawa River empties into Maumee Bay (Lake Erie's western end). Across the bay, and about 20 miles east.....Ottawa County, OH. About 60 miles south of Toledo.....Ottawa, OH. Hmmmm, I smell a trend.

Other Forums Random.....I am a visitor to a few other internet forums. There is only one other forum that I appear on on a regular basis, relating to cities and data and you know the one. I enjoy that forum, sometimes. But it often bugs me, because of the lack of civility of some of the posters.

Not sure how you feel, but if I walk up to a group of folks in a conversation and somebody in that group is being rude or disrespectful, it turns me off. My favorite forum is right here, on the now-autumn-cool and leaf-covered sidewalks of Cyburbia. When I walk up to a group of Cyburbians discussing the world (and less worldly thingys) there is very little disrespect.

You are a nice bunch.

Now get back to work.

Bear

Veloise · 2009-11-04, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Bear Up North

Bicycles On The Expressway Random.....
Anybody else in Cyburbialand get an opportunity to ride their bicycle on an interstate highway?
...

Shocker; I have.

What's now the I-696 motor speedway (connects US-24, Telegraph Road, and I-94) in Oakland county just north of Day-twah. I don't recall when it opened, but I remember M-DOT hosting a running race on it the weekend before.
I didn't like cycling on it; nothing to see, and without the highway signs up, couldn;t tell where I was.

Also M-6, just south of glorious GR. My bike club hosted evening rides one summer, and we pedaled from one of its major interchanges with I-96 to the other end.

I've ridden on open-to-cyclists shoulders in NJ and Mont. There are places where that's the only option, so it's permitted. Used to be another section of I-96, near Novi Mich., where 12 Mile Road dumped out onto the freeway. Surprise!

mgk920 · 2009-11-05, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by Veloise

Shocker; I have.

What's now the I-696 motor speedway (connects US-24, Telegraph Road, and I-94) in Oakland county just north of Day-twah. I don't recall when it opened, but I remember M-DOT hosting a running race on it the weekend before.
I didn't like cycling on it; nothing to see, and without the highway signs up, couldn;t tell where I was.

Also M-6, just south of glorious GR. My bike club hosted evening rides one summer, and we pedaled from one of its major interchanges with I-96 to the other end.

I've ridden on open-to-cyclists shoulders in NJ and Mont. There are places where that's the only option, so it's permitted. Used to be another section of I-96, near Novi Mich., where 12 Mile Road dumped out onto the freeway. Surprise!

Many/most interstates in the high plains and mountain west allow bicycles. Also, the I-79 bridge over the Ohio River in Pennsylvania allows bicycles (and I assume pedestrians) on the mainline, this because there is no other convenient way to cross in that part of the Pittsburgh metro area.

There is a separate pedestrian/bicycle trail built onto the I-94 Saint Croix River bridge at the Minnesota/Wisconsin state line, too.

Mike

Dan · 2009-11-05, 01:47 AM

I felt a wave of tiredness come over me, and felt mildly nauseous for about five minutes. I hope it's not the onset of the flu ...

kjelsadek · 2009-11-05, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bear Up North

Child Labor Random.....Watched the news with a sense of curiousity, regarding the Michigan blueberry packer that was using some children in their operations. When Wally World got the word, the grower's biz relationship was cooked faster than a steaming blueberry pie.

Why the curiosity? When I was around 11 years old I started to work for my Dad. At that time (late 1950s, early 1960s) my Dad was providing the food service for the huge Rossford Army Depot, just outside of inner-ring Toledo suburb Rossford. Dad had 3 cafeterias and 12 lunch stands. I spent some of the time bussing tables and washing pots and pans.....and "graduated" to running a lunch stand by myself.

Child labor? You bet.

It was a rite of passage in Oregon that you picked strawberries in the fields during the summer after you finished 6th grade. The "Berry Bus" would come pick us up at 0-Dark-30 to take us to the fields. We'd be bundled up in grubby clothes with a sack lunch and out picking by 7am and done at 1pm for the ride home. Used to get paid something like $1.20 a flat which was 12 dry pints and you got paid in cash at the end of the day. If you were really good you could pick 20 flats. I think I used to do about 15.

Chet · 2009-11-05, 07:41 AM

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Originally posted by Dan

I felt a wave of tiredness come over me, and felt mildly nauseous for about five minutes. I hope it's not the onset of the flu ...

Wishing you the best Dan. This years "regular" flu took me out for over a week. I don't wish that on anyone!

dandy_warhol · 2009-11-05, 09:43 AM

I saw a pileated woodpecker on the walk to work this morning. He was quite grand with his bright red cap. He was busy chuckling and eating bugs.

I think I'm going to start carrying my camera with me all the time so I can capture such moments.

JNA · 2009-11-05, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dandy_warhol

I saw a pileated woodpecker on the walk to work this morning. He was quite grand with his bright red cap. He was busy chuckling and eating bugs.

I think I'm going to start carrying my camera with me all the time so I can capture such moments.

Aren't we all just a bit

about those missed opportunities.

luckless pedestrian · 2009-11-05, 01:04 PM

!@#$%^&*&^%$#@!

I give some written criticism with however an understanding of the situation and I get unprofessional whiny crap in response!

Maybe I need to become an @$$hole

Veloise · 2009-11-05, 01:15 PM

This place just opened DT, just a short bike ride down the hill from me:
http://workthefactory.com/

In an amazing coincidence, yesterday I sent off an application for a home office-based gig. Crossing my fingers!

The One · 2009-11-05, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by luckless pedestrian

!@#$%^&*&^%$#@!

I give some written criticism with however an understanding of the situation and I get unprofessional whiny crap in response!

Maybe I need to become an @$$hole

If you had some understanding of the situation....why not just go with the ole oral reprimand and warning? Were you pushed to put it in writing?

Veloise · 2009-11-05, 01:41 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_345740.html

SFW, but it will inspire much commentary (not to mention questions).

Salmissra · 2009-11-05, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Veloise

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_345740.html

SFW, but it will inspire much commentary (not to mention questions).

I'm speechless!!

2009-11-03, 05:15 PM	#4376
imaplanner Cyburbian Registered: May 2004 Location: On a mission from God Posts: 2,234	What do we want?? Crappy health care reform thats gonna cost us more $$$!!! When do we want it?? 2019! __________________ Why is the rhythm trying to get me??

2009-11-04, 02:24 PM	#4384
Chet Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2001 Location: Off the tarmac Posts: 8,484	Cats are also good for getting rid of scorpions. Jebus I really don't miss Texas. I just woke up from a GREAT nap. Jebus I don't miss employment. The Wiemarienar is feeling the effects of eating a stick of butter yesterday. __________________ Your daily moment of Zen:Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me the hell alone.

2009-11-04, 07:19 PM	#4388
Bear Up North Cyburbian Plus Registered: May 2003 Location: Northwestern Ohio Posts: 7,078	Expressway Biking Randoms Bicycles On The Expressway Random.....Put on your WAYBACK MACHINE CAP. Go back to 1969/1970. The interstate system in the USA was under construction. That construction included the wide swath of I-75, cut right through the heart of Toledo, OH. When finished, the portions in the central areas would be 4 to 6 lanes in each direction. The automobile was king! Look closer. That portion is still under construction in 1969 / 1970. Every Sunday, when the road construction contractors are home with their familes, this Bear and Wife # 1 (Cynthia) would hop on their bicycles, pedal from their central city upper to the new concrete, and join hundreds of others who utilized that unopen testament to Dwight D. Eisenhower as a quite-large bike path. Anybody else in Cyburbialand get an opportunity to ride their bicycle on an interstate highway? Child Labor Random.....Watched the news with a sense of curiousity, regarding the Michigan blueberry packer that was using some children in their operations. When Wally World got the word, the grower's biz relationship was cooked faster than a steaming blueberry pie. Why the curiosity? When I was around 11 years old I started to work for my Dad. At that time (late 1950s, early 1960s) my Dad was providing the food service for the huge Rossford Army Depot, just outside of inner-ring Toledo suburb Rossford. Dad had 3 cafeterias and 12 lunch stands. I spent some of the time bussing tables and washing pots and pans.....and "graduated" to running a lunch stand by myself. Child labor? You bet. Ottawa Random.....For years I lived a city block away from Toledo's Ottawa River. When I was a little bruin the upper courses of the Ottawa (only a few curly-on-the-map miles from the mouth of the river) was called Ten Mile Creek. At some point in the 1960s, somebody (maybe a Lucas County Engineer?) decided to call the entire stream the Ottawa River. But, on some of the roads in Toledo's suburbs, the waterway is signed as "Ten Mile Creek". Not sure what the deal is or was. Maybe SAC can share some history or info. (The entire length is probably about 10 miles.) BTW.....the river also wandered through Ottawa Hills, the very-high-household-income village that is an inner-ring suburb of Toledo. The community was not called Ten Mile Hills. (Oooo.....good idea for a suburb name for my fake city. ) The portion of the river near the mouth is considered to be one of the most-polluted streams in Ohio. This is because a large number of industries lined the waterway, dumping junk into the stream. It is cleaning up, because of environmental laws, but it still isn't the best water to dip a toe in to. Another BTW.....I used to swim, often, in the river. Perhaps that is why my health is what it is. The Ottawa River empties into Maumee Bay (Lake Erie's western end). Across the bay, and about 20 miles east.....Ottawa County, OH. About 60 miles south of Toledo.....Ottawa, OH. Hmmmm, I smell a trend. Other Forums Random.....I am a visitor to a few other internet forums. There is only one other forum that I appear on on a regular basis, relating to cities and data and you know the one. I enjoy that forum, sometimes. But it often bugs me, because of the lack of civility of some of the posters. Not sure how you feel, but if I walk up to a group of folks in a conversation and somebody in that group is being rude or disrespectful, it turns me off. My favorite forum is right here, on the now-autumn-cool and leaf-covered sidewalks of Cyburbia. When I walk up to a group of Cyburbians discussing the world (and less worldly thingys) there is very little disrespect. You are a nice bunch. Now get back to work. Bear __________________ In 65 I was 17..........Jackson Browne, Running On Empty

2009-11-05, 01:47 AM	#4391
Dan Cyburbia Administrator Registered: Mar 1996 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 8,964 Blog entries: 3	I felt a wave of tiredness come over me, and felt mildly nauseous for about five minutes. I hope it's not the onset of the flu ... __________________ Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey

2009-11-05, 09:43 AM	#4394
dandy_warhol Cyburbian Plus Registered: Aug 2005 Location: meh. Posts: 3,604	I saw a pileated woodpecker on the walk to work this morning. He was quite grand with his bright red cap. He was busy chuckling and eating bugs. I think I'm going to start carrying my camera with me all the time so I can capture such moments. __________________ Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice. - Foghorn Leghorn

2009-11-04, 12:48 PM	#4380
jsk1983 Cyburbian Registered: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,239	Anyone have any ideas for getting rid of a mouse? Last night I was in my kitchen and a mouse popped up from under the burner but quickly went back under. This morning I noticed my butter had been chewed on...

2009-11-05, 01:04 PM	#4396
luckless pedestrian Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2005 Location: here, there, and everywhere Posts: 4,622	!@#$%^&*&^%$#@! I give some written criticism with however an understanding of the situation and I get unprofessional whiny crap in response! Maybe I need to become an @$$hole

2009-11-05, 01:15 PM	#4397
Veloise Cyburbian Registered: May 2004 Location: Grand Rapids Mich (Detroit ex-pat since 2004) Posts: 2,563	Co-working office space This place just opened DT, just a short bike ride down the hill from me: http://workthefactory.com/ In an amazing coincidence, yesterday I sent off an application for a home office-based gig. Crossing my fingers! __________________ Let's go ride!

2009-11-05, 01:41 PM	#4399
Veloise Cyburbian Registered: May 2004 Location: Grand Rapids Mich (Detroit ex-pat since 2004) Posts: 2,563	Can't find the bizarre news thread http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_345740.html SFW, but it will inspire much commentary (not to mention questions). __________________ Let's go ride!