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In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 10:51 AM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: There's plenty of rich whites and poor blacks on the show too, bud. They seem to make a point to never put politics in the show, but one could assume they've got you covered too.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 11:05 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 11:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I'm not cloggging up the garden with your BS here, and I won't even read it in this thread. Feel free to create a new thread on the topic or post it in one of your other threads if you want to continue it. Any further posting from you in the Garden will go completely ignored.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:39 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 1:03 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 1:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hey, SECOND, feel free to tell us what you've been doing in the part of your life that DOESN'T involve politics. How's the wife and kid? The house? Any interesting hobbies, besides politics? Health? Otherwise, you will be relentlessly ignored, because we don't feed trolls here.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 3:52 PM
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Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: And I didn't even know there was a UK version, so thanks for pointing that out. Got a lot more episodes to watch now.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 4:54 PM
BRENDA
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 4:55 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 5:41 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 7:54 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: And I didn't even know there was a UK version, so thanks for pointing that out. Got a lot more episodes to watch now.This is charming and only 8 minutes. The hoarder in the UK let go of his excess possessions gracefully and with good cheer:
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I've got bits of Hoarders on YouTube. Not my thing.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I used to watch it to try and understand what's going on with them. And for the most part it seems like it was brain chemistry (sometimes coupled with dementia) that was clearly driving people's thoughts. Even though to them, they seemed to feel that those ideas were originating from within their mental chatter, and they felt that they were driving that bus (and not passengers). Of the people I saw who got better, most seemed to have to struggle with hoarding in an ongoing way. There was only 1 who seemed to have a revolution of mental state, where he clearly crossed some kind of barrier between it being normal for him, and then he looked back on it and realized how abnormal it was, because it was no longer part of his mental process. But he was different from most. He wasn't so old he was demented. He came to hoarding rather late in life (his 50s). His wife had literally died in the hoard because fire/ EMS couldn't get to her in time and carry her out when she had a medical crisis of her chronic condition. And he sought help for himself. So, one thing or another, he was to me a clear exception. Other than that, it's a mystery to me. Some people as I mentioned earlier were diagnosed with dementia. Some were very emotion-driven and their emotions were all over the place. But others seemed to be rational with good understanding of the world around them ... who just had this need to ... hoard. And that need was driving what COULD have been rational thoughts - I was working on a project and I'll need this later ... except looking around CLEARLY that need to hoard had led to an extreme physical outcome their (many) rationalizations couldn't justify. (I can understand btw how people can 'fail to see' a hoard. Nobody starts a hoard with floors breaking under the weight. It starts with a pile of stuff here, then a pile of stuff there. Over time it becomes an accumulation. But by that time one has grown accustomed to it, and has trained the mind to ignore it as a problem, except for how to navigate, and how to hide it from relatives, friends, neighbors, and code enforcement. I think ignoring the overall environment and focusing down on particulars happens with many circumstances, like for instance the people who live on the trash dumps in the Philippines.) Anyway, I came to no conclusions, and no global understanding, except it seems neurochemical, and with many different elements involved; and possible actually several different causes leading to a singular common noticeable extreme.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:52 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Six, a couple of other things to try with that "gunk": Rubbing alcohol on a rag is one option. You'll know right away if it works or not, tends not to raise grain as much as water, and evaporates to leave a paintable surface. Another option is standard paint remover. There are all kinds of formulations (too bad they took methylene chloride out of the list; sure, it causes cancer but it worked GREAT!). Orange-oil based, or Simple Green, will eventually evaporate out, but your cupboards will smell for a long, long time. One thing to think about: if you use an "oily" formula like mineral oil (SAME AS BABY OIL BTW, if you just want to try a little bit) the oil will soak into the wood and you will be required to use oil-based paint bc water-based won't stick. One more thing to try: butyl cellosolve. It's available on Amazon, is a great water-soluble degreaser and might cut thru the gunk. If you have Krud Kutter (their formula for cutting thru grease; they have several available) you could try that. But I'd start with rubbing alcohol. Let us know how it's working out! ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:55 PM
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Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:20 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I've got bits of Hoarders on YouTube. Not my thing. Yeah. I'm sure it's not for everyone. My brother can't stand the show. -------------------------------------------------- A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey.
Thursday, January 21, 2021 4:37 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:37 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I've got bits of Hoarders on YouTube. Not my thing. Yeah. I'm sure it's not for everyone. My brother can't stand the show. -------------------------------------------------- A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey. No, it's not. But I have taken to watching "My 600lb Life" even thought I most likely will never tip the scale at anything approaching that weight or need the kind of help people being in and around that weight range will. Guess you could just chalk it up to curiosity.
Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: The reason why I suggested rubbing alcohol is because real lacquer was made from the exudate of the "lac" beetle, and dissolved in alcohol. Not sure if you have "real" lacquer or not, but rubbing alcohol would be cheap to test. But, I know what you mean. Hubby got a kitchen table from some friends of his that we have to this day. Made of slats of beautiful maple glued together, but it had been coated with some dark brown tacky stuff. Given that he got the table sometime in the mid-70s, it may have even been the same kind of crap that's on your cabinets. When we married, the table was part of our furniture, but was too sticky and awful to use, so while I was looking for a job I was also re-habbing our apartment (the one with the curried cabinets and walls and ... unbeknownst to me ... lead paint everywhere) and decided to refinish the table. I too had this "gelatinous stuff" pain stripper, but mine had methylene chloride in it, which you can't get today. It took several coatings and scrapings just to get the piece sand-able, and there were some wine stains and burn marks that I just couldn't sand out w/o removing too much wood but eventually got it to bare wood. Finished it with oil-based something like a "Danish finish" (PU mixed with mineral spirits and a little tung oil for the first few coats followed by straight PU for durability) and it has held up beautiflly and looks better and warmer every year. (Hubby builds, I do the finishing.) Anyway, just to get bck to my original post, nowadays, with years of paint, coating, and solvent formulation analysis behind me, I would prolly try something really simple first, like rubbing alcohol, just because it's so easy to test and cheap to buy. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love. m
Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:01 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: well, been chipping away at the backyard, and after hubby trimming out the overgrown shrubbery and trees at the back wall, and dear daughter flaming many weedy spots, and me digging up more, and us taking out all of the recyclable metal (got about $5.50 which more than paid for gas) and me trashing some of the biggter deteriorated items, ripping out and cutting back the very overgrown fern, coralling and corrective-pruning the roses and in general just sweeping up, when I walk out the back door it feels and looks a lot better. There are still many things to do, but the improvement is noticeable at first glance. I feel comfortable walking out there instead of wincing at the mess. It was very WINDY a couple of days ago, for the flatlands of LA. Gusts up to 35 mph at times and from the east - something the trees around here not used to! Which accounts for all of the damn palm fronds on the roof, the old nests that got blown down from the trees, and also the (dried out) bird egg that must have gotten blown out of an old nest. It's quite big ... over 1" length and about 3/4" across... and except for a little hole it's in one piece. all white. Too big for a small bird (sparrow, etc) and too small for a crow or raven. Maybe pigeon or scrub jay or mockingbird? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:37 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I've got bits of Hoarders on YouTube. Not my thing. Yeah. I'm sure it's not for everyone. My brother can't stand the show. -------------------------------------------------- A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey. No, it's not. But I have taken to watching "My 600lb Life" even thought I most likely will never tip the scale at anything approaching that weight or need the kind of help people being in and around that weight range will. Guess you could just chalk it up to curiosity. I think every one of us has probably had plenty of bad things to say about "reality TV" over the years, but I doubt that any of us haven't accidentally stumbled onto one or two of them that we couldn't watch for one reason or antoher. -------------------------------------------------- A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey.
Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:38 PM
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Thursday, January 21, 2021 10:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: And CONGRATULATIONS JACK! for your great progress on your home!
Quote:The heavy stuff is mostly water-based and in glass bottles, cardboard cartons, and cans... Other than that, I and my kitty will share the kibble and the 5 gallons of regular water I do have...
Quote:Yeah, I don't have much, but after removing and replacing literally every single (lead and often mold contaminated) wall (and ceiling)* in the house, I have literally no storage. So this will do for now. * If these walls could talk ... In 2 contiguous rooms, removing the walls and ceilings revealed that there were 2 layers of drywall on top lathe and plaster. But the lathe and plaster layer and the drywall directly on top of it were moldy and water-damaged. And the ceiling joists and rafters directly above them in the attic were lightly charred. So, Uncle Bob's brother who lived here did a hillbilly fix and simply threw more drywall on top. I would love to know the story behind that charring and water damage. I'm sure there was some drama involved.
Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:00 PM
Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:05 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: True enough. Can't count the number of times I've said I wouldn't watch Reality TV and yet....
Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: CONGRATULATIONS! Brenda! I may not have mentioned it before, but moving and getting settled-in are huge tasks which you accomplished with grace and persistence!
Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: True enough. Can't count the number of times I've said I wouldn't watch Reality TV and yet.... There's just so many of them now, I think it's impossible for somebody to not find one they can't help but watch. At least we're not hooked on some vapid D-List Celebrity shows. -------------------------------------------------- A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey.
Friday, January 22, 2021 3:06 AM
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Friday, January 22, 2021 9:29 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hey KIKI, if you need any help you know how to get in touch, she said in a small voice. Got the A/C on the Pilot fixed. It was an expensive repair. They showed me the part (condenser) with what looked like an oily patch - that's where the HCHC leak was. Faulty part. I took a picture in case we ever want to take this up with Honda Motor Corp ... but I don't think we'd get very far. Tomorrow we have a handyman coming to replace the spark arrester for the chimney. He had to take the old one for a pattern and make a new one, custom, but it's not too expensive for LA standards ... $150.
Quote:I still can't believe how shitty I felt for at least four months and how much better I feel, and it's all due to a smoldering sinus infection. Jeez. But I'm making progress again, and instead of feeling overwhelmed and in pain most of the time, I look forwardto getting things done, again.
Friday, January 22, 2021 9:45 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Thanks Signy. I'm still thinking. It's that I'm organizing/ creating as I go, and it takes me some thought which takes time. I have to imagine that the one thing that I'm doing or this one way that I'm organizing is going to be easy enough to do all the time and maintain, and that it'll be sufficient for the foreseeable future. And sometimes I have to test things out and try things one way before I either settle on it or decide something different. So it's one small thing at a time. Today I scrubbed out 2 walls and the floor next to the stove in preparation for setting crates down there in preparation for stocking up on bulk items/ earthquake supplies.
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