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Ohfour · Hooker

RE: Super Sunday

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Ohfour wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
I cleaned out my shoe closet today! 45 pairs to donate. It looks so sad and empty.
Got anything in an 8.5?
All 7s...sorry....:(

Darn. I was going to use them as an excuse for you to come to Canada..... biggrin

Blankie · Guru

Yay! Just put up a mop/broom organizer thingie in the cellar stairwell. Holds 8 mops, brooms, and other vertical poley things. No more taking a header down the stairs because mops are flying underfoot.

And I vacuumed, raked the dog hair from, and Febreze-cleaned the living room and den carpets. They smell and look awesome.

All ready for a nice clean yoga session on the floor, and Superbowl watching tonight! Yippee skippee!

I'm feeling like a person again today. Feels great after being an emotional sewer-dweller yesterday.

Ohfour · Hooker

Tignanello wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
I cleaned out my shoe closet today! 45 pairs to donate. It looks so sad and empty.
Got anything in an 8.5?
All 7s...sorry....:(
Darn. I was going to use them as an excuse for you to come to Canada.....

I'm going in June, just to the Eastern side...

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Blankie wrote:
Yay! Just put up a mop/broom organizer thingie in the cellar stairwell. Holds 8 mops, brooms, and other vertical poley things. No more taking a header down the stairs because mops are flying underfoot.
And I vacuumed, raked the dog hair from, and Febreze-cleaned the living room and den carpets. They smell and look awesome.
All ready for a nice clean yoga session on the floor, and Superbowl watching tonight! Yippee skippee!
I'm feeling like a person again today. Feels great after being an emotional sewer-dweller yesterday.

I'm glad.

I can't wait to get home & get comfy.

flan

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Blankie wrote:
Yay! Just put up a mop/broom organizer thingie in the cellar stairwell. Holds 8 mops, brooms, and other vertical poley things. No more taking a header down the stairs because mops are flying underfoot.
And I vacuumed, raked the dog hair from, and Febreze-cleaned the living room and den carpets. They smell and look awesome.
All ready for a nice clean yoga session on the floor, and Superbowl watching tonight! Yippee skippee!
I'm feeling like a person again today. Feels great after being an emotional sewer-dweller yesterday.

A cellar.

Not a happening thing, in Texas.

I'm so jealous.

Attics, I have two. (And they are getting harder to get to, as the years go by.)

Cellar's, I have none. cry

I'm glad you feel better today, Blankie.. smile

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ohfour wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
I cleaned out my shoe closet today! 45 pairs to donate. It looks so sad and empty.
Got anything in an 8.5?
All 7s...sorry....:(
Darn. I was going to use them as an excuse for you to come to Canada.....
I'm going in June, just to the Eastern side...

Hello? I can meet you there! Get more pics with hats.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I have never lived in a house with either a cellar or attic. There has always been a space for storage that we call an attic. But that is all you can use it for.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Southern_Belle wrote:
No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.

And we hit bedrock, in a couple of feet down.

If you want to build a pool, they give you a couple of prices.

If they have to use dynamite, the price goes up. By a lot.

Nope, no pool, or cellar, for us. cry

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We are sitting on top of a huge rock. The whole neighborhood. About 18 feet down.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I watch house hunting shows and I'm always so envious of those beautiful basements.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

lilyofcourse wrote:
We are sitting on top of a huge rock. The whole neighborhood. About 18 feet down.

18 feet down?

That would be wonderful! smile

We're lucky if we can dug a foot, to put in a plant. cry

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Southern_Belle wrote:
I watch house hunting shows and I'm always so envious of those beautiful basements.

Me too.

We had basements, in Ohio. smile

Not a happening thing, in Texas.

Blankie · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
I have never lived in a house with either a cellar or attic. There has always been a space for storage that we call an attic. But that is all you can use it for.

Cellars are standard here. It's so weird to me that many people in tornado country do not have cellars. That's just nuts.

I'm talking Oklahoma and parts of Texas.

I would never buy a house without a cellar.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
We are sitting on top of a huge rock. The whole neighborhood. About 18 feet down.
18 feet down?
That would be wonderful!
We're lucky if we can dug a foot, to put in a plant.

That is under our house.

Some houses are not that deep.

One house in our subdivision has a basement.

And it's great! Until it starts moving.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Blankie wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I have never lived in a house with either a cellar or attic. There has always been a space for storage that we call an attic. But that is all you can use it for.

Cellars are standard here. It's so weird to me that many people in tornado country do not have cellars. That's just nuts.
I'm talking Oklahoma and parts of Texas.
I would never buy a house without a cellar.

I know what you mean, Blankie.

When we lived in Ohio, we had a cellar.

We live in tornado alley, and, they are just too expensive.

Unless you build a house, on a hillside, and have a walk out basement.

That is about the only way to do it, in Texas.

You hit bedrock, about one foot down. It's hard to plant a tree. Let alone a cellar. cry

Blankie · Guru

Now I get it, FWM. It's the bedrock. I've always wondered why.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Blankie wrote:
Now I get it, FWM. It's the bedrock. I've always wondered why.

The rock is a killer, Blankie.

It's hard to put in a pool. Let alone a basement. cry

Some folks have put in little 10 by 10 storm cellars. Just somewhere to go, if a tornado comes.

They cost thousands.

Right now, we just take our chances.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.
And we hit bedrock, in a couple of feet down.
If you want to build a pool, they give you a couple of prices.
If they have to use dynamite, the price goes up. By a lot.
Nope, no pool, or cellar, for us.

Get a guinite pool. They will drill down as far as financially feasible and put the pool in.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I love my finished basement. Best reno money I ever spent.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.
And we hit bedrock, in a couple of feet down.
If you want to build a pool, they give you a couple of prices.
If they have to use dynamite, the price goes up. By a lot.
Nope, no pool, or cellar, for us.
Get a guinite pool. They will drill down as far as financially feasible and put the pool in.

That ship has sailed, IKWTDS, I don't want one, anymore.

The house is paid for. Jupiter and the cats, love the backyard. smile

At 54 years old, I don't need the pool. Too much up keep and expense, at this stage of the game.

If you know what I mean. wink

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.
And we hit bedrock, in a couple of feet down.
If you want to build a pool, they give you a couple of prices.
If they have to use dynamite, the price goes up. By a lot.
Nope, no pool, or cellar, for us.
Get a guinite pool. They will drill down as far as financially feasible and put the pool in.
That ship has sailed, IKWTDS, I don't want one, anymore.
The house is paid for. Jupiter and the cats, love the backyard.
At 54 years old, I don't need the pool. Too much up keep and expense, at this stage of the game.
If you know what I mean.

I hear you. If I am going to do a pool it will be an ugly above ground one so it will be disassembled in 10 years.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I'm home!

It's 37 outside...if this rain was snow, we would be shoveling!

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
I'm home!

It's 37 outside...if this rain was snow, we would be shoveling!

flan

Cry to the choir here lady.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I'm home!

It's 37 outside...if this rain was snow, we would be shoveling!

flan
Cry to the choir here lady.

Oh, ffs!

evileye

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

It's 75 here and no sign of the dreaded rain.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I'm home!

It's 37 outside...if this rain was snow, we would be shoveling!

flan
Cry to the choir here lady.
Oh, ffs!
flan

LOL, yep just preparing for the nest 15"!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It has rained al day here. And it is chilly.

I know it isn't several feet of snow, but this damp weather is painful.

52 and fog and rain.

Chance of snow showers tomorrow.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
No cellar here. We are 9 feet above sea level.
And we hit bedrock, in a couple of feet down.
If you want to build a pool, they give you a couple of prices.
If they have to use dynamite, the price goes up. By a lot.
Nope, no pool, or cellar, for us.
Get a guinite pool. They will drill down as far as financially feasible and put the pool in.
That ship has sailed, IKWTDS, I don't want one, anymore.
The house is paid for. Jupiter and the cats, love the backyard.
At 54 years old, I don't need the pool. Too much up keep and expense, at this stage of the game.
If you know what I mean.
I hear you. If I am going to do a pool it will be an ugly above ground one so it will be disassembled in 10 years.

Nope. Above ground pools are not allowed, in our neighborhood.

I won't be doing one of those, either.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I had a small above ground pool. It's too hot here to keep clear in the summer.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

lilyofcourse wrote:
I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.

The rules are reasonable, Lily.

And, they keep our property values, high.

I wouldn't live anywhere, without an HOA.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know some people like them.

I don't. I don't want to pay some one to tell me when how to cut my grass, the number of cars I can have, if and how I can have a garden. Anything.

Good fences make good neighbors. Not HOA's.

And this is only my opinion.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

HOAs can be good if the board doesn't get power crazy. I wish we had one. The people who own the house next door don't mow the grass when there is no tenant. They went a whole year without cutting it.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.
The rules are reasonable, Lily.
And, they keep our property values, high.
I wouldn't live anywhere, without an HOA.

I'm on the board of our HOA. Does anyone have ideas about how to encourage people to pick up after their dog as they walk around the complex? Installing some bag stations has been suggested; I feel that even with free bags, if they're not already classy enough to bring bags with them....

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Start ticketing the offenders?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

lilyofcourse wrote:
I know some people like them.

I don't. I don't want to pay some one to tell me when how to cut my grass, the number of cars I can have, if and how I can have a garden. Anything.

Good fences make good neighbors. Not HOA's.

And this is only my opinion.

Roger that.

Opinions are like bellybuttons. Everyone has one.

You live out in the country, Lily.

If you lived in a metroplex, like DFW, trust me. You would want an HOA neighborhood.

It's the only way, to keep your property value high.

It's a small price to pay. Ours is less than $400 a year.

It's worth every penny. They mow the green spaces. They plant flowers at all the entry ways. They decorate for the holidays. They take care of the parks and trails in our neighborhood.

Now, can I let my grass grow, over a foot high? No.

Can I slap a carport on my house? No, again.

Can I have farm animals in my yard? No.

Can I put in an above ground pool? No.

Can I park an RV beside my house? No.

If you, general you, want to do that. Live out in the country.

My HOA, protects me from that kind of thing. I like that. I choose that. I pay a small fee for that.

And, I'm good with that! smile

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I'd lurk and return the poo on the offenders door step.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Honeys_Mom wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.
The rules are reasonable, Lily.
And, they keep our property values, high.
I wouldn't live anywhere, without an HOA.
I'm on the board of our HOA. Does anyone have ideas about how to encourage people to pick up after their dog as they walk around the complex? Installing some bag stations has been suggested; I feel that even with free bags, if they're not already classy enough to bring bags with them....

Doesn't your city have pooper scooper laws, HM? confuse

It's against the law, here, not to pick up after your pet.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Southern_Belle wrote:
I'd lurk and return the poo on the offenders door step.

Tempting. But with a complex as large as a city block and over 100 duplex units, spread out with grassy areas and trees all around inbetween, the perpetrators can't always be caught. It would have to be voluteers (the board is volunteer as well) and it would turn into Ethel "turning in" Carla because Carla ticked off Ethel the other day. Honestly, sometimes it's like having over 200 kids to oversee. smile

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

All my neighbors on the block let their dogs poo in my ditch. I thought about start raking it all into the street so they step in it when they walk by.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Southern_Belle wrote:
HOAs can be good if the board doesn't get power crazy. I wish we had one. The people who own the house next door don't mow the grass when there is no tenant. They went a whole year without cutting it.

Have you checked the local ordinances? Sometimes, if you complain to the city or county - they will fine them.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
HOAs can be good if the board doesn't get power crazy. I wish we had one. The people who own the house next door don't mow the grass when there is no tenant. They went a whole year without cutting it.
Have you checked the local ordinances? Sometimes, if you complain to the city or county - they will fine them.

Yes, even without an HOA, you can't let your grass grow more than 12 inches, in Fort Worth.

They will send a crew out to mow it. And send you, the bill.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

The county was called. The owner finally cut it. House is empty again. Let's see what happens this year.

ed11563 · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Honeys_Mom wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.
The rules are reasonable, Lily.
And, they keep our property values, high.
I wouldn't live anywhere, without an HOA.
I'm on the board of our HOA. Does anyone have ideas about how to encourage people to pick up after their dog as they walk around the complex? Installing some bag stations has been suggested; I feel that even with free bags, if they're not already classy enough to bring bags with them....
Doesn't your city have pooper scooper laws, HM?
It's against the law, here, not to pick up after your pet.

You have to use surveillance cameras to catch people in the act, then make the videos public.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I know some people like them.

I don't. I don't want to pay some one to tell me when how to cut my grass, the number of cars I can have, if and how I can have a garden. Anything.

Good fences make good neighbors. Not HOA's.

And this is only my opinion.
Roger that.
Opinions are like bellybuttons. Everyone has one.
You live out in the country, Lily.
If you lived in a metroplex, like DFW, trust me. You would want an HOA neighborhood.
It's the only way, to keep your property value high.
It's a small price to pay. Ours is less than $400 a year.
It's worth every penny. They mow the green spaces. They plant flowers at all the entry ways. They decorate for the holidays. They take care of the parks and trails in our neighborhood.
Now, can I let my grass grow, over a foot high? No.
Can I slap a carport on my house? No, again.
Can I have farm animals in my yard? No.
Can I put in an above ground pool? No.
Can I park an RV beside my house? No.
If you, general you, want to do that. Live out in the country.
My HOA, protects me from that kind of thing. I like that. I choose that. I pay a small fee for that.
And, I'm good with that!

Sort of. Not as far out as I would like. I live in a neighborhood. I can hear the neighbors talking on their carport. I hate it.

I want out in the country. Way out there. Like far enough out that you have to drive to the nearest neighbor's house.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

ed11563 wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Honeys_Mom wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
I wouldnt live in a subdivision that told me what I could or couldn't do on my property.

Property values, yada yada yada.

I'd rather have my freedom.
The rules are reasonable, Lily.
And, they keep our property values, high.
I wouldn't live anywhere, without an HOA.
I'm on the board of our HOA. Does anyone have ideas about how to encourage people to pick up after their dog as they walk around the complex? Installing some bag stations has been suggested; I feel that even with free bags, if they're not already classy enough to bring bags with them....
Doesn't your city have pooper scooper laws, HM?
It's against the law, here, not to pick up after your pet.
You have to use surveillance cameras to catch people in the act, then make the videos public.

Ed is right - it IS against city ordinance, but they have to be caught. We've discussed cameras but by the time we add up the numbers (including who is willing or even has to time to view all that video?) it remains a 'nice to have but cannot afford'. cry

Divine Geek · Guru

game is over. I feel better now :)

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Some condo complexes here know insist on DNA testing to catch the dog poo perps. Not kidding. And it seems to stop the issue.