Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Good morning everyone! Well, the fourth phone guy was out yesterday and he cleaned up the main lines somewhat and I can actually sign on this morning!!! YEAH!!!! And was able to make a few return phone calls back last night too! You should see my list of people who have called here and I was unable to call back! The phone tech said that he was able to clear up some of the problem, but it is still not fixed. They have to request an engineering crew to come out since it is the main lines that run from pole to pole that are screwed up. Hopefully this won't take too long as it has been almost 3 weeks now that we have had little to no phone service! But I'm back today, I've missed you all and will try to catch up as quick as I can!!! ((hugz)) nikki :)Happiness rejuvenates and sadness ages.Latin quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 welcome back miss nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Hi Nikki > But I'm back today, I've missed you all and will try to catch up as quick as I can!!! Good to have you back again :-) Y'know - all those 'phone people - they were probably the infamous..... Evil Twin ! :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Hi Nikki I'm glad you're back. Jo - NIKKI MACKOVITCH Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:07 AM I'M BACK!! well sort of anyway Good morning everyone! Well, the fourth phone guy was out yesterday and he cleaned up the main lines somewhat and I can actually sign on this morning!!! YEAH!!!! And was able to make a few return phone calls back last night too! You should see my list of people who have called here and I was unable to call back! The phone tech said that he was able to clear up some of the problem, but it is still not fixed. They have to request an engineering crew to come out since it is the main lines that run from pole to pole that are screwed up. Hopefully this won't take too long as it has been almost 3 weeks now that we have had little to no phone service! But I'm back today, I've missed you all and will try to catch up as quick as I can!!! ((hugz)) nikki :)Happiness rejuvenates and sadness ages.Latin quote To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 **GASP!** Peter! You are so right! OMG, how could I have not known our own creation when it was right before my very eyes! **sigh** That's what happens when you create the perfect product I guess. We simply made them too believable! Thx Peter! So great to be back and to " see " you! ((hugz)) nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > But I'm back today, I've missed you all and will try to catch up as quick as I can!!! > > Good to have you back again :-) > > Y'know - all those 'phone people - they were probably the infamous..... Evil Twin ! :-) > > BB > Peter > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Thx Fraggle! You too! How grows the garden? ((hugz)) nikki , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > welcome back miss nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Thx Jo! Me too! It's great to " see " you again, I missed this group a ton! ((hugz)) nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > I'm glad you're back. > > Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Thx Fraggle! You too! How grows the garden? ((hugz)) nikki with silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row.. umm...the wind is makin a ess out back..but ok i guess i planted a bunch of maters in pots before i went to LA last weekend, and i came back to find em all GONE!! traitorous slugs..after i had a long talk with em even....i guess its time i gave them a time out...er threaten them with the chicken again..either or luckily, have a ton more mater seedlings... lets see at the moment harvestin spinach, collards, last of this crop of lettuces, kale and taters....have second crop of lettuce, collards in, also turnips, soybeans, amish melons, moon and stars melons, sugar pie pumpkins, sweet corn, borage, lovage, basil, oregano, thyme, and a ton of others are either in the ground er about to be transplanted.. not bad fer a yard i can spit across cheers fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 In a message dated 3/14/03 1:27:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, Snowbow writes: Wow - does it make any other letters? If you were really lucky, you could get a whole word!!! :-) very cute... go knock over a bobby er something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Hi Nikki > Peter! You are so right! OMG, how could I have not known our own > creation when it was right before my very eyes! Well, we did a *very* good job on the Evil Twin model! I just hope the rest of the range are as effective. And at least you can be happy that they are fully biodegradable! :-) > Thx Peter! So great to be back and to " see " you! Damn it - I thought I'd found all those hidden cameras!! BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Hi Fraggle > umm...the wind is makin a ess out back.. Wow - does it make any other letters? If you were really lucky, you could get a whole word!!! :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Fraggle > go knock over a bobby er something Y'know, I might just go and steal one of their helmets. Although they took all the skill out of it by removing the chin straps :-( BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 In a message dated 3/15/03 5:23:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, nikkimack writes: Cannot wait until spring to get planting here! Suppose to be 65 today which is quite a switch since it was 3 degreees on Tuesday morning. But alas th weather won't stay long enough to do anything out there constructive. saw that on the weather channel..70's in PA! woohoo! well..at least it will warm up enough fer ya to work the soil(if you do that) and maybe prepare some beds.... fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 In a message dated 3/15/03 5:34:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, nikkimack writes: Did the Palace Guards remove their straps too? wouldn't those big hats just fall off then?? heh had a friend who went to Bath and took a bobbies hat...heh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Not bad at all! Cannot wait until spring to get planting here! Suppose to be 65 today which is quite a switch since it was 3 degreees on Tuesday morning. But alas th weather won't stay long enough to do anything out there constructive. But time to start planning! nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > > Thx Fraggle! You too! > > How grows the garden? > > ((hugz)) > > nikki > > with silver bells > and cockle shells > and pretty maids all in a row.. > > umm...the wind is makin a ess out back..but ok i guess > i planted a bunch of maters in pots before i went to LA last weekend, and i > came back to find em all GONE!! traitorous slugs..after i had a long talk > with em even....i guess its time i gave them a time out...er threaten them > with the chicken again..either or > luckily, have a ton more mater seedlings... > lets see at the moment harvestin spinach, collards, last of this crop of > lettuces, kale and taters....have second crop of lettuce, collards in, > also turnips, soybeans, amish melons, moon and stars melons, sugar pie > pumpkins, sweet corn, borage, lovage, basil, oregano, thyme, and a ton of > others are either in the ground er about to be transplanted.. > not bad fer a yard i can spit across > cheers > fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > > Damn it - I thought I'd found all those hidden cameras!! > nope! peek-a-boo! nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 ROFLMAO!!!!!! nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Fraggle > > > umm...the wind is makin a ess out back.. > > Wow - does it make any other letters? If you were really lucky, you could get a whole word!!! :-) > > BB > Peter > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 My how times have changed! Did the Palace Guards remove their straps too? nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Fraggle > > > go knock over a bobby er something > > Y'know, I might just go and steal one of their helmets. Although they took all the skill out of it by removing the chin straps :-( > > BB > Peter > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Nikki > My how times have changed! > Did the Palace Guards remove their straps too? Dunno - but I am hearing rumours that they're going to start using synthetic fur after pressure from PETA :-) BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Fraggle > had a friend who went to Bath and took a bobbies hat...heh.... Oh wow - a real life Bertie Wooster! I'm in awe! :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Nikki > > Damn it - I thought I'd found all those hidden cameras!! > nope! > peek-a-boo! Of course, I forgot about *that* one. Oh well - you won't see anything of any interest with that one! :-) BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 http://www.nationalpost.com Queen's Guards reconsider use of bearskin helmets Anti-fur lobby pressure Joseph Brean National Post Wednesday, March 12, 2003 The Buckingham Palace Foot Guards plan to replace their traditional bearskin helmets with a synthetic alternative, largely in response to complaints from animal rights activists, including Yana Booth, Miss Great Britain. Introduced in 1815 as a symbol of victory over Napoleon's fur-clad soldiers, the foot-high " busbies " are made by stretching Canadian black bear fur over a bamboo frame. One busby requires the fur of one bear, and each year the Foot Guards buy the pelts of roughly 100 bears culled by Canadian wildlife officials. Ms. Booth petitioned the Queen and posed nude with a teddy bear to protest the hats, calling them " the world's cruellest crowns. " Her complaints, promoted by People for the Ethical Treatment of animals, led the British military to declare yesterday that the use of fur is " socially unacceptable. " " Socially, it's become unacceptable to use fur for dressing human beings, and we've reflected that in our quest for alternatives [to busbies], but frankly we haven't come up with a suitable variant yet, " said Simon Saunders, spokesman for the British Army Headquarters, London District. The military has tried for years to develop a new busby, he said, but every version made with nylon or dyed sheep wool either lost its shape, retained water, became spiky when wet or developed a reddish sheen in the sunlight. In certain weather conditions, static electricity would cause the fur to stand " awkwardly " on end, Mr. Saunders said. " They don't do the job as well as real fur. " For the guards, who are regularly inspected by the Queen and perform the famous changing of the guards ceremony before millions of tourists each year, these defects were unacceptable. Dawn Carr, the European director of PETA, called complaints about such difficulties " quite silly, " and said they make light of the bears' deaths. Now, a northern England company has developed a busby made with hair shorn from cows, and is to deliver the first set for official inspection within four weeks. Mr. Saunders said the natural fibres help to repel water and reduce static, and the version is the best of any tried so far. He would not reveal the company's name for fear it would be targeted by animal rights activists, specifically PETA. A wildlife expert said the effort to use synthetic fur is laudable, but will have no effect on black bears in the wild. Also, culls of black bears by wildlife management officials will go on regardless of whether there is a market for the pelts. " Overall, it's going to have nothing more than a symbolic impact on any black bear population anywhere ... The biggest threat to black bears, or bears in general around the world, doesn't have much to do with their fur. It has to do with illegal poaching and illegal trade in wildlife parts like gall bladders, mainly in Asiatic markets for medicinal purposes, " said Mark Hebblewhite, a University of Alberta wildlife ecologist. " It would be nice to see efforts like this coupled with increased efforts to reduce illegal trade in wildlife. " The 2,000 busbies in current rotation for the Buckingham Palace Foot Guards last about 20 years, and the bamboo frames usually wear out before the fur, Mr. Saunders said. According to the database of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the black bear is present in every Canadian province and territory except Prince Edward Island, where it has been extirpated by humans. " The habitat is generally secure and there is no clear indication of overall population decline, " the entry reads. jbrean © Copyright 2003 National Post , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > My how times have changed! > > Did the Palace Guards remove their straps too? > > Dunno - but I am hearing rumours that they're going to start using synthetic > fur after pressure from PETA :-) > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Tried, but to no avail. Ground is still pretty frozen and it is going to get cold again this week. But sure did enjoy the weather while it was here! Nice that it was on the weekend too. Weirdest thing tho, sun was shining, hit about 65, but there was still ice and snow on the ground in places. Couldn't figure it out! But at least I could mix in some of the leaves I placed last fall into the top of the soil. nikki - who played out side most of the weekend , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > In a message dated 3/15/03 5:23:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, > nikkimack@m... writes: > > > > Cannot wait until spring to get planting here! Suppose to be 65 today > > which is quite a switch since it was 3 degreees on Tuesday morning. > > But alas th weather won't stay long enough to do anything out there > > constructive. > > saw that on the weather channel..70's in PA! woohoo! > well..at least it will warm up enough fer ya to work the soil(if you do that) > and maybe prepare some beds.... > > fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 YEAH!!! A step in the right direction Course, I never knew it wasn't in the first place! nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > My how times have changed! > > Did the Palace Guards remove their straps too? > > Dunno - but I am hearing rumours that they're going to start using synthetic > fur after pressure from PETA :-) > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Hi Peter! Oh, you mean there are 2 still operative? Didn't know, going searching. Will just hit record on this one fer now... nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > > Damn it - I thought I'd found all those hidden cameras!! > > nope! > > peek-a-boo! > > Of course, I forgot about *that* one. Oh well - you won't see anything of > any interest with that one! :-) > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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