Chit Chat (5)

gratefulgrace · Feb 13, 2008

Desperate said:
Thank you for the reputation, you guys

Hey I almost didn't recognize you. You look great. Hope you have a wonderful day. Keep posting. Jan

Ariel · Feb 13, 2008

Welcome, Desperate, and hello to everyone else!

May you all be blessed today, and have an awesome day in the Lord!

davedajobauk · Feb 13, 2008

LOL Jan I popped-into this thread
and could not fail to notice
just how long it took you.... to get dressed
I hope 'dem bones' ain't too-achey

dave

jayh · Feb 13, 2008

Hello and good evening.. at last, like a chicken that has been rehoused I am re-couped!

Keyboard decided to go off, but now fixed.. That gave time off for sorting papers.

I was looking at a few of the older posts, real heart warming, there was one inparticular:
"don't be ashamed of your age" thread by PsyMajor,

as the mixture of the ages of the people posting , young and mature alike. That was refreshing to see and read.

Our lives are made up of friends and family of all ages and I wonder if we are not in danger of being segregated into our various age groups,

Just a thought, what do you think?
lovingly in Jesus jean.

gratefulgrace · Feb 13, 2008

davedajobauk said:
LOL Jan I popped-into this thread
and could not fail to notice
just how long it took you.... to get dressed
I hope 'dem bones' ain't too-achey

dave

Yeah its fun when all you see is the eyes. lol

gratefulgrace · Feb 13, 2008

jayh said:
Hello and good evening.. at last, like a chicken that has been rehoused I am re-couped!

Keyboard decided to go off, but now fixed.. That gave time off for sorting papers.

I was looking at a few of the older posts, real heart warming, there was one inparticular:
"don't be ashamed of your age" thread by PsyMajor,

as the mixture of the ages of the people posting , young and mature alike. That was refreshing to see and read.

Our lives are made up of friends and family of all ages and I wonder if we are not in danger of being segregated into our various age groups,

Just a thought, what do you think?
lovingly in Jesus jean.

Glad everything is up and running including yourself. Jan

davedajobauk · Feb 14, 2008

amadeus2 said:
No, I gave her my entire check like I always do!

SNAP !!

I ALWAYS did that also !
If, I had needs... I would discuss them with my [then] wife

Mind you! my needs took a back seat
when my illness, rendered me incapable of working
and State Benefits became ONLY INCOME
THEN... she, wanted-out [youngest then, 21 years]

But.... KISMET !
These 'things' were sent to TRY US
and blessings keep falling upon me
like rain from the skies

dave

amadeus2 · Feb 14, 2008

:
Originally Posted by amadeus2

No, I gave her my entire check like I always do!

SNAP !!

I ALWAYS did that also !
If, I had needs... I would discuss them with my [then] wife

Mind you! my needs took a back seat
when my illness, rendered me incapable of working
and State Benefits became ONLY INCOME
THEN... she, wanted-out [youngest then, 21 years]

But.... KISMET !
These 'things' were sent to TRY US
and blessings keep falling upon me
like rain from the skies

dave

It's not near as bad as it may sound. When I was still working for the Social Security Administration here, my head was full of laws, mathematical formulas and people's problems. My wife took over the famility budget then because my head needed a break. Now I am retired from that job, but we have not changed the way the budget is handled. She discusses anything unusual with me, but she handles it well as she always has. We haven't had 35 years of marriage with no conflicts, but God saved our marriage in the beginning and He has kept it together as well.

I have always been the naive one on the day to day things. Also in spite of being an interviewer and Social Security claims taker, I have also been very slow to communicate with people. My wife has been the bold extrovert who has many more friends than I, even though I have met many more thousands of people on my job throughout the years. I'd be lost without her. God knew what I needed!

davedajobauk · Feb 14, 2008

Our Sister Darlene sent me some TIPS

I reproduce them here
that they might be helpful to others

Some surprisingly good tips!

GREAT TIPS:

1. Reheat Pizza - Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of
the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust
crispy.
No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really
works.

2. Easy Deviled Eggs - Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal,
mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal,
keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the
baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy
clean up.

3. Expanding Frosting - When you buy a container of cake frosting from
the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it
in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You
also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

4. Reheating Refrigerated Bread - To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins
that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water.
The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat
faster.

5. Newspaper Weeds Away - Start putting in your plants, work the
nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants
overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds
will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet
newspapers.

6 Broken Glass - Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small
shards of glass you can't see easily.

7. No More M osquitoes - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep
the mosquitoes away.

8. Squirrel Away! - To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle
your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the
plant and the squirrels won't come near it.

9. Flexible Vacuum - To get something out of a heat register or under
the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your
vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

10. Reducing Static Cling - Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your
slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works
with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of
slacks and -- and TA DA -- static is gone.

11. Measuring Cups - Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring
cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup.
Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily
it comes right out.

12. Foggy Windshield? - Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser
and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with
the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

13. Reopening An Envelope - If you seal an envelope and then realize you
forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in
the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily

14. Conditioner - Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a
lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's
also a great way didn't like when you tried it in your hair...

15. Goodbye Fruit Flies - To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small
glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing
liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone
forever!

16. Get Rid of Ants - Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants.
They eat it, take it "home", can't digest it so it kills them. It may
take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't
have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

17. INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS - The heating unit went out on my dryer!
The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he
wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out
the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter
after every load clothes.) he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot
water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material - I'm sure you
know what your dryer's lint filter looks like.

WELL...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through
it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh
that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film,
but it's there.
It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft
and static free -
that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy
when you take them out of the box, well this stuff
builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen.
This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire
and potentially burn your house down with it!
He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time
(and to keep your electric bill lower)
is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water
and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months.
He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!
How about that!!
Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that.
So, I thought I'd share!

Note: I went to my dryer and tested my screen by running water on it.
The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in
the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and a nylon
b rush & I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran
right Thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all!
That repairman knew what he was talking about!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME,
BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

----------------------------------------

Thank you Darlene

dave

gratefulgrace · Feb 14, 2008

Those are awesome suggestions thanks dave quite a few of them I will put into practise. Jan

amadeus2 · Feb 14, 2008

When it's mosquito time around here, I am their most beloved snack. I'll have try the dryer sheet in the pocket... Thanks!

davedajobauk · Feb 15, 2008

Thanks again to Sis' Darlene

dave

amadeus2 · Feb 15, 2008

Well, here I am chatting away, but there seems to be no one else here. Oh well, what more would expect of me? Just sitting here typing notes to myself. No, there is nothing wrong with my typing fingers, it is just my mind slipping further out of place...duhhhh...

davedajobauk · Feb 16, 2008

Max woke us ...as he always does around 9.30am

with a "woof" that will repeat incessantly
UNTIL that is, someone gets up to let him 'outside'
so I slipped my slacks and slippers on
and made a coffee
before sitting down here [in front of PC]
to read and play catch-up
with the messages 'placed' by folks whom are mostly [abed] in bed asleep now

I have no-idea what time we got to sleep this morning
it was 02.30am when I went up and Mary some twenty minutes before that
We chatted for what may have been another 90 minutes or so
and Max 'put a cap on'... my resting any further
I covered the staircase with eyes that were barely open
yawning, i almost 'cracked' my jaw-joints
and I am here now
working /struggling at 1024 x 768 or something like that
having left my glasses upstairs

Coffee nearly finished now,
I had best go and fetch my glasses

poor eyes * * have not accustomed to screen [text-size
and Mr Squinty will probably strain them otherwise

brb

dave

amadeus2 · Feb 16, 2008

Life goes on whether we choose to participate or not!

keeptrying · Feb 16, 2008

Hello all,
Hey Dave I know just how you feel. I have a cat who thinks 4AM is feeding time. Some mornings I want to throw that food across the room at him. But I love him and wouldn't do that.

So hello to everyone and good morning. I am remembering in prayer the families and students at NIU. I was very upset that my local paper has hidden this story on page 3 everyday. That really upsets me but I guess it is because I am so tired and angry that this seems to be a epidemic in our schools. I start to cry just thinking about it.

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davedajobauk · Feb 16, 2008

Hi to you keeptrying

Yep! pets huh ?

They are a part of, our family
and their needs, are met, no-matter how untimely
and/ or, inconveniient that may be

Heaven knows..... Just how we could be placed
DEPENDANT on another for ANYTHING [?]

Yes, it was a terrible affair at NIU and aus:
seems to be, very prevalent in recent years

Responsible, for, this tendency are the namby pamby's
whom, without consultation with parents
DECIDED.... that the way in which we, were brought up
was "basically-wrong and TOO HARSH!!! "

rules is rules and NO-RULES... is the foundation they mature with

So, whats new ? It is the same here [without guns]

Although just-lately teenagers are able to acquire them and kill others

dave

leytonstones · Feb 16, 2008

amadeus2 said:
Well, here I am chatting away, but there seems to be no one else here. Oh well, what more would expect of me? Just sitting here typing notes to myself. No, there is nothing wrong with my typing fingers, it is just my mind slipping further out of place...duhhhh...

It's always a pleasure to read your posts brother

amadeus2 · Feb 16, 2008

leytonstones said:
It's always a pleasure to read your posts brother

Thank you Sister, your words are much appreciated as well.

Savedsis · Feb 16, 2008

amadeus2 said:
Life goes on whether we choose to participate or not!

Hi everyone...I have not been on posting for a while...Good to see all of you...

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