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Forum: Discourse About You! Yesterday, 06:53 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 24,121
Posted By thorny locust
Reading some of those old threads -- I'd also say...

Reading some of those old threads -- I'd also say it's a lot better. I doubt that I'd have joined the board if I'd come across it in 2011 instead of 2019; and I think it's improved further since...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 6th May 2025, 07:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 95
Posted By thorny locust
Ah -- the cat flap! Yes, many cats, even ones who...

Ah -- the cat flap! Yes, many cats, even ones who aren't at all flat, will develop a cat flap as they grow older. It's just a slack bit of belly skin.

I wonder whether the vet. has some sort of...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 6th May 2025, 06:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 475
Posted By thorny locust
I need to leave my bedroom door cracked open so...

I need to leave my bedroom door cracked open so the cats can get in and out. (It's on a long latch, so it won't open enough for anyone to see in.) So I can't close it against light in the halls.

I...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 5th May 2025, 06:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 95
Posted By thorny locust
That vet wants all cats to weigh less than 10...

That vet wants all cats to weigh less than 10 lbs? That's absurd. Cats come in a lot of different sizes and while that's plenty for some for quite a lot of them that would be way underweight.
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Forum: Better Living Through Posting 5th May 2025, 05:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,076
Posted By thorny locust
Glad to see that it worked out OK.

Glad to see that it worked out OK.
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 5th May 2025, 05:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 475
Posted By thorny locust
Why not get a small flashlight, keep it next to...

Why not get a small flashlight, keep it next to your bed, and use it to light your way to the bathroom? Aim it down at the floor to minimize light getting under other doors; cover it partly with your...
Forum: General Blah Blah 29th April 2025, 07:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,130
Posted By thorny locust
It is indeed. More long-distance hugs, here....

It is indeed.

More long-distance hugs, here. And do whatever you need to do while you're waiting. Different people need different things.
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 17th April 2025, 07:22 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 71,493
Posted By thorny locust
The raspberries; though you may get a crop from...

The raspberries; though you may get a crop from both.

Wild raspberries, while smaller than domestics, are usually delicious. (Strains do vary some.) Prune them to leave only the strongest canes...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 16th April 2025, 06:29 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 71,493
Posted By thorny locust
Dicamba is really, really nasty stuff. It doesn't...

Dicamba is really, really nasty stuff. It doesn't always stay where it's applied, no matter how careful you are with it; it moves up into the air, drifts around, and kills desired plants of a wide...
Forum: General Blah Blah 11th April 2025, 07:19 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,130
Posted By thorny locust
Seconding this. I'm glad you made it there. If...

Seconding this. I'm glad you made it there. If you have to leave before it's over, then you have to leave before it's over -- but you've both got this time now; which is what matters.

(I had to...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 8th April 2025, 07:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 622
Posted By thorny locust
I think it's different in your 20's; especially...

I think it's different in your 20's; especially if you don't expect to be doing that for the rest of your life.
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 7th April 2025, 11:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 622
Posted By thorny locust
Yeah. But there's also many people living...

Yeah. But there's also many people living paycheck to paycheck who don't have either substance abuse issues or criminal records.

It's true that if something disrupts that schedule and they...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 7th April 2025, 08:38 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 622
Posted By thorny locust
Nobody just had too many things go wrong at once...

Nobody just had too many things go wrong at once and couldn't keep up with their rent / couldn't find a place they could afford to rent?
Forum: General Blah Blah 3rd April 2025, 05:42 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,130
Posted By thorny locust
If he wasn't like this before, or was only...

If he wasn't like this before, or was only slightly like this in bad moments -- then this isn't him, it's the disease. Reminding yourself of this may help to some extent.
Forum: General Blah Blah 2nd April 2025, 05:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,130
Posted By thorny locust
Yeah, I'd recommend going anyway. Is there...

Yeah, I'd recommend going anyway.

Is there another family member/close friend there who can tell you anything about his condition? These days I don't suppose you can talk with the doctors unless...
Forum: General Blah Blah 1st April 2025, 07:24 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,130
Posted By thorny locust
It's hard, and nothing's going to make it easy....

It's hard, and nothing's going to make it easy. But remember that this is part of loving people; and that the love is worth the pain.

Best of luck with the process of getting there. I think at...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 29th March 2025, 06:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,364
Posted By thorny locust
like what? other than Don't Expect To Get Any. ...

like what? other than Don't Expect To Get Any.

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Yeah. If you've got enough money not to need your Social Security (let alone your SSI), then there are precautions you can take.
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Forum: Better Living Through Posting 26th March 2025, 07:30 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 71,493
Posted By thorny locust
Lemon balm and dill both like soil temperatures...

Lemon balm and dill both like soil temperatures between 60 and 70 F to germinate, the lemon balm ideally on the warmer half of that; but they're also both relatively slow germinators which may take a...
Forum: General Blah Blah 20th March 2025, 08:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 538
Posted By thorny locust
Yikes! Why did she think anybody wants to see...

Yikes! Why did she think anybody wants to see that, even aside from being exposed to it?

I had assumed that any active blisters were covered by either clothing or bandages, and that any scratching...
Forum: General Blah Blah 20th March 2025, 05:53 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 538
Posted By thorny locust
Shingles isn't communicable unless there's...

Shingles isn't communicable unless there's contact with fluid from the blisters.

https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles-contagious
Forum: General Blah Blah 19th March 2025, 07:34 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 538
Posted By thorny locust
I was born in 1951. I know I had mumps and at...

I was born in 1951. I know I had mumps and at least one kind of measles. I don't specifically remember chicken pox, but have been told to assume that I had it. I have had Shingrix as well as the...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 16th March 2025, 12:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 493
Posted By thorny locust
The current living record-holder is apparently...

The current living record-holder is apparently 27.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/worlds-oldest-cat-confirmed-at-almost-27-years-old-726391

The oldest verified cat ever...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 16th March 2025, 08:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 493
Posted By thorny locust
Happy Birthday Katie! 19 is indeed a very...

Happy Birthday Katie!

19 is indeed a very good run; but some do make it further. I've lived with two cats (many years apart) who made it a couple of years into their 20's. May Katie do likewise!
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Forum: General Blah Blah 13th March 2025, 04:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 332
Posted By thorny locust
None of the above. This one: ...

None of the above.

This one:

https://diggercomic.com/blog/2007/02/01/wombat1-gnorf/
Forum: The Game Room 6th March 2025, 07:17 AM
Replies: 5,890
Views: 295,278
Posted By thorny locust
Nope; but I have had frankfurter stew. PBM,...

Nope; but I have had frankfurter stew.

PBM, do you have a dog? (Canine version.) If so, how many, and what breed(s)?
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