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Well I built my place with a southern exposure, it's passive solar. It's tucked into a windbreak that it took me 20 years to grow. And we have a lot of native evergreens in the surrounding woods,...

I have worn glasses since I was a kid. I wanted contacts, but eye doctor told me I couldn't wear them, I have pretty poor vision in one eye and wear a thick lens on that side. Okay, but basically I...

Basically what happens is a person's ovaries take turns producing the egg each month that could be fertilized and produce a child. Once the egg is produced it causes the lining of the uterus to...

Hello, I would like to ask what kind of conditions exist in the barn where he lives? Old deteriorating lead paint? That can cause diarrhea in older animals.

Or is there Moldy bedding? Do you house...

They are similar to pin oaks. Branches tend to grow out at right angles from the trunk and can be cut off and used as "pins" which were used in the olden days by carpenters to hold pieces of wood...

I want to buy some oak firewood right now off a local dealer even though it's considered green, non seasoned and I may have to wait a year or so to burn it. I'm going to pile it in a stack at the...

I'm continually being awakened at night by our cat tapping me on the face with his paw if I fall asleep on the couch in front of the TV. Maybe I'm snoring?

Thanks to all who posted. I guesss I just need to calm down a little. I mean, the fact that my sister is a total jerk is not exactly news to me, she's basically always been that way. Is it Peter Pan...

You might already have a bottle of ammonia in your laundry room for cleaning. Pour a little of that around your can or trash bags on the day you put them out, most animals will get a whiff of this...

Can anybody tell me about amber, a type of semiprecious stone? Can it be cut and faceted like stones? Or can it be drilled like pearls? Is one color better or more desirable than others, what I've...

Well the water would drain downward, so covering the area wouldn't matter, but you would be creating an environment that is anaerobic instead of aerobic, and anaerobic bacteria are like those...

Sorry Asking I got cut off on Saturday, I cancelled my internet and cable service and have to rely on a Wifi which is sort of touch and go.

OK everyone I'm convinced she made the change after my...

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Mom died one year ago, last August, Dad two years before her.
Mom and I lived in neighboring small towns in central Pennsylvania, sister lives on west coast. ...

Well my thoughts are:
Does being POA give her the right to make decisions that personally enrich or benefit only her? Like my mom's service was prepaid, by my mom when she was healthy, also stated...

A lot of farms get rid of the hens after the first year. They moult and stop laying eggs at this time and folks don't want the expense of feeding them until they start up laying again, it's easier to...

Yes that does sound like schizophrenia, a false belief usually bizarre, that the person has, that can't be dispelled by reasoning

That's another one of her scams. Constantly posting online about her unhappy and abused childhood, although she didn't complain to anyone about it at the time it supposedly happened, and most of her...

I agree, I didn't mean to say I felt I was a victim. She is just pretty much of a con artist, a drunk, unemployed, and has not held down a job in 20 years. Yet she is constantly calling our relatives...

That's cool to think about, we could slap her with a lawsuit where she'd have to detail exactly who she told what when about us, and there are a lot of her stories floating around, she posted some on...

Thanks everyone for your advice.

I guess I'm just going to decide whether to take the high road, you know, and leave them all a nice gift or just treat them like they've treated me. I like the...

Ok but her posting my mother's maiden name, that's like some of my personal information as well, you know? You use that kind of stuff to access my credit records and do ID theft. Also I'm concerned...

Also I have read where feeding the pelleted diets that come in a bag can lead to more cannibalism. Maybe they scrape the chickens throats and they start liking the taste of blood? You can add a...

She is printing this stuff and using the pictures in a catalog of stuff she sells, also trying to peddle it to relatives, which is how I saw it. She is just money hungry like a dope fiend or...

I'm thinking it's some kind of predator, a weasel, a fox, an owl, someone's cat, an opposum or raccoon even. The chickens like was said will grab each other by the scruff of the neck like a mother...

I'm thinking it's some kind of predator, a weasel, a fox, an owl, someone's cat, an opposum or raccoon even. The chickens like was said will grab each other by the scruff of the neck like a mother...

My mother passed away a few years ago. My youngest sister has now come up with some extremely tasteless merchandise that she is trying to sell via the internet, some things like T shirts and...

Important safety tip: read the manual that comes with the saw. It covers correct chain tension. Always wear leather gloves when handling the chain itself.

Well the monetary value, I mention because say, someone gets a vase or a lamp, someone else gets a piece of fine furniture... they are liable to think they were cheated or slighted in getting less?...

I am making a will right now, the question I have is, how best to divide up personal belongings like art and antiques among any survivors? I don't need a legal help, just advice on what others have...

Basically and I'm no expert once you get your distribution from an estate, like a check from the estate lawyer, all the taxes and fees are already taken out, you inherit tax free, but if the money...

Just thought I would chime in on this one, if anyone is still reading along after 22 pages?
I guess tomato plants are really popular like roses!
Have grown fields full of tomato plants and I too...

My guilty secret: I stick handfulls of this stuff in a clay pot with a white petunia and a red geranium. Presto, instant red white and blue planters for the porch or around the driveway. Obviously I...

Well it's well documented that a cow in the lying position will avoid eye contact. Most of my cows prefer the hand over your hay bales and nobody gets hurt position, or is that a philosophy?

OK guys and thanks but the employment applications always ask for that stuff, including the school and dates attended. In the interviews they focus on their company application and seem to ignore my...

The back legs on a cow take all of it's weight, it will sit on it's back haunches, bend the front legs to kneel, then straighten itself up first the back legs then the front. That is why it is...

vitamin K deficient, or is it vitamin E? It's found in fish oil. Just eat a tuna fish salad sandwich once in awhile or anchovy pizza or one of those fish fillet fast food meals.

Well it makes sense that the cure for poison ivy would be just as persistent and annoying as poison ivy itself, sort of... maybe you can open up a herbal business of some sort. Just use an out of...

It's called gill over the ground or ground ivy. Rubbing this plant on your skin will cure poison ivy rash. It has beautiful flowers and a strong unpleasant smell when the plant is crushed, most...

Thanks to everyone for the resume help.
I now thought of another problem with my resume, hope you can advise me.
The name of the primary school and high school I attended and graduated from are...

Thanks so much for such a quick reply. Have no idea where the holes came from, they just appeared out there in the spring after the snow melted away.

How does one go about repairing a sinkhole in the lawn? Nothing I need to drive over, just a spot in my yard, actually two spots. The grass is still there but the whole area has sunk about a foot...

It's called I think something like squatter's rights or quiet title. Say neighbor has been parking his car or driving over a section of your property to get to his, you allow him to do it by not...