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Yeah, it's probably tough to seal a garage but in some cases I think it can be done. My ex worked in pest control for a while. She learned about exclusion being an important part of rodent control. We bought our house in the mountains which had a storage room under the house where the rats lived. She showed me how they use mesh screens and even steel wool with caulking to stop the rat bastiges from getting in.
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03-01-23, 10:52 AM
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03-01-23, 10:56 AM
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Suffering due to exertion I can deal with. Suffering due to being wet and cold is different. 20 years ago, when I was young, fast, and strong, I felt differently than I do now.
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03-01-23, 10:58 AM
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A southpaw, huh.
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03-01-23, 10:59 AM
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It's 44 degrees and breezy out there but I'm seeing bits of sun after it rained most of the night. Think I'll get dressed and go for a cruise. Both bikes are already muddy, so just have to decide which one.
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03-01-23, 11:03 AM
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Haven't had a bird appearance in awhile, let me see . . . .
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03-01-23, 11:04 AM
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In 2016 we went on a 2 week vacation only to find when we returned that the mice had invaded the bird seed storage container. For months we were discovering pockets of seeds store in all levels of the house. Six years later as we were packing to move we still found a couple of isolated spots where the mice had stashed seeds for safekeeping.
We had to remove our bird feeders because a rat discovered the piles of seed hulls on the ground. That's in a whole different league.
03-01-23, 11:08 AM
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heard of them - but first Akadema glove I’ve seen in person
got it at a flea market
I’m more / primarily a Wilson A2000 / A2K type - also have some others (including Rawlings HOH and Louisville Slugger) - but the quality of this glove looks good and is a worthy addition to my glove ‘accumulation’ (I ‘accumulate’ more than ‘collect’)
got it at a flea market
I’m more / primarily a Wilson A2000 / A2K type - also have some others (including Rawlings HOH and Louisville Slugger) - but the quality of this glove looks good and is a worthy addition to my glove ‘accumulation’ (I ‘accumulate’ more than ‘collect’)
My daughter's Adakdema catchers mitt lasted a year of full-time travel ball. After that, she had a Mizuno that lasted another year. When she was 12, I bought her the top-end mitt from a small company called Vinci. I've never had a glove or mitt that was so difficult to break in. It took months. Once broken-in, however, it was spectacular, and my daughter was still using it 6 years later, in her final travel ball tournament. In CA, travel ball is year-round. Between games, practices, and instructional sessions, that mitt got a TON of use. It's some of the best money I ever spent on softball gear.
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03-01-23, 11:13 AM
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That's why I got it. Ubiquitous ball glove, available at my local sporting goods store for lefties. I haven't used it in a long time. It's pretty dry, but a little TLC would make it useable again.
03-01-23, 11:15 AM
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Local foxes and a nearby barn cat hunt on our property. That helps too.
03-01-23, 11:16 AM
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03-01-23, 11:19 AM
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I was told that is because that is the Medicare rate and that's why they start there and adjust downward. I bet phrantic knows.
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03-01-23, 11:23 AM
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03-01-23, 11:27 AM
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Our neighbor to the West put a bird feeder outside their kitchen window one winter, to attract songbirds. What they didn't realize was that they had opened a buffet. A pair of kestrels took up residence in the hollow of an old maple tree. Not the sort of show they were expecting.
03-01-23, 11:33 AM
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Peer to peer did not go so well. I have to jump through another hoop. They want me to get a bone density scan. March 8th surgery canceled and will reschedule later. Probably mid April to allow enough time for more BS. Why wasn't a bone density scan mentioned by the insurance company before? I'm skeptical.
03-01-23, 11:41 AM
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Product review:
Spotify free streaming service. Initial thoughts are negative. The user experience suffers from too many commercials and interruptions. I doubt I'll continue much longer. If they think I'll just decide to buy the premium subscription they aren't going about it the right way. It's too much of a turn off for me to crave the music enough to go premium. Unless it's a dollar/month. They certainly aren't paying the artists much.
Spotify free streaming service. Initial thoughts are negative. The user experience suffers from too many commercials and interruptions. I doubt I'll continue much longer. If they think I'll just decide to buy the premium subscription they aren't going about it the right way. It's too much of a turn off for me to crave the music enough to go premium. Unless it's a dollar/month. They certainly aren't paying the artists much.
03-01-23, 11:42 AM
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Yesterday's baseball game was just a hair over 2 hours long, I'm glad the ticket prices are cheaper than last year, gotta get my bang per buck! Only one ball called for a slow pitcher yesterday.
3rd base ump got all fired up and stopped the game at one point though! Kind of a silly reason. Brewers SS was playing just in the grass of right field. Ump yelled out "Don't throw that pitch! He's standing in the grass!"
I hadn't heard about that new rule, everyone has been talking about the clocks but not many about the new infielder rules.
3rd base ump got all fired up and stopped the game at one point though! Kind of a silly reason. Brewers SS was playing just in the grass of right field. Ump yelled out "Don't throw that pitch! He's standing in the grass!"
I hadn't heard about that new rule, everyone has been talking about the clocks but not many about the new infielder rules.
The new rule: At the time a pitch is thrown, all four infielders are required to be on the infield dirt (or infield grass) with two on each side of second base. Players will be able to move as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand.
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03-01-23, 11:57 AM
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We have the same experience. They will move food tremendous distances and must have amazing 3-D maps in their tiny hippocampi. They are fantastically bold, curious, and athletic and I'd love the little ****ers if they weren't so destructive and filthy.
We had to remove our bird feeders because a rat discovered the piles of seed hulls on the ground. That's in a whole different league.
We had to remove our bird feeders because a rat discovered the piles of seed hulls on the ground. That's in a whole different league.
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03-01-23, 12:00 PM
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Our neighbor to the West put a bird feeder outside their kitchen window one winter, to attract songbirds. What they didn't realize was that they had opened a buffet. A pair of kestrels took up residence in the hollow of an old maple tree. Not the sort of show they were expecting.
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03-01-23, 12:06 PM
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03-01-23, 12:06 PM
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Landing gear down, flaps deployed, seat tables stowed away, making final approach . . . . . .
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How do you preserve enough natural space for coyotes and bobcats? Leave 1/3 of the land fallow?
Also, why didn't your witch doctor know that the insurance company would want to see one?
Also, why didn't your witch doctor know that the insurance company would want to see one?
03-01-23, 12:35 PM
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Super Delta formation over El Centro.
03-01-23, 12:38 PM
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... with the Angels out front:
