In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 12:25:30 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 04:03:23 -0500, Omelet wrote:


crawfish

No way....I'm not grabbin' the bait today.

You just get on outta here and go do your civic duty!

Charlie

I'm on lunch break. ;-)

I LOVE a large batch of steamed crawfish:

http://i29.tinypic.com/9k1pn9.jpg

Pic from a party I attended last fall. :-) Served with boiled corn on
the cob and potatoes, and plenty of beer.
We also shot a bunch of skeet...
--

That's what we're talkin' about, oh yeah!

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Got six mixed tomatoes in the ground but I just couldn't resist
a Black Krimi. Planted some Golden Bantan corn and a bunch more
beans and peas today. The germinating mix really seems to hold the water
and I think it is stunting my seedlings. I'm only getting about a 70%
germination rate. They seem to better when re-potted. Moved the tomato
seedling into six packs because they were developing slowly. Six of the
seven potatoes I planted are up and doing well. Crooknecks are in
but I had some problem with the zuchs and only one survived.

The fun may becoming to an end, job interview tomorrow:-(
--

Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg


Got six mixed tomatoes in the ground but I just couldn't resist
a Black Krimi. Planted some Golden Bantan corn and a bunch more
beans and peas today. The germinating mix really seems to hold the water
and I think it is stunting my seedlings. I'm only getting about a 70%
germination rate. They seem to better when re-potted. Moved the tomato
seedling into six packs because they were developing slowly. Six of the
seven potatoes I planted are up and doing well. Crooknecks are in
but I had some problem with the zuchs and only one survived.

I really need to get some green beans into the ground before it gets any
later. I prefer the chinese long beans.


The fun may becoming to an end, job interview tomorrow:-(
--

Billy

Mixed blessings?
Good luck babe!
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 17:15:16 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=carp

Finally looked at that link. Saving it for future reference in case I
end up landing a large alligator gar. ;-)
--

My GARsh!! I'm gonna have to get me a prairie dog to roast to keep
ahead of you.

giggle Have not landed one yet. I just know that they are around.
I've seen them when I was snorkeling the river.


But, if you eat 'possum, you win. ;-) I ain't been that hungry...yet!

CHarlie

I will NOT eat opossum! Not a chance in hell. g
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--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:47 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg


Got six mixed tomatoes in the ground but I just couldn't resist
a Black Krimi. Planted some Golden Bantan corn and a bunch more
beans and peas today. The germinating mix really seems to hold the water
and I think it is stunting my seedlings. I'm only getting about a 70%
germination rate. They seem to better when re-potted. Moved the tomato
seedling into six packs because they were developing slowly. Six of the
seven potatoes I planted are up and doing well. Crooknecks are in
but I had some problem with the zuchs and only one survived.

I really need to get some green beans into the ground before it gets any
later. I prefer the chinese long beans.


The fun may becoming to an end, job interview tomorrow:-(
--

Billy

Mixed blessings?
Good luck babe!

I have some called asparagus beans but I haven't had much success with
pole beans:-(
--

Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:47 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Monkey in the middle, eh? Email it or I post the entire "HPV Linked to
Throat Cancer" article. Heh, heh, he.
--

Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:47 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Now you have to tell us!

Jan

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg


Got six mixed tomatoes in the ground but I just couldn't resist
a Black Krimi. Planted some Golden Bantan corn and a bunch more
beans and peas today. The germinating mix really seems to hold the water
and I think it is stunting my seedlings. I'm only getting about a 70%
germination rate. They seem to better when re-potted. Moved the tomato
seedling into six packs because they were developing slowly. Six of the
seven potatoes I planted are up and doing well. Crooknecks are in
but I had some problem with the zuchs and only one survived.

I really need to get some green beans into the ground before it gets any
later. I prefer the chinese long beans.


The fun may becoming to an end, job interview tomorrow:-(
--

Billy

Mixed blessings?
Good luck babe!

I have some called asparagus beans but I haven't had much success with
pole beans:-(

Yes, the chinese long beans are also called asparagus beans. I've not
tried other varieties yet, but I did get a bunch of limas once when I
planted a jar of beans that fell off the pantry shelf and got broken. I
won't trust sifting the glass from eating beans so rather than toss
them, we planted them. g
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:47 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

We do that at least once a year and toss the whole works out on a
covered table, pull up and dig in.

Charlie

So anyway, Sven comes up to Ollie, all serious like, and says,
"Ollie you really should keep your bedroom curtains pulled at
night. Ol' man Inquist said he saw you an Lena really going at it
last night". "Oh", said Ollie,"the jokes on him. I wasn't home
last night".;-)

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Monkey in the middle, eh? Email it or I post the entire "HPV Linked to
Throat Cancer" article. Heh, heh, he.

I'll e-mail it. g I suppose I can add you to my humor mailing list
using my other address. I don't forward many, just the ones I get a
real laugh out of!
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article
,
Billy wrote:

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Monkey in the middle, eh? Email it or I post the entire "HPV Linked to
Throat Cancer" article. Heh, heh, he.
--

Billy

Ok, I forwarded it. ;-)
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Now you have to tell us!

Jan

Oh ok. ;-)

Tale of the Irish Sausage

Shamus and Murphy fancied a pint or two but didn't
have a lot of money between them, they could only
raise the staggering sum of one Euro.

Murphy said 'Hang on, I have an idea.'

He went next door to the butcher's shop and came out
with one large sausage.

Shamus said 'Are you crazy? Now we don't have any
money left at all!'

Murphy replied, 'Don't worry - just follow me.'

He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two
pints of Guinness and two glasses of Jamieson Whisky.

Shamus said 'Now you've lost it. Do you know how much
trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!!'

Murphy replied, with a smile. 'Don't worry, I have a
plan, Cheers!'

They downed the ir Drinks. Murphy said, 'OK, I'll stick
the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees
and put it in your mouth.'

The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them
out.

They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and
more drunk, all for free.

At the tenth pub Shamus said 'Murphy - I don't think I
can do any more of this. I'm drunk and me knees are
killin'me!'

Murphy said, 'How do you think I feel? I lost the
sausage in the third pub.
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article , Charlie wrote:

I see you've seen it. g
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Seen IT? I sure as hell *haven't* seen....IT!! ;-)

Sheesh
Charlie

lol!
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article ,
Jan Flora wrote:

Heh! Maybe I should post the Irish Sausage joke I just got by gmail.
eg

Is this the one in which Shamus and Murphy have no money and Murphy
lost the sausage?????

Oh lord......you wouldn't....you shouldn't.....no....

Just, just, uh, go attend to your samples or, or something! Back away
from the keyboard! ;-)

Charlie

I see you've seen it. g

Now you have to tell us!

Jan

Oh ok. ;-)

Tale of the Irish Sausage

Shamus and Murphy fancied a pint or two but didn't
have a lot of money between them, they could only
raise the staggering sum of one Euro.

Murphy said 'Hang on, I have an idea.'

He went next door to the butcher's shop and came out
with one large sausage.

Shamus said 'Are you crazy? Now we don't have any
money left at all!'

Murphy replied, 'Don't worry - just follow me.'

He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two
pints of Guinness and two glasses of Jamieson Whisky.

Shamus said 'Now you've lost it. Do you know how much
trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!!'

Murphy replied, with a smile. 'Don't worry, I have a
plan, Cheers!'

They downed the ir Drinks. Murphy said, 'OK, I'll stick
the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees
and put it in your mouth.'

The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them
out.

They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and
more drunk, all for free.

At the tenth pub Shamus said 'Murphy - I don't think I
can do any more of this. I'm drunk and me knees are
killin'me!'

Murphy said, 'How do you think I feel? I lost the
sausage in the third pub.

Only in wrecked gardens edible;-))
--

Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article
,
Billy wrote:

Murphy said, 'How do you think I feel? I lost the
sausage in the third pub.

Only in wrecked gardens edible;-))
--

Billy

Yep!

I was reluctant to post it as it was off topic...
But y'all asked. :-)

The trial is over. I go back to work tomorrow night.
The Judge told us we did the right thing after we were done. sigh
I'm glad he gave us more background after we left the courtroom. I was
close to tears over it.

Nobody enjoys convicting an 18 year old of a Felony, but if she decides
to straighten up after this, it will end up helping her in the long run.
--
--

Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

On Thu, 1 May 2008 01:22:16 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag
wrote:

X-No-Archive:

I was hoping to get some advice regarding the use of grey water from
the laundry for garden watering – mainly lawns.
I’m not at all asking about the legality of it, which is not at all an
issue. Rather I am trying to find out whether or not the grey laundry
water is likely to stuff up my lawns. I use different sorts of washing
powders, switching between different brands, but I typically add:

NapiSan OxyAction MAX

http://www.vanishstains.com.au/whats_new.shtml#1

Is this sort of grey water ok for lawn watering?
What if this grey water was used for deep soil irrigation near plants
and shrubs? (This is much less of an issue at this stage).
I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.


Here's a few links which may bear some light on this question.

http://www.lanfaxlabs.com.au/laundry.htm

http://www.lanfaxlabs.com.au/gardens.htm

These were found on this page of the "Gumnuts" blog

Reuse of Greywater on Gardens

26 October 2007 8:56 PM
In these times of water restrictions in many Australian cities, it's tempting to consider using water from washing machines to irrigate lawns and gardens. The question is - is it safe to do so?

The answer is... it depends - on the type of detergent used in the washing machine, the soils in your garden and the area available to distribute the water. The fact is that applying laundry water indiscriminately can seriously damage plants and soil structure.

And it's not necessarily the amount of phosphorus in the laundry waste that is potentially harmful. More often than not it's the sodium content that determines how much laundry wastewater can be safely applied to a given area.

Much of the available information about applying greywater to gardens comes from the work of Dr Robert A. Patterson who is the Director of Lanfax Laboratories based in Armadale, NSW. Dr Patterson is regarded as an expert on the interactions between recycled water (including grey water from laundries) and soils.

The Lanfax Laboratories' web site has a lot of useful information that can help you plan how best to distribute grey water on lawns and gardens. The site itself is a bit confusing to navigate but the following two sections should provide most of the information you need.

* Laundry Products Research
* Reuse of Greywater on Gardens

One significant finding of Patterson's research is that "the simple assessment of the liquids (detergents) when compared with the powders is that liquids present less of a sodium hazard than the powders”.

The other (perhaps) surprising finding is that "... there are very few essential plant nutrients in greywater and a lot of nasty sodium. Most of the benefit you see from using greywater is from the water, not what is in it.......so greywater is not a fertiliser and never will be!"