Toddler and laburnum
Coddled!! Brian
"Mike" wrote in message ... As for children it does depend on how they were cooked!! Fried or Boiled? |
Toddler and laburnum
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from "Mike" contains these words: Your posting was very curt and on the lines of Baraclough of past. Are you by any chance a Traffic Warden in your spare time? Well, thanks for the compliment, Mike! I may have been curt, but one does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Does no-one use Google any more? What I do in my spare time is none of your business........ -- AnneJ ICQ #:- 119531282 |
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Anne Jackson wrote:
one does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Does no-one use Google any more? I did look this up on Google - I couldn't find it asked since 2001 and I thought there might be some new information or advice in that time. Cheers, ROSIE |
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but one
does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Is it beyond your thought that this person might even be a newbie and I might never have posted here before? Just because you are one of the 'Old Hands' full of experience and know all the answers through years and years of experience, please remember, that once upon a time, even YOU did not know all the answers. (When you had your first baby, you knew just what to do? How to feed it and bathe it? And if you are a driver, were you born with a driving licence and all the experience of road craft?) I think I had better advise you, because you are obviously not aware of the fact, that at about this time next year, April 'ish' 2005, a complete set of newbies will 'bombard' this newsgroup with exactly the same questions that you tire of so much. Might I therefore respectfully suggest that you log out now, so that these tiresome newbies, who do not know these things, do not annoy you any more? Or perhaps we will make a posting on the newsgroup every week as follows. In the subject line "SORRY, BUT A QUESTION FROM A NEWBIE" Please note that this is a newsgroup full of very experienced people, of which some do not have the patience to keep on answering questions from newbies. If you want to ask a simple question, just like the experienced ones on here did at the beginning, and so they are not bored to tears, please make a prominent posting such as the above in the subject. Thank you. Would that satisfy you? I doubt it :-(( You can please some of the people some of the time You can please most of the people most of the time But you cannot please ALL of the people ALL of the time Mike -- H.M.S.Newfoundland Association Reunion Hayling Island April 23rd - 26th Royal Naval Reunion Eastbourne May 7th - 10th H.M.S.Collingwood Association Reunion Bracklesham Bay May 21st - 24th Nat.Service (RAF) Assoc. Cosford Parade / Social Weekend 25th - 28th June |
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from "Vicky" contains these words: /prune/ I understand that apple leaves are poisonous to a degree and removed one of those from my baby son's mouth once (that baby is now 9). But then he also had a liking for woodlice............. Woodlice used to be boiled for 'shrimp' stock by the impecunious, then made into a sauce for serving with fish. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from "Mike" contains these words: In that case, as you are so experienced, possibly more than anyone on this newsgroup and certainly more than me, I have only had four children and one grandchild, then you could have been a little more helpful and constructive in your posting. Your posting was very curt and on the lines of Baraclough of past. Are you by any chance a Traffic Warden in your spare time? Careful...... Much, much, much worserer and dangerouserer. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Anne Jackson contains these words: He and his wife had no children :-)) Well, the difference there would be that I not only had a laburnum tree in my garden, I also have five children and thirteen grandchildren! None of them ever attempted to eat laburnum seeds or pods, because I *made it my job* to educate them as to what was dangerous in the garden, and what was not! Besides, laburnum seeds are far too valuable to waste on people you like....... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Rosie17/4/04 5:53
Anne Jackson wrote: one does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Does no-one use Google any more? I did look this up on Google - I couldn't find it asked since 2001 and I thought there might be some new information or advice in that time. Given the mind-numbing frequency of other well-worn subjects here and the comparative infrequency of your question, I'd say you were more than justified. And as far as I'm concerned, not only are you very welcome, I hope the answers helped you - and yours! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Rosie" wrote in message ...
I have a toddler and a medium-sized laburnum tree at the back of my garden, which seems to produce a lot of seeds. How poisonous are these seeds? They do seem to get everywhere. Would I be best off getting rid of the tree? It is a part of family history, that my mother (when 6 years old) fed a large quantity of laburnum pods to my father (then 4 years old). He was given a stomach pump and (as my existance can testify) he lived to eat other noxious substances. I also understand that toxicity varies, and occurs througout the plant. I've read the other answers, and would say that they mostly appear to come from a Gardener's point of view. Much has been made of the bad taste of poisionous plant material, but don't forget there is also a habituation effect: horses and cattle can actually become addicted to digitalis despite the bad taste, and I have been told of horses becoming addicted to ragwort. You need to take your own decisions, of course, but this is one I would review on a regular basis. There are a lot of very fine trees that aren't toxic, and if you find yourself worrying, you know what to do. It is quite common to fill in ponds until children are of teenage years, and make other adjustments. Peace of mind and all that. Frankly the laburnum is not that attractive a plant, in my opinion! |
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In message , Anne Jackson
writes Well, the difference there would be that I not only had a laburnum tree in my garden, I also have five children and thirteen grandchildren! None of them ever attempted to eat laburnum seeds or pods, because I *made it my job* to educate them as to what was dangerous in the garden, and what was not! On the more general topic of poisonous plants and kids. There is a thread on this over in uk.people.parents. anyone got any good online (or offline) references for poisonous plants likely to be in a garden? -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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from "Rosie" contains these words: Anne Jackson wrote: one does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Does no-one use Google any more? A lot of people may never have got there, or having done so, not been sure what to do with it. Wassermarrer with Dogpile, anyway? I did look this up on Google - I couldn't find it asked since 2001 and I thought there might be some new information or advice in that time. It hasn't got any more poisonous, but we could try for some mutations with a certain troll's pitchblende if you like. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from "Mike" contains these words: but one does tire of the same questions being asked year after year after year! Is it beyond your thought that this person might even be a newbie and I might never have posted here before? Fine, in theory, but Rosie *has* posted here before asking this question! Just because you are one of the 'Old Hands' full of experience and know all the answers through years and years of experience, please remember, that once upon a time, even YOU did not know all the answers. (When you had your first baby, you knew just what to do? How to feed it and bathe it? And if you are a driver, were you born with a driving licence and all the experience of road craft?) Yes, I knew all about how to look after babies when my first child was born. Being the oldest of a family of seven does have advantages....but WTH does this have to do with gardening? I think I had better advise you, because you are obviously not aware of the fact, that at about this time next year, April 'ish' 2005, a complete set of newbies will 'bombard' this newsgroup with exactly the same questions that you tire of so much. Might I therefore respectfully suggest that you log out now, so that these tiresome newbies, who do not know these things, do not annoy you any more? Perhaps the next lot of newbies will have the sense to read the FAQs, and do a Google search? I live in hope! Or perhaps we will make a posting on the newsgroup every week as follows. In the subject line "SORRY, BUT A QUESTION FROM A NEWBIE" Please note that this is a newsgroup full of very experienced people, of which some do not have the patience to keep on answering questions from newbies. If you want to ask a simple question, just like the experienced ones on here did at the beginning, and so they are not bored to tears, please make a prominent posting such as the above in the subject. Thank you. Would that satisfy you? I doubt it :-(( I'm not sure what, exactly, your bloody problem is, Mike, but LIVE WITH IT, and STAY OUT OF MY FACE!! -- AnneJ |
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from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: The message from "Mike" contains these words: In that case, as you are so experienced, possibly more than anyone on this newsgroup and certainly more than me, I have only had four children and one grandchild, then you could have been a little more helpful and constructive in your posting. Your posting was very curt and on the lines of Baraclough of past. Are you by any chance a Traffic Warden in your spare time? Careful...... Much, much, much worserer and dangerouserer. curtsey Why, thank you, kind sir! -- AnneJ ICQ #:- 119531282 |
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I'm not sure what, exactly, your bloody problem is, Mike, but LIVE WITH IT, and STAY OUT OF MY FACE!! -- AnneJ "I" don't have a problem. "YOU" have a problem in that you are an expert and you do not wish to see newbies coming onto your Gardening Newsgroup asking questions. Consequently, I have nothing to 'live with', but the two problems that you have to live with, are newbies popping up asking questions, and me. Oh by the way, please don't shout. (I would imagine that as you are so familiar with newsgroups and netiquette, that you are aware that using capitals is a sign of shouting). It shows that you are losing your temper and thereby not in control of your own emotions. I also feel that in using the word 'bloody' in the context you have used it, then that is a sign of swearing at me. Please do not swear at me, or anyone else come to that, as I explained to Mabbett when he stooped so low as to swear at me, it shows a complete lack of the English language when you resort to using such words and I regard such people uneducated in said English language. Have a nice day Mike |
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Anne Jackson wrote:
Fine, in theory, but Rosie *has* posted here before asking this question! No I haven't! I've only just idenitified the tree. ROSIE |
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