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Major UGH on my dog walk: Same house where we saw animal guts a month ago. This time it included a chunk of tissue or an organ. I didn't get down close enough to tell. No idea what kind of animal but SEEMS big enough that they didn't come from a squirrel, rabbit or opossum. More likely a dog or...

Has anyone bought & used the leftover paint storage bags I am seeing online? Have you found they keep the paint from drying out long term? I’d really like to free up some cabinet space.

No wonder I've never seen the remains of one on my miles long dog walks - not the colorful male feathers nor a hen and you know they'd defend their chicks to the death. Cats must be a lot easier pickings. Plus the coyotes have rabbits, oppossums, raccoons (maybe - are they too strong as...

Yeah, well that metaphor doesn't really work because I see lots of little chicks born to them each Spring... .....and besides? I doubt they know what a candelabra is!

I'm not a zoologist (bird-ologist?) but I don't THINK peacocks were ever native to California. I'll do some research. Maybe(?) they were native to Central or South America? EDIT: "The peacocks at Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden trace back to 1879. That’s when ranch owner Elias...

They're wild here. There are a lot of them and little ones every Spring. Pretty cute to see the hens and the little ones running along behind but they're very plain, not colorful like the males. Their great grand parents came from the Arboretum in Arcadia which is a town about 15 miles west of...

Yeah, I this guy had a significant spur or spike on his claw. Plus, the claws are really big. When we finally walked past him he stopped and kept an eye on us. Not like in fear but just being prudent knowing he can "handle himself" if he needed to I guess. PS to Kay: I actually had the thought...

Walking my dogs this morning we rounded a curve and were face to face with a very big, very pretty Peacock. It was laying down in the ground cover and didn't bother getting up until the dog was right next to it. Fifi didn't bark or run toward it, she was so excited she trembled. As we got a...

Some heavy work in the front garden today. First ******** yard work since the shoulder surgery. We'd gotten a ginormous Clivia from SWMBO's brother's house. It took three men (not me!) to put it in my truck. It was in one of those giant red plastic party buckets from Home Depot used to hold a...

I had to go look up "air bag jack" as I'd never heard of them for ordinary use. Only the kind used by firemen in emergency situations.

Agreed it doesnt look like much thought has been given to Safety. Though it claims to be capable of supporting 4,000 lbs it doesn't seem like it's intended to support an entire vehicle, nor would I want it to. Ok, hard pass on this man killer!

Excellent point I hadn’t even thought of. Description of same item on Amazon says it has hard rubber wheels! Seems like they’d be ruined fast with car weight on them.

Do any GJ'ers have one of these portable "turbine" hoists? Supposedly good up to 4000+ lbs. Interesting for a little car like the TT or the "toad" Fiat. BUT...... I don't see anything like a positive safety device feature on it. It lifts 18" so there would be a temptation to get under the car...

SWMBO was going to drive my truck to SD this morning but it threw a CEL day 2 days ago. Some kind of crankcase ventilation clamp and Service said it's part of the PCV system so it could throw a "Reduced Power" code on a long drive. So instead I took the TT for an oil & filter change and...

I never had a pool before I moved into our current house. My motto is, "No one drowns on my watch" and that includes any living creature if I can prevent it. I've saved a lizard, some bees, a couple June bugs - though I've found more already dead than alive, and one dragon fly. The lizard must...

Got the new tires installed today and it took all day, ugh. They wouldn't fit in the TT so I ended up taking them in my truck, then drive back to get the car. 50+ miles round trip. It's a tiny shop that doesn't open til late (10am) so that they stay open late for downtown LA corporate types...

The "poisons" are lactic acid, right? At least that's what I've always read that it is. Maybe there are others?

RE: Post 2503 above, the 2nd pair of tires were delivered today - still to my house, NOT the tire shop as requested. Comparing the two pairs I noticed no date code on the 2nd pair. I suspect it was ground off! Not kosher, maybe even illegal? 2 pics show what I'm talking about. The tires are...

Agreed. I know most people love massages and I don't THINK I am all that sensitive but it seems like a violation of some kind to have a stranger put their bare hands on me. It feels waay too intimate. I have a"brother-in-law" who has been a lifelong salesman and a very nice guy but he seems to...

It's before 8am here and I'm wondering IF the remaining two tires will show up....and if they do will it be here at home or will they SOMEHOW be sent to the shop address I specifically entered for their delivery?! I contacted the tire shop to let them know about this screw up and to call/text...