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[herefordlovinglady]

hey gang.

hope you are all doing well.

i am still here just been really busy with my new life. moving, setting up the new home, trying to stay ahead of the game at work.

i had to leave my chickens and i miss them so much, and my heart hurts to come on here too much, but i will either get them later or get new ones. details, details.

have a great day. talk to you all soon.

 

[texasgal]

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Can't wait to hear all the details ...

WE MISS YOU!

 

[herefordlovinglady]

just got this in an email. thought i would pass it one.

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon:

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold.Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up; most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

 

[San]

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I am truly amazed that my pullets don't go broody at all! They're almost 2 years now.....

What breed are they ..

The only one I've had go broody is a silkie.

One barnevelder but they are know of not getting broody and a wyandotte.

 

[charmed one]

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Great tips! Thanks!

 

[charmed one]

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How exciting! I have 19 RIR and none of them have ever gone broody!

 

[KellyHM]

Moning ladies! Ok, it's afternoon, but I got off a 38-hr shift this morning and have been sleeping until now.

You gals are awfully quiet today. I still feel like a train ran me over after that loooong shift. I had surgeries all day yesterday, so I was on my feet too. Had a cat come in with maggots falling out of its skin.

Had to remove a bunch of skin over its hips and amputate the tail. Then I had a spay that turned into a splenectomy b/c there was a big ovarian tumor that was attached to the spleen, so it all had to come out. Nothing like a few complications to make life more interesting!

 

[San]

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Wow are you a Vet? That used to be my dream working at a veterinarian, but I suck with math & sceince..

I don't have much to tell actually, worked for four hours, doing my physio training, getting excited because this weekend the eggs will go in the bator, and that's it. Tomorrow same thing again, training and again 2 hours of work in the morning and then end afternoon. Is evening overhere BF is sleeping on the sofa and I am watching Glee ( althought I am 32 years I just love this show)

I am hoping to gett back to the office in two weeks....

 

[charmed one]

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I hope you don't have to go back in for awhile! Whew! Glad you were there to help those poor animals though....

 

[San]

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How exciting! I have 19 RIR and none of them have ever gone broody!

RIR haha you nee to help me on that one.... what's RIR...... Rhodesian, Red, Rare whahah I'm imagening lots of things but probably not the right breed...