Ribh's D'Coopage

[MaryJanet]

It's so sudden

 

[Ribh]

Thanks MJ. Much appreciated. I keep going over & over the past few days but she seemed well & her usual feisty self. I know this happens with chickens but I hate it.

 

[MaryJanet]

 

[MaryJanet]

You're a very attentive chicken keeper. If there was a symptom, you'd have seen it.

 

[Ribh]

You're a very attentive chicken keeper. If there was a symptom, you'd have seen it.

I just wonder if I missed something but like I said, last interaction she was nesting & they all go a bit doey eyed on the nest. And obviously she came downstairs after & seemed to be dustbathing. I will miss her. Not just that she was so pretty but she had personality plus!

 

[MaryJanet]

Your chickens are well loved and more importantly, well cared for.

We can all take comfort that our girls have good lives while they're with us.

 

[Ribh]

Your chickens are well loved and more importantly, well cared for.

We can all take comfort that our girls have good lives while they're with us.

Oh, she had a great life ~ & she loved it! She was always one of the first out the gate & into everything ~ & yes, she was loved & spoilt.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

Jeannie, I'm so so sorry Don't beat yourself up, they are very good at hiding problems from us

Bob, I so understand what you went through, been there myself I hate when the boss wrecks plans just because they can And for you and your family I'm so sorry

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Welcome home, @Aussie-Chookmum. How was Canberra?

Thanks Ribh.
Canberra was... well, I expect you know how Canberra is, brown and crunchy and a weird mix of open country and suburbs and covered in roundabouts . But I got to visit a friend I haven't seen in years so that was lovely.

I also brought back a nasty flu bug that had me in bed for 2 days , so not so lovely
All better now tho'

We have rain ! We have rain! We have rain!

Rain! I hope it hangs around long enough to put all those fires out!
We have had some fairly good soaks since Tuesday which we sorely needed.

My seedlings are just springing up out of the ground to meet it!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Well I can type an essay on my day and so I will share my misery. It all started Tuesday. I had rented a house on the outer banks of North Carolina, a small set of barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean. I get it very year for the family and we all join together to try and hang onto summer for 1 more week.

I was informed that i must be a corporate on Wednesday for a big meeting and so Tuesday night i drove 2.5 hours to the nearest airport and flew to corporate 6:00 am Wednesday morning. (I was not needed in any way shape or form for the meeting but it made my boss happy).

I had a flight to bring me back to the airport at 5:00 pm on Thursday so I could be home home for dinner Thursday night. American Airlines could not get me to the “local” airport until Midnight Thursday night/Friday morning. In fact i completed the Egg Song article yesterday while waiting 12 hours for American to fly me 2 hours in the air. Facing a 2.5 hour drive i got a hotel room and planned to get up early and head to the beach house.

Up at 6:30 and on the road I got 2 hours of trip behind me when the road was blocked by police cars. These barrier islands are connected by a single road and series of bridges. The tide along with winds off the Atlantic had forced the ocean through the sand dunes and onto the road forcing them to close it. High tide was scheduled for ~9:00 am so I figured that by 1:00 the tide would be down and i would be able to get to the house and join my family. The rental was up Sunday and I wanted to at least hang with everyone on Saturday.

I turned around and pulled into a National Park, Bodie Lighthouse. They had bathrooms and I had water bottles in the car. I sat down to wait it out. Here is my car at the Lighthouse. Later in the day i would start posing it out of boredom.
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At 1:00 pm the road was not open and online the NC DOT was saying 6:00 pm for an opening. Knowing that the tide would be rising again by then I was concerned and my instincts told me to bail on it and simply turn around and drive the 7 hours home.

My family convinced me to wait it out. At 6:00 pm the road did not open, instead the NC DOT is now saying noon on Saturday for an opening. I am now headed home. I should get home around 1:00 am. Family vacation completely ruined by my boss.

A least I know the girls will be glad to see me. I did find a good restaurant to eat at called Roosters as well.
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So frustrating for you Bob.

Better tell your boss the whole saga so he doesn't try to pull a swifty on you again next
year...

At least you found a cool light house and restaurant