The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

morning all lived through the night and walked when I went for coffee that is far as I got the computer wow have not had a typo hmmm misspelled on it fixed just under lines

 

[ronott1]

I get the red underline too! I then right click to correct.

I do not see a spell check button any more.

My tablet looks like the pc version if I tilt it. I have an external keyboard so can use the site just the same.

 

[pennyJo1960]

yes I to had right click never had it set to auto correct

 

[getaclue]

Motor oil, and creosote are out of the question, due to toxicity. Thompson's water seal, is toxic too.

Mineral oil has been used for years on butcher blocks, and wooden cutting boards to preserve the wood, and claims to be non-toxic. I thought I might spray it on, then wipe with a big sponge. Being an oil, I thought it might work better as a mite preventative.

Low vox paint is also an option, and may be what I finally decide on.

 

[getaclue]

A flu shot does not protect from all types of flu. There are literally 100's of types of flu. Most are fairly mild. There are a few, however, that are very serious. The CDC picks the 3 - 4 strains that are the worst, and that are most likely to hit the US population. You may still get a strain of flu that is not targeted in the shot. The flu shot does prevent most people from getting the targeted strains of the flu, however, there are some that don't build enough antibodies, and they get a very mild case of the targeted strains. Mild is good too. You may request, and get a thimerosal free vaccine, so that's not a valid excuse anymore.

Many of us with compromised immune systems due to cancer, or other ailments, those that are older, and find it more difficult to recover from a serious illness, those with respiratory difficulty, those that live alone, and it could render them too ill, or weak to be able to care for themselves, etc. can benefit from the flu shot.

 

[Bunnylady]

I am sure no one has done a study on creosote or oil 's effect on people but i don't want any dumped on my property.

Oh, they have . . . maybe not directly, but they know what kind of nasty chemicals are in there

How many times have you seen the power company doing maintenance on their power poles or the railroad retreating their rail ties?

When my husband was in high school, he very briefly had a job that involved digging around existing poles so they could get a fresh coat of creosote applied at ground surface level, which is where most of the damage gets done. Just because you never saw anyone doing it, doesn't mean it wasn't done. The same is true for railroad ties - they do get retreated.

Even without the issue of the cancer risk, creosote is nasty stuff. Shortly after my husband and I got married, he worked for a nursery that did landscape installations, which sometimes included using old railroad ties. One day, he had to use a chainsaw to cut some ties to fit a certain space. The saw, of course, threw chips all over him, and some got stuck in his socks. He didn't think anything of it, just went on working, and by that evening, he had some really nasty chemical burns on his ankles. It was bad enough, he was unable to wear his boots until the swelling went down. Not something you want to have contact with.

 

[ronott1]

Oh, they have . . . maybe not directly, but they know what kind of nasty chemicals are in there



When my husband was in high school, he very briefly had a job that involved digging around existing poles so they could get a fresh coat of creosote applied at ground surface level, which is where most of the damage gets done. Just because you never saw anyone doing it, doesn't mean it wasn't done. The same is true for railroad ties - they do get retreated.

Even without the issue of the cancer risk, creosote is nasty stuff. Shortly after my husband and I got married, he worked for a nursery that did landscape installations, which sometimes included using old railroad ties. One day, he had to use a chainsaw to cut some ties to fit a certain space. The saw, of course, threw chips all over him, and some got stuck in his socks. He didn't think anything of it, just went on working, and by that evening, he had some really nasty chemical burns on his ankles. It was bad enough, he was unable to wear his boots until the swelling went down. Not something you want to have contact with.

Not too far from where I am sitting, there is a toxic waste dump. it is the place that the Pacific railroad soaked RR ties in creosote. It is very nasty stuff and will contaminate ground water. Once upon a time we did not know that it was a nasty terrible nasty poison but now we know.

Is it really allowed in some states?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Motor oil, and creosote are out of the question, due to toxicity. Thompson's water seal, is toxic too.
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Mineral oil has been used for years on butcher blocks, and wooden cutting boards to preserve the wood, and claims to be non-toxic. I thought I might spray it on, then wipe with a big sponge. Being an oil, I thought it might work better as a mite preventative.

Low vox paint is also an option, and may be what I finally decide on.

I went with a non VOC (volatile organic compounds) white latex paint. Helpful that it happened to be on an excellent sale. Not that I've painted yet...that was supposed to be part of today...but I've sidetracked myself making supper.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Bf asked I reheat the skillet lasagna from a few days ago James put it in freezer two containers pulled both out making french bread now to go with it

 

[ronott1]

Bf asked I reheat the skillet lasagna from a few days ago James put it in freezer two containers pulled both out making french bread now to go with it

Sounds like a good dinner!
I re heated some frozen enchilada casserole last night. It is a busy time here at UC Davis. The Fall Quarter has started. Oh Boy!