Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Has anyone spoken with Rav today ? I think she was feeling like crap yesterday. I hope it's not the flu. It appears that stuff is seriously bad - killing folks.

I resolve that heretofore: I will welcome newcomers, visit the Café, Rachel's thread, the NFC Birthday Chat and spend most of my time on my lily pad. There I said it. I will not try to help others or try to refute the bull crap that so many are posting as fact. I mean seriously does it really matter if birds/animals are put in harm's way ? Think I can do it ?

No, you can't, not sure any of us can.
Helping is what we like to do, so we'll keep trying and come back to the pond for support and.
We can't ignore an animal in harm's way, but we also have to not let it keep us down. We pass on information and do our best.
Yes, I know...I swore I'd not leave my spot...but.

 

[Pyxis]

If it's anything like the "storms" that have been predicted for us, it'll fizzle. Three times now they've told us a "big winter event" is going to come. Nope. Nothing worth mentioning. Oh well, at least our roads are still good.

I hope so I've been wanting to go to this for months, would hate to have to miss it. Saved and stashed some money too, so I could buy birds.

Has anyone spoken with Rav today ? I think she was feeling like crap yesterday. I hope it's not the flu. It appears that stuff is seriously bad - killing folks.

I texted her awhile ago - she's okay but not feeling great.

 

[sourland]

@Pyxis, thanks. On our local news they had stories of 3 people who died in 24 hours from the flu. A child, a woman in her 40's, and a body builder in his early 20's. What chance does an old guy have ?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I hope so I've been wanting to go to this for months, would hate to have to miss it. Saved and stashed some money too, so I could buy birds.



I texted her awhile ago - she's okay but not feeling great.

Thanks for letting us know about Rav. I'm sent a pm but hadn't heard back. And no cell service or long distance on the house phone. So all I can do is pm...

 

[perchie.girl]

Where is that dang elephant..... Click click boom......

Love ya Deb....... Keep on trucking..... Dang I shoulda been born in the 60's ...... Oh yeah I was.....

LOL.... as a fifties babe.... I get it.... LOL.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

@Pyxis, thanks. On our local news they had stories of 3 people who died in 24 hours from the flu. A child, a woman in her 40's, and a body builder in his early 20's. What chance does an old guy have ?

 

[sourland]

Irrational adults..... But but but what did we do,?.......

Pond 'irrational' is good. It hurts no one or nothing.

there there poppet.

That would help. Got to work on it.

Oh dear... Not the Canadian again, I hope.

One of them gave me a 'like', and when I posted to an OP whose thread was being destroyed that if they wanted they could contact me by conversation and I would try to help the other told the OP that "Sour is very helpful".

 

[orrpeople]

@Pyxis, thanks. On our local news they had stories of 3 people who died in 24 hours from the flu. A child, a woman in her 40's, and a body builder in his early 20's. What chance does an old guy have ?

So many things I want to reply to you, dear Sour.
First, you have probably built up more immunities than all of us combined (although I will be praying you don't have to prove that to be true.)
Second. Dang. Good advice is hard to find. Here's the thing. When I was a newbie, I was able to wade through the poop piles o' wierdos and get the best information. I never tried to correct the oddballs, but I could tell who had their head on straight (why do you think WV and I became friends?) - so, my opinion, for what it's worth, is to keep answering straight out. You will continue to help a lot of people. And, I love running into you on other threads - it's kind of like traveling abroad and running into your favorite neighbor!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Just had to go out to my truck and get something...... Wind is howling and snow is coming down hard.
Wife gets off work soon....I told her to drive slow.....sl double oh...... Slow.

 

[bobbi-j]

I resolve that heretofore: I will welcome newcomers, visit the Café, Rachel's thread, the NFC Birthday Chat and spend most of my time on my lily pad. There I said it. I will not try to help others or try to refute the bull crap that so many are posting as fact. I mean seriously does it really matter if birds/animals are put in harm's way ? Think I can do it ?

This makes me sad. You, sir, are a fount of experience and good information and have helped me more than you know. It's sad that BYC has come to a place where discussion and differing opinions can no longer be civil. I know there has always been *some* back and forth, but it seems so much worse lately!

Pond 'irrational' is good. It hurts no one or nothing.



That would help. Got to work on it.



One of them gave me a 'like', and when I posted to an OP whose thread was being destroyed that if they wanted they could contact me by conversation and I would try to help the other told the OP that "Sour is very helpful".

I saw that! I wondered where that came from.