@TJAnonymous If you clean the patina off the copper it should keep working? Otherwise, you've just given me an excellent game plan! Thank you!
The neighbors up the street have a German Shepherd that they can't control. Wrong dog, wrong people. Not the dog's fault, but I'm very wary of him and have always been. I had my toddler in the stroller and went for a walk one day when the shepherd broke lead (he's too strong for their teen daughter) and barreled over the lawn at us.
So 60-70 pound dog vs 100 pound me at the time. I got between him and the stroller, braced for impact, and he fully body slammed me. Knocked the wind out of the dog, he fell over, must have really thrown him because he went running back to his owner. Toddler just watched in utter confusion, one of those "What happened, Mom?" kind of looks on his face. He's not scared of dogs, but is a little shy around them. We're working on it. I was fine, but extremely annoyed. When the owner apologized to me I looked her in the eye and said deadpan "Nothing I can't handle." Which is true.I'll leave it to your imagination, but suffice to say that the outcome that happened was by far the best possible outcome for everybody. They've been reeeeeeally careful ever since.
Same neighborhood, I had to save a lady and her dog from two loose dogs last year. They were going for her dog, she's starting to panic, so I just dropped my voice an octave and calmly told them to go home while pointing back up the street. They left!Craziest thing... I didn't think it would actually work. I was getting ready to call 911 honestly.
Going to get some dirt today. Don't have any to pot up that strawberry runner and need some. Plus, want to get one of my cheap pots planted up with basil for the other neighbor and surprise her before we leave. We had excess basil last year and after cooking with some once, she was very invested in my garden plot suddenly. Also, the aloe could really use a top-up of quality soil. It's still in the pot it came in, has nearly died at least three times, and is just now looking really, really good under the grow lights where the cats can't chew on it. Dang cats.
I have german shepherds. I could not control my male, he killed 5 chickens and 3 cats. I fenced the area for them, almost 7 ft tall and when I let the chickens out I lock the male in a storage space behind the house, just in case. there is a mesh fence so plenty of sunshine if he needs it. one corner is protected from wind and rain and the whole place is roofed. I am not taking any chances with him.
