What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

Mail stories..LOL.

1. piano teacher for kid has lived at same address for 20 years. It is on the west side of the street so her address is 123 W street name. Of course, another 123 on same street...but that address is 123 E - and the East people have also lived there for many years. So, the easy constant is that “Smith” mail is this mailbox and “Jones” mail is that one. The piano teacher even put the largest numbers and “W” I have ever seen on their chimney (large/bold/raised numbers), which is only about 15 feet from the street....still mixed mail and the East/West neighbors have to walk mail to each other as needed. These homes are not across the street r notifies me that the second package “couldn’t be delivered due to wrong address”!!

One of our military assignments we lived not on post, but out in the community. The street was two miles long and shaped like a 'U'. At the center bottom of the 'U' was an intersection and stop sign. It was at this point the Boulevard turned from boulevard NORTH to Boulevard SOUTH and the even/odd house numbering switched sides of the street and the house numbers repeated. I don't know who thought of doing that, but I'd liked to have put his head in a vice.
So we lived on the corner of the intersection with number 1234 NORTH and diagonally across the street was 1234 SOUTH. One morning, I woke up to DH screaming to call the police as someone was stealing my truck. Turns out it was a tow truck driver there to repo a blue 1995 honda civic. He had my truck all hooked up (a 1999 NEW (at the time) Green Chevy minivan) so not even a look alike car, when DH freaked him out, he dropped my car and drove off with police in pursuit. He didn't check the north or south, just the number and went after the first car in the driveway at that number. UGH, that was so magical. Yes, tow driver got into HUGE trouble.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Planning on cutting more stakes today. I moved the artichokes out if the greenhouse to start their cold treatment tonight. The chickens got out this morning so I spent a half an hour chasing them down. I meant to take pictures of the plants in the greenhouse but forgot. The eggs are doing okay. The incubator has fluctuated a couple of times but we’ve stayed in the safe zone so I think we’re okay. I still have to finish dividing and moving the daffodils before next weekend.

 

[BullChick]

I think we’ve all had poorly named streets mess up people paying poor attention.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

About once a year end up with a lost package that says it was delivered to our address but that it was left a the front desk and was signed for by Cameron or something like that. This is always hilarious since there isn’t a business within 5 miles of the house

 

[Acre4Me]

numbering switched sides of the street and the house numbers repeated. I don't know who thought of doing that, but I'd liked to have put his head in a vice

Lol. That is a stupid numbering situation sure to confuse!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I woke to a nightmare .. Bf starts the day with birds and dogs .. We know the dogs will maul the chickens so they do not go in the chicken yards .. Someone did not tell the chickens again
Snow crazy white dog had the barred rock in her mouth by the head, feathers all over the yard 3 more in the garden

 

[pennyJo1960]

By the way if I use a deterent in the garden it is not on the soil use plastic lids or butter tubs

 

[BullChick]

My stuff from the BYC store was lost in our post office for a month. It said, “undeliverable.”

 

[chickengr]

I’ve had the same problem. The mulberry trees I ordered should have been delivered end of February beginning of March. Now they are set to ship the end of May. These are supposed to be dormant bare root plants. It will be in the 90s by the end of May here!

you'd better cancel your order. there is no way bare root plants to be alive in may.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

you'd better cancel your order. there is no way bare root plants to be alive in may.

I’ll see what happens I’m hoping it might get shipped earlier than that. If they don’t make it it won’t cost anything to have them replaced.