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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 23:15:03 GMT
I just ordered a package of 10 of these. Hummingbird nipplesThey insert into wine bottles which you fill with sugar syrup and hang upside down. Let the mayhem begin!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2014 14:44:51 GMT
At least they are good for something until the critters attack you for not keeping them full all the time or else you discover there is a design flaw and you find their little shrivelled bodies with their beak stuck in the hole.
I, on the other hand, bought a fake security camera for 5 euros that I have to install in our building entrance. I have to admit that for such a low price, it looks a lot more realistic than you would imagine because you can see the "camera lens" a little bit through the dark dome and it has a motion detector that makes a red light blink when there is movement.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2014 15:48:58 GMT
That is brilliant, Kerouac. Let's hope it acts as a deterrent.
I'll let you know about the hummingbirds. They're very territorial and will buzz us and get right in our faces if we go anywhere near the feeders, especially if they're full.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2014 17:55:18 GMT
Here we go. Cost: about $1.25, excluding the Stella Artois that came in the bottle.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2014 18:15:57 GMT
How dare you post a picture sans hummingbird!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2014 18:27:30 GMT
This weekend, K. You'll notice it's hanging outside the window. In the city. I will post myself by the feeder this weekend on Whidbey and see if attracts any takers.
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Post by bjd on Jun 19, 2014 19:33:05 GMT
I wish we had hummingbirds here, but I don't think there are any in Europe -- they are such lovely colours.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2014 20:01:50 GMT
This weekend, K. You'll notice it's hanging outside the window. In the city. I will post myself by the feeder this weekend on Whidbey and see if attracts any takers. Since you ordered ten of them, you are going to have to drink more beer. I wish we had hummingbirds here, but I don't think there are any in Europe -- they are such lovely colours. Unfortunately it is true that hummingbirds are "New World" birds. Apparently the only similar birds around the world are certain small 'sunbirds' in Australia and Africa. Reading up on the subject, I did discover that hummingbirds are actually nasty little bastards since they can starve to death so easily due to their metabolism. They will viciously attack other birds who try to use their feeder. Lizzy is going to have to buy a little basket to pile up all of the cadavers or the territorial losers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2014 21:54:39 GMT
Yes, we've noticed the territorial activity around the one feeder we already have. We had a little Anna's hummingbird sitting on the tarp line next to the feeder. The resident rufous male flew smack into her and knocked her off her perch. You could hear the body slam! This is the best shot I have of the little bastard:
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Post by bjd on Jun 20, 2014 7:21:13 GMT
Here is one I managed to get a picture of in Ecuador, where there are tons of them:
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2014 18:26:19 GMT
The little jewels! Re: weird online purchases :: I just purchased six (6) extra inches online for $41usd!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 18:34:57 GMT
Inches of what? ?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 18:50:58 GMT
I imagine it is a place to put her knees tomorrow.
However, anybody who has taken a miniature bus from Vientiane to Luang Prabang full of miniature Laotians with giant luggage for 10 hours and survived can survive anything. There were however a few moments when I thought I might go amok (and very much understood the meaning of the term amok for the first time in my life).
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Post by htmb on Sept 19, 2014 20:02:32 GMT
There are advantages to having short legs. ;-)
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Post by questa on Sept 19, 2014 23:34:54 GMT
Memories again, Kerouac. Was there a goat tied to the roof rack of the minibus, and inside an old man with 2 roosters on his lap and a woman who handed her one year old baby to you to hold while she breast fed a newborn she produced out of the folds of her clothes? Granted it wasn't 10 hours but public transport is full of surprises in some places.
And Luang Prabang is worth it, isn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 4:54:22 GMT
They don't hand their babies to male farangs! Not only was Luang Prabang worth it, I found the cheapest guestroom of my life there -- US$1.75 a night.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 18:49:35 GMT
I have ordered a steam cleaner without ever testing one.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 18:55:40 GMT
Other than assaulting microbes with deadly heat, do they actually clean anything? Where does the dirt go?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 19:25:02 GMT
I think it just dribbles down on top of you (for example if you are cleaning the kitchen ceiling, which is one of things I want to do the most). I have already planned to drape old sheets over the floor. In any case, I will report back on my opinion of it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 22:16:51 GMT
Okay, I picked up the steam cleaner today and naturally had to test it immediately. It does not dribble nearly as much as I feared, but it is also not a magic wand that cleans things like the White Tornado. However, it was easy to use, not at all exhausting, and was a marked improvement over elbow grease. You cannot add any sort of cleaning product to the water that becomes steam, but tomorrow I plan to experiment with spraying the area to be cleaned with one of those miracle cleaning products and then steaming the surface with the machine. Yes, there is certain to be a bit more dribble.
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Post by DianeMP on Jan 13, 2015 9:25:53 GMT
I recently decided I must get rid of stuff. To that end, I ordered one of these to photograph things I want to sell on eBay, mainly beads and jewelry: Just the tent part. I ordered the smaller size. Well, it's way more huge than I thought it would be. Yes, I did read the dimensions. No, I didn't actually look at how that would translate in real-life space. I don't even have a surface big enough to operate as an eBay-seller-with-photo-tent, unless I put my laptop and TV in the bathroom. Maybe it would be a good outdoor shade tent for my cat in the summer.
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Post by bjd on Jan 13, 2015 9:57:31 GMT
You want to get rid of stuff, so you buy something to help you get rid of stuff! We have a hoarding thread here in case you are interested, Diane.
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Post by DianeMP on Jan 16, 2015 11:32:34 GMT
Hahaha! I might check into that, bjd. Right now, I'm still in denial.
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Post by rikita on Jan 19, 2015 13:45:46 GMT
that's cool though. i want one of those now. plus the lamps though, please.
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Post by DianeMP on Jan 21, 2015 5:35:09 GMT
If I ever get around to this, I was thinking I'd make do with some lamps I used when I was still painting. It will involve some rigging. We'll see how those go - the light might not be intense enough, but there's always photo-editing!
Really, really, I must get around to this. When I find a place to do it...
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Post by tod2 on Jan 21, 2015 11:37:34 GMT
I am rummaging through drawers and cupboards and have found lots of stuff to take to auction. It's an Online Auction Only. www.kensingtonbondsa.com/cgi-bin/mndetails.cgi?cannon17My items for this auction are numbers 29 to 33. Then items 41 through to and including 61. Then item 73.
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Post by DianeMP on Jan 27, 2015 6:36:45 GMT
Very nice, tod2 - good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 16:46:48 GMT
My next career?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 17, 2018 15:44:03 GMT
Okay, I finally sent off for a DNA kit today. I put this on about the same level as sending off for a horoscope book.
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Post by bjd on Jul 17, 2018 16:51:23 GMT
Have they changed the law in France? Not so long ago I tried ordering the kit through myheritage.com and was told it was not possible to do so in France. Looking further, I learned that DNA tests have to be court ordered, like paternity tests.
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