Couch 186: Pink Lemonade

WarmFuzzySocks · Jan 10, 2019, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by susannahsays

We once had mice that were coming up through a hole in the pantry left when an old hot water heater was removed (the hole wasn't obvious). But the real shocker was when the snakes started coming up through the same hole into the pantry. I guess they were coming after the mice. I opened the pantry one day and shrieked. I am not scared of snakes, but it took me by surprise. It was a black rat snake, just chilling in a bag hanging on some hooks on the back of the pantry door. I guided it into an empty garbage can and let it outside. Then there was another later that day. I tried to snatch it, but its tail slipped through my fingers. The snakes were pretty large - about 3-4 ft long. Luckily, all of the snakes that ended up in the pantry (I think there were three or four total before we found the entrance point) were harmless black rat snakes. They weren't at all aggressive. I actually freed a copperhead from some netting once and she wasn't aggressive, either.

I like snakes just fine if they stay where they belong, which is NOT IN MY HOUSE.

WarmFuzzySocks · Jan 10, 2019, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SheHulk07

We have traps and been setting them every winter that we lived here. We live in an old house in a mostly industrial town so I'm not surprised we have them. Still makes me feel disgusting esp with how bad they've been this winter. I usually stay up until around 1 or 2am cleaning every night and they're still out with a vengeance.

We get them from time to time even though the house is pretty clean. I think the presence of mice is more a testament to the effectiveness of their survival strategies than the cleanliness of a home.

ScarletPimpernel · Jan 10, 2019, 07:31 PM

I've had mice in a house I grew up in. They'd climb into the heating vents to warm up. Without us realizing, we'd turn on the heater and roast them. Then dead rat smell went through the whole house...eeww.

We also had a mouse in the condo H and I lived in. Came through from a hole behind the stove. We simply laid out a trap, caught it, then sealed up the hole.

Mice have nothing to do with cleanliness.

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

Way to go on the A! And the guy asking you for coffee/a walk!

And I highly doubt that you "knew nothing", you did and you do!! Hugs

Thank you Artie.

I think he still has a girlfriend though. Not sure. News in the rumor mill is slow when you've become pretty much become a hermit. xD

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by circlesincircles

It's been a few years since my kids have been in the licking me phase, so I guess I'm up for a licking. That didn't come out quite right

I'm lying on the couch with cat #1 sitting on top of me, waiting for cat #2 to finish eating so I can go get ready for work. The kitten (#2) has to eat by herself in the bathroom bc she's a huge bully to #1 and will eat all of her food.

Yup you will fit in!

Pet photos also get you extra brownie points. What are your OWNERS called?

stopdog · Jan 10, 2019, 08:34 PM

There is actually a forum for pet photos and such.
I wouldn't post pictures of my pets on the internet. That is one of the things I think can identify you. Photos.

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

Today is 5 weeks since I saw L and we ended therapy.
(edited to delete the whining stuff)

School starts again in 7 days, yay! I'm taking an astronomy class (Solar System) this semester then in March, a poetry writing class.

I missed the original post, but I never think you'e whining.

Ooooo that sound so cool! I love space stuff. I'm uber proud of you.

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

There is actually a forum for pet photos and such.
I wouldn't post pictures of my pets on the internet. That is one of the things I think can identify you. Photos.

That's true. Especially if you also have stuff in the background like a specific store.

atisketatasket · Jan 10, 2019, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Hiiiiiiiiiiii. We don't bite but Una does have a tendency to lick everyone.

She’s our Cerberus! Besides, how else is she supposed to know who will taste good?

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieSwimsOn

Oh and once my class starts, I plan to spout random astronomy learnings here.

I like knowing new stuff. One can never have too much stuffing. xD

EDIT: Cerberus= In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often called the "hound of Hades", is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.

Lemoncake · Jan 10, 2019, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

She’s our Cerberus! Besides, how else is she supposed to know who will taste good?

She could ask Mr Wonka's squirrels which ones are the good nuts.

stopdog · Jan 10, 2019, 08:53 PM

TMC is showing Helen of Troy (film dated 1956)followed by Damon and Pythias. This is super cheesy

atisketatasket · Jan 10, 2019, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

TMC is showing Helen of Troy from 1956 followed by Damon and Pythias. This is super cheesy

Also the problem with filming Helen of Troy is no one lives up to the face-that-launched-a-thousand-ships* stuff.

*It was actually 1196 or 1206, I forget which.

stopdog · Jan 10, 2019, 09:03 PM

Even if they had gotten an actress whose face could have launched 100 ships - that would have been something.

WarmFuzzySocks · Jan 10, 2019, 09:42 PM

My kid is auditioning for a thing. I am sitting here wondering: How many hours have I spent waiting for one of my kids to audition for a thing? Or get out of rehearsal? It’s kind of turned into my time to relax. 😄

I peopled all day long, so I found an empty room with a comfy couch and am doing word puzzles. By myself! I can hear all of the extrovert theater parents laughing in the other room while they wait. They are lovely people and I usually enjoy chatting with them but not tonight. It’s so quiet in here!

CantExplain · Jan 10, 2019, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Also the problem with filming Helen of Troy is no one lives up to the face-that-launched-a-thousand-ships* stuff.

*It was actually 1196 or 1206, I forget which.

"Nobody reads Homer to count ships."

atisketatasket · 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CantExplain

"Nobody reads Homer to count ships."

Yes, but when one reads Herodotus and realizes he also has a catalog of ships, one counts them wondering if it’s the same as the other catalog of ships. One of them is 1196, one is 1206.

Don’t tell me you wouldn’t have done the same.

CantExplain · Jan 10, 2019, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Yes, but when reads Herodotus and realizes he also has a catalog of ships, one counts them wondering if it’s the same as the other catalog of ships. One of them is 1196, one is 1206.

Don’t tell me you wouldn’t have done the same.

I would absolutely have done the same.

DP_2017 · Jan 10, 2019, 10:19 PM

I'm in a terrible mood and it has nothing to do with T. If I wasn't so poor and lazy, I'd go get wasted... I just can't deal with life right now

circlesincircles · Jan 10, 2019, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Yup you will fit in!

Pet photos also get you extra brownie points. What are your OWNERS called?

I talk about my feline overlords publicly on other parts of the interwebs, so I'll refrain from posting their names or photos, but one's a calico and the other a brown tabby. The kitten acts like a (poorly trained) dog. She fetches (though not on command, obviously bc she's a cat), steals food and growls if you try to get it back, especially with waffles, and has peed on my kids' beds. She's fun.

Jan 11, 2019, 06:02 AM

My cat has fallen asleep cuddling my leg. I need to pee.

StressedMess · Jan 11, 2019, 06:15 AM

Awwwwww, BCM, how sweet. I'm sorry but I would have to wake the cat, nature calls pretty insistently.

Jan 11, 2019, 06:50 AM

I’m not a happy camper. And this just defined my whole day.

Trigger for talk of weight.

Possible trigger:

I actually gained 1.5lbs since being on this stupid diet. How does that even happen? What am I working so hard for if it’s not going to work? I’m so upset. I need to reset and try something different.

Im just so fed up.

88Butterfly88 · Jan 11, 2019, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 3

I’m not a happy camper. And this just defined my whole day.

Trigger for talk of weight.

Possible trigger:

I actually gained 1.5lbs since being on this stupid diet. How does that even happen? What am I working so hard for if it’s not going to work? I’m so upset. I need to reset and try something different.

Im just so fed up.

That stinks! Maybe you want to consult a nutritionist if you haven't already?

LonesomeTonight · Jan 11, 2019, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 3

I’m not a happy camper. And this just defined my whole day.

Trigger for talk of weight.

Possible trigger:

I actually gained 1.5lbs since being on this stupid diet. How does that even happen? What am I working so hard for if it’s not going to work? I’m so upset. I need to reset and try something different.

Im just so fed up.

It could just be water weight. I think I once read with women, that depending on where we are in our cycles, weight can vary by 5 pounds, but it's just water weight. I've also read it's better to only weigh yourself, say, once a week (though maybe that's what you're doing?) so such fluctuations aren't noticeable. It could also just be your body adapting to the new eating pattern.

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