Good Morning!

Ippyroy · Jan 24, 2022

sp1187 said:
that and owners that just let them out to go roam for a few.
they put a huge hurt on birds.
when i lived in the mobile we used to find cat killed birds at the feeders all the time.
got in a big argument with the cat owning neighbors about them letting their cats out and them killing birds.
got told "that's just what cats do.":rolleyes:

We have a large fox population here. They unfortunately don't help with large raven population which does more damage to the bird population around here. Ravens are very smart egg eaters. The only fun thing they do is eat snowmobile seats.

ReefGrammie · Jan 24, 2022

sp1187 said:
thanks.
happened two weeks ago.
one multi hour surgery.
more to come.

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was so recent! Poor guy. I hope he heals up well and can fully recover.

ReefGrammie · Jan 24, 2022

Ippyroy said:
Insurance companies are very well known to low ball, especially their first offer. The best thing to do is to just deny the offer and ask for more. Hopefully he won't have to get a lawyer involved. The one thing I learned is if you ever get in a wreck, be sure to say you are hurt. The insurance companies act a lot faster and settle for more money in order to avoid being sued for more.

Thank you for that info. He did turn down the first offer because it was WAY off. Sad thing is even though his car was older, it ran great and he knew the entire history from when it was new. He's having a hard time just replacing what he already had!

fishguy242 · Jan 24, 2022

ReefGrammie said:
Thank you for that info. He did turn down the first offer because it was WAY off. Sad thing is even though his car was older, it ran great and he knew the entire history from when it was new. He's having a hard time just replacing what he already had!

not sure if no fault state law ?
but lawyer, ok fine repair this then !
they will not.
most likely settle quickly.

Ippyroy · Jan 24, 2022

fishguy242 said:
not sure if no fault state law ?
but lawyer, ok fine repair this then !
they will not.
most likely settle quickly.

Lawyers will get a larger settlement. They get their cut and then you are left with less most of the time. The only reason to get a lawyer involved is if you are positive the insurance company is low balling you by a lot or if they refuse to pay.

ReefGrammie · Jan 24, 2022

fishguy242 said:
not sure if no fault state law ?
but lawyer, ok fine repair this then !
they will not.
most likely settle quickly.

Ippyroy said:
Lawyers will get a larger settlement. They get their cut and then you are left with less most of the time. The only reason to get a lawyer involved is if you are positive the insurance company is low balling you by a lot or if they refuse to pay.

Thank you, I have passed along the info. Tennessee is not a no-fault state (I had to look it up!). He was a pretty argumentative teenager, so hopefully his inner argumentative self will keep fighting!

Just John · Jan 24, 2022

Good morning all! I don't like feral cats either. My parents had a large yard on the Chesapeake bay with maybe 100 ducks that would sit in the yard and a lot of rabbits. Then their neighbor started feeding feral cats. They reproduced into at least 20 cats within a couple of years. There were no more ducks and no more rabbits. A feat even the foxes had never achieved. Father finally got into it with the neighbor and they agreed to have the state trap them all. The ducks never recovered. Years later there were still only about 4.

Here's some positive stuff too: Still cool - in the 30's last night - so I am enjoying that. Kids are happy and no complaints in ages. Science types found a new seahorse and a new starfish. Solar energy will account for nearly half of the US production capacity by the end of the year and goats that live with dogs apparently think they are dogs. Now go forth and be happy!

The Pink Pigmy Seahorse

dbowman5 · Jan 24, 2022

greetings all!

sp1187 · Jan 24, 2022

WVNed · Jan 24, 2022

I think the car fantasy is dead.
#1 Driving a slow car fast is more fun than a fast car slow. Especially a somewhat boring looking grey car with a crappy radio.

#2 Listening to them explain to me how my car that was nicer than theirs was worth less made me laugh so hard I hurt my back again.

#3 I think when I asked the man if the current market adjustments would apply to my car as well since we were trading he became permanently cross eyed. I am sorry.

#4 I came with the title to my car and money. Why do you keep asking me to fill out a credit app. If you know nothing about the car you are selling, my car you are buying and cant negotiate prices why are you here? I can back the car out even though it has a manual transmission. Oh, you cant so we have to wait for the other guy?

#5 You dont want the vin number or keys to my car so they can look it up before we get back?

I guess I will go back to looking for band and scroll saws. Maybe a welder.

I have had cats for a long time. A great deal more birds die from running into the windows on the house than the cat.

Feral cats come from not having your cat spayed or neutered. Not letting it outside. Cats can also get pregnant inside.
We had sex ed in school where we learned this stuff.

WVNed · Jan 24, 2022

Get rich. Play the lottery.

free, free, freefreefree.

ReefGrammie · Jan 25, 2022

Good morning! Back-to-reality day wasn't too bad. I guess I needed to get back to reality!

I took out the autofeeder. It's amazing how quickly the fish were "trained" on that thing. I had set a timer to cut off the left powerhead twice a day for about 30 minutes. During that time, the autofeeder would dispense flake food into the feeding ring on the left side of the tank. The fish figured out that when the left powerhead cut off, immediately swim to the feeding ring and food will fall from the sky. I guess they'll have to go back to manually following me around the tank at feeding time. Keep them guessing! :)

Have a great day! ;Joyful

Paul B · Jan 25, 2022

ReefGrammie, welcome home. I am sure your fish missed you. We didn't because of all the great pictures you sent and we were happy for you :)

Just John · Jan 25, 2022

Good Morning!
The power of the sharpie:

sp1187 · Jan 25, 2022

WVNed said:
I think the car fantasy is dead.
#1 Driving a slow car fast is more fun than a fast car slow. Especially a somewhat boring looking grey car with a crappy radio.

#2 Listening to them explain to me how my car that was nicer than theirs was worth less made me laugh so hard I hurt my back again.

#3 I think when I asked the man if the current market adjustments would apply to my car as well since we were trading he became permanently cross eyed. I am sorry.

#4 I came with the title to my car and money. Why do you keep asking me to fill out a credit app. If you know nothing about the car you are selling, my car you are buying and cant negotiate prices why are you here? I can back the car out even though it has a manual transmission. Oh, you cant so we have to wait for the other guy?

#5 You dont want the vin number or keys to my car so they can look it up before we get back?

I guess I will go back to looking for band and scroll saws. Maybe a welder.

I have had cats for a long time. A great deal more birds die from running into the windows on the house than the cat.

Feral cats come from not having your cat spayed or neutered. Not letting it outside. Cats can also get pregnant inside.
We had sex ed in school where we learned this stuff.

the bird killing cats that set up on my bird feeders were ALL house cats.
not feral cats.
i knew where each one lived.
well... where they lived until after i had a nuisance animal trapper remove them all.
i don't let my dogs off the property.
wonder why a majority of the cat owners around here think they can just open the door and let "fluffy" roam.

sp1187 · Jan 25, 2022

Good Morning Reefies
it snowed pretty much from sun up till well past sundown yesterday.
a nice fluffy snow globe powder snow.
five plus but light enough to just push it with a shovel instead of a snow blower.
latest thing around here is people using leaf blowers to clear their drives.
wonder if that will cut down on the snow clearing heart attacks.

andrea is liking the new job at the local hardware store.
yea for me. ;)

have a fab day.