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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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Judy Evans Very good points you make here. My Mum always follwed a trail of ants back to their nest and dealt with that, rather than the ants themselves.

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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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Jim Bauer They do serve a purpose. That's for sure. But they ARE also spooky and will meet the bottom of my shoe if I find one in my house. lol

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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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LindaOH @porwest The mice better have their purpose in someone else's house.

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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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LindaOH I wish we could get rid of the ants and mice. We get them every year at the same time. Yuck! I agree with what you said about more details to find the real solution. Have a good day.

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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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Jim Bauer @LindaOHio lol. I hear ya. Incidentally, I saw a funny video today wherein a husband saw a big spider on the counter and was going to smash it with a hammer. His wife came in and stopped him and told him, "No. You don't kill these things. You RELOCATE...

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Jim Bauer @porwest (110763) • United States 17 Jul 24

I remember when I was in pest control, I had a client who complained of having spiders in his finished basement. "No, problem," I told him. "I can take care of that for you." After some time, he came down to check on me, and saw...

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Jim Bauer Bugs of all kinds are everywhere. Some days I don't think we live amongst them. They live amongst us. They certainly outnumber us.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Nov

I have been told I have the patience of a saint. But this morning my patience was tested. I had two items at Safeway, a bottle of wine and a dozen eggs. The lady in front of me (in line) was having some kind of "incident." It...

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Kayla Tsukino I want to say, yes. But, I often feel like I'd be lying. Overall I'm generally patient, but like anyone... limits exist and if I'm pushed past mine all hell breaks lose.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Nov

I have been told I have the patience of a saint. But this morning my patience was tested. I had two items at Safeway, a bottle of wine and a dozen eggs. The lady in front of me (in line) was having some kind of "incident." It...

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Amber I do have patience, a lot, but the older I get the more it wanes.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Nov

I have been told I have the patience of a saint. But this morning my patience was tested. I had two items at Safeway, a bottle of wine and a dozen eggs. The lady in front of me (in line) was having some kind of "incident." It...

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Anna Patience is not a virtue I possess and sadly now I need a lot, really a lot, of patience with my husband.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov

I noticed the wind last night before I noticed the rain. Gusts up to 50 mph, I heard this morning. Then Kitty jumped in bed with me. I noticed she was soaked. I warmed her up. I never complain about rain in California. It's going...

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Eva James It got in the low 60s here but is dropping fast now.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov

I noticed the wind last night before I noticed the rain. Gusts up to 50 mph, I heard this morning. Then Kitty jumped in bed with me. I noticed she was soaked. I warmed her up. I never complain about rain in California. It's going...

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Baconstripsxxx We got a lot of wind here in the north east, one of our neighbors had a tree go down in their yard and crushed their shed

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov

I noticed the wind last night before I noticed the rain. Gusts up to 50 mph, I heard this morning. Then Kitty jumped in bed with me. I noticed she was soaked. I warmed her up. I never complain about rain in California. It's going...

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snowy Windy is the noticeable thing. It was supposed to be 71 today in VA today, but it sure doesn't feel like that with the wind.

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov

I noticed the wind last night before I noticed the rain. Gusts up to 50 mph, I heard this morning. Then Kitty jumped in bed with me. I noticed she was soaked. I warmed her up. I never complain about rain in California. It's going...

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Judy Evans I never complain about the rain either. We're still getting drizzly days which is a bit unusual for us.

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Anna @LadyDuck (486619) • Italy 21 Dec 22

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day when earth's poles reach their maximum axial tilt away from the Sun and today winter starts. According to an ancient middle oriental superstition the "Dark Spirits" walk the earth during "the...

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Loretta @LadyDuck I miss having a fireplace. It's so peaceful and cozy being by one. I'm more of a homebody now. I do get out for my hikes but like being home relaxing.

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snowy @snowy22315 (198371) • United States 5 Nov

Yesterday, while I was at the polls I saw an acquaintance of mine with his wife. Now, this guy is in his 80's and according to his report he has dementia, but is still pretty with it. I said HI to him,and he said Joanne?,who is...

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Tammy @tammys85 (30706) • Baltimore, Maryland 5 Nov

Hey there, fellow MyLotters. I’ve been busy these last few days and working on fixing my sleep schedule, so I haven’t gotten around to posting on here (obviously). Friday was Halloween, and it was a nice one at that. I dressed as...

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov

I noticed the wind last night before I noticed the rain. Gusts up to 50 mph, I heard this morning. Then Kitty jumped in bed with me. I noticed she was soaked. I warmed her up. I never complain about rain in California. It's going...

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Amber It is 78 degrees here today. It’s beautiful right now, but I really prefer cooler temperatures. Those temps are coming Sunday.

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (50500) 30 Oct

I read this and it made me so sad. Put your life on the line to serve our country, and then the country will let you starve. Some of these vets are low income, some have PTSD, and some are disabled. This is just wrong! We also...

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Judy Story @MarieCoyle My cousin went and bought four cases of formula for babies and took them to Social Service to give to women in need.

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (50500) 30 Oct

I read this and it made me so sad. Put your life on the line to serve our country, and then the country will let you starve. Some of these vets are low income, some have PTSD, and some are disabled. This is just wrong! We also...

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Marie Coyle @TheHorse I honestly knew we were in big trouble back in November after the election. Too many wild promises, and too many declarations of just what he would do about different subjects, etc.. Promises to lower prices on Day #1. They have skyrocketed. I...

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The Horse @TheHorse (231986) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Nov

I don't know if I will have an MRI this morning or not. I am just following orders. I'll be heading off to my appointment soon. I can walk on my crunchy knee without a crutch right now, but I get scared every time I hear more than...

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DE Good luck, pony... Be glad Pretty isn't your daughter. When I complain about not being able to see or say my eyes ache, she offers to poke them out to make me feel better. (Several times I've told her to do it so they stop...

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