Tragedy Chez Horse
By The Horse
@TheHorse (206843)
Walnut Creek, California
August 11, 2020 2:37pm CST
Before heading to Montana, I asked Horse Jr. and his mom to water my plants. Several I placed near my front door, and some involved green bean vines, and even two sunflowers, that had woven their way around my balcony lattice work, and could not be moved.
When I got home from Montana, the plants hear my front door were doing OK (a little droopy, but alive). But all of the ones on my balcony had died. My friends had forgotten to water the balcony plants that could not be moved.
I didn't say anything about it. I just replanted my corn green beans and sunflowers out there. I see little corn plants poking their heads through already. Have you ever had a friend "let you down" when they said they'd do favor for you?
Photo is of my first balcony sunflower before its untimely demise.
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@marguicha (215993)
• Chile
11 Aug 20
How old is Horse Jr.? Probably his mom should be in charge of the plants. For how long did you stay away?
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@marguicha (215993)
• Chile
11 Aug 20
@TheHorse Then it is Jr´s mother´s fault if you asked her. He is too young to take care of a plant for 2 weeks.
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@TheHorse (206843)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Aug 20
@marguicha She is the one who is on the edge of sanity. I worry about her...and by extension...about Horse Jr.
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@kobesbuddy (74840)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Aug 20
Yes, I asked my father to put our dogs outdoors and back indoors for a week(but DON'T feed them). My son lived at home and was feeding the dogs. When we got home, they had run out of dog food. Our animals had been too well fed, four times a day!!!
Thanks Dad!
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@kobesbuddy (74840)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Aug 20
@TheHorse Our dogs (already fat and lazy), ended up gaining weight with smiles on their face!
@sallypup (58188)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Aug 20
I'm sorry that happened. Once I paid a friend to come help out the cats while hubby and I were away. We came back to find all the water pans dry. I'd put extra out and still, all dry. (Cats get ill quickly if they do not hydrate.) And that was with pay.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
11 Aug 20
Maybe your neighbors had forgotten about it. Some people tend to return favors done for them when they need it.
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@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
11 Aug 20
Sunflower, What a beautiful flower. What was the reason behind its demise?
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@TheHorse (206843)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Aug 20
Thanks. Interestingly, Horse Jr. and his mom recently left for a five day vacation and asked me to water one of their plants. It became my top priority and I watered it three times a day. I like to keep promises first and then worry about my own stuff. My own stuff does not suffer in any way.
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@ptrikha_2 (45576)
• India
16 Aug 20
Leaving these things to others often fails to bring out the best results. And well, we cannot blame them directly as well, as they could feel offended.
@JudyEv (326325)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Aug 20
Oh, that's pretty disappointing when you are so good to them.
@LindaOHio (157489)
• United States
12 Aug 20
What a shame! All your hard work gone. I'm sure a friend has let me down in the past; but I can't remember anything at this moment.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Aug 20
Yes, I was on vacation and asked someone to come by and check on my dog, however, I had him a self feeder and 5 gallon bucket of water, they took off for the weekend and didnt tell me, I seen it on facebook
