Mr. Pesky rolled in and then I heard Perry fire up a chain saw. ::cringe::
The lawnmower was buried in a bad spot… one that had yet to get mowed so far this season because I’m too chicken to take the mower over there. Perry had to carve off part of an existing stump to make room for the lawnmower to be pulled out by our hero of the day, Mr. Pesky.
Bring on the rain!
The yard is finished and the mower is back in the garage.
The worst part of yard work here is the ditch. I’m talking about the ditch that the county dug — ignoring my protests. And I did protest!!
It’s a perfect example of taxpayer dollars wasted and extra work for old people.
Last week, we got almost 6 inches of rain in a short amount of time. There was water in the backyard; there was water standing at the edge of Mr. Farmer’s field; but there was NO WATER standing or running in the ditch that Jackson County dug. None.
That “necessary” ditch — forced on us to “keep the road from flooding” — is a constant reminder of how county government can do stupid things that negatively impact the people that live there.
Now you know: Rinsing after brushing increases cavity risk compared to just spitting. Dentists recommend skipping the rinse so fluoride has time to sit on your enamel, remineralize weak spots, and harden the surface against bacteria. Just spit the excess toothpaste out and let it work.
Those pesky neighbors of mine bought pizza for Perry and I yesterday. Their vet is in North Vernon and that trip always ends up with them getting a pizza from Lakeside Wood Fire Pizza.
It was my first Lakeside pizza experience…
4.8 stars from me, Yelp, and Google
The pesky neighbors always choose supreme, and I might do the same except Perry is allergic to mushrooms. One of those little suckers slip in there and we’d be spending the evening in the ER.
Gas station pizza (Marathon’s Hunt Brothers) is quick, cheap and easy — but theirs isn’t as tasty as the one we ate yesterday from Lakeside. Next on my menu request will be a stromboli.
Pizza Palace (Pizza King some places) is still my favorite — but barely.
I still prefer the thin crust and finely cut pepperoni and sausage from Seymour’s Pizza Palace… but this is a very close 2nd place.
I can’t find a website for them, but they are active on Facebook. Lakeside Wood Fire pizza is located on IN-3 if you want to check them out.
Who sells your favorite pizza?
Now you know: Nzou is a female elephant in a Zimbabwean reserve who shuns other elephants. She prefers buffalos and has been the leader of a buffalo herd for decades. Along the years, she has killed many male buffaloes who challenged her leadership.
Sometimes big storms translate to big power outages. That’s what happened here when the sky dumped more than 5 1/2 inches of rain over a short amount of time — accompanied by high winds, hail, and all the extras in Mother Nature’s purse. April showers bring May (and sometimes late April) flowers, after all.
At 5:00 PM, Perry called that he was leaving work and hoped to beat the storm. In the 10-minutes it took him to get here, the power went out… the garage door wouldn’t open… and he had to run around the house in the sideways rain to get in the main door. Then we sat for 5 hours in the dark wondering what the heck to do as our phone batteries were slowly dying!
REMC had over 2,000 customers without power.
While 5 hours without electricity felt like a long time, so many people were out much longer. My friend, Julie, in Scipio, got her power back on late morning — and those south of town were in the dark until early evening yesterday.
My experience after having both Duke Energy and REMC is that Duke doesn’t go out as often — but REMC is 100 times more responsive. While some were patient and understanding — others were confronting REMC’s social media poster asking if they would like to “loan a propane grill so the meat they had in their freezer didn’t go bad.”
REMC didn’t cause the storms, y’all.
It sucks to be without power… and it sucks to know you have food in the freezer that may thaw and ruin before it comes back on. But no matter how stressed you are, others who live around you are going through the same thing. It is what it is… with or without drama.
Now you know: The Swedish Navy spent 15 years and millions of dollars tracking what they believed were Russian submarines in their waters. In 1996, civilian scientists finally investigated the acoustic signals and discovered the “submarines” were actually just massive schools of herring farting.
The entire weekend past was dedicated to filling a dumpster with items too big to dispose of with regular garbage pickup. It was a back-breaking job! Tonight is the last night to throw away last minute items — IF we can get them to fit.
Rain was forecasted for this afternoon – storms likely tonight.
It’s the time of year in southern Indiana that you mow between rainfall. If you miss a single time, the grass gets ahead of you and the yard looks like it’s a hayfield once mowed. There’s no way I’m raking a yard this size!
I started working outside as soon as the overnight dew had dissipated, and finished the yard work chore just when the first drop of rain fell. BAM! That’s what you call impeccable timing.
April showers…
Last I heard, we’re supposed to have rain for two more days after this one. I feel all kinds of proud and accomplished that I got all my outside work done beforehand.
A new project will begin next Monday, but for the rest of this week, I only have regular household stuff to keep up with. Oh… and I’ll need to mow again before then too — if it stops raining long enough, that is.
Now you know: In 1963, a man renovating his home in Turkey noticed his chickens kept disappearing into a crack in his basement wall. When he dug it open, he found the ancient city of Derinkuyu, an 18 level city 85m underground that could shelter 20,000 people.
The upcoming weekend is going to be a busy one and nothing about it will be fun. You see, we’ve accumulated a cardboard mountain.
Of our 2100 square feet garage, 1910 of it is filled with cardboard.
Ok, so the cardboard isn’t REALLY taking up that much room, but we no longer have a cardboard hill… it’s a mountain for sure. It’s more than can be set out over time with our garbage pick-up, so we did the logical thing:
Isn’t it crazy how much stuff you can accumulate over time? And not just cardboard either…
Gondola or dumpster?
I call it a gondola and Perry calls it a dumpster. ChatGPT says we’re both right but the word “dumpster” started as a brand name (like Kleenex) that many people use. A gondola is an open topped container.
Are you team Shelley or team Perry?
The US is full of these language quirks. Here are a few:
Shopping cart
Midwest/South: “buggy”
Northeast/West: “shopping cart”
Soft drink
Midwest: “pop”
South: “coke” (for any soda)
Coasts: “soda”
Sub sandwich
Northeast: “hoagie” or “grinder”
New England: “spuckie” (less common now)
Everywhere else: “sub”
Water fountain
Wisconsin & nearby: “bubbler”
Sneakers
Northeast: “sneakers”
South/Midwest: “tennis shoes”
Although I’ve lived in good ole’ Jackson County, Indiana, my entire life, I don’t call a shopping cart a buggy. I say “soda,” and Indiana isn’t located along a coast line.
What about you? Any of the above incorrect by your residential location?
Now you know: Sober addicts have a legally protected disability in the US.
