Spring Has Sprung! (F&%ing Allergies!) (Trees And Things)

skeeter1: Re: Just had to mow the lawn :-(

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:35:55 EST

Well, as I mentioned above, it runs me $30/wk for pros to do my 1/4 acre lawn. I know what you mean about trying to find kids to do that any more. They're pretty much nowhere to be found. When we get 1" of snow around here, they want $20

thefadd: Re: Just had to mow the lawn :-(

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:17:46 EST

I was just gonna ask how much that runs these days. I remember I used to earn $20 here and there but I can't imagine being able to get so much as a kid with a mower out around here for under $50...when I do get a lawn of course.

delete me: Re: (F&%ing Allergies!)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:28:39 EST

Pseudophedrine is no longer available without a prescription in Oregon. I generally make the occasional forage into Washington to acquire some Sudafed, since that works well for my chronic sinus problems. The Sudafed PE and similar products that don't cont

skeeter1: Re: (F&%ing Allergies!)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:04:48 EST

"Now my sinuses are leaking like a sieve. Help."

Well, for what it's worth, Afrin nasal spray and Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) h

delete me: (F&%ing Allergies!)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:43:56 EST

A close friend of mine and I rode 2-up to the Oregon coast and back, taking advantage of the nice weather along with approximately umpteen other motorcycles on Highway 26. Had a bit of the hay fever going before the trip.

Now my sinuses are leaking like

skeeter1: Re: Spring? Oh, Right

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:10:10 EST

"At least this year I've got A/C-- and I'll be lovin' every minute of that, trust me."

Yes, you will! I grew up in a house with no A/C. Sucked. Later on, my first house had an a

skeeter1: Re: Just had to mow the lawn :-(

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:53:18 EST

"Damn neighbor decided to have her grandson mow hers for the first time today, so I had to mow mine"

I understand your pain, but I no longer share it. I'm not exactly a spring chicken any more (old buzzard would probably be more accurate),

MC Nally: Re: Spring Has Sprung! (F&%ing Allergies!)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:05:05 EST

What says "Spring" to you?

Well, since moving up here I've had to re-calibrate my "signs of spring" criteria, but as of last week signs of spring started showing up. The herring are back to spawn, and the humpbacks and other w

thefadd: Re: Hot damn...it's spring

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:03:06 EST

When I leave my office and it's still light out, I'm so happy. The first day I leave my office and it's dark again, I'm so sad.

Lou: Hot damn...it's spring

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:37:53 EST

During the winter I watched the sun set and night begin from my office window.

Now, during the spring, I watch the sun hover in the sky...yet I still sit at my desk.

uncarved block: Definitions

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:06:43 EST

Well, I thought it was just a local habit (the air does get rather sticky compared to the rest of the year), but according to the entry, the definition has more to do with the

thefadd: Re: Monsoon? Oh, Right

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:08:23 EST

Considering that Arizona averages just over 7 inches of rain per year, I would assume that yes they do mean 2-1/2" over 2 months. I don't see how anything happening in that time fram

zyxwvutsr: Re: Monsoon? Oh, Right

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:01:16 EST

...the monsoon continuing for the next two months resulting in about 2-1/2" of rain...

As interesting as it was to learn that Arizona experiences, technically, a monsoon season, I have to question the definition. Did they a

uncarved block: Spring? Oh, Right

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:18:15 EST

It's that thing that finally draws the last snowbirds away from Tucson, and off the roads for at least a while-- at least all the folks I know who drive can tell the difference. To me, they're all maniacs, though whoever did the city planning

port1080: Just had to mow the lawn :-(

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:24:23 EST

Damn neighbor decided to have her grandson mow hers for the first time today, so I had to mow mine (and I guess the rest of the block will do theirs now too). As long as everyone looks a little ragged, nobody feels obligated to start mowing just yet,