Today around 5pm Wallops will hopefully launch a rocket....read the article above. Supposedly it will be visible to the entire East Coast...I do hope it goes off without a hitch, the area could use the revenue from future launches.
April 17 at 14:08 EST .
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Hagar Launch has been scrubbed for to day, delay of 24-48hrs is expected.
April 17 at 16:58 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Politics I read elsewhere that Caroline Kennedy will probably be the new ambassador to Japan. Anyone know where we send apologies to Japan regarding this??
BirdsNest posted on Dogs, Cats & Critters We had a GREAT day yesterday. Local feed store had a Swap Meet scheduled for the morning. We participated in the last one in Sept. Managed to sell some extra roosters and chatted with many nice folks. We saw many of the same people plus hundreds more! Spent the morning talking chickens and ducks. Sold everything we took to sell and almost sold Jacob!! I caught the birds in the dark with a flashlight and did not realize that I had caught him. I quickly separated him from the roosters and put him in a cage in the van. Whew!!! He is a Silkie, his feathers are very colourful. Hagar wants to keep the solid black Silkies only, but Jacob has won our hearts so he gets to stay. Even sold 4 jars of jams/preserves. I was surprised. Folks had money to spend. I needed to pay my feed bill, so it all worked out!! Note: we sold 4 big ducks to one lady that went with another lady who butchers and packs the meat for customers. She stopped by and asked me what kind of duck would be considered a meat duck, and I told her these would. They would have already been butchered by us if we had not had a miscommunication with the butcher. Then she brought the other lady over, the woman said they were a good buy, she said to hold them she would get the money. So Tuesday we will take 4 of our other ducks to the butcher and Wednesday we will pick up the packaged meat.
March 31 at 08:23 EST .
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BirdsNest Oh, another couple stopped by just before we left to ask if we had any call ducks or Silkies to sell. They have gotten the coop ready but only want to buy birds from us because they like the way we treat our animals. That made us feel good. Oh met a couple that moved here from St. Louis to be near their grandkids....it took all of my willpower NOT to ask if they knew Rake King!!!!!!!!!!!We enjoyed their conversation. Their house is near where we go to the post office so we have watched things change with their place(new garage,kiddie pool planters for veggies, changing decorations on their fence ). They have a lovely home. It was a GREAT day.
March 31 at 08:28 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Main Page The Lobby I have not posted since the news of Cap. What can I say that would be better or more eloquent that what has already been said?? I do hope his family will be filled with the love that LDotters are expressing for their Kevin. He will be missed from here. His posts are legendary. He gave much more to those he was in contact with. RIP Cap, we will miss you more than any of us can express. But you will not be forgotten. IHLG
March 31 at 08:03 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Main Page The Lobby Update on the arson fires locally-Shore Bank has donated $1,000 to a fund dedicated for distribution to the local fire companies fighting these fires.Excerpt from the local news- W.Thomas Mears said, "The past five months have severely strained local resources and our fire companies need our support now more than ever. We hope that by reaching out to our community for help, we can support our local volunteers." Monetary donations can be made at any Shore Bank branch or mailed to: Shore Bank, c/o Accomack Firefighters Assistance Fund, PO Box 920, Onley, Virginia 23418. Please make checks payable to: Accomack Firefighters Assistance Fund. WBOC TV had planned a public meeting in one of the local fire halls, they invited State Police,local LEO's, firemen,anyone involved in the investigation. They had hoped to be able to better inform the public about this situation, but all those invited declined to participate so the meeting has been called off. The TV station still has interviews recorded that they will air anyway.
Sounds like the investigation has details they are not willing to share right now. I guess that means they do not want to spook the arsonist at this time. The rest of us are starting to feel like mushrooms.
March 27 at 07:48 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Main Page The Lobby Okay, this is the best I can do. There is no website or any means to donate online.I have an address that you can mail a check or money order to: Painter Volunteer Fire Company PO Box 275 Painter, VA 23420
They will use the funds for the re-stocking of their pantry(coffee,cups,water,Gatorade,etc ) Any excess will go to the other fire companies that are fighting these arson fires.
If you really do not want to mail a check, I can accept money into a PayPal acct and buy the items and take them to the fire dept and they can mail you a receipt for the donation. Either way. Fires are up to 72 now since Nov 12.
Thank you to any of you lovely people that are generous enough to make a donation. This is a poor county and the fireman are forced to do out of pocket purchases.
March 25 at 10:38 EST .
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BirdsNest An out of state check sent directly to the Fire Company would be faster. Make sure you include your name, address and include a note telling them this is coming from poster on Lucianne.com. If anyone would like to donate on line email us. birdsnest10000(at )yahoo(. )com Thank You
March 25 at 12:26 EST .
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Escaped commienyhttp://www.easternshorefire.com/Painter_ .php Contact Information: Painter Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 17116 Wayside Drive P.O. Box 275 Painter, Virginia 23420 Phone: 757-442-9070 Fax: 757-442-5714 Email: painterfire@verizon.net AS YOU can see my previous note went to cyberspace when I tried to update, anyway, thought some might like to see the pictures and read the history.
March 25 at 15:17 EST .
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BirdsNest Fire # 75 early this morning, burned to the ground.
March 26 at 06:39 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Recipes Chilly here today so I made a pot of Potato Broccoli Cheese soup. It is delicious. I used Deep South Dish's potato soup recipe(I used whole milk instead of evap. milk ) and added broccoli during the last 10 minutes(or til broccoli is done ) and once everything was cooked, I added 2 c. shredded cheese tossed with 1 T. flour and mixed it in. Cut off the heat and let it sit. Yum.
March 24 at 18:24 EST .
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Gerty That's my kind of soup too, Miss Birdy! Only, I cheat... I buy a dry mix potato soup (calls for a whole milk base ) and add the broccoli and 2% Kraft's Extra Sharp cheddar cheese (large grate-shredded ) during the simmer.
You are absolutely right...Yuuuuummmmmm!
March 24 at 19:41 EST .
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BirdsNest Saw a recipe for asparagus chowder that sounded good. Could just use same recipe and add asparagus and cheese. Will have to wait til it is less than $4/lb though, and some that DOESN'T come from Mexico. I don't like salmonella with my asparagus, I am funny that way.
BirdsNest posted on Main Page The Lobby Sleepy Eastern Shore of VA was just featured on CBS This Morning show about the arson fires. So far 71 since Nov.12
I do not normally watch any daytime TV but a friend called to tell us the segment was coming up so I switched on the television. I guess now the police have ramped up the investigation. A couple of days ago they had a night time prayer vigil and one is due this weekend. They are doing whatever they can to try to catch this creep, but our county is huge and very rural.
March 22 at 07:48 EST .
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Rake King I have always felt "matches" were more dangerous than bullets, in that it only take one match to kill hundreds, which one bullet can't do.
March 22 at 10:48 EST .
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BirdsNest Now, 72...there was a brush fire last night.
The county has banned all outdoor burning unless the contents are in a burn barrel. A couple of nights ago someone was burning a trash pile and did not notify the fire company and they sent out 4 fire companies. A lot of wasted resources there. The companies are requesting donations of bottled water, coffee,sugar,creamer,Gatorade etc to replenish dwindling cupboards at the fire houses.
March 22 at 16:44 EST .
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Escaped commieny Do they have a website or snail mail address for donations? I went through the wild fires here in Central Fl in 1997, the soffits melted off the houses and dripped down like icing on a cake, the trees burned and pine trees blew up with the sap, the wild life running for their lives and highways closed for lack of visability. Worse than anything Hitchock ever came up with. These AH's need to be found and strung up, just terrible to hear this.
March 22 at 17:55 EST .
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Balogreene Yeah, Bird, I love your neck of the woods, is there a place we can send money, so they can get what they need?
March 22 at 19:57 EST .
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BirdsNest Gosh, I am blown away by the generosity of you all, I will contact one of the fire companies and ask. Thank You.
March 23 at 07:43 EST .
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Surfhut I lived through many wildfires and evacuations when in SoCal. Some of the big fires were set by stupid campers or high winds knocking down power lines. The arson-caused fires that I recall were set by firefighters.
March 23 at 10:00 EST .
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BirdsNest I will have to wait til Monday to find out more details....went by the Fire Station this morning but no one was there. I am guessing they spend enough time there all week long with all these fires. I will post whatever I find out on Monday.
March 23 at 20:24 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Health & Diet I just found this YouTube video on Whole Foods betrayal of the consumer about the GMO products they sell and worse misinforming the buying public.
Escaped commieny I have to check on MsCharlotte, Alabama got hit pretty good this past week and I haven't heard from her. DH was outside Atlanta the other day and got knocked right out of his bunk.
March 21 at 08:58 EST .
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BirdsNest posted on Household Hints I am just about ready to make my own laundry detergent. I am tired of the cost of it and the smell of most. I have a couple of different recipes and have to decide which one will fit my needs. Has anyone else done this? Would love to know. Thanks.
BirdsNest I have seen one for dishwashers but I will have to search for it.
Washing soda can be found in WalMart, I believe it is Arm & Hammer.
March 21 at 22:12 EST .
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Flaming Sword I found a goldmine a year ago. restockit.com. The real Cascade ( made for restaurants ). It is the phosphate kind, and I no longer have to use TSP. I have sparkling dishes again. and a toilet bowl cleaner that is incredible. Mostly made for hospitals from what I can tell. One small squirt and we are talking sparkling !
Cascade® with Phosphates Automatic Dishwasher Detergent, Case of 6 SKU:34953PG WEIGHT:35.00 lbs(s ) Vani-Sol® Professional High Acid Bowl Cleanse Ready-to-use, 32 oz. Bottle (RAC02212CT )
Also Windex concentrate. Wonderful. Lots of professional cleaning products that actually work and cost so much less than the supermarket. Sign up for the email and get discounts.
March 25 at 14:33 EST .
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Flaming Sword I forgot the most wonderful thing I found in the professional line. How I EVER lived without this is beyond me. I've never seen anything like it in my life. Just a little spray, or a bit into the dishpan, sprayed on greasy pot and pans, stovetops, range hoods. Sparkling clean, instantly. I bet it would be great on greasy car oil stained clothes. Dawn® Heavy Duty Degreaser (PGC04853 ) List Price: $69.80 Our Price $55.84 / Case of 5
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