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One of our neighbours gave our kids a pack of dried seaweed snack for their "treat". Maybe they are on to something!
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Oh, how I agree.
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Just subscribing to this thread. We tried AAS and abandoned it a couple of years ago. I couldn't take it, and neither could DS. I have Spelling Power, but am afraid to start on anything because I don't want us to fail again. Dumb, I know, but DS feels bad about the things he struggles with.
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Oh my gosh...no way! My kids would never go for it anyways, but if they wanted to I would say no. I don't even leave my kids with people I know, though.
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My mom uses scraps of material and makes her own bags. She puts a drawstring on one end. Hers are sometimes tacky because she uses the most awful material, but I like the idea, and they would look really nice if they weren't done in 70's curtain material.
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Not worth it. I tried it and it took me forever to figure out how to delete it entirely. I did not like it at all.
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That's how I see it. I know not to flush wipes, but it hardly seems malicious to do so. Flushing huge objects, well that's different though.
I agree, but damage isn't always malicious and even honest mistakes should be fixed by the tenant. For example, we were renting a basement suite many years ago. My husband was running on the treadmill and got too far back on the treadmill and his heel put a hole in the drywall. Malicious? No, definately not! Our responsibility to repair? Definately yes. But now that *I* am a landlord, I also realize how blessed I am, and it never hurts to be kind. Never ever. Especially if the tenants are "good" tenants.
Sometimes I flush wipes down the toilet in our house. I guess I should stop doing that, eh?
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We have several properties. We had some plumbing issues with one of them and did not bill the tenant, even though we could have. We're just nice, compassionate people. If they had flushed a squirrel down the toilet, though, I would definitely bill the tenant! In this situation, I would be kind and pay the bill and then tell them next time it happened, the bill would be their responsibility.
It is hard to prove the cause of a clog, though, unless the plumber fishes it out. A lot of times the plumber can just snake it out and it is never seen.
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First of all, WHERE did I joke about killing this squirrel??? I've made no jokes at all. I simply wanted to know how it got in the toilet.
Second, a squirrel can do a lot of damage to your home. They have sharp teeth. One got in my mom's basement and was chewing the wood etc... It was a total mess. Animals like that don't like to feel trapped and cornered and will do major damage. Just an FYI.
:iagree: Thank you!!!
I apologize if you thought my message was just for you. Some people have responded in such a way that makes them appear that they think its funny. I wasn't trying to single you out. I also assumed you wouldn't let the squirrel take up residence in your house! I have had squirrels in my house...in the walls (poor thing was trapped for a few hours), and in our attic and somehow under the bathroom sink. I know you don't want a squirrel LIVING in your house...my assumption was that you wouldn't just release it into your living room and let it be! So that's the reason for my comment about it viciously destroying your house.
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Now let me see. If I go to a swamp and accidently fall into an alligator's territory and I'm desperately and fearfully treading water and saying my final prayers, and here comes a gator, do I have any right to expect the gator to feel sorry for me, go find a safe container, and deposit me safely on dry ground?
Every critter dies, just like every human does. A rodent who doesn't get flushed into the septic tank is going to be eaten by some other critter or run over by a car or killed by its own fellow rodent sooner or later. If a rodent has a soul, being flushed will not interfere with its afterlife opportunites.
And please remember that squirrels carry rabies. It IS dangerous to have any kind of rodent loose in your house.
Lol! Now you are comparing yourself to squirrel! Lol! Awesome.
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when my hubby comes in, I am asking him how this is possible. (we have a septic tank, not sewer) He works for the city water department and is very familiar with sanitary sewers.
It's possible because all toilets are vented from the roof. It is not a closed system.
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Thanks! This is what I was really wanting to know.:)
Sorry that some of you are feeling so bad for the "Poor little squirrel." Honestly though, I don't really get that. I mean if I go into the wild and accidentally enter a wild animals nest, or they feel their offspring are threatened, that wild animal may attack or kill me, right? Well, when a wild animal comes into my home, I feel the same way and will do whatever necessary to protect myself and my family. I'm not going to risk trying to save a part mouse, part squirrel, part bat, wild animal and end up getting bit, or it getting away and attacking my children and doing tremendous damage to my home.;) So basically he went out the same way he came in.
You are welcome.
Technically, it didn't go out the way it come in, though. It would have fallen in from the air vent on your roof, and now it's in the septic system.
I don't get how a squirrel poses a threat to your family or threatens to do tremendous damage to your home. A squirrel? I guess I'm missing important information about squirrels being so dangerous and threatening. I don't know what I would have done, and I'm not saying you did a horrible thing, but defending your decision to kill a squirrel to people who have compassion for all creatures on the basis of it being a threat and danger to your family...well, I don't know how else to say it, it's ridiculous.
Some people just have compassion and love for animals, so it would be nice of you if you were sensitive to that, you know, now that you're family is safe from this ravaging, wild creature. Just a suggestion, as it is obvious that some people fell bad about it. You don't have to "get it" why some people feel that way, you just should accept it and be sensitive. Some will think it's really sick that you are joking around about killing an animal like it is funny. Yeh, you did what you felt you ought to have done, but don't joke about it.
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Exactly! :iagree:
I just wanted to know how the thing actually made it to inside my toilet.:confused:
It probably came in through the vent in your pipes. It is not a closed system, all toilets are vented to the outside of the house. You should climb up on your roof and check the vent and repair it so nothing else falls in or climbs in.
On another note...I'm so glad there are no rats where I live!!
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I did it for a week with organic sesame oil. I gagged uncontrollably when I spat it out for a few minutes until it felt like my eyes were going to burst. I want to try it again, though.
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Story of the World. My kids enjoy it a lot, and now I'm finally learning world history, too!
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No I wouldn't. Not ever.
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We like Kiss My Face kid's toothpaste. It's berry-flavoured and fluoride-free.
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You can buy the full version of the game for $26 for your computer, and you can also buy the app for iPad for $7. The iPad app does not have all the possibilities of the full version. Also, for the iPad you can download the "lite" version for free to see if you like it before paying for the app. That's what I did. I ended up buying the app because my boys were frustrated with losing their creations every time the server reset.
As for the computer version, you can go to the Minecraft website and download a free trial version before you invest money into it.
My husband is currently loving the game. Lol
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Jumping in here just so I don't feel left out.
I told my husband what the topic being discussed was, and without skipping a beat he said in a slithery, dark voice, "Humans are a virus...." And then I missed the rest of his monologue because I was laughing too loud. Shoot.
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My 6 year old just finished ETC 1 today, so we are starting ETC 2 later this week.
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I would either ignore the request or put her on my "restricted" friends list, so she can't really see anything on my profile anyways. I have a lot of church people on my restricted list because I am too candid and real, and they can't handle it.
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I'm interested as to what others will say.
Have you read any of Charlotte Mason's stuff about "training" children until the discipline becomes automatic for them?
I'm also very interested because I have a similar approach to life as your son -mostly because life just overwhelms me, and I feel the need to change.
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Ouch! I would have not responded as tactfully as you, that's for sure.
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Once, when calling a client and subsequently leaving a message on her machine, I totally said the names backwards! I called her by MY name, and identified myself by HER name to her answering machine. :lol:
"Hi Fraidycat, this is Client calling to let you know blah, blah, blah..." I felt like such a dumbass!
Oh my gosh!! You TOTALLY cheered me up with this. I actually laughed out loud. It has been DAYS since I've laughed!!
If you do exercise DVDs at home...what is your favorite???
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I like Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 DVD. I have also done the 30-Day Shred. You can find the full versions of all 3 levels for the 30-Day Shred on YouTube. :)
I have not tried too many different workouts, but I'm very interested in any HIIT workout, so I'll be watching to see what others say!