The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MouseDreaming]

We bought two male parakeets. When we got to the pet store, my grandson/Sean showed me the two canaries that they had first. In with the canaries they had two parakeets. One was off way in the top where I could not see him. He was a yellowish green. Sitting close, but not too close to the two canaries was an adorable white and gray parakeet with a tiny bit of blue markings. I immediately fell in love with him. In a nearby cage they also had some mostly blue parakeets, but a few green ones as well. After much deciding, I decided to go with parakeets. I bought the little white/gray one, and I am calling him Marty. I picked out a blue one from the nearby cage. I chose one that seemed less aggressive than the rest. He is bluish gray. I am calling him Spin. My grandson says that his store sells only male birds, but I thought you could only tell the sex of the parakeets after about six months, and Sean says these are younger than that. Sean says I read too much on the internet.

We came home and set up the cage for the birds, and now I need to find a proper table to put the cage on permanently. Right now, it's on the coffee table. We talked to the birds for a while, but of course they mostly just sat there and ignored us. However, Marty kept inching closer and closer to Spin. He obviously wants some attention. Those two/three birds from the pet store were definitely ignoring him. My grandson tried to get the parakeet on his finger, but of course they weren't interested. My grandson has a cockateil, and it is very fond of him. He sits on my grandson's shoulder.

My husband covered the birds for the night. He said they were chirping some, while I was trying to google tables on Target's website, but it kept freezing up on me.

I love that you named them Spin and Marty.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

We moved the birds into the dining room, and we found a perfect spot. My husband works in the dining room, and there are two desks in there. One was mostly a catch-all, and the other is actually the desk that my husband uses when he works. My husband cleaned off all of his junk, and now the birds are in the absolutely perfect spot. The space in the living room can new be used for something else. Mostly likely a new bookcase for all my husband's stuff. He has accumulated so much stuff, over the years.

The birds have been chirping all morning, and they ate, and they spent quite a bit of time sitting next to each other. I can actually hear them at the other end of the house from where I am typing from now. I am going to take a few pics of them with my camera.

 

[betty rose]

It seems every month there is a newly discovered layer to the mosquito's virus and how it is carried and transmitted. A learning curve for all.
As of now researchers do not believe this particular one cannot survive our winters if it does make its way up here. The newest thing I read was asking those who could transmit the disease, if they visit an infected area and return to a non, to use deet while outside for 3 weeks to curb the travel of the virus.

I need to learn more about this virus. We bought some bug spray that doesn't have deet. I hope it will work. I can't use the deet sprays, instant migraine. I think traveling is going to get more complicated.

 

[betty rose]

Hmpf. Hearing Trump got stuck in an elevator at a resort in Colorado and had to climb out and up to 2nd floor. Wonder if it was a Trump owned hotel.

Now I have to wonder who turned the key to the Manual position that stalled the elevator between floors. Crazy.

As far as I know, Trump doesn't have any hotels in this area. This is certainly a crazy year for the candidates.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Well, folks I must be checking out for a week or so. I'll check in a couple of times this evening, but, I must get organized and packed for my road trip to Vermont tomorrow morning. All I will have is my phone and even though I can post with it, it is way to small to use very often, so the upside is that you won't hear me telling people to get off my lawn for a few days.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

P.S. I will more then likely not be taking any pictures either. I'm just that lazy!

Have a fun and safe road trip to Vermont. I'm sad to see that there won't be any pictures, I've never been to Vermont.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I've been having a problem on and off here tonight. I made three different posts and they disappeared.

I'm glad it wasn't just me. I was doubting my computer's functioning skills.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

@MinnieM123

You'll be happy to know Walt was in all of his glory last night as my DD picked him up a kiddy cup of Dairy Queen last night.
Side story, we had DQ too but that is hardly newsworthy.

There are now a half dozen Dilly Bars in my Freezer. Not a Mickey Premium Bar but yummy nonetheless.

Thanks for posting this, now I want DQ. My dog Kapono and I might have to take a little jaunt this afternoon. She has never had DQ, but she would probably love it.

 

[Gabe1]

Thanks for posting this, now I want DQ. My dog Kapono and I might have to take a little jaunt this afternoon. She has never had DQ, but she would probably love it.

Always happy to be of service

 

[Gabe1]

I need to learn more about this virus. We bought some bug spray that doesn't have deet. I hope it will work. I can't use the deet sprays, instant migraine. I think traveling is going to get more complicated.

Hopefully spray just keeping bugs from biting will keep ya safe. I'm so not having children any longer so that part of the risk isn't a factor

 

[Cesar R M]

Saw Zootopia and Jurassic World. Zootopia was the better movie. Jurassic World's acting struck me as wooden and left me with one thought 'how on earth did this movie make 1.5 billion dollars.'

The irony is.. the kids were AS BAD in the original movie.

 

[Cesar R M]

We were forced into an upgrade too. Our older box failed, and they told us they could no longer repair it. I would like to pinch the person that wanted pay T.V. We may have to choose between T.V. and computer in the future. It's all too costly and crazy to pay for re run after re run.

But thats not the problem, the upgrade is not hardware based on my side.. its THEIR network equipment that is out of my reach.. in their datacenter.
Even if I pay this might not resolve my problem. Because my internet would still travel thru their faulty/saturated equipment.

 

[Cesar R M]

18 ears of corn in my fridge.

I'm going to try @Goofyernmost youtube version at lunch hopefully for cooking a few ears.

Farmers Market ran out of my corn. It is a family farm so I had to wait for 30 minutes for her Dad to deliver more. He came through.

Thats what I call customer service.
Most business nowadays tells you "sorry, we ran, return next week lol.. you're on your own!"

 

[MinnieM123]

I need to learn more about this virus. We bought some bug spray that doesn't have deet. I hope it will work. I can't use the deet sprays, instant migraine. I think traveling is going to get more complicated.

Is the repellant citronella-based, instead of DEET? Some of those work well, but are not as strong as the chemical DEET. Some people are allergic to DEET.

 

[Cesar R M]

Hmpf. Hearing Trump got stuck in an elevator at a resort in Colorado and had to climb out and up to 2nd floor. Wonder if it was a Trump owned hotel.

Now I have to wonder who turned the key to the Manual position that stalled the elevator between floors. Crazy.

perhaps he was practicing his speeches inside, and since his insults are so heavy.. the elevator sank.

 

[Cesar R M]

Is the repellant citronella-based, instead of DEET? Some of those work well, but are not as strong as the chemical DEET. Some people are allergic to DEET.

There was a study that almost every repellent that had no Deet, was ineffective. Only one did and it lasted way less than the Deet ones.. I think it was an eucalyptus one.

 

[MinnieM123]

Hmpf. Hearing Trump got stuck in an elevator at a resort in Colorado and had to climb out and up to 2nd floor. Wonder if it was a Trump owned hotel.

Now I have to wonder who turned the key to the Manual position that stalled the elevator between floors. Crazy.

Or it could be that the elevator just malfunctioned. Not the first time this sort of thing has happened with elevators. If it was anyone else stuck in that elevator, it would not be a news story.

 

[MinnieM123]

There was a study that almost every repellent that had no Deet, was ineffective. Only one did and it lasted way less than the Deet ones.. I think it was an eucalyptus one.

I wish I could remember the name of one I used years ago that had citronella in it. It was a spray and made up in New Hampshire. Hubs and I would hike up in the mountains and the bugs would be out. The spray worked well--we did have to apply it more often than say, DEET, but it did work.

 

[Gabe1]

Thats what I call customer service.
Most business nowadays tells you "sorry, we ran, return next week lol.. you're on your own!"

Family farms are more rare. I do what I can to support their survival

 

[Cesar R M]

Or it could be that the elevator just malfunctioned. Not the first time this sort of thing has happened with elevators. If it was anyone else stuck in that elevator, it would not be a news story.

I dont know.. I still loved when a full group of cops had to be rescued by their "rivals" from the firefighter squadron when the elevator the cops where in.. malfuctioned. XD

 

[MinnieM123]

I dont know.. I still loved when a full group of cops had to be rescued by their "rivals" from the firefighter squadron when the elevator the cops where in.. malfuctioned. XD

Not familiar with that story. Was it something that happened in Mexico?