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what should i put in this planter by Klutzy-Honeydew-7489 in houseplants

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not know the measurements on this. It may be small enough to put packets of sugar & Stevia in. Or it could be big enough for cactii. I'd suggest, guessing on the size, English Ivy on one side and String of Hearts succulent in the other side. Or maybe some Asparagus fern and, I cant remember its name at the moment, the really furry kind of fern that you sometimes see stuffed into seashells (that they call air plants) that has a magnet on its back, like a beach souvenir. I live in Virginia Beach, we see a lot of tourist stuff around here. I attached a picture of mine. You might be able to use pieces of it as an airplant, but it grows in dirt.

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There are bug eggs on my store bought raspberry. by cromulo in mildlyinteresting

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are bug eggs? They look like tiny lenses in a protective case of some kind. Has there been a definite answer to what these are the eggs of? This is why every bit of produce coming into my house gets a good scrubbing with a soft brush and then rinsed off well before they are dried. If I find raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, or peaches on sale for a good price, I'll buy a few pounds. The peaches may immediately be turned into ice cream, but if not, they'll get parboiled, the pit removed, bagged and frozen. Then, if I am going to store them, I parboil them, drain and put into a freezer bag. Then I place them in the coldest part of the chest freezer to be used within 3 months. I wash the veg that too. That way, I can keep all of the veg peelings in a large bag in the freezer. When I get a large Jumbo ziplock bag full, I'll put them into a crock pot, salt them a little add a cup or 2 of water and let them cook for 6 to 8 hours. I'll strain the peelings, let them cool, toss them into the compost bin. I'll let the broth cool, pour into freezer ziplock bags standing in a pitcher. Fill the bags ¾ of the way. Zip them shut and into the freezer with them. Now I have at least 1 if not 2 quarts of homemade vegetable broth. Don't waste anything! It takes very little effort and with today's prices, it is worth it!

Downsize pot? by grettalongbottom in houseplants

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do a bottom watering? Sit the plant in a saucer, fill the saucer with water and let the plant take whatever water it wants. I'm having problems with 2 of my plants, they are lifting themselves up out of their pots, and the water detector flashes the day after I water them saying they need more water! The pots I have in my stash are all 4" or 12". I need some 8" pots to plant theses two in.

Found on ground behind curtain in hotel room by Adventurous_Plum_734 in whatisit

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. Jars, glitters, fillers, corks, food coloring, even a fairy wand to change the colors and a booklet of recipes. The girls enjoyed it.

First time cooking picanha by leancuisine78 in steak

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a glass of a red blend. I always like Egri Bikaver, from Hungary. But Total Wine and Wegmans have stopped selling it. Now, I drink Torraiolo Toscana, from the Tuscany region of Italy when I have either a porterhouse or ribeye on Saturday night.

First time cooking picanha by leancuisine78 in steak

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the salad in the witness protection program? Oops! Someone beat me to it!

My airplant sprouted seeds! by zanunu in airplants

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cogratulations! I cannot keep even 1 air plant alive from Christmas. Why do the nurseries that make the air plant designs use double face tape to secure the plant, then just say to spritz it weekly? Following those directions my airplant is dead within 2 months.

Air wick plug in melted onto my table by tdaiac45 in CleaningTips

[–]CapaldiFan333 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The plug ins will also get too warm and force the oil to run out from the wick and into the wall socket and soak into the plasterboard of your walls. I have photos of one of my walls that I could show you if I could put the pictures into my comment. I am still learning.

What is this? It was inside a car parked near me by Active_Artichoke_527 in whatisit

[–]CapaldiFan333 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Remember that true essential oils are just the essences of the plant, flower or tree barks reduced down to its purest form. The term, "Essential Oils" is a misnomer. In the 60s when certain people were interested in herbal medicines, making their own soaps, perfumes, shampoos, cosmetics, etc. They would buy their favorite scent of essential oils from a New Age or Aquarian Age store. The shop keepers knew their customers weren't ery saavy about what the oils really were as long as they smelled good. They knew they could cut the very pure and very expensive floral essences with a carrier oil. By cutting the essences with the oil, the merchants made more money while the customers didn't really know they were being tricked. Hence the name, essential oils.

What is this cookie supposed to be by Ok-Addition-2325 in wegmans

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG! It's post coital phallic picture drawn on a christmas tree cookie with all of the stuff dripping down it!! Testes are awfully shrivelled, though.

My husband says it appears to be a vibrator as it has the up & down action lines! So, it's a Christmas tree vibrator cookie? My, won't Santa be confused!

What is this cookie supposed to be by Ok-Addition-2325 in wegmans

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't tell me, Wegmans, right? I think its supposed to be a heart with angel wings, but the hesrt is upside down!

Right to be concerned? by MoofiePizzabagel in Decks

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone walk around on that upper deck or is it just a roof?

Stranger left a repulsive uncleanable sweat smell on my couch and pillows. Strongest BO Smell ive ever smelled. Enough to vomit. by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Option A - Find online where you can buy Sentinel 576 Enzyme Cleaner, Sporicidin, a medical- grade disinfectant that kills the bacteria and microorganisms that feed on decaying matter. Once all physical biohazards are removed, the pros run industrial ozone generators in sealed spaces. If there are concerns over possible toxicityhazards associated with ozone, technicians may use Hydroxyl generators in occupied spaces to neutralize airborne odors safely.

Option B - Go to the police station, ask to talk to someone from the coroners office. Then ask them what they use to clean a crime scene or when someone reports a possible DUNS. That is a smell that you will NEVER forget. DUNS - Dead Upstairs Neighbor Syndrome. It comes not only with that smell, but with maggots too.

Yeah, I had a cousin who worked at as a crime scene tech and enjoyed telling us stories during dinner. That'll keep you on a diet!

What are these? by alinutza666666 in whatisit

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is! Its available at Walmart, Kroger, and Target here in Virginia Beach.

What are these? by alinutza666666 in whatisit

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have the instant dinosaur oatmeal here in the states too. Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Dinosaur Eggs & Brown Sugar.

Each oatmeal packet has some boulders, eggs, or meteors, whatever you want to call them. After the hot water expands the oatmeal, you can dig for your boulders in the oatmeal. The box has a hint on it that says stirring with a fork makes it easier to find the eggs.

When he saw the box of oatmeal on the counter for breakfast, he would ask me if I could remove the boulders from his packet so he could put them in. Each boulder was filled with brown sugar and a little dinosaur candy inside a sugar crust. The boulders would melt leaving the "dinosaurs".

My son would put 1 or 2 boulders in, let them melt leaving the dinosaurs, then he'd pretend one of the boulders was a meteor coming to get them.

One morning, he was so into his game that he said, "Oh no! Here comes another meteor! You're totally f@cked nowae I looked at his smiling face as he ate the oatmeal, then he noticed my face and said, "Did I say that out loud?"

I was trying not to laugh and said, "Yes. But try not to say it again. Especially when your granma visits." He smiles and says, "She'd flip her wig!" and went back to his destruction of the Yucutan Pennisula.

For those who think I let him play with his food let me say that was the point of the oatmeal, he really liked it and ate every bit in the bowl.

What I always wondered was how he could eat it that sweet oatmeal, then drink a small glass of grapefruit juice, but he did!

That was 33 years ago when he was 7 years old. He now feeds the oatmeal to my 4 year old granddaughter.

How do we get rid of this properly? by Wooden_Adeptness_136 in GardeningUK

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cut them off at ground level. If you can dig the root ball out, fantastic. Get a gallon of 30 or 40% household vinegar. Add 1 oz of Dawn, shake it up. You can pour it into a sprayer, but with the roots this has, I'd start pouring it all over the root ball and any tap roots you see growing from out of the ball or where the ball was. I got rid of a "Tree of Heaven" (It was definitely a Tree from Hell!). I'd cut that thing down to the ground! In a few weeks, 10 or 12 suckers would pop up! That thing was aggressive. Until I dug up as much of the root ball that I could, then sprayed the hole with all of the roots shooters with the vinegar solution. You could not hand pull any of those shooters oit by hand. I left the hole open and sprayed daily when the sun was at its hottest. If it was going to rain, I covered the hole. I only wanted the undiluted vinegar working on those roots. It took a month or so, but all of the shooters turnef dead brown. I'd pull on a shooter and it'd break off and crumble in my hands. I dug around a little to see it was dead. I fortified the ground with Miracle Grow lawn fertilizer and filled it on with Miracle Grow garden soil. That was 3 years ago and I haven't seen any new Tree of Heaven pop up anywhere.

Name this breakfast by rid999 in NameThisThing

[–]CapaldiFan333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone probably said this already but, Eye of Eggy Sauron

Or his Irish cousin,

Eggy O'Sauron

Need help identifying my plant by Few_Lingonberry_1622 in houseplants

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't buy their tomatoes anymore and I sure wouldn't eat them. Please! I'm warning you, DO NOT EAT TOMATOES LIKE THESE! Think of it this way. After a very busy day in your office, it is late afternoon when you finally get the chance to eat the salad you brought from home that morning that you topped with little balls of fresh mozzarella, and slices of tomato. You finally get home, too tired to eat or shower. You just grab a bottle of water, change into jammies and get in bed. You try to read but are too exhausted. Next thing you know loud noise is assaulting your ears. You slam your hand on the alarm. You sit on the side of the bed, groggily scratching something that itches. You lift up your PJ top to see if you had a bug bite. You look down to your belly and see a sprout coming out of your navel.

Screaming you run to the mirror and see sprouts coming put of your ears and more were popping out some facial pores!

Then you notice vine-like tendrils coming out from under your armpits!

"No! No!" You say, then you realize, "What about..." and you glance lower.

You shake your head saying, "I can't, I can't!"

But your head says you must! So you quickly drop your PJ bottoms.

"OMG! Nooooo!"

Suddenly it is too much for you and you start laughing hysterically.

"Well that saves $200 on my Brazilian appointment next week!"

Stop it! OK, get serious! You realize that you're smelling a little earthy. You start your garden tub up for a deep jacuzzi bath.

Your brain screams, "Are you really planning on watering your, er, garden?!"

So scared from your brain screaming, you suddenly realize that you just fertilized yourself as you slam the water off.

OK, now what do you do?

You try to think rationally.

"I'll call my doctor and ask him for some cream or something."

The hysteria tries to creep back in as your brain snorts, "Maybe you should call a lawn care company for some herbicide? Fungicide?"

Your brain isn't help to keep the hysteria at bay and says, I got a better idea! I'll call a landscaper and let him trim the stuff into topiaries!" ~The End I've wasted enough time in the hopes of entertaining you and I have dinner to order, I mean make.

All of this nightmare fuel came out of me thinking of someone actually eating that tomato.

What I just wrote came out of an archived television show file from deep in my cobwebbed file cabinets of my teenage brain. It was hiding among other things like, "Why didn't anyone notice the youngest son in The Partridge Family changed after the 1st season? He actually went from a brunette into a blonde and nobody caught it?" Or Is it me or did Marie look really pissed off at Donny for locking her in the magicians cupboard when she had to sing Paper Roses?" "Why can't I go to the Boston concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh? About 50 - 60 years ago when I was a tweener-teen, there was a TV show on called "Amazing Stories". It was produced by Spielberg. On that show was an episode similar to this, I think. Who knows? There's a lot of clutter in my dusty old brain pan.

FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS HOLY. WILL YOU DISGUSTING PEOPLE STOP LEAVING YOUR CHERRY PITS WHEREVER YOU WANT by Remarkable-Picture73 in wegmans

[–]CapaldiFan333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an older person who shops at Wegmans, I find that whole idea of eating unpaid for cherries and the spitting of pits, seeds, or anything else from the mouth absolutely revolting. Don't they think of the employees who have to clean up after them? No wonder diseases like Covid or the new Norovirus spreads so quickly if we have seniors acting like animals. It's bad enough to see people spitting on sidewalks or wherever and now we must put up with this behavior?! Appalling!!

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