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When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

I am pretty sure Katy Tur wasn’t always such a bootlicking sycophant.

President Biden is doing good where he can, and getting it done.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

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Another content free day from me. Sorry.

We went to the greenhouse, was doing some work work that had to be done by tomorrow, and then cleaning.

Was so happy with my Fiskars Weeder /Dandelion Implement of Destruction that I went ahead and picked up a Fiskars Edger today.

BTW- do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent wheelbarrow? All the big box stores seem to have an exclusive contract with True-Temper, and their wheelbarrows are crap.

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  1. 1.

    jeffreyw

    We have a wheelbarrow, tire is flat. Use the little wagon behind the quad for minor stuff, front loader on the tractor for bigger jobs.

  2. 2.

    PurpleGirl

    Yay, an open thread… I was just thinking it was time to nudge our host for an open thread.

    I did fun stuff yesterday (finally saw How to Train Your Dragon) so today I had to do some house chores.

  3. 3.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    My neighborhood rolls with either the Flowtron Hauler Cart (available at Amazon, so you can give your blog some bucks) or the classic Radio Flyer Red Wagon.

  4. 4.

    demo womana

    Sears used to have a large selection of wheelbarrows. I haven’t checked recently but I bought one from them several years ago.

  5. 5.

    Comrade Jake

    do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent wheelbarrow?

    Craigslist says hello.

  6. 6.

    Violet

    I’ve got my dad’s old cart. We keep repairing it instead of buying something new. It’s awesome.

  7. 7.

    fucen tarmal

    do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent wheelbarrow?

    Craigslist says hello.

    larry craig’slist?

  8. 8.

    Mnemosyne

    I found the ingredients for the yummiest salad in the world at the farmer’s market yesterday, so now I have to ride down to Whole Foods to get hamburger meat so we can have burgers with it. I really am trying to use my bike more for trips close to home now that I have a back rack and can carry more stuff.

  11. 11.

    SIA

    @Mnemosyne: Just bookmarked that – looks yummy.

    1/2 cup thinly sliced Vidalia or sweet onion

    There are a couple things produced by the state of Georgia that don’t induce an agony of embarassment.

  12. 12.

    frankdawg

    I actually saw a great looking wheelbarrow at Costco yesterday – it had large wheels & a dumpable bed. I didn’t see a price though.

    Spent the morning in the yard weeding etc. Afternoon was babysitting the grandkids. It was a glorious day as beautiful as I could ever hope for. We took them out to enjoy the day.

    A very interesting first-person story about Deepwater explosion on 60 minutes – you NEED to see this.

  14. 14.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    Would like some advice from you photog types out there (or none photog types for that matter.) If you were the owner of the lake house that we stayed in this weekend (bliss – more of that later) which of these two shots would you prefer to be printed and framed for hanging in said lake house. (This by the way is the view from the back porch at sunrise). The basic difference is one is framed by the trees in the yard the other isn’t. A professional photographer told me after I had taken this shot before that the one where the trees in the yard are framing the shot is the better one but I would like a second (third, fourth whatever opinion).

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/MsNick40/DSC09830.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/MsNick40/DSC09823.jpg

    Would appreciate any and all input. Ta very much.

  15. 15.

    Citizen_X

    Anyone mind if I break the pastoral vibe for some tasty schadenfreude? Well, it appears that, gosh, Arizona is running into a tourism shitstorm over their “papers, please” law. Now they’re launching a “rebranding” effort at the Governor’s behest. “You aren’t going to be asked for ID unless you first commit a crime,” she says.

    We aren’t ever going to be asked for ID? Does she even know how police usually behave?

    Meanwhile, Queen Sarah announces that “We’re all Arizonans now.” What she doesn’t mention is that some of us are white Arizonans, and some of us are brown Arizonans.

  18. 18.

    SIA

    @Citizen_X: Perfect Republican M.O. – Create a big steaming pile of fail, then call it something else and hope the rubes are fooled again.

    Fuck that.

  21. 21.

    RedKitten

    @Litlebritdifrnt: I prefer the second one — it’s less busy.

    We had a nice weekend. I got a pedicure yesterday, which was long overdue. Today we went and picked up some shrubs for the yard, and this evening, planted the lilac that SamKitten got me for Mother’s Day.

    We’re also finding ourselves much busier lately, as he is starting to get into everything and is pulling himself up, using the furniture. Yesterday, we were in his room, and he reached out for his night-light, and I pulled his hand away and said “no”. He did it again, I did the same thing. He did it again, and I did the same thing. He stopped, looked at me, the eyes got huge and the lip started to quiver, and he just started to wail.

    In other words, he got the message. And was not particularly pleased about it.

  22. 22.

    SIA

    @Litlebritdifrnt: Sounds like an amazing place!

    The Lake has been estimated to be 15,000 -30,000 years old although older fossils have been found upon the shores and in 2008 a whale fossil was found in the lake [3]. Scientists have removed the bones of a whale that they say may date back nearly 1 – 3 million years.

    That is one old lake!

  23. 23.

    Bill Murray

    If you can’t find it in a big box store, the great back-up, and now my go to place is true value.

  27. 27.

    Toonces

    @Litlebritdifrnt: I prefer the first choice, the lighting seems deeper and more dramatic, and the framing of the sunset is more pronounced as well.

    As for a wheelbarrow, I found them too hard on my old shoulders to balance heavy loads and tote things around the yard. When I needed a replacement, I got a four wheeled dumping cart from Farm and Tractor Supply a couple years ago. Went for the cheap plastic one, about $79 bucks, and so far is holding up fine. Much easier for hauling bags of mulch, yard clippings, etc. Plus, Lily might enjoy riding in it!

  36. 36.

    flukebucket

    @frankdawg:

    A very interesting first-person story about Deepwater explosion on 60 minutes – you NEED to see this.

    Very, very good explanation of what went wrong and why.

  38. 38.

    Corner Stone

    @demo womana: Probably because you started out as “demo woman” and are now “demo womana”.
    The mod filter hates change.
    Are you still hammered off those 2 beers?

  46. 46.

    drew42

    All the big box stores seem to have an exclusive contract with True-Temper, and their wheelbarrows are crap.

    Agreed. I’ve got a True Temper wheelbarrow, and it’s a rickety piece of shit. No matter how often I tighten the bolts (which is just about every time I use it) it’s always wobbly, and feels like it’s about to collapse.

    I’m too cheap to buy a new one, so I’ve podunked the hell out of it. After a huge crack formed at the bottom (it’s plastic!) I took two pieces of plywood and screwed them together — one inside the barrow and the other underneath.

  47. 47.

    demo womana

    @Corner Stone: I ended up with a few more beers and discovered that drinking on an empty stomach was not a good idea. Well, duh!!
    You’re right about the addition of an a..Not sure how that happened but maybe I changed it last night.

  48. 48.

    Jennifer

    I love both Gardener’s Supply and Lee Valley. GS tends to be overpriced on some things but very reasonable on others; Lee Valley generally has very good prices but limited selection on tools.

    I’d suggest trying the A. M. Leonard website. They sell to professional landscapers (as well as the public) so their stuff is well-made but still reasonably priced. And they’ve got a better selection than anyone.

  49. 49.

    Ray Dure

    60 mins oil spill & la systema: real reporting for a real good purpose: one of their finest hours/ also chk out:fishgrease boom school at dkos & matteroftrust.Finally brave enough to emulate Sinead O”connor & a place for my ruined knee-hi’s for good purpose.

  52. 52.

    Keith

    BTW- do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent wheelbarrow? All the big box stores seem to have an exclusive contract with True-Temper, and their wheelbarrows are crap.

    I’d recommend 1) getting elected to either the US House of Representatives or the Senage, then 2) protest on FoxNews that you are *not* carrying water for either Obama or Rahm, 3) cross your fingers that Erick Erickson gets wind of it and starts a “send in wheelbarrow to your representative” campaign for Redstate, and finally 4) await the best damn wheelbarrow you’ve ever used – the free kind.

  53. 53.

    Corner Stone

    @demo womana: So you’re saying you don’t..uh..remember…me and you?
    To put it delicately…worlds were revealed to me last night.

  54. 54.

    Mo's Bike Shop

    Definitely look at the four wheelers. Unless you need to mix concrete, the the ones with drop down wire sides are great, just put in a tarp for dirt and you can haul a lot more per load than a single wheel. And they’re cute enough that you can just park it in the yard and put some flowers on it for storage.

  55. 55.

    fcc

    Wheelbarrows suck in the garden. A two wheeled garden cart works much better. Poly tubs, aluminum frames, large wheels.

  56. 56.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Keith #52:

    I’d recommend 1) getting elected to either the US House of Representatives or the Senage,

    Okay, I know that was a typo for Senate, but I swear I read it as “Sewage” — and it made sense that way.

  57. 57.

    Corner Stone

    @fcc: Actually, I’ve never had an issue with my barrow. It’s done exactly what I’ve needed.
    But I’ve never had a 2 wheeler either, so, meh.

  59. 59.

    jnfr

    I use an old version of this roughneck Rubbermaid garden cart. It’s been hanging around my yard in the full Colorado sun for over a decade without showing any stress. Pulls any weight, completely load balanced. Really a wonderful little tool.

  60. 60.

    Digital Amish

    Costco usually has a good medium duty wheelbarrow this time of year. The two wheelers are okay for even terrain but the single wheelers are more maneuverable on uneven ground and on plank ramps and such.

  61. 61.

    The Golux

    We have a two-wheeled barrow and find it superior to a standard single-wheeled barrow in all situations, especially on uneven terrain, where a single wheel is prone to tipping over sideways. That never happens with the double wheeled version.

  62. 62.

    Don

    My Costco has a nice looking wheelbarrow on sale at the moment. You might want to check it out if there’s one near you.

    Wheelbarrows seem to suffer from commodity disease; the competition has gotten so fierce to push prices low that anything but the most expensive ones are total garbage. And who can justify spending $200 on a goddamned bucket with a wheel?

  63. 63.

    AJ

    I couldn’t believe the prices for wheelbarrows when I was looking for one a few years ago. then I stumbled on one at Costco. Better than those I saw anywhere at it only cost $59! Steel and aluminum. Not plastic junk.

  64. 64.

    Bill Arnold

    Have what looks like a Rubbermaid Rough Rider Lawn Cart
    The big wheels are helpful; have a plot of land that resembled (a year ago, pre-planting) the surface of Mars except greyer, and the cart isn’t bothered by 6-inch rocks. Bought at Lowes IIRC.

  65. 65.

    Steeplejack

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    Didn’t really understand your explication, but I prefer the second of the two pictures you posted. Both of them frame the lake nicely, but the first one has a “tunnel” effect because of the blackety-black around all the edges. Subtle is better.

    Also, the neighbors’ boathouse protruding in the first picture is a distraction.

  66. 66.

    Steeplejack

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    Still the tunnel effect, I think. “Framing the picture,” like everything else, is a guideline, not a requirement. Work that negative space.

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