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Be safe people. We may not like the smoke, but the sane ones down here know you are not doing it on purpose!

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Oh, there is SO much more coming...

Some of the comments ... I'll break my silence to say those 2 bold print words you mentioned are a double edged sword. Edit to add: Thank you for the compliment! Should one of your characters ever need to dispose of a body call me. I got a whopper method, but since I never make it past one chapter when I write I doubt I will ever be able to use it.

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Between Caroline and the drugs I see a Schulter Shit fit coming, and we all know how extreme those can get!

I had similar experiences when my mom was ill. SIL had the whole extended family convinced I was trying to empty my parents bank accounts and sell their house for personal profit. Some of the family still does not speak to me 20 years later. Know what? I don't miss them. If they were stupid enough to believe a woman who was dying of brain cancer during the pre diagnosis stage, I dont need them. Bro has tried since SIL passed to right the damage she did, but like I said, life is too short and I don't need the manure. Do what is right for you, hubby and mum in law, to hell with the rest of 'em!

Who keeps trying to burn Canada down, and HOW does the smoke cover NJ??? It's worse here than when we have our own firest fires!

What can I say? Some horses just love their jobs! At a show, no, I have not had this happen. We did, however, have a gelding @ our barn that if we turned him loose in the jump ring would jump everything in sight, and do so till he was winded.

My SIL had a cat that would dive bomb my brother in bed from the highest point in the room, on top of the curtain rods. Still not sure how she would get UP there in the first place.

I followed an author here from a site where they were having plagiarism issues. Said author has long since gone poof, but here I am still reading my way thru the archives and hanging in a chat group in fan clubs. In 13 years I have barely scratched the surface of the available literature, so I guess you guys are stuck with me.

Umm... I live in NJ and know several horses who think just that!

They eat close to their own weight in bugs every night. Around here we put up bat boxes and invite them!

Ok. Done with work now that both shows canceled this weekend. I dont care if hubby has to steal a control panel for the hvac in my truck from one in the mall parking lot. I WANT MY A/C FIXED! Was 85 when I left the house this am, and better is not a word that applies to these temps!

Woohoo!!! A positive result to all this heat and humidity. Three days of showing has all canceled out. One the show itself canceled, and the rest were smart enough to know it is not good for rider or horse and opted to stay home. Not terrific for my bottom line, but a couple days off will be greatly appreciated.

89* (32*c) at bedtime. My poor a/c unit is working overtime.

Current actual temperature 100*f (38*c) heat index 112* (45*c) I will be behind solar curtains with a/c on, doing my wicked witch of the west imitation. " I'm melting..."

I am waiting for him to right the pumps and declair regular washing.

Am I the only one noticed that the ONLY sir names mentioned were Burt Nasser and Branford? Hehehe. 🙊

Insurance is going to give me an aneurism! Their latest? When they fixed their billing screw up last month, they decided the best way to do so was to wipe us from their computer and start from scratch. So.....of course the various bills from May were denied as " you are brand new customers, coverage effective 6/1". Ok, so I have no coverage before 6/1? I expect a full refund of all premiums. Now, now. We can fix this she says. 3 transfers and about an hour later I am told it's a coordination of benefits issue, transfer to the right department this time. They actually transferred to the HR department of the company hubby retired from. She starts the convo by saying "First off, let me extend my condolences on the passing of your husband" The idiots at the health care company sent me to the "report a death" number. Yes, HR has a dedicated extention for that.

What on earth is an empty leg? Wait, is he a barkeep? Did you mean empty keg? I gotta stop reading this stuff before I am fully caffinated!

Don't count on that. Easy tasty snack usually equals repeat visits.

One doesn't really need to be a first responders or some service industry to see the entitlement. Drive down an interstate. Seems those white signs that say "speed limit" are mearly suggestions, as are the big red ones in suburbia. You know, the ones that say "stop"?

Grammarly is a tool, nothing more. Having a bunch of college educated 20 somethings sound illiterate is bad, but having a similar bunch who at best graduated HS, and some having dropped out to help support family is worse. A writer makes judgements calls.

I can recommend the Whal brand clippers. They have 2 sizes of battery powered, and at least 2 sizes of plug ins. All are durable and do nice clips provided you keep them sharp and don't try and use the tiny ones for a big job. Yes, I know someone who tried to use the tiny AA battery size meant for little jobs like cleaning up whiskers and ears to attempt a full body clip on a draft ( read HUGE) horse. 3 sets of batteries later they quit working, and the dingbat tried to return them for a refund because " they should have lasted more than one day".