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klsallee wrote:

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

so I am leaning towards the flat earth theory... Why not, show me any photos that weren't from NASA

Photo from a Russian satellite:

https://www.livescience.com/31431-earth … llite.html

I mean, seriously.... Such things are easy to find.

That's a beautiful picture even if it's Russian.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

Wish I could of gone to Uni but no such luck.
Student loans weren't a thing in my day.

I went to both UC (for my BS) and Cal State (for my MS) in the 1990's, when prices were still sane.

UCLA was the "expensive one", at the time, at $640 a quarter. But still very doable with a part time job. I never took a student loan. I worked my way through both my BS and my MS. It took me a while (5 1/2 year for my BS, and 5 years for my MS) but I did it. And I don't regret one minute, time or effort.

Sad that such education has been cost preventative for so many now, without the stupid burden of idiotic loans. But, then again, working my way through my education means I did not worry about my "safe space", "micro aggression", or similar. I mean, seriously. Try to work as a carpenter on a house and complain about your "safe space" with the guy next to you cussing up a blue storm with a rash of ignorant, bigot laced commentary..... I must laugh. You have a house to build. It is not a place for politician education or grandstanding. just keep hammering.

Side benefit of my education: Became a ridiculously well paid international consultant. Education does in the end pay off monetarily.

klsallee wrote:

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Sad that such education has been cost preventative for so many now, without the stupid burden of idiotic loans. But, then again, working my way through my education means I did not worry about my "safe space", "micro aggression", or similar. I mean, seriously. Try to work as a carpenter on a house and complain about your "safe space" with the guy next to you cussing up a blue storm with a rash of ignorant, bigot laced commentary..... I must laugh. You have a house to build. It is not a place for politician education or grandstanding. just keep hammering.

Side benefit of my education: Became a ridiculously well paid international consultant. Education does in the end pay off monetarily.

Bigot laced commentary...possibly the guy should have come up with a manifesto if it was really that much of an issue. Stop complaining and do something about it.    Chance to educate both ways possibly.

Maybe "ridiculously well paid" should possibly read "paid according to market rates".   

It reminds me of the old story of a billionaire arguing with a someone about things that he (always a he) owns, cars, boats, planes and houses etc and the someone says, "I have something that you don't have".  And the billionaire says, "I've got everything, what could you possibly have that I do not have?".   And the clichéd answer is "I have enough". 

Meh, market rates vs enough.     

Cost of a degree in the UK these days is about £9K a year (£3K a term) plus living expenses of maybe the same, so at the end of Uni for undergraduate degrees of 3 years, that would be a debt of just about £50K.  Quite a lot hanging over your head as a 21 year old.   Even worse with medicine, dentistry or veterinary science which are 5 year courses (in the UK).

fluffy2560 wrote:

klsallee wrote:

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Sad that such education has been cost preventative for so many now, without the stupid burden of idiotic loans. But, then again, working my way through my education means I did not worry about my "safe space", "micro aggression", or similar. I mean, seriously. Try to work as a carpenter on a house and complain about your "safe space" with the guy next to you cussing up a blue storm with a rash of ignorant, bigot laced commentary..... I must laugh. You have a house to build. It is not a place for politician education or grandstanding. just keep hammering.

Side benefit of my education: Became a ridiculously well paid international consultant. Education does in the end pay off monetarily.

Bigot laced commentary...possibly the guy should have come up with a manifesto if it was really that much of an issue. Stop complaining and do something about it.    Chance to educate both ways possibly.

It reminds me of the old story of a billionaire arguing with a someone about things that he (always a he) owns, cars, boats, planes and houses etc and the someone says, "I have something that you don't have".  And the billionaire says, "I've got everything, what could you possibly have that I do not have?".   And the clichéd answer is "I have enough". 

Meh, market rates vs enough.

LOL!! 

Fortunately, that delicious English sarcasm is not lost on me.

I ain't no snowflake. After hearing those other guy cuss up a blue storm, I could not be -- else I would have melted years ago. 

fluffy2560 wrote:

Maybe "ridiculously well paid" should possibly read "paid according to market rates".

Phfft. Market rate = under paid. Don't you know that yet? 

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

Maybe "ridiculously well paid" should possibly read "paid according to market rates".

Phfft. Market rate = under paid. Don't you know that yet? 

Well, no I don't.

Because it's a matter of perception as to value but there's an upper bound, probably the buyers budget.  I'd say market rate is whatever you manage to negotiate or offer and get accepted.  There's always buyers (and bidders) remorse - overpaid or underbid.

It also depends if one likes doing what one does in which case, money is not a motivator.  But it's always a dissatisfier - leaving a job because of perception of not being paid enough or valued enough (same difference).  No-one leaves a job they like all things being equal, i.e. earn enough.

It's a matter of market information and transparency and consultants are good example of not enough info.

If I know George and Bill are getting $X, then that's the market rate especially if all Fluffy can do is $X as well.  On the other hand, if I can persuade the buyer that I'm more value added, then I might be able to negotiate $X+a bit as the new market rate but if I seem to be the same, I'll only get $X.

But that's not like commodities where market information is easy to find - I can easily find the price of tomatoes locally by visiting all the local shops as price equilibrium will eventually result - no-one will buy overpriced tomatoes.  Ebay is quite a good example.  Look enough and one can see the upper limits of what the market can stand.

An interesting one is healthcare - is it more economic  to remove someone's leg than try to save it?  Or wider, is one operating technique better than another?   It''s really tricky to know in healthcare because of variable outcomes. 

Perhaps if medics or lawyers were paid according to outcomes rather than upfront - "if you operate on /represent me and I survive/serve-don't serve X years, then you'll get equal tranches every quarter with a final payment of 25% at the end".  Then they might think about the risks involved!

fluffy2560 wrote:

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

Maybe "ridiculously well paid" should possibly read "paid according to market rates".

Phfft. Market rate = under paid. Don't you know that yet? 

Well, no I don't.

Because....

Great explanation. 

But.... from that answer, am wondering if you might have actually taken my comment seriously.... 

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

klsallee wrote:

Phfft. Market rate = under paid. Don't you know that yet? 

Well, no I don't.

Because....

Great explanation. 

But.... from that answer, am wondering if you might have actually taken my comment seriously.... 

Only half seriously.  Maybe it was a bit like a double bluff with a dollop of probable counter-sarcasm - if there is such a thing....

Felt like writing an essay as a distraction - economics has become a bit of a thing with me.  I did a bit of study once on bidding and auction behaviour a while back and found it very interesting. 

Any opportunity to waffle on randomly in my native language.  I can also get a word in edgeways in these forums unlike with the more junior members of the Fluffy family. 

If I get my work done I can have the excitement of rebuilding the woodpile this afternoon prior to car repairs (jeez, how long does it take spares to arrive from Berlin!).

fluffy2560 wrote:

Felt like writing an essay as a distraction - economics has become a bit of a thing with me.

I thought that was probably the reason. Had an itch you wanted to scratch. I have been there, and done that myself.

Well, it was a good essay. I enjoyed it. Glad I could provide the itch.

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

Felt like writing an essay as a distraction - economics has become a bit of a thing with me.

I thought that was probably the reason. Had an itch you wanted to scratch. I have been there, and done that myself.

Well, it was a good essay. I enjoyed it. Glad I could provide the itch.

Glad it was of some use not least for me.

Just so long as it's not economic itchy leprosy passed on (aka Brexit - that's reached the heights of absurdity).

I've just finished a milestone on a major bit of work and I feel like someone mentally beat me up.

Rebuilding the wood pile was a definite distraction but I still have a load of other things to do outside. 

I'm thinking enough is enough -  we all deserve a day off tomorrow so we're all going swimming instead of slaving over hot computers!

Back in the 1980's guess it may of been 87, my MIL and BIL were our guests in S. Ca.
We sent for them for a family visit.
We wanted my husband's step-dad to come with my MIL but he refused to leave his small farm.
We took my BIL to a Pink Floyd concert and he also got a bit "high" it was funny at the time, such a normal straight guy and all.
I think he may of told his wife when he got back to HU because she doesn't seem to like us much.

Was so nice yesterday at Balaton, very peaceful hit the water at 8:30 am before anyone else was in the area, so peaceful and relaxing.
Both of us are red again though, that sunscreen doesn't work as great as we thought it would.
We left early to beat the city traffic, I have noticed that at least 90% or more of the cars only have one person inside, what a waste of petrol and resources not to mention money.
Seems the Hungarians have now surpassed the Americans is waste and decadence...
Good for them? Not sure. I told my husband that I don't see "poor Hungarians" going on the  M7 to Balaton. Then I realized it does cost a ton to go there and of course only those with funds will be going there.
To think I used to spend my energy feeling sorry for poor Hungarians when many seem to be better off then we ever were.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

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Was so nice yesterday at Balaton, very peaceful hit the water at 8:30 am before anyone else was in the area, so peaceful and relaxing.
Both of us are red again though, that sunscreen doesn't work as great as we thought it would.
We left early to beat the city traffic, I have noticed that at least 90% or more of the cars only have one person inside, what a waste of petrol and resources not to mention money.
Seems the Hungarians have now surpassed the Americans is waste and decadence...
Good for them? Not sure. I told my husband that I don't see "poor Hungarians" going on the  M7 to Balaton. Then I realized it does cost a ton to go there and of course only those with funds will be going there.
To think I used to spend my energy feeling sorry for poor Hungarians when many seem to be better off then we ever were.

Yes, it's become quite a different place to when I first came back in the earlier 90s.   I see lots of nice cars going up and down the M7.   I've noticed an increase in the number of Tesla cars I see here - they cost a fortune to buy (top end > $100K) so some people here are making plenty to afford those.  I've also noticed a lot more house building around here.

We're going swimming ourselves today - this afternoon in fact.  We thought if we went on a Tuesday after midday we'd miss any post-weekend rushing around/queueing.   

That sun is brutal so I will be avoiding too much exposure - I've had sunstroke a plenty previously so I shall cover up.   The kids are already brown as berries from previous trips and seem to be mostly immune.   The dog will need to stay here and in the shade with extra water to keep cool.

Have fun at the water, I always do, one of my fave hobbies is swimming.
Yesterday at Balaton I saw something I personally had issue with.
Maybe I'm not as open minded as I think I am.
A women was walking hand in hand down the strand with a young girl, by her height and weight I'd guess she was between 7 to 9 years old.
Only got a "back view" thankfully.
The girl was fully naked and just walking along, singing her song...
If say I had chosen to turn around and take a photo at that same moment I'd probably be arrested for kiddie porn.
I think that was far too old and the girl too developed to be walking up and down naked on parade.
I had a series of photos on FB of my son when he was less then 3 years old.
One my husband had taken in our flat in Ca. with our son posed naturally in the nude with his bright red hair cut in a long bob style with his ankles crossed front view with a cig he had placed in his mouth,the only thing he was wearing were is eyeglasses.
It was a cute photo of a very cute child but I took the photo down because my cousin mentioned it could be a no-no on FB and kiddie porn to some pervo.
I may be overprotective of children or these parents are way too lacks.
I think if you're old enough to wipe your own bottom then you should cover it up as well.
I'm a prude after all or is Hungary still that innocent?
I kid sat my great-niece for the first time when she was 11. This was in Vegas.
I held her hand every single second we were walking on the st. and I had on my game face to every stranger.
Last visit, this winter in Vegas she was 13 and I freaked for a second when I lost sight of her when she walked through a different door then I did.
She is larger now then I am, very well developed in her body but her mind is still an innocent little child.
She had more fun playing video games and winning some free candy then going to dinner in a nice place etc.
I took her swimming at the Bellagio pools at age 11 and I started to sweat when she took a bit longer then I thought she should in the WC. I got up to go inside and check on her, she was out of my sight for 3 mins or so... I'm way too over protective as I know how sick some people are.
Have no idea what was going on in that girl's mom's head yesterday but probably not much.

I learnt something today. 

Apparently during the 1776 revolution, republican forces took over all the airports.   

I was always under the impression the Wright brothers first flew a heavier than air flying machine in 1903. 

Either I or someone else is sadly misinformed.

fluffy2560 wrote:

I learnt something today. 

Apparently during the 1776 revolution, republican forces took over all the airports.   

I was always under the impression the Wright brothers first flew a heavier than air flying machine in 1903. 

Either I or someone else is sadly misinformed.

That is funny (or should I be sad if that was from a source that was trying to be serious -- not just trying to see if they can "trigger" a liberal).

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

I learnt something today. 

Apparently during the 1776 revolution, republican forces took over all the airports.   

I was always under the impression the Wright brothers first flew a heavier than air flying machine in 1903. 

Either I or someone else is sadly misinformed.

That is funny (or should I be sad if that was from a source that was trying to be serious -- not just trying to see if they can "trigger" a liberal).

Whaddya mean,  trigger a liberal? It came from POTUS so it MUST be true!   Surely that wouldn't be what he wanted to do.   

I mean, if you're going to ad-lib, at least try and get the facts right......oh dear...I've blown it I should have got my thoughts together, these are alternative facts so I probably should withdraw my accusations.

Hmmm, I think the US needs another 1776,
Even little Hungary tried it twice.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

Hmmm, I think the US needs another 1776,
Even little Hungary tried it twice.

I heard some guy on the radio saying SCOTUS was keeping POTUS under control.  The census nationality question being the last thing they ruled on. 

Maybe even with the odd and extremist behaviour of The Donald, perhaps the system is actually working to stop him going off the rails. 

Possibly he might get his comeuppance over the CBP detention conditions on the Mexico border - something similar to that which Europe has had to deal with for some years now. 

The Italian situation with the refugee ship turned out reasonably - Salvini isn't going to win with that Trumpian rhetoric.

fluffy2560 wrote:

I mean, if you're going to ad-lib, at least try and get the facts right......oh dear...I've blown it.

Well, I often blow my horn at midnight.

fluffy2560 wrote:

I heard some guy on the radio saying SCOTUS was keeping POTUS under control.  The census nationality question being the last thing they ruled on. 

Maybe even with the odd and extremist behaviour of The Donald, perhaps the system is actually working to stop him going off the rails.

The SCOTUS dismissed the citizen question on the census... But Donald and Co is still trying to do it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/us/c … stion.html

I hardly call that SCOTUS keeping Donald and Co in check.

And what about the other "court decision" about gerrymandering (which I consider the Dred Scott decision of the 21st century)? That is SCOTUS is a pretty thin thread. Currently based on Roberts, who I would not count on. And any judge can die, any time (Ginsburg probably will not last another Donald Administration), which will tip the SCOTUS role to the right. Mitch will guarantee that. And then all bets are off.

IMHO, liberal thinking is often in denial, and can not believe that the circumstances are really as bad as they seem. Liberals, being cerebral and intellectual, have a history of grossly underestimating populist hate, anger, resentment and nationalism which is more visceral and emotional (case history -- Hungary). And Republican party partisanship -- they don't play fair.

Also see:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/opin … -fail.html

fluffy2560 wrote:

The Italian situation with the refugee ship turned out reasonably - Salvini isn't going to win with that Trumpian rhetoric.

Well... only time will tell. Being knocked to the mat is not the same as being knocked out. Many have come back off the mat to still win. Be cautious. You can be optimistic.... but still.... be cautious..... We live in weird times.

klsallee wrote:

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I hardly call that SCOTUS keeping Donald and Co in check.

And what about the other "court decision" about gerrymandering (which I consider the Dred Scott decision of the 21st century)? That is SCOTUS is a pretty thin thread. Currently based on Roberts, who I would not count on. And any judge can die, any time (Ginsburg probably will not last another Donald Administration), which will tip the SCOTUS role to the right. Mitch will guarantee that. And then all bets are off.

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Well... only time will tell. Being knocked to the mat is not the same as being knocked out. Many have come back off the mat to still win. Be cautious. You can be optimistic.... but still.... be cautious..... We live in weird times.

Never heard of Dred Scott but read the article.  That's a shocker to me. That Taney guy will go down in history as a bogeyman.

Even with that ludicrous outcome you'd think that however right wing the SCOTUS bias, they surely wouldn't do something so insane in 2019.   But then I read that it was a case of "which constitution"? 
If DT doesn't get what he wants maybe he'll try and do a Maduro and create a parallel system and a new constitution suitable for himself.   I can believe some of his MAGA supporters would vote for it.

Strangely I was reading about how American ships somehow ending up in Nassau (Bahamas - then British) had all their slaves freed and how the Southern States complained.

BTW, a new ship has docked in Italy and there's another one outside waiting to come in.  Salvini has implied he'll use the military - not that he has the authority.  If he continues with the manic behaviour it'll bring down the Italian government.

I watched about 5 min.s worth of the July 4th fireworks show in D.C. on line.
fireworks always bores me to watch.Some people love them, can't see the interest in it.
I try to not get involved in politics, looks like they let everyone out of the looney bin in the US though.

I was going on too much about weddings in Hungary so moved over here where almost anything goes.
I was thinking about why some people needed blood tests to get married while in other cases it didn't seem to matter.
I thought the point of blood tests were to make sure that 2 O Neg. didn't marry because 2 O negs usually leads to miscarriages.
One O neg is usually OK but 2 don't produce children from what I've read.
I'm pretty sure my father was the O neg in my family, got it from his side of the blood line.
My deceased sister I am not sure of but do suspect strongly that she was also O neg.
My eldest sister a AB+ which I believe is also not very common.
Just wondered why they don't seem to do blood tests these days before issuing a marriage license much  now.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

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I was thinking about why some people needed blood tests to get married while in other cases it didn't seem to matter.
I thought the point of blood tests were to make sure that 2 O Neg. didn't marry because 2 O negs usually leads to miscarriages.
One O neg is usually OK but 2 don't produce children from what I've read.
I'm pretty sure my father was the O neg in my family, got it from his side of the blood line.
My deceased sister I am not sure of but do suspect strongly that she was also O neg.
My eldest sister a AB+ which I believe is also not very common.
Just wondered why they don't seem to do blood tests these days before issuing a marriage license much  now.

I never understood the blood test thing I used to see in old US films when people got married. 

I supposed then it was as you say because of issues in blood groups - Rhesus disease - where mother and baby's blood groups differ, i.e. Negative Mum would produce antibodies in response to exposure to the baby's positive blood. This would end up with jaundice in the baby with the Mum unaffected except problems with a second child if there was a previous immune response. 

Mrs Fluffy had this problem so that's why we looked into it.   

They don't worry about it so much now I suppose because they can give the mother to be immunoglobulin (IG) which mitigates the problem.   Still, our kid was jaundiced as premature but it was easily solved by putting the kid under a "bili" light where the right chemical is produced naturally in the skin.  Only takes about 24-48h to fix.   

She had this IG injection every so often while our bun was cooking.  This would suppress her antibody response.

Mrs Fluffy is O- (relatively rare) and I'm A+ (very common) and Fluffyette1 is the same as me, A+ but could also have been O. 

Fluffyette2 must be O or something because no such issues occurred. 

I guess technology has solved it all and now it's a non-issue.

Yes, I had those shots after my son was born, he is also a O neg.
They say most O negs are light eyed with reddish hair... Of course O neg people are in ever race so the light eyed thing is just here say.
Most O neg blood lines are from N. or eastern Europe from my research into it.
Not so common in Africa or in Native Americans although they have O negs too.
In Japan it's like 1% of the pop is O neg.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

Yes, I had those shots after my son was born, he is also a O neg.
They say most O negs are light eyed with reddish hair... Of course O neg people are in ever race so the light eyed thing is just here say.
Most O neg blood lines are from N. or eastern Europe from my research into it.
Not so common in Africa or in Native Americans although they have O negs too.
In Japan it's like 1% of the pop is O neg.

Yes, it does seem to go regionally.   I suppose that's because people locally were more likely to have kids locally and certain types would become dominant.

My Dad told me that as he's O- and  years ago told me that when he was in the Army they always wanted him to give blood as he was a universal donor.

Interesting thing about O- is that anyone can have O- but an A (say) couldn't have B (for example). Therefore O- is a universal donor.  Another interesting thing is that AB can have any type of blood. A universal recipient.   I know which I prefer to be - on the giving rather than the receiving.

Not sure about light eyed and red hair though as that's not Mrs Fluffy as O-.   I suppose UK is Northern Europe.   But it's sort of true of my O- Dad (when he actually had significant hair).  I used to have red flecks here and there but grey is more significant these days!

Blood is wonderful stuff.  Mrs Fluffy had to have blood transfusion at one point. When I saw her after the birth, she was as white as a sheet. Scared me to death.  1h later after the transfusion, she looked really pink,  healthy with really rosy cheeks!  Remarkable stuff!

I've just come back from the lavender fields of Érd (at the end of Esztergályos utca).   Quite nice to see but will be built on soon so get your dried lavender there while you can.  It's next to an abandoned Army base.

fluffy2560 wrote:

I've just come back from the lavender fields of Érd (at the end of Esztergályos utca).   Quite nice to see but will be built on soon so get your dried lavender there while you can.  It's next to an abandoned Army base.

Thanks for the tip. We should take a ride out that way as it is to visit some graves.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

I've just come back from the lavender fields of Érd (at the end of Esztergályos utca).   Quite nice to see but will be built on soon so get your dried lavender there while you can.  It's next to an abandoned Army base.

Thanks for the tip. We should take a ride out that way as it is to visit some graves.

Looks like an ex-lavender farm as everything is planted in rows over a few fields. It's unmaintained but popular with people dropping by to collect bunches of lavender for their dried flower arrangements.  I suspect this is where tourist hawkers get lavender from to sell in bunches in the middle of Budapest.

I think it's going to be turned into a housing area so they'll dig it all up.   Next door is an old army base accessible to the public - people are biking and walking their dogs there.   It's easy to get in there on foot - the fences are pulled down/broken and there's no security guards.

fluffy2560 wrote:

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

I've just come back from the lavender fields of Érd (at the end of Esztergályos utca).   Quite nice to see but will be built on soon so get your dried lavender there while you can.  It's next to an abandoned Army base.

Thanks for the tip. We should take a ride out that way as it is to visit some graves.

Looks like an ex-lavender farm as everything is planted in rows over a few fields. It's unmaintained but popular with people dropping by to collect bunches of lavender for their dried flower arrangements.  I suspect this is where tourist hawkers get lavender from to sell in bunches in the middle of Budapest.

I think it's going to be turned into a housing area so they'll dig it all up.   Next door is an old army base accessible to the public - people are biking and walking their dogs there.   It's easy to get in there on foot - the fences are pulled down/broken and there's no security guards.

Yes, that may be where those st. sellers get their product.
Too bad we can't do a breaking and entering... Just kidding.
More houses in Erd. We lived there for about 18 months straight, it grows on you if you happen to have a cellar full of wine.... It's a odd place for sure although they have some nice small little home gyms here and there with serious training going on. Not much else to dot here then workout. Or watch the grass grow.
If you put dried lavender in a stocking end it is useful to but in your clothing drawers to keep them moth free.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

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Yes, that may be where those st. sellers get their product.
Too bad we can't do a breaking and entering... Just kidding.
More houses in Erd. We lived there for about 18 months straight, it grows on you if you happen to have a cellar full of wine.... It's a odd place for sure although they have some nice small little home gyms here and there with serious training going on. Not much else to dot here then workout. Or watch the grass grow.
If you put dried lavender in a stocking end it is useful to but in your clothing drawers to keep them moth free.

I suppose an open field in Erd is not breaking and entering.    Mrs Fluffy says Erd is a place where quite a few n'er do wells live and it's a bit of a crime gang hotspot - they live there but don't necessarily engage in naughty behaviour on their own doorstep.  So maybe it's safer than normal?

Since I'm here confessing,   we went to the lavender place to steal...errr....save some plants as we know they are going to build on it and obliterate the entire place.  We were tipped off.

I'll have to find some stockings to put the lavender in.   I've only got fishnet ones I wear on Sundays and special occasions.

Fishnet might work...
Any sort of sheer material otherwise the lavender falls apart.
My in-laws moved to Erd in the early 1970's.
My MIL bought land there in the 1950's and slowly they built their retirement home on the land.
They gave one plot to her 3 children although my husband got left out of that deal after he left HU.
We often here that Erd is a Bunko town. Yes, in some ways it is.
( Not sure I spelled bunko correctly)
My husband said as a child he cried every weekend because his parents dragged him to Erd while they worked their land.
He was glad to be a teenager and not have to go there again.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

Fishnet might work...
Any sort of sheer material otherwise the lavender falls apart.
My in-laws moved to Erd in the early 1970's.
My MIL bought land there in the 1950's and slowly they built their retirement home on the land.
They gave one plot to her 3 children although my husband got left out of that deal after he left HU.
We often here that Erd is a Bunko town. Yes, in some ways it is.
( Not sure I spelled bunko correctly)
My husband said as a child he cried every weekend because his parents dragged him to Erd while they worked their land.
He was glad to be a teenager and not have to go there again.

Yes, Érd is definitely bunkó and not tök jó.   

I can imagine people hating it out there. Mrs Fluffy has a friend who lives in Érd and they cannot wait to leave. They are selling their house and moving to Törökbálint!  Looks like a step up!   Traffic is terrible out that way best to avoid it.

I suppose I could use lavender in old longer socks.  Maybe pull all the stalks off or scrunch it up or just  use the flowers. Easier to funnel in.

Yes, even as a child my husband disliked Erd. and would cry when forced to spend the weekends there while his parents worked their land.
He said he had to play with "country" boys who weren't as fun as his city friends... Oh the trials of childhood.

I noticed an answer on another post but thought it belonged over here instead.
I am a "doofus" with moving posts to another topic.
( My step- dad's fave word was doofus)
Yes  many people were fighting for different reasons during WW11.
My Ruysn/Polish father only kept his sanity because he was always thinking of his peeps in Poland who had been invaded and he wanted them to be free.
My step- dad was fighting because his first cousin went down with the AZ at Peral Harbor.
Whatever gets you through the night I suppose...
My father lost all of his faith in religion as a young 22 year old medic in the S, Pacific. He saw way too much for him to believe in religion or even a God. Sort of sad...At least we were free on Sundays to play and not go to church as children.
He was raised strict Greek Orthodox- Russian, so he must of saw some stuff go down to lose all faith.
He was also drafted into the US Army, I'm sure he would never have signed up on his own.
i think I've mentioned in the past that my father as a medic also had full access to all the drugs he could ever want to take....Why not shoot up before a big battle just in case you might take a bullet or two?

Love this cooler summer weather, guess next week we should be back to normal summer with heat and humid conditions.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

I noticed an answer on another post but thought it belonged over here instead.
I am a "doofus" with moving posts to another topic.
( My step- dad's fave word was doofus)
Yes  many people were fighting for different reasons during WW11.
My Ruysn/Polish father only kept his sanity because he was always thinking of his peeps in Poland who had been invaded and he wanted them to be free.
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Love this cooler summer weather, guess next week we should be back to normal summer with heat and humid conditions.

I don't really know why the UK supported Poland by declaring war on Germany during the start of WW2.  There were connections between the countries until then but it was an up and down relationship and not really that "strong" but had existed hundreds of years.  Many thousands of Poles were in the UK during the war as refugees and to fight against the Germans and many stayed behind afterwards.  Over 10% of the British air force was actually Polish.

Odd thing is that the UK soon gave up  Poland to the Commies post WW2.    But then in 2004, there were no restrictions on Polish people coming to the UK post-EU accession and now there's over a 1M - which is all good.  There aren't similar relations with Hungary, Romania or the Baltics (perhaps 100K HUs in the UK now).

Your medic Dad probably had traumatic experiences during that war so no-one should be surprised if he was different when he came back.

It's odd weather - not as warm and rain expected.  I was thinking the cool nights were a sign of the end of summer but now?  In the middle of July?  That's not right and I want my money back!

I enjoyed the short cool break in the weather, should be warming up next week again. Hope so, summer is too short here under normal conditions.
My husband had some time to do a bit of electric work here, he could do 99% of any home repairs himself if he only wanted to.
Nothing big just switched out some light switches and put in some new lights in the bathroom.
Yes, my father saw some "stuff" in the war. he chose to learn to be a medic because he got to stay stateside for almost 2 years while in training. He thought the war would be over by the time he finished his medical training, no such luck,was sent to the S.pacific and saw it all...
He often said while assisting in a surgery, he would pass out from all the blood. The doctor would have to stop and toss cold water on y father who had fainted and was down on the floor.
He would come to and go back to work... No wonder he changed and lost faith. I think he also had some quilt because he said he often heard someone screaming for medical aid but my father knew they were done for and he didn't wish to be on the field next to them shot up himself. He waited until the coast was clear and then went to whoever was still breathing. What a mess.
He came home with nothing worst then jungle rot on his feet.
My step-dad was a Navy medic and was shot up 3 times, 2 times a POW, got 3 purple hearts and one bronze star for bravery under fire.
Can't judge, everyone is different under pressure.
My dad also said whoever designed the medic's helmet was a sadist. The red cross painted on white was a target. He would use a "normal helmet so his head wouldn't get shot off.
My step -dad enlisted and my father was drafted,big difference right there.

I was born a decade after the war but it still was a big  topic growing up.
It seemed to be the center of life still for my parents, shell shocked for life.
I have a "feeling" we may be seeing number 3 sooner or later if we can believe half the news.
It's very scary to think about the draft be re instated as it probably would be if it was needed .
I hate to think about all these young people going through what my parents generation did.
This time the US will not be a safe place to be as it was in the past 2 big wars.
I hope my feeling are wrong but half the news is so negative, what's the point of all the negative news if not to get people ready for something?

Does anyone know when Balaton weather will return?
It's been a couple of weeks now of this windy or rainy weather.
I don't mind a short break from the humid heat but summer is so short as it is here.
Good thing is we were able to do some minor things at home, waiting any time for our neighbors painting crew to fix the wall they hammered to death, hit the wall so hard from their side that our plaster fell off the wall.
I am not exactly impressed with this new women and she hasn't even moved in yet.
I'm taking "notes" on what's been happening since her lame work crew started their project.
I really don't want to even be aware of her crew but she herself is proving to be a pest.
Knocking for this or that, asking for the keys for the cellar and not returning them yet, been a week now, we told her we wanted our keys back when she borrowed them to make copies with.
Turned the water off in the house for half a day with short notice given on the board, I wasn't even aware it would be off, no worries half the house was screaming out their doors when it was one hour late being turned back on. Guess no one likes her in the house after all.
It's hard to judge as an American because back home if someone who is a new neighbor and wants one to like them at all they do what they say they will do. I think 3 days is more then enough time to make copies of keys and make sure you return the orginals.maybe I'm asking too much?
My husband was even kind enough to show her the water meters and go with her with a light.
She never told him she was turning the water off the next morning though...
She is a dentist, you would hope someone with her profession would think more about other people.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

Does anyone know when Balaton weather will return?
It's been a couple of weeks now of this windy or rainy weather.
I don't mind a short break from the humid heat but summer is so short as it is here.
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She is a dentist, you would hope someone with her profession would think more about other people.

We're in Balaton southside now.   

It's been raining this morning but has now become sunny and warmed up a bit but thunderstorms are predicted for later today.  We were wondering what to do. We even considered going to the circus - that desperate!

I believe this weekend it will be 30-31 C.  So if staying the weekend, Friday night to Sunday arvo (Australian: afternoon) would be pretty good.

If she's a dentist, maybe she's thinking a bit of short term pain is worth it for long term gain!

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