Rikibeth
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I’m old enough to remember the days before pooper scooper laws
also remember visiting Paris in 1987, which did not at the time have the pooper scooper laws that had been around for about a decade here
dogshit EVERYWHERE
also remember visiting Paris in 1987, which did not at the time have the pooper scooper laws that had been around for about a decade here
dogshit EVERYWHERE
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember the days before pooper scooper laws
also remember visiting Paris in 1987, which did not at the time have the pooper scooper laws that had been around for about a decade here
dogshit EVERYWHERE
also remember visiting Paris in 1987, which did not at the time have the pooper scooper laws that had been around for about a decade here
dogshit EVERYWHERE
the reason our winter coats default to black is all the Industrial Revolution coal smoke!
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
the reason our winter coats default to black is all the Industrial Revolution coal smoke!
This one www.acehardware.com/departments/...
Furemover 12 in. W Rubber Broom Mfr# FRBACMOS0106 - Ace Hardware
Furemover Broom easily picks up pet hair with its rubber bristle head. Ideal for removing pet hair, lint, dust and dirt from clothing, upholstery, carpets and rugs. 100 percent natural rubber is durab...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This one www.acehardware.com/departments/...
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I went through every proclamation once. The first to mention the Plymouth colony was JFK. Before the 1940s, the proclamations at most mentioned "an ancient tradition" of thanksgiving festivals.
The first time a Presidential Thanksgiving proclamation mentioned the Plymouth colony as being the source of Thanksgiving was JFK's 1962 proclamation. First mentions of the 'pilgrims' at all are by Truman, became a theme under Eisenhower.
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I went through every proclamation once. The first to mention the Plymouth colony was JFK. Before the 1940s, the proclamations at most mentioned "an ancient tradition" of thanksgiving festivals.
Yeah. I was copy-pasting an old FB post in chunks, didn’t edit along the way
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yeah. I was copy-pasting an old FB post in chunks, didn’t edit along the way
Sometimes they sell a hand broom which is mostly just the rubber head without the yellow handle, would he like that?
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Sometimes they sell a hand broom which is mostly just the rubber head without the yellow handle, would he like that?
Seen on my UK trip, boarding the train from Plymouth to London: a woman in a 1940s vintage polka dot dress, wellies, and rain slicker, holding a shovel and a rowan sapling with a wrapped root ball (or was it in a bucket?). Pretty sure she was ALSO a witch.
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Seen on my UK trip, boarding the train from Plymouth to London: a woman in a 1940s vintage polka dot dress, wellies, and rain slicker, holding a shovel and a rowan sapling with a wrapped root ball (or was it in a bucket?). Pretty sure she was ALSO a witch.
ha, I spent Tuesday helping a friend put up new cabinets in their kitchen so it would be done before Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ha, I spent Tuesday helping a friend put up new cabinets in their kitchen so it would be done before Thanksgiving
I can see that! But, given the shipping, I stand by my endorsement of the rubber broom.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I can see that! But, given the shipping, I stand by my endorsement of the rubber broom.
Oh, those ARE lovely and clearly a cut above the straw brooms you see at grocery or hardware stores.
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oh, those ARE lovely and clearly a cut above the straw brooms you see at grocery or hardware stores.
Huh, nice! I’ve only met ones with straw that isn’t ideal for purpose.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Huh, nice! I’ve only met ones with straw that isn’t ideal for purpose.
8 years ago which is why the Quidditch reference is in there
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
8 years ago which is why the Quidditch reference is in there
Takeaway: get a rubber broom.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Takeaway: get a rubber broom.
And then there's using a vacuum, which...if you have a good-sized floor attachment, okay, but you still have to switch to the edge tool for edges and corners, and somehow it never seems to get everything.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
And then there's using a vacuum, which...if you have a good-sized floor attachment, okay, but you still have to switch to the edge tool for edges and corners, and somehow it never seems to get everything.
Swiffer dry sweeper or reusable microfiber equivalent: great for small dust, not bad for pet hair, but only aggregates the larger particles, rather than trapping them. Good for cutting down allergy dust. Doesn't replace a normal broom at all.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Swiffer dry sweeper or reusable microfiber equivalent: great for small dust, not bad for pet hair, but only aggregates the larger particles, rather than trapping them. Good for cutting down allergy dust. Doesn't replace a normal broom at all.
Also it has a squeegee edge which can be useful for other things. Might not get the very smallest particles compared to a synthetic fiber broom but it's a very subtle difference, and that stuff will get sorted out by mopping, or by...
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Also it has a squeegee edge which can be useful for other things. Might not get the very smallest particles compared to a synthetic fiber broom but it's a very subtle difference, and that stuff will get sorted out by mopping, or by...
Rubber bristle broom: the BEST for sweeping up hair (pet or human). You know how if you rub a balloon on your head you can then stick it to the wall? That property makes all the fluff lie quietly on the floor instead of flying around or sticking to the broom bristles.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rubber bristle broom: the BEST for sweeping up hair (pet or human). You know how if you rub a balloon on your head you can then stick it to the wall? That property makes all the fluff lie quietly on the floor instead of flying around or sticking to the broom bristles.