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    Vote for our forum favorite softball player…Emmy

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    7 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

    Here are the nominees for SBLive’s National High School Girls Athlete of the Week for March 25-31.“

    The week is long over. What’s the good word, @Parr8hed? 

    We still have time to vote.  

    Here are the nominees for SBLive’s National High School Girls Athlete of the Week for March 25-31. Voting closes on Monday, April 8, at 11:59 (Pacific Time).

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    Wildlife you hope to see- in your country

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    1 hour ago, shootingstar said:

    I think I've seen a bat once in the wild.  I've seen frogs and toads..when I was a teen.

    I've seen flying and sleeping bats more often at my old home. 

    And how could I forget the many frogs we have around our pond. :facepalm:  They talk to each other all night long each summer. @Kirby would like our pond.  When it is raining they explore the area around the house. They sure can jump a long distance. 

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    Wildlife you hope to see- in your country

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    We hiked at more then a few places.   The wildlife encounters that I remember the most...

    While hiking in the area near Whistler BC, we encounter bears.   A mother and 2 cubs.   We turned around and got out there before anything bad happened.

    Hiking in  Denali National Park  we encountered caribou in Denali National Park.     

    A trail that was south of Anchorage, we saw a stream of water that was FULL of salmon swimming up stream.  On that same trail we saw a young bald eagle roosting on a tree branch about 15 feet above the ground that was maybe 20 feet from us, and it just sat there watching us walk by.

    Wildlife that we have seen near our home.  Coyote, deer, wild turkeys, possum, owls, stuff in or near our pond, geese, great egret, blue heron. ducks, and a few times a river otter. 

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    My son got a new dog

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    2 hours ago, Further said:

    he is supposed to be seven months old, he weighs 110, so I’m guessing one of big ones. Mellow as can be, but when he pulls on the leash you better be ready.

    Soon Lucky will weigh more.   That's a great name.... 

    We had a 126 pound dog.  Sam was a Great Dane /  German Shepard mix that we rescued.   The first thing I taught the dog was to 'come back' when I called.   That was useful, a lot.   

    When Sam would see a squirrel during our dog walks he wanted to chase the squirrel.   I could control Sam on the leash.   WoBG asked what should I do when walking Sam and he sees a squirrel?   I told her to drop the leash and let him run, he would just drag you and/or you could break your arm.   Then call for him to come back.   That was WoBG's plan and it was used more than a few times.  Sam was a 126 pound puppy for most of his life. 

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    Walmart class-action settlement up to $500 claim

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    Another class-action law suit settlement.  :party:

    We have until 6-5-24 to sign up for your claim.    link

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/business/walmart-shoppers-class-action-settlement/index.html

     

    $10 without a receipt, but a shopper can attest to buying up to 50 weighted goods and/or bagged citrus in-person in a Walmart store during the settlement class period.

    $15 without a receipt or other proof of purchase, but they can attest to buying from 51 up to 75 weighted goods and/or bagged citrus.

    $20 without receipts or proof of purchase, but they can attest to buying from 76 up to 100 weighted goods and/or bagged citrus.

    $25 without receipts or proof of purchase but attest to buying 101 or more weighted goods and/or bagged citrus.

    Up to $500 with receipts or other proof of purchase of each weighted goods and/or bagged citrus purchased in a Walmart store during the settlement class period, customers will receive 2% of “the total cost of the substantiated Weighted Goods and Bagged Citrus Purchased,” up to $500.

     

    Examples of things that make people (probably especially old ones) grouchy

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    16 minutes ago, Ralphie said:

    Examples of things that make people (probably especially old ones) grouchy

    Thursday I go on line and order a refill for WoBG on the Walgreens web site.  I get that done and then go and double check to be 100% sure everything is OK.  Nope... the Walgreens where the pill will be ready is in Streator IL which is 16 miles south of where we live in Ottawa, IL.   I try to change the store for the pickup to Ottawa.   The website tells me Ottawa can't fill that prescription.  :scratchhead:   They filled it the last time.

    Friday  we stop at the Ottawa Walgreens, after out dog walk.  We are told they can fill the prescription in 20 minutes.   We say... OK, we will be back tomorrow.   No explanation about why the website could not change the pickup location.

    Today we stop at the Ottawa Walgreens, after out dog walk.  We are told they can't fill the prescription until tomorrow.  :angry:  Some BS about they were waiting for a delivery. etc.. .  I explain... "Yesterday we were told the prescription would be ready today."    THEN we are told, they could fill the prescription if 5 minutes.  WTF.  :angry:   So we told the clerk... OK we will wait.   

    People and/or websites that don't do their jobs...  make me grouchy.   

    I told WoBG... the next time we need to fill the prescription and it will be ready at the Walgreens in Streator, it would have been quicker and less stressful to just drive there.  :angry:

    The Game Is Rigged!

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    3 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

     It really is a case where the early adopters have been replaced by the normal folks who can swing a new EV as their primary, secondary, and maybe even third car.

    It looks like our county has 108,123 cars, trucks, etc...    https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/statistics/lpcountycounts/COUNTY050.PDF

    And we have 91 EVs registered here in LaSalle County    https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/statistics/electric/2022/electric011522.pdf

    13 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

    It has a lot to do with your neighborhood.

    So.... yes it's all about @Razors Edge's neighborhood.  

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    The Game Is Rigged!

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    3 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

    Driving to the bakery this morning it is amazing how many folks are taking "advantage" of cheap transportation options.

    So they were riding a bike?

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