Some thought to share.
"Opportunities are reserved only for those who are prepared."
"Opportunities are reserved only for those who are prepared."
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granfire
Sr. Grandmaster
Like actually having a) a lighter or b) a tapered candle to feed the chickens on a frosty morn?
we had some precipitation last night, paired with sub-freezing temps. I was glad to have come across an old tapered candle while cleaning, because lord knows I don't know where the lighters are.
the latch on the chicken run was ever so slightly stuck/frozen.
we had some precipitation last night, paired with sub-freezing temps. I was glad to have come across an old tapered candle while cleaning, because lord knows I don't know where the lighters are.
the latch on the chicken run was ever so slightly stuck/frozen.
Gyakuto
Senior Master
My thalassophobia has well and truly been triggered. I moved to the coast and developed it subsequently!
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Use a light or pig blanket.
OP
OP
Of course it is. There is no way a flower pot can increase how much thermal energy is produced by a candle.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Long day
Up at 6:30am, left house at 8:30am, took youngest back to college, drove back, got back at 8:00pm. Then had to get out the snowblower and clear the driveway, we got about 4 inches of snow. It was 10:00pm by the time I finished
I’m tired, goodnight MT
Up at 6:30am, left house at 8:30am, took youngest back to college, drove back, got back at 8:00pm. Then had to get out the snowblower and clear the driveway, we got about 4 inches of snow. It was 10:00pm by the time I finished
I’m tired, goodnight MT
That’s a really cool word, I never heard that before. Yeah, I have that in spades.
Gyakuto
Senior Master
I also have a tinge of submechanophobia…big things really. Going for a wee is terrifying for me
It sounds like your thalassophobia is quite rational, but around the U.K. coasts it’s irrational for now. On consulting experts, it seems exposure therapy is my task for the summer: getting out there on the sea and dealing with the increased heart rate and controlling my breathing. Learning to swim might help too
HighKick
Master Black Belt
Do you have any heat lamps?
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Try swimming lessons, try going in the shallow end with a mask, that way you can see and explore the sounds and sensations of being underwater. I have a healthy respect for the ocean and rivers but, scuba and snorkeling can be incredibly relaxing under good conditions. I always feel most comfortable in kelp forest diving.I also have a tinge of submechanophobia…big things really. Going for a wee is terrifying for me
It sounds like your thalassophobia is quite rational, but around the U.K. coasts it’s irrational for now. On consulting experts, it seems exposure therapy is my task for the summer: getting out there on the sea and dealing with the increased heart rate and controlling my breathing. Learning to swim might help too
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I don't have a problem with deep water as much as I have a problem with what's in it, I have a real hard time with standing on the shore, master of all I survey.... to stepping in the water and becoming a potential part of the food chain...on the lower side of the chain.
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Bah! You aren’t as tasty as you imagine.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
That's just it, I don't want them to taste to find out. And there are other issues with water as it pertains to rashes, disease and the occasional jellyfish and rays.... freshwater.... brain eating things, alligators, Crocodiles, etc.
It’s actually a learned phobia. I was fearless as a young man, body surfing big summer waves on North Shores of these islands when we visited as young crazy people.I also have a tinge of submechanophobia…big things really. Going for a wee is terrifying for me
It sounds like your thalassophobia is quite rational, but around the U.K. coasts it’s irrational for now. On consulting experts, it seems exposure therapy is my task for the summer: getting out there on the sea and dealing with the increased heart rate and controlling my breathing. Learning to swim might help too
Over the years, with too many near drownings and one “almost swept out to sea”
that was only saved by a rare rogue wave, I decided to rethink my path for entertaining things to do.
Best decision I ever made.
I am a terrier by nature, a creature of the land and mountains.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
As am I. And if a nasty beastie attacks on land, at least I won't drowned
Gyakuto
Senior Master
They are so expensive! I have a friend who’s offered to teach me so I might take her up on that offer.
I have no problems with swimming pools, but the open sea
Kelp forest? The Meg could be hiding in there!
I will get to grips with this as soon as the weather warms up!
granfire
Sr. Grandmaster
I don't
but they are doing fine. It was colder Christmas before last.
I do need to rebuild my setup though.
granfire
Sr. Grandmaster
well, the pot warms up
that is a plus.
I also realized that the very deep smelly candle jar does not burn well with the pots above it.
Interesting.
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