I started this post late last night and was going to publish it then, but a strange thing happened. One of my typing fingers hit the keyboard and erased the whole paragraph. I don't know which key, or even which finger, but it was really annoying, and I was too tired to do it over. Still not sure why autosave didn't work, but I plan on keeping a close eye on this one.
My post was about visiting the horticultural store across the street, so I'll start over and give it another try.
When I entered the store there were two guys (owner and his friend, I found out later) chatting. No one else was in the store, well no other people, that is. I looked a little lower and saw two very large (I mean very, very large) Rottweiler dogs staring at me from behind a very light white plastic makeshift gate that just leaned up against the counter and wall. A small child could have moved the temporary fence out of the way. One of the dogs made a slight growling sound. Thought crossed my mind that this might not have been such a great idea. I made a quick comment as I headed towards the counter out of view of the dogs, saying: "Well that's a really warm welcome, isn't it?" One of the men laughed, and to ease any concern, told me not to worry, and the growl was a "good thing." I'm guessing he meant it was like a friendly hello or something, but I didn't ask. Then he said it was okay to come into the back area with dogs, and have a look around. I thought this sounded a bit risky, with the dogs not knowing me, and would mean moving the small plastic gate out of the way. Well, I could have easily refused, but accepted the invite, and walked towards the fence and stood in front of it. The dogs showed no aggression and one came up to smell the back of my hand. It did and then gave my hand a lick. That was a good sign. The other dog did the same thing, which made me feel at ease. The dogs' owner told them to come back, so I could get past the gate and he moved it out of the way. The dogs had very dark brown coloured coats and being about the same size, looked almost identical. One wanted more attention, came up, brushed my leg and I petted it. It sat down right beside me, almost on my feet. I could feel its weight as it plopped its behind on the floor. The owner told the dog to come away, so it wasn't' bothering me. It obeyed, although I really didn't mind now that I knew they were friendly.
The friend of the owner who has been a horticulturalist for many years, went into great detail about the equipment needed to grow indoor plants year round. He explained about different bulbs required. One being a high pressure sodium (HPS) bulb for flowering plants, another, a metal halide, for the growth or vegetative stage and last, the only one I have heard of, was the T5 fluorescent tube used for seedlings. So much information to comprehend at once, as he talked about different bulbs, watering, amount of light per day, and fertilizers, one being an organic type, containing no blood or bone-meal for people, who like me, prefer an organic plant based type. He said he's experimented with it and it works well.
After picking up some literature, I headed out, while the dog's owner put a leash around one of the dogs to bring it outside for a stroll or whatever dog's do when they go outdoors.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
It's Thursday, but you already knew that
Probably should be doing my income tax return rather than rambling away on this blog. I'll try again tomorrow to get started on the income tax return. I might be in the mood for it. If not tomorrow, then most likely the next day for sure.
I called my internet/phone service provider today and managed to get a better deal on my cell phone plan. Yay. It costs about the same or even a bit less, and I'll get a whole bunch more free minutes. I don't use my cell phone often, but maybe I can now. Still worried about frying brain from microwave signals. That would be a bummer. I learned it's always a good idea to talk to these people and check what features their services provide. Interestingly, I found that I can see who's calling my home phone by setting up visual call display with my TV cable box. Name (if shown) and number of the caller are displayed on my television. That's kind of handy. But it means the TV has to be turned on to work, and recently I've been watching too much television, and try to keep it turned off. By experimenting (calling my home phone with my cell), I see that by the time I turn the TV on to see the caller's number, the call has already gone to voice mail. That's not very handy. So guess not much has changed.
Tomorrow is Friday, but you already knew that. We'll have to see what kind of interesting events take place then, and maybe if time permits, and I'm not doing income taxes, I'll be able to share more stuff about everyday things with you. That would be cool wouldn't it? Did I hear a yes or was that a snoring sound?
I called my internet/phone service provider today and managed to get a better deal on my cell phone plan. Yay. It costs about the same or even a bit less, and I'll get a whole bunch more free minutes. I don't use my cell phone often, but maybe I can now. Still worried about frying brain from microwave signals. That would be a bummer. I learned it's always a good idea to talk to these people and check what features their services provide. Interestingly, I found that I can see who's calling my home phone by setting up visual call display with my TV cable box. Name (if shown) and number of the caller are displayed on my television. That's kind of handy. But it means the TV has to be turned on to work, and recently I've been watching too much television, and try to keep it turned off. By experimenting (calling my home phone with my cell), I see that by the time I turn the TV on to see the caller's number, the call has already gone to voice mail. That's not very handy. So guess not much has changed.
Tomorrow is Friday, but you already knew that. We'll have to see what kind of interesting events take place then, and maybe if time permits, and I'm not doing income taxes, I'll be able to share more stuff about everyday things with you. That would be cool wouldn't it? Did I hear a yes or was that a snoring sound?
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