tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post516055352727068185..comments2024-03-27T22:13:53.704-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Saving the World and other 21th Century Dilemmas Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20706644939488957962017-11-26T21:41:19.448-05:002017-11-26T21:41:19.448-05:00This week I actually had to google how to open up ...This week I actually had to google how to open up a bait box so I could put a block inside. I doubt I'll be able to do it again without googling the steps again. It's so child-proof it isn't funny. Good luck with your mice this winter. Too bad they don't have a birth control that works for the mice but doesn't kill the predators if they eat the rodents.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-18474977139294860762017-11-26T20:51:07.028-05:002017-11-26T20:51:07.028-05:00If the mice in my neighborhood ever figure out how...If the mice in my neighborhood ever figure out how to outsmart the old-fashioned spring mousetraps, I'm in trouble. I'm dealing with a mouse population boom this year -- probably because we've had two boom years in a row for acorns, meaning lots of extra food for the rodents. I hope next year will bring a population boom of rodent predators like foxes and owls. -Jean P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19890532202189667762017-11-17T11:08:52.160-05:002017-11-17T11:08:52.160-05:00Interesting! Unfortunately, it's probably not ...Interesting! Unfortunately, it's probably not just the retail stores where computers are managing.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46579913942598202532017-11-17T09:43:14.344-05:002017-11-17T09:43:14.344-05:00There's another aspect to the "disappeari...There's another aspect to the "disappearing product" syndrome that one of my local store managers grumps about. He said they use computer algorithms to decide what goes and what stays, but the problem is that they often limit the database to large urban stores. If you're a shopper in one of those areas, it might be just fine, but if you're in a small store outside the shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31187493962136703532017-11-16T23:25:55.880-05:002017-11-16T23:25:55.880-05:00Nothing is worse than not having a dog or cat'...Nothing is worse than not having a dog or cat's favorite treats in the house! They can drive you crazy, can't they. <br /><br />I have no doubt the manufacturers track our purchases but I truly believe they usually take away the lowest selling items to make more room for the bigger sellers or new products. I only have two rewards cards and I use them all the time...one for Starbucks and Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25828818917581544812017-11-16T22:58:09.502-05:002017-11-16T22:58:09.502-05:00I've no need for D-Con or Hershey's in a c...I've no need for D-Con or Hershey's in a can, but I went through the same thing when Dixie Rose's favorite treats were suddenly no longer available. The internet was awash in whining and crying, with people imploring, "Where can we find Friskie's Indoor Treats?" For a while, some distributors had them, but now they're gone.<br /><br />Sometimes, in my darker moments,shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-56781752272778713732017-11-16T18:43:40.713-05:002017-11-16T18:43:40.713-05:0050 would make me feel like a rodent Nazi too! Can ...50 would make me feel like a rodent Nazi too! Can you imagine how many babies they could make if not checked with your handy trap? I quit feeding the birds on one side of my house mid summer and am only using the seed blocks for my woodpeckers on the other side. I'm hoping that helps cut down on the mice hanging around. I found a stash of seeds in the basement so I know I was running a Mice Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44309684519419991982017-11-16T18:31:53.219-05:002017-11-16T18:31:53.219-05:00I'm hoping 2018 sees the balance in our Congre...I'm hoping 2018 sees the balance in our Congress returned. That would be the good news. The bad news would be having to listen to Trump whine and complain about the Congress standing in the way of making America great again. <br /><br />I don't use D-Con because I had a rat die in the wall, and my location is rural enough that I was worried about poisoning a raptor with a poisoned rat LS Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888269999839452459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38278788229774193562017-11-16T10:00:12.327-05:002017-11-16T10:00:12.327-05:00I like the "long tragic opera" to descri...I like the "long tragic opera" to describe what we're going through right now. I shall have to beg, borrow or steal that from you.<br /><br />I didn't see the pellets either. I used to buy those for my garage and the blocks for my basement but I haven't found the pellets in a couple of years. The mice eat the blocks here. Isn't it funny how mice in different regions Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80840837732262180972017-11-16T07:45:44.955-05:002017-11-16T07:45:44.955-05:00I have definitely been considering living in my ow...I have definitely been considering living in my own little bubble and only putting my head out on occasion. There is no reason that we should be tolerating this: as so many people have mentioned: if these corrupt people were in any positions in anything other than government they would have been fired. The idea that we can't fire people before they destroy the world but must instead be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27503364628238768692017-11-15T19:18:17.507-05:002017-11-15T19:18:17.507-05:00I know! We're buying poison when we buy d-CON....I know! We're buying poison when we buy d-CON. Who is going to be stupid enough to put it were kids and pets can get it? I don't use the block outside because of the rabbits and other wildlife. <br /><br />The words #45 spoke were bad enough but his monotone is so grating on the ears. But I forced myself to listen so I'd get my own impression instead of having pundits tell me what Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70731404006646995822017-11-15T19:11:59.277-05:002017-11-15T19:11:59.277-05:00Libby, I agree. It's hard to understand how a ...Libby, I agree. It's hard to understand how a guy who clearly had a talent and passion for politics could throw his home life, reputation and career away for such stupid, juvenile behavior. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28911437977126447322017-11-15T18:38:29.431-05:002017-11-15T18:38:29.431-05:00One of the grocery stores I use went through the s...One of the grocery stores I use went through the same remodeling process you describe. They also rearranged product placement in the store. I’m still trying to find what I want to buy without having to go up and down every aisle. I no longer enjoy that tour and want to just zip in directly to what I want, then out again. <br /><br />I haven’t been too impacted by product changes to joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33424065271975244902017-11-15T18:24:49.970-05:002017-11-15T18:24:49.970-05:00Jean R.: your response above to commenter Nance sa...Jean R.: your response above to commenter Nance says it all for me. <br /><br />PS I've often thought that Weiner had the jugular-instinct that the Democrats seem to generally lack, and that he, (minus his failings), would have been good for the Resistance. ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54005141968001733652017-11-15T17:19:40.343-05:002017-11-15T17:19:40.343-05:00I just saw the same speech/reading and couldn'...I just saw the same speech/reading and couldn't believe all the B.S. he spouted. He actually does live in an alternate universe, doesn't he.<br /><br />Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about the volunteers being treated that way! Canada and the U.S. have been friends for so many decades and centuries. I have to believe that friendship will survive a few years of Mr. Trump and civility will Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35142943981179784212017-11-15T16:57:52.628-05:002017-11-15T16:57:52.628-05:00I just saw your president on the TV hearing about ...I just saw your president on the TV hearing about his trip to Asia and all the great things HE did and how bad the other presidents were when they were office. I want to go to another world where I don't have to threw up. Does he know that over 50% of the US people don't like him. I read the Windsor Star, the paper in Windsor. They were showing about a group of retired teachers, aged 68 Cruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23372476893063973012017-11-15T15:11:40.612-05:002017-11-15T15:11:40.612-05:00I just hope d-CON doesn't have to sell a bait ...I just hope d-CON doesn't have to sell a bait box with each block of mice poison. That could get expensive.<br /><br />I do, too, Jimmy...look for stuff that isn't there. But my store is huge if they don't have it, it's a pretty good chance I won't find it anywhere in town.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-81925039518865236962017-11-15T14:45:40.529-05:002017-11-15T14:45:40.529-05:00I had the same problem with d-con here a while bac...I had the same problem with d-con here a while back, it seems everything we are accustomed to using, like Hershey's syrup in a can is no longer available, I waste a lot of time in a store looking for stuff they no longer sell...Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69401780708640985872017-11-15T14:15:14.450-05:002017-11-15T14:15:14.450-05:00You know that all too well, being on your condo bo...You know that all too well, being on your condo board.<br /><br />I'm not upset about politics per say---I love politics---I am upset at the lowering of decency standards that some people are willing to accept in the name of partisanship. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32879398644222734212017-11-15T13:46:28.088-05:002017-11-15T13:46:28.088-05:00Ah ha ha ha! Quite a lot of us out here feel exac...Ah ha ha ha! Quite a lot of us out here feel exactly the same. I would love to live in another happy and productive universe. Unfortunately, in any grouping of humans .... politics prevail ....The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67969218393583926092017-11-15T11:11:07.070-05:002017-11-15T11:11:07.070-05:00I really panicked on the d-CON. Where I bait the m...I really panicked on the d-CON. Where I bait the mice it's only 2 inches wide and up high. I can't fit the bait boxes up there and no pet or child could reach the blocks I set up there. I have to use a long-handled reacher to get them up there. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51355252910403241432017-11-15T11:06:25.649-05:002017-11-15T11:06:25.649-05:00I am SO glad I'm not the only one who rearrang...I am SO glad I'm not the only one who rearranges the carts in the cart corrals! I hate when people do that. They've walked all that way over to do the right thing and it would take them two seconds to put them in the small cart lane or the large cart lane, but they don't.<br /><br />I did some research on the Hershey's in a can. It's not being pulled from the market BUT the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-2422671776701629462017-11-15T10:51:53.556-05:002017-11-15T10:51:53.556-05:00Had to smile at your hunt for no longer produced d...Had to smile at your hunt for no longer produced d-Con. I seem to have a passion for products doomed to become "no longer available." Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13748754944305643852017-11-15T10:47:02.858-05:002017-11-15T10:47:02.858-05:00Oh how this made me giggle. First of all, it's...Oh how this made me giggle. First of all, it's so frustrating with the D-con. Going through this right now with a product I am looking for. I thought the same thing? What is going on that this isn't anywhere? <br /><br />The cart thing is a huge pet peeve of mine. You are correct he should have helped you. 2. I am the person who goes to put my cart away and they are all willy nilly and I Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55671255071242387862017-11-15T10:33:27.042-05:002017-11-15T10:33:27.042-05:00We have so many alternate universes right now, the...We have so many alternate universes right now, the least of which is the one the Trump supporters live in where they are willing to overlook the moral compass that has always guided our country. Alt-right wingers are trying to claim that adult men touching teenage girls is just fine, for crying out loud, at a time when Anthony Weiner is sitting in jail for two years because he sent pictures of Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com