What I learned today ....

[Lin19687]

Thought this may be fun. Add yours


What I think I learned today is that 'night bugs' can see the IR light from my security camers and want to be taped all night ............
.... or there are WAY more bugs around then I really thought


AND ... all you that think cats get under your feet when you are trying to do something, clearly you have never had chickens while trying to uproot a small tree

 

[Lin19687]

I learned that chickens could care less about thunder.

My INDOOR ONLY cat who thinks he secretly wants to go out, does NOT like the Rain when I hold him on the back deck .... nor the snow last Winter. This is how I help him understand that it is a BAD world out there and he really wants to stay inside ! I do this once every 5 years when he seems to "forget" and paws at the door.

 

[steffamarie]

I learned that chickens could care less about thunder.

My INDOOR ONLY cat who thinks he secretly wants to go out, does NOT like the Rain when I hold him on the back deck .... nor the snow last Winter. This is how I help him understand that it is a BAD world out there and he really wants to stay inside ! I do this once every 5 years when he seems to "forget" and paws at the door.

My indoor only cat seems to forget every week or so...she tries to escape when she thinks we're not paying attention. BF's parents accidentally let her out because she KNOWS she can take advantage of them. She doesn't go far but she's very fluffy and things like sweet gum balls like to stick to her. Last weekend she was eyeballing the door as we went in and out and I could see in her eyes she wanted to leave. It was pouring rain torrentially and I was tempted to let her escape. One of these days...

 

[Lin19687]

Gum balls, not really funny but it is. How they find only the long haired cats !
Make it a Bad experience when outside and not scold inside. they learn better that way. A sound they are petrified of, loud pans banging (but not see you do it).

It was just drizzling this morning, it is Down pouring now, I may go get him and try again just to set it home for him in his head !

 

[steffamarie]

Make it a Bad experience when outside and not scold inside. they learn better that way. A sound they are petrified of, loud pans banging (but not see you do it).

Kiki is so obvious when she's thinking about going out...you can see it in her beady little eyes. Usually I'll stand in the doorway and if she makes a move towards the door, she gets clapped at and chased off a little bit. That usually does the trick...for a little while, anyway lol

The funny thing is, she wants desperately to go outside but I don't think she really knows what to do when she gets there. If she gets out the front door, she'll go about 4 feet and then stop and just look around. It's about the escape, not the whole "grass is greener on the other side of the storm door" lol!!!!

ETA: She doesn't have front claws so I don't know what kind of prey she's gonna catch by 'cupping' as we call it, but she "hunts" the birds out the windows anyway XD

 

[Lin19687]

Indoor cats getting out is dangerous for them because of just that. They Don't know what to do and without claws is worse because they can't climb a tree to escape prey
I do that too clap hands. Occasionally I go out and sneak up where he can't see and grab something (a sound he has never heard) to make huge noise and hit the door. scares the bejezus out of him.

 

[Misschief]

What I learned today (actually yesterday)... Cocomidopropyl Betaine is the same thing as Amphosol CG Surfactant, which I have more than half a gallon of, left over from making liquid bubble bath. Now that I know that, I can experiment. I've already downloaded and tried another bath scoop recipe, just to see how they compare.

 

[artemis]

We are in baking mode, preparing and freezing cookies etc for a small dessert/graduation party for my daughter. In the process, the junior bakers and I learned that a Cutco knife handle will melt in a 350° oven in about 7 minutes. We also learned that the fumes from a molten Cutco knife handle will cause your eyes to burn as you dash into the kitchen to turn off the oven. Open all the windows! Turn on the fans! Spontaneous outdoor playtime for all!

 

[earlene]

Oh, my gosh, artemis. I wonder if Cutco will replace it for free? I love my Cutco knives and would be very sad to lose one.

 

[artemis]

Oh, my gosh, artemis. I wonder if Cutco will replace it for free? I love my Cutco knives and would be very sad to lose one.

Cutco will replace things that fail under normal use. Back when we got them, they had an "*****" replacement plan (my words) that meant you got a little bit off a new one if it was your own dumb fault that it was ruined. That was over 20 years ago, though-- I don't know if that's still true. I have seen Cutco on eBay, so I can probably replace that way, if I feel the need. I still have 7 left...

 

[Misschief]

@artemis, that is not something you wanted to learn, I'm sure.

 

[Lin19687]

..... That all but 5 T-shirts are Soaping shirts

I live in t-shirts, jeans/sweats I dont' care if I get oil stains on. I will still wear them out but not t-shirts.

Good thing DD has to get school clothes so I can get some stuff too.

Yeah, no I usually forget to change my shirt. EXCEPT for last night. JUST before I poured my lye I realized that I have a solid color t-shirt on. I use those for the FM. I ran up and changed most of my t-shirts I got 4-5 years ago on Cape Cod end of year sale they always have in Hyannis. My Folks had a house down there (which just sold due to them now both being gone). I can't very well do a FM with HYANNIS or HOUSE OF CRABS on by shirt

 

[steffamarie]

..... That all but 5 T-shirts are Soaping shirts

I live in t-shirts, jeans/sweats I dont' care if I get oil stains on. I will still wear them out but not t-shirts.

If you have some Polysorbate 80, you can put that on the oil stains before you throw them in the washer!! I did that to a couple of my shirts and it took the grease right out.

 

[TeresaGG]

Edit I learned to unwatch then posts I comment on the re-watch without email notices.

My indoor only cat seems to forget every week or so...she tries to escape when she thinks we're not paying attention. BF's parents accidentally let her out because she KNOWS she can take advantage of them. She doesn't go far but she's very fluffy and things like sweet gum balls like to stick to her. Last weekend she was eyeballing the door as we went in and out and I could see in her eyes she wanted to leave. It was pouring rain torrentially and I was tempted to let her escape. One of these days...

We had a patch of mint right outside the door and our cat would escape and roll in the it.

 

[Lin19687]

Ha, that would work, but I always for get about what is on the shirt
I just soap, Smile, then change and go to bed lol.

 

[earlene]

I know it probably ages me, but I don't care (I am an old lady after all), I rarely ever make soap without wearing an apron, just as I rarely ever cook without an apron, either. I have my soaping aprons and I have my cooking aprons, although sometimes I will wear a cooking apron when I make soap. I have lots of aprons and they get washed frequently. They protect my clothes very efficiently.

 

[Lin19687]

I have an apron too, mainly for the cute gingerbread guy on it

But I find that it doesn't cover all that I want. I did try that for a while.

I don't really cook so I can't use it there HAHAHAHHAAA

 

[Holly8991]

I used an apron at first but I am so messy I would need a full body apron

 

[penelopejane]

I always wear an apron when making soap. I sometimes dither around without gloves but I always have an apron on. My soaping apron has a big pocket in the front where I have my phone connected to ear plugs so I can listen to podcasts. It makes clean up more enjoyable.

I don’t wear an apron to cook. Which is strange now that I come to think about it because I’m a messy cook!

 

[amd]

I wear an apron when soapmaking (especially if it's a supercute one that is handmade). My belly area is usually the area that suffers the most stains, so I've done well at not ruining my clothes with oil stains. I am a messy soaper, but oddly not a messy cook. My mom says I'm the only person who can cook and leave the kitchen cleaner than it was when I started.