Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
Shirley,George (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 04 Nov 2000 16:13:01 -0600
I checked oxycom.com's prices against web prices at Office Max and Office Depot,
both of whom have stores locally. Prices were only a few cents different.
Probably will buy the HP 952C at $249.99 plus tax. Rated as very good on photos
and transparencies. The HP 842C is also rated good for both at $149.99 so may
end up with it depending upon what it does on the demo model in the store. I'll
take a couple of transparencies with me and try them.
I thought maybe your grammar had taken the weekend off. <VBG>
George
lneuru wrote:
>
> > George, have you looked at the prices on oxycom?
> >
> > http://www.oxycom.com/
> >
> > I like it because I can't get to a chep supply outlet - and they
> certainly
> > seem comparative. What sort of colour printer are you going to buy? I
> > think they have to be very good for transparencies.
> >
> > Lucinda
>
> a much abbreviated message..... with out-to-lunch grammar I meant:
>
> 'seem with comparative shopping to have good prices.........'
>
> Lucinda
>
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Shirley,George <gshirley@deltech.net>
> > > To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > > Subject: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
> > > Date: Saturday, November 04, 2000 10:40 AM
> > >
> > > A local cement company has given me lots and lots of test cylinders.
> > These
> > > things are solid cement, no rocks or rebar, just sand and cement and
> > about 12
> > > inches long by 6 inches in diameter. Guess what I'm doing today. Laying
> > these
> > > things end to end down the west strip garden to replace the wood that
> is
> > there
> > > now. They tell me they do about 50 - 100 a week and I can have them
> all.
> > Need
> > > about 400 to replace old landscape timbers and remnants of railroad
> cross
> > ties
> > > so, sooner or later, there will be no more wood borders on the place.
> > >
> > > The radishes are bulbing up so I'm anticipating tasty little red
> morsels
> > by
> > > mid-week. Sprayed Bt on the cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflower today
> and
> > also
> > > on the lettuce, chard, and Florence fennel. Trying to keep ahead of the
> > cabbage
> > > loopers and their ilk. The two hundred or so bunching onion sets I
> > planted
> > > recently are about 12 inches tall now and are about ready for a little
> > gentle
> > > picking.
> > >
> > > The chiles have been outdoing themselves as usual. Picked two quarts of
> > sweet
> > > and another quart of hot ones yesterday. The sweets are chopped and in
> > the
> > > freezer for hard setting prior to vac bagging. The hots are in a two
> > gallon bag
> > > in the freezer and will be made into additional hot sauce when the bag
> is
> > full.
> > > Also have three quarts of hot chiles, NM Hatch, Long Thai's, Lemon
> Drops,
> > and
> > > Hot Cherry in the freezer for the DIL to use after the birth of their
> > latest,
> > > and probably lastest, child. She has enough indigestion now but wanted
> me
> > to
> > > save some good chiles for later use so I'm saving them up for her. My
> son
> > > partakes of them sparingly so reckon he will get some of them too.
> > >
> > > Later today I am going to use the food mill to get the seeds out of my
> > latest
> > > batch of hot sauce and then will bottle the stuff. It has a fiery taste
> > on the
> > > initial tasting but a good after bite and flavor. Used sparingly it
> > should go a
> > > long way in soups, stews, chilis, gumbos, etc. Just hope I have enough
> > sauce
> > > bottles on hand as it takes a while to get them in after ordering.
> > >
> > > Miz Anne is off to the school district media center making big folders
> > for her
> > > students art work and some other stuff she wanted to do. I'm going to
> buy
> > a
> > > decent color printer Monday so I can scan some good art onto
> > transparencies for
> > > her to use in class. She's not only trying to teach 700 children how to
> > draw and
> > > paint but how to appreciate good art. She's reaching many of them but
> the
> > > majority don't want to learn about art. To bad, as they would be better
> > people
> > > and citizens for a little art education, a bit more rounded.
> > >
> > > Back to the salt mines while we have some cool weather and the
> > possibility of
> > > rain.
> > >
> > > Life is good.
> > >
> > > George