Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden

lneuru (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 17:11:19 -0500 

> 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>

nope.  But I am grading my way through 200+ student papers this weekend. 
It's going to ruin what ability I have left.

Let me know how the search goes.  I am in the market for a colour printer
but don't have time to go out of town to search and test.  Oxycom is very
convenient for deliveries, but give little info on their page.  HP says all
their stuff is wonderful on thier page of course.

Lucinda



> 
> 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