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Does anyone have good advice for keeping squirrels away? I don’t have a huge garden or anything, just some strawberry plants in a stackable planter on my porch. They weren’t doing well early on so I put them in new soil and they finally recovered but every time they start to look good the squirrels come in and wreak havoc. They’ve ripped entire plants out of my planter. I’ve had to repot and replant the surviving ones multiple times now and I’ve already spent way too much money on these plants for what I’ll ever get out of them lol!

I read about using cayenne and garlic but I don’t want to repel the bees. A chicken wire cage seems like overkill but I’m open to it now if it’s my only option. I figured I’d check in and see if any of you have good suggestions/ideas?Thanks!

My lab is very much a senior and he already has the k&h elevated bed but I often find him lying on the hard patio next to it. It’s becoming very tough on his joints.

He’s an indoor dog but he really enjoys lounging in the sun. It rains a few days throughout the summer so I also want something that won’t get waterlogged.

I’ve been googling but a lot of the waterproof options don’t look that good, like super thin crate pads that won’t help his joints much or memory foam which seems like it would be too hot for a lab. I figured someone on here might have a good recommendation? Thanks!

Male, Labrador, Oregon, 80 lbs

It’s 96 degrees and I live in a condo. I had to walk my dog just until he pooped and then we immediately went home. We were outside for about 5 minutes total.

Anyways, I had a water bottle full of ice water that I took. He was panting so i poured some water on him. He got really excited and wanted to run home when I did that.

But now I’m reading that it’s extremely dangerous to pour ice water on a dog? I had no clue. He seems ok but is this actually true and is there anything I should watch for?

I have a dual hose portable AC unit and it’s going to be 100 degrees for the next 3 days. I’m extremely sensitive to wildlife smoke and the air quality is going to be pretty bad. Not running it isn’t an option because my dog needs to stay cool.

I’m not very familiar with these units and how they work. Do they bring the outside air in? Is there anything more I can do apart from sealing up any air gaps in the window? Thanks!

So there are several crows I feed daily but for a few days now there’s one that sits in the grass with its wings out and beak open. Sort of like the sunbathing behavior. The thing that confuses me is this crow does it for several hours everyday. It’s also in a shaded area so I’m assuming it’s not sunbathing? I’ll try to get a photo tomorrow.

I walked up to it today but it seemed angry (who knows if it was but the sound it made was different than what I’m used to hearing so I’m assuming it wasn’t happy) and it flew away when I got kind of close. It looked exhausted when it flew up in the tree so I felt really bad for walking towards it. The weather for the last few days was in the 70s and today the high was 80, so it hasn’t been very hot. Is there anything I can do? Put water out? Or just leave it be? Does anyone know why a crow would do this?

A question for fellow coffee drinkers who always buy whole beans and drink their coffee black… What’s going on with grocery store coffee beans? I’m curious if I’m the only one who has noticed this, but grocery store coffee sucks! There used to be decent options that were always good in a pinch. Even Pete’s used to be good, but I’d say it’s on par with Starbucks now.

And yes, I DO buy coffee from local roasters but I don’t always have the time to make it to the coffee shop to buy beans.

I even went to new seasons to find some and they didn’t have much as far as whole bean coffee goes. Mostly a bunch of brands from central Oregon and dark roasts. Don’t get me started on how the trendy overpriced coffee from central Oregon is always burnt and sold at a premium price. Maybe the elevation screws up their taste buds, idk.. /s

Did coffee go downhill or is it just me? If you have a good grocery store recommendation I’m all ears. I know this is first world problems, but coffee is my only vice these days. 😆

Thanks!

I live in a 3 story condo, bottom floor. When the upstairs 2 units run their washers it floods my washer stand pipe. I assumed it had to be a main line clog. They sent a plumber and I told him how the stand pipe floods with soapy water when they run their washers.

He did everything but check the mainline for 3 hours. After that he told me he didn’t see water damage by the pipe so the water couldn’t have come from the stand pipe. Except it did. I pulled out the machines and watched it when it happened. I told him that from the start. He didn’t see damage because I fixed the damage and replaced the floor.

He cleared the mainline after, which was the culprit. Management wants to pin it on me, which sucks because I’m always cautious with drains. It’s also insanely expensive because he didn’t believe me for the first 3 hours.

Is it normal for all of it to fall on me if it’s from a shared line clog or should I push back? I have no issue paying something I owe if I did cause it, but I just don’t think I did.

Does anyone else feel like this is an attempt to get more water for data centers without thinking about the consequences for the rest of us?