quiet in here today.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:59 am

awip2062 wrote:Don't worry. I won't ever fix you a lavender za!

Lavender on za is just wrong.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:04 am

Walkinghairball wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Don't worry. I won't ever fix you a lavender za!
Lavender on za is just wrong.

flowers ain't for eatin

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:02 am

Lavender in the toilet...for the dog who has everything.

flowers ain't for eatin

Except for Sunflower, Cauliflower, broccoli, artichokes, Chamomile, Chicory, Mustard, Queen Anne's Lace, Thyme, Yucca, Dill, Dandelions, Cornflower, Cilantro/Coriander and about a hundred more.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:09 am

Oh, great! You had to go and mention Yucca! It's been years since I've eaten Yucca flowers and I so miss them every spring. The scent, the feel of the petals, the taste,....mmmmmmmm....

One of the hundred others not mentioned, but my favorite to grow and one I enjoy eating is Nasturtium.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:37 am

awip2062 wrote:
YYZ30 wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Got the vehicle fixed, though? *supposes so since he's at work*

DON'T DROWN!
Yes, it's fixed, to the tune of $500.
Whew. That's a pretty penny but better than if you had to purchase a new (to you) vehicle, I guess.

I bought the car new in 2004. Other than a couple of minor repairs (maybe $300 worth, if that) , my only real outlay was upkeep (brakes, tires, oil, filters, etc) so the $500 as opposed to a new car was a very easy choice.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:52 am

awip2062 wrote:Oh, great! You had to go and mention Yucca!

Yucca flowers are edible? I had no idea, but the ants sure like 'em for
some reason. They infest the yucca flowers...must be a sugary substance
or something, huh?

Teach me some biology here!

I just like 'em for the cool stems they shoot up, the sharp-as-needles
leaftips and then the flowers. The stems are hard as bamboo when
they cure...they make good chicken herder sticks for when I free-range
the birds. The seed pods are cool looking too. They look like
those "peanut" shipping foam thingies...

I have 'em along my driveway and the smell can be overbearing
sometimes, like chestnut trees in July. Really musky and pungent!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:05 am

Yucca root is good for joint pain and stuff like that.

Todd's old dog takes that daily. Poor poo-poo dog.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:01 am

YYZ30 wrote:
I bought the car new in 2004. Other than a couple of minor repairs (maybe $300 worth, if that) , my only real outlay was upkeep (brakes, tires, oil, filters, etc) so the $500 as opposed to a new car was a very easy choice.

Sounds like a good car. What kind is it?

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:08 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Oh, great! You had to go and mention Yucca!
Yucca flowers are edible? I had no idea, but the ants sure like 'em for
some reason. They infest the yucca flowers...must be a sugary substance
or something, huh?

Teach me some biology here!

I just like 'em for the cool stems they shoot up, the sharp-as-needles
leaftips and then the flowers. The stems are hard as bamboo when
they cure...they make good chicken herder sticks for when I free-range
the birds. The seed pods are cool looking too. They look like
those "peanut" shipping foam thingies...

I have 'em along my driveway and the smell can be overbearing
sometimes, like chestnut trees in July. Really musky and pungent!

Well, there are different kinds of Yucca. That's the problem with common names and the reason we have scientific ones. No two plants have the same scientific name so we don't get confused botanists!

The Yucca I ate, which is I a sure related to yours, but not the same, Siggs, is Yucca whipplei which looks like this:

I don't think it is the medicinal yucca that you refer to, Bro. But Early Californians used its fibers for fishing lines and nets, belts, threads for sewing canoe planks together, headbands, and sandals. They also used it to pierce ears and for tattooing, as well as for tinder.

And when I was a young adult, I saw the stalks of Yucca plants that had been pained white and put in a giant vase selling for outrageous prices at a decorating store. *shakes head*

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:11 am

awip2062 wrote:
YYZ30 wrote:
I bought the car new in 2004. Other than a couple of minor repairs (maybe $300 worth, if that) , my only real outlay was upkeep (brakes, tires, oil, filters, etc) so the $500 as opposed to a new car was a very easy choice.
Sounds like a good car. What kind is it?

2004 Ford Taurus

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:12 am

My mentor at the university had a Taurus. Older model, but he really liked it, too.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:15 am

awip2062 wrote:My mentor at the university had a Taurus. Older model, but he really liked it, too.

The Taurus had issues late 1980's and 90's with the trannies dropping and seizing. Once they addressed that issue (which took a few years) they have become much better. The early to mid 2000 vintage seems to be the best Tauruses of the lot.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:36 pm

Well, it's not too quiet in here.

Hey Soupy, I just sent 3 warranty compressors to...........RUSHVILLE, IN.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:03 pm

hehe No, not in this thread. I think we could rename this thread The Whatever is Going On in Your Life Today thread. hehe

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:18 pm

Nope, no rename.

Just make a new thread so this one can go back to shhhhhhhhhhhh.