Posted on 05/16/2008 9:53:11 AM PDT by Mister Ghost
“I think the reason men like women in high heels is because they know the prey can’t run away.”
DING! DING! DING! DING!
We have winner!
“Shoes for women who date Piltdown men.”
Excellent!
If God had meant us to wear shoes, ..... you know the rest.
Actually, love my new Bandolino sandals - flip flops
I had a feeling. ;)
I thought that might be the case.
I like high heels for dressy things but if it’s going to be a long ‘stand around’ thing I have a number of very decorative fancy ‘flats’ that look great with dresses too.
Yes, I often read of women in big cities wearing their sneakers to walk to and from work and then putting on their nice pumps.
Just me, a house is to be lived in. I remember when my kids were little and the house was full of their friends - and during the teen years too. Floors are meant to be walked on, the pioneers had dirt floors, lol.
[Isn’t that the whole point of being conservative- not imposing your beliefs on others?]
Supposed to be, but even here people quibble about everything, lol.
I think you’ve a good philosophy, potlatch.
Ahh, thank you so much Alia! We so seldom get good comments on what we say here, usually it's an argument or just ignored, lol.
I appreciate that very much!
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Good thoughts
As much as I like sports cars and racing cars - and some classic cars
When it sits in the driveway or in the garage for hours unused or undriven - it’s like an ashtray to me
And I quit smoking many years ago
The same with big manicured lawns
If I want to see grass - I can drive by a golf course
Or have horses and cattle in a pasture
When I was young my father had both a landscaping business and was real estate broker too
I’ve already used a few power mowers and cut enough grass
I preferred having our livestock keeping the grass trimmed and fertilized
LOL, devolve, I know you well enough to tease you. Lawn care is governed by where you live. In a nice subdivision you can’t have sheep grazing. [don’t hit me!!]
No, I know you like a country home with trees and fields around. You can seed wildflowers and have beauty all around you, and your horses and cattle in the fields.
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I know - In south Florida some people had vacant lots they did not keep up - the cities would attempt to contact the owners - often “snowbirds” - and would then have the grass or weeds or brush cut within residential areas of a town - then bill the property owner
That might remain unpaid (with interest) over several years - the the city would try ti contact the property owner with a court ordered notice of sale for back taxes
We picked up desirable lots in Fort Lauderdale, Dania, and even in Cocoa for back taxes -
Amazing how property can be forgotten by some people - the interest plus perhaps 10 years of maintanance on a vacant lot can add up fast
I personally only want enough lawn in the country to cover the septic tank and a bit more
Native trees and ornamentals and wildflowers are fine with me
I recall people coming to visit who built home on land that was clearcut for development
The sterotypical sod lawn and matching small bushes on each side of their sidewalk was so.......
They would say “Your home is like living in Pisgah National Forest”
I’d say “Yup!”
I have an acre or more that the house sits on and it has to have the lawn mowed.
The 7 1/2 acres of pasture behind me has to be shredded about once a month at $100 a shot in the summer. Not often in wintertime.
I’m in the middle of the city and am not allowed to let it get high as the same rules you talk about are applied here.
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My brother uses pretty rugged powerful riding mowers; it makes short work of cutting a big lawn - esp. one with lots of grade and slopes
But down at his barn he has tractors and his FIL kept a CAT he used to clear enough of his mountain to have nice large country development lots and a good road up to the top of his mountain
His driveway has quite a grade up the mountain - snow in the winter makes the tractors handy
Funny thing is there are parts of New Jersey that are residentual - and across the road may be 4 acres of pasture for livestock
On topic - my horses used to wear shoes!!
Lol. Snow is one thing I don’t miss except maybe once a year.
My city didn’t have any ‘restriction codes’ way back and the city came out and surrounded this area and went far beyond.
I could still have horses, cattle and sheep out there if I wanted.
In my observation, this is sometimes the downside of conservatism: That is, a thing being true or well done, is taken for granted as "what should be" rather than what it deserves, with praise and support.
On the other side of the aisle, they'll praise any dang thing their "vaunted" says or does, regardless.
Conservatives also did a bang-up job dissing the range of conservative Presidential candidates. Each candidate had merits in one way or another; but it appeared to me that whatever was positive and good about each candidate was ignored, taken for granted, to the point where I truly came to see that conservatives were looking for their own "Messiah". It was freaky to witness.
I believe you are right.
Too quick to criticize and too slow to compliment.
I am no ‘angel’ but I do try to compliment people, we all need a lift from time to time.
Absolutely. At work I kick my shoes under my desk, luckily I usually wear really long skirts and get away with the bare toes. :-)
I recently got some Sketcher flip flops that I love. I'm taking them to Cozumel in two weeks. Woo! :-)
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