Random thoughts/comments

[Syne]

To be honest, I'm not following all the long posts in multiple threads. I typically gloss right over most of C2's posts. Was it about birds or rats this time?

[Secular Sanity]

To be honest, I'm not following all the long posts in multiple threads. I typically gloss right over most of C2's posts. Was it about birds or rats this time?

No, Alice and Bob. Don't you remember him at the old place? There were no rats or birds, just Alice and Bob.

[Leigha]

Happy holidays

Anyone following the rant about the Peloton commercial? (the one whereby viewers are offended that the woman in the commercial seems to be in an oppressive relationship, with a husband who just demands her to stay fit)

I see nothing wrong with the commercial, and didn't take away that from it, at all. The husband in the commercial is fit and is happy that his wife is enjoying it. Personally, when it comes to gym equipment and gear ads, I want to see fit, healthy people and don't think it represented ''patriarchy'' whatsoever.

[Magical Realist]

Someone brought up that exercise isn't necessarily always about getting in shape or losing weight. There are huge mental health benefits to exercise as well. I myself walk the treadmill every now and then to release pent up anxiety and energy. Perhaps the woman in the commercial found those benefits useful as well.

[Leigha]

Exactly, MR. The wife in the ad points out that she couldn't believe ''how much it changed her,'' something to that effect. That doesn't mean just outward looks, it can mean mentally, emotionally, etc.

Exercise/working out has so many benefits, and the ad just touches upon them. Idk what all the fuss is about.

[Syne]

Yeah, the uproar seemed to be people just looking for any excuse to be outraged. The woman seemed excited when she saw it, whether she wanted to lose weight or not. But then I guess those people would say she had internalized the misogyny.

[Leigha]

Yep ^^


In other news, these pics are too sweet. Studies have suggested that bees don't get enough sleep and eat poorly - which explains why they're passing out on the job.

https://www.eatliver.com/overworked-bees/

[Zinjanthropos]

Yep ^^


In other news, these pics are too sweet. Studies have suggested that bees don't get enough sleep and eat poorly - which explains why they're passing out on the job.

Came home this fall from summer in Northern Ontario and found bumblebees were nesting under the sidewalk to my front door. Looked them up and found them to be Eastern Common Bees. Non-aggressive and apparently on the verge of being an endangered species.

My sidewalk is bordered by the garage on one side and front lawn on the other. Couldn't walk up sidewalk or cut grass without going through and past bumblebees flying in and out of a small entrance hole in the concrete between sidewalk and garage that led to below. Some of these bees were as big as my thumb and others the size of my thumbnail. I read where the colony is usually 200-300 large.

I didn't want to kill them, just have them relocate. So I tried making life uncomfortable for them, first by allowing my garden hose to run a good steady stream of water directly into the opening. Didn't stop them from coming or going and after 4 hours I gave that up. Had read where a mixture of vinegar & water would irritate them to the point of leaving. I sprayed the opening and all around for three days but to no avail. I caulked the opening shut and for a couple days I only saw the bees that were returning from foraging but on the 3rd day they had tunnelled out from the front of the sidewalk, which bordered the asphalt of the driveway. It was business as usual for them so I plugged that hole and any other holes I could find. Worked for a couple days until they tunnelled out from under the sidewalk into the lawn.  So I tamped all the dirt down real hard around that edge and after a few days, no more bees.

I didn't want to kill them but even the article I was reading said sometimes you just gotta. Even so, those that were out in the field probably relocated. At least that's my hope because this was late in September and I can't be 100% sure they haven't just hibernated. Find out in the Spring I guess. A last resort would be me digging out the ground from under the sidewalk and exposing their nest.

The bees, with the exception of one big one that bit my ear, never attacked. Myself and my neighbour, who was privy to my bee battle, are both impressed with the bees determination and resilience. Sorry for the ones that were entombed but I tried to save them.

[confused2]

Dawgnabbit it's raining in the kitchen again.

[confused2]

@Z.
What happenned to the chipmunks your neighbour didn't like - any survivors?