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might be residing the house. they have this new fangled concrete siding that can either look like lumber or shingles. Sposed to last a long time and firefighters like it. just can’t decide if it looks sorta phoney. It can be painted any color.

Also saw a bobcat for a long time this morning which completely ignored me while it hunted gophers. it looked like a statue but the giveaway was one ear telescoping back to me, checking up on me while it hunted..
 
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I went to Walmart for a simple eye exam to get my drivers license. The doc says I have glaucoma! I did once have shingles in my eye,the one affected
Did the optometrist give you a referral to an ophthalmologist? There are different types of glaucoma but it can often be controlled with medication.
 

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Did the optometrist give you a referral to an ophthalmologist? There are different types of glaucoma but it can often be controlled with medication.
I saw an optometrist to renew my driver's license eventually see my specialist. Years ago I had bad shingles in my eye that is affected. Retina problems run in the family. It was weird. Staring at the black square in white background I only saw dark grey with my left eye
 

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I'm so worried because I have health issues and worried about what our Healthcare is turning into. I have this fear of dying because I'm not ready for death. I'm even not ready for my cat to die either . Me and her has ckd but since she's older it's probably faster than me while I follow strict diet.
 

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had colonoscopy yesterday.. Went in ok.. but after the procedure, my sinuses were completely stuffed up, and I was sneezing.. I swear the oxygen cannula was not in my nose correctly.. still stuffed up.. Maybe it is a cold?? that just 'hit' ? On Monday, I was hugged by someone who came down with the creeping crud a couple days later... sigh...
 

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Just wondering IF and that's a big if the new dishwasher will actually be delivered on Monday, 4 times the delivery has been confirmed 4 times i get an email at 5 minutes after 8 am that day saying it won't happen. I call they say it missed the truck - so I am wondering if I am getting a human dishwasher that can't tell time or the actual Frigidaire electric dishwasher I thought I ordered. It's frustrating to say the least.
 

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might be residing the house. they have this new fangled concrete siding that can either look like lumber or shingles. Sposed to last a long time and firefighters like it. just can’t decide if it looks sorta phoney. It can be painted any color.

Also saw a bobcat for a long time this morning which completely ignored me while it hunted gophers. it looked like a statue but the giveaway was one ear telescoping back to me, checking up on me while it hunted..
That siding you are referring to is called cementitious board, that most often is in the form of clapboards. Yes, because of its composition, it's fire resistant, like the now outlawed asbestos shingles of old. The only downside to it is the dust cloud formed when cutting it to length, and the special diamond saw blade needed. I've seen it applied to several homes on This Old House in recent years.
 

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I learned a expensive lesson today. Don't promise to send something overseas without knowing the true shipping cost ahead of time. I sent a 4.90 lb. box of assorted Chocolate candy pieces to Germany. I was shocked at the shipping cost. Shipping alone came to 273.00 euros. I told the recipient to savor each piece as if it were Gold. I won't be doing this again.
I sent several books to an overseas member of this site a few years ago, and yeah, it was expensive. The member even offered to split the cost, but I don't work that way.
 

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That siding you are referring to is called cementitious board, that most often is in the form of clapboards. Yes, because of its composition, it's fire resistant, like the now outlawed asbestos shingles of old. The only downside to it is the dust cloud formed when cutting it to length, and the special diamond saw blade needed. I've seen it applied to several homes on This Old House in recent years.
Anything fire resistant sounds great. It also seems to be called Woodcrete, which when stained right really fools the eye! I’ll check out TOH.
 

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I sent several books to an overseas member of this site a few years ago, and yeah, it was expensive. The member even offered to split the cost, but I don't work that way.
I ordered a large corner litter box one time that did not show the dimensions but looked like what I normally buy.... anyway when it arrived I thought is might be okay for a small horse or a LG Great Dane....it was only like $25 dollars but Walmart told be to keep it & refunded me

My friend in Georgia has Maine Coons & would love it so I " promised " it to her..... $75 to send to Georgia and light as a feather.... could've sent her a check to buy one and saved $50 ..... had to send it,I promised- didn't have the heart to tell her how much shipping was cause she wouldn't wanted to pay it which is absurd to give me $75 for a $25 item

So I agree,never promise to send anything these days
 

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Anything fire resistant sounds great. It also seems to be called Woodcrete, which when stained right really fools the eye! I’ll check out TOH.
Woodcrete is a brand name, but the generic term is fiber cement, or fibrous cement. It can be smooth or have a faux 'grain', depending on the mould used. Supposedly it is quite durable, although I have no personal experience with it.
 

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I ordered a large corner litter box one time that did not show the dimensions but looked like what I normally buy.... anyway when it arrived I thought is might be okay for a small horse or a LG Great Dane....it was only like $25 dollars but Walmart told be to keep it & refunded me

My friend in Georgia has Maine Coons & would love it so I " promised " it to her..... $75 to send to Georgia and light as a feather.... could've sent her a check to buy one and saved $50 ..... had to send it,I promised- didn't have the heart to tell her how much shipping was cause she wouldn't wanted to pay it which is absurd to give me $75 for a $25 item

So I agree,never promise to send anything these days
My daughter is clear across the country and we sent a lot of her things to her more then 12 years ago.It was hundreds of dollars.At least there were a lot of books that could be sent ' book rate' so that was a little less expensive. She still had things here that we needed to move out ( at her expense now). A few bigger items we actually boxed and took to see what they would cost and she changed her mind about shipping them. As Kwik Kwik said even a feather weight item can be costly to send. It is not only the weight but the box dimensions every so many inches is a increase in cost that goes up dramatically. Naturally your location and the recipient location affect the cost as well.
Even papers that needed to be sent priority during the care of my mother in law were crazy expensive.
 
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