COMMON GROUND COFFEE HOUSE #54

Well it's almost afternoon and I'm just dropping by. Jim had a job interview this morning and as usual, it sounds too good to be true. He's to have a second interview later in the week. We'd like for him to be able to keep his night job (3 til midnight) until we see if these offers are real or not but who knows...

Dan, I probably should have tried to sew my finger shut. I don't know what sort of thread would be okay tho. Someone ought to make emergency kits for poor folk! The opening is still about 1/8th of an inch and the skin there flaps back. I think it'll dry up and have to be cut off but Jim insists that I leave it for now. No sign of infection but it is still quite sore and the finger tip is lopsided now. There goes that beauty contest.

I've notified some friends that I'd like to home school a 3 - 5 year old this fall. The Christian School charges almost $7,000 for 180 days! I need to find some way to earn $250. a week just for us to pay our bills. I've signed up one afterschool family for $80. a week tho and have another that wants 4 days a week but longer hours and she expects supper too for a LOT less money. That one is on 'hold' in my book!

Keep us in prayer please.
Diane

 

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Someone ought to make emergency kits for poor folk!

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We have that in Canada. It is called social medicine.

Diane, You could try what is called a buttefly bandage. They are often used in emergency rooms to close wounds. There is also a liquid bandage that appears to close wounds in an emergency.

Cheers,

Jim

 

Hi Jim, I should have used either of those but think it's too late now. It's a week today.

Barnabas is creating problems. Look what he showed me!

 

Big problems

 

Oh no! Diane and Roger have turned this otherwise conservative meeting place into something avant-garde. Watch out folks!

P.S. And Diane is trying to blame all this on me? Sue, where are you when we need you?!

 

Morning all - just watched an amazing video online of an unborn child (see my post here http://www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/10/4127.html#000000 for link).

You all have GOT to see this if you haven't.

 

Morning to all stateside folks.

Just back from the dump - it costs nearly as much to get rid of the stuff as it does to buy it

 

Roger - I'm tempted to say something sarcastic - like the whole country of Ireland would only make small sized dump for New York City - but I won't!

 

Ouch! If this country doesn't get serious about recycling, reusing, etc it's going to be that New York City sized dump.

 

My county runs the refuse collection points. You can either hire a service to pick the trash up for you - or take it yourself. I find it's cheaper for me to take my own trash to the collection center - than to hire it done.

It costs me $1.50/bag - what's it cost over in Ireland?

 

We have a small bin (140 litre) since we try to recyle and the cost is about €20 a month ($25) for a once weekly collection.

At the dump today I took an old washing machine in and it cost me €16.47 plus 50kg worth of regular rubbish that cost me €4.60. Let's see thats about $25 as well.

 

We can recycle old appliances (washers, dryers, fridges, etc) at no cost.

Disposing of old tires - $1.50 ea.

Yard waste - concrete, stone, bricks, tree stuff - is disposed of locally in a dump owned by my village at no cost - we just have to take it there ourselves!

The City of Hornell - five miles from me - has a contract with a rubbish hauler. They are paid from an add-on to the city taxes. They pay the city - whether or not they take advantage of the city program!

The county landfill will not take vegetative material!