CHIT CHAT in VOLTVILLE

[Raynes]

I think sometimes that kind of determination not to be put down makes you stronger and recover faster. You have to be careful, of course, but that fighting spirit will heal you when science says you shouldn't be able to heal.

So true !!

 

[Raynes]

That and a gallon jug of morphine, I had to go to drug rehab after 2 years of living on morphine and oxycontin but that's all history. Now I am working on loosing the 55 lbs I gained while laying in the bed for almost two years, I think that will take a while!

It won't take as long as you think it will to lose that wt. You just have to keep on moving and I have a gut feeling you will

 

[Raynes]

Whooooaaaaa popped in to hide from the kids ( their in that "have to go back to school" mooooood lol) and I thought I was in the wrong room! Am I in the Chit Chat Hosvoltal Room?

Hi to 1st Officer & Scott , nice of you to join us here in the funny farm

Uhhh have you been sniffing crab juice again?

 

[Enzusa]

I'm not a chef and I don't play one on TV, but how about in a cast iron pot in the oven? Sounds a little old fashioned, but I bet it works.

Ditto what the awsum dude said OR I bet you'd find loads of other uses for a crockpot/slow cooker: yogurt, soap making, stewing up large batches of your favourite eliquid heheheee etc etc
I find the inner bakeware part ( sheesh minds forgotten the name of the thingymajig) really good just to use on its own in the oven as well, I bought a $1 crockpot that didnt work but the lovely pot inside is better than any other bakeware, caserole type dish that I ever used! Cook cakes in it or self saucing spongy puddings yummmmmmm

 

[Raynes]

Your spine resembles my large garden rake...... did I just say that out loud...my mind does wander off to weird places.

 

[Enzusa]

Uhhh have you been sniffing crab juice again?

its all your fault lol

 

[Enzusa]

I remember those days when walking into my sons bedrooms was worse than anything Stephen King could ever write. The girls were always neat as a pen. I just kicked me out a place to put a chair,got a belt and sat there until it was done and I did it everyday. Trust me on this,that saying "What goes around,comes around is true". It gives me GREAT satisfaction that my oldest son now has a son that is just like he was. Now I know what Mother meant when she said "Your going to LOVE having grandkids".

If you've ever watched "Hoarders" then welcome to my daughters room!!!!

 

[awsum140]

Ditto what the awsum dude said OR I bet you'd find loads of other uses for a crockpot/slow cooker: yogurt, soap making, stewing up large batches of your favourite eliquid heheheee etc etc
I find the inner bakeware part ( sheesh minds forgotten the name of the thingymajig) really good just to use on its own in the oven as well, I bought a $1 crockpot that didnt work but the lovely pot inside is better than any other bakeware, caserole type dish that I ever used! Cook cakes in it or self saucing spongy puddings yummmmmmm

You're right about the liner. They do make excellent caserole dishes, just watch out for that hot lid! We use it to cook whole chickens for Bo, a long story - for a big dog he has a tin stomach. The smell in the house from cooking chicken kept us, Bo included, up the whole night the first time we did it.

 

[Raynes]

its all your fault lol

Ohhh you got your package then?

 

[Enzusa]

You're right about the liner. They do make excellent caserole dishes, just watch out for that hot lid! We use it to cook whole chickens for Bo, a long story - for a big dog he has a tin stomach. The smell in the house from cooking chicken kept us, Bo included, up the whole night the first time we did it.

B'cos it smelt good or ???

 

[SandySu]

Sandy,I don't know anything about dressage.All i know is western riding. IMO for what its worth,I would think that the trail rides on even ground is good for her,and if there is a dressage move that shifts her weight to the rear at short distances couldn't hurt. If she limps or acts gimpy then a good hosing and leading. I wouldn't do any round pen or close circling with her at all. To be safe,I would ask my vet, farrier or your friend,someone that has experience with dressage horses.
I do understand your concerns though and wish that I could be of some help. You'll know what to do when its time Sandy b/c your already thinking about it.

Actually, dressage is a lot more like western riding than it is like hunt seat. The position is more or less the same, more upright and with longer legs. Elementary dressage, which is what we always did, just aims to make a horse more balanced and use its body in a better way. There's even a new discipline, western dressage, in which they have dressage tests for western riders. I think it's a bit like reining but not as active and hard on a horse's legs. Here's a horse & rider pair that are probably the best at this discipline of anyone, to give you an idea. Cowboy Dressage at the Opening Ceremony WEG 2010 - YouTube Of course, they are top-level, and not everyone does such fancy moves, but I thought you'd like to see the best if you just want an idea.

As for Penny's unsoundness, yes, I know not to do small circles. I do 20-meter circles at a walk, though, and that helps Penny get her body together because of the bending. A 20 m circle is about like a longe circle.

The trails at the barn are all hilly, though there are flat places after we climb out of the small valley. Walking on hills, especially uphill, is a good way to condition a horse w/o the pounding of faster gaits. The trails are pretty smooth. Some are mowed paths on grass at the edge of the farm fields, and the ones in the woods are pretty good except for the occasional roots or muddy spots. I ride at a walk for about an hour 2 or 3 times a week.

Yes, I think I'll know when I have to fully retire Penny, and it's not yet, but it's getting close enough that I'm thinking about it and preparing my mind for the eventuality.

 

[Enzusa]

Ohhh you got your package then?

No mailman delivery hasnt been around for a while....something about contaminated mail from a verrrrry smelly parcel that erupted ...their still fumigating the post truck

 

[Raynes]

You're right about the liner. They do make excellent caserole dishes, just watch out for that hot lid! We use it to cook whole chickens for Bo, a long story - for a big dog he has a tin stomach. The smell in the house from cooking chicken kept us, Bo included, up the whole night the first time we did it.

I tried cooking once for our Rotts and they wouldn't eat it.

 

[Raynes]

No mailman delivery hasnt been around for a while....something about contaminated mail from a verrrrry smelly parcel that erupted ...their still fumigating the post truck

Can't imagine what that could have been.

 

[Enzusa]

anyone know which is the best thread to discuss ce3 stuff

 

[Enzusa]

Can't imagine what that could have been.

I told them to "return to sender"
good luck whaahaha

 

[awsum140]

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B'cos it smelt good or ???

Of course 'cuz it smelt good. Poor Bo was salivating the whole night. I almost needed a sump pump for him by the morning!

 

[Enzusa]

I tried cooking once for our Rotts and they wouldn't eat it.

I use to find it so easy to make a big pot of stew for my dogs in those "liners" or stove top soup pot, my dogs loved it ...but...the dog we have now is so difficult to feed, its a pain in da bum!

 

[Enzusa]

Of course 'cuz it smelt good. Poor Bo was salivating the whole night. I almost needed a sump pump for him by the morning!

Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
visions of those scenes in the "Beethoven" movie LOL

 

[awsum140]

I tried cooking once for our Rotts and they wouldn't eat it.

Bo likes chicken no matter how we cook it. Usually we boil breasts and cube the meat for him. I also run the broth through a strainer and use that for "sauce" to juice up his dry food. He's just another foodaholic and loves anything we can give him, unfortunately we have to be careful because his tummy gets upset all to easily, then he ends up on chicken and rice again.