Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:58:07 -0400 From: Carol Newnam Subject: sediment in well water In answer to Nicholas’s problem….I live near you on Oak Hill. I have always had that problem. I use Gene Smelik with Kenetico. His email is . He’ll come out and assess the problemContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:37:58 -0400 From: Anne Flannery Subject: Hummingbirds vs yellow jackets Thank you Thank you Thank you to all of you Chatlisters who wrote me with your wonderful ideas to keep the yellow jackets away from the hummingbird feeder. What a great resource this Chatlist is! Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:19:27 -0400 From: Michael Cotter Subject: School Board Funding Request I don’t know enough about the school funding issue to determine whether Chairman Bock or the administrator has it right. But I want to focus on the last paragraph of Chairman Bock’s message. It isContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:14 -0400 From: Kira Dirlik Subject: Another swift note I am finally taking the time to read all the many websites that folks here recommended. This paragraph below was quite upsetting. From http://www.chimneyswifts.org/page22.html “…… Chimney Swifts are protected by Federal Law under the Migratory BirdContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:18:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Jones Subject: The view from here… (regarding the status of Chatham Grove School) After much review, we are deeply saddened to bring the news that we cannot find a path forward that supports the school we have so passionately envisioned.Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:06:29 -0400 From: Cindy Ware Subject: Painters, problems with I had my house painted by Pro-Green Painting co. At first, I was concerned that the weather was not good for painting, but the company representative told me not to worry. Then I had areas thatContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:47:15 -0400 From: Ritter, Ann Subject: Grief Support Group Grief Support Group sponsored by UNC Hospice begins Tuesday, August 9th and runs through September 27th. The group meets for 8 consecutive Tuesday mornings from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the UNC Hospice Office, 480 HillsboroContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:37:45 -0400 (EDT) From: peasncarrots424 Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #4096 In response to the cow velvet wasp ants.. These are indeed an almost indestructible insect. For fear of being attacked, my grandmother tried to step on one with sneakers on and nothing happened. She triedContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:19:22 -0400 From: Cindy Lodestro Subject: Re: Well Help; Chatham Chatlist #4096 Eddies Well and Pump!! 918-7858, They do a lot of work in our neighborhood; we have a lot of well problems here…they have responded quickly, have worked on ours, reliable, professional and reasonable. Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:54:19 -0700 (PDT) From: deborah bair Subject: Re: swarms on hummer feeders Anne: I had a terrible problem with swarming on my hummingbird feeders this year, and finally googled “swarms” & “hummingbird feeders”. This was the main suggestion: spray with PAM! Spray around theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:43:41 -0400 From: Bynum FrontPorch Subject: Friday night at the Bynum General Store — The Bluegrass Experience *The Bluegrass Experience Hits The Bynum Stage Friday Night * Friday night, one of the Bynum Front Porch Music Series favorites, *The Bluegrass Experience*, will once again proveContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:31:13 -0400 From: Margaret Zwilling Subject: CCCC Creative Writing workshop CCCC Creative Writing workshop Five More Tips for Fiction Writers: Take Your Story to the Next Level: Award-winning writer Marjorie Hudson will help students learn craft techniques from the masters and apply them to theirContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:24:59 -0400 From: Anne Flannery Subject: Hummingbird feeder and yellow jackets Ok, I’ll admit it, I LOVE my hummingbirds. I figured out a way to keep the ants out of the feeder for the past few years but now I’m stumped. Every time I fillContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:52:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Strickland Subject: “cow killer ants” These are wingless wasp and they do indeed sting. They have a very powerful venom and the pain factor gets worse instead of better. Last time I was stung by one I stepped on itContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:06:25 -0400 From: nabooko Subject: Birds in the Fireplace What a delightful story and well written. I am a little disappointed now, that I don’t have a chimney. Two things come to mind about this situation with the birds so accessible- I hope you doContinue Reading