Karmacat: To Infinity And Beyond!

Pippilongstocking

KC if they've a couple of 'true leaves' (fluffy ones which look like fennel) then you could risk moving them now and put them into a 9cm pot - maybe 3 to a pot? Or leave them a few more weeks and transplant them 1 to a 9cm pot - or 3-5 etc to a bigger 'move to the new house and leave til I get sorted' big enough pot.

Don't leave it too long though as they get tap roots and don't like too much disturbance when they turn into triffids unless you cut their hair /leaves off.

Karmacat

Thanks Fay - I'll leave them a week or so, then, and maybe transplant a couple into a little pot each.

Right, I really *am* off now, working at 12.30.

Karmacat

Right. Had a walk around the block, and straight away when I came back, watered the pot plants at the back, and did 20 minutes at the front, pulling up some of the waving corn that appeared yesterday. And then sat there on the steps, thinking, b*gger. B*gger.

So, what came to mind is a quote from Gone With The Wind. I have my grandmother's copy, and its very appropriate to me - when I was little, my mother talked so much about the war, I thought it was still happening. I knew we weren't being bombed, but I thought we were still fighting. So, this quote is from when Scarlett has made her way back to Tara after the siege of Atlanta, and gone over to Twelve Oaks to see if the Wilkeses can help, but there's no one there. And she collapses in the vegetable garden, but as she returns again to Tara, she makes an oath, and this is it:

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness, the Yankees aren't going to lick me. I'm going to live through this, and when it's over, I'm never going to be hungry again. No, nor any of my folks. If I have to steal or kill - as God is my witness, I'm never going to be hungry again."

I'm not hungry, but I do feel held hostage to the stupidities of organisations I have no control over. I am never, ever going to be in this situation again.

Thats it. I won't be on tomorrow morning, because its That Time.

See you later on
xxxx

taxi73

I know how you feel about organisations...the bigger they get the more impersonal and disorganised they become.

Pippajo

Hi KC,

Its amazing how many situations that quote can fit to. I shall try and remember it.

Sorry the nationwide are being such a pain. We bought this house and havent moved since. I couldn't afford to move and don't think either of us could handle the stress either.

Good idea to leave the trading, don't want to lose any money.

My busy time is now going to last until the start of July, so feeling very fed up and tired - i know it's in my head and I can cope with it all, but up early again as DH car playing up so had to bump start it this morning towing it from my car - just need that cheque so I can get it into a garage. Maybe I should start my own diary rather than raiding yours

Hope today isn't too stressful for you, x

Pippilongstocking

Slinks in to admit I've never seen/read/listened to Gone with the Wind, I must remedy that!

Slinks back out.

elantan

kc i really feel for you honey and wish i could help in some way ... the stress is unfair unnecessary and down right cruel ... but you know this and dont need me to remind you ...

time maybe to just breathe ...

i had a wobble myself yesterday and fell out with the world went to my bed to sulk for a few hours and then started to get proactive ... i needed those few hours to feel sorry for myself as up till then i was just dealing ... not saying that you arnt and not saying you should try this ... just saying it worked for me

wish i was there honey ..

Karmacat

taxi73 wrote: »

I know how you feel about organisations...the bigger they get the more impersonal and disorganised they become.

They do! I had a long call about my complaint, and she answered some but not all of it. There was a definite scent of whitewash, but at least she's confirming it in writing. I'll live ...

Pippajo wrote: »

Hi KC,

Its amazing how many situations that quote can fit to. I shall try and remember it.

Its a good'un, isn't it .......

Sorry the nationwide are being such a pain. We bought this house and havent moved since. I couldn't afford to move and don't think either of us could handle the stress either.

I'm shocked at how much stress nationwide themselves are providing, through their mistakes and bad systems .... I don't actually *need* a mortgage - I could go mortgage free and get the alterations I need (upstairs toilet etc) on a 0% credit card.... and I've already told them, one more mistake and thats what I'll do.

Good idea to leave the trading, don't want to lose any money.

I didn't *want* to, but the mood I was in, the trading was impossible. And in a funny way, I wouldn't even mind losing all the money in the accounts I have - at least then, I'd know it was impossible, weirdly. But with all this going on, I just can't concentrate.

My busy time is now going to last until the start of July, so feeling very fed up and tired - i know it's in my head and I can cope with it all, but up early again as DH car playing up so had to bump start it this morning towing it from my car - just need that cheque so I can get it into a garage. Maybe I should start my own diary rather than raiding yours

Hope today isn't too stressful for you, x

I like my diary being raided for somebody else's plans :T I really do! Sorry you're going through a lot of stress too, tho. And of course, Taxi's is worst of all, I've just posted on her thread, and I'm really appalled for her. Tho as people have said over there, she's strong, really strong.

elantan wrote: »

kc i really feel for you honey and wish i could help in some way ... the stress is unfair unnecessary and down right cruel ... but you know this and dont need me to remind you ...

time maybe to just breathe ...

Thanks El!

i had a wobble myself yesterday and fell out with the world went to my bed to sulk for a few hours and then started to get proactive ... i needed those few hours to feel sorry for myself as up till then i was just dealing ... not saying that you arnt and not saying you should try this ... just saying it worked for me

wish i was there honey ..

I think what I did counts as my version of that :rotfl:I sat on that front step of mine for a while. My neighbour, who never even gave me condolences when my brother in law died last year, asked me if I was all right :eek: so I must have looked pretty bad oops. Ah well, better now.

Thank you all :kisses3::kisses3::kisses3:

Karmacat

fayjmck wrote: »

Slinks in to admit I've never seen/read/listened to Gone with the Wind, I must remedy that!

Slinks back out.

:rotfl:I had to respond to this on its own! You'd better slink, missy, if you've never read or even *seen* GWTW! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Its the only film I ever went to see where it was just my mum and me....

elantan

it's been so long since i have seen it i have to admit ... i cant really remember much about it ... they never show it on t.v anymore .. why ?