Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

[Paul B]

After placing the flags, the guy in charge took our picture. I wanted the picture to put on here so I asked him how I can get the picture.
He said it will be on Facebook.

Now, I never go on Facebook, but I used to have a password. Besides that, I have a face and wrote two books so I don't need it.

I tried to go on the stupid thing just to get the picture.
I get this message. "You have been banned from Facebook for my un-ethical practices. You can not repeal this decision".

They must have me mixed up with someone else because I only went on there a couple of times, years ago, and wrote maybe one sentence.

I have this same issue on E Bay. I am banned from there for the same thing and I only went on there once many years ago to buy a camera. I paid for it and was happy.
No problems. But they banned me. No explanation just that I can't repeal the decision.
If I want something from there, I let my wife order it. I have no idea about those things, but luckily, I never need to go on Facebook or any other stupid site, as I have many, real, flesh-and-blood friends.

 

[Paul B]

This Morning, it is pouring rain. No one was out, not even birds, but Vietnam Veterans don't care about rain, so I went to the beach.

(It could never rain here in the US like the Monsoons in a jungle)

I normally walk down a lot of steps, then walk west. Since we had a tough winter, much of the sand is gone, so I couldn't go too far. I walked until the surf came over my boots, then turned around before the tide came up too much, which would have forced me to swim back. The sea is now about 45 degrees, so it wouldn't be prudent at this juncture.

 

[Paul B]

Let's remember that today, Memorial Day is to honor all the Americans that died in battle defending the US and keeping us free.

 

[Paul B]

I picked up some gorgonians.

 

[Paul B]

Fantastic beach walk this morning. I went out a little earlier today because it finally stopped raining and I was all excited and tingly.

Unfortunately, I found a dead Osprey or Sea Eagle which are endangered.

Last week I found two dead seagulls. I wrote to the EPA a couple of times, but they don't seem to care.

 

[Paul B]

I took a video

 

[Paul B]

My tank is starting to look like it did before my invasive sponge issue. I love the look of gorgonians and they are very cheap. (here anyway)
The rock the last gorg came on is loaded with polyps, very nice. The guy had them in a dark tank so I couldn't even see the life on the rock but if I did, I would have bought just the rock without the gorgs, thats how nice it is.

Of course none of those fish were ever quarantined, dipped, medicated, observed or read to and some are 10 years old, some are 35 years old and none of my fish ever died of a communicable disease and none ever had all those "new" diseases I never heard of. But, what do I know?

 

[Paul B]

So my wife comes home with this "Stress Relief Eucalyptus Body Wash". I assume it is supposed to be some kind of soap. Real soap has been made for thousands of years from fats, lye, and maybe ashes. This stuff has about 200 ingredients, and none of them are fats, lye, or ashes, and you need the Hubble telescope to read them.

It is supposed to be for "Stress Relief," but I got stressed trying to read the ingredients. It is also supposed to contain Eucalyptus, which, for some reason, is supposed to relieve stress. I don't get stressed, so I really don't need it or believe it will reduce stress if you have it. If it actually did reduce stress, I would pour it in my tank.

And eucalyptus is about the 50th ingredient, so there may be a drop or two of the stuff in there, along with just about every other chemical or element in the periodic table of elements.

It also reads "No harsh chemicals," although I find that hard to believe, and no animal testing. Probably because they can't find an animal stupid enough to use the stuff.

I use bar soap with like 3 or 4 ingredients, and I get clean enough, and I smell Manly like new cro bars and not a funeral procession.

 

[diana a]

That is a lot in the ingredients. There is coffee seeds, and caffeine in it too.

 

[DaveK]

So my wife comes home with this "Stress Relief Eucalyptus Body Wash". ...

Well said. In addition such stuff typically has a high price, so I'd say shop around first. They might be a generic that costs half the price.

As for adding it to my reef tank, considering how may other additives are available for reef tanks, this one might not be too much different.

 

[Paul B]

That is a lot in the ingredients. There is coffee seeds, and caffeine in it too.

Oh, If I noticed that, I wouldn't have just had a cup of coffee. Now i will get a caffein rush.

Diana, I can't believe you read all those ingredients.

 

[MadReefer]

My dog has a sensitive stomach. He cannot eat Milk Bone dog biscuits; gets very sick. I actually made them myself with 4 ingredients; then stumbled across Old Mother Hubbard which uses similar ingredients and he is fine with it.
Dog food is even worse trying to read all the ingredients. I just started to buy sensitive stomach dog food which is very expensive. I may resort to other dog food and add some canned pumpkin to it daily.

 

[Paul B]

Beach walk this morning.

 

[mrehfeld]

probably lost while night fishing for stripers

 

[Paul B]

It probably fell off a boat.

 

[Paul B]

Today I am a little nervous, and I never get nervous unless I see a fish I really want and find out it was quarantined so I can't get it.

My 2 Janss Pipefish are supposed to arrive here Thursday and unfortunately, on Thursday my 11-year-old Grand Son is coming for a visit by himself. That isn't the bad part but I will have to keep him occupied for a couple of days and it takes a lot to do that.

The worst part is that they are paving the street in front of my house right up to my front door. (we don't have sidewalks here.)
I am not sure how the Fed Ex or UPS truck will get here to deliver the package.

If my Grand Son wasn't coming, I would just stay outside the paving area and wait for the truck, then somehow levitate myself and the fish to my house. I recently lost a few more pounds and now weigh less than when I got married 52 years ago but I am still not light enough to fly.

I have to figure this out because those Janss Pipefish are really the only fish I want and I have been searching for them for years.



I have only seen 3 of them in my life and I got two. I think they were both males and one killed the other one which lived for 7 years.
They only eat mysis but I feed that every day and if these pipes come in alive I will try to feed them twice a day.

Janss Pipes are very rare and you never see them. I don't like common fish and these are not quarantined or medicated so they seem perfect.

I think I have only gotten 3 or 4 fish through the mail and those were during Covid. I don't trust the mail to much. :censored:

 

[MadReefer]

Today I am a little nervous, and I never get nervous unless I see a fish I really want and find out it was quarantined so I can't get it.

My 2 Janss Pipefish are supposed to arrive here Thursday and unfortunately, on Thursday my 11-year-old Grand Son is coming for a visit by himself. That isn't the bad part but I will have to keep him occupied for a couple of days and it takes a lot to do that.

The worst part is that they are paving the street in front of my house right up to my front door. (we don't have sidewalks here.)
I am not sure how the Fed Ex or UPS truck will get here to deliver the package.

If my Grand Son wasn't coming, I would just stay outside the paving area and wait for the truck, then somehow levitate myself and the fish to my house. I recently lost a few more pounds and now weigh less than when I got married 52 years ago but I am still not light enough to fly.

I have to figure this out because those Janss Pipefish are really the only fish I want and I have been searching for them for years.



I have only seen 3 of them in my life and I got two. I think they were both males and one killed the other one which lived for 7 years.
They only eat mysis but I feed that every day and if these pipes come in alive I will try to feed them twice a day.

Janss Pipes are very rare and you never see them. I don't like common fish and these are not quarantined or medicated so they seem perfect.

I think I have only gotten 3 or 4 fish through the mail and those were during Covid. I don't trust the mail to much. :censored:

You need a drone delivery Paul.

 

[Paul B]

On my walk I came across this boat chained to a rock. The boat probably weighs 100lbs and the rock is about 10 tons so I doubt it will be swept out to sea.

On my way there, I came across this deer.

She allowed me to walk right up to her which has never happened.

I thought I was alone on the beach, until I looked up and saw them looking at me.

 

[diana a]

The delivery dude can walk across your and neighbors lawns to get to your house. Here in my area, they will split the street in half....pave one side. By the time they are done, that side is cooled and drivable. Then they do the other side of the street. No worries. Have fun with your grandson.

 

[Paul B]

Thats not exactly how these houses are built. They are condos and share the driveways and road. No lawns up around the units.
But the pipes were a day late and now, are supposed to arrive today. Most likely dead but here anyway.