tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126081662024-02-20T18:22:20.692-08:00Lee Is CorrectMost of the time.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-48371881907367617502016-09-28T11:14:00.001-07:002016-09-28T11:25:49.709-07:00My 'Empire Today' Carpet NightmarePlaced an order about 2 months ago.
Received two (2) confirmation calls on Friday (9/23) making sure we were prepared for installation on Monday (9/26). 7:15am Monday I get a call telling me Empire do not have my carpet in stock! What? You called me TWICE on Friday to confirm! How could you not know you don’t have the carpet when you’re calling me to confirm?!
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I’m told it would take 4 days to order the carpet & then I would be set up for installation - I can’t have my family uprooted & all our belongings living in the garage & backyard for another week! After being shuffled to 3 more Empire staff who could not help, I ask to speak with a Supervisor who can make a decision. I now wait for Kevin, Area Sales Manager to call me back. <br /><br />
3hrs later I get a call from Kevin who seems sympathetic to our situation & realizes we do not want to wait any longer for carpet. He suggests choosing a different carpet (higher quality at no extra cost if I choose) & organizes another rep to come to our house Monday afternoon. "We want to make this right, even if it means we have to eat it" I’m assured by Kevin.
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Fine - a different rep arrives Monday afternoon with alternate samples. "She’s really great", I’m assured by Kevin, even though at one point she says to me something like "I have to go outside to make this call because you can’t hear what I have to say...oh, but it’s not about your carpet". <br />Strange I thought but at this point, I just want to choose a carpet & get on with life. <br />I was asked to choose a 2nd (really 3rd) choice 'just in case'. <br />
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You come to sell me replacement carpet & you want me to makes 'choices' just in case you don't have the replacement carpet in stock? Would it not be a good idea to check first & then show me what you have available? After all, my house is living in my garage, living room & backyard at the moment (we did our part to move all our furniture as instructed by Empire).
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Carpet layers arrive after 10am on Tues (first thing in the morning according to Empire) & proceed to tell me they can’t lay the carpet as there are asbestos tiles underneath.
This after the issue having been dismissed by 2 previous sales people (who we showed the tiles to) who told me this should not be a problem. The carpet layers took a picture, sent it to their supervisor who called me to tell me they could not lay the carpet. Adding they would refund my deposit (in a very ‘doing me a favour’ manner).
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I understand the asbestos issue – my father-in-law died from asbestos exposure & my father is struggling with asbestosis issues now. I don’t want anyone harmed or doing something they should not but to leave me, a customer, with no information or alternatives is not anywhere close to "making it right".
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I asked the supervisor to have Kevin, Area Sales Manager (who I had been dealing with over the lack of ordered carpet in the first place) to call me asap. That was around 10:45am Tuesday. It’s now after 11am Wednesday & I have heard from no one!
<br /><br />I appreciate the deposit refund (which you have to refund me as you did not deliver but as yet, I have not seen it) but it does not seem Empire wants to “make things right” as I was assured by Kevin on Monday. I took 3 days off work (Empire told me it would take 3 days) & am now scrambling to get our house back in order.
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How are you able to sleep at night? All I wanted was a reasonable carpet at a reasonable price. <br /><br />
You have turned our lives upside down & as yet there is no end in sight & to top it all off, you gave me no ideas, suggestions or options for our situation. We own a house, like hundreds of others in our neighbourhood, I’m sure we are not the first to come across this issue.
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I am disgusted by your lack of care & unprofessional behavior throughout this entire nightmare...except for Kevin on Monday who seemed to be quite helpful & sympathetic to our situation. Apparently that only happens until you dishonor the contract, then...nothing.
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I tried to send this to your 'Contact Us' page but you do not give enough space. I am now adding this link to your contact page. Will you read it & contact me? Time will tell...
Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-90187951146902914932016-06-26T18:47:00.000-07:002016-06-26T19:14:51.258-07:00Australia Wins Again!
Hey EU & your mates UK & US....I know you all think it's always all about 'yous' & lately ONLY all about yous but next Saturday (July 2nd, 2106), Australia is throwing a little <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2016">shindig</a> of it's own. <BR>
It's called a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dissolution">Double Dissolution Election</a>! :o <BR>
With changed voting rules for the senate just to throw a little twist into an already convoluted system, oh, and now with an atmosphere that has Auzzie stocks & $ falling as Brexit shockwaves hit the country. <BR>
And, we have our own versions of all 'you's' issues, isms & phobias as well; economies, disasters, racism, sexism, homophobia, etc... <BR>
But WE WIN! - Beyond all our governments sharing qualities in various degrees of inept, incompetent, uninformed, corrupt, dishonest, selfish and hateful - Our pollies have made the Great Barrier Reef available to the highest bidder & some of them still are not reeeeally sure about climate change even though we<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/first-mammal-extinct-climate-change-bramble-cay-melomys/"> lost the 1st mammal due to climate change</a> just last week from our land & have lost 50% of the top 1/3 of our Great Barrier Reef from our water. Our pollies have <a href="http://phys.org/news/2016-06-scientists-coral-reef-plea-australia.html">thousands of scientists</a> begging them for action but still they stand firm with their feet planted solidly in that <strike>c</strike>ho<strike>a</strike>ly ground assured Mother Nature will continue to provide & not radically change from what we are continuing to do to it. <BR> That's why we win....the Biggest Loser Pollies are all Auzzies!
Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-46070112387063540352013-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:002013-01-05T16:42:19.418-08:00Bird is the WordToday is National Bird Day, so you know what that means...
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There were times when this was inconceivable - nobody thought it could ever happen.<br>
Time does in fact, heal all wounds.
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This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden...
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Posting in the hopes of light being shed & this cruel practice being stopped.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-21739205122363746992012-05-31T09:17:00.002-07:002012-05-31T09:17:58.437-07:00TESTINGThis is only a testLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-14182282469365534822012-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:002012-05-04T09:04:48.432-07:00May the 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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New world record for the largest wave ever surfed; 90 feet or 27.5 metres.</div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd2jtwviyC8" width="400"></iframe>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-72050649350532158562010-12-04T02:09:00.000-08:002012-04-26T14:55:14.120-07:00Narwhals<iframe width="400" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ykwqXuMPsoc?fs=1"></iframe>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-84974657451493982852010-05-12T14:35:00.000-07:002012-04-26T15:37:46.507-07:00Kanye West - Shut Up, Grow Up & Go AwayIs anyone surprized at the level of maturity shown in these pics?<br />
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<a href="http://takesunset.com/2010/05/kanye-west-7882-fareholm-drive-in-hollywood-hills/" target="blank">Kanye West’s House In The Hollywood Hills</a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-82257615615298360542010-04-25T06:07:00.000-07:002010-04-24T19:24:56.502-07:00Anzac DayThanx to all of you!<br /><br />Especially my Dad & rest of the <a href="http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11252.asp" target="blank">2/1st Infantry, 6th Division, 16th Battalion</a> who fought in New Guinea during WWII<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PMB2VyyTWYkaZXJCF98M9m1gwXhj7XbB8y3baDW8z2C4NTpzJWVOyrb6x_JHsy1LzkL43oF7CPNgLRB570GLPpnKG6eVJcZsZHDaz204la_U-MzbrGUuCqKgs5enWnnrAedafQ/s1600/PopsColourPatch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PMB2VyyTWYkaZXJCF98M9m1gwXhj7XbB8y3baDW8z2C4NTpzJWVOyrb6x_JHsy1LzkL43oF7CPNgLRB570GLPpnKG6eVJcZsZHDaz204la_U-MzbrGUuCqKgs5enWnnrAedafQ/s320/PopsColourPatch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463891091454964690" /></a><br />& my Mum & the rest of the <a href="http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/homefront/land_army.asp" target="blank">Australian Women's Land Army</a> who worked really hard keeping the country together during that time<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNF1v3XcTz-HXvAg5wvjo4FPfMemn_cKDj7lXJotMtHZJlkHOSbOjyIhAdB0XA08BowFium_wM_fJbFMJ_ZINv49gTja4AnJ_xltkOwQbSPxIQfoDN41EnGH-rIBCpmUZHAiM8w/s1600/NansColourCapBadge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNF1v3XcTz-HXvAg5wvjo4FPfMemn_cKDj7lXJotMtHZJlkHOSbOjyIhAdB0XA08BowFium_wM_fJbFMJ_ZINv49gTja4AnJ_xltkOwQbSPxIQfoDN41EnGH-rIBCpmUZHAiM8w/s320/NansColourCapBadge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463891229288699666" /></a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-42638102063760205962010-04-08T21:18:00.000-07:002010-04-09T09:44:35.332-07:00Punk Heaven - Your Manager Has Arrived"It's better to be a flamboyant failure than a benign success." <br /><br /><a href="http://sowhysosad.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/malcolm_mclaren_narrowweb__300x4140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 414px;" src="http://sowhysosad.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/malcolm_mclaren_narrowweb__300x4140.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren" target="blank">RIP - Malcolm McLaren</a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-24422217281863528112010-04-04T08:57:00.000-07:002010-04-04T08:57:00.338-07:00Hoppy Easter<a href="http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/califan/SillyStuff/?action=view¤t=EasterBunny.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/califan/SillyStuff/EasterBunny.jpg" border="0" alt="EasterBunny"></a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-88449698660081373452010-04-02T12:28:00.000-07:002010-04-02T14:15:28.222-07:00You Are NOT Correct! - President ObamaNor are you only "Black, African Am., or Negro."<br /><br />I cannot believe you filled out the 2010 Census form & only checked 'black' for race!<br />I find it disgusting that race is defined by colour in this country at all but given that it is, you are black AND white and should have checked both boxes!<br /><br />To not acknowledge your white half is to show complete disregard for <em>half of your entire family!</em> In fact, you do a great disservice to all multi-racial people in this land by sucumbing to stereotypes & old racist views of 'it only takes a drop'. <br />Can you imagine the uproar if you had checked just 'white'? That uproar should be loud in your ears right now about your choice of heritage, or more accurately, your choice to only acknowledge half of it.<br /><br />Is it not illegal to not be completely honest on this Census form?<br /><br />Shame on you!<br /><br />I can tell you for a fact, you mother would be very hurt!<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_census" target="blank">YahooNews</a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-14590677160545332412010-03-25T15:03:00.000-07:002010-04-02T15:25:34.493-07:00Malena & Rodan - A Love StoryAwwwww, doesn't this make you all goose-bumpy?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mantovanotizie.com/wp-content/uploads/cicogne2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 256px;" src="http://www.mantovanotizie.com/wp-content/uploads/cicogne2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ZAGREB, March 25, 2010 (AFP) - A male stork proved once again that distance is no bar to true love as it flew thousands of kilometres back to its handicapped mate in a Croatian village, local media said Thursday.<br /><br />This is the fifth year in a row that the stork, named Rodan, has made the epic journey of some 13,000 kilometers (8,060 miles) from South Africa to the village of Brodski Varos, in eastern Croatia, the Jutarnji List daily reported.<br /><br />"This year he came a bit earlier," Stjepan Vokic, who cares for the female stork, named Malena, unable to fly since hunters shot through its wing, told the paper.<br /><br />Rodan looked rather exhausted, Vokic added.<br /><br />Every year the couple has raised a brood of chicks which Rodan has taught to fly since Malena cannot, Vokic said. This year is expected to be no different.<br /><br />In August, Rodan and the young will start to prepare for their long journey to winter in South Africa while Malena remains in Brodski Varos until the return of its mate in the spring.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://dalje.com/en-croatia/true-love-overcomes-any-distance/299426" target="blank">www.dalje.com</a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-75036550998592122842010-03-06T19:34:00.000-08:002010-03-07T14:24:09.746-08:00Back Bay - When Bees Attack!Ok, maybe they were not exactly attacking, maybe they were just moving house... <br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/da047a16.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/da047a16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Either way, thanx Mr. Anonymous Biker with the yellow jersey. You're anguished cry when you rode thru the bee swarm alerted me to the oncoming wall of buzz that I didn't hear due to the dulcet tones of Robbie Williams serenading me thru my earphones. <br />What do I do? <br />Argh!<br />I remember - I race swiftly away in a zig-zag manner.<br />So I did...& lived to tell the tale.<br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/b84ba6ae.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/b84ba6ae.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Come to find out tho, the zig-zag method of escape is the subject of great debate. Zig-zag or make a 'beeline' to the closest cover - you make the call!<br /><br /><em><a href="http://stuntranch.ucnrs.org/index.php/reserve-use-application/emergency-instructions" target="blank">If bees attack you: L.A. County Agricultural Commissioner suggests: <br /></a>- do not stay in one spot trying to remove bees with your hand <br />- leave area quickly..<strong>run in a fast zig/zag pattern</strong> away <br />- do not swat at bees as you are running - cover face; use clothes to protect eyes and mouth from bees <br />- seek shelter inside enclosures where bees cannot enter such as a car or building (lying down or huddling under clothing or partial protection generally will not help) </em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/bees/killer/" target="blank">Insecta Inspecta answers; WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF ATTACKED?</a><br /><em>· Africanized bees are slow fliers and most healthy people can out run them. <br />· <strong>Run away in a straight line</strong>, protecting your face. Avoid other people, or they too will be attacked. </em><br /><br />All agree however that either way you leave the area, you need to run like Usain Bolt.<br /><br />Others who survived the giant bee swarm...<br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/4ba2edfc.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/4ba2edfc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/eed77f9e.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/eed77f9e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/f7a8b0fe.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 360px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/f7a8b0fe.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />One that didn't...<br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/3d9fce2f.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/3d9fce2f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />& one that I thought did until I realised it was not a skunk...<br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/307df152.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/307df152.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-22889297542231472722010-03-04T10:35:00.000-08:002010-04-02T14:50:23.736-07:00Robbie - What Verse Is This Now? *cough* - WilliamsIf Robbie Williams is going to continue to perform, he has got to rehearse more & smoke less.<br /><br />He needs to give up the durries & learn his lyrics! I'm tired of him forgetting lyrics <em>all the time</em>. It's funny on occasion, especially Angels (how can anyone forget Angels?) since that's by far his most requested song & an alternate national anthem in Britain.<br /><br />This public relations campaign for Reality Killed The Video Star (his latest album) has been less that stellar & some of the performances have just been embarrassing & insulting & cringeworthy.<br /><br />Give up the fags Rob & pick up the lyrics sheet - you're beautiful voice is going to shit & your performances are worth a bit more respect from you than a cursory glance at the song book!<br /><br />Who knows, if you went on stage <em>knowing all the words</em> you were about to sing, maybe your debilitating stage fright may not be so debilitating....just sayin'Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-66599970718822102802010-03-03T16:08:00.000-08:002010-04-02T14:19:38.644-07:00Trail ClosedCry me a river :(<br /><br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/35c817c1.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 360px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar5_BeeSwarmDay/35c817c1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-38665907759603559012010-03-01T22:02:00.000-08:002010-04-02T14:20:26.696-07:00Friends & NeighboursI met some beautiful neighbours on my hike round the Back Bay today...<br /><br />Baby Girl Bobcat cruising for lunch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/Bobcat.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/Bobcat.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/Bobcat_1.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/Bobcat_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Peregrine Falcon also cruising for lunch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/6559c48e.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/6559c48e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/31befe32.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/31befe32.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Bunny Rabbit & her family cruising for lunch....while trying to not become lunch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/53c86e10.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/53c86e10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Mr. Squirrel eating lunch no matter what<br /><a href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/834a2c52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/834a2c52.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Mr. Hummingbird too busy protecting his territory to eat lunch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/54c5eb3a.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/54c5eb3a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Snowy Egrets Lunch Conference<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/13795a94.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/13795a94.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And of course, the Lizards are everywhere as usual<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/5115a476.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Nature/BackBay_10Mar1_Friends/5115a476.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-59721483784894848272010-02-20T18:47:00.001-08:002010-03-02T11:41:44.980-08:00Nail Gun ArtTalent comes in many forms. If you find your particular talent, no matter how unusual, you are a blessed soul....even if your talent is making vids of fake unusual talent.<br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2NjcyMDM5MzQ4NCZwdD*xMjY2NzIwNDU*ODc1JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz*5ZDI2N2EwZmNhZTk*/MDlhYjg*NjVjMGUxYjY*YjdjMiZvZj*w.gif" / target="blank"><embed width="430" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/ozmerica/Art/NailGunArtCrazyvideo.flv"></embed>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-88446934622029787192010-02-13T20:09:00.000-08:002010-03-02T11:17:29.336-08:00Happy Birthday Old ManCheers!<br /><br />Today we celebrate that you; <br /><br />* Are closer to 50 than 20 - kudos! <br />* Are generously donating the profits from your 3rd single, <A href="http://www.robbiewilliams.com/video/official/morning-sun-music-video" target=blank>'Morning Sun'</A>, from your latest album 'Reality Killed the Video Star', to the charity <A href="http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/video-clips/robbie%E2%80%99s-new-exclusive-video" target=blank>Sport Relief</A> <br />* Are involved with another charitible single to support Haiti - <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOHn9mVXVw" target=blank>Everybody Hurts </A>& it's the #1 single this week <br />* Are in love with a beautiful woman <br />* Are looking happy & healthy (if not a fashion plate) performing on So You Think You Can Dance.... <br /><br /><embed width="430" height="321" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/califan/Rob/Performances/RWv_10Feb13_SYTYCD_MorningSun.flv" target="blank"></embed><br /><br />LG - Life's Good!<br /><br />Next week we celebrate that you; <br /><br />* Are winning your 16th (maybe 17th) Brit Award<br />* Are receiving the Brits Lifetime Achievement Award <br />* Are wearing it well after 20 years in the business <br /><br /><br />Next year, let's celebrate that you; <br /><br />* Are a non-smoker <br />* Are married <br />* Are performing & enjoying it<br />* Are putting actual B sides on your singles again instead of crap remixes of the A side <br /><br />Buy... <br /><br /><A href="http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/13525228/Charity-Single-For-The-Haiti-Earthquake-Appeal/Product.html">Everybody Hurts</A> <br /><br /><A href="http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/10674419/Reality-Killed-The-Video-Star/Product.html">Reality Killed the Video Star</A> <br /><br />Morning Sun available from March 8th.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12608166.post-31950574189000150632010-02-10T19:46:00.001-08:002010-03-02T11:18:01.461-08:00All American Boys Chorus Jog-A-ThonIt's on again!<br />This is the AABC's 40th year & the Jog-A-Thon is a big part of helping raise much needed funds to keep this organization rockin' & rollin'.<br />They are fantastic with the boys & we love them.<br /><br />Please <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/aabc-002-Noah " target="blank">check this awesome boy's page</a> & donate if you can - thanx!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-INkCoK0yQg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-INkCoK0yQg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="360"></embed></object>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116235195028047884noreply@blogger.com0