Archive for April, 2010
I figured, big whoop, all the reviews can’t be wrong, will this thing live up to the hype? Well I tell you what, it did. I have a 115lb Yellow Lab and this time of year it’s like a fur-icane in my house. Anyone out there interested in a slightly used yellow wool sweater? You will be left with gobs of fur, like a shopping bag full, do this outside cause it will be everywhere!
Seriously tho, this thing is the real deal, you won’t be disappointed. I decided to get the medium size for the dog and some cats 
The size is large enough for my dog, no worries.
Sds Scuola Dello Sport
Excellent product… Have had it for one month and it is very accurate every time.
Just Can t Get
Water for Elephants amazed me. It was not at all what I expected. I knew it was about a circus, and obviously for the title, an elephant was involved. What I was not prepared for however, was the cruelty it showed. And I don’t doubt for a minute, that even though this was fiction, that these atrocities didn’t happen in real circuses.
We are introduced to a death in the prologue. While it is fuzzy and hard to tell who’s who, we are witnesses to a scene that the narrator, Jacob, has viewed and never forgotten. Mayhem abounds as we discover that the menagerie of a circus is on the stampede.
We are then reintroduced to Jacob, many years later, as he is a resident at a nursing home. He is ninety three, or ninety one, he can’t keep it straight and a circus is in town and being set up within sight of the nursing home. This causes him to reminisce about his time spent with the Benzini Brothers circus.
As a runaway college student, after the death of his parents, he finds himself hopping a train that turns out to be part of the circus train. There, instead of being thrown off, he is taken in by an older man named Camel who secures him a job with the circus mucking stalls, which later turns into a position as the circus’s veterinarian.
He falls in love with Marlena, the wife of his schizophrenic boss August. While he keeps his love hidden, August, dangerous and unpredictable makes life tough for Jacob in the circus while in his better moments is a best friend to him.
He also makes the acquaintance of Walter, a dwarf clown whom he bunks with and together they help Camel in his time of need. He also makes an unlikely friend in Rosie, an elephant picked up from another failing circus whom he feels a bond with and devastation at her treatment from the cruel August.
Throughout the book it cuts back and forth from Jacob at the nursing home, to his reminisces of the circus and its happenings. One of the ending chapters recaps the prologue, only with more detail.
It is easy to setup and use. I have it now about 2 months and have ordered more for my wife and friends to use.
INNOVERA FX4 Fax toner
I purchased two of these to use with my new Nikon D-90 Digital SLR Camera. The cards formated fine and have been working flawlessly. Good purchase for the money and performs as stated.
Fly Rod Reel Magazine
very happy with the overall results especially having 3 dogs it did a better job then the professionals
Cuisinart #SPB 6 6SPD
I like this so much that I’m really enjoying cleaning again. This really does the job, got turned on to this from a column by Mary Hart, something to the effect of “best purchases I made”. I find this simple to use, instructions were easy to follow and the suction makes for quick drying. I’ve cleaned carpets and upholstery and am happy with both especially because I have a dog, which I love to hate, that has a poor track record. And, the price for what I got, it’s a bargain! The last time I had carpets cleaned I paid around 500.00 and prior to that I’d been renting machines. This will pay for itself in the first year. Take care to follow instructions and clean up the machine afterwards. (Sounds like advice that Mom would’ve given!)
Enjoy
Zoo Med TA 51
I didn’t expect a lot at this price and after my last cheap hoover which I used only a few times before giving to goodwill, I bought this purely on reviews.
CONS:
~It’s the LOUDEST vacuum I’ve ever owned. My ears ring after every use, I need to buy earplugs.
~Rattley, plastic and cheap, you are pushing around a load of rattley plastic..just feels so cheap.
~Hose is almost worthless. Kinked with first use, exceptionally poor quality, thin, short and needs replacement pronto.
~Does a terrible job on tile. Spits stuff everywhere. This is a shame, my house is 90% tile. I now have to use the cheap hose on the tile to pick up all the stuff not picked up but spit everywhere.
~Way too chunky, big and awkward to get under anything. Out comes that darn hose constantly…
PROS:
~Pretty blue color.
~Cheap price which is all I could do right now.
~Works great on my big rugs.
~I like “bagged” vacuums better than “bagless”, much less mess and easier for me to use so this is a pro.
~Pretty good suction although took the corners of many rugs and instantly caught them up inside..be careful.
~Hose, albeit cheap and kinks easily, has lots of power..TOO much..(pro or con here?) and sucks small rugs up so tightly you have to yank to get them off. There has to be a happy medium here with this darn hose. It works great in corners and stuff, however, because of the power. Just doesn’t reach far….
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After reading mixed reviews on this cream, I decided to give it a try. I love all Burts Bees products. Burts Bees products always have amazing ingredients. This product is 97.5% natural and is not tested on animals. I don’t really know how to describe the scent. The scent could be better but at least it doesn’t linger. The cream is very sticky in the jar. I was a little afraid I’d have the results of some other reviewers where it stayed sticky and heavy on the face. It was just the opposite. It was very light and left my face incredibly soft.
Burts Bees Marshmallow Vanishing