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I have a long and skinny backyard that is half tile and half weeds and dirt. There is a spot right off of the tile that the dirt dips down and creates a shallow hole that fills up with water whenever we water the nearby planter. This dip is right smack in the middle of my yard and cuts off half of the usable space. I am going to be having company over very soon and I need a way for people to be able to walk over the muddy spot without putting their feet in mud. I am thinking about just laying a piece of plywood down but I was wondering if anyone had any better suggestions? I'm all ears! | |||
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My concern about plywood would be that it (or any other porous material) would become saturated or at least in contact at certain points with the water, which appears to be substantial. I suppose that would depend, however, on how much of the plywood would be just above the water or actually in it. In the photo, it looks as though the water is at ground level on both sides. Perhaps if you use a large piece of plywood which extends beyond the puddle it might be more stable. Anything you put over it should extend well beyond the puddle edges anyway. I'm also wondering why the water is puddling in this particular area, which does seem to be lower and more vulnerable that the surrounding ground. Has it always puddled, or just since you've had a planter nearby? | ||||
You're right about being concerned that the plywood could become saturated, I'm worried about that too. There are two reasons the water puddles there. One is that we made the mistake of trying to dig out the crabgrass and realized that it was a much bigger job then we could handle. As you can see in the photo, we didn't accomplish much more than making an even bigger mess than before. And second is because the planter is designed to drain out to the grass area if it is over watered. When we or our neighbor whose planter backs up to ours, over waters it drains out to the grass area and then puddles and takes forever to evaporate. | ||||
I understand undertaking a job before realizing it's too big a job to handle - "been there, done that!" There's not much that can be done about your neighbor's planter unless he/she moves it, but maybe putting some sand down on the puddle might help absorb some of the water when the planters drain. I suppose a length of hose could be inserted at the drain hole of the planter so that the water could be diverted - that might at least take away from of the water. | ||||
I had thought about putting sand in the hole as well but I was worried that it would just turn into an even bigger muddy mess. Is there a way to keep that from happen? What about using pebbles? (Thank you so much for your input by the way) | ||||
I think what I would do is add some sand to just one spot and see how much is necessary to soak up some of the water. Peat moss will also absorb water; I used to add it to my soil mix when transplanting or planting ornamentals. If you have dried grass clippings or compost you could add that as well. The reason I suggested sand is because it's what was added by the developer to my property, which I'm told used to be a swamp. When I dug down perhaps a foot in some areas, I reached damp sand and the fragrance one smells on approaching a public beach - that indescribable fragrance of water. In fact, I felt like I was at a public beach! Pebbles might act as a stabilizer at the base of the hole, but I don't think they would do much more than that. I wouldn't feel comfortable walking on them. And when you do have a chance to stabilize the area, there will be all those pebbles there, although I don't think they would cause any harm to anything you might want to plant. In fact, I used to add small rocks and pebbles to the base of my container plants. If you have any clay pots, the reddish kind that gardeners used before plastic became the norm, you could break them up and add them. They're absorbent and more porous than pebbles. I'm wondering if for the occasion when you have company you could create a temporary alternate path around that area, just placing some patio stones or steppers outside the area enough that they don't sink but are on stable ground. Alternately, you could take advantage of the little bog and plant some bog plants. And, you're quite welcome for the advice, for what it's worth. The only time I've dealt with ponding water was at another house with steep front and back yard slopes, and there was so much instability in the back yard ditch that I just stayed away from it. It wasn't safe, as I learned after sinking into the mud about 1 1/2 inches. | ||||
These are all really great ideas! I will definitely be adding sand to the hole and one of the absorbent materials that you suggested. Haven't decided which one yet. I'm not sure there is enough room to put a stepping stone path around the muddy mess but maybe after I add the sand the edges will be strong enough to hold stepping stones. Thank you GardenSprite! | ||||
hope those are stepping stones to the left. if they are access covers for a septic system, you have more problems than you know about. since you mentioned stepping stones in the last post ahead of this... I would not mess around with temporary fixes. do it once for the same labor. if you're not going to fix the whole weedy yard, why not just dig a deep ol' pit and drain the water for good? it's called a French drain, and it's a deep pit full of stone that allows fast drainage and a dry top. the top surface should be level to the block patio and pervious to water, so a layer of gravel would be good, perhaps drop two more stepping stones to go around it. sig: if this is a new economy, how come they still want my old-fashioned money? | ||||
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She continues, "They was healthy looking and Tamryn had them chubby cheeks and always smiling. They was always happy."
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A post from Tiffany Klapheke's Facebook page may have been a cry for help.
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EDMONTON - Rapidly growing MEG Energy has decided that rail tank cars and barges are the best way to beat the pipeline congestion holding down Alberta's crude oil prices.
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"The expansion will include pipeline connected unit train operations for large scale movement of bitumen blend and diluent by rail," Canexus chief executive Gary Kubera said recently. Canexus has tracks from both railways on its property.
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"Some of the big changes in the pipeline system (adding new capacity) are coming in 2014, but we wanted to move ahead of that. So we have this new rail-barge plan entirely as an option."
And while rail can add $20 a barrel to the price, MEG says its cost is in the "mid-teens" per barrel. With Western Canadian Select, a benchmark blend which includes some bitumen, trading at around $58 per barrel and heavy Maya crude getting $100 a barrel in the Gulf, the rail cost seems like a pretty good option.
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A child has been found safe after a statewide AMBER Alert was issued. Our Elaina Athans is at the Marlborough Police station with the latest.
MARLBOROUGH, N.Y. -- Police have arrested the man they say took his child from daycare after a fight with the child's mother.
Marlborough Police say Frederick McCluskey, 27, took his son, Frederick, 4, from Alphabet Tree Daycare in Marlborough. It happened around 9 a.m. Friday, and prompted a statewide AMBER Alert.
McCluskey was actually found in the Town of Gardiner with the child.
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Arizona Senator John McCain will address the Republican National Convention tonight, on the evening of his 76th birthday.
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- Posted on Sunday 21 October 2007 - 09:24SArugby.netSouth Africa defeated England 15-6 in the world cup final at Stade de France last Saturday night .After an exciting match the Springboks made all SouthAfricans proud again. SA dominated the line-outs and kicked five penalties.Reigning champions England came into the match on the back of four impressive victories after a poor start to the tournament but were unable to find a way through a disciplined Springboks outfit who were miserly in defence, dominated the line-outs and kicked five penalties.
England fly half Jonny Wilkinson, the hero of their 2003 triumph in Sydney, was unable to turn on the magic this time, missing two drop goal attempts and given little chance to impose himself on the match.
South Africa led England 9-3 at the break after an even first half marked by tactical high kicking and little open play.
Both sides sought to flex their muscle and apply pressure with a series of up-and-unders, though to little avail.
Percy Montgomery opened the scoring with a three-pointer on seven minutes after centre Mathew Tait had slipped and become isolated in the ruck and England were penalised for failing to release.
Wilkinson squared the ledger on 13 minutes after South Africa wing Bryan Habana was called for lying on the tackled player, counterpart Paul Sackey.
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But Montgomery regained the advantage for South Africa three minutes later after team-mate Butch James was adjudged to have been impeded on a kick and chase.
Wilkinson tried a quick riposte but pushed his drop goal attempt wide.
South Africa twice attacked late in the half but were repelled on the line on both occasions.
However, they were awarded a penalty for the second drive and Montgomery kicked truly to push the margin out to six points.
England began the second half in sensational style as Tait cut a swathe through the middle of the South Africa defence with a series of steps and swerves to set Mark Cueto up for a try. But after a long deliberation by the TV match official, the wing was ruled to have been in touch when he crossed over in the corner.
A Wilkinson penalty kick for an infringement earlier in the movement was some consolation, though.
England's hopes were hit on 48 minutes when full back Jason Robinson, playing his last match before retirement, left the field with a shoulder injury.
Montogmery squeezed home his fourth penalty from as many kicks on 51 minutes to restore his side's six-point lead (12-6) after England conceded for handling in a ruck.
Francois Steyn took over the kicking duties on 62 minutes when England were penalised for obstruction and the impressive young centre didn't let his side down, piercing the uprights from 46 metres.
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After the game, there were four people on the podium to congratulate the players (winners and losers). One of whom I did not know. The others were President Sarkosy, Prime Minister Brown and President Thabo Mbeki.
A few of the England players, Jonny WIlkinson amongst them, simply ignored Mbeki and walked off the podium after shaking hands with the others. I understand they must have been distraught and just wanted to get into the dressing room as quickly as possible, but I could not help but feel the snub might have been because he was black and therefore less important than the others on the podium. - Posted on Monday 22 October 2007 09:58
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Their plan, known as "budget reconciliation," works as follows: (1) have Senate committees expand Medicaid, cut Medicare, force individuals to buy and businesses to offer insurance, give subsidies to low-income people and tax credits to small businesses, levy new taxes, and do everything else Democrats wanted to do in their health care bill but knew would never pass; (2) lump it all into a budget reconciliation bill; and (3) pass it with 50 votes and no filibuster.
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Gay marriage, recreational marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
The outcomes for those ballot measures Tuesday were a milestone for persistent but often thwarted advocacy groups and activists who for decades have pressed the causes of gay rights and drug decriminalization.
"Today the state of Washington looked at 70 years of marijuana prohibition and said it's time for a new approach," said Alison Holcomb, manager of the campaign that won passage of Initiative 502 in Washington.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who opposed legalization, was less enthused. "Federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or gold fish too quickly," he said.
The results in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed by every state that voted on it. They will become the seventh and eighth states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
In another gay-rights victory, Minnesota voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would banned same-sex marriage in the state. Similar measures were approved in 30 other states, most recently in North Carolina in May.
"The tide has turned — when voters have the opportunity to really hear directly from loving, committed same-sex couples and their families, they voted for fairness," said Rick Jacobs of the Courage Campaign, a California-based gay rights group. "Those who oppose the freedom to marry for committed couples are clearly on the wrong side of history."
Washington state also voted on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, though results were not expected until Wednesday at the soonest.
The outcomes of the marriage votes could influence the U.S. Supreme Court, which will soon consider whether to take up cases challenging the law that denies federal recognition to same-sex marriages. The gay-rights victories come on the heels of numerous national polls that, for the first time, show a majority of Americans supporting same-sex marriage.
Maine's referendum marked the first time that gay-rights supporters put same-sex marriage to a popular vote. They collected enough signatures to schedule the vote, hoping to reverse a 2009 referendum that quashed a gay-marriage law enacted by the Legislature. Continued...
In Maryland and Washington, gay-marriage laws were approved by lawmakers and signed by the governors this year, but opponents gathered enough signatures to challenge the laws.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who campaigned vigorously for the marriage measure, spoke to a jubilant crowd in Baltimore. Christopher Wold, 31, danced with his partner of four years after the result became clear. He said they would like to marry now that it's legal in Maryland.
"It feels so good to be accepted by so many people of all different backgrounds," he said. "It just feels wonderful."
The president of the most active advocacy group opposing same-sex marriage, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage, insisted Tuesday's results did not mark a watershed moment.
"At the end of the day, we're still at 32 victories," he said. "Just because two extreme blue states vote for gay marriage doesn't mean the Supreme Court will create a constitutional right for it out of thin air."
Heading into the election, gay marriage was legal in six states and the District of Columbia — in each case the result of legislation or court orders, not by a vote of the people.
The marijuana measures in Colorado and Washington will likely pose a headache for the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, which consider pot an illegal drug. The DOJ has declined to say how it would respond if the measures were approved.
Colorado's Amendment 64 will allow adults over 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, though using the drug publicly would be banned. The amendment would allow people to grow up to six marijuana plants in a private, secure area.
Washington's measure establishes a system of state-licensed marijuana growers, processors and stores, where adults can buy up to an ounce. It also establishes a standard blood test limit for driving under the influence.
The Washington measure was notable for its sponsors and supporters, who ranged from public health experts and wealthy high-tech executives to two former top Justice Department's officials in Seattle, U.S. Attorneys John McKay and Kate Pflaumer. Continued...
"Marijuana policy reform remains an issue where the people lead and the politicians follow," said Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, which opposes the co-called "war on drugs." ''But Washington state shows that many politicians are beginning to catch up."
Estimates show pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the sales won't start until state officials make rules to govern the legal weed industry.
The Washington measure was opposed by Derek Franklin, president of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention.
"Legalizing is going to increase marijuana use among kids and really create a mess with the federal government," Franklin said. "It's a bit of a tragedy for the state."
In Oregon, a marijuana-legalization measure was defeated. In Massachusetts, voters approved a measure to allow marijuana use for medical reasons, joining 17 other states. Arkansas voters rejected a similar measure.
In all, 176 measures were on the ballots Tuesday in 38 states, according to the Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California.
Other notable results:
— Maryland voters approved a measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition, provided they attended a state high school for three years and can show they filed state income tax returns during that time. About a dozen other states have similar laws, but Maryland's is the first to be approved by voters.
— In Oklahoma, voters approved a Republican-backed measure that wipes out all affirmative action programs in state government hiring, education and contracting practices. Similar steps have been taken previously in Arizona, California, Michigan, Nebraska and Washington.
— In Michigan, labor unions suffered a big loss. Voters rejected a first-of-its-kind ballot initiative that would have put collective bargaining rights in the state constitution.
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The White House has agreed to turn over to the Senate Intelligence Committee additional emails and intelligence reports related to the lethal attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, according to a congressional source.
The source said some of the materials have already been received by the panel and others "will be provided shortly."
Republican senators have threatened to hold up the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director until they receive e-mails exchanged between the White House and the spy agency concerning public talking points about the deadly attack last September 11.
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice relied on those talking points to explain the Obama administration's version of events several days after the armed assault. Her televised comments ignited an election-year controversy, fueled by Republicans, over whether the administration was being truthful about the nature of the attack.
Rice said it apparently grew from a demonstration over an anti-Muslim film, but it was later disclosed that it was a terror assault.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was one of four Americans killed.
The CIA's original draft of talking points linked individuals associated with al Qaeda to the attack. But the final version changed the al Qaeda reference to extremists.
Some Republicans have accused the administration of deliberately downplaying the attack to protect the Obama administration in the middle of a presidential election.
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Bakery Workers' union lawyer Jeff Freund wouldn't speculate about the chance for a deal following the hearing. He had told the court that the union had already spelled out what needed to be done in order to produce a viable company.
"The court very respectfully asked that we participate in mediation and we'll honor the court's request," Freund said.
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Hostess has announced its intention to sell its brands and recipes for various products and other assets as a way to generate cash for its creditors. Even if the products are purchased by other companies and once again sold to consumers, most potential buyers are unlikely to rehire Hostess employees to produce or deliver those products.
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"It just doesn't add up," King, R-New York, said on CNN. "You have this type of investigation. The FBI investigating e-mails, the e-mails leading to the CIA director, and taking four months to find out that the CIA director was involved. I have real questions about this. I think a timeline has to be looked at and analyzed to see what happened."
The president should have been alerted far sooner if sensitive information had been compromised, King said, particularly since the investigation involved the nation's top intelligence chief.
"Obviously this was a matter involving a potential compromise of security, and the president should have been told about it at the earliest state. That's really all I'm saying."
The resignation also comes days before Petraeus was slated to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The attack, in which four Americans were killed, became a point of contention during the presidential campaign.
On Friday, King said on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that Petraeus is "an absolutely essential witness, maybe more than anybody else."
"David Petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's still the CIA director, and I don't see how the CIA can say he's not going to testify," King said.
Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, dismissed any questions about the government's investigation into Petraeus' e-mails, saying he didn't "see a conspiracy behind every curtain."
"It seems that the chain of events is pretty clear," Menendez said on "State of the Union."


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London Bridge station had to be evacuated and searched yesterday evening following reports of a man with a weapon.
An investigation is under way after a British Airways plane trailing smoke had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport with one of its engines on fire today.
Part of Regent's Street will close again tomorrow so engineers can carry out repairs to a collapsed sewer and a leaky pipe to prevent a "possibly catastrophic burst" in the future.
A female flight attendant has been charged following the seizure at Heathrow Airport of a stash of cocaine worth around £600,000.
Both runways at Heathrow Airport had to be shut this morning after a British Airways plane made an emergency landing.
Police have released CCTV images and are trying to trace five people after a woman was racially abused on a train in east London.
A UK regional airline is to cease flying out of London's second largest airport, selling off its runway space to rival easyJet.
The Bakerloo line at Edgware Road Tube station will be shut from this weekend until the end of the year so new lifts can be installed.
Tube union bosses have threatened "the biggest wave of industrial action in 30 years" if Tory politicians get their way and review pensions for London Underground workers.
Police are appealing after a 63-year-old woman was injured in a "cruel and nasty" attack in which she was hit on the head by a bottle of vodka.
Two air crew members have been arrested after hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of cocaine was found at Heathrow Airport.
Almost three quarters of residents in Hounslow are against expanding Heathrow Airport.
A range of changes to the capital's Congestion Charge begin today with a rise in the penalty fee.
The Mayor of London has said that now is the time to "to wake up, smell the coffee and accept the reality that Heathrow is full".
London's cyclists will be able to get free bike safety checks as part of a partnership between Barclays and Bikewise.
A £36million project will transform Vauxhall Tube station in the coming years, making it step free and less prone to congestion.
It is not clear how HS2 will benefit the economy, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
A new map reveals London's most expensive Tube stations and Underground lines, ranked by the value of residential properties around them.
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Police search for suspect in nine 'suspicious fires' in McKinney (UPDATE)
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Published: Saturday, December 8, 2012 1:37 PM CST
McKinney police are investigating a string of fires they believe may have been started by the same suspect(s) over the past two months.
Nine fires, which Deputy Chief Kim Malolepszy called "suspicious," have involved residences and cars. The fires date back to Oct. 12, when a pile of leaves was ignited near a McKinney apartment complex, and several occurred between Nov. 8-19 all over McKinney.
No one has been injured or burned in the fires, Malolepszy said, but some of the fires have caused extensive damage, including a Nov. 8 fire that led to a detached garage at a residence on Waddill Street. Two other fires damaged cars on Blue Ridge Street in west McKinney, and at those, police found evidence of road flare-alcohol ignition combo - similar to a Molotov cocktail, a common incendiary device made with gasoline, an oily rag and a glass bottle.
"One totally engulfed a car, and one broke the mirror and window of another car," Malolepszy said. "That one likely just didn't have the effect the suspect or suspects were hoping for."
Other targets burned include a flag and flagpole, and a wooden shed, all of which police believe were started with an accelerant of some kind. Because of the fires' nature and concentrated time frame, police say the suspects are likely juveniles.
Many of the fires were reported by 911 calls, but there are no witnesses at this point, Malolepszy said.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying who's responsible for the fires, and Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to the suspect(s) arrest.
"Particularly with juveniles, they will talk," Malolepszy said. "The public's eyes and ears are really important in these cases."
To report related information, contact Detective Jeff Taylor at 972-547-2738, or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-8477.
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