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Russia invaded Ukraine on February 27, 2014.

nan said:

PVW said:

nan said:

PVW said:

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 27, 2014.

Ok, so you are talking about Crimea, which I'm guessing we have different opinions about, right?  

What is your view on this?

Go back through this thread. You'll see that I've consistently referred to Russia's actions of 2022 as an escalation of the war it began in 2014.

WHAT????  You are so Russophobic that I tend to glaze over your habit of blaming the Russians for everything.   You are saying the Russians began the war in 2014?  How?

By invading and occupying Ukrainian territory. Most people have no problem recognizing that as war.

In February of 2014, Crimea was the legitimate territory of Ukraine. And Russia invaded and occupied it. It also sent troops into eastern Ukraine to stoke an insurgency.

You're free to explain why you feel Russia was justified in going to war against Ukraine, but let's be clear that this is what you're doing.

max_weisenfeld said:

Less humid now and tomorrow and a nice breeze

I’ll buy that for a dollar!

Smedley said:

I'll rephrase and try again. If the problem on May 23, 2024 is a deluded electorate, how and why was the electorate apparently non-deluded in 2020-21, and what was the inflection point?

Racking my brain for inflection points in 2020. All I can come up with are a pandemic and the murder of a Black man by a white Minneapolis police officer.

Less humid now and tomorrow and a nice breeze

KarenMarlowe said:

The_Soulful_Mr_T said:

joan_crystal said:

Queen size sheets can come in different sizes.  Some queen size mattresses are extra long (California) size and require California-size sheets.  Others may be designed for a thinner or thicker mattress.  What did it say on the queen size sheet set you bought regarding measurements of the flat sheet in the set? Did you look to see if other sets were longer or wider (depending on where you need the extra fabric)?

Hi, Joan,

I've bought queen sets from a few vendors (Amazon, BB&B, Company Store, Macys) and the flat sheets from every one of them are too narrow to tuck under the mattress.  I don't think one can shop for a larger queen-size flat sheet, if that's what you're suggesting. 

I have bought relatively inexpensive and relatively expensive queen sized sheets and this is the case for newer queen mattresses--they aren't long enough to tuck in the sides. You can buy separates which might solve your problem, but king is so wide compared to the queen, the sheet will be practically dragging on the floor before you tuck it in.

I like the deep overhang. I like to tuck all that extra sheet in and get the cocoon effect. 

Came upon these just recently:

Songs of disappearance - Australian Bird Calls.

In this ARIA chart-topping recording of pure birdsong you can hear 53 of our most threatened species:

(ARIA is the Australian Recording Industry Association.  Aussie version of the Grammy Awards.)

https://youtu.be/c2M0H9Z1HuQ

Aussie Birds and their calls

https://youtu.be/vhlE13EqjJk

Australia's most common birds

https://youtu.be/T5UEwzp2bWs

I look forward to seeing what Mark, our Aussie friend, posts regularly. It’s gone.

jmitw said:

you should be able to buy separate flat and fitted sheets...although harder find might have limits and have to take when you can get, not necessarily something that you like the look of.  i purposely got an old style mattress a few years ago, I am disabled and can't get on to the huge mattresses....Jembro on Morris Ave in Union has them....the quality is similar to the old sear mattress I had (which was the 2nd cheapest at the time).

Yeah, I hear ya; I bought a hybrid foam/spring mattress about 5 years ago, and between the number of sink holes that have developed, and the fact that it’s so heavy you practically need a forklift in order to tuck in the sheets, I will be going back to traditional mattresses in the future.