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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:03 AM Original message |
Is "Weed-N-Feed" killing you? |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. LOL! This is not what I expected....... |
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voice of reason (161 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
131. heh . . . |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. If You Say So |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. So do you use it? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I Don't Agree With You |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:02 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. OK, your opinion, but.. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Whatever? |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
57. Well, Professor, those chemicals |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. The average lifespan as gone down? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #58 |
73. Thanks, Doc |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
94. Please see post 91. n/m |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Huh? |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #62 |
91. Duh, I don't know why I can't make a post |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
59. Watch out for that Chem-Lawn truck, then. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Yawn! |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. No links ? look at post # 47 |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:09 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. I Already Did |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:08 PM Response to Reply #78 |
96. Science is bought every day |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
67. I'm sure there are scientific tests, but really, one doesn't |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:55 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Can You Read For Content? |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:08 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Oh who needs science when you've got unfounded beliefs. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:10 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Apparently, Not Only Conservatives Fear Science, Doc |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
101. Weed-n-Feed DOES kill people as well as plants - links? |
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LibertyorDeath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
109. "There is nothing inherently bad about any element" LOL |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #109 |
113. Carcinogenic hydrocarbons are not an element. |
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MISSDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
119. Do you use this stuff on your lawn? I'll bet you do because only |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #119 |
145. Toxic chemical zeal |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't use many pesticides |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I have St. Augustine grass |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. is that like zoysia? |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. zoysia is a derivative of St. Augustine |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. My Mom's neighbor started using that stuff |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
89. Alot of cats die from cancer... |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. Corporate ethics.. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. I knew that. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. My mom's oncologist attributes rising rate of lymphoma |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. Round-up doesn't contain dioxins |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
61. well... i don't use anything on my lawn other than organic fertilizer... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 06:07 PM Response to Reply #61 |
143. We didn't either- |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
98. glyphosate herbicides aren't organophosphate esters |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 05:49 PM Response to Reply #98 |
142. Technically, we're both right |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Herbicides |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I use orange oil around the house as an insecticide |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
13. I am happy to say no one in my neighborhood uses them |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. Bladder cancer and lawn chemicals -- my experience |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. Coincidence ? . . . |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Pet risk is a BIG issue! |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
16. i have a friend who has sold farm chemicals |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I have a friend who sold farm chemicals, and is now disabled.. |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
111. National Cancer Institute is sponsoring a large |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
133. My brother-in-law used to be a crop duster |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. So, what does one do? |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. There ARE safe alternatives out there... |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
72. natural insecticides/herbicides ARE NOT safe |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:33 PM Response to Reply #72 |
85. Sounds like John Stossel to me |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. LOL! Exactly. |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. yup, anyone who uses real science to disprove nutball theories |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #93 |
130. LOL! "Real Science?" |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:40 PM Response to Reply #130 |
136. bruce ames epitomizes "real science" |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:55 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. do you know the origin of "man-made" pesticides? |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:37 PM Response to Reply #90 |
125. and then they're usually engineered to be *less* toxic to humans |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #90 |
129. yes vinegar is vary carcinogenic |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #90 |
137. Synthetic pesticides derived from plants |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
75. in regard to my previous post |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:29 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. GardensAlive! That's what you're looking for. |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. Thank for remining me, El - time to mail my order to them! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
68. Pull a few weeds. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #68 |
84. I have a new lawn |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:46 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Sounds like you have an old lawn. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:49 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. nope, brand new... |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
102. We Let Our Lawns |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
18. Monsanto is the most evil company in the world. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. Here is a recipe from my neighbor for home made insecticide |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. tobacco juice is a very strong toxin |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
44. I use it sparingly and only on stuff that is not edible. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
24. never used the stuff & i love dandilions and weeds i have 23 acres of them |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I've developed a very strong admiration for weeds |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Eloriel my sentiments exactly...i learning to be a green witch myself... |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
26. cancer, pets and how to get neighbors to stop using lawn chemicals |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
27. Roundup breaks down incredibly fast |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Then you're not really an organic farmer, are you? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Because Full Strength Vinegar Is USELESS For When I Need An Herbicide |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Organic and round up don't mix |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Round-up is an amine, and yes it disrupts protein synthesis... |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. Read my post on round up persistance |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:49 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Glyphosate is readily decomposed. |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
150. 4 years? |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
107. It Didn't Last |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. The MINUTE Amount Of RoundUp Used Here Is Harmless |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Round up persistance one year in some veggies/crops |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
82. Thank you, thank you, thank you, |
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Palacsinta (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
29. My yard looks like hell......... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
33. lawns are a serious environmental problem |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Or in my well. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:58 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. That's the thing, isn't it? |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
127. County hazardous waste site? |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
35. Purdue Univ study links lawn chemicals to cancer in dogs |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
38. Everyone has a perfect lawn..... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
40. Could you..... |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
43. unmitigated bullshit. |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:14 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. No ill health effects? What are all these people talking about |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I don't know what the composition of Weed-n-Feed is. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
45. I don't use it any longer. I've also heard pesticides are just as bad. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
48. I only use natural products on our lawn.. because.. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. Exactly. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. I use it, I love it, and I will continue to use it--twice a year. |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. sensationalistic--but nothing to be concerned about |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
60. I don't use herbicides on my yard. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
63. Oh Boy |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
65. well... i don't use anything on my lawn other than organic feed... |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
71. No need for me to worry....I have an organic yard. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Actually, I never use anything on my lawn, and I have virtually no weeds. |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:04 PM Response to Reply #76 |
116. What kind of grass do you have? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:02 PM Response to Reply #116 |
132. It's such a mishmash, at this point, that I'd just call it Amalgam. |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
80. I have a dog, I don't use any of that crap on my lawn |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #80 |
117. Me, too. I feel so good knowing I don't have to worry about my dog |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
81. I don't use it. Never will. (nt) |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
92. Neither of these products contain dioxin. This is not true. Stop scaring |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
95. the manufacture of roundup does not lead to dioxin contaminants |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:23 PM Response to Reply #95 |
104. what she is smelling is most likely nitrogen compounds-- |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:27 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. nod. pretty much anything with non-synthetic fats contains dioxins |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 08:47 PM Response to Reply #104 |
149. Hypersensitivity to some chemicals is probably a sign of |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
97. Pesticides Too Harmful to Use in Any Form, Doctors Warn |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
99. NCAP data about glycophosphates... |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. considering all the *other* nasty stuff that we're exposed to |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:23 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. I respectfully disagree... |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #103 |
115. As a public health practitioner, I worry a lot more about cars.... |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #100 |
118. I disagree. The sheer volume of toxic use on lawns, coupled with the |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #118 |
124. i agree lawn care is a huge offender |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #99 |
105. Or maybe it is the butter on your bread....... |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:35 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. No, the point is that most pollution occurs in and around the home. |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. I'm not sure if I agree that more pollution occurs indoors-- |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #112 |
120. Yup. More pollution indoors from whatever source. |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #108 |
121. It's public buildings, not homes, that cause indoor pollution sickness. |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 05:34 PM Response to Reply #121 |
141. Actually, SHS (Sick House Syndrome) |
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ecoalex (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #141 |
151. Indoor pollution |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #99 |
110. You can't even get the name right. |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:40 PM Response to Reply #110 |
126. You can drink it, not me... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
114. I don't use it except in cracks and retaining wall blocks |
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OneTwentyoNine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
122. Not if you use it correctly..... |
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MISSDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
123. The professor must have gotten |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
128. spraying 2,4D at school bus stops |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
134. Why take any chances? |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. See, the way to study this, and it's not that hard, is to |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. Well, as I said... |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
138. Not me, no synthetics on my lawn or in my garden. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
140. I grew up around apple orchards. |
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Bruce McAuley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. Actually, we moved to Republic... |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 07:27 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Yes, we need to start going organic, and stop using all these nasty |
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West Coast Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #146 |
152. "Bounce thingies" for the dryer? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
144. BE WARY of eating blackberries by the side of the road |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-09-04 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
148. My dad lives a few miles from a Scottslawn plant |
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