Colmuc

@Colmuc (707)

Age 85

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Have you ever been to Bali, my friends?

shimanaja @shimanaja (493) • Indonesia 3 Jul 09

I'm very curious to go to Bali... I have been here in Indonesia in my whole life...but..until know i have not been there yet....(what a pity me he..he..) But I'm pretty sure that Bali is on my list place i'm going to. Dear...

go to bali

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Colmuc Bali was always on my dream list. In 1998 I visited Bali and it lived up to all expectations. Since then I have been back three times and have seen a steady deterioration in Bali. After last year's experience I would never go back. Yes, it is still beautiful...

4 Jul 09

Cash4visit

tosha33 @tosha33 (265) • United States 3 Jul 09

I have been a member if this site for about a month and I reached paayout a little over a week ago. I have yet to receive my money. Is there anyone else here that is a member of this site? and if so have you received any money...

visit4cash

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Colmuc Hi tosha, I would be interested to know how you reached payout with only 143 responses!. Your money will be paid on or about the 15th of the next month. If you click at the top of the page on the amount you are due it will confirm if everything is OK and tell...

3 Jul 09

Do you use garlic a lot?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 2 Jul 09

I am a big fan of garlic, I like to use garlic to cook a lot a lot! I just made garlic bread last night, I used the fresh garlic, it made my husband and my mouth smell really bad after... :-p It's good that we both like...

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Colmuc Hi mermaidivy, I use a lot of garlic and I love garlic bread. Have you tried using olive oil instead of butter on your garlic bread. It tastes just as good and is healthier. I buy Chines garlic which comes in round bulbs that do not have separate cloves. It...

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average yield on cucumber plants

darcmay @darcmay (36) • United States 29 Jun 09

I have about 9 cucumber plants growing in my garden and I am now seeing some small ones growing. i was wondering about how many on average do they produce per plant. Im hoping to use some of the plants for pickles but the others...

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Colmuc Hi darcmay, impossible to estimate return per plant. I find that some plants produce more male flowers than female and that cuts the crop. It is possible to buy varieties that produce only female flowers. Femina is one type that I know off. If forced to give a...

29 Jun 09

What is your favorite pie?

sunkissed @sunkissed (4330) • United States 12 Apr 08

I like several differant pies. But my favorite one is Coconute Cream Pie!! After that I like Strawbery Pie. What is your favorite Pie?

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Colmuc Hi sunkissed, I love pies of all kinds but my favourite sweet pie has to be apple and bramble(blackberry). Top favourite is a steak pie with beef sausages in it. No kidneys thank you. I make my own steak pies but leave it to my sister to make the apple and...

29 Jun 09

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Air crash

abetole @abetole (221) • India 29 Jun 09

Would you come from Brazil in an air france AF447 flight when it restarts its AF447 service? The purpose of asking this question is the curiosity to understand people's psychology to travel on a same long haul flight route with a...

air crash

air france

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Colmuc hi abetole, I would not fly Air France on any flight if there was an alternative available. I never liked the airline and there service was always really poor. The only airline I knew that served champagne in plastic tumblers! As far as flight AF447 goes I...

29 Jun 09

Do you like sea food?

dhawanbm @dhawanbm (3705) • India 26 Jun 09

Sea food Oh for those prawns and shrimps, the lobsters and the yummy snakes! I just love them all, but regret that none of them is availabe in my city. Its only one chinese resturant which is going to serve it but that too in...

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Colmuc Hi dhawanbm, I love almost all sea food. My favourite is Tiger Prawns in garlic sauce like I get in Thailand. Will be there in October and already dreaming about visiting the sea food restaurants. Lobster and crab is also good but better when the meat is...

26 Jun 09

garden

strawberrybaby39 @strawberrybaby39 (2086) • United States 24 Jun 09

How is your garden growing this year? My garden isn't doing to bad. I planted 12 tomato plants,green beans,radishes,peppers,watermelon,pumpkins and onions this year. What did you plant in your garden? Did you plant flowers this...

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Colmuc Hi Strawberrybaby, So far this year my garden is going pretty well. I have been using lettuce, parsley, spring onions and chives for several weeks. Last weekend I pulled lots of raspberries and would expect to have to pick a lot more plus redcurrants this...

26 Jun 09

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would you believe, in gardening there should be a magic touch?

zearah @zearah (5381) • Philippines 23 Jun 09

as a gardener it needs a lot of potentials, one of those is the so called magic touch as others say. naturally there are people who are gifted by God and possessed this magic touch. this person could plant a seed and let it grow...

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Colmuc I have been gardening for almost 60 years but have not yet developed a magic touch. A lot of experience with successes and failures has taught me the basic rules. The weather, soil, seed variety, situation, pests and maintenance can all impact on the...

23 Jun 09

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When we become sixties

bhanusb @bhanusb (5709) • India 23 Jun 09

When persons become sixties do they think their days are numbered?I don't think so. Evey body loves his or her life. It's the law of nature that all have to embrace the death.It's the tragedy of life.In our life we have so many...

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Colmuc Hi bhanusb, I am almost at the end of my sixties and knocking on the door of my seventies! From the day we are born our days are numbered but we do not know how many we have. Some get a lot more than others. We should appreciate life while we have the chance...

23 Jun 09

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Do you use salt or soya sauce?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 18 Jun 09

I use both, I usualyl use little salt to preserve the food, when I cook it, I use a little bit of soya sauce into it to bring up the flavor. What about you? Or you don't use neither of them?

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Colmuc Hi mermaidivy, I sometimes use soya sauce especially in a Chinese stir fry but I never add salt when I am cooking or to the finished meal when I am eating it. My doctor tells me for my kidney's sake to keep salt intake to an absolute minimum. I know in some...

18 Jun 09

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have you ever been in portugal? did you like it? would you come back?

yok999 @yok999 (124) • Portugal 18 Jun 09

Has anyone of you been in portugal in the northern regions you enjoy the view, and in the south, because it´s warmer, you have the beach, however i live in the middle, in lisbon (wich is the home of the biggest football club ever...

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travelling abroad

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Colmuc Hi yok999, Yes I have been twice in the Lisbon area on business and had a holiday in Madiera. I liked it but it is unlikely that I will come back because I now prefer to go to Asia for my holidays. I liked the goat meat that is served in and around Lisbon and...

18 Jun 09

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So much has changed about traveling by plane....................

celticeagle @celticeagle (168269) • Boise, Idaho 11 Jun 09

I am nervous about traveling by plane now days. What is the newest rules on traveling? Do you still have to put all your lotions and shampoos and such in small containers and keep them in a sack? Do they check everyone or just...

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Colmuc Hi celticeagle, my advice is to go where you want to go and enjoy it. Yes, security is much tighter than it was 10 years ago or so but check what the current status is and adhere to the rules. Currently you can not carry liquids or sharp items on board but...

18 Jun 09

humour

jb78000 @jb78000 (15139) 17 Jun 09

i thought scotland was one of the worst places for very dry, black, humour till i went to russia, i think they invented black irony...

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Colmuc Hi jb78000, I always thought the Scots had a good and very varied sense of humour. Not just dry and black. They can also laugh at themselves which is more than many nationalities do. I am sure you are just waiting for someone to ask you for an example. OK! I...

18 Jun 09

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How often do you cut grass?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 17 Jun 09

I cut it around once a week or once a 10 days. What about you?

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Colmuc Hi mermaidivy, I try to cut my grass about every 100 days. If it is left longer than that it gets mauch more difficult to cou. I have a fairly large area and it takes me over 2 hours. When I was in a previous house I had a lawn in the front and I cut that...

17 Jun 09

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Have you ever been in BALI ?

koentjoro @koentjoro (7) • Indonesia 13 Jun 09

HAVE YOU EVER Go to BALI, the heaven in this earth? it's in my country..

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Colmuc Hi koentjoro, I have been four times to Bali over the last 10 years. It is very beautiful and used to be one of my favourite places. Not any more. I will never go back. Last year I had many problems. Personal items were stolen from hotel room. Shops offered...

16 Jun 09

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