Amazon Ecosight

I’m very scared of spiders, and other bugs. I live in an area where there aren’t many of them, and so I’m scared of even tiny spiders. I’m not just scared that they’ll bite me, I just become overcome with fear when I’m in a room with one.

I’m going to Peru, and for some of the time I’ll be visiting the Amazon. I know that there are many spiders there, ones that I’ll be afraid of. I’ve seen pictures and I can’t even look at the picture, it freaks me out too much. (Oh and I forgot to say, it’s not just spiders, I’m scared of all bugs basically. I heard they might have scorpions and things like that. THAT would freak me out.)

I know that I’ll have to face these fears. But the one thing I’m especially worried about is having to try to fall asleep, knowing there could possibly be a spider somewhere near me. How segregated are the beds/sleeping arrangements from the outdoors? I’ve heard that I’ll be in an eco-lodge, and I don’t know what that is. I might also sleep in a tent.

Will I be able to get into bed without worrying that a spider will crawl near me in the middle of the night?

And how are the bathrooms in the amazon? I imagine them as being like the ones I’ve seen on hiking trips, a wooden box with hole in it, set up above a deep hole in the ground. Will I have to worry that while I’m going to the bathroom, some insect will crawl up my back?

Thanks in advance for whatever answer you can offer. It’d be great to get an answer or two from someone with experience in this part of the world.

The amazon has a los of bugs, spiders, etc.
if you are going to stay at an eco-lodge the have this green nets to protect every bedroom there.
you should apply an insect repelent and can take B complex vitamin.
i went ther when i was very little, and i wasnt worried about the bugs, i was more worried about the heat there. its very hot.

good luck.

Im looking for a lodge cast iron fish pan. Can anyone help me find one. Now when i say a fish pan im not talking about a frying pan that is round you call a fish pan. Im looking a lodge Cast Iron fish pan or something like it. If you copy and past this ……..Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned Cast-Iron Fish Pan……….. at amazon.com you will see what im looking for. PLEASE HELP ME FIND ONE.

I have a copy of Lodge Cast Iron Manufacturing Co. catalog # 8. Fish Pan is on page 30.
Catalog info says order by phone, mail, or internet.

Lodge Manufacturing Co.
P.O. Box 380
South Pittsburg, TN 37380

Phone: 423-837-7781

www.lodgemfg.com

I like to cook. And I am looking for versatility when cooking on the trail. I go in a style pre1840’s so need something that will fit the period. Cast iron is way to heavy!! I would like a fry pan maybe5 1/2-8nichess round with a lid that can double as a second fry pan.Preferablyy bot with handles.
Here is a link to the type of thing I am looking for but not cast iron.
http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-LCC3-Logic-Pre-Seasoned-Cooker/dp/B0009JKG9M/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1296249820&sr=8-11

What your looking for are "Tin" cooking ware pans there are not too many manufactures of the 1840’s style of ware but there are tin pans and you can also us copper lined tin pans. The reason you Don’t find these any more is that lead was used to seal the pans and as we all know lead is toxic. They did not know that back in the 1840’s. So as an alternative cooper cookware which is just as light and was also available in that time period could be used. There are a few Tin ware items I did find on the internet ie bread loaf pans and such but nothing that looked of the 1840 period.

A lot of pie plate tins again would work not just as a pan for cooking but a plate as well, however no handle.

What you could try is making your own from large tin cans, Just get a large bulk food can the 120oz size cans you can get at bulk food supply stores and then cut and shape to the design of your choice.

Good luck

I know its getting alot colder in the north but we have been offered a trip to Great Wolf Lodge which is an indoor waterpark. So I have been trying to find my daughter a cute 12-18 month swimsuit and its almost impossible. I know theres Amazon and Ebay. But any actual stores still have swimsuits for toddlers?

the childrens place online has them around $15

A sorceress known as Marta cast an enchantment on him that forever made him hopeless in finding love, unless he could find a way of breaking the enchantment. The only clue that was left to the young prince was that he needed to find a powerful wizard of the distant east to aid him in his quest, and only one could help him, the one who is known as the producer of the Accord.

Kaka searched all the magic books he could find in the dark jungle, but could not find any reference to a magical treatise known as the Accord. So he decided to wander further out of the jungle and seek aid in his dire quest from outsiders. As he wandered further into the dark jungle and away from his small village community he ran into a rather truculent area of the jungle. All the sunlight was sufficated out by the giant willows that encompassed this swamplike area and he could hear distant screams of terror emanating from all the sides.

Then Kaka saw a shape so ghastly that he could not believe his eyes. Some type of swamp creature was moving closer and closer to his position. This was the dark beast of the swamp that was known simply as Ronaldinho and the beast was showing its horrible teeth to the helpless young prince. Kaka grabed hold of a branch to ward of the beast but Ronaldinho got closer and closer every passing moment, so Kaka turned to make a run for it. He could hear the steady steps of pursuit.

To Kaka it seemed like the chase was endless and that time itself had run out as his body collapsed in exhaustion. But Ronaldinho was still there, glaring at him with monsterous eyes. Then to Kaka’s undying gratitude a valiant swordman sprang into action and warded off the foul beast with his rapier. The swordsman was known as Messi of the Viceroyalty de la Plata, for Kaka had run nearly the entire stretch of the continent reaching this strange and unfamiliar land.

Messi took Kaka to his lodge nearby and gave the prince some strange herb known as el mate which renewed Kaka’s strength. Kaka asked Messi if he knew of a wizard of the east that produced the Accord. Messi shook his head but spoke of a wise mystic of the Iberian peninsula known as el Xavi that may be able to lead him in the correct path, but in order to reach the mystic he would need to cross the ocean. Messi took him to port and introduced Kaka to a valiant seacaptain known as Higuain. Higuain agreed to take Kaka to the Iberian peninsula to see the mystic known as el Xavi, but he needed to make a stop to the land of the Anglo Saxons first.

So Kaka sailed with Higuain across the great ocean and soon made it to the land of the Anglo Saxons. As Higuain was making business transactions with a local merchant known as Lampard Kaka heard a strange noise from the side of the ship. He checked what it could be and long and behold he found the famous Ogre pirate known as Rooney grawling at him. Kaka took hold of a sword that was laying to his side. Kaka and rooney fought a brazen swordfight, but all of his princely training gave Kaka the upper hand and he was able to dispose of the foul Ogre pirate.

Soon they were sailing their way to the Iberian peninsula and once they made it to their shores Higuain wished him luck and sailed back to the New World. Kaka moved quickly around the Iberian peninsula in search of el Xavi but he soon came into a wicked kingdom ruled by a wicked prince known as Cristiano Ronaldo. He would gaze at his window asking it daily who the fairest of all the land was, and it would always say he was the fairest. But once Kaka set foot on his kingdom the mirror stated Kaka was the fairest. Ronaldo with all his fury went looking for this so called Kaka, but Kaka had already ventured out to a neighboring kingdom, but Ronaldo followed him closely, waiting to make his move.

Soon Kaka was at el Xavi’s little hut and Kaka asked him for help. el Xavi noded his head and knew of what Marta meant. She spoke of the automanufacturer known as Honda which made the Accord. She must be referencing the great wizard of Nikkon known as Honda. Kaka thanked the wise mystic and bought a ticket to Nikkon in order to find this wizard. Ronaldo heard of this and decided to hire two Hessian mercenaries known as Ozil and Muller to despose of Kaka.

As Kaka was relazing on the ship to Nikkon Ozil came at him with a dagger. Kaka was unarmed so he tried to ward off the assailant with his fists. He was able to knock Ozil overboard but soon Muller was there with a longsword swinging against Kaka. Kaka leapt up to one of the upper decks in order to avoid Muller’s crushing attacks, but Muller was not far behind. The ship’s captain known as Puyol saw this blazen display of aggression and leapt into action with two long knives. He threw one long knife into Muller’s arm which caused him to drop his long sword. Puyol cornered Muller and asked him who was responsible for hiring him to kill Kaka, but before Muller could respond a throwing knife struck
a throwing knife struck him in the heart silencing him forever. Puyol searched the ship to find the culprit but came up empty handed.

The ship soon made it to Nikkon and Kaka thanked Puyol for all his help. Kaka had to climb the highest peak of Nikkon in order to find the grand wizard known as Honda. Kaka began to climb steadily but soon grew weary and tired of climbing. So he took out one of Messi’s strange herbs known as mate and drank it, giving him some much needed energy.

But just at that moment Ronaldo made his attack with two blades at hand striking against Kaka. Kaka had a rapier at hand for this journey and fought against the Iberian prince. The battle went on for hours with each taking the upperhand at times only to lose it moments later. Kaka looked for an advantage and soom found it as he found a large stone and hurled it at Ronaldo’s face, which caused him to fall off the cliff while inspecting if the stone made any damage to his beautiful features.

Kaka continu
Kaka continued to climb up the mountain and was soon face to face with Honda. Honda nodded in approval and declared Kaka prepared to rule his kingdom with Marta as his queen, which was the plan all along.

The End

FQ: who was your favorite footballer referenced in the story:P

I LOVED IT!
PLEASE MAKE MORE STORIES!
I usually don’t read long posts on Yahoo, but I actually read every little bit of this, and enjoyed it a lot.
I loved the different Footballers in the story, it made me laugh a lot.
LOL I wonder what the Footballers would think of your story?
I really liked the descriptions.
Some of my favorites were: -All the sunlight was sufficated out by the giant willows that encompassed this swamplike area and he could hear distant screams of terror emanating from all the sides.
- Kaka and rooney fought a brazen swordfight, but all of his princely training gave Kaka the upper hand and he was able to dispose of the foul Ogre pirate.
Also, I liked the fight scene between Kaka, Muller, Ozil, and Puyol!
There were many great Footballer references!:
- two Hessian mercenaries known as Ozil and Muller, but why did you have to kill Muller :’(
- Kaka the prince
- a wicked prince known as Cristiano Ronaldo ( I liked how he was obsessed with his looks).
- the mystic Xavi

I am purchasing a gift for someone online
http://www.amazon.com/Moose-Design-Antler-Lodge-Decor/dp/B001BCRJ8W/ref=sr_1_65?ie=UTF8&m=A3M7TJ4SZA1T6S&s=generic&qid=1259527713&sr=1-65
and i was trying to figure out what the item was made out of because i dont want it to be some cheap material, so i found out that it is made out of resin…i was doing some research and it seems like its some sort of plastic or something??? i just dont want the gift to look tacky…can anyone tell me exactly what type of material it is (is it better than your everyday type plastic?)
so its a type of wood? yeah i was reading something about it coming from plants…

Resins are found in tree sap as mentioned above, but the resins you are talking about are synthetic resins. There are hundreds of kinds, but basically they are dense, easily molded plastics. Both cheap curios and expensive works of art are molded from them, just like glass, so you have to look at more than what your gift is made of. The piece you provided a link to is certainly a cheap tourist piece, not a work of art. But that doesn’t mean someone wouldn’t like it. That would depend obviously upon the individual to whom you intend to give it.

I am thinking of purchasing a Lodge Logic 12-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet.

(http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Logic-12-Inch-Pre-Seasoned-Skillet/dp/B00006JSUB/ref=pd_sim_hg_28)

Can it go in the dishwasher?

What are pros and cons of cast iron?

Will it fit in standard oven?

never, never, never put cast iron in the dishwasher. There is a seasoning (oil) that needs to stay on cast iron which helps it not stick and keeps it from rusting. A dishwasher uses detergents which will actively remove this coating.
In fact, there are disagreements over whether cast iron should be washed with soap or detergent at all. We just use hot water usually. Only once in a while do I use a little Dawn on the sponge.
And make sure you dry it right away or it’ll rust. Just put it on a low burner or in a warm oven ’til dry.
No matter how you decide to clean it, don’t let it air dry.
As to whether it’ll fit in the oven, yes. This one’s only 12" plus the handle. That’s the normal for a "larger" frying pan.

The care and upkeep is the drawback. They are also heavy. I suggest you go to Walmart and try to lift one if there is any reason that weight is a physical problem for you -arthritis is the only thing I can think of right now.

They cook beautifully. That is their main positive. The heat is evenly distributed. Just don’t cook on anything more than medium heat on the stove top. I’ve never used them in the oven, but I know they cook well in there too.
Once one is seasoned correctly and is kept seasoned (there should be instructions on how to do that), it’ll last generations- literally, I’m using my grandmother’s set and will pass them down to my sons if they want them- and maybe if they don’t. I’m not sure if my grandmother was the first in the family to use them or if they came down from someone else.

http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-11-2e25-22-Round-Grill-Pan/dp/B00006JSUD/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Is it better than use indoor electric grill? would it work fine at a gas range? beside the grill mark, would it taste different than regular pan?
is it true you don’t need to put oil on grill pan unlike regular pan?

Grill pans are awesome!!! Like any pan or grill, you should always spray it with some cooking spray so that your food doesn’t stick. Your food will definitely taste a lot better because you will get that char grilled taste.

The only thing about using these grill pans, is that you need to make sure your kitchen has a good ventilation. What I do is heat up the pan on high until it’s ready to go. Then I spray the pan put my meat on the grill pan and lower the temp to medium heat. This will help cook your food evenly and reduce to smoke if any.

Hi, I’m sitting at a kitchen table trying to order a birthday present over amazon.com, unfortunately my mother is trying to remember the name of a television series which came out in the 1980s (or 70’s, she does not remember). So she can possibly track it down and purchase it on the internet.

This is her description:
Set in san fransico. It was about a group of gay friends. One of them lodged in a house with Mrs. Mengle?…and that’s about it…Please help since my battery on the laptop only lasts an hour.

P.S
Please don’t put this on failblog

i dot know "full house"

Take a minute or two to read my story below. This isn’t the final draft, but I’m turning this draft in tomorrow and I want someone else’s opinion on my story. Is it good? Horrible? Over dramatic? Boring? Interesting? ANY ANSWER is appreciated, don’t be shy!

I believe that we were born to be here in this time, this moment, this place. This was easy to believe as I stood gazing up at the most spectacular display known to man, something we have all stopped to see at some point in our lives, something that has roused a resounding and brilliant sense of awe in all of us. Perhaps the fact that we were finally there, in the sweltering, muggy Amazon rainforest, teeming with life and a stunning sense of adventure, had already inspired us all. Maybe this was true, but I think the reason we students and teachers alike stopped in our tracks was the fact that, for most of us, we were truly seeing the night sky for the very first time.
I had rushed through many places and events in my past, but there are times in all of our lives that widen our eyes to the fact that yes, this moment is real, and it is our purpose to enjoy it. For me, it was seeing the stars — an unexplainable number of tiny lights, the stretch of varying shades of brilliant turquoise and faded white we call the Milky Way — that kept me entranced. I’d never seen anything like it; maybe in pictures taken by NASA, or in a Space documentary I saw on Discovery Channel. But of course, no picture can match the feeling of standing where I stood then, on the banks of the Tambopata River in the Amazon jungle, no lights to dim the sky but the ones so far above me. It truly was as if the earth had stood still, just for a moment, a moment that I could drag on forever as long as I simply stood there and kept looking up. No words were exchanged between any of us, the thirty some people standing there for ten, maybe fifteen minutes — it didn’t matter — all of us feeling the exact same way: insignificant under such a vast, endless display of lights, and amazed into silence. Well, that’s how we tried to describe the feeling afterwards, when we finally picked up our bags and headed off to the lodge to sleep. But very soon we gave up trying to find words to exchange; we fell silent as we stumbled through the dark lodge, without electricity, trying to find our rooms, knowing that conversation was pointless when we were all, for the moment, thinking the same thing.
I tried to remember what exactly had caused the prolonged pause, the group of us slowing to a stop and losing ourselves in the silence, spellbound by our own thoughts as we looked up at the sky. All I could remember was thinking that I didn’t really care about the mosquitos eating me alive as I stood in the sand, temporarily forgetting about how tired and sweaty and hungry I was. I could have laid down in the sand, leaned against my backpack, and fallen asleep; that’s how long we stood on the banks of that river. Because rarely before then had I considered that maybe I don’t stop enough, just to be there, in the moment, at that time, in that place. Maybe I worry too much about the past, regretting, or maybe I worry too much about the future. When did regret get me anywhere? When did worrying about the trivial things help me out in the end? At some point, everyone realizes how foolish it is to constantly look ahead. Because occasionally, if you just stop for a moment, however briefly, and look, you’ll be able to see the stars.

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Thank you for reading ~ Please take the time to answer! =)
ylime - oh…sorry if I didn’t put this in the description… this is a Personal Narrative writing assignment for school. Not a "story".
I believe that we were born to be here in this time, this moment, this place…
Your opener got my attention. Very good opener.
Then you veered off the path. Do I have to travel to the Amazon to see stars..is this what the Amazon offers?

Amazon rain forest, teeming with life…..what kind?

turquoise and faded white we call the Milky Way — that kept me entranced. I’d never seen anything like it…..nice construction. I began to see what you saw.

we gave up trying to find words to exchange; we fell silent. ..hmmmm nice,nice.

I tried to remember what exactly had caused the prolonged pause… Hey! you wandered again! Great flow, here! ..but.. What exactly had caused the prolonged pause??

Maybe I worry too much about the past, regretting, or maybe I worry too much about the future. When did regret get me anywhere? When did worrying about the trivial things help me out in the end? At some point, everyone realizes how foolish it is to constantly look ……..
hmmmmm! you are doing it again! You have opened a very intriguing door for me and then shut it….tell me more about yourself, here. Why are you at the Amazon basin

if you just stop for a moment, however briefly, and look, you’ll be able to see the stars…Wow! Where would that put me if I read more?

You have talent as distant as those stars..and as close as their light.
You need to stand on the banks of "self" and take a moment to see the stars in you that I do…sometimes we stumble through a darkness looking for stars..like yours.