Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Dec10

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Dec10

    mae all ..how are we today then?hope all is good ...Well thats another storm gone ..it never stopped at all yesterday and blew a hooley all day ..got a phone call yesterday,dentist has a cancellation so Im going ..I need a filling in one of my rare own teef...the first appointment I could get was the beginning of March so Im going .pretty busy day ..rabbits to their holiday home and the dentist

    hiya ppqp how are you doing? I know what you mean about holding on to the phone ...tbh when we have that kind of stuff Julie does it ..I haven't really got the patience ..you arent the only one about bank cards ...on Friday ..i did a belter ..went to a shop paid for something on card ,put it in my wallet ..I thought walked up to another shop ..about half a mile away ..on the way up ,some reason I checked my wallet ...no card ..emptied wallet ..thought I must have dropped the card ..turned back to retrace steps.and checked pockets ..and there it was ..
    Well done on not drinking ...

    hiya Slo lovely to hear from you ...how are you feeling? how did you get on with babysitting Huxley?no dramas or advisories on how to parent?I think my brother will sell up and move ..he still has ideas of living in France ...though mow I think its just an idea ..yes Im looking forward to the sun ,even though it gets cold at nights .have a good day .

    hiya Kensho hope all is well.

    hi Lav ..is the company Ottlite ? Ive just checked ..they are still in business big time..although looking at it their main aim is uk and Europe ,,,they do have an American number too.We are off to Tenerife ..its only a short haul flight ,staying at a place called San Agastin .back on the 22nd ..then off in the van on the 23rd till the 28th .I know what you mean about Amazon ..I actually didnt know how Amazon worked until I watched a documentary..I thought it was a retail company whereas in fact it is a company where retailers subscribe to it to advertise on it and pay a profit percentage to Amazon ..a real smart idea ..the setting up and maintenance are the outlays together with the packing,,from the humble book selling business in his garage Bezos did well.hope you have a good day

    hiya wags ,sam ,teegee@teejays,pie and everyone else...hope you have a good day

    "I tried to warn my son about playing Russian roulette. It went in one ear and out the other."

    "They laughed at my crayon drawing. I laughed at their chalk outline."

    Politicians and diapers have one thing in common: they should both be changed regularly? and for the same reason.

    A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" The dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your mother, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the working class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense." The little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has soiled his diaper. The little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while capitalism is screwing the working class, the government is sound asleep, the people are being ignored and the future is in deep shit."

    Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me." The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700. $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me." The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700." The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?" The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence." "Done!" replies the government official. And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.

    Teacher: "If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven." Teacher: "No, listen carefully... If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven." Teacher: "Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Six." Teacher: "Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven!" Teacher: "Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!" Johnny: "Because I've already got a freaking cat!"
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

    #2
    Re: Dec10

    Sunday greetings everyone,

    The rain has arrived as promised. It’s been raining all day & is supposed to get heavier as we go thru the night. I guess the winds will pick up too. I haven’t been any further than the chicken house today & that’s fine with me.

    PQ, I’m sorry you had such a rough time with your bank card. I’m so paranoid about losing them too, it’s not just you. I’m glad everything worked out & you made the best choice to not drink over it too, good for you . I hope the rest of the weekend is peaceful for you.

    Mick, yes, the company is Ottlite (they changed their name somewhere along the line). The lights were recommended to us when I bought the first embroidery machine in 2003. Can’t believe one bulb lasted so long haha!
    I totally agree with the politician/diaper thing, Lol Good luck with the dentist & getting your bunnies to the hotel. Always lots to do before going away for a few days. Enjoy your warm sunny destination, sounds great! Bezos really did come up with a terrific money making organization. Like I mentioned before, having the things I need delivered here just makes sense otherwise I’d be driving all over wasting time. Have a great trip!

    Hello to Cyn, Wags, Pie, Fly & everyone chicking in later.

    Have a nice night all!
    Lav
    AF since 03/26/09
    NF since 05/19/09
    Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

    Comment


      #3
      Re: Dec10

      MAE ALL...I got a solid 7 hours sleep last night! No waking up at 2 or 3 in the morning. I guess putting pen to paper, so to speak, made a big difference. Had a good day, things warmed up and there was even some melting going on. It's going to cool down tonight and tomorrow and then back to chinook weather.

      Mick...I thought wow, Mick's dentist is open on Sunday. Then I realized it's already Monday for you. I always put my card in my pocket and when it wasn't there I figured I'd put it in my purse. Searched my purse 3 times. Don't know why after the 1st search I thought 2 more would find it. LOL Is San Agastin the same place you stayed at last time you were in Tenerife? Have a great trip.

      Lav...the rest of the weekend has been peaceful. I'm seriously thinking I won't put the tap feature on my new card. Is your weather supposed to stick around? I don't know, would it be better if it was snow? You be careful back and forth from the chicken house.

      Waves to all else. Have good night...:smile:PPQP

      Comment


        #4
        Re: Dec10

        Hello everyone and how are we today then? Hope everyone is doing okay. The last three days we have had two different and separate storms. Quite a lot of flooding and this morning there was a massive accident I left the house at 9:00 to take the rabbits to their holiday home, I have just left them took me over two and a half hours to travel 17 miles. I am now outside the dentists, as I have a dental appointment for a filling in about half an hour. Everything is packed both suitcases every bit of rubbish I can think of putting in them is in them plus my backpack! We leave tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, and then 10 days in the sun allegedly I apologize for this being a short post however I need to go in and sign into the dentist take care everyone
        af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

        Comment


          #5
          Re: Dec10

          Late afternoon, heading into evening here,

          Your weather just gets worse & worse, Mick. You should go to Tenerife!
          That traffic jam sounds horrible. You must have to go into Manchester to drop the bunnies off. Soon you’ll be on a long vacation!
          No, no drama or lectures at Huxley’s house. That’s at D1’s house -and I haven’t been there since October 25th.

          I’m glad to hear that Ottlite is still in business.

          What a scare with the credit card, PQ! I hate when that happens. You did a good job problem-solving it all, and not doing anything foolish (like drinking).
          Did the old card turn up?

          I got invited to sub in for a card game yesterday! So that was a nice afternoon playing Hand & Foot (a form of Canasta) with some nice ladies. And the pressure was off, since I’m not part of their church group -just a sub.

          My friend is going to stop by and sleep over tonight, and spend the day tomorrow. She finds herself in this state because her first grandchild was just born here!
          A month early, so she’s a little caught off guard.

          My daughter D2’s pregnancy did not take. So she lost the one girl embryo. Well, two days after it was inserted, she developed atypical gout in her big toe, so she has been hobbling about in pain in a padded sandal shoe and on crutches. Two days after that, they had to put their alert, happy, but paralyzed dog down: her first dog, and so beloved. A few days after that, she became very ill for a couple days with a stomach bug that involved lots of vomiting & diarrhea. In other words, it just wasn’t a week that was conducive to getting a fertilized egg to implant. Bummer.

          Hi to Wags, TG, and Pie. It’s time for ‘Young Sheldon’ now!
          Once a pickle, never a cucumber again.

          Comment


            #6
            Re: Dec10

            Greetings everyone,

            When I went to bed last night it was still raining but woke up to a coating of snow. Not sure how that happened but it all melted when the sun came out.
            I’m down to 12 chickens but they still need to eat so we went to the feed store & stocked up. Haven’t had any eggs for the past few days, oh well.

            PQ, I often shop with my card in the pockets of my jeans. I know it won’t fall out like it could from a jacket pocket. Sorry you had to go thru that stress but you handled it all very well. That big rainstorm we had yesterday was part of a weather system that had tornados in Tennessee yesterday killing 6 people, how sad. I can’t gripe about having a bit of rain.

            Mick, wishing you & Julie a wonderful trip! Relax, take lots of pictures so we can see them too

            Slo, I’m sorry to hear all your daughter is going thru, what a shame. I hope she’s feeling better soon after all that :hug:
            Nice you got invited to play cards with the ladies. I don’t know of anyone playing cards these days. Enjoy your visit with your friend & hope her new grandbaby os OK.

            Hello to Cyn, hope yuo are feeling stronger.

            Hello to Pie, Fly & anyone else stopping by later.

            Have a nice night all!
            Lav
            AF since 03/26/09
            NF since 05/19/09
            Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

            Comment


              #7
              Re: Dec10

              MAE ALL...another 7hrs of uninterrupted sleep last night. I must be doing something right. Quiet day at work, put up the Christmas tree in the lobby in advance of a Community Christmas Craft Day on Saturday. One of the things they do is make ornaments of wishes and good cheer to hang on the tree.

              Mick...you just can't catch a break can you. Glad you weren't late for the dentist. Hope it was a quick fill and out of there. Have a great trip and we look forward to seeing the pics.

              Slo...nope, the old card has not materialized. Slipped over to the bank this morning and got my new one so now I can put that fiasco behind me. I thought it was D1's house that was the problem. I miss my card playing days. Had one of the bridge players stop in today so we had a nice visit. Nice that your friend is coming to spend the night/day with you. Sorry about Daughter D2, it just wasn't meant to be. I hope she's recovered from her stomach issues.

              Lav...ok I feel better now, you got snow. LOL It was below freezing today, no snow, and tomorrow and the rest of the week will be above normal temps. Last year at this time it was -30C/-22F so no complaints here. I saw the damage the tornados did in Tennessee and thought of you. Don't know where you are compared to Tennessee but they can travel a long way.

              Shout out to the rest of the gang. Have a nice night all...:smile:PPQP

              Comment


                #8
                Re: Dec10

                Mae all, quick note before I get my morning gear together and head to bed early as I have a 6AM to 2 PM shift tomorrow. I did 3 of those in a row over last weekend . It was hard, but I made it through, barely. Hopefully tomorrow will be easier.
                Mick , I hope this reaches you before you leave, or on your trip. Sounds great, and you so deserve after all your rain.
                SLO, so sorry to hear about D2s health stuff and losses, dear me. So glad you are there for her.
                Lav, down to 12 chickens, my but that sounds like a lot! Sorry about your weather, but glad there were no tornadoes. Here it is still like late summer, and the grass is still green. Crazy.
                PQ, I missed your credit card drama, but I had my own this afternoon after visiting Costco for new glasses. Between finding the Costco card, etc. everything got messed up and I couldn?t find my normal credit card. Finally got it, but such anxiety!
                Pie, hope all is good in Rescue Land.
                Greetings to all else. I am off to get some slumber before my early start.
                May all be well.
                TG

                Comment


                  #9
                  Re: Dec10

                  Mick, I just looked at Tenerife weather. Lots of sunshine with temps in the 50s sounds quite pleasant. Looking forward to your updates.

                  PQ, it?s been awhile since I?ve lost track of a credit card, but remember the feeling of panic. Understandable to want to escape from those feelings. Glad you dealt with it, sans alcohol.

                  Lav, do you have a dog that protects your chickens? An acquaintance here asked about what breed might be good for this purpose, and I have no idea.

                  TG, which shift suits you best?

                  Slo, I love playing cards! My hermit self declines most invitations, but that?s one I might accept.

                  I bought a collar with ID tag for foster dog, in anticipation of his move to new home next month. Now to get it on him! I?m thinking sneak attack.

                  Comment


                    #10
                    Re: Dec10

                    Hiya all. A quick jump in we are on the bus to the hotel..been a long day. Plane got diverted to faro in portugal with mechanical issues. Eventually fixed and flew on to gran Canaria. The airport lost one of our cases..there were about 6 missing. Eventually found dumped in a corner by this time all the reps had gone. We got one from another company to contact them we are now on a bus to the hotel..long day
                    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

                    Comment


                      #11
                      Re: Dec10

                      Good evening friends,

                      Sunny & seasonably cool here today, can’t complain.
                      I have one last embroidery job to do for a friend then closing up the shop until next year. Anyone else looking to get things done can go elsewhere haha.

                      Mick, sorry about your difficult trip. I’m sure you two are tired & in need of some good rest. Enjoy the sunshine when you can :hug:

                      Pie, my current dog is a beagle mix & she couldn’t care less about the chickens, Lol. I have seen her sit in the driveway & bark when flying predators are overhead but that’s about all. My Swissy was very helpful with the chickens, even grabbing them & carrying them back into their yard when there was an escape. I miss Maxie, today was her birthday. Not sure what other breeds would do that.

                      Cyn, yep down to 12 chickens where I’ve had as many as 30 at a time, haha!
                      I hope you got thru your day OK. I listened to a story today about people dealing with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the muscle aches & changes in thinking, etc have to wonder if that isn’t what the folks with long covid are dealing with as well. The symptoms seem to be extremely similar. Take care of yourself please

                      PQ, congrats on the good sleep. I’m currently into tossing & turning no matter what I do, ho hum.
                      The snow was pretty but I’m glad it didn’t stick around long. Stick that new bank card deep into a pockett, preferably one with a zipper

                      Slo, hope you are well.

                      Hello to anyone else checking in & wishing everyone a nice night!
                      Lav
                      AF since 03/26/09
                      NF since 05/19/09
                      Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

                      Comment


                        #12
                        Re: Dec10

                        MAE ALL...things still quiet at work. I'm really glad boss and accountant are off next week, it'll make the end of work all that sweeter.

                        TG...was today any easier? It is a lot of anxiety losing your credit card and then to wait 2 and 1/2 hrs to get through to report it was grueling.

                        Pi...thanks, it's been a year since I've thought of a drink but boy I wanted one on Saturday! Sneak attack is probably your best option. LOL

                        Mick...what an ordeal. I find it strange that all the reps leave even if there's things going on. It's the same here. I guess that's union for you. Hope the rest of your trip is drama free and you both can relax.

                        Lav...yup, just hang that "Gone Fishing" sign. It was a cool but sunny day today. It does sound like the forecasters are changing their minds about the upcoming warm weather. Guess it's at the point if you want to know what the weather is like, go outside.

                        Waves to everyone else. Have a good night....:smile:PPQP

                        Comment


                          #13
                          Re: Dec10

                          HIYA Crew! Just stopping by on my 6 year anniversary. I have been just living and continuing with my alcohol free life. My greatest insight about not drinking is the ripple effects it has. There are many things in MY life that are better, but I believe that when we make positive changes to our own lives, our improved communication skills, more evolved thinking and peace of mind affects others around us. I know that my kids and husband are each their own people, but if I had still been drinking, raging, checking out, lying, prioritizing my addiction and not modeling healthy, growth behavior, they would not be in the same place they are either. We all show each other "ways to be and grow", and when we choose to work on ourselves, it positively impacts everyone else around us.

                          Sorry to hear about the bank cards, traffic and weather! Slo, sorry for your daughters loss. Mick, have a great trip!

                          Best to everyone; thank you for being here!!
                          Kensho

                          Done. Moving on to life.

                          Comment


                            #14
                            Re: Dec10

                            Congrats on your 6 year anniversary Kenso! Such wise words. :heartbeat: PPQP

                            Comment


                              #15
                              Re: Dec10

                              Hiya all .new day new outlook. Slept like the proverbial log last night. Nice and warm no rain no nothing overcast but hey.going for a bimble later on to explore
                              Congratulations Kensho..well done to you. Life is so much better when you control it

                              A big shout to everyone else. Take care and have a great day
                              af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X