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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006Hang It Sherry, this is your fault ;-P
Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end of trouble around my house. First Emily's alternator died. Admittedly at 17, Emily is an old girl, but she was game until you posted about your appliances. Then, one of the kids' gamer friends backed into our mailbox with his dad's truck. Score: Mailbox pole O, Truck 1 Mailbox 2. The mailbox, the one part I wanted to get rid of, is totally intact. However it consists of an old rusty mailbox covered with this ugly fiberglass sheet embossed with what looks like some sort of intestinal worm and some farm animals. Couldn't you have encouraged it to self-destruct instead of the mail box pole, which I now have to repaint and mount house numbers on? Now, Emily is sitting in front of my house. The alternator is fixed, but apparently her fuel injection is out. I have no idea how much the fuel infection system is going to cost, but i'm praying it is less than forty dollars. Yes I am whimpering. I had to cadge rides with friends and neighbors in order to get to school for my finals. I am trying to look upon this as a challenge, but it is very hard at the moment. Please ask your appliances to behave and not encourage everyone else's mechanical equipment to act up. I for one, would really appreciate it. Pam S. :-) > Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end > of trouble around my house. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Pam S. :-) Oh, we don't talk about finances in front of the appliances anymore, as was suggested by a poster here. That was the problem. I was giddy with the thought of the $285 tax refund I was about to receive...babbling about what I was going to do with it, and look what happened. That's what appliances do at night. They plot revolutions. I always knew that the mates to my socks turned into clothes hangers at night, but I never clued into the the Appliance Revolt until now. Poor Emily. We did get a new truck for DH. My car had better last. At this rate I don't imagine I'll ever get a new one. Sherry > revolutions. I always knew that the mates to my socks turned into > clothes hangers at night Is *that* where they go? Now I know.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca My theory is, the lost socks of Earth form the rings of Saturn. But they are summoned to their stellar fate ONE at a time. Melissa > My theory is, the lost socks of Earth form the rings of Saturn. LOL. I remember reading someplace that Saturn's rings are made up of lost airline luggage. :) Joyce No reason both theories can't be true, since there are large and small particles in the rings of Saturn. =o) Melissa >>revolutions. I always knew that the mates to my socks turned into >>clothes hangers at night > > Is *that* where they go? Now I know. And I always had visions of lost socks going into their very own black holes...in the dryer. I'll have to think about this one. OK, theory time. Where do the mates of your socks go when they disappear? Hum, this could become an exercise for my writer's guild. Pam S. who seems to be the only one worrying about Emily > > Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end > > of trouble around my house. > > > > First Emily's alternator died. Admittedly at 17, Emily is an old girl, > > but she was game until you posted about your appliances. Oh, appliances have their Mothership, too. It's not just cats. They all talk to each other. And your computer is an appliance, too! So there Sherry was, blabbing about her situation right to one of THEM. No wonder it's spreading! Joyce > I am trying to look upon this as a challenge, but it is very hard at > the moment. Please ask your appliances to behave and not encourage > everyone else's mechanical equipment to act up. I for one, would > really appreciate it. Oof. I want to post something here, but I'm afraid that any assertions about my appliances' good health would result in an instant murphy's law enforcement. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>I am trying to look upon this as a challenge, but it is very hard at >>the moment. Please ask your appliances to behave and not encourage [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > about my appliances' good health would result in an instant murphy's > law enforcement. You've done it now. I really think part of this was me joking that we'd already replaced the washer, dryer, stove, dishwasher, and added a spare fridge so that we wouldn't be without cooling if ours went out. Boy was I wrong. Do toilets count as mechanical appliances? The handle broke on the toilet in the main bathroom, too. I think they're getting me coming and going. Pam S. > You've done it now. I really think part of this was me joking that > we'd already replaced the washer, dryer, stove, dishwasher, and > added a spare fridge so that we wouldn't be without cooling if ours > went out. Boy was I wrong. Do toilets count as mechanical > appliances? The handle broke on the toilet in the main bathroom, > too. I think they're getting me coming and going. Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! Not electronic, unless you have a really fancy toilet from Japan or smoething. I'm sorry =/ In the short run, you can pull off the cover and just yank on the chain to flush. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! The toilet gods have had it out for me (and for whomever happens to be living in the apartment directly below mine) for quite a few years. The plumbing in this building is very old and tends to break down easily. I've had toilet backups and overflows, had to use the plunger almost every day, which caused the "wax ring" to come loose and then water flows all over the place, resulting in my poor downstairs neighbor getting a deluge of water - or worse - from the ceiling. Sometimes it collects in a light fixture in her ceiling. Anyway, years of flooding and water seeping into places where it shouldn't go has caused the floor boards in my bathroom to rot out, not to mention get all moldy (my neighbor has mold growing in her apartment from it, but for some reason, I haven't had it here). So finally, my landlord has gotten around to having the floor replaced. Starting last Thursday, guys have been in my apartment ripping up the floor, banging round and running loud saws. You can imagine how well that's gone over among the felines! While the workers are here, Roxy and Licky get shut into my bedroom for the day. Smudge has the option of coming in or going out. The contractors keep the front door open all day so they can come and go easily. I was at work on Thursday and Friday, but was here yesterday while they were working. I think they're going to be done by Monday, or maybe Tuesday. I haven't had the use of my shower since they started working, so I've had to shower downstairs at my neighbor's. It's a pain in the butt. The new bathroom will be nice, though. Turned out the wood around the bathtub was also rotted, so it all came out, and I now have a new bathtub. The new floor is nice, too - ceramic tiles, very pretty. (Although there are fairly deep groves between each tile - looks like a great place for grains of kitty litter to get stuck.) I'll be glad when it's all done and I can go back to normal! This disruption has coincided with the start of my new job, and I've been trying to get used to a new routine as it is. And of course, the kitties will be happy when all that noise stops, not to mention being cooped up in my bedroom. I sure hope this is the end of my bathroom troubles! And my neighbor's, too - although I'm afraid she's so disgusted by this and other problems, that she's going to move out when her lease is up. That is really too bad, as she's been a great neighbor, for too short a time. Joyce Try closet auger, instead of a plunger. http://www.sandiego-plumbers.com/info/unclogging_toilet.htm http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/print/0,17071,193799,00.html SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Monique Y. Mudama <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote: > Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! The toilet gods have had it out for me (and for whomever happens to be living in the apartment directly below mine) for quite a few years. The plumbing in this building is very old and tends to break down easily. I've had toilet backups and overflows, had to use the plunger almost every day, which caused the "wax ring" to come loose and then water flows all over the place, resulting in my poor downstairs neighbor getting a deluge of water - or worse - from the ceiling. Sometimes it collects in a light fixture in her ceiling. Anyway, years of flooding and water seeping into places where it shouldn't go has caused the floor boards in my bathroom to rot out, not to mention get all moldy (my neighbor has mold growing in her apartment from it, but for some reason, I haven't had it here). So finally, my landlord has gotten around to having the floor replaced. Starting last Thursday, guys have been in my apartment ripping up the floor, banging round and running loud saws. You can imagine how well that's gone over among the felines! While the workers are here, Roxy and Licky get shut into my bedroom for the day. Smudge has the option of coming in or going out. The contractors keep the front door open all day so they can come and go easily. I was at work on Thursday and Friday, but was here yesterday while they were working. I think they're going to be done by Monday, or maybe Tuesday. I haven't had the use of my shower since they started working, so I've had to shower downstairs at my neighbor's. It's a pain in the butt. The new bathroom will be nice, though. Turned out the wood around the bathtub was also rotted, so it all came out, and I now have a new bathtub. The new floor is nice, too - ceramic tiles, very pretty. (Although there are fairly deep groves between each tile - looks like a great place for grains of kitty litter to get stuck.) I'll be glad when it's all done and I can go back to normal! This disruption has coincided with the start of my new job, and I've been trying to get used to a new routine as it is. And of course, the kitties will be happy when all that noise stops, not to mention being cooped up in my bedroom. I sure hope this is the end of my bathroom troubles! And my neighbor's, too - although I'm afraid she's so disgusted by this and other problems, that she's going to move out when her lease is up. That is really too bad, as she's been a great neighbor, for too short a time. Joyce > Try closet auger, instead of a plunger. > http://www.sandiego-plumbers.com/info/unclogging_toilet.htm > http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/print/0,17071,193799,00.html Thanks! Joyce > > Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Joyce A dust buster cordless hand vacuum or something similar is great for getting grit out of grout. Jo > A dust buster cordless hand vacuum or something similar is great > for getting grit out of grout. I've been thinking of that, yes. Joyce >> Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Joyce Wow, that's great they're finally fixing your bathroom. 'Bout time, by the sounds of it! About the deep groove between tiles, have they put the grout on yet? Because it can look pretty finished even without the grout, but once that's on, there shouldn't be a very deep groove at all. Or did they just not put *enough* grout in? If so, you should mention it and they could put on more. Congrats on the new job too, that's great! I hope you adjust to your new schedule. I guess you can't be nocturnal anymore now! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > About the deep groove between tiles, have they put the grout on yet? > Because it can look pretty finished even without the grout, but once > that's on, there shouldn't be a very deep groove at all. Or did they > just not put *enough* grout in? If so, you should mention it and they > could put on more. That's a good suggestion. I didn't even think about grout - I just figured they were done. I'll ask about it tomorrow. > Congrats on the new job too, that's great! I hope you adjust to your > new schedule. I guess you can't be nocturnal anymore now! Thanks! Not a moment too soon, either - I've gotten into some bad financial straits recently. It'll be good to get out of debt and be able to support myself decently for a change! Nope, can't be nocturnal anymore. But I don't have to get up extremely early either, so it's not miserable. The more difficult challenge, I've found, is getting used to having so little time to do what I feel like doing, outside of work. In fact I barely have time to do the necessities, like shopping etc. I'm sure I'll settle into it eventually - after all, this is how most people live, and I did it for many years myself. I used to be extremely busy while working full-time, but I've gotten used to living at a much slower pace over the past few years. So I either have to speed it up a bit, or do less. Joyce > > About the deep groove between tiles, have they put the grout on yet? > > Because it can look pretty finished even without the grout, but once [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > living at a much slower pace over the past few years. So I either have > to speed it up a bit, or do less. I leave it to others to worry about the meaning of life. What I've always wanted to know was how to have both time and an income. Always been either too busy to enjoy the money or too broke to enjoy the time. Jo > What I've always wanted to know was how to have both time and an > income. Always been either too busy to enjoy the money or too broke > to enjoy the time. I know! For all those years I was unemployed, I hardly *did* anything! I did manage to enjoy myself, when I wasn't stressed about my finances, but I always used to imagine that if I ever had a long stretch of time off, I would take classes and music lessons, travel, etc. But then when it happened, either I couldn't afford to do that stuff, or I just felt too depressed to get it together to do it. I got really stuck in this nocturnal pattern - up all night, sleep all day. And while I found ways to amuse myself, and enjoyed the slow pace of life, I did get sort of isolated and stuck. I wonder what it would have been like if I'd had time off with pay, and with a job guaranteed at the end of it? A sabbatical, in other words? No need to be extremely frugal, and no fears about not being able to get a job hanging over me. I wonder if I would have made better use of my time under those circumstances? In other words, was I unable to spend the time I did have off expanding myself, learning things, experiencing new things, because of worry and depression, or am I just a lazy person by nature, who needs the external structure of a job to accomplish anything? Joyce > I wonder what it would have been like if I'd had time off with pay, and > with a job guaranteed at the end of it? A sabbatical, in other words? > No need to be extremely frugal, and no fears about not being able to get > a job hanging over me. I'm actually about to find out... at least for 10 weeks this summer. I've been a "freeway flyer" college instructor for the last 7 years. For those 7 years I taught anything from 3 to 5 classes in the summer, and drove between 3 campuses to do it. 5 classes is a full time load in the regular semester, and the summer session is half that length, so 2-3 summer classes is about the same as a full time load the rest of the year. 5 classes in the summer is like teaching 10 classes during the regular semester. If I didn't teach summer session I didn't get paid for those 3 months. I'm now finishing up my first year as a full time, tenure-track professor. Since I now have the option of having my annual income paid out in 12 monthly installments for the first time I *don't* have to teach summer session, but I'll still get my regular paychecks. I'm taking this first summer off. Once I submit my final grades I'll have about 10 weeks off before the fall semester starts up. I've got some travel plans, and a stack of reading to get done (in part to re-vamp my archaeology course... I'm teaching it in the fall after not teaching it for a year and a half). I'm also going to an experimental archaeology workshop on wood-fired ceramics (the first task is to build the kiln...). This summer is going to be *so* cool... I'll probably go back to teaching next summer, but only one course (I've already arranged it with my department chair), and that one will probably be online, so I can teach *while* I travel- as long as I have an internet connection I'm good to go. Katrina -- History: special people in special places at special times Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time -KWorley, 1997 A thousand congratulations on getting a tenure-track position! I hope that this summer is everything you want it to be. Tish >I'm actually about to find out... at least for 10 weeks this summer. >I've been a "freeway flyer" college instructor for the last 7 years. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Katrina > I'm actually about to find out... at least for 10 weeks this summer. Oooooh, you're really lucky! School's out for summer - for adults! :) > I've been a "freeway flyer" college instructor for the last 7 years. What's a "freeway flyer" college? (Or are you a "freeway flyer" instructor?) > I've got some travel plans, and a stack of reading to get done (in part > to re-vamp my archaeology course... I'm teaching it in the fall after > not teaching it for a year and a half). I'm also going to an > experimental archaeology workshop on wood-fired ceramics (the first > task is to build the kiln...). This summer is going to be *so* cool... That sounds interesting! Is that what your teach, archaeology? Joyce > > I'm actually about to find out... at least for 10 weeks this summer. > Oooooh, you're really lucky! School's out for summer - for adults! :) Yep- Finals starts tomorrow... I had my last lecture today. I still have *stacks* of grading, but I don't have to lecture again until August! > > I've been a "freeway flyer" college instructor for the last 7 years. > What's a "freeway flyer" college? (Or are you a "freeway flyer" > instructor?) A "freeway flyer" is an instructor who cobbles together a full time load by teaching classes at a variety of colleges in the region. By law, in California a part time instructor can't work more than 60% of a full time load in a single district, so if you NEED to work full time, you have to travel and work your 60% in two or more districts. Luckily there are two community college districts nearby as well as the University, and once I got established I was in demand to the point that I already had offers of classes by mid-terms of the previous semester. I know other instructors who didn't know what they would be teaching at *finals*. Some semesters I taught as many as 7 classes on 5 campuses in three districts and put 500 miles a week on my car going from campus to campus. My motto was "have cellphone and laptop, will travel". I held office hours in closets, in the cafeteria and via AOL Instant Messenger. > > I've got some travel plans, and a stack of reading to get done (in > part > to re-vamp my archaeology course... I'm teaching it in the fall [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > That sounds interesting! Is that what your teach, archaeology? I teach anthropology, and archaeology is one of the sub-fields. My normal course load is Physical Anthropology and the Physical lab, Archaeology, and Cultural Anthropology. I also teach Native Peoples of North America, Native Peoples of California, and we're just putting Linguistics through curriculum review. Hopefully we'll get to teach it next spring. Katrina -- History: special people in special places at special times Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time -KWorley, 1997 > A "freeway flyer" is an instructor who cobbles together a full time > load by teaching classes at a variety of colleges in the region. Ahhh yes, OK. I guess there are quite a few of those. > Some semesters I taught as many as 7 classes on 5 > campuses in three districts and put 500 miles a week on my car going > from campus to campus. My motto was "have cellphone and laptop, will > travel". I held office hours in closets, in the cafeteria and via AOL > Instant Messenger. Wow! > I teach anthropology, and archaeology is one of the sub-fields. My > normal course load is Physical Anthropology and the Physical lab, > Archaeology, and Cultural Anthropology. I took Intro to Cultural Anthropology in college (to fulfill a science requirement). But the teacher was an archeologist, so we were held to very strict standards in terms of what we could and could not assume. :) I find the cultural stuff the most interesting, actually. > History: special people in special places at special times > Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time > -KWorley, 1997 Oh, I *love* this!! Pretty much sums up why I always disliked history, but found anthropology interesting - except in rare cases when someone wrote a history about "everyone else, the rest of the time". :) Joyce > I'm actually about to find out... at least for 10 weeks this summer. > I've been a "freeway flyer" college instructor for the last 7 years. For [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > probably be online, so I can teach *while* I travel- as long as I have > an internet connection I'm good to go. Sounds absolutely wonderful! Many congratulations! Working at the university is nice that way, you can take a lot of time off in the summer. :oP > History: special people in special places at special times > Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time LOL! But so true. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > paychecks. I'm taking this first summer off. Once I submit my final > grades I'll have about 10 weeks off before the fall semester starts up. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > experimental archaeology workshop on wood-fired ceramics (the first > task is to build the kiln...). This summer is going to be *so* cool... Sounds great =) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I'm now finishing up my first year as a full time, > tenure-track professor. Since I now have the option of having my annual [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > archaeology workshop on wood-fired ceramics (the first task is to build > the kiln...). This summer is going to be *so* cool... That sounds so WAY KEWL! I'm an archaeology buff, as well as a socio-history buff and ceramics are awesome. Can you tell that other people's lives fascinate me? I wish you taught at Faytech. I'd be right on it, and so would a lot of the students around here. I'll be working on getting my car back into running form, fixing the toilet, repairing or replacing the mailbox, healing up a sprained right hand, and getting a Writer's Guild going at our local Books A Million store. Then, if I have the time, I'll be writing the novel of Pine Cone's adventures on the High Seas. If you want your owner mentioned in the book, please let me know. Pam S. eager to get the computer humming >> What I've always wanted to know was how to have both time and an >> income. Always been either too busy to enjoy the money or too broke [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Joyce Heh, I didn't do too much in my 5 years off in Thailand. Thought I was going to learn Thai but gave up on that pretty quickly. I did a lot of logistical organizing for Dennis and our travels together. I communicated with our friends and families back home. I took a lot of pictures and organized them very well. Other than that, I spent a lot of time on the internet, read a lot of books but nothing serious. Watched TV, had manicures, hung out with girlfriends in Bangkok, played Mah Jong, etc. Pretty much a 5 year vacation. It was nice. But I'm looking forward to working again too. Maybe part time. What I'd really like is a full time job while Dennis is away and then every other 4 weeks off while Dennis is home. Think that won't really happen though! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > was nice. But I'm looking forward to working again too. Maybe part > time. What I'd really like is a full time job while Dennis is away > and then every other 4 weeks off while Dennis is home. Think that > won't really happen though! Well, if you can find a way to work for yourself, you could. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Heh, I didn't do too much in my 5 years off in Thailand. Thought I was > going to learn Thai but gave up on that pretty quickly. I did a lot of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > away and then every other 4 weeks off while Dennis is home. Think that > won't really happen though! I haven't worked for 5 years too. Now I finally pulled myself together and work as a volunteer and take a yoga & pilates class. I am debating about piano lessons. I did watch a lot of TV, but have cut back a lot. Now with the Ottawa Sens out of the Stanley Cup playoff, I will probably watch even less TV. I am still very unorganized though, especially when it comes to stuff at home. You played Mah Jong?! That is neat. I never played even though I grew up watching my parents and grarndparents played Mah Jong. Winnie > I wonder what it would have been like if I'd had time off with pay, > and with a job guaranteed at the end of it? A sabbatical, in other > words? No need to be extremely frugal, and no fears about not being > able to get a job hanging over me. I wonder if I would have made > better use of my time under those circumstances? I had a very tiny insight into that. When I was laid off last year, I basically grounded myself. The weather was beautiful, but I felt like I was cheating if I didn't stay indoors and at least think about working on job applications. I didn't even get out to ride my bike much, which was really a shame. Anyway, once it looked like I would be getting an offer letter from a cool company (my current one), I packed up and drove to Utah to spend a week with my aunt. The plan was to spend the time mountain biking with her; she actually also had the week off. Anyway, things didn't quite work out as planned (it was unseasonably cold in Park City, and then my parents also joined us, which changed the character of the visit), but I definitely found myself more willing to go and do things without money worries hanging over my head. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I know! For all those years I was unemployed, I hardly *did* anything! > I did manage to enjoy myself, when I wasn't stressed about my finances, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to amuse myself, and enjoyed the slow pace of life, I did get sort of > isolated and stuck. I had the same experience. I slept a lot in the daytime, and was up late watching TV at night. I hardly went out in the winter. But I am getting better now. I am out a lot and came home tired. Hope this continues. Winnie > I wonder what it would have been like if I'd had time off with pay, and > with a job guaranteed at the end of it? A sabbatical, in other words? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joyce > I had the same experience. I slept a lot in the daytime, and was up > late watching TV at night. I hardly went out in the winter. But I > am getting better now. I am out a lot and came home tired. Hope > this continues. I was only unemployed for about a month. I made a point of getting up at the same time I would have for work, to stay in the habit. But I think I was slipping already by the end of the month. It would be hard to keep that up indefinitely. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> I had the same experience. I slept a lot in the daytime, and was up >> late watching TV at night. I hardly went out in the winter. But I >> am getting better now. I am out a lot and came home tired. Hope >> this continues. > I was only unemployed for about a month. I made a point of getting up > at the same time I would have for work, to stay in the habit. But I > think I was slipping already by the end of the month. It would be > hard to keep that up indefinitely. When I was unemployed for a while, I had to keep some kind of activity level up and structure in my day, or I found I started getting depressed and bored. SignatureCheryl >> I had the same experience. I slept a lot in the daytime, and was up >> late watching TV at night. I hardly went out in the winter. But I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >think I was slipping already by the end of the month. It would be >hard to keep that up indefinitely. I was unemployed for exactly 45 days last time. I got up every morning and job-hunted online for an hour or two, then the rest of the day was mine. If I'd know that my 'vacation' was going to be so short, I would have enjoyed it more. *sigh* When I was hired, they asked me to start the very next day, so there was no time to even celebrate. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > I was unemployed for exactly 45 days last time. I got up every > morning and job-hunted online for an hour or two, then the rest of > the day was mine. If I'd know that my 'vacation' was going to be so > short, I would have enjoyed it more. *sigh* When I was hired, they > asked me to start the very next day, so there was no time to even > celebrate. Nice. I felt guilty if I did anything not job related. Such a waste. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Nope, can't be nocturnal anymore. But I don't have to get up > extremely early either, so it's not miserable. The more difficult [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > pace over the past few years. So I either have to speed it up a bit, > or do less. I dunno. I've had a fairly standard work schedule pretty much my entire working life, but I still find it almost impossible to get everything done that needs to be done. Both DH and I work more than full time and have other obligations and interests, too. Thank corporate america for 24 hour grocery stores! While I was in Germany a couple of years ago, I expressed confusion at a world in which grocery stores have closing times, and aren't even open on Sundays. One of our German friends suggested that, with an eight hour work day, it should be easy to drop by the store on the way home. I just laughed. Not that I want to work crazy hours, and I typically don't, but when something comes up at work, I don't just drop everything to leave when the clock strikes. I enjoy my job, so if I'm in the middle of chasing something down, I'd rather finish that task than drop it. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > The toilet gods have had it out for me (and for whomever happens to > be living in the apartment directly below mine) for quite a few years. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > neighbor getting a deluge of water - or worse - from the ceiling. > Sometimes it collects in a light fixture in her ceiling. Wow, and I thought I had it bad at our last house. The septic filled up and was emptied by a company hired by the rental agency. Apparently they didn't seat the top right or something, as after that whenever there was rain (this area averages around 40 inches a year) or too many water using things going at once (dishes and showers at the same time) everything in the tank would come up through the plumbing, flood the tub, and turn the front yard into a stinky quagmire. It was rather nasty. I feel sorry for those who moved in after we left as the owner and rental agency were not fond of spending money to fix anything. Pam S. > > Definitely toilets are mechanical -- they have moving parts! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > neighbor getting a deluge of water - or worse - from the ceiling. > Sometimes it collects in a light fixture in her ceiling. <snip> > I sure hope this is the end of my bathroom troubles! And my neighbor's, > too - although I'm afraid she's so disgusted by this and other problems, > that she's going to move out when her lease is up. That is really too > bad, as she's been a great neighbor, for too short a time. > > Joyce How horrible! We are sending lots of best wishes and purrs for everything to work well from now on, Polonca and Soncek >>> I am trying to look upon this as a challenge, but it is very hard at >>> the moment. Please ask your appliances to behave and not encourage [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. I think you should go back to bed and stay there, Pam, I don't think a bed is an appliance. <eg> SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Pam S. > > I think you should go back to bed and stay there, Pam, I don't think > a bed is an appliance. <eg> Unless it vibrates *ducks and runs* Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>>Pam S. >> >>I think you should go back to bed and stay there, Pam, I don't think >>a bed is an appliance. <eg> > > Unless it vibrates I wish. Ok, I don't want a vibrating bed. My current fantasy is to have a king sized one that the cats will have enough room on to let us share it once in a while. Pam S. >>>I am trying to look upon this as a challenge, but it is very hard at >>>the moment. Please ask your appliances to behave and not encourage [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. Does anyone know the words to the song Sinatra used to sing "That's Life -- That's what they say...."MLB its an epidemic. Went to check the mail just before I opened this. Box is fine, post is fine (in fact it is going to be a bitch to remove and replace.) However connection between post and the plate that fastens to the bottom of the box? Seven of the eight welds are broken. Sheeesh. Jo > Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end of > trouble around my house. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Pam S. :-) > Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end of > trouble around my house. My washing machine died last week too. Can't get our new one until Thursday. Have two small children, including one messy boy. Susan M Otis and Chester >> Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no >> end of trouble around my house. > > My washing machine died last week too. Can't get our new one until > Thursday. Have two small children, including one messy boy. Ugh! Is there a laundromat close? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no >>> end of trouble around my house. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ugh! Is there a laundromat close? To improve on the laundromat experience, look for a place that also has a liquor license ;) Down here in the southern U.S. they're known as 'Suds & Duds'. There's nothing more boring than sitting in a laundromat watching your clothes dry only to find out they really aren't dry so you have to feed more quarters in. It's much more entertaining when you can have a beer or a cocktail and watch some TV instead of the machines. Jill > To improve on the laundromat experience, look for a place that also has a > liquor license ;) Down here in the southern U.S. they're known as 'Suds & [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > a > cocktail and watch some TV instead of the machines. ROFLMAO!!!! I *love* it!!! Susan M Otis and Chester >> To improve on the laundromat experience, look for a place that also has a >> liquor license ;) Down here in the southern U.S. they're known as 'Suds & [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >ROFLMAO!!!! I *love* it!!! Actually, the best idea I ever saw was a laundromat that was behind a workout gym. It was perfect. The average laundry time (for me, anyway) is about an hour, and that's a good sized workout, too. It's gone now, though. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > Actually, the best idea I ever saw was a laundromat that was behind > a workout gym. It was perfect. The average laundry time (for me, anyway) > is about an hour, and that's a good sized workout, too. And then you have clean clothes to put on when you get home and cleaned up! :) I remember a laundromat / coffee shop (side by side, but owned by the same people). Same idea: put your clothes in the wash, then go next door for tea and a bagel (or whatever you like), hang out, read, etc. I always thought that was a great idea, but I think I like the gym even better. Joyce "Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote in message >> >> My washing machine died last week too. Can't get our new one until >> Thursday. Have two small children, including one messy boy. > > Ugh! Is there a laundromat close? ... my mom and dad live down the street. They don't much like being called a laudromat but I feel lucky to be able to use them as such ;-) Susan M Otis and Chester > "Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote >>> >> Ugh! Is there a laundromat close? > > ... my mom and dad live down the street. They don't much like being called > a laudromat but I feel lucky to be able to use them as such ;-) LOL! I used to do my laundry at my parents/my Mum's once a week for, oh, fifteen years or so. Now I live in a block of flats where there's a laundry room just down the hall from me, and this is very much easier. Doesn't cost anything, either. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > LOL! I used to do my laundry at my parents/my Mum's once a week for, oh, > fifteen years or so. Now I live in a block of flats where there's a > laundry room just down the hall from me, and this is very much easier. > Doesn't cost anything, either. Wow I have never seen a laundry room in any apt. complex that doesn't cost anything. The ones I used all have coin operated washers and dryers. Winnie "Marina" <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > LOL! I used to do my laundry at my parents/my Mum's once a week for, oh, > fifteen years or so. Now I live in a block of flats where there's a > laundry room just down the hall from me, and this is very much easier. > Doesn't cost anything, either. Well, its nice to be able to see family like to that too ... and nice to have laundry just down the hall! I like being able to see my family regularly - its good for all of us I think. We have the type that doesn't meddle too much though so that must make it easier. Susan M Otis and Chester > "Marina" <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >> LOL! I used to do my laundry at my parents/my Mum's once a week for, oh, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > regularly - its good for all of us I think. We have the type that doesn't > meddle too much though so that must make it easier. At first I felt guilty because I don't visit Mum as often now. But I also felt a bit guilty when I did visit her every Sunday, because she would insist on cooking a meal for me, and i didn't want her to go to all that trouble every single week. But now it's alright, we do see each other about once a week, but under much freer conditions. Sometimes I'm the one who invites her to dinner, sometimes we go out to see an exhibition or a play, or out to eat. I think it's good that neither of us is feeling an obligation to the other. Not that we didn't get along fine before, but it feels better now. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > At first I felt guilty because I don't visit Mum as often now. But I > also felt a bit guilty when I did visit her every Sunday, because she [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > us is feeling an obligation to the other. Not that we didn't get along > fine before, but it feels better now. That's the kind of relationship I'd always fantasized having with my mom. Of course it didn't work out that way. She died when I was a teenager and I never really knew her. I wonder if I'd have liked her if I got a chance to get to know her after becoming an adult. I hope that I can have that kind of relationship with my own kids, after I get them finally kicked out of the house. ;-0 Pam S. >>Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end of >>trouble around my house. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester Lots of purrs and best wishes for no machines to break, Polonca and Soncek > My washing machine died last week too. Can't get our new one until > Thursday. Have two small children, including one messy boy. I sympathise with you. 2 years ago my washer had a leak that was beyond repair. It took a while to get a new one installed. My nice neighbour let me used hers at the mean time. I was very fortunate as I don't like to drag my laundry to a laundromat. Winnie > Susan M > Otis and Chester > I sympathise with you. 2 years ago my washer had a leak that was beyond > repair. It took a while to get a new one installed. My nice neighbour let me [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Winnie Last year we had to do just that. The washer developed a leak and wouldn't spin out correctly. We're still cleaning up mold smell. Anyway for two months we had to drive the laundry to the nearest laundromat and wash and dry it. We could have used the dryer at home, but we were doing quite a lot od laundry at a time. It was easier, though not cheaper to dry it there as well. Thank Bast for income tax refunds. Pam s. >Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end >of trouble around my house. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Pam S. :-) Oh, Pam, I'm so sorry, but I'm also rofl at your post. 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