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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2008The trip is off
I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, I'm in the hole cash wise. So I checked out the account and there is a $950.67 withdrawal that I know nothing about. I'm going to see what is going on, but in the mean time, I will not be able to travel with Rob and Mandy to Ohio and take care of Ginger-Lyn's owners while she's in hospital. It was only supposed to be for a day or two, but they were important days. We also won't be able to go to Ft Campbell as well so that Rob can visit his old unit. This upsets me as much as not being able to help out Ginger-Lyn. We also won't be able to travel into the Midwest and visit Lee, Granby, and Dan. I feel like my world has tumbled into the ground and there is nothing left to do. Rob tried to cheer me up by saying that now we can go to the meet and greet in Florida, but I don't think that is happening either. I'm so depressed today. Pam S. crying selfish tears > I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in the > bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, I'm in the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. crying selfish tears (((((((Pam))))))) Read over your post again. Your tears aren't selfish. You're concerned about letting people down. The fact that you are one of them doesn't mean you're selfish. It just means you're human. Joy >> I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in >> the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Joy I agree with Joy. Your tears aren't selfish at all, sweetie. kili > I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in the > bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, I'm in the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. crying selfish tears Pam, This may be an overly obvious message, but have you checked with your bank to locate the source of that withdrawal? You will not be financially responsible if someone withdrew that money without your authorization. Problems like sometimes take awhile -- but on the other hand, I had a friend who was able to solve a similar problem in only 24 hours. In her case, someone had copied her checking information and forged her signature. Also: Those are not selfish tears. You are concerned about other people, and I think *anyone* would be upset about a situation like this. MaryL > I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in > the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. crying selfish tears {{{{{{{{{{{{ Pam }}}}}}}}}}}}  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Pam Darlin' S@@t happens to the best laid plans. There will always be another time, if not here at the Bridge, as they say. I know you are feeling bad but don't take this all on your shoulders. One thing at a time. The SS thing you can't do anything about but figure out where the missing money went, knock someone over the head and then start all over again. Been there, done this. I too would love to go down to the gathering in Florida but I won't even try and figure out a way. In my case it would mean having to bring a half dozen people with me and that would end up being no vacation. One step at a time Pam that is all you can do. >> I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in >> the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > {{{{{{{{{{{{ Pam }}}}}}}}}}}} > Pam S. crying selfish tears They're not selfish at all, Pam - you're entitled. Getting a significantly smaller SS rebate is a harsh blow, as is finding a big chunk of money gone from your account. I'd be depressed in those conditions too! Between us all, we'll figure out a way to arrange for Ginger-lyn's masters to be watched over while she's in hospital. And Nancy and I will plan a trip to IL or IN to meet with Gramby and Lee, and we'll find a way to get all of us together with you and Rob another time. Hang in there, Pam. Dan "Daniel Mahoney"... >> Pam S. crying selfish tears > > They're not selfish at all, Pam - you're entitled. Getting a significantly > smaller SS rebate is a harsh blow, as is finding a big chunk of money gone > from your account. I'd be depressed in those conditions too! I know what you mean Daniel, our SS rebate wasn't deposited in our account at all today, like it was supposed to. I'm so sorry you're going thru all this Pam. I know we've had our differences, but I really feel bad for you. > Between us all, we'll figure out a way to arrange for Ginger-lyn's masters > to be watched over while she's in hospital. And Nancy and I will plan a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Dan Dan, you are such a kind hoomin to help her. See, LOVE conquers all. Like he said Pam, hang in there. You haven't let anybody down sweetie. It will all work out...somehow. PUUUUUUUURRS Hugs Kyla > I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in the > bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, I'm in the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Pam S. crying selfish tears {{{{{{{{{{Pam}}}}}}}}}} You *HAVE NOT* let anybody down - the world let you down!! I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! Hugs, CatNipped > I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give > yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick > one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis situation ;-) Tweed > "CatNipped" <CatNipped@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick >> one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! > That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis > situation ;-) LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of what constitutes "broke"... SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ On May 9, 8:01 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message > >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give > >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick > >> one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! > > That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis > > situation ;-) > LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of > what constitutes "broke"... > Joyce Dunno where Pam & Co. are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in NC than here in MileHigh. A fill-up of a 16-gallon tank (my vehicle's capacity) is just about $10-15 short of one night's lodging in a decent motel/hotel there (excluding beachside). I doubt seriously that spa services - probably as common in TX as offered in my home state - the epitome of decadent vacation destinations, FL - are all over the place in NC lodgings, but maybe in the pricier places they are. Correction: possibly Vegas could vie with FL as "epitome" destination from what I read lately, but Nevada seems to be hit much harder in every way by current recession/foreclosure/gas crises. "Epitome" = toss-up. My criticism of 'Nipped's suggestion of a short "getaway" for Pam & Rob is limited to "spa services" reference.....NC is noted for many good things - vinegar-based BBQ! Yumyum! for one - natural gemstones (*not* diamonds) in parks you can go to and "dig up your own" jewels (in rock formations) - but *not* as I know it "spas" and accompanying pampering, LOL. I think 'Nipped was just thinking of what *her* idea of a substitute fun thing might be.Yeah, we DO have different notions of when you're at "broke" re financial resources. Here jokes abound, as well as on tv late-night humorists, that spending your "stimulus" may well be done at the gas pump, especially if you drive a big, gas-hog SUV that leads you to the pump lots more often than my 3.5L 6-cyl. single-cab light truck does.... It sounded absurd, Tweed, and you have no way of being aware of the above, but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original plan...and our country - much much younger than yours - is not based, as yours is, on centuries of historical existence, but on small plastic cards we use instead of cash...LOLOLOL. > On May 9, 8:01 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > instead > of cash...LOLOLOL. I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa treatment *or* a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching me anyway). But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be extremely beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what I hear from friends. Our kids have already advised us we are hopeless sticks in the mud as far as knowing how to have "fun." I hear that our gasoline is even higher than yours in Mile-High, which is absurd since we are an oil & gas state. But people are *still* driving their SUV's and nobody wants to carpool. That might change when it goes over $5 a gallon as predicted. Or maybe not. Sherry *lee raises hand* I enjoy the chair massage at the nail place but having a stranger actually touch my bare skin... eeeeiiiyyy, Lee On May 9, 10:49 pm, hopitus <hopi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On May 9, 8:01 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > > Christina Websell <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message > > >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give > > >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick > > >> one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! > > > That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > instead > of cash...LOLOLOL. I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa treatment *or* a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching me anyway). But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be extremely beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what I hear from friends. Our kids have already advised us we are hopeless sticks in the mud as far as knowing how to have "fun." I hear that our gasoline is even higher than yours in Mile-High, which is absurd since we are an oil & gas state. But people are *still* driving their SUV's and nobody wants to carpool. That might change when it goes over $5 a gallon as predicted. Or maybe not. Sherry > *lee raises hand* I enjoy the chair massage at the nail place but having > a > stranger actually touch my bare skin... eeeeiiiyyy, Lee I have a good friend who is an excellent massage therapist. She would be happy to give me a massage any time. I envy people who can enjoy it. I've had a few massages, with her and with others, but I just really can't seem to enjoy them. I do call her and beg once in a while when I get a pinched nerve that just won't release any other way. Jo my best friend from HS is a message therapist, trust her with my life, but not my skin, Lee > > *lee raises hand* I enjoy the chair massage at the nail place but having > > a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo >> On May 9, 8:01 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> fun thing might >> be. (snippety) >> but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original >> plan. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry I've never done a "spa" thing, either; I'm not high maintenance. I hear massages and pedicures and the like are great but I doubt I'll ever bother to find out. Besides, not one hotel I can think of that offers spa services costs less than $250/night and that *doesn't* include the spa services. Forget about raiding the mini-bar! Still, I take CN's post in the spirit it was intended - a suggestion for Pam & Rob to try to do some little something for themselves rather than beating themselves up about things. Jill > I've never done a "spa" thing, either; I'm not high maintenance. I hear > massages and pedicures and the like are great but I doubt I'll ever bother [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > beating > themselves up about things. Exactly. Thanks. Pam S. who spent part of her tax rebate on people food. I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa treatment *or* a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching me anyway). But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be extremely beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what I hear from friends. Our kids have already advised us we are hopeless sticks in the mud as far as knowing how to have "fun." I hear that our gasoline is even higher than yours in Mile-High, which is absurd since we are an oil & gas state. But people are *still* driving their SUV's and nobody wants to carpool. That might change when it goes over $5 a gallon as predicted. Or maybe not. ================ I got my first massage ever last September at the annual cancer retreat. Clothes stayed on and the husband and wife team did their best with my aching back. I get back pain a lot, but I would consider seeing a chiropractor or getting a massage as a waste of money that could be used for food or books (my big vice). Before Rob started getting shaky hands, I used to have him do most of my hair cuts. He was pretty good. Since I don't want a shag hair cut, I now let it grow out until I can't stand it, and then go to my favorite place to get a cut. Tangles and Tips only charges me $25 for a clipping. I can live with about $50/year + tip. One of the reasons we need Vanessa is that we often have more than four people on a trip with us and it is cheaper to drive one mini van than two cars. Pam S. who does try to cut corners I was trying to let mine grow out on the top again because DH can trim the ends, unfortunately I have started getting headaches this last two weeks so I will have to get it cut... SHUT UP GRAMBY!!! I actually get mine cut at Wal-Mart, it costs $13.00 and I have a lot of hair, Lee > I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa > treatment *or* [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Pam S. who does try to cut corners Hey, I didn't say anything yet! I wish I had believed years ago that long hair, the weight or something of it, could cause migraines. But alas, I didn't believe and suffered for years. >I was trying to let mine grow out on the top again because DH can trim the > ends, unfortunately I have started getting headaches this last two weeks [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >> Pam S. who does try to cut corners Wow, I have shoulder length hair that I usually wear up in a ponytail, and I get headaches sometimes. If I got it cut short, it is oily hair, I'd have to wash it twice a day. I just loosen the tie on my hair and the headaches go away. Of course, I'm taking meds that side-effects include headaches. *sigh* I just can't win. Kyla "Granby" < > Hey, I didn't say anything yet! I wish I had believed years ago that long > hair, the weight or something of it, could cause migraines. But alas, I [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] >>> >>> Pam S. who does try to cut corners Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > Wow, I have shoulder length hair that I usually wear up in a ponytail, and I > get headaches sometimes. If I got it cut short, it is oily hair, I'd have > to wash it twice a day. I just loosen the tie on my hair and the headaches > go away. Of course, I'm taking meds that side-effects include headaches. > *sigh* I just can't win. > Kyla When I had very long, thick heavy hair, it sometimes gave me ordinary headaches (not migraines). It seemed to depend on how I pinned it up - there are ways to put long hair up in which you don't end up with the mass of hair pulling on only a few places (I can't explain it any better). I couldn't manage that routinely. I didn't really like wearing it loose all the time because it blew around and tangled, and also I had a job in which long loose hair was a safety hazard. Eventually I got fed up enough that I had it cut, first to shoulder length and then to the kind of very short cut I'd basically worn since I was a child except for the few years I experimented with long hair. Sometimes when I see a woman with beautiful long hair, especially put up in an attractive and apparently effortless (and headache-free) style, I am seized with envy and want to grow mine again, but such fits never last long. I just need to think of the extra effort involved in keeping it neat and tidy. Cheryl Gramby told me this when she first got hers cut, and I didn't listen because I had been cutting the top of mine for looks, I recently decided to let it grow out because DH doesn't care and I was tired of screwing with waiting to get it cut... but I have started getting headaches again so I will wait at Wal-Mart to get it cut... better the $13.00 to get it cut than appointment and $50.00... mine is almost waist length, Lee Kyla =^. .^= <kyla.waterman@comcats.net> wrote in message news:SL-dnWQsOJvnULXVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@comcast.com... > Wow, I have shoulder length hair that I usually wear up in a ponytail, and I > get headaches sometimes. If I got it cut short, it is oily hair, I'd have [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > >>> > >>> Pam S. who does try to cut corners > Gramby told me this when she first got hers cut, and I didn't listen > because [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Wal-Mart to get it cut... better the $13.00 to get it cut than appointment > and $50.00... mine is almost waist length, Lee I let my hair grow down past my waist (I don't really have a waist, ribs then hip bones less than a hand span away) but down to the base of my hind end. It started throttling Rob during the night. It was bad enough when it was attacking me, but Rob doesn't deserve the attention. Tangles and Tips charges me less than $25 per trip. I go once or twice a year and get it lopped off to about shoulder length. Better, I don't have an audience watching me, and she does a good job at shaping it so that it grows out evenly. Right now the hair is below the shoulder blades and starting to get on my nerves. I thought about having Mandy cut it off, but the last time she cut hair, the guy ended up with a buzz cut after his Mom took him to the barber shop to have her work corrected. I can't cut hair, though I did on occasion for Rob when he needed it done between haircuts on post. We made sure not to take pictures of those hair cuts. Pam S. who didn't think about checking out Wal-Mart. > I let my hair grow down past my waist (I don't really have a waist, ribs > then hip bones less than a hand span away) but down to the base of my hind [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Pam S. who didn't think about checking out Wal-Mart. I go to a local chain of drop-in places that is cheaper than Wal-Mart and whose employees given decent and sometimes excellent cuts. Of course, since they're strictly drop-in with a changing roster of hairdressers at each location, you can't really count on getting the same person who gave you a cut you really liked last time the next time you go. At one point years ago I thought 'Bangs are easy. Why should I pay a hairdresser just to trim my bangs a bit?' There may be some people who can cut hair in a straight line while looking in a mirror and not wearing their glasses. I am not among them. Not even using tape to try to guide my efforts. There's a reason hairdressers go to school, and learning how to cut hair growing on a round object in a straight line is probably right at the top of the list of 'things hairdressers learn in school'. So now I go to a hairdresser and pay a small sum to have everything trimmed neatly. Cheryl >> I let my hair grow down past my waist (I don't really have a waist, >> ribs then hip bones less than a hand span away) but down to the base [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Cheryl I always cut my own. I used to have really long hair, but since I've been sick it's just been falling out, so I cropped it to shoulder length. It's much healthier looking and it's all curling up, my husband likes it better because it's thicker, but I miss my length. I had to layer it because it is growing back in, but it's growing back in stages. I've got little sticky-uppy spikes on the top and it's longer in the middle, so I cut it off evenly at the shoulders. Oh, I tapered it on the sides, too, so it all curls around my face. Meanwhile, I've got to cut my husband's hair. He's looking rather shaggy. :~) kili > At one point years ago I thought 'Bangs are easy. Why should I pay a > hairdresser just to trim my bangs a bit?' > There may be some people who can cut hair in a straight line while > looking in a mirror and not wearing their glasses. I am not among them. > Not even using tape to try to guide my efforts. There's a reason > hairdressers go to school, and learning how to cut hair growing on a > round object in a straight line is probably right at the top of the list > of 'things hairdressers learn in school'. LOL, and another thing "not to try at home" is cutting your bangs when they're wet. I did that last year, and was satisfied with their length when I finished cutting. And then my hair dried. Hair is a lot shorter when dry, I discovered. SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ > > At one point years ago I thought 'Bangs are easy. Why should I pay a > > hairdresser just to trim my bangs a bit?' [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > when I finished cutting. And then my hair dried. Hair is a lot shorter > when dry, I discovered. Ah yes. We all know and we all forget that hair stretches when its wet. Can lead to some interesting haircuts. Jo > > At one point years ago I thought 'Bangs are easy. Why should I pay a > > hairdresser just to trim my bangs a bit?' [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > when I finished cutting. And then my hair dried. Hair is a lot shorter > when dry, I discovered. LOL! I used to cut my bangs back when I had long hair. IIRC, I used to cut them when dry. Mum used to cut off the worst split ends at the back a couple of times each year. Now that I have short hair, I have to go to a hairdresser every few months or so. It's time to get my summer hair soon. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> > At one point years ago I thought 'Bangs are easy. Why should I pay a > >> hairdresser just to trim my bangs a bit?' [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > times each year. Now that I have short hair, I have to go to a hairdresser > every few months or so. It's time to get my summer hair soon. I cut my bangs once. I was about six years old at the time. I had a little desk my grandfather had made for me. The desk had two drawers. I had a pad of scratch paper, some pencils and a pair of scissors in one of the drawers. As soon as I finished cutting my bangs, I realized my mother would not have wanted me to do it. I picked up the strands of hair I had cut off, wrapped each strand in a piece of scratch paper, and put them all in the desk drawer. That way she would never know I had done it. Somehow she figured it out anyway. ;-) Joy > I cut my bangs once. I was about six years old at the time. I had a little > desk my grandfather had made for me. The desk had two drawers. I had a pad [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > drawer. That way she would never know I had done it. Somehow she figured > it out anyway. ;-) LOL! Wonder how? ;) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. "Marina" >> I cut my bangs once. I was about six years old at the time. I had a >> little desk my grandfather had made for me. The desk had two drawers. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > LOL! Wonder how? ;) The ol 'third eye in the back of the head' ? LOL Hug Kyla > The ol 'third eye in the back of the head' ? LOL Which I suspect all mothers have I know mine did- she had an unerring and uncanny instinct that enabled her to pop up just as I was trying to hide the evidence Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs if you are just getting rid of length I bet its even less, I get the ends trimmed and the top layered and no layering in back and it really is cheap, Lee > > Gramby told me this when she first got hers cut, and I didn't listen > > because [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Pam S. who didn't think about checking out Wal-Mart. I just cut my own bangs and trim the ends and keep it shoulder length. And wear it up..mostly in a ponytail. Every time I've gone to get it cut, I show them the style in the book that I want and they can't seem to comprehend it, so I do my own. Hug Kyla "Stormmee" > if you are just getting rid of length I bet its even less, I get the ends > trimmed and the top layered and no layering in back and it really is > cheap, [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >> Pam S. who didn't think about checking out Wal-Mart. Wow, waist length? My middle sister used to have the mose beautiful thick waist length hair when she was a kid, and mine is very fine and takes years to grow out, so I just keep it shoulder length. I have some nice combs I can use to wear it up, but mostly just wear it in a pony tail and if It's too tight, I just loosen it. Never got migraines from my hair. I got migraines from MSG, the food additive, which I avoid like the plague. Hug Kyla "Stormmee" ... > Gramby told me this when she first got hers cut, and I didn't listen > because [quoted text clipped - 86 lines] >> >>> >> >>> Pam S. who does try to cut corners that is MY definition of broke, here is how it works here: - money into checking; -DH pays bills; -balance is remaining; -when balance is gone we are broke. meaning NO barrowing or plastic, sometimes like in June I buy the least groceries possible because the vet gets everything, Lee > On May 9, 8:01 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > > "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > instead > of cash...LOLOLOL. I hear that Lee:/ Being broke sucks!! This 'might' make you laugh You know you're Baroque when you're out of Monet No? Well, I tried :( Hug Kyla --too broke to 'pay attention' "Stormmee" > that is MY definition of broke, here is how it works here: > - money into checking; [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >> instead >> of cash...LOLOLOL. > Dunno where Pam & Co. > are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in NC > lodgings, but maybe in the pricier places they are. Gas is currently $3.599 at the cheap stations. Cost $71.00 to fill up the van at the beginning of the month. We're currently at between 1/4 and 1/2 tank on Vanessa. Mike is about the same, he thinks on the Tempo. I've saved some cash to put into the tank. My MIL says that people need to get a second mortgage on their houses just to pay for gas and food. I told her fine, but what would we do the next month. Pam S. >> Dunno where Pam & Co. >> are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > for gas and food. I told her fine, but what would we do the next > month. Last week, gas (petrol) prices hit $1.579 per litre here for normal unleaded stuff (Higher for premium fuels and deisel (diesel was at $1.799). So, if I work it out (an you can check my math) 1 litre is 0.2641721 gallons. Thereby it costs AUS$5.97 a US gallon Our Aussie dollar is worth about US$0.93 Working it out, that means that mean our petrol would cost you US$5.55 a gallon. Please do not complain about the price of petrol. It cost me just over AU$86 to fill up my Camry (55 litre tank + a reserve). Ouch. Wonder what the petrol price is like in England? its usually even higher over there. Yowie > Last week, gas (petrol) prices hit $1.579 per litre here for normal unleaded > stuff (Higher for premium fuels and deisel (diesel was at $1.799). > So, if I work it out (an you can check my math) > 1 litre is 0.2641721 gallons. Thereby it costs AUS$5.97 a US gallon > Our Aussie dollar is worth about US$0.93 > Working it out, that means that mean our petrol would cost you US$5.55 a > gallon. > Please do not complain about the price of petrol. The US has had a sweet deal on gas prices for decades, while the rest of the industrialized world has had to pay much higher prices. Which is why so many people here continue to drive gas guzzlers instead more fuel-efficient cars. That will probably change, now that we're all feeling the pinch, although it sounds like other countries are paying even more. SignatureJoyce - guilty of auto-dependence along with everyone else To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ What gets me is the car companies shipping the big gas guzzlers overseas for sale. Whets up with that? > > Last week, gas (petrol) prices hit $1.579 per litre here for normal > > unleaded [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > feeling the pinch, although it sounds like other countries are paying > even more. it seems to me if one could afford one of those over there one would be sitting in back and not driving at all, Lee > What gets me is the car companies shipping the big gas guzzlers overseas for > sale. Whets up with that? [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ Regular gas in the Seattle area is around $3.55 per gallon and we can't afford to go anywhere except the store, and haven't event gotten our 'rebate' check from the gummet:/ *sigh* Kyla "Stormmee" > it seems to me if one could afford one of those over there one would be > sitting in back and not driving at all, Lee [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> > >> > To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ Kyla =^. .^= wrote: > Regular gas in the Seattle area is around $3.55 per gallon and we can't > afford to go anywhere except the store, and haven't event gotten our > 'rebate' check from the gummet:/ > *sigh* > Kyla Check again, Kyla. US$3.68 this afternoon. $3.55 was 2 weeks ago Sam, closely supervised ny Mistletoe "Sam" ... > Kyla =^. .^= wrote: >> Regular gas in the Seattle area is around $3.55 per gallon and we can't [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sam, closely supervised ny Mistletoe Check again, it's headed for $4 a gallon now :/ That so sucks. Kyla with Mosey supervising this > "Sam" ... >> Kyla =^. .^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Kyla > with Mosey supervising this If only it were that cheap here. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Bought gas last night and $3.79 a gallon. >> "Sam" ... >>> Kyla =^. .^= wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > If only it were that cheap here. went MO to see the kid graduate, paid $3.44 a gallon, Lee > Bought gas last night and $3.79 a gallon. > >> "Sam" ... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Cats leave pawprints on your heart > > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Son was in MO while I was at meeting and he paid $1.45 and then today we filled up again here at home for $3.99. > went MO to see the kid graduate, paid $3.44 a gallon, Lee >> Bought gas last night and $3.79 a gallon. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> > Cats leave pawprints on your heart >> > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > Working it out, that means that mean our petrol would cost you > US$5.55 a > gallon. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > feeling the pinch, although it sounds like other countries are paying > even more. I've always wondered what happened to the "economy car" mindset. Personally, I never lost it. Remember the "energy crisis" of the 70's? We shrank in horror when gas went up to 79 cents/gallon. Cars got smaller. Sales of smaller imports (which are no longer imports, so don't go down that road!) skyrocketed. The (then) American carmakers followed suit, making smaller economy cars and smaller pickup trucks. People started carpooling or taking public transport where available. It was the end of the world. LOL The last 15 years the mentality has been whose pickup truck is bigger? Whose pickup truck has 4 doors instead of 2 and a longer bed (even though I rarely see anyone "hauling" anything in those beds). SUV's rule the road. Mini-vans seat 10 people. Yet these same vehicle owners have the nerve to bitch about gas prices. I'm not thrilled with the prices but it is what it is. We're playing catch-up. I hear people all the time say things like "have you ever tried to strap a baby in the back seat of a 2 door car?!" Personally, no. But plenty of my friends were doing it in the late 70's and early 80's. It was no big deal; just something they had to do. But there *are* 4 door cars that are economical. You don't have to be able to drive 10 people around. Jill >> > Working it out, that means that mean our petrol would cost you >> US$5.55 a > gallon. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Jill The only reason we have an SUV is so that my husband can haul around 2 compressors, air drills, saws, saw horses, an air framing gun, an air trim gun, his tool belt, a short ladder...what the heck else does he have in there? Oh, don't forget the cordless radio. Pfffffffffflllllllll. (Like he really needed that item, ahem.) But, he got the Pathfinder for work in....2006, I think.... and he hasn't worked much in the past 5 months because nobody's building houses. So, we still owe about $16,000 on the vehicle and the blue book value says it's worth about $4,000 because we bought it used; it's a 2001 model. I'm happy. :-/ kili > > bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Some people don't have the option of buying a small economy car. We have to have a vehicle that's capable of pulling a stock trailer. DH was hit from the rear driving a heavy-duty GMC crew cab truck, by someone at 45 mph who was also driving a truck. Ours was a total loss. I firmly believe if DH had been driving my little car, he'd be dead or badly injured. He's on the road so much, I just don't want him driving a small car anyway. Sherry >>> bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > > Sherry I hear you there, Sherry. I'm glad my husband is in a safe vehicle because when and *if* he's working, his jobs can be up to two hours away. I'd rather he be in a larger, safer car. The Pathfinder is our only vehicle, so we're not overspending on insurance or car payments. kili we have two a mini van we use mostly for getting things for work, and a small pick up which is better on gas, we can do that because both are paid for, if we had two payments I would rip out my hair, Lee > >>> bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > >> [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] > > kili >>> > Working it out, that means that mean our petrol would cost you >>> US$5.55 a > gallon. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > kili Some people have a reason to drive an SUV. Most of the people I see driving them don't. <shrugs> My ex, Ray, was a construction superintendant and a carpenter. He needed a pickup truck. He was of the mentality it had to be the biggest, baddest truck. He got a new one seems like every year, bigger and "better" than the one before. (I've lost count of how many he had during the course of our relationship.) Yet I rarely saw him haul anything in it. He had a built-in toolbox thing across the back by the cab but other than that I could see no reason for the size of the truck(s) other than the male preoccupation with size ;) Jill I could see no >reason for the size of the truck(s) other than the male preoccupation with >size ;) You know what they say "Big van, small......" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> The only reason we have an SUV is so that my husband can haul around >> 2 compressors, air drills, saws, saw horses, an air framing gun, an [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jill Well, bigger is always better, isn't it, ladies? LOL. kili >>> The only reason we have an SUV is so that my husband can haul around >>> 2 compressors, air drills, saws, saw horses, an air framing gun, an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > kili Heh, not unless they know what to do with it! Not saying he didn't, mind you, but he was definitely preoccupied with size. Sorry, I don't have that much time to stroke your, um, ego. LOLOL >>>> The only reason we have an SUV is so that my husband can haul >>>> around 2 compressors, air drills, saws, saw horses, an air framing [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > mind you, but he was definitely preoccupied with size. Sorry, I > don't have that much time to stroke your, um, ego. LOLOL Oh you're bad, Jill! ROFLMAO. kili > The last 15 years the mentality has been whose pickup truck is bigger? > Whose pickup truck has 4 doors instead of 2 and a longer bed (even though [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > no big deal; just something they had to do. But there *are* 4 door cars > that are economical. You don't have to be able to drive 10 people around. I'd agree with you, but we still have to be able to haul a wheel chair (not at the moment, but I wasn't going to send the van back just because Rob got better), have something that Rob could get into easily (harder for me, I'm vertically challenged leg wise), and could carry more than four people. When ever possible, we (meaning Mike) uses the Tempo, which is much smaller. I worry about him though as the Tempo isn't as reliable as the van. Pam S. who drives a mini-van for a good reason. makes total sense to me, Lee > > The last 15 years the mentality has been whose pickup truck is bigger? > > Whose pickup truck has 4 doors instead of 2 and a longer bed (even though [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Pam S. who drives a mini-van for a good reason. > Wonder what the petrol price is like in England? About UKP 1.15 per litre for unleaded. 1 gallon [US] = 3.7854118 liters So, thats UKP 5.35 / gallon. Thats over USD 10.50 / gallon. SignatureMatSav "MatSav" > "Yowie" >> >> Wonder what the petrol price is like in England? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thats over USD 10.50 / gallon. That really sucks big time:/ Hug Kyla > Last week, gas (petrol) prices hit $1.579 per litre here for normal > unleaded stuff (Higher for premium fuels and deisel (diesel was at [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Wonder what the petrol price is like in England? its usually even higher > over there. Yes, but how much of your litre is spent in taxes? I read somewhere that here it is about $.40/gallon US taxes. The state gets a chunk and local governments try to get their bite out of the gallon too. Pam S. >>> Dunno where Pam & Co. >>> are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Yowie 111.9 pence per litre is the cheapest round here, that's $2.31 AUD or $8.29 USD per US gallon. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk DH said its a shame when he fills the tank and its more than he paid for his first car, Lee > > Dunno where Pam & Co. > > are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Pam S. >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick >> one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it! > > That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis > situation ;-) Lori meant well, Tweed. Nope, weekend not happening. We used what was left of the tax incentive to buy food for the humans. The owners were already taken care of, as was the d-thing. The rest is sitting in the bank waiting to pay for the cost and instillation of a new side mirror on the Tempo. Besides, there is no way I'm showing my mutilated hind end to anyone. Pam S, > >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give > >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S, Oh, come on. Your behind can't be that bad. We'll go together. I've had so many surgeries my belly button is now on my side. It looks plain weird. I'll wear a 2-piece and create a diversion, so nobody will even notice your bee-hind. LOL. Or we can start our own freak show. I'll be the Amazing Assymetrical Woman. Sherry On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Lori meant well, Tweed. Nope, weekend not happening. We used what was left > of the tax incentive to buy food for the humans. The owners were already [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Pam S, Oh, come on. Your behind can't be that bad. We'll go together. I've had so many surgeries my belly button is now on my side. It looks plain weird. I'll wear a 2-piece and create a diversion, so nobody will even notice your bee-hind. LOL. Or we can start our own freak show. I'll be the Amazing Assymetrical Woman. ================ Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone else want to join the deformity parade? Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. > "Sherry" <sriddles@aol.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. Tee hee! You can add my back (70-degree lateral curve...my bottom's over *here* and my top's over *there*). Don't forget the ankle-that-does-not-bend-any-longer. Deborah slave to the gang of eight...but other than that, I'm PERFECTLY normal. Yeah. Right. Not deformed (no more than mother nature has done with age) but you can add my eyes to the mix. Today at work, I opened a vending machine, pulled out a shelf and turned around to get product from my cart. When I turned back to the machine, I ran smack dab into the shelf I had put there and nearly knocked myself out. > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. > Not deformed (no more than mother nature has done with age) but you > can add my eyes to the mix. Today at work, I opened a vending > machine, pulled out a shelf and turned around to get product from my > cart. When I turned back to the machine, I ran smack dab into the > shelf I had put there and nearly knocked myself out. Ah, that happens. LOL. My husband no longer allows me to open cabinets or use knives. Go figure why. :~) kili <---- the klutz > Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone else want to > join the deformity parade? Well it's not deformed but I have as a** the size of Essex! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > > Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone else want to > > join the deformity parade? > Well it's not deformed but I have as a** the size of Essex! > Lesley > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Well, about all I can offer is wrinkles appropriate to someone my age, but if Pam cheered up a tiny bit, they are at your disposal/display. Still haven't heard what I'd bring on the Market....as Matt said.. Adrian is in the "under-a-pence(?)" bidding range, assuming a pence is under a buck....... >> > Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone else >> > want to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Adrian is in the "under-a-pence(?)" bidding range, assuming a pence > is under a buck....... How did I get involved in this I bid two bits On May 11, 1:59 pm, "Matthew" <iamacatslave...@proudtoserve.com> wrote: > >> > Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone else > >> > want to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > How did I get involved in this > I bid two bits Dork! Adrian is bidding on your Mom! When I see what she gets, *then* and only then will I put hopitus up for bids... > On May 11, 1:59 pm, "Matthew" <iamacatslave...@proudtoserve.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and > only then will I put hopitus up for bids... Well I was going to bid 50 cents for Hopitus. <eg> SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Ok, Sherry, my butt, your belly, and maybe Kili's boob. Anyone >> else want to join the deformity parade? > Well it's not deformed but I have as a** the size of Essex! Sorry Lesley, that doesn't count. Many of us have big butts. And many people *like* big butts - don't forget Sir Mix-a-Lot. :) Joyce - enjoys having a big butt, and is trying to extend the same courtesy to her big belly To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ love that song, Lee > > On May 11, 11:03?am, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. When my doctor replaced my belly button, mine is now off-kilter, too! (When he removed my lower abdominal muscles he took out about 5 inches of my stomach. At least he made another belly button, but it *isn't* centered!) So, yes, I'm half-boobless, off-center belly button, missing ribs, missing left chest muscle, I've got cavities in my armpit from removing lymph nodes, I lost half my sternum, and I have no lower abdominals (we'll call me the 4-pack ab machine instead of having a 6-pack). Do I qualify for the deformity parade? LOL. I'm cheered, too, Pam. What else can we do BUTT (pun intended) laugh? :~) kili > > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > kili- Hide quoted text - OK, you win. You can be "The Amazing Asymmetrical Woman." I guess I'll just have to settle for "Badly Animated Girl." Or maybe "Frankenstina". She's a-l-l-l-i-i-i-i-v-v-v-e.................. Sherry >>> On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Sherry You guys make me laugh. ROFL. :~) kili >>> When my doctor replaced my belly button, mine is now off-kilter, >>> too! (When he removed my lower abdominal muscles he took out about 5 [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > kili I'd rather laugh than whine. At next year's RPCA meet and greet, I'll have to pass around photos of my butt and both front and back of my right thigh. Right at dinner time. That way I get larger servings of the food. Pam S. Won't bother me a bit. Gramby. Photos without my C C TV don't get viewed very well. >>>> When my doctor replaced my belly button, mine is now off-kilter, >>>> too! (When he removed my lower abdominal muscles he took out about 5 [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Pam S. >>>> When my doctor replaced my belly button, mine is now off-kilter, >>>> too! (When he removed my lower abdominal muscles he took out about [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > of the food. > Pam S. Okay, you can have all my food because I can't keep much down anymore; how's that. :~) kili >> I'd rather laugh than whine. At next year's RPCA meet and greet, >> I'll have to pass around photos of my butt and both front and back of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Okay, you can have all my food because I can't keep much down anymore; > how's that. :~) I'd rather you were able to eat. We don't want you becoming a crew member on the Ghost Mouser too early. Though it would be interesting to pick up some of Dave Yehuddah's colorful language. Pam S. >>> I'd rather laugh than whine. At next year's RPCA meet and greet, >>> I'll have to pass around photos of my butt and both front and back of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. Remember how many different languages he spoke? And I'll bet he knew how to swear in several more. I'll bet now he has several additional species down as well as cat ear and body language. I'm sure he used to wonder 'exactly' what they were saying to him. Now he knows. Jo I am cheered and I think that isn't good... I used to be lots heavier, still some to go but there are areas that have shown me that gravity is alive and pulling downward, Lee > > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > kili > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. Hey, I've got three belly buttons. At least the scar down the middle 'is' down the middle, but everything else seems out of place. (And this isn't even my gimp group. You should see some of their feet.) Jo > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Lori meant well, Tweed. Nope, weekend not happening. We used what was left [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. I don't know, am I deformed enough for your gang? Hands full of scars, one scar going halfway around the base of my throat, and my neck and upper back a solid plate of hardened skin. The non-functional pancreas, veins and nerves don't show. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I don't know, am I deformed enough for your gang? Hands full of scars, one > scar going halfway around the base of my throat, and my neck and upper > back a solid plate of hardened skin. The non-functional pancreas, veins > and nerves don't show. I think you qualify, we can't all be blessed with obvious deformities. Rob wants to join the group too, He says that his deformity is really tiny (nope he didn't check out his groin) but impossible to miss. Pam S, laughing. >> I don't know, am I deformed enough for your gang? Hands full of >> scars, one scar going halfway around the base of my throat, and my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > impossible to miss. > Pam S, laughing. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! kili when you get that money figured out I will take a money order large enough to buy the new keyboard, Lee > > I don't know, am I deformed enough for your gang? Hands full of scars, one > > scar going halfway around the base of my throat, and my neck and upper [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S, laughing. > when you get that money figured out I will take a money order large enough > to buy the new keyboard, Lee We found out where part of it went. Someone needs to hide her ATM card better. Rob thought he was helping when he ordered two new filters for a couple of air cleaners we picked up at a yard sale for a song. Turns out the filters cost $90. I also got a couple of catalogues yesterday, one from a meat company and the other from Rob's favorite hard sausage company, Hickory Farms (for some reason I keep thinking the name is Hillshire Farms) I'm afraid to find out what, if anything, he ordered from them. Pam S. both companies exist, call and cancel the order, you are his guardian, they I think have to cancel, Lee > > when you get that money figured out I will take a money order large enough > > to buy the new keyboard, Lee [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Pam S. Lord help us, can you imagine what some poor soul just looking at this group for the first time must be thinking???? >> On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> Lori meant well, Tweed. Nope, weekend not happening. We used what was [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > back a solid plate of hardened skin. The non-functional pancreas, veins > and nerves don't show. > On May 10, 10:17 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Pam S unreasonably cheered for some reason. =============================================== Go to the We Met section of Catslaves, "nuff said. Suz (different but cute) & Spicey (too cute for tv) >> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give >> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Tweed You guys must have much higher prices then we do. If you plan ahead with and online booker you can get a hotel for the night for as little as $25 - $30. Not exactly enough to break the bank compared to having to cancel a trip that would have cost hundreds. Hugs, CatNipped You can't get what they used to call a "flop house" for that kind of money. >>> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give >>> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > CatNipped > You can't get what they used to call a "flop house" for that kind of > money. Sure you can with Travelocity or one of the other online booking services - we got a room at the Hyatt in San Antonio (usually goes for $150/night) for $35. You just have to search for the best deals and plan ahead. Hugs, CatNipped >>>> I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give >>>> yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> CatNipped >> You can't get what they used to call a "flop house" for that kind of >> money. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > CatNipped I got John and I a $35/night deal at the Radisson in... where were we? oh yeah, Lenexa, KS through Travel |
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