Dear So and So [Archive] - Page 7 - Women's Cycling Discussion Forums

deedolce

09-15-2008, 07:56 PM

Dear Lovegods and TE galpals,

Just wanted to update. My ldr fella is moving one state closer, and plans to relocate here in a year. He's becoming more wonderful, and I'm close to adoring him right back! Racer guy was diverted to a single cycling aquantance (2nd 'date' we've shared! That's what we get for being the few and only singles in our general age range and roadies in our small area, lol) and through the grapevine, I know I made the right choice!

Thanks. I'm happy!

ddolce

Aggie_Ama

09-15-2008, 07:59 PM

Dear Me,

Turn off your brain when you climb in mountain biking. Thinking about crashing only means you will. Go for it remember "Can't never could". Thanks Grandma Ellen for that one!

Flybye

09-16-2008, 07:54 AM

Dear Makers of the Chicken Pox Vaccine -
It doesn't work.
My DD has the pox as I write this letter. She has been vaccinated. I did not want her vaccinated in the first place b/c I didn't think the "trials" were long enough. I did not know that she was vaccinated until the smiling nurse came in with the information sheets and the pox vaccine was amongst those given. Grrr. That was years ago. I've gotten over it, can you tell? :rolleyes:
The boy who she got chicken pox from was out of school for 10 days. Guess what? He has been vaccinated as well.
It isn't working.
Don't be so confident in your assumptions next time you produce a vaccine. Give it a little longer trial period.
80-90% effectiveness isn't that good.
Don't push it on the public.
Require informed consent before smiling nursed give it to kids.
Thanks,
Flybye

Becky

09-16-2008, 08:27 AM

Dear friends who are going through relationship troubles (hereafter known as Jack and Jill):

I'm very sorry that you're having such a difficult time in your relationship right now. I can only imagine how hurt and angry you both feel right now. But please don't trap DH and I in the middle of this. We're friends with you both, and want to remain friends. Please don't make us choose sides.

Jill, it really hurt my feelings when you told me that, since DH and I were Jack's friends first, you plan to disconnect from all of the people who were part of your life together, including us. Clearly you don't value our friendship- we're just people to call when bad stuff happens (like right now). Nothing like being used....

Jack, I don't even know what to say to you. I feel like I don't know the real you. I certainly didn't expect to hear much of what I've heard, from both you and Jill.

:(:confused:

lph

09-16-2008, 10:26 AM

Jill, it really hurt my feelings when you told me that, since DH and I were Jack's friends first, you plan to disconnect from all of the people who were part of your life together, including us.

Oh, that stinks, Becky. I hope you told her so :mad:

Becky

09-16-2008, 10:41 AM

Oh, that stinks, Becky. I hope you told her so :mad:

I told her that, if that's what she needed to do, I understood. I'm trying to put myself in her shoes and think about what sorts of irrational things I would say and do if I were in her place. I know that she's hurting so much right now....I don't want to be selfish or make things worse.

crazycanuck

09-16-2008, 03:49 PM

Dear good vibes,

Thank you for bringing my Canuck friend's husband home safe & sound from Afghanistan.

Now good vibes, can you do the same for the rest of the tours?

C

BleeckerSt_Girl

09-16-2008, 04:22 PM

Dear good vibes,
Thank you for bringing my Canuck friend's husband home safe & sound from Afghanistan.
Now good vibes, can you do the same for the rest of the tours?
C

Hi CC,
I've been trying to PM you, did you get my message? Please let me know... :o
Thanks, Lisa

Biciclista

09-16-2008, 05:03 PM

It's hard to deal with this!

It's like you had a lobotomy or something. :( :( :(

I feel like I'm in mourning for the very essence of Mimitabby. You have severed yourself from all the accumulated wisdom and joy of life that you have contributed over the past several years. :(

Oh, I'm sorry. my posts are still there, i'm just not racking up points anymore. I'm still mimitabby at mimitabby.com :D

emily_in_nc

09-17-2008, 03:58 PM

Oh, I'm sorry. my posts are still there, i'm just not racking up points anymore. I'm still mimitabby at mimitabby.com :D

How did you do that? Not that I want to, just curious....

dex

09-17-2008, 04:22 PM

Dear project manager,

Stop thinking you have to convince me that the Very Bad Idea put forth by your marketing squad is something other than a Very Bad Idea. Please remember that in the context of your project world, I am a mercenary. You don't have to get my buy-in to proceed with tanking your branding strategy.

The quality of *my* product--you know, that thing you're paying me to produce for you--is the same either way...and so is the amount for which you'll be invoiced. In fact, given the way you guys have managed to balloon this thing out from one large project into about thirty small and medium sized projects, means that you'll probably be invoiced for more than you would have if we had gone forward with the other concept. (more business owners = more people to talk to = more of my time spent in endless meetings + more time sifting through the noise to find the actual important stuff)

Also, just because I'm the only one pointing out that this is a Very Bad Idea, it does not mean that I am the only one who thinks so. It just means I'm the only one willing to say it out loud when People Who Make Decisions are in the room. In fact, if you actually talked to your team about anything other than Gantt charts, you would find out that no one is on board with this plan. That's right. Not a single person in analysis, design, dev, or even program management thinks this is the right direction. You should really be more worried about them...they actually work for your company.

As for me. I'm going back to working on my design collaboration games, and drawing comics. If you're going to give me work that I don't really care about, then I'm at least going to make it interesting for myself. (And turn it into something I can write/speak about for profit later.)

Regards,
Dex

Biciclista

09-17-2008, 04:39 PM

How did you do that? Not that I want to, just curious....

just signed up again!

emily_in_nc

09-17-2008, 05:27 PM

just signed up again!

Oh, I misunderstood -- you said something about not racking up points anymore, so I thought you had found some magic way of keeping your number of posts at 50! I see now that they are still expanding. I am sure you'll be ahead of me again in no time! :D

And I didn't even notice you were no longer mimitabby! You'll always be that to us, though.... :rolleyes:

jckid

09-18-2008, 03:39 PM

Dear LBS,

When you place a special order for me, but you screw up and order the wrong item, could you maybe apologize and offer to order the correct item instead of saying "whatever" and just walking away from me? Oh, nevermind...I'll just order it on the internet myself next time, since you clearly don't need my business.

10yearstogether

09-18-2008, 11:37 PM

Dear Fellow Path Users,

Also, a special message to roller bladers: It's not a great idea to have your Ipod cranked up to concert volume. Better to do that on the couch at home. Because you tend to use a lot of path and if you veer left when I've already said "passing on the left" I may not be able to avoid driving up your back.

Yours in courtesy and safety,

Shewhobikes

I'm crying from laughing so hard!

milkbone

09-21-2008, 05:47 PM

Dear loser of an ex-bf,

Unbelievable! Just happen to run into someone and we get to talking and wow...the night and day stories about the same situations, and even about me. Hmmm...can you see me as the type of person that needs to be "dragged out, to be active." Ummmm...HELLO...what planet are you from? Hi, I'm Kerry, I'm on Earth..from which galaxy did you come from??.. And oh, by the way I apparently "struggled" through medic school...um, stressed - yes.."struggled" certainly not.

And text messages that you send to me that I never respond to does not constitute "talking" to me. I have followed my mothers advice, I have nothing nice to say, so I say nothing at all.

Holy toledo...you know, I'm over it and moved on, been on a few dates, etc...Please, do the same...and quit pretending we are still together in some warped way. i.e. when someone asks about me, and you haven't actually "spoken" to me in 2 months, don't tell them you talked to me last week. When all you did was send an unanswered text. Tell them, "Oh, gee, I don't know..we broke up." Ya loser.

However, you will still be a low life no matter how you try to dress it up, and no I don't want to be your friend. I am upset however, that I lost 2 years of my life to a multiple personality liar whom blames others for his down falls, and even more upset that my boys became very attached and you hurt them in the process.

I am just appalled about how much can come to light after the fact, and how someone can lie...and seem to actually believe it themselves...very sad, you need some help.

So please, leave me and my phone alone...don't act like you still talk to me...and I hope the truth comes out in the wash for everyone else..that I'm not the first, nor second girl you have done this too...

I have certainly moved on with my life and very happy, please in your own little warped world of reality do the same.

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lph

09-25-2008, 12:36 PM

Dear gas stations, train stations, airports, what-nots with public restrooms: would you please, please, PLEASE stop putting in those fancy schmancy automatic taps that start when you put your hands in front of a sensor? I sometimes, most times, am in a HURRY when I need to pee. I've given birth after all. I'm usually lugging stuff. I have to put it somewhere, in a hurry. I end up putting it in the sink more often than not because you've also done away with all shelves and counter space, and the floor is grimy.

And I am kinda sick of peeling my soaking wet wallet out of a pool of water :(

Thank you. ;)

crazycanuck

09-25-2008, 04:02 PM

Hey Lph,

Whenever i encounter one of those types of toilets, I just stick my stuff in my bra..

I am a fan of those sinks as it's wayyyy more hygenic!!!

Biciclista

09-25-2008, 04:50 PM

Dear CC

from what LPH is describing you'd have to have a pretty big bra!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Tuckervill

09-25-2008, 06:14 PM

We got to use the Dyson airblade hand dryer in a mall in Maryland. It was FABULOUS My hands were actually DRY.

I love touchless restrooms.

I feel ya about the havin' to pee bad thing, but I try not to carry anything in there anyway.

Karen

crazycanuck

09-27-2008, 06:16 AM

Dear Paul Newman,

I just want to thank you for all of your cool films over the years. :cool: & your non film work. I'm sad to see you passed away today but understand you're probably out of pain now. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm)

Thanks again

dex

09-27-2008, 11:12 PM

Dear Self,

You need to stop signing up for things. Especially things you don't really like to do.

For instance, signing up on a whim to run a workshop/discussion with a group of your peers tomorrow...yeah, it's stuff like that which you need to stop. Because now it's midnight, you need to be up in six hours, and you still have no idea how you're going to structure your session. (But at least you've found your permanent markers and SuperSticky Post-Its.)

Now, stop procrastinating, print out the relevant docs and make some notes. You can only wing this up to a certain point. Dork.

Love you lots,
Me.

Aggie_Ama

09-28-2008, 07:00 PM

Dear Sheesh,

Thanks for being a part of my life and bringing your insanity to my sometimes uptight world. Blushing, laughing, crying because I laughed so hard. You were a great friend to Mom and then to me, we will miss you loads. Shine on and be free of illness and pain.

Love ya!
Ama

GraysonKelly

09-29-2008, 01:47 AM

Dear Fraggle,

First of all, we call you that because you look like that red headed puppet from Fraggle Rock. Secondly, you need to leave me alone. I am sick and tired of your rude, crude and socially unacceptable behavior. I understand that you think that you are the answer to every male fantasy but I assure you that even if that were true here on Earth, you're "allure" does not work on me. And while we're on that subject, you need to stop telling people that I should be a guy so that I will fall in love with you and marry you. Refer to the previous statement and add that I'm not having a sex change operation. I'm a girl and I like it that way. And I'm permanently partnered to someone who hates you because of how you talk to me.
You have insulted me, harrassed me, embarrassed me, and even dislocated my thumb you red headed harpy from hell and while I don't understand why you still have a job I'm telling you to knock it off!!!
And since I'm on a roll I mention something else...I am a clinical assistant. You, regrettably, are an RN and therefore outrank me but that does not give you the right to ignore your patients. I routinely have 25 other patients and 4 other RN's that I have to answer to so you need to get off your *** and care for your patients. If I can't take them to the bathroom when they call because I'm busy then you have to do it. If they need cleaned up, it is your job to do that just as much as it's mine if I can't get there. I understand that you can do my job but I can't do yours, but that's not my problem. If you can find another RN out there to lick your a## and follow you around doing the "aide" work as well as help you do your "RN" work then have it. But until you find some nurse willing enough to sacrifice her self respect and dignity to be your lap dog I suggest you get with the program and take care of your patients.
One more thing, the next time you come up to me and tell me that any child that my partner and I have will not "really" be mine and therefore "invalidating" me as a parent and saying that my 10 year relationship is not considered valid because we're not a legally recognized couple I'm going to return the dislocated joint thing but i'm not stopping at your thumb.
Gray
(I'm sorry TE for the angry nature of this post, but I do feel better for having "gotten it out")

Tuckervill

09-29-2008, 03:51 AM

OMG, Gray. You need to contact the HR department about that harassment.

Karen

sundial

09-29-2008, 04:33 AM

Gray, sending you hugs.

chicago

09-29-2008, 07:28 AM

dear you... making $90K who does nothing and who is in the cafeteria now eating breakfast. i hope you are enjoying getting away with this. i really don't know how you do... how you sit in your cube in front of me and read the paper all day and make $90K while others are our team are working our butts off. i hear the new boss has her eye on you... but you have been doing this for years, somehow i think you will continue to get away with it.

i guess that's why you are cocky... because you get away with so much.

i need to let it go... but it bothers me that i have a plate full of work and you continue to do nothing and make more than me. if you ever got fired, i will not shed one tear... because you are a person who does not deserve this job:mad:

sundial

10-03-2008, 05:10 PM

Dear Congressional Leader,

Do what's right, not what's popular.

SadieKate

10-06-2008, 08:00 AM

Dear sundial,

I hope you are not holding your breath. ;)

SadieKate

10-06-2008, 08:23 AM

Dear interim-GM,

Are you aware that the company employee handbook states no solicitation of interest in personal organizations that use your work time or another employee's work time?

Are you aware that the corporate e-mail policy states that it cannot be used to solicit support for charitable endeavors?

I know you are aware that our company has ways to provide corporate support of run/walk charitable events because you have been the management sponsor for these, but this time you are soliciting for your own family team.

Are you aware that you are setting yourself up for potential bias and retaliation issues?

JDRF is a fine cause. I've contributed to them in the past and will continue to do so, but your name will NEVER be attached, and I will, at the minimum, have a personal verbal conversation with my own director. I hope this will be the last time I have to mention this to management.

I did not solicit support from my fellow employees for the recent MS150 ride due to these policies. As I have no non-work contact with these people, they are not a source of donation for my causes. The same goes for my relationship with you.

Consider this my vent and my warning.

~ PO'd SK who considers management ethic a non-negotiable area

JaneE

10-06-2008, 09:09 AM

I am a recent convert to CO2 usage on the road. I have observed that my CO2 inflated tires do not hold pressure as long as pumped tires. I thought it was just me, that I'd done something wrong, but I guess others have observed the same thing.

I resisted using a CO2 inflator and always carried a Road Morph pump with me (which is a very nice pump, imo). Unfortunately, the RM does not fit on my new Ruby and I was forced to carry a mini-pump. It works but it's a MUCH greater pain the in rear. So, I pulled the CO2 inflator out of moth balls and now carry it and a few cartridges on my bike as well as the mini pump for back-up. It's a compromise: neither one by themselves is an ideal solution.

Another thing: those little empty CO2 canisters are recycleable. Any empties I might have after a ride are put right into our recycle bin for weekly pick up and we've had no complaints so far.

sundial

10-08-2008, 09:38 AM

Dear Neighbor,

When the trumpet sounds, I won't be here.

JaneE

10-08-2008, 09:40 AM

Oops! Obviously, I posted the above note to the wrong thread. :o

Gee, and I wondered why I didn't see it where I *thought* it would show up!

Aggie_Ama

10-13-2008, 06:31 AM

Dear Shallow Person,

I really don't care what celeb is thin. Who we know or which celeb has gained weight. I really don't care to hear how little you supposedly eat or how much you claim to work out. The compliment on my weight loss was nice because you were the first person to notice but at the same time I don't care how you see me. I really like you but at the same time I am sad that your life is so caught up on image. I wish you could love yourself a little more it would be so much healthier.

Signed,
Tired of listening.

snapdragen

10-14-2008, 04:12 PM

Dear people at work,

I'm going on medical leave in 3 days. In that time I need to be sure my minion is comfortable with what he has to do, my open projects are either finished or someone knows what to do with them, have a couple of different meetings, and meet with my neurosurgeon. Requesting that I design a brand new database "before I leave" is the stupidest thing I've heard. Do you think I wave a wand and "zing" there's what you want, or that I magically pull these things out of my a**? How stupid are you people!! :mad:

SadieKate

10-14-2008, 04:18 PM

Dear snap,

Surely your computer has an FMB. No????? ;)

Signed in empathy,
SK

withm

10-14-2008, 06:03 PM

Dear snap,

Surely your computer has an FMB. No????? ;)

FMB??????

gingerale

10-14-2008, 08:31 PM

Dear house of mine,

If I have to call another repairman out for you anytime in the next 30 days then you are getting sent to a time out in the naughty corner, mister!!!!! :mad: NO MORE REPAIR BILLS, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,
Frustrated homeowner

Aggie_Ama

10-14-2008, 08:35 PM

Dear Vision,

Please don't get worse. I know you aren't that nad but considering I went 24+ years with 20-20 I don't like your prescription doubling in one year. Pooh on you.

Signed,
Getting a little more nearsighted!

Fredwina

10-15-2008, 08:01 AM

Dear politcal canididate:
I really apperciate that you mailed that flyer. Now I know your opponent is a scum sucker, lair, and a tax cheat.
But, He mailed me a flyer, too. According to him, your'e a doublespeaker and and an evildoer who was once on the same continient as Osama Bin Lauden.
not to mention that I've already sent in my ballot:)

lph

10-15-2008, 08:46 AM

Now I know your opponent is a scum sucker, lair, and a tax cheat.
But, He mailed me a flyer, too. According to him, your'e a doublespeaker and and an evildoer who was once on the same continient as Osama Bin Lauden.

*hee hee hee* :D

Your political campaigns are a lot more fun than ours are!

deedolce

10-17-2008, 09:18 PM

Dear Karma,

You're getting fast! Is it the times? Will it come back at me because I felt a twinge of satisfaction hearing him announce at a staff meeting (a previous FWB that lasted over a year, and was really a jerk that liked to twist the knife, knowing I had developed feelings for him...:rolleyes: Note to self: FWB is a bad idea for me!!!) that he was engaged to a married woman??

:p

carpaltunnel

10-18-2008, 06:20 PM

I'm going on medical leave in 3 days.

Yeah, hey Snap, design me a database before you go, willya? I don't have time to write a specification or talk to you about it, just make it like that one only different. You know what I mean.
What are you, negative? Not a team player?

:rolleyes:

Sounds familiar. Bozos.

Biciclista

10-18-2008, 06:27 PM

Dear DeeDolce
what's a FWB?
Flat walled Butthead?
Free Willing Bachelor
Fuzzy White Boar?

I give up.

thanks,
acronymly challenged
Mimi

Blueberry

10-18-2008, 06:31 PM

Dear Mimi - I suspect it's a Friend with Benefits, but I could be off.

CA

Veronica

10-18-2008, 06:34 PM

Dear DeeDolce
what's a FWB?
Flat walled Butthead?
Free Willing Bachelor
Fuzzy White Boar?

I give up.

thanks,
acronymly challenged
Mimi

Google knows all. I did a search on FWB . It came up with Friend with Benefits.

According to the Urban Dictionary: FWB

1. casual relationship implying no committment, but involving companionship (the friends bit) and some sort of physical element like making out, sex, baseball (the benefits). although rumored to be a myth, absolutely possible.

2. When two people aren't officially going out but have sex anyway.

3. friends w/benefits- when two can make a mess (sexually, mentally, and otherwise) and not have to clean it up

SadieKate

10-18-2008, 07:44 PM

FMB??????Effin' magic button.

Velobambina

10-19-2008, 05:03 AM

Effin' magic button.

Effin' More Bikes!!!

Biciclista

10-19-2008, 05:14 AM

Effin' More Bikes!!!

hm, I have a guy like that!

deedolce

10-19-2008, 07:09 PM

Dear DeeDolce
what's a FWB?
Flat walled Butthead?
Free Willing Bachelor
Fuzzy White Boar?

I give up.

thanks,
acronymly challenged
Mimi

LOL!!! I like that first one....my vote goes there. ;)

Zen

10-19-2008, 07:47 PM

FMB??????

FWB I got but this:confused:

Find Me Banana?
For More Booty?
Five Man Boat?

Velobambina

10-20-2008, 03:50 AM

FWB I got but this:confused:

Find Me Banana?
For More Booty?
Five Man Boat?

Find More Booty!! ;)

OakLeaf

10-20-2008, 03:51 AM

I hope someone clears that up for us before too long!

Here's what I found on an acronym search:

Flavored Malt Beverage
Feed My Brain (nutritional supplement)
Fumble
Fantasy Marching Band

I think my computer has had all of those at one time or another... usually the latter two happen after too many of the first one...

bmccasland

10-20-2008, 04:33 AM

Dear Guy in cube next to me,
Would you please quit cussing at your computer. I'm tired of the outbursts. Yell at the guys in IT if you have to yell at someone. Try shutting down your game program, and private email - both of which you seem to have open all the time. Maybe then your work project will go smoother.

Thank you.

Aggie_Ama

10-20-2008, 06:00 AM

Aggie_Ama

10-20-2008, 06:01 AM

Dear People who come in late,

When you run to your desk it is more noticeable than if you quietly walked in. We have thin floors, the running shakes them. But keep amusing me I am in one heck of a bad mood today!

lph

10-20-2008, 06:18 AM

Dear Autumn Weather,

I know, I know, it's late October, this is Norway, it's time for you to start throwing your weight around and raining and sending big strong gusts of wind to try and knock me off my bike.

But please, oh please - we were having such a great time... - could we just have a few more of those sun-sodden days full of golden light and crunchy yellow leaves everywhere before winter sets in? Pleasepleaseplease, pretty please with sugar on?

signed
- not ready for winter

SadieKate

10-20-2008, 07:54 AM

I hope someone clears that up for us before too long!I did. See post #1548.

Irulan

10-20-2008, 01:12 PM

Dear Customer,
My policy is "clothing must be freshly laundered, not washed and worn a few times, this is Washington state health code".

If there are crispy granola bars and money in your pockets, I KNOW you didn't wash it. I buy the same brand of granola bars and trust me, they wouldn't look like that if they went through the wash.

Dried snot on the sleeves, ketchup, BO, collar grime, mud... please don't tell me you washed it because I know you didn't.

And yes, if you hassle me about why I sent your stuff back, unrepaired, and you don't seem to get it, I WILL say the following "How would you like to handle a stranger's dirty laundry?" Don't tell me I"m tactless, you are the one that sent me your icky ski coat.

gg

yes, people ARE this clueless and gross.

SadieKate

10-20-2008, 01:19 PM

Oh, gross. My skin is crawling.

deedolce

10-24-2008, 08:00 PM

Dear So and So,

I hate being so frickin sensative when I'm involved with someone...I'd rather drop it and disappear. Which never helps when trying to be in a relationship. So much trouble and it blows. I'd rather be less involved and not care... :mad: at least right now...bleh.

sundial

10-25-2008, 10:20 AM

Dear World,

Hang in there!

Blue_Wildflower

10-25-2008, 11:48 AM

Dear So and So,

I am done carrying around 190+lbs of baggage. The last three weeks of back and forth. You made a decision. There is no coming back (again). I cannot take this drama into my new year. Last night I went on a date. It was refreshing. I am not looking to jump into a relationship. Just out to meet people and take back my life. Things are falling into place for me. Work is going great. School is going well. I am loving riding without you.

Good Luck.

crazycanuck

10-27-2008, 02:16 AM

bmccasland

10-27-2008, 04:52 AM

Dear Nov 4th..

Can you please come sooner? I'm getting a bit tired of the coverage & just want a result. Did you not know how much this means to the rest of the world? We're watching & wondering.

GAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH...*explodes into litte bicycle wheels*

CC - I believe you're referring to the little election thing in the USofA? Many of us feel the same. OK, I for one feel the same. Pleeeaaase may the week fly by quickly. If I vote early, will it all stop?

thougth not

Vote early, vote often? :D

Blueberry

10-27-2008, 05:09 AM

Dear folks around me:

Please get a sense of humor. Having to walk on egg shells because you might get offended at the least little thing isn't fun.

Thanks!

CA

Velobambina

10-27-2008, 06:27 AM

Nevermind---I'll keep my big mouth shut about annoyingly repetitive tv ads!

Aggie_Ama

10-27-2008, 06:36 AM

Dear Quitting Time-

Hurry up! :p

Irulan

10-27-2008, 07:30 AM

Dear so and so,

can you please help folks to remember that TE is supposed to be a politics free zone, I don't care how annoyed people are about TV ads relating to the election or any other election related idea?

crazycanuck

10-27-2008, 02:29 PM

Sowwwy....:(:o

Biciclista

10-27-2008, 02:43 PM

I think for CC and others not from the USA, it's not politics.

crazycanuck

10-27-2008, 02:44 PM

Mimi-Thank you! I am just annoyed that we have had to put up with coverage for what seems like forever.

mary9761

10-27-2008, 03:22 PM

Dear irresponsible dog owners,
My husband has severe nerve damage in his left leg. He only has a partially functional foot and is going to weekly gait physical therapy soon to be wearing braces on his feet and legs. He has enough problems with his leg and feet, so when your yappy little dogs charged him from your yard this afternoon and nipped his leg, he was lucky they didn't break the skin. :mad::mad::mad: Luckily they appeared to have gotten the seam of his blue jeans but he can feel where your loose dog had ahold of his leg. He said he tried to get away and thought of trying to hit them with his cane too late. We're all very lucky he didn't fall trying to get away from your out of control animals. They would have bitten him multiple times. I don't care if it's a mini pin or not, they are still biters. Keep them in your house or leashed in your yard if they are outside.
If I catch them out, I will call animal control and if they come after either of us when I'm out, I WILL use my cane. I am an animal lover, but I hate when animals are let out without being on a leash. This is the second time he's been bitten by a dog while out walking in the past 4 years :mad: He got lucky when that dog got ahold of his heavy winter glove or else he might have been bitten badly. You're lucky I was watching my grandchildren when I found out about it or else I would have come down and dealt with the dogs then call animal control myself right then.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Biciclista

10-27-2008, 03:49 PM

Dear Mary
Water from a hose works great on dogs. Doesn't hurt anyone and makes a BIG impression on the dogs. I've trained neighbor's pitbulls that way :D:D:D
Say go home. then blast 'em.

mary9761

10-27-2008, 03:54 PM

Mimi,
He was out for a walk and down the street from our house. He'd walked down to the end of the street and they weren't there, then when he was walking back towards our house, they ran out of the neighbour's yard and chased him. After the last dog incident and his gait had gotten worse again, I'd asked him to stay closer to home when he went for a walk so most of the time, he walks up and down the street in front of our house.

Zen

10-28-2008, 06:43 PM

Dear S&S-

Please don't feel that you have to repay me in any way.

It was only a minor inconvenience and you know I'd do the same for you or anyone else who needed it.
Doing a favor and expecting some form of payment isn't a favor at all. It all works out eventually.

Maybe you can come help me paint ;)

Zen

10-28-2008, 06:49 PM

Mary-
lord knows I'm a dog lover too but as someone who also has gait difficulties I think he should carry Halt.
it might seem mean but it would probably only take one time for them to remember.

Flybye

10-29-2008, 04:35 AM

Dear Professors-
I know that I signed up for this and even paid for this experience but please, no more papers this semester. I have written a 14 pg, a 11 pg, and six 4 pg. papers. I'd like to experience something else. It's called sanity.
Thanks.

sundial

10-29-2008, 08:32 AM

Dear Fly,

You should have majored in art. You draw pictures for your thesis. :p

HillSlugger

10-29-2008, 08:53 AM

Mary,

You need to call animal control. Do you want there to be a second chance for him to get bitten?

SouthernBelle

10-29-2008, 09:07 AM

I had a big, fat dalmatian come bounding out at me yesterday afternoon. Quite surprised as it's on my commute route. I had never seen him before. But he stopped. I think he realized I was a person.

Zeek

10-29-2008, 09:47 AM

Dear Twenty-something Know-it-All:

I'm older than you, wiser than you, and stronger than you. Take your primadonna attitude and stick it where the sun don't shine. Hmph! :cool:

Flybye

10-29-2008, 02:57 PM

Dear Fly,

You should have majored in art. You draw pictures for your thesis. :p

Now you tell me - that's like rubbing salt in a wound. You make money AND you drew for you thesis. Smack. :D

carpaltunnel

10-29-2008, 07:12 PM

Dear Twenty-something Know-it-All:

They're EVERYWHERE!

crazycanuck

10-31-2008, 01:39 AM

Dear Excitement,

When we ask for excitement at work, what you dealt out today was rather interesting :eek: Thankfully we're all ok *phew* :eek:

Umm..sheep kapoopies might be a good word....

No more excitement for a while ok!!!

BleeckerSt_Girl

10-31-2008, 08:15 AM

They're EVERYWHERE!

Don't forget the thirty-something-or-other know-it-alls! They're everywhere too! :(

Pax

10-31-2008, 08:31 AM

Dear Universe,

I give up. I'll do anything you want if you'll just let my back stop hurting enough to sleep. I'm a zombie and I'm completely useless at home and work. What do you want from me?

Your exhausted faithful servant,

Pax

mimitabby

10-31-2008, 08:44 AM

Hey Pax, do you do stretches before you fall into bed? has helped me immensely for years

Mimi

Pax

10-31-2008, 08:52 AM

Hey Pax, do you do stretches before you fall into bed? has helped me immensely for years

Mimi

They stuck a needle full of cortisone in my spine last week, the doc said no stretching until I see her next week. :(

Blueberry

11-05-2008, 11:31 AM

Dear Ebay Sellers:

Please accurately describe your items. Especially if you are a bike shop and selling a bike on Ebay. Significant rust in tubes should have been disclosed in the item description (and no, 500 miles of riding does NOT include expecting flaking rust). As should the fact that you took black paint and tried to cover over major scraping on the crank and the rear derailleur. I pity the people who have to deal with you as a shop on a regular basis. At least I used paypal and a credit card - so I have lots of options against you.

CA

PS - Nope - this is NOT anyone that has ever sold anything on TE!

firenze11

11-05-2008, 12:31 PM

They're EVERYWHERE!

Hey! We're not all know-it-alls! I promise! (some of us are actually quarter-life-crisis-how-am-i-going-to-get-a-job-and-start-a-life-of-my-owns :))

carpaltunnel

11-05-2008, 06:01 PM

We're not all know-it-alls!
You are absolutely right! I've worked with some really neat youngsters. In fact most of them are. Like any other age group, one bad apple spoils the whole barrel!

When you get to be "Of a certain age", and you've spent all that time being a team player and following the rules, and some little one comes along and makes a profession of breaking as many as possible, and gets away with it..well...it doesn't foster a great relationship.

Becky

11-06-2008, 04:07 AM

When you get to be "Of a certain age", and you've spent all that time being a team player and following the rules, and some little one comes along and makes a profession of breaking as many as possible, and gets away with it..well...it doesn't foster a great relationship.

That's true of any age.... I work with someone who's a good 15 years older than me, and has burned every professional bridge that they've ever built.... Personality seems to be a much bigger factor than age. Unfortunately, there are folks here, management and not, who are intimidated by this behavior, and it goes unchecked.

BleeckerSt_Girl

11-06-2008, 06:31 AM

Hey! We're not all know-it-alls! I promise! (some of us are actually quarter-life-crisis-how-am-i-going-to-get-a-job-and-start-a-life-of-my-owns :))

Indeed true!
But I thought we were only complaining about the '20-30-something know-it-alls'.....NOT complaining about ALL 20-30 years olds! Big difference. ;)

lph

11-07-2008, 12:21 AM

Dear neighbour with the puppy,

yes, I know your itsy bitsy teeny weeny ball-of-fur Pomeranian puppy is cute. But letting him stand and yap at me without correction as I stand in my own driveway is NOT. Would you let him do that if it was a honking huge Rottweiler?? I like dogs, but I cannot stand yappy little dogs that are allowed to misbehave just because they look like tiny snowballs instead of being intimidating. So be the pack leader you're supposed to be, and teach your dog how to behave while you still can. Or I swear I will do it for you.

teigyr

11-07-2008, 01:22 AM

chicago

11-13-2008, 01:36 PM

dear so and so... you may be relieved, but my heart is breaking. yes talking to you this past few days has helped alleviate some of the shock... but when you made the comment that talking to me is okay because it requires no energy makes me sad :( i didn't know i was such a burden... last i knew and heard, i was the love of your life. i am sick knowing that tomorrow is one week that the bomb dropped in my home... and i even sicker knowing you knew well ahead you were going to drop it... and there i was anxiously awaiting to see you face friday night... just so you could dodge my hug and say "we need to talk".

fwiw... for all that we shared... i think it's pretty shi**tty you made this decision all on your own:(

Flybye

11-13-2008, 07:57 PM

Double or triple space?

Double. APA style which is a mystery process all it's own. I have written on more 6 pager and have 2 more ten page papers due. You must have some experience writing papers, too??? Lucky gal!

Flybye

11-13-2008, 08:01 PM

Dear Professor of the Professional Institution,
I was not impressed when you dropped the F-bomb in class.
I do not appreciate your sarcastic laden humor that puts students down.
I don't think your discussion of your preferred political affilliation has a place in the course I registered for. Even if I agree.
My respect continues to wane.
Please, think about your position and the professionalism which you are modeling.
Thanks!

salsabike

11-13-2008, 08:03 PM

Dear all,

A little more light and a little less heat, please.

Thanks.

mary9761

11-13-2008, 08:28 PM

Dear Universe,
Will someone please FLUSH the POOP FAIRY?? Our families have been dumped on quite enough in the past several years :eek::(
Not asking to send them to anyone else, just FLUSH!!

bmccasland

11-14-2008, 06:51 PM

Dear Self,
The next time the silly notion strikes you to eat an entire pomegranite. Don't. Put it down, and step back. Remember the brambleberries in Scotland? :( It's a lot like that. Just step away from the pomegranite. Tummy will thank you.

Find something else to do with the lovely ruby red berry fruit thing.

lph

11-14-2008, 11:22 PM

OakLeaf

11-15-2008, 05:06 AM

Alton Brown says pomegranate seeds will keep in a Ziploc bag for a couple of weeks. If he says it it must be true.

dex

11-15-2008, 08:45 AM

Dear self,

Three things...

Potato chips do not a healthy breakfast make.
You're 33. You really should know by now how to tell when someone is flirting with you.
Congrats on getting your Bulgarian split squats back. So what if it's just at bodyweight for now (besides, your body weight is nothing to sneeze at), a year ago you couldn't even walk up or down stairs without help because of that knee. And six months ago, you couldn't do single leg movement exercises without practically falling over from the pain and instability. You can really start working on not overcompensating for strength with the other leg now. Good job.

Love always,
Dex

snapdragen

11-15-2008, 09:37 AM

Dear self,

You're 33. You really should know by now how to tell when someone is flirting with you.

I'm 51, I've still not figured this one out....:rolleyes:

Biciclista

11-15-2008, 01:25 PM

Congrats on getting your Bulgarian split squats back.
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Love always,
Dex

What the heck is a Bulgarian split squat?

dex

11-15-2008, 05:08 PM

What the heck is a Bulgarian split squat?

Here you go. :)
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBSingleLegSplitSquat.html

Biciclista

11-15-2008, 05:57 PM

Here you go. :)
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBSingleLegSplitSquat.html

NO WAY! that's got to HURT!!

dex

11-15-2008, 06:03 PM

NO WAY! that's got to HURT!!

You can definitely feel the fatigue and burning in the quads. Heck, I did them on Thursday and I can still feel some soreness in the muscle tonight, which made today's workout a real challenge. (But my knee is fine! Yay! :cool:)

Velobambina

11-17-2008, 09:11 AM

No snow please. Make it stay west.

Aggie_Ama

11-17-2008, 09:18 AM

Dear End of Day,

How can you be coming so slow when I get off an hour early today?

Signed,

Incredibly Impatient Today :p

Biciclista

11-17-2008, 09:36 AM

No snow please. Make it stay west.

Dear Velobambina
We'd love snow (speaking for myself and all school aged children in western washington)
please send it :p

Blueberry

11-17-2008, 09:55 AM

Dear Velobambina
We'd love snow (speaking for myself and all school aged children in western washington)
please send it :p

We'd love it here in NC too! We haven't had a real snow for about 3 years!

CA

firenze11

11-17-2008, 10:06 AM

Dear School,

What did I ever do to you? Why is the end always the worst? Can you just let up a bit, I'd like some sleep and for my heart rate to go down a bit and maybe for my blood pressure to return to normal. I know it's futile to ask for this but, you know, maybe one day the end of the term won't be awful.

Thanks,

Student trying to keep her head from exploding who can't wait to sleep, eat, and rest all December.

crazycanuck

11-17-2008, 01:54 PM

Firenze, the end is nigh. December will be here soon, I promise. You won't explode into little maple leafs!

Zen

11-17-2008, 04:55 PM

I'm 51, I've still not figured this one out....:rolleyes:

I could have written that :o

crazycanuck

11-17-2008, 07:37 PM

Dear Brain,

It's time to start working hard again. I know we've slacked off with all the easy peasy jobs but I don't think the bosses noticed :rolleyes:

Brain, I have treated you nicely with all the bike rides, swims, books etc. & would appreciate you working hard with me when the first semester starts in Feb.

Thanks
human head

bmccasland

11-18-2008, 07:48 AM

Dear person that put a knife through my eye,

OK, thanks to modern chemistry, the knife is gone, but why do you now have to squeeze the back part of my brain with your hand, using your thumb as leverage on my temporal region? Go away!

Migraines suck. :(

snapdragen

11-19-2008, 02:22 PM

crazycanuck

11-19-2008, 07:38 PM

Snap..perhaps all emails from them should receive an automated reply like:

What part of medical leave did you not understand? Not all of us are a few wheatbix short of a breakfast! Obviously there's something missing up top there :rolleyes:

Thank you & don't have a nice day. Take care now. buh bye.

Is that ok?

Failing that, wave that magic wand & flicker your snap cape :p :)

Oh, it's a wonderful time to visit Australasia. Great shopping in Singapore on your way down here

crazycanuck

11-24-2008, 03:26 AM

:(

Freddie, we still miss your amazing voice. *sigh* Only the good die young. I remember sitting at my locker in high school when i heard the news.

Thanks again for your contribution to music with Smile & Queen.

snapdragen

11-24-2008, 07:05 AM

Freddie Mercury, one of the best CC!

Not a word from my office! My assistant let the director know what was going on. I can only imagine his reaction, it would not be pretty. :cool:

indysteel

11-24-2008, 06:28 PM

Dear Spin Instructor: Please stop talking so much. Instruct, yes, but otherwise be quiet. I don't want to vote every song on what we're going to do next. I don't want to know who's traveling for the holiday, who's working, who's eating more than one Thanksgiving meal, who's hosting dinner, etc. I also don't want to play "teams" or do one-legged drills or put one hand behind my back.

I just want to spin, listen to the music, and get lost in my own world.

Thank you.

bmccasland

11-25-2008, 04:44 AM

Dear Gods of Weather - This warm, then chilly, then warm, then chilly is getting hard to take. That and I'm not fond of the migraine that seems to come with every cold front. I could do without weekly migraines. Really.

So when you want to spin weather, could it be a bit more gradual. Please?

We won't discuss hurricanes, OK? The price of living in the Big Easy?

lph

11-25-2008, 11:44 AM

Dear Friend, the Drama Queen over all Drama Queens:

if I've snapped at you and you feel slighted, for God's sake just say so right away so that I can a) apologize or b) tell you why I'm irritated. Don't stew over it for a WEEK!, answer my emails and messages with curt, one-syllable words, and finally deign to tell me what's wrong. While at the same time implying that it's not really "worth it", and you were thinking of just "letting it slide". And for some reason trying to tell me at the same time how I mean the world to you, i.e. I must be an oblivious idiot and rude to boot.

I was so busy trying to remember what happened and apologizing that I never got around to telling you why I snapped at you in the first place, which believe it or not, had a natural explanation.

I can't stand this manipulative crap. :mad: yarr, want to go and strangle someone

spokewench

11-25-2008, 12:05 PM

dex

12-07-2008, 11:39 PM

Dear Self,

You need to focus. Yes, it's well after midnight, but you still have several hours of work ahead of you. You absolutely can not go in tomorrow without these deliverables complete. Now...get it together.

Love always,
Dex

Velobambina

12-10-2008, 12:44 PM

Dear Girl Gang -

There's no need to be unkind. This sort of behavior is why I'm selective about my friends. I don't find it particularly interesting to make fun of other people, particularly when you really don't know that person or their life circumstances. It's not funny, it's ungracious.

redrhodie

12-10-2008, 02:26 PM

Dear Deer,

That was too close! We're both lucky I was done messing with the radio! Stay safe.

divingbiker

12-10-2008, 02:41 PM

jobob

12-10-2008, 04:36 PM

Dear impatient person driving the Cadillac with the very loud horn,

In case you haven't noticed, blaring your horn as you come up from behind me neither makes me go faster nor causes me to vanish.

So chill, m'kay? I wasn't in your way for that long, yeesh. :cool:

cycling_sarah

12-10-2008, 04:52 PM

Dear Deer,

That was too close! We're both lucky I was done messing with the radio! Stay safe.

Glad you are safe!!
I've seen so many deer by the roads lately...they must be after the first applications of salt this season.

snapdragen

12-10-2008, 05:35 PM

Dear friend/co-worker. When your department director says "do not email snap with work related questions" he meant you also. I will not answer or acknowledge your emails.

bmccasland

12-10-2008, 06:12 PM

Dear people I work with. What part of out on medical leave do you not understand? My assistant is allowed to email me with questions, this does not mean you can send me work requests. Your emails will be deleted and not read.

//one more for the reasons to retire early column.

Dear friend/co-worker. When your department director says "do not email snap with work related questions" he meant you also. I will not answer or acknowledge your emails.

Apparently some are still having difficulty grasping the concept? I think you should show up with your scar highlighted AND the neck bolts. Maybe then they might get the notion.

naah.. probably not...

snapdragen

12-10-2008, 06:16 PM

Apparently some are still having difficulty grasping the concept? I think you should show up with your scar highlighted AND the neck bolts. Maybe then they might get the notion.

naah.. probably not...

Extreme difficulty! I thought the problem had been fixed, until I opened my email tonight. A message full of exclamation points!!!!!!!!! How very professional!!!!!!!!

/snap is still pizzed. :)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bmccasland

12-10-2008, 06:19 PM

Although the thought of some person sitting in their cube throwing a temper tantrum because Snap didn't answer!!!! is rather amusing. :D

snapdragen

12-10-2008, 06:39 PM

Although the thought of some person sitting in their cube throwing a temper tantrum because Snap didn't answer!!!! is rather amusing. :D

There is that.....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trek420

12-10-2008, 07:51 PM

Although the thought of some person sitting in their cube throwing a temper tantrum because Snap didn't answer!!!! is rather amusing. :D

Would it be a really bad thing if you replied but with wrong directions? :rolleyes: "first send ouch this command, then this one and .... ouch oh, copy that file over here like ouch so and .. oh did that erase your hard drive? Oh how silly of me. Must be because I'm on disability and in pain!!!!!!!!!!! " :p :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)

Yeah, don't do that. :rolleyes: but they would leave you alone. :rolleyes:

dex

12-15-2008, 10:02 PM

Dear universe,

I'm done. Really. I've reached my capacity for crap, so if you could hold off until I get one or two of these things dealt with, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

OakLeaf

12-16-2008, 03:26 AM

Aw (((((((Dex))))))) Hoping it starts to lighten up for you real soon.

Dear Universe: What she said. Give her a break.

Pax

12-16-2008, 05:21 AM

Dear driver who ran the red light in front of me this morning,

I realize that you getting where you need to go is more important than anything/anyone else, but having to lock up my brakes to come within inches of hitting you has caused my back to hurt again. It was healing up so well, please try to be more aware of others around you and understand the pain your actions can bring.

Sincerely,

Sore again

dex

12-16-2008, 12:15 PM

Thanks for backing me up, OakLeaf. I think it must have worked, because other than dealing with some some migraine aftermath, nothing truly crappy has happened today...and some of the other stuff looks like resolution is closer than it seemed (not incredibly soon, but there's a glimmer of light). The universe and I just may get back on friendly terms yet. :rolleyes::)

bmccasland

12-17-2008, 04:21 AM

Dear Cosmic Juju,
Thanks for lightening up on Dex, but Pax probably didn't really need the scare of her life yesterday morning. I know I don't always get this yin and yang thing, but could things run smoothly for just a little tiny bit?

Pax - I hope your back is feeling better.

Pax

12-17-2008, 05:16 AM

Thanks bmccasland, it's feeling fine today AND the sun is shining!!

solobiker

12-17-2008, 02:53 PM

BleeckerSt_Girl

12-17-2008, 03:43 PM

Dear powers that be. I am starting feel like I am getting into a funk. Could just be hormonal, but gosh I don't want to feel blah during the holidays. Have not decorated as we have been fixing up the house, I may try to atleast hang the stocings.

Hey Solo....
Sounds to me like you are doing a lot of good things for a lot of people. It's OK to get in a funk. Embrace the funk and treat yourself for a bit (hot chocolate, a yummy breakfast out, a night of movies and popcorn in bed?)
I think funks are nature's way of making us slow down and think about ourselves for a change when we are strained with too many obligations.
And you know, fixing up your house IS decorating it! ;)
Be good to yourself, you're worth it. :)

OakLeaf

12-17-2008, 04:37 PM

<singing to self> We want the funk... Give up the funk...

It was my 40th birthday, at Tipatina's in NO, and a bunch of Marsalis offshoots showed up to play a set. ... Gotta have that funk ...

BleeckerSt_Girl

12-17-2008, 04:56 PM

Be One with the funk. :p

maillotpois

12-17-2008, 05:54 PM

Dear Non-Profit organization that provides service dogs to the blind -

You broke my dog!!! Well, I know, technically he's "your" stud dog, and I am just his "keeper", but let's be realistic, he's our family's DOG. And he went in for a DATE with one of your floozies, and I go to pick him up and his tail is BROKEN!! :mad: Who slammed the frickking kennel door on my dog's tail?? :mad: :mad: :mad:

And it may need to be amputated to prevent nerve damage, and amputation seems like such a silly thing but you people who don't LIVE with him have no idea how much pleasure he gets from chasing his tail. :( Seriously, he has done this his entire simple loving little life. He is a tail chaser. He loves it. :(

Well, let's just hope he's home for Christmas.

Dog mom.

jobob

12-17-2008, 06:05 PM

Oh crud, poor bunkie!

Zen

12-17-2008, 06:06 PM

Get the Funk Out My Face! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_lhfpN1vg)

OakLeaf

12-17-2008, 06:11 PM

Oh poor puppy :(:(:(

Not that it's the major issue obviously, but I hope they're at least going to pay the vet bills. :mad:

crazycanuck

12-17-2008, 06:25 PM

Owiee..poor doggie! :(

Dear Australian Roads, Road Trains, Roos, Camels & everything else out in the yonder between Perth & Sydney.Please behave & allow us to have a safe journey.

Thank you! Signed the happy travellers

salsabike

12-17-2008, 06:26 PM

I know I know I know this should stay dear so and so, but oh, Sarah! I'm really sorry. That really stinks. Please smooch him for me.

Zen

12-17-2008, 06:35 PM

How could such a thing happen?!
That would take quite some force :mad:

BleeckerSt_Girl

12-17-2008, 06:53 PM

If you think about how dogs mate, it is not far fetched at all to imagine tail injuries during the event.

maillotpois

12-17-2008, 08:10 PM

They will sprain tails occasionally. But I saw the X-ray. That bone is crushed, displaced and not OK. :mad:

They do pay all vet bills. He is "their" dog. But he has been OUR family for 8 years. So it hurts.

Thanks guys for the empathy. We are thinking of having the other dog's tail docked to make our wounded warrior feel less self conscious. (We won't. It is just a whim.)

SadieKate

12-17-2008, 08:38 PM

Dear Russo, you are still cute even with a deformed tail.

Yellow's Sammie recently had a broken tail also. Maybe she can give you some good advice.

SK

Irulan

12-17-2008, 10:56 PM

Biciclista

12-18-2008, 05:14 AM

mp
i did this to my own dog! he was going through a door with me and his tail got caught! he screamed bloody murder when it happened, and later 3 inches from the tip he had a permanent bump. I felt like some kind of evil monster, but it was an accident. i hope they don't have to amputate!

maillotpois

12-18-2008, 05:51 AM

I did this to my dog, too. I was four and she kept dragging me around by the seat of the pants. So I bent the tip of her tail and she had a bent tail for her remaining 11 years. :rolleyes: This break is about an inch from the butt, and the concern is it may pull on the spinal cord and cause nerve damage.

Veronica

12-18-2008, 06:15 AM

Poor puppy! :(

Our Rottie of course had a docked tail (she came that way from the shelter). I loved watching her wag her stump. I always wondered what kind of damage her tail would have done since her stump wiggled so much.

Can you pin a tail on a dog? :eek:

Sick humor I know.

Veronica

tulip

12-18-2008, 07:09 AM

Dear Shiloh, Thanks for being such a cool and awesome buddy, and such a great watchdog. I'll be extra careful of your tail!

Tuckervill

12-18-2008, 07:54 AM

I'm so sorry about the doggie's tail! How do you slam a kennel door on a tail so close to the behind??? And not admit it??? Poor doggie. He WILL miss it. I'm feeling heartbroken for him.

Karen

Aggie_Ama

12-18-2008, 09:38 AM

My parents Rottie, Athena, chases her nub around. It is quite hysterical albeit a little sad because you can tell she thinks she should have more tail. When they had a mixed breed Rott/Lab/Chow companion with a large plume of tail Athena was in awe of it. She would chase the tail and grab it like she was going to steal his tail. My Schnauzers wiggle their stumps with such enthusiam I am glad they don't have a full tail, plus natural Schnauzer tails are like little whips!

MP-Hope your little guy doesn't need an amputation!

solobiker

12-18-2008, 02:17 PM

maillotpois

12-18-2008, 04:24 PM

Thanks all for your well wishes! We really appreciate it. Russo is home and we are in a watch and see mode with regard to the tail. No apparent nerve damage but they will be monitoring for it. He's sore, but on some hopefully good doggy pain meds. And his date next week is OFF. :rolleyes:

And I also loved my tail-less rottie - but there's something about the rottie build that makes that stump seem "right" - all burly and strong. The more aerodynamic lab profile needs a tail. So at least we get to keep it for a while longer. :cool:

snapdragen

12-18-2008, 06:01 PM

I hope all goes well for Russo!

//although Chloe doesn't understand all this talk of "tails" :rolleyes:

maillotpois

12-18-2008, 07:37 PM

But see - that's another dog, the corgi, who is perfect without a tail. With a tail she'd be too LONG.

Tuckervill

12-19-2008, 05:16 AM

And Jack Russell Terriers.

My first dog after my Jack Russells has a whole tail that demurely curves up, out of the way. My second dog is part Golden Retriever, and so her tail has taken some getting used to, when she thumps it on either side of the doorway in greeting, or sweeps it across your snack plate in the living room!

Karen

Veronica

12-19-2008, 05:47 AM

Doggie pain meds... do they come wrapped in cheese?

Veronica

Blueberry

12-19-2008, 07:06 AM

Cream cheese is our pup's choice when it comes to hiding pills:)

OakLeaf

12-19-2008, 08:23 AM

Peanut butter. Harder to lick off or just dismantle.

Plus, there's entertainment value in a dog trying to get peanut butter off the roof of its mouth. :p

On a related topic... if you've recently lost a dog whose favorite toy was a squeaky carrot, do NOT go see Bolt. :( I was totally not ready for that.

tulip

12-19-2008, 09:07 AM

I took Shiloh to the vet today for shots and heartworm preventative and a general checkup. He was not happy to be there! The vet confirmed that he's most likely Border Collie and Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler). He's healthy, but he has a funky hip. The fosterer told me that he has a broken leg when she found him at a shelter as a 6 or 7 month old pup. The vet today wanted to know more about the hip, so I asked the fosterer. Interesting story.

Just after he left the shelter, he had a FHO--a Femoral Head Ostectomy. That is, they removed the ball of the ball-and-socket joint of his pelvis. The vet who did the surgery several years ago said that he had been living with this broken pelvis for a few months when he was brought into the shelter.

I have to keep him lean and trim, and can't do anything that might hurt his hip, like flyball or crazy frisbee flips. He can, and likes, to do agility, but I have to keep the heights very low. He loves to swim, and that's good for him. He doesn't limp, but he does sit funny, as is apparent in that photo of me and him in the Meet Shiloh thread.

I guess this should be in the Pets thread or the Thread Drift, but with Russo's tail tale, it just seemed like the right place.

Dear Shiloh's rescuer--thank you for taking such good care of my future pup when you found him!

lph

12-19-2008, 01:38 PM

Dear Santa Claus,

or whoever. I must have been a really good girl this year. I have never got so many unexpected presents, hugs and warm wishes from my colleagues/friends ever. Or am I just suddenly noticing it this year? I dunno, but it's warming the cockles of my heart anyway. Feeling very loved and needed,

yours, lph :)

Biciclista

12-19-2008, 01:51 PM

Dear City of Seattle
So why is it that you tell us in case of inclement weather to take mass transit and then you shorten most bus routes and cancel 100 buses? exactly what is safe about waiting more than an hour to hopefully catch a bus that might never come in sub freezing weather?

Selkie

01-05-2009, 03:12 AM

Dear Ice Storm

Please lose your "energy" and your cold air. Send us rain instead.

bmccasland

01-12-2009, 03:25 PM

Dear Bonnie Cat,
You really don't need to meow CONSTANTLY! There is food in your bowl. You'll get more mackrel in the morning. I know you haven't felt good in ages, but I'm getting seriously tired of your constant complaining. I don't know what to do. Why won't you eat???

crazycanuck

01-12-2009, 06:20 PM

Beth, you cat sounds like my doggie!!! Doesn't like just plain food..she wants chicken or meat as well..

Dear WHomever is in charge,

Please give me the strength to not go crazy now that i've handed in my resignation..

I know there's a lovely temp agency out there that has the job suitable for my uni schedule....I haven't found it yet. (Ok, i just started my job search last week...)

Signed really want to work whilst at uni & will do crappy reception jobs if need be..!!!!

derailed

01-13-2009, 04:49 AM

Dear So and So.
You took my case. You said you would fight for me. You lazy bastard, you told me my injuries weren't much because I had only broken a couple of bones, and football players are much tougher than girls, they do that all the time.

You took a settlement I asked you not to because you thought you knew better. You told me I was young and resilient, that I would be fine. My doctors blew through that in less than a year. You wouldnt fight for PT for me, you thought you knew better.

Well, it's many years later, and only now can I get back on a bike. Of course, I am on a bike because I have so much trouble walking. I might not have healed better with proper care, but I had a *right* to it, to try to heal as well as I could have.

You righteous, pretentious ***. You smug idiot. I hope you get it now. I hope your nursing home attendant is a cycle commuter. I hope your kids live three states away and are too "busy" to visit you. I hope I never see you in the street, because I might need a lawyer if I do.

lph

01-13-2009, 06:40 AM

You lazy bastard, you told me my injuries weren't much because I had only broken a couple of bones, and football players are much tougher than girls, they do that all the time.
You told me I was young and resilient, that I would be fine.

a lawyer told you THAT? what a bunch of crap. there's only one person who knows how much something hurts and that's the one inside. "much tougher", yeah right. young, very fit and coddled by the latest in medical expertise is more like it.

Dear Body,
thank you for being resilient and healing well. love ya.

Dear Mind,
what's with the "omg, i'm gonna die" pain for something that turned out to be pretty trivial anyway? just curious.

Dear Fate,
thank you thank you thank you for a lucky fall and picking the most expendable of my joints. this board reminds me all the time i am so darn lucky i don't deserve it.

derailed

01-13-2009, 02:33 PM

Dear Fate,
thank you thank you thank you for a lucky fall and picking the most expendable of my joints. this board reminds me all the time i am so darn lucky i don't deserve it.

Oh yes you do. You deserve health and contentment. Thank you for appreciating it. Make it last!

Blueberry

01-13-2009, 03:43 PM

derailed

01-13-2009, 04:23 PM

On behalf of my profession, I'm sorry. Too often, people only have interactions with the worst among us. There is no excuse for the way you were treated, and it is not right.

CA

The problem seems to be that we only have interactions when we are in a position of weakness. Some rare representatives of your trade may take advantage of that.

This had to do with one supercilious dolt who happens to have been available when I was too inexperienced to know how to shop for a proper attorney to protect my interests.

I have had many wonderful interactions with those who practice law in the years since. This one buffoon happened to be an attorney, and happened to continue the ruination of my life, but he's not All lawyers.

Now I know to find a bike lawyer, and where to look for one if I need one. Thank goodness for the internet.

I have needed to let this rant out for many years, and someone else's recent crash post brought it back to me. Thanks for the opportunity to vent, but please don't take the topic as any kind of statement of mistrust or batch-labeling.

Thank you.

Blueberry

01-13-2009, 06:47 PM

derailed-

No worries. Feel free to vent - I didn't take your post as judgment on all lawyers:)

It's one of my issues. I just really hate to hear about other lawyers taking advantage of folks in those kinds of situations. It's a very sad fact of life that just shouldn't be. And all too often, that's the only experience people have. I'm very glad that you've had other, better experiences - I just really wish those who acted as that attorney did would not longer be permitted to practice.

CA

crazycanuck

01-14-2009, 01:53 AM

Dear woman on bike that decided to draft off me tonight..

I'm so glad I told you to "take your turn or move along"...Don't expect a free ride from me for the 15km ride down the river :mad: Yeah, I was going a bit slow but I did a nice long ride this morning..why should i kill myself in the headwind? Perhaps you need to do some more cycling on your own & battle the headwind yourself.

Harumph..

Tuckervill

01-16-2009, 02:47 PM

Dear Son's (maybe-ex-) Girlfriend:

Really? The only reason is that you "want to be single"? REALLY? After 5 years? Why'd you take so long? Please don't drag it out. Move out now. Take the giant dog that you insisted on adopting, and the three cats, too. Take your crap and go. You were so right for him, but now you're not, so go. Don't drag it out, PLEASE.

Dear Son: I love you, and it will get better. Thanks for being my boy. I'm here if you need me.

Love,
Mom

bmccasland

01-16-2009, 07:04 PM

Dear Plumbers,
I can't believe I got same day service. Thank you for fixing the tub, and the drippy faucet, and only for charging me for the tub because the sink fixtures will need to be replaced eventually. Restores my faith that there are honest tradesmen out there. :D Hope the young kid journeyman with you learns the honesty part too.

Hint to everyone from my plumber - mix 1 tsp baking soda with 1 cup white vinegar and immediately pour it down your tub drain WEEKLY, follow with a kettle of boiling water rinse. Will keep your tub pipes happy - cleans soap skum. No need for severe chemical warfare.

Selkie

01-16-2009, 10:54 PM

Current wind chill: -2

Not even my die-hard cold weather K9s want to spend more than a few minutes outside in this cold.

I'm warming up the sunroom, where I will spend a couple hours with Coach Troy. Should I go to Arizona for rides up Mt. Lemmon and Gates Pass or should I opt for that beast Have Mercy, the Sequel?

I checked the extended outlook -- possible snow showers tomorrow, which will be the final indignity if we have any accumulation. The way things are going, there won't be any outdoor riding in the near future. Even the Bike Rack in DC canceled its store ride for today!

Feel sorry for the inauguration spectators and public safety folks who will be out in this.

Blueberry

01-17-2009, 05:20 AM

I'm warming up the sunroom, where I will spend a couple hours with Coach Troy. Should I go to Arizona for rides up Mt. Lemmon and Gates Pass or should I opt for that beast Have Mercy, the Sequel?

I'd go for the AZ scenery! Much easier to pretend you're somewhere warmer:)

CA

Selkie

01-17-2009, 11:44 PM

I'd go for the AZ scenery! Much easier to pretend you're somewhere warmer:)

CA

That's what I did but I had forgotten how tough it was to climb up Mt. Lemmon. I did that entire part of the ride, plus the descent, and then Gates Pass to Kinney Road. About 2 hrs.

I'd love to move out there. I've had enough of East Coast weather.

bmccasland

01-18-2009, 05:47 AM

That's what I did but I had forgotten how tough it was to climb up Mt. Lemmon. I did that entire part of the ride, plus the descent, and then Gates Pass to Kinney Road. About 2 hrs.

Ride

Up

Lemmon??? :eek::eek:

I'm impressed!

I used to live in Tucson, and I can't imagine riding UP Mt Lemmon. What an 8000 ft elevation change?

Selkie

01-18-2009, 07:26 AM

Ride

Up

Lemmon??? :eek::eek:

I'm impressed!

I used to live in Tucson, and I can't imagine riding UP Mt Lemmon. What an 8000 ft elevation change?

I don't think Coach Troy goes the entire way up. Just 15 miles or so. To Windy Gap, I think. It was hard.

snapdragen

01-26-2009, 08:56 AM

Dear Macy's,

Although I don't really wish unemployment on all of your employees, please go bankrupt and close. I'm so tired of your non-customer service, being charged full price for clothing that is on sale, sales associates that argue with me or better yet, stand there like a deer caught in the headlights when I point this out. The "it's not my department" will not cut it -- you are in the women's department, I am trying to buy women's clothing. Figure it out.

snap "Nordstrom's customer 4-ever" dragen

snapdragen

02-03-2009, 05:36 PM

Zen

02-03-2009, 06:37 PM

Macy's is ridiculously overpriced. No wonder they're closing stores.

Fredwina

02-21-2009, 03:52 PM

Dear NASCAR:
Do you have to have Fighter jets buzz your fans before the race? Do they need to wake up? I think starting the engines would suffice,
Signed,
Lives 7 miles from a NASCAR track....

OakLeaf

02-21-2009, 05:10 PM

hey, wait, I'm the one that lives 15 miles from the most recent NASCAR race.

You're 3,500 miles away. :p

Fredwina

02-21-2009, 05:42 PM

no, I'm not : http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/

Aggie_Ama

02-21-2009, 07:53 PM

Fredwina- My family is NASCAR fans and don't understand why I don't enjoy it. I will watch boys in lycra race at 25 mph but no cars going 200 mph in a circle. :confused::confused:

OakLeaf

02-22-2009, 02:14 AM

no, I'm not : http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/

OIC, I didn't realize your race was this weekend... but at Daytona as well as the non-NASCAR races I've been to they do the flyover on race day, not before qualifying. That's why I was still thinking of the D500 as the last race.

Here, we have so much freakin' air traffic with all the flight schools, hobby pilots and Patrick AFB, that we barely notice the flyover.

tulip

02-22-2009, 05:44 AM

Dear NASCAR:
Do you have to have Fighter jets buzz your fans before the race? Do they need to wake up? I think starting the engines would suffice,
Signed,
Lives 7 miles from a NASCAR track....

I live about 7 miles from the Richmond International Raceway. Thank goodness, there are no fighter jet buzzes here!

ccnyc

02-22-2009, 06:16 AM

Dear Dr. Skip,

Although you have been veterinarian to my various beloved felines for the past 20+ years it's time for you to go. YOU'RE FIRED!!! EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY!!!

If you're tired of being a vet and just don't give a @#$% anymore than please retire. Don't provide poor, thoughtless, very expensive "care" for my, or anyone else's kitties.

Fortunately I questioned your questionable recommendations and sought a second opinion which saved my dear Mojo from unnecessary treatment and drugs.

Time for you to close up shop. Yeah the economy is bad right now but that's probably not the reason your appointment book is not full anymore.

Sorry it has to end like this, but, unlike you, my cats come first. Funny, since you're a cat's only vet.

Carol, Mr. Moon & Mojo

Aggie_Ama

02-22-2009, 06:31 AM

CCNYC- So sorry for the stress! Hope you find a better fit for the fur kids.

Selkie

02-22-2009, 07:03 AM

Dear Maud

Please let us know if it's time to let you go and be with Agnes. We don't want you to suffer so if you are no longer enjoying your time on earth, you deserve peace. We will see you again, after all, and you will be able to run, wag your tail, and fetch you pink ball again.

Blueberry

02-22-2009, 07:06 AM

(((((mickchick and Maud)))))

ccnyc

02-22-2009, 07:51 AM

CCNYC- So sorry for the stress! Hope you find a better fit for the fur kids.

I interviewed 2 cat only vets and the one I chose to go with seems very much into his work and kitty patients, and is willing to think outside the box. An instant stress-reliever! I know you know how important it is to feel confident in your vets knowledge and recommendations, especially when there's a sick fur baby involved.

Carol

OakLeaf

02-22-2009, 08:28 AM

(((((((Maud & Mickchick)))))))

Holding both of you in my thoughts.

Fredwina

02-22-2009, 10:32 AM

OIC, I didn't realize your race was this weekend... but at Daytona as well as the non-NASCAR races I've been to they do the flyover on race day, not before qualifying. That's why I was still thinking of the D500 as the last race.

Here, we have so much freakin' air traffic with all the flight schools, hobby pilots and Patrick AFB, that we barely notice the flyover.

I'm a bit surprised,too , as I live 2 miles from a relatively busy airport(la/ Ontario), but not in the approach path.
We get the "buzz" for both the Nationwide race(minor league) and the Sprint cup. Although with the attendance last night, they may have to cut back....

Selkie

02-22-2009, 11:25 AM

Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. For now, she's being spoiled. She's an old gal (11.5) and a good sport, so it's difficult to know if she's had enough.

deedolce

02-22-2009, 05:31 PM

Dear Self, (warning: LONG! I'm working it out for myself...comments welcomed! :o)

To race or not to race? :confused: Since my crash, and not being able to ride for two weeks, all of the sudden I started spending time doing my other hobbies, and found more balance in my life that I liked. I actually had food in the house and so my (old enough to really cook for themselves as young adults) kids had food to eat, and worked in my neglected garden. I actually had time to make things for my neglected business, which had a loss this year for the first time (It's not my day job) I'm thinking, that as fun as it is to train with the gals, it's too much. Especially when my non-racing roadie bf moves here! I'll want to spend weekends riding with him, and doing organized rides on the weekends, or casual tours together, not taking off for a race.

Also, at 50, I'm not too keen on the crashes and injuries that are part of it. Nor could I afford to replace her, I've been lucky with fixable damage with my crashes and incidents so far!

Soooo, maybe it's okay to train with the gals, but not race so much.

Maybe. :(

dex

02-23-2009, 03:18 PM

Dear self,

Thanks for remembering that "Don't Work for A**holes" article, and being strong enough to walk away from a bad situation. It might be a little scary right now, but that other thing you're feeling is relief. It will all work out in the end.

Love,
Dex

salsabike

03-14-2009, 10:12 PM

Hi again, Mom and Dad.

Tonight we saw Pacific Northwest Ballet's Broadway Festival. The staging, the choreography, and the dancing were outstanding! All the music was from your era---Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Carousel, Take Five, and West Side Story. You both would have loved it and it made me miss you more than I can say, as usual. Thanks for being such cool parents. Wish you were still here.

Biciclista

03-15-2009, 05:49 AM

To whom it may concern.
Yes, we in the Pacific North West were originally amused when you sent us cold and snow for a month. After the second month, we found it less amusing.
When it continued into March, our clammy toes froze and we felt like the joke is on us, you have gotten revenge for all our bragging about our wonderfully mild climate.
It is hard not to notice that a majority of this weather is happening on weekends. Is that an in your face or what?
You made your point. Are you going to let us have spring or what?
Yours truly another little tiny creature on the planet.

ps IS THAT SNOW I SEE FALLING OUTSIDE NOW??!?!? :eek::eek::eek::eek::confused:

melissam

03-17-2009, 06:43 PM

Dear Aunt Carol,

Today marks the fourth anniversary of your passing, and there still isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you and wish you were here.

Thanks for being such an instrumental part of my life for 40+ years; I try to practice the lessons you taught me, whether it's being a person of integrity or just taking the time to enjoy a cupcake with a friend.

I miss you lots.

Love,
Your favorite niece

PS I had a cupcake in your honor today!

SadieKate

03-17-2009, 06:59 PM

Dear Weather Gods:

Please don't forget that the PNW has a wet and dry side. I don't blame Mimi, but please continue to snow on the dry east side. Unlikethe west side, we need to moisture. We won't get any more in a few months. We need every bit. Especially the fishies.

Besides, I haven't had enough skiing for the season and I'm stuck inside now with a gigandawanda blister and bronchitis so prolonging the ski season would be very appreciated.

Which reminds me . . .
Dear Parents of Snotcicle Laden Short People:

Please keep them at home where they belong. The only two times in the last two years I've been surrounded by your microbe incubators I've been sick within 48 hours. I don't get sick otherwise so I know you are responsible. Show a little respect for others.
Signed,
A sick SK

Hack, wheeze . . . .

lph

03-18-2009, 01:10 AM

Dear Biciclista,

Go buy some skis! :D

-signed,
your friend in the snow

Biciclista

03-18-2009, 06:47 AM

Dear Biciclista,

Go buy some skis! :D

-signed,
your friend in the snow

Dear LPH
in my next life. 57 is too old to start to learn downhill skiing. sorry.
your friend who isn't close enough to good snow to want to
drive there anyway

Dear Sadiekate
I hope that east of the mountains is covered in snow until Memorial Day.
Does that help?
m

Aggie_Ama

03-18-2009, 07:12 AM

Dear Bluebonnets,

Hello and welcome! I love seeing your happy little pedals when I petal home- hooray for 3.5" of rain last week I thought you would not pop up. :D:D:D

Happy to see the flowers,

Aggie- I'll be there when the bluebonnets bloom-Ama

SadieKate

03-19-2009, 09:40 AM

Dear LPH
in my next life. 57 is too old to start to learn downhill skiing. sorry.
your friend who isn't close enough to good snow to want to
drive there anyway

Dear Sadiekate
I hope that east of the mountains is covered in snow until Memorial Day.
Does that help?
mThanks, Mimi. And 57 is not too old for nordic. I took classic and skate classes this winter and, except for one woman, was the youngest in each.

Biciclista

03-19-2009, 10:30 AM

Thanks, Mimi. And 57 is not too old for nordic. I took classic and skate classes this winter and, except for one woman, was the youngest in each.

Oh, is that cross country? I've done it, and it was fun (until i came to slight slope and couldn't NOT fall down)
Too much gasoline is expended doing that particular sport.

tulip

03-20-2009, 05:43 AM

Dear G,
May the morning's gentle breeze comfort you during this tragic time of suffering and despair. Please know that there are many people who have you in their thought, prayers, and meditations.
Much love,
tulip

sgtiger

03-23-2009, 11:28 AM

Dear neighbor,

Again, no, I do not want to borrow your lawn mower. We're happy with our push mower, but thank-you for the offer. I'm really getting tired of the same conversation every time you see me mow my lawn. Yes, it's a bit of work but I'm not afraid of labor. You could say that I like doing things under my own power.:) I like the whirring of the blades as I watch the grass blades fly out too. Sure your gas powered mower would help me do it in half the time, but I really do not like the loud noise and smell; so I do not think I would enjoy the process half as much. And no, I do not want to borrow your edging tool either. I think my yard looks fine without it. I personally do not enjoy the perfectly manicured look with everything plotted our on a grid with well behaved topiaries. If it works for you, great! Please respect that that is not my style. I do not appreciate your passive aggressive offers to lend me whatever equipment you think my front yard needs to make it look less like crap (The one time you refreshingly aired your opinion.). Yes, I know it's plain, but I've decided to work on amending the soil and getting a veggie garden started before I work out what I want to do with the front.

Your crazy neighbor who enjoys grubbing in the dirt,

~Sg

Aggie_Ama

03-23-2009, 11:53 AM

spokewench

03-23-2009, 01:00 PM

Dear neighbor,

Again, no, I do not want to borrow your lawn mower. We're happy with our push mower, but thank-you for the offer. I'm really getting tired of the same conversation every time you see me mow my lawn. Yes, it's a bit of work but I'm not afraid of labor. You could say that I like doing things under my own power.:) I like the whirring of the blades as I watch the grass blades fly out too. Sure your gas powered mower would help me do it in half the time, but I really do not like the loud noise and smell; so I do not think I would enjoy the process half as much. And no, I do not want to borrow your edging tool either. I think my yard looks fine without it. I personally do not enjoy the perfectly manicured look with everything plotted our on a grid with well behave topiaries. If it works for you, great! Please respect that that is not my style. I do not appreciate your passive aggressive offers to lend me whatever equipment you think my front yard needs to make it look less like crap (The one time you refreshingly aired your opinion.). Yes, I know it's plain, but I've decided to work on amending the soil and getting a veggie garden started before I work out what I want to do with the front.

Your crazy neighbor who is enjoys grubbing in the dirt,

~Sg

SG - Just dig up the lawn in the front and put the vege garden in there; it could be really pretty with flowers (annuals and perennials) mixed with herbs, and veges; and think of all the money you could save at the grocery!

spoke

andtckrtoo

03-23-2009, 03:10 PM

Dear Weather Gods -

Is there any way we can have a nice weekend this weekend? Please feel free to shed rain during the week, I know we need it, but this taunting me with the gorgeous weather during the week and the nasty wind and rain storms on the weekends (I think we've had one nice weekend this year so far) is a bit wearing. Just one nice weekend, then you can go back to raining on our parades...

Thank you!

Soggy in San Jose

Aggie_Ama

03-23-2009, 03:22 PM

SG - Just dig up the lawn in the front and put the vege garden in there; it could be really pretty with flowers (annuals and perennials) mixed with herbs, and veges; and think of all the money you could save at the grocery!

spoke

I looked across the street from my Mammaw's old house and they had xeriscaped it in native plants. I told my dad "That is what we are planning ofr our backyard". His reply "You are going to plant weeds?" Some people just don't get it. :rolleyes:

Aint Doody

03-23-2009, 03:24 PM

Dear Customer, I know your cell phone call is important. However, could you just stay outside of my store until you finish your call? I get really tired of wasting my time standing on one foot waiting for you to get off the phone so that you can buy $1 worth of guitar picks.

Irulan

03-23-2009, 06:02 PM

sgtiger

03-23-2009, 06:06 PM

I want a non-gas mower. Looks fun and much more active. Plus less things to break, I was always envious of the man down the street with one growing up. My dad gave us his dino-burner one but I covet one of the "old school style". The neighbors know we are nuts. Typical conversation:

"So how far did you ride today?"
"Oh, just a short 30 mile loop to Andice."

Then the awkward stare and we try to convince them 30 miles is really fun, not torture. :p They call us "the athletic couple" to our faces who knows what they really call us.

It is fun, at least for me. (Of course, I could see how it would be a chore if one has a large yard. Our house sits on a lot that is only 1/5 acre.) As long as the blades on the mower are kept decently sharp and rust-free, it's not that much work. The only reason it takes almost double the time to mow the grass is that I let it go a little too long between mows:o, so I have to go over an area a few times instead of being able to do it in one pass.

SG - Just dig up the lawn in the front and put the vege garden in there; it could be really pretty with flowers (annuals and perennials) mixed with herbs, and veges; and think of all the money you could save at the grocery!

spoke

I may do that eventually since it gets the best light. I've seen some pictures of potager-style gardens on a gardening forum and it really appeals to me. For now I'm starting with a couple of raised beds in the back.

I looked across the street from my Mammaw's old house and they had xeriscaped it in native plants. I told my dad "That is what we are planning ofr our backyard". His reply "You are going to plant weeds?" Some people just don't get it. :rolleyes:

Eventually, we'd like to smother our lawn and plant ground cover in it's place. I can only imagine what our neighbor will say when he sees us planting "weeds.":rolleyes:

Tuckervill

03-24-2009, 04:33 AM

Rotary mowers are CHEAP! You should get one any, Ama.

Karen

Aggie_Ama

03-24-2009, 06:09 AM

Dear Lovely Te Ladies,

My lot is only 50x150 total, I should get a rotary mower. It could be cross training! :p

tulip

03-24-2009, 08:00 AM

For all of you who have rotary mowers...I have one, too, but it's old and the blades need sharpening. Where does one go to get the blades sharpened?? I want to get it done pronto so that I can keep on top of the grass until I replant it all with non-grass plants later this spring/summer. Once the grass gets too tall, my rotary mower doesn't do such a good job anymore.

Aggie_Ama

03-24-2009, 10:45 AM

I don't have one but I know our local "everything" shop does it. They also sell deer stands, flag poles, livestock feed, hardware supplies and paint. I guess it is a hardware store but it sure isn't Lowe's or Home Depot. :p

tulip

03-24-2009, 11:48 AM

Thanks, Aggie. I'll ask around. I have a neighbor who knows everything and everybody.

redrhodie

03-25-2009, 05:43 AM

Dear Me,

Really stupid not to check your messages yesterday. Now you have to feel guilty about being a sucky sister.

indigoiis

03-25-2009, 07:46 AM

Dear Me,

Really stupid not to check your messages yesterday. Now you have to feel guilty about being a sucky sister.

Everything okay, lady?

redrhodie

03-25-2009, 08:09 AM

Nothing major, thanks for asking Indi. My brother called yesterday to tell me he was sick, and I didn't listen to the message. He's fine now, but I should have checked in, brought him some food, etc.

Sibling relationships are funny. You may not be close, but when you need them, they're there. At least, that's how my family is. I have 2 other half brothers I never see, but if I needed them, I know I could count on them.

Blueberry

03-25-2009, 09:54 AM

Dear Tummy:

Enough with the troubles. Knocking out the entire weekend with one bug was bad enough, but now we're at it again?!?!? I'm trying to start a new job tomorrow. Please behave.

CA

Aggie_Ama

03-25-2009, 10:28 AM

Dear Dad and Mom,

I needed support not judgment. If I knew you were going to decide I was a drama queen or had some non-existent thing people don't need to be treated for I wouldn't have told you why I went to the doctor yesterday. So maybe just keep your mouth shut, it didn't help.

Not looney tunes or a drama queen,
your daughter

emily_in_nc

03-25-2009, 05:27 PM

Dear Tummy:

Enough with the troubles. Knocking out the entire weekend with one bug was bad enough, but now we're at it again?!?!? I'm trying to start a new job tomorrow. Please behave.

CA

You got a new job, CA?! Do tell! If you posted about it, I missed it. I've been kinda off and on here recently. Congratulations! Maybe your tummy woes are partly nerves over the new job?

Feel better soon, and good luck with the new job. Hope you love it and that the hours aren't as crazy as your last position.

channlluv

03-26-2009, 09:20 PM

To the eastern European couple who were walking at Lake Miramar as I was riding by, especially the man. Your wife was several paces ahead of you - was she angry, or just outwalking you? - when I passed you, I saw you glance my way, then you called to your wife by name and then said something like "Dubrevnyeh!" I came up on her just as you were shouting this, she looked at me and laughed out loud. A grating, derisive laugh. What was it? Russian for "grapefruit on wheels!"?

Dubrev-this. :P I did 20 miles that day.

sgtiger

03-31-2009, 07:59 AM

Dear People Who Split Our Tab Last Night,

Thank-you. I was deeply touched by the gesture. Not in so much to find out our dinner was paid for (frankly, we have more than enough while so many others are barely getting by), but to know that we have your support. As someone who is about to send off her best friend and partner for a year, I very much appreciate that. I would have liked to have met you to thank-you in person, but respect your wishes to keep your anonymity. I'll make sure to pay it forward somehow.

Sincerely,

Soo

*I'm getting all choked up just thinking about it again.

Selkie

03-31-2009, 08:06 AM

Dear Easter Bunny

Thank you for the best present in the whole world. Although it will not arrive until after Easter, it will be worth the wait!

Biciclista

03-31-2009, 08:16 AM

tctrek

04-02-2009, 04:59 PM

Dear Boss,
I wish you knew how much I would love to report to any other boss in the world other than you. You are most definitely the worst boss I have ever had in my 40 years of employment.

Take this job and shove it.

crazycanuck

04-03-2009, 05:13 AM

Dear Western Australians,

Get your heads out of the sand :mad: & stop acting like spoilt children. Why is it that you don't want daylight savings? I just can't see through your arguments but thanks for outlining them anyways. Don't give me it's not good becuase of the heat argument...Canadians deal with it just fine in extreme temps, what makes Western Australians so special? :rolleyes::mad:

So when at the referendum next month think.....Perhaps this state will move away from it's "Wait A while " nickname.. :rolleyes:

Don't get me started on shopping hours. :mad: