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Thanks, Indy. I can always count on you for some words of wisdom.Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
This is an ongoing work issue that most assuredly fits into the category or "getting worse before getting better", and I'm just running out of patience with it. But I can't throw away all that I've worked for and achieved over this situation. "Getting to the good is a process" might be one of my new bulletin board quotes :)
Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by VeganBikeChick
Dear customers:
I promise you, I'm not hiding anything in your size. That's not good for you, me or my employer. If it's not on the floor or in the back in its box, we don't have it. We might be able to get it. What goes on the floor is what The Powers that Be think will sell. That often does not include things in your size range. I frequently have the same problem. I'm not lying if I tell you we don't have something after I've checked both the stockroom and both racks. Stop acting like I am.
Dear self, getting hand foot and mouth disease is definitely a life experience I don't ever intend to have. Better kit up with the alcohol disinfectant spray, alcohol hand sanitizer, scrub downs and vitamins. Perhaps, some vodka at night for steady nerves.
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Ugh; I caught that from a friend's toddler a few years ago. It sucked. The doc recommended that I gargle with a mixture of liquid Maalox and children's cherry cough syrup. It really did help with the horribly raw sore throat. The good news is that once you've had it once, you're unlikely to get it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by alexis_the_tiny
Dear Back,
Oh for goodness sake. You've swum 1200 metres in a wetsuit, not picked corn all day. I know Legs float more than usual and Head still has to go up to breathe, because Brain still hasn't gotten around to learning freestyle properly and is sticking with breaststroke. So you have to do a little more work. But you're attached to a perfectly healthy, fit 43 year old body, so shut up and stop complaining.
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The doc recommended that I gargle with a mixture of liquid Maalox and children's cherry cough syrup. It really did help with the horribly raw sore throat.
who could even think of such a combo? glad it worked though. think I'll clip that remedy in the event of a raw sore throat.
I shall have to file that recipe away. Sore throats are a regular health hazard. According to my other colleagues, it is possible to catch it again. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
Dear people who look at my house that's for sale,
Instead of grumbling that it's "outdated" why not see the potential, buy it, and fix it up yourself. The a/c is new, the roof is 5 yrs old, plumbing is in good shape, electrical passed inspection last year. So the kitchen needs work, so what? Nice cold air coming out of the vents right now.
Please, someone, make me an offer.
It's funny bmccasland, we're in the process of selling our apartment, and we just had a real estate agent here yesterday telling us how the fixer-uppers usually are the ones that go way over the suggested price. Apparently enough people think they're going to make a really good deal, get involved in the bidding, and then the bidding psychosis sets in and they have trouble pulling out. The real estate market is insane in this town, though.
Hope you get your place sold!
We've had several cases of Hand, foot, and mouth around here this winter and spring. It seems like some people got it on purpose just so they could announce repeatedly, "I have COXSACKIE virus!"
Dear summer,
I love you and your boom of blueberries. They're ridiculous cheap even over here. I've eaten so many punnets that I really should have turned blue, or my poop should be blue by now. (Not that I look...):cool:
I want some of those ridiculously cheap blueberries.
We've got 30 quarts in the freezer from the U-Pick and the season isn't over ... but ridiculously cheap they were NOT. (Worth it, OTOH, oh yeah. :cool:)
Dear FaceBook,
Thank you for not having an "ambivalent" button. It saves me from having clicked it in response to this news which so many other people "like" and I really just--...well... --am ambivalent (at best).
Signed,
the world's worst mother
and grumpy too
Dear azzhole woman who went through a 4 way stop sign and hit me today,
Yea, you put on a good show of lying down in the front seat of your car saying you were hurt and I was going fast and went through the stop sign. There are truly nice people in the world, like the 2 older people who were witnesses to your stupidity and the policeman who came to take the report. I have to thank the woman who went and got my client (I was 500 yards from the entrance to her complex), to tell her I wasn't coming. And thank you to the nice person from my insurance company.
No, I am not hurt, but my new car is...
Oh, Crankin, glad you are okay and you weren't on your bike.
Crankin! Glad you are okay. People are such pieces of work in this day and age:mad:
Crankin, sorry to read this, but glad you weren't injured!
Oh, Crankin! Glad you weren't hurt, but your poor new car! And some people are just azzholes. Good thing you had witnesses. She was probably texting or talking on the cell phone :rolleyes:.
Deep breaths. Vacation this week.
SheFly
So glad you weren't hurt.
Don't let this keep you from having fun on your awesome trip!
Veronica
Crankin-
When I first read that, until I saw the mention of your car, I thought you *were* on your bike. So glad you are OK. Sorry about your poor new car, though. That really stinks. Some people really are azzholes - pretending to be hurt. Should have gotten video of that:rolleyes::rolleyes: (joking)
I think I missed where you're going, but I do hope you can still enjoy your trip!
Wow Crankin. Glad you're okay!
(((Crankin))). So glad you weren't hurt.
I would never be riding my bike in Lowell.
Although, I was in a fairly residential neighborhood, not right downtown. With all of the egregious driving I see in that city, I am trying to not feel "prejudiced." I am sure the other driver saw a new Audi and hammed it up. The policeman seemed to "get" her and what happened, but until I hear from my insurance, I won't know. After waiting over an hour for Triple A (as it started pouring out), a 45 minute drive to my collision place in Acton, I almost had a heart attack when the owner was driving me home. He had on a talk radio station and in the 2.8 miles from the place to my house, I heard such vehement anti everything talk, including a rant about cyclists, I just about lost it.
But, after a glass of wine and a visit to the new ice cream place in West Concord, I am fine. I have 2 clients in the AM and then am going on a ride with a friend. Thankfully, DH can ride to work, so I can take his car for work.
This will not impact my trip at all. In fact, it couldn't have happened at a better time. I don't need to rent a car. Although, we have had to change the nature of the trip a bit. It turns out, the ferry schedules don't mesh with long days of riding and being able to enjoy the breakfast at our B and B and get a decent dinner back in Friday Harbor. So, we are going to concentrate on San Juan Island, relax, and do one long day riding on Lopez Island. We scratched the climb up Constitution Mountain on Orcas. I know I could have done it, but, I really need a *vacation.* Plenty of climbing around here...
Oakleaf, ridiculously cheap by my country's standard is when they cost less than 8 bucks a pound. :s But yes, SO worth it.
Cripes, Crankin, I'm glad you're ok. Karma will get her one day.
Dear Facebook,
You security center. Useless. 24 hours of multiple people reporting an account as hacked. You're still doing nothing. COME ON.
Aw, Crankin, that sucks about your car. But...the San Juan Islands rock! DBF and I did a bike trip there a couple of years ago, right around this time of year. Beautiful and fun.
Dear kale chips: you are so good, so very very good. Nom num nom nom.
Dear friend who I work with sometimes: quit being a jackaass. Please. I like the work I do with you, and I don't want to have to stop working with you, but when you act like that, I have to consider other options.
Dear burned kale chips: you are not nearly as delicious as your correctly cooked friends. Also, you make the house smell funny. Ha, ha, like a clown.
Glad you're okay, Crankin.
Dear self:
Put your retainer back in. The reason you got out of the habit of wearing it doesn't live here any more.
Aww Crankin, dontcha hate close calls?!? Even when it isn't all that close, it is too close.
My dad used to live in Friday Harbor; have a wonderful time!
Just had 2nd dream job interview. Still having post-interview shakes. Keep your fingers crossed for me, TE!
Will do! I probably don't have to tell you this, but please keep us posted. Did they give you a timeline for their decision?Quote:
Originally Posted by VeganBikeChick
Dear mortgage broker,
You rock! 3.75% 30-year fixed refi FHA loan with closing costs paid by the lender...fantastic news. Thanks for the heads up.
Wow, tulip that's great!!
Happy dance for you - that's great!!Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
YOU GALS!!!! I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!! Thanks so much for all the positive energy you sent my way. You all are such a special bunch of ladies.
Hugs, VBC
That's fantastic!!! Congratulations!! Are you free to tell us what you'll be doing?
Way to go, VBC!
Thanks!! I'll be working at the Children's Hospital there, admitting patients before they go in for surgery and discharging them afterwards. No weekends and normal day hours! Win win.
Woohoo! Congrats VBC! :D
YAY! Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by VeganBikeChick
Congrats. Vegan!