Awwww....Pax:(:(
I think I'd find a 2nd opinion:) They've had my grandma with her very bad knees on an exercise bike as much as she'll let them.
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Awwww....Pax:(:(
I think I'd find a 2nd opinion:) They've had my grandma with her very bad knees on an exercise bike as much as she'll let them.
He was the third opinion... apparently the type of degeneration I have (femoral trochlear groove + patella) is "interesting" so they had three different docs consulting. My doc just got to be the butthead who told me. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueberry
How much do they know about bikes? Have they considered things like very short crankarms, recumbent, ... ?
He said I should not do things that require bending my knee (that part of the joint is bone on bone), I asked him what in the blue blazes I'm supposed to do for exercise "walk, just walk". *sigh*Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
I figure once I'm healed up (from the most recent knee surgery) I'll do whatever I want, as long as it doesn't hurt.
Dear Winter,
I miss you already. The snow is melting fast and I did not get enough days in on my skis. Especially since I learned to snowboard this year. I think I now need winter to be twice as long so I can ski AND ride.
Thank you for your attention to this matter :)
TriMom217, I'm with you on the winter seeming too short. Despite the fact that we have had one of the snowiest winters in memory I still hope for one last big (2 ft min) snow. I have to be careful to keep this to myself as most folks around here are very much over it!
Dear transcription,
Discrete is not the same as discreet. They weren't the same when I got here 4 years ago and they aren't now. Please, please quit substituting one for the other with abandon. As I only use "discrete" I don't see why this should be an eternally ongoing problem.
we've had a pretty snow-LESS winter around here. Luckily my local mountain does a lot of snow making early in the season, so there is still a good base. I'm heading over there after I walk the dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by nc tam
I don't get people who live this far north and complain about winter. I moved here just FOR the winters.
Dear Dental Receptionist,
I'm so glad I called the office when you were out, and got to speak to someone who would listen to me. The extra $$$ you charged us is being refunded. Trying to make my point with you was like pulling teeth (pun intended). Trying to explain to you that we had already paid for this work was incredible stressful and frustrating, like an Abbot and Costello skit, minus the funny.
But seriously, your mistake cost me several nights' sleep. At least I now feel like a huge weight has been lifted. I really don't want to deal with you ever again, but since it's bf's mouth, it's his call as to whether to return to your office again.
Dear Australian Distributor,
When my bike shop paid you to bring an XS Titus in, yes we do actually want the bike. Asking my bike shop 3 weeks later if we still want it isn't a good look.
I'm pondering writing a little letter to Titus & hopefully getting a bike down to me..in the next 2 months!!!
I'll be interested in the response you give tomorrow..how long will we have to wait for a bike??? Does Australia register any interest from Titus?
Sincerely,
Sad Cyclist
Ugh. :mad::( Good luck with it CC.
Dear LBS:
Thanks for finally shipping my bike. A week was really a reasonable time frame to do the work that I asked, so I'm not too upset about that. But I'd have been a lot happier if one of your mechanics hadn't told me "three days" and the owner hadn't told me "the day after I brought it in."
Hoping it's in great condition when it gets here...
To my cold or allergies, but I think it's a cold,
Please go away. I am registered for my first long ride of the season on Sat., and I REALLY want to do it. thanks.
Dear robin,
I don't know why you've been pecking at my windows ever since I woke up this morning, but there is absolutely nothing in my house that you want. Was it you who was making all the noise outside before I went to sleep, too? Please go do whatever it is you need to survive.
Dear Lady driving the car behind me:
And I use the term "lady" with reservation. Do you kiss people with the same mouth that shouted obscenities at me, "Granny get your !@#^&*& bike up on the sidewalk where you belong."
Dear Channel 4 News
Thank you for your coverage of important health issues in our community. The county has followed up regarding the reports of staph infection, however, we are unsure about how to treat the "staff infection."
Doesn't this mean that the staff should stay home?
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/slc...le7s2Mssw.cspx
Dear friend, ex-friend now, I guess:
I don't know what sparked that last bout of unprovoked nastiness - jealousy, paranoia, a bad day at work or a sore back. You were behaving like a furious, unbalanced teenager. Maybe you were trying to trigger some kind of reaction from me, I don't know. I don't really care now either. All I want to do is get it established that no, I did not lie to you. I had no reason to, you had no reason to suspect me to, and just because your version of things doesn't jive with my version of things does not "prove" that I lied. This is real life, where it's not always easy to establish exactly what happened, it's not a spy story where the slightest discrepancy is suspicious and means that the other person is in fact your enemy.
What is killing me is how nasty you turned. Arguments are one thing, but you really want it to be me being a liar. I won't be able to forget that. At some point you may apologize. But I really can't trust you again. I wish I could because I really like you and you're a lot of fun at your best.
I don't if I'll be able to really "break up" properly. Maybe we'll just drift apart and not talk much after a while. Just a bit apathetic now. I'll go hug my cat again.
(((lph))) I have nothing useful to add. I'm not great at breaking up, either.
Thanks, red.
I sure wish someone could teach me that trick of not caring, or just turning my head off and thinking about it tomorrow.
I put a note over my desk that says:
Perfecting the application of pure apathy
to help with stuff like that.
Dear 10-Minute Mile,
I regret to inform you that your employment with Limewave Corp. Running Division (LW) is terminated effective as of May 3, 2010.
You have been a valuable asset to our company and your termination in no way reflects that I am unhappy with your performance over the last five years. In fact, you have always been reliable and unwavering in your service to LW.
LW has reevaluated its goals and, unfortunately, your services are no longer needed. I have decided that 9:30 is a better fit with the future of LW. Although it is a riskier choice, it is one I that I feel necessary at this juncture.
I will keep your information on file and hope that you would consider part-time employment. There is a space open in the Recovery Department since 11:00 M/Mile has retired.
Thank you for your years of service.
Sincerely,
Limewave, CEO
Running Division
Limewave, that is a hoot. And congrats.
Dear Admin that sits near my office:
I really DO NOT want to hear the details of your life or your non work related all day. I don't want to know what you think of someone's outfit, or how much they weigh. And I really didn't want to know about the draining herpes infection in your nose. TMI. Please keep it to yourself. If I could move, I would.
Signed.
A co-worker who has been TMI'd to death
There's such a thing as nose herpes??? :eek:
Dear neighbour's annoying kids: I'm tired of your squealing. From the moment you wake until the moment you conk out, you squeal. I can hear you from the other side of the house, through closed windows and doors. SHUT UP ALREADY! :mad:
Max
I 'spect (but don't want to ask) that it's a cold sore on the nose. Could be wrong, and not gonna find out:eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxxxie
nose herpes..sounds interesting :eek: I'll pass on those thanks
Dear Uni Tutor(s) for X Class
First off, you will not be getting any good comments from me regarding the class. Normally I don't do the evaluate thing online but this time I will and ensure you get my drift..
I appreciate you taking the time to speak to me the other day about it & super duper appreciate the extension til monday.
The assignment using Google Sketchup is way way way over my head & the few instructions you've given are pretty darned poor. You expect people to be computer whizzes in 5 min. I'm not one and would happily do with a long detailed instruction manaul to follow so i'm not sitting at a computer terminal @ uni in tears. :( I didn't want to spend too much time on this assginment as it just turned me off. Ugh :mad:. Your tutorial wasn't any help.
I would much rather work on writing a paper where I can express ideas in words!!! Words & crazycanuck=:) Computer design programs & crazycanuck :(:eek: :(
I'm so glad that my dear can help me..*phew*
Dear Rain,
I know you are needed this time of the year, and I know it is spring. However, I am paying a good amount of money for this B&B and I came here to ride my bike. I would greatly appreciate it if you could cease and desist operations for the rest of the and tomorrow so I can ride my bike. You can return tonight if you like, but please give me some time today and tomorrow to explore this rail-trail on my bike.
Sincerely
Catrin
Dear Random People Out Walking Your Dogs and/or Pushing Strollers:
It's a beautiful day. Please remember to smile. I promise it won't hurt.
Peace and love,
J.
Dear SIL,
I'm sorry to say it wasn't your "prayers" that brought the situation to where it is, it was hard work and diligence on my part. I am the one who made it happen for your son, after many, many phone calls. It would be nice if you could acknowledge that him living with us has been good for him (and definitely good for you as you go gallivanting across the country) instead of spewing your vitriol and hate our way. And so, as per your wishes, you remain dead to us.
And your brother. Divorcing the only SIL I have left. CANNOT believe he is going to put his children through what he went through as a child. Why is your entire family so ****ed up? The amount of dysfunction that engulfs you is just mind boggling.
On the bright note....I never have to visit (insert State name, one where the Cowboys play) again. Thanks for that!
Dear Retired-in-Place Coworker -- You're over 50 and a senior officer, so I'm unsure why you react like a 7th grader and interpret everything as a criticism/putdown. You are uncouth and lack basic manners/courtesy, always attributing your own ungracious motives to others. To make it worse, you seem to avoid any work that is commensurate with your pay rate, leaving our poor boss to dump it on me (who is not your "peer" in terms of pay or experience). I do the complex, high-pressure work while you sit around, eat crunchy food, make disgusting noises, monitor everything I do (including staring at my legs---creepy, especially since you're a woman), and crank out volumes of "easy" work a junior officer could handle. I'm not walking on eggshells on you any more.
Dear Powers-That-Be,
Would you please give my Little Sister a break? She has bad lungs, ever since she had the unfortune to inhale little microbes back in 2nd grade. But this chronic asthma/bronchitis/mono crap has got to stop. Especially since she can't even afford to see a doctor.
It tears me apart that she's been barely covered by health insurance, and is now applying for disability and medicaid. And reading between the lines from other things she said... that the social service that she and BIL saw friday also sent them to the food bank for a box of groceries, tells me that other things aren't so good either.
Some of her choices in life I've questioned, like sending her kids to private school when they can barely keep food on the table. But I've always kept my mouth shut. So I hope the gift card to Food Lion will help a bit.
And I sincerely hope that somehow they'll find a way out of this chronic short of money problem they seem to be in. They're finally not spending foolishly (to my knowledge) - but they just can't get caught up either.
Can't BIL find a decent job, with benefits to take care of them? I'm doing what I can, but it's hard to fathom that I'm paying 1/4 their annual household income too.
Mother dearest,
It is not a personal offense to you when I decide to "ground" dd. I am not trying to take away Gramma and Grampa--that is not even part of the equation. DD sees you every week, sometimes more than that. I think that missing one day with Gramma and Grampa would not be the end of the world. It's unfortunate that you had plans with her right then, but if we had special plans ourselves, I would have cancelled those too.
And as for your remark about the "punishment fitting the crime," well, I do think its appropriate. Furthermore, my decision to ground her had less to do with punishment than it did for her own benefit.
When DD acts out as severely as she did over the weekend I . . .
1) Cannot imagine taking a child out in public that is behaving that way
2) Think that we've had a busy schedule and maybe DD needs a quiet day at home with her mom and dad.
You have made it very clear to me in the past that how we discipline our children is my business and that you want absolutely no part in it. Why are you sticking your nose in now?
I understand that you want the kids to remember you fondly someday. That's why you spoil them. But you have an opportunity to leave them with a real legacy: character, integrity, compassion. You can help give that to them by providing some structure and boundaries for them.
It makes me feel like I'm dealing with another preschooler when you cry every time I have to put DD in time-out. Seriously, if I had acted like that when I was a kid, dad would have gotten the belt out and you would have screamed at me for hours while stomping around the house slamming doors.
Sincerely,
Me
Dear BF--
I know you were teasing me in a loving way. But did you think that particular phone call was the time to do it? I'd fallen twice and wasn't feeling great. So I tell you about that one accomplishment on that ride, and you feel the need to belittle it, even in jest. :mad:
I still love you, even if I don't like you right now.
Me.
Dear Contract Project Planner,
You're a *Planner* right? So when the meeting date gets changed, don't put the date change on the outline of the up-coming meeting, call attention to it. I sat out front waiting and wondering where was everyone for the trip to BR for the meeting. Figured y'all forgot me since I haven't made the weekly meetings as you've been changing them to wednesdays, which I can't attend. It's an environmental restoration project, you'd think you would check with your Environmental Manager - that being ME - if I can make these changes, or see what other days I can attend? :mad:
Is this person a contractor? If so, might be time to talk to the company PM and perhaps, have the company replace this person. Not including you, particularly since you're the Subject Matter Expert, is unacceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
Dear E-Vite recipient,
Do you not realize that I can see that you viewed the e-vite and could not trouble yourself to click on yes or no and send?
I sent an e-vite specifically to make it easier for people to respond since it is apparently too much trouble to pick up the phone or send an e-mail these days, and let's don't even get into the formal invitations. No, this was just a casual thing, so an e-vite seemed perfect.
I guess you are just so popular that you are waiting until the last minute to see if you get a better offer. Honestly, weren't you taught any manners?
I don't know all of the details, but I'm not sure that i'd read that much into it....Quote:
Originally Posted by Grits
I just received an Evite, and opened it to read all of the who/when/where. I now have to confer with my better half, make sure that I can get off work to go, etc. etc. Maybe this is rude of me, but an immediate response just isn't gonna happen.
Just my two cents.
Dear Aspiring Listing Agent,
I know you think your Hummer will impress potential clients and yes, it sure did but it was not the impression you were aiming for.
I was shocked, shocked I say, to see that behemoth in my driveway.
I'm still amused at your befuddled look when I told you why I wouldn't be interested in working with you.
Dear Mom,
your family consists of one daughter, and two grandsons. You're out of the country more than half the year. It's not like you're swimming in family, duty or social occasions, and it wouldn't kill you to be polite and say yes when the one grandson asks if you'd like to come to the circus show the entire school has been working on for weeks. If not, the least you could do is come up with a plausible excuse or white lie, instead of a stupid offputting "Ah, no, no, I don't think so.... I'm an old lady, you know, and too tired to be out and about much". Especially after you've just accepted an invitation to lunch a few days earlier - but hey, that was to celebrate YOUR birthday, wasn't it.
The kid is 12, and big enough to figure it out for himself. So you could just be up front about it, and tell him that you're not interested in anybody but yourself, and couldn't give a hoot how he feels about it. :mad:
That's so sad:(
Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
I've got a MIL just like that. :(