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Post by chiver78 on Jul 2, 2023 19:56:03 GMT -5
I just came in from last outs, and I'm hearing the telltale "FOOMP!" already. I may need bail by the end of tonight, I swear. luckily I had the foresight to double-dose LD this afternoon, just in case - much earlier, it didn't look like the storms were ever going to manifest. I just put my blue light bug zapper thingy in his bedroom and put it on the highest setting for some white noise.
oh wait, more pops as I type. I hate this neighborhood. there is zero reason for this shit to be going on for 6 straight fucking days, when it's not even the damn holiday yet. grow TF up.
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Post by cooper88 on Jul 2, 2023 20:04:57 GMT -5
Yep, my dog seems to be a little better about it this year, but WTF? It's like ten days of explosions. Sometimes they start back up after we go to bed, and the dog stands up in bed and barks towards the windows.
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Post by finnime on Jul 2, 2023 20:14:49 GMT -5
I would be sad and hurt, too, mollyc. What a painful waste of a human.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jul 2, 2023 20:21:28 GMT -5
I am sitting on the deck with DD and my Grandbabies. I have a few of the torches lit to deter biting insects. I like it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2023 20:28:24 GMT -5
I like my music loud and alternated with Louis Farrakhan speeches 😂
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Post by giramomma on Jul 2, 2023 20:32:14 GMT -5
I typed something up and i have no idea where it ended up. I put a big scratch in DS's floor moving a dresser. It's not great, and I think it will be covered up with furniture later. And the floors need to be refinished. Or maybe we'll cover with carpet someday. I dunno. I'm too damn tired.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 2, 2023 20:35:16 GMT -5
Dh got home and is dealing with some fish tank maintenance and said that his 75 gallon really needs to be in a 6x8ft tank. I don't want to fight with him right now, but at some point, no. No more tanks. No more projects. He's not a partner in almost anything at least partly because he lives for who he wants to be, not who he is. When he isn't in crisis he needs to set up life to be manageable for when he is in crisis. Because he's in crisis a lot! Eventually we could get to project mode, and I'm not even talking about taking away what he has. But nothing more until or unless he can take care of his current shit. I feel like I'm going to blow a gasket, and I really don't want to do that right now. Hoping I get an excuse to leave the house. Might make an excuse to leave. I agree with you. No more additional stuff, unless you can totally take care of current stuff, 100% of the time. Not most of the time. Sorry about all you are going through. I hope things improve soon. Take care of you.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 2, 2023 20:51:02 GMT -5
We drugged Charlotte. We got people blowing up M80s and M1000s which are borderline TNT.
She's vibrating so bad I can see it in the bedroom from the living room couch.
That shit is still illegal but the police don't enforce it.
Don't get the point of window shaking booms unless they are trying to compensate for something.
At least the ones in the air make colors. But people shouldn't be lighting professional versions of those either in city limits. My house catches fire I am murdering someone.
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Post by bean29 on Jul 2, 2023 21:18:24 GMT -5
You know the wizard in the hobbit that is a friend to all woodland creatures and has a birds nest in his hair? The younger two may or may not look like that. I'm also 7 shades frustrated with DH right now. I am repeating myself a lot. Must be something in the air. I just told the missy she had to untie a ribbon and undo buttons on a AG doll outfit. She comes back a minute later having problems because she didn't untie a ribbon and couldn't undo the button.
Dc hair is so frequently knotted/matted. I think we finally have the tools and physical ability that dc can get through it themselves, but now the conversation has turned to yes, you have to work on it everyday. Assuming you're not going for the matted/Gandalf look? I use Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum Similar but Cheaper is Loma Nourishing Oil (Salon Product) and or pea size bit of Nexxus Humectress Conditioner (on dry hair -put a bit in your hand, rub hands together then rub in problem areas of hair). I have used these products forever to help detangle my hair. Without them it would be very difficult to comb my hair.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jul 2, 2023 21:20:59 GMT -5
I like my music loud and alternated with Louis Farrakhan speeches 😂
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 2, 2023 21:29:03 GMT -5
They are here in NJ as well. Plus we have jug handles. What are jug handles? and, though not particularly frequent, we have traffic circles here as well. l am used to them as they are common in Europe and I like them and here most have signs below the stop sign that say traffic on the circle has the right of way.c
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jul 2, 2023 21:32:06 GMT -5
We're in a drought. Either people are aware of the fire risk or at least afraid of getting the sheriff stopping but I haven't heard a single firework yet this year.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jul 2, 2023 21:36:05 GMT -5
I am smoking a shoulder again tomorrow. It is rubbed down and sitting in the refrigerator. DGD1 wanted to help, like she always does, so we prepared it together.
We originally planned something different, but since Mister has to work tomorrow, I said I’d grill all the meat if he does the sides, and we will eat tomorrow instead of Tuesday. We both have to go to work Wednesday morning. So I have to get up early tomorrow morning, because the shoulder will take all day. But that’s fine, we can both sleep late Tuesday morning.
Mister took his Mr. Messy home. Idk if it was because today was the day he was planning to take him home anyway, or if there was another reason, like me confronting Mr. Messy twice today. I don’t care either way.
Now I’m sitting in the garage with the door up. DGS and DGD1 are playing basketball in the driveway. Fortunately, the T’s house isn’t so close to ours that the noise will bother them.
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Post by taz157 on Jul 2, 2023 21:41:32 GMT -5
DD1 went upstairs to her room. She found 1 of her birds had died. 😭 DH took the bird out. We spoke with her for a little bit. I ended up refreshing the water, bird bath, and food for her remaining bird.
RIP Sprite. 🦜 😔😢😭
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jul 2, 2023 21:43:18 GMT -5
DD1 went upstairs to her room. She found 1 of her birds had died. 😭 DH took the bird out. We spoke with her for a little bit. I ended up refreshing the water, bird bath, and food for her remaining bird. RIP Sprite. 🦜 😔😢😭 Oh no! Didn't you just get them?
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 2, 2023 21:50:01 GMT -5
DD1 went upstairs to her room. She found 1 of her birds had died. 😭 DH took the bird out. We spoke with her for a little bit. I ended up refreshing the water, bird bath, and food for her remaining bird. RIP Sprite. 🦜 😔😢😭 Dang it! I'm sorry. 💔 RIP Sprite. Hugs, DD1 ♡
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Post by giramomma on Jul 2, 2023 21:56:33 GMT -5
We're in a drought. Either people are aware of the fire risk or at least afraid of getting the sheriff stopping but I haven't heard a single firework yet this year. We are too. I've heard a few go off. Lawns look like mid/late August lawns. I really don't want to do this week.
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Post by taz157 on Jul 2, 2023 21:57:17 GMT -5
DD1 went upstairs to her room. She found 1 of her birds had died. 😭 DH took the bird out. We spoke with her for a little bit. I ended up refreshing the water, bird bath, and food for her remaining bird. RIP Sprite. 🦜 😔😢😭 Oh no! Didn't you just get them? We got them a week ago yesterday.
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Post by jerseygirl on Jul 2, 2023 21:57:34 GMT -5
So sorry about Sprite. Your DD1 will be sad. I still remember my parakeet dying when I was 8 and how much I cried
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 2, 2023 22:16:40 GMT -5
We have both Monday and Tuesday of and with summer Fridays - it was a ghost town after 12 noon last Friday Until this year we always got 2 days off for the 4th of July. Now they've replaced two of our set holidays with floating ones that you could take whenever. I think a lot of people used one of theirs for Monday. Same with my company. We used to have Presidents Day and a floating day that was attached to either the 4th or Christmas, depending on when the holidays fell in the week. Now we have Juneteenth and a floating day of our choice. I'm taking PTO tomorrow and Wednesday; my float day is long gone!
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 2, 2023 23:09:35 GMT -5
Son and Dil came by this morning to bring a table for our July 4th dinner.
I took the kids and we went to Walmart, I was going to buy red, white, and blue tablecloths and paper or plastic plates and things for the 4th. Every single item I wanted was sold out!
I may try Costco or somewhere tomorrow, I never dreamed it would be a problem. Also wanted to get lawn chairs for the table, not a one, just wow! DIL said oh it sells out like that here, wish I had known. And I finally found out today we are having it the 4th. Apparently her sister has to work tomorrow, her hubs doesn't and son took a vacation day, he said he has a lot to take. Maybe one of the grocery stores will have some stuff.
Sot today they worked on putting a floor in her greenhouse and cleaning up back there, plus him fixing some kind of hose deal. They said they thought about getting little guy today, we ran over this afternoon for about half an hour. They are both missing him like crazy. He said he was hungry, I said we just went to McD's so his mom was going to fix him soup. I said well I'm having steak and potatoes when we go home for dinner, I have had 2 steaks for 3 days and need to cook them. He said I want the steak instead mom, as an after the fact, likely shouldn't have said that, but i wanted to cook at least one of those durn steaks. And little guy already knew that was going to be dinner.
We had baked potatoes and I asked him if he wanted butter on his, he said he never had butter on a baked potato. So I put some on a piece and he really liked it and wanted it on his whole potato. He said you know grandma you are a good chef. LOL! DD didn't want anything so she decided that later she wanted the rest of the pasta salad, so that's good, it needed eaten.
I told him his folks miss him, he says oh I know they do, yes they really miss me. But he said grandma I think I will stay at your house the rest of the summer. I need to tell him he shouldn't do that to his folks that will make them feel bad. I know he loves them, they were hugging him before we left and looked lost. My mom used to do that, get son to go home with her, he said he spent more time with her than me. He didn't realize it was mom that wanted him not me wanting to get rid of him. I don't want to be like that.
So for the 4th, I'm making a pineapple upside down cake, a vegetable tray with cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, ranch dressing, olives, I need to get some cheese too and crackers, knew I forgot something. Also making baked beans. DIL's BIL is making steaks on the grill. I likely need to make some tea along with sodas and sparkling water. If we need other things, there is a convenience store just on the other side of our gate, so easy to go there.
I washed sheets today and changed the beds. Grandson and I took the trashcans out this evening and he helped bring in some of the things from the car. I make him mind if needed but he doesn't cause me issues or hubs either.
Talked to hubs, he is making progress on the house, they finally have electricity back in our house and the rental. So many people down there lost all their food, was really bad.
Ok bath time for me and watch a TV program.
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Post by busymom on Jul 2, 2023 23:59:36 GMT -5
We're in a drought. Either people are aware of the fire risk or at least afraid of getting the sheriff stopping but I haven't heard a single firework yet this year. I've heard a bit of noise, but not too much just yet. We've actually got rain in the forecast for the 4th of July, which would be just fine with me. I don't want anyone starting a wildfire around here. In past years I've seen one or two fires that'd got their start near the highway, and it's scary how quickly fire can move through dry grass.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jul 3, 2023 0:00:12 GMT -5
I came out in the garage because it started storming and I like watching it rain and listening to thunderstorms. Then the power went out. Our power lines are buried underground, and our power has never been out for this long. It’s dark enough in my cove when the power is on, this kind of darkness reminds me of times I’ve spent in the country at relative’s homes, where you literally can’t see your hand right in front of your face. I don’t like it.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 3, 2023 0:12:49 GMT -5
I came out in the garage because it started storming and I like watching it rain and listening to thunderstorms. Then the power went out. Our power lines are buried underground, and our power has never been out for this long. It’s dark enough in my cove when the power is on, this kind of darkness reminds me of times I’ve spent in the country at relative’s homes, where you literally can’t see your hand right in front of your face. I don’t like it. I don't like it when it's that dark either. It gets dark like that here, when the power goes out, because all the Apts lose power, as well as the outside lighting. And it gets SO quiet. I hope your power is back on soon!
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 3, 2023 6:14:26 GMT -5
DGD had some slime and asked me if she could play with it at the table in the breakfast nook. She’s the one that insists on keeping that table clean when she’s here (which I just mentioned here recently) and promised to clean up whatever mess she might make. I think slime is disgusting, but I said ok, as long as she keeps it clean. So she and DGS just came and told me that Mr. Messy told them to get away with that because he’s trying to eat. DGS told him I’d said they could play with it there and he said “I don’t care”. I am FUCKING BOILING! Where is Mister? He's the one responsible for his Dad. If he can't keep him under control then he needs to take him home. His brother lives there rent free, he needs to earn his keep and take care of his dad.
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Post by daisylu on Jul 3, 2023 7:28:33 GMT -5
Trying to wrap up June reports, but server not cooperating. Ticket opened.
I have a meeting with my manager at 11, may log off soon after if this does not get fixed.
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Post by daisylu on Jul 3, 2023 7:34:57 GMT -5
Just found out that FIL, who will be getting the bulk of the wood from the trees we had cut down for firewood, does not intend to help DH cut said wood. Not happy about DH being out there alone.
Still subject to change as it looks like it will be too gloomy and rainy this week for the plans FIL & MIL had. (Kayaking and fishing on the river.)
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 3, 2023 8:15:05 GMT -5
spent a bit of time snuggling with Punk in bed this am, LD appears to have slept straight through the night. thank the universe, b/c I needed a night in my own bed last night. I'm really, really hoping the weather stays what it is now or devolves into rain again, b/c I'd love another night in bed tonight.
I am currently standing at the counter with my laptop, with Wimbledon 1st round streaming on my phone, while I drink my coffee. 9am on the nose, my Irish team leader started his Monday am meeting as usual, so I messaged him on Teams to let him know the rest of his team was off today and tomorrow.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 3, 2023 8:32:00 GMT -5
It's a rough morning this morning. I tried. I tried the self-care. I stitched. I laughed at Will and Grace. I'm eating.
Nothing is working.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 3, 2023 8:39:14 GMT -5
I'm at the level of burned out with work that just pulling into the parking lot makes me stabby.
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