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Post by azucena on Sept 13, 2024 14:46:25 GMT -5
Great that the oral surgeon admin is helping so effectively!! The only saving grace in all of this is the number of truly amazing and caring people that God continues to place in our path. - oral surgeon admin - school social worker - legal aid lawyer and social worker - dual enrollment college credit coordinator is texting teen encouraging notes every other day - gov't teacher has cut way back on workload - science teacher said just memorize your 20 fav birds instead of full list of 50 - neighborhood mom that she was supposed to begin babysitting for daily after school 9/3; parents are both wfh so that will help when teen is ready to babysit; mom's nuclear family also took in her older brother's friend as a teen to help him overcome his upbringing
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Post by alabamagal on Sept 13, 2024 15:25:20 GMT -5
You may have better luck calling Fidelity and letting them handle the interactions with TROWE. They have a lot better incentive because they are the ones getting the money. When we transferred my husbands SARSEP to Vanguard, we just called Vanguard and they handled everything for us. THIS. When I transferred mine only option was a physical check made out to new 401k and sent to MY HoUSE. I was so nervous but it got there fine. Both companies had same offerings, I was just glad not to get a statement with old companies logo on it.
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Post by alabamagal on Sept 13, 2024 15:27:58 GMT -5
My “baby” is here for a visit. Will be attending the Georgia cs Kentucky game tomorrow.
He turns 30 today. How did that happen?
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Post by giramomma on Sept 13, 2024 15:57:40 GMT -5
I am over today. Almost done. 3 more hours.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 13, 2024 16:26:50 GMT -5
do any of the rest of you cook with propane? the learning curve has been vertical here, but I just tried cooking a brand of rice I haven't cooked here yet, and it was a mess.
specifically looking for tips on Carolina brand white rice, and cooking on propane. I did exactly what I normally do for Uncle Ben's basic white rice and the pot boiled over a little a few times as well as the rice being clumpy. package directions are the rice:water ratio I uses, and the 20min cook time I already knew was way too long. do I need to rinse this like sushi rice or something? I don't even know where to start.
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Post by daisylu on Sept 13, 2024 18:14:06 GMT -5
I never found cooking on propane any different than cooking with gas.
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 13, 2024 18:19:08 GMT -5
I never found cooking on propane any different than cooking with gas. Me either. Is it different?
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Post by soupandstew on Sept 13, 2024 18:43:44 GMT -5
I grilled the lamb and asparagus but I'm more well done than rare. It was 94 degrees and the grill gets full Western sun. I'm going to shower and hit the bed very soon. DH helped by operating the timer and getting the door as I went back and forth. Right now he's packaging up the leftovers for the freezer.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 13, 2024 18:50:49 GMT -5
I was unable to manifest the sloth riding a unicorn in space T shirt I saw on a thrift group I belong to
But I did manifest the kitten riding a unicorn in space T shirt.
I'm going to make it into a jacket decal.
Because I don't do anything half ass it must be glorious chaos.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Sept 13, 2024 18:57:17 GMT -5
I am just popping in to say heyyyyy y’all. I am wayyyy behind in this thread and I haven’t been posting much lately, but I still love y’all. I don’t really know how to describe what’s been going on with me lately. One minute I feel like I have myself together and can conquer the world if I want to, then for hours or days I’m just like WTF, how is this even my life right now, I don’t want anything to do with all of this shit. As much as I try to convince myself that I’m okay, and try to present that to the world with some kind of game face, the truth is that I really am still not okay. And I still do not know how to be okay. I am not having the kind of crisis where I am feeling suicidal or anything like that. No matter how hopeless, unloved or insignificant I feel, I have never had suicidal thoughts. I am too scared of going to hell or whatever else might come after death, to entertain thoughts of suicide. That is not to mock anybody that has had thoughts of suicide, I am just saying that no matter how bad I’ve felt about my life and shit that is/was happening, that has never been a thought for me, because I tell myself all the time that the next day has the potential to be better, maybe even a good day, and might even be the start of me making things better for my life, regarding the things that I have control over. Anyway, I just wanted to say heyyyyy. Ya girl ain’t doing too good right now, but I am still trying to get my shit together. That’s where I am right now, but I do believe that it’s gonna get greater for me later. And in the meantime, I’m just tying some knots on the ropes when I get to the end of them, like billisonboard told me to do many years ago, back in the MSN days. He told me when I get to the end of my rope, to tie a knot in it and keep holding on. He probably doesn’t even remember telling me that, but I’ve remembered it ever since he wrote it, and thought about it as needed over the years since.
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Post by soupandstew on Sept 13, 2024 18:59:10 GMT -5
I am just popping in to say heyyyyy y’all. I am wayyyy behind in this thread and I haven’t been posting much lately, but I still love y’all. I don’t really know how to describe what’s been going on with me lately. One minute I feel like I have myself together and can conquer the world if I want to, then for hours or days I’m just like WTF, how is this even my life right now, I don’t want anything to do with all of this shit. As much as I try to convince myself that I’m okay, and try to present that to the world with some kind of game face, the truth is that I really am still not okay. And I still do not know how to be okay. I am not having the kind of crisis where I am feeling suicidal or anything like that. No matter how hopeless, unloved or insignificant I feel, I have never had suicidal thoughts. I am too scared of going to hell or whatever else might come after death, to entertain thoughts of suicide. That is not to mock anybody that has had thoughts of suicide, I am just saying that no matter how bad I’ve felt about my life and shit that is/was happening, that has never been a thought for me, because I tell myself all the time that the next day has the potential to be better, maybe even a good day, and might even be the start of me making things better for my life, regarding the things that I have control over. Anyway, I just wanted to say heyyyyy. Ya girl ain’t doing too good right now, but I am still trying to get my shit together. That’s where I am right now, but I do believe that it’s gonna get greater for me later. And in the meantime, I’m just tying some knots on the ropes when I get to the end of them, like billisonboard told me to do many years ago, back in the MSN days. He told me when I get to the end of my rope, to tie a knot in it and keep holding on. He probably doesn’t even remember telling me that, but I’ve remembered it ever since he wrote it, and thought about it as needed over the years since. You know we are always here for you when you can reach out
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Post by resolution on Sept 13, 2024 19:45:34 GMT -5
I am just popping in to say heyyyyy y’all. I am wayyyy behind in this thread and I haven’t been posting much lately, but I still love y’all. I don’t really know how to describe what’s been going on with me lately. One minute I feel like I have myself together and can conquer the world if I want to, then for hours or days I’m just like WTF, how is this even my life right now, I don’t want anything to do with all of this shit. As much as I try to convince myself that I’m okay, and try to present that to the world with some kind of game face, the truth is that I really am still not okay. And I still do not know how to be okay. I am not having the kind of crisis where I am feeling suicidal or anything like that. No matter how hopeless, unloved or insignificant I feel, I have never had suicidal thoughts. I am too scared of going to hell or whatever else might come after death, to entertain thoughts of suicide. That is not to mock anybody that has had thoughts of suicide, I am just saying that no matter how bad I’ve felt about my life and shit that is/was happening, that has never been a thought for me, because I tell myself all the time that the next day has the potential to be better, maybe even a good day, and might even be the start of me making things better for my life, regarding the things that I have control over. Anyway, I just wanted to say heyyyyy. Ya girl ain’t doing too good right now, but I am still trying to get my shit together. That’s where I am right now, but I do believe that it’s gonna get greater for me later. And in the meantime, I’m just tying some knots on the ropes when I get to the end of them, like billisonboard told me to do many years ago, back in the MSN days. He told me when I get to the end of my rope, to tie a knot in it and keep holding on. He probably doesn’t even remember telling me that, but I’ve remembered it ever since he wrote it, and thought about it as needed over the years since. Thanks for checking in with us to let us know how you are doing. I have every faith in you that you will find your way through this.
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Post by giramomma on Sept 13, 2024 20:06:56 GMT -5
holy shit I am a puddle.
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Post by finnime on Sept 13, 2024 20:07:24 GMT -5
I'm glad you spoke up, Pink Cashmere. I've been wondering if you were okay and I'm sorry to read that you're not. I wish there was some magical fairy dust to send your way. Hang in there.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Sept 14, 2024 3:14:54 GMT -5
Hubs and I will be going to my class reunion in Indiana the 27th and 28th. I wasn't going to go but son and DIL said go. They are going to watch DD for us, it will be 3 days. I couldn't get an early enough flight to go on the 27th. Hubs will be in Indiana that week so he can pick me up and take me back to the airport. It's our 60th reunion and like they said lot of people might be missing for the next one. I wanted to and didn't want to. I know I'm going to be worn out, but I guess I will do it. Hubs will be there and we will both go.
We turned the furnace on to take the chill off. It has only ran a couple of times but its comfortable in here. Hubs said its supposed to be cool this week and 40 one night so fall is coming.
DIL and grandson were over for dinner tonight. Son is back in another state tonight working with the guard and will be home next weekend.
Hubs and I are going to do some more painting this coming week or that is the plan. We also need to buy blinds. We were going to get them to fit inside the windows, but they are 80 inches long and that would be custom as normal blinds just go to 72. 10 would be over $700. I think we might need those and my drapes as I'm sure all these windows even though double pane will let in a lot of cold.
Time to go to bed, later all.
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Post by finnime on Sept 14, 2024 3:35:00 GMT -5
Good morning, warrior invisipeeps, fighting the good fight, raising children and hosting adult offspring, cooking various dishes outdoors, weaving and ducking the detritus life kicks up at you, cooling hot flashes, assessing electrical infrastructure and keeping the lights on. Welcome to Saturday. It may not be in the park and it's definitely not the fourth of July, but I hope this day offers you joys; a real celebration. My high school band used to play that song, me on my saxophone. We played other Chicago, too, like Twenty-five or six to four. The band leader was cool. Made progress yesterday on the kitchen including finally tackling the cabinet under the sink's door that refuses to stay closed. I loosened then tightened its hinge screws to no avail so I ordered a set of strong magnets that promise to do the job. The last thing is to get the spices and herbs under control. I did throw out a bunch of unmatched plastic containers and lids. I'm going to reduce the amount of plastic we use with foodstuffs, anyway. I thought of you, soupandstew , as I read a piece in The Washington Post on how ill prepared our cities are for the double whammy of days-long loss of power and dangerous heat. Houston was cited as a case study. It's sobering. Essentially, we are not prepared to undergo this combination in the wake of a disaster like a hurricane, and lives will be lost on a large scale. Heat is getting worse as the years go by and the power grids are aging. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/hurricanes-power-outages-heat-wave-risk/ I'm afraid it may be paywalled. Yesterday's sunrise was into the smoke clouds the came down from Canada:
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 14, 2024 3:53:21 GMT -5
My new induction stove was delivered yesterday. When it was installed, my sister said she rescued 24 cat toys from underneath the old stove.
Apparently Sheldon is being a real pill. I don’t think finding his lost toys will help.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 14, 2024 7:27:15 GMT -5
I never found cooking on propane any different than cooking with gas. It cooks hotter, actually. disastrously hotter, if you aren't paying attention. I destroyed a fry pan with bacon the first time I tried in this house, for example. now if I'm cooking a full package, it goes in the oven. I've never successfully made risotto on the stovetop here, where it was a very regular thing previously. it's annoying AF when things I've cooked forever suddenly don't cook the same way and I can't just set a timer and go do something else.
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Post by giramomma on Sept 14, 2024 8:04:51 GMT -5
I forgot to remember my lumpectomy anniversary too.
I worry that I'll slip back to taking things for granted. I really can't though.
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Post by taz157 on Sept 14, 2024 8:08:13 GMT -5
I forgot to remember my lumpectomy anniversary too. I worry that I'll slip back to taking things for granted. I really can't though. ((((Hugs))))
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Post by greenthumb59 on Sept 14, 2024 8:52:29 GMT -5
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Post by finnime on Sept 14, 2024 9:06:00 GMT -5
Scratching. The mosquitoes pre-dawn at the beach were particularly voracious today. Normally there are none due to prevailing winds.
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Post by soupandstew on Sept 14, 2024 9:17:11 GMT -5
Good morning, warrior invisipeeps, fighting the good fight, raising children and hosting adult offspring, cooking various dishes outdoors, weaving and ducking the detritus life kicks up at you, cooling hot flashes, assessing electrical infrastructure and keeping the lights on. Welcome to Saturday. It may not be in the park and it's definitely not the fourth of July, but I hope this day offers you joys; a real celebration. My high school band used to play that song, me on my saxophone. We played other Chicago, too, like Twenty-five or six to four. The band leader was cool. Made progress yesterday on the kitchen including finally tackling the cabinet under the sink's door that refuses to stay closed. I loosened then tightened its hinge screws to no avail so I ordered a set of strong magnets that promise to do the job. The last thing is to get the spices and herbs under control. I did throw out a bunch of unmatched plastic containers and lids. I'm going to reduce the amount of plastic we use with foodstuffs, anyway. I thought of you, soupandstew , as I read a piece in The Washington Post on how ill prepared our cities are for the double whammy of days-long loss of power and dangerous heat. Houston was cited as a case study. It's sobering. Essentially, we are not prepared to undergo this combination in the wake of a disaster like a hurricane, and lives will be lost on a large scale. Heat is getting worse as the years go by and the power grids are aging. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/hurricanes-power-outages-heat-wave-risk/ I'm afraid it may be paywalled. Yesterday's sunrise was into the smoke clouds the came down from Canada: It is paywalled, but I get the idea. Besides the human toll of deaths and illnesses, the financial costs are staggering. Here in Houston there is a class-action suit against CenterPoint Energy on behalf of many local restaurants who have repeatedly faced astronomical losses in spoiled food stuffs and lost business days. Pharmacies lost huge stocks of medications that must be kept cool, closed businesses mean lost wages, the list goes on and on. I personally feel that we are held hostage in our house because the apartments we might move to do not have generators and we can't walk up and down flights of stairs or survive days in 100 degree heat without AC. New construction, even the very high end, does not have access to natural gas or propane, so those folks can't have a generator. Most assisted living facilities don't have generators. Texans pride themselves on being tough but even here folks are fed up and demanding answers. Between the winter freezes, the hurricanes, and just prolonged outages for no apparent reasons, too many lives have been lost and otherwise impacted.
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Post by giramomma on Sept 14, 2024 9:23:03 GMT -5
I also have to figure out how to unclench about food. DS is going to start paying soon. But it my financial anxiety is triggered something fierce right now.
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Post by busymom on Sept 14, 2024 9:46:27 GMT -5
Hugs Pink Cashmere! Hang on because better days are ahead, even if we don't see them right now. It's been a pissy week here. I've been going a few rounds with SS on behalf of DS, and it happened again this past week. They don't make it clear how to help your disabled family member. They don't answer very direct questions (it's like talking to a politician). Even rewording your questions, and asking again, you get very evasive answers. You do the best you can with the very limited information they give you. Then, if you make a mistake because they don't/won't tell you the best option, then they penalize your relative. I cannot even express how many times I've asked for guidance from them, and all I hear is "we're not allowed to tell you what to do". WTE?!? I'm trying to make a difficult life go just a little easier for that family member, and whether they're prohibited from telling you their best options, or they don't want to, then I'm stuck cleaning up the mess. What really made my blood boil was when this particular employee implied that because DH & I "chose our current living arrangement", that is, having DS live with us for the time being, it is somehow our fault. He has dealt with some changing health issues in the last 10 years, and I'll be damned if I'll "turn him over" to an uncaring system that merely warehouses disabled adults. DD has seen what we've been through, and is willing to take over once we're too old to oversee his care, but the process is a hot mess, and we're actually in one of the "good" states. Ok, rant over.
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 14, 2024 9:56:14 GMT -5
Hugs Pink Cashmere! Hang on because better days are ahead, even if we don't see them right now. It's been a pissy week here. I've been going a few rounds with SS on behalf of DS, and it happened again this past week. They don't make it clear how to help your disabled family member. They don't answer very direct questions (it's like talking to a politician). Even rewording your questions, and asking again, you get very evasive answers. You do the best you can with the very limited information they give you. Then, if you make a mistake because they don't/won't tell you the best option, then they penalize your relative. I cannot even express how many times I've asked for guidance from them, and all I hear is "we're not allowed to tell you what to do". WTE?!? I'm trying to make a difficult life go just a little easier for that family member, and whether they're prohibited from telling you their best options, or they don't want to, then I'm stuck cleaning up the mess. What really made my blood boil was when this particular employee implied that because DH & I "chose our current living arrangement", that is, having DS live with us for the time being, it is somehow our fault. He has dealt with some changing health issues in the last 10 years, and I'll be damned if I'll "turn him over" to an uncaring system that merely warehouses disabled adults. DD has seen what we've been through, and is willing to take over once we're too old to oversee his care, but the process is a hot mess, and we're actually in one of the "good" states. Ok, rant over. Hugs. ♡
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 14, 2024 9:57:12 GMT -5
I never found cooking on propane any different than cooking with gas. It cooks hotter, actually. disastrously hotter, if you aren't paying attention. I destroyed a fry pan with bacon the first time I tried in this house, for example. now if I'm cooking a full package, it goes in the oven. I've never successfully made risotto on the stovetop here, where it was a very regular thing previously. it's annoying AF when things I've cooked forever suddenly don't cook the same way and I can't just set a timer and go do something else. I thought it cooked hotter too. And I cooked on gas for decades.
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Post by jerseygirl on Sept 14, 2024 10:00:59 GMT -5
Soupandstew not allowing natural gas in new buildings does make getting a generator more difficult. But propane can be used ( as long as that’s not outlawed!). We have a propane generator cause we don’t have gas. Deisel can also be used . These of course are all energy rich not sure solar panels could be used unless battery research gets better. I’m surprised assisted living and bigger apartment buildings don’t have generators, thought that would be required.
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