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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,039
    McGyver said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Hmmm will I be home alone for two hours?

    edit only time will tell.

    Yep two hour wait still going on,

    I might be able to get you inside...

    Do you have access to a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, two paper clips and a gallon of gasoline?

    Wrong kind of "inside".

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    DanaTA said:

    I'd get the hell out of that place!

    Dana

    I want to, but first I need to find a better place.

    McGyver said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Hmmm will I be home alone for two hours?

    edit only time will tell.

    Yep two hour wait still going on,

    I might be able to get you inside...

    Do you have access to a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, two paper clips and a gallon of gasoline?

    A gallon of gasoline?

    Yeah... Never mind... The last time that method didn't work as well as I hoped... But... The person was able to get inside... After everything cooled down.

    Okay... Do you have access to an avocado, four drywall screws, a short length of clothesline and a stick of dynamite?

    Wait... 

    Is the structure you are trying to get into armor fortified or built out of Type N reinforced hydraulic cement?

    Skip the dynamite... I don't recall you ever mentioning armor plating...

    Hmmm... Do you know if there are any catacombs beneath the garage?

  • KitsumoKitsumo Posts: 1,222
    atticanne said:

    Call for suggestions to replace Google and Gmail.  I'm finally tired of all the malarkey.  What is a good browser?  How about email?  I use Windows 7 on both laptops, have an Android LG Stylo phone, and Kindle Fire.  I went with Google/Gmail way back when testers were allowed invite x number of friends to open accounts.  I use my phone to make and receive calls.  I use my Fire to read books and order from Amazon.  The laptops are for everything else.

    I've been using Bing for about 2 years now and I'm happy with it. I've been using Hotmail since 1998 or so. I like Firefox as a browser. I have a Gmail account, but it's not my main email. Google makes great stuff, but I hate the way they want to collect every little bit of info they can about you whenever possible.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,352
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Reanimated complaint: A week or so ago I complained that the road crew was repaving the street in front of my house and the smell was sickening.  Well, it was partly true.  After a couple weeks of the road being ground down to tire shredding roughness, the smell I smelled back then was just a preparation crew manually dripping hot tar into the major cracks in the road base.  Now after nearly another two weeks of shreding my tires, this morning they're finally actually laying down new asphalt.  Big machine coming through at about a half a mile an hour laying a picture perfect couple of inches of new surface material and the thick cloud of fumes from that are making my eyes water. crying  Every once in a while a dumptruck of hot asphalt backs up to the front of the paving machine, lifts its dumper and dumps the load into the hopper of the pavement machine that never stops and just pushes the dumptruck ahead of it while the hopper fills.  But it stinks to high heaven. frown

    Considering the season, you'd think the asphalt would smell like pumpkin spice, or one of the other Spice Girls.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,371

    I got the lecture about do not call the person in charge.  Basically it felt like I was told STFU as it is not fair for others.

  • PixelPiePixelPie Posts: 377
    edited September 2018

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped shampoo on it

    Post edited by PixelPie on
  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,371

    Life in a group home sucks.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 4,109
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    But they don't have hair ......

     

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    Aren't you supposed to use conditioner first?

  • KitsumoKitsumo Posts: 1,222
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    Where do you live? So I can never, ever go there.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,371

    I got blamed for eating all the cookies.  I only had 4 cookies but I got the blame for eating them all up.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,052
    edited September 2018

    ...I would start networking as soon as can to find a better place.  Talk to co-workers others you know.  Seems like they make you the scapegoat for everything that goes wrong around there and don't care about your well being.  I would never endure a living environment like that for very long.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • atticanneatticanne Posts: 3,009
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Hmmm will I be home alone for two hours?

    edit only time will tell.

    Yep two hour wait still going on,

    Call your case worker, especially if it happens again.  It has happened several times before; it will happen again.  If locked out, immediately contact your case worker and ask them to come to you ASAP.  If I were you, I would also call 911 and the news media.

  • atticanneatticanne Posts: 3,009
    Kitsumo said:
    atticanne said:

    Call for suggestions to replace Google and Gmail.  I'm finally tired of all the malarkey.  What is a good browser?  How about email?  I use Windows 7 on both laptops, have an Android LG Stylo phone, and Kindle Fire.  I went with Google/Gmail way back when testers were allowed invite x number of friends to open accounts.  I use my phone to make and receive calls.  I use my Fire to read books and order from Amazon.  The laptops are for everything else.

    I've been using Bing for about 2 years now and I'm happy with it. I've been using Hotmail since 1998 or so. I like Firefox as a browser. I have a Gmail account, but it's not my main email. Google makes great stuff, but I hate the way they want to collect every little bit of info they can about you whenever possible.

    Just one of the reasons I want to change.  Many years ago I had a couple of Hotmail accounts, Yahoo as well.

     

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,355
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    surprise

    Dana

  • PixelPiePixelPie Posts: 377
    edited September 2018
    DanaTA said:
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    surprise

    Dana

    I don't know if the shampoo killed him or not.. he wasn't there when I got home - shower floor full of bubbles and got a cleaning laugh - at least it wasn't my good shampoo

    Post edited by PixelPie on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    rr rrr rrrrr

    sounds lie he complaining

    pouring buckets o rain outside

    i have to go out there >.<

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,185
    edited September 2018

    Non-complaint:  Wheee..., major light show in the kitchen this morning.  My prisms are again illuminated in just the right way that I have spectrums and beams of pure color bouncing around on the white appliances, the walls, and the floor.  The major glory only lasted about 10 minutes but it was fun trying to find out where particular beams were coming from.  In addition to my big triangular prism, I have an X-cube prism and a couple of antique bottles with multi-faceted egg shaped glass stoppers sitting on the window sill.  Sun was just in the right position to send beams all over the kitchen this morning.  Yay! yes

    Complaint:  My car is again sick.  I took it in because my windshield wipers had gone insane for the 3rd time.  While in there they found a leak in my power steering fluid lines.  The leak is about $60 to fix but the stupid wipers problem is an unknown.  They've replaced the motor twice already and it's fixed the problem for about a year but now they suspect that the turnsignal/wiper/highbeam switch on the steering column may be boogered and it would be about $500 to replace.  Arghhhhh......,  I"m having them look into a way to put a cutoff switch in the power line to the wipers so they won't be operating when it's not raining.frown

    The thing is, I could live with the wipers spontaneously activating and changing speeds, but inspection is due in October and I don't believe it would pass inspection with faulty wipers.  I'm afraid it's time to recognize that I'm going to have to learn to live without a car because there's no way that I can afford any sort of downpayment, much less monthly payments for a reasonable car. sad

    But on the bright side, the car is 15 years old and cars age about 10 to 1 so that's 150 human years.  It's had a long productive life. broken heart

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  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,371
    atticanne said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Hmmm will I be home alone for two hours?

    edit only time will tell.

    Yep two hour wait still going on,

    Call your case worker, especially if it happens again.  It has happened several times before; it will happen again.  If locked out, immediately contact your case worker and ask them to come to you ASAP.  If I were you, I would also call 911 and the news media.

    But I am told it is not fair for other clients as they need a chance to leave the house.  But they go to their programs every weekday.  What a load of bologna or what ever that phrase is?   

    Also I am no longer allowed to eat cookies because the rest of the residents (I mean one other resident) said I ate all the cookies.  I did not touch the second bag of cookies other than to put them in a plastic bag.  I think that other resident ate them all up and used me as a scapegoat instead of telling the truth.  Who does the staff believe?  The liar of course.

  • RitaCelesteRitaCeleste Posts: 625

    Miss Bad Wolf, why are you in this group home?

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,371
    RitaCeleste said:

    Miss Bad Wolf, why are you in this group home?

    I am not sure.  I have a mental diagnosis and had a melt down in 2012, but not sure why I am still there.

  • RitaCelesteRitaCeleste Posts: 625

    I'm bipolar.  I had breakdown when my kids were younger.  Family and children's services took forever to close my case, but like a year or two, not six years.  Can you get get a job and work and make yourself not eligible for the program paying them to keep you?  If they can't make a dime off of having you, they should then decide you are ready to get on with your life.  As long as they are getting a check and you are pretty easy to deal with, well then, why make space for someone who may be worse to deal with, they will keep you.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,355
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Non-complaint:  Wheee..., major light show in the kitchen this morning.  My prisms are again illuminated in just the right way that I have spectrums and beams of pure color bouncing around on the white appliances, the walls, and the floor.  The major glory only lasted about 10 minutes but it was fun trying to find out where particular beams were coming from.  In addition to my big triangular prism, I have an X-cube prism and a couple of antique bottles with multi-faceted egg shaped glass stoppers sitting on the window sill.  Sun was just in the right position to send beams all over the kitchen this morning.  Yay! yes

    Complaint:  My car is again sick.  I took it in because my windshield wipers had gone insane for the 3rd time.  While in there they found a leak in my power steering fluid lines.  The leak is about $60 to fix but the stupid wipers problem is an unknown.  They've replaced the motor twice already and it's fixed the problem for about a year but now they suspect that the turnsignal/wiper/highbeam switch on the steering column may be boogered and it would be about $500 to replace.  Arghhhhh......,  I"m having them look into a way to put a cutoff switch in the power line to the wipers so they won't be operating when it's not raining.frown

    The thing is, I could live with the wipers spontaneously activating and changing speeds, but inspection is due in October and I don't believe it would pass inspection with faulty wipers.  I'm afraid it's time to recognize that I'm going to have to learn to live without a car because there's no way that I can afford any sort of downpayment, much less monthly payments for a reasonable car. sad

    But on the bright side, the car is 15 years old and cars age about 10 to 1 so that's 150 human years.  It's had a long productive life. broken heart

    Sorry to hear that.  My condolances!  My Camry XLE is a 2003, so it is actually 16 years old, since the model year is actually early.  Why do they do that?  Anyway, it's still going strong, mostly, and in some ways is still like new.  Had to do a couple of things to it recently...rear sway bar bearings, alternator.  Other than that, normal maintenance, oil changes, brakes, exhaust parts, etc.  Going to need brakes again soon, and tires...and the big one, timing belt.   crying  I can't afford any of these things, but I'll have to.  Especially the timing belt.

    Dana

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Non-complaint:  Wheee..., major light show in the kitchen this morning.  My prisms are again illuminated in just the right way that I have spectrums and beams of pure color bouncing around on the white appliances, the walls, and the floor.  The major glory only lasted about 10 minutes but it was fun trying to find out where particular beams were coming from.  In addition to my big triangular prism, I have an X-cube prism and a couple of antique bottles with multi-faceted egg shaped glass stoppers sitting on the window sill.  Sun was just in the right position to send beams all over the kitchen this morning.  Yay! yes

    Complaint:  My car is again sick.  I took it in because my windshield wipers had gone insane for the 3rd time.  While in there they found a leak in my power steering fluid lines.  The leak is about $60 to fix but the stupid wipers problem is an unknown.  They've replaced the motor twice already and it's fixed the problem for about a year but now they suspect that the turnsignal/wiper/highbeam switch on the steering column may be boogered and it would be about $500 to replace.  Arghhhhh......,  I"m having them look into a way to put a cutoff switch in the power line to the wipers so they won't be operating when it's not raining.frown

    The thing is, I could live with the wipers spontaneously activating and changing speeds, but inspection is due in October and I don't believe it would pass inspection with faulty wipers.  I'm afraid it's time to recognize that I'm going to have to learn to live without a car because there's no way that I can afford any sort of downpayment, much less monthly payments for a reasonable car. sad

    But on the bright side, the car is 15 years old and cars age about 10 to 1 so that's 150 human years.  It's had a long productive life. broken heart

    I feel for you.  It was a decision I had to make.  Not only did the car ( 22 year old Toyota Carina) need some work, I also had to work out if I could justify the running costs considering how little I would use it. It had been debatable when there were 2 of us, and obviously incomes for 2 of us. Once I was down to just my own income It just was a no brainer. A bus pass is free once one is claiming State Pension in the UK.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,052

    ...I wish that were true here (bus pass).  Where I live they do provide a pretty deep discount it (28$ instead of 100$) and single fares for us older folks are 50% of the standard fare (so an all day ticket costs me only 2.50$).  Being only a casual rider  (5 - 8 times a month) a pass would not be very economical. 

    Also our transit system did away with paper tickets and passes last month and instead went with this "smart card"system which is somewhat confusing as to how it determines when a fare is charged.  I was part of the beta test and discovered if I had a gap that was longer than a standard 2.5 hour ticket before I rode again,  it charged me a third one way fare instead of upgrading to a day ticket (which is the price of two one way fares).  I also don't see how it would keep people from "fare skipping" on the LRT as you don't have a receipt or any other means to show a fare inspector you have a valid ticket.  All you have to do is carry an "empty" card with you, flash it to the inspector, and all is good.

    The phone app does actually show that you have a valid ticket.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    Rasberri said:
    DanaTA said:
    Rasberri said:

    I found a 2 inch long scorpion in my shower this morning so I was late for work.  I dumped my crappy shampoo on it

    surprise

    Dana

    I don't know if the shampoo killed him or not.. he wasn't there when I got home - shower floor full of bubbles and got a cleaning laugh - at least it wasn't my good shampoo

    He probably felt fresh and clean and went out for a night on the town... Scorpions are very proud of their personal hygiene.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,052

    ...yeah cars are big expense these days. I remember when a Cadillac that cost 7,500$ was a huge price for a car. Now racing bicycles cost that much (or more). 

    It's not only the initial cost but all the ongoing ones like maintenance, licencing, DEQ compliance, insurance, parking, and tolls (if your state has toll roads).   Furthermore, today they make cars almost impossible to work on by yourself, so what was once a 50$ fix becomes a 2.000$ or more service bill because it has to go into the shop.

    This is why I endure the high costs here as we do have one of the best transit systems in the nation, which is actually expanding rather than cutting back service.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,185
    edited September 2018

    Non-complaint:  I got my car back this morning, and the wiper is behaving sanely again.  Not that anyone fixed it.  They tried but, as usual, could find nothing definite.  but my suspicion is that since the problem doesn't occur until I use the car in heavy rain or the car has been through the car wash, or it's just very humid and the car's been parked and soaked by rain, I believe the problem is moisture getting into either the wiper motor/computer case, or into the cables.  The motor/computer case has been opened, and the cables have been jiggled around so perhaps things have dried out. indecision

    Regardless, since the car was behaving well today I quickly took it in for inspection and it passed for another year.  So, I'll just try to keep my cables dry and I'll keep the car for now and see what happens. 

    Complaint:  Inspection was a few days early so that's moved my yearly inspection into September instead of October (I lost a month) so, next year I'll have to remember inspection in Sept, instead of Oct. (if I still have the car).  Also, complaint: Fixing the power steering line was $66 parts and $56 labor for a total of $162. sad Plus inspection fee of $21 frown

    I went to my local trusted used car dealer looking for a newer car and he showed me a 2012 Ford Focus.  Looks nice, I fit into it, drives nicely, but monthly payment would be about $175 + $20/month more for insurance and I looked up 2012 Ford Focus on the internet and there seem to be a preponderance of complaints about transmission troubles. no  So, I think I'll just wait and see what happens with my old 2003 Buick LeSabre.

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    ??
    Nature's Promise Organic 100% Cranberry Juice

    and yet:
    ingredients
    Filtered Water, Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, Organic Cranberry Juice, Organic Fruit And Vegetable Extract (Color), Organic Cranberry Flavor, Citric Acid, Cranberry Essence, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C).

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited September 2018

    The Where the Yellow Ribbon on the Old Oak Tree Complaint Thread

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