The "The Weather Changes More Often than the Thread Title" Complaint Thread

richardandtracy · July 1

My lady wife is getting ordained on Saturday, she was 'Deaconed' last year and after a year of on-the-job training she's going to be priested to become a Church of England Vicar. We'd hoped to avoid the record temperatures of 37.7C (99.9F) that were last week. And we are missing them, -ish. It's now predicted to be 28C (82F) which is better, a fair bit better. However, she's going to be in full robes in the sun after the service for all the glad-handing which goes on for ages in the cathedral precinct. The area is open to the sun and the clean sandstone of the cathedral wall will be like a furnace reflecting the heat back. Hmm. The boss will feel as if the temperatures are close to records again in that get-up.

Regards,

Richard

garrett_3d · July 1

I believe they are looking for a new vicar in Dibley.

NylonGirl · July 1

Apparently, in the United States there are people who do apartment and house rentals with leases that last one month, and must be renewed each month. So if you want to get rid of your tenant, all you have to do is require an obscene amount of money to renew the lease the next month.

butterflyfish · July 1

Complaint: They didn't get all the stitches out of my cat. We have to go back today and get the rest out. This is... annoying and inconvenient.

richardandtracy · July 1

garrett_3d said:

I believe they are looking for a new vicar in Dibley.

I susspect one of my wife's friends & colleagues would be earlier in the queue, being a closer visual, personality & shape match.

Regards,

Richard

memcneil70 · July 1

richardandtracy said:

My lady wife is getting ordained on Saturday, she was 'Deaconed' last year and after a year of on-the-job training she's going to be priested to become a Church of England Vicar. We'd hoped to avoid the record temperatures of 37.7C (99.9F) that were last week. And we are missing them, -ish. It's now predicted to be 28C (82F) which is better, a fair bit better. However, she's going to be in full robes in the sun after the service for all the glad-handing which goes on for ages in the cathedral precinct. The area is open to the sun and the clean sandstone of the cathedral wall will be like a furnace reflecting the heat back. Hmm. The boss will feel as if the temperatures are close to records again in that get-up.

Regards,

Richard

Congratulations to your wife and you on her achievement. I realize this was her work but you provided her support and love along the way. Regarding the heat, keep in mind that the air is hopefully clear enough to breathe without a mask. I think she can't do what the kids at Cal Poly did at my son's graduation where it was very hot, and many wore bathing suits, shorts and tees underneath robes.

We have 'poor' air quality as five forest fires are burning along with high winds and very little rain. We did get a smatter of rain last night, and a golfer was hit by lightning and some grass was set on fire. Be careful out there folks if there are storms in your area. Unfortunately we have lost three federal firefighters (two women and a man) and two others are in the burn unit in UC Health Denver. Bless them and their families.

LeatherGryphon · July 1

richardandtracy said:

My lady wife ... [snip]

Regards,

Richard

Hmmm... Interesting categorization. Do you have other types too?

LeatherGryphon · July 1

Non-complaint: Scheduled mini-adventure for today is done. Doctor didn't freak out, grocery shopping done, got home safely.

Complaint: After checking out at the grocery I sat on their bench and called an Uber to take me home. Not the best time of day, busy apparently. Finally got a driver to take my request but the wait was 19 minutes. I had several frozen things (not ice cream) but they were all packed in the same bag and I figured they'd be OK for the 20 minute wait and the 10 minute ride. Ten minutes later I check the Uber app and it now says 14 minutes. Five minutes later I check again and the app says 20 minutes. I check a couple minutes later and the app says 22 minutes. The Uber app let me see where she was. Apparently she was moonlighting off the books (i.e. picking up other rides along the way) So, I controlled my temper, took my time, and figured out how to cancel the ride when I realized that the driver was the same person I'd had trouble with before. I asked the app for a new driver, and got a reply immediately that said 19 minutes. But this new driver was one I'd had before and I trusted him. And yes, he came directly to me, didn't fart around picking up extra rides (I could see where she was on the app map). I may get charged $5 for cancelling the first driver, but I'll remember to not use her again.

Non-complaint: Frozen goods seemed to be OK despite the hour delay in the bag (pack your frozen stuff all together in one bag).

Xyetzt · July 1

Kumusta! I did not sleep well last night. Why did anyone think I could sleep on a love seat? I am 5 foot tall but that does not mean I can sleep well on a 3 or 4 foot long sofa. And if it was 4 foot long it is including the arm rests.

garrett_3d · July 1

Shame you're not in the UK. I have a couple of spare rooms and plenty of power sockets for computers

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · July 1

richardandtracy said:

My lady wife is getting ordained on Saturday, she was 'Deaconed' last year and after a year of on-the-job training she's going to be priested to become a Church of England Vicar. We'd hoped to avoid the record temperatures of 37.7C (99.9F) that were last week. And we are missing them, -ish. It's now predicted to be 28C (82F) which is better, a fair bit better. However, she's going to be in full robes in the sun after the service for all the glad-handing which goes on for ages in the cathedral precinct. The area is open to the sun and the clean sandstone of the cathedral wall will be like a furnace reflecting the heat back. Hmm. The boss will feel as if the temperatures are close to records again in that get-up.

Regards,

Richard

What an amazing achievement. Yes, for you both. This Methodist will pray that the weather moderates.

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · July 1

Non-complaint: Four years ago, we brought home Gilligan the World's Ditziest Border Collie. He is celebrating by alternately sprawling on the foot of our bed or sprawling on whatever part of the floor isn't occupied by Bear the Lab. In other words Living His Best Life.

Complaint: the Extreme Heat Advisory has been extended again, to Saturday 8pm.

butterflyfish · July 1

Complaint: The stitches I saw on my cat were supposed to be subcutaneous, but for some reason they were poking out. The vet tech fixed them up anyway, so they're no longer poking out. Shasta is supposed to be discouranged from picking at them, but she doesn't need the collar back on again. I have no idea how that is supposed to work.

richardandtracy · July 2

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

richardandtracy said:

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What an amazing achievement. Yes, for you both. This Methodist will pray that the weather moderates.

Thank you. I'll pass the message on. It's taken a good deal of studying and years of work for her to get to this point. Regards, Richard.

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · July 2

richardandtracy said:

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

richardandtracy said:

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What an amazing achievement. Yes, for you both. This Methodist will pray that the weather moderates.

Thank you. I'll pass the message on. It's taken a good deal of studying and years of work for her to get to this point. Regards, Richard.

Years ago we went to the ordination of the lovely woman who had been a student minister (not sure what the term is) at our church. It was a long afternoon in a Florida summer but at least indoors.

kyoto kid · July 2

...I wish I could send all of you who are enduring the stifling heat some of the cool cloudy weather we've been having here for the last week. Highs have been 12° - 15° below normal (last Saturday it didn't even make it out of the upper 50s). Tomorrow was supposed to finally be sunny and male it into the low 70s but the dreary overcast conditions have been extended for yet another day,

It's July 1st and I actually had to pull a flannel shirt from the closet for my Wednesday get together with friends. Feels more like late April/early May than July.

SilverGirl · July 2

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

richardandtracy said:

My lady wife is getting ordained on Saturday, she was 'Deaconed' last year and after a year of on-the-job training she's going to be priested to become a Church of England Vicar. We'd hoped to avoid the record temperatures of 37.7C (99.9F) that were last week. And we are missing them, -ish. It's now predicted to be 28C (82F) which is better, a fair bit better. However, she's going to be in full robes in the sun after the service for all the glad-handing which goes on for ages in the cathedral precinct. The area is open to the sun and the clean sandstone of the cathedral wall will be like a furnace reflecting the heat back. Hmm. The boss will feel as if the temperatures are close to records again in that get-up.

Regards,

Richard

What an amazing achievement. Yes, for you both. This Methodist will pray that the weather moderates.

This Pagan adds a good word to the weather gods to your prayers. :)

Congrats to your wife and you/your family, Richard. I hope the day is memorable for you all in all the best ways possible. (And as someone who's frequently done historical re-enactment in full medieval getup in 80-90+ F with humidity... my sympathies to your wife.)

SilverGirl · July 2

butterflyfish said:

Complaint: The stitches I saw on my cat were supposed to be subcutaneous, but for some reason they were poking out. The vet tech fixed them up anyway, so they're no longer poking out. Shasta is supposed to be discouranged from picking at them, but she doesn't need the collar back on again. I have no idea how that is supposed to work.

I love vet advice. "Keep your cat from jumping."

...you do realize we're talking about a CAT, right?

SilverGirl · July 2

complaint: Little Dude REALLY wanted to go for a walk this evening, so we went. He was very excited initially, but at about 1/2 way through he started getting fussy, and by 3/4 he had had enough of being sticky and hot and lost his ever-lovin' poo over it. That was a long final mile.

non-complaint: He was all sunshine and smiles once we got into the air conditioning. So at least it doesn't seem to have tanked the rest of the day.

non-complaint: Today's the seven-year anniversary of getting to change the locks on my house to keep the ex- out (and begin 8.5 months of excavation/renovations in order to make it safe to live in). Teen Kiddo asked for French toast to celebrate. The original plan was root beer floats, which we're still doing, but they decided something substantial needed to be sent down before the massive sugar bomb. So I got French toast, and I still have floats to look forward to. And they've been intermittently running off with my cookbooks again over the past week, so I might get cookies or something this weekend too. :)

LeatherGryphon · July 2

And The Infection Spreads: The relentless expansion of "influencer" stupidity and infamy has finally reached my home city. I know Jamestown, NY is a shadow of its former glory as a fine wood furniture, and metal fabricating city(Crescent wrenches, washing machines, ball bearings, auto radiators, ...) . And now it's only claim to fame is the ghost of Lucille Ball and the National Comedy Museum and a hocky arena, but now we have a local TikTok-er raging against an up & coming coffee house in Jamestown. I don't do TikTok but here's a YouTube of her being called out for her delusions.

While I was watching it for the first time I didn't know it was my local area but I saw the woman and immediately said, hmmm..., she looks like people I've known from this area or one of their kids. Then Buffalo was mentioned for some reason. Then at the end when the narrator says "Shout out to Jamestown, NY" I realized (ignoring the excess makeup), that "yes" it is a Western NY face. And now when uptown, I'll keep my eyes open to see if I spot her anywhere. I'm working on my introductory comment as we speak.

By the way, the restaurant in question is The Crown Street Roasting Company smack dab in the middle of downtown Jamestown (intersection of 3rd & Main)

garrett_3d · July 2

That girl is an over-painted, fake tanned moron of the first order. She really needs to get a life.

richardandtracy · July 2

My suspicion is that it'd be a net improvement if she didn't have a life, given the un-necessary upset she caused when going about having her current life. Locked up not having a life is one good option. Unfortunately being aggressive, self absorbed, unpleasant and lots of other things all at the same time isn't a crime. Yet. Let's vote for it to be made into one. Regards, Richard.

LeatherGryphon · July 2

garrett_3d said:

That girl is an over-painted, fake tanned moron of the first order. She really needs to get a life.

Although that type of behavior disgusts and saddens me, I understand the rise of it's popularity. Back in my day (geezer speak) there were jobs for kids just out of school. Not great jobs, but jobs nevertheless. Actual factories that made things and needed people all along the industrial process to make that happen. It's all gone now. There's no place for the non-brilliant student to go for a job. Factories are gone, the farms around here are mostly gone or taken over by the Amish. Restaurants are mostly gone. Gas stations & auto repair shops are mostly gone (we used to have five in this tiny town, now just one), Grocery stores are mostly gone. Jobs now are either with the town, the city, the county, the state, the hospital, or you're a professional with your own office. Non-government work is pretty scarce. And while the jobs have been disappearing, the population has remained basically steady. I would not want to be an average high school graduate these days trying to find a job. But they need to get an income of some sort. Thus we have a plethora of semi-clever youth idioting their way onto the Internet with all-to-easy, ill-thought, shock behavior that has no instructive, constructive or future purpose. It's moot or at worst, empty, hurtful action. Has self introspection and shame faded so much? I get it, that the world situation has changed. But the corporate rise of power puts some of the blame and ability to resolve, onto them. "With great power comes great responsibility". -- Spiderman's uncle--

Xyetzt · July 3

The answer is that it is a terrible day for the rats. That is because the rats wanted to steal Bob's food, so Bob put all his food into containers. The rats could not take the food, so it was a terrible day for the rats.

garrett_3d · July 3

Duolingo needs a grammar lesson. That is terrible English.

LeatherGryphon · July 3

Out of curiosity, I asked GoogleAI to provide information about me, my life, my accomplishments, etc. Some of it was right on the nose, but for some reason it reported that I was married to my grandmother, and was the father of my uncle's daughter. I don't remember any of that. Probably what one calls an AI hallucination.

LeatherGryphon · July 3

Complaint: Hot yesterday, low 90sF. Predicted to be high 80sF today and getting quite humid. Same for the next week.

Non-complaint: New A/C working OK. A/C is upstairs in bedroom, but a little cool air drifts down to make livingroom/office/lab tolerable in low 80sF. If it gets too bad, I go upstairs, lay on bed and watch TV or listen to radio. More relief than some people have.

Major non-complaint: Cherries: Yay, it's cherry season again. Mmmm... I love cherries. PIcked up a big bag at grocery two days ago. Mmmm... cherries! So many cherries that make myself sick I will.

richardandtracy · July 3

We used to have two cherry trees in the garden. Due to not putting them in a cage, we've had very few cherries in the last 21 years. However... We have a hundred or more 18" high cherry seedlings over the garden and one 15ft high seedling that's not yet fruited. I have also noticed a plum seedling fruiting for the first time today, and wonderfully it's the same type as our ancient jam-plum, something that seems to be a pretty rare type. The ancient one is at least a century old and produces purple & yellow fruit that after 4-6 hours of slow cooking produces thick dark brown jam with a stunning depth of flavour, sweet and tart at the same time. The plum wood also has exquisite colouring and figure to the wood. I've never yet found a subject worthy of the wood. Regards, Richard.

SilverGirl · July 4

richardandtracy said:

We used to have two cherry trees in the garden. Due to not putting them in a cage, we've had very few cherries in the last 21 years. However... We have a hundred or more 18" high cherry seedlings over the garden and one 15ft high seedling that's not yet fruited. I have also noticed a plum seedling fruiting for the first time today, and wonderfully it's the same type as our ancient jam-plum, something that seems to be a pretty rare type. The ancient one is at least a century old and produces purple & yellow fruit that after 4-6 hours of slow cooking produces thick dark brown jam with a stunning depth of flavour, sweet and tart at the same time. The plum wood also has exquisite colouring and figure to the wood. I've never yet found a subject worthy of the wood. Regards, Richard.

Oh I bet that wood would make an amazing bodhran tipper....

Also, envious of your ancient plum tree.

LeatherGryphon · July 5

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