Hugs, Tybee. Sorry about the downed tree. I hope things start working out better very quickly.
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Hugs, Tybee. Sorry about the downed tree. I hope things start working out better very quickly.
Thank you, happystuff, that really helps, I appreciate it!
So sorry, Tybee - about the tree, and the DH kerfuffle - I know my DH does not handle stress well and comes at problems in ways that seem (ok, they usually ARE ) insane to me. It's hard and I hope it gets better quickly!! Maybe you could find someone who wants the wood to clear the tree? If he doesn't have to cut/stack it, maybe he won't care so much about saving it? I don't know. But regardless, thinking of you today and hoping things resolve quickly, and well!!
Thank you so much, earlymorning. I loved what you said here, "I know my DH does not handle stress well and comes at problems in ways that seem (ok, they usually ARE) insane to me." I so relate.Quote:
Originally Posted by early morning
We are on hold with insurance now--that is a good idea about someone clearing the tree in exchange for the wood; it's already down, or at least two giant limbs--I guess it lost two out of three giant limbs, and one took out part of roof of pole barn (shed) and one took out gable, siding, and fence.
Yikes, that’s a lot of damage-by-tree!
So sorry about the tree damage.
Ranting at myself for being stupid. Amy had a big mat in her ear so I thought I would cut it out versus brushing it. I should have put my finger between the ear and hair. I ended up cutting her ear. Max jumped off my lap and started shaking. Amy was chill and just laid down. I had to apply pressure to get it to stop bleeding. Ugh!
So sorry that you are dealing with so many stresses at one time, Tybee.
I just drove through a massive thunderstorm. At one point, I just took a 15 minute time out in an empty restaurant parking lot as the heavy rain was to the point of intensity that I could not see the tail lights of cars in front of me. Having the alarm signal on my phone warning twice of high risk of a tornado didn't help either.
Semi-rant.
I just bought a wireless router; ours is ten years old and even just the two of us streaming stuff seems to bog it down eventually. The deed is done; the router is in the house. So why is the Internet showing me ads for routers, particularly the very one I bought from the very place I bought it? What a waste of advertising dollars. FWP for sure but it's 2020; the ability of marketers to realize that routers (and automobile tires; another purchase that got the same treatment) are not an everyday (or even everyyear) gimme-a-deal-I-can't-refuse-and-sure-I'll-buy-another-one-now purchase should be far better than this.
Just more proof to me that our robot overlords will not be invincible.
Steve, I have had exactly that same rant. The big ticket item I look at on the Internet has been purchased. So they continue to show me ads for that big ticket item.
When advertising truly becomes customized to me in a granular way, I will not resent it. But right now I resent the stupidity of the crap they show me
I bought a new router months ago, and so far I'm resisting the installation process. The first one wasn't hard, so I don't know why... And I never get ads for anything I've bought, or anything I need, for that matter.
Went to water a few plants and was stung a few times by wasps/hornets??? My arm really swelled. DH went out and no nest around?????
We were informed by the credit card we use for airline miles that they were replacing our (perfectly good) cards with new cards. I honestly cannot tell the difference between new and old other than the number/CVV (note the use of the singular, it's the same number/CVV for both of us; only the names on the card differ). Time to activate the cards. DW's goes easy-peasy.
Mine? Less so. I'm an "Authorized User" and already have the previous version of the CC that I've used with no problems, but DW has to log on to her account, verify that I am an "Authorized User" and they then have to send (to my own email) a verification code. It arrives (after taking long enough that her on-line session times out). Back to the activation site. Type it all in again and now create one of those &^8YY*)#_ passwords (literally, &^8YY*)#_ is an acceptable password). Our trusty password manager generates some truly heinous 12-place combination no one can type, I copy it on the computer's clipboard -- and the site will not let us paste it in. It has to be entered, digit by error-prone digit, twice (confirmation!) (this is why people use passwords like Spot-21). I finally type it in and verify it's correct and click Continue and ... nothing. No action on the bank site's part despite waiting a few minutes and clicking again. No error message. Just crickets.
I cut up my card. DW can use hers; I very seldom used this one anyway. You want me to use your product? Don't make it so &^8YY*)#_ hard to open the box.
So my husband broke his ankle badly and needs surgery, pins and plates. It’s a new deductible year July 1. Ugh! It’s Monday and the hospital called and said we could pay our part then which is 4500. I said no way am I paying before I see what the insurance pays. Past experience showed me it’s very difficult to get a refund. I will give them the 825 on my HSA card since the deductible is more than that.
So sorry to hear!Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
Terry, so sorry! Glad you will hesitate on paying out, that sounds sensible.
I have had multiple tests now at the Hermann hospital, just standard old-people tests, and I keep getting mailings I don’t understand. But I’ve not been required to pay a dime for them. The mailings have a “your portion is/may be $$$.” Paragraph but no one is coming after me for money.
IL.... what are old people tests????
TT, so sorry about your dh. I can only imagine the pain he is in. Hope it gets worked out and he heals quickly.
mammogram, bone density test, colonoscopy, scanning of various organs.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
I have had some not all of these.
Terry, that's awful. How did he break it so badly? My son broke his wrist and needed surgery and plates. He is paying it off over 18 months. (He is the one who lost his job last month due to Covid.)
The healing went really really well, however, so the surgery was the right move, and I'm hoping your husband is out of pain now.
He walked into the living room and tripped on a dog bed. Tried to catch himself and fell into the buffet. He must have twisted it just right. He has surgery today.
Oh my goodness, that is so awful. Poor guy. Sending good thoughts your guys' way.
Saw on the news that trump has been looking into having his idiot skull put on the Grand Canyon. Not gonna happen but even the thought is moronic. Just shows the level of narcissism.
Mount Rushmore.Quote:
Grand Canyon.
I am not against the idea of his skull being in the Grand Canyon. Where does he want the rest of his body left, did he say?
Ach...... Of course I meant Mount Rushmore.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbgeek
LOL... brain scramble...Quote:
Originally Posted by early morning
EM, good one!
Last night a tree fell on my brother’s house during a bad storm causing major damage. My brother is a respiratory therapist at a major midwestern hospital working with COVID19 patients.
I shouldn’t be surprised that this tree had no respect for this health care worker on the front lines of this pandemic.
Trees are The Enemy.
That is being desperate for a reason to pick on trees, IL, yet again. Your brother enjoyed all the fresh air and shade and beauty that the tree has provided over the years. Have you no appreciation for those benefits. I am sorry that the storm picked on your brother's house and the tree. Blame the storm not the tree.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
agreed. Misdirected anger, IL! I'm sure the tree is not too happy about it, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
Well, I thought I would try anyway. I guess no one’s biting.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I read it the way you wrote it, you plantist. :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
IL hates trees almost as much as Rob hates cops. :devil:
IL's a Treemugger.
I'd be watching where I park my car, IL. You can run but you can't hide.
Terry, how is your dh? How did the surgery go? I hope all went well and that he heals quickly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
Funny you should mention this. I park under the three trees in front of our house, street trees in the parlance of the city, because they will not blow down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
We planted all of them decades ago and now I’m sorry they are there. Two are junkie fast growing maples, and one Bradford pear. All of them are species known to blow down in storms.
But they never blow down in a storm. They mock me. They stand there year after year through storms that take down all the trees, but not these. Just last night two trees went down a block away on a parallel street. storm. But these trees if front of my house will not die.
One of them looks very bad and it loses limbs, and the city came by a couple years ago to Red-X it to take out. But they have not been back for take down,
It isn't just your own trees. Street over, a tree that is technically on both city and the homeowner property (50+ years old), was taken down by a storm a couple months ago, and smashed the neighbor's, across the street, car.
The car probably saved the house from being damaged though.
After a bad ice storm in my NJ neighborhood, several neighbors just got rid of all their trees. I understand that tree limbs can land on houses or cars, but I prefer to gamble on the chance that my tree will weather the winds.
I had an arborist come to my VT home to advise me as to the health of an old silver maple that provides a ton of shade and breeze and wildlife habitat and a swing for my grandchildren. He said it's fine, but he could thin the canopy a little to reduce the drag during high winds. I'd do that but beyond that, there is NO WAY IN HELL ANYONE IS GOING TO TOUCH MY MAPLE!. I've had neighborhood parties relocate to my house because of the shade. I adore this tree. I just don't get tree-shaming--even if it is a silver maple. Hey, when choosing dogs, I've always gone with mutts, too.
In the words of my NJ. homie, Joyce Kilmer:
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