Great pic! So nice to see someone living their passion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
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Great pic! So nice to see someone living their passion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
My inability to say No, so I am peeved at me>:(
Biking Lady....Practice as you ride- No, I just can't. Thank you for asking, but I can't. I can't.
Say No with a big smile. Or, “Sorry, no.”
It depends on what you're saying no to. You need slightly different graceful ways of saying no to an invitation vs no to a gift vs no to a request for you to contribute/volunteer vs a coworker wanting you to do part of their job or help them vs....Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
It also depends on the personality of the person you're saying no to. Some people will get upset no matter how polite you are, and others you have to hit them over the head with a chair before they get the message that you really do mean no.
Yes Sorry is (was) my go to word also :( that is something I have worked on greatly in the last year. I said I was sorry to my dad's roommate who had a stroke at the nursing home last year(pre-covid), He responded with Don't say you're sorry, it was not your fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Both Yes and Sorry must surely say something about my personality! Note to self.
I still say "sorry"... not that it was my fault, but that I am sorry that it was/is something that the individual went through/endured. So I'm not sorry for saying sorry in instances like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by BikingLady
But people will get upset. I cant control that.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeParker
Or they will keep asking in front of other people with the goal of manipulating to gain the desired result. I refuse to be manipulated.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Oh yeah, that too!Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
But I fortunately don’t run into that level of manipulation. I’ve seen it happen though to others. It is icky.
I need to vent about a friend that is driving me crazy.
She's my age. Pays all her bills via check sent by mail. Absolutely refuses to even consider using online bill pay or direct debit automatic payments. Thinks everything is going to be hacked. She apparently mails all bills at the PO, but due to the ongoing PO issues, a lot of her bills have arrived late or not at all. Mortgage payment has even been late. I suggested she go to the local currency exchange (where you can pay bills in person, get license plate tags, etc.) and pay all her utility bills there. Cell phone bill could be paid at cell phone store. Mortgage payment would still have to go via mail if she didn't do an electronic payment. Nope, currency exchange charges fees and those are too expensive.
I finally told her that unless she was willing to make the changes to make sure her bills arrived on time, I didn't want to hear her bellyaching anymore. She went off in a huff and I've not heard from her since. :D
Oh well, she can get over it or die mad. She also needs to realize that if anyone gets ahold her of her checking account information, they can do quite a bit of damage with it, too. Checks aren't really that much safer than paying on-line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
You and I know that, but try telling the anti-online payments people that!Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
We paid a visit to our Amish cabinet makers last week. The head guy there was lamenting the poor service from the post office. They do all their business by mail. Although they do have a very limited telephone system, their telephone is outdoors. They do nothing online.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
This lack of reliable service is interfering with their business. Fortunately, they have tons of business they are backed up six months.
This is equally a Rant and a Rave.
Rave: Second technician came out this evening to inspect our new Lazyboy chair that does not work right. In 2 minutes he diagnosed two big missing screws that hold the base steady. 2 MINUTES. We have been trying to get Lazyboy to fix this since October.
Rant: First technician from same repair company told us it was not broken and was "just that way". I raised it to the BBB for the company selling something they did not deliver and got their attention. The repair company apparently sent a manager. Now we are going to get a package of parts and have the direct line to the company who will do the repair. Ends up being a manufacturing defect. Chair sent without quaility control and even without the remote.
Arggggg. Second technician said it was a good thing we kept at it.
Our mailman dropped mail in my yard without noticing. It was something for the second house down from me and something for the third house. This happened once before about 5 years ago so probably a different mailman, but it happening even once is too much.
It's bad enough that when mail gets delivered to the wrong house or the wrong street it often gets tossed in the trashcan because it doesn't look important to the person who received it, but the mailmen at least ought to be paying enough attention to not drop mail accidentally while walking from house to house.
Correction: You should have said "alleged technician" :~)Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetana3
My upstairs neighbors are a$$hats. The entire unit has wood floors. Someone is stomping all over the living room floor. Occasionally running all over the living room. Now there’s jumping up and down in one spot. It’s 8:40pm here and I have to put up with this until 10pm when condo association quiet rules go into effect. After 10pm is when I can call the cops. At this point, it sounds like it’s deliberate.
I’m not going upstairs because I’ve been threatened before by others who’ve lived there before when I went up to ask them to turn music down. Plus, my knees can’t take the stairs.
I don’t know if these are new tenants up there or not.
I assume you've seen this commercial?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tradd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Hi7NzFEOI
Almost sounds to me like older toddlers running around and blowing off steam.
About noise: this is so dumb its funny.
I set up a Zoom meeting last week, an important one for our organization During the meeting DH decided to tear into our dishwasher in the nearby kitchen because it wasn't cleaning properly. Banging, clanging during this meeting, but shortlived. And THEN he removed the bottom rack and set it on heavy duty wash, a long loud cycle. Aye, carumba!
Couldn't get away from the noise without going upstairs.
In the next 5 weeks I have 8 Zoom meetings and will have to clue in DH to please make no repairs during those times.sounds of sawing often come from our basement, too. These Are sounds I normally like because it means something is progressing, but not during meetings!
That’s why I wanted a condo on the top floor with a elevator. I will take the steps but when I have items I need the elevator. I bought myself a wire cart that I will keep in my car and put my items in to transport. The laundry room is on the first floor so will use it for that also. I am buying a apartment dryer that vents into a bucket of water and putting it in my second bedroom. Most of my clothes I hang to dry anyways. I will wash everything at once and then dry in my condo. L
Or more likely 7-10 yearolds dancing and chasing each other around. Most toddlers probably don't stay up that late, weigh that much, or wear hard-soled shoes indoors.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveinMN
Steve, it was not toddlers upstairs. No kids at all. They quieted down about 945pm so I didn’t have to call the police.
I have a ground floor unit due to my knees.
I have a Versacart that I use every day. When the black version comes around again, I'll order a spare. One of the most practical purchases I have made.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
https://smile.amazon.com/Folding-Sho...s%2C236&sr=8-4
I offered to buy my sister this kind of a cart to replace the old one she is using that is falling apart. Her response was,' When I find a cart that has larger wheels, I will order. Trying to navigate snow or other barriers like uneven road or walkways, sand, steps etc., with those tiny wheels is very difficult." That is what many parents say about the tiny-wheeled baby strollers.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I don't find the wheels too small, but maybe a handyperson could install bigger ones. As I recall, the wheels snap in.
I might be trying it out in snow one of these days; the mail is piling up.
I paid 20 for a similar metal cart at Walmart. Even if we get snow our sidewalks are clear and parking lot in the condo complex and I will use it to bring groceries and items to my condo from the car. I used one when I was 43 living in a condo. It sure beats making a bunch of trips carrying stuff.
Our condo has a cart that belongs to the building. You are expected to use it, and then return it to the stirage room.
I have one of these carts. https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/aca...00004906100560Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
I bought it at Academy Sports, but they're also available at Dick's and other sporting goods stores and on Amazon. Sizes (and quality?) vary so look around. The $44 one I got at Academy Sports has a rating of 200+ pounds and 6.5-inch wheels. Or you could go to a hardware or toy store and buy the traditional "little red wagon" which probably has 8" or 10" wheels.
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DH and I had one of those older people conversations that seemed to go nowhere. We were trying to figure out how to get the wood stacked, because the guy who dropped it off couldn't get very close to the woodshed. So I said, we can use the garden cart. And he said, "What?"
"The garden cart"
"What are you talking about?"
Me, getting frustrated: "You know! You bought it a few years ago at Home Depot. You love it!"
Him: "I still don't know what the hell you're talking about."
Me, getting more frustrated: "It's black! It has 4 wheels! You keep it by your workshop!"
Him, light coming on: "Oh, you mean the wagon? It's a WAGON. A Gorilla WAGON. It's not an F-ing 'garden cart'! What, should we get out the tea and crumpets??!!"
I love how perspective colors reality.. :)
Amazon thinks it's a cart.
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Originally Posted by GeorgeParker
I have that same cart for hauling around floral designs and flower show stuff, but I have not decided yet if it is more trouble than it is worth.
I prefer loading stuff into 5 gallon buckets for most jobs.Two of those usually do the job for me.
I have a charming vintage English wicker shopping basket I keep in
Hermann to hold picnic supplies. It is more ornamental than practical, but it does work.
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I’ve been using those carts to haul my dive gear since I started diving. I love purple and when I have to replace current kne, I’ll definitely go purple!
I’ve had people try to buy it from me when I’ve been diving. I tell them no, as I’d have no way to haul my gear otherwise! But I always tell them to go online.
Catherine, I'm still laughing. I read this aloud to my husband who also laughed. We have had many of those conversations. I tend to use a tarp now for hauling weeds to the compost as it's easier for me to navigate.
Another rant re: frustrations of online shopping... sneakers this time. I love Skechers, I have worn out several pairs in the last 20 years or so. Their sizes are true and quality doesn’t disappoint... until now. New outer sole pattern, and tiny rocks get stuck in the treads. Of course, they will mar hard surface floors, which almost everyone I know has these days. ARG!
I made it though this whole weeklong mess with 3 inches of snow and record low temps without losing my electricity or my water and with no frozen pipes. Then today (Saturday) the first day the weather has been nice, the fan on my 25 year old HVAC unit stops working!
The central AC quit working during the summer, but I don't care enough about AC to fix it. So I was ok as long as I had heat. Now I don't have heat and there's no point cheaping out on the replacement by only fixing the heat. Bottom line: I need a whole new HVAC unit (both the indoor and outside part) everything except the ductwork. >:(
The only good thing about it is this happened after that coldspell was over and it's supposed to be warm for the next week. So I guess I should be happy about that, at least.
That’s a bummer George.
Agreed!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
Thank God it happened after the cold spell. And also, 25 years is a pretty good life for an HVAC system
We use a tarp many times, too. We do not have a garden cart or a wheelbarrow. For my once a year a garden cleanup of my city garden I use empty garbage cans. They are plastic and lightweight so they’re easy to haul around.Quote:
Originally Posted by nswef
Maintaining the wheels on wheeled vehicle is a pain in the ass so that’s one reason why we don’t have them. Theoretically I could borrow one of the wheelbarrow in our community garden but it’s always too much trouble to go a block and a half to get them.