The Daily Peeve / Rant

[Tybee]

You might want to try Vermont Country Store; I think their clothes are made in the USA.

[happystuff]

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[Tradd]

Thanks. I tried this and I like it! LOL.

Glad it worked! I just found it by Googling as I had seen it mentioned elsewhere.

[iris lilies]

You might want to try Vermont Country Store; I think their clothes are made in the USA.

I did look at that site, but the fashions are a little too countrified for me. I thought the Vermont country store might be along the lines of L.L. Bean, but they seem more informal.

[rosarugosa]

I think some of the women's clothing in VT Country Store has a real "Little House on the Prairie" vibe, too many ruffles for my taste. However, they do seem to carry decent quality stuff, and I've bought flannel PJs for Mom, and recently a t-shirt and bathrobe for DH from them.
I'm a tough fit, and I only order clothes online if I'm really confident that I know how the brand fits me, because the odds are not in my favor. I'll take a chance with LL Bean sometimes, because I get free shipping and free return shipping with my LLB credit card. I've had some really good luck buying specific clothing items on eBay, either getting certain items/brands at a discount (e.g. Jess & Jane tops), or replacing very specific items that I can no longer buy regular retail (e.g. Soft Surrounding bathrobes that have been discontinued). I can set up searches and get e-mail alerts when something I'm seeking appears for sale (e.g. LLB Petite XS quilted sweatshirts).

[happystuff]

I used to get their mail order catalogue and would order thimbles for my collection through them. It was great fun.

[catherine]

Vermont Country Store is a great place to visit if you're ever up this way! The Weston one was a regular annual stop on our Vermont vacations.

[Tradd]

Vermont Country Store is a great place to visit if you're ever up this way! The Weston one was a regular annual stop on our Vermont vacations.

It's a fun browse through their website at the holidays as so much reminds me of the decorations I grew up with in the 70s, that were from the 60s.

[rosarugosa]

Continuing on with my somewhat dissatisfied mode: After the not so great play, we went out for a mediocre meal at a nearby tavern, and we paid a price that was equivalent to about a week's worth of groceries. That is not too unusual these days though, and it's not the reason for my rant. Rather, I am ranting about the family in the next booth with their overexuberant, ill-behaved little monsters. I'm not terribly fond of small kids, but I feel like I've mellowed as I've gotten older, and although they were making a lot of noise and there was even a baby crying at one point, I was pretty chill about it. However, towards the end of out meal, there were two young ones standing and jumping up and down on the booth bench and looking over at us. As we were leaving, an adult male in the booth said "sorry." My too-nice sister said "that's OK," but I gave him my best dirty look, because seriously, if your kids can't behave any better than that, they don't belong in a restaurant. I understand that kids sometimes act up, but if you can't control their behavior in public, you should take them to Chucky's Cheese's or McDonald's.
Exits grouch old lady mode. End of rant.

[iris lilies]

here’s another one that could be a rant or a rave, but because it pissed me off I’m gonna put it in the rant thread.

how many technical problems are gonna land in my lap on a daily basis? I hate my phone and today I solved one of the things I hate about it.

when someone makes a phone call to me the ring only last for two rings. I guess that’s about 10 seconds. I can never get my phone unlocked in time to talk to the person. Fortunately, much of the time I’m using an iPad and those calls also display on my iPad and I can answer them fairly quickly..

anyway, today, I decided I would learn how to extend the time the phone rings before it goes to voicemail.

I was successful in the end (rave) but my God it is so complicated. ( rant.) I had to talk to ChatGPT in multiple conversations. Chat told me to do one thing. That didn’t work. Chat then said well then try this method. That method required that I learn how to do something on the keypad. Finally, it did work.

So now my rings last 30 seconds before it goes to voicemail…end rave/ rant.