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[Lilianna23]

My tunmy is rumba rumba grumbling

Did you eat?

 

[Lilianna23]

We were Neti Potting round here for a bit. Then I heard something about ameba’s getting in the brain from tap water? We started using distilled water but then we’d run out and SWMBO insisted it be heated and it all got too much…I might be on the lazy side…

Range day! Happiness is a warm barrel when it’s 35f out. Everyone stay safe and warm…is it Fritag?

——Scottish Christmas Castle MZ——

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I wonder if this is where @Greylag lives!

 

[Lilianna23]

SWMBO is from TX…DiL is from TX with a keen interest in homesteading…we have more family our age in TX due to both gals big families…my job I can switch domiciles weeek to weeek…land is relatively cheap in W TX…not a lot of downsides but one.

Momma ain’t mov’n.

So, here we sit.

Someone's gotta keep momma from climbing out the window like a senior-age ninja!

 

[Lilianna23]

Maybe some of it. We've been trying to get ahead of this for several years now...

Let me know if there's any way I can help.

 

[Lilianna23]

Sorry for your troubles and your loss sweetie. . Hang in there. Those goodies look good BTW!

I saw a vid of a swollen river and the guy said it was the road to Leavenworth…I wonder if it’s the Leav, WA we’ve been talking about?

Yes. Leavenworth is on the Wenatchee river, which is flooding now.

 

[Lilianna23]

For something like this, certainly!


Most likely true.

In this case, you can afford it? Maybe annoying, but affordable repair?

It's those down on their luck single moms, who can afford only junk cars who end up really getting screwed. We have a friend, who I've ended up helping a few times. Sometimes that means even buying the parts for her. No car = no job...

Again, the guys in the shop gotta make a living too...

I'm very fortunate to have the resources I need. There are lots of other things I could do with that money, but, yes. I can pay for it. Other things will have to wait.

I'm glad you're able to help your friend who really needs it. Times are hard now. I suspect things will get worse before they get better.

 

[Lilianna23]

In a previous life I worked on building those lines too. Nothing like working non stop twelves.
Hard to find time to eat or do laundry when there isn't even enough time for sleep.

Same in Nursing. I worked 12s when I did bedside. There were shifts I never sat down, went to the bathroom, ate... But, I didn't do that 5-6 days/week.

 

[Lilianna23]

Aren't you supposed to be careful of the water source?

As in, if you have a well isn't the water supposed to boiled first? (Then cooled off some, too?).

I always boil my water if using a neti pot. In the shower, the water is already hot.

 

[Lilianna23]

Good morning/ day, fellow Spoonies!
I hope this finds all of you and yours doing well!
I'm so far behind on the thread that catching up is likely impossible and my workload has been fairly much insane.
I'll try to find out how @Missk_2022 is healing up from her surgery...
As always, I missed y'all while I was gone!

Glad you're here, Boat!

 

[Lilianna23]

Was going to say "Good Morning" but it will be afternoon by the time I finish my post
Still... TGIF!!

My brain:
Young Poodle?
Baby Poodle
Baby?
Dirty Dancing
River scene with the dance lift... but with Poodles

Anyone else?

Now, I can't get the picture of Patrick Swayze lifting My Little Pony over his head in the water in the pouring rain!

 

[Lilianna23]

Don't you feel so violated when they go through your belly button!

It seems worse than a colonoscopy even...

They don't do those through the belly button...

 

[Lilianna23]

Speaking of backup singers, you will all be better people for seeing this documentary…

20 Feet From Stardom

I just added this to my Prime watch list! Thanks for the recce!

 

[nipplecaresser]

If we live in a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

Ballerinas are always on their toes; why don’t they just get taller ballerinas?

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.

I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.

Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

Cross country skiing is great… if you live in a very small country.

Do people in Australia, call the rest of the world, “Up Over”?

I’ve always been bad at spelling – not sure whether it’s nature or nurture.

 

[Lilianna23]

Technical question mister wat. I have 23 windows in my house.
Anderson Narroline 200 Series. I'm replacing all twenty three twenty two of them are double hung.One is a casement window. Anderson has a conversion kit for 400 series tilt and wash dual pane windows and full screens. I'm going to be installing them myself. Is $13,000.00 a good price? I had renewal by anderson come, and they gave me a price of $83,000.00 but if I signed that day, they would drop it by $28,000.00

I would caution you against Renewal by Anderson. We looked at them when we replaced all the windows and a window wall. It was the same pitch. Verrrrrrry expensive. But wait! Sign today and we'll knock the price way down.

It's a scam. They don't have a good reputation in this area.

We elected to hire a contractor and bought our windows from Milgard. They have a lifetime warranty. Our windows are wood wrap on the inside and fiberglass on the outside. Triple pane. The contractor did an excellent job!

 

[likes2watchU]

I am literally counting down the days till the days get longer.

What's the Official Count?
I think we need a Weasel Watch # and a Longer Days Count # to start of each day.
Anyone else?

Maybe. No one will touch my car to replace the battery because I have a hybrid. The starter battery is under the back seat. One gets to it through the cargo area. I had to take it to the dealership to get the battery replaced. It cost me damn near what AAA charged!

Never had a hybrid - don't know anything about them really.
But have learned from experience when car shopping to ask:
Where are the spark plugs located?
How are the headlights accessed when a bulb needs changing?
I factor in how difficult it is for the salesperson to get their hands in close enough to point things out.
I don't want a car that needs the engine dropped just to change a plug or bulb.

I didn't think I would be able to, but it really made a huge difference for me. And it keeps me from splashing water all over the sink area like a rabid raccoon!

I've not tried the actual Neti Pot.

Instead, I got the NeilMed Squeeze Bottle. I figured that would offer me a bit more control.

Still, the first try was a near drowning. I reviewed a few YouTube videos - you need to tilt your head to the side... and the next try went much better. Takes a bit to feel comfortable doing it. But once you get the knack, you no longer feel water logged by the process.

Now, I can't get the picture of Patrick Swayze lifting My Little Pony over his head in the water in the pouring rain!

Welcome to my world
My brain takes me to some... interesting places

IDK how I'm still awake...
Off to remedy that now
Sweet Dreams, Spoonies
Keep warm... the Polar Vortex starts now

 

[Lilianna23]

It is not the first belly button attack i have had. My hysterectony was laprascopic assisted. This time felt more violent. I am not sure but site looks a llttle angry

It might be inflammation from the healing process. You're 8 days PO now.

 

[Lilianna23]

Just venting…

The kid who leased space at my farm is as reliable as a rain dance and is as disorganized as the three stooges without the comedic effect.

He hasn’t paid me since June so in August, I terminated the lease and gave him 90 days notice, per the lease. This was after 3 years of him not paying rent on time and me noodging him for rent on a monthly basis. And his house clean out business just filling up our old stone mill…

He says he’ll be out in October anyway, but I say he technically has till November 15 per the lease. Cuz I’m too nice.

Beginning of November, he says he’ll need an extra week. I say OK, because I don’t want to be stuck with all of his house clean out shit which is basically just junk. Cuz I’m too nice.

Then he says he needs one more week. I tell him December 1. He’s obviously yes -ing me to death, the last week of November most of this shit is still there.

He keeps on going on, but I have a contractor who is moving his shit in on Monday… and more than anything I don’t want to be stuck moving HIS shit out. Now he says he needs till Tuesday or Wednesday and he needs to hire a dumpster. (No shit!) this probably means Thursday.

To complicate things he’s the son of one of my best friends. I am so done w this guy. He has fucked me over since day one and I will be glad when he’s fucking gone and all of his junk with him.

Just venting. First world problems. It will be over soon. New tenant says waiting till next week to move in is fine for him to move stuff in…

This totally sucks. Have you had a convo with your friend? Or just leaving it between you and the kid?

What a flake! Do not give him any more time. He will just eat it up and the next thing you know, it's Christmas and he just can't do it then.

Is there anything salvageable/saleable in his shit? You could hire the dumpster yourself, clean it out, and make him pay you an exorbitant fee. If he doesn't pay, sue him in small claims. In fact, you should probably do that for the unpaid rent.

So sorry you're dealing with this!

 

[Lilianna23]

I was too nice the whole time.

Don’t do business w friends or family.

Yep! Or family of friends!

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Good morning from a mild, dry, cloudy south of England.

 

[Lilianna23]

I even had a late payment penalty of $10 per day once it was after the 10th of the month when we redid the lease earlier this year. I wonder if I will get my back rent.

Sounds like he's not going to pay you unless he's "encouraged" to do so. Got any friends of friends?

 

[Lilianna23]

Marvin quoted me forty thousand so that's gonna be out of the ballpark.What's nice?Is these are retro windows?So the frame stays you just do the side tracking and the windows themselves.The windows in there now are single pain.Two hundred series, their thirty nine years old.So when I popped them out reinsulate, caulk, the sides and the windows slide in takes twenty to twenty five minutes to replace the windows. If I had a go with marvin full frame, that means ripping out all the frames and everything. But I understand what you're talking about.
The thirty nine year old andersons are still in good shape.No rotting. I've taken out the existing windows already to replace the.Retention springs in the top header. So with this, it's just screws caulking and popping them in.

You are quite the handy girl! I'm so impressed! ️

 

[Lilianna23]

They have a rep for aggressive sales... but that's also Red Flag #1 for "How to Identify a Scammer".

They have a good rep for their products, varies on their customer service, and pricing tends to be 3-5x higher than the competition.

Full disclosure: I've not yet replaced my windows... but have decided 100% not to have the handyman do that job.

Wise decision given his history!

 

[Lilianna23]

You're just jealous!

 

[Lilianna23]

Good morning from a mild, dry, cloudy south of England.

Good morning M&N!

 

[MuffandNonsense]

Good morning, L.
Are you holding up the late shift?