Vent - I can't work for free

OMG, where do I start? My car radio worked perfectly before you...ACK...I just realized Freebird, you might know something about this with your glass biz!!! I'd love your thoughts on this!

So, something literally fell out of the sky onto the hood of my car & bounced into my windshield, big dent in my hood, shattered windshield, didn't break completely through but tiny bits of glass hit my face & flew all over the inside of my car, going 70 mph on freeway. I think it was a bolt or something off an overhead freeway sign.

Anyway, I took it in to get the windshield replaced & now my car radio won't turn on. The windshield has an antenna built in so they had to plug in the wire for that or whatever they do when they install a new windshield that has an antenna. Now, my radio is DEAD, won't turn on, no power, nothing. They checked the fuses, all is well there. They say, sorry, we didn't do anything. But it worked PERFECTLY before they touched it. I have owned the car for years & have never done a thing to the radio. UGH! Plus there are two surface scratches (like pin pricks, not rock chips) on the new glass, ugh! Why did I drive off without checking it.

This is awful.... so sorry you have to deal with this

It took me nearly a month to figure out my poor dog had fleas. I feel soo bad. I thought he had food allergies.

^ it's your house. you don't have to put up with that. tell him to straighten up or leave.

I was always surprised by the few parents who wanted free tutoring after school. I had plans to write, papers to grade, meetings to attend, and my own boys' homework to get through. Problem could easily have been solved if someone had paid attention and asked questions during class. I did offer tutoring/help before school, but she didn't want to get up early.

He was away at college 8 months of the year so that helped! 

My city has a fireworks ordinance that says the day before, day of, and day after a holiday is when you can set off fireworks. Monday night, a FULL week, before the 4th, we are woken up by fireworks. Granted it was just one (with multiple bursts) but still. Damn, people. If you don't want complaints or the police showing up at your place, then fucking obey the city ordinance! They remind people of this through every publication they can for a week leading up to the holiday weekend. It doesn't help that we're just a few days away from being declared "in a drought" and may have a state-wide ban put in place on consumer fireworks this weekend. The number of assholes that commented on these news stories that said "fuck the state, I'm going to set them off anyways." We have a few jerks that will set them off anyways so if we do get a ban, we will be watering our yard heavily this weekend.

Sorry you're having to deal with this mom

My vent #1: SIL from hell was in town for a few days. DD played nice and stopped by with me after the two of us had our hair done. SIL gets her alone and brings up an incident that happened TEN years ago. At that time she included a note in DD's gift that said "You are so much prettier when you aren't whining". Now DD is a sweet woman and was a sweet kid. It was just mean. Now, ten years later she says "it was taken out of context". Um, no.

Vent #2: DH is on a strict diet for his pancreatitis, not to mention cancer and a heart attack. I have told his mother many times LOW FAT. She made salmon for him last night. It's not the first time she's done it. I told her when we were at her winter home and she had salmon out that he could not eat it. We ran to the store and picked him up a Tilapia filet that day. She had no memory issues. And, I have told her it doesn't matter that it is good fat. Fat is fat when you have pancreatitis issues. ARRGHH.

I gave it that one.  It was in my fifth grade history book.  I also pulled out the gift of the Statue of Liberty.  We always have fun banter, but he LOVES history and science and can usually one up me.  

You did say this to her, right?