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Post by darkangel090260 on Apr 6, 2016 3:59:08 GMT
So this evening M and I walked down to the store. We normally do it late morning or early afternoon. We go to one store because it has stop light for the cars and crossing light and walk for us. now the vent
Drivers the crosswalk are for people who are Walking. Not extra space for you to pull into, By doing this you make people who are walking go into the street that is not made for us to be walking in.
Second our state law requires you to wait until the person in the crosswalk is all the way to the other side of the street. That does not mean the second there is room to rush around the corner. We have the use of the crosswalk until the hand is solid red with no numbers. That mean wait your turn. Because if you hit me or one of my kids you better make dang sure you kill me . Because If I can get up I will beat your ass to bloody. Yes, i will do the jail time .
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Apr 6, 2016 4:51:24 GMT
I fly a lot. I am used to crowded planes and generally tolerate most anything. This particular flight has a lot of frequent flyers so when I happen to have the chance to grab an earlier flight, knowing I will have a less favorable boarding time, I am ok with that tradeoff. So I was not irritated or surprised that the overhead space that was open was near the rear of the plane. Totally fine. And I do not believe the 12-14 year olds sharing my row were intentionally being rude, just thoughtless, as they were clearly flying for some group/team thing and did not seem to realize there is not enough space in an airplane row to practice some cheer/flag/performance ritual. I was trying to make myself disappear into the side of the plane to avoid the clapping, waving, rotating arms. I could have said something. But it's an hour flight. I can make it for an hour. Crank up the iPod, pretend to sleep. Ignore the pulling of my seat from more teammates sitting behind me. Just an hour. They're just kids. They're excited about their thing. I can do this. Might have been the longest short flight ever.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 5:24:19 GMT
I ordered about 350 pictures from four different sd cards and USBs. I put them into 26 different piles to scrapbook. They each had numbers that correlated with the pages for the scrapbooks I am making. They are in wallets, 4x6's, 5x7's and 8x10's. I started putting page kits or papers to match the pictures and noticed that about 100 of them have small black dots on them. It is like black ink stains. Aarggh! I had to go through all 26 different piles and match them to the correct sd or USB source to go back to reorder them tomorrow. It took over three hours to fix.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 6, 2016 13:01:45 GMT
I ordered about 350 pictures from four different sd cards and USBs. I put them into 26 different piles to scrapbook. They each had numbers that correlated with the pages for the scrapbooks I am making. They are in wallets, 4x6's, 5x7's and 8x10's. I started putting page kits or papers to match the pictures and noticed that about 100 of them have small black dots on them. It is like black ink stains. Aarggh! I had to go through all 26 different piles and match them to the correct sd or USB source to go back to reorder them tomorrow. It took over three hours to fix. Was there crying, screaming, stomping of feet? I would have done all 3. Aargggghhhhhhhhhh!
My vent - my employer sucks. I have fabulous insurance, so I can't quit. I want to cry as I walk to the door. I can't vent to DH. He already feels bad that I can't quit right now.
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Apr 6, 2016 13:15:38 GMT
darkangel090260 That is a regular occurrence on my corner. It's a 4 way stop and it seems rare that drivers come to complete stops or yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. On more than one occasion, I was stuck in the middle of the road with cars passing both in front of and behind me. Me...I want time alone in the house to really clean it up. I don't mind cleaning at all but I do mind cleaning around DH who is not much help at all and barely leaves the house without me on the weekends. It's coming to me needing to take a day off of work to get it done except I can't take a day off until sometime in May. And this just happened...my mother called to get her flight information for the 10,000th time and for the 10,000th time, I told her my sister has it.
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Post by mommaho on Apr 6, 2016 13:30:51 GMT
Dear Co-Worker, Your fiancé's children are exactly that, his children. Do not encourage one against the other, do not tell the younger one (13) to not tell the older one (16) when they are planning something so the older one won't ruin it. Do not assume that because your own children don't talk to you because they told you that you were interfering and demanding that this is your second chance at having a normal life with teenagers. There is no normal with teenagers. And, don't follow me to the break room to continue the conversation I was trying to walk away from because I want to take my break, away from the conversation!
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Apr 6, 2016 13:36:38 GMT
I want to stop having birthdays. How about I just turn a year old and we forget that the day exists? Because the universe wants to be sure I never have a good day on my birthday. I can't remember the last one that went smoothly or well. Yesterday had its good moments, but the evening was awful. I think next year I'll make DH take me on vacation for my birthday just so I can enjoy it without other people screwing it up.
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Post by pastlifepea on Apr 6, 2016 13:49:01 GMT
Dear people of the current state in which I live, There is actually a system of rules that determines right of way at a 4 way stop sign that also has lanes for turns. If there are cars at all 6 points of the intersection, just because you have stopped and 1 other car has gone does not mean it is your turn. For some other of you, at some point you do have to man up and take your turn. I know it's scary, but you can do it.
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Post by utmr on Apr 6, 2016 14:08:48 GMT
Drunk drivers suck. Our coworker was riding her bike when she was struck by an impaired driver. Both drugs and alcohol, and they left the scene, naturally. We spent the last two weeks visiting her family at the hospital, waiting and worrying. She died Saturday from her injuries and all week we keep wandering around the office, sad and looking at the empty desk.
Wear your helmet (she was, didn't seem to help though) and if you choose to drink walk, Uber or get a cab.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 6, 2016 14:11:50 GMT
I ordered about 350 pictures from four different sd cards and USBs. I put them into 26 different piles to scrapbook. They each had numbers that correlated with the pages for the scrapbooks I am making. They are in wallets, 4x6's, 5x7's and 8x10's. I started putting page kits or papers to match the pictures and noticed that about 100 of them have small black dots on them. It is like black ink stains. Aarggh! I had to go through all 26 different piles and match them to the correct sd or USB source to go back to reorder them tomorrow. It took over three hours to fix. Was there crying, screaming, stomping of feet? I would have done all 3. Aargggghhhhhhhhhh!
My vent - my employer sucks. I have fabulous insurance, so I can't quit. I want to cry as I walk to the door. I can't vent to DH. He already feels bad that I can't quit right now.
I know this won't fix work for you, but try this little thing for yourself before you head in--do something for you. When my work gave me a stomach ache that got worse as I got closer to work, I said this needs to change. Since I could only change me--I started going to the gym for 30 minutes, or I would stop at Starbucks and drink a beverage there, and sometimes I stopped for breakfast at a quick small restaurant or bagel shop. I would go from there a bit more relaxed, my belly or soul nourished a bit, started my day a little earlier but took care of me! Right now, I'm sitting on a bench, outdoors drinking a hot cup of coffee waiting the wildlife wake up before my day starts (and my work is no longer stressful! I just love the ritual I created JUST FOR ME!)
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 6, 2016 14:13:21 GMT
People who always have the better solution (in their eyes) and block a project, or another volunteers effort. But then never deliver, or follow through themselves.
We know who you are, and aren't fooled.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 6, 2016 14:13:47 GMT
Drunk drivers suck. Our coworker was riding her bike when she was struck by an impaired driver. Both drugs and alcohol, and they left the scene, naturally. We spent the last two weeks visiting her family at the hospital, waiting and worrying. She died Saturday from her injuries and all week we keep wandering around the office, sad and looking at the empty desk. Wear your helmet (she was, didn't seem to help though) and if you choose to drink walk, Uber or get a cab. Oh holy NO! I'm so sorry
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Post by Yubon Peatlejuice on Apr 6, 2016 14:18:04 GMT
I would like to vent about my mother who has been "on a diet" since 1975. Every time I see her she is saying "I need to lose weight, I need to exercise, I need to go on a diet" Blah blah blah. While she's saying that, she's stuffing a bacon triple cheeseburger in her face. Last night I was at my parents house when my dad found her stash of Tootsie Rolls under the bed. She has been selling Plexus and telling everyone what great appetitie control she has. Right.
So my vent is - give it up! You are 66 years old. Stop "dieting". Go for a walk and eat healthy but stop trying to lose 60 pounds in one week. Not happening. And please stop talking about it.
And no, I am not going to tell you how my cousin lost weight. She doesn't want to tell you either. Because you will try the same thing (P90X) and you will injure yourself just like you did with Step Reebok. Your knee is still shot from that. You are not 30 any more. You are 66!
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bethany102399
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Post by bethany102399 on Apr 6, 2016 14:50:56 GMT
mikklynn do you work in my office? So swimming in that current with you right now. utmr I'm so sorry. That's awful.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 6, 2016 15:07:14 GMT
Was there crying, screaming, stomping of feet? I would have done all 3. Aargggghhhhhhhhhh!
My vent - my employer sucks. I have fabulous insurance, so I can't quit. I want to cry as I walk to the door. I can't vent to DH. He already feels bad that I can't quit right now.
I know this won't fix work for you, but try this little thing for yourself before you head in--do something for you. When my work gave me a stomach ache that got worse as I got closer to work, I said this needs to change. Since I could only change me--I started going to the gym for 30 minutes, or I would stop at Starbucks and drink a beverage there, and sometimes I stopped for breakfast at a quick small restaurant or bagel shop. I would go from there a bit more relaxed, my belly or soul nourished a bit, started my day a little earlier but took care of me! Right now, I'm sitting on a bench, outdoors drinking a hot cup of coffee waiting the wildlife wake up before my day starts (and my work is no longer stressful! I just love the ritual I created JUST FOR ME!) Thanks...those are great ideas. Yesterday was just a really sucky day. I keep reminding myself it's only 16 more months, then I can retire.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Apr 6, 2016 15:19:41 GMT
I'm in a rut. Not a big one. Maybe a pot hole. I need to get my routine back and eating well again. Just trying to find the motivation. Need winter to go away. I need vegetables at the grocery store to taste like something.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Apr 6, 2016 15:28:53 GMT
If you are going to offer a discount for me to book online, then actually have a mechanism that allows me to book online! Making me email you for pricing, then wait for your reply, is an added hassle that makes me want to look elsewhere. Why make me jump through hoops to see how much you're going to charge me?
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Apr 6, 2016 15:37:54 GMT
New one to add. Seriously the snowflake is going to be 19 in 2 months.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 16:21:18 GMT
I ordered about 350 pictures from four different sd cards and USBs. I put them into 26 different piles to scrapbook. They each had numbers that correlated with the pages for the scrapbooks I am making. They are in wallets, 4x6's, 5x7's and 8x10's. I started putting page kits or papers to match the pictures and noticed that about 100 of them have small black dots on them. It is like black ink stains. Aarggh! I had to go through all 26 different piles and match them to the correct sd or USB source to go back to reorder them tomorrow. It took over three hours to fix. Was there crying, screaming, stomping of feet? I would have done all 3. Aargggghhhhhhhhhh!
My vent - my employer sucks. I have fabulous insurance, so I can't quit. I want to cry as I walk to the door. I can't vent to DH. He already feels bad that I can't quit right now.
Sometimes my organizational skills cause me more work! Thankfully I work from home (sitting close enough to the computer to answer emails) so I like to think that I got paid to do it. I also print index sheets of the pictures so I can find them faster. The guy at Sam's laughs at me when I come in. He suggested that I go on vacation less.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 6, 2016 16:25:38 GMT
It's April frickin 6th. I should not be falling down because of ICE!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 16:28:59 GMT
I want to stop having birthdays. How about I just turn a year old and we forget that the day exists? Because the universe wants to be sure I never have a good day on my birthday. I can't remember the last one that went smoothly or well. Yesterday had its good moments, but the evening was awful. I think next year I'll make DH take me on vacation for my birthday just so I can enjoy it without other people screwing it up. I keep low expectations for my birthday. I don't want to cook and I like getting cards from the family (that I live with). I buy my own gifts, so I get what I want. My boys are notorious for taking a piece of paper, flooding in half, and writing something (usually pretty damn funny) on it that shows that they spent about 2 minutes on me. Thankfully they are much better the other 364 days a year. I'm sorry your birthday suck. I would definitely plan to do something fun with your husband. For my 40th and 50th I planned a vacation and they were the best.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 16:30:30 GMT
It's April frickin 6th. I should not be falling down because of ICE! In Colorado, we get most of our best snows in March and April. The weather can be 70 degrees one day and a snow day the next. It does lull you into thinking summer is on its way.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 6, 2016 16:37:13 GMT
It's April frickin 6th. I should not be falling down because of ICE! In Colorado, we get most of our best snows in March and April. The weather can be 70 degrees one day and a snow day the next. It does lull you into thinking summer is on its way. This is MA! We don't usually do snow past March. Though we did have a "surprise" April 1st blizzard in '97. I should know better but let my guard down. It was 17* this morning and it's getting up to 60 tomorrow. DH just chuckled at me and said "dude, you almost made it out of Winter without falling on ice!" I manage to fall once a Winter. Though I did correct him saying "technically I did make it out of Winter....it's frigging Spring!!!!" My back is killing me
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Post by Chips on Apr 6, 2016 16:41:03 GMT
My car has been to the dealer twice now and they still have not fixed the air conditioning!!! Ugh, how can they say it's fixed when it is 100% not!!! It's is going in for a third time and I have a Chrysler case manager who is to make sure the dealer gets this done!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 16:45:52 GMT
In Colorado, we get most of our best snows in March and April. The weather can be 70 degrees one day and a snow day the next. It does lull you into thinking summer is on its way. This is MA! We don't usually do snow past March. Though we did have a "surprise" April 1st blizzard in '97. I should know better but let my guard down. It was 17* this morning and it's getting up to 60 tomorrow. DH just chuckled at me and said "dude, you almost made it out of Winter without falling on ice!" I manage to fall once a Winter. Though I did correct him saying "technically I did make it out of Winter....it's frigging Spring!!!!" My back is killing me One year we had a May 5th storm so big we had to cancel a field trip. I also have sat through a Father's Day baseball game with it swirling around. Both unusual, but it happens. The mountain we live in the shadow of keeps its snow all through July even though it can be 100 degrees in the foothills. We are in the 60's and 70's now, but two weeks ago had two snowstorms that shut down the airport and interstate. Sorry about your back. I do worry about slipping. My girlfriend broke her femur on ice and was out of commission for 8 weeks.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 6, 2016 17:14:47 GMT
My car has been to the dealer twice now and they still have not fixed the air conditioning!!! Ugh, how can they say it's fixed when it is 100% not!!! It's is going in for a third time and I have a Chrysler case manager who is to make sure the dealer gets this done! Maybe your car is Christine (or a relative of) and is just messing with you.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2016 17:15:34 GMT
I love you. Truly, I do. However, if you bitch about something you can change, but don't one more time, I will seriously lose my shit. :eyeroll:
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Apr 6, 2016 17:27:19 GMT
I want to stop having birthdays. How about I just turn a year old and we forget that the day exists? Because the universe wants to be sure I never have a good day on my birthday. I can't remember the last one that went smoothly or well. Yesterday had its good moments, but the evening was awful. I think next year I'll make DH take me on vacation for my birthday just so I can enjoy it without other people screwing it up. I keep low expectations for my birthday. I don't want to cook and I like getting cards from the family (that I live with). I buy my own gifts, so I get what I want. My boys are notorious for taking a piece of paper, flooding in half, and writing something (usually pretty damn funny) on it that shows that they spent about 2 minutes on me. Thankfully they are much better the other 364 days a year. I'm sorry your birthday suck. I would definitely plan to do something fun with your husband. For my 40th and 50th I planned a vacation and they were the best. Believe me. After years of crappy birthdays, I don't expect much. This wasn't about presents or not getting a party. this is about how crappy things completely unrelated to my birthday happened yesterday. It sucked. The point of the vacation wouldn't be to make a big deal out of my birthday. It would be to escape normal life and hope nice things happened that day. I probably shouldn't though. The airline would lose my luggage and it would rain the whole time.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 6, 2016 20:13:10 GMT
Minor vent. It's spring break for 2 of my kids. My son keeps throwing things down the basement stairs. play doh, toothbrush, balls,... Yesterday it was a bar stool! I make him pick them up and put the items where they belong. You'd think that would stop him, but no.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 6, 2016 20:16:20 GMT
utmr I am so very sorry!
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