This happens a lot, more in winter than summer. It hasn’t happened to me personally, but I’ve come close & certainly flown with folks telling me their Quito fog stories.
And yes, historically there were no hotels near the airport, and it’s a 45 minute drive at off-peak to the city. Now there are a couple hotels adjacent to the airport. Whereat I’m typing right now just having had a wonderful multicourse extravaganza meal for rather few dollars. Once I post this, it’s brush teeth & crawl in bed.
I’m concerned that “Gate Gourmet” has a Purina logo 
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That was an ordeal. Samsung restores are easier(especially when you have Google on top of it).
And DH will be irking as of Monday. Much better pay than his last employer, but it’s a contract gig. Plus side: it’s for six months, which gives us time to rebuild some savings and probably hit up one of those “your job is your credit” places to get a second vehicle.
We ordered his & hers pizzas tonight. 
This is just a quick flyby as I head down the highway of this week. Sorry I haven’t checked in but this is the first time all week I’ve had internet access and I expect it won’t last long.
Had trouble trying to get internet hooked up at the apartment and got a scammer instead of a human at Xfinity. So now, I am without my debit card and can’t get xfinity hooked up anyway as I have no way to pay. Irritating, but typical. Of course, Xfinity want me to give up my T-mobile phone to join them, but no way. My phone is about to be my only reliable way to access the internet until Xfinity grant me access without my debit card. On the other hand, it’s almost Friday.
Condolences to any and all who had lovely experiences on Maui. A friend’s daughter’s family are now homeless in Lahaina.
Congrats to sari on the new house. Good going!
Hugs to all, and quality food to shoe, who needs it.
Ouch on the truck issues metal mouse. A rental may be your best bet. Besides, you may get to try out what you may eventually replace this vehicle with. (Disclaimer: I’ve rented a vehicle a few times and taken it for a weekend road trip to see if it might become my next purchase. More times than not, I eliminated cars / trucks for such things as sucky cup holders and not being able to get to 70 from an on ramp in 5 minutes).
I got the holiday cards assembled and am pleased with the traditional feel to them.
Happy Thorsday!
It’s rainy outside.
The GR are driving me crazy. They have gotten the zoomies several times, and as soon as I put them outside, they want right back in.
In the Bad News Department, it’s the transmission.
In the Good News Department, it’s still under warranty.
In the Bad News Department, the absolute earliest I will get it back is Toosday.
I may be able to get a loaner car.
The service department is not sure if the transmission has to be replaced or rebuilt.
My truck has @19,000 miles on it, who would ever think it’s the transmission?
A friend is going to take my son to irk tonight, and he will have to get a cab home in the morning.
Having his license wouldn’t help in this case, except once he gets his license, I’ll push him to get his own car.
He won’t go back to irk until Toosday, I should have the truck back or a loaner car by then.
I have a doctor appointment Moonday that I will reschedule. I need to pick up some scripts, but I can have those delivered. Fortunately, we got groceries last weekend and I always get enough for two weeks, so barring any emergencies, we don’t need to go anywhere.
A few days of being forced to stay home isn’t such a bad thing.
I’m making a list of what needs to be done.
I had to go back out to TD Ameritrade and open individual accounts. It was a lot easier since I could transfer the info instead of entering it. The money still isn’t there, which is bullshit. I’m sure she’s taking her damn sweet time with it.
In April I ended 12 months of chemo.
In May I met with my oncologist and we decided, since my numbers were good and holding, that I would take a three month break and we would go from there.
Today I saw her and my numbers are awesome. They are holding steady and my tumor markers have dropped from 10 parts per whatever to 8! 
So I’ll go back in 2 months. See what our next step will be.
Waves at everyone. Today was Tai Chi and I sure felt those three weeks of missed classes. It was good to see everyone though.
Everyone got a good laugh at me thinking I could stop my pomegranate from getting “preggy” by castrating it while attracting all the pollinators in miles with free water and blooming plants.
NF used to do the “well, if you are sure you have enough” thing when I’d offer her some of my mystery produce box. Now that she has seen what I bring home, she has stopped worrying, LOL! My friend who runs the local St Mary’s food bank tells me that the soup kitchen in Prescott is now taking the “ugly” stuff to use for meals and that last year the surplus efforts stopped almost 7 tons of perfectly good surplus food from going to the landfill in this area. (He has also said that George is more handsome than his AngelKat, which is going to get him in a bunch of trouble some day.)
I found a recipe for nectarine cream pie and I think I’m going to use the nectarine part in my “famous”* no bake custard pie tomorrow.
We did fire drills and duck and cover drills in the 60’s. Mom was so frightened during the Cuban Missile Crisis that she would sit on a chair outside the bedroom doors at night so she could do something when she saw the missiles going off at the military bases in the area.
I didn’t know that she was there because she was scared, that was when I had monsters under the bed, so I thought she was sitting up to protect me from them. She saved me from many childhood nightmares just by virtue of sitting quietly and waiting for the world to end.
Despite not knowing this, I joined the AF and learned that all of her fears had been real back then and were even more real in the mid 70’s and got fixed.
So, hubs just told me he’s scheduled a plumber to come out and deal with our garbage disposal. He doesn’t want to impose on our professional plumber friend because “reasons” that don’t include remembering that said friend wants us to impose on him every once in a while to allow them to think they are equal partners in our friendship. Grumbles loudly.
I often wish there was a way to know what day of the week a large purchase like a vehicle was made cause I’ve had a couple of cars I am positive were made on a Friday before a long weekend.
I don’t really use my cane much anymore, but I can still swing it like a pro. PM her address and I’ll sort it out!!!
Very nice, you should be pleased!
I had been a little worried, was hoping you didn’t overdo it and were in pain. No internet is also a pain, but at least your body is OK. Good luck!
Hurray! Several of my favorite perm jobs came from temp gigs, I really hope he likes it.
How do you think your overlords are going to take having not just one but both slaves gone all day? Will it be total drama, or will they just pout and leave you hairballs in your slippers?
*well, often requested at potlucks and all of you guys know how great I think it is, so that’s kinda famous…isn’t it?
Allie’s dealt with it before, and didn’t seem overly bothered (did get fairly insistent about attention once a human was available, though). Buddy never hairballs, but I imagine he’ll find alternate methods of expressing himself .
DH will be happy going back to playing with voltage, and our bank accounts will be MUCH happier. According to Excel (if I figured deduction percentage right. We shall see when paystubs start appearing), we should be able to bank a substantial majority of my pay while using his for our living expenses (not that it really matters what bill comes out of whose pay, since we do joint accounts anyway).
Oh, gosh, having both of you not working must have been so stressful. Watching your bank accounts going the wrong way probably kept both of you up more than a few nights, I’m so happy things are finally going your way. Even if Buddy does learn how to hairball out of spite.
What is it with this PA?
PA: So, you decided you wanted a knee replacement.
What? No, I don’t WANT an knee replacement!
Me: No, but that’s what Dr. M. said I should do.
PA: You couldn’t take the pain any more, eh?
WTF?
Me: It still hurts, but no, that’s not it. Dr. Moore said the knee’s toast, so I don’t really have a choice.
PA, chuckling: He said it’s toast?
Am I missing the joke here?
Me: Well, he said it’s on fire.
PA: Chuckles, like “Oh, that Dr. M.! He’s such a card!”
Remind me not to have a heart attack around this guy. “Oh, so you’d like to opt to have the paddles? Couldn’t take any more of that not-breathing stuff, amiright?”
Blech. I came home and cleaned out a cupboard. That helped.
Hooray! That’s WONDERFUL news!\
I know this is a complex situation, so please don’t take this as anything but an honest query: Is he closer to getting his license than he was, say, six months ago? And can he afford his own car? If the objective is to get you out of the shuttle business, it seems like he’d need both the license and the car in pretty short order, but as I said, I know this isn’t a simple or easy situation. Enjoy your time at home!
MetalMouse, I hope the repairs aren’t too pricey.
Pilot, lovely photos!
I asked my sister why we had to face the corridor walls in The Position, and she said, “It’s so that they can find our little bodies afterward.” You can see why I had insomnia as a child.
I keep forgetting that teachers in private schools don’t have to be certified. I hope he enjoys teaching!
Excellent news, kitap!
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 18c/65f with a predicted high of 23c/74f and cloudy. Weather app says “The weather is boring. Let’s talk about all of the things we can make with fucking kale.” Fair enough, app clearly knows I have a bag of kale in the fridge that needs to be used up.
*nellie that PA is a PITA and will need a good kick up the backside once you’ve got your new knee.
pilot lovely pics, I have seen many runways like that in my time as a traveller
kitap excellent news, I am so happy for you!
Seanette great news for you, DH and the bank accounts. Our cats adapt to us both working all day by demanding excessive amounts of food and fuss in the morning and then sleeping all day until we’re back to provide excessive amounts of food and fuss in the evening. They’re spoilt now because 'im indoors is home all day, whereas I’m only there all day for four days out of seven.
sari sorry to hear about the car woes, it’s not something I’d be expecting from a car with such low mileage either. I hope you can get a loaner at least to cover the necessary trips.
Nothing exciting in my part of the world so far. Last night was a busy one for me, home to deal with cats and medication, then made today’s breakfast and lunch, sat down for 10 minutes, then started making last night’s dinner. Watched an episode of Mrs Davis, then had a nice cool shower before bed.
Today’s commute to campus was pretty good, I was out of the house early enough for the bus I usually miss, caught the big comfortable train that was almost empty, then had a stroll through Big City Station to the next train which was also not too full. Strolled across campus to the office and was here by 8am. Let’s hope tonight’s trip home is as good, 'im indoors is providing dinner and we’re off to see a band or two tonight. Happy Friday!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 78 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 93 and partly N.O.S. for the day. So much for the rain/tstorms/apocalypse that was predicted for today yestiddy. Sloth shall prevail today as we have nowhere we want or need to be. I foresee quality cee-mint pond time, day drinkin’, nappage, and general overall uselessness. Sup shall be my world renowned Eyetalian Chikin along with oven baked baby N.O.T. and carrots, marinated bean sallit, and rolls. None of that takes a lot of effort, so it falls into the slothful category.
Kitap fantastic news! So happy for you!
sari and MetalMouse sorry for the vehicle repair woes. Hope they get fixed soonest and without too much inconvenience.
Nettie yay for DH! Hope it turns into a permanent gig.
Nellie that PA needs to have a visit from JtC and the PSWSLNS!
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
What she said!!!
We’re about to head to school. FCD will teach Middle School Math, Alg 1 and Alg 2, Personal Finances, and 6-7 grade History??? Weird. No certification required - just a pulse and, yanno, knowledge. 
And the strength to deal with 6-12th graders.
OK - more later. Happy Firday!!
Morning all. Was a little damp outside when I woke up, but no rain is expected today so might actually get to coach some soccer this evening. Will try to drive as little as possible, but may get a rental car next week just for running around…we’ll see how it goes. Other than swimming and sauna nothing much else on the agenda.
kitap, great news and may it stay that way.
Sari, at least your car is under warranty and getting fixed relatively quickly. Mine took over a week to get looked at and it’s now 2 weeks until it can get fixed. At least the place has good reviews.
nellie, the PA may be thinking they are just ‘making conversation’, but they are really, really BAD at it!!
FCM, if I was closer I could help FCD with the History part, but a 900-mile commute is a bit long…
Nettie, good news on the working and better news once the paychecks start coming in.
red, I’m about 2 years out from replacing the Durango (have a CD that doesn’t mature until then). 2 week car rental is between $800-$1000 around here, may just have to limit my driving to 10 miles or so per day. We’ll see.
Vroom, good luck with the internet, sometimes companies are real PITA to deal with…which reminds me I need to get back with Verizon here to get my phone issue straightened out…
doggio, you piqued my interest with the Gate Gourmet/Purina logo, looks like it’s just there in Ecuador, Gate Gourmet is international in scope, but a quick Google images doesn’t show other trucks with that emblem (and yes, I am slightly anal-rententive now and then, why
do you ask? 
OK, need to get the morning internetting done and be about the day. Take care all.
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. I slept like a baby last nihgt. I woke up every two hours, wet myself, and cried. Laundry day today!
Yay!
Yay!
I read that as “p0rn jobs” But that’s what you get for floozy-ing on Torpedo Tube #4.
Sounds like he because a PA because he couldn’t get a job at the DMV.
Still, mental note to not eat anything on flights outbound from Peru.
That’s excellent news kitap!
nellie, that PA needs to find a new line of work.
Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, bed stripped, a load of sheets / towels in the dryer and a load of clothes in the wash. I’ll do KP and houseirk here shortly.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Congrats on your numbers @kitap! May they stay that way permanently.
red you are waaay ahead of me on the card making. Last year I did a card exchange and made 30. What I got in return were mainly cards made in 3 minutes in the dark with clearance supplies. Not doing that this year.
[Crofty]And it’s Free Zoomies 3, and Spot’s clipped the barrier at Turn 8…[/Crofty]
