I worked. I had to sit on a conference call. it was better than I expected(last job we had a conference call to discuss having fewer conference calls. : headdesk : )
Is it anything like a Sharknado?
[Befuddled Geezer]Dammnable tele graphic machines! When I was young we hurled rocks with hieroglyphs on them ,and we liked it that way![/Befuddled geezer]
Only if you add curry powder and Bhut Jalokias.
Welcome Lorene! I expect 71 is about the same as 70.
Boofae, I’m healthy. It’s because I drink beer, and we all know alcohol sterilizes.
I saw the outside of only 9 houses because the 10th house was listed as being on Westside Ave instead of W. Side Ave. I drove all around Westside Ave looking for it. Then when I tried to find W. Side Ave my onstar was all screwed up.
I saw inside one house and at first it seemed promising but I think the FHA will want too many repairs to be made. I’m not sure and am going to think about it over night. Somebody else is supposed to be putting in an offer today but if they don’t I think will put one in tomorrow.
There is peeling paint and the total of the kitchen is a sink, a dishwasher and the counter top that connects them. The main fix, and I don’t know how FHA will feel about it that the previous owners dogs had a lot of accidents and the hard wood floors are pretty bad. That’s something I could seal and cover with carpet until later.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 78 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 98 although it could be a hunnert, with a heat index of around 110. The hawtest day of the year so far.
{{{Sari}}} hope you’re feelin’ better soonest.
BBBobbio baby steps. Sounds like you’re on the mend which is a good thing.
Now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy demands sustenance. Then, alas and alack, irk purtification must commence. Oh well, only two more days to go.
What a terrible night. I had just dozed off, when **FCD **came to bed and woke me up with his pillow-arranging (he needs multiples to get proper support) and once I was awake, the skeeter bites on my knees started itching like crazy!! After an hour of agony, I decided to try taking a shower and using the scrubby on my knees - it seemed to help, and shortly after midnight, I fell asleep. Unfortunately, my bladder decided I needed to be up at 5, then Taz came in and decided I needed to be skritching him. And, of course, Higgs started pawing at her crate. I finally gave up and got up a bit before 6.
Dog has been fed, I’ve been fed, dishwasher has been rearranged and run thru a rinse cycle, and I’m caffeinating. Naturally, **FCD **is still abed, asleep. He falls asleep so easily.
{{{sari}}} - feel better! And good luck with the continued house hunt. I can’t imagine your frustration.
Doggio, I should have no excuse if beer sterilises. However, given the amount of beer, wine and spirits I’ve been through in my life, I should be completely pickled from the inside out. Does that mean I’m going to live forever?
Nothing much exciting going on today, I went to see a friend last night for a while which was nice. She has all sorts of idiocy going on at work so she needs someone to offload it onto, it appears I am that someone. Another friend feels the same way and has to tell me every last thing her husband does that annoys her. That is a very long list too, makes me wonder if she has ever found any good reason to stay married to him!
Fortunately it is pub night tonight…something to look forward to. We are going to a country pub called the Barley Mow. It has very low beams inside and a door designed for short folks. It is known as the Head Wound Pub.
Oh what a night, I was up and down. Finally around 5 I started to drift off and the damn hounds from hell started barking.
I’m waiting for my mother to say something about me keeping the HFH up all night, which will lead me to saying something rude.
I am frustrated FCM, the prices out there are going up up UP and the buyers are jumping on anything that is any good. Several of the houses I was interested in are right off Jonathan Street which is the area you want to avoid.
My stomach is still killing me this morning.
The only reason I’m up is because I have to irk.
It’s shaping up to be another busy day today. My one client has a LOT of work coming my way, and he wants a proposal for another job that he’s doing. I’ve also got a crapton of job interviews coming up, including one with a state agency that I really, really want and that I’m extremely qualified for. The HR person I talked to yesterday gave me some information that I need to take a look at before the interview, so I’ve got some homework to do.
And I got rid of the sprog for the night. He’s going on an overnight with his camp, so I don’t have to pick him up or entertain him or feed him until tomorrow. The time off is nice.
Get well soon to all the sickies and happy birthday, Lorene!
Up and caffeinated, working the night shift. Sounds like somebody in the complex got a puppy.
Happy Birthday Lorene!!!
Feel better, sari.
Boofae ,“The Head Wound Pub” sounds like my kind of establishment. and yeah, you’ll either live forever, or it’s a case of “I drank so much wine, I should be bottled when I die”.
Turns out the gutter guy did come yesterday - he just didn’t bother to talk to either of us. I’m wondering if he just drove by and decided “$150” then went on his way.
I called another local place, but I could barely understand the guy on the phone. From his accent, I could tell he was a Spanish speaker, and he spoke really fast - it was a challenging call. I wanted him to come give me an estimate, but all I got on the phone was “$150-$240 depending on your gutters.” I’m pretty sure I won’t be dealing with them.
I found 2 other places and sent requests for quotes. We’ll see if anything comes of it. But even at $150, that’d be $300 per year. I’m pretty sure we can’t get gutter helmets for under $3000, so we’re looking at 10 years of cleaning being cheaper than one installation of covers that may or may not work. So the decision is almost made…
Was friends with a family once that had their Dearly Departed cremated and “urned”. They had birthday parties for him for years after putting silly hats on the urn and everything. OK ---- I got the “fun” and it fit in with the guest of honors personality. But even by my standards it was a bit odd.
I thought it was because an hour later you were hungry again --------- and had had all your land stolen.
doggio please, as pickled as you already are, there should be a “Flammable” sign on your urn. Mine too!
Ok, today is call folks on the waitin’ list day. Da bear is linin’ up host agencies and I am about to send my [del]minions[/del] assistants out into the world to enroll beginnin’ next week. Never fear, da bear will be on the run as well. Fun times ahead!
Just finished with the sales guy. I think I took his power, and it felt good. He was a nice guy, but he had to play the game my way.
First off, when he drove up, I met him in the driveway - he never got into the house. I stayed in the garage watching the sales pitch on his tablet while he measured, despite his suggestion that I go inside. And he finished his pitch from the back of his PT Cruiser, which actually works well - it’s got a ledge that serves as a table.
I was surprised that the product was a lot less than I’d expected - when he added in all the “discounts” it came in under $4K - I was expecting something closer to $8-10K. He acknowledged that our gutters didn’t need to be replaced (I hope not - they’re just 4 years old!!) And since I’d seen the product at home shows, I knew about it, so his sales pitch was pretty much a repetition.
He wanted a check and signature right there in the driveway. I told him I wasn’t going to make any commitments without discussing it with FCD. He suggested I go right then and talk to him. Um, no, not while he’s working on his bike. I’m pretty sure he figured out I wasn’t buying today, but he wrote the contract with the price good thru Saturday and a slightly higher price good thru the end of the month. Then he packed his car and left, altho he did mention at least twice that he’d driven 2 hours to get here. (Um, no, if he was from near BWI like he said, it would have been 90 minutes at most.)
Anyway, it was pretty quick and easy, and I have to say, it is an impressive product. But even at the lowest price he quoted, we could have our gutters cleaned twice a year for 12 years, assuming we’re still living here in 12 years.
So now it’s lunch time… or it will be as soon as my sweetie comes upstairs.
