01-03-2022, 10:28 AM
Woke up to 60° and three hours later it's 40 and feels like 32°. We reached our high of 65° sometime before 0600hrs. It's so weird how weather happens.
(12-29-2021, 09:38 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: [ -> ]My brother and sister in law used to give us all gift wrapped photos of them every year for Christmas. They gave them to everyone on this side of the family, meanwhile telling us about all the great gifts they gave her family. I would spend time and money picking out the perfect gifts for them and I got tired of it. One year I took my son to see Santa and had his pic made. Reused one of the cheap dollar store frames they had given us and wrapped it up as their Christmas gift that year. You know, we never got another gift wrapped picture of them again.
Stop spending time and effort on people not willing to do it for you.
(01-03-2022, 01:01 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ](12-29-2021, 09:38 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: [ -> ]My brother and sister in law used to give us all gift wrapped photos of them every year for Christmas. They gave them to everyone on this side of the family, meanwhile telling us about all the great gifts they gave her family. I would spend time and money picking out the perfect gifts for them and I got tired of it. One year I took my son to see Santa and had his pic made. Reused one of the cheap dollar store frames they had given us and wrapped it up as their Christmas gift that year. You know, we never got another gift wrapped picture of them again.
Stop spending time and effort on people not willing to do it for you.
This needs to be framed and distributed globally.
SiL has basically ghosted the entire fambly. When I got to addressing the few xmas cards we send, I didn't bother sending them one, as they've relocated a few times and I don't trust the address we have. Wifey yelled at me about it, but hasn't put one in the mail either, that I can tell.
Wifey blew probably $150 on xmas gifts for a friend(ish) that only tends to call when a favor is needed. Basically the call was "here's our wishlists (nothing under $50, mind you), please send us something so that we can send you stuff. In the end, the other person shipped gifts for the kids (and us, maybe? I got lost in the fog of unwrappings) to our house, unwrapped, and wifey ordered everything shipped here. So, we had to wrap both batches of gifts, and the exchange was little more than the friend stopping by to pick up their crap. My suggestion to hand her the box of unwrapped items (as we received) didn't go over well, and I couldn't imagine how suggesting a response of "how bout neither of us buy stuff for each other since we aren't actually hanging out or doing what friends actually do" would have fared.
I'm done with takers.
(01-03-2022, 01:53 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: [ -> ](01-03-2022, 01:01 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]This needs to be framed and distributed globally.
SiL has basically ghosted the entire fambly. When I got to addressing the few xmas cards we send, I didn't bother sending them one, as they've relocated a few times and I don't trust the address we have. Wifey yelled at me about it, but hasn't put one in the mail either, that I can tell.
Wifey blew probably $150 on xmas gifts for a friend(ish) that only tends to call when a favor is needed. Basically the call was "here's our wishlists (nothing under $50, mind you), please send us something so that we can send you stuff. In the end, the other person shipped gifts for the kids (and us, maybe? I got lost in the fog of unwrappings) to our house, unwrapped, and wifey ordered everything shipped here. So, we had to wrap both batches of gifts, and the exchange was little more than the friend stopping by to pick up their crap. My suggestion to hand her the box of unwrapped items (as we received) didn't go over well, and I couldn't imagine how suggesting a response of "how bout neither of us buy stuff for each other since we aren't actually hanging out or doing what friends actually do" would have fared.
I'm done with takers.
People actually buy gifts like that for other adults? I can see giving a little something personal or meaningful if you’re invited to a party, or just because, but to have “friends” give you a gift list? Unless there was a fire and they lost everything, those friends are on their own!
I’m not down with gift grabs and the people behind them.
(01-03-2022, 01:53 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: [ -> ](01-03-2022, 01:01 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]This needs to be framed and distributed globally.
SiL has basically ghosted the entire fambly. When I got to addressing the few xmas cards we send, I didn't bother sending them one, as they've relocated a few times and I don't trust the address we have. Wifey yelled at me about it, but hasn't put one in the mail either, that I can tell.
Wifey blew probably $150 on xmas gifts for a friend(ish) that only tends to call when a favor is needed. Basically the call was "here's our wishlists (nothing under $50, mind you), please send us something so that we can send you stuff. In the end, the other person shipped gifts for the kids (and us, maybe? I got lost in the fog of unwrappings) to our house, unwrapped, and wifey ordered everything shipped here. So, we had to wrap both batches of gifts, and the exchange was little more than the friend stopping by to pick up their crap. My suggestion to hand her the box of unwrapped items (as we received) didn't go over well, and I couldn't imagine how suggesting a response of "how bout neither of us buy stuff for each other since we aren't actually hanging out or doing what friends actually do" would have fared.
I'm done with takers.
People actually buy gifts like that for other adults? I can see giving a little something personal or meaningful if you’re invited to a party, or just because, but to have “friends” give you a gift list? Unless there was a fire and they lost everything, those friends are on their own!
I’m not down with gift grabs and the people behind them.
(01-03-2022, 06:42 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]Today was a heck of a day at the office. To start, my truck looked like poo from the detailing I never bothered to swap my truck with a work truck I have at my parents house. Right off the bat, one guy says we need trimmer line edger blades etc. ok, fine, let’s run my and grab it. Not a big deal. First stop today is a 5 lawn stop. A new-ish guy breaks the irrigation back flow at a house while edging somehow. Was broke in between the house and main line so we had to shut water off by street. I notify the homeowner, apologize for the inconvenience and tell them I’ll credit their invoice for the hassle. I send a guy out to Ace to get pvc, couplings, pvc glue and pvc cutters. Stuff I have in my work truck. Me and new guy stay back to complete the lawns. I joking tell him “don’t break anything” I’m mowing and I see this guy with his hands on his head and weed eater on ground from a house away. I give a thumbs up as a question. He shakes his head. He hit the neighbors back flow with the weed eater. And broke that too. To make matters worse, the side yards these were located faced each other. My other guy comes back and heads straight back out to get more couplings. Luckily these two clients are long term clients. One, I’ve mowed for for probably a decade and was cool. Horrible look for us. But later that day we were able to laugh it off.
(01-04-2022, 11:24 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]Good news/Bad news…(01-03-2022, 06:42 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]Today was a heck of a day at the office. To start, my truck looked like poo from the detailing I never bothered to swap my truck with a work truck I have at my parents house. Right off the bat, one guy says we need trimmer line edger blades etc. ok, fine, let’s run my and grab it. Not a big deal. First stop today is a 5 lawn stop. A new-ish guy breaks the irrigation back flow at a house while edging somehow. Was broke in between the house and main line so we had to shut water off by street. I notify the homeowner, apologize for the inconvenience and tell them I’ll credit their invoice for the hassle. I send a guy out to Ace to get pvc, couplings, pvc glue and pvc cutters. Stuff I have in my work truck. Me and new guy stay back to complete the lawns. I joking tell him “don’t break anything” I’m mowing and I see this guy with his hands on his head and weed eater on ground from a house away. I give a thumbs up as a question. He shakes his head. He hit the neighbors back flow with the weed eater. And broke that too. To make matters worse, the side yards these were located faced each other. My other guy comes back and heads straight back out to get more couplings. Luckily these two clients are long term clients. One, I’ve mowed for for probably a decade and was cool. Horrible look for us. But later that day we were able to laugh it off.
Good news, with the impromptu irrigation, the clients will probably need another trim sooner than later.
(01-04-2022, 08:03 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ](01-04-2022, 11:24 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]Good news, with the impromptu irrigation, the clients will probably need another trim sooner than later.Good news/Bad news…
The poorly detailed truck started acting up after everyone got in the truck and we had to swap trucks today. Gotta take my truck in for the same thing I brought it in for a month or so ago. Americus will never let me make another Chevy joke now. Somehow, I’m sure I’ll disappoint. But the good news is we mowed all our lawns and didn’t break anything! Yeah? Yeah! Now we’re cooking with oil. Watch out!
(01-05-2022, 11:15 AM)RicoTx Wrote: [ -> ]Not that I don't get looked at on occasion because of my size, but the last ten days I've had to do this 'chemical peel' on my face and forearms to pretty much burn away any potential skin pre-cancers. I've got big red blotches and scabs all over my face and arms. I look like even more of a mutant. I can see people staring at me without staring at me...if you know what I mean.
And the process if applying the stuff is quite pleasant in itself. You really have to work yourself up to put the cream on your skin after day 5 because it burns like a mutha for about a half hour afterwards. Figured I'd better get it out of the way since I have a follow-up with the dermatologist on Monday. Hopefully some of this [BLEEP] on my face clears up by this weekend. We're driving down to San Antonio for a little weekend getaway.
(01-05-2022, 11:32 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ](01-04-2022, 08:03 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]Good news/Bad news…
The poorly detailed truck started acting up after everyone got in the truck and we had to swap trucks today. Gotta take my truck in for the same thing I brought it in for a month or so ago. Americus will never let me make another Chevy joke now. Somehow, I’m sure I’ll disappoint. But the good news is we mowed all our lawns and didn’t break anything! Yeah? Yeah! Now we’re cooking with oil. Watch out!
Fix or repair daily.
(01-05-2022, 11:32 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]I made the Found on road dead joke. As we left in another Ford truck. I think that is Chevrolet’s marketing ploy. It’s tough to come up with a mnemonic that makes sense for something with 9 letters. Especially one that involves the letter “V”. Let’s face it.. I can only think of one word. Which is why Americus likes her truck. It’s a chick truck! Boom! I did it!!!(01-04-2022, 08:03 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]Good news/Bad news…
The poorly detailed truck started acting up after everyone got in the truck and we had to swap trucks today. Gotta take my truck in for the same thing I brought it in for a month or so ago. Americus will never let me make another Chevy joke now. Somehow, I’m sure I’ll disappoint. But the good news is we mowed all our lawns and didn’t break anything! Yeah? Yeah! Now we’re cooking with oil. Watch out!
Fix or repair daily.
(01-05-2022, 11:59 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Whoah whoah whoah. Ford minivan, or any mini van vs Yukon is not even a fair fight. I’d take the Yukon every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, I’d take a Yukon right now.(01-05-2022, 11:32 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]Fix or repair daily.
I had a Ford minivan that was an unkillable tank. Then I had a GMC Yukon XL that was probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. I loved that truck. The only problem it had was a blend door that would intermittently open to full heat on the driver’s side when the AC was running. I fixed it and then a couple of years later it started again so my son fixed it by overcorrecting when he got the front tire onto a soft shoulder. He rammed it into the tree line on the other side of the road. Seatbelts and airbags worked great. Those were the last things to ever work on that truck.
(01-05-2022, 06:12 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-05-2022, 11:59 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]I had a Ford minivan that was an unkillable tank. Then I had a GMC Yukon XL that was probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. I loved that truck. The only problem it had was a blend door that would intermittently open to full heat on the driver’s side when the AC was running. I fixed it and then a couple of years later it started again so my son fixed it by overcorrecting when he got the front tire onto a soft shoulder. He rammed it into the tree line on the other side of the road. Seatbelts and airbags worked great. Those were the last things to ever work on that truck.Whoah whoah whoah. Ford minivan, or any mini van vs Yukon is not even a fair fight. I’d take the Yukon every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, I’d take a Yukon right now.
Mighty manly of you to admit you owned a minivan though.
(01-05-2022, 08:54 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ](01-05-2022, 06:12 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]
Whoah whoah whoah. Ford minivan, or any mini van vs Yukon is not even a fair fight. I’d take the Yukon every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, I’d take a Yukon right now.
Mighty manly of you to admit you owned a minivan though.
It was probably just a ploy to sit with the hot moms at soccer practice.
(01-05-2022, 06:12 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ](01-05-2022, 11:32 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]Fix or repair daily.I made the Found on road dead joke. As we left in another Ford truck. I think that is Chevrolet’s marketing ploy. It’s tough to come up with a mnemonic that makes sense for something with 9 letters. Especially one that involves the letter “V”. Let’s face it.. I can only think of one word. Which is why Americus likes her truck. It’s a chick truck! Boom! I did it!!!
(01-05-2022, 11:59 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]I had a Ford minivan that was an unkillable tank. Then I had a GMC Yukon XL that was probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. I loved that truck. The only problem it had was a blend door that would intermittently open to full heat on the driver’s side when the AC was running. I fixed it and then a couple of years later it started again so my son fixed it by overcorrecting when he got the front tire onto a soft shoulder. He rammed it into the tree line on the other side of the road. Seatbelts and airbags worked great. Those were the last things to ever work on that truck.Whoah whoah whoah. Ford minivan, or any mini van vs Yukon is not even a fair fight. I’d take the Yukon every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, I’d take a Yukon right now.
Mighty manly of you to admit you owned a minivan though.
(01-05-2022, 08:54 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ](01-05-2022, 06:12 PM)Jags Wrote: [ -> ]
Whoah whoah whoah. Ford minivan, or any mini van vs Yukon is not even a fair fight. I’d take the Yukon every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, I’d take a Yukon right now.
Mighty manly of you to admit you owned a minivan though.
It was probably just a ploy to sit with the hot moms at soccer practice.