3 Paws Saloon Attic

valkricry · Guru

RE: Hi! How are you?

lil-wolfie · Guru

yeah the insulation pipe sleeves is a good and cheap route to take..but i do prefer the foam in the aerosol cans though.on acount i get to decide the thickness for insulation and all..and the next i have to worry about it..is when i have to some piope repair..

valkricry · Guru

Dang, I feel as if someone beat me with a ball bat. Across my shoulders, my hips, even the palms of my hands ache. I think it's all the lifting, and carting stuff around I've been doing. Muscles being used differently, and a lot is above my head. You know that little hump where your neck and shoulders meet? That aches so bad, it actually kind of burns...

On the up side, since my start time now coincides with several others, I've been getting a ride to work. Which is nice, especially since it's been freezing and lower in the AM. I do not miss putting on 3 or 4 layers of pants, and wearing 2 coats just to be somewhat warm on the way to work.

Fergie · Senior Member

Oh Val.... I feel for you. I hope you get relief soon, both job wise and physically. No need to go to a gym, eh? Soon you will be in a class all of your own, as far a weights are concerned. The other ladies better watch out - if you pack a wallop, it will be a knock-out.

Glad to hear your life isn't all hell on ice. I have been following your weather - hope you don't mind? It's nice to know someone is considerate enough to give you a lift.
The coldest I have ever experienced was 12F on the back of a motorbike, factoring in wind-chill. Ray and I were frozen stiff - took us more than half an hour of thawing out before we started shivering. I know the feeling of layers of clothing to keep warm. Eventually one feels like you are wearing a space-suit. Not very comfortable. Lol, at least those crazy days are over for us. Ray sold his bike in the early '90s (I think). Here, we peaked 104 today.

valkricry · Guru

Fergie, I don't mind you following our weather. I really can't imagine why anyone would. Unless weather has become top secret??? lol

I was looking forwards to an 'easy' day today, but 2 people called off so I had to cover for them. So much for 'easy' day. Tomorrow will be harder though, hopefully the girls will be back. I need to make biscuits for Friday's breakfast, and dinner rolls to go with lunch. I did have a good chuckle at our maintenance guys today - they were asking me if I was taking 'bids' to become a 'guinea pig' (taster) for my baking! lol I took that as a sign that my stuff is cutting the grade.

The cook is beginning to find his ground, so I don't have to be right on top of him every minute. That helps. Of course the mgr. is a bit stressed because we are expecting a state inspector to come in. So we have to be sure we are following the approved recipes to the letter.

We have a 3 day weekend coming up, really looking forwards to it...I'm just tuckered.

Fergie · Senior Member

Lol Val, I am a bit of a 'weather freak', I try to keep up with anything unusual going on, on that front. I even check our weather a few times a day, via internet. It's just one of my little idiosyncrasies.

What an ego booster it must be for you. You have got to be doing something right for folks to be volunteering to taste your culinary delights. Good for you girl! It sounds like you will pass with flying colours when the inspector pays their visit.

What holiday is coming up for you guys? Our first bank holiday is on the 21 March - Human Rights Day. It falls on a Saturday, so not really a long weekend. Our big long weekend is at Easter, when everyone gets the Friday and Monday off. Hah! But that falls during the school holidays. Big preparations are being made for that. Our daughter, husband and two children will be coming up from Port Elizabeth. This will be the first time since Angel passed away that we will see all of them. Unfortunately, our eldest grandson has to stay home to look after the house and dogs.

valkricry · Guru

I believe it's President Day coming up. All it really means for me, is I'll have to work harder the rest of the week. I'm glad tomorrow is Friday. It's been a hard week on everyone. I'm still terribly achey, and a few times I felt close to tears for no good reason whatsoever.

For Easter (or to be politically correct Spring Break) we'll get a week off. So far I don't have any plans for that. Oh, but it will be wonderful for you to have your kids home! Will you be having an egg hunt?

Finally got my 1099 (unemployment paid) for last year, and have my W2, so this weekend I plan on doing my taxes. If I get enough back, I'll pre-pay the summer rent like I did last year. That made such a difference both financially and emotionally for me. I'm sure it took a worry off my landlord too. I've been trying to squirrel a bit away for that long dry haul. 3 months without a paycheck is a LONG time, and when you have no funds to do anything (not even to get craft supplies or even McDonalds) it can seem endless. But, I'm hoping this year is different. I really want to paint the apartment, and maybe redecorate the living room a bit.

valkricry · Guru

Here we are almost through February, and still getting the negative temps! Looks like we may be getting a late spring.

valkricry · Guru

Goodness - it has been awhile hasn't it? But, I see I haven't missed anything.

Work has been kicking my tush, and that's putting it nicely. Our baker still hasn't come back (rumor is she won't be), so I'm still doing the baking as well as helping out the cook, and doing whatever else needs doing. It's a sad fact that we always seem to be short handed. At least we've finally gotten a 'utility' person - just a fancy term for stock guy. That's really helped ease up the pressure on me and the cook.

Our cook is a nice guy, even if a bit high-strung (he's going to quit at least 3 times a day) and he really is not use to the sheer volume of cooking we need to do. He can't seem to get the hang of multi-tasking and quantities needed. Sometimes, when he's complaining to me it can feel as if he is blaming me. *sigh* "And that's my fault, how?", I'll say, he's quick to assure me that blaming me is not the case. And then he deals with the language barrier...which I think the girls -for whatever reason- purposely increase with him. Or it could be because our past cooks have been bilingual I just never noticed it before. All I know is he sure gets in trouble for all the food we end up either donating or tossing because he made too much. Although he also gets in trouble if we run out.

Other stuff I've been doing is re-working some graphics for Trespauze Manor. I'm trying to cut down on external links and have more 'in house' surprises. I did succeed in creating a small book in swf format that you can flip the pages in. That's pretty cool. lol I'm also looking for a new home for it, as the hosting site it was on no longer exists.

Spring seems to finally be making its way here. I spotted a robin yesterday! Yippee!

lil-wolfie · Guru

i've started doing things outside,since the weather has warmed up..but with the rain we been getting,it might as well be winter time again..lol..got my garden disked up once already.but the weeds and was grown up tall the 1st time round..then got more rain..now it's finally dry enough to disk it again..i also been working on taking down a lean to on one side of a barn to rebuild it..it's in very bad shape..and a very very busy easter.still recoveing from it..LOL

valkricry · Guru

Lately, I am under a lot of stress, and it's beginning to tell on me. The nightmares are back. Suffering a lot of tummy problems. Worst of all is that tiny demon called anxiety has been poking its head up.

I try, I really do, but it just seems like I'm always letting someone down, or it just isn't enough. I feel like everyone has a knife and my back has a target on it.

lil-wolfie · Guru

oh dang..i hope that things get better for ya..

valkricry · Guru

I'm hanging in there. Guess I'll just keep pitching as best I can. Being stressed amplifies everything though. So it probably isn't nearly as bad as it feels. It seems as we near the end of the school year, everyone's temper gets shorter. I've never been able to figure out why. Maybe everyone just starts stressing over the 3 month lay off ?

valkricry · Guru

Well, dang - nearly a month without anyone posting anything? Eh, 13 years is a long time in internet years, and we have weathered dry periods before...

lil-wolfie · Guru

guess it's that time of year.where everyone is busy.i know i am..i've been weeding my garden by hand and hoe last few days.on acount way to wet to disk plow or till it..pluss someone made me a modrator of a forum that im a member of.in which i been busy helping her with the diffrent topics n threads..and to top it off..my pomerainia,(smokie) been doing diff things to get my atition just so i'll pet her n all..lol

Fergie · Senior Member

Hi all, I am so sorry for the hiatus in my communications, but my internet was down for about 6 weeks. I was staggered to find over 400 new emails awaiting me when I was up and running again. I never knew I was so popular, LOL, I am still sorting through the last 200. Found I had five or six letters to answer - phew! My MB are being used up fast; just hope I have enough to post a story, if not, it will be only next month.

Val, I was dismayed to find that I had missed your birthday. I apologize profusely. I hope you had an absolutely glorious day and got spoiled rotten. I wish you the best of health, prosperity, and God's richest blessings. May only good things come your way.

Wolfie, good luck with the tilling - sounds like hard manual labor to me.

valkricry · Guru

I quite agree, Wolfie, summer is the time of year things slow down alot. Congrats on being made a mod!

Fergie! I did have a fantabulous b-day, thank you. My daughter bought me my first ever brand new bed! Not only did she get the mattress and springs too, but a new sheet set and comforter. She and her boyfriend also took me out to eat. Talk about getting spoiled.

I'm hoping to buy paint next week or so. I really want to redo the apartment. You know how it goes - after a few years things just start looking kinda sad. I'd gotten a reward card (a kind of debit rebate) for $150 from my phone company, and decided I'd squander it on sprucing things up a bit. I can't afford a complete overhaul but really shopped around and have gotten a set of new curtains, slip cover for the sofa, a Tiffany style lamp (something I've always wanted but could never justify the cost), and some area rugs. My landlord says he'll reimburse me for the paint! *Excited!*

Well, I need to finish getting ready for work - only 9 more days and the layoff starts!

valkricry · Guru

*Shew* After a winter that seemed it would never end (we were still wearing coats in May) we've finally gotten some summer heat. I'm on my first week of lay-off and haven't done a bloomin' thing, except for laundry, and work on graphics for Trespauze.

If I can get my tush moving before the heat sets in tomorrow, Jerome and I will be pulling weeds from around the house. Then we might take a walk up to the McDonalds (about a mile). It sits next to a Walgreens and there's some things I want to check out.

lil-wolfie · Guru

val..you know of any down loads or sites that allow a person to add a web link to a banner?on account,what i have on my pc wont allow me to do that..

valkricry · Guru

Wolfie, do you mean make the banner a hyperlink to the site, or to place the url on the banner?

lil-wolfie · Guru

hyper link..i think..in other words.a person will be bale to just point to the banner.and click on it.in which that'll take them to where it's suppose to.

valkricry · Guru

Well now, Wolfie that depends a lot on where you're attempting to place a clickable banner. Generally if you are using the banner in a link exchange, then the webmaster/mistress of that site takes care of that. You simply supply the banner and url to them. If it is for on a main webpage of a site then you should have access to the c-panel and perform the following steps:

1. Upload and add the banner to the site using the domain's uploader tool. It is also possible to upload the banner to an image hosting site and, using the IMG code, insert it into the website's html

2.Navigate to the web page html layout code. The banner will have a code that reads <img src="http://yourimage.jpg">. To make the banner clickable, determine the web address to be connected with the banner (for instance, the home page of the site). Use the following code to create a free clickable banner: <a href="<img">http://site-you-want-banner-to-navigate-to.com"><img src="http://yourimage.jpg"/>

3.Test the free clickable banner after publishing the web page. A cursor over the banner should cause the desired location site to show up in the bottom left of the computer screen. If it doesn't work, recheck the html code and ensure there are no stray characters, symbols or spaces.

If you wish to use the banner say on other sites (providing the host doesn't mind) it really depends on what the site offers you. Here we use the rich text editor in comments, but many others (like Facebook) do not offer this option. With the rich text editor you don't even need to know coding.

At the top of a rich text editor you'll see a mini c-panel. It looks something like this:

Rich text.png

If you don't see something similar to this odds are you can't post pictures let alone a clickable banner. So first you want to upload a picture. Here we have the Attach Images found at the bottom of the posting area, or if the picture is loaded somewhere else you can use that little tree icon that requires the url of the picture. Personally, I prefer the Attach Image (s). Once the picture is loaded into the text area, click the image (it will turn blue) then click the link icon (it looks like a few links of chain, below the underlined A.) A small menu will open. In the top line you put the URL of where it is you want folks to go. Then under 'target' you can choose whether you want it to open in a NEW window , or in the same window. If you are using the banner on someone else's site, I'd opt for NEW, just so no one can read it as you're hijacking 'their' members off the original site. Just click 'insert' and you're done!

I tossed this one together so you can see how it works:

I hope that helps!

lil-wolfie · Guru

all that helped.now just deciding what route to take,on what i want do and not do..

valkricry · Guru

So, yesterday I was minding my own business and working on one of my scary lil stories. Those of you who are writers or even readers know how deeply you can get immersed in that. You're 'there' and not 'here'. Anyway, I was succeeding in giving myself a case of the heebies, when suddenly, the woman downstairs SCREAMS! It was a scream of utter terror practically giving me a heart attack. I jumped up unsure what to do first; grab my bat, dial 911, or wet myself. I grabbed the phone and leaning down the stairs bellowed , "Hey! You ok?" Nothing, for several heartbeats that seemed an eternity, there was silence. That seemed creepier than the scream. Scenarios (all ill fated for her) tumbled through my head, and I called out once more, straining to hear anything, when she pops her head out all giggly, as if she'd been laughing hard at something and says to me, "Are you ok?"

WTH? SHE'S the one who screamed..."Umm...Yeah - wasn't that you that screamed?"

"No, that was my sister - she saw a spider," the woman starts laughing again. Just then her sister starts protesting, fairly loud that it was a BIG spider. Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

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In other *news*, I've gotten the paint for the living room and entry, it's called sunlit beach. But, due to the humidity/dampness around here, I haven't been able to start. As, most of you know (at least I think I've mentioned it before) I do all of my laundry by hand and hang it to dry over the shower rod. Since it's taken forever to dry, I assume painting would be the same. We did have four days of storms that left much of the city flooded. But, the way I see it, this way when the weather will co-operate then I'm ready to go. I'll start the prepping for it soon.

Since Jerome, my roommate, is away for an extended time, I decided to make good my threat of cleaning his room. It's a pretty good thing I've had disaster training. I'm on day 3. I mean literally trash - empty soda bottles, food wrappers, old receipts, etc. Literally could not see the floor! Just having way too much fun.

Also the job of baker for my unit, was finally posted and I placed a bid on it. We'll see where that goes.

lil-wolfie · Guru

i cant help but wonder..how will the sisters react to a snake.. lol...

ever thought of paper mashie with all the paper?..lol

valkricry · Guru

Paper mache sounds like a good idea, Wolfie! lol

More drama from downstairs. I hear her yelling at someone, "Get the F*** out! Get out of my house!" Then something about "You're scaring my kid! Stop it! Put that away! " Followed with more demands that this person leave. Then I heard a small popping sound, maybe a small pistol, maybe a fireworks...but it all went quiet. So, I called the cops. Apparently it was just another fight between her and the live-in boyfriend with a coincidental m-80 or something going off.

lil-wolfie · Guru

dang!!! dont need neighbours like them...i hope that your alright

valkricry · Guru

I'm fine, Wolfie, even though there's a bit more drama than I care for right now.

I've been doing a lot of work on Trespauze Manor. I'm in the coding stage now. Soon, I'll be putting it on line.

It seems like we're having delayed seasons this year. Snow until April. Winter coats until early June, now we're getting all the rain we normally get in April. It's wacky. Apparently it has also given rise to a new strain of influenza.

Hope all is well there, and you haven't been flooded out.

valkricry · Guru

Thunderstorm knocked out our power for 3 hours this morning. There's something in the air making me feel tired and a bit on the puny side. I don't know, just bleh feeling.

lil-wolfie · Guru

im glad the power is back on..and im sure that the bleh feeling will pass..

because of all the rain storms we been getting this year..we've been having more power outages then normal.in which one lasted
20 1/2 hours. so i started planing on them.with oil lamps,,lanterns,,flashlights n all..we even have a emergency radio,that runs on batteries and/or electric..and it has a solar panel and a hand crank as well as a power cord for recharging it..

Fergie · Senior Member

OMW! I can't believe half of the year is gone already!! Where does the time go to? I have achieved absolutely nothing this year, or so it feels.

Wolfie, you are all jacked up for power outages, far more than we are, and our power goes off at Least once a week. At least our power usually goes off for only four hours at a time. Usually at the most inconvenient times, like when we are cooking supper, or just before bed time.

Val, how is the painting getting on? I see you haven't had too much rain in the past week. Were you affected by the floods at all?

Shenay is on her mid-winter break. We fetched her from school on Friday. She was so excited to show us her report, she could hardly sit still in the car. Of course, she aced all her subjects, and achieved 93% for maths. If she can carry on that way, the world is her oyster. All the teachers made lovely remarks about her, some referring to her as a "young lady".
She has grown, again !! She is only about 2 inches shorter than me. I can now fit into her shoes. The next time I knit for her I will have to use a size 32 pattern. We just went through all her winter clothes - had to turf out all the size 11-12 stuff; packed it up for those less fortunate.

lil-wolfie · Guru

howdy fergie :) yeah.our power outages increased when the rain storms increased.and i got tired of not having the needed light for when it's dark out.so i stocked up on things.i even collected some plastic bottles.in which i filled with water.then put them into the freezer.now i have ice in the fridge and freezer,for the outages.and they cut down on the electric bill at least some what,seeing how they keep them plenty cold longer.

you wanna come over and paint my kitchen when you done with your painting val? LOL

glad to hear that your young lady aced every thing...guess she's growing like a bean sprout? LOL

valkricry · Guru

Well...it's rained every single day. Not downpours, but enough to keep things a bit sticky. Although many others were affected by the flooding, we weren't. I figure FEMA wasn't called in so everyone can count themselves lucky.

Life kept getting in my way, so I didn't start painting until today - but it is taking FOREVER to dry. Too much dampness in the air I guess. I figured to do the entry first, then move on to the living room. With its slanted ceiling and odd shaped walls, weirdly placed trim - it's much more difficult to paint, as one can barely use a roller. I'm a bit disappointed in the 'sundrenched sand' colour. Maybe it will darken up as it dries, but right now it looks - white. evileye I'll check and see if it needs another coat tomorrow before moving onto the trim. Sure, Wolfie, I'll come paint the kitchen for you. Only cost ya a round trip ticket and putting me up. lol

Good job, Shen!!! Whoo-hooo!!! You sure made Grandma proud!

Fergie, it sounds to me with all your outages, you might be wise to invest in a few things. We don't have them here that often (which is why it's such a big deal when it does happen - everyone goes into WTH mode. lol). If they last very long (hardly ever) I get to laugh at my neighbors with their fancy electric stoves, because I have a gas oven. Surely, you have some preparations for when the power goes? Especially if it happens in winter - shiver.

lil-wolfie · Guru

yeah,to say the least on electric stove.i laugh at people for that.but yet,i cant help but wonder how they cook,or what ever when there's no power.and yes,we have a gas stove n oven.and i also have a camp stove for camping if our propane runs out for the stove n oven.and yes.it has run low a few times..

the rain here finally backed off long enough where i finally planted habenero and cayenne in 2 different square pots.and jalapeno in 1 long pot 2 days ago.and tomato in a 15 gallon pot..now it's a matter of waiting to see if they come up,and if i get anything from them or not.

Fergie · Senior Member

We are not 'big' on gas here in SA. Remember, we are a few decades behind 'developed' countries. Very few folks have gas cookers. It is only since 2008 that some (that can afford them) have been installing them - they cost up to three times more than electric stoves. In our old house (back in the early 70s) we still had an old Aga stove, which was wonderful in winter, but hell in summer. The supermarkets, and those who could afford them, have invested in their own private generators.

We do have a small, refillable gas tank in the kitchen. Just to boil water on, or for 'one pot cooking'. 'Outside', in our braai (BBQ) area, which is still under roof, we have a two-plate cooker with a larger gas tank. We also have a rechargeable fluorescent lamp and a paraffin lamp, besides the candles. So we are not entirely dependent on electricity. It only comes to stuff like ironing, our fridge (it's not such a hassle in winter) and our PC, that leaves us wringing our hands in despair.

Wolfie, you are lucky that your power is only dependent on the weather, although yours goes out for longer out for longer periods of time. They have actually set up a schedule for when our power is supposed to go out - what a joke! They never stick to the darned schedule! Nine times out of ten, we are taken by surprise.
Thank you Wolfie, we too are over the moon about Shenay acing all her subjects. I had a giggle at your analogy (growing like a bean-sprout), here in SA, our normal analogy would be "Growing like a weed", but you are correct, her growth catches me by surprise every time we fetch her for the weekend. It seems she will be a tall young lady, as she still has a couple of years left to grow in.
Hope your crops give you a bumper yield!

Val, I hope your paint dries quicker now, and the colour lives up to your expectations. It is so disappointing when you expect one thing, and it turns out to be another.
And Proud?? Hmm..... you have no idea! Thrilled is more like it. Wish my own kids could have done this at school, *sigh*! But I mustn't complain, our girls have all made us proud in their own ways, later in life. We are exceptionally lucky that they turned out so well - we must have done something right, eh?

valkricry · Guru

Eh...the color for the walls just isn't as dark as I thought and still looks rather white. But - at least it looks clean! lol On the down side, apparently I'm allergic to something in this particular brand of paint. evileye I seem able to paint for only short bursts of time and will develop a headache, am itching like mad, and breaking out in hives. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish the entry tomorrow.

I'm suppose to go shopping with a friend, and I'm going to see about getting perhaps a quart of brown or yellow paint and mixing it into the sundrenched sand for the living room. Just to have a bit more contrast with the white trim.

I had a good giggle at Kirby, my cat today. I had just finished painting the window sill, and that furball tried jumping up into the window. Of course he got paint on his paws and had kitty prints all over before I could catch him. He kept looking at me very accusingly like I had done this on purpose to him. Have you ever tried washing off a cat's paws? I think I prefer to participate in professional wrestling. Once the bottom half of the window was dry, I closed the window so I could do the top half - and the idjit tried jumping up there again only to meet with the glass! Again, I was the recipient of dirty looks, once he got the WTH look of his face. He swaggered off with a 'how dare you laugh at ME. I meant to bounce off like that!' glare in my direction.

I guess the only other news from here is August first my block is planning a yard sale. Mentally, I'm already thinking about things I can put out to sell.

lil-wolfie · Guru

ahh fergie..i forgot about where your located..you probably have better sources of light then i do,when it comes to power outages,and planned outages...i haven't heard the term paraffin lamp in i don't know how long..that might be a good idea for me to look into..

Growing like a weed,is used here to..i sometimes wonder where these analogies come from.and how they get started.

val..those of been some mighty funny sights with the cat..get any vedios? LOL..
i need to have another yard sale..in which i have been (slowly) getting more yard sale items togeather.in which i do have one certain area in my garage for yard sale items.this way,getting the stuff out and setting it up is kept simply n easy with out it being to much work.

valkricry · Guru

Trespauze Manor, our virtually haunted adventure site is now a dot com!!! I'm told it may take up to 72 hours for it to start showing up on search engines. But here's hoping...

I'm rounding the bend on the entryway painting. Teach me to buy cheap paint - it's taking multiple coats. Oh, well...at least it's getting there.

valkricry · Guru

3 Paws Saloon is officially 15 years old! We're the same age as Google! Who would have thought, back in 2000, the chat room that sat on the corner of MSN Peers would have been around this long?

Sure, there have been changes along the way. So many did not survive the closure of MSN's closure of public chat, when they banished us to ' communities'. We were the first to bring back a type of public chat and live music on MSN. When MSN axed communities, it was 3 Paws that led the way to the next level. Over the years so much has taken place.

Thank you to everyone who has played a part over the years.

musical · Guru

I shall sneak in and shock everyone!

valkricry · Guru

*Faints from seeing Mus on the board.*

musical · Guru

*casts Revive on Val*

sorry for the extended AFK. I started college back up and that kind of took over everything...

valkricry · Guru

I totally understand that, Mus. As I recall, I myself, went pretty quiet while in college. How's it going by the way?

musical · Guru

Struggled a bit winter term but overall things are well :)

lil-wolfie · Guru

went to town yesterday,and had a wreck.We got our running around done, and was heading home. didn't even get 1 mile out of town, and then someone turned left in front of us.and we hit. i was going between 50 to 55.. it totaled the van. mom n me are in pain. her chest and back..I Got 3 xrays..mom is got a cat scan...DAMN this back pain..i normally can deal with pain..but this freaking hurts..and i normally have nothing to do with pain pills..but im takeing them..2 tylonal..and 1 something else..well.we're home.mom has a compreson fracture of the sturnum,and some brusies.my spine or something got brused badly enough where it feels fractured.but yet the 3 xrays says no to the fractue.i got prescribed ibuprofen.robaxin-750 and ultram..but wont go with the ibuprofen.on account pain killers we have..due to my moms health,she already has the meds she needs..

valkricry · Guru

Geeze, Wolfie! Sending healing thoughts your way. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse though. Did the other guy get a ticket, and did he have insurance? It certainly sounds like he was at fault, and hopefully will have to pick up at least your medical tab (this should include payment for any help you have to have in because of the injuries.) Talk to your agent, and if the other guy is being a jerk maybe a lawyer.

Glad to hear school is going well, Mus.

Finally have the living room completed here. With the exception of laying down the area rugs I bought. The delay there is just me being lazy. lol

lil-wolfie · Guru

yeah,he is at fault.the highway patrol is the ones that took the report.and they'll have it done up tomorrow if i figure right.i'll make sure either him or his insurance pays for the van that got totaled.and pay for the medical expenses.right along with any other expense linked to this ordeal..

good luck with school mus..

your not to lazy about the area rugs.i started repaint my kitchen last summer.and there's still areas that needs painting.. :)

valkricry · Guru

Almost time for us to go back to work. Summer always seems too short and too long at the same time to me.

Hope you and Mom are on the mend now, Wolfie?

lil-wolfie · Guru

yeah.summer simply don't last long enough..especially for the teachers cooks,and the others

valkricry · Guru

Wednesday is a mandatory meeting for work. Maybe I'll be told what the heck I'll be doing since I didn't get the baker's position. As long as they don't try and cut my hours, I'll be ok. At least I know I still have a job...

I just hope who ever did get it, is actually qualified and it isn't just because they have 'seniority' - because if I have to train this person... well, that would be just SO ironic. confuse

I told the idjit who calls seeking funds for BREAS CANCER AM (that's how it appears on caller ID) that I would be doing this.That I'd tell everyone I know to NOT donate to them. I suspect that they are scammers, especially since they have called here 4 or 5 times a day including today for the past 2 weeks. Even after I spoke with them, they called another 4 times yesterday, and again today. The number that appeared on my caller ID was 1-331-425-6029.
Even after I spoke with them they keep calling. So now, this is not a charitable organization looking for monetary donations (I'm giving them the benefit of a doubt) but this is harassment. I'm asking everyone I know to NOT donate to them but to the American Cancer Organization directly, if you wish to support the cause. I did file a complaint with the FTC and the BBB. I know it sounds harsh for just harassing phone calls, but the more I think about it, the angrier I get. Because the deeper I dig the more it appears that this is a scam, and I'm sorry but those who bogusly hide behind the sick to get pocket money are bottom feeding scum of the earth. This hits a bit too close to home for me to just gain satisfaction from telling them off and begging folks to share this so they don't waste their hard earned money, because I'll lay you odds, those who need it see very little if any of it. Plus, gosh knows what they do with YOUR info.