Wilfrid Posted August 22, 2024 Share Posted August 22, 2024 On 8/10/2024 at 2:26 PM, splinky said: banking on your kid to take care of you in your golden years is really a total crap shoot. My own position: if I become infirm or incapable, a huge support network will kick in. This is not just because I have a daughter, but because of who she is and who her grandmother is. She’s half Dominican and has countless relatives and friends in the five boros. Countless. And she’s the granddaughter of Felipa Gomez*, which means her father becomes important. I am not sure how I feel about this, but once I am infirm and incapable I might be grateful. *Not the long dead Puerto Rican actress, la politica Dominicana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted August 22, 2024 Share Posted August 22, 2024 I still don't know how I managed that first year in NYC without an AC, especially when the temps hit triple digits. And because the apartment was just above street level, in the front of the building, we couldn't really keep the windows open when we weren't home or when we were sleeping (no screens on the windows either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted August 22, 2024 Share Posted August 22, 2024 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Of course. I am just griping that I got mine installed around the end of the last heatwave which means I could have waited for next year. Ah, okay. Well, I'm sure it'll get hot again. Edited August 22, 2024 by small h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted August 22, 2024 Share Posted August 22, 2024 55 minutes ago, StephanieL said: I still don't know how I managed that first year in NYC without an AC, especially when the temps hit triple digits. And because the apartment was just above street level, in the front of the building, we couldn't really keep the windows open when we weren't home or when we were sleeping (no screens on the windows either). I’m on second floor, my apartment for the most part is really well shaded and has great air flow with the windows open. So last two summers no AC, just a few days when it was uncomfortable. Those three heatwaves we had earlier this year changed my mind. But can we now please have another one? 🥲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted August 28, 2024 Author Share Posted August 28, 2024 On 8/19/2024 at 3:43 PM, bloviatrix said: Kid came home from camp as did all the bags. My living room looks like a hurricane blew through And everything has to be taken care of before we leave on Wednesday. In addition to all the crap, the kid got me sick - while we were away!! Pink eye, congestion, and a deep chesty cough that sounds ghastly. Ain't parenting fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted September 30, 2024 Share Posted September 30, 2024 Shlep into the city, get to the office, find out that an area power outage had started 5 minutes before with no end time given by PG&E, shlep back to the burbs, and get a text that power had been restored 10 minutes before I got home. It wouldn't have bothered me so much if I hadn't already paid for the train and parking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted September 30, 2024 Share Posted September 30, 2024 On 8/27/2024 at 7:25 PM, bloviatrix said: In addition to all the crap, the kid got me sick - while we were away!! Pink eye, congestion, and a deep chesty cough that sounds ghastly. Ain't parenting fun? Are you aware of covid pink eye with the more recent strain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted October 1, 2024 Author Share Posted October 1, 2024 @voyager - I was not aware of covid pink eye. Fortunately, it was just a classic cold where the virus settled partially in my eye. (something that never happened before I became a parent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 21, 2024 Share Posted October 21, 2024 Who came to the stage to accept the MC5’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Curious as the band is all dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted October 21, 2024 Share Posted October 21, 2024 6 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Who came to the stage to accept the MC5’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Curious as the band is all dead. Tom Morello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 21, 2024 Share Posted October 21, 2024 Wikipedia suggests he knew Kramer quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted November 8, 2024 Share Posted November 8, 2024 There have been water demons in this house from Day 1. I've lost track of the number of serious leaks we've had. Have a plumber scheduled for today--badly leaking toilet in the entry bathroom. The mechanisms have been replaced in it so many times and nothing seems to last more than a few months. The whole darned things may need to be replaced. So be it. I'd rather not be making a big investment since I want to be out of this place soon, but I can't be battling water all the damned time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted November 26, 2024 Share Posted November 26, 2024 i just remembered that i stopped spatchcocking turkeys when i stopped having ginormous double sinks. sigh. time to build a Dexter style murder room around my single sink. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 26, 2024 Share Posted November 26, 2024 I butchered a very bloody hare in a shared kitchen once. Looked like a crime scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 27, 2024 Share Posted November 27, 2024 Not severely annoying, but today felt like a very New York day. Had a bank appointment on 125th. Walked there from 135th (and four cross town blocks) because the C gave up. Streets crazy with people doing last minute shopping. Meeting took 90 mins because the banker had a newbie in training learning from him. By the time I was done it was too late for the library but I didn’t grasp that until I was halfway to the 6 train. Turned back and schlepped to the ABCD stop: all closed down thanks to a water main break. Plodded on until I reached the 1 which, surprise, was hellishly crowded. Got home to find a massive package, a duplicate of something I had received last week, second one not needed. Looks like rain all day tomorrow but I will be cooking so that’s fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted December 7, 2024 Share Posted December 7, 2024 Whenever our regular letter carrier goes on vacation, the service goes to hell. This week, we got no mail for 3 days (not consecutive days), and today for some reason the mail was left on the porch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 13, 2024 Share Posted December 13, 2024 Santacon tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted December 13, 2024 Share Posted December 13, 2024 10 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Santacon tomorrow. Stay home, and lock the kids inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 13, 2024 Share Posted December 13, 2024 My 24 year old hates when I lock her up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted December 13, 2024 Share Posted December 13, 2024 She'll appreciate it this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 I did good. Saw a small crowd of the badly dressed drunks at the top of 3rd Avenue headed for the subway, otherwise avoided it. I don't know if there is a law stopping it crossing 110th Street, but it doesn't (yes, there's a song there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 16 hours ago, Wilfrid said: the badly dressed drunks I hate it too when drunks don't dress well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Right, William Powell is unimpeachable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Our next-door neighbors cut down their lemon tree. It's only an annoyance because we were used to the free lemons from the branches which overhung into our yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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