Oh dear Connie, how hard for her.
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Jan 25, 2014 6:46:31 pm PST #18147 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Jesse - Jan 26, 2014 3:23:21 am PST #18148 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes -- what a terrible situation to be in. Good thing she's home, at least.
The benefits of an old house: I wanted to ask my mother if she thought they had a power sander of any kind, but didn't want to call too early, and I heard her coming downstairs to get the paper! So I popped out and asked, and she doesn't think so. Ah well.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2014 3:31:59 am PST #18149 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Yikes.
I don't think I've ever had kale. In general green leafy veggies don't work for me, though at least fresh fried okra was delish.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2014 3:32:45 am PST #18150 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse -- I bet you can rent power sanders from Home Depot.
Jesse - Jan 26, 2014 3:44:05 am PST #18151 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I think at this point I'm just going to have the guys do it.
Laura - Jan 26, 2014 4:21:22 am PST #18152 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
morning update
I think I mostly use kale in blender drinks where I don't even notice it.
My 92 yo mom Skypes with her 4 yo great-grandson. He of course takes it all for granted. It is still pretty amazing to me since I remember the first hand held calculators as being cool beans.
Connie, I agree that she is likely on safe ground, but still so hard for her to have to learn this lesson.
Mmmmm, power tools. With renovating this house we have collected even more than our previous impressive collection. Still. Want. More.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2014 4:29:56 am PST #18153 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
When you start to need specialized equipment to continue with your renovation, it's either time to go whole hog and just buy it all (we'll call that the sarameg/Laura approach) or call in the professionals.
I did buy a honking big wrench to fix my kitchen sink, but it was less than $13 and I avoided a much more expensive plumber visit thereby.
-t - Jan 26, 2014 4:45:29 am PST #18154 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Is that a murder weapon in Clue, the honking big wrench?
Jesse - Jan 26, 2014 5:15:48 am PST #18155 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And that seems long-term useful. And not just for murder....
I read a thing that really crystallized my thinking about tools/appliances/etc. If you're already doing the thing, and think, "If I had X, this would be so much easier/better," that's worth buying. If you think, "If only I had X, I would totally start doing the thing!" that's not so good.
I definitely don't see myself as doing many more home reno type projects, so probably have all the tools I need.
-t - Jan 26, 2014 5:21:50 am PST #18156 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's a good insight.
I totally forgot to put butter in the pan for my scrambled eggs and they are fine. That is some good nonstick whatever.