I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.

Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


billytea - Jan 28, 2016 6:26:12 pm PST #14369 of 30003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Do you also have a renegade faction that thinks it would be a GREAT idea to fill an Amazon box with poop and then leave it unattended on a porch? ISTG, they are just ASKING to be shot.

If their poop fills an Amazon box, they have bigger problems than who's stealing their mail.


Nora Deirdre - Jan 28, 2016 6:32:00 pm PST #14370 of 30003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Do you also have a renegade faction that thinks it would be a GREAT idea to fill an Amazon box with poop and then leave it unattended on a porch?

Raises hand

You should see our neighborhood associations Facebook page. "Panic! There's a black guy standing around doing nothing! Should I call the police?"


sarameg - Jan 28, 2016 6:35:17 pm PST #14371 of 30003

Oh yeah, that's my friendneighbor Brian. I love him dearly and can count on him for anything, but he is an Angry White Man of a Certain Age on the site. Siiiiigh. Eta: in response to the poop box commentary.

Otoh, the site also got some vulnerable folks dug out, crews to streets neglected completely, animals rescued, tools leant. And lots of thank you posts. Our neighborhood is relatively tame and cordial for being so active. Occasionally I venture into nearby hoods..and then want to shoot myself or them.


Steph L. - Jan 28, 2016 6:40:42 pm PST #14372 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Otoh, the site also got some vulnerable folks dug out, crews to streets neglected completely, animals rescued, tools leant.

Yeah, ours is really useful for things like "Are These Your Ducks?" and "Gunshots on [Street Name]???" or "Does Anyone Within Walking Distance of [Street Name] Have Yeast I Can Borrow?"

We do get stuff done, but there's also contentious arguments over things like Amazon Poop Boxes.


billytea - Jan 28, 2016 6:45:19 pm PST #14373 of 30003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

We do get stuff done, but there's also contentious arguments over things like Amazon Poop Boxes.

This is quite possibly the best argument I've yet heard against Amazon using drones.


sarameg - Jan 28, 2016 6:49:47 pm PST #14374 of 30003

Yup. And I'm arguing that delivery folks shouldn't have to wait for you to answer the door on drop shipments and getting pushback. Really??!! That's what no sig required IS ALL ABOUT. Pay more (or not, for some purchases, seller is eating that cost) for the guy to wait for you if yer actually home.

Yes, pita, I get it. Which is why I reroute valued shit to alternate sites offered by the damned companies.


sarameg - Jan 28, 2016 6:52:28 pm PST #14375 of 30003

So many dumb people.


Pix - Jan 28, 2016 7:35:30 pm PST #14376 of 30003
The status is NOT quo.

We, too, appear to live in the same Nextdoor neighborhood.


Kat - Jan 28, 2016 8:07:41 pm PST #14377 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I barely check our Nextdoor because the crazy burns.

cabin fever defeats cold water

Worst Roshambo EVER.


Beverly - Jan 29, 2016 12:18:15 am PST #14378 of 30003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I still get a little panicky when the fridge light goes out. Dude, the fridge light is a damn constant--if it's not working, what's next? Is the world ending?

Yes, I can survive without flush toilets and running water, but man, don't take my fridge light away. Power's out? Okay then, I just won't open the door till it's back on, and the world makes sense again.

I'll be okay.