Mom’s surgery has been scheduled for next Tuesday, so that’s good. Sister just left and brother should be arriving shortly. Sister or niece might be able to come down next week but for now I’ve got the day off and can wfh the day after…
Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --
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Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
-t - Sep 21, 2026 1:19:57 pm PDT #14050 of 14151
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
meara - Sep 21, 2026 3:02:52 pm PDT #14051 of 14151
Ugh. So the timer switch thing on my water heater/radiant heat thing broke and was just 24/7 heating my house (unnecessary right now!). Had a guy coming out for maintenance of it, anyway, so he looked at it and he said they’d call with the part info and schedule a repair guy. They didn’t call the past two days so today I called them and they said sure, you have to pay for the part ahead of time and then they’ll schedule, it’ll take a week to get the part..$330.
Yall I can buy a newer stronger version of this part at Home Depot for $33 and have it tonight. I can buy a used old version of this part (because my system is 20 years old) on eBay for $35. What the actual fuck. I asked her to have the parts department call me and explain. Because seriously??? I understand a markup but a TEN TIMES markup???
(Replacing it does require some re-wiring so I am not capable of handling it)
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 21, 2026 4:13:28 pm PDT #14052 of 14151
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
That does seem a bit excessive in the way of materials markup.
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Happy Birthday, smonster!
Laura - Sep 22, 2026 5:03:46 am PDT #14053 of 14151
Our wings are not tired.
Good grief, meara. I hope there is an option for you to already have the part and just pay for a service call.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 8:36:05 am PDT #14054 of 14151
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's bonkers, meara! Unless the price for the part includes the labor and everything for the repair somehow? Which doesn't seem like a sensible way to do things, but it's all I can think of.
My mom's primary PT came to the house yesterday, so she has some more exercises to do. He asked how the fall happened and she told him the whole story and he said something like "oh, it was a freak accident" which was gratifying and then my dad pointed out the hole in the wall from the top of the stairs which made him say "Holy cow" which was also gratifying. Now that everyone has seen the hole and taken pictures, Mom does want to fix it, btw. Maybe still a plaque, we'll see.
dcp - Sep 22, 2026 9:32:53 am PDT #14055 of 14151
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Maybe still a plaqueA soft plaque, just in case.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 9:52:59 am PDT #14056 of 14151
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Now you're talking!
NoiseDesign - Sep 22, 2026 10:12:43 am PDT #14057 of 14151
Our wings are not tired
I had a friend who put a hole in his wall and he just hung an empty frame around the hole and called it a holy artifact.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 10:15:57 am PDT #14058 of 14151
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That was Mom's original suggestion
JenP - Sep 22, 2026 11:16:54 am PDT #14059 of 14151
Love that.
OK, so this will mean something probably only to Steph and -t, particularly if you've listened to Midnight Burger Shift Notes and/or the Hwat! podcasts -- I just signed off a co-working session with my friend Dave with a, "Byeeeee!" as they often do over there. Not normal behavior for me. They are infiltrating my brain.