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I have Xmas dinner here every year. Five other neighbors and their families. Sent out invites yesterday.
1) "Well, I don't know. So and so passed away last summer and so and so is not feeling well lately so I'm not sure what we're doing. We'll have to get back to you next week". She pulls this crap every year. Always waits till the last second before committing. Meanwhile, the day before Xmas we have to shuffle everything that people are bringing and it's a total pain and pizzes everyone off.
2) "Well, if so and so is going then we're not going". I can never keep up with who is fighting with who around here. It changes weekly but I can always expect at least one person has unfriended someone around here. Then I have to hear why they are fighting with every detail. I don't care! Bomb each other's houses if it makes you feel better.
3) "Well, Carly can't eat this or can't eat that so we'll have to make such and such for her." 14 years old and this brat still has only three things she'll eat. Mac n Cheese made just so, hot dogs with no hint of charring on them. And my bread (which she hoards and leaves none for everyone else).
I've about had it. Tired of dealing with people's issues. Close to telling everyone to forget it. I like peace. I have no time for issues. There is no need for issues. If yuh got issues, deal with them. Don't make your issues my issues. Americans are pansies!
Rant over. Thanks for listening.
I have Xmas dinner here every year. Five other neighbors and their families. Sent out invites yesterday.
1) "Well, I don't know. So and so passed away last summer and so and so is not feeling well lately so I'm not sure what we're doing. We'll have to get back to you next week". She pulls this crap every year. Always waits till the last second before committing. Meanwhile, the day before Xmas we have to shuffle everything that people are bringing and it's a total pain and pizzes everyone off.
2) "Well, if so and so is going then we're not going". I can never keep up with who is fighting with who around here. It changes weekly but I can always expect at least one person has unfriended someone around here. Then I have to hear why they are fighting with every detail. I don't care! Bomb each other's houses if it makes you feel better.
3) "Well, Carly can't eat this or can't eat that so we'll have to make such and such for her." 14 years old and this brat still has only three things she'll eat. Mac n Cheese made just so, hot dogs with no hint of charring on them. And my bread (which she hoards and leaves none for everyone else).
I've about had it. Tired of dealing with people's issues. Close to telling everyone to forget it. I like peace. I have no time for issues. There is no need for issues. If yuh got issues, deal with them. Don't make your issues my issues. Americans are pansies!
Rant over. Thanks for listening.
Bronze the blue lettering on the dark background is just about impossible for me to read.
I am exhausted. I've been trying to make the drainage better. The river has a flood warning, not flood watch. The creeks are filling up fairly high. I stopped what I was doing before lunch, so I could call my mother. The phone line was busy, over and over. She is bad about not putting the headset all the way down. I said previously if you don't hear from me at the normal time, check to make sure the phone is not off the hook. One time she had to go to ER like that, and I was worried sick. I hurried over there and just as I drove up in the driveway she called me and asked where I was. I said I am at your house, I just drove up. Sure enough it was the dang phone issue again. I'm just thankful she is alright. I came back home after a 30 minute visit, ate lunch, and I just finished for a while. I am soaking wet, and it is cold out there.
My buddy sent me an email earlier today and said we are going to have rain, sleet and snow tomorrow. I have not seen that, nor do I know where he heard that. The rain will continue until tomorrow night most likely. The worst of it will be tonight until early in the morning. So I am thinking about trying to stay up all night, in case I need to leave. I already put the little dog's crate in my vehicle. I'm not loading up a bunch of stuff this time. If I have to go, then I'm not going to work myself to death trying to load up as much as possible.
I am exhausted. I've been trying to make the drainage better. The river has a flood warning, not flood watch. The creeks are filling up fairly high. I stopped what I was doing before lunch, so I could call my mother. The phone line was busy, over and over. She is bad about not putting the headset all the way down. I said previously if you don't hear from me at the normal time, check to make sure the phone is not off the hook. One time she had to go to ER like that, and I was worried sick. I hurried over there and just as I drove up in the driveway she called me and asked where I was. I said I am at your house, I just drove up. Sure enough it was the dang phone issue again. I'm just thankful she is alright. I came back home after a 30 minute visit, ate lunch, and I just finished for a while. I am soaking wet, and it is cold out there.
My buddy sent me an email earlier today and said we are going to have rain, sleet and snow tomorrow. I have not seen that, nor do I know where he heard that. The rain will continue until tomorrow night most likely. The worst of it will be tonight until early in the morning. So I am thinking about trying to stay up all night, in case I need to leave. I already put the little dog's crate in my vehicle. I'm not loading up a bunch of stuff this time. If I have to go, then I'm not going to work myself to death trying to load up as much as possible.
In the, "EVERYONE HAS ISSUES" category....
I have Xmas dinner here every year. Five other neighbors and their families. Sent out invites yesterday.
1) "Well, I don't know. So and so passed away last summer and so and so is not feeling well lately so I'm not sure what we're doing. We'll have to get back to you next week". She pulls this crap every year. Always waits till the last second before committing. Meanwhile, the day before Xmas we have to shuffle everything that people are bringing and it's a total pain and pizzes everyone off.
2) "Well, if so and so is going then we're not going". I can never keep up with who is fighting with who around here. It changes weekly but I can always expect at least one person has unfriended someone around here. Then I have to hear why they are fighting with every detail. I don't care! Bomb each other's houses if it makes you feel better.
3) "Well, Carly can't eat this or can't eat that so we'll have to make such and such for her." 14 years old and this brat still has only three things she'll eat. Mac n Cheese made just so, hot dogs with no hint of charring on them. And my bread (which she hoards and leaves none for everyone else).
I've about had it. Tired of dealing with people's issues. Close to telling everyone to forget it. I like peace. I have no time for issues. There is no need for issues. If yuh got issues, deal with them. Don't make your issues my issues. Americans are pansies!
Rant over. Thanks for listening.
No one rants like you, my friend. I was busting up all the way through.
Ah, the holidays. A bunch of stressed out people mash up, share meals they don’t enjoy, exchange gifts no one wanted, snipe and fight... and look back on the whole thing with warm nostalgia.
Ah, the holidays. A bunch of stressed out people mash up, share meals they don’t enjoy, exchange gifts no one wanted, snipe and fight... and look back on the whole thing with warm nostalgia.
My sentiments exactly.
I got in one tiff in the 14+ years I've lived in this neighborhood. When I learned of it, I called him up and he came right over. We yelled at each other for about 15 minutes and it was over. We like each other today as much as we did before if not more. And he doesn't doubt my sincerity anymore and gives me the benefit of the doubt every time (as I do him).No one rants like you, my friend. I was busting up all the way through.
Ah, the holidays. A bunch of stressed out people mash up, share meals they don’t enjoy, exchange gifts no one wanted, snipe and fight... and look back on the whole thing with warm nostalgia.
I got in one tiff in the 14+ years I've lived in this neighborhood. When I learned of it, I called him up and he came right over. We yelled at each other for about 15 minutes and it was over. We like each other today as much as we did before if not more. And he doesn't doubt my sincerity anymore and gives me the benefit of the doubt every time (as I do him).
If more of us handled conflict like you did, we'd have a better world. I'm not joking!
I get along with everybody here. People do what they do and it’s their business not mine. Got a family down the street who are plain weird and I have nothing in common with them. Don’t speak to them but I don’t fight with them either. Only one other family I have nothing to do with because I never see them. I know everyone else. They’re all OK by me.
11 to the big one??? Hula you have a birthday coming up, if I remember right.
Well I couldn't make it out, and gave up. I didn't know it was an epic rant. I was too tired to contemplate the situation. I use the dark background on here to try to save my eyesight.
LOL! Probably not the best kinda response to a rant like @Bronze just had! You mighta just made his head explode.
Well I couldn't make it out, and gave up. I didn't know it was an epic rant. I was too tired to contemplate the situation. I use the dark background on here to try to save my eyesight.
We host Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at our house every year. We used to try to please everyone with the date, time, food, etc.
No more. We tell them "We are having Christmas dinner at our house at 6:30 on December 24th. If you are available and are so inclined, we would love to have you there. If you want to bring a dish you are welcome to do so, but don't feel obligated. There will be plenty to eat and drink. No gifts, please."
That's it. Show up or not, it doesn't change the plans, and there are no hard feelings. Life goes on.
No more. We tell them "We are having Christmas dinner at our house at 6:30 on December 24th. If you are available and are so inclined, we would love to have you there. If you want to bring a dish you are welcome to do so, but don't feel obligated. There will be plenty to eat and drink. No gifts, please."
That's it. Show up or not, it doesn't change the plans, and there are no hard feelings. Life goes on.
kkay, I don't know how you use a dark background. I've tried it and it makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
Bridget, good luck with the french press. I don't have the patience for it, especially in the morning. When I wake up, I want coffee NOW.
I drink a lot of coffee. We have a Keurig and a Cuisinart coffee maker and use both of them.
I drink a lot of coffee. We have a Keurig and a Cuisinart coffee maker and use both of them.
I like the dark background. I have dimmed my monitor down too, and I have the automatic dimmer at 9p which dims it even more.
And that is where I’m at. In fact one of my invites got back to me an hour ago asking who was coming. I went thru the list and said I did not take the time to figure out who was fighting with who and if they want to come fine if not that’s fine too. It is what it is.
LOL - yes I do, but no, THAT big one is 365 + 2 days away
and I neeearly got suckered into a reply to Pappy about needing coffee NOW...but I'll wait. 
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Evening.....Another week is done And I'm glad. The truck is done and parked outside the shop waiting for me to pick up. Which I'll do tomorrow. Have to see what my sister is doing. The cost was what they said. I stopped on the way home to make sure it was there and get the key. Looked at the bill and the pump was $522. I did get lucky. They found the tank was cracked at the top of the fill tube. So they called to find a replacement. turns out the tanks is discontinued and nobody makes an after market one. It's a plastic tank so they put some epoxy repair on it. Heck it's likely been cracked for a long time.
Evening.....Another week is done And I'm glad. The truck is done and parked outside the shop waiting for me to pick up. Which I'll do tomorrow. Have to see what my sister is doing. The cost was what they said. I stopped on the way home to make sure it was there and get the key. Looked at the bill and the pump was $522. I did get lucky. They found the tank was cracked at the top of the fill tube. So they called to find a replacement. turns out the tanks is discontinued and nobody makes an after market one. It's a plastic tank so they put some epoxy repair on it. Heck it's likely been cracked for a long time.
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