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stols001

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ARGH I hate my bank and online shopping generally, the chick was all Californian Hipster. She listened to my tale and said 'You have to contact PayPal" because those were some of the weird charges.. THEN I was like, "Okay but are you going to give me a new debit card ma'am as I have not ever found PayPal to be helpful in the past with any problem. She was like, "Sure in 3-5 business days." She also told me if PayPal would not help, I could contact THEM afterward. I was like, "I am sorry that is not acceptable. Every other time with fraud, I have received one MUCH more quickly in fact I have not even had to ASK for one, they are like "YOU ARE CUT OFF." She was like, "Mmh-hiuh my dear, (SHE USED MY DEAR NON STOP ESEPCIALLY STESSED OUY) It was like a verbal tic, dude. It is NOTHING anyone of your age should be using in a professional setting EITHER, my dear. If anyone is going to be my dear-ing anyone in this transaction, it's going to be the elderly 46 year old with an attitude problem! I never USE that either that cruddy term. BUT YES I SHOULD HAVE BEEN the one ending every sentence with it, not her.

So then she was like 1-2 business days and like OMG just NO. that could be Monday.. So I was as it happens unpacking boxes during this hot mess, and like its not going well. The husband and I will have to do them together. Is his Christmas stocking important in his life? Because it isn't to mine. But we did not "do" stockings so I think they are lame. Can I put it in the Goodwill box though? Probably not. Especially since the Merriam Webster discussion he has written NO in big letter and rewrapped them with saran wrap. I think my best bet is to clean like crazy and try do something with the kitchen like find pots even HE hates.

Yeah. So I was like "Listen you don't seem to care about this but I DO. I get PayPal has to go first and then you do it but I HATE YOU. In the past, I have received my card in 24 hours by the miraculous nature of UPS. So you can make it come tomorrow I KNOW you can. Maybe you need to transfer me to your manager. She acted all HURT like I was seriously HURTING her feelings she was like, "I thought things were going well I am explaining our policies to you. I am trying to help you." I was like "I am an elderly social worker I know more policies than you every could dream of and I am also old enough to Know most things are negotiable. Get me the manager." She put me on hold and then emphasized, repeatedly like "We are waiving the 25 dollar fee." Like it was some kind of FAVOR. I was like, "Damn straight you are and it shouldn't have taken me 45 minutes to do it.;"

I swear to got had she been a smidge more annoying I might have just said "You are right my dear I should let them continue to BILK me." And hung up.

God. I need to chill and I am chilling. Yoga can be a little late and I am just going to clean and organize what I can. I am looking more and there are more non pay pal things I don't quite understand to be honest. I am just glad to be wiping the slate clean for now. I will deal with it tomorrow it's TOO confusing.

Oh well the MAT awaits..... my dears.

Anna
 

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    I got in a workout tonight. Not great but something better than sitting in front of the tv. I’m thinking of making a lime yogurt with the yogurt drink. I’m not sure what limes would be best to use. I was thinking of adding.5-1% lime cordial.
     

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    I got in a workout tonight. Not great but something better than sitting in front of the tv. I’m thinking of making a lime yogurt with the yogurt drink. I’m not sure what limes would be best to use. I was thinking of adding.5-1% lime cordial.
    Wish I could help but lime is one of my no-no ‘s
     

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    Here’s what I have for lime flavors.

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    stols001

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    I did my yoga talking to the husband on the phone. I now am CHILL.

    OMG I was describing the homeless dude to my husband and he was like, "Was his name Jorge, it sounds exactly like him! The 4:06 exactly!" My husband, who is occasionally kind to the odd homeless person he thinks he can aid (I always tell him he's an idiot) took pity on Jorge for some reason and paid him for day to help around the yard. This was a few months ago now. Then, Jorge would call with outlandish situations asking for more work. Like at 2 am repeatedly. He does not have his own phone so he cannot be blocked. Then one fine morning when my husband had stuff to do, Jorge was trying to get to Douglas. I have no clue why but he said his grandmother died, He needed 45 bucks for the shuttle ride!" I listened to my husband and said, honey, come here . Then I coached him through the fact that if the guy needed this so desperately, he could give the husband the shuttle number and the husband could pay for IT. Of course, there was a litany of reasons why that could not happen and I was like, "Hang up now, dear, and I want this man out of our lives." My husband told him we moved to WV.

    So I was like "Describe him." He did, with perfect detail. I was like, "Great honey, thanks so much! You are in Tucson and now I have met Jorge... in Douglas. I am so glad I did not like, give him a) work b) my phone number c) money.

    He better not have figured out the husband's address or I will be a) killing Jorge as attempts to rob and rape me this fine evening or b) passed out completely. Freaking great.

    Oh well, I handled Jorge appropriately. He won't be looking for me for anything much at all. Because I'm not a freaking masochist and I know what drug addicts who are homeless are capable of doing. So, I have no "kind" feelings for ANY of them. By the time you are using to homelessness you are pretty committed. I'm not saying that is true for their entire lives. Most people get an opportunity or wake up call, but I'm not a softie like my husband who was a drunk and homeless.

    I was like, "Did any one rescue you or did you finally get sick of it?" He was like, um, the second one. I was like, "EXACTLY. Stop it."

    He also got upset because many intersections could have tunnels built under them for the water to go. I was like, "WHY DO THE NOT THEN." He said the mayor or someone like, was worried they would drown because they would do stuff like weld iron bars up with a tiny latch to protect their stuff." I was like, "How exactly is this a PROBLEM? Anyone capable of welding up bars has the capacity to reason so if they do not do so, how is that MY PROBLEM AT ALL?"

    We argued for a long time, he was like "You have to protect them from themselves." I was like, "Oh.... so how does that happen, exactly? You explain to me how we can protect the homeless from their OWN actions short of prison." I was like, "Dude, uh, you know bad drivers DIE in those washes too are they any less important than the HOMELESS exactly?"

    We had to agree to disagree. Dinner time very very shortly.

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    I tried the Molinberry Green Banana.
    On the one hand, I think they really nailed the flavors very well.
    On the other hand, there is an astringent aspect to green banana, just as there is with an under ripe persimmon, which doesn't turn me on.
    I'll vape it some more, but I suspect it's not a keeper.
     

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    I hate going there (but go with my mom sometimes and they are super cheap prices) The one here is like a freakin zoo and people have no respect for each other... literally banging into each other. We do have a super nice Costco... great employees, sanitize everything and even offer free mask if you need on.
    I haven’t been inside a Walmart since I picked up my freezer for my nic about a year ago. My wife does the majority of the shopping and if I need something, there’s a nice grocery store on my way home.

    I never thought I would ever say this, but since moving to Bentonville, Arkansas the Walmart's here are great. Baked goods, meat selection and quality, etc., etc.. Bentonville is pretty much the city Walmart built and where their home office is located, so I understand why. It definitely was not like this when we lived in Florida. I would never go inside a Walmart unless I needed to buy oil and oil filters for our vehicles. I actually purchased fresh wild caught salmon the other day...LOL Never in my life would I have ever dreamed of looking at seafood in a Walmart before..

    But kids, definitely don't try this at home.:lol:
     
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    stols001

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    I never thought I would see a sign: Limit 6 (gallons of milk) on the milk section but since the border has been like, stopped for frivolous things like shopping, that is one of the very FEW items Walmart DOES NOT beg you to limit. I sometimes expect to see, "take this card and stamp it when you have reached 350 gallons, you can have a free cow."

    That would be a good plan if like you lived in an Urban Walmart which had that problem but here, Walmart would NOT make money with that card.

    Anna

    You know what is a great chain in Tucson but that is where the GOOD Mexican produce gets sent in Douglas they drop off the lesser stuff, Food City. I used to shop there all the time in Tucson and it was kind of healthy because the fresh food looked better than the other stuff, and I was cooking more. It was also where I discovered the magical "Spaghetti squash." It was cool too, because I was like "I am just going to buy this squash right here! It looks neat! Like most fresh things in Food City cheap!" Then j looked it up and did NOT believe in its magical, mystical powers. Even GOD could not have made a squash of spaghetti (many moons before actual spaghetti I would assume) and I excitedly cooked it and it tasted great! Way better than spaghetti.

    Although in general squashes are like, under beloved tubers or whatever they are but my mom and stepdad were vegetarians and my mom paid me for some cooking so I grew intimately familiar with the squashes and their awesomeness. Also how to make a pie from tofu that tastes better than chicken pot pie. That one is a lot of work though.,,,,

    Anna
     

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    Oh boy! I've got an order coming from them tomorrow. I should have asked my question sooner. I've been wondering about this for a while now. No problem making another order though! Gotta fill the black hole of mixing! LOL! :thumb:
    Most of the recipes you see with there RY4 and vannila are for holy holy grail (RY4) and holy vanilla which were reformulated. The new ones arent bad but not the same as the original
     

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    I never thought I would see a sign: Limit 6 (gallons of milk) on the milk section but since the border has been like, stopped for frivolous things like shopping, that is one of the very FEW items Walmart DOES NOT beg you to limit. I sometimes expect to see, "take this card and stamp it when you have reached 350 gallons, you can have a free cow."

    That would be a good plan if like you lived in an Urban Walmart which had that problem but here, Walmart would NOT make money with that card.

    Anna

    You know what is a great chain in Tucson but that is where the GOOD Mexican produce gets sent in Douglas they drop off the lesser stuff, Food City. I used to shop there all the time in Tucson and it was kind of healthy because the fresh food looked better than the other stuff, and I was cooking more. It was also where I discovered the magical "Spaghetti squash." It was cool too, because I was like "I am just going to buy this squash right here! It looks neat! Like most fresh things in Food City cheap!" Then j looked it up and did NOT believe in its magical, mystical powers. Even GOD could not have made a squash of spaghetti (many moons before actual spaghetti I would assume) and I excitedly cooked it and it tasted great! Way better than spaghetti.

    Although in general squashes are like, under beloved tubers or whatever they are but my mom and stepdad were vegetarians and my mom paid me for some cooking so I grew intimately familiar with the squashes and their awesomeness. Also how to make a pie from tofu that tastes better than chicken pot pie. That one is a lot of work though.,,,,

    Anna
    I love spaghetti squash, not interested in getting a dairy cow though, lol.
     

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    I never thought I would ever say this, but since moving to Bentonville, Arkansas the Walmart's here are great. Baked goods, meat selection and quality, etc., etc.. Bentonville is pretty much the city Walmart built and where there home office is located, so I understand why. It definitely was not like this when we lived in Florida. I would never go inside a Walmart unless I needed to buy oil and oil filters for our vehicles. I actually purchased fresh wild caught salmon the other day...LOL Never in my life would I have ever dreamed of looking at seafood in a Walmart before..

    But kids, definitely don't try this at home.:lol:

    It’s too bad they aren’t all like that.
     

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    I never thought I would see a sign: Limit 6 (gallons of milk) on the milk section but since the border has been like, stopped for frivolous things like shopping, that is one of the very FEW items Walmart DOES NOT beg you to limit. I sometimes expect to see, "take this card and stamp it when you have reached 350 gallons, you can have a free cow."

    That would be a good plan if like you lived in an Urban Walmart which had that problem but here, Walmart would NOT make money with that card.

    Anna

    You know what is a great chain in Tucson but that is where the GOOD Mexican produce gets sent in Douglas they drop off the lesser stuff, Food City. I used to shop there all the time in Tucson and it was kind of healthy because the fresh food looked better than the other stuff, and I was cooking more. It was also where I discovered the magical "Spaghetti squash." It was cool too, because I was like "I am just going to buy this squash right here! It looks neat! Like most fresh things in Food City cheap!" Then j looked it up and did NOT believe in its magical, mystical powers. Even GOD could not have made a squash of spaghetti (many moons before actual spaghetti I would assume) and I excitedly cooked it and it tasted great! Way better than spaghetti.

    Although in general squashes are like, under beloved tubers or whatever they are but my mom and stepdad were vegetarians and my mom paid me for some cooking so I grew intimately familiar with the squashes and their awesomeness. Also how to make a pie from tofu that tastes better than chicken pot pie. That one is a lot of work though.,,,,

    Anna
    6 gallons?? What kind of freak drinks that much milk? I've probably drank one gallon of milk in the last 10+ years. I'm no milk drinker :lol:
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