BeTheMatch
Footballguy
I was planning to knock off work early too. Not anymore!!!
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BeTheMatch
Footballguy
It's a Chevy Malibu by the way. Because I know you were all wondering.
belljr
Footballguy
The working Man's Mercedes
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
So, should I even bother asking? I tried once before and got nowhere. It seems like good entertainment if nothing else.
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BeTheMatch
Footballguy
And the whole reason they invited themselves over? Total lie. As I said all along.
A "funeral." Total BS. They thought it was in the Twin Cities suburbs. Turns out it was in Sioux Falls.
That's what they're going with.
You all know by now I'm not making this up.
A "funeral." Total BS. They thought it was in the Twin Cities suburbs. Turns out it was in Sioux Falls.
That's what they're going with.
You all know by now I'm not making this up.
mr. furley
Footballguy
today you learned that your in-laws are muling coke cross-country
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My father-in-law used to print out everything he found on the internet and wanted to read. He went through so many printer cartridges needlessly."My phone keeps telling me I have viruses."
"What do you mean by, 'your phone keeps telling you'"?
"It says I have viruses."
"Are these e-mails you're getting, notifications, texts, pop-ups."
"I don't know."
"How are you seeing it."
"It just comes up on my screen."
"What are you doing when it happens?"
"Playing my game?"
"Every time?"
"Yeah."
"You're fine. Don't click on those."
"What's click?"
Some version of this happens pretty much weekly.
I've had to "fix" my dad's printer at least 15 times. I finally asked him "dad, what are you printing out?".
"I like to print out the list of books I've read and read it".
Like, what?
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
For my parents’ 50th anniversary we’re all getting together at a big cabin at the Smoky Mountains for vacation, which is what they wanted. We all get along well so it will be fun.
My brother and I are both notoriously bad about ordering gifts to arrive on time for people. It’s not on purpose, we both just get caught up in life until realizing it’s the day before. Not really endearing though either. But this time we were ahead of the game. A month ago I ordered a cool wire tree in a large picture frame from Etsy. I also ordered gold hearts with each of the names of my family and my brother’s family that we’ll then attach to the branches of the tree.
It was only after I placed the order that I realized that the hearts were coming from Israel and the tree/frame from Canada. Amazingly, the hearts from Israel made it in about 10 days. But I kept waiting for the tree.
I got a notice on May 30th that a shipping label had been created, but it just kept saying that the shipping company was waiting for the package. I figured it was a glitch as it went through customs (my fault) and finally followed up this past Sunday. Seller said that it had been picked up by a courier and should be going through customs and I’d have it in a few days. Didn’t really explain why it took 9 days after generating the label to get to the courier, but should’ve be a big deal as we weren’t leaving until this Friday.
Then I get a message from the seller on Wed that he had screwed up and put the wrong dimensions on the customs form and had to generate a new shipping label.
We left without the package to start driving yesterday. Just got an email from USPS that they’re delivering the package to my house today. Signature required of course. Sigh. Even when I order a month in advance it still doesn’t make it in time.
My brother and I are both notoriously bad about ordering gifts to arrive on time for people. It’s not on purpose, we both just get caught up in life until realizing it’s the day before. Not really endearing though either. But this time we were ahead of the game. A month ago I ordered a cool wire tree in a large picture frame from Etsy. I also ordered gold hearts with each of the names of my family and my brother’s family that we’ll then attach to the branches of the tree.
It was only after I placed the order that I realized that the hearts were coming from Israel and the tree/frame from Canada. Amazingly, the hearts from Israel made it in about 10 days. But I kept waiting for the tree.
I got a notice on May 30th that a shipping label had been created, but it just kept saying that the shipping company was waiting for the package. I figured it was a glitch as it went through customs (my fault) and finally followed up this past Sunday. Seller said that it had been picked up by a courier and should be going through customs and I’d have it in a few days. Didn’t really explain why it took 9 days after generating the label to get to the courier, but should’ve be a big deal as we weren’t leaving until this Friday.
Then I get a message from the seller on Wed that he had screwed up and put the wrong dimensions on the customs form and had to generate a new shipping label.
We left without the package to start driving yesterday. Just got an email from USPS that they’re delivering the package to my house today. Signature required of course. Sigh. Even when I order a month in advance it still doesn’t make it in time.
El Floppo
Footballguy
What kind of cars did you rent?
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Just bring potato or pasta salad
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
My thinking exactly. When my daughter lived in Nashville I would always rent when we went down to see her.
belljr
Footballguy
And how far was the drive?
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
9-10 hours
belljr
Footballguy
Well that's reasonable. 3 hours is not.
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
I did play dumb yesterday and asked if he bought a new car.
He explained it was a rental. I asked why. He said he didn't want to put the miles on their newer car. I asked why, he said blah, blah, blah depreciation.
So I pointed out he also has a 10-year-old Subaru he could drive instead. Then he said that doesn't get as good gas mileage. I said, and the difference is more than it costs to rent a different vehicle? He just stared at me.
Then he brings up depreciation again. So I asked two things:
1) How much does it cost you in depreciation to put 500 miles on your car?
2) You realize you're 80, right?
No response to either.
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Maybe I'm sentimental as I've now lost both my parents and my mother Mother in Law and I miss them a lot. But the ragging on older family folks just seems kind of odd.
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
You can't make fun of old people for all the odd things they do?
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
-fish-
Footballguy
Avis lets you book a mystery car now. It's like $20/day less than their economy car, and you just get what they have available at the time. Last time I booked I got a new EV Mustang. I like the randomness and gambling aspect of it. Excited to see what I get in two weeks for a short trip to New Braunsfels, Texas.
The avoiding seems kind of odd. Seems like a little grace on the odd things might be warranted instead of mocking or complaining here about them. I'm also a believer that words have power and meaning beyond just the typing.
But again, I'm likely in a different spot as several of the older people in my life are gone now and I miss them.
That's fun.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
It seems disrespectful to rag on everyone but them.
Maybe. But I'm ok giving the older folks an exception. Maybe as I'm not that far from being one...
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
I received mail from AARP the day before my latest birthday. I took off my glasses and wrote them a sternly worded letter.
Maybe. But I'm ok giving the older folks an exception. Maybe as I'm not that far from being one...
-fish-
Footballguy
The $16 a year for an AARP membership is so worth it. All sorts of discounts. I'm embracing being a curmudgeon.I received mail from AARP the day before my latest birthday. I took off my glasses and wrote them a sternly worded letter.
Maybe. But I'm ok giving the older folks an exception. Maybe as I'm not that far from being one...
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
I feel like that's money I'd rather light on fireThe $16 a year for an AARP membership is so worth it. All sorts of discounts. I'm embracing being a curmudgeon.I received mail from AARP the day before my latest birthday. I took off my glasses and wrote them a sternly worded letter.
Maybe. But I'm ok giving the older folks an exception. Maybe as I'm not that far from being one...
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
Rory is going to win this thing imo
belljr
Footballguy
Last time we went I think it would average out to 8-12 drinks per day (beer is cheaper) but this would also include your days on excursions so you need to have like 56 drinks a person for the week.
I'm old and rent cars to driver 100 miles so I wouldn't get it now
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
My Subaru Legacy isn’t a sports car or anything, but I wasn’t going to lose out on the chance to have a little fun with it driving in these mountains.
In the “making fun of old people” vein, we got to the cabin and about an hour later when we were still waiting for my brother to get here, I walked onto the back deck to see if it was nice enough to eat out there and saw 2 black bears in the back yard 2 doors down. Yelled for everyone else to come see them and my dad was non-plussed that I was the first one to spot a bear. He spent the rest of the night vigilantly look all over searching for another one. Even got the binoculars out later searching for one
Thankfully he spotted two more so we don’t need to spend the rest of the week with him trying to be the one to first see bears.Love my parents.
Pretty cool view off the back deck.
@BobbySac - you can buy Carnival Cruise tickets using Carnival gift cards. If you are an AARP member, you get 10% off these gift cards, so that seems like a nobrainer.The $16 a year for an AARP membership is so worth it. All sorts of discounts. I'm embracing being a curmudgeon.I received mail from AARP the day before my latest birthday. I took off my glasses and wrote them a sternly worded letter.
Maybe. But I'm ok giving the older folks an exception. Maybe as I'm not that far from being one...
I am not a big cruise fan. I am more an explorer/adventurer however my wife is more of a tourist, so I deal with a cruise once every 5 years or so. I do Carnival simply for convenience as they cruise out of Galveston (I'm in Houston) and they are generally a little less expensive than the other cruise lines (and I'm usually buying for at least 4-5 people). No pro tips on the cruise itself. The food is okay, I avoid the buffet. As far as the drink package goes, I've done it. They track your drinks though and I believe you can't go past 8 in a 24 hour period - may want to double check that. That's not usually an issue for me, but it's awfully high entertainment watching a belligerent drunk at the casino getting cut off at 10 p.m. after a long day of partying. Also, if you buy one, you need to buy for everyone in the room.
massraider
Footballguy
Mum is 70, and she goes three towns over to fill up her gas tank at this cash-only place that is usually much cheaper than anywhere else. This town also has a shopping center she likes, and she usually will hit that shopping center, and come back with bags of crap from Marshalls. This has gone on for years. She has probably wasted tens of thousands of dollars at that shopping center, but she loves the fact that she's getting the cheapest gas in the area.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
God Love your Mum
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Mil and sil came in a week ago Tuesday for daughter’s graduation. I could write books on mil’s disorders.
They left today
. Mrs and I are so happy to get our lives back
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Was there a few months ago, ate at the root cellar or something. It was pretty good
mr. furley
Footballguy
we're at the point of parsing the definition of "sidewalk" and "pedestrian walkway" now
www.wbay.com
Is it a sidewalk or a pedestrian way? Wisconsin Supreme Court settles Door County debate
The Village of Egg Harbor said the ruling could set a precedent for other Wisconsin municipalities wanting to add sidewalks.
nirad3
Footballguy
I've spent some time there. That's all, just wanted to say that.we're at the point of parsing the definition of "sidewalk" and "pedestrian walkway" now
Is it a sidewalk or a pedestrian way? Wisconsin Supreme Court settles Door County debate
The Village of Egg Harbor said the ruling could set a precedent for other Wisconsin municipalities wanting to add sidewalks.
SWC
Bromigo
passed out on a sidewalk or what take that to the bank brochachoI've spent some time there. That's all, just wanted to say that.we're at the point of parsing the definition of "sidewalk" and "pedestrian walkway" now
Is it a sidewalk or a pedestrian way? Wisconsin Supreme Court settles Door County debate
The Village of Egg Harbor said the ruling could set a precedent for other Wisconsin municipalities wanting to add sidewalks.
nirad3
Footballguy
I wish. Guess I didn't spend enough time at the Hitchin' Post down the road.passed out on a sidewalk or what take that to the bank brochachoI've spent some time there. That's all, just wanted to say that.we're at the point of parsing the definition of "sidewalk" and "pedestrian walkway" now
Is it a sidewalk or a pedestrian way? Wisconsin Supreme Court settles Door County debate
The Village of Egg Harbor said the ruling could set a precedent for other Wisconsin municipalities wanting to add sidewalks.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
I absolutely loathe the stretch of 95 between DC and DE. Last time I drove it before this week was 2 years ago down to NC for vacation and a semi-truck kicked up a rock that shattered my windshield.
Today on the way back from the Smoky Mountains, a big chunk of metal came off a semi-truck, broke into a few pieces, and one of them bounced up and took out my driver’s side mirror and left a huge gouge in my door. Super lucky/thankful that it didn’t come up through the windshield. It also took out tires in at least 3 cars. Of course the truck never even slowed down.
So looks like I’ll be out my $500 deductible to get everything fixed/replaced. Have to imagine they’ll have no choice but to replace the entire door.
Today on the way back from the Smoky Mountains, a big chunk of metal came off a semi-truck, broke into a few pieces, and one of them bounced up and took out my driver’s side mirror and left a huge gouge in my door. Super lucky/thankful that it didn’t come up through the windshield. It also took out tires in at least 3 cars. Of course the truck never even slowed down.
So looks like I’ll be out my $500 deductible to get everything fixed/replaced. Have to imagine they’ll have no choice but to replace the entire door.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
So sorry flop. I’m sure the freshness of the need for him made it fresh for you again as well.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Thanks, for sure...everything raw. And the impending dread of it all weekend.
Saw my aunt yesterday- the oldest and last remaining sister. Freaking heartbreaking.
