Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

"Stoner says photos of the painting make it look like the woman, Cecilia Gimenez, tried to clean the fresco before painting over the entire canvas."

Oh, I was just making idle chit chat. I've read the stories but had long since forgotten the details.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Cole

Fuck the entitled attitude of people who can't wait a couple minutes for a clearly stressed as fuck teenager to come and help them.

Well done stepping up. Very well done, and thank you.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spike021

I spoke to her with Facetime two days ago since my dad was with her and able to call me to show her. She'd already deteriorated such that she could barely understand, hear, or see me. And I heard from my parents today that she's not even really lucid or very awake anymore. She has an inoperable brain tumor, so it's unfortunately took away much if not all of her cognition at this point.

But yeah, that stuff with the parents is the plan.

That's too bad about your grandmothers condition. Even though she could not respond, I have a feeling she felt your presence.

When her time comes, may she rest in peace.

I hope you have a good visit with your parents.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Feel better now that it's out of your system?

eh. It doesn't last long. However, I just went and spent like 5 hours in the garage working on stuff. My back is mad at me, but otherwise I feel better.


Some day I imagine I might drive the car again!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by cjd

tl:dr; RANT! feel free to move along.


Banks are so weird. Stupid sometimes. And I'm ignoring the fact they all probably just upgraded to Windows 7 and IE 11, both of which are past end-of-life and are hopelessly insecure.



Trying to refi (slightly lower rate and a couple other tricks like putting $ we'd been saving for a kitchen remodel to pay things down) to get a mortgage that's not making us live beyond a single paycheck (10 months and counting for my wife seeking work... good economy never was, but some people sure were fooled) and we're stuck because, like nearly every other big company out there, employment verification is automated. And they insist they have to talk to a person. I have a letter AND they can call a number. Services put in place for exactly this kind of thing.


Also evidently need to clean our gutters... though I can see nothing in the neighbor's, and their roofline is a good deal lower than ours. And we had roofers out 3x in the first 3 years (wind tear-off... same spot. 3rd time was to just redo a 10 year old roof), and they always reported clean gutters. I guess a plumber called to investigate why the neighbor's back door had flooding says it's our gutters though. Hope it's not a dead animal blocking the downspout. Or worse, a blockage below grade (downspout is cemented into a drain poking out of the concrete between the houses... houses are ~5' apart at most.)


Also nice days with the windows open and random people walking by who I can hear loudly complaining about how much nicer the (other) neighbor's place looks. The one that gives me the creeps. You know the kind. All white interior. Little poof-ball dog can't even walk outside... it's carried out, set down to do its business, and then carried back inside. Well, it's sparse (annual) flowers set far too perfectly into carefully bare dirt. Everything lined up like little fascist army men.


Ok. People are stupid and mean on the whole. Planet should find a way to just... fix the problem. Can the next virus target the ignorant and willfully stupid please? The ones on the bottom half of the dunning-kruger curve.

DANG, cjd, I hope your lot improves soon.

I hope your wife finds employment soon. A "stop the bleeding" job may be necessary for her, until an opportunity opens up.

Yep, refi of a mortgage can be tedious in the best of times. As far as the employment verification, I suggest you get the phone number and e-mail of the loan officer (along with your loan application number) then call and email that information to your employer and ask that representative to call and email the loan officer with employment verification.

As far as the gutters, just because you can't see anything in your neighbors gutters doesn't mean that yours aren't now clogged - I suggest you stick a garden hose down the top of the downspout in question and turn on the water full blast and see what happens.

In regards to the people walking by commenting on how nice your neighbors house looks, doesn't mean they are saying your house isn't nice. Just pay them no never mind.

As far as your general comment about people being "stupid", to a degree, I would have to agree. Like mrs humfrz explains to me, there are "ignorant" people and then there are "stupid" people. Ignorance can be fixed, stupid cannot be fixed - I suggest you just ignore the latter group.

Miata is the answer - nope wrong forum, Prozac is the answer in this case. Take two Prozac pills, two aspirin, two large glasses of water, close your windows, pull the drapes and take a 3 hour nap, hopefully things will be better when you wake up -

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Hey, I'll have you know, that back-in-the-day I hade "very good" Japanese lady friend that taught me a lot of things about - about - about - never mind.

No gambling allowed here, we are about 3 miles outside of the reservation boundary. Besides their a lot of obstacles along the street in front of our property line, like a fireplug, a car across the street, UPS trucks delivering granddaughter stuff about 3 times a day and several very large trees.

lol, i misread that last part to say that UPS was delivering granddaughters...

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by cjd

Also nice days with the windows open and random people walking by who I can hear loudly complaining about how much nicer the (other) neighbor's place looks. The one that gives me the creeps. You know the kind. All white interior. Little poof-ball dog can't even walk outside... it's carried out, set down to do its business, and then carried back inside. Well, it's sparse (annual) flowers set far too perfectly into carefully bare dirt. Everything lined up like little fascist army men.

people see clean. probably the cleanest they've never had themselves.

clean does not equal nice. had a neighbor i mowed their lawn for-- it was like that inside, with plastic on all the furniture. the husband always insisted i step inside to get paid, the wife would throw a fit every time because i had grass on my socks(always took my shoes off). i think he did it just to irritate her.

Originally Posted by cjd

Ok. People are stupid and mean on the whole. Planet should find a way to just... fix the problem. Can the next virus target the ignorant and willfully stupid please? The ones on the bottom half of the dunning-kruger curve.

yeah we need another world war to force a draft of stupid to the front line for cannon fodder. muzzle loaders only! wait, that came out wrong..

[Ultramaroon]

Fucking people. Can't stand 'em. Can't shoot 'em.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

lol, i misread that last part to say that UPS was delivering granddaughters...

no, I think the stork has already delivered enough of those to our daughter's house -

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Fucking people. Can't stand 'em. Can't shoot 'em.

As opposed to non-fucking people? Can you stand or shoot them instead?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

As opposed to non-fucking people? Can you stand or shoot them instead?

No, you cannot. It's fucked all around.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Fucking people. Can't stand 'em. Can't shoot 'em.

Hey, let's bring this back -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

people see clean. probably the cleanest they've never had themselves.

clean does not equal nice. had a neighbor i mowed their lawn for-- it was like that inside, with plastic on all the furniture. the husband always insisted i step inside to get paid, the wife would throw a fit every time because i had grass on my socks(always took my shoes off). i think he did it just to irritate her.




.

Was that all? -

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Hey, let's bring this back -

I think Ultra would be at a significant disadvantage there...