I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
We probably dodged a tech support nightmare.
I think this is very true. Being a single person with no kids I could have very easily kept on living without tech in the 90's and beyond, but thankfully I had nephews that needed help with their homework so I was introduced to Windows and Word et al. and have tried to keep somewhat current since then. Even so I dread every update and new technological innovation because I find learning new systems is increasingly nerve wracking.
He didn't even HAVE an online account with Social Security until I made one for him LAST WEEK. He's been on Social Security for EIGHT YEARS!!!!!!! sjfkhkdjhfjhsjkfdhjsdhfjdh My sibling WILL NOT HELP because they 'literally can't deal with him' (their words).
I'm already tired of being tech support and he's only lived near me for a couple of months. UGH. END ME NOW, PLEASE. 😂
Those calls stopped too.
ana - well done. I like it! One of my techniques is to play the doddery old woman and keep asking them to repeat themselves. I repeat back to them what I "think" they said and ask them to explain, interspersed with, "You said what?" Then I go for the kill and get very assertive and tell them very clearly that I'm not interested and hang up. It gives me some satisfaction.
nacy - ice with snow on top is the worst. Cleats do help.
psue -no unsolicited packages here but lots of packages. Finally getting he little things I want for here. You were very polite to the APFM caller. It will be interesting to get the results of the eval.
Worked something out about the humidity. I didn't close my front door properly so it swung open and I didn't notice for a while. The humidity dropped like a bullet.to 15. There is always cool air coming in under the door. So I rolled up a rug and placed it as a barrier and the humidity started rising. Another Amazon purchase is on it's way - a draft stopper. There are always many small things (and some big ones) to buy when you move.
Golden APFM called me too! Maybe I clicked on something I shouldn’t have?
I thought, well, yeah, could be nice to have some help looking for placement until the guy on the other end started asking for personal financial information. I told him “thanks, but I don’t think this relationship I going to work out” and hung up.
Nacy, things went pretty smoothly for the part of the neuro-psyche evaluation I was allowed to sit in on. It was cumbersome in that the doctor would ask DH a question, wait for an answer, then look at me for confirmation or rebuttal. It was a bit uncomfortable. I don’t know how the testing part went but DH said he thinks he failed.
We won’t get his findings for a couple weeks.
Margaret, a friend in Aus has been lamenting the heat. Wish we could split the difference.
“Hello, how may I direct your call?”
”I want speak with (husband’s names).”
”That is not possible. Your name and message please? I’ll have him return your call on the number from which you called.”
”No, no, no! He can’t call me back.”
”Certainly he can. I have your number right here.”
”I must speak with him directly, now.”
”Oh nooooo. (dramatically) NOBODY speaks directly with Mr. -—-!”
Same script, 4 calls in rapid succession. And we haven’t had a single spam call since.
psue -sunshine and warmth on snow can cause real problems. It melts the snow in the pastures and turns it to ice, Then the horses have trouble getting at the grass. Dark I like less, I walk the stairs and the underground parking lot in the cold weather - better than nothing. Sorry about the earring backs and the stink bugs Yuck! No bugs in the condo so far.
Good for you cw and nacy. I've dodged SAD so far but sunshine is always good.
LL - I can sit on my balcony in the sun all wrapped up with a warm cuppa.
Margaret - I wouldn't mind a little of it, but 107 is way too much!!!
Hard to believe but this morning at 8:02 am I got a call to ask if I needed help placing myself or my husband. For the previous couple of hours I had been surfing the web looking at multiple level care facilities in Edmonton. I like to plan ahead. Doesn't hurt be prepared. Who knows with R having prostate cancer which recurred after the first treatment, though he is doing well down with hormone treatment. Also re his severe concussion, I think has affected his behaviour a little.
Anyway, you'll never guess who the call was from.
Yup - A Place for Mom!!!! How did they get my phone number????
This morning is #3 lost this week.
We have so many stink bugs looking for a refuge indoors lately that when my earring dropped out of my ear and onto my shoulder I nearly jumped out of my skin!
Cant a girl enjoy a quiet moment with a cup of coffee without a jolt of adrenaline?
Good thing all my jewelry is crap.
Here, it’s rain and occasionally, ice. And it’s DARK. That’s the whine-worthy part.
I’m with Golden and Cw, I’ll stay indoors as much as I can. My cold tolerance has declined over the years. I do have a treadmill for exercise. So far this winter I’ve walked by it several times and said “hi”, usually on the way to the kitchen.
Like this one Golden:
"R called a service number regarding something and was asked his phone number. He gave it and she said. "That's not what I have". He asked what she number she had for him. She said "1 800..." and he broke in and said "That's your number". Silence for a while then, "Oh!"
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I was calling the City, after several official government agencies denied having jurisdiction over the issue. The City referred me to a number for help. It was the membership organization that I am a member of who directed me to call the agencies responsible.
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I pay my phone bill by phone. Today, the automated system said to call during business hours. If I did that, payment would be late on Monday.
I called back, and my payment was accepted.
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So, I am going to count every little positive thing happening in my world.
1. Phone bill got paid.
2. Netflix cancelled my account and will refund the 3 mos. billed in error.
3. Saw the ophthalmologist who removed the tiny things on my inner eyelid,
after living with the irritation for a year. It was his idea, and is taken care of now.
4. There is no snow making my life even more challenging.
Yay!
Ana it must be awesome living out in the bush (if I am right about your home.) There are always lots of thing to do inside. As kids we used to go out and make snow angels. I'd like to do that again as long as there was something near to grab onto to get up. The birds are fortunate to have you cater for them.
nacy - it's like jumping to cold water. All at once. I don't like being out in the cold either. Wrap up warm now.
cw - "if we didn't have to drive in it or shovel it and we could just stay home when the temperature dips too low" That's me! Shop online, get it delivered, have someone to drive you or get an uber when you need to go out. Shovelling is done by someone else. Is it time for you to start looking for an easier living situation?
“Hey, stop looking at me like that! OK OK, I’ll bring out bird seed! Don’t you dare perch over my clean car!”
I had a couple of whines a couple of days ago and have forgotten them. The blessings of getting older lol I guess they weren't that important.
I have just remembered one which illustrates to me the state of "service" pretty well everywhere. When I dropped into the drs office and found out there was a new dr I could see I asked for an appointment. She said drop in any time next week, you don't need one; I thought that was a bit strange but I followed instructions and dropped in Monday only to be told I had to have an appointment! OK Got it!
R called a service number regarding something and was asked his phone number. He gave it and she said. "That's not what I have". He asked what she number she had for him. She said "1 800..." and he broke in and said "That's your number". Silence for a while then, "Oh!"