8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 12

[Diznyfan68]

Good Morning Crew!

Well, I am packed and ready to go. Just waiting for my Mom to get here so we can head off to EWR. Flight is so far on time and according to Liz, the weather looks great. It was nearly impossible to get out of the office yeaterday. Needless to say I will be screening call.

I am not taking the computer. So, have a good week. Be safe. I'll ketchup Sun/Mon.

Happy Birhtday to those ofyou celebrating this week.

XOXO

Bye Kathy - safe travels!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Just wanted to show you guys what I finished for dd's school. They are having a Fine Art Night tonight and they had school chairs that you could take and decorate for the "Chair-ity" Auction. The theme was storybooks.

Very nice!

 

[jonesing]

Good morning! Heading into work. Sunny skies, temp in the mid 50s today but supposed to drop to mid 30s tonight with a chance of rain or SN*W!

 

[tom31b]

Originally Posted by sk8ingmom
I'll be right there with ya MR.

DH hates to dance. DH never dances.
I LOVE dancing and I'm really looking forward to having friends to go dancing with.

Me too! The last wedding we went to DH danced with me once! It was a co-workers wedding so I was at a table with my boss and his partner, my co-workers boss and some other people she knew through working. Anyway, my bosses partner is also a child of the 80's and we had so much fun dancing! He actually was tossing me around so much I thought I was going to get sick.

So the swabbie who dances gets all the wenches?

 

[jonesing]

So the PO was supposed to be open until 10:30pm last night for getting tax returns in..."SUPPOSED TO BE"!!!

I would have mailed them after work but I found a 1099-B from DW's stock sale So I had to go home and redo the paperwork--didn't really matter because it didn't change the outcome But I waited until after my swimming lesson...

So by the time I get downtown--for that was the only PO open--the troubles began: a BUNCH of people milling about because the post office is CLOSED!!!! So there's about 20-30 cars doing slow drive bys and and bunch more people on foot wandering around like zombies trying to figure out what to do!?!? In Philly they had postal employees standing in the middle of the road with mail bins....here, the lights are on but apparently NOBODY is home!?! You couldn't even go into the mailbox lobby. One guy had to get postage for his stuff but if you can't get inside the building I think he was SOL!

So a few of us made an executive decision and just put our stuff in the collection box under the assumption that there's someone inside the building waiting to come out and get the mail. But of course being a I kinda mitigated all that: NM--snits that they are--decided to NOT follow the rest of the country and kept the filing date as April 16! So on Monday I went by the PO and used the automated postage machine to buy postage for a fake letter The "meter" strips the machine prints has a date on it! And that date says Apr 16, 2007

Off to work! TTL!

 

[tom31b]

I thought quoting non-pirate songs/movies was a hangable offense?

Regardless, quoting that song requires punishment

 

[jonesing]

So the news was talking about TurboTax having a MELTDOWN because they got DOUBLE the amount of e-filers from last year!

Electronic Filing Delays and Status

Update, 6:30am, April 18: Outstanding issues with our servers have been resolved and we are currently processing all customers' returns and requests for status checks at a normal rate. As we mentioned earlier, we are working with the IRS this morning to ensure that returns will be considered as timely filed even if transmitted to us past midnight.

We encourage customers to continue trying to e-file; if you have been unable to successfully transmit, please try again.

​

Looks like IRS is being rather forgiving about the filing deadline. A couple of people said they got tired of waiting to get through so they schleped down to the post office.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Regardless, quoting that song requires punishment

Don't you think it is punishment enough that I remember that song?

 

[tom31b]

Don't you think it is punishment enough that I remember that song?

Bad enough remembering the song, but being able to quote lyrics.....

Maybe we should just take you out of your misery?

 

[PMDR59]

So the news was talking about TurboTax having a MELTDOWN because they got DOUBLE the amount of e-filers from last year!

Electronic Filing Delays and Status

Update, 6:30am, April 18: Outstanding issues with our servers have been resolved and we are currently processing all customers' returns and requests for status checks at a normal rate. As we mentioned earlier, we are working with the IRS this morning to ensure that returns will be considered as timely filed even if transmitted to us past midnight.

We encourage customers to continue trying to e-file; if you have been unable to successfully transmit, please try again.

​

Looks like IRS is being rather forgiving about the filing deadline. A couple of people said they got tired of waiting to get through so they schleped down to the post office.

Another reason why I avoid the last minute madness. As soon as we get all our paper work in early Feb we are DONE. We always get a refund so there is no reason to wait. I guess if I owed I'd put it off to the last minute.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Another reason why I avoid the last minute madness. As soon as we get all our paper work in early Feb we are DONE. We always get a refund so there is no reason to wait. I guess if I owed I'd put it off to the last minute.

I agree. While I feel bad for those affected, I am seeing people online complaining to the IRS when the government had no role in this. These people waiting until the last minute and relied on a private company to be responsible. The IRS should charge late fees for every return received after midnight and then Intuit should agree to pay the late fees.

 

[lbgraves]

So the news was talking about TurboTax having a MELTDOWN because they got DOUBLE the amount of e-filers from last year!

Electronic Filing Delays and Status

Update, 6:30am, April 18: Outstanding issues with our servers have been resolved and we are currently processing all customers' returns and requests for status checks at a normal rate. As we mentioned earlier, we are working with the IRS this morning to ensure that returns will be considered as timely filed even if transmitted to us past midnight.

We encourage customers to continue trying to e-file; if you have been unable to successfully transmit, please try again.

​

Looks like IRS is being rather forgiving about the filing deadline. A couple of people said they got tired of waiting to get through so they schleped down to the post office.

The IRS has granted a six month extension for students, faculty, staff at VT, along with their families.

 

[Grandma x3]

Happy Birthday Jim

From me too, Happy, Happy Jim!!!!

 

[Grandma x3]

Good Morning Everyone!

Cool & cloudy day here - a good day to do indoor stuff. Although, must take dogs out for exercise. I think DGS Matt & I will take them for a walk on the strand.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Chris

 

[micmse2003]

its egregious

I love seeing my picture in your home ...LOL

Yes I get to see your handsome face every morning!!!

Is it really possible?

Next week's forecast has us going up into the mid to upper 70's all week...................

Don't believe them Andy. The weathermen lie. They just changed forecast from the 70's to the low 60's.

Good Morning Crew!

Well, I am packed and ready to go. Just waiting for my Mom to get here so we can head off to EWR. Flight is so far on time and according to Liz, the weather looks great. It was nearly impossible to get out of the office yeaterday. Needless to say I will be screening call.

I am not taking the computer. So, have a good week. Be safe. I'll ketchup Sun/Mon.

Happy Birhtday to those ofyou celebrating this week.

XOXO

Have a great trip!!!

Good Morning Everyone!

Nice poster!

I have to admit, when we were in WDW last week we took a movie poster off one of the Disney Buses. We did ask the bus driver so it wasn't stealing. We borowed it. It's the poster of all the 4 main characters.

Hope everyone is well!

Just one question. Why is the poster on your patio window?

The reason being My DH has to build a back light frame for it. My favorite is Johhny Depp but Orlando Bloom poster would not be thrown out!!!

Just wanted to show you guys what I finished for dd's school. They are having a Fine Art Night tonight and they had school chairs that you could take and decorate for the "Chair-ity" Auction. The theme was storybooks.

What a great job.

 

[goofyforlife]

I used taxact.com to file my federal and state returns...

Free for federal....Only $12.95 for MD state

Well i hit send on Sunday Night.....

Got my acknowledgements on Monday from Feds... (Return should hit my bank account on 27th)

State was acknowledged yesterday.

Today i go to the bank to deposit a couple small checks...

GO to look at my balance afterwards and OMG there like a ton of extra money (ok not a ton but...)

Then i had to go online once i got back here and it looks like i just got my State return...

Woo hoo (not that it's not spent already)

This is the same state creeps who take two months to return your money if you do a paper return....

Guess i'm doing electronic from now on...

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

..downriverm., i'll bet your chair will bring in the higest
bids!....do you ever paint tolle [sp.] style? ....[ my dear sweet mis,
, is actually very accomplished..she made lids for my
wife's collection of longerberger baskets..and painted country scenes
on top...

ha..reading jonesing 's postal diffculties, reminded me..of the elvis
stamp..it was released on new year but our post office still had
the year before markings...so all the ones i brought has the wrong
year... , which is appropirate since iam always late..

......well shimmin my timbers...who da thought, wenches like dancing?
, that places me in thee middle,
(with permission, of course!)


though its been "years"...i am experienced, jimix h. style, & all!


* it was the way i used to keep in shape, cutting a rug x several hours
wasn't easy thing to do.........slow dancing was rest time...except when
a few discovered my hiding places..for candy [chocolate bars.. ]

......i used to "encompass" magic tricks and role playing..into the dance
moves..once upon a time, adding a "royal presentation"...."we", cleared
the dance floor. [colorado springs...odessy ]. after awhile, it became
apparent alot ladies..did not dance...so being a good in
nature, [ ] i worked on developing a dance where the lead...
included, "working" the partner in her moves....so she would look good!
* i didn't think dancing by oneself was the objective...
instead...i really saw it as an "aaa~rgh" to meet !
those were sumptin days!


here's some interesting reading.."not by me"...., on advice how to
make your "woman" happy.....& it isn't very diffcult...

he only needs to be:

1.a friend, 2. a companion 3. a lover 4. a brother. 5. a father 6. a master
7. a chef. 8. an electrician 9. a carpenter. 10. a plumber 11. a mechanic
12. a decorator. 13. a stylist 14. a sexologist. 15. a gynecologist.
16. a psychologist 17. a pest exterminator. 18. a psychiatrist 19. a healer
20. a good listner 21. an organizer. 22. funny. 23. very clean 24. sympathic
25. athletic 26. warm 27. attentive 28. gallant. 29. intelligent
30. understanding 31. creative. 32. tender 33. strong . 34, courageous.
36. tolerant. 36. passionate. 37. ambitious 38. capable. 39. compassionate
40. determined. 42. dependable. 43. prudent...............

* without forgetting : 45. give her complimnets [regularly], 46. love
shopping. 47. be honest. 48. not stress her out. 50. not look at other
wenches..

and at the same time: a must also~~~ 51. give her lots of
attention [expecting lil' in return] 52. give her lots of time, esp, for
herself...{ remember the tip i gave about avoiding the room 1 hr.
before getting ready?}...53. give hewr lots of space < closet rference>

finally swabbies....54. never to forget * birthdays, anniversaries...
( i am guessing that would mean mud puddles for some of us... )
* any arrangments she makes ( dcl refernces swabbies!) .

woooohooters , i am letting the kitty out of the bag. hope you uneducated
swabbies taking notes... ,pssst not saying iam completely
accomplished in such matters...butty, "let's just say my wife knows "

because of me ing efforts. *its why she tolerated my porcupine
tendencies, cos of doing these lil'things for her.





**
oh, the experts added one more lil' section ..for wenches, no less.

..how to make us swabbies happy: 1. show up naked.
2. bring food.

soooooo true! ( at elast for me). me also think its the reasons why
mr rodgers is "jolley" , while flying so high?

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

GOOD EVENING

HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL

HAAPY BIRTHDAY FOR

Wednesday 4/18...
TO...Jim / DH GatheringNoMoss​

 

[Downrivermama]

Thanks everyone. I think it turned out well considering I waited to the last minute to do it! It took me longer to think what to do. Some people did do storybook theme. If I had known that I could of done POTC! One person did Spiderman. Oh well. Next time I'm not going to procrastinate!

..downriverm., i'll bet your chair will bring in the higest
bids!....do you ever paint tolle [sp.] style? ....[ my dear sweet mis,
, is actually very accomplished..she made lids for my
wife's collection of longerberger baskets..and painted country scenes
on top...

I've never tried tolle painting. I'm more of an artsy-craftsy type. It was a bit of decoupage and stenciling. I did do the lettering freehand, looking intently at a Peter Pan bookmark! LOL! We have one mom who paints nature scenes and displays her work at a local art gallery, she did faeries on 2 chairs and her's will bring in the most. They are gorgeous! A teacher also a very good artist did Cat in the Hat and it is really cute. When it comes to arts and crafts I dabble in just about everything. I also do stained glass, but haven't done it in many years. It is dirty to do, but I haven't given away my supplies for it yet.

Regardless, quoting that song requires punishment

Don't you think it is punishment enough that I remember that song?

Bad enough remembering the song, but being able to quote lyrics.....

Maybe we should just take you out of your misery?

I think some counseling may be in order.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

In the absense of our other Captain (Crash), I offer you pirates a mid-week diversion of get-ta-know-ya and ponderance:

How would you respond to the ten questions by Bernard Pivot that host James Lipton asks every guest on Inside the Actors Studio?

1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally]?
4. What turns you off?
5. What is your favorite curse word?
6. What sound or noise do you love?
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Be careful answering #5!

<CHUCKLES>​

Did I do it right?

1. What is your favorite word?
(2) THANK YOU
2. What is your least favorite word?
CAN'T
3. What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally]?
HONEST NICE PEOPLE
4. What turns you off?
ONEUPMANSHIP people trampling on people to get up the career ladder
5. What is your favorite curse word?
CANT POST HERE
6. What sound or noise do you love?
SOMEONE ANNYONE HAVING A LAUGH
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
DENTIST DRILL
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
PROFFESIONAL MICKEY MOUSE or TIGGER
9. What profession would you not like to do?
POLITICS
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

OK that was the test run, what do you wish to change, looks? Job? money?
Sex appeal? and go back a do it all again for more enjoyment.