Something About Nothing............ #14

[macraven]

Holy Cow pumpkin!

What a mess you had to deal with!!

Hope all is good now.

 

[schumigirl]

It's thirsty Thursday

I'll probably need a beverage of some sort tonight lol. I was vvery rudely awaken (the best sleep I was having in weeks - thanks peri-menopause cr@p) by loud banging noises right under our bedroom. Upon grumbling, and wanting to tear ds a new one for being so flipping noisy...low and behold...I finally clued in half way down the hallway as to why. The hot water tank broke (probably after dh's morning shower) and found dh and ds already disconnecting the old tank...on the phone getting a new one from their plumbing division I am very blessed that dh and now ds are quite handy and can switch it out by themselves. Dh was receiving calls from some of the employees asking if he wanted or needed a hand getting things started. One sounded surprised that dh could actually handle the job I told him that it didn't sound like he had alot of confidence in your skill set as a plumber .

Everything is moved, water is mostly cleaned up, and the things that got wet are now drying up. We have fans set up to help circulate the air around. Ds went to get up to go to the bathroom at 5:30 ( Dh was already at work - he gets up WAY to early for me) and found some of the carpet in his room was wet . Good thing I had cleaned and organized the laundry/storage room a few weeks back or it would NOT have been as easy to clean up. Sigh. WE knew it was only going to be a matter of time.


It really was! And yes...it was incredibly small.

I hope you enjoyed your walk. I know your already home. What a great way to get to walk - along the beach I love walking along the beach!

YUM...that is my favorite flavour.

I did a little happy dance for you when I read that!!!! I would be doing the same - watching and checking prices for drops in prices.

Well, I should shuffle some papers around. The stack is not very big today - so I will stretch it out - even though it is time sensitive. As long as they receive it before "X" hour I"m golden!

Have a great day everyone!

Oh heck, what a mess!

Still, at least you had no lasting damage, a clean up and drying things off is not too bad! Glad your men know what they`re doing with plumbing jobs.

Today we didn`t walk on the beach itself, we stayed on the promenade as it`s easier on my dodgy feet having all the one level and a solid surface. But, we do go on the sand when the tide has gone out as damp sand is easier to walk on than the soft stuff.

But, yes, we have always loved living beside a beach on whichever coast we have lived on.

Hope your day goes quickly......





Well, we did demolish everything tonight. Nothing left to pop in the trash except some salad and potato salad. Marinade for the chicken skewers was gorgeous, I thought I had used too much honey, but it was just right.

Chatted to one of my brothers earlier, hadn`t caught up with him in a few weeks, always good to catch up.

Time for a pot of tea and some madeira cake with butter.

Might have a Thirsty Thursday moment later and have a small gin with something nice.......

 

[Charade67]

Guess how my day is going.
Dh texted and said we got a letter from the IRS reminding us that we owed them money. Um…..I paid that back in March. Yay, I get to deal with the IRS when I get home.

 

[macraven]

IRS always lags behind…
They will eventually find what you sent in two months back

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Guess how my day is going.

ugh!!!

 

[Charade67]

I'm on hold for the IRS right now.

 

[Charade67]

Still on hold.

 

[macraven]

Still waiting Charade?

 

[Charade67]

On hold for 1.5 hours. Finally got a human. Got disconnected. I want to scream. I'm back on hold again.

My sister says that Mom might be released today. They want her to go for physical rehab, but Mom is refusing to go. I'm not sure how much more my sister is going to be able to handle on her own.

Isn`t Concorde tiny!! First time we saw it we were amazed just how small it really was. Of course we were used to seeing much larger planes, but even so. There`s one on display up at Manchester Airport where we fly from and folks that work there say the same thing.....everybody seeing it for the first time can`t believe how small it is. Horrible ending for such a feat of Engineering.

I always assumed it was a huge plane. I've only seen them on TV though.

Thus, a dad weekend. And we are not doing much, given DH has to be that good son, regardless of the day. Did pick him up two tools he could use, the one I thought he could really use, as that one he has of it, has never worked right. The other, thought he’d like using it. I think the kids got him candy he likes.

I have no idea what we are doing on Sunday. DH left today to go to Charlotte for. Kid Rock concert.

The hot water tank broke (probably after dh's morning shower) and found dh and ds already disconnecting the old tank...on the phone getting a new one from their plumbing division

Yikes. What a mess. You are so fortunate to have a husband who knows about plumbing. We had to hire someone for ours.

Just saw that I have a new message from my sister. Hopefully good news.

 

[keishashadow]

y and can switch it out by themselves

That’s a real help there for sure! They are so heavy, a real bear to change out. In our county u must have a special registered plumber do the job and also install an additional over flow tank I assume it’s a safety factor some smart person decided was essential. all I know is the price basically doubles lol

 

[Pumpkin1172]

On hold for 1.5 hours. Finally got a human. Got disconnected. I want to scream. I'm back on hold again.

Holy Moly!!!!! I would be like you and want to get to the bottom of it. I hope it gets sorted soon!

I also hope you get good news about your mom.

That’s a real help there for sure! They are so heavy, a real bear to change out. In our county u must have a special registered plumber do the job and also install an additional over flow tank I assume it’s a safety factor some smart person decided was essential. all I know is the price basically doubles lol

They are definitely heavy! There are no overflow tanks here. But there does need to be a drain in the floor. Unfortunately since our home is 50 yrs old, it was not constructed like the new homes where the drain is in the same room...unlike our home where our furnace and hot water tank are in a spot no-where near that .

When I got home, dh had disbatched one of their plumbers to come hook it up for us. At least I didn't have to hear him swearing and cussing to get it all hooked up again. That's the bonus of being the commercial manager and schedules their guys as needed

Quiet night here. No walk tonight. I just need a night to sit. Dh went to bed, since he was up extra early to try to get caught up at work, so it's just me enjoying the evening.

I'll leave a light on for anyone wander is who is having trouble counting sheep, and for our early risers across the pond. Time to find something to watch...might see what's on Disney+ tonight

 

[macraven]

Many thanks for leaving the light on !!
You are a great homie for doing that

I dread stumbling in the dark

I’m here early tonight as it’s only about 11:30 now…

I need to round my cats up and put them in separate rooms
They have been fussing at each other and once I go to bed, do not want to be woken up due to a cat fight

 

[Charade67]

I stayed on hold for another hour and a half. I finally gave up and went to dinner. I’ll try again in the morning.
I wasted so much time today so I decided to take the rest of the day off from schoolwork and start over tomorrow.

 

[macraven]

Maybe you will get lucky if you call them early morning tomorrow.

Might be a shorter wait to reach them

Crossing my fingers and toes you can connect with them with very little wait

 

[Lynne G]

Ugh I hate waiting on the phone. Hope you get a live person soon this morning, Charade. And hope good news about your mom.

Pumpkin, ick. I think ours needs replacing one of these days. When we replaced it years ago, I had to buy more pipe, as the one bought was taller, and holds a bit more water. Thankfully, my brothers both know how to secure gas and water pipes. That was a wet mess, when we had to remove it. Thankfully, it was just starting to fail, so our wet vacuum helped with the water that did flood part of the floor. Like you, it sits next to our heater, as our home is also from the early 50’s, and have no basement, so there’s just an area in the lowest level, where my laundry is also. When I need replacing, I’ll give a call out to my brothers again. My DH is not very handy around the house.

Ah yes, cats fight in the middle of the night. Hope they were separate last night Mac. We had a neighbor that let their cats roam free. I’m not fond of that. But in the middle of the summer, there must be other cats that come around, so I’ve been known to open the window up high, and dump a bucket of water on cats fighting next to our house in the wee hours. Thankfully, I think that neighbor moved, as have not seen cats around lately. I also hated in the winter, as one time, I did see a cat come out of my car’s engine area, as I came around my car to leave in that wee, dark hour. Scared the crap out of me, for a minute, because I was like what was that. But then after that, I was noisy as I came near the car for awhile. Why I am not fond of letting cats free to roam in the the neighborhood.

But ah yes, a holiday bonus time off for me, as thought why not? Longer weekend for one day taken off? Check.

Thus, a most lazy Friday for me. DH just left with some waffles and bacon. Was in the mood for waffles, so easy to make, and oven fried bacon, not too bad, the kitchen was not that warm. Just a little warmer, as fine, because house feels almost too cool otherwise. So I’m full, and purposely made two packs of bacon, and have 6 waffles leftover, with some bacon. They waffles can be popped in the toaster if the kids want warmer waffles to eat much later this morning. I can see little one not having a waffle, and makes a BLT sandwich, as we have the bread she likes, and always seem to have tomatoes and lettuce around. No need for mayo. She and I like it dry. Well, all have been cleaned, and food been put away. Time for more tea, as had to refill the teapot, as DH is such not a coffee snob, he used my hot water to make his instant coffee. I don’t like that coffee, but I am enjoying the tea bags i have. Bought a nice what it called breakfast tea. It’s a bit stronger than some of the other teas I’ve used, but it’s very tasty. So I can see me buying it again. There’s a tea shop that opened in the huge mall. Got it there. I can be a tea snob at times.

And so, a very quiet house for me. DH has left, and older one won’t be up to be ready for work until 3 or so more hours. And I went to bed around 1 am last night. I swear I heard little one chatting away with her online friends. I was tired, I have no idea when she went to bed. She asked me what I wanted to do today, as she’s not working yet. Um, do have some bills to pay, and we should get there before 5 pm, so the payments post as paid today. So hoping we leave not much after older one does. We shall see. If I am in the bored feeling, as all early morning viewing is usually repeats and crappy infomercials. I will go out and do those payments before she is ready. But I usually find something to watch and have as background noise, as I putter around, now checking on the wash.

So, a most fabulous Friday homies. Do it, give a little Friday feeling dance. The weekend will be commencing shortly. So this:



Yep. Woot! Yay!

 

[schumigirl]

On hold for 1.5 hours. Finally got a human. Got disconnected. I want to scream. I'm back on hold again.

My sister says that Mom might be released today. They want her to go for physical rehab, but Mom is refusing to go. I'm not sure how much more my sister is going to be able to handle on her own.


I always assumed it was a huge plane. I've only seen them on TV though.

I have no idea what we are doing on Sunday. DH left today to go to Charlotte for. Kid Rock concert.


Yikes. What a mess. You are so fortunate to have a husband who knows about plumbing. We had to hire someone for ours.

Just saw that I have a new message from my sister. Hopefully good news.

Hope you got some good news about your mum Charade, has to be a huge worry for you.

And yes, hope you get the IRS sorted out, it`s crazy the lenght of time some places have you on hold.

We were so impressed with Netflix yesterday, Tom had to call them as they had changed us having access on 4 tv`s or devices I think, they replied in about 15 seconds and resolved the issue instantly. Big difference from some other companies we`ve had to call.

Many thanks for leaving the light on !!
You are a great homie for doing that

I dread stumbling in the dark

I’m here early tonight as it’s only about 11:30 now…

I need to round my cats up and put them in separate rooms
They have been fussing at each other and once I go to bed, do not want to be woken up due to a cat fight

Oh goodness, no....it`s bad enough being woken from any sleep, but for cats fighting......I`d be annoyed! No matter how cute they are........

We don`t really get dark now.....Kyle is annoyed as he can`t get out with the telescope till at least late July........Hope you got a good sleep!






We`ve had such a lovely morning with friends. Went out very early for our walk.....it was hot but cloudy and a little breezy which was lovely while walking. I think we did just over 7 miles in the end......we drank gallons of water I have to say.......

Then one decided we hadn`t had lunch out for a while, so we stopped in to one of the lovely pubs along the front, think we were some of the first ones in there at around 11.30. But, it soon got busy. Lunch was very good and one of these particular friends is one of the funniest folks on the planet, so we laughed a lot.

Won`t need much for dinner tonight. Will make some shrimp lettuce wraps I think, light but just enough.

Tomorrow night we`re out for dinner, mostly for Father`s Day. Some of the dad`s and sons are all going quad biking on Sunday so dinner out on Saturday worked out better. Looking forward to it.

Having some lovely tea and marshmallows one of my friends makes from scratch......diet postponed again!

Hap-Hap-Happy Friday




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[keishashadow]

Morning all, still feels might humid here despite forecast saying otherwise. Think we are going to have a nice break for a few days from the 90 degree heat tho.

have been sitting at ipad screen nearly every morning for a month, hitting refresh in attempt to book a reservation for next year’s DVC stay over 4th of July. Well, booking one 11 months ahead of time, then slowly modifying it via extending & cancelling a date to confirm to the max 7 night reservation rule. It’s what the cool kids call ‘walking’ here I have a few other choice words in mind.

Bizarre hoops, to say the least. Could still mess it up or have somebody else poach it out from under me. something to keep me on my toes for 6 weeks each AM lol

That's the bonus of being the commercial manager and schedules their guys as needed

Nice!

I need to round my cats up and put them in separate rooms
They have been fussing at each other and once I go to bed, do not want to be woken up due to a cat fight

I feel you but, remove cats & insert kids lol

I did see a cat come out of my car’s engine area, as I came around my car to leave in that wee, dark hour

It’s been awhile since we had to pop the various hoods before starting engines on cold days. We had a possum once that stood it’s ground hissed at me …who needs coffee after that? hideous, ill-tempered creatures.

Was in the mood for waffles, so easy to make, and oven fried bacon, not too bad, the kitchen was not that warm.

Hmm, tempting. haven’t had in ages. Oldest DS finally back from months in ATL is coming ‘round for breakfast or lunch (haven’t decided yet) later & to flop in the pool before her softball game. I was thinking making my version of egg McMuffins if i can find Canadian bacon when i do head out soon. Figured less heat involved in kitchen there.

 

[Charade67]

Day 2 of dealing with the IRS. I'm on hold again. Surprise. I called right when they opened at 8:00. was on hold for almost 15 minutes and the call disconnected. I called back and got a message that due to high call volume they couldn't take my call, so I should try again later. It took 2 more attempts, but I am finally back in the hold queue. The automated system said that had time was 30-60 minutes. The most annoying thing is that each time I call back I have to go through all the prompts again.

This morning the cat woke me up at 5:00. I decided to get up and take a couple of the quizzes for this week. The first one I got 25/25. I didn't do so well on the second. I actually ran out of time. Fortunately for this class we have multiple attempts for the quizzes. I took it again and got 44/45. I'm happy with that.

DH just left with some waffles and bacon.

I'm thinking of making waffles if I ever get finished with the IRS. I don't have any bacon though.

have been sitting at ipad screen nearly every morning for a month, hitting refresh in attempt to book a reservation for next year’s DVC stay over 4th of July. Well, booking one 11 months ahead of time, then slowly modifying it via extending & cancelling a date to confirm to the max 7 night reservation rule. It’s what the cool kids call ‘walking’ here I have a few other choice words in mind.

Hope you are able to get the reservation you want. I wasn't to start booking our Disneyland trip, but it is too soon.


Today is Mom's 89th birthday. She is supposed to be getting discharged from the hospital today. I just hope someone can talk her into getting the rehab that she needs.

 

[schumigirl]

Morning all, still feels might humid here despite forecast saying otherwise. Think we are going to have a nice break for a few days from the 90 degree heat tho.

have been sitting at ipad screen nearly every morning for a month, hitting refresh in attempt to book a reservation for next year’s DVC stay over 4th of July. Well, booking one 11 months ahead of time, then slowly modifying it via extending & cancelling a date to confirm to the max 7 night reservation rule. It’s what the cool kids call ‘walking’ here I have a few other choice words in mind.

Bizarre hoops, to say the least. Could still mess it up or have somebody else poach it out from under me. something to keep me on my toes for 6 weeks each AM lol

Nice!

I feel you but, remove cats & insert kids lol

It’s been awhile since we had to pop the various hoods before starting engines on cold days. We had a possum once that stood it’s ground hissed at me …who needs coffee after that? hideous, ill-tempered creatures.

Hmm, tempting. haven’t had in ages. Oldest DS finally back from months in ATL is coming ‘round for breakfast or lunch (haven’t decided yet) later & to flop in the pool before her softball game. I was thinking making my version of egg McMuffins if i can find Canadian bacon when i do head out soon. Figured less heat involved in kitchen there.

We have 90F today........wooooohooooooo......yes, I`m bragging......lol.......it`s dull though now, so wondering if we`re going to get a thunder and lightning session, it is humid!

Good luck with the booking!! That takes patience........

Day 2 of dealing with the IRS. I'm on hold again. Surprise. I called right when they opened at 8:00. was on hold for almost 15 minutes and the call disconnected. I called back and got a message that due to high call volume they couldn't take my call, so I should try again later. It took 2 more attempts, but I am finally back in the hold queue. The automated system said that had time was 30-60 minutes. The most annoying thing is that each time I call back I have to go through all the prompts again.

This morning the cat woke me up at 5:00. I decided to get up and take a couple of the quizzes for this week. The first one I got 25/25. I didn't do so well on the second. I actually ran out of time. Fortunately for this class we have multiple attempts for the quizzes. I took it again and got 44/45. I'm happy with that.


I'm thinking of making waffles if I ever get finished with the IRS. I don't have any bacon though.

Hope you are able to get the reservation you want. I wasn't to start booking our Disneyland trip, but it is too soon.


Today is Mom's 89th birthday. She is supposed to be getting discharged from the hospital today. I just hope someone can talk her into getting the rehab that she needs.

Happy Birthday to your mum........yes, sounds like she does need a rehab centre.

Well done on the quiz.

We have bacon, but waffles aren`t a thing in this house, unless it`s with fried chicken and maple syrup!

 

[Charade67]

On hold for over an hour..........