I probably peaked at 16 or 17 but that is way too depressing so I'll pretend it isn't so.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Feb 04, 2005 6:39:26 am PST #3971 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Feb 04, 2005 6:40:56 am PST #3972 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crap, brenda.
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2005 6:41:15 am PST #3973 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah, shoulda been clearer -- by "mall jeweler" I mean the big chains, not the physical location per se. The two I trust are in strip malls, but then, in NC, everything is in a strip mall.
Oh, believe me, I understood! I actually clarified out of habit: whenever I recommend this place to people, I make sure to specify that, while it's physical location is in a mall, it's most certainly not a mall jeweler. (The mall in question is weird and upscale, but it does contain many shops I like. Also, it's mentioned in Say Anything, and is thus Lloyd Dobbler approved.)
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 6:41:37 am PST #3974 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am pretty naive about jewelry, though.
Me too.
I have a question: Years ago I knew a woman who had a bunch of jewelry that she said had been appraised for $15,000. So she went to a jewler to try to sell it and was only offered $1,000. Unrelated to that, here in Chicago we have a place that advertises their low-cost jewelry (they "cut out the middleman" or have their jewelry "baked by elves" or something) - they guarantee that all jewely you buy from them "will appraise for at least doubel" what you paid for it.
So my question is, is this jewelry appraisal thing a big scam?
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 6:42:43 am PST #3975 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This happened right outside my building.
Ugh. I saw that on the news this morning. The bastard's still loose, too....
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2005 6:47:45 am PST #3976 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
So my question is, is this jewelry appraisal thing a big scam?
Depends on who's doing it. You'll almost never get appraisal value when reselling, and it's more useful for things like insurance than anything else, to get a ballpark for replacement. I see people trying to sell things for close to the appraisal on craigslist, and just have to say, "Honey, no!" because what they want is usually double what a similar item will go for at market value.
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2005 6:47:51 am PST #3977 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Damn, brenda. That's --- people are crazy. I hope they get him soon.
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2005 6:50:56 am PST #3978 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Brenda, that's creepy and scary.
-t - Feb 04, 2005 7:14:30 am PST #3979 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Definitely glad you weren't there, brenda. Yikes.
Gus - Feb 04, 2005 7:20:28 am PST #3980 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Yikes, Brenda. So sad, that a guy should make it 51 years only to get zotzed over cabfare.
When I was 19 I was 6' 3" and 140 lbs. People were concerned for my health.
Tommyrot was me. Nineteen and skeletal. In my case, clumsy as hell, on top of it all.