This proves that anything can be made better if you just spend $1,000.
The corollary to that is the mantra I keep repeating everytime I'm afraid I will kill someone about still not having my car. "If it can be fixed with money, it's not that bad."
Buffy: Dancing with you is way better than trying to hook up with some good-looking guy. Xander: I think I liked it more when you were kicking me in my puffy groin.
'Get It Done'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Stephanie - Nov 14, 2007 9:58:21 am PST #2299 of 10001
Trust my rage
Daisy Jane - Nov 14, 2007 10:15:07 am PST #2300 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yay new water heater, Robin! And I'm glad you've now made it through your first homeowner's emergency with no worse consequences than, well, a new water heater.
This, Robin!
GC, that's an awful story. Christ people can be awful.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 14, 2007 10:16:05 am PST #2301 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yay! This proves that anything can be made better if you just spend $1,000.
This is definitely my homeowning credo. (looks askance at savings account)
sarameg - Nov 14, 2007 10:43:21 am PST #2302 of 10001
OK, I need to get the ok to release everything in the next 20 minutes so I can get out of here and get a much needed haircut. Move, people,MOVE!
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2007 10:43:59 am PST #2303 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Having read the MySpace article, I am saddened and horrified. Not just grownups, but friends of the family. Makes me shiver.
Vortex - Nov 14, 2007 10:46:46 am PST #2304 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I don't even know what to say about the myspace article. It would be horrible even if the girl hadn't committed suicide. And the worst part is that the other family kept lying and didn't confess to what they did. The parents would never know if it hadn't been for that one brave girl who came forward.
Jessica - Nov 14, 2007 10:49:02 am PST #2305 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Daisy Jane - Nov 14, 2007 10:50:42 am PST #2306 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
It's that pack mentality, pick on the weakest aspect that creeps me the hell out. I expect it from kids, but would hope most adults would know better or at least save it for the weaker adults.
And yeah the asshole parents seem to be in complete denial about the depths of their assholery. Sending a condolence letter!?!?! Asses.
Ginger - Nov 14, 2007 10:50:50 am PST #2307 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Tomorrow he'll install a brand new water heater.
Make sure it's Energy Star qualified.
t Reflex. I've made a living telling people that for many years
The liners of water heaters only last so long. I replaced mine at the 10-year mark to get an energy-efficient model and to avoid the flood, which I've had before. Then there was the time something happened to the pressure regulation and the water heater filled my house with steam. Homeownership is so fun.
Sorry about the house baptism, Robin.
Susan W. - Nov 14, 2007 10:50:51 am PST #2308 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Ded from cute!