Every move, I tell myself, this time we're not going to rent the cheapest POS truck we can get and do it ourselves. And yet that's exactly what happens every time.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Gudanov - Apr 16, 2009 12:35:59 pm PDT #15535 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
sarameg - Apr 16, 2009 12:42:14 pm PDT #15536 of 30000
Have settlement docs. Woah.
Cashmere - Apr 16, 2009 12:52:12 pm PDT #15537 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ah, that so reminds me of when I went shopping for my first new car. We were still living in Nashville and it was for a Jeep, the combination of which caused the salesguy to continually ignore me in favor of speaking to Lewis despite the fact that Lewis kept saying, "The car's for her-- seriously dude, she's the one buying it and if you don't want to lose the commission, you'd better start speaking to her."
Dad went car shopping with Mom once. My mother purchased every car our family ever drove. The salesman kept talking to dad when he finally looked at my mom and said, "Deloris, I'm going across the street to have a beer. Come and get me when you're ready to sign the papers."
When dad came back to sign the papers with mom the salesman told him he knew why dad let mom buy the cars. Dad just smirked.
I just called in the sushi order for dinner. So hungry.
Typo Boy - Apr 16, 2009 1:25:57 pm PDT #15538 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Back when I was a kid, my parents bought a Toyota. Since my Dad was a tough bargainer, the Salesman turned to my Mom and said: "you really love this car don't you. Isn't it worth what I'm asking". My Mom replied: "Actually I was thinking you are being too stubborn on the price, and that maybe we should go over to the Dotson dealer".
Lee - Apr 16, 2009 1:30:58 pm PDT #15539 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
When my parents were getting ready to move to AZ, my mother (who had done all the banking for the family for 30+ years) was told by BofA that she couldn't close the account, because only my father's signature was on file. My mother pointed out that the account was first opened in 1962, and the bank paperwork didn't have a space for her signature at the time.
Things did not go smoothly.
Sheryl - Apr 16, 2009 1:41:14 pm PDT #15540 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday ND!
Hil R. - Apr 16, 2009 1:49:12 pm PDT #15541 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Happy Birthday, ND!
sarameg - Apr 16, 2009 1:50:26 pm PDT #15542 of 30000
So I learned something new (or that I just forgot): the big fat check? I write it to me. Huh.
I think I'm not going to pack or do anything useful tonight.
Jesse - Apr 16, 2009 1:51:33 pm PDT #15543 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, when I was in high school or so, I noticed that my mother had a Filene's charge card that said Mrs. [My Father's Name], which is so very not my mother, I don't even know. She told me that was all she could get at the time she opened the account, even though my father was in school and she was supporting both of them! I made her get a new card.
sarameg - Apr 16, 2009 1:56:24 pm PDT #15544 of 30000
Somewhere, somewhen, they wouldn't put my mother on the bank account. So she just signed his name.
Back in the days when we had to deposit the paychecks manually, she always signed his name because he always forgot.
Dad's gotten more involved, but my mom is still the main household accountant.
My mother, the forger.