Why couldn't they take the recycling too??
Maybe they did and gave it back.
Self employed peeps: Do you do W2, 1099 or Corp to corp? Why?
Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Zoe ,'Serenity'
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.
§ ita § - May 18, 2009 3:18:44 pm PDT #20061 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sean K - May 18, 2009 3:24:33 pm PDT #20062 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
What would you have done in that situation?
Oh HELL no.
Move
What Perkins said.
sarameg - May 18, 2009 3:26:51 pm PDT #20063 of 30000
What would you have done in that situation?
UM, picked it up and moved it so I could get in the door? (There's precedent. I caught a baby one at work....)
I need to go buy a new trashcan. This annoys me.
Cashmere - May 18, 2009 3:28:03 pm PDT #20064 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Wikipedia says the rat snake is famous for their climbing ability. No kidding! They're not poisonous and pretty helpful in keeping rats and mice in check but DAMN. I probably would have freaked out. But I've been less than five feet away from an Eastern Diamondback rattler once and thought it was pretty cool to see.
DH is deadly afraid of snakes.
-t - May 18, 2009 3:32:08 pm PDT #20065 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You aren't provided a trashcan by your waste disposal company, sarameg? I've gotten used to that.
Ginger - May 18, 2009 3:39:42 pm PDT #20066 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What would you have done in that situation?
Taken pictures. When we lived out in the country, we had at least one black snake living in the yard for some years. For some reason, the space between the electrical box and the wall in the wellhouse was perfect for skin shedding, so every couple of months we'd be startled by a new snake skin.
Here is an approximation of the phone conversation between me and my then husband, a police detective and veteran of many scary things.
Ex: "There's a snake in the yard. Should I kill it?"
Me: "What does it look like?"
Ex: "It's black. I think I should kill it."
Me: "It's black and not patterned?"
Ex: "It's black."
(More descriptions)
Me: "Don't kill the snake. It's a black snake."
Ex: "Are you sure it's okay?"
Me: "Don't kill the snake."
Ex: "Will the dogs be okay?" (The dogs weigh 60 and 75 pounds.)
Me: "It's not poisonous. It eats mice. Don't kill the snake."
Lather once, repeat.
Trudy Booth - May 18, 2009 4:22:11 pm PDT #20067 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
A friend back in western Arkansas had a surprise visitor at her back door -- a black rat snake. Pictures: [link]
What would you have done in that situation?
Gone in the front door.
Black Rat snakes are cool.
sarameg - May 18, 2009 4:27:57 pm PDT #20068 of 30000
I see them in the trees outside my office window from time to time. They are quite agile.
New trashcan purchased. (City does not provide cans. I think you even have to buy your own recycling bins from them if you want a yellow one. But they'll let you use a regular can too.) Along with a security cable and padlock. It's deterrent. Though if I see my can, I am totally stealing it back (I even put the house number on it and all! Assholes. Buy your own can, it's a mere $15!)
sarameg - May 18, 2009 4:36:03 pm PDT #20069 of 30000
Barb - May 18, 2009 4:42:30 pm PDT #20070 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
What would you have done in that situation?
Screamed like a little girl because seriously, oh HELL no, no, no.
Just... NO.
::sits in the corner and shudders violently::