I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.

Oz ,'Him'


Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


smonster - Jun 25, 2010 11:03:56 am PDT #23873 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

STILL ATTACHED.

More news as it happens.

Oh thank heavens... I want to retweet immediately. (kidding)

I've spent a good chunk of the day reading privilege-checking/intersectionality stuff and my head feels all swimmy. That plus Sady's post about feminist blogging... lots to ponder.

Also, sadly, not in my job description. All right, I've got an hour to turn this mess around.


erin_obscure - Jun 25, 2010 11:14:24 am PDT #23874 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Erin, you can filter your updates to exclude them and make that your default.

Already done that. The problem is that he immediately jumps on and responds to EVERYTHING i post which i find very irritating. I want him to not see *my* updates, which is slightly more difficult.


javachik - Jun 25, 2010 11:20:24 am PDT #23875 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

No, Erin, he means that you CAN choose who sees your updates, including the person you keep mentioning.

Privacy settings >>Profile Information>>Posts by me>>Custom>>click who you want to allow or block!


erin_obscure - Jun 25, 2010 11:21:29 am PDT #23876 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Oh! i finally figuring it out with the help file. Praise be! Woo hoo! (don't worry, i'm not blocking any of you, i like you people and value your input and opinions!)


Fred Pete - Jun 25, 2010 11:35:19 am PDT #23877 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

(And this batch of iced tea is very good.)

And very refreshing in truly hot weather.


erin_obscure - Jun 25, 2010 11:57:06 am PDT #23878 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

In annoying sewer news, i did manage to get the number of the plumber who worked on my place last time, who i liked and trusted and did great work. He's on a job right now but will swing by tonight or tomorrow, have a look at what's open, and then give me a call back with an estimate. Of course, having any new party get into the mess is pretty much guaranteed to cost more than the original folks just fixing their mistake, but after several phone conversations he's not coming down more on the price. I made it pretty clear that i'm upset with the lack of communication (e.g. "his people" cutting the line and turning off the water two days before notifying him or me....as i have discovered from my poor non-complaining cat sitters who have just been bringing bottled water with them and not using my bathroom. They thought i just hadn't warned them. Sheesh.) I kinda can't believe that anyone would turn off the water and NOT BOTHER notifying ANYONE. Even if they know i'm on vacation, that's still sort of a big deal. And i have people coming and going twice a day, so it's not like the place is abandoned.


Polter-Cow - Jun 25, 2010 12:25:30 pm PDT #23879 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Privacy settings >>Profile Information>>Posts by me>>Custom>>click who you want to allow or block!

Yep! This is a pretty great feature, especially when you're trying to organize a ninja game night without JZ seeing. Sadly, you can't change the privacy of a post once it's posted, so what's secret is secret FOREVER.


meara - Jun 25, 2010 12:31:30 pm PDT #23880 of 30000

Of course, having any new party get into the mess is pretty much guaranteed to cost more than the original folks just fixing their mistake, but after several phone conversations he's not coming down more on the price. I made it pretty clear that i'm upset with the lack of communication

Yeah, but...he CUT YOUR WATER LINE, and wants to CHARGE YOU FOR IT? I still...just...WTF. Jesus.


erin_obscure - Jun 25, 2010 12:44:04 pm PDT #23881 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

He says that it wasn't where the plans said and looked just like a root (and there's lots of roots) so they have no culpability for cutting it. And they would normally repair it at no fee, but because it's old and crumbly they can't. then there's lots more digging,drilling, and heavy labor to replace the pipe. *le sigh*


Ginger - Jun 25, 2010 12:47:02 pm PDT #23882 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

He says that it wasn't where the plans said and looked just like a root

It's not his fault because he can't tell a pipe from a root? Isn't recognizing pipes kind of his job? Shouldn't he have been more careful if the pipe wasn't where it was supposed to be?

I call bullshit.