My coping mechanism on Facebook is to hide the message from my feed immediately.
that's how I deal with spiders.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[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.
quester - Feb 23, 2015 5:01:52 pm PST #17365 of 30002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
billytea - Feb 23, 2015 5:05:49 pm PST #17366 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
that's how I deal with spiders.
But it's only a temporary fix. It'll still be there, lurking on the web.
quester - Feb 23, 2015 5:15:19 pm PST #17367 of 30002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
SHUT UP! BT...it's not true {{{shivers}}}
Hil R. - Feb 23, 2015 5:19:55 pm PST #17368 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think my new rule is that, in discussions about Judaism, I will not engage with anyone who starts a sentence with "All religions ..."
Laura - Feb 23, 2015 5:24:52 pm PST #17369 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Hil, see tag line...
Maria - Feb 23, 2015 6:40:17 pm PST #17370 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Laura, I'm very glad your nephew is doing better. What a relief!
bonny, I'm going to say this because I know you would do the same for any of us, but you may have too deep of an emotional investment. The time for sending letters to your landlord has long passed. He's shown time and time again he's not willing to make the necessary and proper repairs. The housing authority should now be involved. Your relocation expenses could be covered, and you could receive other remuneration for the times you can show it wasn't livable. You cannot fix this on your own anymore and it's futile to continue trying. Life is too short to put yourself though this bullshit.
WindSparrow - Feb 23, 2015 8:30:12 pm PST #17371 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I second that, Maria.
Laura - Feb 24, 2015 4:43:20 am PST #17372 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Moving is always awful and stressful, and bonny has a wonderful and conveniently located place. It sucks to have to have to bring on the authorities when it really would have been so much easier for all parties if the landlord had just done what he was supposed to do. Good grief, it is not only to provide a safe environment for the tenant, but to protect his investment. Decent maintenance and prevention is a whole lot less expensive than a roof collapsing.
I hope that an ideal housing option presents itself, and quickly.
Nephew reports very good. After a week his numbers are near normal. Now rehab to regain his strength. It has been a huge help that he was in such good shape to begin with. Other than his back aches (likely caused from lifting and doing stuff he shouldn't), he is super healthy. Good weight and does physical work. His wife is ms organic earth mom with growing and canning/freezing their food. Most of the meat/eggs/poultry they consume comes from hunting or from the family ranch next door. So generally really healthy living. It would not have been so good an outcome if he hadn't been so strong. Bodies, they be fragile.
Calli - Feb 24, 2015 5:50:32 am PST #17373 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's great news, Laura. I hope your nephew's rehab goes smoothly.
beekaytee - Feb 24, 2015 6:37:06 am PST #17374 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant