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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


-t - Mar 13, 2014 4:23:49 am PDT #22157 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, you might remember (or you very well might not as it's not very interesting) that I was hearing the sound of rushing water in my kitchen and I was afraid I had a big leak somewhere. Long story short, it was pinprick hole in the copper tubing linking my faucet to the wall (I would have to draw a picture to properly explain how my faucet was hooked up, suffice it to say a previous owner was not big on using off-the-shelf parts) spraying against metal and sounding much bigger than it was and now I have a new kitchen faucet. No flooding, hooray!

I am so tempted to call in "plumbing emergency" to work, but I have stuff pending that would be easier to do in the office than on my couch, alas.

Cool on the intro, Jilli!


Jesse - Mar 13, 2014 4:24:42 am PDT #22158 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, the weather is doing that thing where I look out at what looks like a lot of fluffy snow falling and think, No way is this just the "coating to an inch" they said on the radio, but then I lean over to look at the ground, and the blacktop is still black.


Jesse - Mar 13, 2014 4:25:15 am PDT #22159 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

No flooding, hooray!

Hooray!


Theodosia - Mar 13, 2014 4:33:18 am PDT #22160 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'm taking my car into the mechanics to see about an Ominous Thing.


-t - Mar 13, 2014 4:44:00 am PDT #22161 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I wish you cheap fixes, Theo.


msbelle - Mar 13, 2014 5:19:57 am PDT #22162 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I do not know what I am going to get out of my house today. I didn't manage to think about it last night and go find something.

I know tomorrow will be some books, I will finish a book tonight and it and 4 that mac has read will go to half-price books.

I could probably get home at lunch if I could think of something to go get. ideas?

I am reaching the point where the stuff I want to get rid of is stuff I need to sell, I guess some time on ebay tonight would behoove me.


aurelia - Mar 13, 2014 5:21:11 am PDT #22163 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Go -t, with your plumbing-fu.

Theo, may the thing be not so ominous.

Jesse are you getting the giant blobs of snow that we got? It was so surreal.


Jesse - Mar 13, 2014 5:29:58 am PDT #22164 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

eBay sounds good, msbelle -- I think work today on future getting-rid counts.

aurelia, it's not giant blobs right here, but still pretty fluffy. And currently blowing up past my window.


Dana - Mar 13, 2014 5:33:14 am PDT #22165 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I sent a message to a former coworker of mine who lives in Austin and who was at SXSW last night. I know the odds are that she's fine, but I'd really like to hear back from her.


Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 5:34:53 am PDT #22166 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I got an annoying letter from my doctor's office, followed by an annoying conversation, and I'm wondering what you all think:

I had the whole cholesterol/blood glucose/etc. lab tests done in December, and my total cholesterol was borderline high, as was my LDL (though not actually into what the Am. Heart Assoc. considers "high"; it's just approaching "high").

I got a letter the other day saying that I need to have "yearly bloodwork" done. I assumed it was a form letter and they hadn't checked my records to see that I just had it done, so I called them this morning and said I just had it done in December, and the letter said it's a yearly test. They said no, the doctor wants me to have bloodwork done again because my cholesterol levels are high and it's been 3 months so he wants to see if there's been any change.

I'm just wondering how much change they would see after only 3 months. That seems too soon. Does 3 months seem too soon to you guys? I would think MAYBE 6 months if my cholesterol was 400 or something, but 3 months when it's 210 seems like a massive overreaction.

t edit And I know it's my life and my health and I can ignore the request, but I'm still just wondering if that sounds weird to anyone, or if that's a standard thing now, to re-test frequently.