Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.

'Serenity'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


hippocampus - Apr 05, 2016 11:01:03 am PDT #19018 of 30003
not your mom's socks.

#NO


sj - Apr 05, 2016 11:07:17 am PDT #19019 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

We're paying less in a mortgage than we were in rent, but that doesn't take into account a down payment, insurance, property taxes, and having to fix things when they break. Plus, yard maintenance.

Mom was here today and I was able to get in both a nap and a shower, so I'm feeling slightly less stupid than earlier. I've been taking Allegra, but I may have to give in and take Benadryl tonight, which I haven't been doing because it makes taking care of ltc if she wakes in the night harder.


Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2016 11:27:20 am PDT #19020 of 30003
Ann, that's a ferret.

I'm on the hardcore allergy stuff, although a lot of it comes from asthma and a doubly deviated septum. (On the scan, my septum looks kind of like the letter "S" as drawn by a kindergartner.)

So -- Symbicort inhaler, plus Fluoxetine and Azelatime (sp?) nasal sprays, and surgery next month. Meanwhile, lots of coughing, constant slightly stuffy nose, chronic fatigue.


brenda m - Apr 05, 2016 11:45:39 am PDT #19021 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

We're paying less in a mortgage than we were in rent, but that doesn't take into account a down payment, insurance, property taxes, and having to fix things when they break. Plus, yard maintenance.

Yeah, a $400 difference could get eaten up right quick.


lisah - Apr 05, 2016 11:51:39 am PDT #19022 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

Housing in Boulder is not Bay Area expensive, of course, but it's pretty dang pricey compared to most of the country.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2016 12:00:03 pm PDT #19023 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I pay about twice my parents' mortgage in rent with no equity, but on the flip side not having to deal with home insurance, repairs, and a lawn has probably added years to my life thanks to reduced stress.


Steph L. - Apr 05, 2016 12:16:42 pm PDT #19024 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

having to fix things when they break

Which BLOWS. I've lived with Tim more than 8 years now, and I *still* hate not having a superintendant down the hall. Plus, I still resent paying for water and heat (most rentals here -- or, at least, the places I lived -- paid water and heat).

Some day I will grow up and be an adult, but today is not that day.

Fluoxetine

Fluticasone, I hope. (Fluoxetine is Prozac; fluticasone is Flonase, which I also use because I live with 2 cats, to whom I am VERY allergic, though I love them)


Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2016 12:19:02 pm PDT #19025 of 30003
Ann, that's a ferret.

You're right, Steph. Thanks for the correction. Hubs and I are on so many meds between us, it's sometimes hard to keep track in my head.


Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2016 12:20:47 pm PDT #19026 of 30003
brillig

not having to deal with home insurance, repairs, and a lawn has probably added years to my life thanks to reduced stress.

Which was the deciding factor between condo and apartment, though condos should cover the lawn, which incurs the condo fees.


msbelle - Apr 05, 2016 12:24:54 pm PDT #19027 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am leaning very hard toward condo for my next purchase.