Gah, they were sold out of Christmas trees at Whole Foods (our usual) and the other place near there was $95. (WF is $50.) It's only the 17th! So now I have to Google all around and find an affordable decent tree.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
flea - Dec 17, 2017 2:19:53 pm PST #19945 of 30002
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flea - Dec 17, 2017 2:19:55 pm PST #19946 of 30002
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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2017 4:24:58 pm PST #19947 of 30002
"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
That's super clever, Matt, tho my nephew would be into the cartography macguffin.
Even better, I found out Hobby Lobby has an extremely frou-frou version that looks like a bird-watching scrapbook and I can get 40% off with a coupon. Now I know where my first stop after work is tomorrow!
shrift - Dec 17, 2017 6:27:50 pm PST #19948 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I thought I didn't have too many presents to fit in my luggage. I even shipped larger items to my parents' house, but even so, I'm playing luggage tetris.
Even better, I found out Hobby Lobby has an extremely frou-frou version that looks like a bird-watching scrapbook
Noice!
-t - Dec 18, 2017 4:57:29 am PST #19949 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Waiting for the bus, I realize I have forgotten my water bottle. I do have a tire pressure gauge in my pocket, though. So I have that going for me.
shrift - Dec 18, 2017 5:01:51 am PST #19950 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have boarded my flight to Detroit. I got to go through the metal detector this time, but TSA did a secondary screening on my carry-on so they could swab my chocolate. I don't even know.
Props to everyone working at the airport today. That was a special hell.
Sparky1 - Dec 18, 2017 8:02:54 am PST #19951 of 30002
Librarian Warlord
Oh, airports. My nephew was one of the lucky ones to spend 4-5 hours stuck on a plane on the tarmac at Atlanta last night. His mother was quick out of the gate to reserve him a hotel room, so he did have a good bed to go to once he was actually allowed off the plane, and he has enough status on Delta to have a 1st class seat to his destination today.
I just spent nearly 3 hours wrapping presents, so I'm in quite the holiday mood. A bad one, that is.
meara - Dec 18, 2017 9:15:20 am PST #19952 of 30002
Oh Sparky I read about that and it sounded like such a nightmare!!
Maria - Dec 18, 2017 10:14:10 am PST #19953 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
I have never been so glad to not be traveling. The accounts I read made it seem like passengers were generally good about keeping their cool, but it's a lousy situation to be in whether you were on a plane or in the terminal.
I'm headed to Worcester tomorrow, but in the car. I'm hoping the traffic won't be bad yet.
shrift - Dec 18, 2017 10:36:43 am PST #19954 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I can report that Detroit Metro is much less like a Hellmouth.