I was fine until my mom told me they don't have a thermometer and I can't find one online to ship to them and so she's just going to "run out to Walgreen's tomorrow to get one." Argh!!!
Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!
'War Stories'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
lisah - Mar 16, 2020 3:36:46 pm PDT #17935 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Kate P. - Mar 16, 2020 3:43:22 pm PDT #17936 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I'm grateful they are taking this seriously but they are also used to being able to go out and go for walks pretty much every day
Whoa, they aren't even supposed to go outside for a walk? Yikes. We are basically sheltering in place here too, but we are for damn sure getting outside every chance we get.
...And in the time between writing the above and hitting Post, the sink fell out of our kitchen counter! It is currently being held up by cookbooks and several cans of beans and soup I had stockpiled, while we wait to hear from the insurance claims adjuster, likely tomorrow. And then someone has to come into our house to fix it, which I'm not thrilled about...
Jesse - Mar 16, 2020 3:51:46 pm PDT #17937 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crap, Kate!
Kate P. - Mar 16, 2020 3:56:23 pm PDT #17938 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Also, my parents have been traveling in Arizona and California (visiting my brother in L.A.), and they were supposed to stay through Sunday (they've been gone almost two weeks already), but FINALLY decided to change their tickets and go home tomorrow. I'm relieved but also worried that it's too late. They are both in their 70s, and both have some health issues, especially my mom. Neither of them has breathing issues or is immunocompromised, but still -- they should have gone home a week ago!
amyparker - Mar 16, 2020 3:56:50 pm PDT #17939 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
The sink fell out?!?
Kate P. - Mar 16, 2020 4:02:21 pm PDT #17940 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yes, the sink fell out! Which was not a thing I even knew was possible!
meara - Mar 16, 2020 4:20:58 pm PDT #17941 of 30019
I did not know that was possible either! How weird!! Good luck???
Steph L. - Mar 16, 2020 4:26:33 pm PDT #17942 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
When I was a kid, I was always afraid the bathtub would fall into the basement. (Our house was up to code; I just had an overactive imagination.) Your sink is like that!
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 16, 2020 4:32:41 pm PDT #17943 of 30019
"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
Any time I've considered asking about remodeling an upstairs apartment bathroom on my own dime to install a clawfoot tub, I've had flashbacks to the one from The Money Pit falling through Tom Hanks' house like a wrecking ball.
-t - Mar 16, 2020 4:33:10 pm PDT #17944 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Come on, sink, that was hardly necessary. We are all impressed, though!
Whoa, they aren't even supposed to go outside for a walk?
It's unclear from the, er, thingy that was posted outlining the regs. Hiking trails and parks are open, but there's also a mention that non-essential travel by foot (they list a bunch of modes of travel but by foot is specifically in there) is prohibited, so, dunno! It also says that people over 70 should stay indoors, which is QUITE a drag and I am pretty sure that both my parents will be out in their yard on occasion but they are used to, like, 3-5 mile hikes and that's probably not really a good idea right now.