Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.

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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.


msbelle - May 17, 2019 7:26:05 am PDT #7893 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Sara, I think you need to treat yourself to Luchadores for all the adulting you are doing.


sarameg - May 17, 2019 7:32:20 am PDT #7894 of 30019

Maybe this weekend. I've got a few more things to take care of before I go into work in 3 hrs.


Gudanov - May 17, 2019 9:19:12 am PDT #7895 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

Since I have no mechanical knowledge and neither does he, I am scared to buy anything with too much mileage.

Shopping for a cheap car is hard. So many times it looks great on paper and then you look at it in person and find out that it's not so great. I've had a Ford Tempo and Honda Civic last to 200,000 miles and my current Ford Focus is at 250,000, but knowing how to fix some stuff on it does make it easier.

I'm kinda giddy about finding that Fit because aside from some scraps that I can probably fix easily there's nothing wrong with it. I fully expect something to be wrong with any car under $4,000. My daughter's Fit was kinda a lucky find too. Suddenly our family is three Hondas and a Ford.


Jesse - May 17, 2019 9:19:24 am PDT #7896 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Meara, yep. Since alternative HS requires fewer credits, he only needed 1 class to complete. He did 2 sections, so a full year, of art 101 in one day on a computer and he was done.

That's incredible.


msbelle - May 17, 2019 9:59:39 am PDT #7897 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I'm hoping to find him a Focus. We've done research on best cars you can get for $5000

2006-15 Mazda 5
2006 - Mazda 3
2009-13 Fit
2009 Malibu
2009 Elantra
2009 Ford Fusion
2002-06 Camry
2008-11 Focus
2006-10 Civic
2004-10 Corolla


Laura - May 17, 2019 10:12:38 am PDT #7898 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I fully plan to throw them under the bus.

Yessss!


Theodosia - May 17, 2019 12:29:36 pm PDT #7899 of 30019
'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"

Cindy - that was when I was buying my house and there was a slight setback (not on my part) and my title search lawyer told me there are two kinds of problems, the one that money will make go away, and the ones that no amount of money will solve, and the second kind are the worst.

Not that lack of money can't be a big pain in and of itself, but there's usually remedies that may take more or less time and effort depending. Health and interpersonal relationships, not nearly so much.


Sheryl - May 17, 2019 12:53:15 pm PDT #7900 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Hugs(as gentle as need be) to all who need/want them.


lisah - May 17, 2019 1:32:57 pm PDT #7901 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

Ugh, Sara, I'm sorry you're dealing that.

Recruiters tell me that number of pages isn't really a big deal anymore and generally more is better.

Recruiters might not care but hiring managers might. I know I don't want to see a list of all the tasks you ever did at every job you had for the last 20 years when I'm trying to figure out if you'll be a good fit for my team.


Zenkitty - May 17, 2019 1:33:33 pm PDT #7902 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Much sympathies to Buffistas going through rough stuff, health-wise and otherwise.