Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


JenP - Jul 29, 2022 7:38:23 am PDT #16556 of 30000

Oh, that's such a bummer, Laura! Fingers crossed for finding a good option soon. Hope the Ft. Lauderdale beach place works out.

We decided this morning to do a spontaneous weekend getaway! Shenandoah Valley cabin (with requisite hot tub), innertubes and canoe on site, and we're finally going to do Lurray Caverns on the way home.

Immediately, I'm like, wait, how do two people in innertubes get back...? I don't think I have an answer. Starting to understand why you book a guided trip.

But anyway... yay, getaway!


Jessica - Jul 29, 2022 7:39:52 am PDT #16557 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Lexa on The 100 was nearly a fandom-killer, since it was a case of "kill your gays".

Ugh, yeah. That was bad.


-t - Jul 29, 2022 7:41:47 am PDT #16558 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

There’s often a shuttle available, Jen


Laura - Jul 29, 2022 7:54:21 am PDT #16559 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

and we're finally going to do Lurray Caverns on the way home

Fun. We did them when I was a kid, so of course I took my kids too. Cool stuff. Literally cool!


Jessica - Jul 29, 2022 12:43:08 pm PDT #16560 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Lurray Caverns! One of the best East Coast cave tours!


JenP - Jul 29, 2022 2:37:02 pm PDT #16561 of 30000

Yay, Jesss and Laura! I'm looking forward to the caverns, having passed them lots but never stopped.

We are about 30 mins. from the cabin now.


JenP - Jul 29, 2022 4:08:37 pm PDT #16562 of 30000

In a crap turn of events, the hot tub is out of order, they didn't bother telling us that, and it won't be fixed until we are long gone.

I feel bait and switched. And annoyed that they haven't immediately offered a partial refund.

Honestly, we would have picked a place with a working hot tub, had we known.

I'll deal with it after the weekend, but, wow, really annoyed.


Sheryl - Jul 29, 2022 4:32:09 pm PDT #16563 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Ugh. Got woken up somewhere around 1-1:30 by a car alarm going off(not either of our cars). It actually went off for a few minutes, stopped, then resumed a few times.

And Mr. S has been wild since I got home, including dumping a large bin of Legos over my head. sigh...


Laura - Jul 29, 2022 4:35:34 pm PDT #16564 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Boo Hiss! No hot tub is a disappointment for sure.

I hope things quiet down and you have a peaceful weekend, Sheryl.


JenP - Jul 29, 2022 5:43:03 pm PDT #16565 of 30000

OK, well, that vent up there was actually very helpful! Thanks for putting up with it.

Totally stopped giving a shit and we're having a lovely time, and it's beautiful.