Aw, bummer about the door but that is a good story
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
-t - May 11, 2026 4:02:40 pm PDT #12645 of 12656
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - May 11, 2026 4:16:23 pm PDT #12646 of 12656
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
New door is up! It looks fine. Tomorrow they finish painting it and put in the keypad lock.
-t - May 11, 2026 6:25:39 pm PDT #12647 of 12656
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay!
Tom Scola - May 12, 2026 7:20:54 am PDT #12648 of 12656
They pay me in WOIMS
I am on vacation! I’m waiting in Penn Station, waiting for the train to Pittsburgh.
Laura - May 12, 2026 8:49:23 am PDT #12649 of 12656
Our wings are not tired.
What's the plan for Pittsburgh? It's one of my favorite places.
-t - May 12, 2026 10:26:30 am PDT #12650 of 12656
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo, vacation!
Laura - May 12, 2026 10:32:57 am PDT #12651 of 12656
Our wings are not tired.
Hey, -t, I am considering giving my MIL a round trip Ft. Lauderdale to NYC train trip on the Silver Meteor route, which is a 26 hour trip. She is 81 and refuses to fly, but her daughter lives in NYC and would drive her up to Otter Lake for a visit then I could take her back to the city for the return. The "Private Room" thing would be awesome, IMO, but do you think it would be good for the old lady. She says she has always wanted to do the train trip.
DavidS - May 12, 2026 10:39:42 am PDT #12652 of 12656
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I showed pictures of the new garden door to Jamille (my downstairs neighbor) and Matilda and they both immediately had the same reaction: It's too short! Why is there such a big gap on the bottom?
It wasn't big enough for a person to get under (though a raccoon certainly could, or an enterprising coyote). But it didn't look secure and it didn't feel secure to them.
Landis, my contractor, arrived this morning and I mentioned this and he assured me they would be putting a "kick plate" on the back of the door to close that gap.
Now I'm awaiting for EM to arrive with Second Coffee and to go through paperwork and onerous tasks.
DavidS - May 12, 2026 1:11:26 pm PDT #12653 of 12656
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Not very chatty today!
EM came by and we plowed through a lot of stuff.
Including super annoying insurance/mortgage stuff.
Off to Pilates...
Dana - May 12, 2026 1:33:49 pm PDT #12654 of 12656
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
We are back home after driving down to Husband's parents yesterday. His mother passed away before we were even on the road, though we didn't know that for a couple of hours. So we went to the hospital, then back to their house, then back on the road this morning. Traveling again next week for the funeral.
No condolences necessary, btw. This has been coming for a while, which has helped the family with their grief so far. It's all just kind of weird. Very fruit punch at times.