shoot the breeze A Rant Thread named Desire

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

43 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

My son will definitely need braces for sure because his canines look like vampire teeth. He blames me for how they look because I pulled the baby teeth out with pliers when they got loose. My oldest(11) and my youngest(1) will probably need braces as well. I just hope my baby's teeth look better when she loses the baby teeth, but she hates us brushing her teeth right now. You would seriously think they we are bad parents by the way she cries when we have to hold her down to brush them.

 

You did good in pulling the baby teeth.  One of the reasons my oldest got braces was because I didn't pull her loose tooth and the adult tooth came in next to it.  I pulled the next loose one otherwise it would have been unsalvageable.  

 

She might hate you now, but you are definitely doing the right thing.  My mother's excuse for not making me brush my teeth as a child?  "It was just too difficult NOLA, you didn't like it."  Yeah, well, that isn't an adequate reason, lady.

 

47 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

We try to watch what our kids eat and drink as well. They only get 1 cup of juice a night at dinner and if they want more then they go get water. We keep a close watch on what they eat and drink sugar wise because my 2 older kids have already had at least 5 cavities a piece due to living with their mom before and she giving them candy all the time to placate them. So of course I got stuck with the dental bills when I got custody of them. 

 

My 9 year old has no cavities and I was a little surprised because it was really hard to brush well around the braces.  She doesn't like candy, so for that we should all be glad.    I might have mentioned it here before but my husband had to have teeth pulled when he was 6 because they were rotten from juice.  My pediatrician could tell that the toddler doesn't drink juice just by looking at his teeth.  I thought that was interesting.  Although, that kid would brush his teeth 5 times a day if you let him.

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

4 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

And now Anthony Bourdain, what the flying beep is going on?

Just 3 years older than I am. His life seemed rather full with his work and relationships. This is very sad.

[TBoneTX 46,067]

3 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

I know how you feel because I am a LL as well. One time I was literally putting the sign in the yard when I a guy comes up and asks "Do you take Section Many?". I said that I did if they qualified by all the other requirements I have, needless to say they didn't qualify.

Several of these applicants are as poor as a dormouse, penniless man.

Why they think that they will qualify for leasing as an exception is beyond us, sigh man.

If requirements aren't required, why require them, huh man?

 

"Sure, pal; the monthly rent takes 2/Many'rds of your gross income, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you pay alimony & child support and filed bankruptcy because of debts, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have a nervous little yap-dog that'll pee all over the new flooring, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have Many children of ages when they'll wreck the place, no problem man."

"You're the optimal tenant, sure man!"

[cdneh 3,112]

The MIL has dropped her price by 10 grand. Still wants too much for it.

 

 

[TBoneTX 46,067]

3 minutes ago, cdneh said:

The MIL has dropped her price

Rather miraculous, si Eh ma'am.

 

In Poland (ask Asia*), casas are priced at $Many.  The buyer can offer $Many, the seller can counteroffer at $Many, and the price can be agreed to at $Many.  This is fair for all (unless, of course, $Many is really $Many rather than $Many, which actually often happens, sigh man).  We recommend this equitable, efficient system, oj tak.

 

*absent Asia!  Absent, ABSENT Asia!

[TBoneTX 46,067]

Lurking Asia!  Lurking, LURKING Asia!

[TBoneTX 46,067]

Not as many GSs as usual for Sat., and only one outright ES, some weeks are like that man.

We must be back before noon anyway and will "batch it"* with Mini-B., we & wee man.

 

*first order of business = Arby's or Burger King, French fries with ketchup man

  second order of business = chase rubias, whee man

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

6 hours ago, cdneh said:

I dunno, they appear to come in groups. He's the third in about as many days :/ Queen Maxima of the Netherlands younger sister committed suicide in Argentina the day after Kate Spade. All people you'd think would have had every reason to carry on.

 

4 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

Just 3 years older than I am. His life seemed rather full with his work and relationships. This is very sad.

I just don't get it.  I know depression strikes some people hard, but in particular in the past year, there has been the guy from Linkin Park, Kate Spade, and now Bourdain who all have children.  Everybody else is just left to deal with the fallout.  

 

3 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Several of these applicants are as poor as a dormouse, penniless man.

Why they think that they will qualify for leasing as an exception is beyond us, sigh man.

If requirements aren't required, why require them, huh man?

 

"Sure, pal; the monthly rent takes 2/Many'rds of your gross income, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you pay alimony & child support and filed bankruptcy because of debts, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have a nervous little yap-dog that'll pee all over the new flooring, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have Many children of ages when they'll wreck the place, no problem man."

"You're the optimal tenant, sure man!"

You've talked me out of ever wanting to be a landlord.  Sounds like a giant hassle.  One of the contractor/landlords my husband works with was trying to unload one of his properties on us for a good price because he was just sick and tired of dealing with renters.  Still would have been 3x as much as our house is worth, but at least closer to work. 

 

3 hours ago, cdneh said:

The MIL has dropped her price by 10 grand. Still wants too much for it.

 

 

 

She needs to go big with those price drops or not bother.  

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

4 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Several of these applicants are as poor as a dormouse, penniless man.

Why they think that they will qualify for leasing as an exception is beyond us, sigh man.

If requirements aren't required, why require them, huh man?

 

"Sure, pal; the monthly rent takes 2/Many'rds of your gross income, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you pay alimony & child support and filed bankruptcy because of debts, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have a nervous little yap-dog that'll pee all over the new flooring, no problem man."

"Sure, pal; you have Many children of ages when they'll wreck the place, no problem man."

"You're the optimal tenant, sure man!"

 

Random aside:  people who can't even afford their own bills getting pets, especially dogs, baffles me.  They are so expensive and have a tendency to make renting and working long hours hard.  

[NikLR 13,232]

1 hour ago, N-o-l-a said:

 

Random aside:  people who can't even afford their own bills getting pets, especially dogs, baffles me.  They are so expensive and have a tendency to make renting and working long hours hard.  

Omg it's crazy how many people we have to refer to low cost clinics.

[TBoneTX 46,067]

8 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

You've talked me out of ever wanting to be a landlord.

Good, because you would be a landlady, si Nola-B. ma'am.

8 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

Sounds like a giant hassle.

Our first two tenants paid rent on time, but that was about it, si and sigh man.

Last ones were super-wonderful in every way, miss them man.

Landlording/landladying would be a wonderful business if only it weren't for the people, si and sigh Nola-B. ma'am.

[TBoneTX 46,067]

8 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

people who can't even afford their own bills getting pets, especially dogs, baffles me.  They are so expensive

And what landlord in his right mind would allow a dog inside an expensively renovated casa, huh man?

 

By the way, did we mention that a rejected "suitor" for the casa left dog-poop first in the r-casa's back yard, and then in the planter at the front entrance, huh man?  "Oh, sure, pal -- this will cause us to reverse our decision about 'no dogs' in general and about your application in particular, assuredly man!"

[TBoneTX 46,067]

Left the POTS office early, weekly sales quota already having been met easily man.

Delivered stuff to Mama T-B., senior she man.

Returned to casa for din-din and to change into mow-lawning attire, industrious we man.

 

Mowed r-casa lawn, again best in neighborhood man.

Called Mrs. T-B. to help us lift mower back into T-B.-mobile trunk, uplifting experience man.

Unloaded mower at regular casa, solo activity by we man.

Mowed front lawn, just enough energy & daylight left man.

 

We need a body-transplant now, ouch man.

However, only back yard of casa needs mowing now, Many down one to go man.

[TBoneTX 46,067]

Mama-Mrs.-T-B. is supposed to arrive from Ecu on the redeye at o'dark-Many next Friday, see senior she #2 man.

 

Mrs. T-B. now wants to tear out the small bar downstairs near the kitchen, re-renovate she man.

Chief challenge will be to cap the water pipe that feeds the little sink, rest straightforward man.

Appliance Hondureño can do entire job for only $Many00, 2- or (at most) Many-day job man.

Completion will enable us to clear construction garbage out of the garage and repark the Mrs.-T-B.-mobile there, finally man.

[TBoneTX 46,067]

Our new GPS was delivered today, finally man.

From the Magellan factory outlet, si man.

They have brand-new and reconditioned ones, choice man.

We got a new one, brave new world man.

Of note, the price was just $Many more than our old reconditioned one cost 2 years ago at Pep Boys, interesting man.

 

Got a blowing-us-off form letter from the airline about the theft of the old one, grrr man.

We responded sharply and requested supervisory review, Don't Tread On Us man.