The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Cesar R M]

Let's just say a girl was going commando, and intentionally giving everyone a look.

commando.. as in.. no underwears??

 

[betty rose]

commando.. as in.. no underwears??

Yes!

 

[Cesar R M]

Going on IASW now. Just went on Peter Pan and 7DMT. I love FP+!

less reporting online, more enjoying!!

you can always give us a detailed report AFTER you enjoyed the day

 

[Figgy1]

On our way to dropping off luggage at Kidani and then to MK for our first FP on Peter Pan! YEEEHAWWWW!!!!

Have a magical time!

 

[Figgy1]

I noticed that too.

SHHHHHHH leave him alone he's young and living life.

 

[Figgy1]

Have a magical day! I'm so busy! Wish I could stay and chat, catch up tomorrow! xoxoxo

 

[Goofyernmost]

I remember one year, taking home an end roll of paper, decorating it and wrapping Christmas presents with it. No printing on the end roll. It was also good for lining drawers in the bedroom. Plus it was free!

They're good for a lot of things. They make good packing materials as well. Newsprint with no ink means wrapping plates and things without a telltale ink blotch left on them that has to be cleaned off. When you are starting up a run it used to take about 50 to 100 copies (if not more) before you actually got any useable copies. Those were bundled up and taken to paper salvage places. I used to get them home, pallets full at a time, and burn them in my wood stove along with the wood. They burned as long as a log and were cleaner and more thoroughly consumed. Never needed to get the chimney cleaned. Just threw them in there in a bundle.

Funny thing that it was Apple that started the "throwaway" mentality and "irreparability" with their iphones.
Where they make their devices VERY VERY hard to fix. Most of the things, are glued or bolted down (like the battery).

Now.. almost every device is made to break or start to fail right after guarantee expires.
Even ink cartridges have a chip that says how many prints you can use.. disregarding if there is ink left!
(big middle finger to HP for starting this).

Not to mention other things where throwing "overheads" to keep costs up gets to evil levels.
Like milk companies destroying their excess milk, hardware and camera companies putting their excess of production into the "grey market" (non guarantee import ones from china).. and other annoying things that leads to amazing waste of resources.

Part of the problem is that they really plan it that way. For example, I have a George Foreman grill that I really love and it works great. I am at a point where I need to replace the top and bottom grills. I went searching and found that I can buy the top and bottom grill for $125.00 total. I can buy the entire machine, brand new, for $95.00. So a unit that works perfectly well, will be junked because I'm not going to spend and additional $30.00 to fix an old grill when I can get it brand new.

Another culprit is the absolute gullibility of the public. Do you notice now that everything has a freshness date on it. These are items that are sealed and have a shelf live of years and they have made it so you throw it out if it goes past that imaginary date. Even things like milk, which you can tell when it is bad quite easily, just take a sniff, have dates and without checking I've seen people throw it out because it was a day past it's "recommended" date. Soft drinks, beer (which by the way has aging as a need to come into it's prime) and other things to numerous to mention are now being tossed out due to some vague, undefined dating process. Sometimes we get exactly what we deserve.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Wonderful pictures! Did you have to climb out of the sighting bunker, and out the window to get to the top? I remember having to do that.

You can, but there's a path now that bypasses that.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

They're good for a lot of things. They make good packing materials as well. Newsprint with no ink means wrapping plates and things without a telltale ink blotch left on them that has to be cleaned off. When you are starting up a run it used to take about 50 to 100 copies (if not more) before you actually got any useable copies. Those were bundled up and taken to paper salvage places. I used to get them home, pallets full at a time, and burn them in my wood stove along with the wood. They burned as long as a log and were cleaner and more thoroughly consumed. Never needed to get the chimney cleaned. Just threw them in there in a bundle.


Part of the problem is that they really plan it that way. For example, I have a George Foreman grill that I really love and it works great. I am at a point where I need to replace the top and bottom grills. I went searching and found that I can buy the top and bottom grill for $125.00 total. I can buy the entire machine, brand new, for $95.00. So a unit that works perfectly well, will be junked because I'm not going to spend and additional $30.00 to fix an old grill when I can get it brand new.

Another culprit is the absolute gullibility of the public. Do you notice now that everything has a freshness date on it. These are items that are sealed and have a shelf live of years and they have made it so you throw it out if it goes past that imaginary date. Even things like milk, which you can tell when it is bad quite easily, just take a sniff, have dates and without checking I've seen people throw it out because it was a day past it's "recommended" date. Soft drinks, beer (which by the way has aging as a need to come into it's prime) and other things to numerous to mention are now being tossed out due to some vague, undefined dating process. Sometimes we get exactly what we deserve.

I know what you mean about the grill and replacing it. I was going to get my couch recovered because the upholstery is really worn but it costs less to buy a new couch and love seat!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Sorry, I didn't know that . I don't see as well . I now know where I went wrong, it's MUMD. Thanks for correcting me. I don't know if you saw I have macular degeneration. Some days I see, pretty good some days not. I know how important each person's name is. Sometimes the letters just run together. My sincere apologies. Thanks for the correction, it's always good to learn. I forgot, my last name has mun in it.

Not a problem. I wasn't sure if you saw my first post.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Thanks, let's decide to go in January....

I'll go in January...and February...and March...of course I can't afford all that.

 

[donaldtoo]

Half-day Friday...!!!!!!!

 

[MouseDreaming]

Our Elementary and High Schools are separate districts. When our HS went to having finals before Christmas Break school needed to start by mid-August. Parents/Residents strongly requested that we sync the HS vacations for the Elementary to match the HS. We did. It is really nice for the students in HS to be done with the semester. Better vacation than filling out study guides over Christmas vacation.

So glad our HS is finally moving to this schedule. My poor boy spent everyday of his Christmas break doing hours of school work, only took off Christmas. He and his dad were off to NOLA on New Year's day, so he really tried to be done. Instead, he came back to the hotel room around 9 or 10 at night, and he would put in some more hours until about 1AM. Mostly for an AP English class. So yes, these kids really do need a true break.

Of course the schedule change starts after he graduates. It won't help him, but my daughter hopefully won't have to have breaks that aren't breaks. Remains to be seen if the elementary district will follow suit.

 

[donaldtoo]

LOL you are so young. The phone I just got rid of last year was a basic phone no keyboard, just the same buttons that are on land lines. It worked great for MANY years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only reason it's gone is because I got cheaper service by upgrading (phone paid for itself in 6 months)

 

[donaldtoo]

I've got a ticket for tonight!

Good luck!
(I can't even remember the last time we even bought one... )

 

[MouseDreaming]

We have Curse of the Black Pearl on DVD.

I've just never watched it.

Oh gosh! watch them!

 

[donaldtoo]

One year they didn't come in until almost Labor day and then they were like tribbles! I was either canning or freezing a batch every day for quite a while

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Except tribbles are practically born pregnant, so it wouldn't do much good.

The Klingons still sing songs about the great tribble hunt, though.

Spoiler

That's from the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: The Original Series crossover episode "The Trouble With Tribbles"

Spoiler

Although Sheldon got it wrong. The TOS episode is called "The Trouble with Tribbles" and the crossover is called "Trials and Tribbleations"

Spoiler

Holy carp, I'm a nerd.

 

[donaldtoo]

Except tribbles are practically born pregnant, so it wouldn't do much good.

The Klingons still sing songs about the great tribble hunt, though.

Spoiler

That's from the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: The Original Series crossover episode "The Trouble With Tribbles"

Spoiler

Although Sheldon got it wrong. The TOS episode is called "The Trouble with Tribbles" and the crossover is called "Trials and Tribbleations"

Spoiler

Holy carp, I'm a nerd.

Hahaaa...!
I actually knew all that...!!!


'Cause I had to Google it...........!!!!!!!

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

LOL you are so young. The phone I just got rid of last year was a basic phone no keyboard, just the same buttons that are on land lines. It worked great for MANY years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only reason it's gone is because I got cheaper service by upgrading (phone paid for itself in 6 months)

Yeah, well here's my cell phone!