The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I don't know if I'd go that far. I like being able to leave work at work, but with school there's homework! :hungover:

You've made a valid point. I forgot about homework. So maybe @fox_198 and I both have equally long days and put in the same amount of work (except for the vacations that he'd have in school, that we don't get in the work world, so to speak). And yet -- perhaps I still get the better of the two scenarios, because at least they pay me for my misery at work! :eek: :p :happy:
 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
The lowest price I can remember is about $0.48 or so a gallon.
But, also considering the gas mileage most cars were gettin' back then :confused:, there was still a lot of $$$ bein' spent on gas. :greedy:
When I got my first car, in 1965 gas was 28.9 cents per gallon. I could run my VW Bug to empty, push it into the gas station and spend less then $3.00 to fill it up. Then again, minimum wage was 95 cents and hour. All things usually end up being relative.
 

betty rose

Well-Known Member
I had that same issue with the tree trimmers too not showing up or worse not even returning calls. After a few this dude came in way under most and wrote the price down and provided his insurance info with the quote. My DH wanted more estimates. Oy. I handed him the phone book opened to the Tree Guys and told him to have at it.....didn't take him long to drop that request. With all the Ash trees dead around Northern IL and the storm down trees these guys have so much work, they can pick and choose.

I had plants under my giant Christmas Tree that were perennials. To my surprise he had his guys dig them up and not only move them but they dug holes and replanted them for me elsewhere.
What is it with these people ? Our tree was supposed to be taken down 2 weeks ago. No show. Did get a call saying they were running a little late. Hubby, looked at the price...it's normal for this area....to dispose of a tree there are lots of environmental costs associated with disposal.
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member

Nooooo . . . you picked the wrong expression. You should have picked this happier one (it's about as happy as Grandpa Munster can get, that is . . .) -- ;)

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Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
I remember being in a friends car, and the station ran out of gas. Let's just say she wasn't pleased....she knocked over everything in sight. And drove off with me in the car. So embarrassing ! :jawdrop:
Man, what a mess that was. Gas stations only open for short periods of time, limited amounts of gas available. You couldn't fill the car up, so you put in 10 gallons one day and tried to fill it the rest of the way the second. Or you wandered around from place to place until you got enough gas to get where you were going. Long lines, angry people... sort of like Disney after Fastpass came out. Good times.
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member


iPhone craziness. Pay attention @donaldtoo Reconsider upgrading the software at the moment.

It all started with an issue with connectivity to charge after ruling out cords and plug. It was draining battery connecting and disconnecting.
So we knew Apples stand-bye was you need to upgrade software. Backed up phone barely accomplished that with the phones connectivity issues but it did, I worried more about my photos than anything. Phone froze on Saturday with Apple Logo and load bar. Several hours on tech support online Chat ending with first appointment 'till Tuesday. Purchased a burner phone on Sunday. Good thing. They gave me a new phone on Tuesday, that evening went to pull all the contacts, texts etc off the laptop backed up. And the freak'n thing again froze the same way as it did Saturday night. 3 hours tech online and offered only an appointment, first available Sunday the 27th.

Walked into Apple near opening this morning without required appointment. A nice young woman had pity upon me. She took the phone and went and looked at it after she listened to my tale of woe. She sent us away while she wiped the phone and restored it and upgrded it but also saying after 2 tries to restore from backup they quit that and won't try anymore and neither should we. At this point I want my phone and am so tired of dealing with this for hours on end multiple days and especially Apples canned online responses like I know how you feel, I too know how difficult it is to live without my phone....and similar bonding attempts. One supervisor actually typed if he could get on an airplane and bring a big bag of iPhones to my home until he found one that worked he would do that for me but he couldn't. Seriously how condescending.

So I went back 20 minutes later and the nice woman handed me my new phone of yesterday and told me not to try to load the back up to the phone to restore the data. She went on to say maybe, maybe in a month or so all the problems they are having will be fixed and it might work then. :eek: Just wish they leveled and were honest like that days ago and I wouldn't have kept trying and freezing.

So now I am trying to relocate all my contacts. :facepalm: And this cured me of thinking about upgrading this laptop to Windows 10. :rolleyes:


Oh good lord . . . for something that people are PAYING good money for, this is beyond unacceptable. Maybe this is why I could care less about iphones, etc. There's enough carp to deal with as it is. I do hope that the phone you have now, can eventually work properly. Sorry you're going through all this.
 

betty rose

Well-Known Member
Man, what a mess that was. Gas stations only open for short periods of time, limited amounts of gas available. You couldn't fill the car up, so you put in 10 gallons one day and tried to fill it the rest of the way the second. Or you wandered around from place to place until you got enough gas to get where you were going. Long lines, angry people... sort of like Disney after Fastpass came out. Good times.
It truly was a mess, we saw people fist fighting at gas stations. A crazy time !
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
One Million Moms apparently thinks the new Muppets is too risque. I don't remember the Muppets during the 80s but where were they then?

You can't please everyone. Get over it.

The original Muppets were always rated G. I haven't seen the new show yet, so I can't really comment on the new one. That aside, I suppose there's really nothing nowadays that some group won't protest.
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
When I got my first car, in 1965 gas was 28.9 cents per gallon. I could run my VW Bug to empty, push it into the gas station and spend less then $3.00 to fill it up. Then again, minimum wage was 95 cents and hour. All things usually end up being relative.

No gas bill here. (I wonder what kind of salary Fred made, at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company?)
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