The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

Me too! I want the season to be happy, and joyous! No downer movies for me. Hubby watch's every year. I watch Christmas in Conneticut. I love Barbara Stanwyck. sp..... My spelling skills are fading. I was the best speller in grade school. No more.....

Ha! Most of us don't worry about that here. No worries.

 

[donaldtoo]

I hate when that happens. Our road behind the house was one tiny lane. No development. Now, it's houses everywhere the eye can see. And strip malls and malls everywhere. I personally hate it. Usually we move when this starts happening, we couldn't this time, the housing market was very depressed, for "used" homes. New homes were going like hot cakes...

Our neighborhood was planned back in the early 70's when mostly all the land around it was ranches.
We own a home just down the road from my folks in the same neighborhood they have lived in for over 40 years.
I remember when we first drove out this way from the HoJo in central Austin we were staying at 40 years ago to find a home. It was, basically, out in the country, at the time.
It is now an oasis of greenbelts, hike and bike trails, pools, and parks, in a vast sea of incredible developement.
It's just nuts how much this area has grown over the years...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Who wants my weather because I don't want it. It's (insert string of very bad words) yucking out. Sorry but yuck is the only way to describe a mix of, sleet, freezing rain and snow. YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rant over going off to sew some fleece

Yuk-o-rama. Sympathy like.

 

[Gabe1]

Those in power need to know that this time change isn't helpful!

I've never adjusted well to time changes but was always thankful when the kids didn't have to stand on bus corners in the morning. After that I was out of good things to say about DLST.

 

[donaldtoo]

I wish I could sew. Not a job well learned in my youth, even though I took sewing lessons. We each have our own talents, good morning, I'm just about off to shower and make breakfast. I like getting up earlier, since we have been walking, my sleeping is better, and getting up earlier is easier. Can't figure that out!

Exercise will always help you sleep better!
Way back in the day, when I was way more active, I always slept like a ton of bricks...and, it was good...!

Note to self: get more active again...!

 

[Gabe1]

Elderberry wine for food poisoning relief? That's something I never heard of (actually, I've never heard of elderberry wine either). This "remedy" is fascinating. How much did Mr. Bets have to drink to feel better?

I've heard similar things about elderberry wine, never had it along with red wine and grape juice. Now you know I love wine, I just can't imagine drinking any of this while coping with food poisoning. There has to be something with it though.

 

[donaldtoo]

I took a drink after the headache wouldn't go away. Took care of it in 30 minutes. Go figure how this works, it's now a medicine for me, ha!

 

[Gabe1]

Belle bit my arm last night because I dared to move it off of her.

 

[Figgy1]

I hate this time change. People with migraine's don't adjust well. I've also had two asthma attacks over the last two day's. I can't breathe and it's so dry with all the leaves blowing around. I went to the grocery and went into the cold section, and almost passed out and almost threw up. I couldn't breath, until I used my emergency inhaler. The manager was so nice. He wanted to help. I told him I would be fine after using the inhaler. Times are tough for everyone. But, I did finish most of my shopping. Thanks to hubby, he took me to the car, turned on the heat to help me breathe. Then I went to air. Asthma is a funny thing, too cold...not good...too hot....not good. I need to live in a bubble. Until we get some rain, to clear out all the molds, from drying leaves. Hubby cleaned up our leaves, but the neighbor's just let them blow, so they don't have to do the work. My next home is a high rise. I'm done with living with all these allergies. Rant over!

Sympathy like. May today be much better GWS xoxo

 

[Figgy1]

Me too. I want a peaceful year, with no illness for anyone on here. Just a quiet year.

Amen

 

[Figgy1]

I hate this time change too. My neighbor is having his patio taken out. I've lived with the jack hammer all day. Can anyone say, I'm going crazy?

I'm still not used to the time change either. Today is a bit better I'm up only a half hour early, at least i got in a workout

 

[Figgy1]

Out for me. Everyone have a great evening. I'm going to watch a kids movie.....Monster's University, I just love this movie. We had a broken tile between the kitchen and living room. Hubby fixed it today. No walking into the kitchen. That mean" s no cooking for me this evening. I want Chinese. Yummy!

That sounds like a great plan and gives me an idea for dinner. Thank you and I hope you enjoyed both dinner and the movie

 

[Figgy1]

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That's beautiful! Do you know where it is? It kind of reminds me of a place not far from me.

 

[Figgy1]

Belle bit my arm last night because I dared to move it off of her.

Why would you move a comfy cat? Your job as her human is to read her mind and make her happy

 

[MinnieM123]

Hi Figgy. I'm still on the daylight savings time thing--up at the (old) 4:30 AM, now 3:30 AM to get up. HA! Eventually, I'll get into the later hour to get up.

 

[Figgy1]

Hi Figgy. I'm still on the daylight savings time thing--up at the (old) 4:30 AM, now 3:30 AM to get up. HA! Eventually, I'll get into the later hour to get up.

good morning to you too. There is one really good thing about being up today. I'll have time to shower do my hair get properly dressed and cook this morning before heading out. My older ds never really asks for anything for Christmas so seeing he's off we're going window shopping with my dh

 

[MinnieM123]

good morning to you too. There is one really good thing about being up today. I'll have time to shower do my hair get properly dressed and cook this morning before heading out. My older ds never really asks for anything for Christmas so seeing he's off we're going window shopping with my dh

Oh, that sounds like fun! I like your day better than mine. My transit pass stopped working the other day, for no reason at all (it's valid for the current month). So before I go to work, I have to traipse down to the transit office in the city where they'll fix it, but I'll be late for work by about 45 minutes--and I lose pay for that. Yup. It's the transit system's fault for messing up my pass, and I also get docked pay. Welcome to life in the big city. Then after work today, I'll get to stand in lines at the voting location near where I live. It's going to be a long (and not fun) day.

 

[Figgy1]

Oh, that sounds like fun! I like your day better than mine. My transit pass stopped working the other day, for no reason at all (it's valid for the current month). So before I go to work, I have to traipse down to the transit office in the city where they'll fix it, but I'll be late for work by about 45 minutes--and I lose pay for that. Yup. It's the transit system's fault for messing up my pass, and I also get docked pay. Welcome to life in the big city. Then after work today, I'll get to stand in lines at the voting location near where I live. It's going to be a long (and not fun) day.

Sympathy like and a cool breeze. Yikes do you get personal days or can you take some sort of other time?

 

[MinnieM123]

Sympathy like and a cool breeze. Yikes do you get personal days or can you take some sort of other time?

Yes, I can, but that's vacation time I've earned, and I would want to save it for vacation and FUN things to do.

What I can do is make up the time (my supervisor allows that in certain circumstances). But that won't happen today as I have to get a bus after work, and with the voting night/rush hour traffic, that's going to take additional time. (Hubs can't pick me up as he had a previously scheduled meeting, which he offered to cancel, but I said no. Might as well not make everyone miserable over this!!!)

 

[Figgy1]

Yes, I can, but that's vacation time I've earned, and I would want to save it for vacation and FUN things to do.

What I can do is make up the time (my supervisor allows that in certain circumstances). But that won't happen today as I have to get a bus after work, and with the voting night/rush hour traffic, that's going to take additional time. (Hubs can't pick me up as he had a previously scheduled meeting, which he offered to cancel, but I said no. Might as well not make everyone miserable over this!!!)

Big hug!