The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Figgy1]

Oh Stifle Woman. You had your fall and winter. Now it is OUR turn for Spring and Summer.

^^^^THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Figgy1]

If we get all the rain and then snow with a drop in temps I'm going to hide for 48 hours. Put the truck in the garage and not look out the window. A gal only has so many coping skills ya know.

I'd like a Southern recipe for Groundhog jumbalya please.

I'd tell you but then you's have to go in the pot with the groundhog

 

[Figgy1]

I don't know that any of them charge more to pump your own gas. Gas prices go how they go...with the market. I recently talked (I did a few years ago as well) with the guy at our convenience store just down the road. He said their profit on gas was 2-5 cents on the gallon depending on the "grade". The only reason they keep the pumps is that hopefully folks will also come inside the store to purchase other higher profit margin items.
I have zero problem with pumping my own gas. Yes, I am definitely old enough to remember the full service days when ya' ran over that cable and rang the bell, and they came a' runnin'...some places were like an Indianapolis 500 pit crew...!!! I just don't miss it.
It was just one of those old business models that was eventually doomed to fail...how many people do ya' need to employ to make sure someone pays for gas. Maybe just the guy at the register, when you're pickin' up a few things in the store, or nobody at all when your only payin' at the pump for the gas.
I can only imagine what the prices would be these days if they had a guy at the register inside, another guy checkin' your oil, another one cleaning your windshield, and one more pumping the gas...

You can't by law pump your own gas in Joisey and yet all the surrounding states have higher gas prices

 

[Figgy1]

So do you remember the anticipation of the Sears Christmas Wish Book? The hours we spent looking through, dog-earing and paperclipping pages.

Or the choking hazard Poly Pocket mini doll sets?

Or do you remember the Original Cabbage Patch Kid dolls that turned the early 80s into a Christmas nightmare?

Or remember the days gone bye of square scooters-gone because too many students lacked the coordination not to fall off and get concussed.

Or remember the unique Mr. Rogers?

Or do you remember the later questionable formula Tab soft drink that disappeared quietly?

Of those sort Sears wish book sort of, cabbage patch(even went to the store in NYC), and yes Mr Rogers but not the rest

 

[Figgy1]

Sympathies. My truck needs some work and I am procrastinating. So freak'n expensive.

We had one car-not gone all that long ago that had a battery mounted where you had to remove half the guts of the car to get to. Now tell me that wasn't deliberate. Frustrating.

Your Mom is a step above my Mom when it comes to other peoples stuff. My Mom tosses your stuff and tells you later. She has been doing it from the time I was small and continues on. As of late, the last year she tossed stuff of my Dads and we had not even had a funeral yet. She ran across Jewlery boxes we had brought home from Mexico in my teens, we had 3 chests and they were nice and the 3 ladies had some interesting collectables in them. The conversation over the phone went something like this (with glee in her voice)

Today I threw out yours and your sisters Mexican Jewelry Boxes. Well actually I put them on top of the garbage cans so the garbage pickers could take them away-and somebody wanted them. They are gone. (me stunned as she had that tone of being so proud of just tossing our stuff, it made her cheerful) Me, you didn't toss mine, I have mine. Her, No I threw yours away, its gone forever. No I have mine. It is downstairs in my house on the top shelf. I'm staring at it right now. Disappointed she says, huh must have been mine and your sisters I tossed then and said well good-bye. What is that????

Sympathy likes

 

[MinnieM123]

Thank you. Fingers crossed.
Car issues have been a bit ridiculous here lately...
First Youngest DD needed three fuel injectors replaced about 2 mos. ago. Then my fuel pump went out. Then DWifey needed new brakes and rotors. Now this.
I could have replaced the brakes and rotors on DWifey's car myself, but, she couldn't wait 'til the weekend. The fuel injectors are something I would probably never even attempt anymore.
As far as the fuel pump, they're all electric now and in the fuel tank. So, you hafta' drop the tank, blah, blah, blah. I once changed one of the old mechanical ones that were bolted to the engine block in a parking lot. Took me less than 30 mins. total.
A thermostat used to be one of the easiest things on a car to replace. 2 bolts and a gasket. Throw it in a pot of water on the stove and heat it up. If it didn't open, you knew that was the problem.
Ahhh...so much simpler then...!

Car sympathy to you and your family. Cars just eat money. We recently had the front ball joints replaced. Every time a repair is done, it's less money for a vacation . . .

Hubs can do some repairs himself, but most of them now have to be done by the mechanic, who has the right tools, a lift in the auto repair garage, etc.

 

[Figgy1]

I am disappointed in how Disney is ruining the resorts to add DVCs to them. 7 Seas is beginning to look like Urban Sprawl. What most of us use to love about Disney, the escape. Disney is now creating Urban Sprawl themselves along with the problems that go along with mega Urban areas. Freak'n problems like needing long term plans to eat, transportation that is failing on all levels and security installations that are antiquated at best as they are implementing. When Disney is just now installing security inferior to Universal Florida in 2017 you have to just head slap.

Yes you can quickly build cookie cutter DVC units but ignoring the inner works of transportation, dining and security needs that don't adversely impact your guests is not the triple AAA's the overall resort was once. They just smoosh more guests onto the same boats, monorail or buses and none of them run efficiently any longer and it isn't a concern for them, just allow 1.5 hours for your vacation commute within our resort. Seriously? Make longer commute times to waterparks by making transportation hub centers out of places like Animal Kingdom bus loop and Disney Springs causing commuter problems for the resort guests. We got to Universal quicker than we could get to Epcot from POR. That is when you realize standards and quality has slipped. They need to get a grip on their Urban Sprawl. Look at the entire picture before you just build more units into existing resorts.

^^^^^^This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dh said next time we go down he's renting a car if we fly down and that would make staying off site more attractive not to mention time at UNI. Option 2 a UNI only trip and maybe not needing a car. Heck the walk time from MK to SOG wasn't bad at all.

 

[MinnieM123]

Well stated.

Another one of my fans . . .

 

[Figgy1]

I saw the prices. Yikes!

Like I said maybe I'll luck out and they won't carry my size.

 

[MinnieM123]

Oh Stifle Woman. You had your fall and winter. Now it is OUR turn for Spring and Summer.

Winter isn't over yet!

 

[Figgy1]

@Gabe1, @MouseDreaming, @ajrwdwgirl and @Wrangler-Rick I hope none of you get any of that horrid storm! Stay safe and warm.

 

[MinnieM123]

Snow.... .

FTFY

 

[Figgy1]

Winter isn't over yet!

It was over 2 weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time for sunshine and flowers

 

[Figgy1]

FTFY

Like @Gabe1 said STIFLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

My memories are more of building a core service business model that was lost.
You learned to pick a full service station that pumped gas, checked your oil, cleaned your windshield and spotted anything that might be going wrong with your car as they had the hood popped or noticing your tires were low. You built a rapor with your neighborhood service station that you picked and trusted with your car. It was more to me back then over just pumping gas, a task by the way that I still don't care for by the way. It is just nasty.

I agree--they'd always check under hood for you, in addition to the other things. Miss those days. I'm lucky that hubs is good with cars and keeps on top of these things.

Good thing is that in MA, we have both options. So if you don't want to pump your own gas, there are still a number of full service stations around. But most of them don't do all the things (like check under the hood), like the service stations from years ago. You have to ask them to check the oil, etc., if that's what you want.

Anyway, the full service ones seem to still be doing a lot of business--I always see cars in and out of there. My guess is that more people now, probably choose the self serve, because maybe it's a bit cheaper. Again, it's nice to have options.

 

[MinnieM123]

Like @Gabe1 said STIFLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

I saw the prices. Yikes!

And to think they charge those exorbitant prices for dresses that don't even have any sleeves?!!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

So do you remember the anticipation of the Sears Christmas Wish Book? The hours we spent looking through, dog-earing and paperclipping pages.

Or the choking hazard Poly Pocket mini doll sets?

Or do you remember the Original Cabbage Patch Kid dolls that turned the early 80s into a Christmas nightmare?

Or remember the days gone bye of square scooters-gone because too many students lacked the coordination not to fall off and get concussed.

Or remember the unique Mr. Rogers?

Or do you remember the later questionable formula Tab soft drink that disappeared quietly?

I was one of the unlucky that didn't get a Cabbage Patch doll that Christmas. I did have one by the summer though! Still have it!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Rain still stopped for now, but big impressive clouds. And a new weather alert for high winds. Did I mention that high winds only happen on garbage night/day?

Ha! Thought that only happened to us. Our garbage day is Thursday and we put it out Wednesday night because they come super early. Everytime it is recycling day on top of the regular garbage pick up it seems that the winds are enough to reek havoc. One time our can got blown over and all our recycling got blown into our neighbors' yards. Then the cardboard got blown everywhere too. It is not fun when it is freezing outside and you have to run around picking up garbage you already threw out. Tomorrow is garbage and recycling day and guess what? Thunderstorms!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Car sympathy to you and your family. Cars just eat money. We recently had the front ball joints replaced. Every time a repair is done, it's less money for a vacation . . .

Hubs can do some repairs himself, but most of them now have to be done by the mechanic, who has the right tools, a lift in the auto repair garage, etc.

We had a Suburban that broke down twice on us during vacations. Oh wait, make that 3 times! Twice at Disney and once in Hilton Head. It was always the alternator. It constantly needed to be cleaned after long drives once it was paid off. Even had it replaced, and then other issues popped up. Had it after the 3rd breakdown at Disney. Managed to make it home because had the alternator cleaned again at Disney's car service. But the next week we had a new one. Unfortunately that meant a new car payment again.