The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Mr Ferret 75]

Hope you men

It started out as a simple kidney stone (yes, another), but, became Sepsis (blood infection) that had some side affects that I had never even heard about, the three most serious were chills accompanied by severe complete body shaking, shortness of breath and low blood pressure. Pretty scary for a while, but, I think I'm on the road to recovery.

Hope you mend quickly sir.

 

[donaldtoo]

Went to a family friends memorial service earlier today. Neighbors of my folks. Wasn't unexpected, but, so sad, as he basically drank himself to death.
He was never mean or violent, and was a good friend, husband and father, but, no matter what he did, he just couldn't shake that demon, until it was too late.
He was on the list for a liver transplant, but, upon further examination, they found something wrong with his portal vein and determined it couldn't be done.
He was in hospice when he passed.
Left behind his wife, 3 sons, a daughter, and 3 grandchildren.
Only 66 years old. So very sad.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

It started out as a simple kidney stone (yes, another), but, became Sepsis (blood infection) that had some side affects that I had never even heard about, the three most serious were chills accompanied by severe complete body shaking, shortness of breath and low blood pressure. Pretty scary for a while, but, I think I'm on the road to recovery.

Thank goodness you are okay.

 

[21stamps]

Well, it's a bit different because of the nature of this school. Have you ever read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime? It's kind of like the kid in that book. This school is exclusively for kids with Autism, ADHD, and Oppositional disorder...the majority are Autistic. So they do react differently to different situations, and DS has always had an issue knowing whether something was done intentionally or accidentally. He doesn't have the empathy/insight. So he said it was intentional, but when he was talking to the doctor, he also said the kid wasn't watching where he was going. I don't know if that means DS yelled at him for not watching out and the kid shoved him, or if the kid bumped into him and he interpreted it as a shove, or what. And he won't tell us his side...he HATES talking about sad/scary things. He didn't even want my husband to tell me what happened while he was in the room, because it makes him relive it. We have to wait until he's in bed, or outside playing or something to talk about incidents. That's something his therapist was trying so hard to get him to TALK about things. But he just wont. I really need to talk to the teacher to find out what exactly happened, because I know they are supervised at all times and chances are someone saw it and knows what actually went down. They can only have 14 kids in a class, and they have recess with their own class and usually a couple of adults.

But since it IS the same kid, I do want to talk to the school about it, because obviously, even if these are all accidents, he's volitile and they should be kept apart. They need to consider the safety of the other students, so if this kid is aggressive, he shouldn't be in the class with other kids.

Oh, ok. I understand a bit more. I do think that it is their responsibility to make sure that all kids are safe, and to notify parents when an incident happens. Maybe they have notified the other boy’s parents, but at this point they need to take stronger actions to protect your son!

 

[21stamps]

I’m writing a negative survey to Dick’s for the first time. I’m fuming though.

Went into the store because I currently have a ton of coupons, + a $10 reward. T likes the Nike Elite shorts, I don’t like paying for them, but thought I’d check if there was a sale that I could combine with coupons and reward.

No Sale on Nike, but Under Armour was Buy 1 get 1 50% Off.. awesome right?!

I decide to hold on to my $20 off 100.. and use the $10 off $50 plus my $10 Dicks Cash.

Go to the register with 4 items.

Cashier rings up quickly, with my coupons and says- “Your total is $86”

I say “Wait, that can’t be correct. Can you show me the breakdown?”

She huffs and pulls out the tags.. I said “Yes, but they’re buy one get one 50”.
she audibly huffs again, a line is now forming, I’m embarrassed and ask if she can cancel the order and let me look at the clothes, I’ll wait for the other people in line.

She says “I already applied your coupons, you can buy it, then move over there and check your receipt then exchange something if need be.

People in line are staring at me.

I say “OK, that doesn’t sound right, but I’ll do that.”

I pay. Move over. Look at the receipt and tags.

Not one item was 50% off. I had even checked to make sure all of the racks had the sign, and that it wasn’t limited to a specific style.

Go back to the UA section, ask the girl back there, she tells me it doesn’t apply to a specific side of one rack. So.. I grab 2 items that will apply, go back to the front.. ask to exchange.

“I’m sorry, but you’ll only get the ‘return price’ after your coupons.”

Wait, WHAT??!!! You just told me to do this??
I say “I’m not trying to be difficult, but this doesn’t make sense, I told you that I wanted to halt my order, and you know that I didn’t leave the store.”

She turns her face to the register and loudly says “No, you’re not TRYING to be difficult, you ARE being difficult. There’s nothing I can do. I can exchange at this price, or you can keep what you have.”

Long story still long.. I’m furious, basically wasted all of my coupons and earned rewards. It’s $34 difference, but still.. the ONLY reason I chose those items was because I thought I would be saving an additional $34.

 

[donaldtoo]

Oh my. Haven't a clue how you can sort through all that. Why can't they let kids be kids, and have fun playing with their pals without so much pressure, being put on them? I don't blame you for being frustrated.

As a diversion and to cheer you up a little, here is a pretty picture of the monorail at the Flower and Garden Festival, that I took 2 days ago --

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That is an awesome pic, Minnie...!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Tried it once. Too many right turns got me all confused...

I know, 'cause NASCAR is left, left, left, left, left...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

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[StarWarsGirl]

Convenience, perhaps? -- depending upon which direction you're walking or driving?

Driving. This is Maryland; no one walks.

 

[donaldtoo]

Also, apparently, I (Donald Duck ) turned 84 today...!!!!!!!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Whelp, we made an offer. They will call us back on Monday with their answer.

So exciting. But now I'm impatient.

I hope you get your car!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I just spent three days in the hospital. I had two roommates over that time. One had his left leg missing. The second one had 4 of his toes missing and was in there for them to cut the dead flesh from two more. Both situations caused by Diabetes. That would be all the motivation I would need. People don't really believe what Diabetes will do to them, Perhaps part of the Diagnosis should include a visit or a film of the ravages that it can and does cause.

Don’t want to be nosy, but are you ok?

Edit: I saw your post about why you were there and glad you are on the mend. Sepsis is concerning though take it easy and keep an eye on things so you heal up.

 

[donaldtoo]

@Gabe1 , at Wolfgang Puck's Express (Marketplace). You and I have both had the chicken there over the years. This time I tried the bacon wrapped meatloaf, with mashed herb potatoes and onion rings.

YUM CITY!!!! I wished I had not been so eager to dive into it, (cavewoman style . . . ) but that bacon and beef were calling my name. So I only got a photo of it after I had already eaten about half of it.

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Woof!!!
Half eaten or not, that looks YUM-O-RAMA indeed...!!!!!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

Don’t want to be nosy, but are you ok?

I'm OK now, but, what started out as a simple kidney stone ended up also connected with Sepsis with a whole bunch of complications. It's going to take a little while to get all my strength back, but, it seems to be on the right path now.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I just spent three days in the hospital. I had two roommates over that time. One had his left leg missing. The second one had 4 of his toes missing and was in there for them to cut the dead flesh from two more. Both situations caused by Diabetes. That would be all the motivation I would need. People don't really believe what Diabetes will do to them, Perhaps part of the Diagnosis should include a visit or a film of the ravages that it can and does cause.

One of my great aunts died from diabetes. She had both of her legs amputated. Sad part? She asked my grandmother to bring her candy in the hospital. After losing both legs. I think sugar is an addiction for some people. And it's denial as well.

On a side note, be well. Sounds like you have not had a fun few days.

 

[JPPT1974]

I love sugar. And really so sorry that happened to your grandmother. As I try to eat more salads to keep me healthy and plus with veggies since they are green.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hubs and I went to a friends retirement party and then we went to the Minnesota Arboretum to see the peonies that were in full bloom. They were so pretty and the area smelled so good. Peonies are my favorite. I hope you don’t mind me sharing some pictures.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I hope you get your car!

Me too. I'm sure my parents are tired of hearing me talk about it; they'll be happy when it's in our driveway. Today there was research done about insurance (good news, I get to stay on my parents' policy even though the car is in my name. Thanks Geico) and the price we should sell my old car for (if my grandfather changes his mind, we're trading it in. We're all so done with that car).

I think we should be able to get the price we asked for. We only asked for it down by $1500, and we found another dealer offering one in white for that price, so we're going to use that as a negotiating point. Even though there's no way I would EVER get white...

It's now more the financing portion I'm worried about. Getting approved and such. That will be such fun. Not.

 

[donaldtoo]

Thank you for putting it up. We were wondering what they were going to put there. I believe this is the other entrance. Stitch was at the corner next to Ghiradelli’s. The princess dresses were the most we’ve seen in awhile. Little girls were going crazy with all the dresses! They were remodeling when we were there.

Yes, the princess dresses have been going gangbusters for years, but, it appears they're going even more gangbusters now.
When I was a Disney Store CM I had glitter all over me all the time...all from princess dresses. Whether I was processing them from shipment, replenishing them "on stage", or selling them at the "box office", I had glitter all over me, all the time, as did the interior of my car at the time...!!!!!
Good times...!!!!!!!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

And some more....including one of us