The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Figgy1]

I made naan, the cake(boys are now in big trouble), hummus and a bunch of chutneys to warm the house today.

 

[93boomer]

Getting lots of gorgeous color.

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Today we saw Liberty U in VA.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Today we saw Liberty U in VA.View attachment 324564

How did she like this college? Will it be a contender?

 

[MinnieM123]

As of July 2007, Cary Towne Center had the following shops inside or just outside the mall: I have crossed off the ones that are no longer there.

• Action Wireless
• AED Unit Strollers
• A�ropostale
• After Hours Formal Wear
• Aggies Gifts & Collectibles
• AllShoes20
• American Eagle Outitters
• Amir Jewelers
• Ann Taylor Loft
• Armed Forces Recruitment Center
• Bath & Body Works
• BB&T Bank with ATM
• Belk
• Black Tie
• Burger King
• C.J. Banks
• Candleman
• Cell Accessories 2
• Champs Sports
• Charlotte Russe
• Chick-fil-A
• CHICO'S
• Christopher & Banks
• Cingular Wireless
• Cinnabon
• Claire's
• Clearwire
• Cobbler's Express
• Coldwater Creek
• Color Me Beautiful
• Cunningham Research
• Customer Service Phone
• d.e.m.o.
• Dairy Queen
• Dakota Watch Company
• Dillard's
• Dippin' Dots
• Dormia Mattresses
• Easy Spirit
• Express
• FanMats
• Fink's Jewelers
• Firestone
• Foot Locker
• Game Frog
• GameStop
• Gap
• Gap Kids
• Georgiou
• Gloria Jean's Coffees
• GNC
• Great American Cookies
• Great Wraps
• Gymboree
• Hair Sensations
• Harris Teeter
• Hat Shack
• Helzberg Diamonds
• Hollywood Accessories
• Hot Topic
• Hungate's Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
• I Can't Believe It's Yogurt
• Icing by Claire's
• India Garden
• ink newsstand
• Jared The Galleria of Jewelry
• Jasmin Cafe
• JCPenney
• Jewelry & Handbags, Etc
• Jos. A. Bank
• Journeys
• Kay Jewelers
• KB Toys
• Kirkland's
• Lady Foot Locker
• Lane Bryant
• Le Nails
• Lee Nail Spa
• LensCrafters
• Lids
• Light Years Jewelry & Gifts
• Limited Too
• Lynn's Hallmark
• Macy's
• Mall Office Kiddie Rides
• MasterCuts
• Max Orient
• Motherhood Maternity
• My Sweet Scents
• MySportsRoom
• New York & Company
• New York Jewelers
• Orange Julius/Dairy Queen
• Oriental Vogue
• PacSun
• Payless ShoeSource
• Pei Wei Asian Diner
• Perfumania
• Photo
• Piercing Pagoda
• Pretzel Twister
• Pro Wireless
• Proactiv Solution
• Rack Room Shoes
• RadioShack
• Ragazzi's
• Reeds Jewelers
• Regis
• Sakura Express
• Sbarro the Italian Eatery
• Sears
• Security ATM
• Sharon Luggage & Gifts
• Sleep Number by Select Comfort
• soma
• Sonny's Fashions
• Sprint
• Starbucks Coffee
• Steak Escape
• Subway
• Suncoast Motion Picture Co.
• Sunglass Hut
• Sunglass Hut II
• Talbots / Talbots Petites
• The Body Shop
• The Children's Place
• The Cookie Store
• The Finish Line
• The Limited
• The Mobile Solution
• The Picture People
• The Spa by Mitchell's
• Things Remembered
• Time Warner Cable
• Trade Secret
• U-Name It
• U-Name It II / Sunglasses
• Victoria's Secret
• Whitehall Co. Jewellers
• Wilsons Leather
• Wolf Camera One Hour Photo
• Zales
• Some of these stores have been replaced by private groups involving kids as a place to do a scientific and mechanical projects, but, just as a meeting and work place... no retail sales. There are also others that came in after 2007, but, are gone now, so no real sense in listing them... the list is long enough already. The moral of the story is... if you love to go shopping, but, hate crowds, this is the place to go. The largest number of people in there now are old people, like me, that are there walking in a futile attempt to keep the joints from locking up on us.

The turnover of stores--that's insane.

In another story today, Lowe's is shutting down a bunch of their lesser performing stores (U.S. and Canada). The attached article from Market Watch also lists the states and locations. Think N. Carolina slid by, but that's because their headquarters are based in N.C., I would imagine.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-lowes-stores-are-closing-in-the-next-three-months-2018-11-05

 

[MinnieM123]

Getting lots of gorgeous color. View attachment 324555

That's very pretty. There were some brilliant red leaf trees around here on Sunday. Funny that all the trees with the yellow leaves lost them in the rain and wind over the past weekend. But the bright red ones are still there!

 

[MinnieM123]

Also, A and I had a family photoshoot this weekend and i have to share this one

View attachment 324521

CUTE!!

 

[93boomer]

That's very pretty. There were some brilliant red leaf trees around here on Sunday. Funny that all the trees with the yellow leaves lost them in the rain and wind over the past weekend. But the bright red ones are still there!

Thanks! All of our yellows left early too. This isn’t a super-color year. We have had better color. It must have been all the heat and rain -maybe?

 

[MinnieM123]

Thanks! All of our yellows left early too. This isn’t a super-color year. We have had better color. It must have been all the heat and rain -maybe?

Absolutely. Up here in New England, Maine, NH, and Vermont all had slower peak colors this year--off by 1-2 weeks,compared to other years. Weatherman said it was due to the warmer temperatures.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I took a long lunch, so I'm working a bit this evening to make up the time. I was looking through our IT ticketing portal. This one ticket: "You neglected to install program XYZ on my laptop". Yeah...not me. Or anyone but one person in IT. Better question: did you neglect to request it?

People are so rude.

 

[donaldtoo]

No pics of the Car in the Creek tonight, as it was too dark with the time change and my pictures didn’t come out...
Plus, it was finally gone when I drove by this mornin’...!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rista1313]

No pics of the Car in the Creek tonight, as it was too dark with the time change and my pictures didn’t come out...
Plus, it was finally gone when I drove by this mornin’...!!!!!!!!!!!

Well at least it's not an eyesore anymore... but they did take away my daily entertainment!

 

[Rista1313]

2 more days of work, then I go to the lakeshore for a knitting retreat thurs-sunday... 50 knitters all in the same room... it gets pretty loud. Since it's only 35 minutes away, I drive home at night to sleep in my own bed. So I keep anyone awake with my crazy snoring!

Then I work for a week,

Then Florida the next week. Boy that week in between is going to be a long one!

 

[donaldtoo]

But, an update on the clothing store...
He finally returned my text late this morning.
Unfortunately, he is, indeed, out of business.
They were going to double his rent, and he said he just couldn’t make any money at that point, so he really had no choice but to close the business.
He said he really doesn’t know what he’s gonna’ do now, but, it probably won’t be retail.

Myself and others that worked there always wondered why he didn’t advertise more. We always thought he could make a lot more money doing so. Guys of all ages (and gals lookin’ for stuff for guys) used to come in all the time and comment how they wish they knew about the store sooner because we had so much cool stuff.
But, ultimately, when he had the 2 locations he appeared to have his hands full, and seemed relieved when he went back to just the one.
He really wasn’t interested in creating an empire, he just wanted to be hands on with one location. He was just interested in selling good quality cool stuff for a good price and making a decent living for his family.
It just sucks.

I said for him to get in touch with me if there was anything I could help him with, asked him to stay in touch, and wished him the best of luck.
Hopefully, he lands on his feet again soon, doin’ somethin’ he loves...!!!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Thanks! All of our yellows left early too. This isn’t a super-color year. We have had better color. It must have been all the heat and rain -maybe?

Many cloudy days are the main reason you would have a lot of yellow leaves. At least that is what the weather lady told me on tv.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

But, an update on the clothing store...
He finally returned my text late this morning.
Unfortunately, he is, indeed, out of business.
They were going to double his rent, and he said he just couldn’t make any money at that point, so he really had no choice but to close the business.
He said he really doesn’t know what he’s gonna’ do now, but, it probably won’t be retail.

Myself and others that worked there always wondered why he didn’t advertise more. We always thought he could make a lot more money doing so. Guys of all ages (and gals lookin’ for stuff for guys) used to come in all the time and comment how they wish they knew about the store sooner because we had so much cool stuff.
But, ultimately, when he had the 2 locations he appeared to have his hands full, and seemed relieved when he went back to just the one.
He really wasn’t interested in creating an empire, he just wanted to be hands on with one location. He was just interested in selling good quality cool stuff for a good price and making a decent living for his family.
It just sucks.

I said for him to get in touch with me if there was anything I could help him with, asked him to stay in touch, and wished him the best of luck.
Hopefully, he lands on his feet again soon, doin’ somethin’ he loves...!!!

That’s too bad about the store, from some of the pictures you posted it looked like nice quality stuff.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hubs and I decided to see the Nutcracker movie tonight. I really enjoyed it. I kept reminding myself that it wasn’t the same story as the ballet, so that stopped me from comparing the two. I love the ballet so much and I was very happy with how the music was incorporated into the film. But now all I want to do is listen to the music! My 8th graders have a test tomorrow and I always play instrumental music when they test so I’m thinking I will be playing the nutcracker.


Also in the theater it was just us and one guy. Apparently hubs didn’t see the other guy come in because as we left hubs said it was fun for us to be alone in the theater. So I turned and pointed out the other guy and hubs was so surprised to see him!

 

[donaldtoo]

That’s too bad about the store, from some of the pictures you posted it looked like nice quality stuff.

Thank you, too bad indeed.
And, yep. Good quality at good prices.
He just really needed to find a way to do more volume in the current economic climate, with rents skyrocketing, to stay in the game.

 

[donaldtoo]

So cute! Love the giraffes on her dress--very stylish.

Thanks, Minnie...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

She's getting even cuter Happy belated birthday

Thanks, Figgy...!!!