tkdguy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Crappy day, continuation of a crappy weekend. I ordered a whetstone online for a friend. I found the package on my front porch, nowhere near my front door. It wasn't even in a box, and no padding. I told my friend to let me know if it was damaged. Sure enough, it was broken. I had to go and return it. If the replacement also arrives broken, I'm gonna scream bloody murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 My late wife was a hoarder, and I kind of hit a point after getting rid of 40 boxes or so that I didn't really want to go through the remaining stuff. Somewhere around the time my Mom died (two years ago), I went into a funk where I didn't really pay much attention to the house, and I let more clutter build up. I think that I'm coming out of that funk, and this week has been productive in clearing some of the detritus. I'm going to bring three banker's boxes of assorted crafting supplies and quilt books to a nearby thrift store in a few minutes. I figure if I can keep it up, I should be able to bring another load to them on Saturday. I should also be able to get rid of a couple of bankers boxes of cross stitch books to a friend, and that will also be a help. Trencher and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 This morning was the first of two appointments for getting a crown on a molar which broke up back in June. It took two shots (the second about 15 minutes after the first) to get the tooth fully numbed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 But it went otherwise well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 As well as such things go. Second appointment is in two weeks to put the permanent crown in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 It ought to be inherited by your firstborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 ... don't think he's that interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 2:10 PM, Cancer said: As well as such things go. Second appointment is in two weeks to put the permanent crown in place. I was premature. They need to see me tomorrow to redo part of the first appointment. Grrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I have a really old email account that accumulates a fair amount of spam, and, while setting up a rule to filter that out in a new email client, I set up a rule incorrectly, which then "trained" the client to dump just about everything into the folder. So, I usually go through and mark the good stuff as "not spam" so that it will be taken out of that list. That means that I get to see the sanitized headers/emails without links in my box before deleting. Some are sort of interesting, like badly-worded scams from "totally honest" people who want me to smuggle out money from foreign countries. Today, there was one that had apparently mined the last couple of digits of a telephone number, and decided to tell me that I had downloaded malware to my phone, that they had my full contact list, and that they had activated the camera and recorded a couple of hours of video, and that I had 48 hours to contact them or else. Now, that all confused me for a moment, until I realized that the last two digits that they had given me were those of the home phone number--one of those things that most folks don't have anymore that doesn't have a camera, can't download malware or apps, and certainly doesn't store contacts. lemming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 They are testing some of the fire safety systems in the science & engineering building/s (actually 2 different structures, but joined together when the second one was put in) today. The testing is failing. There is water cascading down the stairwell joining the two buildings. My Physics office is 2 doors down from that stairwell. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Yeah, but I'll bet that stairwell is not on fire at all. Grailknight and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Short of the liquid helium supply for the MRI magnets, I think that stairwell is likely to be the least flammable thing in the whole building. lemming and Pariah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 And of course there's a tree on the car. No damage but can't move it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Glad you got through okay. Norman will probably bring only hot and muggy weather, but Olivia might be interesting next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Mobile has excellent drainage and most of the houses near the water are up on cinder blocks or columns. We used to play under the house in the summer to stay cool. This house is lucky and tough, been thru Camille(back when I was in grade school), Frederick( parts of the roof and some windows) and Katrina(loss of power for days). IH-10 is elevated and serves as a levee and we're a fence and access road away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Which reminds me, I need to add flood insurance to the homeowners policy. (Hurricane insurance only covers wind damage, as it turns out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Good luck with that; most private carriers won't sell flood coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Really? USAA quoted me $200 a year. I'll have to see if it actually goes through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Are you up on a slope (and not in a drainage gully/dry streambed)? And what exactly is the coverage for? Here ... if you're in a place where flooding might happen, only the feds will sell that coverage. Now, this place has a significant river valley and former estuary making up, oh, a quarter of the city area, maybe, and when Rainier blows the lahar will smash all of that and bury it under pyroclastic flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Cancer said: when Rainier blows the lahar will smash all of that and bury it under pyroclastic flow. Are you in Seattle or Tacoma? Seattle doesn't seem at much risk from lahars, and no risk from pyroclastic flows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 I live at the very north edge of Seattle (and I work on Pill Hill) so neither one will get me personally. I was under the impression that the Duwamish Valley is pretty high risk for flows if Rainier has a northward lateral blast. Pyroclastics are a stretch in any case, I recognize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 I'm in Snohomish, so no worries on those two accounts here, either. However, if Rainier blows, the ash will likely do me in. Edit: USGS map: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/mt-rainier-lahar-hazard-map Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not much concern about a volcanic eruption in my part of the world. However, depending on who you ask, our region is somewhere between 400 and 2000 years overdue for a really large earthquake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 A-hole in the car sees me crossing the street and speeds up instead of slowing down. Some people really do deserve to die in an auto accident! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 I'm back to where Mt. Hood is the volcanic threat, but Mt. Ranier would cause friends some issues. Just from ash though. My wife's aunt lives pretty close to Cancer and friend's in Fall City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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