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Originally Posted by Verencat
Right now it's the "What did I do wrong? Is there really something wrong with me? Do I deserve anything nice?" paranoia thingy emerging.
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I'd much rather associate with people who, in such a situation as yours, ask themselves what might be wrong with them, rather than automatically assuming that everyone else must be at fault, and they themselves are in fact perfect. Generally speaking, this means they are
not at fault, or if they are, correct it quickly.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
at least you get some help ! those damned cats are just a couple of layabout, good for nothing, fur-shedding, freeloading parasites ! i can't get them to do ANYTHING around here !!  |
Hmmm. <Thinks about housecleaning> <Warning: Geek Mode Activated>.
Okay. First off, you need to have hard floors. Next you need is a scanning laser connected to your PC that also has a camera that watches the floor. Then you need a random walk program driving the scanning laser, cross linked to the camera to ensure that the entire floor is tracked. Then you need to ensure you cats have some form of lightweight cloth attached to them. Turn on. You should then have your cats madly chasing the laser dot all over your room, cleaning as they go.....
<Geek Mode De-activated.>
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
little bug has been driving me crazy lately, she spends half the day moaning pathetically. sometimes she wants cuddles but instead of coming to me she complains and complains until i go pick her up. sometimes she wants to play, but instead of playing with her toys (or her mother ! sheesh, that is why i kept both of them !!!) she moans and moans until i pay attention to her ; she wants only to play if i'm playing with her. now i finally got her distracted with one of my nylon shopping bags (it's one of her favorite toys  ) and she is fighting with her teddy bear from inside it (teddy bear is on the outside... it's more fun that way apparently... ) and i can hear alarming sounds of tearing nylon. something tells me i should not plan to carry anything heavy in that bag anymore. i wish she would stop being so whiny and complainy !! i have work to do !!! |
Which might be also solved by above.
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Originally Posted by ruth1304
Reminds me of my grandfather, who on the subject of housework said, "Why keep a dog and bark yourself?" Pointing at my grandmother.
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I think it was Jo Brand who I first heard wife translated as Washing, Ironing, something-or-other, Etc. Can't remember what the F stood for.
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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Or ask them who moved the counter |
Pshrynk's contractors moonlighting?
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
Oh my non-existent god .... WORSE??? Than the drivers here?? I'm already jittery about driving around here, what with the good-ol-boy drunks in their big ol trucks, leaving whole families just a smear on the pavement.
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I think I mentioed we have a lot of frisky young foals over here at the moment. Now *some* drivers don't think that the 40mph limit here applies to them and tend to overtake in stupid positions (interestingly, a lot of them in very expensive, high marque cars). Often followed by slamming on the brakes and pulling back in. On one occasion, they fish-tailed quite spectacularly. You do get a fair number of dead horses, deer and cattle on the roadside each year.
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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Venting and ranting at myself for thinking I was too ill to go and vote on Thursday, and at the fact that the BNP got two seats in the Euro Parliament.
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More depression here; trying to resist the Edmund Burke quote.
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Originally Posted by pshrynk
This is in addition to the necessary hole for drainage. And, since it is a concrete construction, it weighs in at about 300 pounds so a replacement is not happenning as far as I know... they intend to patch it.
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Make sure they know which hole to patch....
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Originally Posted by pshrynk
Farking contractors!
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Oh.
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Originally Posted by pshrynk
They did not show up last night to fix the extra hole in the sink, and now it seems to be expanding. I have the premonition of lawyers in my future...
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Perhaps you should introduce them to Ricky, and let them read of her plans for the Evil Developer and cannibalism exploits. I'd recommend having smelling salts to hand.
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Originally Posted by Curly
Ricky -- are you still painting?!
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I personally suspect she isn't in Texas, but actually on a iron construct linking Edinburgh to Fife and carrying trains.