The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1826

WT Sharpe · 03-07-2016, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

If the broken Voyage was that new, does your credit card have a warrantee on purchases? For the first month, or something? The ads used to talk about "that broken vase that was a gift for XYZ".

I'd feel really bad taking advantage of it, since it was clearly no one's fault but that darn cat!

Ok, maybe me a little for leaving it on the end table.

Nah. It's all the cat's fault.

CalbertAmu · 03-07-2016, 06:15 PM

"Why did you buy this garbage (referring to my kindle) instead of iPad"?

I want to kill someone

Cinisajoy · 03-07-2016, 06:32 PM

For the same reason I decided to clean the oven today. I forgot my chemical allergy. I should have done the cold oven method.

WT Sharpe · 03-07-2016, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalbertAmu

"Why did you buy this garbage (referring to my kindle) instead of iPad"?

I want to kill someone

I'd just tell them I love my iPad, but when it comes to reading ebooks, it's no Kindle.

Cinisajoy · 03-07-2016, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalbertAmu

"Why did you buy this garbage (referring to my kindle) instead of iPad"?

I want to kill someone

I misread your post.
Quick answer to that question. .. "why are you so concerned with how I spend my money"

I am assuming it wasn't a parent or husband that asked that.

CalbertAmu · 03-07-2016, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I misread your post.
Quick answer to that question. .. "why are you so concerned with how I spend my money"

I am assuming it wasn't a parent or husband that asked that.

It was my mom

Cinisajoy · 03-07-2016, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalbertAmu

It was my mom

In that case: insert eye roll where mom can't see.

Reminds me I need to call my mom. Wonder how much she spent on one of her cats today.

cromag · 03-10-2016, 12:30 AM

So, on Tuesday I got out of bed, did everything that I usually do, and everything went fine. Until I got to the kitchen and foolishly reached to my left to get the teapot. Long story short, I had a sudden, searing pain in my left ankle and my leg almost buckled. During the course of the day the pain didn't let up. So, I went to the doctor's office.

They took some X-rays, looking for any possible stress fractures, etc. The X-rays were clear, but they wanted me to come back on Wednesday for an ultrasound.

I had an appointment for an ultrasound today. It was a slow day in the office, so the PA (Physician's Assistant) I saw yesterday was joined by another PA and their sports medicine specialist. The good news is, my ankle looks okay. In fact, while my knees are shot, and my lower back is iffy, the ultrasound tech and sports medicine guy were positively gushing over my ankles. I have the tendons of a 15 year old!

orlok · 03-10-2016, 02:33 AM

Every cloud has a silver lining

. Hope the pain has cleared up at least?

cromag · 03-10-2016, 03:31 AM

Thanks, orlok! The pain is much better! The best guess is that I may have impinged on a nerve when I leaned and twisted to the left.

I'm cleared to start taking my walks again.

wodin · 03-11-2016, 12:32 PM

I was awoken last night by Arturo (our very large male cat) making a strange sound. Investigating, I found that Hoku (ten week old tabby) had tried to squeeze under our bedroom door and had gotten stuck.

As soon as Arturo saw that I was awake and aware the took off for parts unknown, lest he be blamed for Hoku's misadventure.

After rescuing her, I went and found Arturo and praised him lavishly. He purred!

badgoodDeb · 03-11-2016, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

I was awoken last night by Arturo (our very large male cat) making a strange sound. Investigating, I found that Hoku (ten week old tabby) had tried to squeeze under our bedroom door and had gotten stuck.

As soon as Arturo saw that I was awake and aware the took off for parts unknown, lest he be blamed for Hoku's misadventure.

After rescuing her, I went and found Arturo and praised him lavishly. He purred!

What a good boy, Arturo!

Hitch · 03-11-2016, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What a good boy, Arturo!

Lassie, Lassie! Timmy's in the well....

Hitch

Rumpelteazer · 03-11-2016, 03:28 PM

In the category of things that freak me out: the door of the closet in my bedroom has the tendency to open on it's own every couple of months. I hardly ever use that closet, it houses mostly old office crap from the store (my bedroom used to be an office) and I haven't opened it in months. The worst part is that yes, when it's unlocked it opens easily (gravity due to a wonky house) but there is a proper lock on it with a proper key, not one of those little, itty bitty things, but a proper old fashioned key. It also doesn't turn that easy, you have to use a bit of force to turn it. How the thing keeps unlocking itself I don't know, there probably is a very logical explanation for it but I don't know what it is.

Luckily, this time it happened some time during the day. Last time it happened during the night and I woke up from the sound of the door thunking against the wall. That really freaked me out and I didn't manage to sleep the rest of the night.

wodin · 03-11-2016, 03:42 PM

POLTERGEIST!!

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03-07-2016, 06:15 PM	#27377
CalbertAmu Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 28 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kobo Aura One	"Why did you buy this garbage (referring to my kindle) instead of iPad"? I want to kill someone

03-07-2016, 06:32 PM	#27378
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	For the same reason I decided to clean the oven today. I forgot my chemical allergy. I should have done the cold oven method.

03-10-2016, 12:30 AM	#27383
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,467 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	So, on Tuesday I got out of bed, did everything that I usually do, and everything went fine. Until I got to the kitchen and foolishly reached to my left to get the teapot. Long story short, I had a sudden, searing pain in my left ankle and my leg almost buckled. During the course of the day the pain didn't let up. So, I went to the doctor's office. They took some X-rays, looking for any possible stress fractures, etc. The X-rays were clear, but they wanted me to come back on Wednesday for an ultrasound. I had an appointment for an ultrasound today. It was a slow day in the office, so the PA (Physician's Assistant) I saw yesterday was joined by another PA and their sports medicine specialist. The good news is, my ankle looks okay. In fact, while my knees are shot, and my lower back is iffy, the ultrasound tech and sports medicine guy were positively gushing over my ankles. I have the tendons of a 15 year old!

03-10-2016, 02:33 AM	#27384
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Every cloud has a silver lining . Hope the pain has cleared up at least?

03-10-2016, 03:31 AM	#27385
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,467 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Thanks, orlok! The pain is much better! The best guess is that I may have impinged on a nerve when I leaned and twisted to the left. I'm cleared to start taking my walks again.

03-11-2016, 12:32 PM	#27386
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I was awoken last night by Arturo (our very large male cat) making a strange sound. Investigating, I found that Hoku (ten week old tabby) had tried to squeeze under our bedroom door and had gotten stuck. As soon as Arturo saw that I was awake and aware the took off for parts unknown, lest he be blamed for Hoku's misadventure. After rescuing her, I went and found Arturo and praised him lavishly. He purred!

03-11-2016, 03:28 PM	#27389
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	In the category of things that freak me out: the door of the closet in my bedroom has the tendency to open on it's own every couple of months. I hardly ever use that closet, it houses mostly old office crap from the store (my bedroom used to be an office) and I haven't opened it in months. The worst part is that yes, when it's unlocked it opens easily (gravity due to a wonky house) but there is a proper lock on it with a proper key, not one of those little, itty bitty things, but a proper old fashioned key. It also doesn't turn that easy, you have to use a bit of force to turn it. How the thing keeps unlocking itself I don't know, there probably is a very logical explanation for it but I don't know what it is. Luckily, this time it happened some time during the day. Last time it happened during the night and I woke up from the sound of the door thunking against the wall. That really freaked me out and I didn't manage to sleep the rest of the night.

03-11-2016, 03:42 PM	#27390
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	POLTERGEIST!!