Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 342

phenomshel · 05-19-2009, 06:03 PM

HIRE someone, then. There has got to be someone who isn't affiliated with mr. developer-idiot in a ten mile radius of you that you can hire to come check on you daily. If I were within a ten mile radius of you, I'D do it.. unfortunately, I'm a little too far for that to be even remotely practical.

edit: I had an idea.. talk to Teresa about it. Maybe she'd be willing to come by on a daily basis instead of just on weekends.

badgoodDeb · 05-19-2009, 06:07 PM

We could set up a phone call daily, with someone. Only if that cute lil dragon with the sock puppet on her tail doesn't object, though.

phenomshel · 05-19-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

We could set up a phone call daily, with someone. Only if that cute lil dragon with the sock puppet on her tail doesn't object, though.

Deb, that's a darn good idea!! Ricky, how about it??

RickyMaveety · 05-19-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

HIRE someone, then. There has got to be someone who isn't affiliated with mr. developer-idiot in a ten mile radius of you that you can hire to come check on you daily. If I were within a ten mile radius of you, I'D do it.. unfortunately, I'm a little too far for that to be even remotely practical.

edit: I had an idea.. talk to Teresa about it. Maybe she'd be willing to come by on a daily basis instead of just on weekends.

No, Teresa is a very busy woman. She's a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and is on the road to see her patients long before I wake up in the morning. She also gets home really late. That's why I walk and feed her dogs (and the feral cats she takes care of and the deer that she sometimes can't get home to feed) whenever she needs me.

I guess we do sort of keep in touch in that I text message her on the days I'm taking care of her house (just to let her know that everything that needed to be done got done). Her husband is an attorney, and he's commuting to and from Oklahoma right now. So, he's not here that much.

The only other neighbors who care much about me travel a lot (on business and for fun). I look in on the grandmother there when they are out of town (she's about 85 and has a LOT of medical problems .... so I don't feel good about them going out of town without them telling me).

Having someone from MR call me might work, but then again, it might cause more trouble than it's worth. There are times that my iPhone decides to turn the ringer off (it's a little too easy to flip that switch on the side near the volume control), and then I don't even realize that anyone is calling me.

However .... I did get one wall of the Great Room painted today. It's a bit of a big room .... maybe 20x35 ... so I'm just knocking it off a bit at a time. There is one wall that is almost all windows, so I don't think I'll have to paint that. I got the piano moved just fine, and my roller and brush are all clean.

I'm making pretty good progress, all things considered.

phenomshel · 05-19-2009, 06:33 PM

OK, so how about you call one of us? Or more than one, if you aren't comfortable "bugging" one of us all the time. Then we'd know, if we didn't hear from you, that you needed to be checked on.

badgoodDeb · 05-19-2009, 06:33 PM

Would she have time to do a daily "r u still alive" text exchange with you? Say, if she hasn't heard from you by X:00, she texts & looks for an answer within the next 6 hours at least.

My estranged hubby and I text quite a lot, some days just to make sure the other hasn't keeled over in the middle of the night. He has heart issues too!

P.S. Yeah, my iPhone keeps switching itself into silent mode, too.

phenomshel · 05-19-2009, 06:58 PM

Suits me if it suits her. My husband and I text all day too - he texts me on his breaks, I text him when I get home from doing errands or on my breaks.

badgoodDeb · 05-19-2009, 07:12 PM

Actually, by "her" I meant Ricky with her friend Teresa. BUT it would be great if either you or I could chat with Ricky too. I have an unlimited texting plan, since we use it so much. Ricky?

nekokami · 05-19-2009, 07:32 PM

Ok, everyone else has yelled at you enough, Ricky, so I won't. But please take someone up on the text messaging offer. Or we could follow you on twitter, if you think you'd have time to just pop in a few words every now and then, say morning and evening each day. It would make us all feel a lot better, I'm sure.

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I really should set up a trust for the cats and dogs, rather than have a will. I think I would rather my assets be used to take care of them ....

That seems like the most obvious solution to me!

Now, with regards to your house.... Do you think your case would be weakened if you move out of there before going to court? Because I really don't think that's a good place for you. Surely we could locate a suitable house in a neighborhood friendlier to animals and with local emergency medical services. (Nearly anywhere in New England should work on both counts, for example.) And I think your general health could only be improved by not having to deal with this municipality on a day-to-day basis.

phenomshel · 05-19-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Actually, by "her" I meant Ricky with her friend Teresa. BUT it would be great if either you or I could chat with Ricky too. I have an unlimited texting plan, since we use it so much. Ricky?

Ah, that would work too, and Teresa is close enough to call someone to help if needed. I have unlimited texting also.

LazyScot · 05-20-2009, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

I'm making pretty good progress, all things considered.

All things considered? That doesn't sound too brilliant. Still, I'm of the opinion your heart wouldn't dare give out on you -- the lawsuit you'd file against it is would be terrifying. I suspect it is just setting up a negotiating position for better pay and conditions. You are a good employer who will listen, aren't you?

BTW, you really ought to make sure your cats know how to perform CPR and the kiss-of-life....

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-20-2009, 07:01 AM

Right now I'm thinking about how many departments here get things done better when they leave the management layer out...

RickyMaveety · 05-20-2009, 10:19 AM

Any one who feels the need to text me is more than welcome to do so. I'll PM you both my cell phone number and you can RU Alive? me to your heart's content.

That silencer switch should be relocated on the new iPhone when it comes out. It makes me nuts.

RickyMaveety · 05-20-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

All things considered? That doesn't sound too brilliant. Still, I'm of the opinion your heart wouldn't dare give out on you -- the lawsuit you'd file against it is would be terrifying. I suspect it is just setting up a negotiating position for better pay and conditions. You are a good employer who will listen, aren't you?

BTW, you really ought to make sure your cats know how to perform CPR and the kiss-of-life....

They do enjoy jumping on my chest now and then. Will that work, do you think?

GeoffC · 05-20-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Any one who feels the need to text me is more than welcome to do so. I'll PM you both my cell phone number and you can RU Alive? me to your heart's content.

That silencer switch should be relocated on the new iPhone when it comes out. It makes me nuts.

Right - that's you sorted out ....

Anyone else we should be worried about .... ????

05-19-2009, 06:03 PM	#5116
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	HIRE someone, then. There has got to be someone who isn't affiliated with mr. developer-idiot in a ten mile radius of you that you can hire to come check on you daily. If I were within a ten mile radius of you, I'D do it.. unfortunately, I'm a little too far for that to be even remotely practical. edit: I had an idea.. talk to Teresa about it. Maybe she'd be willing to come by on a daily basis instead of just on weekends.

05-19-2009, 06:07 PM	#5117
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	We could set up a phone call daily, with someone. Only if that cute lil dragon with the sock puppet on her tail doesn't object, though.

05-19-2009, 06:33 PM	#5120
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	OK, so how about you call one of us? Or more than one, if you aren't comfortable "bugging" one of us all the time. Then we'd know, if we didn't hear from you, that you needed to be checked on.

05-19-2009, 06:33 PM	#5121
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Would she have time to do a daily "r u still alive" text exchange with you? Say, if she hasn't heard from you by X:00, she texts & looks for an answer within the next 6 hours at least. My estranged hubby and I text quite a lot, some days just to make sure the other hasn't keeled over in the middle of the night. He has heart issues too! P.S. Yeah, my iPhone keeps switching itself into silent mode, too.

05-19-2009, 06:58 PM	#5122
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Suits me if it suits her. My husband and I text all day too - he texts me on his breaks, I text him when I get home from doing errands or on my breaks.

05-19-2009, 07:12 PM	#5123
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Actually, by "her" I meant Ricky with her friend Teresa. BUT it would be great if either you or I could chat with Ricky too. I have an unlimited texting plan, since we use it so much. Ricky?

05-20-2009, 07:01 AM	#5127
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Right now I'm thinking about how many departments here get things done better when they leave the management layer out...

05-20-2009, 10:19 AM	#5128
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Any one who feels the need to text me is more than welcome to do so. I'll PM you both my cell phone number and you can RU Alive? me to your heart's content. That silencer switch should be relocated on the new iPhone when it comes out. It makes me nuts.