The Vent and Rant Thread

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by beppe

Ciao Juliette,

Want to join the Society of Enemies of Mothers of which I am founder, chairman and treasurer? Special introductory fee for you.
We have a program of Mutual Assistance.

try us, you could be surprised.

Am I the only one who doesn't mind her mother (or mother-in-law)? No, rephrase that, are we the only one who don't mind their mother (or mother-in-law)? Neither I nor my husband have a lot of problems with them.




Them living three or four countries away might be helping, naturally...

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Am I the only one who doesn't mind her mother (or mother-in-law)? No, rephrase that, are we the only one who don't mind their mother (or mother-in-law)? Neither I nor my husband have a lot of problems with them.




Them living three or four countries away might be helping, naturally...

Hi Sweetpea
You have a point there. I dearly loved mine, but we stopped fighting only when I moved out of the house. At that time in Italy that meant either becoming a priest, a professional military or getting married.

Of course I got stuck in the territory of my first mother in law. from the pan to the coals.

Having them far away has advantages on day to day. But, like in the case of Juliette, it means visits.

how are the apples?

[GeoffC]

Daughter got to her new flat at 9:30 last night.
Key wouldn't work, it did before she came home for a holiday.
Bedroom has not been adjusted for her purposes, as previously arranged.
Prized rock/crystal has been removed!

Son's been made redundant!

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Daughter got to her new flat at 9:30 last night.
Key wouldn't work, it did before she came home for a holiday.
Bedroom has not been adjusted for her purposes, as previously arranged.
Prized rock/crystal has been removed!

Son's been made redundant!

*boggle*

That sounds like a pretty crud day for your kids - I hope things improve!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by nomesque

*boggle*

That sounds like a pretty crud day for your kids - I hope things improve!

so do we, it's created an unnecessary worrying time for us !

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

so do we, it's created an unnecessary worrying time for us !

*hugs* Fingers crossed for better accommodation situation and new job.

[Juliette]

Well, not the Enemies of Mother, but the Circumvention of Mothers would be a nice idea, from times to times. Then again, it can just work indefinitely if you're not a girl

[Juliette]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Daughter got to her new flat at 9:30 last night.
Key wouldn't work, it did before she came home for a holiday.
Bedroom has not been adjusted for her purposes, as previously arranged.
Prized rock/crystal has been removed!

Son's been made redundant!

Ow . Awfully sorry for both of your children... I'm crossing fingers for them!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Juliette

Ow . Awfully sorry for both of your children... I'm crossing fingers for them!

She's had security round, so they are taking the issue seriously.

Hopefully, too, they will be able to 'fix' the bedroom appropriately ....

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by beppe

Hi Sweetpea
You have a point there. I dearly loved mine, but we stopped fighting only when I moved out of the house. At that time in Italy that meant either becoming a priest, a professional military or getting married.

Of course I got stuck in the territory of my first mother in law. from the pan to the coals.

Having them far away has advantages on day to day. But, like in the case of Juliette, it means visits.

how are the apples?

If they live that far away, visits are rather rare (my mother lives 1500km and 3 countries away, my mother-in-law 2500km and, 3 or 4 countries away, depending how the plane goes...)

Originally Posted by Juliette

Well, not the Enemies of Mother, but the Circumvention of Mothers would be a nice idea, from times to times. Then again, it can just work indefinitely if you're not a girl

Even if you're girl! I've seen my mother for 5 days this year (and I had to work while she painted the first layer of our bed!). She'll be here another day at the end of september (before we've got the new kitchen, so no complaints that the kitchen isn't spotless ), so she can see the bedroom in its finished state



Now, my rant...

The car has developed a screeching sound, after the brakes have been applied. Now I need to get to the workshop and have the brakes fixed... We can't have that, with the new kitchen on the way, which is sucking the money out of our wallet faster than a black hole sucks the light inside... (but at least the kitchen will be beautiful...)

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by mrscoach

AHHHH! Our apartment complex is without hot water and had been since sometime Sunday night or very early Monday. My hubby found out at 4:15 Monday morning when he showered to go to work.

They keep claiming the part they need was overnighted Monday, from Canada. Canada, really? There was no one in the US, or even in the lower US that had or could make this part?

And as hot as it is here, I hate cold showers or baths. I don't even know how a whole complex of buildings loses hot water. Something about a boiler, so it must supply everyone. I know before this we never had to worry about running out of hot water.

I. WANT. HOT. WATER. My whites really need washing, as do my dishes. Heating up a pan of water just doesn't work well when washing dishes. And I feel grungy, even though I went to my sister's today and could wash. Not an everyday option since she lives about 95 miles from me.

Sorry. It's amazing how dependent on (hot-indoor-running) water we are. And amazing how much it is missed when it isn't there.

[Juliette]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Now, my rant...

The car has developed a screeching sound, after the brakes have been applied. Now I need to get to the workshop and have the brakes fixed... We can't have that, with the new kitchen on the way, which is sucking the money out of our wallet faster than a black hole sucks the light inside... (but at least the kitchen will be beautiful...)

Brakes! you know, the weird part is that my mother is a regular at killing her brakes (history of driving with the foot over the clutch pedal ). Next time, off the old car goes (it's an old station wagon that's costs more in repairs than in petrol- and with these prices, it's stunning), and she gets something a lot less heavy, so even if she's torturing the poor car the weight to brakes will have to suffer until their untimely demise will be less than with the super-heavy tank- I mean, Opel Astra .

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Juliette

Brakes! you know, the weird part is that my mother is a regular at killing her brakes (history of driving with the foot over the clutch pedal ). Next time, off the old car goes (it's an old station wagon that's costs more in repairs than in petrol- and with these prices, it's stunning), and she gets something a lot less heavy, so even if she's torturing the poor car the weight to brakes will have to suffer until their untimely demise will be less than with the super-heavy tank- I mean, Opel Astra .

http://jalopnik.com/343003/the-2500-...eiled-in-india

[Juliette]

Originally Posted by kennyc

http://jalopnik.com/343003/the-2500-...eiled-in-india

Cool! But it's still not on sale in Italy (and there's the problem of the EURO pollution classification- or in Lombardy you're stuck on your feet most of the year!) so I was thinking more of a Citroen C1 or a C3, which cost more but are more easy to manage as re:repairs (even if a car is virtually sound, she'll be wanting to be at a minimal range from the repair shop, which we are...). They do have reductions on used cars, and the reduction is a bit more than the car is worth Plus one wouldn't pray the car won't break every time she goes out!

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Juliette

Brakes! you know, the weird part is that my mother is a regular at killing her brakes (history of driving with the foot over the clutch pedal ). Next time, off the old car goes (it's an old station wagon that's costs more in repairs than in petrol- and with these prices, it's stunning), and she gets something a lot less heavy, so even if she's torturing the poor car the weight to brakes will have to suffer until their untimely demise will be less than with the super-heavy tank- I mean, Opel Astra .

The brakes have been replaced earlier this year. And I'm absolutely not heavy on the breaks. They're most likely simply a bit mis-aligned... But it still costs money! (otherwise, I'll call warranty!)