Afternoon, folks.

lplady wrote:Yeah, not really much she can do but cope with things as they occur. Glad the kids are doing as best as possible. That's probably helping her also to see that in them.

A volunteer from the shelter recently lost it when she went to get her pool ready for the summer. She realized that he had always done it and she was clueless as to what to do. He passed in Feb.

As she said, she can call someone if she needs help. That really wasn't the problem. It was that initial moment of her new reality that just popped back in her head. It hit her like a ton of bricks all over again.

Yeah, the pool is a huge headache.

At our last stop with internet for a while. Just checking to say that aside from a few scrapes and mosquito bites we are all alright.

dontwantaname wrote:Good afternoon Gman. How is your day?
Hear from the vet again?

Only to say the cost will be on the high side of their estimate.

heavy sigh.

Lynnzoi wrote:Flash is a cocker spaniel

and howdy to ya

Kind of thinking AZ was a cat-man. Howdy to ya too, Lynn. Animals know I am leaving - suitcase appears and they start stressing.

Hey wootland!

stopping in to say hi. can't remember if I mentioned here or not, but didn't get the new job after all. apparently in the second round of interviews, when I was talking to the company VP's I failed to dumb down the answers to meet them at their level when they asked some technical questions, and so got rejected because they thought I "might have a difficult time explaining concepts and procedures to the customers." So, even though the hiring manager and the other engineers wanted to bring me onboard, I got vetoed out by the senior management. Mental note to self -- no matter how friendly they may be, executives are still executives, with all that it implies.

got walloped by the latest round of thunderstorms yesterday. reading the news reports today, looks like we saw anywhere between 75-90 mph winds at our house. we were at church at the time, and watching the rain blow sideways past the windows and zero visibility beyond a few feet, must admit I've never seen anything quite like it before in my life. lots of tree damage all over the place. I do have lot more respect now for those who live in hurricane territory.

as far as our house goes, we lost the top half off one of our big walnut trees (might end up losing the whole tree?) and our street is still without power. last report say it could be 3-5 days before we get it back! Now we're trying to decide what to do, because with the hot weather and no power (and no water, since we're on a private well) it's just not bearable to stay in the house. Booking a hotel will be expensive, assuming we can even get a cheap one with this being the holiday wee and all. might have to drive the family down to KS and stay there for a couple days with the family.

klozitshoper wrote:Kind of thinking AZ was a cat-man.

Not so much.

Turken wrote:Hey wootland!

stopping in to say hi. can't remember if I mentioned here or not, but didn't get the new job after all. apparently in the second round of interviews, when I was talking to the company VP's I failed to dumb down the answers to meet them at their level when they asked some technical questions, and so got rejected because they thought I "might have a difficult time explaining concepts and procedures to the customers." So, even though the hiring manager and the other engineers wanted to bring me onboard, I got vetoed out by the senior management. Mental note to self -- no matter how friendly they may be, executives are still executives, with all that it implies.

got walloped by the latest round of thunderstorms yesterday. reading the news reports today, looks like we saw anywhere between 75-90 mph winds at our house. we were at church at the time, and watching the rain blow sideways past the windows and zero visibility beyond a few feet, must admit I've never seen anything quite like it before in my life. lots of tree damage all over the place. I do have lot more respect now for those who live in hurricane territory.

as far as our house goes, we lost the top half off one of our big walnut trees (might end up losing the whole tree?) and our street is still without power. last report say it could be 3-5 days before we get it back! Now we're trying to decide what to do, because with the hot weather and no power (and no water, since we're on a private well) it's just not bearable to stay in the house. Booking a hotel will be expensive, assuming we can even get a cheap one with this being the holiday wee and all. might have to drive the family down to KS and stay there for a couple days with the family.

So sorry about the job. Don't let it discourage you. When I worked I worked in Human Resources, I sent several candidates on for interviews thinking they were the perfect fit, and someone else along the way did not. It is tough, but on the flip side, often I would send someone I did not consider terribly well suited to the job, and they got it. NO explanation for how people think.

Sorry about the tree and the damage. Literally, when it rains it pours!

AZGman wrote:Not so much.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/30/anakin-the-kitten-plays-w_n_1640273.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

Cat lover or not, this is one gutsy guy!!!

Turken wrote:Hey wootland!

stopping in to say hi. can't remember if I mentioned here or not, but didn't get the new job after all. apparently in the second round of interviews, when I was talking to the company VP's I failed to dumb down the answers to meet them at their level when they asked some technical questions, and so got rejected because they thought I "might have a difficult time explaining concepts and procedures to the customers." So, even though the hiring manager and the other engineers wanted to bring me onboard, I got vetoed out by the senior management. Mental note to self -- no matter how friendly they may be, executives are still executives, with all that it implies.

got walloped by the latest round of thunderstorms yesterday. reading the news reports today, looks like we saw anywhere between 75-90 mph winds at our house. we were at church at the time, and watching the rain blow sideways past the windows and zero visibility beyond a few feet, must admit I've never seen anything quite like it before in my life. lots of tree damage all over the place. I do have lot more respect now for those who live in hurricane territory.

as far as our house goes, we lost the top half off one of our big walnut trees (might end up losing the whole tree?) and our street is still without power. last report say it could be 3-5 days before we get it back! Now we're trying to decide what to do, because with the hot weather and no power (and no water, since we're on a private well) it's just not bearable to stay in the house. Booking a hotel will be expensive, assuming we can even get a cheap one with this being the holiday wee and all. might have to drive the family down to KS and stay there for a couple days with the family.

Either grill everything you had in the refrigerator/freezer or take it to the family as a hostess gift.

Did you get that big report done?

Turken wrote:Hey wootland!

Hiya! Sounds like you've had some eventful times over there. Sorry about the job, I know you were looking forward to it.

Stay safe with all the crazy weather!

dontwantaname wrote:How is she doing?

She is sleeping on the kitchen floor. She rouses up every now and then and we talk to her. She goes back to sleep. A lot like my Mom at the end. The lab liked the kitchen floor cause the air vent blows on her.

dontwantaname wrote:I'd be interested to know that you think about this...
I know two people who are in dire straits money wise.
Both are currently looking for new smart phones.

Have smart phones been elevated to a total necessity?

I just checked a new formula on Verizon. If we all had smart phones, it would be $300 a month.

I find it hard to pay that much just for phones.

People can't wait to go home to check the computer anymore???

One person is young. Just divorced. The entire family is getting calls from bill collectors trying to find her.

The other is retired and just sold their house and needs to live off the sale money for the rest of their life. Their parents lived to almost 100 and they aren't 70 yet.

Pretty amazing. On the other hand, maybe they don't have a computer at home. Or a Kindle. Or cable. Can't you use a smart phone for all those things? I'm asking, because I really don't know. But maybe that's an answer. If you add up phone, Internet, eReader, cable....

klozitshoper wrote:Kind of thinking AZ was a cat-man.

You missed the spanish puppy fest the other day I reckon.


(hola!)

inkycatz wrote:You missed the spanish puppy fest the other day I reckon.


(hola!)

NO,I saw the absolutely adorable dogs and even AZG was posting. I am really a dog person who loves cats.

What does this mean:

This site does not exist within the LDAP database.

evenin kidds

AZ - glad to head Flash is doing ok...not so much for your wallet tho. Did they end up doing a splenectomy too? (quite often the spleen twists with the stomach)

Joyner - sorry to hear about yer old girl. I assume she's on some good pain meds to keep her comfy?

I am getting the Reddog a consult with a veterinary acupuncturist/alternative specialist on Thurs. His rear legs haven't been behaving - sometimes they just don't go the way they are supposed to.

heh. decided against skipping town due to "3-5 day" power outage. instead, booked a couple nights at a local hotel at reasonable rate through priceline.

and of course, mere hours after making those non-refundable reservations, power comes back on.

pooflady wrote:Pretty amazing. On the other hand, maybe they don't have a computer at home. Or a Kindle. Or cable. Can't you use a smart phone for all those things? I'm asking, because I really don't know. But maybe that's an answer. If you add up phone, Internet, eReader, cable....

That and we finally had to cave in and get smart phones (granted not newest models, we got 3GS's well after the 4 was out - and still have them), but for Orc the only way he could use the government phone captioning system was to have an iphone. They may have an android app now, but they didn't then.

PWA's doggies are not doing real well.

Echo - goodnight all. Tomorrow.

Night all. Tomorrow.

Mornin', folks.

ThunderThighs wrote:Good morning. What's the news of Flash?

Spent another night at the hospital "just for observation." We'll know more today.

dontwantaname wrote:Don't forget the camera.

Dont worry. Mrs.Ice brought 5

lplady wrote:

And speaking of babies. Forgot to say for Ice to have a great vacation playing with his little one.

noted and having a great time despite heat and no a/c.

Joyner,Gman,Daj,I hope all your respective furry family members recover.

Good morning all. We survived the flight and the baptism without incident. We are in Toronto now staying with daughter, son in law and grandbaby for a few days. We are getting plenty of Eva time . It's hot and humid and they haven't got a/c except in the baby's room. We are going to buy a fan today!

Good morning everybody! Big lab is holding her own. Ice, give sweetie pie a hug from me. AZ and TT, hugs to your sweeties too!