Where is everyone??

15 years ago

Hi all. This forum is really really slow. What is everyone up to or am I the only "single" left? Not much new in my life. Had a nice Easter dinner with my family at my oldes daughter's house. Nice to spend time with the grandkids. I am looking forward to some nice weather this weekend so I can clean the deck up a bit and get some cushions on the chairs. I am ready to be able to sit out and enjoy some sunshine. Anyone have any vacation plans? Let me know what you are up to! Satine

Comments (4)

gneegirl
15 years ago
Hey there, Satine - I'm still single! You sound like I did last year when it got pretty slow here. I was thinking up all kinds of things to get people to check in.

Not much going on here. I too am waiting for the nice weekend. The guy that cuts my grass finally did it right, after I've been begging since last year. The yard is perfect to begin some planting. Still can't get to that fig tree though, but I may ask my neighbor when/if I see him.

How is everyone else doing? It's great to have this Forum. We may not be that active, but it is nice to have a place to connect. Hope to hear from everyone soon.

gneegirl
stargazzer
15 years ago
I visit here every day, but don't have much to say when there is nothing to reply to. Estrangements seem to be the main topic and enough is enough. It's much like pouring salt in a wound. The best advice my mom ever gave me was to "get your mind on something positive, don't dwell on the negative." It was hard to do sometime, but it does work.

I am still progressing with therapy for my arm. They did measurements last Friday and I have been sore ever since. They kept saying a little more, a little more, I will not let them do that to me next time. It's okay if it is therapy, but not just for a good report card for them.

I am going to Branson, Mo Tuesday for a couple of nights. I will see the Oak Ridge Boys and ride the tram through Dogwood Canyon. Next month I am going to Chicago for 7 days. We will stop in St Louis for a night at the Drury Inn across from Union Station, that should be fun. Then there will be 4 nights at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. I think will see the Mary Poppins show and a lot of museums and dinner/dancing on a cruise boat and see the city lights. should be fun.
Related Discussions
Where, oh where, IS everyone?
Q
Comments (9)
No.. sad to say I haven't driven the 25 miles to go get any of my "old" fish. I have just the one that I couldn't find last fall. Might be cheaper to go to the local pond store and buy a couple of new ones. Many plants are still in pots, but I have this week off so I've been extremely busy hacking out the over-whelming bittersweet, sumac, grape vines, raspberry bushes and assorted weeds to make room for the plants. The weather has been so beautiful this week. We have the pool open (last year it was not open) so it is so much fun to work on the weeds, jump in the pool to cool off, then get back to work. LOVE IT!!!! Then I make a martini and go sit by the pond and feed my one lonely fish. I can get so lost in time just sitting there. It's not big, but it provides whatever my soul needs to re-charge. Only found one tick today and that was still mobile, so I brushed it off and got out of the area. I'll check carefully tonight to make sure none have anchored themselves to my cushy body!!! hahahaha they have plenty of space to do that. I will hate to see vacation come to an end on Monday. I am "practicing for retirement"!!!!
...See More
Where is everyone getting their tile at nowadays?
Q
Comments (59)
Mohawk is a publicly traded company and is not going to manufacture two different products with the same part number. In fact, they are specifically barred from doing that. However, they do have some leeway in how they handle lower quality items. cpartist gave a good explanation, the way most manufacturers determine quality is by a random sample of finished products, I teach a section on quality control, sample size calculations, and what happens to products that don't meet the standard. Basically, they have to indicate second quality on the items individually or by marking the entire pallet as a lower quality, they can't just segregate it, most manufacturers will shrink wrap the pallets with a new part number on all four sides of the pallet. They can offer these lower quality items as "pallet deals" to various outlets. There are many outlets who want pallet deals and they are not limited to the big box stores, many smaller outlets love pallet deals also. In this case, the devil is in the details, these items do not have the same part number in the manufacturer's system, but the outlets may not mark them with the new part numbers. So what appears in the store as the same part number may actually not be the same part number. To be safe, you should avoid buying in-stock items, this may include items stocked in other locations (depending on whether the big box store is ordering from the manufacturer/distributor or bringing items in from another store). Special order items will always be the same item that is distributed through any tile store (note: you still have to use part numbers). Whether or not the avoidance of in-stock items includes local tile shops is something that can only be answered on an individual shop basis. I suspect most of them are not interested in passing off seconds as first quality, but it isn't unheard of either, so you have to ask the pros in your area. Good luck. ----------- ETA: Daltile appears to use printed labels, so they may actually assign every box of second quality a different part number.
...See More
Where does everyone buy curtains?
Q
Comments (40)
One of their pages -- Royal Velvet® Supreme Pinch-Pleat/Back-Tab Lined Patio Door Panel: https://www.jcpenney.com/p/royal-velvet-supreme-pinch-pleat-back-tab-lined-patio-door-panel/pp5003970047?pTmplType=regular&searchTerm=pinch%2Bpleat%2Bpatio%2Bpanel&searchType=Predictive%2520Search%257CProducts%257C1&predictiveDetail=product:pinch%20pleat:1:pp5003970047 ----------------------------------------------- https://www.jcpenney.com/p/jcpenney-home-jenner-cotton-rod-pocket-back-tab-thermal-curtain-panel/pp5004880297?pTmplType=regular&deptId=dept2842930842&urlState=/g/clearance-window/N-1b0lvh6Z1fd&productGridView=medium&badge=onlyatjcp
...See More
Where is everyone?
Q
Comments (20)
I think it's hard for a lot of us to post anything because it's mostly the same ol' same ol' with this pandemic and we are sick of talking and thinking about it. I'm between quilt projects and it's been hard to make myself decide on the next one. But I'm also busy trying to fill a big order of masks for my DIL and Granddaughter for school although it's up in the air when and how that will start. I've also just finished a 3-week journey into the world of sourdough which culminated in a little mini-contest between just me and a friend. I won. But it was close. She was the one who begged and nagged and pushed me into doing it because she wanted to and wanted someone to do it with. So I finally caved. Let me tell you, if you are working don't even consider it. It's like taking care of a baby. So now I have these 2 different starters and now I'll have to keep coming up with ways to use it since I invested so much time and flour getting them going. The bread is drop-dead delicious though. If you like sourdough. Hopefully when I get these masks done I'll come up with another quilt project, I have to have something to take my mind off of the worldly goings-on. BTW I am so sorry for all the sadness and hardship going on with some of you and will say a little prayer. Oh and we have such a deer problem here there's no way we could grow hostas. We have 4 does who have dropped fawns on our property this summer. We were eating our Sunday breakfast last weekend and here comes one of the does right up to the lanai in the back where I have canna lillies and terrestrial orchids and it stood there right in front of us and had it's breakfast. One pot of the cannas is completely eaten down to a nub.
...See More
gneegirl
15 years ago
OK Stargazzer - you didn't put all of this on the other post. I'm so jealous. I lived in Chi-town for almost a year and miss it terribly. There was always something to do. I stayed in Lincolnshire, in a hotel suite, so I was about 20 minutes from the city. I did venture out a few weekends - even went to Dog Beach, of all places. When I got back to the hotel, I watched the News, only to find out about Dog Beach (never knew it existed, and who would!), and that some bacteria had been found there, and it would be closed for a few days. I also love Mary Poppins - wish I could be there for that. Have some fun for me, will ya!

I'm so happy your shoulder is getting better. I know that's been pretty depressing. But it sounds like you are improving pretty well. I hope they are much nicer about you next measurement tests. I actually stopped my therapy after about 6 mos because I wasn't getting any better and the treatments and test became unbearable. I think I made the right decision though - it's better, but I still have to be careful.

Anyway, you have fun on your trip. I'm sure you need a get-away after been such a trooper with your shoulder.

Take care all,

gneegirl
stargazzer
14 years ago
gneegirl, thanks for your reply. I just got back from Branson, MO today. I am not a show person, even on the cruises I don't go to the shows, but I saw a show this time that knocked my socks off and everyone in the audience. It was a group called SIX. They are six brothers who sing and pop jokes that made me laugh like I haven't laughed in years. This is their second year in Branson and they were voted Best newcomers the first year and the second year they were voted BEST. Best over all of those stars that are making millions there and have been for years. For those of you that haven't heard of them they sing with no band or back up, but you hear drums and instruments and a tambourine. They do it all with their mouths. I have never seen an audience so involved as this audience was. Awesome. I bought a photo of them which they autographed and I shook their father's hand and congratulated him on the success of his sons. They told hilarious jokes, the running joke was about their hair. The youngest brother still has a full head of hair and he was always running his hand over it when one of his brother got smart with him. Finally one of the bald brothers said "look at me" and slapped his own bald head, then he said, "this is your future". One of the brothers had a bald spot on his head, the remaining was about 3 inches long and he had it sticking straight up. He said one lady in the audience said "you have a Chia head". One brother came down in the audience and asked a guy if he wanted to be part of the show to go down front and wait. Then the brother jumped in his seat, put his arm around the man's wife and started flirting with her. It took the husband awhile to figure what was going on. When he figured it out, he went back, sat down beside the brother, put his arm around him and started flirting with him. He was really a good sport and he had the entertainers laughing as much as the audience.

There are actually 10 boys in their family.

Here is a link that might be useful: SIX

Where is everyone??

Comments (4)

gneegirl

stargazzer

Related Discussions

gneegirl

stargazzer

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US