Rant for the Day (keep it clean)

[Patchouli]

 

[Magus]

Yesterday too. More like:

 

[Amish Heart]

I like the scrreaming one Patchouli had going.
I'm not going to be that today, even though granddaughter appears to have pretended to go to work last night, turned her phone off, and picked up her brother from his work an hr late. I went to bed about a 10:15, so don't exactly know, but I do know husband was ticked and still up. And the animals were then not closed up because grandson does that.
So no screaming emoji for me today. It is all easily settled by me taking over that animal close up job. It takes 10 minutes, if that.

 

[Magus]

Those stupid raccoons wrecked my toilet trying to wash cat food in it!

 

[zannej]

Amish_Heart, I've heard that dementia can make people imagine things that didn't happen as well as get extremely aggressive/mean. A friend of mine said her mom didn't remember her name but remembered that she blamed her for her sister's suicide. The sister had been a drug addict & was inappropriate around my friend's kids. She forbade her sister to see the niblings and the sister overdosed months later. The mother said it was bc she was heartbroken at not being able to see the kids. So she would basically just refer to my friend as something that rhymes with witch "that killed her sister". She said her mom would try to slap her & when she finally had her put in a nursing home the mother hit the staff. Within 2 weeks there she "fell" and "broke her back" and "died". It all sounded suspicious to me, but friend was relieved and didn't want to question anything.

Speaking of friends, my friend got paternity results back yesterday. Not his kid. But, the gf is manipulating him claiming she's "terrified" of the "psycho" that is really the father. The bio dad is several years younger than her, she led him on, and when she was dating him she slapped the hell out of him and he never hit her back. She lied to him & said she was afraid of my friend & that my friend was beating her. So, I reminded my friend what a liar she is and that she's lying about this guy to him. The guy has been messaging her a lot, but its bc he wants to see his baby and he's angry he didn't get to be there for the birth. The reason she's not with him is bc he's jobless, carless, doesn't have his own place to live, & can't financially support her. If he could support her AND take care of the baby fulltime, she would go back to him in a heartbeat. She's only with my friend bc he's stupid enough to support her. I wish he would stop being stupid and actually make good decisions with relationships.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep, dementia does make some people mean. But mom was mean all her life.
But all is quiet today. Maybe just means that no one has told me anything today.

 

[Patchouli]

@Magus your raccoon guests expected their own wash bowl, I’m surprised you didn’t provide that.



@Amish Heart maybe a calendar ticking down the days would help.
Then maybe a restraining order. In case someone forgets where they don’t live.

 

[Magus]

I'm surprised they're not two hats and dinner! I'm getting soft, its time to go back to the wood lot!

 

[Amish Heart]

Will be changing the locks when they go, for sure. And installing more cameras. Husband thinks this Monday meeting might get them out of here sooner, for safety issues. Because we have no control over what they do, and there's drugs and alcohol involved. I won't tolerate a "temporary" leave and a return. Their birthday is June 11...with our luck they'd bring them back in May and then we couldn't get them out of here easily. I am really not in the mood for this meeting. Granddaughter lies which makes me angry, then gets angry that we don't believe her lies. They have to know that they can't keep doing crazy crap and expecting us to just go only to get along. Haven't spoken a word to them since last Monday. Not much different than they not speaking to me for months anyway.

 

[Patchouli]

I'd be upset for the influence or possible harm (emotional and psychological) they're causing to not only you but your youngest granddaughter too. Sorry you're going through this, @Amish Heart and all the stuff with your mother too.
At least you have your favorite cousin.
Back to ranting! I've got nothing, can't even complain about the cold weather cuz it actually feels good.

 

[Pearl]

Amish, those kids need to go for their own good. They are purposely running wild, they need to go somewhere where they see all the good you did for them!! That time will come, but it needs to be sooner rather than later!! I will rant about the cold, I MISS SUMMER!!

 

[Bacpacker]

Amish, those kids need to go for their own good. They are purposely running wild, they need to go somewhere where they see all the good you did for them!! That time will come, but it needs to be sooner rather than later!! I will rant about the cold, I MISS SUMMER!!

Oh go get in the pool Pearl

 

[Wingnut]

She can wear a polar bear outfit while drifting on an ice floe...

 

[Bacpacker]

She can wear a polar bear outfit while drifting on an ice floe...

Polar Bear in a bikini

 

[Pearl]

Oh go get in the pool Pearl

The water temp was 64° this afternoon, it would have warmed me up a little!! Thanks bro

 

[Amish Heart]

Oh, I'd take fall back any day. It was gorgeous for a couple of weeks! Little granddaughter and I grabbed our lights, bundled up, and I put all the animals to bed, she put the two dogs to bed. It's a new job for her to handle the dogs, and she did just fine. Grandson used to be in charge of that in the evening, but they just don't come home, and I got tired of worrying about it.
Husband had a deep tissue massage yesterday and is all achy today. Anyone else have that happen? He took some tylenol and napped instead of physical therapy

 

[Pearl]

Polar Bear in a bikini

Triple Pearl eyeroll

 

[Bacpacker]

Triple Pearl eyeroll

Well Sis, I had to pick on some body tonight!!

 

[Supervisor42]

Mini-rant: The only thing my weather station lacks is something to accurately measure wind speed and direction.
Everything to this day, (the 21st century) still has spinning wheels, which don't like leaves or branches.
This should be so simple to do.
I should probably invent one.
Imagine a round dowel rod sticking up from something like a spring-loaded joystick.
Regardless of wind direction, the amount it leans over, and the exact direction, can be easily read with just 3 sensors.
If something clobbers it, it just slides off the top of the rod, which stands right back up.
Somebody steal my idea, please!
State of the art :

(isn't this the same as what I saw in the 70's? )
Edit: ...Still going . Notice the "wind vane" on the bottom for direction. Isn't that the same as on people's roof 100 years ago?

 

[Magus]

We did that stuff in science class. the wind sock was easy, putting fan blades on a bicycle speedometer, not so much.

 

[Cascadian]

@Supervisor42 I think you are looking for an ultrasonic sensor. We had a professional grade weather station at work 15 years ago that had 3 sensors in a triangle for speed and direction with no moving parts.
Here is something from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Ane...efix=ultrasonic+wi,aps,573&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

 

[Cascadian]

Lord people are stupid. We are looking for another kitty. I answered an add of Craigslist. I said we are interested in the female and gave my number. No reply. A full 24 hrs later I sent a second email asking if they found a home. An hour later they replied with " no and our only other option is the shelter". So now I just sent a third email uh hey did you see that I was trying to give one a home. Omg they walk among us.

 

[havasu]

Got all prettied up to attend church, since our friends were pulling off a surprise 25th wedding vows. Walked into the garage to jump into the car and got a text saying their son just tested positive for covid. Now, I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go.

 

[Cascadian]

Lord people are stupid. We are looking for another kitty. I answered an add of Craigslist. I said we are interested in the female and gave my number. No reply. A full 24 hrs later I sent a second email asking if they found a home. An hour later they replied with " no and our only other option is the shelter". So now I just sent a third email uh hey did you see that I was trying to give one a home. Omg they walk among us.

So last night at 8 pm they reply via email again in spite of giving my number. " Oh did you want to set up a time to get the kitty"? I am thinking no I just wanted to see if you still had it. Naturally since it was email I didn't see it until 9:30 pm.

Now why on earth wouldn't they just suggest a time they were available. Nooo I had to reply I am available after 1pm Sunday. So 12 hrs later nothing but crickets.

 

[Magus]

Got all prettied up to attend church, since out friends were pulling off a surprise 25th wedding vows. Walked into the garage to jump into the car and got a text saying their son just tested positive for covid. Now, I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go.

Go to a restaurant and a movie.

 

[havasu]

Na, we already have dinner plans. Instead, we mopped the floors, and I even used a foamy "Lime Away" liquid in the grout lines of my floor, used a power drill bristle brush attachment, and got the bathroom floor looking fantastic.

 

[Magus]

You said you were all dressed up, so...LOL

 

[zannej]

My friend really needs to grow a damn spine and stand up to his (now) exgf. He was waking up all night to take care of the baby bc she won't do it. She will let the baby scream for hours and not get up to check or help. He's been feeding and changing the baby. He had very little sleep before work bc he won't neglect a baby bc the baby's mother is a jerk. While he was at work she was "blowing up" his phone demanding he come back home to take care of the baby saying she couldn't deal with it. He told her to suck it up. She did this even AFTER the DNA results came back and its not his. So, she was supposed to come pick up the 2-yr-old so he could go to work but she no-showed and it turns out she's out with the new baby's father. The one she claimed to be terrified of. She's now posting pics of herself with him & the baby acting like a happy family & acting like they are a couple-- she posted that this morning after telling my friend her bf got evicted and has no place to stay so she and the baby still need to stay with him. I told him to tell her to go stay with family. He argued that none of them will let her stay. I told him that's her problem & he needs to stop rewarding her for bad behavior. She's been treating him like absolute garbage, humiliated him, & he still won't kick her out bc of the baby. She did this on purpose bc she knows he will feel bad for the baby. I told him that she and the baby's dad need to figure things out and leave him alone. Also said that if he wanted to let the baby stay, he could still kick her out and let her find somewhere to stay. He needs to get her out of his life. When she was gone he was so much happier and doing so much better at work. But he's missing work and losing $ all because he won't stand up to her. She's ruined his life and he's allowed her to do it. I wish he would get it through his head that she will never act right so long as there are no consequences and she knows she could probably kill his older daughter or the 2-yr-old and he still wouldn't kick her out bc he'd feel sorry for her. I just want to shake him and tell him to knock it off.

I'm glad I don't have tiles in my house. I despise grout. LOL.

 

[Pearl]

So last night at 8 pm they reply via email again in spite of giving my number. " Oh did you want to set up a time to get the kitty"? I am thinking no I just wanted to see if you still had it. Naturally since it was email I didn't see it until 9:30 pm.

Now why on earth wouldn't they just suggest a time they were available. Nooo I had to reply I am available after 1pm Sunday. So 12 hrs later nothing but crickets.

Poor kitty has to live with these idiots in the mean time!

 

[zannej]

Turns out my friend did not know about the status update post his gf posted of her playing happy family with the other guy. She'd been saying how she was so afraid of the other guy but she ran off to see him while my friend was at work. I could see his heart sinking when he looked at the post after I mentioned it to him. I know he brings it on himself, but I still feel bad for him. He got played.

He replaced the outlet for the microwave and discovered there is no ground wire and the wires were very tight with no slack. Got it all hooked up and the microwave is dead. It's $400 for the same microwave now (it was under $200 when we got it in 2018).