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Watched the first ten Dems debate tonight. I liked Mayor Pete and Delaney.
They're both white men, but Buttigeig is gay, so do I get diversity credit for liking him?
The lines are drawn: Bomb-throwing revolutionaries vs. establishment lap-dogs. I'm bringing more popcorn for tomorrow.
This is about how my day's going. Just digging myself in deeper and furiously backpedaling. It's like I'm swimming against the Toilet of Life's flush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMjnbrvmwKc
This morning my angel and I took our neighbour to the funeral director's office to collect her past resident companion's ashes. Then we took another neighbour's dog for a walk. We took it for another walk this afternoon, but they are returning from their ten day holiday in France tonight, so our temporary regular dog-walking schedule is now over. With meeting neighbours' needs probably at an end now we can hopefully get back to our own lives.
Between these activities I did watch the film True Lies yet again, mainly as a excuse to put my feet up for a while. There is a scene in it where Jamie Lee Curtis drops an automatic pistol and it bounces down a staircase spinning and repeatedly firing with the result that it shoots at least a dozen bad guys. Okay, so it was a very popular tongue in cheek film, but it occurred to me that if any of us were to include such a scene in one of our stories then they could well be accused of using a deus ex machina gun.
So... Monday evening, I'm digging in the garden, and the hole begins to fill with water. Shit... Nailed a sprinkler line, except I hit right near a "T" where the 1" supply line, 1/2" sprinkler branch, and the 3/4" sprinkler line all come together. So, dig up about three feet of the whole thing, run to the hardware store and pick up the parts, and put everything back together. Job took me two days, in blistering 110F heat, but finally got everything together.
Then, the day before four days of 110+F heat, the air conditioning goes out. The heat wave started last Thursday, and they couldn't make it until yesterday. Sooooooo miserable. Yesterday, they replaced the entire outside a/c unit for a far more efficient, environmentally friendly model, and the house is gloriously cool again. Even the kitties were just laid out on the floor, trying to cool themselves. When they started panting from being overheated, I started giving them baths and wiping them down with damp washcloths.
What an ordeal!
Trying to sell our antique, roll-top desk online, for pick-up only. It's really a beaut--sad to see it go.
We've got a buyer, traded some cordial emails and took some more photos. The desk is in storage, which is obvious from the pictures. He introduced himself as being out-of-town/military, but would send a moving truck to pick it up for him. I've worked with people who think like this, and so it doesn't strike me as odd. But just now, in his response, something's not setting right. How do I gauge the buyer's intent?
Any of you ever had experience doing this before?
Sounds kinda' scammy, to me... If your intuition is saying NO, listen to it. Tell them that you already had a local offer, and you've decided to take it. Typically, the moving van WILL show up, and they'll write you a rubber check or a phony money order, usually for MORE than what you're asking, and then you're out the desk AND the money. The moving van may say that you need to pay them cash, too. This part is not unusual, as moving companies usually want a percentage of cash up front, but if the moving company is in cahoots with the scammer, then you're out even more money. People suck.... But this is what the scam usually consists of.
I concur. If you're not comfortable with it, don't do it. Worried you're going to get stuck with a crappy deal on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amnesiac
I also agree. Don't do anything you aren't comfortable with. You know best, right? : )
P.S. Selected my courses for the Fall semester. Come April, I'm done with my two-year diploma and onto more education. Onwards! :D
Potato is now on Instagram...
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Take something painful and make it into something bright!
Thanks Amnesiac, Seigfried, and Bard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Amnesiac
Needed to hear that. You've just described exactly what the email chain I've been dealing with looks to be leading up to.
Will share with hubby in the morning.