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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It's Monday! Brand new week full of promises.

karl271 · Guru

Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I used to hang laundry Karl. No place to do it here though. If we ever get a place of our own...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.

Too many birds in my area, so no way would I hang the clothes out. I do remember that fresh air smell from when I was a kid.

Morning!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Let's see. I have a School Board meeting tonight, DD has 3 basketball games, two are out of town. I am coaching 6th grade girls so we have 2 practices this week and I have to fit working in there somewhere too, lol. Oh and my new dining room set is coming today.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Good morning. Again.

Karl, we haven't hung clothes out since 1990. I know this because that's when we moved. No clothesline here. I do miss it some. But I don't think it would be a good idea to do it here now. Too many people around us mowing and throwing dust in the air. And hay fields and chicken houses.

Busy week for you, Gaga. Stay sane.

Hiya IKWTDS and NJN.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

It's been raining for days, it is going to rain some more for several more days.

Hey, on the bright side, I got a jury summons!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Whew! Gaga, I'm tired just reading about your day.

I'm off, meeting a friend for lunch, and washing dirty clothes!!!

flan

Dona Worry Be Happy · Vette's SS!!

All of the tired.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I bought some wooden blinds to hang in dd's room later too.

FNW · Guru

I hang clothes but only in the house or garage because of allergies. And only the delicate stuff that I wash myself. Most stuff I send to the dry cleaners because they come back nice and pressed. I hate ironing. My dry cleaners picks up and delivers to my house so I can't beat that. When I was in Japan I did some laundry and hung them to dry and they seemed so stiff I hated it. I saw a lot of clothes lines in Japan so I think that's what most do over there.

I'm getting over my cold and so is #2. And he's less cranky and complaining of leg pain since I started weaning him off corticosteroids. And his congestion is still improving.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Glad to hear ya'll are getting betting FNW.

FNW · Guru

Thanks. I'm feeling a little hopeful about #2.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Wow! Looks like lots of busy days for all of us! Good morning to all of you!

LL, I do not envy your jury summons, just no.

FNW, so glad your DS is getting better and your are too!

LGS, are you going to survive? Gosh, that is a lot of activities.

Flan, enjoy lunch with your friend.

Hi, lily, Dona, IKWTDS, Karl, and NJN.

I need to start packing for the weekend. I have to repack my quilting supplies, wash sheets to take along, find a quick quilt kit (in my stash) to work on if we finish all the quilts early (4 machines running for 3 days), make a list again, since I lost my first one, and...well...you get the idea.

The house is not going to get a good cleaning this week. Oh well.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Ok -really, I'm excited about jury duty. I have never been called before. I do not know how I have never been called, but I haven't. And as a lawyer, I have always wanted to be on the other side of that jury wall to experience it. I just hope I don't get booted right off the bat b/c I'm a lawyer.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I've never been on a jury either. I've gotten a couple of notices, but my number has never come up.

flan

TrudyML · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Ok -really, I'm excited about jury duty. I have never been called before. I do not know how I have never been called, but I haven't. And as a lawyer, I have always wanted to be on the other side of that jury wall to experience it. I just hope I don't get booted right off the bat b/c I'm a lawyer.

Ugh. I got called, seated and my father would visit me in Court everyday. He was a lawyer. One of the court people looked me up, figured out he was my Dad and I didn't have to decide on it. It was a scum bag case. The court guys would see me wave to my father. They thought it was cute.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Morning everyone. I sat on the jury once. It was a stolen car. We convicted. As it turns out it wasn't his first. They told us that after the fact. I was booted from a rape case early on because I obviously had already sided with the victim.

FNW · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Ok -really, I'm excited about jury duty. I have never been called before. I do not know how I have never been called, but I haven't. And as a lawyer, I have always wanted to be on the other side of that jury wall to experience it. I just hope I don't get booted right off the bat b/c I'm a lawyer.

As a lawyer, I am excused from serving. That's one of the allowable excuses in VA.

That being said, I served when I was 18. I loved it. I think it made me want to be an attorney, although I don't practice much and I've never gone to court.

I sat on two cases, both of which we convicted. The first one was a child molestation case. It was pretty cut and dry. The second was an auto theft case. Although at the time we did not know we were breaking the rules, we did a little outside investigation during our lunch hour and determined that the defendant was lying in the second trial.

Ohfour · Hooker

I am DYING to be on a jury!!!! I was called when I was 21, but was never picked. :(

TrudyML · Guru

Ugh, I hated it. And all the people thinking they were on L&O! I was losing it.

Ohfour · Hooker

TrudyML wrote:
Ugh, I hated it. And all the people thinking they were on L&O! I was losing it.

chung-chung...

TrudyML · Guru

LOL!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I was seated once. Was a dui case. Lasted 5 hours. Had to watch hours of video from the guy getting the road sobriety test to him just sitting in holding. He refused the breathalyzer. He was probably legally drunk but he was cooperative and respectful and never appeared drunk so we let him off. Even though he failed the road test it was something like taking 11 steps instead of 9 and he was 1/2 an inch off heal to toe. Kid came from a good family and had a good lawyer.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Ok -really, I'm excited about jury duty. I have never been called before. I do not know how I have never been called, but I haven't. And as a lawyer, I have always wanted to be on the other side of that jury wall to experience it. I just hope I don't get booted right off the bat b/c I'm a lawyer.
As a lawyer, I am excused from serving. That's one of the allowable excuses in VA.
That being said, I served when I was 18. I loved it. I think it made me want to be an attorney, although I don't practice much and I've never gone to court.
I sat on two cases, both of which we convicted. The first one was a child molestation case. It was pretty cut and dry. The second was an auto theft case. Although at the time we did not know we were breaking the rules, we did a little outside investigation during our lunch hour and determined that the defendant was lying in the second trial.

Being an attorney is no longer an automatic excuse here. My boss ended up sitting there all day, and then getting excused when he was called. We had one instance where an employee got picked for a civil jury and didn't know one of the parties was a client. She called the judge the night she found out (yes, she had his number, she used to work for him) and got grilled by both attorney's the next day. Because she worked in the real estate dept. and knew nothing of the client or his file, they KEPT her. I couldn't believe it.

Riding · Guru

karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.

I love clothes on the line and have an awesome clothesline my son made me, it moves with the wind so clothes dry wonderful not sideways if the wind is blowing the other way LOL

Riding · Guru

still raining here and gloomy, my dogs did not want to go outside this morning, but I made them so they did not have to cross their legs all day LOL

I am still battling cold/sinus and tired all the time. but plugging along. Looking forward to going home after work and just getting warm cuddly clothes on and relaxing on the couch with the puppies til my DH gets home from work. I made enough supper last night so leftovers tonight! I love nights like that.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Hello. It is carrot cake making day here.

weltschmerz · Guru

karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.

I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

The HOA won't allow clothes lines here. I do hang some of my work clothes but I hang them in the bedroom doorways.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

weltschmerz wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.
I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.

Doesn't the spin cycle in your washing machine wring most of the water out?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lawyerlady wrote:
Ok -really, I'm excited about jury duty. I have never been called before. I do not know how I have never been called, but I haven't. And as a lawyer, I have always wanted to be on the other side of that jury wall to experience it. I just hope I don't get booted right off the bat b/c I'm a lawyer.

You probably will.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

DH was called to serve on a jury. It was a child molestation case. He asked too many questions and they tossed him off.

weltschmerz · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.
I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.
Doesn't the spin cycle in your washing machine wring most of the water out?

I don't have a washing machine.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I was called. I don't remember what the original charge was but there was a "rider" charge for CS.

When asked if I thought I could be impartial, I quickly said no.

When asked why, I said the CS alone is enough for me.

I was let go.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

weltschmerz wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.
I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.
Doesn't the spin cycle in your washing machine wring most of the water out?
I don't have a washing machine.

Oh. You hand wash everything? I would really hate doing laundry then. I don't particularly like it now.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I am getting a temporary new roommate. My friend's 20 something son needs to be out of his apartment this week & couldn't find another place because he has two pit bulls. I offered to let him stay in my basement. I have a fenced back yard for the dogs.

Ohfour · Hooker

Why in the world would anyone not have a washing machine? It's not like they are expensive...

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Ohfour wrote:
Why in the world would anyone not have a washing machine? It's not like they are expensive...

No kidding.

Now I'll wash some of my delicates by hand, but no way I'd attempt anything bigger.

weltschmerz · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.
I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.
Doesn't the spin cycle in your washing machine wring most of the water out?
I don't have a washing machine.
Oh. You hand wash everything? I would really hate doing laundry then. I don't particularly like it now.

Either that or the Laundromat. I rent a small cottage with no washing machine hookups. I don't have a dishwasher, either. Oh, the horror!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't have a dishwasher.

Well. I have one. But it hasn't worked for years.

FNW · Guru

I hate being without a dishwasher or washer/dryer.

TrudyML · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
I am getting a temporary new roommate. My friend's 20 something son needs to be out of his apartment this week & couldn't find another place because he has two pit bulls. I offered to let him stay in my basement. I have a fenced back yard for the dogs.

Please be careful. Just heard an awful story of a pitbull a couple was sitting and killed their cat. :(

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

weltschmerz wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
karl271 wrote:
Beautiful, sunny day here. Wash is on the line. (Does anyone on this board still hang clothes out to dry? I like the smell of fresh air in the clothes). Promises to be a great day.
I do, but I need one of those antique hand-cranked wringers. I have arthritis in my hands and can't wring much water out. It took three days for the last batch of laundry to dry on the line.
Doesn't the spin cycle in your washing machine wring most of the water out?
I don't have a washing machine.
Oh. You hand wash everything? I would really hate doing laundry then. I don't particularly like it now.
Either that or the Laundromat. I rent a small cottage with no washing machine hookups. I don't have a dishwasher, either. Oh, the horror!

I could sooner live without the dishwasher. I completely wash everything before it goes in the dishwasher. The dishwasher is a cross between storage & sanitizing.

weltschmerz · Guru

I don't mind going to the Laundromat. There's a fabulous African market across the street and a great Middle Eastern market on the next block. I pop my laundry in and go shopping. There's a new restaurant across the street, Tijuana Taco. I'll usually get a massive fish taco to bring home for supper.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I have never had a fish taco.

weltschmerz · Guru

Hand-washing the dishes usually takes ten minutes. Don't really need a dishwasher.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

TrudyML wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
I am getting a temporary new roommate. My friend's 20 something son needs to be out of his apartment this week & couldn't find another place because he has two pit bulls. I offered to let him stay in my basement. I have a fenced back yard for the dogs.
Please be careful. Just heard an awful story of a pitbull a couple was sitting and killed their cat. :(

Oh my. I have 3 cats. The dogs will be crated during the day when we are at work. I'll just have to be careful about them when the dogs are outside in case one of the cats runs through the back yard.

Thanks for the warning.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I have never had a fish taco.

Me neither & I hope I never will.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We have two half pits half labs. They are great dogs. How the owner cares for them is paramount to how they behave.