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just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

RE: First-World Problems

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
just Czech wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Ok I HATED driving the rental. No heated steering wheel of butt warmers, and "gasp" I had to insert a key in the ignition AND the seat adjustment was not electronic I had to pull up a lever and move the seat! There is no way is hell I can ever give up my style of car. And that my friends is not how I was 15 years ago, then I was just happy to have a car that didn't break down.
LOL! God help me if something happens to "Belle".
I wouldn't know what to do, with a car like that, IKWTDS!
Hell, I'm still shifting my own gears!
And I like it!
Oh I love driving a manual transmission and I have that option if I want!
I miss driving a manual. Hmm, maybe I should talk to DH about that.
Maybe you should!
He wants to get you a new vehicle, right?

LOL, yes, we are discussing that option. wink

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

My first world problem of the moment, do I watch Gladiator before or after I take a nap?

Divine Geek · Guru

I had to go buy a new blender. How my mother doesn't have one, I don't know. But I had to drive all the way to Walmart (with my heated seats on) and stand in line to get one.

ed11563 · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
My first world problem of the moment, do I watch Gladiator before or after I take a nap?

After. If Gladiator is good, it will keep you awake.

ed11563 · Guru

just Czech wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
cadiver wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Ok I HATED driving the rental. No heated steering wheel of butt warmers, and "gasp" I had to insert a key in the ignition AND the seat adjustment was not electronic I had to pull up a lever and move the seat! There is no way is hell I can ever give up my style of car. And that my friends is not how I was 15 years ago, then I was just happy to have a car that didn't break down.
I was only about a year ago my rental had crank windows.
I have occasionally driven rental cars for work while traveling.
One issue no one talks about (or maybe no one notices) is speedometer error.
I always take along my GPS. I've clearly seen that the speed shown by every GPS I've used exactly matches the speed shown but those "YOUR SPEED IS" roadside radar units.
And then I found that most GM cars (Chevy and Buick) show the speed as LOWER than the GPS shows.
So if the speed limit is 50, and the GPS shows I'm driving at 50 mph,
the speedometer can show 48 or 46 ...
One Buick consistently showed that I was driving 5 mph under the actual speed.

So if I'd believed the speedometer, I could have been ticketed for speeding. (Speedometer shows 50, speed limit is 50, actual speed is 55).

Might be easier to just keep up with the traffic..

I was NOT keeping up with traffic one day, when the highway patrol pulled over a bunch of cars as a group. They'd all been speeding.

Being in the middle of the pack doesn't help if the pull over the whole pack.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

ed11563 wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
My first world problem of the moment, do I watch Gladiator before or after I take a nap?
After. If Gladiator is good, it will keep you awake.

Nah. Before.

I can watch it anytime.

FNW · Guru

Divine Geek wrote:
I had to go buy a new blender. How my mother doesn't have one, I don't know. But I had to drive all the way to Walmart (with my heated seats on) and stand in line to get one.

I had one and never used it so I got rid of it. I don't make margaritas much, or shakes. What else would I use it for?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I had to go buy a new blender. How my mother doesn't have one, I don't know. But I had to drive all the way to Walmart (with my heated seats on) and stand in line to get one.
I had one and never used it so I got rid of it. I don't make margaritas much, or shakes. What else would I use it for?

smoothies!

weltschmerz · Guru

I have a big blender and I never, ever use it.
I make my smoothies in my Magic Bullet.

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

I got a Cuisinart Blender for my wedding. I've used it like three times. I use my Ninja for everything.

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I got a Cuisinart Blender for my wedding. I've used it like three times. I use my Ninja for everything.

Yeah, they're big and bulky and a pain in the a$$ to clean. I like my little Bullet.

If I'm making cream of soup, I use the immersion blender.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't really care for the Ninja.

It's good for smoothies but not much else.

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

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I got a Cuisinart Blender for my wedding. I've used it like three times. I use my Ninja for everything.
Yeah, they're big and bulky and a pain in the a$$ to clean. I like my little Bullet.
If I'm making cream of soup, I use the immersion blender.

I love my Ninja. It's small, easy to move, and easy to store. It crushes and pulverizes like you would believe. Way better than the more expensive one.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The only thing I really want to crush is my ice. But my fridge does that.

Divine Geek · Guru

FNW wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I had to go buy a new blender. How my mother doesn't have one, I don't know. But I had to drive all the way to Walmart (with my heated seats on) and stand in line to get one.
I had one and never used it so I got rid of it. I don't make margaritas much, or shakes. What else would I use it for?

I needed it to make the tomato sauce for the soup. I found the small Magic Bullet one, but it would have taken forever for the amount I was making. $25 bought me a nice looking one, and it did the job great.

I'm hoping we might extract my freezer from the trailer sometime soon. If so, the blender will get more use making this sauce to freeze in place of the canned stuff. Gotta have the healthier stuff available for dad. I'll do a little extra work to keep him around.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Our ice maker appears to be broken.

Am I going to have to buy a bag of ice???

flan

FNW · Guru

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad you don't have snow to chill your ****tails.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

FNW wrote:
Oh no!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad you don't have snow to chill your ****tails.

Oh, well...

biggrin

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

flan327 wrote:
Our ice maker appears to be broken.

Am I going to have to buy a bag of ice???

flan

Ummm...can't you use ice trays in the freezer?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our ice maker appears to be broken.

Am I going to have to buy a bag of ice???

flan
Ummm...can't you use ice trays in the freezer?

Honestly, I don't think we own any.

DH ordered a new filter; he thinks that is the problem.

flan

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Our friends scheduled their one year olds b-day part the same weekend we were going to celebrate Gordito's 2nd birthday. Oh no!

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

Bonny22Pye wrote:
Our friends scheduled their one year olds b-day part the same weekend we were going to celebrate Gordito's 2nd birthday. Oh no!

You need to write Dear Carolyn over this.

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

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
Our friends scheduled their one year olds b-day part the same weekend we were going to celebrate Gordito's 2nd birthday. Oh no!
You need to write Dear Carolyn over this.

She needs to demand that they move it b/c Gordo was born first and therefore HE gets first pick on the birthday date. wink

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

Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
Our friends scheduled their one year olds b-day part the same weekend we were going to celebrate Gordito's 2nd birthday. Oh no!
You need to write Dear Carolyn over this.
She needs to demand that they move it b/c Gordo was born first and therefore HE gets first pick on the birthday date.

I agree!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nah.

You cohosh a joint party and save some time and money for both of you.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
Our friends scheduled their one year olds b-day part the same weekend we were going to celebrate Gordito's 2nd birthday. Oh no!
You need to write Dear Carolyn over this.
She needs to demand that they move it b/c Gordo was born first and therefore HE gets first pick on the birthday date.

This! And don't forget the gift registry!

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

Don't do a gift registry. It leaves it too open. Do like my SIL does. Write on the invite what each person is supposed to bring.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

You should prob take Gordito to counseling.

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

And get him on some anti anxiety drugs.

Lindley · Guru

Hi-jack the one year olds party and turn it into Gorditos party.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Send an email blast to everyone on the guest list and let them know there will be serious consequences if they choose the other kid's party instead of Gordito's. Write a minimum of 2 advice columnists and ask for advice. Refuse to aknowelgde the other kid and his family - they suck anyway and are NOT as special as Gordito. Throw him a party with bags of party favors for the kids including gift cards for free beach house rentals, pony rides, gluten free vegan meal service subscriptions and a month's tuition at the local mommy and me yoga studio. Provide snacks that are sure to cause an allergic reaction in the "other birthday boy" and don't let him borrow an inhaler.

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Monday 25th of January 2016 09:39:58 PM

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

Mellow Momma wrote:
Send an email blast to everyone on the guest list and let them know there will be serious consequences if they choose the other kid's party instead of Gordito's. Write a minimum of 2 advice columnists and ask for advice. Refuse to aknowelgde the other kid and his family - they suck anyway and are NOT as special as Gordito. Throw him a party with bags of party favors for the kids including gift cards for free beach house rentals, pony rides, gluten free vegan meal service subscriptions and a month's tuition at the local mommy and me yoga studio. Provide snacks that are sure to cause an allergic reaction in the "other birthday boy" and don't let him borrow an inhaler.

-- Edited by Mellow Momma on Monday 25th of January 2016 09:39:58 PM

BEST. ADVICE. EVER.

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

Don't forget to mention to everyone that you are locking up all the multiple and numerous firearms in your house. Also, tell everyone you can't reschedule because your abortion is scheduled shortly after the birthday.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Don't forget to mention to everyone that you are locking up all the multiple and numerous firearms in your house. Also, tell everyone you can't reschedule because your abortion is scheduled shortly after the birthday.

And if one of those little ankle biters puts his feet up on your ottoman...just smack em.

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

And don't give anyone a second glass. That way they'll all write Dear Carolyn and talk about how they had different drinks and had to drink out of the same glass.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I once had some crazy Girl Scout moms complain that I poured too much juice in their VSS's juice glasses. They were the tiny plastic cups and the girls had been running around for 2 hours. Some girls needed 2-3 glasses to get hydrated. But the moms about had kittens because I filled up their glasses 2/3 full. Some people are just gonna be pissed no matter what.

So Bonny - fill their glasses up and tell those b!tchy moms to STFU!! ☺️

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

There was a crazy lady once who wrote Dear whoever and said she went to a party and she was given only one wine glass. She drank different wines throughout the night and had to use the same glass. When she asked the host for a new glass the host told her to just rinse it out in the sink. The lady was hugely offended.

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

Bonny should show up at the other boy's party with Gordito's cake and just take over. Make his party hers.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Bonny should show up at the other boy's party with Gordito's cake and just take over. Make his party hers.

This!!!!

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

Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Bonny should show up at the other boy's party with Gordito's cake and just take over. Make his party hers.
This!!!!

Yes!! Take the cake and the goody bags and the games. Just unload everything and walk in with it. Tell them since they were rude enough to take your day you're taking it back! Stand strong and proud!

We'll have your back when you write Dear Carolyn.

FNW · Guru

My maids couldn't get here because of the snow.

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

DH showered before me and I had to take a merely warm shower instead of a hot shower.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

A house full of food but I don't want any of it.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

My computer at work is down so I had to leave early.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I can't decide what to watch on my DVR.

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

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I can't decide what to watch on my DVR.

That's a tough problem to have!

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

Deciding what to fix for dinner is a first world problem.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I can't decide what to watch on my DVR.
That's a tough problem to have!

I miss our DVR sooooooooooo much!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I can no longer find my favorite mousse anywhere.

flan