Cecile Marion Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thank goodness for nice neighbors, Paulette! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 8 hours ago, NYCat said: My shower saga continues. Did I ever talk about it here? Probably. So they put in a new tile floor and now they have taken it up again. It seems there is a hole in the lead pan so I need a new one. I tell you, I'm not even sure that will be the end of it. They also had to replace a cracked pipe coming from my kitchen sink. That seems to have worked. The glass doors from my shower are sitting in my living room for a while. The GOOD thing is that my nice neighbor across the hall is away and has given me her keys so I have her bathroom to use. What a blessing. Paulette This has been the summer of my discontent, so many things going wrong, sorry it spread to NYC. You need to buy something that will give you a lift. With me, it is my new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 10 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: This has been the summer of my discontent, so many things going wrong, sorry it spread to NYC. You need to buy something that will give you a lift. With me, it is my new guitar. What good advice. I have been admiring all of your activities.... painting, gardening, and now playing the guitar. I've been feeling kind of stuck for a long time. I have a lovely life but still somehow discontent. I'll figure it out. Paulette 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I waited in all day for my new lens and it didn't arrive. To say I'm angry is an understatement. DO NOT USE DHL - worst company ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, NYCat said: What good advice. I have been admiring all of your activities.... painting, gardening, and now playing the guitar. I've been feeling kind of stuck for a long time. I have a lovely life but still somehow discontent. I'll figure it out. Paulette Good for you! BTW, I’m raising 4 Monarch caterpillars, also. At least 3 times a day, I sit in front of the butterfly cage and watch them. They are little eating machines. I just pick a fresh milkweed sprig off my plants every few days to feed them. From last year This one had just shed its skin. They do that multiple times as they grow. Edited July 14, 2021 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said: Good for you! BTW, I’m raising 4 Monarch caterpillars, also. At least 3 times a day, I sit in front of the butterfly cage and watch them. They are little eating machines. I just pick a fresh milkweed sprig off my plants every few days to feed them. From last year This one had just shed its skin. They do that multiple times as they grow. How wonderful! Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Betty LaRue said: Good for you! BTW, I’m raising 4 Monarch caterpillars, also. At least 3 times a day, I sit in front of the butterfly cage and watch them. They are little eating machines. I just pick a fresh milkweed sprig off my plants every few days to feed them. From last year This one had just shed its skin. They do that multiple times as they grow. Hope everything is OK with your Monarchs this time round and you can watch them fly away from home. A bit like children. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Colblimp said: I waited in all day for my new lens and it didn't arrive. To say I'm angry is an understatement. DO NOT USE DHL - worst company ever! At least they did not arrive. Not like Parcel Force, they knock on your door and by the time you reach it and open it they are driving off in the distance. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: At least they did not arrive. Not like Parcel Force, they knock on your door and by the time you reach it and open it they are driving off in the distance. Allan Drives me mad. In Ireland, the driver knocks on the door, dumps the parcel and just drives away, whether you're in or not! OK if it's only €50 worth of coffee, but not great if it's a €4,000 camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 49 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: At least they did not arrive. Not like Parcel Force, they knock on your door and by the time you reach it and open it they are driving off in the distance. Allan I always call Parcel Force Parcel Farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 50 minutes ago, Colblimp said: Drives me mad. In Ireland, the driver knocks on the door, dumps the parcel and just drives away, whether you're in or not! OK if it's only €50 worth of coffee, but not great if it's a €4,000 camera! Not my experience. Perhaps you are over-generalising. I have posted many registered parcels to Ireland over the years and never had one left outside anyone's door. If the person is not in they leave a card to arrange redelivery or collection - An Post, DPD, UPS, Fedex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Hope everything is OK with your Monarchs this time round and you can watch them fly away from home. A bit like children. Allan I think I harvested the eggs right after they were laid, so I’m hoping no predictor got to them first. Surely out of four, I should be successful with one or two. I’ll know in about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, MDM said: Not my experience. Perhaps you are over-generalising. I have posted many registered parcels to Ireland over the years and never had one left outside anyone's door. If the person is not in they leave a card to arrange redelivery or collection - An Post, DPD, UPS, Fedex. Perhaps they have seen your avatar and don't want to cross you. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 7 hours ago, MDM said: Not my experience. Perhaps you are over-generalising. I have posted many registered parcels to Ireland over the years and never had one left outside anyone's door. If the person is not in they leave a card to arrange redelivery or collection - An Post, DPD, UPS, Fedex. Nope - every single parcel I’ve had delivered since Feb last year has been dumped at the door, whether I’m in or not. An Post, DPD, DHL, Nightline etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Colblimp said: Nope - every single parcel I’ve had delivered since Feb last year has been dumped at the door, whether I’m in or not. An Post, DPD, DHL, Nightline etc. I am guessing you live in a quiet rural area. Imagine the chaos if that was happening in Dublin. Time to drop this at the door in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, MDM said: I am guessing you live in a quiet rural area. Imagine the chaos if that was happening in Dublin. Time to drop this at the door in any case. Yep, West Cork, near Clonakilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Took my nice 14 year old limo in to the body shop this morning to have some dings and scratches repaired, kindly donated by people in car parks while it was parked, and one or two done by oneself. Also the alloy wheels are beginning to corrode where the lacquer has worn away so they are going for acid dip and repaint too. The first bad thing is the cost. Arrrrgh! But I have decided to keep the limo and it will last me another 10 years yet so worth doing. Second bad thing is they say it will be about two weeks. The third bad thing is they gave me a courtesy car which is a midget and terrible to drive. Fortunately the courtesy car is FREE for the two weeks and just return it with the same amount of fuel in the tank as when I collected it. No milage payment either. But if I am involved in an accident then Oh Ohh! Allan Edited July 15, 2021 by Allan Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Today there turned out to be another leak that necessitated taking my cabinet above the bathroom sink off and cutting a hole in the wall. Fortunately, they were able to ascertain that the leak comes from above me. Whew! My old cat Possum’s litter is in the bedroom now but he tends to forget that. One night I just managed to save him from peeing on the paper that was covering the shower floor. Last night I kept the door to the bathroom closed because there was wet cement. He tried to go in and then came to me for help. I took him to the bedroom. Poor guy. Poor me. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, NYCat said: Today there turned out to be another leak that necessitated taking my cabinet above the bathroom sink off and cutting a hole in the wall. Fortunately, they were able to ascertain that the leak comes from above me. Whew! My old cat Possum’s litter is in the bedroom now but he tends to forget that. One night I just managed to save him from peeing on the paper that was covering the shower floor. Last night I kept the door to the bathroom closed because there was wet cement. He tried to go in and then came to me for help. I took him to the bedroom. Poor guy. Poor me. Paulette Creatures of habit. Both of you? Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 More bad news. Now they are making a hole in the wall under my bathroom sink. Lots of consultations in Serbo-Croatian ( I think). Our super and most of the workmen are from the former Yugoslavia. They do really good work and leave everything as clean as possible. Having a good super is very important in NYC. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 At least that’s a comfort, Paulette. Good luck with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Sally R said: My previous car also had multiple dings donated by others. I could point to them and say, that's the IKEA carpark ding, that's the one from South Beach carpark etc. Reminds me of a neighbours daughter's first car. It accumulated various dents and scrapes, she stuck large 'ouch' stickers alongside them. Was always meaning to photograph them but she moved away from home before I got around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 21:48, Colblimp said: Drives me mad. In Ireland, the driver knocks on the door, dumps the parcel and just drives away, whether you're in or not! OK if it's only €50 worth of coffee, but not great if it's a €4,000 camera! Maybe a one off. I've never had a parcel dumped on the doorstep. Normally left with a neighbour or instructions left to pick it up from some inconvenient location. If possible I ask them to leave the item in the greenhouse, but I guess that's not what you would want with a high value product. Maybe a rogue driver, or do you live in an isolated spot where leaving a parcel would be low risk? We recently had to replace the heavy caravan battery and I had one delivered the next day (NOT Amaz**) and costing quite a bit less than any local retail outlets - don't know how they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 22 hours ago, Colblimp said: Yep, West Cork, near Clonakilty. Yeah I know you live in West Cork. The point I was making is that this would only happen in really rural areas outside of towns. There is no way delivery people would just drop registered parcels that require a signature at doorways in a town or city in Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 15/07/2021 at 00:17, NYCat said: Perhaps they have seen your avatar and don't want to cross you. Paulette I am probably more scary with the mask off 💀. Anyway I was talking about me being the sender of the parcels not the receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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