Joys And Sorrows

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:13 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:39 pm When that happens, that is the best kind of plan because its a pleasant surprise.

yeah, a gift, really.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:25 pm

Just one that isn't wrapped up.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:07 pm

Friend of mine is having a bit of a time. She started last month having some clapboards replaced on the side of her house around the chimney. Well, it seems every repair discovers a new flaw needing replacement or alteration. Now today's rain got into the house and caused more damage. Of course, cold weather's coming as well. Her grown children all are having marital problems, and she's in the middle of this miserable merry-go-round, alternating between being comforter-in-chief and repository-of-all-blame. All I can do is listen. Such is the world.

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:28 pm

Sorry to hear that, Weston, hope things turn around for her.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:50 pm

Hope that everything will be OK for her too. I know that life is hard but it does get better. You have to believe that.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:17 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:50 pm Hope that everything will be OK for her too. I know that life is hard but it does get better. You have to believe that.

Thanks ... and I do.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:56 pm

Sorrow: My cousin (the one who is the daughter of the uncle that died) is depressed and the 4 sisters (2 of which were my uncle's and 1 which was raised by him) aren't getting along and they aren't even talking to their mother (my aunt).

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:56 pm Sorrow: My cousin (the one who is the daughter of the uncle that died) is depressed and the 4 sisters (2 of which were my uncle's and 1 which was raised by him) aren't getting along and they aren't even talking to their mother (my aunt).

Covid just seems to inflame everything.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:33 pm

My cousin probably would have been depressed and her and her sisters would have been fighting even WITHOUT Covid. They never really got along and their father/step-father died so of course they would be devastated.

CuriousCnidarian · Post by **CuriousCnidarian** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:13 am

Home for the weekend. Had 3 months worth of playing card deliveries I got to open. It's like an early Christmas! All told, 27 decks in total. 11 from Kickstarters, 16 miscellaneous decks picked up by my brother from various antique stores. Not counted in the 27 are 3 old bridge sets, which include 2 smaller decks in each set.

Although for one of the Kickstarters, I thought I had pledged for the mixed half brick and a gilded set, but received the mixed half brick and a third deck of the Special edition. Checked my pledge, and sure enough had only added on enough for the special edition, even though I had confirmed the gilded set through messages and the survey. Not too terribly upset since I still got what I paid for, but still. A learning experience, I suppose.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:31 am

CuriousCnidarian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:13 am Home for the weekend. Had 3 months worth of playing card deliveries I got to open. It's like an early Christmas! All told, 27 decks in total. 11 from Kickstarters, 16 miscellaneous decks picked up by my brother from various antique stores. Not counted in the 27 are 3 old bridge sets, which include 2 smaller decks in each set.

Although for one of the Kickstarters, I thought I had pledged for the mixed half brick and a gilded set, but received the mixed half brick and a third deck of the Special edition. Checked my pledge, and sure enough had only added on enough for the special edition, even though I had confirmed the gilded set through messages and the survey. Not too terribly upset since I still got what I paid for, but still. A learning experience, I suppose.

Tell me a little about this hobby of yours, Cnid. I know this may not be the right thread to explore the topic, but you do seem to enjoy it so..........

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:47 pm

Joy: Looking forward to going to a party tomorrow which is my cousin's gender-reveal party for the baby that she is pregnant with and got things ready for that including getting a shirt that says its gonna be a girl which is what I am guessing.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:58 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:47 pm Joy: Looking forward to going to a party tomorrow which is my cousin's gender-reveal party for the baby that she is pregnant with and got things ready for that including getting a shirt that says its gonna be a girl which is what I am guessing.

Enjoy ... and be careful!

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:42 pm

Have fun and be careful, Dayzee.

CuriousCnidarian · Post by **CuriousCnidarian** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:41 am

NHWestoN wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:31 am
CuriousCnidarian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:13 am Home for the weekend. Had 3 months worth of playing card deliveries I got to open. It's like an early Christmas! All told, 27 decks in total. 11 from Kickstarters, 16 miscellaneous decks picked up by my brother from various antique stores. Not counted in the 27 are 3 old bridge sets, which include 2 smaller decks in each set.

Although for one of the Kickstarters, I thought I had pledged for the mixed half brick and a gilded set, but received the mixed half brick and a third deck of the Special edition. Checked my pledge, and sure enough had only added on enough for the special edition, even though I had confirmed the gilded set through messages and the survey. Not too terribly upset since I still got what I paid for, but still. A learning experience, I suppose.
Tell me a little about this hobby of yours, Cnid. I know this may not be the right thread to explore the topic, but you do seem to enjoy it so..........

I mean, there's really not much to talk about. got a nice Theory11 designed deck a few years ago, so I always picked up a new deck from that designer where I could, which usually was the local Barnes & Noble. In June I decided I may as well make a really hobby of it. I've got more than just Theory11 now, but mainly just get decks that I think look nice. Absolute money pit, though. Kickstarter is really big in this niche, just check out some of the decks that have funded there.

But yeah, mainly just collect them because I think they look nice. I can't even do a proper riffle shuffle.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:36 am

I can do you one better. I can't even HOLD my cards in my hand like if we are playing a card game because I end up dropping a few or my hand cramps up.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:17 am

Okay, Cnid. Everyone needs a pointless, personal indulgence. I have about four elongated comic books boxes full of 1950s "funny animal" comics. Many of them I bought as a kid and kept them over the decades. Once every week or ten days, I scan eBay to see what's available. I almost never buy. Why not?

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:56 am

Sorrow: Even though I was looking forward to this gender-reveal party today for my cousin, I had problems getting to sleep and it wasn't because of excitement or nervousness for the party. I just have a really bad sleep schedule.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Sun Oct 25, 2020 2:59 pm

Sorrow: a friend has come down with Covid, he, his sisters and father and mother. So far, however, none of them seem close to needing hospitalization, but it's high anxiety, quarantine, and NyQil cocktails.

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:53 pm

Hope they get through it unscathed, Weston.

Joy: Found a new group of guys to play RPGs with.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:39 pm

Sorrow: When the maintenance man came to do some repairs on the heater, he disconnected the boiler from the heating system so we now have no heat in our house.

It's 46 degrees outside.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:50 pm

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:39 pm Sorrow: When the maintenance man came to do some repairs on the heater, he disconnected the boiler from the heating system so we now have no heat in our house.

It's 46 degrees outside.

Sheesh! He needs to make that right ... right now.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:16 pm

Joy: Yesterday which was the day after I posted this we got a maintenance man to come up and fix the heat so we now have heat again!

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:19 pm

Good to hear, Dayzee.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:50 pm

... Especially with a possible snow coming in late Thursday.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:59 pm

Of course, just when we get the heat fixed we don't NEED it yet.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:30 am

Sorrow: Sophie's vet check-up indicates she has begun to lose her hearing. Still, otherwise, she'll probably outlive both the missus and me.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:34 pm

Joy: Was able to make an appointment with Apple to get my computer fixed after they look at it. The keyboard that they used (called a butterfly keyboard) has a VERY nasty habit of falling apart. In my case, I'm beginning to have keys fall off.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:38 pm

Joy: An old classmate of mine just had cataract surgery and it went well. It's routine enough but always a little scary.

Marba · Post by **Marba** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:31 pm

Joy: Been getting into a book I really like

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:22 am

Joy: Tiny Toons Adventure is getting a reboot. Have a GIF to celebrate. One of my favorite childhood scenes.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:39 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:22 am Joy: Tiny Toons Adventure is getting a reboot. Have a GIF to celebrate. One of my favorite childhood scenes.

My kids loved those and, secretly, I did, too.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:36 pm

Sorrow: It's raining a lot out and I am hoping that the cold and snow don't end up combining and becoming a major problem when it snows tomorrow.

JamesTCat · Post by **JamesTCat** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:35 pm

Sorrow: My right ear is hurting a number of ways, so I'm trying to cope with the painful sensations that will happen from time to time.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:11 pm

I really hate that you are in pain James. I have to ask if you ever tried to use a heating pad on it though? It worked wonders for me I have to say and made the pain go away despite the fact that I later learned it was an ear infection.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:17 pm

James, I'm inclined to agree with Amazz on your ear pain, but you might also want to get a doctor's advice. I've never used a "teledoc" consultation, but maybe you could do that. Because your pain seems to vary, it could be some sort of infection and, in that case, a heat pad could make things worse (though I'm really glad it worked for Amazee). Get well soon.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:22 pm

Sorrow: Just found out about ANOTHER issue with the house. The genius who routed the power lines for the house ran one of them through a tree which was an EXTRAORDINARY bad idea. When it snowed, the tree branch drooped onto the power line and TORE it in two. As a result, we lost power except for the office and the parlor. We had to wait FIVE hours before National Grid could fix it.

I swear, it it's not one thing its another. -.-

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:57 pm

It's kinda late, Amazz, but you might check with the utility - very often they will cut out menacing branches if you bring the problem to their attention. While utilities are not always the most consumer friendly organizations, they aren't crazy about sending crews out to deal with outages and damages they could have prevented.

I'm sorry for your difficulties.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:48 pm

They did come out here and fix the line and cut the tree branch but I'm not sure if that will help considering the fact that when we have bad. weather we apparently are going to end up losing power a lot. >_<

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:24 pm

Gotta sit "Trick-or-Treat" out this year - maybe we'll go driving for a while.