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[elmore3003]

Oh my GAWD, so many idiots in the Facebook groups of the "so you grew up in" variety are AS DUMB AS ROCKS.

I now think this type of Facebook group, in particular, attracts so many (okay, this is going to sound a little mean) people of a certain age, and they're excited about having a place to reminisce about the Good Old Days, which hey, so I am in certain respects ..... BUT these are NOT computer savvy, internet savvy, social media or especially FORUM or GROUP savvy people ... and it's maddening trying get a response to something that makes any sense or that logically follows the thing it follows.

This post in itself is probably incomprehensible. Apologies. I think on this point BK is going to know pretty much what I mean. It's such a damn shame. These groups, at their best, are invaluable sources of information. And I daresay (oh yes, I dare, just try me) that 98% of the people in them have zero interest in any kind of actual information. They just type Pavlovian responses, which is probably the same way they are in regular conversation. (I told you this would be a little mean. Maybe it's a lot mean.)

Sorry, just a li'l rant based on a conversation in the Fort Lauderdale group today.

There's one ass, initials J E, on several FB sights who thinks he invented Brecht and Weill, and - no matter how many times you correct him - still spouts the same misinformation on so many topics.

[elmore3003]

Page 4 Dance!

[elmore3003]

When I went to the corner bodega, I bought some dry kitten food for Stella.  She seems to like it.  She gobbles food like Thatch, she's the size Thatch was when I adopted him, she sounds like Thatch, she terrifies Thatch.

[George]

I decided to go to the Dept. of Aging and apply for a Senior Citizen Rent Reduction (SCRIE) to say fuck you to the landlord.  The clerk who scheduled my hearing gave me the old SCRIE address and I walked for blocks to the Dept. of Aging, but SCRIE has moved;  I made the trip for nothing but aggravating my leg. 

Darn, sorry about aggravating your leg for nothing.  Did you find their correct info and contact them?  I had no idea you could apply for a senior reduction.

https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/2424/senior-citizen-rent-increase-exemption-scrie

Nice. 

[John G.]

Out of the daylong meeting and into an hourlong meeting.

The fun never ends.

[John G.]

In case you haven’t gathered lately, I am burnt out. A weekend in Houston will hopefully help.

[ChasSmith]

Oh my GAWD, so many idiots in the Facebook groups of the "so you grew up in" variety are AS DUMB AS ROCKS.

I now think this type of Facebook group, in particular, attracts so many (okay, this is going to sound a little mean) people of a certain age, and they're excited about having a place to reminisce about the Good Old Days, which hey, so I am in certain respects ..... BUT these are NOT computer savvy, internet savvy, social media or especially FORUM or GROUP savvy people ... and it's maddening trying get a response to something that makes any sense or that logically follows the thing it follows.

This post in itself is probably incomprehensible. Apologies. I think on this point BK is going to know pretty much what I mean. It's such a damn shame. These groups, at their best, are invaluable sources of information. And I daresay (oh yes, I dare, just try me) that 98% of the people in them have zero interest in any kind of actual information. They just type Pavlovian responses, which is probably the same way they are in regular conversation. (I told you this would be a little mean. Maybe it's a lot mean.)

Sorry, just a li'l rant based on a conversation in the Fort Lauderdale group today.

There's one ass, initials J E, on several FB sights who thinks he invented Brecht and Weill, and - no matter how many times you correct him - still spouts the same misinformation on so many topics.

That's like the ones in the Hollywood group who habitually turn up spouting the same misinformation every damned time a given subject comes up, in spite of repeated evidence posted by BK or anyone else, including moi.

[ChasSmith]

I decided to go to the Dept. of Aging and apply for a Senior Citizen Rent Reduction (SCRIE) to say fuck you to the landlord.  The clerk who scheduled my hearing gave me the old SCRIE address and I walked for blocks to the Dept. of Aging, but SCRIE has moved;  I made the trip for nothing but aggravating my leg. 

Darn, sorry about aggravating your leg for nothing.  Did you find their correct info and contact them?  I had no idea you could apply for a senior reduction.

https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/2424/senior-citizen-rent-increase-exemption-scrie

Nice.

That does sound like a good policy. And I like the name. SCRIE.

Screeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

[ChasSmith]

In case you haven’t gathered lately, I am burnt out. A weekend in Houston will hopefully help.

Will it be pure R&R in Houston? I'll bet you're looking forward to that.

[FJL]

I solve this Patti LuPone rendition of "Ladies Who Lunch" where Elaine Stritch is right there, seeming so moved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTsuK_HGFJg

[elmore3003]

And more fresh hell: Lasership's tracking info claims a package from Chewy.com was left for me yesterday.  It wasn't.

[FJL]

I was overhearing someone singing "Do I Hear a Waltz" today, and it was such a good example of a title song that somehow keep the name of the show on theater buffs' minds. 

[Jrand73]

I am not that J.E.

[Jrand73]

Rainy and windy right now.

DR CHAS SMITH there is a Did You Grow Up.......for my hometown and one for Greencastle where the theatre is....

Most of the posts are:

Who remembers........i.e. the Dog N Suds Root Beer Stand or the gas station on Main Street.....

The first twelve responses will be :"I do!" Followed by: "My mother's cousin worked there" or "No but there was a gas station on Indiana St." and the famous: "There was NO gas station on Main Street."

[Jrand73]

The subdivision I live in on the north side of my hometown.....was called the "new addition" for years by the local gentry.

And there are at least three posts a week on the Facebook group talking about living and growing up in the "new edition."

[Laura]

Good afternoon.

[Laura]

Re rentals: The house across the street from me is a rental and has been as long as we have lived here (38 years). The landlady must be pretty bad, because no one ever stays more than one year. Except the time it was an Airbnb -- they stayed a year and a half.

[Laura]

The last renters moved out last weekend, so it sits vacant at the moment.

[Laura]

I baked 312 muffins, then I stayed to let the afternoon workers in and helped unload the truck. Then I got out; it is too crowded for me. I prefer to work alone or with one other person.

[John G.]

In case you haven’t gathered lately, I am burnt out. A weekend in Houston will hopefully help.

Will it be pure R&R in Houston? I'll bet you're looking forward to that.

Going to a Van Gogh exhibition and have some barbecue.

[John G.]

I was overhearing someone singing "Do I Hear a Waltz" today, and it was such a good example of a title song that somehow keep the name of the show on theater buffs' minds. 

Love that song. Just about that whole score.

[ChasSmith]

Rainy and windy right now.

DR CHAS SMITH there is a Did You Grow Up.......for my hometown and one for Greencastle where the theatre is....

Most of the posts are:

Who remembers........i.e. the Dog N Suds Root Beer Stand or the gas station on Main Street.....

The first twelve responses will be :"I do!" Followed by: "My mother's cousin worked there" or "No but there was a gas station on Indiana St." and the famous: "There was NO gas station on Main Street."

Yes! Yes!! We have a winner!

[ChasSmith]

The subdivision I live in on the north side of my hometown.....was called the "new addition" for years by the local gentry.

And there are at least three posts a week on the Facebook group talking about living and growing up in the "new edition."

And another score for DR Jrand68. Congratulations, sir!

[Jane]

When I got home there was an email from my landlord's legal adviser responding to my email from last night: Please disregard whatever you received. I will let the attorney know you paid.

Great news they acknowledged your payments.

They had no choice.  Both checks had cleared the bank and I have the online statement proving it.  They've created too much aggravation and at least two sleepless nights for me to be nice about the situation.

Yes, they should have sent the email but might not have if they had wanted to hassle you more.

[Jane]

Traffic sucks today.  It took a 30 minute taxi ride from the court house to Sixth Ave and 18th Street where I caught the No. 7 bus for an hour-long ride from there to home.

When I got home there was an email from my landlord's legal adviser responding to my email from last night: Please disregard whatever you received. I will let the attorney know you paid.

I sent her back an email saying: Too late! We're going to court.

What will you gain by going to court if they already agree you have paid up and have dropped the eviction notice?

Nothing, and I hope the attorney will cancel this hearing.  i've done my bit by responding.  The information line at Housing this morning said if you've received a notice or a postcard you must come to court immediately.  So I did.  The landlord screwed up things by creating a problem and then following up too slowly.  If we end up at a hearing next week, I hope they end up looking like fools.

I misunderstood your response that you were going to court.  I thought you wanted to keep the date and didn't realize they are the ones that need to cancel it.

[Jane]

The rental housing situation is a nightmare for so many. I often feel like a second-class citizen by renting. That's not the case in all buildings, but I think it's the majority. In LA, it's next to impossible to get through by phone to the housing authority. Terribly understaffed.

This is sad.  I have only rented 3 apartments and 1 little house and never had a problem.  That was before we had children so a long time ago.  It doesn't mean I won't end up renting in the future.

[Jane]

One friend moved into a old house here in LA. He soon discovered that there was no heat. When he informed the landlady she replied, "What? You expect luxury?"

 

[bk]

I know exactly what ChasSmith means.  The biggest problems with these idiots is that they only read the initial post and NONE of the responses.  So you get 100 responses, usually one word, saying exactly the same thing.

[Jane]

Oh my GAWD, so many idiots in the Facebook groups of the "so you grew up in" variety are AS DUMB AS ROCKS.

I now think this type of Facebook group, in particular, attracts so many (okay, this is going to sound a little mean) people of a certain age, and they're excited about having a place to reminisce about the Good Old Days, which hey, so I am in certain respects ..... BUT these are NOT computer savvy, internet savvy, social media or especially FORUM or GROUP savvy people ... and it's maddening trying get a response to something that makes any sense or that logically follows the thing it follows.

This post in itself is probably incomprehensible. Apologies. I think on this point BK is going to know pretty much what I mean. It's such a damn shame. These groups, at their best, are invaluable sources of information. And I daresay (oh yes, I dare, just try me) that 98% of the people in them have zero interest in any kind of actual information. They just type Pavlovian responses, which is probably the same way they are in regular conversation. (I told you this would be a little mean. Maybe it's a lot mean.)

Sorry, just a li'l rant based on a conversation in the Fort Lauderdale group today.

   Sorry, but I have seen that too.

[bk]

I put gas in the motor car - seventy bucks to fill it up - then picked up a package, then got some enchiladas from the Gelson's hot food bar, came home, ate them all up (they're very calorie friendly) and now I'm relaxing for a few minutes, then will do some work on the show order for the Kritzerland show, and also the Group Rep show.