Topic: THE HEINZ OF PERCENTAGES (Read 8921 times)

Jane · « **Reply #60 on:** August 22, 2018, 11:21:20 AM »

DR Jeanne I hope your inspection is satisfactory.

FJL · « **Reply #61 on:** August 22, 2018, 11:40:01 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 22, 2018, 05:13:00 AM

Now that little Thatch has discovered that he has the same leaping prowess as his big sister, I feel like I'm living with two mountain goats. He's jumping from bookcase to bookcase on one side of the room while Annabelle's doing the same on the opposite wall of bookcases.

From the Times:

Lost Subway Goats Find a New Home, With Help From Jon Stewart
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/nyregion/goats-subway-track.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion

John G. · « **Reply #62 on:** August 22, 2018, 11:53:57 AM »

Macaroni and cheese pizza for lunch today. Happy. Carb nirvana.

George · « **Reply #63 on:** August 22, 2018, 11:55:45 AM »

Quote from: Michael on August 22, 2018, 03:42:09 AM

DR GEORGE

Like the new headshot!

Thanks, Michael!

Jane · « **Reply #64 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:08:50 PM »

The email finally went.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #65 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:38:46 PM »

I am home from City Center wuth nothing else to report.

FJL · « **Reply #66 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:46:45 PM »

Larry, I recall really liking Tam Mutu in "The New Yorkers" but didn't recognize him in "Moulin Rouge" where he plays the Duke (the villain of the show, to the extent the show has a villain.).

I looked back at the Encores clips on YouTube, and once again, I'm impressed and amazed at actors who can become such different roles so well.

Jane · « **Reply #67 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:54:50 PM »

I forgot to mention that we are in the Canadian Arctic. This morning we took the zodiac out to the little town on Pond Inlet. It was a wet landing which meant we needed to wear waterproof boots as we had to step into a foot of water before walking up the beach.

Jane · « **Reply #68 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:56:52 PM »

It is a small town and since a polar bear had been spotted we could not walk outside of the town limits, which meant only a small walk for us. At least the first part was all uphill.

Jane · « **Reply #69 on:** August 22, 2018, 12:57:42 PM »

Unfortunately we did not see the polar bears. Fingers crossed we see them tomorrow.

Jane · « **Reply #70 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:00:11 PM »

Tomorrow is the day we are supposed to see polar bears and the reason we came on this trip.

John G. · « **Reply #71 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:00:53 PM »

Fred, came across the use of the word landau in a Zola novel last night. Had no idea of its meaning before clicking on the work. Love that about Kindle.

John G. · « **Reply #72 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:01:52 PM »

Landau is a horse-drawn, enclosed carriage.

George · « **Reply #73 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:13:00 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 22, 2018, 04:43:10 AM

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 22, 2018, 04:25:07 AM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for our DR Jeanne! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ditto!

~~~Double Ditto!!~~~

George · « **Reply #74 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:13:20 PM »

Quote from: TCB on August 22, 2018, 09:40:57 AM

No break yet with the smoke. Still living in a brown haze.

I've seen several people out in public (and at least one from here at work) wearing hospital-type masks.

George · « **Reply #75 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:13:45 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 22, 2018, 11:14:58 AM

Quote from: George on August 22, 2018, 12:51:21 AM
A couple of years ago, my mom found out that she had a younger half-brother that she never knew about. They've been communicating through FB and he and his wife and kids will actually be visiting next weekend! They've been to the east coast and I think a couple of other places in the states before, but they want to go to Seattle and possible the Space Needle. I don't know if we'll go to the restaurant this time, but I'll take pictures if we go to the observation deck!

I hope you all have a wonderful time.

Thanks, Jane. My mom is kind of ambivalent about meeting him. Her father (who never married her mother) left when my mom was very young and she never got to know him (I don't think she has any memory of him, at all). Then he married a woman and had another family, and Michael was from that second family. I guess Michael had a happy childhood with his dad, but mom's dad wasn't there. $:-\$

George · « **Reply #76 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:14:14 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 22, 2018, 12:57:42 PM

Unfortunately we did not see the polar bears. Fingers crossed we see them tomorrow.

Just not TOO up close!!

Jane · « **Reply #77 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:14:44 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 22, 2018, 01:01:52 PM

Landau is a horse-drawn, enclosed carriage.

😎

Jane · « **Reply #78 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:18:04 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 22, 2018, 01:00:53 PM

Fred, came across the use of the word landau in a Zola novel last night. Had no idea of its meaning before clicking on the work. Love that about Kindle.

They all do it. My kindle or nook apps won't link to Wikipedia like my overdrive does.

Jane · « **Reply #79 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:20:26 PM »

Quote from: George on August 22, 2018, 01:13:45 PM

Quote from: Jane on August 22, 2018, 11:14:58 AM
Quote from: George on August 22, 2018, 12:51:21 AM
A couple of years ago, my mom found out that she had a younger half-brother that she never knew about. They've been communicating through FB and he and his wife and kids will actually be visiting next weekend! They've been to the east coast and I think a couple of other places in the states before, but they want to go to Seattle and possible the Space Needle. I don't know if we'll go to the restaurant this time, but I'll take pictures if we go to the observation deck!

I hope you all have a wonderful time.

Thanks, Jane. My mom is kind of ambivalent about meeting him. Her father (who never married her mother) left when my mom was very young and she never got to know him (I don't think she has any memory of him, at all). Then he married a woman and had another family, and Michael was from that second family. I guess Michael had a happy childhood with his dad, but mom's dad wasn't there. $:-\$

Not his fault though and all worked out for her in the end 😊

Good vibes this meeting makes your mother very happy.

Jane · « **Reply #80 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:21:58 PM »

Quote from: George on August 22, 2018, 01:14:14 PM

Quote from: Jane on August 22, 2018, 12:57:42 PM
Unfortunately we did not see the polar bears. Fingers crossed we see them tomorrow.

Just not TOO up close!!

Keith only took his cell phone camera today and we were joking it would not be good if he could use it for a photo of a bear.

Jane · « **Reply #81 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:23:21 PM »

I hope they don't return from the afternoon hike we skipped having seen a polar bear.

Jane · « **Reply #82 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:24:15 PM »

We didn't feel like taking the zodiac again to trek in sand wearing heavy boots.

Jeanne · « **Reply #83 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:31:34 PM »

Hello, everyone.

Laura · « **Reply #84 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:32:37 PM »

Good afternoon.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #85 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:36:20 PM »

Remember that HMO billing issue that was going to be cleared in 5 days? It has not happened and I am once again on the phone over this issue. I am not happy and I've asked if my lawyer should step in.

Jeanne · « **Reply #86 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:37:55 PM »

The housing inspection is over. We passed--at least the inspector made no comments about my unit. He was in and out in no more than a minute. This was in stark contrast to the previous inspector, who looked fairly thoroughly and told the owner she had to repair the kitchen ceiling (this was BEFORE the leaks and NOTHING like it was a few weeks ago). I am relieved, to say the least. The last few months have been filled with work inside, work outside, having to be here for the plumber, and the two inspections (preliminary plus today's official one). It's taken a lot of my time and been a real inconvenience.

Jeanne · « **Reply #87 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:42:17 PM »

The owner had a lot of maintenance done that I know for certain she would not have had done had it not been for these city inspections. I'm sure that's true for many of the owners here. Hopefully, it's over now and we won't be bothered with this for some time.

Jeanne · « **Reply #88 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:43:59 PM »

I have had to put a lot of my own work on hold to accommodate the repairs and I really need to catch up now.

Jeanne · « **Reply #89 on:** August 22, 2018, 01:49:54 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 22, 2018, 01:36:20 PM

Remember that HMO billing issue that was going to be cleared in 5 days? It has not happened and I am once again on the phone over this issue. I am not happy and I've asked if my lawyer should step in.

I'm sorry to hear this. All three of the HMOs I've belonged to have been terribly inefficient, but I hoped yours was better. Is there a senior aid organization you could talk to? Or does the HMO have an office that handles unresolved issues. Some years ago I learned that Verizon had such an office. They proved to be useless, though. I'm learning that I need to know where to go for help--BEFORE it becomes urgent.

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