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Re: GIRDING THE LOINS FOR THE BIG MOVE
« Reply #120 on: May 03, 2021, 10:56:58 PM »

Page four - what a load of hooey.
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« Reply #121 on: May 03, 2021, 10:57:11 PM »

Page five, what a load of hooey.
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« Reply #122 on: May 03, 2021, 11:13:23 PM »

I'm back, finally. I never need to have a day like this for the rest of however long I have left on this planet. EVER. Helpers all showed up at noon, but packing up two huge trucks took longer than they thought so they didn't get to the new place until 2:15. It didn't help that the helper wasn't there to let them in at eight - she got there around eight thirty. The problem was,, of course, that I was paying the helpers from noon. Anyway, the two trucks finally arrived and the five guys who were doing it, maybe six, were really good and really friendly. They got the shelves set up very quickly and all of them fit in the bigger unit, with enough room to have aisles for easy access. Then they began unloading the CD boxes - the big boxes and sealed little boxes all went to one of the smaller units, as that's all excess stock. Then the three guys who were there began organizing the Kritzerland unit and, well, I have to have a time out right now so the rest will be in the notes. Suffice it to say, that amazingly we got everything done by six. The move cost twelve hundred more than the estimate and really would have cost 2K more but because they were so late and all that stuff, they took eight hundred off the bill. I gave some stuff I didn't want to the workers, who were very grateful. And we threw out some stuff. By four o'clock, I knew we'd need the fourth space, so I went and paid for that. There's not much in that space right now, just excess stock - so much excess stock - endless excess stock - but now, in a week or two, I'll have a couple of people come out with me and we'll take some boxes out of the jam-packed excess box unit (you literally cannot even walk into that room right now, so I'd have no way of getting to anything. When originally setting up that unit, we had two nice aisles and I could see what was what. But none of us knew at that time that the second truck had about sixty more boxes of excess stock. So, we'll move some of that stuff to the fourth unit, and I'll bring some stuff from the garage here, too. Then at some point, I'll start going through the unit that has my personal stuff in it, and my intention is to toss as much as I possibly can.
Um, really, let's get some positin' goin' on, REALLY.

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« Reply #123 on: May 03, 2021, 11:13:33 PM »

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« Reply #124 on: May 03, 2021, 11:18:04 PM »

Jacques d'Amboise has died.  Daughter, Charlotte, said he had suffered a stroke.
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« Reply #125 on: May 03, 2021, 11:18:17 PM »

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« Reply #126 on: May 03, 2021, 11:18:51 PM »

Jacques d'Amboise has died.  Daughter, Charlotte, said he had suffered a stroke.


Oh, no!  That's no spreading happiness. :(
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« Reply #127 on: May 03, 2021, 11:21:45 PM »

Hi, Tom.
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« Reply #128 on: May 03, 2021, 11:25:47 PM »

I'm back, finally. I never need to have a day like this for the rest of however long I have left on this planet. EVER. Helpers all showed up at noon, but packing up two huge trucks took longer than they thought so they didn't get to the new place until 2:15. It didn't help that the helper wasn't there to let them in at eight - she got there around eight thirty. The problem was,, of course, that I was paying the helpers from noon. Anyway, the two trucks finally arrived and the five guys who were doing it, maybe six, were really good and really friendly. They got the shelves set up very quickly and all of them fit in the bigger unit, with enough room to have aisles for easy access. Then they began unloading the CD boxes - the big boxes and sealed little boxes all went to one of the smaller units, as that's all excess stock. Then the three guys who were there began organizing the Kritzerland unit and, well, I have to have a time out right now so the rest will be in the notes. Suffice it to say, that amazingly we got everything done by six. The move cost twelve hundred more than the estimate and really would have cost 2K more but because they were so late and all that stuff, they took eight hundred off the bill. I gave some stuff I didn't want to the workers, who were very grateful. And we threw out some stuff. By four o'clock, I knew we'd need the fourth space, so I went and paid for that. There's not much in that space right now, just excess stock - so much excess stock - endless excess stock - but now, in a week or two, I'll have a couple of people come out with me and we'll take some boxes out of the jam-packed excess box unit (you literally cannot even walk into that room right now, so I'd have no way of getting to anything. When originally setting up that unit, we had two nice aisles and I could see what was what. But none of us knew at that time that the second truck had about sixty more boxes of excess stock. So, we'll move some of that stuff to the fourth unit, and I'll bring some stuff from the garage here, too. Then at some point, I'll start going through the unit that has my personal stuff in it, and my intention is to toss as much as I possibly can.
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Really??  You're complaining about posting when we could be on page 85 if you had broken up that last YUGE post into smaller posts! :o


At least, twenty posts!
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« Reply #129 on: May 03, 2021, 11:27:33 PM »

I'm back, finally. I never need to have a day like this for the rest of however long I have left on this planet. EVER. Helpers all showed up at noon, but packing up two huge trucks took longer than they thought so they didn't get to the new place until 2:15. It didn't help that the helper wasn't there to let them in at eight - she got there around eight thirty. The problem was,, of course, that I was paying the helpers from noon. Anyway, the two trucks finally arrived and the five guys who were doing it, maybe six, were really good and really friendly. They got the shelves set up very quickly and all of them fit in the bigger unit, with enough room to have aisles for easy access. Then they began unloading the CD boxes - the big boxes and sealed little boxes all went to one of the smaller units, as that's all excess stock. Then the three guys who were there began organizing the Kritzerland unit and, well, I have to have a time out right now so the rest will be in the notes. Suffice it to say, that amazingly we got everything done by six. The move cost twelve hundred more than the estimate and really would have cost 2K more but because they were so late and all that stuff, they took eight hundred off the bill. I gave some stuff I didn't want to the workers, who were very grateful. And we threw out some stuff. By four o'clock, I knew we'd need the fourth space, so I went and paid for that. There's not much in that space right now, just excess stock - so much excess stock - endless excess stock - but now, in a week or two, I'll have a couple of people come out with me and we'll take some boxes out of the jam-packed excess box unit (you literally cannot even walk into that room right now, so I'd have no way of getting to anything. When originally setting up that unit, we had two nice aisles and I could see what was what. But none of us knew at that time that the second truck had about sixty more boxes of excess stock. So, we'll move some of that stuff to the fourth unit, and I'll bring some stuff from the garage here, too. Then at some point, I'll start going through the unit that has my personal stuff in it, and my intention is to toss as much as I possibly can.
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YUGE?
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« Reply #130 on: May 03, 2021, 11:31:39 PM »

Thank you to everyone who expressed condolences for the loss of my high school drama teacher.  Mind you, I hadn't really had any contact with him for almost 50 years, but it still feels like a loss.


My high school drama teacher’s husband died last month.  I taught one of her drama classes my senior year, and I went back to see her when I came home from college, but I haven’t seen her since.  I thought of sending a card, but I wasn’t sure of her address.
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« Reply #131 on: May 03, 2021, 11:31:50 PM »

I'm back, finally. I never need to have a day like this for the rest of however long I have left on this planet. EVER. Helpers all showed up at noon, but packing up two huge trucks took longer than they thought so they didn't get to the new place until 2:15. It didn't help that the helper wasn't there to let them in at eight - she got there around eight thirty. The problem was,, of course, that I was paying the helpers from noon. Anyway, the two trucks finally arrived and the five guys who were doing it, maybe six, were really good and really friendly. They got the shelves set up very quickly and all of them fit in the bigger unit, with enough room to have aisles for easy access. Then they began unloading the CD boxes - the big boxes and sealed little boxes all went to one of the smaller units, as that's all excess stock. Then the three guys who were there began organizing the Kritzerland unit and, well, I have to have a time out right now so the rest will be in the notes. Suffice it to say, that amazingly we got everything done by six. The move cost twelve hundred more than the estimate and really would have cost 2K more but because they were so late and all that stuff, they took eight hundred off the bill. I gave some stuff I didn't want to the workers, who were very grateful. And we threw out some stuff. By four o'clock, I knew we'd need the fourth space, so I went and paid for that. There's not much in that space right now, just excess stock - so much excess stock - endless excess stock - but now, in a week or two, I'll have a couple of people come out with me and we'll take some boxes out of the jam-packed excess box unit (you literally cannot even walk into that room right now, so I'd have no way of getting to anything. When originally setting up that unit, we had two nice aisles and I could see what was what. But none of us knew at that time that the second truck had about sixty more boxes of excess stock. So, we'll move some of that stuff to the fourth unit, and I'll bring some stuff from the garage here, too. Then at some point, I'll start going through the unit that has my personal stuff in it, and my intention is to toss as much as I possibly can.
Um, really, let's get some positin' goin' on, REALLY.

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YUGE?

A Bernie Sanders reference...for no reason whatsoever. :)
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« Reply #132 on: May 03, 2021, 11:32:30 PM »

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« Reply #133 on: May 03, 2021, 11:36:02 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.
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« Reply #134 on: May 03, 2021, 11:37:45 PM »

Elon Musk is hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE?
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« Reply #135 on: May 03, 2021, 11:38:17 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.

That's great about getting the deal, but are they supposed to last only eight months? :-\
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« Reply #136 on: May 03, 2021, 11:39:01 PM »

Elon Musk is hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE?

I'd read that the cast has been allowed to not participate in the episode, if they wish.
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« Reply #137 on: May 03, 2021, 11:43:33 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.

That's great about getting the deal, but are they supposed to last only eight months? :-\


They normally last a year, but mine have rarely lasted that long.  Next year (or whenever these die)I am going to spend the extra money to upgrade to the larger battery pack.
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« Reply #138 on: May 03, 2021, 11:50:32 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.

That's great about getting the deal, but are they supposed to last only eight months? :-\


They normally last a year, but mine have rarely lasted that long.  Next year (or whenever these die)I am going to spend the extra money to upgrade to the larger battery pack.

That's weird.  I wonder if something is wrong with the scooter itself to cause the battery to degrade sooner than it should.
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« Reply #139 on: May 03, 2021, 11:51:53 PM »

Mr. Musk did a cameo on some sitcom, I can’t remember which, and he couldn’t string the words of one sentence together.
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« Reply #140 on: May 03, 2021, 11:53:58 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.

That's great about getting the deal, but are they supposed to last only eight months? :-\


They normally last a year, but mine have rarely lasted that long.  Next year (or whenever these die)I am going to spend the extra money to upgrade to the larger battery pack.

That's weird.  I wonder if something is wrong with the scooter itself to cause the battery to degrade sooner than it should.


No, it happens all the time with the little batteries.  If you carry groceries or packages on them, it wears them down faster.
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« Reply #141 on: May 03, 2021, 11:55:05 PM »

Did anyone post that Billie Hayes died? The one and ONLY Mammy Yokum.
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« Reply #142 on: May 03, 2021, 11:55:16 PM »

My scooter’s batteries also died today.  They were only eight months old, but the warranty had already passed.  Still, D.J. gave me a great deal on the replacement.  He is such a sweetheart.

That's great about getting the deal, but are they supposed to last only eight months? :-\


They normally last a year, but mine have rarely lasted that long.  Next year (or whenever these die)I am going to spend the extra money to upgrade to the larger battery pack.

That's weird.  I wonder if something is wrong with the scooter itself to cause the battery to degrade sooner than it should.


No, it happens all the time with the little batteries.  If you carry groceries or packages on them, it wears them down faster.

That's too bad.
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« Reply #143 on: May 03, 2021, 11:55:20 PM »

I gotta tell you.
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« Reply #144 on: May 03, 2021, 11:56:18 PM »

So, I'm listening to The Manhattan Transfer's first album through Amazon Music.  It's free for Prime members so that's pretty cool...except that one song is not the original recording!  The song "Gloria" is a live, a cappella version from a later album (at least, it's still The Manhattan Transfer, and it's a good version)!  I wonder how that happened when all the other songs are correct! ???
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« Reply #145 on: May 04, 2021, 12:04:32 AM »

So, I'm listening to The Manhattan Transfer's first album through Amazon Music.  It's free for Prime members so that's pretty cool...except that one song is not the original recording!  The song "Gloria" is a live, a cappella version from a later album (at least, it's still The Manhattan Transfer, and it's a good version)!  I wonder how that happened when all the other songs are correct! ???


Free!  My price, except I would never listen to it.
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« Reply #146 on: May 04, 2021, 12:05:33 AM »

Did anyone post that Billie Hayes died? The one and ONLY Mammy Yokum.


Yes, I think Slingblade posted it.  Or maybe it was Larry.
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« Reply #147 on: May 04, 2021, 12:06:48 AM »

Did anyone post that Billie Hayes died? The one and ONLY Mammy Yokum.


Yes, I think Slingblade posted it.  Or maybe it was Larry.

'Twas I.
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