Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 8   Go Down

Author Topic: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH  (Read 10814 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

bk

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 156013
  • What is it, fish?
81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« on: July 07, 2022, 12:18:50 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were 81% and in the home stretch, and now it is time for you to post until the 81% stretching cows come home.
Logged

bk

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 156013
  • What is it, fish?
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2022, 12:19:42 AM »

And the word of the day is: GANACHE!
Logged

DR Iris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3754
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2022, 01:42:22 AM »

TOD

Fly Me To The Moon

In The Wee Small Hours
Logged

DR Iris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3754
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2022, 01:46:01 AM »

TOD continued:

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

It Was A Very Good Year



« Last Edit: July 07, 2022, 01:50:52 AM by Dear Lurker Iris »
Logged

DR Iris

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3754
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2022, 01:59:39 AM »

Let’s see…
Oh, yes.

A Foggy Day ( in London Town)
The Way You Look Tonight
Logged

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2022, 03:48:42 AM »

Wordle 383 4/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2022, 03:53:41 AM »

TOD

New York, New York

My Way

The Summer Wind

Strangers in the Night

Fly Me to the Moon

Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2022, 03:59:39 AM »

The post office as been oddly reticent about the whereabouts of my wandering package since 11:35 yesterday morning
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2022, 04:00:14 AM »

Sooo
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2022, 04:00:55 AM »

Vixdad discovered the narrow bookcase he wanted was in stock at our local IKEA
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2022, 04:02:09 AM »

(Which we’ve previously established to be both physically and ideologically located on Long Island)
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2022, 04:03:32 AM »

Concerned that we’d arrive only to discover it was sold out once again he purchased it online for  “in store pick up”
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2022, 04:04:03 AM »

It was a day off, ( I forget why now, perhaps it was a holiday ?)
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2022, 04:04:17 AM »

So we thought we’d head right down
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2022, 04:04:55 AM »

But it turned out that the in store pickup option required you to choose a time frame from a series of options they proposed
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2022, 04:05:11 AM »

And the earliest available time was several hours hence
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2022, 04:06:01 AM »

So we bided our time, until such time as we were advised said bookcase would be ready for pick up
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2022, 04:06:49 AM »

The purchase, not surprisingly, required payment in full to be completed
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2022, 04:07:56 AM »

Such payment was made, a online receipt was generated and displayed as well as emailed to Vixdad’s email account, along with a notification as to the time the merchandise would be ready 
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2022, 04:08:45 AM »

And a warning that if we delayed beyond 2 hours from the chosen pickup time that the merchandise would be returned to stock and the sale cancelled
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2022, 04:09:10 AM »

Presumably with a credit back to the card used for purchase
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2022, 04:09:30 AM »

I have to bring my car to the mechanics now
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2022, 04:10:08 AM »

The car is not responding to the remote unless I’m standing right on top of it
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2022, 04:10:28 AM »

Despite replacing batteries in both remotes
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2022, 04:10:57 AM »

Vixdad thinks the receiver in the car isn’t properly plugged in
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #25 on: July 07, 2022, 04:11:23 AM »

Since the last service when some air conditioning hoses had to be replaced
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2022, 04:11:44 AM »

This is a new story, I’ve left the IKEA story in case you’re confused
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2022, 04:11:58 AM »

But now I’m leaving , full stop
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

vixmom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 76098
  • Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2022, 04:12:05 AM »

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Logged
Commit random acts of kindness and sudden beauty


It’s weird being the same age as old people

elmore3003

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 72686
  • What is it, fish?
Re: 81% AND THE HOME STRETCH
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2022, 04:13:36 AM »

Good morning, all!
Logged
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats" - Albert Schweitzer
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 8   Go Up