WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2018
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Regarding property taxes ... I wish that 'if' you no longer had children in the public school district (for any school; public or private) that when the homeowners reached a certain age and there are only 1 or 2 living should have that portion of the taxes (school) removed from their bills. Both sons are 40+ and we have not had either of them 'living at home' since they were 18 - 22 years old, in HS or college. We even had one in 'out-of-state' university and paid the extra for being 'out-of-state' tuition. There again, after the 1st year, he should have been considered a 'local' and have the 'out-of-state' status changed. I know that the state-run lottery system pays for those who maintain a certain GPA helps pay for college; but, it is still 'sky high'. When a female running for Governor wants to have "free" college for all; what and who does she think will be paying for it? Also, this woman is 'extreme' in her views. She wants to sandblast the 4 Confederate Soldiers off Stone Mountain and thinks that the Georgia Highway Patrol should confiscate all guns. This woman might be the first black woman running for the Governorship; but, she is 'freaking' crazy. Not even the Federal government expects gun owners to turn them in. They talk a big game of 'gun control' which misinterpreted could lead to 'gun confiscation' if some others get elected to certain positions.
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Lisa: Congrats on getting a trip cancelled. I hope you’re able to use the time well and are able to get into your new home.
Meg: Sorry to hear about the deaths in your DH’s family. :flowerforyou:
(((Heather)))
Machka: I like the idea of year around daylight time, too. We also “spring ahead and fall back." :ohwell:
Karen in VA: Your grandson seems to be thriving with your help. WTG!!! I don’t think of Arrow as spirited—I think of him as a brat. He isn’t a guy who prances and dances—he occasionally shows resentment with grumpy behavior and refuses to do as asked. Someone else had ridden him earlier in the day and when I got there he was resentful about being saddled and ridden again. If I’d been there when the other person finished riding, he’d probably have been okay, but he’d been put back in his stall and resented being gotten out again. :ohwell:
Lenora: Political candidates are frequently off on some crusade or another. The one you’re talking about sounds like she doesn’t understand the US Constitution and the right to bear arms. :noway:
I’m up early today due to my feet cramping last night. I’m tired and want to go back to bed. I think I’ll give it a try.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Ladies, can I say, I love reading these threads... an admirer from across the Oceans .
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I slept well last night. This is not usual for me and I enjoyed it. It may or may not happen again for awhile but I've learned to appreciate each good thing that happens.Lisa, at my house we say the "normal" is a setting on the washing machine. Barbie from beautiful chilly NW Washington 
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Another delay. The lenders for the buyers want an estimated value of the rent they will get for their current house. The agents have sent that off. Another 48-72 hours to process.
At least the sun is shining.
And I don't even care any more.
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Lenora how good your schools are effects the value of your home. Our home would go for 20-40 thousand more if we lived in an area with better schools. Our school district is going to ask for even more money this fall again in addition to what we already pay from our regular taxes. My problem is the say they earmark this money fo certain things and then do not follow through with that plan.
Then there was the year they had to buy an I-pad for every student. In the district I work in now they have a cart with two to three classes worth so classes can sign them out as they need them. Works just fine.
I do usually vote for these extra assessments. This is the first time I am hesitating because with all the extra assessment we have had in the past the situation in the schools here have not improved. I did work in that district for twenty years, I live in that district, and they did not treat me well when I left it. Margaret 1 -
I'm mulling over the definition of "normal" this morning, and will probably write about it in the personal blog. Pretty sure I wouldn't recognize it if it bit me on the *kitten*..
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
"Normal" in what sense?
Is that like me and my comfort zones?There's a thread with the title, "Stuck in the "comfort zone" How do I get out?".
When I read that title, my thought was, "I don't know. Much of my life I've been stuck outside my comfort zone. How do I get into one?"
Every time I start to get a little bit "comfortable", life has had a weird way of picking me up and tossing me out of my comfort zone.
Machka in Oz
Oh ... 'amusing' thing about that ... I've been to see another Dr about something else that's going on, and she asked a whole pile of questions about various bodily functions. Turns out that things I thought were perfectly "normal" because I can't remember life any different aren't what the medical profession considers "normal", and one of the main causes for my apparent abnormality is constant stress. Constantly going from one fairly lengthy stressful situation to another.
So evidently my "normal" matches the fact that I've been "living outside my comfort zone" most of my life.
I'm to see this Dr again in 2 weeks to start working on some sort of plan to help my body deal with "living outside my comfort zone" a bit better.
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Margaret and Lenora ~ In the county I live in, if you are over a certain age, you do not have to pay school taxes unless you have a rental property. The schools here are some of the best in the State of GA. My DnL teaches 6th grade in another county that also has very good schools and every student in her class has their own laptop that gets turned in at the end of the year. In the county Lenora and I grew up in, no matter how old you are you have to pay school taxes.
Lenora ~ I totally agree with you about the lady running for governor. And, that's all I will say about that.
Keytone Karen ~ So glad to hear about your grandson's progress and sad about Dad messing up the works. Hope it all works out.
Mary ~ I know you will miss Shep but am glad he will have a happy place to stay while you are gone. Also, so sorry about the payments the county is expecting you to pay for the replaced lines.
Barbie ~ So glad you got a good report from the doctor.
Alison ~ Hoping you get better results on your next blood test.
Chellie ~ Welcome!
Lisa and Heather ~ Wishing you both the best of luck on your move and move ins.
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Lenora - would you be eligible for a "senior discount" on your property taxes? We have that in our county, and even have discounts for disabled vets. Though I think they need to be below a certain income threshold.
I generally don't support anything that raises taxes, no matter how well meaning the sales pitch - because I've seen the money spent elsewhere time and time again. But I did vote an increase for our local Fire and Aid district this spring to get better medical response to our neighborhood, it will add $300 or more to our yearly property tax. Hopefully they won't blow it on something frivolous.
(I just read Margaret's thoughts on this subject, great minds think alike, lol.)
It's so interesting how different states and even counties are. Mary's assessment for sewer line replacement, for example. When we lived in a suburb of Seattle many years ago, there was talk of pushing through a sewer line and how much the assessment would be for hookup and it was huge at the time. We sold and left before any of that happened, so not sure of the outcome. And some of the little municipalities in our present county who should have been putting money back for repair and maintenance of existing systems didn't - they knew they'd lose votes if they doubled the rates so they ignored it. Plus embezzlement seems to be rampant among bookkeepers!
Our water is provided by a community well maintained by a political entity who manages dozens of small water systems throughout several counties - has elected commissioners and all that. They needed to upgrade and replace water pipes in one neighborhood several years ago, and rather than tap just those residents directly impacted, they decided to spread the cost onto all of the customers of systems under their management. So our water bill went up about $5 per month. What a great way to handle it.
Lanette
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KetoneKaren wrote: »Mary So glad you can get a "Shep Fix" if you need one. It's painful to part with pets, even if it isn't permanent, and even if the pet is in a good situation. ((Hugs)). Sounds like Lanette has some good advice for you on the sewer assessment. We had to pay a good chunk of money for a new natural gas line from the street to the house once. I will admit it was stressful, but it's over now, and we don't have to deal with Columbia Gas any more except to pay gas bills.
Lisa Any coffee affects my sleep, even if I just have it in the morning. I drink it anyway. I should probably eliminate it. I have done so in the past and have been rewarded with better quality sleep. It's hard for me to give it up entirely and forever. Not impossible, but I do like coffee, and I love tea. By the way, how is your leg? All healed up? Exciting times with your house. It's becoming a butterfly!
Kelly The opposite of annoying! I live for your posts and updates on the kids and Joaquin. I really enjoy imagining what it must be like in your busy world full of little people.
Katla Sounds like Arrow is a spirited animal. I admire you for taking up horseback riding as an adult. I rode all through my youth (western) but not since then.
Meg Safe travels.
Rita Pretty sunset. Thanks for posting.
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Update on homeschooled grandson. He had another LENS treatment Monday, but, in contrast to last week, he was pretty focused & happy yesterday. For the first time since we started home school, he "raised his hand" and was "called on" in a live class. He used his microphone, and the Math teacher liked his answer! He had to define what an integer is. And to top it off, in Civics, as a warm-up exercise, the students were asked to explain in their own words what Rule of Law, Representative Government, and Consent of the Governed mean. He is in a class of about 75 students. She chose 2 of his answers as good examples and posted them on the white board! This is a complete turnaround for a kid who has been very resistant to actively participating in the classroom in any way that would draw attention to him. I don't know what happened. It was completely unprompted, too. A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that he participate because it affects his grade, but he was so adamantly opposed that I dropped it. Now this! I am doing a major happy dance. 
On the down side, Monday's start was tense because my son uninstalled & reinstalled a bunch of stuff on my grandson's computer over the weekend, and didn't fix the firewall for the websites we needed. We went through this exact same scenario the very first day of school. My son is a very intelligent, computer-savvy person. When it happened 3 weeks ago, I was pi$$ed, but gave him the benefit of the doubt ("...maybe he forgot that he would have to give permission for the websites we needed"), but Monday - there is no excuse. The most generous conclusion I can come up with is that he is (unconsciously) being passive aggressive towards my grandson, my daughter-in-law, and me. We are the 3 that are affected by scrambling around at the last minute to get firewalls down before a live class session, and it really upsets my grandson. If it happens again I will call him out. It isn't likely to be pretty.
Karen in Virginia
What an amazing change in your Grandson in such a short time for participating! This is obviously making a big difference in his life.
I think I would have to call my son out now, why would he want to do anything to hinder his son's progress.
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Allie--I understand how hard it is to bury your dad. I had my dad's ashes in the bedroom for almost 2 years before I could get at least part of the kids together to bury him.
Today is 2 years since my mom passed and I am really having a hard time. I think part of it is because of our friend getting so ill with pancreatic cancer and only a matter of short time. We did the benefit ride last Saturday and last evening we bought his motorcycle. Bob feels better knowing we have it and will take care of it and DH is very emontional about all of this. So a tough day and not sleeping well last night doesn't help.
Barbie-Glad the doctor had good news. Please take it slow.
Meg--Sorry to hear, drive safe.
Heather==Sending hugs and prayers. Don't even know what to say.
Time to sign off and get some work done. Blessings, Vicki GI NE 1 -
We just got back yesterday for MS visiting BIL. Got call this morning he had been put on hospice. They were doing so many things but nothing was helping. We will
Be going back but are going to Fly this time.
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Ok we will wait and see what happens..just signed a septic and we'll rider for inspection..oh Lord..who knows what they will find..1
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Thank you all for your supportive thoughts.
The seller's agents, who are brilliant, got back to me straight away when I forwarded the email onto them. The day before he had emailed our agents telling them to get their finger out. The sellers are getting angsty. I don't blame them. How can there be so many crap and inadequate people in the world? Fortunately I have decided I am quite happy to stay put, but I want to know one way or another.
Surprised that I don't feel worse! I've been amusing myself thinking about projects for this house, including bi-fold doors and a new patio. I also want a new garden room off the kitchen and to do my bathroom up. I can't quite see DH going for all that, but a girl can dream. 
We desperately need the doors as our wooden ones from 1994 are falling to bits. He might go for a patio as we have been watching lots of garden programmes. (There's method in that )
Went for a beautiful walk round the lanes with DH to work our frustration off. The weather was utterly perfect.
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Katla – This woman could possibly win; because there is a ‘mind-set’ that something “free” is good. It isn’t; someone will be picking up the tab for that. She’s a ‘socialist’ running on a Democratic ticket. Some people will vote for her simply because of race or gender. Not listening to anything that she ‘can do’ (if anything) other than divide the State more than it is. I’m sure she has someone ‘backing her agenda’ for $$$ to run her campaign. I plan on voting against her. I’m not sure we have much to choose from in our Governor’s race. I doubt that she can use the State Patrol to confiscate guns. I’d say probably a huge % of them are hunters. That would not go over well. But, to say that Stone Mountain should be sandblasted, is totally STUPID. It is a part of our ‘history’ (some of it bad; some of it good … and all of it ‘in the past’. Are they going to change the streets that we changed to MLK Jr. … back to the names they previously were? Have the statues of the Northern Generals been pulled down by mobs of people who want to ‘erase’ history? There are people who do not even think that The Holocaust or Pearl Harbor happened. Now, those things are ‘past’ history (not yet ancient … but; may be in a couple of generations).
Margaret – Our public schools are probably 98% black and this is a farming community. Up until this past election (2016) the Head Commission who had served for 40 years in that position, should have ‘retired’ after 4 or 8 years (but we don’t have term limits on that position). Large farm and gruff and pushy. I agree; if they ‘earmark’ money for something only to use it for something else. They do that here and then do not support our local Sheriff (which we apparently cannot get out of office). Our grandchildren went to the local private school, mainly because their parents did not want them in the public schools. Our 4th granddaughter, out in LA, goes to a ‘charter school’ and it was started with a ‘lottery’ (still a ‘public school’ and gets money – small amount); and this past year they had to ‘fight’ to keep it open because of families saying it was really a ‘private school’.
They have strict rules and you do not get a 2nd chance to ‘screw up’. I’ve got 2 granddaughters in the same grade (one is 9 months older than the other); but, there is a big difference in their maturity and education. We have a Commissioner that is running again and I intend on ‘voting for him’; but, had voted for the other running 8 years ago; because he had been a ‘road crew manager’ and both of them were and are ‘really’ good about coming out here when our road (dirt) needs some attention. We finally have a ‘road crew manager’ instead of using trustees from the prison without much supervision. The county will still use Trustees for the prison to work our road (450+ miles of them in the county are ‘dirt’). I think my sons got a decent education as well as can be expected with you have 1000+ kids in 4 grades and class size pretty stretched. But, Trey wishes that we had moved out here when they were still in HS (or before). C’est la vie’. But, one thing about the county is, if you were not ‘born here’ you are NOT considered a ‘native’; you will always be a ‘transplant’ that they’d like to ‘reject’. I used to go to the Commissioners’ meetings because my Daddy said that is how you learn ‘what is going on in the county’. I got livid at one (about the condition of the dirt roads in the county) and the HC said that ‘people’ needed to ‘just shut up and sit down’. Well, I had my say; and stomped my shoes (covered in mud) on their ‘new’ carpet and walked out. Have not been back; but, in the past 3 years I have been ‘on a driving restriction, more than I have be able to ‘drive’. If I could drive, I would go. Especially since the HC isn’t involved; but, unfortunately, his son is now the HC. I’m sure that was a ‘rigged’ election, for sure. I think in 2016; we voted for an extra 1-cent tax to cover certain things. Most of that was to ‘buy road equipment’ which needed to be replaced. Only the county ‘elementary’ schools are decent enough for one to purposefully choose for their child to go there. In our granddaughter’s Charter School, they have a % of people of color; and, they are ‘expected to be involved in the school and if not they are invited not to come back’ the next year. State tests given are usually high from this school. In fact, DGD#4 won a ‘grant’ for the school because of being in the highest 3%; and then they had 10 other students that were in the 10%. They run a tight ship and it is so different. Our county schools are a lot different than those where Carol (Peach) lives and works. Both of us went to a ‘college-prep’ HS and it also had a large ‘technical/farming’ class situation. I don’t know the % of ‘graduating students’ but I would say (during our time – mid- to late- ‘60’s) it was probably 90+%. With most of the graduates going on to college.
The school where my other 3 DGDs go have computers in the classroom; but, they do their homework at home. I would ‘think’ if a child was unable to afford a computer, there would be something done. Either check out the computer and return it at the end of the year – or pay for it if damaged).
I’m really NOT trying to get into any ‘political’ drama. I just find it a tad bit frustrating that we pay a goodly amount to go to school taxes and we, personally, have never had a child in school in this county. We moved out here about 18 years ago; and our middle DGD is 18 years old and will graduate this spring. She’s looking at schools; but, I don’t think that our state-run lottery (HOPE) pays for private secondary schools. Her parents want her to go to the local college for the first 2 years. But, she is just like our DOGD and want to get the ‘hell outta Dodge’ like most kids living in a ‘small town’. I could not wait to get to Atlanta; but, we ended up in Macon, GA for a couple of years and I would not change that for anything; but, we ended back up in Albany before moving out here. God has a plan and while I did not ‘see it’ at the time; I definitely do now. He is still working on his plan, so I have to remember that I do not always get the answers to my prayers.
Carol – Yep – I won’t say anything, just ‘holding my breath’ that she doesn’t win!
M in Oz – My normal? Well, my mantra is “I don’t suffer from mental illness; I enjoy every minute of it.” Provided my medications are working for me. I’ve got a psychiatrist who is apparently “Missing In Action”. He left the practice he was in and told me the last time I went that not all the details had been worked out, yet. But, he is going to be working ½ day for the hospital and seeing patients the other ½. His last practice tell me they have no information. Today, I called the office and they transferred my call to the “Psyche Unit” and I was told the ‘message will be given to him’. Maybe he will call me this week. I do NOT want to see the MD that treated me while I was in the hospital. She just ‘isn’t him; and, I have been going to him over 5 years. I guess you could say I have been living outside of the box. That’s is fine, most of the time – it helps with my ‘painting and drawing’.
Lanette – I will call the tax assessor’s office tomorrow (if I can remember to do it) and ‘ask’; we might have been able to get it for years and not know they had any kind of ‘senior discount’. I’ve been disabled for 20+ years, I’m just not a Vet. I’ll vote for anything that improves our EMTs, and FD; but, I just have not been able to wrap my head around supporting any taxes that do not do anything - or much, for me since we are in a rural area. Albany had a 1-cent sales tax that went to SPOSH account; to pay for things extra – they need to redo a lot of their sewer holding ponds and drains. I’m glad we no longer live right inside the city limits there any longer.
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Hi Gals,
Oh my, I have missed days and days – but not for bad reasons just more on my plate than I can juggle!
So some old responses!
The stoat is cute and determined! I’d never heard of one! We are all as determined as that Stoat to get to our healthy weight, and each of us offers the others what Penny’s hubby offered the stoat, a helping hand.
The urban “farm” I visited is truly in suburbia so not many wildlife issues – well birds and tree squirrels maybe a rat or two. It was pretty interesting, although not as amazing as I expected.
Lisa – thanks for your comments to Allie – I agree with you! Allie the Tom disaster was his fault.
Meg – sending you and hubby good thoughts
GOOD grief – I forgot to post my notes…
So here are a few more!
Barbie – great news!
Suite Lady – I’m in CA too, the east bay area.
Mary – I can’t imagine re-homing Levi, I know you are doing what is best for Shep, and that has to be a hard decision. I don’t know anything about property assessment fees but it sounds wrong wrong wrong…
Karen in NY – do you think that you could find a quiet time to talk to your son about the firewall issue and how it appears to be passive aggressive, and that while you would “never think” he would do that on purpose that maybe he has some thoughts or feelings that should be discussed instead of this behavior? It would be hard but maybe not the ugly mess that it could be if/when it happens again.
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Kim from N. California
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7min, 13.4mph, 132mhr, 1.5mi= 75c
apple watch- 62c
TREADMILL slow jog- 45min, 10.18min mi, 5.7-6.4sp, 132ahr, 153mhr, 4.46mi= 411c
apple watch- 507c
ride gym 2 dome- 5min, 17.6amph, 137mhr, 1.4mi= 59c
apple watch- 43c
ride puy 2 sumn station- 14min, 13amph, 124ahr, 148mhr= 135c
apple watch- 116c
jog sta 2 wk- 5min, 9.14min mi, 143ahr, 152mhr, .5mi= 63c
apple watch- 55c
jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.07min, 123ahr, 149mhr, 9.04min mi, .4mi= 50c
apple watch- 49c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.52min, 8.8amph, 153mhr, 124ahr, 2.6mi= 182c
apple watch- 150c
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Did a Fit in 10 DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Bob Harper Pure Burn Super Strength DVD.
M – It’s no wonder you almost fell asleep! I, too, wish we could stay on DST. St. Kitts doesn’t change time so when we go to ST, Jess will be an hour ahead of us. What a pain!
Karen in VA – doing a happy dance with you! What wonderful strides your grandson is taking
Lenora – my feeling is that if we offered free college for, say, even two years; what will that mean? What I mean is it used to be that a high school diploma meant something. Then everyone had free schooling. Now a high school diploma is no longer considered an accomplishment, but college is. If we give free college, then that probably won’t be considered an accomplishment. Did I make myself muddy enough?
Well, we had the Newcomer board meeting. They said they were sorry that I was excluded and from now on I’ll be included. Big deal! The damage has already been done. Come April, I’m out of there. Seems they have no interest in even trying to get the website to be decent. I’m ashamed of it. So I won’t be back, that’s for sure. One gal has been doing this for quite a while, you mean to say that she didn’t feel it appropriate to say something like “why isn’t Michele being included?”. Why? Because it looks like I’m not needed or wanted. Heaven forbid we hurt the feelings of that guy. Who cares about Michele’s feelings? I’m actually counting down the months. Six too many more for me. I’ll be sad in a way, but in another way I just don’t like the way this organization is going so I’m getting out. I was told that they weren’t going to phase out the old directory (yea, right, and I believe in the Easter Bunny is real). I told them that if they do and no one has php (whatever that is) experience, there WILL be a problem and this guy can’t fix it. Vince said it might even be Sequel (or however that's spelled), but he doesn't know that either. So if the other woman who is working on the website doesn’t have this experience, I’ll be even more glad to be out of there. I was told that the new directory is a backup for the old directory. Why do we need that? Our webhost backs up our information and we have a spreadsheet with all the information, why do we need another directory? Of course, because the long-range plan is to do away with the old directory. So now it seems that I’m supposed to enter the exact same information 3 times. To me, that’s 2 times too many. There is one time when I need to enter the email address separately. But I feel I should only have to enter the information once on the website and then the email on the mail list, that’s all. Let someone else do all this work, I’m not after April 1.
Kim – love your comparison of the stoat and Penny’s husband and our members here.
Michele in NC
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First time reading and messaging! Inspiring.3
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Good Morning ladies
A bright sunny morning here, and quite mild too. The last few mornings have been quite cool so I've dug out thick cardigans and my earmuffs but didn't need them this morning It was quite dark when we walked Leah earlier (around 6:30 a.m.) so we never know what the weather is going to be like.
We saw two baby deer yesterday on our walk, they were enjoying a bit of late afternoon sun, felt bad disturbing them, they ran off into the woods when they saw us. Good job Leah didn't notice them, she would have chased them if she had.
I'm going out to lunch today with a group of ladies. The group is called 'Ladies Who' my friend Jean told me about them as she joined a few years ago when she retired. Shelagh the organiser arranges coffee mornings/ lunches/ book club/trips out etc. This is getting me out of my comfort zone. I find it difficult meeting new people, I never know what to say. I've been on two coffee mornings so far and a trip out to Harrogate (shopping). I'm making an effort to join in and say "yes" to going on the trips . I've already booked for a two day stay in Edinburgh in November, and a day trip to Newcastle next month
A few things don't appeal to me wine tasting for example, but I feel it will be good for me to go on as many events as I can.
Heather I admire you keeping your cool in the frustrating business of moving. I must admit that is one of the things that puts me off. Too much work needed on this house first mind you but it is something I'd like to do in the future. I did want to downsize to a smaller house until No 1 Son decided to move back home, it doesn't look like he is going to move out any time soon so I'll have to move to another 3 bedroomed house to accommodate us all. House prices in York are high, I'd maybe need to take out a joint mortgage with the 3 of us to get somewhere half decent. Good Luck, keeping my fingers crossed you know one way or another.
TTFN
Viv York UK
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Vince said it might even be Sequel (or however that's spelled), but he doesn't know that either.
It's called SQL and is pronounced sequel or S Q L. It is a database programming language, and it's what I study and what I do for a living. The people you're working with are creating a database for the members behind the website ... a very common thing to do, and not too difficult to create and maintain. I've created the same sort of thing for projects in uni, and I'll likely be doing something very similar at work in months to come. It's the way many websites are going, and even this site (MyFitnessPal) will have a SQL database of some sort behind it.
A very common SQL statement is:
SELECT * FROM table
That'll show you everything in your database table.
You can learn more about it here: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/ ... but you'd also have to find out which database they're using. Most like SQL Server, I would guess. Or possibly MySQL.
I love working with it and learning more about it. Just last week, I started learning T-SQL (Transact-SQL) which is a more programmatic SQL. I've got a bit of that code in the project I'm currently working on and it works like a charm. Exciting!!
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Karen I think it's great that your gs is succeeding in his new school program. You are probably going to have to address issues with your son, but pick a time that is neutral when you are on your own turf, does your son have the only access to the maintenance of the computer program? Is there a way to do this without any input from him?
Barbie love the happy pic of the furbabies, they look so cozy together.
Viv I admire your reaching out to a social group "Women who.." I would be intimidated to try it, but can see the benefit of stretching myself in that direction.
Work is busy as usual, so intense, but am steering clear of most toxic conversations, I mean what's the point in spiraling down with negative talk/gossip, its kind of like spending time walking around a large buffet table with absolutely no healthy choices Just walk away is my mantra.
DH is on a roll, losing weight and making better food choices. He is staying away from fast food, a sea change for him since he typically ate fast food for lunch every day with a soda! (insert gasping, shocked emojis here!) I am super happy for him and am really enjoying watching his health improve. Feeling blessed.
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Morning Ladies~
I am up and staggering.. I get pounced on by Alfie lol having my tea and then im off.. today is my day off, but have lots of running to do..walk the boys, feed DFIL ,have a phone conference with attorney, and order food for after the burial... and stop at Verizon...
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klanders30 wrote: »Work is busy as usual, so intense, but am steering clear of most toxic conversations, I mean what's the point in spiraling down with negative talk/gossip, its kind of like spending time walking around a large buffet table with absolutely no healthy choices Just walk away is my mantra. NYKAREN
NYKAREN, I'm doing the same thing... old habits die hard at any company, and toxic gossip has been the order of the day in the interpersonal relationships for a lot more years than I've been around. It's harder to walk away when you're at the other end of the phone, but I'm trying to change the subject if necessary, and am determined not to be the person who either encourages it or begins it with an offhand remark. I'm biting my tongue a LOT these days, but it's all for the greater good. Mostly I'm stomping on my penchant for sarcasm... got footprints all over it!
I fought my new laser printer for HOURS yesterday until I finally figured out that the cyan (blue) cartridge it shipped with was faulty, or damaged in shipping. The inside of the printer looks like a Smurf exploded in there. Got it printing correctly, and five minutes later, the electricity went out. Stayed out for two hours, and I had to work using my laptop on battery and my phone as a hotspot, and of course, no electricity for the printer. When the power finally came back on, my laptop couldn't connect to my printer at all, so that was more hours invested in trying to figure that out, because I forgot the one simple rule... reboot your computer. Gah. Shut everything down overnight, and this morning it worked like a charm. Annoying, when I've been working with computers for more than 20 years to forget the simplest fix.
Busy day ahead, but work is progressing at the mountain house! I'll post up pics on my blog once the bathroom is complete. So exciting... I'll be up there tomorrow prepping the bedroom that Corey and I will sleep in and the hallway for painting. And need to look at carpet tiles online for the hallway and bedroom. We're not going to try to rescue the old parquet floor - it was installed badly, crooked lines everywhere, and honestly not worth restoring. Eventually, when we remodel the two back bedrooms into one master suite, we'll decide on permanent flooring in the whole bedroom area of the house, but for now, carpet tiles will do.
Love y'all,
Off to the races,
Lisa
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