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Forum: General Blah Blah Yesterday, 07:45 AM
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Posted By teela brown
If you want the house, you can always use a rough...

If you want the house, you can always use a rough "guesstimate" of the cost of a sewer line replacement to ask for a price cut in that amount. When we were thinking of moving, we had to replace ours...
Forum: General Blah Blah 4th May 2025, 04:44 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 492
Posted By teela brown
More crappy cleaning tasks were done. I cleaned...

More crappy cleaning tasks were done. I cleaned the microwave, inside and out. But this time I remembered the trick of boiling a bowl of water inside first, and letting the steam sit in there for...
Forum: General Blah Blah 3rd May 2025, 11:37 AM
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Posted By teela brown
Me, too, Jackie. I wanna see the house!

Me, too, Jackie. I wanna see the house!
Forum: General Blah Blah 2nd May 2025, 06:47 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 344
Posted By teela brown
Yep, there'll come a time when the only shoes one...

Yep, there'll come a time when the only shoes one can wear are bfugly. I can only dimly remember a time when I could wear a pretty pair of high heels.

Other shoes with terrific built-in arch...
Forum: General Blah Blah 2nd May 2025, 01:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 344
Posted By teela brown
Meritorious May Miniraves

I finally found some sandals that actually support yet cuddle my feet. They're as ugly as all hell, though. They're Hoka Infiniti Hike...
Forum: General Blah Blah 2nd May 2025, 01:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 492
Posted By teela brown
Got all the cupboard doors and handles clean. ...

Got all the cupboard doors and handles clean. Then it was on to the next odious task: cleaning the toaster. I pulled out the little crumb tray which was packed with crumbs, and cleaned that. Then...
Forum: General Blah Blah 1st May 2025, 12:50 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 492
Posted By teela brown
I love that song! However, it's these guys'...

I love that song! However, it's these guys' ditty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSn1r9--tq4) that I had in mind.
Forum: General Blah Blah 1st May 2025, 08:52 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 492
Posted By teela brown
Fisticuffs?

Fisticuffs?
Forum: General Blah Blah 1st May 2025, 07:56 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 492
Posted By teela brown
Dirty Maggie May

I'm starting May off by scrubbing the fronts of all my kitchen cupboards and drawers. They were painted with "easy-to-clean" semi-gloss about four years ago, but I still have to scrub the greasy...
Forum: Discourse About You! 28th April 2025, 02:43 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 24,352
Posted By teela brown
Self-professed gambling addict is surprised to...

Self-professed gambling addict is surprised to find he's a gambling addict. (https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-2000-at-the-casino/1017555)
Forum: The Den of Iniquity 20th April 2025, 04:25 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 9,302
Posted By teela brown
Wow, we almost missed bumping up this thread for...

Wow, we almost missed bumping up this thread for 4/20/25. I hope everyone's having a nice 4-20 Easter. I wish I could fire one up, but I can't do cannabis anymore. But I'm raising an imaginary...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 11th April 2025, 12:05 PM
Replies: 608
Views: 27,181
Posted By teela brown
This can't be real...

This can't be real (https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/trumps-golden-bust-pins-mandatory-for-loyalists-cabinet-members-claim-surfaces-article-151394155), right? If it is, then I'm going...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 10th April 2025, 08:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 481
Posted By teela brown
Reviving this old thread. I secretly bought...

Reviving this old thread. I secretly bought plain ol' plain ol' dollar store night lights and put them in my bathroom and bedroom. Now I can find my way down the hallway to the bathroom because I...
Forum: General Blah Blah 8th April 2025, 04:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 518
Posted By teela brown
I am very sorry you and he are having to go...

I am very sorry you and he are having to go through this, picunurse.

How is hubby dealing with not being able to drink? If I remember correctly, he was a heavy drinker before being hospitalized.
Forum: Discourse About You! 5th April 2025, 06:32 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 24,352
Posted By teela brown
Are any conservative Dopers posting to defend the...

Are any conservative Dopers posting to defend the appalling stock plunge and tariffs? I stay away from the P&E threads so I don't know.
Forum: Just the Facts 5th April 2025, 06:29 AM
Replies: 1,516
Views: 164,495
Posted By teela brown
Yeah, it's a game of years. We oldsters don't...

Yeah, it's a game of years. We oldsters don't have as many years, though, to wait out the downturns.

Well, if it gets too depressing, I'll look at the sums I put into a CD and into a money market...
Forum: Just the Facts 5th April 2025, 04:41 AM
Replies: 1,516
Views: 164,495
Posted By teela brown
I'm looking, and it sucks. But I remember the...

I'm looking, and it sucks. But I remember the plunge of 2008 and how sucky that was. Everything I owned was in the red. I just took a deep breath and looked the other way for a year or two. I...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 4th April 2025, 12:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,380
Posted By teela brown
I've read this thread and the links and am having...

I've read this thread and the links and am having trouble answering my question:

If you already have an SSA account, have set up the login.gov thing, and have been taking benefits from SSA for a...
Forum: Just the Facts 4th April 2025, 06:55 AM
Replies: 1,516
Views: 164,495
Posted By teela brown
And we're having another day. Mr. brown's stock...

And we're having another day. Mr. brown's stock in his last company has lost one-third of its value in two days. Since it amounts to a great percentage of his portfolio, this has not been good.
...
Forum: Just the Facts 3rd April 2025, 12:15 PM
Replies: 1,516
Views: 164,495
Posted By teela brown
Well, we're having a day, aren't we? Anyone have...

Well, we're having a day, aren't we? Anyone have any words of wisdom or reassurance?
Forum: Discourse About You! 31st March 2025, 03:12 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 24,352
Posted By teela brown
Not precisely snark, but prolific Dope poster...

Not precisely snark, but prolific Dope poster kayaker's last activity was January 15, 2025.

Maybe his doc told him to quit drinking and he said FU watch this.
Forum: General Blah Blah 29th March 2025, 08:57 AM
Replies: 59,737
Views: 3,901,505
Posted By teela brown
We just got back from a hike. I got my latest...

We just got back from a hike. I got my latest Covid vax the day before yesterday, and I thought I got over the post-vax ickiness yesterday. But boy, was I dragging on this hike. I had zero energy...
Forum: General Blah Blah 27th March 2025, 07:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,418
Posted By teela brown
They also make those shower seats with an...

They also make those shower seats with an allowance for a shower curtain, like this one here...
Forum: General Blah Blah 24th March 2025, 09:22 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,056
Posted By teela brown
Cross-posting from the Dope. Well, that was...

Cross-posting from the Dope.

Well, that was fun. Mr. brown and I walked on a favorite trail of ours this morning before breakfast. At one point, we could smell a strong skunk smell, more intense...
Forum: General Blah Blah 22nd March 2025, 05:28 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,056
Posted By teela brown
There's a bridge over the very busy freeway...

There's a bridge over the very busy freeway (California 101) in our town. Through the years the bridge has become a place for MAGAs to hang flags and Trump banners. Locals have mockingly named the...
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