Let's do a vents thread

[hamster]

Seems like we've all got something to vent about these days...

Mine is forthcoming. 

[lime]

My neighbor has recently allowed his dog to start yipping/barking all the time. He was going until 11pm last night.

This guy is a hoarder that has had multiple dead vehicles stashed all over the condo property and the HOA just recently made him pull one of them into his garage. He's been leaving piles of trash sort of near his bin and the sanitation company is refusing to pick up anything that isn't in the bin. (Good for them.)

He's been doing a lot of car maintenance in the alley, which sometimes blocks it. There is only one ingress/egress.

I'm doing a bit of research so that I can complain in an appropriate manner, to the appropriate source. Not that it will make a bit of difference.

[KaraOrNot]

I'm bored. I hurt my back/hip last week and haven't been able to sit or stand for almost a week, so I have just been lying in bed. I finished the entire series of Entourage, read the entire internet, online shopped, and now I am just bored.

[hamster]

As you may remember, we've been fighting with Wyatt's kidneys since about January. It started because he was wetting his bed at night. We did lots of tests, but nothing conclusive has come up. He has high in range kidney values, so the best theory was some underlying kidney disease. The leaking continued through May, when I eventually took him to a holistic vet. It was around that time that the wetting stopped for the most part, although it wasn't due to anything the vet did, just a coincidence. We have switched his food, added fish oil, added dehydrated food for extra moisture, and added a kidney powder supplement that, while not a budget buster, isn't exactly cheap either.

We went in yesterday do get some vaccine titters done, as the vet believes this was caused by his rabies shot. We went ahead and did a new blood draw, since he's made such good improvements in the leaking department. They still aren't better. In fact, they are arguably worse. Granted, it's a different lab, so that does affect the numbers, but still. WTF, dog.

The reality is, there's not much more we can do. I don't know if keeping him on the supplement is right, because, well, it doesn't seem to be helping. But is it keeping things from getting worse? Nobody knows. We need to wait on a urinalysis to come back before deciding on a course of action, but thanks to these UA strips I bought off amazon, I have no reason to believe those numbers are any better (low/no concentration of urine). I suspect I know the vet's suggestion, but it's one that can get expensive fast with no guaranteed results.

I'm so torn, guys. On one hand his symptoms have stopped, so I hate to keep throwing money at a problem that won't really rear its head until later in life. On the other hand, he's SO young (1.5 next month) that I want to do everything I can to keep it from being a problem.

Arg.

Tagging mmp

[Deleted]

Sometimes I wish my husband was a trailing spouse. His career annoys me, like when I see jobs in wonderful locations that would require relocation which would hurt his career so I can't even consider because long distance sucks (been there done that.)

Stupid two income household and stupid early retirement. #GrumpyTuesday

[mmp]

Aug 26, 2014 17:20:08 GMT -5 hamster said:

As you may remember, we've been fighting with Wyatt's kidneys since about January. It started because he was wetting his bed at night. We did lots of tests, but nothing conclusive has come up. He has high in range kidney values, so the best theory was some underlying kidney disease. The leaking continued through May, when I eventually took him to a holistic vet. It was around that time that the wetting stopped for the most part, although it wasn't due to anything the vet did, just a coincidence. We have switched his food, added fish oil, added dehydrated food for extra moisture, and added a kidney powder supplement that, while not a budget buster, isn't exactly cheap either.

We went in yesterday do get some vaccine titters done, as the vet believes this was caused by his rabies shot. We went ahead and did a new blood draw, since he's made such good improvements in the leaking department. They still aren't better. In fact, they are arguably worse. Granted, it's a different lab, so that does affect the numbers, but still. WTF, dog.

The reality is, there's not much more we can do. I don't know if keeping him on the supplement is right, because, well, it doesn't seem to be helping. But is it keeping things from getting worse? Nobody knows. We need to wait on a urinalysis to come back before deciding on a course of action, but thanks to these UA strips I bought off amazon, I have no reason to believe those numbers are any better (low/no concentration of urine). I suspect I know the vet's suggestion, but it's one that can get expensive fast with no guaranteed results.

I'm so torn, guys. On one hand his symptoms have stopped, so I hate to keep throwing money at a problem that won't really rear its head until later in life. On the other hand, he's SO young (1.5 next month) that I want to do everything I can to keep it from being a problem.

Arg.

Tagging mmp

What are the new values, which supplement, and did they run a UP/C test? Was he fasted before the blood draw? I know how frustrating this is. 

Are you positive it was "leaking" and not just "peeing the bed"? Reason I ask....sometimes fully housebroken dogs hit about 8-9 months and start regressing in their house training. Then stop just as soon as they started.  

[explorer2001]

Hugs to everyone. I have a whole thread fory vent so no need to repeat.

[hilwithonelary]

I'm going to recycle my post from MMM because I'm extremely frustrated.

Like DH said, it feels like Christmas was cancelled at our house. Except we don't have a house. We have a hotel room.

We were supposed to close on our house tomorrow, but it failed the city's inspection yesterday. For things we were told were fixed. For stupid little things that would have taken them 2 minutes to take care of. For not having a fucking PERMIT TO ADD A BATHROOM! Yes, they added a bathroom without a permit. They "didn't know" they needed one. So now we have to wait 7-10 more days for them to retroactively get a permit and have the house reassessed. As an added bonus, our property taxes will be higher than expected. Oh, and we get to spend $120 everyday to keep staying in this tiny room and to board our cat.

[specialk]

I am Matron of H in an upcoming wedding, and there is also a Maid of H. Shower was this weekend and I ended up doing every single thing by myself. I shopped, planned, made all of the favors, made the games, etc because MOH continuously flaked on me.

Just got a mass thank you message from her to r entire bridal party thanking them for helping her out with the shower. She said thanks to me for handing out prizes and managing to grow a person at the same time.

Bitch, please.

Edit: She somehow managed to take credit for all of my work and do the equivalent of telling Tamb to sit in the corner and gestate her fetus at the same time.

[hamster]

Aug 26, 2014 17:37:10 GMT -5 mmp said:

What are the new values, which supplement, and did they run a UP/C test? Was he fasted before the blood draw? I know how frustrating this is. 

Are you positive it was "leaking" and not just "peeing the bed"? Reason I ask....sometimes fully housebroken dogs hit about 8-9 months and start regressing in their house training. Then stop just as soon as they started.  

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Bun is at 28, although she wasn't too worried since it's highly variable. Creatinine is 1.8, which sounds like is high for this particular lab. So still not bad, but still in the barely normal. He was not fasted, although this was done at 4 p.m. and he ate last at 6:30 a.m. I believe UP/C will be done when I drop off his cup tomorrow morning. There's never been anything protein though. I thinks its the creatinine with the specific gravity that gets the vet the most. It will likely come in at the 1.015 range. That's what makes it tough. He shows signs of a problem, but just barely.

Supplement is Standard Process Renal Support. It's $50 a bottle, and lasts roughly 5 weeks. Which is what we pay for a bag of food, so it's effectively doubling his monthly cost. Again, not terribly expensive, but when we talk about 52 weeks a year for X years....

It definitely seemed to be leaking. He seemed fairly surprised when it happened, and never had any other regressions with house training other than during sleep.

[sunnysideup488]

I am completely exhausted these past few days. A and E have been up screaming every couple hours about bad dreams. We had therapy tonight and the therapist told me that sometimes kids who were in bad situations like they were, have to learn to comfort themselves, because mom and dad won't do it. Once they are fully comfortable in their new home, they often start crying out to their new parents for consoling.

It breaks my heart that they may have been consoling themselves these last month's. But, it's exhausting. C still wakes for night feedings. Last night I slept for 2.5 hours.

I just wish I knew how to help. When I ask what the had dream was about A just says 'it was just so bad mama'

I don't know if E is actually having bad dreams, or is waking up because A is waking up. She's too young to really vocalize it.

The therapist just said that they will eventually stop having them. I really hope so. I'm so sad for them.

[212]

My brand freaking new bathroom is currently being ripped apart- a leak in the shower pan is ruining the shower and floor tiles. Jack hammering tile is super pleasant to listen to from 8-6.

We spilled on our (shared terrace) table at dinner. Just got notice that we're responsible for fixing the stain (fine). To the tune of $1400. Um. Isn't OUTDOOR furniture meant to survive, I don't know, fucking outdoors?

Alcohol. All the alcohol.

[mmp]

Hamster, I'll send you a PM in few.

[KaraOrNot]

Aug 26, 2014 18:17:59 GMT -5 @gracechen said:

Aug 26, 2014 17:19:26 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

I'm bored. I hurt my back/hip last week and haven't been able to sit or stand for almost a week, so I have just been lying in bed. I finished the entire series of Entourage, read the entire internet, online shopped, and now I am just bored.

I hope your back/hip feels better soon! BTW, I'm so glad you put up a ticker so I can see where you're at, and OMG your pregnancy has moved along so quickly.  How are you feeling pregnancy-wise? You're having a boy, right?

OMG, it is going so quickly!

We are team green, but H is convinced that it is a boy. I keep changing my mind, lol.

Up until this, I had been having a fairly easy pregnancy.  In fact, a few weeks ago, I was telling H how lucky I was that I didn't have the same complaints that a lot of others have around this time.  I spoke too soon!

[mlvmd]

We got delivery from our usual Thai place and my chicken pad thai had a shrimp tail in it. Which I didn't notice until I had it in my mouth. I hate hate hate shrimp and I couldn't get the thought of it out of my mind so I just stopped eating. Thai is one of my favorites and it was all so disappointing. It does put my life into perspective though. It could be much worse.

[L]

I wrote a long detailed vent then deleted it because internets. So in summary: my job sucks and I need out like yesterday. I've been looking for a new job ever since they hired me in 2011.

On the bright (and MM) side, I've been unsuccessfully trying to get out for so long that I'm almost fully invested in the retirement plan.    (don't get too excited, it's only an additional $1,000)

[abramos]

FWP-Work has blocked FB.

[my3bears]

Confession/Vent: I have NEVER wanted biological children, since I was a child playing airplanes with the boys and declining to play house with the girls. I have worked with kids since college and LOVED it and LOVED the kids, and still never wanted children. I am thrilled for our friends who have kids, and I cry with our friends who struggle with IF and pray for them to get pregnant. But DH and I got married 99.9% sure we would be DINKs.

I don't know if it's the combo of getting a Mirena and now likely ovulating (vs being on BCP) and/or turning 30, but all of a sudden, every few months (coincidentally around likely ovulation)I have one day where I am like OMG WE SHOULD HAVE A BABY. It literally goes away within a day, and then I'm like WTF was that? STOP MESSING WITH MY DINK DREAMS BIOLOGY!

[keweenawlove]

I hate job hunting. I was super excited for a phone interview last week. The woman was supposed to call last Tuesday and never did. I tried calling her about half an hour after the scheduled time and emailed her the next morning. Crickets.

This company was a huge stretch for me so I was surprised to even be contacted. Now I've been stressed waiting to hear back for the last week knowing the odds are pretty low at this point. I wish they'd at least let me know if the position was filled or something.

[Deleted]

Depression + anxiety is a bitch!!

[gt7301b]

I am a bridesmaid in a wedding this spring and my friend has picked the same exact color from David's Bridal as a dress that I have in my closet from a wedding last year and is going to make me buy another dress. Who needs two horizon blue bridesmaid's dresses?

[saywhatnow]

Aug 26, 2014 17:51:16 GMT -5 212 said:

My brand freaking new bathroom is currently being ripped apart- a leak in the shower pan is ruining the shower and floor tiles. Jack hammering tile is super pleasant to listen to from 8-6.

We spilled on our (shared terrace) table at dinner. Just got notice that we're responsible for fixing the stain (fine). To the tune of $1400. Um. Isn't OUTDOOR furniture meant to survive, I don't know, fucking outdoors?

Alcohol. All the alcohol.

Um, what? $1400? Are you buying a new table? Um, what?

[saywhatnow]

Aug 26, 2014 17:22:35 GMT -5 @shoegal said:

Sometimes I wish my husband was a trailing spouse. His career annoys me, like when I see jobs in wonderful locations that would require relocation which would hurt his career so I can't even consider because long distance sucks (been there done that.)

Stupid two income household and stupid early retirement. #GrumpyTuesday

I feel you. DH makes 3-4 times what I do, so my career is really second to his. At least you've got that early retirement thing to look forward to. That's a WIN for sure!

[liveintheville]

Mine is minor but pms is kicking my ass this month. The cramps, the back pain, and mood are killing me.

[Deleted]

My only vent is that I wish dh was OOT so I could eat the entire chicken/bacon/tomato wonder that the nice lady from papa johns brought to my front door.

I'm also 2 (surprisingly strong) glasses of wine into the night.

I hope everyone who has real vents finds respite soon.

[Lilac]

I took a wicked fast line-drive to my leg while playing softball last night. I now have a bruise the size of Montana near my knee that is several shades of purple/blue/red. To add insult to injury (literally, haha), I was the runner on 3rd base, prepping to run home... my own teammate hit me while batting and I was called out for obstructing the path of the ball. Who made up these rules? Cuz you know, I obviously WANTED to get in the way of the ball...

[Deleted]

My mom completely irritated me Saturday and I'm still mad about it. She told me that private adoption is buying babies and wrong. WTF. I tried really hard to stay calm and rationalize with her, but I didn't get through. It wasn't a personal attack on me, but yet it feels damn personal.

[212]

Aug 26, 2014 20:33:19 GMT -5 saywhatnow said:

Aug 26, 2014 17:51:16 GMT -5 212 said:

My brand freaking new bathroom is currently being ripped apart- a leak in the shower pan is ruining the shower and floor tiles. Jack hammering tile is super pleasant to listen to from 8-6.

We spilled on our (shared terrace) table at dinner. Just got notice that we're responsible for fixing the stain (fine). To the tune of $1400. Um. Isn't OUTDOOR furniture meant to survive, I don't know, fucking outdoors?

Alcohol. All the alcohol.

Um, what? $1400? Are you buying a new table? Um, what?

Nope. Just refinishing the freaking top.

My head explodes.

[tacokick]

Aug 26, 2014 22:48:50 GMT -5 212 said:

Aug 26, 2014 20:33:19 GMT -5 saywhatnow said:

Um, what? $1400? Are you buying a new table? Um, what?

Nope. Just refinishing the freaking top.

My head explodes.

What kind of fancy table is this? I'd ask for more estimates.

[212]

Aug 26, 2014 22:55:01 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Aug 26, 2014 22:48:50 GMT -5 212 said:

Nope. Just refinishing the freaking top.

My head explodes.

What kind of fancy table is this? I'd ask for more estimates.

It's teak. Whoever chooses this delicate shit for outdoor use is seriously out of touch.