I was in a car accident over a year ago and my back window was broken. My H taped it up and I've been driving around with it like that since then. I'm finally getting it fixed today! We dropped off my car last night but didn't plan it out well to have anyone take me to pick it, so I'm currently trying to figure out how the bus works. I never take public transportation and I'm so confused. There's a stop near my house, but where I need to go is between two stops listed on the map, and they are no where close to one another. Do I just have to pick one and then walk? It's probably a good 1-1.5 miles from one stop and way too far to even consider walking from the other. I thought public transportation was supposed to be convenient, I'm so confused LOL
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Can you take an Uber? That seems way easier and more direct. Can’t be that expensive.
Duh, I didn't even think of that.
ETA: I just checked and it would only be $11+tip. Considering I'm saving over $250 having it done at this place instead of the dealership (where I would've gotten a loaner) I think I can splurge on the Uber. Thanks for suggesting.
I see you found a solution, but yeah, bus systems can be very inconvenient and it sucks for low income folks trying to get to work or other appointments.
Speaking of public transit, I was waiting on the subway platform to get home from work yesterday and then started smelling this burning smell, followed by police rushing onto the platform with riffles and ushering everyone off the platform. In the end, I think it was nothing but was a bit unsettling in the moment. I ended up taking 4 streetcars home vs the 2 subway trains but DH and DS met me at this restaurant for dinner that I have been wanting to try for awhile and it was delicious.
PDQ This little punk on the swim team dared DD(8) to take off her swim suit. She said NO and asked "why?" and he said "because I really want to see you naked". Apparently this whole exchange happened in front of a bunch of kids on the team.
I called the coaches and they are talking to the kid and his mother but I am really upset. She's only 8
I’m going to my parents’ for lunch today! I’m picking up this regional dish my mom likes and I’m nervous the place won’t have it lunchtime even though they said they did when I called awhile back. They used to have their menu online but now it’s a broken link. I half want to tell them they should just hire to me to fix the site. They won a James Beard Award for regional food, it should be better!
Anyway, my mom is having brain surgery again on Friday so I’m nervous about that too. They don’t think she has a new tumor but she’s had some weakness on her one side and they want to get in there and look? It’s all so weird to me because she still seems like herself but you know, aggressive brain cancer. I’m glad I can go to lunch there today! I haven’t seen her since Christmas because I was sick.
I was in a car accident over a year ago and my back window was broken. My H taped it up and I've been driving around with it like that since then. I'm finally getting it fixed today! We dropped off my car last night but didn't plan it out well to have anyone take me to pick it, so I'm currently trying to figure out how the bus works. I never take public transportation and I'm so confused. There's a stop near my house, but where I need to go is between two stops listed on the map, and they are no where close to one another. Do I just have to pick one and then walk? It's probably a good 1-1.5 miles from one stop and way too far to even consider walking from the other. I thought public transportation was supposed to be convenient, I'm so confused LOL
Public transit is rarely convenient unless you live in NYC and even then. I live off the same street as my library but I have to drive the 2 miles there (virtually no parking) because it only runs every 1 1/2 hr+ and I don’t need that long to pick up my reserves.
calamity, that's awful. I hope everyone is proactive about handling this.
My back is killing me. I cannot imagine if my kid was any bigger how I would handle carrying her with this cast. I have a feeling I'm going to need a few massages during this process.
Also, would I be rude to ask the doctor for a temporary handicap tag? With her full leg cast and the wheelchair, it's already fun getting her in and out. Thankfully my mom has one because of my dad, but she's only here 3 weeks and I don't want to rely on her for all transportation.
ssmjlm you should absolutely ask, they can issue temporary tags, but I'm not sure if these is any sort of minimum time period or anything.
calamity I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this. Thank goodness your daughter spoke up and said no and that she came to you immediately, that was very brave of her.
calamity, that's awful. I hope everyone is proactive about handling this.
My back is killing me. I cannot imagine if my kid was any bigger how I would handle carrying her with this cast. I have a feeling I'm going to need a few massages during this process.
Also, would I be rude to ask the doctor for a temporary handicap tag? With her full leg cast and the wheelchair, it's already fun getting her in and out. Thankfully my mom has one because of my dad, but she's only here 3 weeks and I don't want to rely on her for all transportation.
Go for it! I got a temp pass when my husband had knee surgery. It was good for 3 months then I could renew it.
ssmjlm ask for one. I was given one when I severely sprained my ankle. I think it was for 2 months and my dr said we'd reassess the need for it at that point so it could've been renewed.
Thanks, I think DH was so focused on all of the other stuff at the appointment for her cast that it just slipped through. He was doing everything solo and was just so wiped physically and mentally. I'm definitely going to ask at the Friday check-up.
Thank you everyone. @sameoldstory, she actually didn't tell us. Apparently it happened a few weeks ago. Her older brother heard boys talking about it in the locker room and told us. She was afraid she would get in trouble. I'm not sure why (and she couldn't verbalize more than knowing it was 'wrong'), but it makes me worry about what else we are missing. She knew enough to say no which is good, but clearly we need to have some more discussions about this.
If it starts this young, my heart breaks thinking about all the bullshit boys will say to her. Swimming has been SO good for her (and she is very talented) but all of them being half naked in their suits is now giving me anxiety.
Thank you everyone. @sameoldstory, she actually didn't tell us. Apparently it happened a few weeks ago. Her older brother heard boys talking about it in the locker room and told us. She was afraid she would get in trouble. I'm not sure why (and she couldn't verbalize more than knowing it was 'wrong'), but it makes me worry about what else we are missing. She knew enough to say no which is good, but clearly we need to have some more discussions about this.
If it starts this young, my heart breaks thinking about all the bullshit boys will say to her. Swimming has been SO good for her (and she is very talented) but all of them being half naked in their suits is now giving me anxiety.
The coach and the team organization need to do something to address this. It isn’t just on one kid when a group watches it happen and it’s still locker room fodder weeks later. I would be on a fucking rampage. At a minimum this kid would be instructed, in my presence, to stay away from my daughter, regardless of how that impacts team dynamics, not my problem. I would expect it to be enforced and for it to be clear why. I would do that part myself if it wasn’t handled. He would cease to be a 9 year old boy the second he shows his mini misogyny and I would treat him as such. I don’t suffer this shit and I don’t care how many parents think I’m a bitch. My daughters safety isn’t a risk I’m willing to take over the feelings of some ‘little punk’ whose parents clearly missed some important lessons. I’ll say it; I’m getting really fucking sick of doing the work for parents of boys, who just don’t seem to understand what their kids are capable of or have any inclination of shaping them into better men than what we’ve been forced to deal with already.
calamity, I'm so sorry that your daughter is dealing with this. I would definitely expect the coaches/organization to do something about it.
I'm still waiting on my background check to clear. I think at this point I am going to need to ask push back my start date. My current company has a rather formal transition process which I obviously haven't been able to start yet and I'm hitting a busy patch for the next 5 days wrapping up a project. Ugh.
Post by followyourarrow on Jan 15, 2020 11:54:31 GMT -5
calamity, I'm sorry your daughter and family are going through this. I hope the coaches and organization take this seriously and deal with it appropriately.
I have a follow up u/s today for what is hopefully a benign fibroid in my breast. They saw it on my first mammogram and did an u/s. Today is just to make sure that's really what it is and nothing has changed in the last 6 months. I know it's not a big deal, but I'm still nervous about it. If you could cross your fingers for me I'd appreciate it.
calamity , I'm sorry your daughter and family are going through this. I hope the coaches and organization take this seriously and deal with it appropriately.
I have a follow up u/s today for what is hopefully a benign fibroid in my breast. They saw it on my first mammogram and did an u/s. Today is just to make sure that's really what it is and nothing has changed in the last 6 months. I know it's not a big deal, but I'm still nervous about it. If you could cross your fingers for me I'd appreciate it.
I get benign fibroid adenomas all the time. They are always nothing. Pulling for you.
I have a question re: White Pages/Spokeo... I like to Google my name every now and then to see if anything pops up. I saw on White pages that my ex-H is still listed as a relative. We've been divorced for 8 years and I am remarried. Why is he still on there?
I have a question re: White Pages/Spokeo... I like to Google my name every now and then to see if anything pops up. I saw on White pages that my ex-H is still listed as a relative. We've been divorced for 8 years and I am remarried. Why is he still on there?
I don't know the why, but interestingly enough, H recently got a collections call regarding a bill in his exW had. I'm assuming that they probably got his info from a site like Spokeo. They've been divorced for 7 years and the bill in question was something that she had accumulated after their divorce.
My H overworked his back shoveling snow and is now laying around moaning about his back pain, like he's the only one who's ever had a sore back before... like his own wife didn't sprain her back last year on top of her sprained knee and had to spend an extra several months in physical therapy for it. I'm trying to be sympathetic because back pain absolutely sucks, but he also won't even take any advil or put ice on it, so my patience is wearing a little thin.
We also got word on our cat's lump yesterday, it is malignant basal cell melanoma.
The treatment is usually just surgery (which we've already done), and we're waiting on the results of one more test. They didn't send in her lymph node sample because they weren't entirely sure they got lymph and not just fat, but after the pathology came back we decided to send the sample in anyway since the screwed up our bill and it turned out we'd already paid for it.
I had my daughter's first IEP meeting today after her dyslexia dx last month. I know she is in good hands, and this is the best for her, but I'm really struggling with it all.
They sent me the draft IEP last night, and I was really frustrated after reading it because it felt almost like they are intentionally making it hard to understand her exact difficulties, with all the education jargon. I was ready for a fight today.
Then this morning, my daughter asked me if the IEP meeting was today. When I said yes, she started begging me to agree to it because she already loves the resource room and wants to be able to set up her own desk and go there more often. Then I met the Special Education teacher, and she is so kind and thoughtful and seems amazing.
And I realized how lucky we are to have such a supportive environment for my daughter. I left the meeting feeling so hopeful. I hope they help her do great things.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jan 15, 2020 14:04:28 GMT -5
Nonny, you need my rule - if you won't do anything to make yourself feel better, you get no sympathy. If you're complaining about an ache, you better have taken ibuprofen or another pain reliever before I hear a word uttered, or else.
jinkies, My DS has dyslexia and his IEP was SO helpful in getting him caught up to his peers. I agree the jargon is hard, but having your DD enjoy it is such a great sign.
My DS is in 5th and now only has a 504 since the techniques they taught him are working so well. I'm glad she is getting the help she needs!