Post by litskispeciality on Jan 26, 2024 10:29:22 GMT -5
(((cville))) uuuugh that must be so painful. I would absolutely ask for no-camera for at least a couple of days because you're sick/tired and hope that's enough. Feel better!
Post by mrsukyankee on Jan 26, 2024 10:30:40 GMT -5
I had a BUSY day. I did 5 therapy sessions in a row with 10-20 minutes between each. I try to not do that often but had to fit someone in as I had to cancel on them on Tuesday due to illness. My brain is now ready to shut down for the weekend.
We're dropping our dog at a new overnight dog sitter for the weekend. I really hope that it goes well. We're going out for a cocktail followed by a tbd dinner tonight (in our local area of London, which is full of great places). Tomorrow, we're heading out of town on a train to a southern beach town for my H's birthday. I got him a massage in the afternoon and then we'll head out to dinner and drinks in the quaint town. We'll stay overnight in a very cute Victorian hotel, have breakfast the next morning and then head home to pick up Cooper. I hope we have a good weekend!
I have shingles. On my FACE. Apparently when I told the nurse on Monday that it was painful, I was insufficiently descriptive. I needed to say burning tingling pain that makes me feel like I'm going to scream. Which is accurate, but I was trying not to be a drama queen. Whoops.
I am now on an antiviral and got some medicine for the pain. But I now have more of the shingles things all over my jaw line and cheek from chin to ear on one side of my face. In addition to being awful to experience, I look hideous.
My new boss is very, verbally pro-camera on for meetings (which doesn’t typically bug me at all). Would you be like camera off "not feeling well" or just straight up say "face shingles?"
Oh nooo! I had shingles on my arm, and it also started with one massive bump. And come to think of it, that’s how chicken pox started for me too, on my foot.
I 100% hate some of the US tax rules. The fact that tax refunds are taxable is the epitome of ridiculousness. If I paid too much in taxes, I should get a tax refund, free and clear.
Our only major plans this weekend are getting together with friends to watch the Detroit Lions game on Sunday night. I need to keep chipping away at decluttering and organizing this weekend.
calamity , it might be worth a call to the mall management to talk with them about it. Maybe their insurance will cover it or a portion of it?
calamity , I’d definitely submit it to your insurance -especially if she was seen in the ER.
In the ongoing Pokemon saga, apparently DS confronted his friend yesterday and he denied that he took the cards, but 2 of the other friends that were at our house that day say he did. H is ready to go to their house….but poor DS has empathy for his friend and doesn’t want him to get into huge trouble although he still wants his cards back. He actually cried as it’s a lose lose either way. He told friend that he needs to bring a particular card to school today and it will prove whether he took them from DS (it has a flaw on it) but the kid told him he wasn’t going to. I don’t know if I should send a text to the mom even though DS said he doesn’t want to yet. Maybe we’re under reacting to it? I’d want to know if my kid stole someone stuff.
I would def. step in at this point and contact the other kid's parent(s). You gave your ds a chance to handle it on his own, and it didn't work out unfortunately, but if I was the other kid's parent I would def. want to know so I could correct that behavior with my kid as well as make it right for your kid.
calamity , I’d definitely submit it to your insurance -especially if she was seen in the ER.
In the ongoing Pokemon saga, apparently DS confronted his friend yesterday and he denied that he took the cards, but 2 of the other friends that were at our house that day say he did. H is ready to go to their house….but poor DS has empathy for his friend and doesn’t want him to get into huge trouble although he still wants his cards back. He actually cried as it’s a lose lose either way. He told friend that he needs to bring a particular card to school today and it will prove whether he took them from DS (it has a flaw on it) but the kid told him he wasn’t going to. I don’t know if I should send a text to the mom even though DS said he doesn’t want to yet. Maybe we’re under reacting to it? I’d want to know if my kid stole someone stuff.
I would def. step in at this point and contact the other kid's parent(s). You gave your ds a chance to handle it on his own, and it didn't work out unfortunately, but if I was the other kid's parent I would def. want to know so I could correct that behavior with my kid as well as make it right for your kid.
I think it's also ok to start the conversation with the other parents that you were trying to let the kids handle it on their own and here's what your child recommended to resolve the issue sans parents. I hope the other parent would pick up on the vibe that they need to get involved, but don't make it such a thing flygirl's child loses friends over this. Ugh, I'm so sorry this is such a giant drama.
cville, I am so sorry it's shingles! I will echo everyone that telling your boss what's up makes sense. I am sure they will understand. FWIW, my H had shingles almost a decade ago and while it sucked for him, I don't think it was bad for even a whole week and I don't remember it looking bad for a long time after. It was on his torso so maybe different, but I'm crossing my fingers for you that it will feel better quickly and heal not that long after.
flygirl I am not a parent but I still think you should call the other parents. Letting your kid handle it was a great first step, but this goes beyond what he's able to handle at this point. If the other kids agree that this kid stole the cards, I kind of doubt he will lose their friendships over getting them back - they are probably on his side because nobody likes being stolen from! I know kids are owed some grace when they screw up, but it honestly doesn't sound like losing the friendship with the thief should be a concern while handling this. If the thief gets away with stealing the cards, is your son going to want to continue a friendship anyway? He won't be able to trust this kid and the kid should never be invited over again anyway. It sucks, but this could be a good lesson in not allowing our friends to take advantage of us and ending relationships with people who treat us badly. True friends don't steal from each other and then lie about it!
flygirl, I 100% get wanting to let your son try to handle it first but with the other kid still denying it despite two others confirming that yes he took the cards I think it's time to loop the parents in. It's not like he took a sleeve of all random cards that he could easily claim he got elsewhere and that are otherwise easy to replace-he took a sleeve with two rare cards (and is now showing those cards off like they're his) that's worth almost $300. I understand your son not wanting his friend to get in trouble, but there should be some sort of consequence for stealing from a friend. Do you think the parents are likely to address the issue appropriately?
I am so upset on behalf of flygirl's son omg lol Please call the parents and explain, 12 is still so young and I know it feels devastating now to lose a friend, but it will not be a big deal in the long run. But letting someone get away with stealing from you and then LYING TO YOUR FACE about it is. And he's not likely to stay friends with someone like that anyway.
Now that I'm realizing that I'm not going crazy, just going through perimenopause, I am desperate to get into a dr to talk about my symptoms and possible solutions asap. Only to find that every place local is either not accepting new patients, or doesn't have an opening until July. It took calling 4 places, but I finally found a place accepting new patients that can see me in early March. I know it's a bizarre thing to be excited about, but I can't wait. I have been feeling like a personal failure for years at this point, and the idea that my brain fog and exhaustion is actually medical (not laziness) and could be treatable is mind-blowing.
I 100% hate some of the US tax rules. The fact that tax refunds are taxable is the epitome of ridiculousness. If I paid too much in taxes, I should get a tax refund, free and clear.
You have to add your state tax refund back into your federal income the following year if you used your state tax as an itemized deduction on your federal return because you didn't pay any tax on it the prior year. You don't get to take a tax deduction for state taxes and also get the money refunded tax-free. You're only paying income tax on your state tax refund money one time.
Post by lavenderblue on Jan 26, 2024 12:09:50 GMT -5
I'm asking here because I don't feel like this needs a post of its own. I'm getting new granite countertops installed in a week and a half. The company offers an extended warranty for 5 years that includes things like rust and oil stains, chips, seams, etc. The coverage is $300. I've never had stone countertops before, is this extra coverage worth it? The basis warranty from the manufacturer only covers food and beverage stains. If it matters the counters are super dark grey and will have a leathered finish.
I never got around to the vaccine (50+ for us olds out there) but I'm going to schedule it. Thanks, doc.
I'm super late Gen X so I'm too young for the shingles vaccine and too old for the HPV vaccine. And I'm PISSED ABOUT IT.
This is truly torturous.
PSA: if you can get the vaccine, do it ASAP.
Corollary PSA for those that don’t know: they raised the HPV age to 45!
Of course, I was 46 when I found out, but H still qualified. And as I had just have an HPV-related cancer (luckily, super early and just related surgically) I strongly encouraged him to get it while he could. He did discuss it with his doctor and they arrived at a big meh, since he probably already had HPV and even that strain.
I'm asking here because I don't feel like this needs a post of its own. I'm getting new granite countertops installed in a week and a half. The company offers an extended warranty for 5 years that includes things like rust and oil stains, chips, seams, etc. The coverage is $300. I've never had stone countertops before, is this extra coverage worth it? The basis warranty from the manufacturer only covers food and beverage stains. If it matters the counters are super dark grey and will have a leathered finish.
I probably would not get the warranty. We built our house almost 10 years ago, have granite countertops and we have had zero issues with them. I love that you can put hot pans or whatever just right on the countertop and have no problems (we do that frequently!).
lavenderblue, I have leathered granite countertops and with the leathered finish they are especially forgiving. I probably wouldn't bother with the warranty.
I have a friend who likes to rail on capitalism and corporations keeping us down, etc. etc. And I agree with her. But she's also SO bougie and has multiple designer bags and she's currently unemployed and while she doesn't want to be and I agree job hunting sucks, it's not really that big of a deal because her H makes, like, $250k so it's just a little funny listening to her rant. I'm like, girl...you, personally? Are doing ok. I know we're still so far from the rich of "eat the rich" but...it's just funny.
In the ongoing Pokemon saga, apparently DS confronted his friend yesterday and he denied that he took the cards, but 2 of the other friends that were at our house that day say he did. H is ready to go to their house….but poor DS has empathy for his friend and doesn’t want him to get into huge trouble although he still wants his cards back. He actually cried as it’s a lose lose either way. He told friend that he needs to bring a particular card to school today and it will prove whether he took them from DS (it has a flaw on it) but the kid told him he wasn’t going to. I don’t know if I should send a text to the mom even though DS said he doesn’t want to yet. Maybe we’re under reacting to it? I’d want to know if my kid stole someone stuff.
I think it's time to be done with this. I'd tell your son that you are so proud of him for trying to handle it himself but given the value of the cards you are are going to reach out to the other kid's parents.
The other kid is a thief and now a liar - if I were his parent I absolutely would want to know.
calamity , just call the ambulance company to give them your insurance info and have them submit it. They absolutely have to do that. Four years ago DD had 3 ambulance rides in one calendar year so I learned a lot about the process. Because the ambulance company was considered "out of network", they sent me the bill for the full amount, but the wonderful billing person at the ambulance company called me and informed me of my rights per the state, and told me what to submit to my insurance notifying them that they must process the claim as in network, and it worked. So I knew what to do with the subsequent ambulance rides. Apparently in MA it is law that for ambulance rides the out of network rule doesn't apply because you don't exactly have a choice in an emergency situation which company shows up. Now, the No Surprises Act is in place and I'm pretty sure this would be the case federally.
This is exactly what the OP should do. I went through this exact process a few years ago when my son was ground transported via ambulance from an ER to another hospital for surgery. The ambulance company was considered "out of network" but the issue is that NO ambulance company is "in network" and you have no control over what ambulance service you use, anyway. It took a lot of runaround, but the ambulance company is familiar with handling these things and was a big help in getting insurance to pay for it.
Post by followyourarrow on Jan 26, 2024 13:30:05 GMT -5
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the archery range I was working at gave away my hours to some new guy. I went and grabbed my equipment and the owner wouldn't speak to me. The other employees were weird. I have no idea what she told them. It makes me wonder about what she's told me regarding some former employees. I guess I need to find a new place to practice because now it's weird going there.
I left her a message, now I feel sick to my stomach as I never want to accuse someone of stealing but this is way to coincidental. My DS has been collecting cards for a good 5 yrs and some of them he got from Hs now adult nephew so they are old.
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the archery range I was working at gave away my hours to some new guy. I went and grabbed my equipment and the owner wouldn't speak to me. The other employees were weird. I have no idea what she told them. It makes me wonder about what she's told me regarding some former employees. I guess I need to find a new place to practice because now it's weird going there.
I was thinking about this the other day and wondering if you had gone back. What an odd situation. I hope there is some place convenient you and switch to.
TR, I have a friend just like that. She talks about waste but then has remodeled multiple times. I find it hard to take her seriously even if I agree with the concept.
Post by blondemoment123 on Jan 26, 2024 13:44:33 GMT -5
I'm trying to assemble a garment rack for DS's room and I can't figure out the top part for the life of me. I watched the YouTube video over and over again until I finally just gave up.
I'm trying again tonight, but I really just want to throw it out the window lol.