I'm really not concerned about clients. I doubt a company like this has many clients, and if they have decided their bottom line can handle a client being annoyed they can't get a free steak, then whatever.
I am concerned about the diabetic who is on a strict low carb diet that has to buy her own chicken caesar while everyone else gets their linguine pesto comped at the company holiday party. It's complete bullshit.
San Francisco "liberals" are notorious for waiving the banner of environmentalism to discriminate. This is not about environmentalism. This is to make it harder for overweight people, sick people, and pregnant people to work there. They want to make these people uncomfortable so they don't apply to work there, and are using the environment to do it.
This is me exactly, although I'm not diabetic. Due to a health condition, I've got a very strict set of food regulations and (just to make it more complicated) have an allergy to the two non-meat proteins that are ok within those regulations. Because OF COURSE I do. So all of my meals consist of meat, no-sugar-added dairy, and specific vegetables, and that's pretty much it. So that means I'm the person that literally cannot eat anything at some parties. (PASTA BAR! ICE CREAM BAR! PIZZA!) I literally sat through our company party three years ago with the ability to eat exactly one ounce of scallops for the entire meal, plus a glass of wine. I was so sad that they didn't even release the menu ahead of time so I could plan, because I'd worked there with those same restrictions for more than a year and EVERYONE knew (edit: and it wasn't like it was a large company either: less than 30 people). It was like a giant F YOU in my direction. So I quit a week later (literally the same day my bonus check cleared.)
We cloth diaper, and my grandma made me wipes in the same style - cheap serged-edge terry cloth. They are amazing! I never even thought to use this for cloth napkins. When we move back to the States and I lose my stash of cloth napkins here, I will ask her to make me some.
To make these - would it just be a yard of terrycloth from the fabric store, cut to size and serged?
My cloth napkins were from a clearance shelf at TJ Maxx. They don't necessarily match (each other or our kitchen), but they're everyday napkins, so I do not care. They are starting to look a bit beat up, though. Maybe it's time to make some new ones and move these into clean-up rag status.
Yep. Mom's are pretty thin terry (not the super-plush kind you'd use to make, say, actual towels) cut to 12 x 12 squares. I think hers was 36" fabric, so she gets 9 napkins/yard. (Edit: I called and asked. She actually made them by cutting up a bunch of old towels she bought at goodwill. Apparently Joann's only had the plush kind. She also said that it shed something fierce going through the serger so she had to keep cleaning out the lower hole (?) to keep the lint from making it bind up?) (I don't own a serger and it shows, LOL)
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 15, 2018 13:58:45 GMT -5
I grew up using cloth napkins, but my mom has since transitioned to using cheap serged-edge terry washcloths instead of napkins at the table (most of the time). This is freaking genius - they absorb a lot, are a little rough so they clean up sticky fingers well, and never look wrinkled. They also wash like a dream. I adore this idea, and I'm trying to figure out if I know anyone with a serger I can borrow or if I need to buy them, but I want to do the same because I like it so much.
I am fairly certain if you're allergic to cow's milk, you're allergic to goat's milk. Or, at least that's what I was told by my son's allergist when he was dx with a dairy allergy. So, I would assume the opposite is true as well, so if someone could have cow's butter, I'd assume they could have goat's butter. NOT saying that's right, just that's what I would initially think (and why if it were me, I wouldn't have notified people beforehand either).
Plus, when I serve people at my house, I usually know them well enough to know if they have any food intolerances or allergies.
Not necessarily. I think it's a case of what aspect of the milk you're allergic to. For most people, it's true that a dairy allergy eliminates any mammal milk, but my mother in law is that weird exception. She is *strongly* allergic to cow's milk (non-life-threatening, but close) but can drink goat milk just fine. However, she'd assume that any dairy outside her own home was cow's milk unless explicitly told otherwise.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 12, 2018 22:08:05 GMT -5
I'm having foot issues, blah. Something keeps popping painfully, plus it's super tender and mildly swollen, which tells me it's a semi serious problem and I'm putting off going to the doctor because I don't want to wind up in a boot. Lol, jumping to conclusions a little, maybe, but I've got enough ortho experience to scare me.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 11, 2018 13:35:47 GMT -5
I have a friend who moved across the country to Iowa to live in one. She's very extroverted and hippie-like, so it makes total sense to me that she made that choice.
It would NOT work for me at all. I need my space and forced group activity sounds horrifying.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 11, 2018 13:33:28 GMT -5
I like peanuts (and they're better with my dietary needs than most other travel foods), so I was originally sad, but whatever is best for those in a life-threatening situation is fine by me. I actually worry about this when I host open houses, because what if a kid with a peanut allergy comes in and the house isn't peanut-dust-free?
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 9, 2018 16:01:27 GMT -5
I live in a small-ish city about 2-3 hours (depending on traffic) from SF. I'm in real estate. We *regularly* get people buying here who then commute to SF via the train or driving. It's most common among those that work block shifts, like firefighters - 3 on, 4 off type deals. I've actually shown property to someone looking up here (again, 3+ hours on a bad day) whose husband is a resident at Stanford and he was planning to sleep in his van there in between his days off, which is apparently quite common for the residents. Apparently even doctors don't get enough money to live in SF.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 9, 2018 10:09:47 GMT -5
I think it's this part:
"This bill would establish a procedure of diversion for defendants with mental disorders through which the court would be authorized to grant pretrial diversion, for a period no longer than 2 years, to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder, on an accusatory pleading alleging the commission of a misdemeanor or felony offense, in order to allow the defendant to undergo mental health treatment. The bill would condition eligibility on, among other criteria, a court finding that the defendant’s mental disorder played a significant role in the commission of the charged offense. The bill would authorize a referral for mental health treatment to be made to a county mental health agency, existing collaborative courts, or assisted outpatient treatment only if that entity has agreed to accept responsibility for the treatment of the defendant, as specified.
The bill would, among other things, require the court, after notice to the defendant, defense counsel, and the prosecution, to hold a hearing to determine whether the criminal proceedings should be reinstated, whether the treatment program should be modified, or whether the defendant should be conserved and referred to the conservatorship investigator, if the defendant is charged with, or is engaged in, certain criminal offenses, if the defendant is performing unsatisfactorily in diversion, or if the defendant is gravely disabled, as defined.
If the defendant has performed satisfactorily in diversion, the bill would require the court to dismiss the defendant’s criminal charges, with a record filed with the Department of Justice indicating the disposition of the case diverted, and the arrest deemed never to have occurred, and would require the court to order access to the record of the arrest restricted, except as specified.
By increasing the duties of local officials relating to diversion and the sealing of arrest records, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would also authorize the State Department of State Hospitals, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, to solicit proposals from, and to contract with, a county to help fund the development or expansion of the above-described pretrial diversion for individuals with serious mental disorders who may otherwise be found incompetent to stand trial and committed to the department for restoration of competency. The bill would require participants to meet specified criteria, including, among others, that they suffer from certain mental disorders and have felony charges, and that there is a significant relationship between the serious mental disorders and the charged offense or between the individual’s conditions of homelessness and the charged offense."
Essentially, they're not wrong in that this section seems to allow for criminals to go free, but it's pending completion of a two year diversion program for crimes committed as a direct result of mental illness or homelessness. A read of the actual bill text, farther down the page, seems pretty limited in scope, but that's not what the "lock them up" crowd wants to hear.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 9, 2018 9:56:00 GMT -5
I'm guessing these are the kind of schmucks that trespass on the support beams under a bridge near me. 700+ foot fall? Eh, it could never happen to me!
Morons. I feel no sympathy for them, but I do hope their friends and family can find some sort of peace.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 8, 2018 21:58:34 GMT -5
Anecdote: Our rescue used to chase the cats and is definitely mouthy. To be honest, the cat thing is not too much of a concern to me if you're crating when you're not available to supervise. Our girl has learned, thanks to the power of claws of fury, that cats are not something to be messed with, and she no longer chases them in any way other than occasional playfulness. She is still quite mouthy and occasionally destructively chews, but has never bitten. However, I would not want her in close contact with a small child for any length of time, because while she may not "bite", I can't trust her not to snap at children.
Our rescue goes by the 3-3-3 rule. 3 days to relax around you, 3 weeks to really trust you, and 3 months to become the dog they really are.
That said, I'd contact a behaviorist tomorrow. Talk about the snapping. Ask if that's something they can work with, and go with their recommendation. As a parent, your first responsibility is to your child and the behaviorist should be able to guide you.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 8, 2018 16:22:24 GMT -5
I buy my suits from Swim Outlet, grab bag, during their semi-annual grab bag sale. They're usually around $12 and last anywhere from 2-3 years, because I have so many I can rotate them and keep them washed.
mrs.jacinthe , have you thought about adding a humidifier to your furnace? Our's was like $400 installed and helps so much with the dryness.
We would, but our furnace is already 25 years old and limping along, highly inefficient, and takes up way too much space in our house. I'm thinking since everything needs replaced anyhow, it would be better to go back to a more efficient model of house heating than forced air.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jul 5, 2018 14:01:33 GMT -5
There is still a large hole in the dining room ceiling. I need to follow up with the repair guy, but I know he's been busy and I would rather wait for him to have time to do it right than find someone else who I don't know or trust.
We're considering re-installing hot water heat into our house (we currently have forced air) because it's so freaking dry in the winter and I can't seem to apply enough lotion.
We got yet ANOTHER citation from the CalFIRE people regarding our trees and I am unhappy. I think they want us to cut them all down, but I'm not ok with that - our house is on a slope and it would destabilize the slope, as well as remove ALL shade. They also want us to branch our cedar up 6' from the bottom and I'm not ok with that either, because it's already getting lopped off at the top by the power company and would wind up looking like a damn puffball on a stick.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 26, 2018 16:16:58 GMT -5
Ok, here's the FINAL update:
He completed 33 MILES and about 14.5 hours of swimming. He had a problem with his body rejecting feeds (read: puking) starting at 3 hours, so he did 10 hours with incomplete nutrition, causing less power per stroke. As a result, he wasn't where he needed to be when the tide turned and was getting pushed into the shipping lanes, hence the pull. Apparently he made a hard push right at the end, but had 90 minutes of swimming left and not enough energy left to fight the tide. He says he's counting this as a training swim and will work to re-configure his feeds and make another try at it.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 25, 2018 16:11:58 GMT -5
UPDATE: Reviewing the tracker map, it looks like they missed the easy landing point (probably due to tides) and therefore probably missed the world record, unless he finds some crazy current in the next 40 minutes or so. He's at 29 miles-ish at this point, so he's gotta be exhausted.
The best thing about John is that he is simply one of the nicest, most supportive, most humble people I know, besides being an absolute beast of an athlete. Endurance swimmers really are the nicest people.
This is not overly astonishing, lots of people do channel crossings, right? Right.
But do lots of people do English Channel crossings entirely butterfly? And in search of a world record crossing time? Yeah, that's my friend John. Going for a world record time in 100% butterfly channel crossing. He's currently about 10 hours in. Time to beat is 14 hours 18 minutes, set in 2002 by a woman.
ETA: I keep thinking about this and my mind is BLOWN. EC is 21 miles, and most people swim longer because of the currents (take a look at that tracker!). I get tired after about 21 yards of fly. LOL
I’m sure I was in an urban bubble when I lived there, but I feel so strongly that the TX GOP does not represent the majority of the residents in the state with their horrendous agendas (and doesn’t act in the best interest of the majority of the residents even on less “controversial” topics). It’s maddening. The state is so large that the rural population plays a huge role and the major cities can’t overcome that, but I don’t feel like the majority of people are so hateful and extreme as the elected leaders. I know how awful I felt being there on Election Day and my heart goes out to all my LGBTQ friends and colleagues then and now.
This is interesting to me as it's basically the opposite of IL. I've heard this from others though, that these actions don't represent the people most people know in TX. So is it just that voting areas are set up so these opinions have more heft or is this a closet Trump voter type situation?
This is just my observation from having lived in Texas for a couple years (we got out ASAP), but I think it's apathy/lack of voter education. The rural areas vote straight-ticket red because that's what they've always done and things are "fine" so they will just keep on keeping on. They don't bother to research the issues or candidates because "it doesn't affect them". And also, guns.
We know the guy who won it! He was stationed with us in Montana and has become a big ultramarathoner since then.
I’m so excited and happy that everything clicked this year! He and his crew have brought the mom out in so many of my moms running group friends the past few years, just being young. I love him mentioning that there should be a sign where he went off course two years ago, because someone did put one up, but WSER took it down! Lol
ETA I did a run/hike up Camelback Mountain when I was there for a conference, and it tickled me to run the same segments he owned on Strava. He is amazing!
You should have heard the jokes at the river crossing. Two years ago he let go of the rope and got swept downstream, resulting in having to be chased down to the rapids by the emergency raft. There was a lot of "TWO HANDS, JIM!" Poor guy, I don't know if he'll ever live it down. Other runners were asking if he went for a swim again right up until the cutoff. LOL
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 24, 2018 16:00:22 GMT -5
I volunteered again at the Rucky Chucky river crossing and OMG, it was SO. FREAKING. HOT. Like, my car said 104 degrees when I parked. People were practically belly flopping into the river to cool off. You guys, it was farking miserable out there, so this was a fantastic showing on all counts, regardless of finish time. But Jim Walmsley (the winner - AND new course record holder) got to the river a full 45 minutes before the guy in second place. It was pretty amazing.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 16, 2018 9:23:44 GMT -5
I'm up! Missed OWS practice this morning because I slept in. No regrets. If I have time, maybe I'll head to the lake this evening.
Otherwise, just a long day of working. I've got a couple clients with a really long (almost-impossible?) wishlist, so I've got to spend some time touring potentials for them, plus I'm in the office this afternoon to prepare for an open house tomorrow.
We’ve had First American on both homes. We never tried to use it on the first.
The new house was annoying because for whatever reason, it doesn’t cover the fridge, which of course broke within a day of moving in... at the end of the day, our realtor covered the cost of fixing it.
First American has different coverage levels, and the basic one doesn't cover appliances that aren't "attached" to the home. I order the Eagle Premier coverage for my clients (or write it into the contact for seller to cover), and that does cover the fridge, washer dryer, etc. Nonetheless, I still paid for an emergency visit from a non-warranty company yesterday from one of my clients, because their fridge died and the warranty company couldn't get there until Tuesday, which is common in our area, but honestly unacceptable.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 15, 2018 20:02:45 GMT -5
As a realtor, I've worked exclusively with First American. They have not yet done any of my buyers wrong, plus I have a rep I can call to get things worked out if necessary and she's AMAZING.
Ask your realtor who is great in your area and/or for the specifics of the house you're buying.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Jun 15, 2018 18:48:01 GMT -5
I'm volunteering for WS100 again next weekend (Rucky Chucky again) and this year the crossing is on foot, not via raft. So they're requiring a wetsuit for volunteers (ick). You guys, I wear a size 16 (maybe an 18 in certain brands). I'm pudgy, but I'm not like ... unusually or abnormally fat, I don't think. So I went to the rafting company that does wetsuit rental for the event (they're scuba instead of tri, less fragile) and I swear to GOD the guy looked at me and went, straight out, "We won't have anything that will fit you. Volunteer for a different location." I'm so freaking angry. A) RUDE. B) WHO SAYS THAT? and C) DO SHORT PUDGY WOMEN NOT ALSO LIKE TO HAVE FUN? FREAKING DISCRIMINATORY.
So I'm renting one online, instead. SCREW HIM. I'd rather BUY A CUSTOM WETSUIT at this point and never wear it again than give that guy ANY of my money. Asshole.