Tink, you've asked that we judge you on your own merits. I hope you will judge me on my own merits, as well.

Jesusss!!!! can we not just leave these people alone. stop dragging it out.

I do not see what Tink did wrong. She is trying to defend against attacking forces by answering questions plainly stated and she answered them plainly. She didn't attack. She just said that there was a no-no done by her husband and another gal here. AND,...she said this was done through PMs and Chats.

SO.....all of you who are saying...gee is it me? I guess I am a husband stealing whore..blah blah blah...get over yourself and stop attacking her. Tink said nothing about posts here on the board in the PUBLIC forum. I applaud them for not answering to your attacks as I most certainly would if I were them. But then again, I would be no better the you are.

Now.. Off MY soapbox.

Did I mention I fixed my toilet? (Maybe that should be in the happy thread.)

Oh, and after I fixed my toilet, I fixed my XP at home. Downloaded the most recent double super top secret, extra critical, security update to fix that toilet of an OS.

Now everyone is confused!
:D

Aw, I'm sorry about your wig Bri. That's insane that it melted though, just from the oven.
Maybe a (non-flamable) hat would be better for around the house?

You need to hire yourself out. Mine leaks.....maybe I'll ask Santa for a new one.

Ack Bri, that sucks. :(

Hehe....You are awesome SG. I applaud your sneakiness :D

Oh wow, that's awful. Covered?

Wow, Orthodoc, that sounds like a nightmare. Glad your daughter and all the animals are okay.

orthodoc, i am sorry you have this going on, and i want to assure you i am not making light of your problems... but i just imagined myself in your shoes and i LOL'd when i pictured my dogs jumping out of their skins, then cluelessy running away from the noise, and simultaneously shooting poo across the room as the lightning woke them up. yes, i have asick sense of humor.

Upsetting me today is this:

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This is the view from my bedroom window, which isn't that great to start with (I prefer, say, trees). The thing that bugs me is the yellow safety wrapping around the power cables in front of the white building in the foreground. That means they are about to start using a crane there ... demolish and rebuild. Months and months of destruction and construction noise, right outside my bloody window. I checked today and the building is empty and stripped out. Poop.
Bring on the wreckers. Poop.

Thanks for your good wishes, Jinx, Dana, and Lookout - I appreciate it. I'm so glad it wasn't worse. All the animals are ok (but yes, we had a major puddle in the foyer from our elderly chocolate lab - your mental images were probably right on, lookout!) and my daughter has assured me that next time (!) she will get outside, then call 911, then call me. I guess we never know what we'll do in an emergency until it happens; she did ok.

And hopefully we'll have heat sometime today! I don't mind tending the two fireplaces, but talk about high-maintenance. They need tending every fifteen minutes or so.

Zengum, thanks for posting the photo - it's interesting to see where people live. I'd also prefer trees to endless buildings (we have a great view over a rural valley from our place ... I love it even if the teenagers find it boring). Sorry that you're going to have noise and dust right outside. Bleh. :yelsick:

I couldn't find my wedding ring when I woke up this morning.

shit....steve that aint good.

It's really just a hunk of metal, right? I was thinking about getting mine tattooed on as I hardly ever wear it.

Have you tried looking in between all the blankets on your bed? I lost my engagement ring that way once.

Have you checked under the bed? You could always look in your golf bag, assuming you have one. My husband has lost two, not one but two, wedding bands and I found both in his golf bag. :right:

If you found them both...

Why did he have two?

We replaced the first one after not finding it for ages ... got a new one all engraved and everything, gave it to him for Christmas ... and the next summer when he lost the new one, I found both in his golf bag. :eyebrow:

Did you find it yet?!?

Jim lost his first one while kayaking, so we both got replacements that we like much better.

Beest is not innocent in the ring-losing department either. Any luck, SD?

Z - it looks like that buidling is in decent condition, could they not renovate it? Unless, of course, whatever they are going to put back in it's place wouldn't work.

I have not found it, and will not find it so long as I'm at work. :)

(I expect to be home for about 15 minutes before going out for the evening, so tonight doesn't look good either.)

Normally my watch & my ring stay together. Last night I did not have my watch on because I was in my concert tux and the cuffs on the shirt are too tight for the watch. I hung the suit up, then about 15 minutes later I realized I had left the watch in the coat pocket, so I went to get it out and left it on my dresser. I have no recollection at all of taking the ring off.

I assume you've already checked the tux pants pocket?

I'm sure we could help with that....

Cicero: I guess that you took it off during clean-up before or after the concert. Try your bathroom.

Obvious choice: Check your entire suit again, and the floor of the area it was hung up.

I did check the pockets. I'll look again. (Anotehr performance tnoight, so I'll have it on again.)

Is there a lost and found there? You should ask around.

Don't you feel naked without it? Mine is such a part of me that if I forget it, I spent all day trying to figure out what's wrong.

Sorry you have not located your ring yet. Quick question, since I haven't been here very long and didn't know you played in concerts, what do you play?

Just a note to Ortho - hope everything turns out ok for you & your household.

Sorry to hear it's still missing. I don't have any other suggestions to add, but I hope you find it.

When I don't have my rings on, I feel sort of naked, like I forgot to get dressed. Very weird.

Thanks, Jester. Things are ok - we have heat on the main floor but not in the upstairs bedrooms this weekend, until a part for our system comes in on Monday. We still have just one computer online, but at least there's one. We'll have to sort out the network problem over the weekend.

Maybe it's time for a wireless router.

My main problem is beating the ladies off with a stick, since there are under the impression I'm available.

I will, but I seriously doubt it... I'm almost 100% sure I didn't take it off before I got home.

I play clarinet. The current engagement (5 performances in 4 days) is with a community theater group my wife conducts.

That's cool.

Side question, not intended to make you feel bad about losing it: why do you take it off at all? Is it for comfort while playing? Ours don't ever come off, they stay on through sleep/shower/everything.

Okay wait, I take it back. The one time I take mine off is when I'm kneading dough, because it's just such a pain in the ass to clean afterwards--but I feel seriously wigged out the whole time it's off, I keep elbowing my pocket to make sure I can still feel it in there.

i never take mine off.

i only lost the one i lost because i got a blister from it while paddling and moved it to my stupid assed pinky.

Ditto that. The funny thing is, the only time I'm kneading dough is on Friday night when we are making hand tossed pizza for date night. The only time I take it off it the most romantic night of the week.

Isn't it ironic, don't 'cha think?

I take all my rings off when I moisturize etc, but they go straight back on again as soon as it's all absorbed.

I basically take it off if I'm going to get my hands wet. I just can't stand the water in between the ring and my finger! So I'm fairly confident I never had it off at the auditorium. In fact, the evidence suggests that I left it on my dresser and it was knocked off by something else being put down. ("evidence" = the fact that it was lying on the floor beside the dresser.)

I swell a lot, have to take it off or not wear it about 50% of the time.

I take all my rings, bracelets, watch and whatever else off as soon as I get home.

Always have.

Precious! My birthday present! Precious! My PRECIOUSSSSSS

So you found it! Glad to hear.

There was a missing ring joke/punchline but I can't remember it. Good job finding it though.

After spending an hour and a half with my therapist yesterday, she advised me not to get a job, but to go on social security.:brikwall: :brikwall:

Hooray!

Dazza's grandmother had a heart attack and is brain dead. We have to go to Sydney this week.

Very sorry to hear that, Aliantha.

That's terrible, Ali. I'm so sorry.

My condolences Ali. I hope the family cope well through it.

Sorry to hear that Ali, my condolences.

oh, bummer. sorry ali, daz.

thanks guys. I have only met her once (at someone else's funeral) so it's not too emotional for me. It's hard for Dazza and his Mum though. I might have to stay in Sydney and help his mum sort stuff out. Anyway, we'll what pans out over the next day or so.

Once again, thanks for your thoughts. You're very kind.