What might be making you a tad apprehensive, but might not, as it's too soon to tell - Page 23

BigV · 06-10-2013, 12:40 PM

that sounds wrenching and exciting at the same time. good thread choice.

And good luck to you and Mrs LL.

glatt · 06-10-2013, 12:54 PM

Wow Lamplighter. If I remember correctly, your house is beautiful. It must be difficult to leave it.

Griff · 06-10-2013, 05:26 PM

Good luck Lamp, you've made it this far it'll be cool.

orthodoc · 06-10-2013, 05:47 PM

Good luck with both the selling and the buying. Moving is tough. But change can be good.

footfootfoot · 06-10-2013, 08:28 PM

As the actress said to the bishop.

glatt · 06-12-2013, 07:49 AM

I'm dragging this morning.

Around midnight last night, after having trouble falling asleep because I was too warm, I discovered that the air conditioner was just blowing warm air on us, and that's why I had been a little warm all evening. Fuck. So I went downstairs and opened the kitchen window above the outside condenser to listen. It wasn't running. I went to the thermostat and turned off the AC, and then turned it back on. I heard a click out at the condenser as I turned it back on. The AC was trying to turn on, but wasn't able to. I turned it off again. So I went down in the basement and checked the circuit breaker. It hadn't been tripped. But I flipped the breaker off and back on anyway. But I was tired and wasn't interested in trouble shooting any more, so I opened the windows and went to bed. It was a lot cooler outside than inside anyway, so it was better.

I kept thinking about what might be wrong, and it was a while before I fell asleep.

This morning, I tried turning the AC on, and the condenser came right on. Yeah! It works, but I don't know what had been wrong with it, so that's got me a tad apprehensive.

Then I grabbed an apple to take with my lunch, and there was water in the crisper drawer, and on the floor of the fridge. Dammit! This old house. The drain line was probably plugged, and I was already late for work.

That's when my wife told me that my son had played a prank by punching a hole in the base of a can of soda, draining the soda, and filling the can with water. Apparently duct tape isn't water proof and the water leaked out of the can and inside the fridge. The little fucker. I left for work after giving him instructions to get a sponge and to mop out the fridge. At least the fridge isn't broken.

In the end, everything appears to be fine. So I shouldn't complain, but ain't nobody got time for that.

Clodfobble · 06-12-2013, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

That's when my wife told me that my son had played a prank by punching a hole in the base of a can of soda, draining the soda, and filling the can with water. Apparently duct tape isn't water proof and the water leaked out of the can and inside the fridge. The little fucker. I left for work after giving him instructions to get a sponge and to mop out the fridge. At least the fridge isn't broken.

He's a little fucker, no doubt. But I have to admit, if the prank had worked, it would have been kind of funny to see a family member open up a can of soda to find only water. I'm sure cleaning up the fridge will give him time to reflect on what sort of sealant would be more waterproof, for next time.

glatt · 06-12-2013, 08:11 AM

And it made me realize why he was asking me last night if I ever drink soda. I mostly don't, and the only reason we had any on hand was that it was purchased for a party that was canceled because of bad weather. He's the only one drinking the soda. So he was disappointed that nobody was falling for his prank. I feel a little sorry for him.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2013, 03:52 PM

8:49 AM

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The little fucker.

9:11 AM

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I feel a little sorry for him.

You didn't even have time to plot an appropriate revenge, you pussy.

ZenGum · 06-12-2013, 07:46 PM

Well, if he's the only one who drinks soda, a revenge plan seems obvious. Wait a few weeks, buy some soda, make a hole in the can...

Water? beetroot juice? Cat's piss?

footfootfoot · 06-12-2013, 08:37 PM

Beeswax will seal it nicely.

orthodoc · 06-12-2013, 08:41 PM

You guys are evil.

orthodoc · 06-12-2013, 09:32 PM

Okay, what's making me very nervous ... I'm in the middle of three intense weeks of courses, did a crazy travel one last week that just about did me in (almost didn't successfully complete the drive home ...); and now spending 9 hours/day in lectures for International Health/Tropical Diseases. I have to finish a 12-page project for last week's course and email it by tomorrow night. I have to pull together a proposal for a paper for the Int'l Health course by tomorrow night, to hand in Friday morning. And write the paper by next Friday, when I also have a 2-hour exam on the course.

I've just started tamoxifen and it's giving me nuclear hot flashes all fricking night. I got a Fitbit One and it recorded me as sleeping 5 1/2 hours last night (spent 7 1/2 hours in bed) with 17 awakenings. No wonder I'm tired.

I don't know if I'll pull this one off. So far I've done it, I've gone without enough sleep to get it done. I'll probably do that again and pull something out of my ass in time to satisfy the profs. But I'm seriously apprehensive, or stressed, or whatever.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2013, 06:06 AM

If you needed more sleep your body would take it upon itself to provide it. What is really fucking you up is worrying about not getting the amount of sleep you think you need.

Lamplighter · 07-06-2013, 11:44 AM

We have some blackberry vines on our property.

My wife sleeps on the window side.
Last night she had a dream where she heard a voice saying " FEED ME ! "

06-10-2013, 12:40 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	that sounds wrenching and exciting at the same time. good thread choice. And good luck to you and Mrs LL. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-10-2013, 05:26 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good luck Lamp, you've made it this far it'll be cool. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-10-2013, 05:47 PM	#4
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Good luck with both the selling and the buying. Moving is tough. But change can be good. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-10-2013, 08:28 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	As the actress said to the bishop. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-12-2013, 07:46 PM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well, if he's the only one who drinks soda, a revenge plan seems obvious. Wait a few weeks, buy some soda, make a hole in the can... Water? beetroot juice? Cat's piss? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-10-2013, 12:54 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow Lamplighter. If I remember correctly, your house is beautiful. It must be difficult to leave it.

06-12-2013, 07:49 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm dragging this morning. Around midnight last night, after having trouble falling asleep because I was too warm, I discovered that the air conditioner was just blowing warm air on us, and that's why I had been a little warm all evening. Fuck. So I went downstairs and opened the kitchen window above the outside condenser to listen. It wasn't running. I went to the thermostat and turned off the AC, and then turned it back on. I heard a click out at the condenser as I turned it back on. The AC was trying to turn on, but wasn't able to. I turned it off again. So I went down in the basement and checked the circuit breaker. It hadn't been tripped. But I flipped the breaker off and back on anyway. But I was tired and wasn't interested in trouble shooting any more, so I opened the windows and went to bed. It was a lot cooler outside than inside anyway, so it was better. I kept thinking about what might be wrong, and it was a while before I fell asleep. This morning, I tried turning the AC on, and the condenser came right on. Yeah! It works, but I don't know what had been wrong with it, so that's got me a tad apprehensive. Then I grabbed an apple to take with my lunch, and there was water in the crisper drawer, and on the floor of the fridge. Dammit! This old house. The drain line was probably plugged, and I was already late for work. That's when my wife told me that my son had played a prank by punching a hole in the base of a can of soda, draining the soda, and filling the can with water. Apparently duct tape isn't water proof and the water leaked out of the can and inside the fridge. The little fucker. I left for work after giving him instructions to get a sponge and to mop out the fridge. At least the fridge isn't broken. In the end, everything appears to be fine. So I shouldn't complain, but ain't nobody got time for that.

06-12-2013, 08:11 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And it made me realize why he was asking me last night if I ever drink soda. I mostly don't, and the only reason we had any on hand was that it was purchased for a party that was canceled because of bad weather. He's the only one drinking the soda. So he was disappointed that nobody was falling for his prank. I feel a little sorry for him.

06-12-2013, 08:37 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Beeswax will seal it nicely. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-12-2013, 08:41 PM	#12
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	You guys are evil. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-12-2013, 09:32 PM	#13
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Okay, what's making me very nervous ... I'm in the middle of three intense weeks of courses, did a crazy travel one last week that just about did me in (almost didn't successfully complete the drive home ...); and now spending 9 hours/day in lectures for International Health/Tropical Diseases. I have to finish a 12-page project for last week's course and email it by tomorrow night. I have to pull together a proposal for a paper for the Int'l Health course by tomorrow night, to hand in Friday morning. And write the paper by next Friday, when I also have a 2-hour exam on the course. I've just started tamoxifen and it's giving me nuclear hot flashes all fricking night. I got a Fitbit One and it recorded me as sleeping 5 1/2 hours last night (spent 7 1/2 hours in bed) with 17 awakenings. No wonder I'm tired. I don't know if I'll pull this one off. So far I've done it, I've gone without enough sleep to get it done. I'll probably do that again and pull something out of my ass in time to satisfy the profs. But I'm seriously apprehensive, or stressed, or whatever. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-13-2013, 06:06 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you needed more sleep your body would take it upon itself to provide it. What is really fucking you up is worrying about not getting the amount of sleep you think you need. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-06-2013, 11:44 AM	#15
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	We have some blackberry vines on our property. My wife sleeps on the window side. Last night she had a dream where she heard a voice saying " FEED ME ! " Attached Images

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