I missed the snowblower episode.:) when I was around 7 or 8 I was living in a 2 storey house. One day I decided it would be fun to climb out my parents' bedroom window and walk along the outer window ledge! A neighbour across the way saw me and walked over and knocked on our door to let my dad know. I tried to hide but it was no use. No need to say what happened when I was found. And it wasn't extra pocket money. I haven't tried a stunt like that since, though I did fall off the top of a ladder once while taking down quilts in the church after a show to raise funds for a kids outing. The 'thoughtfull' gentlemen that had been sat watching me rushed to my assistance and took down the remaining quilts. I didn't,however, hurt myself except for my pride.... I realize pride usually comes before a fall but in my case it was the other way round.....sorrrrrryy couldn't resist that one.. Elly:) ps in early
50s which possibly explains my bad sense of humour
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Sandy Ellison
Howdy!
Oh, bad food is so... well, bad!
Like the popsicle that drips onto my blouse, and the hot chocolate that slops over onto my pajamas when I plop down in my favorite chair w/ a snack plate piled w/ toast (for dunking in the chocolate, ya' know), and the chocolate cake that ends too soon: bad food! Baaaaaaaaad! -Bad food! Don't let it near the quilts!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the a/c is working, the flooded floor has been dried & cleared, the plumber fixed the plumbing (where the a/c condenser line empties into the sewer pipe under the sink which the a/c man should NOT have touched but did and broke it and couldn't fix it, causing the flood that covered the floor, so the a/c had to be turned off to stop the condenser water from dripping & adding to the flood [thank goodness we had a cool Tuesday!] which I managed to contain & which will send me to the paint store to find some "dirty white" primer to spray on the ceiling where the flood ended [water travels down, usually]), and just as Life begins to seem like some kind of snowballing circus, everything works out okay (mostly; waiting for the a/c company to reimburse the extra cost of the plumbing), and I am once again grateful that my dad was a carpenter who taught me to "learn to take care of yourself!"-- and other useful household repairs. I'm especially good w/ the telephone, calling the home warranty people and getting them to send the appropriate repair people. I LOVE to paint, can replace the sheetrock/wallboard and flooring (after I pulled it up to make sure it's really dry under there), but plumbing--I ain't so good w/ plumbing. As Andy Griffith told Aunt Bee: "Call the man!" Knowing when to "call the man" is so handy. ;-P So this afternoon I got to go back to the quilting table... hmmmmmm...seems like those scraps took advantage of my home repair emergency situation and multiplied again! I'm sure there weren't that many scraps in that pile last time I looked. Roberta!!!!!! The scraps are out of control! I need some Lebkuchen... should head to Southlake to the Germany grocery store; they sell German wheat beer at the liquor store in the same shopping center. ... .
R/Sandy-- quilting goes better w/ Lebkuchen ;-D
On 9/12/07 3:57 PM, in article BoYFi.61124$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe19.lga, "Pat in Virginia" wrote:
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Wow! I somehow missed your announcement of this little "adventure"! I'm glad things are sort of under control again. :)
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I missed it too! I'm sorry for your woes. I HATE to call repair people....mostly because I don't have any names at hand for such events. It's always a crap shoot.
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Sandy Ellison
Howdy!
Oh, it all started yesterday afternoon. Times does indeed pass quickly when one is having fun.. or something. The thing is, the a/c guy wanted to stop & talk about his wife who sews; she thinks "quilters are on a higher level" of talent and skill. LOL And the plumber just stood & watched me piece some scraps while he waited for a return phone call. I finished a whole scoop of scrap piecing before I left for a church board meeting, calm & collected & all cleaned up (me & the floor).
Usually it's fairly quiet around here, but when Things Happen they all seem to want to happen at once. Late afternoon the cable t.v. guy showed up to ask "is the box in your backyard?" No, but I took him to the backyard to peek over the fence where "the box" is in the neighbor's yard; our service is not having problems so he had to look further down the block for the right "box". Ya' know, as long as these repair people are nice and do their job, I'm okay with that. I do have A List of People to Call. I send them away w/ a bottle of cool water, too.
Of course, we Quilters persevere: the quilts must go on.
R/Sandy--quilting w/ one hand, swinging a hammer with the other 8->
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sandy...my dad was in the Navy SeaBees, he and i usually do all our repairs, and believe me...i bought the house from hell. what a money pit. of course, after a divorce, money was tight so i bought the only house on the market in my neighborhood that i could afford. i went from a brand new 4 b/r,2ba luxury home to a 2br/1ba fixerupper.....what a nightmare..but now i just love it. actually it's now on the market. i want to move to Calif. to be w/my DS and DIL and i have to sell. heres the link:
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Where you moving to Amy? You have an idea of the housing market here? Looks pretty different than there. Taria
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my DS lives in San Pedro, south of LA. right now my DD is in college and finishes in May. I'm hoping the house sells by Xmas and we can go by Feb or so. i visited DS last Sept and then again this past May and traveled the state a bit. I really loved it there. i've lived in the New England area all my life and it's so different in CA. i just cant wait! amy
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Better just to get rid of the damn dryer. They're one of the commonest causes of house fires.
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