What are you doing today 2023

Status
Not open for further replies.
Teacher Terry said:
I’m still sick but not as bad as yesterday. I did manage to change my sheets, take a shower and do a few loads of laundry. Since my dishwasher broke I have to hand wash dishes.
Click to expand...
Glad you're feeling better Terry, but sorry about your DW. Mine gave up a few years ago, maybe 2 or 3 and I was miserable. Got one for Christmas! Hope you get another DW. You'll be cured instantly!
 

RadishRose said:
Glad you're feeling better Terry, but sorry about your DW. Mine gave up a few years ago, maybe 2 or 3 and I was miserable. Got one for Christmas! Hope you get another DW. You'll be cured instantly!
Click to expand...
My dishwasher is only 2 years old and cost 900. I am surprised because it’s a Maytag and shouldn’t need a repair but I am optimistic that it can be fixed. I can’t live without one especially since I have a lot of company for dinner on a regular basis. Glad you got a new dishwasher. That’s great!
 
dilettante said:
When I was in the 4th grade I got up around 5 AM to stoke the coal furnace once I had the base fire laid and kindled. Then got cleaned, dressed, made breakfast and listened to the radio until everyone else got up. Then off to the school bus by 6:45 or so.
Click to expand...
I can’t believe that you had to do that as a little kid. I remember the stories about the coal furnace needing to be fed but it was always my dad that had that job.

Hollydolly, whenever I hear about your non existent childhood I want to cry. It’s beyond awful.
 
StarSong said:
Your comment took me by surprise, as I haven't noticed this to be true, but my life's been busy with baking and cooking, so I looked at the threads you've posted on within the last 24 hours to see what you mean.
They include:
Rosa Parks re-enactment by a two-year-old
Columbine and school shooting thread
Migrants walking toward the US southern border
Globalism impacts
The Destroyers of Peace
Crooked Christians
Israel thread

I avoid confrontation when possible and have not only not posted on any of these threads, I didn't even notice many were on SF.

Those who (consciously or not) are drawn to threads with contentious subject matter will encounter strong opinions on every possible side.

I generally avoid contentious threads and therefore my experience of SF is that it's a welcoming, supportive, gentle place to be.
Click to expand...

Fair enough, and thank you for taking the time to look into it.

My counter would be, I don't actually look for contentious threads, I usually just peruse what's new. I avoid certain topics because of the reason you state.

I'd further say, we ought to be old enough on here to understand that disagreements are to be expected, and no-one should get upset about them. Just accept someone has a different view, and either discuss that without rancor, or not at all (you learn more from a disagreement than you do agreements at times). We're oldsters for goodness sakes, so if a forum post is getting you bent out of shape, or hating on someone, you probably need to give your head a shake. :D

We're all cyber-friends here, and honestly would have expected more tolerance. We don't all think alike, or like the same things, surely I'm not alone in thinking that's pretty cool.

In recent times I've had one person I'd previously had good communication with ignore me (their privilege, just mentioning it to make a point). I also received a message telling me that it's no wonder I'm having marital problems given how I am on the forum. Personally I think that was stepping over the line, and faintly ridiculous (I don't live on a forum, I live in the real world, which is quite a different place.) I won't mention names, because honestly it's not important - but it strikes me that it's a little silly. Perhaps other people get life diagnosis in their PM's all the time. :D

Diagnosing 30 years of marriage from a few forum posts is a special, special skill. :D

Still, thanks again. Hopefully some new threads will come up that aren't topics that cause people to get upset.
 
Vaughan, I have never had a mean private message on any forum that I belong to. I find that bizarre as the forum can be a place for people to share and discuss some very personal issues. Sometimes we all need some support during difficult times. With me being divorced 3 times I certainly have plenty of mistakes in my past.
 
Jules said:
@OneEyedDiva, thanks for the suggestion to buy a Roku so we can stream Apple TV. There was a Boxing Day sale so it was $30 instead of $50. Kind of a pain to use the remote but it’s nicer watching the TV together. It’s what we do in the evening.
Click to expand...
Glad my suggestion helped and that you were able to get it with significant savings. But why do you think the remote is a pain. It's one of the simplest gadgets to use, unless they changed something. :unsure:
 
It's the last day of our eldest daughter's Christmas visit, and the weather is horrendous! So - a nice lunch out somewhere is all we have planned. At 4:30pm she starts her long haul back to Cambridge with 5 trains to catch, arriving home at about 10:30 if all goes to plan!
 
-Oy- said:
It's the last day of our eldest daughter's Christmas visit, and the weather is horrendous! So - a nice lunch out somewhere is all we have planned. At 4:30pm she starts her long haul back to Cambridge with 5 trains to catch, arriving home at about 10:30 if all goes to plan!
Click to expand...
5 trains , to get back here ?.. why ?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Back
Top