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Here's his Real Life Crime drama photo

Haha!  And I really love that first picture.  It could be a glamour shot or something.
 
I think I missed something.  Why is this a Real Life Crime drama photo?

I got a phone call from a cousin I haven't heard from in ages this morning.  She's putting together a family history and wants to come over and spend a day with me early next month, to go through pictures and stories.  I need to go through some of the stories my mother wrote down and put them on a flash drive for her, along with dredging up as much as I can remember of the stories my dad told me while he was dying (he would never talk about his childhood before then, but when I took him to a travel agent looking for cheap airfare to New Jersey to see a specialist he had me drive around so he could show me places he remembered from his childhood, and told me the stories that went with them -- I don't remember the places that well, but I do remember the stories and it's way past time I wrote them down).  It's going to be a busy month.

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Those old stories are awesome.  A few months ago, I was at my grandma's and we were baking pies and her brother and his wife came over and they started talking and I just listened and the things I heard!  I guess my grandma and her other brother, Walt, heard something on the radio about tarring and feathering and they thought it sounded interested so they got ahold of the youngest brother, the one who was visiting, Bill, and covered him in syrup and chicken feathers.

And another time my grandma got a phone call from another relative who was trying to put together the family tree.  I found out that a few generations back, the family name of one of my ancestors was DeWolf.  I try to smile in a way that hides it in pictures, but I have fangs.  Basically, my mouth is too small for all my teeth and I've never been able to afford the dental/orthodontic work to get it fixed so my eye teeth are pushed in front a bit and they're more pointy than seems normal.  I used to hate it but not it's kind of grown on me.  It makes it easy to dress up as a vampire on Halloween.  Anyway, I guess it's a bit of a family trait, as some of my cousins have had the same problem.  So, I've decided that, with the DeWolf name back then, I'm descended from werewolves.  It sounds better than just having an abnormally small mouth.
 
Jodie is just five years younger than I am, and I hadn't realized how much difference that made in what we knew.  She asked me this morning about the "rumor" she'd been told "as a kid" that Uncle Harold killed himself.  I remember that very well, and I know for certain that I was married when it happened, but then I was only 22 when I married Roger so I guess she might have still considered herself a kid at the time.  I didn't realize it was that long ago, though.

(For the record, Uncle Harold only kind-of-sort-of killed himself.  He was suffering from chronic pain and was trying to get his doctor to prescribe stronger drugs for it, so he staged two or three classic cry-for-help suicide attempts, the kind meant to be caught in time and get the doctor to take him seriously.  The final one wasn't caught in time.  I hate the kind of diseases that kill by suicide.  I've lost two friends that way, as well as a beloved uncle.)

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That is so sad.  This is another problem caused by drug addicts.  Doctors have a hard time telling when someone actually is in pain and needs stronger drugs or when someone is just an addict looking for pills.  It's horrible that a few rotten apples cause problems for everyone.

So, I did something that could have gotten me in trouble if any of my supervisors heard it, but since they only listen to completed surveys, there is no chance of that happening.  I'm only supposed to remove a number from the call list if the person I'm asking for requests it and if someone like the wife or whatever asks me to, I status it as a nonscheduled callback.  Well, I called for a guy and his wife very nicely told me he wasn't home and when I asked if I could call back (which is just for appearances because we are supposed to do it anyway) she asked me not to because they have a lot going on in their lives right now.  So I took them off the list.  I wouldn't have done it if she'd been nasty and rude about it.  Yeah, the risk of me getting caught is minuscule, but I won't take even that much of a risk for someone who's rude to me.
 
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So, I did something that could have gotten me in trouble if any of my supervisors heard it, but since they only listen to completed surveys, there is no chance of that happening.  I'm only supposed to remove a number from the call list if the person I'm asking for requests it and if someone like the wife or whatever asks me to, I status it as a nonscheduled callback.  Well, I called for a guy and his wife very nicely told me he wasn't home and when I asked if I could call back (which is just for appearances because we are supposed to do it anyway) she asked me not to because they have a lot going on in their lives right now.  So I took them off the list.  I wouldn't have done it if she'd been nasty and rude about it.  Yeah, the risk of me getting caught is minuscule, but I won't take even that much of a risk for someone who's rude to me.
If they ever catch you doing that and try to discipline you for it, tell them that you (and they) are required by law to remove people from the call back list if asked to do so.

As for being rude, I've been known to be extremely rude to people who refuse to put me on their do-not-call list, and I've known them to then claim that that was why they wouldn't do it, despite the fact that the law requires it.  I now have an answer, however.  I talked with the phone company about it and it turns out that I can put them on a blocked caller list.  This is the one and only thing that I use *69 for, since we're charged for it, but *69 gives me the number to block.

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If they ever catch you doing that and try to discipline you for it, tell them that you (and they) are required by law to remove people from the call back list if asked to do so.

As for being rude, I've been known to be extremely rude to people who refuse to put me on their do-not-call list, and I've known them to then claim that that was why they wouldn't do it, despite the fact that the law requires it.  I now have an answer, however.  I talked with the phone company about it and it turns out that I can put them on a blocked caller list.  This is the one and only thing that I use *69 for, since we're charged for it, but *69 gives me the number to block.

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Actually, since I work for a market research company and not telemarketing and we never try to sell anything, we aren't even legally required to have a do not call list.  The only reason we do is because we don't like making people insanely angry.  And if someone asks to be put on the do not call list, it doesn't matter who they are, I can do that.  But if they ask to be removed from the list of people for the survey, it has to be the specific respondent.  If that makes any sense.  There are all kinds of tiny technicalities and whatnot.  And I never tell anyone that I can't take them off the list; I just say ok and hit nonscheduled callback.  
 

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In any case, we ran out of numbers so I'm off work and my grandma needs to run to the grocery store, so I'm getting ready to go pick her up.  I could probably use a few things myself.
 

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If they ever catch you doing that and try to discipline you for it, tell them that you (and they) are required by law to remove people from the call back list if asked to do so.

As for being rude, I've been known to be extremely rude to people who refuse to put me on their do-not-call list, and I've known them to then claim that that was why they wouldn't do it, despite the fact that the law requires it.  I now have an answer, however.  I talked with the phone company about it and it turns out that I can put them on a blocked caller list.  This is the one and only thing that I use *69 for, since we're charged for it, but *69 gives me the number to block.

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Actually, since I work for a market research company and not telemarketing and we never try to sell anything, we aren't even legally required to have a do not call list.  The only reason we do is because we don't like making people insanely angry.  And if someone asks to be put on the do not call list, it doesn't matter who they are, I can do that.  But if they ask to be removed from the list of people for the survey, it has to be the specific respondent.  If that makes any sense.  There are all kinds of tiny technicalities and whatnot.  And I never tell anyone that I can't take them off the list; I just say ok and hit nonscheduled callback.  
The complexities of the do-not-call list law are sometimes hard to navigate, but...

A couple of years ago I got a call from someone who wanted to sell me a walk-in bathtub.  When I pointed out that my number was on both the state and federal do-not-call lists, he explained to me that, because he was not actually able to sell me a tub over the phone, he was exempted.  And I said, "And we both know that you're splitting hairs.  And I now know the name of your company, and that, should I ever actually be in the market for a walk-in tub, yours is the company I want to avoid."  Oddly enough, that company has never called me again.

And about four years ago I kept getting calls in the morning, early enough to wake me, from a charity.  I would always politely request to be removed from their calling list, they would always agree, and within a couple of days they would wake me up again.  Now, charities are definitely exempt from the do-not-call list law; I don't dispute that.  However, antagonizing potential donors is a bad idea for a charity.  I finally looked up the charity in the phone book and called them.  It turns out these calls were being made by subcontractors, and they'd been having trouble with them.  But once I asked the charity itself to take me off the list, I was off.  They haven't called me since, and I appreciate it.  If I ever have any extra money for donations they're near the top of my list.

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The complexities of the do-not-call list law are sometimes hard to navigate, but...

A couple of years ago I got a call from someone who wanted to sell me a walk-in bathtub.  When I pointed out that my number was on both the state and federal do-not-call lists, he explained to me that, because he was not actually able to sell me a tub over the phone, he was exempted.  And I said, "And we both know that you're splitting hairs.  And I now know the name of your company, and that, should I ever actually be in the market for a walk-in tub, yours is the company I want to avoid."  Oddly enough, that company has never called me again.

And about four years ago I kept getting calls in the morning, early enough to wake me, from a charity.  I would always politely request to be removed from their calling list, they would always agree, and within a couple of days they would wake me up again.  Now, charities are definitely exempt from the do-not-call list law; I don't dispute that.  However, antagonizing potential donors is a bad idea for a charity.  I finally looked up the charity in the phone book and called them.  It turns out these calls were being made by subcontractors, and they'd been having trouble with them.  But once I asked the charity itself to take me off the list, I was off.  They haven't called me since, and I appreciate it.  If I ever have any extra money for donations they're near the top of my list.

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I talk to enough jerks doing surveys, I'm not about to call people asking for money.  I refuse to ever be a telemarketer or even a charity solicitor.  I just do follow up surveys for a certain rental car company I'm not supposed to name - I don't understand the whole "confidentiality" part of my job; when I call people I tell them the name of the company and as many surveys as we do, millions of people know about it, but I'm still not allowed to talk about it.  Each call takes less than a minute.  Basically were you satisfied and if you need to rent a car again, would you use this company?  

Honestly, the most annoying thing is when people spend 5 minutes explaining why they don't have time to talk to me when I could have done 5 surveys by the time they stopped talking.
 

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I'm considering taking Murphy to the vet.  He seems kinda skinny.  He eats just find and he runs around the apartment like a nutcase rather frequently - in other words, he doesn't act sick at all.  Maybe he just seems skinny because Connor is one of those really solid, muscular cats and probably weighs 3 times as much as Murphy.  John thinks I'm just being an overprotective worrywart.  He's probably right.  And they're still kittens so maybe it's like when teenage boys look kinda lanky because they're getting taller too fast for the rest of them to keep up.  Thoughts?
 

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He eats a lot.  And he's had all shots and he was dewormed.  And if he had some kind of parasite, Connor would pretty much have to have it, right?  And Connor is pretty heavy.

He probably just seems skinny because he's so much lighter than Connor.  They just have vastly different body types, I guess.  Connor got the muscular "jock" type build and Murphy didn't.

I can't help worrying, though.  They're my babies and I adore them.  That's why I freaked out so bad when I couldn't find Connor the other day.  In my defense, he's black so he's really good at blending into the shadows and disappearing in dark places.  Like the back of the closet or under the bed.  And cats are sneaky so it seemed conceivable that he might have slipped out the door when John went out to smoke.  The only piece of logic that I couldn't refute with my paranoia was that my building only has 3 apartments and all of the neighbors have met Connor and Murphy and would never let them out the front door.  LOL
 

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Why is it that all the food commecials seem to come on when I am starving??? I am so hungry right now but its half past midnight and I'm debating on going to eat in one of the 3 places that offer 24 hour dining around here. I would cook but we don't have much in the refrigerator right now. :(
 
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The complexities of the do-not-call list law are sometimes hard to navigate, but...

A couple of years ago I got a call from someone who wanted to sell me a walk-in bathtub.  When I pointed out that my number was on both the state and federal do-not-call lists, he explained to me that, because he was not actually able to sell me a tub over the phone, he was exempted.  And I said, "And we both know that you're splitting hairs.  And I now know the name of your company, and that, should I ever actually be in the market for a walk-in tub, yours is the company I want to avoid."  Oddly enough, that company has never called me again.

And about four years ago I kept getting calls in the morning, early enough to wake me, from a charity.  I would always politely request to be removed from their calling list, they would always agree, and within a couple of days they would wake me up again.  Now, charities are definitely exempt from the do-not-call list law; I don't dispute that.  However, antagonizing potential donors is a bad idea for a charity.  I finally looked up the charity in the phone book and called them.  It turns out these calls were being made by subcontractors, and they'd been having trouble with them.  But once I asked the charity itself to take me off the list, I was off.  They haven't called me since, and I appreciate it.  If I ever have any extra money for donations they're near the top of my list.

Margret
I talk to enough jerks doing surveys, I'm not about to call people asking for money.  I refuse to ever be a telemarketer or even a charity solicitor.  I just do follow up surveys for a certain rental car company I'm not supposed to name - I don't understand the whole "confidentiality" part of my job; when I call people I tell them the name of the company and as many surveys as we do, millions of people know about it, but I'm still not allowed to talk about it.  Each call takes less than a minute.  Basically were you satisfied and if you need to rent a car again, would you use this company?  

Honestly, the most annoying thing is when people spend 5 minutes explaining why they don't have time to talk to me when I could have done 5 surveys by the time they stopped talking.
Yes, I understand this, and I'm not accusing you of anything.  What I am saying is that, from the point of view of doing business, it's a bad idea to alienate customers and potential customers.  If you call and get a spouse, I understand that you're not supposed to ask the spouse your questions; you're supposed to ask the spouse when will be the best time for you to call back, right?  And if the spouse says to you "Never call again," you don't have a legal obligation to honor that wish, although if they asked politely you (personally) do it anyway, even though it's against company orders.

What I'm saying is that you have more business sense, and do more to build up good will for your company, by disobeying their guidelines than if you obeyed their guidelines.  I'm saying that the people who wrote those guidelines didn't know what they were doing.  I'm also saying that just because something is legal doesn't make it a good idea.  The guidelines you've been given are legal.  They're also a bad idea.  The people who write the guidelines need to have spent some time doing the job the guidelines apply to.

Many years ago I knew a man who was a sales representative for a large company.  He had a regular round of businesses that he went to every month to sell his company's products at wholesale.  (This was in Colorado.)  One day a guy from the home office on the East coast showed up, wanting to go with my friend on that day's rounds, as part of an evaluation the home office was doing.  Okay, my friend, Jim, wasn't too worried about this, so they set out.  Got to the first stop, in downtown Denver, and were about to go in when the guy from the home office said, "Jim, where's your hat?"

"What?  I don't have a hat, except for a wool thing I wear in the winter."

"But haven't you read the rules?  All salesmen are required to wear a hat when they do their rounds.  Tell you what.  If there's a hat store around here somewhere let's go there first and I'll buy you whatever hat you like."

Jim shrugged and said, "Okay.  I don't really need a hat, but if it makes you happy we'll do it.  There's a very high end hat shop just around the corner."

So they went to the hat shop, Jim looked around for a minute or two, and chose the most ridiculous hat he could find -- a little green Tyrolean thing with a feather in it.  The home office guy looked at it kind of sideways, but he had said Jim could pick whatever hat he wanted, and this hat technically followed the rules set by the home office, so he bought it, Jim put it on, and they went to Jim's first appointment, where they were greeted with "Hi, Jim!  Nice hat!  Where'd you get it?"

Second appointment, "Hey there, Jim.  Good to see you.  Where'd you get the hat?"

And so it went, all day.  (You understand, in this part of the country men don't need to wear formal hats to be seen as serious business men.  If Jim had dressed the way the rules from back East envisioned he would have looked like an undertaker.)

At the end of the day, the guy from the home office told Jim that it had been an interesting and instructive day, and mentioned that he'd be in Salt Lake City the next day.  So, when Jim got home he gave the little Tyrolean hat to his eighth grade daughter (who looked much better in it than Jim did), and then he called his buddy who was the sales rep. in Salt Lake City and said, "Hi, Ben.  A guy from the home office just spent the day going around on calls with me, and he'll be with you tomorrow.  No big problems, but I thought I should give you a heads up.  Did you know that we're required to wear hats when we make sales calls?"

"But, I don't have a hat, Jim."

"Like I said, it's not really a problem.  Just tell the guy from the home office that you don't have a hat and he'll buy you whatever hat you want."

"Really?!   Any hat I want?  You know, there's a dress Stetson I've had my eye on, but it's way too expensive for me.  Are you sure he said any hat?"

"That's right."

"Gee, thanks for calling me, Jim!  I'll make sure tomorrow's rounds start near the shop with the Stetson!"

One month later a new directive came down from the home office:  Hats are not required west of the Mississippi.

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Haha, that's hilarious.

Trust me, everyone I know who has ever worked on this survey (and that is a actually a good percentage of the people I know because around here EVERYONE has worked at the call center at some point) complains that the people who make the rules really need to spend some time on the phones.

We have to use pat responses exactly word for word even if it doesn't make a lot of sense.  For instance, let's say Jerry (random name) says, well, I would have been even more satisfied if they'd let me rent the ferrari for the same price.  And he says this with a laugh in his voice, so it is clear he is joking,  I STILL have to say, "I understand.  I just have 2 more questions and then I can have a (company name) representative contact you about your concerns.  How would you rate your satisfaction with the entire experience at the (city, state) branch?"  So, just because he wanted to joke with me, I have to ask him the same question again with slightly different wording.

And when we switched to virtual calling (working from home) when the call center closed, I kept getting marked down for saying, "May I speak WITH" instead of "May I speak TO" which was never even brought up to me as an issue for the entire last year that I've been working there.  There are times when I really hate my job.  As in, most of the time.  When I don't stop to think that I get paid for talking on the phone while I'm doing whatever else I want to do.  When I think about it that way, it's kind of a good deal.  But still incredibly stupid and annoying.
 

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I couldn't sleep and I figured all my tossing and turning was probably keeping John up so I came out here to mess around on my laptop.  And of course Connor and Murphy came out with me cuz they're mama's boys.  I can't explain it, but I've always had this thing - special connection, animal magnetism, I don't know what to call it - with cats.  Anytime I've lived in a home with a cat, the cat attached itself to me.  My mom's house when I was a kid, my grandma's house, I've had a couple of roommates' cats decide they liked me best.  It's caused some jealousy over the years.  LOL.  Anyway, now I feel like I could go to sleep but Murphy is curled up - imagine holding a sleeping baby in the crook of your arm while you're typing on your laptop.  Then replace the image of the baby with Murphy.  How can I possibly move?  It would disturb him.  And Connor is curled up against my thigh.  Moving would wake him up, too.  I guess I'm not going to sleep tonight.  LOL
 

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There's nothing sweeter than a sleeping kitten in your arms.

This morning Jerry tried to get out.  But I was ready!  I blocked off the hallway w/a box so he couldn't go too far.  Then Eclipse appeared and was sitting in the box  I opened the door to leave and he went in Jerry's room and up on the lofted bed.  Jerry followed him and Eclipse was backed against the wall and started hissing.  So I grabbed Jerry and put him in my room but didn't completely shut the door and Eclipse walks in. Sigh  I managed to grab Jerry and get back to his room with him and then was trapped in there with him because he wanted to get out.  Didn't help that Fluffy was now on the other side of the door.  The box was there so I would have to open the door wide to get out which would let Jerry out as well.   Then I spied the duck in the pool and called DH to wake up and chase the duck out.  Got him to move the box, Fluffy followed him.  I picked up the kitten stepped out of the room and gently tossed him back in.  Not what I was expecting as the sun was barely rising. 
 

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SO...tonight, well, in the early morning hours of tomorrow, I'm headed to Walmart.  Why so late?  Why Walmart?  Because my ride wants to go at 1am.  To both.  Anyhow, I'm going to pick up a couple of necessary things for the new apartment.  I need a mop.  The old apartment had carpeting, and the bath and kitchen were tiny, so I could clean the floors with a pan of water, a scrub brush, and an old towel kept just for that.  The new apartment has vinyl floors throughout, and in a rather pretty wood pattern.  Hence, I need a mop.  And some Mop and Shine.  I want these floors to look as good as they can.

The secondary reason is to pick up another loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter.  It looks like Matthew is going to do either a fairly direct hit on the NC coast (about 20 miles from here), or so close as makes no difference.  We could lose power, and I'm SO thankful that the worst of the heat is over, just in case!  Even with a fairly direct hit, I doubt we would be without power for more than 48 hours.  I have about 15 cans of tuna and two boxes of crackers in the pantry, and with the peanut butter, I'll be FINE!  I have some containers to store a bit of water for Her Nibs.

In fact, my windows are open during the daylight hours for the first time this year.  There are jets going overhead, driving Hekitty a little nuts, but the fresh air is wonderful!  I've been outside, just sitting, several times.  I met the lady who is moving in next door to me.  She is so very nice.  We talked for almost 30 minutes, and both she and her mom (also very nice) just adore Hekitty.  That's always a good sign.  AND Ms. Snooty Britches actually came up and sniffed politely at both sets of fingers.
 

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SO...tonight, well, in the early morning hours of tomorrow, I'm headed to Walmart.  Why so late?  Why Walmart?  Because my ride wants to go at 1am.  To both.  Anyhow, I'm going to pick up a couple of necessary things for the new apartment.  I need a mop.  The old apartment had carpeting, and the bath and kitchen were tiny, so I could clean the floors with a pan of water, a scrub brush, and an old towel kept just for that.  The new apartment has vinyl floors throughout, and in a rather pretty wood pattern.  Hence, I need a mop.  And some Mop and Shine.  I want these floors to look as good as they can.

The secondary reason is to pick up another loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter.  It looks like Matthew is going to do either a fairly direct hit on the NC coast (about 20 miles from here), or so close as makes no difference.  We could lose power, and I'm SO thankful that the worst of the heat is over, just in case!  Even with a fairly direct hit, I doubt we would be without power for more than 48 hours.  I have about 15 cans of tuna and two boxes of crackers in the pantry, and with the peanut butter, I'll be FINE!  I have some containers to store a bit of water for Her Nibs.

In fact, my windows are open during the daylight hours for the first time this year.  There are jets going overhead, driving Hekitty a little nuts, but the fresh air is wonderful!  I've been outside, just sitting, several times.  I met the lady who is moving in next door to me.  She is so very nice.  We talked for almost 30 minutes, and both she and her mom (also very nice) just adore Hekitty.  That's always a good sign.  AND Ms. Snooty Britches actually came up and sniffed politely at both sets of fingers.
take care of yourself... get some bottled water also, for yourself....and something else to go with the crackers..

So glad you are enjoying your new apartment. Sounds like a perfect fit for you.. and now it seems you may have a friendly neighbor to sit outside with.. Awesome!!
 

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SO...tonight, well, in the early morning hours of tomorrow, I'm headed to Walmart.  Why so late?  Why Walmart?  Because my ride wants to go at 1am.  To both.  Anyhow, I'm going to pick up a couple of necessary things for the new apartment.  I need a mop.  The old apartment had carpeting, and the bath and kitchen were tiny, so I could clean the floors with a pan of water, a scrub brush, and an old towel kept just for that.  The new apartment has vinyl floors throughout, and in a rather pretty wood pattern.  Hence, I need a mop.  And some Mop and Shine.  I want these floors to look as good as they can.

The secondary reason is to pick up another loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter.  It looks like Matthew is going to do either a fairly direct hit on the NC coast (about 20 miles from here), or so close as makes no difference.  We could lose power, and I'm SO thankful that the worst of the heat is over, just in case!  Even with a fairly direct hit, I doubt we would be without power for more than 48 hours.  I have about 15 cans of tuna and two boxes of crackers in the pantry, and with the peanut butter, I'll be FINE!  I have some containers to store a bit of water for Her Nibs.

In fact, my windows are open during the daylight hours for the first time this year.  There are jets going overhead, driving Hekitty a little nuts, but the fresh air is wonderful!  I've been outside, just sitting, several times.  I met the lady who is moving in next door to me.  She is so very nice.  We talked for almost 30 minutes, and both she and her mom (also very nice) just adore Hekitty.  That's always a good sign.  AND Ms. Snooty Britches actually came up and sniffed politely at both sets of fingers.
take care of yourself... get some bottled water also, for yourself....and something else to go with the crackers..

So glad you are enjoying your new apartment. Sounds like a perfect fit for you.. and now it seems you may have a friendly neighbor to sit outside with.. Awesome!!
  I was just about to mention water for yourself, but @Artiemom beat me to it.  And she's right; you need a little bit more than crackers, peanut butter, and tuna.

I'm so glad that your new apartment isn't next door to the troll.

Margret
 

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Glad you like your new floors!  Liking your surroundings helps you to be much happier.  I know it's possible to survive on tuna and peanut butter for a few days - I've been poor enough that I've had to do that just to be able to pay all the bills.  But you should try to get some kind of fresh fruit or something that doesn't require refrigeration - apples, oranges, bananas - something like that.  Because the vitamins from the fresh foods will make you feel better in general.

I know it's frustrating to work with someone else's.  Personally, I hate mornings and since I work evenings, I usually stay up late and sleep all through the morning.  And I prefer to do the majority of my grocery shopping in the wee hours of the morning because the store is pretty empty and I don't have to worry about steering around 15 people in every aisle.  But there aren't many people who like to shop that late - and if they were, it would ruin my peaceful shopping experience.  LOL
 

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John ran to the store earlier and I asked him if he would grab me one of those premade salads while he was there because I was just really feeling like a salad.  So, he brings it to me and I open it and the lettuce is all wilted and mushy and the complete opposite of appetizing.  They usually do a much better job with salads and things.  I might try to eat it later or I might take it back for a refund.  I don't even know right now.  Ugh.
 

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Glad you like your new floors!  Liking your surroundings helps you to be much happier.  I know it's possible to survive on tuna and peanut butter for a few days - I've been poor enough that I've had to do that just to be able to pay all the bills.  But you should try to get some kind of fresh fruit or something that doesn't require refrigeration - apples, oranges, bananas - something like that.  Because the vitamins from the fresh foods will make you feel better in general.

I know it's frustrating to work with someone else's.  Personally, I hate mornings and since I work evenings, I usually stay up late and sleep all through the morning.  And I prefer to do the majority of my grocery shopping in the wee hours of the morning because the store is pretty empty and I don't have to worry about steering around 15 people in every aisle.  But there aren't many people who like to shop that late - and if they were, it would ruin my peaceful shopping experience.  LOL
I do a lot of midnight grocery shopping, generally because I didn't get to it during the day.

The aisles are crowded with employees, carts, and boxes, because they're restocking at that hour, and frequently the things I'm looking for are not on the shelves.  I end up getting something other than what I wanted or going home with only part of my list.  Very frustrating.

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