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I'm submitting my application to the Anybody But Yogesh Club. James was never a favorite of mine, but I'll be cheering him on (& all the others), hoping somebody will provide an early exit to Mr. Charm.
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Is this the end of discussing Fixer Upper? I still watch the reruns because I enjoy seeing the transformations that Joanne creates. My favorite house renovation was the one for the Morrisons (big house & big budget may be the episode title). That house was so elegant.
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On 4/11/2024 at 4:59 PM, Yeah No said:
Grocery prices are out of control. The ShopRite here raised its prices recently and now there are fewer people in the store all the time. I heard a piece on the local TV news that here in CT a gov't panel is going to look into getting the supermarkets to lower their prices because of a recent study that showed that our supermarket chains netted a spike in profits in 2023 of about 7%, way above any profit increases in previous years. That even factors in inflation so it's not that. They're just getting greedy now. Many of the things I buy are twice the price they were in 2020. I keep some of my receipts so I remember what things used to cost.
Good. I'm glad to hear that officials somewhere are looking into what I consider price gouging (by the manufacturers). I refuse to purchase items that I believe are overpriced. Shrinkage? Yogurt containers are the most obvious for me. But I know it's going on in a lot of products. I wait for sales on a number of products. I guess it's time to contact my Congressman. I worked for a Congressman back in the 70's so when you've got a big complaint? Let them hear from you. They'll attach your letter to a "bucking" slip and send it to the appropriate federal agency. It will get attention!
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Terry is such a nice guy. Figure skating is so lucky to have him. During the NCAA's maybe 1.5 weeks ago, there was some delay or cancellation because I came across a documentary re: Jim Valvano. Terry was shown talking about being a player on that 1983 championship team. I lived in Raleigh back then and fondly remember Terry on TV, as a spokesman for the local animal shelter. I don't know how he can stand being around Tara & Johnny. And now he'll have to contend with Fallon? Sheesh 🙄.
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I just read that Johnny and Tara, along with Terry, will be hosting the closing ceremonies at the Olympics in August, with Mike Tirico and Jimmy Fallon. The article also mentioned that there will be other hosts. This was at Google News, from a Delaware news source.
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I just couldn't understand all the hoopla. Was 2017 at night? I seem to recall that we sat on the deck, staring up at the moon one night. I don't remember a lot of buzz over that. This past Monday afternoon was nice as we met new neighbors and had a chance to catch up with others. I know some folks who drove up to Niagara Falls for this. But I liked seeing the photos on TV (something I couldn't do with my phone camera).
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@PRgal I'm certainly no expert, but I use Facebook Lite (all I want is to post & see family/friends photos). This may not be what you're needing, but it cut down a lot of stuff Facebook was "offering".
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5 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:
I just saw Boston pork butt advertised for 99 cents per pound. I’m going to get one and make pulled pork. The leftovers help make a good filling for egg rolls.
I miss pulled pork, & pig pickin's in eastern NC. Until I moved to Raleigh, barbecue was a verb, meaning cooking outside on a grill. It was a bit confusing at first. One of these days I'll work up the courage 😁 to make pulled pork in my Crockpot. Or, go to a BBQ restaurant up here that does eastern NC style.
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I think we are our own moderators right now. I hope everything will calm down. We've had such a nice, kind & caring group. Let's stay here and keep it a welcoming, accepting place where folks can feel free venting about whatever's bugging them.
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We're getting a kick out of the CFP ads. A woman is on the examining table and the doctor asks, "So, which one of these legs are we operating on?" The patients says it's her rotator cuff & asks him if he's an orthopedist. He said, "I'm a Sagittarius". 😁
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10 minutes ago, ginger90 said:
My father, his 2 brothers and their father all worked for Con Ed. I still remember my father reminding us to turn off lights and saying, I work for them, I don’t own the company! 🤣
Whenever my sister and I left lights on, my dad would yell, "Turn off the lights. I don't have stock in Central Hudson!" Many years later, my sister & BIL bought one stock in CH and gave it to him for his 65th birthday. That was so funny for us and we loved his sweet smile when he opened this nutty gift ❤️.
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Wow! We just saw the almost total eclipse. The sun looked like the crescent moon on the old outhouse doors 😊. A lot of our neighbors were out (borrowing our one pair of special glasses that we got at the Air & Space Museum on 3/30). We met our newest neighbor, Victoria in her first outing (she's 6 weeks old). A fortuitous day in the 'hood 🩷...almost-total eclipse & a new resident!
I love these ^^^^ photos!! Thank you for taking and sharing them ❤️
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17 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said:
Did you mean to post this in Chit-Chat?
Yup. Thanks!!
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Wow! We just saw the almost total eclipse. The sun looked like the crescent moon on the old outhouse doors 😊. A lot of our neighbors were out (borrowing our one pair of special glasses that we got at the Air & Space Museum on 3/30). We met our newest neighbor, Victoria in her first outing (she's 6 weeks old). A fortuitous day in the 'hood 🩷...almost-total eclipse & a new resident!
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2 hours ago, BlueSkies said:
I had in general a lousy weekend. Besides the Dunkin Donuts incident that I talked about which I didn't think would get as much traction here... I woke up this morning with a sore tongue and throat. I thought maybe I got Covid again but thankfully not. Then I lifted too much weights yesterday and woke up sore as well. My Dad talked to me rather passive aggressively as well now about some other stuff going on. After this post I'm logging out and just shutting it down.
I know some here are probably thinking I'm a baby bitching and moaning but I have to get it out somewhere. And besides I think humans are allowed to complain at times. I mean not one person in the course of human history as far as I know raised up their hand and asked to be here.
Hey, BlueSkies: I just scrolled up to the top of the page to make sure this was the Pet Peeve section. It is, and you have the absolute right to kvetch about whatever you like. We all do. And I, for one, am tired of the mini lectures popping up here (& elsewhere) in response to folks who are posting their pet peeves or concerns about crime in their areas, or other disagreeable things. I've noticed that the numbers of folk posting has decreased quite a bit. Can we please allow people to vent without correcting them with one's own beliefs/experiences refuting them?
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On 4/6/2024 at 3:43 PM, peacheslatour said:
Lol, I guess I don't spend enough time hanging around coffee joints. My name is peacheslatour and I'm a tea-a-holic.
Hello, peacheslatour. My name is annzeepark and I'm an iced tea-aholic 😁.
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I'm 1/3 of the way into The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen. It takes place in Maine, featuring friends who are retired from the CIA. They're trying to figure out who is trying to kill Maggie, the main character (the ghosts of her past have returned).
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3 hours ago, SG429 said:
The Weekend. Started off strong, 3 good hosts at a table tossing it around with guests. Took just a few weeks before they settled back into Zoom-mode, where the hosts don't even have to be in-studio for 2 d**n shows a week.
Is this the weekend morning show with Alicia, Michael Steele and Simone? So, the hosts aren't even in the studio? I think Alicia lives in Florida. I can't handle the news in the morning so I haven't watched.
James Carville was a guest on one of the shows yesterday. He's been back home in Looziana long enough to now be totally unintelligible. This is sad because he's funny & I used to love it when he was asked his opinions on politics. He must be embellishing his accent because no one else (being interviewed on TV) from New Orleans speaks that way. I've been to New Orleans and had no problem understanding a wide variety of folks who live & work there.
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Forgot to post about our Easter dinner (that we had on Good Friday as Sunday involved too much time in DC). It was a typical ham, sweet potato casserole, etc , dinner but the highlight was Tuxedo cake from Costco. I haven't had it in years & it's delicious! Our daughter said it's very similar to Tiger Cake that they get in MN. Thin layers of chocolate cake with layers of chocolate mousse and, I think, a vanilla mousse or white chocolate mousse. Serves a lot of people and only cost $17. We five had "seconds" the rest of the weekend 😁.
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On 3/31/2024 at 10:34 AM, chessiegal said:
Before I retired, I worked a few miles from a Wegmans. I usually went there for lunch at the salad bar, and often would bring something from the hot bar home for dinner. The nearest Wegmans to me now is not worth the drive. The Whole Foods near me is in a complex that has apartments and condos. If I lived in one of them, I'd be at the hot bar most nights for dinner. 😅
Unfortunately, after the pandemic Wegmans never reopened the big salad/hot bars. Only the (small) Asian bar returned. In place of the big salad/hot bars they now have ready made salads and sandwiches (which I haven't bothered trying). I need to check out the hot bar at Whole Foods. I usually just get the cornichons in that section. Now I'm hungry.
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I only eat Oikos lemon tart yogurt. Sometimes after stirring it I add a bit of almond granola-type cereal, some blueberries and top with fat-free ReddiWhip. It's a fast, tasty breakfast or dessert for me. They used to offer key lime yogurt but not any more.
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I just read all the glowing reviews for these lemony "brownies" so I'm going to make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I know I'll be adding a teence of cream cheese to the glaze🍋
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Two 14 year old boys were killed within 33 hours of each other on Thursday, one near the Catholic University campus and the other in a metro station. Kids have always had fights but they used to be solved via fists. These days? Someone always seems to have a gun. Two young teenage girls were fighting over a sauce packet at McDonald's last fall & one of them solved the problem by killing the other. Just by coming to visit a city and not seeing any crimes take place doesn't tell the story.
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We have Medicare Advantage through United Health. I see only one practice that's out of their network but we're not charged more. I think the only folks who have stress-free health insurance may be in parts of Europe.
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
in Everything Else
I had this problem 2 hours ago. Lots of posts from people I never heard of. Also from some blogs. What I do when this occasionally happens: Click on 3 dots above post. When it opens, click on "show less". The picture returns and I click on the 3 dots again, then click on "block..." the source. That gets rid of the uninvited posted picture. If anyone has a better system, please share. I had to do this on about 10 pictures. I don't know why...my Facebook is private, only seen by "friends".