Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[Notabug]

On 2/18/2024 at 8:29 AM, BetyBee said:

We went to the shelter and adopted a ginger male. He's 4.5, according to their Vet.That puts his birthday in mid August, so we named him Leo. He's super affectionate and follows me everywhere! A lap cat is a first for me. He's filling the hole Midnight left in our lives. It's so different to have a young cat around the house! He's playful and funny. And he has a much different (kind of small) meow, which sounds funny coming from a 15 lb bruiser!

My sis has a couple of ginger males, named Ed Sheeran and Axl Rose.

[Salacious Kitty]

3 hours ago, Iguessnot said:

Clueless here. Is site business for regular users or moderators? I don't see any such link anywhere.

https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/52-site-business/

[Iguessnot]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/52-site-business/

Thanks

3 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

Go to the very top of your page. You should see a green banner that (once you tap on it) takes you to their message. 

Thanks

[SunnyBeBe]

Seeing beautiful cats like on this thread makes me want to get one. I have too much on my plate right now, but maybe later.    

[SunnyBeBe]

Hey! Now I’m torn. How to choose? A dog or cat?  Hmmm…my brother’s dog has won me over.  Hasn’t Cash grown since Christmas! He was 8 weeks old then when I posted his photo.  He’s so sweet. (Labradoodle)
 

 

[andromeda331]

5 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Hey! Now I’m torn. How to choose? A dog or cat?  Hmmm…my brother’s dog has won me over.  Hasn’t Cash grown since Christmas! He was 8 weeks old then when I posted his photo.  He’s so sweet. (Labradoodle)
 

 

He's adorable.

[Ancaster]

On 2/21/2024 at 5:00 PM, ginger90 said:

Under Site Business, there are two new messages in Site Guidelines, just an FYI.

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[Salacious Kitty]

1 minute ago, Ancaster said:

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Read the note under the green banner at the top of every page. That might help. 

[Ancaster]

6 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Read the note under the green banner at the top of every page. That might help. 

Sadly it made things worse.

"Community Growth Light Forums"? 

Edited February 25 by Ancaster

[AstridM]

4 hours ago, Ancaster said:

Sadly it made things worse.

"Community Growth Light Forums"? 

You’re not the only one . . .

[Salacious Kitty]

Yeah, it's a lot of new age feel good talk. I have yet to see the red light/green light on any of the forums I frequent. I guess they're not problematic? I'm not sure, to be honest, what they're really looking for.

[AstridM]

6 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Yeah, it's a lot of new age feel good talk. I have yet to see the red light/green light on any of the forums I frequent. I guess they're not problematic? I'm not sure, to be honest, what they're really looking for.

Have you seen the post about badges? 😳

[Salacious Kitty]

5 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Have you seen the post about badges? 😳

I hope not to be nominated. 😀

[CalicoKitty]

I just rest my computer, and now I have this annoying arrow in a circle that keeps moving around my screen.  Does anyone know that this arrow is for, and how to get rid of it?

[Suzn]

4 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Yeah, it's a lot of new age feel good talk. I have yet to see the red light/green light on any of the forums I frequent. I guess they're not problematic? I'm not sure, to be honest, what they're really looking for.

It seems that the forums are now tasked with doing something to improve society.  This is something that I think is beyond the scope of what is possible for threads about tv shows.  I find it bewildering.

[BetyBee]

15 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

I just rest my computer, and now I have this annoying arrow in a circle that keeps moving around my screen.  Does anyone know that this arrow is for, and how to get rid of it?

There are some videos about this on YT. I hope you can get rid of it That sounds super annoying!

[Scarlett45]

Hello everyone! I arrived in Casablanca yesterday and have started my trip. The two connections were less than desirable, on that leg from Boston to Paris my BEHIND was sore near the end- I realized probably because I had a 5hrs layover before so that was a lot of time sitting. I wasn’t able to connect to wifi on any of my Delta flights (I wasn’t the only one) so my Mom was a bit worried because I didn’t see any of her messages until the middle of the night Chicago time. After everything she’s been through it’s understandable. 
 

Because I’m a dork I had to get pictures of the snacks at the oasis where we stopped for a break. Fun fact, coaches with toilets are NOT legal in Morocco yet. That’s not a problem but I’m glad he told us. 

In our group of about 25 I’m the only person around my age (aside from a son and his wife who are joining his parents) who’s not here as a travel agent previewing the trip to sell to their clients!(not so odd when you think about it, it’s off season) Everyone has been very nice, a few people know each other because they work for the same travel agency (and have traveled together before), but there’s a number of solo people, some BFFs, and the rest couples. 

I did HollaFly for my eSIM, I’ll report back on how I liked that at the end. So far sending pictures is difficult but the rest of it has been like it is in Chicago.

More fun facts- I did the conversion and gas is about $4.90 a gallon, I bought 3liters of bottled water for $1 at the convenience store near the first hotel.  
 

My god daughter made $20 for an hour of cat enrichment yesterday. I know the cats had an amazing time. 

[ChiCricket]

My daughter is working at O'Hare airport (in Chicago) rn and sent me a video of everyone being told there was a tornado warning, and for them all to head to the tornado shelters (usually the nearest bathrooms there.)

Up until a few minutes ago, my husband and I were sitting in our hallway because the sirens were blaring here.

 Word to self: drag two chairs into the hallway next time..our backs are killing us. #geezerproblems

Ps wanted to share the lil vid but it's too big for this site, but here's two screenshots.  😁

Edited February 28 by ChiCricket

[Zella]

1 hour ago, ChiCricket said:

My daughter is working at O'Hare airport (in Chicago) rn and sent me a video of everyone being told there was a tornado warning, and for them all to head to the tornado shelters (usually the nearest bathrooms there.)

Up until a few minutes ago, my husband and I were sitting in our hallway because the sirens were blaring here.

 Word to self: drag two chairs into the hallway next time..our backs are killing us. #geezerproblems

Ps wanted to share the lil vid but it's too big for this site, but here's two screenshots.  😁

Hope all of you are safe!

As part of the same weather system, our temperatures here will have dropped 50 degrees in about 24 hours by tomorrow. 

[ChiCricket]

10 minutes ago, Zella said:

As part of the same weather system, our temperatures here will have dropped 50 degrees in about 24 hours by tomorrow. 

 We're fine, thanks.

Update:
I'm watching the news and they're speculating that at least 8 tornadoes touched down in Illinois (damage still to be determined.) 
   They're saying it's extremely rare for a tornado to touch down in Illinois in February, and that the last one was in the 1950s...70 some years ago.
   It was so nice outside today (74°), and now they're saying it will be 33° tomorrow, and it's supposed to snow.
Ok me done. 😁

Edited February 28 by ChiCricket

[zoomama]

13 minutes ago, ChiCricket said:

 We're fine, thanks.

Update:
I'm watching the news and they're speculating that at least 8 tornadoes touched down in Illinois (damage still to be determined.) 
   They're saying it's extremely rare for a tornado to touch down in Illinois in February, and that the last one was in the 1950s...70 some years ago.
   It was so nice outside today (74°), and now they're saying it will be 33° tomorrow, and it's supposed to snow.
Ok me done. 😁

i am currently watching the weather channel now and it is moving up and over into michigan now. also, northern texas has a massive wind driven fire that may take out several towns - 250,000 acres last i heard. weather is scary.

[CalicoKitty]

1 hour ago, zoomama said:

i am currently watching the weather channel now and it is moving up and over into michigan now. also, northern texas has a massive wind driven fire that may take out several towns - 250,000 acres last i heard. weather is scary.

I hope everyone stays safe.  Maybe the Duggar emergency squad will show up to "help".

We have had several weather warnings already for this weekend.  Very high winds with maybe 8 inches of snow.

 

[oliviabenson]

It rained yesterday but was like 60 degrees.

Today similar.

Hope everyone is safe!

[CalicoKitty]

This morning I received a weather warning from our power company.  Expected winds up to 70 miles per hour and possibly 9 inches of snow starting tomorrow morning. There is a blizzard warning for Tahoe.  I have my Halo Bolts and my Eco Flow River (all from QVC) all charging right now to be prepared.  I don't have a whole house generator, but at least I will be able to have some lamps and the radio on.  And maybe my heated blanket.  I'm picking up groceries from Walmart today, so I should be good.  

It sounds like there is bad weather in several places.  Every one stay safe and warm.

 

[Salacious Kitty]

Rain here for the next few days, but nothing severe. Enjoying the nice weather today while it lasts. 

Stay safe, everyone!

[jcbrown]

I remember a tornado warning when I was living in Toledo (Holland, OH, actually) in an apartment just off highway 2 and tornadoes were spotted by the airport that was just down the highway. I had to try to wrangle three cats into a windowless walk-in closet under a comforter (with a battery operated radio). I'd get two in, one would shoot out, go grab him and bring him back, another one escapes. It was kind of Three Stooges, Feline Edition, but I finally managed and we were fine. A colleague of my husband at the time was from CA (where I have lived for the last 3+ decades) and was only trained for earthquakes. So he took his kids out onto the front lawn because you don't necessarily want to be indoors when the ground is shaking and they watched a tornado go by. They were also fine but I believe his colleagues set him straight post-haste when he told the story. I also remember a tornado warning when I was a kid and living in Indiana in a mobile home when my mom hustled my sister and me--and my gerbil in his cage--out to crouch in a ditch while the weather cleared.

Thank you for indulging this walk down weather memory lane.

Edited February 29 by jcbrown

[Jeeves]

On 2/27/2024 at 9:06 PM, zoomama said:

i am currently watching the weather channel now 

Today I have an appointment at the local Xfinity store to discuss changes to my account, which has TV/internet/phone. I'm going to take my TV box and remote with me. Because unless they can offer me one helluva deal - I'm dropping TV from the package.

I was away from home for four weeks recently, traveling and mostly camping in AZ. It was a nice escape from winter. Since I've been home, I've realized how little I watch anything on cable TV that I couldn't watch on one of my streaming services (and I don't even have Netflix, dropped it two years ago and don't miss it). My typical interaction with my cable TV: I turn it on, go to the guide to find something I want to watch, and end up watching a repeat of Dr. Pol or Engineering Catastrophes or To Catch a Smuggler. Or something on ID or Oxygen. Often a repeat. And I know almost all of that stuff is available on one or more of my streaming services.

In terms of real screen time, I swear I've watched more stuff on the free service Tubi than anything else, in the last few weeks. 🤣 Go figure.

I live in a third floor condo facing the direction where the huge transmission towers are located for our area. I have a terrific antenna on each of my TVs. The reception is excellent; I don't know what the technical meaning of "hi def" is, but the picture and sound are stellar. Also, there are now even more digital subchannels than there used to be. There's even the Oxygen true crime channel, for pete's sake. Yes, they offer repeats and older stuff, but I have the major broadcast networks for breaking news and there's always the innernetz.

But, I will miss The Weather Channel. However, I have the WeatherNation channel installed on my Rokus. WeatherNation is very good for local weather information, and has a live stream discussing national weather as well. 

@CalicoKitty, I hope your weekend weather is nowhere near as gnarly as predicted, and good for you for being prepared anyway! Also, I hope everyone in the area of the awful Texas wildfires is safe today. 

[BetyBee]

@Jeeves- sounds like you are about to save some money by cutting the cable! I envy you. We're forced by our association dues to pay for Comcast cable. Internet is a separate bill, so it's not a good deal, but many of my neighbors keep voting "no change" when we are asked if we'd like to switch to setting up our own. We don't watch cable and most of what we watch is streaming. I'm sick of it! HOAs are not known for promoting freedom, lol. Sounds like you have a good plan in place to give them one last chance!

[Jeeves]

7 hours ago, BetyBee said:

@Jeeves- sounds like you are about to save some money by cutting the cable! 

Thanks. I had a nice visit with a guy at the Xfinity store and did drop TV from my package - and turned in the TV box then and there.

This cuts my bill in half - I'm keeping the high speed internet and home phone service. It's a big bill, so halving it is no small savings.

I'm sorry you can't ditch the cable TV because of your HOA. HOAs have their uses but as with everything in this life, nothing's perfect. 

I just spent some time exploring - more than I have for awhile - what's on offer from my streaming services. Max has some interesting stuff coming soon, including the movie Cabaret (1972), and new HBO originals. I found some interesting movies on Peacock Premium as well, which I've saved to my list.

Confession: a couple of months ago I made a list of all my streaming services - because I'd kind of lost the plot. I have a couple that are free (Peacock through my Comcast rewards program, Disney+ package through my Verizon account), and am just coming off some promotional pricing for a few others. I need that list to keep tabs on them! I may drop Britbox or Acorn again next month if I find I'm not watching them very much. Max is the highest priced one, but I like it; no ads, and a lot of content including HBO programs. 

[Zella]

On 2/28/2024 at 8:35 PM, jcbrown said:

I also remember a tornado warning when I was a kid and living in Indiana in a mobile home when my mom hustled my sister and me--and my gerbil in his cage--out to crouch in a ditch while the weather cleared.

Thank you for indulging this walk down weather memory lane.

That would have been so scary! I remember being a kid and my grandmother getting me and my brother up in the middle of the night. She made us get in the bathtub and threw a mattress over it.

4 hours ago, Jeeves said:

Confession: a couple of months ago I made a list of all my streaming services - because I'd kind of lost the plot. I have a couple that are free (Peacock through my Comcast rewards program, Disney+ package through my Verizon account), and am just coming off some promotional pricing for a few others. I need that list to keep tabs on them! I may drop Britbox or Acorn again next month if I find I'm not watching them very much. Max is the highest priced one, but I like it; no ads, and a lot of content including HBO programs. 

I had to do this too. Ended up canceling Netflix and Hulu and don't miss them. I kept Amazon Prime but only for shipping. If I only had it to stream, I'd have canceled that too. 

[CalicoKitty]

Speaking of streaming services, I watched a sort of heart-warming show on Netflix yesterday. "The Bank of Dave" is a true(ish) story of how a man in rural England fought the banking system and was able to open a local bank to help local people and businesses.  The bank is still in operation.  Sort of the same feeling as "Kinky Boots".  A pleasant way to while away a rainy day.

[oliviabenson]

I sign up for streaming services at holidays. $10 a month gets me like 4 services. 

[CalicoKitty]

I just tried to log on to the Shopping Channel forums and received a message that I don't have permission to open it.  Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[oliviabenson]

What’s the yellow badge? I’m confused with what the forums are now.

[floridamom]

I also don't understand the yellow light. What does this mean? Thank you for any explanation in more detail.

[oliviabenson]

Now it’s red. I don’t get it. I THINK it means this entire section will be deleted or closed permanently.

[Girl in a Cardigan]

Given that my snark meter is pretty high (and been around since the TWOP days), I'm not sure I've ever seen whatever issues they're talking about. If they want us to stop talking about something or someone, they better come out and say it. I see that Josh & Anna topic is locked, so perhaps it was getting "ugly" in there. Being treated like a toddler does NOT make me want to read or post here (which is maybe their point).

[mythoughtis]

9 minutes ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

Given that my snark meter is pretty high (and been around since the TWOP days), I'm not sure I've ever seen whatever issues they're talking about. If they want us to stop talking about something or someone, they better come out and say it. I see that Josh & Anna topic is locked, so perhaps it was getting "ugly" in there. Being treated like a toddler does NOT make me want to read or post here (which is maybe their point).

I think they have changed their opinion of what is allowed to be posted.  There was a mod post about  their new desired direction after the last site update.  It sounds like snark about the Duggars and  their friends is not allowed- that must be it because I think posters are fairly respectful to each other.   This has always been a snark forum.  It has never been a Duggar fan forum, but it sounds to me as if that’s what the moderators want it to be. 

I know they’ve marked several of the threads titles as being disrespectful.  Those titles were originally suggested and chosen by vote of the members. 

Edited March 1 by mythoughtis

[Jeeves]

6 minutes ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

Given that my snark meter is pretty high (and been around since the TWOP days), I'm not sure I've ever seen whatever issues they're talking about. If they want us to stop talking about something or someone, they better come out and say it. I see that Josh & Anna topic is locked, so perhaps it was getting "ugly" in there. Being treated like a toddler does NOT make me want to read or post here (which is maybe their point).

Same here. I'll probably not be here much longer, by my choice - or I could be banned.

The specific "guidance" for the Counting On subform to survive is: 

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Expectations: Engage constructively, respect diverse opinions, and refrain from any form of harassment or discriminatory speech.

Because apparently we haven't been respectful in our forum conversations, or we've harassed people in those conversations, or we've engaged in "discriminatory speech" (I assume that means nasty name-calling) - or all of the above?

Or is it just about the titles - in which case, as noted, can't the mods just change the offensive titles to conform with Primetimer's DEI guidelines?

Anyway, it's not a Duggar fan forum, and if that's what it's spozed to be, then yep, it's gonna be shut down.

In the meantime if anybody wants to stay in touch, just DM me. You're a nice bunch of people and it's been a lot of fun to be in touch with you over the years here.

[CalicoKitty]

5 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

I think they have changed their opinion of what is allowed to be posted.  There was a mod post about  their new desired direction after the last site update.  It sounds like snark about the Duggars and  their friends is not allowed- that must be it because I think posters are fairly respectful to each other.   This has always been a snark forum.  It has never been a Duggar fan forum, but it sounds to me as if that’s what the moderators want it to be. 

I know they’ve marked several of the threads titles as being disrespectful.  Those titles were originally suggested and chosen by vote of the members. 

I just had an entire forum (Shopping Channels) deleted from my personal forum list, and I get a "you do not have authority to view this forum" message.  What's going on?

[crazycatlady58]

I read here everyday sometimes twice a day and I don't remember anything that was offensive and I tend to be on the tender side and am sad when someone is ( what I feel) mean. If the mods could please tell me what was so bad it would be appreciated.  I will say that I am not fond of having Imy knuckles rapped and not knowing what I did.would be nice if there was somewhere we could 'meet' so we could continue the Prayer Closet. 

[oliviabenson]

Very rarely there is truly mean comments. Usually it’s constructive criticism or true worry about the people we post about. 

[Salacious Kitty]

14 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

I just had an entire forum (Shopping Channels) deleted from my personal forum list, and I get a "you do not have authority to view this forum" message.  What's going on?

Yeah, SCS seems to have vanished. WTAF? 

[CalicoKitty]

Keep me posted if you hear anything.  I'm sad--and mad.

 

[crazycatlady58]

We have till April 1st to improve but how can we do that if tge topics are closed and we don't know specifically what was done? And no...the word salad they posted does not give me a clue to what was do e (or said) Que crazycatlady58 being banned.

[AstridM]

36 minutes ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

Given that my snark meter is pretty high (and been around since the TWOP days), I'm not sure I've ever seen whatever issues they're talking about. If they want us to stop talking about something or someone, they better come out and say it. I see that Josh & Anna topic is locked, so perhaps it was getting "ugly" in there. Being treated like a toddler does NOT make me want to read or post here (which is maybe their point).

I didn’t see anything particularly egregious there, nor have I received any recent warnings. Without more detail, I have no idea how we’re supposed to know what the specific issues are that need improvement.

[wilsie]

I don't think we'll be here much longer since some of the topics have been closed.  I really enjoyed sharing what I considered respectful with all of you.  I hope you stay well and thank you for many good years. Primetimer was such a great place to go but it seems like it getting like TWOP was before it ended.

[Salacious Kitty]

Why was the Jinger topic closed? I don't see anything there that could be considered negative or harmful. 

I'm really confused.

[AstridM]

4 minutes ago, crazycatlady58 said:

We have till April 1st to improve but how can we do that if tge topics are closed and we don't know specifically what was done? And no...the word salad they posted does not give me a clue to what was do e (or said) Que crazycatlady58 being banned.

Exactly. Since I haven’t personally received any recent warnings, I have no idea what specifically needs to be changed. Without details, I have no clue!

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Why was the Jinger topic closed? I don't see anything there that could be considered negative or harmful. 

I'm really confused.

Me either and same!

[CalicoKitty]

I don't think any of us who post regularly are the problem.  I have noticed a lot of new names posting in the last couple of weeks.  I wonder if this was planned (I know, I read too many mystery novels).  But I did think it was odd to see so many new posters lately.

Edited March 1 by CalicoKitty