The Lonely Js Club: James, Jackson & Johannah

[Sew Sumi]

Right, they briefly made mention of the shop, so I agree that it's going to be a plot line. Is it going to be a decor place that looks like Pinterest threw up in it, or something a little more substantive? I guess we will have to wait and see. Is she allowed to work there alone, or does she need to drag along Jackson or someone to ensure she doesn't sin while at work? 

[sometimesy]

57 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Right, they briefly made mention of the shop, so I agree that it's going to be a plot line. Is it going to be a decor place that looks like Pinterest threw up in it, or something a little more substantive? I guess we will have to wait and see. Is she allowed to work there alone, or does she need to drag along Jackson or someone to ensure she doesn't sin while at work? 

I hope she does open a shop and runs it with some of her single friends. Inch by inch, she could work her way to full independence. EVEN if it starts as a plot line. In fact, that's probably a sly way to get this ball rolling. Go Jana.

Great FU internetz opportunity. The should totally do it.

Edited January 12, 2017 by sometimesy

[Minivanessa]

I hadn't thought of the shop as a plot line. I figured JB had put it in Jana's name for some tax or business reason, and that it's just another commercial rental property. Or a potential storefront church for one or more of JB's bible-thumping sons-in-law.

If Jana herself does something with the property as a plot line, that could be marginally less boring than the usual Counting On crapfest. Lord knows, the inarticulate and dim Joy getting engaged to Dude Ranch Guy isn't must-see TV. Yawn.  

[BitterApple]

I'm wondering though, what exactly would Jana do with the property? She can't run a business, because God forbid she have to interact with atheists or *gasp!* non-related males on a daily basis and she can't even go to the grocery store without an accountability partner, so what else is there? My guess is they'll just fix it up and lease it out.

[Sew Sumi]

40 minutes ago, BitterApple said:

I'm wondering though, what exactly would Jana do with the property? She can't run a business, because God forbid she have to interact with atheists or *gasp!* non-related males on a daily basis and she can't even go to the grocery store without an accountability partner, so what else is there? My guess is they'll just fix it up and lease it out.

FU Internetz!!!!!! Jana is in commercial real estate!!!!!!111

[GeeGolly]

I think the property is all of the above. Some kind of financial benefit for JB, and maybe even Jana if she actually gets paid from TLC. A FU interwebz explanation of the property for us and all the Duggar info super sleuths. A FU interwebz that someone in the family turns a glancing interest into something more than a part-time hobby. And a dowry of sorts for Jana.

The question is will it be open more than an hour or so a month for filming or will it be more of a storage place for all of Jana's finds that eventually will be used to furnish and decorate her married siblings' homes? Or maybe Grandma will work there. Or even, oh yuck, Josh.

Edited January 13, 2017 by GeeGolly

[Arwen Evenstar]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

The question is will it be open more than an hour or so a month for filming or will it be more of a storage place for all of Jana's finds that eventually be used to furnish and decorate her married siblings' homes? Or maybe Grandma will work there. Or even, oh yuck, Josh.

All of the above.

[kokapetl]

13 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Right, they briefly made mention of the shop, so I agree that it's going to be a plot line. Is it going to be a decor place that looks like Pinterest threw up in it, or something a little more substantive? I guess we will have to wait and see. Is she allowed to work there alone, or does she need to drag along Jackson or someone to ensure she doesn't sin while at work? 

"Jana's Chalk Board Store"

[JoanArc]

3 hours ago, Kokapetl said:

"Jana's Chalk Board Store"

I read that as Jesus Chalk Board Store. It still works. Also reminds me of those stores you pass that are always open but with no one really doing business in them. You know, for money laundering.

[AnnieBeez]

I was thinking Jana could do a consignment shop. I was actually impressed with her decorating of the guest house, not professional but way better than tinker toy sound stage she lives in. 

[Arwen Evenstar]

Wwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiitttttttt! Where's the Michelle "servant's hearts" fill in the blank Birthday announcement and drippy sundaes for Jana and JD? I wonder if they got to have the day off?

[sometimesy]

I don't know anyone who gets their birthday off, so if they are working meh, but where is their Sundae photo op?

[Arwen Evenstar]

28 minutes ago, sometimesy said:

I don't know anyone who gets their birthday off, so if they are working meh, but where is their Sundae photo op?

Well, for as much as Jana has to do every day, she deserves to have a day off.

[louannems]

There is a picture of Jana and John David having lunch out with I'm and Michelle.  On their official Facebook.  Infant pics, too.

[Sew Sumi]

Looks like they went to the Marketplace Grill, so maybe just JD had a sundae after lunch (it looks like they just arrived in the picture). At any rate, I can't picture Jana having a drippy sundae. Rats, the picture is too large to post, and I don't have the ability to resize. It's not much of a picture anyway, other than to prove to the interwebz that Boob and Mechelle supposedly care about their children, even after they become kidults. 

[louannems]

Of course, as usual, I loved reading the comments!

[kokapetl]

3 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Looks like they went to the Marketplace Grill, so maybe just JD had a sundae after lunch (it looks like they just arrived in the picture). At any rate, I can't picture Jana having a drippy sundae. Rats, the picture is too large to post, and I don't have the ability to resize. It's not much of a picture anyway, other than to prove to the interwebz that Boob and Mechelle supposedly care about their children, even after they become kidults. 

John-David looks like he's going to snarf down his meal and leave asap. 

[Sew Sumi]

52 minutes ago, louannems said:

Of course, as usual, I loved reading the comments!

Someone confirmed in the comments that they did indeed dine at Marketplace. I get that there are freebies for the birthday duo, but geez, open up the wallet and take these two worker bees somewhere SPECIAL! 

[awaken]

Honestly, what could the four of them possibly have to converse about at a dinner out?

[JoanArc]

Shallow, but those howler looks didn't age too well.

[Baby Button Eyes]

Their lives are so dull, all we ever see are photos of them going out to eat at restaurants. *snore*. 

[MunichNark]

Why are they wearing their outdoor jackets? I've noticed that in their house as well, people wearing jackets and shoes indoors.

[Arwen Evenstar]

27 minutes ago, MunichNark said:

Why are they wearing their outdoor jackets? I've noticed that in their house as well, people wearing jackets and shoes indoors.

It's very American to wear shoes indoors. I imagine the TTH is difficult and expensive to heat because of its design. I'd wear shoes in the TTH as well...I'd be afraid to put my bare feet in that festering Petri dish.

[GeeGolly]

3 hours ago, MunichNark said:

Why are they wearing their outdoor jackets? I've noticed that in their house as well, people wearing jackets and shoes indoors.

It looks like they just got there. And there's an extra menu. Who took the picture?

[ariel]

4 hours ago, MunichNark said:

Why are they wearing their outdoor jackets? I've noticed that in their house as well, people wearing jackets and shoes indoors.

Jim Boob is probably cheap when it comes to heating that place.  The design of the house looks like it doesn't hold heat well & is drafty.  I'm sure Queen Michelle's bedroom has a nice climate control feature & it's not Boob.

[BitterApple]

15 minutes ago, ariel said:

Jim Boob is probably cheap when it comes to heating that place.  The design of the house looks like it doesn't hold heat well & is drafty.  I'm sure Queen Michelle's bedroom has a nice climate control feature & it's not Boob.

I agree. They have that massive entryway and those two big front doors that open straight into the great room, not to mention the entire downstairs floor is tile. Unless they're cranking the heat in the winter, that place is probably freezing. 

[Baby Button Eyes]

I seem to recall they have heated floors under the tile? So what's the point of that if they wear shoes and won't feel the heated floors under their feet anyway? 

[Westiepeach]

2 minutes ago, Baby Button Eyes said:

I seem to recall they have heated floors under the tile? So what's the point of that if they wear shoes and won't feel the heated floors under their feet anyway? 

They have heated floors????

[lookeyloo]

Maybe they don't turn them on?  Electric bill and such.

[Baby Button Eyes]

^ I swear when they built the house we saw in an episode that they installed heating underneath the main tile floor. 

[Sew Sumi]

Yeah, they have radiant heated floors. And I think they run their own generators, so dealing with bills isn't an issue.I also recall them throwing wood into some sort of hopper as part of their infrastructure.  I think they built that place to be self-sustaining so they could thumb their noses at the ebil gubmint and its resources. 

[kokapetl]

Conserving resources isn't very Duggar. 

[JoanArc]

17 minutes ago, Kokapetl said:

Conserving resources isn't very Duggar. 

Unless the resource is money.

[lookeyloo]

12 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Yeah, they have radiant heated floors. And I think they run their own generators, so dealing with bills isn't an issue.I also recall them throwing wood into some sort of hopper as part of their infrastructure.  I think they built that place to be self-sustaining so they could thumb their noses at the ebil gubmint and its resources. 

Okay so I am curious. What do their own generators run on?  If natural gas wouldn't they have to pay for that? 

[Jynnan tonnix]

48 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

Okay so I am curious. What do their own generators run on?  If natural gas wouldn't they have to pay for that? 

Howlers on big ol' hamster wheels?

[lookeyloo]

Just now, Jynnan tonnix said:

Howlers on big ol' hamster wheels?

Well that surely would give them a purpose in life besides Jesus.  Talk about a servant's heart - and legs, and lungs.

[GeeGolly]

There is no way to make the TTH cheap to heat or cool with those ceilings and the first floor open space.

[kokapetl]

They used the generator from their bus when they lost power for quite a few days. It's in the "dying grandpa on office chair" episode.

No domestic generator can compete with grid electricity. 

[Vaysh]

I doubt they're off-grid electricity-wise (not sure it would even be possible with that size of house) but they do have a wood burner (if that's the right word?) in an outbuilding adjacent to the house; it was shown in one episode as an example of how frugal/smart they were living or something. If they were clever with construction and piping when they built the house, a proper sized wood burner and a good water heater could keep the floors warm at least.

[ginger90]

Found this about heating the house

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/19-kids-and-counting/michelle-duggars-blog/warm-home-budget/

[BitterApple]

I was surprised when Michelle talked about running out of hot water. None of the Duggars look like they bathe daily.

[BradandJanet]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Found this about heating the house

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/19-kids-and-counting/michelle-duggars-blog/warm-home-budget/

Ah, a heating system proudly built by young children who were not in school learning to read and write. I wonder how many loose flip flops are buried under the concrete along with the PEX pipe.

Michelle's interviews are as insufferable as her hair. 

[queenanne]

7 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I was surprised when Michelle talked about running out of hot water. None of the Duggars look like they bathe daily.

It doesn't take much - I've been in a house with five at times, where it was challenging for everyone to shower at roughly the same time plus run a dishwasher.  Something had to give, ha.

[MunichNark]

On 14.1.2017 at 7:23 PM, Arwen Evenstar said:

It's very American to wear shoes indoors. I imagine the TTH is difficult and expensive to heat because of its design. I'd wear shoes in the TTH as well...I'd be afraid to put my bare feet in that festering Petri dish.

I see. I have seen people with shoes on lazing on sofas etc and find it yukky. I don't wear shoes inside, of course, I wear slippers. How do you get to be comfortable when you're in street wear?

[ariel]

4 hours ago, MunichNark said:

I see. I have seen people with shoes on lazing on sofas etc and find it yukky. I don't wear shoes inside, of course, I wear slippers. How do you get to be comfortable when you're in street wear?

I'm American & we don't wear shoes indoors.  We do wear slippers if it's really cold.  I'm from the northeast.  Maybe it's a regional  thing in Duggar land with the shoes indoors. 

ETA it's 16F  here & I'm in my nice cozy house.  I'm the barefoot contessa.

Edited January 16, 2017 by ariel

[bigskygirl]

Lets keep the conversation on the Lonely Js please. Thank you.

[laurakaye]

On 1/14/2017 at 4:22 PM, GeeGolly said:

It looks like they just got there. And there's an extra menu. Who took the picture?

I want to know this, too.  Do they sit down and ask the waitress to snap a photo?  And then they post it and instead of talking to each other, they read the comments out loud to each other?  I don't get it.

[Nysha]

Six adult children and only JD has a real job? Jana's job is to look after all the little ones, but they're to an age where they don't really need a lot of attention. I guess if the little ones have jurisdictions, Jana is their gatekeeper. But, beyond that, what do these kidults do all day? They don't read, watch tv, or play games on the computer, let alone anything that costs money like camping, fishing, boating, or skiing. Being a Duggar has got to be the most boring existence in America.

[louannems]

On 1/14/2017 at 3:09 PM, BitterApple said:

 

Does even JD have a real job?  The constable job is a volunteer position.  Flying the little plane is flying for JB and company.  I'm sure all the heavy machinery is owned by JB and JD just works for his dad.

[Sew Sumi]

He won an election in November for a Constable-esque position. Not sure how much of his time this takes or if it pays anything. 

But yeah, I'd say 90%of his time is spent as a JB flunkee.