I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
Back when my mom first lost her eyesight she was living on a farm with the mailbox across the road, we knew that was a disaster waiting to happen so I rented a box in town and I would collect her mail when I came home on weekends. Now that I'm older and wiser I've wondered whether we could have asked for an accommodation due to her disability, that PO box rent went from under $50 per year to $300 and it always ticked me off when I had to pay for what everyone else got for free.
I have gone as paperless as I can but a few important things still arrive by the paper route, and some parcels. In the winter I don't pick up my mail daily - closer to weekly depending on the weather.
The ongoing Relocation Soap Opera. I won't regale you with all that has happened but this is worthy of mention. A month or so ago R's car was stolen and in it were many of his tools and - also - all our condo keys! Fortunately you can get in the main door with the passcode, but he had to replace our condo unit door lock. I haven't yet informed the powers that be. R thinks there is little danger of the thieves knowing what the keys are for and thus having access to the main building. He also assures me that the keys are difficult to use - you have to now how. I thought Life 101 teaches us that you don't put all your keys in one place. I told him to get a copy of our door key and give it to that friendly neighbour next door (who keeps offering to help) as required by the condo rules. I really need to get down there to look after some things!
https://arkvalleyvoice.com/buena-vista-post-office-listens-to-frustrated-residents-will-offer-free-po-box-services-starting-2023/
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/elizabeth-spends-200k-on-mailboxes-but-cant-get-mail/
The problem with this second case is the Town did not get approval for the location, placement of type of cluster units. Town has a history of just forging ahead and doing what it likes.
CW, I know of a similar blindness case where the box was across the road. Eventually, the post office relented and allowed the customer to move the box across the street so blind person wouldn't have to cross the road..... This was a rural area.
Snowplows can do a lot of damage to rural boxes too.
Explain that to the ER you little rats. :-)
“Mailbox vandalism increases during the summer months, and we need to encourage everyone to be aware of any misconduct that may occur in their neighborhoods”, said Milwaukee Postmaster Kim Quayle. Mailboxes are protected by federal law, and crimes against them and the mail they contain are considered a federal offense. Violators can be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned for up to three years for each act of vandalism.
Started with Golden Girls, then to Andy Griffith, most recently Dick Van Dyke. One by one they were taken off of YouTube. It took awhile though. I found Lassie on YT, then Car 54. Neither cut it very well. A dog barking in my room as I am falling asleep was not a good.plan.😕😕 And Gunther Toody is just plain irritating as falling asleep!😁😁😄😄
I just started to try to find Dick VD and found him on an Amazon Channel called The Best TV Ever. It is a subscription for $.99 a month. There are many old classics there. Cheap fun entertainment and sleep aid! Thought others may want to check it out. There is a free trial period. I will sign up for the trial in the morning.😊😊
FF, where do you watch Perry Mason. That was a good one!
I have been looking out my front windows and not liking seeing the snow that is piling up in the driveway. Today I got a wonderful surprise. Three 1/2 ton trucks, 3 dads, and 6 young sons arrived all with shovels and cleared it nicely and quickly. They brought a drink container and all the lads were given drinks when it was done. I saw some very nice father-son interactions too. I opened the door and thanked them. The nearest father smiled said "All done in 5 minutes and we will be here all winter! Wow!!! God is good and provides in abundance. What a great example and training for the young ones. I'm blown over.
The company that did it about a week ago still hasn't billed me. Maybe I got a freebie from them!
I'll have to look for that Dick Van Dyke show with Perry and Hamilton.
Also a big fan of Andy Griffith Show, always a good lesson learned. I use to watch Adam-12 but have seen the reruns so many times I know them by heart.
I remember all of those shows!
I watch some classic shows. I am enjoying BritBox. I adore British humor.
It’s funny, my husband has a very dry sense of humor and he’s Italian and French.
I am predominantly English. I can’t tell you how many episodes I have watched over and over of Faulty Towers. Love it!
There is a show on BritBox about the elderly living in an assisted facility. It’s called, Waiting for God.’ It’s so funny 😆!
A lot of the shows are really funny.
British comedy shows are great.
If you can get it where you live, try the Australian series 'Mother and Son'. It's old (1980s-90s) & a little slow to start but hang wait til you meet Mother. The actress playing her is just supurb.
I'll try to find a YouTube clip.. may not work but here's a couple.
https://youtu.be/W3IoZ9jMcKg
https://youtu.be/hsrZ_iEMBQg
Those shows were classic British comedy. I watch the reruns of 'Good Neighbhors' with Felicity Kendall and 'Are You Being Served?'. Classic.
I have seen Mother and Son - it was good too.
I don't watch much TV any more but I will watch Britcoms. Love the British sense of humour.
I forgot about 'Keeping Up Appearances'. That was a good one.
It's not Bucket. It's Bouquet. LOL
If anyone can explain what on earth Christopher Walken's agent was thinking when he agreed to The Outlaws I would be agog to hear it. But I'm glad he did, because the series was great fun and I can recommend it.
Are You Being Served is so Cute!
I adore As Time Goes By! Judi Dench is a wonderful actress. I have always loved her.
I love it too. I binged it on BritBox.