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Mother Nature Is A Bitch
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Mother Nature Is A Bitch Tonight was a full lunar eclipse. Which could be seen all over North America. Except for around here, where it's been cloudy for two damned days! Mother Nature, you're a fucking bitch . Yeah, you. You know how I love to watch eclipses. The last time, you HAD to schedule it during the World Series. Yeah, 2004. And that bastard Kurt Schilling had to spill blood on the pitcher's mound under the light of a total eclipse, leading the Red Sox to actually win the series. Yep. Funky things tend to happen around the time of an eclipse. But this one has affected me personally. More personally than those scum sucking pigs from Boston getting their shiny rings. I've been noticing a slow drain in the tub. Water welling around the drain, instead of going down, long after a shower has been taken. This started Sunday night. Today, the raw sewage started coming up. Well, overnight, really. I woke up to a filthy disgusting tub. So no one has been very happy today. I've been running across the street to use the bathroom at the one neighbor's. I can deal with sponge baths from the sink. My hair, well that got washed yesterday and if I wash it more than twice a week, it's trouble for my overly dry scalp. It actually takes a week for my hair to get oily, my skin is so dry. So no major personal issues there. Other than, I really don't want to use the backyard as a bathroom in the middle of the night. I can't exactly knock on the neighbor's door when the urge hits at 3 AM. Which it will, because Mother Nature hates me. This morning, drain cleaner with sulfuric acid was poured down the tub trap. Not only did it not work to clear the drain, but I have a feeling it just ate the pipes clean away. The trouble is under the house, not with the main sewer line. So, the boy got to start digging a trench and space to get to the pipes when he got home from school. Mind you, the past few days have been beautiful and warm and spring like. Today, it never got over 35. He was miserable and I sent hot chocolate out periodically. If the freezing rain holds off, I do believe tomorrow will be a repeat of today in that regard. Tonight after dinner, we all headed off to a truck stop, so the menfolk could get showers. I went along for the ladies' room. As I wandered the store, I was eyed by the staff. Could they help me? No, I'm waiting for the roomies to get their showers. To top things off, I have raging PMS. These days, I never know when I'm going to get my period or if it's going to be heavy or light. But I can FEEL it coming. So I was in the ladies' room every ten minutes. I thought they were taking forever. I finally saw the boy asking for change of a five. I followed him, he was taking it to his father. It seems the truck stop has slots in the truckers lounge where the showers are. He ended up winning $135 in store merchandise. Tobacco and gasoline were excluded. Know how hard it is to spend $135 in a truck stop when you can't buy gas or tobacco? Truck stop convenience stores aren't like normal convenience stores. You can't get a loaf of bread, but you can get pre-made sandwiches. So looking for necessities was a chore. I don't think we got any. But we did walk away about an hour later with flashlights and a bunch of snack food. And of course, a few sandwiches. Heh. But even better, a few weeks ago as a bust, due to my age, a friend signed me up for a free sample of Poise pads. Bitch. They arrived today. Two pads. Ultra thin, with wings! and a liner. As if she knew something was going to happen. I'm sure she won't admit to it, she's going to continue with my age and how I'm definitely in peri-menopause. . I was on the phone with her when they arrived and yes, I did call her both those things and she still won't admit that she just KNEW there would be a non-leakage use for them. She's still going with, "at your age..." Which wouldn't be so bad, but she's only a year younger than I. *sigh* So, how was your day? Did the eclipse fuck up your lives or plumbing? Got flashlights with fresh batteries so you can go urinate in the back yard at 3 AM and NOT fall into the trench? Ask me about my mood in about two days. I hope things are fixed by then. |
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It was too cloudy here to see the eclipse, but it's clear now, at 2:30 in the morning. The moon is shining on the bare trees, casting shadows on the snow-covered deck. That monthly bother hasn't been around since December, but we know how that goes. Ticks me off. All the women in my family had been through it, done deal, by the time they were my age. Peace and love is where it's at.
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2/21/2008 1:20 am |
Got to see the tail end of it. While working. We are dealing with the fact that our newest hire decided she didn't like the job, and pulled 2 no call/no shows, which means she voluntarily quit. Meh. As for me? Got a bad cold, but a fast one! 2 days of hell and now I'm not so clogged. I'm leaving the site end of March. To those who want to keep in touch, see blog for details.
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2/21/2008 1:40 am |
There were perfect conditions for watching the eclipse in Detroit tonight....Clear but cold as a bitch with near record single digit lows. I know what a bummer the plumbing problems can be. I've been forced to live like someone from "Little House On The Prairy". I built a make-shift enclosure to shower in with propane heat. The other day, I was all wetted down with hot soapy water when the heater went out. Drying off and getting dressed at a temperature of twenty degrees is no fun. I have really sharpened my survival skills, though. Living in the wild has it's advantages. I just haven't figured out what they are yet. 
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2/21/2008 3:38 am |
ummm our transmission is acting funny...we put it in drive and it revs like it's in neutral...Matthew is still trying to figure out what it is...so we have to start her in a lower gear and then she functions in drive...when it rains it fucking POURS!  ***tee  hee***
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I missed the eclipse because of Wild's messed up, blocked roads which meant he stayed home instead of going to an appointment he had. I hear there won't be another one like that {total} for a few years. Don't think it messed up my personal plumbing, but then again I did start early so who knows. I do knit faster when I'm in pain, don't know why exactly; finished his Doctor Who scarf, which he will be wearing almost 24/7 because it was a bitch to make {so if he takes it off I can strangle him with it for not wearing it}. 
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Ohhh nasty. Sewerage pipes are not fun to replace. Don't ever give up searching for the fun in life.
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Things got fucked up over here, as well, but that's the norm. I didn't get to see the eclipse either, we got cloud cover here, too. Come into my realm! You aren't afraid...are you?
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Did, "Shit Happens", become a universal law? Can't be: I would have been one of the first to know. Unlike lunar eclipses: I'm always asleep. Most people are other people... FUCKING CHARACTER LIMIT!!! ~Oscar Wilde
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Still a sight and nice that we can get the info on demand, rather from than priests. They have a yeast treatment for septic tanks, and that blue powder for portables. It works pretty quick to liquefy solid waste, the blue stuff. Enzymes eat everything and they are environmentally friendly. Drainbo is one brand of this stuff. Good luck.
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Out of range for the lunar eclipse, so no news there. But I did just read a comment regarding sewage backing up into a bath tub. Coincidence? Or an A F F conspiracy? Yeah, I'm still [blog 1hotwahine]
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2/25/2008 10:15 am |
I've not really noticed.....my life has been so damn fast paced and boring at the same time.... I am wanting to know why all of my strength is gone though. Can hardly move...lift objects...so on. BIG HUGS TODAY FROM ME....SEEMS LIKE YOU NEED THEM MANDY Always The Bitch
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Now, now... You're going to have the Obama crowd all over my blog. They tend to be more rabid and politically naive than Ron Paul supporters. The new sewer line is almost done. Just the washer has to be hooked up and the old line broken and taken out. It would seem lots of roots were growing into the lines, especially under the house, as the houses here are either built on slabs or cinder block foundations. If there were cellars in this part of town, but alas, there are not. All the pipes had to be replaced, especially those right under the house. And BTW, they were Captain Morgan bottles, not Chivas.
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Frozen pipes, flooded basement a kool 1k to fix, the damn furnace is toast again, flooded basement, and a ticket for no muffler...was cursing the godz for the sattelite no falling on my head.... all in all, I think my day was better than yours  ~jeff Dunno. I'd say that your problems are worse and far more expensive to fix. Especially the furnace.
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It was too cloudy here to see the eclipse, but it's clear now, at 2:30 in the morning. The moon is shining on the bare trees, casting shadows on the snow-covered deck. That monthly bother hasn't been around since December, but we know how that goes. Ticks me off. All the women in my family had been through it, done deal, by the time they were my age. Mother Nature ripped off a bunch of us with this eclipse. *sigh*
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Desks don't have the fabric to make to cause resistance. So of course it was easier to get the desk in the car. Nice, smooth surface. You know, I really do miss snow.
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Got to see the tail end of it. While working. We are dealing with the fact that our newest hire decided she didn't like the job, and pulled 2 no call/no shows, which means she voluntarily quit. Meh. As for me? Got a bad cold, but a fast one! 2 days of hell and now I'm not so clogged. The new hire sounded like she wasn't going to last from the start. You're probably better off with her gone.
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There were perfect conditions for watching the eclipse in Detroit tonight....Clear but cold as a bitch with near record single digit lows. I know what a bummer the plumbing problems can be. I've been forced to live like someone from "Little House On The Prairy". I built a make-shift enclosure to shower in with propane heat. The other day, I was all wetted down with hot soapy water when the heater went out. Drying off and getting dressed at a temperature of twenty degrees is no fun. I have really sharpened my survival skills, though. Living in the wild has it's advantages. I just haven't figured out what they are yet. Why the hell are you showering in an enclosure in Detroit of all places? That can't be fun.
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ummm our transmission is acting funny...we put it in drive and it revs like it's in neutral...Matthew is still trying to figure out what it is...so we have to start her in a lower gear and then she functions in drive...when it rains it fucking POURS!
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Your mother's friend sounds like a woman after my own heart. Dunno if it's the same friend. Is she from Brockport? The sewage thing was no fun, but things are better now. I got a few good blackmail, er, I mean fun pictures of the roomie and the boy at work too. I asked the roomie if he wanted them for his network album and he kind of glared. So I'll take that as a no.
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You have been MIA. The sewer is better now. Just the finishing up to do. Come out from under your rock.
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What kind of cake and did you cry when Nancy Pelosi did your ass with the strap on?
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Valerian? That stuff smells like stinky gym socks, so I can't bring myself to take it. I'm still haven't gotten around to trying evening primrose oil. That online drugstore actually keeps the super plus brand I use in stock. I'm lucky to find the regular and super around here. So, I am stocked at the moment. But an axe... I need one of those. Or at least a chain saw. The truck stop could have been more fun. Back home, they all have 24 hour diners. Not in this town. They have buffets that close early and machine coffee. *sigh*
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We had already snaked. The snake was left in the bathroom when I went in to clean and you should have heard me scream like a girl when I touched it and realized there was raw sewage on my hands. Heh. The pipes all had to be replaced, period. Even part of the line to the sewer had to be replaced. It's been fun, let me tell you. But at least in this town, if the homeowner does the work his or her self, you don't need permits, Roto-Rotor or any of that. So it comes out to hundreds, instead of $10K for the work.
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I missed the eclipse because of Wild's messed up, blocked roads which meant he stayed home instead of going to an appointment he had. I hear there won't be another one like that {total} for a few years. Don't think it messed up my personal plumbing, but then again I did start early so who knows. I do knit faster when I'm in pain, don't know why exactly; finished his Doctor Who scarf, which he will be wearing almost 24/7 because it was a bitch to make {so if he takes it off I can strangle him with it for not wearing it}. Now that you're done with the scarf, wanna make me an afghan?
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Ohhh nasty. Sewerage pipes are not fun to replace.
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