The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

The wife yelled uncontrollable at me today when I asked her about the coach store purchase. I calmly & simply asked how we were going to make up 1675.45 in budget this month. It was from deserving... to working... and none of answering the question. On top of that, she bought 800 in cloths yesterday. This is out of control.... I would be alright with it if I was loved sincerely for who I am. This is not going to end good for her.

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On a serious note, I sincerely hope that you two can get things worked out.

No working anything out. Just do what you say your going to do. Simple.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I don't know JC, seems like more than just the money issue and the last sentence doesn't sound so good although I don't know for sure what was meant by it. If you really don't think you're loved for who you are, I don't know... hope it gets resolved and tomorrow is a better day.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Thanks Charlie, maybe the local news should have called you! One of the local stations was there during the evening news, all that was left were the porta potties.

 

[limr29 2]

*nods* Hosers.

 

[JonA_CT]

The rainy weather has put a cramp on my outdoor coffee roasting. My wife has requested that I wait to do it outside...she greatly prefers the smell in rather than out. So I only had about 10 grams of beans left this morning, and had to slum it over to DD on the way to work to get the appropriate dosage of caffeine this morning.

My dryer has also been broken for almost a week now. I thought I had isolated the problem...but then I hadn't. So I ordered some parts last night, and hopefully I'll be able to fix it tomorrow afternoon with as little bloodshed as possible. Our neighbors must think we've surrendered...all of our sheets and towels are hanging off our front porch this morning since we finally got a nice day.

Oh yeah..5 days of school left after today.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

The rainy weather has put a cramp on my outdoor coffee roasting. My wife has requested that I wait to do it outside...she greatly prefers the smell in rather than out. So I only had about 10 grams of beans left this morning, and had to slum it over to DD on the way to work to get the appropriate dosage of caffeine this morning.

My dryer has also been broken for almost a week now. I thought I had isolated the problem...but then I hadn't. So I ordered some parts last night, and hopefully I'll be able to fix it tomorrow afternoon with as little bloodshed as possible. Our neighbors must think we've surrendered...all of our sheets and towels are hanging off our front porch this morning since we finally got a nice day.

Oh yeah..5 days of school left after today.

Yes the weather has been terrible this spring. Would love to see a pic of your unconditional surrender to the appliance gods.

As a middle school teacher, you'll appreciate this - my daughter has to be at the school tomorrow at 5am for her 8th grade field trip. They are going to NYC for the day - which I think is ridiculous from Boston. 4.5 hours each way is not a day trip, IMO. They leave at 5:30am and go first to the 911 Memorial and then Statue of Liberty then one other stop depending on the group... then they get back on the bus and come home arriving back 11pm-midnight. The timing puts them right in rush hour in NY both coming and going.

They should either stay over or go somewhere closer. There are so many other things they could do with less than a 3 hour drive or they could stay at least one night! I know several towns that do 4 or 5 day trips to DC for 8th graders. They say it's only a day trip so they can keep it affordable for everyone but in all honesty, if you can afford to live in my town, you can afford a couple of hundred dollars for a field trip and even a few extra bucks to pay for the one or two kids whose parents genuinely can't swing it. Sorry if that sounds harsh but really, you should see the homes around here.

 

[limr29 2]

The rainy weather has put a cramp on my outdoor coffee roasting. My wife has requested that I wait to do it outside...she greatly prefers the smell in rather than out. So I only had about 10 grams of beans left this morning, and had to slum it over to DD on the way to work to get the appropriate dosage of caffeine this morning.

My dryer has also been broken for almost a week now. I thought I had isolated the problem...but then I hadn't. So I ordered some parts last night, and hopefully I'll be able to fix it tomorrow afternoon with as little bloodshed as possible. Our neighbors must think we've surrendered...all of our sheets and towels are hanging off our front porch this morning since we finally got a nice day.

Oh yeah..5 days of school left after today.

Yes the weather has been terrible this spring. Would love to see a pic of your unconditional surrender to the appliance gods.

As a middle school teacher, you'll appreciate this - my daughter has to be at the school tomorrow at 5am for her 8th grade field trip. They are going to NYC for the day - which I think is ridiculous from Boston. 4.5 hours each way is not a day trip, IMO. They leave at 5:30am and go first to the 911 Memorial and then Statue of Liberty then one other stop depending on the group... then they get back on the bus and come home arriving back 11pm-midnight. The timing puts them right in rush hour in NY both coming and going.

They should either stay over or go somewhere closer. There are so many other things they could do with less than a 3 hour drive or they could stay at least one night! I know several towns that do 4 or 5 day trips to DC for 8th graders. They say it's only a day trip so they can keep it affordable for everyone but in all honesty, if you can afford to live in my town, you can afford a couple of hundred dollars for a field trip and even a few extra bucks to pay for the one or two kids whose parents genuinely can't swing it. Sorry if that sounds harsh but really, you should see the homes around here.

The school district I went to for K-9 had a 3-day trip to D.C. for the 8th graders. I wasn't allowed to go, of course. My parents couldn't afford it but they were also suuuuuper strict, so I would not have been able to go even if they could afford it. So instead, I stayed home. All the other kids who stayed were essentially kids that the school wouldn't allow on the trip because they had detention or something. So we watched Wrestlemania for 3 days and I got myself some street cred with the "burnout" crowd, which probably saved me from getting picked on as a nerd

 

[table1349]

The rainy weather has put a cramp on my outdoor coffee roasting. My wife has requested that I wait to do it outside...she greatly prefers the smell in rather than out. So I only had about 10 grams of beans left this morning, and had to slum it over to DD on the way to work to get the appropriate dosage of caffeine this morning.

My dryer has also been broken for almost a week now. I thought I had isolated the problem...but then I hadn't. So I ordered some parts last night, and hopefully I'll be able to fix it tomorrow afternoon with as little bloodshed as possible. Our neighbors must think we've surrendered...all of our sheets and towels are hanging off our front porch this morning since we finally got a nice day.

Oh yeah..5 days of school left after today.

You have school left still??? School here was out a week ago. Of course they go back a week before Laborday.

School hours are getting longer again next year. Any more and the high schoolers will be in school from 8 to 5.

 

[JonA_CT]

Yes the weather has been terrible this spring. Would love to see a pic of your unconditional surrender to the appliance gods.

As a middle school teacher, you'll appreciate this - my daughter has to be at the school tomorrow at 5am for her 8th grade field trip. They are going to NYC for the day - which I think is ridiculous from Boston. 4.5 hours each way is not a day trip, IMO. They leave at 5:30am and go first to the 911 Memorial and then Statue of Liberty then one other stop depending on the group... then they get back on the bus and come home arriving back 11pm-midnight. The timing puts them right in rush hour in NY both coming and going.

They should either stay over or go somewhere closer. There are so many other things they could do with less than a 3 hour drive or they could stay at least one night! I know several towns that do 4 or 5 day trips to DC for 8th graders. They say it's only a day trip so they can keep it affordable for everyone but in all honesty, if you can afford to live in my town, you can afford a couple of hundred dollars for a field trip and even a few extra bucks to pay for the one or two kids whose parents genuinely can't swing it. Sorry if that sounds harsh but really, you should see the homes around here.

If my wife hasn't taken the laundry down when by the time I get home, I'll definitely post a picture!

I did that exact NYC trip a few years ago when I worked in Northeastern CT, so a little closer than Boston...I think we were probably an hour or so closer from there. We were scheduled to go park at the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferry terminal in Bayonne, NJ. We hit significant traffic on the way there and ended up being 2 hours later than expected. Then, by the time we got our kids through security, we missed the next ferry and had to wait 45 minutes for the next one. By the time we finally got to the Statue of Liberty, we only had 35 minutes there before we had to take the ferry to Ellis Island...where we had 35 minutes before we had to take the ferry to Battery Park to walk up to Ground Zero. We couldn't be late for our Ground Zero tickets, and that ended up being the only place we spent any time.

The bus ride back was also a nightmare with traffic. My personal hell...we had a kid who ate who knows how much Popeye's Chicken and Starbucks Frappucino at our dinner stop and lost his kibbles about an hour from home,which then caused another kid to lose their kibbles across from him. Physics took over from there, and as the bus accelerated and decelerated, sent the carnage everywhere. I swore off long bus trips after that.

I went with our 8th graders this year to DC. We went for 3 days. We had bag inspections and the final guideline shake down done by 5:30AM so we could hit the road. We managed to hit the African-American Musuem, all of the memorials, the Holocaust Museum, Air+Space (plus another smithsonian), Arlington, and Udvar Hazy before coming home late the third day. I think it cost our students about $500...but since it's been going on for the last 20 years and they have over a year to fundraise, any kid who wants to go can even if they can't afford it.

 

[table1349]

Okay, I have been sitting here scanning the news and came across the new fashion trend for men, the romper or as it is named the Romphim. It is a real thing. Somehow I just can't see me wearing one. Gary on the other hand might look good sitting next to Mary Lou sipping wine in one.

I for one hopes this is not a trend that catches on.

 

[tirediron]

Good. Gawd. Shoot. Me. Now.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

Me too! Aim for my eyes please.

 

[table1349]

Good. Gawd. Shoot. Me. Now.

Me too! Aim for my eyes please.

That gives a whole new meaning to Red Eye. I was thinking though, there is a current thread where the OP was wondering what to wear at the photographer to a "White Clothing" party. This might be just the thing.

Put epaulets on it and you would look like a deranged refugee from The Love Boat.

 

[table1349]

Good. Gawd. Shoot. Me. Now.

I don't know, I'm thinking that this little number is what you need. Look at it this way, you would never ever and I do mean EVER have a problem getting a client to smile. You might have to wait for them to stop laughing, but they would smile.

 

[Gary A.]

Okay, I have been sitting here scanning the news and came across the new fashion trend for men, the romper or as it is named the Romphim. It is a real thing. Somehow I just can't see me wearing one. Gary on the other hand might look good sitting next to Mary Lou sipping wine in one.

I for one hopes this is not a trend that catches on.

Actually that's Gary in the polkadot ... Gary's romper is quite comfy.