I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Athena, I am thinking coastal Australia, or maybe New Zealand, would be nice.  We even know people there, yes?

otter

Southwest Virginia is hot and muggy today too ... with the temps escalating throughout the week.  I miss the weather in San Diego, but there's no moving back there.   It's just way too expensive.  And the housing market continues to fall out there, which is good for first time buyers, but rotten for my son, as they now owe more than their house is valued at.  arghhh.

What chafes my chaps is that even if I could sell and wanted to leave Virginia, I couldn't.  I would never be able to get another home loan.  The economy has tanked so badly that you can no longer get a 'stated income' home loan.  My brother, who has a lovely home in NC, is in the same boat.  We're both self-employed and got our mortgages based on our credit history.

If I could, I'd go back to southern Utah where it's hot and dry in the summer.  I miss the wide open landscape and the mountains there.  I guess I'm a little crabby too today with this humidity.

Okay .. back to work for me!

hugs,

Bren

My grandchildren enjoyed the sprinkler in the back yard yesterday. Fortunately, the yard is fairly shady.I stayed under the patio umbrella. All were happy. If the electricity fails, I might go under that sprinkler too!

I love AC. I LOVE AC. Did I say, I love AC?

Oh Linda, I remember going out IN the rain and playing in the puddles.  And sailing leaf boats down the gutters in the streets during rainstorms.  And playing in the mud in the backyard where the dirt was scuffed under the swingset.

If it rains today and it isn't a thunderstorm I think I'll go out and play in the rain.  

Heat index 108?!  The heat index is like the wind chill - the real number is bad enough, maybe I don't want to hear what it feels like. 

Does anybody else remember being near the end of the milk man's route and he'd hand out ice to the kids on these hot days?  

I remember in western PA the milkman would deliver very early and when I went out to get the milk, the cream would freeze and push the lid up and almost off. So I put it in a bowl, added sugar and had ice cream for breakfast. Mom always wondered why the milk was so thin.

Bren, yep he put glass bottles of milk in our little milk box that was built into the house by the side door.  It had a little door on the inside and the outside - not very energy efficient.   We put the empty bottles back there for him to take away.

Barbara, never did that but it sounds great.

HappyLibby, we didn't have a bakery man but there was a guy who delivered all kinds of foods, seems like it was called Jewel, but we didn't get anything from him our neighbor did and I really don't remember. 

OT .. I'm so excited, I just got my passport card in the mail.  And surprisingly the picture isn't too bad.  It's a cute little card and looks a lot like a driver's license.

Yay!  I'm ready to go to Canada now.  I wish it was tomorrow instead of a couple of weeks away.

Bren

You've all got me thinking of when I was VERY young.  We lived in a large house, right on the beach in CT.  We had a "proper" fridge, but we also had an icebox!  And I remember so loving the day the nice man delivered that HUGE square chunk of ice, which he carried into the room off the kitchen where the icebox was using the LARGEST silver colored metal tongs I've ever seen in my life.  And, I can also remember following him back to his truck, where he'd "chip off" a big ( well, it seemed big to me) of ice and I could play with in, likck it like an ice pop, put it on my head, and generally have a lot of fun.  MIss those easy days...

Barbara .. not done yet ... let me know when you visit clients in Greensboro .. I'll meet you there!

Girl .. you have a lot more people to meet and places to go, no rest for you until you get on that cruise ship!

Bren

I'm really getting tired of a few people making life miserable for the rest of us. Rant over.

Hey Britchick .. I wish you'd stay around ... I think you're great, and smart too.  Why don't you just hang out on this thread with us?  We'll keep you company and make you feel nice and welcome!

hugs,

Bren

Britchick sorry to see you go. 

Do understand your point---I am past active treatment and find I am here less and less---seems like we get rid of one type of negativity and mean spiritedness only to have another crop up. What makes it still work for me is my close and fuzzy relationship with the ignore button.  I apply it liberally and you know, it really works!!!!!  Something to think about!

Hope you are enjoying todays weather in Seattle--wasn't the fog this am odd?

best wishes!