What's upsetting you today? - Page 183

morethanpretty · 10-22-2008, 03:07 AM

I can't get to sleep :/

Pico and ME · 10-22-2008, 09:59 AM

The pending GM/Chrylser merger. It spells disaster for us. I havent lived with this kind of anxiety for decades.

DanaC · 10-22-2008, 11:23 AM

I have had enough of this fecking eczema flareup. I've been playing the denial game and not actually dealing with it properly (ie doctors appointment) for months, trying to keep it at bay with various creams and potions.

My feet and ankles have swollen up. I can't walk properly, had to leave my baseball boot laces undone. Don't know if there's an infection, or water retention, or just that I've damaged the area so much that the soft tissues have swollen up. I'm going for a lie down.

@ Pico, that's horrible. Must be such an insecure feeling.

Pico and ME · 10-22-2008, 12:06 PM

Yeah, and mostly because everything is so uncertain right now. There is no telling whats going to happen...but if the merger goes through I'm pretty sure the factories here will be axed. This town would then die...losing 6000 jobs is quite a hit. I'm not sure what we will do. I'm currently only working a part-time. I will find out if they have a full-time position available. If not I'm going to have to start looking around.

Dana, get yourself to a doctor! But, hey, I know what its like to procrastinate getting medical attention. I feel like such a jerk once I get it taken care of, but I don't seem to learn either.

Sundae · 10-22-2008, 02:06 PM

Pico, Dana's condition is chronic, so she's probably putting it off because she knows there's no magic wand.

I agree with your advice though.
Off you go girl! And sorry to hear it's so very bad at the moment. Sounds rotten.

I'm still limping and feeling miserable about not being able to enjoy walking in the autumn. But I can tell it is getting better. It's just so slowly, so slowly...

lookout123 · 10-22-2008, 03:04 PM

my rental house has developed a slab leak. The hot water pipe that runs beneath the foundation slab (all one piece of concrete) has burst. That means they have to jackhammer up the floor in the center of the house (happens to be under the kitchen cabinets), replace the piping and then pour new concrete, then redo all of the ruined flooring.

Not a good day.

classicman · 10-22-2008, 03:07 PM

Ugghh, That sux!

LabRat · 10-22-2008, 03:12 PM

Burst pipes here are not uncommon (the cold weather can cause them to freeze if you aren't careful). Any idea what the cause was?

dar512 · 10-22-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

my rental house has developed a slab leak. The hot water pipe that runs beneath the foundation slab (all one piece of concrete) has burst. That means they have to jackhammer up the floor in the center of the house (happens to be under the kitchen cabinets), replace the piping and then pour new concrete, then redo all of the ruined flooring.

Not a good day.

Was that pipe for hot water or for heat?

lookout123 · 10-22-2008, 03:17 PM

hot water. of course, now it is heating the floors from beneath so I suppose that's convenient. it is dipping below 80 at night now.

glatt · 10-22-2008, 03:19 PM

Holy cow. That's a lot of work. I assume you have tenants currently living there. Do you have to relocate the tenants for the duration of work, or can they work around the tenants' schedules?

lookout123 · 10-22-2008, 03:21 PM

fortunately, or unfortunately, my tenants recently decided to become lazy assholes and quit paying their rent, so they only had another week to move out anyway. As it stands I told them to vacate as of tonight and I would return their rent prorata. of course, 7 days rent subtracted from the zero they paid me is...

Shawnee123 · 10-22-2008, 03:22 PM

Hang in there, cuz, things will get better.

Sorry, couldn't resist. I hope you all didn't expect me to be different.

Pie · 10-22-2008, 03:32 PM

Urgh, L123 -- We're in the process of buying a house right now, and it's partially on a slab... One more thing to look into.

Shawnee123 · 10-22-2008, 03:35 PM

An old apartment, which was actually renovated from the servant's quarters of a giant old huge mansion in town, was on a slab. It was horrible when it broke (the pipes froze and burst.) We were renting, and didn't have to pay, but it's no small job! It took some time and a lot of tearing up to fix it.

10-22-2008, 03:07 AM	#2731
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I can't get to sleep :/ __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

10-22-2008, 02:06 PM	#2735
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Pico, Dana's condition is chronic, so she's probably putting it off because she knows there's no magic wand. I agree with your advice though. Off you go girl! And sorry to hear it's so very bad at the moment. Sounds rotten. I'm still limping and feeling miserable about not being able to enjoy walking in the autumn. But I can tell it is getting better. It's just so slowly, so slowly... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-22-2008, 03:04 PM	#2736
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	my rental house has developed a slab leak. The hot water pipe that runs beneath the foundation slab (all one piece of concrete) has burst. That means they have to jackhammer up the floor in the center of the house (happens to be under the kitchen cabinets), replace the piping and then pour new concrete, then redo all of the ruined flooring. Not a good day. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-22-2008, 03:07 PM	#2737
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Ugghh, That sux! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-22-2008, 03:12 PM	#2738
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Burst pipes here are not uncommon (the cold weather can cause them to freeze if you aren't careful). Any idea what the cause was? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

10-22-2008, 09:59 AM	#2732
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	The pending GM/Chrylser merger. It spells disaster for us. I havent lived with this kind of anxiety for decades.

10-22-2008, 11:23 AM	#2733
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I have had enough of this fecking eczema flareup. I've been playing the denial game and not actually dealing with it properly (ie doctors appointment) for months, trying to keep it at bay with various creams and potions. My feet and ankles have swollen up. I can't walk properly, had to leave my baseball boot laces undone. Don't know if there's an infection, or water retention, or just that I've damaged the area so much that the soft tissues have swollen up. I'm going for a lie down. @ Pico, that's horrible. Must be such an insecure feeling.

10-22-2008, 12:06 PM	#2734
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Yeah, and mostly because everything is so uncertain right now. There is no telling whats going to happen...but if the merger goes through I'm pretty sure the factories here will be axed. This town would then die...losing 6000 jobs is quite a hit. I'm not sure what we will do. I'm currently only working a part-time. I will find out if they have a full-time position available. If not I'm going to have to start looking around. Dana, get yourself to a doctor! But, hey, I know what its like to procrastinate getting medical attention. I feel like such a jerk once I get it taken care of, but I don't seem to learn either.

10-22-2008, 03:17 PM	#2740
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	hot water. of course, now it is heating the floors from beneath so I suppose that's convenient. it is dipping below 80 at night now. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-22-2008, 03:19 PM	#2741
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Holy cow. That's a lot of work. I assume you have tenants currently living there. Do you have to relocate the tenants for the duration of work, or can they work around the tenants' schedules?

10-22-2008, 03:21 PM	#2742
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	fortunately, or unfortunately, my tenants recently decided to become lazy assholes and quit paying their rent, so they only had another week to move out anyway. As it stands I told them to vacate as of tonight and I would return their rent prorata. of course, 7 days rent subtracted from the zero they paid me is... __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-22-2008, 03:22 PM	#2743
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Hang in there, cuz, things will get better. Sorry, couldn't resist. I hope you all didn't expect me to be different. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-22-2008, 03:32 PM	#2744
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Urgh, L123 -- We're in the process of buying a house right now, and it's partially on a slab... One more thing to look into. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-22-2008, 03:35 PM	#2745
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	An old apartment, which was actually renovated from the servant's quarters of a giant old huge mansion in town, was on a slab. It was horrible when it broke (the pipes froze and burst.) We were renting, and didn't have to pay, but it's no small job! It took some time and a lot of tearing up to fix it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 10-22-2008 at 03:48 PM. Reason: to clarify

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