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Lady tehMa wrote: Dec 14th, 2022, 6:37 pm Thanks, normaM :130:

I am in the process of wrapping now. Not my favourite thing.
So, did you find the Missing Items?
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I had an email from a woman, in her 30s, maybe early 40s.
She signed off with She/Her.

What does that mean?
Is she just confirming that she's a female, or does one acknowledge her with one of those pronouns?
Did any of you receive the memo?
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Here is idea:
Save those amazon boxes and reuse them, place junk you want to get rid of into the box and place it at front door.
Sure enough someone will probably steal it. :biggrin:

Junk is gone
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I used a cleaning service yesterday - felt all fancy! Damn they did a fab job... wish I had the coin to become used to having it monthly.
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GordonH wrote: Dec 15th, 2022, 1:02 am Here is idea:
Save those amazon boxes and reuse them, place junk you want to get rid of into the box and place it at front door.
Sure enough someone will probably steal it. :biggrin:

Junk is gone
Tried that and it worked but a few days later they came back with all my stuff and all of theirs!

Now I have twice as much junk! :-X
It's so cold I'm almost hoping for a heated argument with my Wife!
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Old Sailor wrote: Dec 15th, 2022, 7:01 am
GordonH wrote: Dec 15th, 2022, 1:02 am Here is idea:
Save those amazon boxes and reuse them, place junk you want to get rid of into the box and place it at front door.
Sure enough someone will probably steal it. :biggrin:

Junk is gone
Tried that and it worked but a few days later they came back with all my stuff and all of theirs!

Now I have twice as much junk! :-X
Oh well, I guess go back to the exploding box of glitter. As thieves reward for stealing.
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bb49 wrote: Dec 14th, 2022, 9:43 pm I had an email from a woman, in her 30s, maybe early 40s.
She signed off with She/Her.

What does that mean?
Is she just confirming that she's a female, or does one acknowledge her with one of those pronouns?
Did any of you receive the memo?
It's the thing that people do nowadays to show they support the "I don't like regular pronouns" group.

Because it can be hard to tell by email who thinks they're what, you have to let people know, now.

Not something I do. I do it the old-fashioned way, signing off with "Mrs"
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Catsumi wrote: Dec 14th, 2022, 6:54 pm
Lady tehMa wrote: Dec 14th, 2022, 6:37 pm Thanks, normaM :130:

I am in the process of wrapping now. Not my favourite thing.
So, did you find the Missing Items?
All items accounted for! Except for the ones that shipped late, now I just hope they arrive here in time :/
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GordonH wrote: Dec 15th, 2022, 7:27 am
Old Sailor wrote: Dec 15th, 2022, 7:01 am

Tried that and it worked but a few days later they came back with all my stuff and all of theirs!

Now I have twice as much junk! :-X
Oh well, I guess go back to the exploding box of glitter. As thieves reward for stealing.
LOVE that guy - did you see the one where he went after the scam callers?
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Can you believe this?

Scammer phoning my number at 5:00 A.M. today

I wish them cockroaches, pharty smoke, tear gas and rats aplenty!!! :-X :cuss:
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where did you find them Lady?
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normaM wrote: Dec 16th, 2022, 4:48 am where did you find them Lady?
Cats - bet you went to bed early last night
I usually keep all my gifts in an older suitcase, so I don't lose them. They didn't all fit this year. I had a cute mug for my coworker, left in a gift bag tucked away beside my dresser. I relocated that bag a few times, apparently. I did eventually find it.
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A word of warning, don't look when you flush. :200:

https://www.livescience.com/toilet-flus ... osol-plume
Uncovered toilets shoot out aerosol plumes 'like a rocket'.

You've been warned, flush and run.
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I was told this video featured Catsumi and GordonH, but I don't believe it because GordonH doesn't swear.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/840649496972651/
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Wow 😮. Can’t believe it’s Tuesday already. Seems like the days all run together. Have a great one 😊

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