OK, I just want to say this, and nothing else: there sure are a lot of dumbasses out there. Not here! Here! I mean, not in the Cellar, I mean in this immediate vicinity.

That is all.

Shawnee is that related to the problem with your grandma?

Oh, no. That was a work-related vent. Just something to do with a studlent. :blush:

ah ok :) thought you guys had maybe run up against a brick wall already :P

Good luck finding your gran a good place to be. I'm sure you'll find somewhere nice.

Thanks. :)

A studlent? Is that a catholic student?

lol...it's a small-minded student. I did that on porpoise. I don't know why! :lol:

Too bad ZenGum isn't around to pun with you.

I was just thinking I miss the Gumster.

Merc, I'm sorry about your MIL, but as you say, when it gets that bad, sometimes swift is best. It was only 5 months between diagnosis and death for my mum and that seemed fast. I can only imagine how much your wifes head is reeling after this time.

My thoughts will be with you both.

And once again, I try to accomplish the smallest thing and it blows up in my face:

We have a lot of dead shrubs and overgrowth in the back corner of our yard. I actually got up the motivation over the weekend to drag my ass out there and cut back a little of it. One of the things I cleared out was this long-dead thick climbing thing that grew up along the fence (it used to go over the top, but the neighbor had cut off his side long ago.)

Turns out those stupid dead branches were the only thing holding the fence up! Now there's a huge section of fence that's fallen down into my neighbor's yard. I'd have left the damn thing alone if I'd known it was structural.

Gardening accidents! Don't they suck?

Can't you just prop the fence back up or reseat the posts? What sort of fence is it?

Oh yes, it definitely isn't a feat of engineering to fix, just reseating the loose post and possibly replacing a crossbeam or two... but it will A.) need to be done by Mr. Clod, who already has too many honeydew tasks on his plate, and B.) may encourage the neighbor to bring up replacing the whole fence altogether--which it really does need, in all honesty, but we have far more important uses for the money right now.

LOL! that's why I try to avoid cleaning. anything. who's to know when it's the dust and dirt that's holding everything together?

Thanks Ali. She said that she feels like the world on Atlas's back is finally rolling off.

God, Merc, I just read back through the thread, I hadn't seen your entry. My condolences to you and our wife. What a shocking way for things to go, so fast from well to the end.

Thanks Dana, life throws you curve balls everynow and again, sometimes they hit you in the head.

I know...and sometimes they hit you right in the solar plexis.

I have tube-burn on my inner arms.

well use more Lube Monnie !!!

;)

i'mtrying a new high protein diet to bulk my skinny white ass up a little bit and ive had the runs for like 3 days,

:mad2:

Ouch. Are you doing this with medical/dietary advice Timo, or are you just going it alone? If going it alone, might be worth a GP's visit just to make sure you're doing it safely.

well yes and no,
I have a friend who's really into this kind of thing, hes been doing it for about a year and recomended it to me, i'll probrably ask him...
failing that i'll see my GP,
cheers for the concern though Dana!

Merc, best wishes to you and especially your wife and family. I feel a little relieved, to be honest, because it's like we can all breathe again, so I understand what you mean about wishing she had "gone earlier." I spent weeks dreading every single phone call I got, because each time I just knew that it was going to be The Call. Of course I miss her a lot, but I know it's a big relief for my dad, because he doesn't have to be at her side watching her suffer. I imagine it's much the same for your wife.

Shawnee, good luck for your grandma! My grandmother's aunt (my great grand aunt, I guess?) was moved to a home a few months ago because her Alzheimer's had gotten really bad. She kept leaving the house in the middle of the night claiming that there was a man outside waiting to take her back to Cuba. (She hasn't been in Cuba for at least 50 years.) Even after changing the locks, it was hard to keep her from wandering around. So it was in her best interest of her health and safety to move her. Hopefully your family is able to find a comfortable, safe place for your grandma.

Thank you Chocolatl. :)

Sounds like most of the projects I do around my place. Especially plumbing. The simple act of turning the water off to the pipes to make the fix often causes more problems than the fix will fix. All the sediment in the pipes gets stirred up and flushed into the guts of all the fixtures, and then they all stop working.

Thanks Choc, yes we can relate to all those same feelings. Every phone call was like a stab with a knife. Esp if the Caller Id said it was the nsg home. One night they called real late and I didn't wake my wife up since she has not had good sleep since this all started at Christmas. It was just a status report. Not good, but really no change. When my wife say the Caller ID the next day she about had a panic attack. Since I was at work she could not get immediately ahold of me and freaked even more. After I got her to see my logic in not waking her up and that nothing had changed she calmed down but it was like 2 hours of hell for her til we talked. Thank God(s) it is over and we can all breathe again. Thanks for the thoughts again, all.

Sounds rough Merc. sorry dude.

Never easy to loose a loved one ,
Condolences to both Choc and Merc

Merc, Choc,

Take care of yourselves. I'm joining the club here, my thoughts are with you and yours.

Hang in there Shina. Just keep your commo lines open with those closest to you and things will work out.

Wal-Mart!!!!!!!:censored: :censored:

Two phone calls in two days from my accountant's office. Neither of them from my accountant. I called last week inquiring as to when I should come in and sign.

First Call: Hey Lookout - do you know you didn't pay any of your quarterlies last year?

Even though I faxed over my payroll sheets everytime I paid myself, they apparently received NONE of them and didn't think it was strange. So from August through December I didn't pay anything to the government and because of that, my corporation didn't issue a W2, which will now create a penalty situation.

Anger barely held in check.

Second Call: Hey Lookout - we just got a letter that your corporation is about to be dissolved.

Apparently they didn't publish my articles last year. It can be fixed after paying another penalty. I paid them to do it, they say that they don't do it. Grrrr! I'd have had my attorney do it, if they weren't going to do the whole freaking job! And then they lay their failures at my feet and pretend it was all me.

I'm so freaking angry that I'm going the hard route to fix the problems through another accountant because I don't ever want to speak with them again. I'd probably kill someone if I saw them right now. Or I'd collapse into a frustrated sobbing ball of frayed nerves. One or the other.

Depending on other people to be competent enough to do their jobs is an exercise in futility.

Does anyone else ever just stop and look at life around them and think "why can't I win, just once?" I'm a decent guy, why the fuck does Mr Murphy apply his law to me at every fucking chance?

lookout---I know this seems so hard, it IS hard and you DON'T deserve it and yes, people are incompetant asshats most of the time who should be shot on sight. I feel for you. *cyberhug* deep breaths and maybe a shot of something.

Thanks Bri. Of course, I feel like a pretty big ass getting sympathy from someone who is dealing with a real problem;) , but thanks. I appreciate it.

Bri's right, it is lousy and you don't deserve it. Rotten luck to have incompetant dumbasses taking your money and not doing the job.

I feel a bit better about my reason for complaint now - I've just got an evil case of the farts. It doesn't cost me a penny.

We all have trials and it does me good to know that. Though I don't wish bad on anyone it makes me realize that even people who might seem to me to have it all go through stuff I know nothing about.

Keep your chin up, cousin! :)

lol @ SG

lookout--everyone's problem is real. I'm more worried about an email I sent rather than my medical condition! if nothing else, life is funny (both funny ha-ha and funny 'weird'). Money problems suck right up there with car, plumbing and computer woes. fire the bums!

They are fired, I'm just being spineless about it. I'm concerned about telling them off too badly and making it worse, because *drumroll* MOST of my clients use their firm! Because I sent them there. Yep.

I've been sending the majority of my referral business there for years now. I've also received a lot of referrals from there. My business is so interconnected that if I pour fuel on the fire it has the potential to become very damaging to me.

Ugghh - bite your tongue, breathe deep and make the best of it. You yourself know that paying to correct someone else's incompetence from time to time is unfortunately a cost of doing business. It shouldn't be, but it is. Hang tight Bro - good luck.

I was going to suggest posting their name in the thread so any future internet searches would bring up your complaints, but if you think they'll figure out it's you then I guess that wouldn't be the best idea, since you don't want to burn bridges.

I've spent my day on permahold with the state and city corporation commissions, accountants, and my attorney. Maybe I should just thank the useless fucks for giving me all this time to be in the cellar.:rolleyes:

No, as much as I'd like to burn her practice down it would damage me just as much as her so no dice. Quietly taking my lumps and being the nice guy feels crappy, but it will cause fewer disruptions with my clients. Truth is, I'll probably still lose some clients over this, because I am 100% done dealing with that firm and this happens to be tax season so the clients will have more direct contact with the accountants than they will with me. I'm sure the accountant already warmed up to another advisor to share referrals. Next week after I get this mess straightened out I'll really have to go out and interview some new firms for client placement.

Youre such a good guy lookout, can I clone you and have one for myself?

Upsetting me.....its amusing...to everyone BUT me.

One of our sales guys wanted to buy my whipper snipper, so I called in at the old house to get it...shoved it in the back of the SUV and on I went to work.

Just got onto the highway, when this dirty big hairy fucking huntsmen spider comes running at me from the passenger seat!!!! (he must of been in the whipper snipper)

Now, a few of you will know I am not overly bothered by spiders, particularly Hunstmen....but this bastard had a mission and he was really hyperactive and jumpy.

Jam on breaks, throw car into park and dive out the door onto the highway, all the while shrieking like a mad women and waving hands around.

Two lovely guys stopped to see what was wrong, and turns out they were more scared of hairy than I was....especially when he seemed to be mocking us on my headrest by waving his little furry legs around over his beady eyes and dancing a jig.

I finally regain some composure, grab a stick to try and chase him out...he's a really nimble bastard and escapes up under the dash.

After another 10 minutes standing on the side of the road, I decide I have to get to work at some stage, and risk driving.

Get to work, dive out of car, run for fly spray and bombed the car.

R.I.P Harry Hunstmen.

Did it look anything like this?

http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Epterr..._Dads_hand.JPG

Yesssss....furry fucking bastard.

I live with them all the time, and generally they dont bother me...but in an enclosed area.......

I killed the FUCK out of a little dog this morning with my truck !!

How do you kill the fuck out of a little dog ??
If you don't want to know DO NOT high lite the following text ,
As I was blasting thru the back roads of rural Arkansas this morning , a little white dog suddenly ran from the woods right in front of my truck , I missed him , but the little brown dog was Not so fast, 10,000 lbs worth of F350 at 60 mph , both front and rear tires , I saw chunks flying , and the spray on the side of the truck , i slowed down but when I saw the chunks falling I knew there was NOTHING I could do :yeldead:

FUCK !!!! THAT STARTED MY DAY OFF BAD !!

Sorry to be SO descriptive but I needed to get it off my chest .

Sorry, zip. :( At least you know he didn't suffer.

And the white dog had a warm breakfast.

HLJ - I so did not need to see that HUGE picture when all alone in a spidery building. I don't have a problem with spiders, but that was too much too soon.

Ducks I laughed out loud when I read your post - it ranks up with my all time favourite of Wolf vs preying mantis. And reminds me not to sneak looks at the Cellar today when the office fills up, you're all too funny for me to get away with it!

RIP little brown dog. Still, like Clod says at least you didn't have to go back and finish the job.

Ach Zippyt, how awful :(

My goddamn back is killing me. I've developed what feels like a typical crick in one's neck, except it's down by my shoulder blade, and it's been there for days despite repeated massages and hot baths and such. It's making me sleep for shit--and I wasn't sleeping great to begin with these days--which has put me in a nasty mood all around. Last night was the worst yet, and case in point, I should damn well be asleep right now except my back woke me up enough that my body decided it was time to eat, and there's no ignoring that. Now, instead of feeling full, I'm having Braxton-Hicks contractions instead, which means no way will I be able to doze a little before it's really time to get up. Piss-moan-grumble-bitch-whine etc.

I have horrible butterflies about my interview (16.15 this afternoon)
I'm going to try and bury them with food

Good luck :) Let us know how you get on!

Zip, at least you didn't swerve and end up against a tree or upside down in a ditch.

Clodfobble, it sounds like one of your thoracic vertebrae is out. Do you have a DO or chiropractor who can make an adjustment? There are also some arm/shoulder stretches that might help.

Hey Jesus, how about that back and arm stretching device you used, was that helpful?

:bolt:

another step in my road to hell

I'm not going to read the post in white....Hope you are feeling better today Zippyt!
:)

I don't even think I would have a day if I killed a dog on my way into work. I'd just call the whole thing off and go home and be miserable. Kudos for having a day after that! I would refuse.

Back is better, hands still hurt.

I don't officially have one, but I guess I could find a chiropractor on Monday if it keeps up through the weekend. Oddly enough, I was stretching my arm and neck around in the middle of the night and it suddenly was much, much worse, so now I'm afraid to do any kind of stretching at all. Is it possible to describe a magic pop-your-own-thoracic-vertebrae-back-in motion I could make?