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Post by onlyMark on Apr 13, 2020 20:38:26 GMT
Ahhh.... the good old days when we had all three doing that.......
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Post by lagatta on Apr 14, 2020 10:54:32 GMT
No grandchildren yet, Mark?
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 14, 2020 16:30:15 GMT
Nope. And I wish they'd hurry up so I can treat the grandkids in such a way that I give payback to mine. "What time do you go to bed?" "Mama makes me go at eight o'clock." "Eight o'clock? Why? That's far too early for someone as big and old as you."
"Do you want to play hide and seek?" "Yes!" "Good. But whatever you do, don't look in the shoe box in the pantry. That's where Mama keeps all the sweets."
Things like that. I'm going to have such a lot of fun.
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Post by Kimby on May 12, 2020 15:44:50 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on May 12, 2020 16:00:31 GMT
My constant peeve is use of the word “of” instead of “have” as in “ I would of liked to go there”.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 12, 2020 16:07:16 GMT
"unchartered" waters ~ Don't start me on another rant about the blithe, smug ignorance of millennials & GenZers. It's the seizing upon & overusing of incorrect terms by those so-called writers that makes me want to grab my flamethrower. Do none of them understand that famous and infamous are completely different words with distinct meanings, for instance? And the lip-smacking self-pleased aspect of mistakenly parroting a big, grownup word such as bespoke just points up their infantilism. Too harsh? What about the fact that mom seems to have replaced the word mother, or that yummy is now over-used in preference to delicious, for instance? Great article by the the way, Kimby.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 12, 2020 16:19:44 GMT
I thought bespoke was one of those biblical words and hadn't been used since the King James bible. (Not that I have ever cracked open a King James bible.)
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Post by bjd on May 12, 2020 16:41:37 GMT
If we can complain about the use of certain words, then "ask" as a noun drives me nuts. "It's a big ask to ...". There are perfectly good words that are clear: issue, question, and others depending on what you want to say.
Bespoke was one of those words I didn't know the meaning of until I learned that it referred to made-to-measure suits.
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Post by onlyMark on May 12, 2020 21:59:16 GMT
Different meaning, but is bespoke the new curated?
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Post by bixaorellana on May 12, 2020 23:02:38 GMT
It can be, if you carefully curate your vocabulary.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2020 2:15:38 GMT
I guess this is a princessy pet peeve, but I hate it when tea bags refuse to drown.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 12, 2020 23:16:05 GMT
Is anyone else peeved at the amount of eye makeup - and especially false eyelashes - that is predominant among female newscasters?
Do they really expect us to take them seriously when they try to look like a Kewpie doll, with fans of eyelashes distracting us every time they blink?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 13, 2020 3:02:06 GMT
Luckily that isn't a problem in every country, but I agree that it certainly is in the United States, along with Big Hair.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 13, 2020 16:01:09 GMT
Kimby - talk about a quick money making product, you are talking false eyelashes for the African population here. You could make enough money to spend a month or six in Paris. How it took route I have no idea, but in a few months every second female had a household broom on her eyelids pretending they were eyelashes. The extremely curly hair of the African nation meant very curly eyelashes hardly visible. Then, along comes a Chinaman with lashes that almost need bamboo supports. They fall for the eyelash look in droves and the old Jewish Piano is tinkling madly. In a very short time - a year maybe two - its all finished. They have found out the lashes don't last forever and to keep having them replaced is very costly. Oh the beauty business….you have no idea what goes on here. No idea. And I cannot tell you because its below the belt.
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Post by whatagain on Jul 14, 2020 7:56:20 GMT
A patient of my wife had her eyebrow tattoed, so it takes less time to apply make up. Reaso ably familiar here. Then she got surgery to remove excess of skin on the upper eyelid. And she was complaining the doc who did it to her made a bad job because the tattooed line is now broken... Always found it funny.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 14, 2020 11:25:05 GMT
Whatagain I can't imagine why the eyelid surgery would go anywhere near her eyebrows?! How do I know this….because I have had my eyebrows tattooed twice and my upper and lower eyelids done. Luckily my plastic surgeon operated with great care not to give the eyes that wide open stare - thinking of Nancy Reagan. I guess all she can do is tattoo the broken line…...
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 20, 2020 13:23:46 GMT
Amazon generally has excellent delivery service, but I really do not need them to call me at 18:30 on a Sunday to go downstairs and get the package from the guy.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 20, 2020 14:11:33 GMT
You’d rather he just leave it and let someone steal it?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 20, 2020 14:18:04 GMT
I think it is disgraceful that they make the delivery people work on a Sunday evening. But everybody knows that Amazon uses slave labour, just like Uber et al.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 20, 2020 16:13:43 GMT
Contract labor is hardly slave labor. It's not a great deal for the workers, as generally health insurance, pensions & suchlike don't come with the job. But as demand for deliveries has increased during the virus, it has created demand for contract drivers. This works out for people needing extra money, but who have regular jobs. The delivery person working on Sunday probably chose that day.
As Kimby points out, many deliveries are stolen from porches and doorways. Having the recipient accept the item from the delivery person is insurance for both that recipient and the person delivering.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2020 0:51:22 GMT
Grrrrr grrrrrr grrr! I hate that thing that Amazon is now doing of eking out your packages to you instead of just sending them all together. I know they do it in the States because I send stuff to people there and it arrives one or two items at a time over a period of days.
Now Amazon Mexico is doing the same thing, with the added twist that they are bragging about it in a silly and inaccurate way. After being given the choice of when I want my stuff (soon; all in one batch), I get a flurry of emails saying that in order to inject joy into my life they are sending one single item of my "regalo" on x day so I can have it sooner. First of all, it's only going to be a "gift" if they decide not to charge me and second, why do they think people want more days that they have to waste waiting around?
This particular non-gift is being sent by DHL & is supposed to arrive "before 8 pm". It's now almost 7:50 -- way past time for my dogs to go for their walk, plus I was going to combine the walk with an errand. I guess I'll wait until 8 sharp, by which time my ire will be fanned to a flame. *hate*
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Post by questa on Sept 3, 2020 6:47:16 GMT
It is all a nefarious plot. First is to lure us away from the bricks-and-mortar shops with tempting wares delivered to your home...free. Then add a delivery fee that is wholly ridiculous for the item you have bought. The third step is a doozy...after promises for easy exchange if unsatisfied, they make it almost impossible to return the item. Phone the returns desk....no-one picks up.Phone the orders desk "I don't know. try...number xxx." Return to the lonely phone. Finally send the item back, accompanied by a shed of emails.The people I spoke with were slow learners who had trouble grasping the concept of "return - get money back".They tried for ages to get me to take something similar, then other wares were offered (delivery extra) Eventually my money was paid,but the recent delivery changes will no doubt add to the angst of buying on line.
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Post by bjd on Sept 3, 2020 9:09:54 GMT
Since we couldn't go to Canada this year to celebrate our son's birthday, we ordered 4 books for him from the Book Depository. Great place, unfortunately bought out by Amazon. But free delivery to just about any country in the world. They too sent every book separately! And it took several weeks, but I put that down to the lousy Canadian post office.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2020 16:13:22 GMT
I have to disagree with you, Questa. Catalog shopping has a long history and is a boon to many people -- those who don't live in a city large enough to offer many choices, those with mobility issues, those who wish to send gifts from afar, etc. The problem I had last night was created by DHL, not by Amazon. Nevertheless, when I phoned Amazon Mexico my complaint was met with professionalism and courtesy. This has been my experience in dealing with Amazon US as well. You are right about delivery charges, and the habit of referring to them as "postage and handling" is infuriating. Isn't "handling" what is done by all retailers, whether by catalog or in person, and understood to be included in the price of the item? That's why I use Amazon Prime for my Amazon US account. Overall, I would get far more value from it if I lived in the US, as some features aren't available to me here. Regardless, I'm quite sure that the delivery charges I don't have to pay over the course of a year would add up to more than the price of Prime. Amazon Mexico won't let me have Prime because I don't have a Mexican bank account. Even so, I only have to purchase 499 pesos (23 usd / 31.66 aud) in order to get free shipping. I just looked up Book Depository and it offers free delivery worldwide!
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 3, 2020 16:23:44 GMT
Most of my online shopping comes from Amazon-UK and it is mostly DVDs or books. Although a lot of these things can be ordered from Amazon-France, they are often cheaper through the UK or else the DVD is not yet available in France due to French cultural laws which prevent early sales. For other items, there are a number of other sites that I use but often the items are sent from China.
I don't use Amazon Prime, because items from Amazon-France or Amazon-UK generally arrive in less than 3 days and I certainly do not require faster service. Postage from the UK for what I order is generally £2.79 and I can live with that.
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Post by tod2 on Sept 3, 2020 16:41:07 GMT
Since we couldn't go to Canada this year to celebrate our son's birthday, May I be so bold as to ask how old your son is. Ours turned 42 on 2nd Septs.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2020 16:45:47 GMT
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Post by bjd on Sept 3, 2020 16:50:21 GMT
Since we couldn't go to Canada this year to celebrate our son's birthday, May I be so bold as to ask how old your son is. Ours turned 42 on 2nd Septs. . You may indeed, Tod. He turned 40, which is one of those important decade-changing birthdays. That's why we had planned to go at that time.
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Post by htmb on Sept 3, 2020 18:03:31 GMT
That’s a tough birthday to miss, Bjd! A real milestone. Hopefully you’ll have a fun Canadian family celebration sometime in the not-to-distant future.
Bixa, (just as an anecdote, mostly unrelated to your experience) some of my Amazon deliveries are supposed to arrive by 8:00 PM, but the truck that brings those deliveries doesn’t usually get here until 9:00. If I am expecting a delivery, I turn on my outdoor lights since my front door area can be pretty dark. The guys are always really friendly and seem grateful. I’m guessing they come to my home so late because I’m on their return route to the warehouse. Being able to order online during this pandemic has sure been a relief. I even put an order in to CVS for all the "drugstore" things I was running out of. The delivery came from a Tampa store via UPS and I got it in two days. Shipping was free since my order was over a certain amount. .
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Post by rikita on Sept 7, 2020 20:43:38 GMT
computer problems. always a pet peeve, when my computer behaves strangely and i don't know what to do about it (and it is such a mixture of strange behaviours i can't really imagine them all be caused by the same thing ...
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