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[Rubysword]

Also we got a puppy! He's a mini goldendoodle.

 

[21hens-incharge]

It has a hardware cloth bottom.

Well that's why they aren't tilling the area. They cannot scratch through hardware cloth.

Ruby!! puppy!!
Yes do focus on schooling! It's very important.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Well first of all, the tub is not level. Instead of using spacers properly, he broke them into 4 pieces. The tiles are cut crooked and not in a strait line. I can't believe hubby paid the guy for most of the job. I will probably have to rip it out and do most of it myself.
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A drunk person could do a better job and actually finish it. I have been ragging on hubby daily for hiring these guys yet again. I suppose at least i can get a bath now but my bathroom is trashed.

If you have a written contract with these people I would be holding them to it.
That is seriously hacked up.
Looks like mortar is where grout should be as well. Not a fun fix.
The one by the tub handle looks like it slid down.
Why didn't they center the tiles around that????
Yeah they need to go away. I would be seeking reimbursement for what you have paid them so you can bring in a pro.

 

[Anansi]

I see small claims court in Cappy's future, and banning her tater hubby from ever hiring a contractor again. TBH, I think I could have done a better job, and I've never done tile. SMH.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Just to clear things up with you crazed lunaticc.....

NO CANNED BACON!!!!

There. I said it. Can I go back to being cold and moist (cause weather here sucks) now?!?

 

[pitbullmomma]

Great news!!
I am such a bad patient! I go in with the mindset that they can't do anything without my consent and have refused several procedures recommended to me.
Congrats on your recovered peace of mind!

Thanks doll!! For a medical professional, I am SUCH a wuss when it coes to anything remotely invoving barf, lol!

BTW, it's so good to see you on the Squatch....ya dirty little lurker, you!

 

[pitbullmomma]

Best clicking news I have had all damn day. Cindi baby. Big giant squatchy hug for you girl.
I’ll catch up with you all tomorrow.

Hahaha!! I am clickin' clackin' freakin' frackin' thrilled girlfriend!!

Hi everyone....just got home from a glorious day subbing at a new school, and it feels so good to work in a nice place where people appreciate you. Going back there tomorrow, yay!

It's out in the boonies like 45 minutes from me and there is an Agway right there. So I went to pick up chick starter (cuz tomorrow is Hatch Day, hopefully) and they had ALL THESE BABY CHICKS in the shed.....omg!!!! THey are so dang cute! @Chickassan they had a whole bin of baby derps and I wanted one so bad. I was thinking of you.

They also had naked necks, and OMG those things are so clickin' ugly. Their necks remind me of an old scrawny old man's pathetic doodles, for lack of a more appropriate word! I was remarking to the lady at the register how freakish they are, and she said they have really sweet personalities, but DAYAM. I just can't get past those creepy, veiny, flaccid necks, lol.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Morning, unfortunately Normally I'm asleep at this time, but guess whose brain is stuck in "am I going to have to ask someone to move their vehicle so I can go where I need to?" I did talk to the property owner and pointed out that there is a whole section of the street on the north side with no driveways that can be used without affecting access to his property, but that using the section on the south side affects 3 families with driveways that are within 15 feet of each other. Or if 3 weeks that they've been working on that property, my ability to come and go as I please or need to had been impacted on 6 days. That's not how you treat someone with a house that will be literally 20 feet from yours. It would be very easy to make their lives difficult, especially if they have small kids. I have to take 3 dogs out on leashes during the day so that my big dog doesn't go over there while people are working. Used to be I only had to have the 2 small ones on a leash. I don't think anyone took in to account how all of this would impact the lives of the people who already live here. They definitely didn't consider it when they made the plans for the house. If they had, maybe the county would have said they can't build such a large home there. Granted, none of their structures will be on our property, but it definitely had made life more difficult for the time being. I shouldn't be losing sleep wondering if I'm going to be able to do what I need to the next day without having to ask someone to move a construction related vehicle. It's not even worth me trying to sleep at this point, I have to be up in and hour and 45 minutes.

Maybe soon I'll be less aggravated with the whole tatering mess, but I doubt the problem had been resolved just because I spoke with the property owner. This is the 3rd time we've talked to them about reducing the impact to our daily lives. If I have to keep asking them, I'm going to be talking to the county, the is no reason that we should have to continually say something to them just to live in our own home without being inconvenienced by their construction. Yes, I understand that there will be an increase in noise and the coming and going of people. Yes, I understand that they will have to dig in front of our driveway to lay a conduit for utilities. That I expect. I just don't want to have to ask people to move vehicles just because it's easier for them to block us in than taking the time yo use the section of the street where nobody lives. I don't think it's unreasonable, they can still do everything they need to as far as pouring concrete and unloading supplies and equipment. I guess they are so used to dealing with subdivisions under construction that they forget to think about the fact that people actually live here, and these houses have been here since at least 1982.

On the lighter side at least the birds are happy, and I have a 9 lb cuddle buddy snoozing on my lap, everyone is asleep and I'm listening to crickets in DD #'s 3 & 4's room chirping away as they try to entice a mate, totally oblivious to the fact that they are going to be someone's next meal. And I have y'all to keep me company and brighten my day. Hopefully my lousy mood will change as well. I was depressed enough without the stuff with the construction next door. I'll try to not rant about it on here anymore, cuz y'all are too awesome to get aggravated with all of the grousing.

Have the most bestest day you can. for everyone.

@Anansi That is such crap!!!! I freaking hate rude inconsiderate people like that. It's too bad you're so far away cuz I would get all up in their face and tell them off for you. Rude jerks. It sucks too, because you're kind of stuck with your neighbors, it's not like you can move. So you gotta let them know what's what right from the get go, kindly but firmly tell them you are not gonna take their inconsiderate BS.

It blows my mind how stupid and rude people are!!! Blocking you in in your own driveway! I might have just had to, I dunno, do something nasty (inconspicuously) to one of those big, jerky vehicles...

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Hey peeps! This summer has been super crazy, but super fun, and I'm enjoying school so far. I won't be on here that frequently, because this year is going to be pretty important and I'll need to be really focused. The chickens are doing ok. A few weeks ago, a bear attacked 3 times, killing four chickens. The DEC are being taters and still haven't brought the bear trap they were supposed to bring two Mondays ago. @staceyj, nope! Still happily boyfriend-free! My brother's here at the high school this year. He stresses over everything, but I think he secretly likes it. I'm trying to convince my mom to let me get poison dart frogs, and am now considering going to the Air Force Academy when I graduate high school So that's the stuff in Ruby's life lately!

Bears respond really well to electric fence. They can sense it and steer clear.
The other option is a bear spray bomb. But the chickens might not like that too much.

My friend who made paint landmines to protect the family farm keeps bees. He winters them in FL. Big bear problem there. So he put up electric fence and pepper spray mines. You're not allowed to bury anything like that in FL and it has to be clearly labeled.
He gets a call one day from a sheriff. A man is in the hospital and threatening to sue. He stepped on a pepper spray bomb and then got stung hundreds of times.
My poor friend has a small heart attack at the news and asks the sheriff if the guy will be ok. He will be but he's raging mad now and in quite a lot of pain.
Friend explains that it's for bear defence. The electric fence is run on batteries so the pepper spray is beyond those in case of failure. He asked the sheriff to please go check out the scene. Everything is clearly marked for human safety. In bright pink! The mine is bright pink. Arrows pointing at the mine are bright pink. Large signs posted as to what is in the area.
Well, he gets a phone call a few hours later. It's the sheriff. He checked the scene and got pictures of the setup. He chuckles and says he almost hopes the guy wants to go to court. The sheriff knows the judge and he can only imagine what he would say to the guy as he's laughed out of court. Tells my friend not to worry. He's totally legal. And hangs up still laughing.

 

[biophiliac]

....ya dirty little lurker, you!

Yep, ya got me!