The New Coffee Room

Wow. That’s a lot of work completed in the heat of summer!

You’re pretty patient @brenda . Messing on my sewing box would be a serious offence for any critter on my porch!

@89th We’ve a couple of similar homes on our street. One has obvious hail damage on the back & I’m betting leakage within too. Kind of hard to judge absent homeowners’ situations because being out of country can pose multiple complications. Although I’m kind of sick of shovelling absent homeowners’ sidewalks in the freezing winter, I do it anyway, because there are old people having to walk down the street to get their mail from our common mailbox location. I don’t want them to slip and fall. Our lots are only 25 ft wide.

@blondie said in What else is new?:

@AndyD You’ve a really cool house! I love the inlay on your piano too.

@AndyD You’ve a really cool house!

@Renauda Interesting what you say of drywall corner beading. I’m going to re look at the front porch (which is covered btw). Where I’d really first like to put Trex on this house is on the front and back door Stair treads because they are exposed to snow and rain.

Ha. Around 1980 I remember a professor having me sit down with her secretary to learn to use a word processor. I’d never used anything like this before. No backspacing with correction tape. Words were justified. But it seemed slow in contrast to typing on an IBM Selectric and even the little electric typewriter I used at home. Faster than a manual though .. oh my!
I wonder how many kids today know what “cc” stands for, or have seen carbon paper?

@89th .. You’ve a lot of work on your plate. I so remember those days of yard work. Good to see you’re growing little worker bees to help you!

@Brenda .. You’ve the stamina of a 30 yr old. Like wow. You get a lot done.

Trex is good. I did trex with my most recent build, but I’ve a question for @Doctor-Phibes : Did you have to replace those joists under your deck? I ask because I want to rip up the unfinished cupped and split front porch boards on another house (built in 2023) and redo it with Trex.

Happy 40th Brenda! Happy 70th to you Mik!

Hair loss is a sad thing for anyone.

Being a mom, I’d be shit freakin’ shaking in my slippers seeing that pic of my kid’s high chair on fire!

Definitely brave @89th. I’m on your side here. You did amazingly well .. adrenaline must have fueled your decision making. You saved an entire family who were unaware & could’ve perished in their basement. I’d be thanking God you were where you were in your kid’s room looking out that window then … house fires, attic fires spread quickly, jump to neighbouring houses … plenty of examples of this.
Years back, a work colleague lost their entire home to an attic fire. She admitted she was forever changed by this.

Congratulations to you @NobodySock . Please post more! You’re living an awesome life

You’re so fortunate to have caring sisters @jon-nyc !

@jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:

We’ll see. Their ‘base case’ forecast is always pretty optimistic. They are in the business of getting you to invest your money after all, not put it in your mattress.

I’m having to attend a little strategy lunch with my finance guy tomorrow. I’m wondering what he’ll propose and how I’l react. My son had his meeting last week, and now a small portion of his portfolio has been infused with Crypto. AI and Bitcoin seem to be topics of Zoom meetings and webinars of late, but I don’t understand this stuff, .. at my stage of life, I hesitate. Yet I’ve too much sitting as cash, and my freeholder stuff isn’t flowing so well now. I’m quite tired of your president’s Tariff Tantum.

Happy Anniversary @jon-nyc . I’m particularly impressed with all your athletic endeavours post transplant. And the multiple trips with your son. And your work with your foundation. And your new lady. You certainly live a full life!

@89th I saw that last one on IG this morning. Surreal.

@Mik said in It takes 10 seconds:

That's a long way for a 2 year old.

Yes. Quite.
I’m so glad she was found 89th! Time really does slow down in that moment, doesn’t it?! You’ll never forget this evening. My gosh. So scary.

My moment happened when my son was 3, in a small department store, when he climbed out of his stroller as I was paying for stuff. I turned my back for a moment. The store was packed, smack dab downtown with 3 exits out to: 1) the train platform, 2) the drug-users & noontime office madness street fest, or 3) the busy street with multiple bus stops & taxis. My heart literally stopped. The only thing I thought to do was yell: “[His Name]! Stay where you are! Don’t You Move!” .. or something like that. Then the cashiers & security got involved. Somewhere, near the train exit, someone found him hiding under a rack of scarves. He was oblivious to my state of panic.