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Alli said:
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The water is now low enough for the pool repair guy to fix the leak. Then we can start the slow/expensive task of refilling.
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Nice looking pool!
Do you think that perhaps the sellers of the property actually knew about this slow leak in the pool but somehow "forgot" to disclose that information to you during the sales transaction? Just wondering....
 
Herdfan said:
Seems the trip is for orientation, not an interview. She got the job.

But now she is moving to LA. 🥲
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Congratulations to your daughter on landing the job! How cool is this! Yes, I can imagine you and her mother are less than thrilled about her moving to LA.....
 
Clix Pix said:
Nice looking pool!
Do you think that perhaps the sellers of the property actually knew about this slow leak in the pool but somehow "forgot" to disclose that information to you during the sales transaction? Just wondering....
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It was perfect the first 2 months. I think it was the storm we had the tore the liner away from the sides.

The good news is, the patching the guy did yesterday seems to have worked, so we are now filling the pool. When they break from the J6 hearings, I’ll go for a swim.
 
Yay it’s Friday! Busy day. Worked from home. Spent most of the day in various meetings.
Then just now went for a late evening walk with Mrs AFB.
 
Clix Pix said:
Congratulations to your daughter on landing the job! How cool is this! Yes, I can imagine you and her mother are less than thrilled about her moving to LA.....
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Thanks.

Yeah, torn about the location. Not necessarily because it's LA, but she grew up in a small town and as such, she simply doesn't have the social awareness to live in a big city. She wanted to go to SCAD at the Atlanta location and we said absolutely not. Hopefully she gained some street smarts in Savannah, but most of SCAD is in and around the tourist district and SCAD has unbelievable security, so she was pretty safe there.
 
That definitely will be a concern! When I came to the DC area to get my Master's degree at Catholic University, it was kind of the same sort of situation, as growing up I'd lived in small towns, suburbs far from the big city, and went to college in a small town, so DC was a whole new world. The day after my mother left, having gotten me all settled into my new apartment (another first, living alone on my own rather than in a dormitory), I immediately set out to investigate my new city -- got on the bus and went downtown, where I marveled at the big stores, big theatre, etc.....WOW! It was amazing! Never mind the monuments and all that stuff, I got excited at seeing the huge, ornate Warner Theatre downtown. LOL!

That was an interesting year, one where I learned a lot, and not just in my classes at CUA -- let's just say there were some things about which I never told my parents. Fortunately early-on I made friends both at school and in my apartment building, and it was a safe area in general. Most of the time I was with others when going out somewhere, and of course all of us were also pretty busy with school and/or work so we didn't have a lot of free time to go extensively exploring the area anyway. It was easier, too, with friends who had cars rather than needing to be reliant on public transportation all the time. Overall it was a good experience for me.

I also met my husband-to-be at CUA and after I had graduated we began dating, I moved to Virginia and began my first professional job. My life changed once again after we were married, too. In the meantime my parents, too, adjusted to the "empty nest" scenario (I was an only child) and began making changes in their own lives.
 
A bit of a standard Sunday for me I think. I have washing to do, shirts to iron for work and I am hoping to wash my car. I haven’t washed it in 3 weeks due to our driveway being out of action with our house extension build. It’s filthy up close. I’ll do some cooking later, all relatively boring stuff lol.
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
A bit of a standard Sunday for me I think. I have washing to do, shirts to iron for work and I am hoping to wash my car. I haven’t washed it in 3 weeks due to our driveway being out of action with our house extension build. It’s filthy up close. I’ll do some cooking later, all relatively boring stuff lol.
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Been here 2 and a half years and haven’t unpacked the ironing board yet.

Here gardening and some other household jobs.
 
Clix Pix said:
That definitely will be a concern! When I came to the DC area to get my Master's degree at Catholic University,
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My mother did her first two years of undergrad at CU. Long time ago.
Apple fanboy said:
Been here 2 and a half years and haven’t unpacked the ironing board yet.
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What’s an ironing board?
 
I began classes at CUA the summer of 1967, having freshly graduated from college in WVA, and graduated from CUA in the spring of 1968. Yes, THAT spring, that horrifying, historic year....

Ironing board? Oh, yeah, I remember those things! Got rid of mine a long, long time ago!
 
Apple fanboy said:
Always my least favourite household chore. I'm terrible at it. But since I wear more casual clothes in the office (like everyone else), no need for ironing anymore.
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I detested ironing, as well.

My father, bless him, used to do much, later most, and later still, almost all, of the family ironing, and I shamelessly took advantage of that in my teaching days.

And there was a time when Decent Brother and I lived together, and we took turns - on different week-ends - at ironing.

However, agreed, these days, what I wear tends to be either a lot less formal, and rarely, (by which, I mean, never) requires the attention of an iron.
 
Use to love ironing and was a bit obsessed about it. Absolutely loved hard pressed creases in my trousers and would get complimented on them often.

Now my daily uniform consists of wrinkly-free casual clothing. Can't remember the last time I pulled out the ol' ironing board.*

* probably the last major conference we attended because I use to iron hubby's shirts for his presentations. So probably Seattle, January 2020 before The Pandemic. But that is away at a hotel, not at home.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
I detested ironing, as well.

My father, bless him, used to do much, later most, and later still, almost all, of the family ironing, and I shamelessly took advantage of that in my teaching days.

And there was a time when Decent Brother and I lived together, and we took turns - on different week-ends - at ironing.

However, agreed, these days, what I wear tends to be either a lot less formal, and rarely, (by which, I mean, never) requires the attention of an iron.
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Funny thing is we all hate or don’t mind certain jobs. Mrs AFB detests cleaning. So I do the majority of that. She prefers to cook so does that. I don’t think either of us like shopping so the majority gets ordered for delivery these days.

Another sunny morning. In the office today. Have an electrician in sorting out a few jobs around the building including installing the charging points for EV’s.
Then tomorrow I’m WFH and having my own charging point installed. Funny how they are both a day apart. Been chasing my guy for months. He’s also got a few jobs to finish off from the rewire.
 
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