OT - NO POLITICS Rainy Weekends Always Get Me Down edition

[Kate08]

Got a crew coming tomorrow to deliver and build a 12x14 shed. My plan was to leave a cooler of waters and gatorades out back, and let them know the basement door is open, bathroom is just inside to the left. Leaving a roll of paper towels and shop rags down there as well.

A couple friends of mine are laughing at this, calling me crazy and saying it’s overkill.

Am I crazy? Or is this just a VERY basic hospitable gesture that I think it is?

Oh I’d totally do that.

We live on a dead end at the top of a hill. All the plow drivers know they can park at the top of our street during a storm, get a cup of coffee, and we’ll throw their wet outerwear in the dryer while they warm up.

We don’t do it for favors, but the mouth of our driveway is always miraculously cleared

 

[TD Charlie]

What is the one toy or game from your childhood that you never played but would still like to try?

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My boys had this a few years ago, and like every other toy, the modern version is insanely cheapened. Not that it was ever a robust forever-toy, but the new versions of EVERYTHING are always chincy

My answer though is probably Fireball Island

 

[Gee Wally]

Got a crew coming tomorrow to deliver and build a 12x14 shed. My plan was to leave a cooler of waters and gatorades out back, and let them know the basement door is open, bathroom is just inside to the left. Leaving a roll of paper towels and shop rags down there as well.

A couple friends of mine are laughing at this, calling me crazy and saying it’s overkill.

Am I crazy? Or is this just a VERY basic hospitable gesture that I think it is?

With all due respect, your friends are assholes.
Anyone coming to do anything at my place has bottled water, coffee or tea as they want it. And shown where the bathroom is if needed.

 

[Bruinaura]

I can't think of a toy or game I wanted but didn't get to play, off-hand. I wish I still had Merlin. And I'm trying to talk myself out of buying the "new" Retro Atari systems lol. Don't need to be spending money on that, but would love to play some of the old Atari games again.

Still remember when ET came out and the neighbor kid across the street got the Atari game before we did. lol

 

[TD Charlie]

With all due respect, your friends are assholes.
Anyone coming to do anything at my place has bottled water, coffee or tea as they want it. And shown where the bathroom is if needed.

Thank you! It seems like bare minimum for decency to me

 

[Troublesome 85]

Not a fan of miami dirty and expensive

 

[Alicat]

Glad no one was hurt.

 

[BMC]

Truth! One thing I've come to understand about grief is that there is ultimately no way to understand it. If that makes any sense.

Happy to hear you are doing better Beems, despite what life has sent your way.

Thanks TD!

 

[BMC]

I used to live in London and love their writing, vocabulary, and wit. A recent headline from The Telegraph reads Bono: Stories of Surrender: A dire 86 minutes of yelping self-mythologising

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That's Bono all right!

 

[BMC]

Got a crew coming tomorrow to deliver and build a 12x14 shed. My plan was to leave a cooler of waters and gatorades out back, and let them know the basement door is open, bathroom is just inside to the left. Leaving a roll of paper towels and shop rags down there as well.

A couple friends of mine are laughing at this, calling me crazy and saying it’s overkill.

Am I crazy? Or is this just a VERY basic hospitable gesture that I think it is?

It's very thoughtful of you.

 

[Troublesome 85]

“Ain't no shame in holding onto grief, as long as you make room for other things too.”

I forever grieve my friends who are no longer here. Im bout to be 40 soon and some of them didnt even see 30. I feel like im on borrowed time honestly and dont even know why Im still here sometimes.

I miss my friend Bob. Miss my lil brother and miss all the ones gone too soon.

 

[Ludwig Fell Down]

Got a crew coming tomorrow to deliver and build a 12x14 shed. My plan was to leave a cooler of waters and gatorades out back, and let them know the basement door is open, bathroom is just inside to the left. Leaving a roll of paper towels and shop rags down there as well.

A couple friends of mine are laughing at this, calling me crazy and saying it’s overkill.

Am I crazy? Or is this just a VERY basic hospitable gesture that I think it is?

This is the right thing to do.

1. It is human decency.
2. Contractors are in demand and remember who treats them well. They'll come back if you have another job.