Today and tomorrow are dedicated to removing the last big objects from the Newton house. W's sister and husband have been volunteered to help carry anything over 60 pounds - my limit before wrenching something ( Read more... )

*sympathy*! to the other people here who've been battling the treachery our beloved bodies work (or the environment, time, and other people) work on them ( Read more... )

It's a convoluted story - the gist of it is my SO's daughter was tricked by her father into calling 911 tonight. The father convinced the responder to take her away. Nobody will tell my SO where her daughter is ( Read more... )

Scientifically proven - mental illness and creativity go together: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251568.php

Pppphhhhhhhttttttbbbbt to those normals out there!

My favorite and essential wing chair has been savaged by generations of cats. Does anyone know of a reliable upholsterer?

Time to betray the enthusiasm of youth... it was a good little event. Very pleasant due to some very nice people there. The art was only saved by the light-hearted way it was presented ( Read more... )

When was the last time you sided with a lawyer? The real estate lawyer I picked from a list the neighborhood mailinglist came up with has more sense in his little finger than the (deleted) [expunged] >smashed< broker I've been dealing with.

What would the best way to say It's YOUR problem and for your commission, you can run all the way from Cape ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1VhsNOwPU

Another chilling grain gleaned from the Ashland building and inspection archives: there is no evidence that *any* inspections were ever performed during construction. The trap vent is missing from the kitchen sink. One would expect an inspector to check that. During the addition of the 2nd bathroom at the Abode, the plumbing inspector checked all ( Read more... )

The plot sickens. Hired a good inspector for the Lairs. He found a bunch of stuff. The biggest item was that the rafters in the original house were pulling away from the rooftree. This is *not* good, not good at all. A bounteous snowfall could collapse the entire building if left to progress on its own. *If* this is a result of trivial movement, ( Read more... )