Jake in Benefits said "What? No, you're grandfathered in at that amount, they absolutely shouldn't have changed it without notifying you. Let me see what happened and if anyone else is affected by this." So the full amount has been restored. While we were reviewing things, I realised I hadn't looked at the coverage on the renters' insurance since ( Read more... )

From Godson-in-Law B., who's on the South Whidbey school board:

Falcon Nation ( Read more... )

Which P. finds even funnier than when I yell at the television during car restoration shows ( Read more... )

"Don't buy any more nail polish before the end of the year ( Read more... )

It wasn't nearly the faff I thought it would be to get him here ( Read more... )

DS is delighted, Boaty is hollering at others on the water (WHO?!? In this?) to get out of the way, I can't see the trees at the bottom of the hill - yep, it's definitely autumn.

cairistiona7 and I have been talking about shops being closed over in the comments at hers, and I realised that the last 18 months recalled the writings of someone I used to follow ( Read more... )

- not the good Christmas stuff - the big bottles of lemon and almond extract, the vials of vanilla beans, and the fudge mint cookies and big tins of Walkers' shortbread are conspicuous by their absence. But if you want an eight-food prelit tree or an animatronic chorus for your front lawn, they're ready ( Read more... )

Yesterday at 4 Dear Friend H. called and we watched the first episode of the new run of Bake-Off together. The phrase "OMG what are they doing?!?" was uttered quite a lot! I learned many things about my friend! She does not approve of even the concept of aquafaba meringues - there was literal shrieking down the phone, it was hilarious - waxed ( Read more... )

P. and I were in bed early, as he had "a gut feeling" that he needed to be on the 7.05 ferry. I would as soon trust trial by ordeal, but the weekend was particularly bad for travel on the system and I'm not the one having to deal with Boaty and the airport, so into bed ( Read more... )

Hmmmmmmmm.


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