Posts by kerc

Dana: yes! Caught I drive your truck. Omg sobbing. Midwestern nice: folks: here we have to slow down in the driving lane on the highway to allow oncoming traffic on the on ramp to merge. No exercise to speak of, unless you count...

"The power co. didn't cut us any breaks though. It sounds like even in Kerc's case they only called for lack of use, not the opposite" We asked about it and apparently there's an up and down threshold.

Quote: Originally Posted by sparkletruck  wtf! And you can imagine how helpful and compassionate the "customer service" person was at the utility office (basically, tough sh**, pay the bill). How could so much water be...

First grader, Seven year old: 52 lbs. 51 inches tall. Her mama is 70" tall and about 155 lbs. And her dad is 70" tall and 165 ? lbs. Fourth grader, 10.5 yo: 57 lbs 52 inches tall. Same gene pool.   But shirt sizing is...

my friend's dad is dying of cancer. please hold them in your thoughts today that he goes peacefully.

Lofty: urgh on the critters. and I totally get the feeling of winter being when everything sleeps, so to speak. Hmm on the aspartame. Every time it has happened has been a high coffee/few diet coke kinda day. The plan is to drop the...

I spoke too soon on the plumbing. urgh.   We have an appraisal of our house from Jan 2012. If you all could offer up a little sacrifice at the altar that the underwriters for a home equity line of credit will agree to use...

my computer is being putzy. more later following a restart.   inquiring minds want to know: what was the big craft E needed materials for Geofizz?

The first weekend of the official Minnesota walleye season (walleye is a kind of fish). Also known as 'fishing opener.' Anyhow many of the lakes are still frozen enough to walk on. Long winter. Windy here, perhaps windy enough that I'm...

Quote: DD's IEP meeting was today. Ugh, this kid is hard, though thankfully it seems most at the middle school wants to make it work, assuming the teachers can handle it. Dd's science teacher seemed exasperated....