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General Discussion / Time management tips-what is yours?
« Last post by cayenne on February 05, 2020, 09:05:58 am »
I don't generally have a problem being on time for things, but I am the original absent-minded professor, getting lost in my own thoughts when I should be getting ready to leave the house. What I've done is put a dual-alarm clock on my living room coffee table and set the first alarm for "get ready get set" and the second one for "go now!" When the first alarm goes off I must drop whatever I'm doing and get completely ready to leave. When the second one beeps I must pick up my things and leave the house right away, no stopping for "just a minute" but leaving immediately. I was wondering if anyone had a special thing that they do in order to be on time-?
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Updates and Announcements / Re: Hello? Hello?
« Last post by lowspark on February 03, 2020, 10:43:52 am »
I haven't checked in in a while, so I'm glad someone is still out there!
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Books / A Very Short Introduction books
« Last post by cayenne on January 24, 2020, 12:53:06 pm »
I am currently hooked on the A Very Short Introduction book series. They cover a huge range of topics, and are a compact and interesting summary of each subject. However, the writing itself is widely variable as far as quality. Logical enough, I guess, seeing that so many different experts are writing about their own fields. I check them out of the library first to examine them and see if I want to buy it, and that way I don't waste any money on the ones I don't feel are written very well or which aren't what I expected them to be. I have 13 so far on my bookshelf, two I received as gifts this Christmas.

Has anyone else here read one or more of these books? What's your opinion of the series?
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General Discussion / Re: parking lot worries
« Last post by cayenne on January 24, 2020, 12:47:16 pm »
I've looked into it, and the ordinances don't require landlords to clear their parking lots, just the public sidewalks.

Update: Since I posted my rant, I have heard through the grapevine that the man my landlord had contracted with to clear our parking lot this winter couldn't find enough drivers for his plows and so had to cancel his contracts, among them ours. It never occurred to me that the landlord himself was having a problem, I was just thinking about my own problem. Oops! Well, I really hope that next winter turns out better. In the meantime I'm watching the weather like a hawk and trying to salt pre-emptively whenever possible. This morning I did that, and I also salted around my neighbor's truck (he was kind enough to clear off my car after the last storm).
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General Discussion / Re: parking lot worries
« Last post by Pandorica on January 20, 2020, 05:04:44 pm »
Do you think he might be legally required to have the lot cleared?
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General Discussion / parking lot worries
« Last post by cayenne on January 20, 2020, 08:25:23 am »
Feeling very frustrated because my landlord has decided to stop hiring professionals to clear our apartment parking lot of snow. We had six inches Friday and I was unable to get out of the lot and so had to call in to work. I lost a morning's pay because of his pennypinching. MUCH later in the day an old man with a snow blower showed up and cleared out most of the snow, very badly. And another old man with a shovel was clearing around our cars, which I much appreciated. But, too little too late.

The trouble is, I know why he's being stingy. He used to see to it that our lot was cleared by a competent professional service in a timely manner. However, his wife has fallen ill and she's in a nursing home now. But I still need to get out of my parking space to get to work! I'm going to call him today and just quietly tell him that because the lot wasn't cleared out Saturday morning, it caused me to lose a morning's pay. If this is going to be an ongoing problem I'll have to think about moving. Grrrrr!

Modified to add that I have a disability and me clearing out snow myself isn't an option.
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Updates and Announcements / Re: Hello? Hello?
« Last post by Kiwi Cupcake on January 13, 2020, 07:55:00 am »
I still check in once in a while. It's sad not seeing any new topics or posts though.
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Updates and Announcements / Re: Hello? Hello?
« Last post by cayenne on January 11, 2020, 07:25:19 pm »
Hey!
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Updates and Announcements / Re: Hello? Hello?
« Last post by Crispycritter on January 09, 2020, 07:26:03 pm »
Hi out there!
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Updates and Announcements / Re: Hello? Hello?
« Last post by cayenne on January 09, 2020, 06:25:02 pm »
Hello back. I hope not.
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