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#10,966
Murphy47 said:
Sorry to hear so many are slipping and sliding around this week.
Happily, the ice here melted Monday afternoon.
Not sure if Amazon has any YakTrax left, but those are the best. They just slip over your shoes and provide great traction.
Socks worn over shoes look stupid but also help with traction in a pinch. As do rubber bands if you have any that big.
Kitty litter on the stairs/porch can also help give traction if you are out of salt.
My personal fav tip from the Canadian Mounties: waddle like a penguin.
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Waddling like a penguin is definitely an image, Murphy! It probably looks better on some than on others... :annoyed:
 
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#10,967
BigPurseSue said:
He broke the door handle while trying to force open the frozen door. I ended up back at the dealer since my usual car repair guy couldn't fix it. The dealer had to remove the door panel and replace the entire handle assembly, plus assorted parts as dealers like to do. They offered to paint the new handle and its mounting to match the car, but I said to heck with it. They wanted an extra $250 plus tax to get out the can of spray paint. Instead they dabbed touch-up paint on damaged areas in an only semi-sloppy fashion, but at least that was free.
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Eek! I'm sure you could have thought of much nice ways to spend that $$$. Did he learn his lesson, at least???
 
#10,968
BigPurseSue said:
He broke the door handle while trying to force open the frozen door. I ended up back at the dealer since my usual car repair guy couldn't fix it. The dealer had to remove the door panel and replace the entire handle assembly, plus assorted parts as dealers like to do. They offered to paint the new handle and its mounting to match the car, but I said to heck with it. They wanted an extra $250 plus tax to get out the can of spray paint. Instead they dabbed touch-up paint on damaged areas in an only semi-sloppy fashion, but at least that was free.
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Eek! I'm sure you could have thought of much nice ways to spend that $$$. Did he learn his lesson, at least???
 
#10,968
BigPurseSue said:
He broke the door handle while trying to force open the frozen door. I ended up back at the dealer since my usual car repair guy couldn't fix it. The dealer had to remove the door panel and replace the entire handle assembly, plus assorted parts as dealers like to do. They offered to paint the new handle and its mounting to match the car, but I said to heck with it. They wanted an extra $250 plus tax to get out the can of spray paint. Instead they dabbed touch-up paint on damaged areas in an only semi-sloppy fashion, but at least that was free.
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Eek! I'm sure you could have thought of much nice ways to spend that $$$. Did he learn his lesson, at least???
 
#10,970
Murphy47 said:
Greetings fellow Islanders [emoji111][emoji173][emoji162]
Tomorrow they are forecasting major internet/social media outages as multi millions of Americans take to the Net to vent their opinions about the inauguration of surely the least qualified candidate in history.
I shall repair to our lovely all inclusive Island [emoji267]
My over 50 year old butt shall be covered in Yoga pants.
I shall sing Kumbaya (off key).
A donation shall be made to Planned Parenthood, PrideUSA, the AFL-CIO, NOW, the Sierra Club and the NAACP.
I will be loud and inappropriate.
And probably wonder (again) how a tangerine tinted buffoon got to be in charge.
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I scheduled a pedicure for tomorrow. At least my toesies will be happy, even if no other part of me is.
And I'm not putting on the TV.
Not for a single minute.
Denial is considerably more than a river in Egypt. :-s
 
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#10,971
remainsilly said:
Wow.
This site is annoying today.:annoyed:
Slow & freaky logins/posting.

Comfort & nice feeling textures today.
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Deadly ponies' mr. farrow, ink suede.
With mr. pom pom purse, ink suede, as bag charm.
And the world's most amazing wool scarf.:heart:
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Lovely outfit. :heart: The scarf is very pretty on you.
I did not realise that you can wear Mr. Farrow crossbody. Everything looks so comfy. :)
 
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#10,974
Murphy47 said:
Greetings fellow Islanders [emoji111][emoji173][emoji162]
Tomorrow they are forecasting major internet/social media outages as multi millions of Americans take to the Net to vent their opinions about the inauguration of surely the least qualified candidate in history.
I shall repair to our lovely all inclusive Island [emoji267]
My over 50 year old butt shall be covered in Yoga pants.
I shall sing Kumbaya (off key).
A donation shall be made to Planned Parenthood, PrideUSA, the AFL-CIO, NOW, the Sierra Club and the NAACP.
I will be loud and inappropriate.
And probably wonder (again) how a tangerine tinted buffoon got to be in charge.
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:hugs::hugs::loveeyes::loveeyes:
 
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