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Molly Hooper · June 29, 2012 5:41 pm

Here you go, Sammy...

I'm sorry to hear that you are having a bad time Skitty, maybe you should forget about the diet and cheer up with a nice packet of Y-K-W!

P.S. What on earth is a vacay?!

Tantalus · June 29, 2012 6:42 pm

sherlockskitty wrote:
My rant for today-- I'm doing what I can, to lose weight-- taking 2 walks around my block per day, drinking lots of water, not eating too much, getting my apple aday...but nothing's helping!! and my ears are hurting because I think I'm having a reaction to the new earmolds I've got now!! Oh, WHY does this stuff happen? I'm going on vacay next month!!

Hang in there, kitty... I never liked super-skinny cats, anyway! : )

Drop in good ol' South Carolina for vacation. We've got pretty nice beaches, 100 degree weather...on second thought, maybe you should head for Maine...

Molly Hooper · June 29, 2012 6:49 pm

Oh, Vacay-shun!
It's all this American slang, you see? I'm far too civilised to use it! (I'll use London slang instead!!) ;)

veecee · June 29, 2012 6:50 pm

Tantalus - It's been that hot even here in Michigan! Thank goodness we have lots of lakes. And greenery.
Poor Sammy. I hope you can see the TV or computer from wherever you are lying. Get well soon.
Skitty - It is hard when any part of your head hurts. You have my sympathy.

Sentimental Pulse · June 29, 2012 6:56 pm

I can attest to it being hot in Pennsylvania. It is near 100 F and wouldn't you know it, the AC in my car just went on the fritz!

Tantalus · June 29, 2012 7:22 pm

We've been trying not to turn on the house AC this year--it's getting kinda sticky (literally...). Lots of big fans, ice water, etc. But, hopping in a hot car that's been sitting for awhile, I can't bear it. I feel your pain.

Davina · June 29, 2012 7:38 pm

I dream of ac in the house. Generally we don't have ac at home here. It was very hot and very humid yesterday, the humidity just makes it feel so much hotter so windows open at home in the evening and curtains pulled in the day. We should have shutters! Thankfully the cars have AC.

Sammy · June 29, 2012 11:44 pm

Aww, thank you for that get well card, Molly!
And thank you Kitty and veecee!

We don't have air conditioner in our home or our car, haha :D (I know, right?!)
But luckily Germany isn't such a hot place... sorry for you chaps suffering under the heat now!

And Kitty, sorry to hear about your problems :/. Ear pain is one of the worst, in my opinion!
and I wish you luck with your diet but if you're in despair, remember: It's only transport! ;)

veecee · June 30, 2012 4:34 am

Davina wrote:
I dream of ac in the house. Generally we don't have ac at home here. It was very hot and very humid yesterday, the humidity just makes it feel so much hotter so windows open at home in the evening and curtains pulled in the day. We should have shutters! Thankfully the cars have AC.

As one comic said about hell, "I know it's hot, but is it humid?"

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veecee · July 4, 2012 6:07 pm

Here's one:

Why do I have to sit through endless trailers for other shows/movies every time I put in the Season 2 DVD? Does anyone know a way around this? It is soooo annoying. There's one on the Season 1 DVD, but at least I can fast forward through that one.

Irene Adler · July 4, 2012 6:46 pm

veecee wrote:
Here's one:

Why do I have to sit through endless trailers for other shows/movies every time I put in the Season 2 DVD? Does anyone know a way around this? It is soooo annoying. There's one on the Season 1 DVD, but at least I can fast forward through that one.

Which edition do you have? Mine is the one from Amazon UK (I guess it's from BBC itself) and I don't have to watch any trailers

veecee · July 4, 2012 7:36 pm

I''m going to have to look. I think I bought it in person at Barnes & Noble (bookstore) because I couldn't wait to have it delivered. Season 1 I bought online, either from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If it was Amazon, that could be the difference. Thanks.

sherlockskitty · July 5, 2012 10:22 pm

hi everyone--for the dvd---just pop it in yur dvd, press play, and wait for the first spot to come on. then press NEXR or FWD on yur remote and that shud get you to the menu. I bought both of my sherlock dvds thru costco in USA, and I'm able to do that pretty well. Sometimes I forget and press MENU before I hit play, and THEN that makes my dvd go thru the trailers. So it gets stuck. Time was, we could press MENU and it wud go straight to the menu. Nowadays they've made it so we cannot do that. GRRR.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes . Ears are not hurting that much now. Got them cleaned out by an Ear dr.. NOW I have another problem or two. I had a kidney stone and had to go to the ER the day before our 4th of july holiday. Then my back started hurting, and I could barely move. Right now it's mildly better but I'm still having a hard time!! Oh and this 100 degree weather is so not helping, either. It's supposed to get hotter next week. I dislike the heat so much!! Oh and I need a new keyboard. this one has letters disappearing and I've only had it for 6 months.

veecee · July 5, 2012 11:28 pm

Poor SKitty - that fur coat you always wear makes the heat worse, I'm sure.

I've tried fast forwarding as soon as the FBI warning comes on, even though I know it won't work. And then I try throughout the trailers, hoping against hope that it will work this time. But it always comes up "not available" or something like that. Are you saying there's a magic moment I should hit the fast forward?

jimella · July 6, 2012 3:40 am

My rant for the day:
I cannot go to the Maroon5 concert in September. So sad I've waited for so long for this...

Anyway, it's Friday. At least there's the weekend to look forward to.

Davina · July 6, 2012 5:56 am

That's sad. I like Maroon5 too.

Davina · July 6, 2012 5:12 pm

My rant for today. Why, in heaven's name, do people lose all common-sense when they are driving when they see a horse box (lorry).

tobeornot221b · July 6, 2012 6:02 pm

My today's rant in two German or four English words:
Waschmaschine = Totalschaden
Washing machine = total damage

veecee · July 6, 2012 7:52 pm

Davina wrote:
My rant for today. Why, in heaven's name, do people lose all common-sense when they are driving when they see a horse box (lorry).

Huh? A truck? A pickup? A tractor-trailor? An 18-wheeler? A big rig? Or an actual horse trailer? Translation, please.

SusiGo · July 6, 2012 8:10 pm

tobeornot221b wrote:
My today's rant in two German or four English words:
Waschmaschine = Totalschaden
Washing machine = total damage

Poor Tobe, that's annoying. And expensive .