What RUINED your day today?

[Corvid89]

My child came in covered in mud and grime after he was done playing in the backyard, he looked like an absolute mess and I had to spend half an hour washing him off.

[Shiela_M]

Can't walk today. Having a flare up and my legs are having trouble keeping me upright.  Like trying to walk with rubberband and toothpicks.  Almost no stability and feels like their going to break.  Will be drinking tea all day, hope I have enough honey.

[msslave]

Msslave hops in the car with a jar of honey and a big bottle of lotion.  Heads east to go to Shiela's aid. Fix tea with honey and plans to rub her legs until the lotion runs out. Then....

[Shiela_M]

Then....

My turn to do some rubbing? 

[msslave]

Then....

My turn to do some rubbing? 

I'm...er...Well OK. Not much to work with, but help yourself.

[_priapism]

Tire on my car almost lost its treads.  Fortunately, I was able to safely exit and stop, but two new tires and an alignment job later, my wallet is considerably lighter.

[Jed_]

Tire on my car almost lost it’s treads.  Fortunately, I was able to safely exit and stop, but two new tires and an alignment job later, my wallet is considerably lighter.

Travel trailer in the shop not long ago, they said there was done dry rot on the tires.  For a 3 year old trailer, I was skeptical.  I looked carefully, and one side mostly in the sun did have some cracks, the other less so.  Just made an appointment for 4 tires at ~$500.  Pulling that trailer to Montana in 2 weeks, just needed the peace of mind.

[_priapism]

Tire on my car almost lost its treads.  Fortunately, I was able to safely exit and stop, but two new tires and an alignment job later, my wallet is considerably lighter.

Travel trailer in the shop not long ago, they said there was done dry rot on the tires.  For a 3 year old trailer, I was skeptical.  I looked carefully, and one side mostly in the sun did have some cracks, the other less so.  Just made an appointment for 4 tires at ~$500.  Pulling that trailer to Montana in 2 weeks, just needed the peace of mind.

Yeah, I was showing steel belt all the way around.  Amazing I didn’t just have the tire disintegrate on me.  I’m with you on the peace of mind thing.

[Lois]

I met the most beutiful woman today, she literally took my breath away. She was blonde and lokked like an angel.

Then she told me her story.  She married her high scool sweetheart shortly after graduation. He was great at first and they had four children together.  Then he started taking testosterone.  He changed and became very violent.  Finally he left her,  but not before beating her severely ...

He broke her spine and left her heart damaged.  She is still having surgeries to cope with all the damage done.

I am shocked that anyone would do such a thing to the mother of his children, and he continues to do damage.  He filed income tax returns well after the divorce was finalized, and he collected his wife and children's stimulous checks.

She currently lives with her parents.

[msslave]

Shocking story Lois, yet all too common.

[Shiela_M]

I would think he could be charged with some sort of fraud for keeping her stimulus check if they've already been divorced.  Probably cost her more than the check is worth to go after it though.

People will euthanize a dog simply because of its breed, and yet we wont put down animals like this.

[msslave]

Our male cat, Neville is going to the Vet today for dental work.  He's 14, so I'm worried about him going under anesthesia. Going to be a long day, until we get him back home again.

Meanwhile, no food or water since last night...which means both cats are going without. How do you explain this to furry friends that they're not being punished?
They are both all over me today. Stares, pitiful meows and following me to the kitchen when ever I go there, hoping food and water will be restored. Arrrrrrrh!

[Shiela_M]

Our male cat, Neville is going to the Vet today for dental work.  He's 14, so I'm worried about him going under anesthesia. Going to be a long day, until we get him back home again.

Meanwhile, no food or water since last night...which means both cats are going without. How do you explain this to furry friends that they're not being punished?
They are both all over me today. Stares, pitiful meows and following me to the kitchen when ever I go there, hoping food and water will be restored. Arrrrrrrh!

I always make a suggestion to not eat or drink anything if front of them if possible. Then they feel it's not an punishment but a problem of lack of food.  They'll still look to you to provide, but it's more of a can't and less of a wont in their mind.

[msslave]

So right Shiela. Both the wife and I refrained from eating. OK, we did have our coffee.

[watcher1]

Our male cat, Neville is going to the Vet today for dental work.  

Dental work for cats? 

[msslave]

Yeah dude...I've got teeth. Wanna find out?

[watcher1]

Hmmm, your teeth vs my talons? 

Looks like one of the cats we had. One was all gray and one all black. Same litter. Both lived to be 16. Gray had some skin allergies but besides that, no other issues in all the years they romped around our home, chasing the family dog.

[staci]

Hmmm, your teeth vs my talons? 

Looks like one of the cats we had. One was all gray and one all black. Same litter. Both lived to be 16. Gray had some skin allergies but besides that, no other issues in all the years they romped around our home, chasing the family dog.

With bad teeth.

[Sweetums]

Because I'm an idiot, I moved to a town in April that is now a red-hot Covid-19 hotspot. About 6% of the population of this town currently has Covid-19. So Mrs. Sweetums says, "Let's go walk the dog downtown. There's nobody there. I can visit the bakery there (which is open)." We were down there before when it was in fact empty and safe, so it seemed initially like a good idea.

When we show up there, it turns out there's a fucking street fair in progress with hundreds of people, only about half of whom are wearing face masks. God help me, it still looked like it would be okay to walk to the bakery and back quickly and stay socially distanced out in the middle of the street if need be. It wasn't remotely possible in practice.

Lesson learned: if there's a gathering of hundreds with any unmasked people, even if it looks like there's plenty of room on the street, stay in your car!

[_priapism]

Lesson learned: if there's a gathering of hundreds with any unmasked people, even if it looks like there's plenty of room on the street, stay in your car!

I also live in a small town in Covidland.  I am sheltered in and wear a mask when I go out (infrequently).  My neighbors, for the most part do not.  And my family all work in seriously compromised environments.  I’m not worried about getting it outside of the house, so much as I am about one of my mentally challenged housemates bringing a gift home for dad.  Besides advancing age, I have three well recognized high risk factors.  This isn’t going to end well.