CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Valkyrie]

Well my new couch is in my den and has been claimed by Knight already.  So kitty has a new throne.    Unfortunately, it's the couch I was going to have replaced because of the rip  The delivery guys tried to get it out of the dining room, but weren't able to do so without further damaging the couch or my house.   How the original guys got it into the dining room in the first place is a bit of a miracle.  So they were at least able to get it into the den, although it was a bit of a wrestling match.  So I called to see if I could keep the original couch and have them repair the rip and get a discount, and they're going to call and set up an appointment for a repair tomorrow.  If I ever move, the new owners will get a bonus couch with the house.   There's no way I'm trying to get this damn thing out of here again.  It looks really nice though  

[dughlas]

Ugh ... it's nearly 9pm and the heat index is still 103/39°.

[Valkyrie]

So they just called to set up the appointment for the repair.  They're coming out next week, but they only do service calls Mon-Fri during normal business hours, so 8:30-5:30.  And I can't request after a certain time, I'm stuck with whatever they assign me   She also said she could give me store credit as compensation for the tear in the couch  Um... no.  I said that wasn't acceptable and she said she'd talk to the manager and call me back.  So as I was typing all this, she calls me back to say the manage won't authorize any type of refund, but I can still have the store credit.     So I asked to speak to the manager directly and he'll call me tomorrow.  This place is sorely lacking in customer service. Not offering any type of discount for damaged goods is absolutely not acceptable.  And I'm sure as hell not shopping there again, so store credit is absolutely useless.   

[BabyXander1990]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

And one story is that an Irish monk, now known as St Brendan the Navigator sailed to America and back over three years around the middle of the 6th Century, apparently 500 years before the Vikings got there. He sailed there in a tiny currach, a traditional Irish boat with a wooden frame wrapped in hides of leather.

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/05/16/did-st-brendan-reach-north-america-500-years-before-the-vikings/

https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/saint-brendan-first-america

In 1976, adventurer, writer, and historian Tim Severin decided to build a traditional currach and see if it could match the accomplishments in the St Brendan legend. Using traditional design and building techniques he fashioned a modern currach, christened it Brendan and set off from Ireland to reach North America. Successful in showing that it could have been done, Severin published a book and an article in National Geographic Magazine, and a 1500-year-old tale was given new life.

Here's a link to a video featuring Tim Severin describing the Brendan Voyage in 2005 in a free public lecture at Gresham College, London (it's nearly an hour long and only has Tim's voice).

As I told people on other sites, Yes it's true, I visit other sites,  America wasn't discovered in 1492. New England Indians said that their Gods came from the East and have Red hair. If I'm not mistaken, it sounds like Celtics...

[BabyXander1990]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

Well my new couch is in my den and has been claimed by Knight already.  So kitty has a new throne.    Unfortunately, it's the couch I was going to have replaced because of the rip  The delivery guys tried to get it out of the dining room, but weren't able to do so without further damaging the couch or my house.   How the original guys got it into the dining room in the first place is a bit of a miracle.  So they were at least able to get it into the den, although it was a bit of a wrestling match.  So I called to see if I could keep the original couch and have them repair the rip and get a discount, and they're going to call and set up an appointment for a repair tomorrow.  If I ever move, the new owners will get a bonus couch with the house.   There's no way I'm trying to get this damn thing out of here again.  It looks really nice though  

If you want to Dennis will drive thru your house. That is if you ever want to move the sofa out of the house. He'll do it without any charge...😀

[clochette]

Any heard from Albert? He hasn't been here all weekend and didn't say he'd be away which is unusual for him. I hope he and Steve are okay.

[Page Scrawler]

19 minutes ago, clochette said:

Any heard from Albert? He hasn't been here all weekend and didn't say he'd be away which is unusual for him. I hope he and Steve are okay.

Nope, sorry. Nothing yet, but I'll let you know.

[BabyXander1990]

I hope he and Steve are fine! We are! Another quick shower came through with thunderstorms. Dennis watched some auto racing tonight. (The IMSA WeatherTech at Lime Rock and the Xfinity race at New Hampshire and he will be watching the IndyCars at Iowa now.) LimeRock is beautiful for racing...so is New Hampshire...

Edited July 21, 2019 by BabyXander1990

[BabyXander1990]

Hello Page...How are you? 

[Albert1434]

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

[Page Scrawler]

6 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

Poor Albert.      Hope you feel better soon.   

[Valkyrie]

10 hours ago, clochette said:

Any heard from Albert? He hasn't been here all weekend and didn't say he'd be away which is unusual for him. I hope he and Steve are okay.

I was wondering about him too.   

[Valkyrie]

8 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

I hope you feel better soon   

[Bucket1]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

sorry to hear you have been unwell

[BabyXander1990]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

We were wondering about you, Albert. Hope you'll get better soon!!

[BabyXander1990]

Morning all...How are you all?

[clochette]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

Take care of yourself, hope you feel better soon

[Headstall]

11 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

Sorry, Albert.   I hope you feel better now.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

I hope you feel better soon   

Morning, sis.  

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

sorry to hear you have been unwell

Morning, B.  

1 hour ago, BabyXander1990 said:

Morning all...How are you all?

Morning, Xander.  

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Take care of yourself, hope you feel better soon

Morning, Clo.  

[Aditus]

Thinking about stuff I could do in the house today, tomorrow....next week. I hear we'll reach 40°C

[Valkyrie]

12 minutes ago, aditus said:

Thinking about stuff I could do in the house today, tomorrow....next week. I hear we'll reach 40°C

Time to get an air conditioner. 

[Marty]

12 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I have been sick and still not feeling very good 

Get well soon, Albert!

<Sending wellness vibes in your direction> 

[Marty]

3 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

I was wondering about him too.   

As was I...

3 hours ago, BabyXander1990 said:

Morning all...How are you all?

Good evening, Xan. All well here, thanks.

And good day to everyone else.  

Edited July 21, 2019 by Marty
Correcting another of my inevitable typos.

[Aditus]

28 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Time to get an air conditioner.

Nope, fans are enough, climate change and all. 

[BabyXander1990]

21 minutes ago, Marty said:

As was I...

Good evening, Xan. All well here, thanks.

And good day to everyone else.  

Glad to hear that Marty...