Mikiesboy

Welcome @Sherye ! Sherye read The Promise which was very kind of her. I invited her to drop in so.. everyone be on their best behavior at leas for a minute or two!!

Michael is 40 years old. In twenty years He has had 3 chest freezers. The latest one we bought together (maybe 6 years ago). It died several days ago. Luckily, friends upstairs had space for most of the food we had in it. We discussed it and decided that after the fridge fiasco last year (we had our own. It had been a gift to Michael from his parents, it died about a year after he got it, but he had a new compressor put in, which He paid for. It died again last year. We tried to have it repaired, it never was and it cost us nearly $1,000) we are not going to purchase another freezer or get this one repaired. Our new fridge freezer is self defrosting or frost free (whatever its called) and pretty big. So, it will do. This week we are eating a lot of stuff that we could not get into our friends freezer. As thanks, we are sharing the cabbage rolls we made with them. As we emptied it to take things upstairs, we found stuff in it, that we'd forgotten we had. I think we'll be better off without it, frankly. It seemed we bought things to make sure it was full. We decided to hang onto it and see how we manage without it. i am going to do my best to make sure we don't need it again. I hope those with new appliances have better luck. We have proven to ourselves we do not. The apartment supplies our fridge and stove, so if anything goes wrong, they will give us a new one. We are not going to buy anything more, at least not in the near future.

precisely why i will never be great... but there's reasons i need my safety, without it i wouldnt be here now. i'd be dead or just lost. this is better, most of the time.

awww ... i'm sorry xo

Yeah ... lots of people are nervous about calling. The thing to remember is the person on the other end actually does want to help you. You can tell them you are an anxious person and nervous about calling. Most people who work on the phone will understand. You should have a list of things you need to do and want to do. You can tell them, i have a few questions, or i am calling to make an appointment please. And believe me, most CSRs have a way of doing this stuff. Once you tell them what you want, most are happy to take over and take the lead. Just keep your notes nearby and if you need a minute to record something, say. Thank you just a second while i make a note. The reps are people, most want to help you and will.

Try to stay off the news.. you cannot change anything now. Deep breathing may help. Hang in there. i understand the dog thing ... our little dog died 4 years ago in July ... yeah.. well enough about that. Hold onto your man.. he is real and he loves you. And that is what matters. xo

Awww ... flashes from the past in here. i got asked out via chat by a nice 19 year old girl... she said, "would you date me after the pandemic?" I thought.. omg what do i say to that?? I didn't want to hurt her feelings. So i said, "You know, i'm not sure what my husband would say, but you really made me smile!! Thank you!" She said, "aww, okay. well thanks for everything. you were great." i said, " I enjoyed our chat too. Take care and dont worry, you'll meet a great guy!" that was very nice today.

That was great! Enjoyed reading all of these. Thanks authors and C, of course.

Dogs are tricksy ... but their good points outweigh the bad. Our didn't eat dry food so didn't too much mess. But he was very good at spitting out peas. i hope you all have a nice weekend. Bright and sunny but cold here today.

It is the real FRIDAY for most of you lot ... enjoy it and then the weekend!

Mmmm, yeah, mostly. LOL

Having sort of watched you go through some of this, and wanting to shake you each time you said, "I'll try this and that." I am glad you finally saw the doctor. And what is even better you actually listened to him. Finally. You are so much happier now and i am glad for you, Kevin and Sam. We are lucky we have treatments and drugs that can help. Sometimes they make life easier and better. It's smart to take advantage of them. And ... haha, Kevin is right.

Both excellent and opposite. Thanks for sharing them. xo

Thank you ... now is the time slough off the old, the past maybe ... hunker down and let things develop over winter ... and life starts again in spring.

Thanks Wayne. i appreciate you reading it ... again. xo

Thanks, kbois. i hope we'll see more poems from you, when it feels right.

Thanks very much Parker ... it is a strange time when you stop and think about it. i hope you are doing okay. xo

Thanks, Reader. Autumn is such an odd time of year.

Thanks chris. i appreciate the comment.