the neighbor with the circular saw on his balcony is at it again. 
the sound echoes off of all of our windows, facing the court yard.
he is out there approximately every 2 minutes.
he was doing it all freaking day yesterday, even after dark.
good thing he waited to start til after i woke up this morning, or i'd have to post this in the things that piss you off thread.

Sorry, did not know it was a family tradition...Otherwise I would still be asking you to come towards the light.

I am slowly sinking into suburban malaise.  Leave me be.

Actually, I grew up watching it with my grandmother, a world class word-puzzle kind of girl.  Thanks to the miracle of DVR, I can now enjoy the puzzle part without having to hear about the contestant's lives - I FF through them while announcing "I do not care about your life."  Just because I watch average shows does not mean I do it in an average manner. 

People who watch Wheel of Fortune...

People who watch Wheel of Fortune...

People who buy vowels on Wheel of Fortune.    Vowels rarely make strategic sense and they cost you money.
Don't even get me started on the idjits who buy two or three in a row.

The other day I bought my daughter two pairs of jeans at Old Navy. I bought the same cut and size that she was wearing that day, so we didn't try them on. Well, they didn't fit. Rather than go back to Old Navy just before Christmas, I said we'd give the jeans to my niece. My daughter was fine with that.

Yesterday I got the receipt that had been in the Old Navy bag from my sister. She thought I might need it.

Well, I just heard from my sister that the my niece isn't comfortable in the jeans, so she said she'd give them to some girls in her church.

And while in the grand scheme, $25 for two pairs of jeans is no big deal, I wrote back and asked my sister to send me the jeans. I'd used an old gift card of my daughter's to purchase them. And I just figured, if the jeans don't fit my niece, I can find something else at Old Navy for my kid.

Annoyance #1: That Old Navy doesn't seem to have a standard size.

Annoyance #2: That my sister would not offer to send the jeans back to me. (Because that's what I would do if the roles were reversed.)

Am I being uncharitable?

Maybe I wasn't clear. The jeans I bought that didn't fit her 10 days ago were the same size and "model" as the ones I bought two months ago. 14 Slim, Darling jean, boot cut. So I didn't get why they didn't fit, because the pair from 2 months ago still fits. When we were there yesterday she tried on the same thing, just to see. Too tight. So we went to a 14 regular in the same jean, the Darling. Those fit.

Anyway.

they went back huh?  well THAT's annoying. 

People who buy vowels on Wheel of Fortune.    Vowels rarely make strategic sense and they cost you money.
Don't even get me started on the idjits who buy two or three in a row.

Either that, or my daughter has grown just enough. We went back to ON yesterday and she tried on some more jeans, a 14 Slim (which is the size that supposedly fit her two months ago) and a 14 Regular. The regulars fit, the slim was too snug. So maybe her pair of 14 Slims from two months ago is just stretched out enough to fit.

I should have kept the jeans I got before Christmas and exchanged them yesterday.

The other day I bought my daughter two pairs of jeans at Old Navy. I bought the same cut and size that she was wearing that day, so we didn't try them on. Well, they didn't fit. Rather than go back to Old Navy just before Christmas, I said we'd give the jeans to my niece. My daughter was fine with that.

Yesterday I got the receipt that had been in the Old Navy bag from my sister. She thought I might need it.

Well, I just heard from my sister that the my niece isn't comfortable in the jeans, so she said she'd give them to some girls in her church.

And while in the grand scheme, $25 for two pairs of jeans is no big deal, I wrote back and asked my sister to send me the jeans. I'd used an old gift card of my daughter's to purchase them. And I just figured, if the jeans don't fit my niece, I can find something else at Old Navy for my kid.

Annoyance #1: That Old Navy doesn't seem to have a standard size.

Annoyance #2: That my sister would not offer to send the jeans back to me. (Because that's what I would do if the roles were reversed.)

Am I being uncharitable?

7-year-old girl (not my kid) talks and talks and talks. and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks

And then asks how come she can't stay until tomorrow...

21 yr. old employee who shrugs his shoulders at me. this should go in piss Jay off thread.