Varmit update
Jan. 10th, 2005 11:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaIt has been raining a lot lately. A lot. I'm enjoying it, but things are tough for so many others, which tends to put a damper on things.
Another raccoon came by tonight and it might have been Cutiepie. Unfortunately, the kibble turns to mash in the rain; this raccoon was running her hand through the paste and staring at the garage door. I kept tapping on the glass door to get her attention before I opened the door, but she wouldn't look back at me for the longest time. Finally she did and only took one step backwards as I tossed out some new stuff and peanuts, and then walked up to the door while it was still open. Her calm demeanor makes me think it was Cutiepie. So, if it was, maybe she'll come back and realize the dog is gone for good.
Being a good Varmit Mom, I also put some bird seed out the little birds. It must be hard for them when it's cold and raining for days. How do they eat?
Even though we live on a hillside, we have good drainage and the incline is rather shallow behind the house so I sincerely doubt there'll be any trouble there, so don't worry about us.
Garage Guy called the house on Friday night while I was at work. It was 10pm and raining heavily. Mom said there where 4 collect calls in quick succession, and finally she heard the operator tell GG that 'it seems they're not home.' GG had supposedly gotten a full paycheck just two days before. He should have been just ending his shift at a place that is a less than 2 miles down the road and certainly not worthy of a collect call. I had told him *less than 2 weeks ago* I did not want him calling up Mom asking for rides when it was dark and raining, that he should put some cash aside for taxi rides. Ordinarily, a collect call is a red flag for some serious distress but in this case, with GG's history of drama and manipulation, I think it was just more of the same. If ever there was a Tar Baby, this guy is it.
Oh, and I spent way too money on a tv, but am loving it. *g*
Another raccoon came by tonight and it might have been Cutiepie. Unfortunately, the kibble turns to mash in the rain; this raccoon was running her hand through the paste and staring at the garage door. I kept tapping on the glass door to get her attention before I opened the door, but she wouldn't look back at me for the longest time. Finally she did and only took one step backwards as I tossed out some new stuff and peanuts, and then walked up to the door while it was still open. Her calm demeanor makes me think it was Cutiepie. So, if it was, maybe she'll come back and realize the dog is gone for good.
Being a good Varmit Mom, I also put some bird seed out the little birds. It must be hard for them when it's cold and raining for days. How do they eat?
Even though we live on a hillside, we have good drainage and the incline is rather shallow behind the house so I sincerely doubt there'll be any trouble there, so don't worry about us.
Garage Guy called the house on Friday night while I was at work. It was 10pm and raining heavily. Mom said there where 4 collect calls in quick succession, and finally she heard the operator tell GG that 'it seems they're not home.' GG had supposedly gotten a full paycheck just two days before. He should have been just ending his shift at a place that is a less than 2 miles down the road and certainly not worthy of a collect call. I had told him *less than 2 weeks ago* I did not want him calling up Mom asking for rides when it was dark and raining, that he should put some cash aside for taxi rides. Ordinarily, a collect call is a red flag for some serious distress but in this case, with GG's history of drama and manipulation, I think it was just more of the same. If ever there was a Tar Baby, this guy is it.
Oh, and I spent way too money on a tv, but am loving it. *g*
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Date: 2005-01-18 07:53 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-18 04:43 pm (UTC)I'm going to be getting a new 'puter within the next six weeks or so, and hopefully a new 17" LCD monitor. And, eventually climb into the 21st Century and get DSL after that. It's weird how they always say that you can just upgrade your computer, but I've found that every 3-4 years or so, the changes are so great that it's sort of pointless to do that, and you really might as well just buy a new one, esp. as the prices keep coming down.
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Date: 2005-01-19 07:41 am (UTC)And congrats on your new computer and DSL when you get them. I think it's money well spent, really. I'd rather cut back in other areas.