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Subject:	~~~WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30th POTPOURRI~~~
From:	chloe
Date:	Mon, 30-Sep-2024 8:01:16 AM PDT
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HAVE AT IT, PEOPLE!

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Well I just lost a couple hours going down a personal rabbit hole... - Wahoo - 04-Oct-2024 7:59 PM
Amazing Space facts for world space week!!! - Sparky - 04-Oct-2024 8:01 AM
- I can't get over how long a "day" is on both Mercury and Venus - Wahoo - 04-Oct-2024 8:05 PM
- That's really cool. We're about to launch a probe to Europa to study - Cassie - 04-Oct-2024 9:22 AM
  - I would love to go to another planet... EOM - Sparky - 04-Oct-2024 1:37 PM
Well, the East Coast ILA strike is over. - Justathot - 03-Oct-2024 9:22 PM
- I've read a little more about the strike and...I have some mixed feelings about - Wahoo - 04-Oct-2024 6:44 PM
  - This is where they get us, when we look at another worker and go "not fair!" - Jenners97 - 05-Oct-2024 11:03 AM
    - I'm coming at this as someone who's never made more than $20/hour - Wahoo - 05-Oct-2024 1:52 PM
      - From Clinton-era Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich: - Justathot - 06-Oct-2024 11:54 AM
      - I don't understand begrudging someone else's pay raise in a different job/state. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 06-Oct-2024 12:54 AM
        
        Answering your last question... - Wahoo - 06-Oct-2024 1:30 PM
        
        Regarding “don’t take more than you need” and “enough to get by on”…. - Kitchop - 06-Oct-2024 11:47 PM
        Re: Answering your last question... - Jenners97 - 06-Oct-2024 5:17 PM
        
        Also, life lesson that I didn't know until I was 30. Never take the first offer! - Jenners97 - 06-Oct-2024 1:19 PM
        Topping out at $81K in the port cities is not enough to raise a family - CL - 06-Oct-2024 10:57 AM
      - First, let me say, I'm sorry -- that was a bit much of a reply! I just had this - Jenners97 - 05-Oct-2024 9:30 PM
        
        Oh, absolutely no apology needed--we're good 😊 - Wahoo - 06-Oct-2024 1:36 PM
        
        Trust me, I feel like in the past 5-10 years, woke up. - Jenners97 - 06-Oct-2024 5:35 PM
        We, individually, can't but WE, COLLECTIVELY, can which is why - CL - 06-Oct-2024 2:21 PM
        
        Because of my job in the government, I couldn't join a union... - Justathot - 06-Oct-2024 9:23 PM
        
        Pitting worker against worker is classic divide-and-conquer strategy. It takes - Kitchop - 05-Oct-2024 10:24 PM
        
        Honest question here... - Wahoo - 06-Oct-2024 1:19 PM
        
        Consumers need to put pressure on companies who raise prices to pay - Kitchop - 06-Oct-2024 3:03 PM
        Companies get to write off expenses and salaries are expenses so . - CL - 06-Oct-2024 2:14 PM
        
        Part of the lie of "trickle down economics." - Justathot - 06-Oct-2024 12:11 PM
        Yup. It has always been like this since Reagan basically tried to split up the - CL - 06-Oct-2024 10:52 AM
  - $64/hr x 40/week x 52 week= $133K a year. Current $39/hr= $81K a year - CL - 05-Oct-2024 6:36 AM
    - Yes, I've done the math myself... - Wahoo - 05-Oct-2024 1:32 PM
      - I can't speak for NYC, but for Baltimore... - Marriage4All - 07-Oct-2024 5:46 AM
- Yay I don't have to worry about not being able to get bananas! - Sparky - 04-Oct-2024 8:05 AM
  - Dad was at Walmart today...the TP shelf was half bare (or half full - Wahoo - 04-Oct-2024 6:35 PM
    - I was riding on the BQE this afternoon along the harbor waterfront and I saw - Kitchop - 04-Oct-2024 8:13 PM
      - Dad will be very happy! Me...meh. I can take or leave bananas - Wahoo - 04-Oct-2024 8:39 PM
        
        Bananas are a favorite pre- or post-swim snack for me. I also like - Kitchop - 04-Oct-2024 10:16 PM
        
        Oh, I'm absolutely going to try it again with the next container of - Wahoo - 05-Oct-2024 1:28 PM
        
        I kinda do this with coleslaw which is kinda homemade. I make the - Kitchop - 05-Oct-2024 1:38 PM
        
        Perfect! I've been known to slice up "pickling" cucumbers and toss - Wahoo - 05-Oct-2024 1:54 PM
        
        I’ve been meaning to try that with cucumbers and leftover pickle juice. Does - Kitchop - 05-Oct-2024 2:33 PM
        
        Somewhat. The cucumber usually picks up a pickle taste - Wahoo - 05-Oct-2024 2:38 PM
        
        I’m considering trying to make Wickles by - Kitchop - 05-Oct-2024 10:11 PM
        
        There's a jar of Wickles in my fridge right now! I don't normally care for - Wahoo - 06-Oct-2024 1:38 PM
        
        I’m sure there are Wickles in NYC/Brooklyn somewhere but I don’t do that - Kitchop - 06-Oct-2024 6:21 PM
- I can’t believe so many people panic-bought TP, emptying store shelves. - Kitchop - 03-Oct-2024 11:36 PM
  - It's PTSD from COVID, something we (the US) rarely talk about. - Cassie - 07-Oct-2024 2:50 PM
  - me, either. and it makes me wonder a LOT about our collective intelligence. - chloe - 04-Oct-2024 6:34 AM
Pink Floyd Sells Music Rights to Sony for $400 Million - Leia - 03-Oct-2024 8:40 PM
Session just ended, Gov is done signing bills, but I already have a - Cassie - 03-Oct-2024 1:27 PM
On his way home last night, hubby picked up a pulse oximeter. - Capricorn - 03-Oct-2024 6:28 AM
- An oxygen saturation level of 86 is very concerning. Tell your doctor about this - Kitchop - 03-Oct-2024 1:03 PM
- sounds like you just need to sit (lay down?) and rest. maybe skip the shower? - chloe - 03-Oct-2024 12:13 PM
  - LOL I had bunion surgery almost 7 years ago. We had a step stool - Capricorn - 03-Oct-2024 1:26 PM
- :( I had to get one for Marty post-RSV. I really hope you start feeling better - Cassie - 03-Oct-2024 12:12 PM
  - Yes I did. EOM - Capricorn - 03-Oct-2024 1:17 PM
Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death pleads guilty - Antwon - 02-Oct-2024 2:42 PM
Got an email early this morning saying the PCR test was covid positive. - Capricorn - 02-Oct-2024 5:36 AM
- I’m sorry you have Covid but glad you have proof of it for your employer. Feel - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 4:19 PM
- just had virtual appt with PC Dr. They will fax to work proof of positive - Capricorn - 02-Oct-2024 10:34 AM
  - I'm glad they are faxing your work - just be sure they receive it! - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 11:54 AM
    - I texted boss to let him know dr would be faxing info. - Capricorn - 02-Oct-2024 12:04 PM
      - I would definitely get proof — in writing — that your employer received - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 4:25 PM
      - not at all. i would do it. - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 1:46 PM
- I'm sorry this keeps lingering. I hope you get some relief soon. EOM - Cassie - 02-Oct-2024 9:17 AM
- i wonder if its "too late" for paxlovid? - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 7:31 AM
I'm so old, friends (all about my age) are starting to take early - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 5:15 PM
- my good friend said to me recently, "I think I only have 5 years left in me... - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 7:45 AM
  - I wish that for you! I did finally get serious about saving for - Cassie - 02-Oct-2024 11:23 AM
    - i DO have a small 401k, but only half the 'recommended' amount. - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 11:43 AM
  - Your last line...hah! I've said something similar... - Wahoo - 02-Oct-2024 8:41 AM
- LOL, and I'm so old I'm waiting for the last of my friends to retire so they - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:09 PM
  - I love being able to go to the theater on Tues eve, share a pitcher - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 8:58 AM
  - this is the life i want! EOM - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 7:43 AM
- There's a small part of me that wishes 30 years at ANY job would qualify you - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 5:36 PM
  - Right? And I'm 3 1/2 years to 30 years. But, nope. I can take - Cassie - 02-Oct-2024 9:18 AM
Sushi, salad, wine and Mallomars will be my dinner tonight, which I’ll eat - Kitchop - 01-Oct-2024 4:20 PM
- hubby rejoices every year when the Mallomars return to the stores! - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 7:47 AM
  - My local grocer had them on sale this week so I bought a couple of boxes. - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 9:16 AM
- Sounds like a well balanced meal! - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:19 PM
  - Your marsala dinner sounds yummy. I haven’t had marsala in a while. EOM - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 10:02 AM
- Mmmm... Mallomars ! Dinner tonight was leftovers. A while back, I noticed - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 5:29 PM
  - wow, Texas chili is nothing like that. Where's the chili powder, cumin - TaxPert - 02-Oct-2024 10:07 AM
    - "Chili" is so many different things to so many people. I can't do - Wahoo - 02-Oct-2024 5:24 PM
  - hot dog sauce?! *going to google* EOM - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 9:00 AM
    - I’ve never heard of hot dog sauce either. What is hot dog sauce? EOM - Kitchop - 02-Oct-2024 9:08 AM
      - it appears to be chili. or chili sauce. - chloe - 02-Oct-2024 9:51 AM
        
        Yep, but the texture's a bit different. I think "coney sauce" on a Coney Island - Wahoo - 02-Oct-2024 5:21 PM
  - I was going to ask what is Cincy Chili? Other than being served over spaghetti. - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:17 PM
    - Here ya go... - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 8:00 PM
Frank Fritz from American Pickers has died. - chloe - 01-Oct-2024 2:20 PM
50 Cent addresses Diddy allegations and why he never partied with the rapper - Antwon - 01-Oct-2024 11:43 AM
- And approps of that, 100 people have now claimed sexual assault, and the baby oi - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 4:25 PM
Gavin Creel, Tony-Winning Broadway Actor, Dies. He was only 48. 🎭 - Kitchop - 01-Oct-2024 11:31 AM
- So sad. Way too young. EOM - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:21 PM
*sigh* John Amos has passed too :-( - Andrea - 01-Oct-2024 11:09 AM
- Apparently he died in August so it wasn't really as recent EOM - CanaryFan98 - 01-Oct-2024 4:42 PM
  - His family didn’t know until now. He was taken advantage by some - Cassie - 02-Oct-2024 6:27 PM
    - One of the people taking advantage was one of his sons. :( EOM - ladyday - 02-Oct-2024 8:19 PM
      - It really is. He kept him from the family and didn't even tell them - Cassie - 03-Oct-2024 12:14 PM
      - Here's a Twitter link to his family's statement. This is so sad. - ladyday - 02-Oct-2024 10:37 PM
- What is going on? There are a lot of celebrity deaths in a short period of time. - Antwon - 01-Oct-2024 11:53 AM
  - Yes! And RIP, Mr. Amos, and thank you for sharing your talent with the world EOM - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 5:21 PM
  - Just reminds me I'm getting old, that so many staples of my youth are passing - The_Cat_Did_It - 01-Oct-2024 5:19 PM
  - i was thinking the same thing! - chloe - 01-Oct-2024 2:12 PM
  - With the exception of younger celeb deaths, I think what’s going on is - Kitchop - 01-Oct-2024 12:34 PM
    - I just think there's a concentrated flurry of deaths lately. - K_StillNotOver2016 - 01-Oct-2024 1:31 PM
- :( I first saw him in Good Times, and then Roots. Great actor. EOM - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 11:34 AM
- 😢 EOM - pip - 01-Oct-2024 11:17 AM
Managed 2 hours at work. No one asked how i was/felt. Hubby brought - Capricorn - 01-Oct-2024 10:18 AM
- Ugh, I hope you find out what is going on with you healthwise and get better - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:26 PM
- As if I needed more reason to be seriously disappointed in your - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 5:20 PM
- That really sucks that nobody even asked how you’re feeling or said they hope - Kitchop - 01-Oct-2024 2:42 PM
- I really hope you feel better soon. 🙏 EOM - Andrea - 01-Oct-2024 11:11 AM
  - Thank you!. Had to go to Dr's. They came out to the parking lot and - Capricorn - 01-Oct-2024 12:36 PM
Happy 1st Day of October! 🍂🍂 🎃 EOM - Leia - 01-Oct-2024 9:46 AM
- To you too, Leia. October has always been my favorite month, but as of... - Andrea - 01-Oct-2024 11:13 AM
- And Happy 100th to President Carter! EOM - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 9:53 AM
  - Yes! Happy Birthday to a great man. He did so much good in his lifetime. EOM - ladyday - 01-Oct-2024 7:24 PM
<UGH> Dryer Update... - Justathot - 30-Sep-2024 3:08 PM
- I feel I'm missing something here...so the dryer was working but - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 4:00 PM
  - Re: I feel I'm missing something here...so the dryer was working but - Justathot - 02-Oct-2024 2:31 PM
It's fall, so why will it be 100 this week? I am so sick of this. - Cassie - 30-Sep-2024 3:08 PM
- I know I cannot do those temps for long stretches any longer. I feel you!! EOM - chloe - 01-Oct-2024 8:37 AM
  - Yup, as we've discussed. I physically can't take the heat. EOM - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 9:53 AM
- I feel your pain. We're supposed to hit 105 today, 106 tomorrow - MontanaKC - 01-Oct-2024 6:44 AM
  - You guys are worse than us again. Yup. This isn't a fluke. - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 9:50 AM
- 100? YUCK...too hot! I'm grateful we've dropped back down into the - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 4:03 PM
  - Braggart :P except for the AC thing. EOM - Cassie - 01-Oct-2024 9:51 AM
    - 😂 EOM - Wahoo - 01-Oct-2024 9:57 AM
Still at home. No issues breathing etc but my energy level is very low. - Capricorn - 30-Sep-2024 9:24 AM
- COVID sucks. I've heard this strain just drains you. My brother - Cassie - 30-Sep-2024 3:05 PM
- i'm sorry you aren't better, but i'm glad you aren't WORSE. - chloe - 30-Sep-2024 10:27 AM
- Thanks for posting an update. I've been wondering (and worrying) - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 9:26 AM
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Dead at 58 😢 - Antwon - 30-Sep-2024 8:38 AM
- This is so sad. He was a good man. EOM - Andrea - 01-Oct-2024 11:14 AM
- Noooo! This shocks and saddens me. DM was a fantastic basketball - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 9:14 AM
  - Thank you, he was a great player but an even better man. RIP :( EOM - ladfan - 30-Sep-2024 11:30 AM
the pics from Helene are just heartbreaking. - chloe - 30-Sep-2024 8:04 AM
i'm traveling this upcoming weekend, and then for work sooo..... - chloe - 30-Sep-2024 8:02 AM
- I need to haul out the fall decorations and put them up... - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 9:24 AM
  - i felt the SAME WAY all of last week. - chloe - 30-Sep-2024 10:26 AM
    - Thanks, hun! EOM - Wahoo - 30-Sep-2024 10:38 AM

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