"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
>
>> Julie UK
>
> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.

And it IS great! Maybe that's why some people are so bitter? They don't
live HERE!

"gtr" > wrote in message news:201302011140392627-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2013-02-01 19:23:58 +0000, sf said:
>
>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
>>
>>> Julie UK
>>
>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
>
> Apologies to Washington while I'm dispensing.

Heh.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:25:52 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> > That was a witty and sophisticated insult, Julie.
>>
>> Not in my opinion it wasn't.
>
> Julie, he was insulting the insult. Maybe he should have spelled it
> "so****ticayted".

Ah. Okay.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>> T...
>> > In article >, says...
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:58 +1100, "Farm1" >
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> > and yet Americans stereotype Brits as a country with no concept
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > long distance travel/ wild places :-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Indeed.
>> >> >
>> >> > Stereotyping is nothing new. Brits like Janet do it all the time to
>> >> > Americans.
>> >>
>> >> Quite true.
>> >
>> > Now that's quite unkind, Julie. I swear when I saw Honey Boo Boo and
>> > her mother in their kitchen I never thought of you.
>>
>> And I don't know why anyone would.
>
> When I saw the Honey Boo Boo and her mother show, I thought of Janet UK
>

Hehehehe!

"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020108534112401-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2013-02-01 16:27:04 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>
>>>> What does "unrependant" mean?
>>>
>>> It's a misspelling of unrepentant.
>>
>> And what does that mean?
>
> You have dictionary, use it! It means "disinclined to repent" say I. The
> dictionary says "showing no regret for one's wrong-doings".
>
> Can heat up your coffe while I'm up...? :-)

I shouldn't *have* to use my dictionary on Usenet. I have a pretty big
vocabulary and at times I wind up using big/obscure words without meaning
to. But some of what I see here is just beyond silly. It's as though the
writers are trying to come off as more intelligent than they actually are.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 1/31/2013 11:03 AM, sf wrote:
>> >> I guess using modest euphemisms in polite society is a holdover from
>> >> the Victorian age with a bit of Puritanism thrown in for good measure.
>> >> Otherwise, we'd be more explicit and just say we took a **** or went
>> >> for a dump. Mostly people call using a public toilet what it is: a
>> >> toilet. Alternatively, they also call it the ladies room or the john
>> >> when they aren't calling it a bathroom. Grandpa used to say he was
>> >> going to see a man about a horse, but nobody talks like that anymore.
>> >>
>> >> Much of the world doesn't have anything near the size or complexity of
>> >> our bathrooms, some of which are the size of small apartment that
>> >> would be used to house multiple people in some countries.
>> >
>> > HGTV is not indicative of a classic American bathroom. Those people
>> > have
>> > more money than sense. Or they have no money but expect to be able to
>> > buy
>> > what they've seen on television. Heh.
>> >
>> > Common sense: A small bathroom is less bathroom to clean. How much
>> > time
>> > does a person actually spend in the bathroom every day? I don't know
>> > about anyone else but I don't hang out in the bathroom.
>>
>> I have a stupidly huge bathroom now. But it's a very poor design. There
>> are two sinks but they placed the free standing shower so close to the
>> second sink that you almost have to shimmy along that wall to get to it.
>> Because of that, we not only rarely use that sink but also the cabinet
>> underneath it. Plus it is really difficult to get into that cabinet
>> because
>> you can't fully open the doors. To get to what's down there can
>> sometimes
>> involve using a reaching tool and a flashlight.
>>
>> I did use the tub when we first moved in. It's a huge, jetted one.
>> But...
>> The water heater we have isn't big enough to provide enough hot water to
>> fill the thing. So you'd have to choose between a hot bath with no jets
>> or
>> a warm one with. Plus it has so many varying levels and textures of
>> surfaces along the edge of it. You'd almost need a picture to see what I
>> mean. Very difficult to get out of. There's not a wide enough flat
>> surface
>> there to even sit on to try to swing your legs over. So getting in and
>> out
>> means straddling all of those surfaces which amount to about being a foot
>> thick. After I slipped and fell a few times and so did my daughter, we
>> quit
>> using it for bathing. I tried a wide variety of non-skid products but
>> there
>> was always some drawback to them. I also had to put one over the
>> slippery
>> side of the tub. So now it's only used for hand washing. What a waste!
>
>
> Julie. another weird story. You said you have "a stupidly huge bathroom"
> but then you say how the space is so crowded. And you only use your
> bathtub/jacuzzi for handwashing now? LOL!

The square footage of the room is indeed huge, partly because it has such a
huge and pretty unusable tub in it. The layout of the room is stupid too.
Just like the layout of *this* room. This house isn't large in terms of sq.
footage. 1,700 sq ft. But lots of wasted space here and there.

Used to be a tiny 2 bedroom house. Although the house next door was an
exact opposite of this one, I never saw the inside prior to the started and
still continued (I call it the Winchester Mystery House) next door. So I
can't really visualize what it used to look like. It was stupidly remodeled
before we bought it.

The living room, two tiny bedrooms, kitchen, laundry room and dining room
are all on one level. The family room, my bedroom and bath are on a
slightly higher level. Not even high enough for there to be a step up.
There's just this teensy little angled piece that leads you up or down.
You'd think this would case people to trip/fall or stumble but so far it
hasn't happened.

This room has two areas of vinyl flooring and the rest is carpeted. The
same carpet leads partway into the bathroom and the area that is carpeted in
there makes no sense whatever. It angles strangely. And then there is a
different vinyl flooring in there. But what's in here matches the kitchen.
Husband has different flooring still in his bathroom.

The two tiny bedrooms go at strange angles. And you can see where a great
section of the wall in husband's bathroom has been patched. As though
something else used to be there.

My bedroom is not square. One corner is like...cut off. And there in that
space is a glass door leading to the back yard. Who puts an exterior door
in their bedroom? And especially a glass one? My two bedroom closets are
totally different sizes with a lot of built in shallow shelves that I have
since learned are designed for shoes. They are those custom closets like
they sell (or maybe used to sell) at Costco. I don't have that many shoes
and the depth is such that it's not good for much of anything else. Perhaps
purses which I also don't have that many of.

Also in the bedroom is an upper cupboard with shelves so far apart as to not
be very useful for linens and things. And a lower cupboard that has no
shelves whatever save for the bottom one. No clue what those are designed
for but they have their own little light angling at them.

The only thing I know is that this house was remodeled by Filipino people,
as was the house that my friend lives in. When she describes things that
went wrong in her house it's as though she is describing mine. Both just
make no sense in many ways. I'm not falsely trying to convict all Filipino
people for doing bad remodeling but perhaps these former home owners used
the same bad remodeling company or something.

"gtr" > wrote in message news:201302011110325442-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2013-02-01 19:02:05 +0000, Gary said:
>
>> Julie. another weird story. You said you have "a stupidly huge bathroom"
>> but then you say how the space is so crowded. And you only use your
>> bathtub/jacuzzi for handwashing now? LOL!
>
> It's funny how you buy things with big plans, like electronics with all
> the features, but in th end you use only the bare minimum. As a musician
> I've bought all kinds of hot-diggity equipment, and over the years find
> myself molting all but the bare minimum. In the end I am in the yard with
> a uke or a trombone and feel free.
>
> I've encountered *very* expensive instruments in other people's homes and
> heard the story of how they had big plans to learn to play the thing, but
> decided to watch football on their weekend afternoons instead.

I tend not to buy expensive things. I used to play the violin and played it
very well. But then I bored of it and wanted to play guitar. I figured it
was a stringed instrument so thought I would pick it up very quickly. An
older person recommended that I just buy a cheap one from K Mart, which I
did. Mistake. Frets were so sharp as to cause damage to my fingers. So I
rarely used it. I did once pick up my friend's brother's Epiphone and it
didn't hurt my fingers at all. But... I also have short, fat fingers.
Even when I was underweight I had those same fingers. So clearly the guitar
is just not for me. Makes me wonder how I even played the violin with those
strings being so close together and all.

I am not a person who likes all the bells and whistles and such. In fact,
any male who has ever put on the radio in my vehicle or my stereo when I had
one, complained that something or other wasn't right. Husband just did it.
Said that my "fade" was off. Whatever that means. I'm just like... I turn
it on. Music comes out. That's fine with me.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here posts. A
> bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then she has
> trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace, but they
> might try to push her into the ocean.

I would really have to take a pic to show you what I mean but I am not a pic
person. Yes I have a phone in my camera and another on my Ipad but no clue
how to get those pics onto this computer. Had some sort of cord with my old
phone to do that but this one didn't come with one.

The very outside of the tub, facing the toilet is carpeted. Yes, carpeted.
Same carpet that leads into the bathroom and that is in this room. Why?
Dunno. From there, there is a flat edge of maybe 4". Flat and very
slippery edge. Looks to be faux marble of some kind. Like whatever they
put on the walls of the shower. From there, there is the edge of the tub.
I didn't measure but it's probably around 5" wide. Feels like plastic and
again sort of slick. But then it drops down to some other edge inside the
tub. I think they are arm rests. Not sure the thickness of that. Maybe
another 4" Then from there the side of the tub sort of goes down and
curves. It's not flat until you get more towards the center of the tub.

So to get out of it, you have to hoist your leg up over the side and up over
all of these slick and sharply angled surfaces. And because the tub is
deeper than your standard tub, that's not easy to do. Perhaps if you had
even longer legs than I do. Then the foot that is left in the tub, tends to
slip. The entire surface of the tub, both inside and out (save for the
carpeted portion) is very slippery. As I said, I tried to fix this with
various non slip mats both in and outside of the tub. Still very awkward.
I can get out fairly well when fully dressed and with shoes on. Then I
don't slip and the sharp edges are far less bothersome against a clothed
leg.

When daughter was much younger and smaller she could get in and out fairly
well by stepping onto the arm rest then across the great divide and down
onto a step stool. But this only works if your feet are very small and your
legs are short. No way would my foot fit or stay on that arm rest or my
other foot be able to make comfortable contact with the step stool.

The only other jetted tub I have used was one in our hotel room in Reno. It
had a very large, flat area surrounding the entire tub that you could sit
on. From there, you could just swing your legs over. And I have tried to
do that with this tub but because the highest area that you could sit on is
so narrow and slippery that isn't comfortable and doesn't work well. You're
not a female so your parts are different. Just trust me on this. And yes,
I have tried putting a towel down to sit on. A friend suggested that.

"John J" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:22:25 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"gtr" > wrote in message
>>news:2013020108534112401-xxx@yyyzzz...
>>> On 2013-02-01 16:27:04 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>>>
>>>>>> What does "unrependant" mean?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a misspelling of unrepentant.
>>>>
>>>> And what does that mean?
>>>
>>> You have dictionary, use it! It means "disinclined to repent" say I.
>>> The
>>> dictionary says "showing no regret for one's wrong-doings".
>>>
>>> Can heat up your coffe while I'm up...? :-)
>>
>>I shouldn't *have* to use my dictionary on Usenet. I have a pretty big
>>vocabulary and at times I wind up using big/obscure words without meaning
>>to. But some of what I see here is just beyond silly. It's as though the
>>writers are trying to come off as more intelligent than they actually are.
>
> But just as they are about to pull it off, they misspell their
> intelligent word.

Yeah. That's kinda funny.

On 2013-02-01 21:30:29 +0000, John J said:

> But just as they are about to pull it off, they misspell their
> intelligent word.

It's the thawt that cownts!

In article >, says...
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here posts. A
> > bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then she has
> > trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace, but they
> > might try to push her into the ocean.
>
> I would really have to take a pic to show you what I mean but I am not a pic
> person. Yes I have a phone in my camera and another on my Ipad but no clue
> how to get those pics onto this computer. Had some sort of cord with my old
> phone to do that but this one didn't come with one.
>
> The very outside of the tub, facing the toilet is carpeted. Yes, carpeted.
> Same carpet that leads into the bathroom and that is in this room. Why?
> Dunno. From there, there is a flat edge of maybe 4". Flat and very
> slippery edge. Looks to be faux marble of some kind. Like whatever they
> put on the walls of the shower. From there, there is the edge of the tub.
> I didn't measure but it's probably around 5" wide. Feels like plastic and
> again sort of slick. But then it drops down to some other edge inside the
> tub. I think they are arm rests. Not sure the thickness of that. Maybe
> another 4" Then from there the side of the tub sort of goes down and
> curves. It's not flat until you get more towards the center of the tub.
>
> So to get out of it, you have to hoist your leg up over the side and up over
> all of these slick and sharply angled surfaces. And because the tub is
> deeper than your standard tub, that's not easy to do. Perhaps if you had
> even longer legs than I do. Then the foot that is left in the tub, tends to
> slip. The entire surface of the tub, both inside and out (save for the
> carpeted portion) is very slippery. As I said, I tried to fix this with
> various non slip mats both in and outside of the tub. Still very awkward.
> I can get out fairly well when fully dressed and with shoes on. Then I
> don't slip and the sharp edges are far less bothersome against a clothed
> leg.
>
> When daughter was much younger and smaller she could get in and out fairly
> well by stepping onto the arm rest then across the great divide and down
> onto a step stool. But this only works if your feet are very small and your
> legs are short. No way would my foot fit or stay on that arm rest or my
> other foot be able to make comfortable contact with the step stool.
>
> The only other jetted tub I have used was one in our hotel room in Reno. It
> had a very large, flat area surrounding the entire tub that you could sit
> on. From there, you could just swing your legs over. And I have tried to
> do that with this tub but because the highest area that you could sit on is
> so narrow and slippery that isn't comfortable and doesn't work well. You're
> not a female so your parts are different. Just trust me on this.

Really? Are you sure?

> And yes,
> I have tried putting a towel down to sit on. A friend suggested that.

Someone has to ask.. why do you get in the bath fully clothed with
shoes on?

Janet.

In article >, says...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> >
> >> Julie UK
> >
> > That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
>
> And it IS great! Maybe that's why some people are so bitter? They don't
> live HERE!

Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.
(don't answer that, Mr Bove)

Janet

On 2013-02-01 21:39:43 +0000, Julie Bove said:

> I used to play the violin and played it very well. But then I bored of
> it and wanted to play guitar. I figured it was a stringed instrument
> so thought I would pick it up very quickly. An older person
> recommended that I just buy a cheap one from K Mart, which I did.
> Mistake. Frets were so sharp as to cause damage to my fingers. So I
> rarely used it. I did once pick up my friend's brother's Epiphone and
> it didn't hurt my fingers at all. But... I also have short, fat
> fingers. Even when I was underweight I had those same fingers. So
> clearly the guitar is just not for me. Makes me wonder how I even
> played the violin with those strings being so close together and all.

Oh Julie. Short fat fingers means nothing. I've known a lot of
guitarists with short fat fingers, a few were virtuosos. But it does
take a skosh of motivation. Everything does.

> I am not a person who likes all the bells and whistles and such. In
> fact, any male who has ever put on the radio in my vehicle or my stereo
> when I had one, complained that something or other wasn't right.
> Husband just did it. Said that my "fade" was off. Whatever that means.
> I'm just like... I turn it on. Music comes out. That's fine with me.

I know a lot of people who feel the same way about food. You eat it,
then it's gone, who cares how it tasted?

On 2013-02-01 21:51:42 +0000, Julie Bove said:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here
>> posts. A bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then
>> she has trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace,
>> but they might try to push her into the ocean.
>
> I would really have to take a pic to show you what I mean but I am not
> a pic person. Yes I have a phone in my camera and another on my Ipad
> but no clue how to get those pics onto this computer. Had some sort of
> cord with my old phone to do that but this one didn't come with one.
>
> The very outside of the tub, facing the toilet is carpeted. Yes,
> carpeted. Same carpet that leads into the bathroom and that is in this
> room. Why? Dunno. From there, there is a flat edge of maybe 4". Flat
> and very slippery edge. Looks to be faux marble of some kind. Like
> whatever they put on the walls of the shower. From there, there is the
> edge of the tub. I didn't measure but it's probably around 5" wide.
> Feels like plastic and again sort of slick. But then it drops down to
> some other edge inside the tub. I think they are arm rests. Not sure
> the thickness of that. Maybe another 4" Then from there the side of
> the tub sort of goes down and curves. It's not flat until you get more
> towards the center of the tub.
>
> So to get out of it, you have to hoist your leg up over the side and up
> over all of these slick and sharply angled surfaces. And because the
> tub is deeper than your standard tub, that's not easy to do. Perhaps
> if you had even longer legs than I do. Then the foot that is left in
> the tub, tends to slip. The entire surface of the tub, both inside and
> out (save for the carpeted portion) is very slippery. As I said, I
> tried to fix this with various non slip mats both in and outside of the
> tub. Still very awkward. I can get out fairly well when fully dressed
> and with shoes on. Then I don't slip and the sharp edges are far less
> bothersome against a clothed leg.
>
> When daughter was much younger and smaller she could get in and out
> fairly well by stepping onto the arm rest then across the great divide
> and down onto a step stool. But this only works if your feet are very
> small and your legs are short. No way would my foot fit or stay on
> that arm rest or my other foot be able to make comfortable contact with
> the step stool.
>
> The only other jetted tub I have used was one in our hotel room in
> Reno. It had a very large, flat area surrounding the entire tub that
> you could sit on. From there, you could just swing your legs over.
> And I have tried to do that with this tub but because the highest area
> that you could sit on is so narrow and slippery that isn't comfortable
> and doesn't work well. You're not a female so your parts are
> different. Just trust me on this. And yes, I have tried putting a
> towel down to sit on. A friend suggested that.

A gift for you, Dave.

> On 2013-02-01 21:51:42 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>> The very outside of the tub, facing the toilet is carpeted. Yes,
>> carpeted. Same carpet that leads into the bathroom and that is in this
>> room. Why? Dunno. From there, there is a flat edge of maybe 4". Flat

I can't imagine a tub that is carpeted on the outside. Really, can't imagine
it.

Cheri

If Day One is driving thru an area devoid of decent eateries and/or I wanna put some miles under the belt, I have packed an Igloo cooler with hard cooked eggs, cheese chunks, raisins, canned sardines, tomato wedges, crackers - easy grab and eat stuff. I figure every b'fast or lunch stop is a good half hour spent.

On 2013-02-02 00:08:38 +0000, Janet said:

> In article >, says...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Julie UK
>>>
>>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
>
> Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.

Now THAT'S tangential and uncalled for bile. Kudos for finding just the
right finesse with a baseball bat!

In article <2013020116305354050-xxx@yyyzzz>, says...
>
> On 2013-02-02 00:08:38 +0000, Janet said:
>
> > In article >, says...
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Julie UK
> >>>
> >>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.




>
And it IS great! Maybe that's why some people are so bitter? >>>
Theydon't live HERE!



> > Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.
>
> Now THAT'S tangential and uncalled for bile.

Tangential? It's a follow up to Julie's comment you edited out..
I've put it back for you.


Janet

On 2013-02-02 00:41:22 +0000, Janet said:

> In article <2013020116305354050-xxx@yyyzzz>, says...
>>
>> On 2013-02-02 00:08:38 +0000, Janet said:
>>
>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie UK
>>>>>
>>>>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
>>
> And it IS great! Maybe that's why some people are so bitter? >>>
> Theydon't live HERE!
>
>>> Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.
>>
>> Now THAT'S tangential and uncalled for bile.
>
> Tangential? It's a follow up to Julie's comment you edited out..
> I've put it back for you.

Ah; my very own mistake "Julie UK" is what led me astray.

But no counter to "uncalled for bile"?

Goodness: Isn't it 1:15 AM in merry olde England, Janet?

On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:35:18 -0000, Janet > wrote:



>
> I see far fewer American tourists compared with the numbers of Brits
>and Europeans.
>
> Janet UK.
>

The price of air fairs from the US to Europe have been quite high in
the past few years. If we go the year, it will be 30% higher than two
years ago, double what we paid five years ago. Couple that with a
crappy exchange rate and that is why our first vacation this year is
in the US, still not sure about our fall vacation.

On 2013-02-02 04:10:45 +0000, Ed Pawlowski said:

> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:35:18 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>> I see far fewer American tourists compared with the numbers of Brits
>> and Europeans.
>
> The price of air fairs from the US to Europe have been quite high in
> the past few years. If we go the year, it will be 30% higher than two
> years ago, double what we paid five years ago. Couple that with a
> crappy exchange rate and that is why our first vacation this year is
> in the US, still not sure about our fall vacation.

Japan seems to be heading the opposite direction in recent months...

"gtr" > wrote in message news:20130201160858292-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2013-02-01 21:39:43 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>
>> I used to play the violin and played it very well. But then I bored of
>> it and wanted to play guitar. I figured it was a stringed instrument so
>> thought I would pick it up very quickly. An older person recommended
>> that I just buy a cheap one from K Mart, which I did. Mistake. Frets
>> were so sharp as to cause damage to my fingers. So I rarely used it. I
>> did once pick up my friend's brother's Epiphone and it didn't hurt my
>> fingers at all. But... I also have short, fat fingers. Even when I was
>> underweight I had those same fingers. So clearly the guitar is just not
>> for me. Makes me wonder how I even played the violin with those strings
>> being so close together and all.
>
> Oh Julie. Short fat fingers means nothing. I've known a lot of guitarists
> with short fat fingers, a few were virtuosos. But it does take a skosh of
> motivation. Everything does.

Well, I must admit that I didn't try very hard. It didn't seem to come
naturally to me as the violin did. I can also play the piano fairly well
but didn't have a lot of interest in that.
>
>> I am not a person who likes all the bells and whistles and such. In
>> fact, any male who has ever put on the radio in my vehicle or my stereo
>> when I had one, complained that something or other wasn't right. Husband
>> just did it. Said that my "fade" was off. Whatever that means. I'm just
>> like... I turn it on. Music comes out. That's fine with me.
>
> I know a lot of people who feel the same way about food. You eat it, then
> it's gone, who cares how it tasted?

Yeah. My dad used to say... It all goes to the same place anyway!

"Janet" > wrote in message
T...
>
> Someone has to ask.. why do you get in the bath fully clothed with
> shoes on?

To clean it. How do you clean yours?

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>> On 2013-02-01 21:51:42 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>>> The very outside of the tub, facing the toilet is carpeted. Yes,
>>> carpeted. Same carpet that leads into the bathroom and that is in this
>>> room. Why? Dunno. From there, there is a flat edge of maybe 4". Flat
>
> I can't imagine a tub that is carpeted on the outside. Really, can't
> imagine it.

I couldn't either. I looked at it better after I gave the approximate
dimensions and I was somewhat wrong. The edge of the tub is a tad wider.
But not entirely flat. Has sort of beveled edges. I have no clue why they
put that carpeted thing around it. Or why there is this odd, wedge shaped
piece of ugly beige carpet that leads into the bathroom. Of course I
immediately spilled haircolor on it. Then there was the day that Angela
flooded the bathrooom. I had a non skid mat in the shower that tended to
block the drain if you weren't careful. And she wasn't and didn't realize
that it was all flooding out until it happened. Thankfully we do have a
shop vac but I wasn't too happy.

"gtr" > wrote in message news:2013020116305354050-xxx@yyyzzz...
> On 2013-02-02 00:08:38 +0000, Janet said:
>
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Julie UK
>>>>
>>>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
>>
>> Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.
>
> Now THAT'S tangential and uncalled for bile. Kudos for finding just the
> right finesse with a baseball bat!

Thankfully I do actually know people from the UK who are nice. Janet is not
a good example.

sf wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:

> > And for you too, Barbara. Try once a week vs once per month.
> > Geez....I take two showers per day, no dust or bugs collect. Give me a
> > break!
> >
> Separate tub and shower, Gary. I could shower all day long and the
> tub would remain dusty.

Yeah, you (and Farm1) win. It's been so long since I had a bathroom with a
shower only that I didn't think of that when I posted. Only a combo
tub/shower for about 24 years now.

I only take showers now but up until a few years ago, I would often take
baths during the winter. Come home from work and, to knock off the chill, I
would get in a hot bath with a good book.

G.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here posts. A
> > bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then she has
> > trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace, but they
> > might try to push her into the ocean.
>
> I would really have to take a pic to show you what I mean but I am not a pic
> person. Yes I have a phone in my camera and another on my Ipad but no clue
> how to get those pics onto this computer. Had some sort of cord with my old
> phone to do that but this one didn't come with one.

Let's all chip in and buy Julie a cord to connect her phone to her
computer. I would love to see some pics of her house after reading her
descriptions. And I'm not saying that in a mean, teasing way either,
Julie. I enjoy reading your posts and I would really like to be able to see
some of what you talk about.

G.

In article <2013020117160772827-xxx@yyyzzz>, says...
>
> On 2013-02-02 00:41:22 +0000, Janet said:
>
> > In article <2013020116305354050-xxx@yyyzzz>, says...
> >>
> >> On 2013-02-02 00:08:38 +0000, Janet said:
> >>
> >>> In article >, says...
> >>>>
> >>>> "sf" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:51:14 -0800, gtr > wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Julie UK
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That's Janet UK. Julie is in the great state of Washington.
> >>
> > And it IS great! Maybe that's why some people are so bitter? >>>
> > Theydon't live HERE!
> >
> >>> Green with envy, Jules; who wouldn't want to live there with you.
> >>
> >> Now THAT'S tangential and uncalled for bile.
> >
> > Tangential? It's a follow up to Julie's comment you edited out..
> > I've put it back for you.
>
> Ah; my very own mistake "Julie UK" is what led me astray.
>
> But no counter to "uncalled for bile"?

Hell, when I've taught you to read for comprehension, THEN I'll teach
you to think.
>
> Goodness: Isn't it 1:15 AM in merry olde England, Janet?

It's 10 am and I'm not in England.

Janet.

In article >, says...
>
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> T...
> >
> > Someone has to ask.. why do you get in the bath fully clothed with
> > shoes on?
>
> To clean it. How do you clean yours?

When I'm not in it, of course.

Janet

Janet wrote:
>
> It's 10 am and I'm not in England.

So which country do you live in, Janet? I know it's not Austria/Australia.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Janet wrote:
>>
>> It's 10 am and I'm not in England.
>
> So which country do you live in, Janet? I know it's not
> Austria/Australia.
>

lol she is in Scotland the same as Shelia and me.

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Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote:

> > Janet wrote:
> >> It's 10 am and I'm not in England.
> >
> > So which country do you live in, Janet? I know it's not
> > Austria/Australia.
> >
>
> lol she is in Scotland the same as Shelia and me.

"FREEDOM!" ;-)

"Janet" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>> T...
>> >
>> > Someone has to ask.. why do you get in the bath fully clothed with
>> > shoes on?
>>
>> To clean it. How do you clean yours?
>
> When I'm not in it, of course.

Well then you obviously don't have a tub that is as large as mine. There
really is no way to clean it very well *without* getting in it! I do have a
long handled brush/sponge thingie but the span is just too far to reach and
scrub at the same time. And forget the back edge. You can't reach that at
all.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > I should take her out of the filter for the comedic value of here
>> > posts. A
>> > bathtub so big that she can't fill it with hot water, and then she has
>> > trouble getting out of it. Maybe she needs to call Greenpeace, but
>> > they
>> > might try to push her into the ocean.
>>
>> I would really have to take a pic to show you what I mean but I am not a
>> pic
>> person. Yes I have a phone in my camera and another on my Ipad but no
>> clue
>> how to get those pics onto this computer. Had some sort of cord with my
>> old
>> phone to do that but this one didn't come with one.
>
> Let's all chip in and buy Julie a cord to connect her phone to her
> computer. I would love to see some pics of her house after reading her
> descriptions. And I'm not saying that in a mean, teasing way either,
> Julie. I enjoy reading your posts and I would really like to be able to
> see
> some of what you talk about.

Oh, I'd just rather not. I really am not a pic person. My mom recently
gave me a bunch of old pics which I proceeded to scan and put on FB. I
think I got about 8 of them done and gave up. I haven't got the patience
for that. Plus I a lousy photographer. I'll get things in the pic that I
wasn't even aiming for!

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> sf wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>
>> > And for you too, Barbara. Try once a week vs once per month.
>> > Geez....I take two showers per day, no dust or bugs collect. Give me a
>> > break!
>> >
>> Separate tub and shower, Gary. I could shower all day long and the
>> tub would remain dusty.
>
> Yeah, you (and Farm1) win. It's been so long since I had a bathroom with a
> shower only that I didn't think of that when I posted. Only a combo
> tub/shower for about 24 years now.
>
> I only take showers now but up until a few years ago, I would often take
> baths during the winter. Come home from work and, to knock off the chill,
> I
> would get in a hot bath with a good book.

I never had the separate shower before but I love it! I hate having to step
in and out of a regular tub. I broke three toes once when my foot didn't
quite make it. We had those damnable sliding glass doors. I swear they
installed that one upside down because the track was very sharp. That's why
if I ever can design my own place, I will get a little soaking tub that is
easy to get in and out of. Like those ones for seniors with the door on
them. Yeah. In my dreams!

On 1/31/2013 12:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> think that's your own prejudice. The facts remain that England is
>> only 50,350 sq miles, which would be a run of the mill mid-sized state
>> here and we have 49 more of them http://www.theus50.com/area.php
>> Additionally, the distance from London to Rome is only 889.34 linear
>> miles and the distance between coasts here is a bit over 2,000.
>>
>
>
> I occasionally here from a fellow in the UK. After looking at address
> on Google Maps I commented that he was close to the town that my
> grandmother was from. He didn't think it was close, saying that it was
> 50 miles and would take 2-3 hours to get there from his place.

2-3 hours? Was he planning on walking it?!

Jill

On 1/31/2013 9:45 PM, Farm1 wrote:
> What is it about the mention in this thread of Subways, Starbucks,
> restaurants, malls and living in cities does not trigger any recogniotion
> that Janet's comments in this thread were pertinent whereas most of the
> comments form those who live where there is a much closer geographical
> commonality with Australia were, and sadly seem to remain, totally clueless?

It's called thread drift. I think it's been established already most of
us (at least not in the US) don't pack a basket unless we're going to be
driving all day long or staying overnight.

Jill

In article >, says...
>
> Janet wrote:
> >
> > It's 10 am and I'm not in England.
>
> So which country do you live in, Janet? I know it's not Austria/Australia.
>

Give that boy a star :-)

I'm in Scotland same as Ophelia and S. Viemeister.

I sign as Janet UK to distinguish from the other Janet (US) who posts
here. Though that may change if the UK disunites so stay awake in the
back row.

Janet Alba Caledonia

On 2/1/2013 4:34 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> My bedroom is not square. One corner is like...cut off. And there in that
> space is a glass door leading to the back yard. Who puts an exterior door
> in their bedroom? And especially a glass one?

Lots of people. I've lived in a couple of places with sliding glass
doors leading from my bedroom to the back yard. They both had a metal
pin inserted through the frame of the doors where they over-lapped. If
someone wanted to break in that way they'd have had to smash the
double-paned glass.

My neighbor has a single glass door in her bedroom leading onto a patio.
It's not uncommon.

Jill

In article >, says...
>
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> T...
> > In article >, says...
> >>
> >> "Janet" > wrote in message
> >> T...
> >> >
> >> > Someone has to ask.. why do you get in the bath fully clothed with
> >> > shoes on?
> >>
> >> To clean it. How do you clean yours?
> >
> > When I'm not in it, of course.
>
> Well then you obviously don't have a tub that is as large as mine. There
> really is no way to clean it very well *without* getting in it! I do have a
> long handled brush/sponge thingie but the span is just too far to reach and
> scrub at the same time. And forget the back edge. You can't reach that at
> all.

You're assuming all bathrooms are as small/ badly laid out as yours,
and have the bath trapped in a corner against the wall.

Janet UK