Inconvenient Annoyances

Bah, I too hate the lack of screens!!  Bee/wasp stings for me means a trip to the hospital (I should get a new epi-pen) so having them buzz around inside is super annoying. Thankfully DH usually gets them while I cower.

Bah, I too hate the lack of screens!!  Bee/wasp stings for me means a trip to the hospital (I should get a new epi-pen) so having them buzz around inside is super annoying. Thankfully DH usually gets them while I cower.

The relative lack of screens really bothers me. I cannot understand why casement windows are so prevalent here, they're horrid.

I told DH that we should "invent" screens and could be millionaires here!  I did see a commercial on tv recently about some sort of screen door device you hang up over your door (looks like the door must be open, like you can't have the screen on and close the door) and it's two strips that have magnets or something that catch closed after you walk through.  I guess that's as good as it gets.   


Edited to put in link: http://magicmeshscreendoor1.com/

I told DH that we should "invent" screens and could be millionaires here!  I did see a commercial on tv recently about some sort of screen door device you hang up over your door (looks like the door must be open, like you can't have the screen on and close the door) and it's two strips that have magnets or something that catch closed after you walk through.  I guess that's as good as it gets.   


Edited to put in link: http://magicmeshscreendoor1.com/

Not sure about your get rich scheme, lol -windows aren't open too often that it would warrant the extra cost in my mind!  You can get screening material from Lidl/Aldi at this time of year.  Works like you say about hanging up with strips.  It works pretty well for the few times when you actually need to use it. 

In the six years I've been here I can  probably count on one hand the amount of bugs that have gotten in through the open windows.  Bees don't bother me at all and they soon find their way out.  Flies usually do too or if they die first they go in the fish tank as a treat for the fishies.

However, I do understand the fear for those who are allergic to bee / wasp stings, if was I wouldn't be so relaxed about it.

in re screens: Our problem is that we have cats that we don't let out at night, but when we're in the lounge it gets stuffy. We can't open the window enough for relief without them jumping out of it

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Not only was our broadband down all day yesterday (until the evening) - service outage in our area, but also it was the day that, at the same time, our wireless router packed it in, for good. At least we still have the wired option available to us, but now to sort out new wireless. 

A few weeks ago a friend contacted me that they're going to the beach this summer and would we join them. They live out west, and I haven't seen them in a really long time. I told her that sure, we'd love to. Apparently the cost to add extra people was really reasonable (like $50/night for the two of us). I emailed her tonight to follow up and now she tells me that, oops, there isn't space in the place they're renting (it only sleeps 6 and there are 5 of them), but they can't wait to see us! Well, I hadn't planned on renting a place at the beach for the whole week (we can't afford it without going in with another couple/family) and it's pretty much impossible to find something at this late date in the summer reasonably priced that's even available. So now we probably won't go. This was supposed to be my summer beach holiday. :-(

  oops, there isn't space in the place they're renting

Ugh, sorry.  I know what it's like to have friends disappoint.  I hope you can find a diff't way to get away for a summer break.  Don't do like me & stay at home....just to make a point.  Sending you a big hug   

A few weeks ago a friend contacted me that they're going to the beach this summer and would we join them. They live out west, and I haven't seen them in a really long time. I told her that sure, we'd love to. Apparently the cost to add extra people was really reasonable (like $50/night for the two of us). I emailed her tonight to follow up and now she tells me that, oops, there isn't space in the place they're renting (it only sleeps 6 and there are 5 of them), but they can't wait to see us! Well, I hadn't planned on renting a place at the beach for the whole week (we can't afford it without going in with another couple/family) and it's pretty much impossible to find something at this late date in the summer reasonably priced that's even available. So now we probably won't go. This was supposed to be my summer beach holiday. :-(

Oooh, that would make me upset too!!!

What a shame, CCG! At least you hadn't already booked your flights or anything. How disappointing. 

Stayed in a self-catering cottage for a few days to discover there was no soap of any kind.  We had to go out and buy a bar at the rip-off local shop. Is this standard for self-catering?

My IA is letting agents that don't write down the details of the issue when you are telling them (hence they get it wrong and time is wasted) and plumbers who don't double check to see if the problem is actually fixed. 

This morning when turning on the bathroom sink a flood of water came down from the kitchen ceiling which is right below the bathroom.  We decided not to take showers as we realize all the pipes from sink and shower connect up.

This is what I told the letting agent to tell the plumber.  I get a call later on saying the plumber has fixed the problem it was a leaky tap and something else that sounded, in hindsight not the actual problem.  But at the time I thought, 'Wow that was fast!'

Well I get home today and turn on the bathroom sink just to make sure it's fixed and sure enough, a flood of water pours down from the kitchen ceiling!  Guess it's not fixed after all! 

I agreed to be a bridesmaid for a friend getting married this fall and I'm already super dreading it and hating the whole thing. I said yes because I didn't really think I could say no and so I really need to give myself an attitude adjustment but I'm finding it hard to do. I'm super resenting having to buy an almost $200 dress in red (I HATE red, never wear it, looks awful with my skin tone and will never wear it again) although at least she's letting us pick our own style within the specific color, fabric and brand. I've spent the morning googling bridal shops in New York, trying to find one that doesn't have awful reviews on Yelp to get a look at these in person. But I'm dreading the whole trying on experience because they tend to only have one (small) size of a dress in each style and they will be way too small on me and I won't be able to get any idea what it will look like.

Her mom is throwing the shower, at least, but is asking us to plan games. Groan. I think that bridal shower games are an insult to grown women's intelligence. No one makes men play these infantile games! The only one I'm semi-ok with is the gift bingo one because it keeps people somewhat paying attention during the present opening. Although, really, I hate (bridal) showers and would love to never have to go to one again. Yes. I'm a curmudgeon. And not a very good girl.

I'd like to plan a fun bachelorette party (the only part of this I'm not super dreading) but honestly, I'm super broke right now and just generally not looking forward to shelling out as much cash as this wedding is going to involve (I know it could be much worse but the dress, two nights in a hotel (rehearsal dinner), the bachelorette, the shower gift, the wedding gift, miscellaneous things...)

She's not even close to being a bridezilla and I recognize that. I've never been a bridesmaid before and I probably won't be again (most of my close friends are married already and had small weddings and/or lots of sisters). And I know that I agreed to do this and need to find a way to do it joyfully. But ugh. Why don't people just go to City Hall and be done with it?

Is it too late to pull out?