tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post3151669939590871918..comments2024-03-29T15:08:18.547+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Thursday Thoughts # 57Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-20545696697653906412015-08-01T02:42:25.886+09:302015-08-01T02:42:25.886+09:30Thankfully,no car chases or ignorant smokers in my...Thankfully,no car chases or ignorant smokers in my days, at least not yet.<br />We will start house shopping as my husband's retirement gets closer. Simple house, easy care...no wasted space...no yard care...if we ever find such a place in So. California, will let you know.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-39747592566505281612015-07-31T18:47:14.522+09:302015-07-31T18:47:14.522+09:30I, like you, River...am always looking at the real...I, like you, River...am always looking at the real estate sections in the newspapers and on line. Some of the houses...most of them...are massive! I'd hate to be a slave to them...keeping them cleaned, dusted, polished etc., etc., all the time. A think a permanent housekeeper would be the order of the day! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-46799747514237303202015-07-31T17:04:59.969+09:302015-07-31T17:04:59.969+09:30whiteangel; cigarette smoke was a huge problem for...whiteangel; cigarette smoke was a huge problem for me when I worked checkout. not freshly lit cigarettes so much, but the stale stench that permeated the clothes and shopping bags of people who smoked all winter wearing the same jacket, or perhaps smoked inside their houses and the shopping bags would collect the smoke. I'd go home daily and cough until I threw up.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-44732126503823428822015-07-30T22:55:58.780+09:302015-07-30T22:55:58.780+09:30I often look at homes for sale too.. Silly add :)
...I often look at homes for sale too.. Silly add :)<br />That's must have been annoying watching 3 news's and not finding out more details..I have great trouble with cigarette smoke myself, causes me great grief...some people have no consideration!Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-5500305881717028592015-07-30T19:06:57.304+09:302015-07-30T19:06:57.304+09:30Elephant's Child; I was surprised it was only ...Elephant's Child; I was surprised it was only a car chase when I remembered how many police vehicles and a helicopter were involved. I'm wondering if the whole thing was "edited" so as not to cause public alarm.<br /><br />Vicki; I used to want a really big home, but in my defence, I still had four kids at home back then. Now I just want enough space to move without constantly coming up against a wall :( One more room than what I have would be about right. And a bigger kitchen. <br />Car chases so often end with the stolen vehicle crashing into a house through a window. Around here anyway.<br /><br />Craig, what's really ironic is in the same real estate section, first page, there was an article about poorly edited presentations. <br /><br />Jac; I almost never watch the news, only on that day to see what all the police vehicles were out for. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-313133297662349312015-07-30T17:42:09.558+09:302015-07-30T17:42:09.558+09:30I rather like my insular little non-news watching ...I rather like my insular little non-news watching life (actually, just no news on the television) in my cosy wee insular house, insulated from all the grim acquisitiveness and rudeness by the love of four frolicsome pups, a really Great Scot, and assorted children.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-75806388883133123032015-07-30T16:39:45.946+09:302015-07-30T16:39:45.946+09:30You'd think that with what we pay real estate ...You'd think that with what we pay real estate agents, they would be a little more accurate and adventurous in their sales technique! I've done the same with the news, but usually left to wonder what all the fuss was about. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-67325590913792576062015-07-30T16:07:55.698+09:302015-07-30T16:07:55.698+09:30I think about those huge new houses in the new est...I think about those huge new houses in the new estates. Who needs such big homes?<br />But, we are marketed to, sold to and told "we" need a room for each child and a parents retreat to run away to.<br />I see first home owners aspiring to houses two, three times bigger than our humble abode.<br />And, they sadly have little to no backyard and certainly no room for the good old hills hoist or (horrors) the backyard shed anymore.<br />I look at homes on TV shows and in the papers and all I can think of is how much vacuuming, dusting etc they require. I'm lazy - rather be creating mess and art in my studio :)<br />And I shudder at the mere thought of a pristine McMansion to clean.<br />As we think on our next move, hubby and I are turning our thoughts to a small home with fewer rooms and "considered" spaces.<br /><br />I agree with EC, stolen car chases can lead to disaster - wrong place, wrong time scenarios. And, I'm also glad that no one was hurt.<br />At least it helped pass the time while you waited for the bus.<br /><br />That woman was rudeness personified. I would have no trouble coughing her smoke right back in her face...Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-51227651581426695612015-07-30T14:54:46.553+09:302015-07-30T14:54:46.553+09:30Sometimes I think the police chases, particularly ...Sometimes I think the police chases, particularly for stolen cars, are overkill. No-one wants their car stolen, but in the scale of things it is only property. Or at least until the chase goes wrong it is only property.<br />Sorry, I think I am in grump mode today.<br />I am glad that no-one was hurt in that chase.<br />And I am snickering at the bedrooms in the living room.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-63341901411371472142015-07-30T13:54:55.522+09:302015-07-30T13:54:55.522+09:30R.H. seems to me that latte set could use a little...R.H. seems to me that latte set could use a little less striving and a little more relaxing. <br /><br />Andrew; it was disappointing, but on the other hand, I was pleased it wasn't something awful like a terrorist home invasion.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-63984624836960691872015-07-30T12:20:40.822+09:302015-07-30T12:20:40.822+09:30It is so annoying when you see something that seem...It is so annoying when you see something that seems significant but it is not reported on the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-91812654236658679372015-07-30T09:46:51.048+09:302015-07-30T09:46:51.048+09:30The western suburbs here are being invaded by the ...The western suburbs here are being invaded by the arse end of the latte set, low on dough but striving for the badge. They do everything required: jog the streets, ride bikes, and support refugees. Ect and ect. The women are pimly-faced and sweating, the males are grey-haired and bewildered. On Saturday they're propped in the brand new latte citadel in Mason street. Like corpses. So beat that; new kitchens and they cross the road for their corn flakes. They're distressed by many things, but dog shit gets then hysterical, they want police cars and a helicopter overhead. Light up a smoke and they'll lynch you, cough cough cough. Well darlings I was never a drinker, like my daddy, which in terms of collateral damage causes human misery beyond calculation. Tobacco smoke might kill you, the fall-out from booze destroys generations. R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.com