Chaos, we HAVE! The problem is that the plumbers have keys, so there is no need to come by the office. Our complex is sprawling, so it's easier for them to have keys and we aren't always around to give them keys. All we ask is for a quick phone call. Easy.

LMAO jab. We recently had elbows (one of many this year) start leaking in a bulkhead area in units that are side by side. We dont' have individual shut-offs either except for under sinks and such, not even per floor or "pod" which has 12 units. Only building shut-offs. (36-48 units per) So, the entire building is shut down to repair the elbows in the recirc lines. They are done and I'm in one unit "guarding" the plumbers equipment while he goes up to the boiler room to re-pressurize. The girl in the adjacent unit comes banging on the door. He forgot to weld the damn joint, so another flood.

I understand your shot nerves.

My wifes asks me how my day was, and I can't remember.

When it rains....

For three days now, our house phone makes 10 dial tone beeps before we get the dial tone. ???

Hubby cell phone died this morning. "Charging stopped" is all it says.

And he had a very expensive scanner fall yesterday, landed in the perfect position to break the touch screen.

Wow Chaos. Sorry for all the problems. SIL recently had something go wrong with his iPhone. He found instructions online and took the thing apart and fixed it himself! I'm impressed. If "charging stopped" it may just need a new battery.

I broke a brand new scanner (about a week old) too.....at my work for Staples. LOL, the screen shattered, but it was either me or the scanner. I was a receiver then and a tall stack of computers started tumbling. The scanner was on one of the boxes, but I just jumped out of the way. My boss was angry, but what could he say? They should make those things shatter-proof or have some sort of protective screen!

The beeps when you pick up the phone- I have Verizon and they include voice mail, even though I don't want it. I use an answering machine because for me it is easier. But sometimes a call goes to the Verizon voice mail (when the phone is busy) and then, when I pick up the phone I get alll those beeps to signal that there is a voicemail waiting. Thank heavens I can play it on my TV or computer because I can never remember the number to call to retrieve it (one of the reasons I don't find it convenient).

OH, I didn't think about voice mail, lol. That's how ours does too. 3 beeps.

Three hours on the phone? I would definitely kill myself somewhere around the 63rd minute- YIKES!

Chaos, there should be a way to turn it off in the "personal options" menu. We do that when we go on vacation here. No sense in coming back with hundreds of voicemails that are unimportant. They can call the emergency number for any emergencies.

Surely this child knows by now NOT to involve me in math homework.

When the only out of state team in the soccer tournament gets a 7 PM Sunday night game- four hour ride home, big busy work day on Monday. Any reason we couldn't have been in the bracket that has their latest game at 1 PM?

When the new back bumper for our car costs less than a new partial for hubby. $1300 vs $1700

Although there are many who understand, there are people like that arrogant asshat who need to actually experience it.

I feel the same way many times. I've been there and done it too. It wasn't a choice. Why is it that those people think anyone who can't afford insurance will automatically qualify for Medicaid and other "wonderful" free services and goods?

My clearly insane employee who has resigned is also stupid? She didn't think we could get the files she dumped? She thought that dumping the files and deleting client info would hurt me instead of her? Really???

I hear ya. I live on 3 acres of trees and never touched one of them, even the gigantic dead pine right next to the house. I planted more! LOL

I hate web sites that won't let you navigate away from the page with the back button.