Couch 78: Put your feet up and stay a while

Sep 15, 2014, 05:24 PM

Omg growly. How scary glad you and the cat are ok. What perfectly awful responses to your phone calls for help. Wtg keeping your wits about you, I would have freaked out!

AAA hugs to you...

MKAC glad kitten is doing well!

rterroni congrats on moving towards the master's program. That's exciting!

Well I didn't bring paper/pen with me to the break room so had to go on memory. Those I missed esp but to all am sending out positive thoughts !

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stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 05:42 PM

I am unreasonably sad over a broken package.

CantExplain · Sep 15, 2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by growlycat

When your gas stove spontaneously won't turn off and the flames get higher and higher…who ya gonna call?

Building maitainece…."Geez, I'm 45 minutes away. Maybe you should call the fire department."
Fire Department….."Don't you have building maintenance to take care of that?"

Damn, someone come and douse the flames and shut off the gas!!!
Literally these are the phone calls I just had while I was trying to wrangle a set of clothes and my freaked out cat in preparation of bailing out of my apartment!!!!

I had a hard time fighting panic. Everything is fine now but let's see if I sleep.
I was cooking and all of a sudden I couldn't turn off the stovetop!!! Then the knobs melted off my stove. Then the flame got to be a foot high. I hate hate hate natural gas.

How awful!

CantExplain · Sep 15, 2014, 07:24 PM

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That is a great idea. There is one right outside my apartment, in a glass case but it would be safer to have an extinguisher in my kitchen!

Keeping horses safe from fire must be nerve wracking. A panicky cat is one thing, but a horse? Vehicle fires are scary because of the gasoline too.

My dilemma with the gas fire: the flame was somewhat controlled but becoming more unmanageable. Wasn't sure if an all-out gas line leak was more of a danger? At the time I was not confident that I could move my stove or that moving it would cause a friction spark while I was right on top of the gas line. I'm still not sure if I did the right thing.

It sounds like a mains pressure problem. Did any of your neighbours have the same issue?

CantExplain · Sep 15, 2014, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by My kids are cool

The weirdest stuff triggers me.

Apparently my bad experience with the one female therapist affected me more than I like to admit because there is one thread out there right now that has me rocking back and forth in my chair with extreme anxiety.

Recognising your triggers is a good sign.

CantExplain · Sep 15, 2014, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I am unreasonably sad over a broken package.

))stopdog((

Sep 15, 2014, 07:57 PM

Why do I read other threads... One post just makes me want to stab myself in the eye...

Repeatedly

CantExplain · Sep 15, 2014, 08:12 PM

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Why do I read other threads... One post just makes me want to stab myself in the eye...

Repeatedly

Wassup RTS?

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CantExplain

It sounds like a mains pressure problem. Did any of your neighbours have the same issue?

I'll have to google that! My neighbors haven't mentioned anything, then again I was cooking kind of later at night than usual.

I hate being so ignorant on how to safely use gas appliances. It definitely seemed freaky and out of the norm. Thanks for the tip!!!!!

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I am unreasonably sad over a broken package.

What was it?

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by artemis-within

Omg growly. How scary glad you and the cat are ok. What perfectly awful responses to your phone calls for help. Wtg keeping your wits about you, I would have freaked out!

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Thanks!! I can somehow multitask….survival skills and freaking out are not mutually exclusive for me!!

Sep 15, 2014, 08:40 PM

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Wassup RTS?

Just reading on another thread... Lately I've been fine doing it but not tonight..
One person response was so preachy and know it ally..

Then I was reading about someone's last session with their T and it made me start to miss YT... Again....

stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 09:51 PM

This week I have been adding black strap molasses to my coffee. I go through phases where it really is my favorite thing to drink. Then it will fade out. The bullet coffee was fine, it just did not taste right in the morning. I missed my more regular tasting coffee.

stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Readytostop

J
One person response was so preachy and know it ally..

..

I hate that (unless I was doing it in which case - I did not mean to). But I really do hate the know-it-allies. And sometimes (this is not something I am pleased to admit about myself) I respond even more know-it-ally when the original KIA gets something wrong.

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 09:54 PM

Molasses in coffee sounds wonderful.

I read up on the bullet coffee and I think it would give me heart disease!!

stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 09:56 PM

I think the thing about bullet coffee is it is based on the idea that a low fat diet is not as healthy and does not prevent heart disease.

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 10:00 PM

I am more careful about carbs and sugars than anything else in my diet. Bullet coffee seems great if you are otherwise balanced nutritionally. I am not there yet!

stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 10:02 PM

I am not pushing it - I did not notice any more energy and if anything, it made me more hungry by lunch - so I stopped. Molasses has a lot of iron and potassium and other things so perhaps I am craving it because of the nutrients.

tametc · Sep 15, 2014, 10:03 PM

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I hate that (unless I was doing it in which case - I did not mean to). But I really do hate the know-it-allies. And sometimes (this is not something I am pleased to admit about myself) I respond even more know-it-ally when the original KIA gets something wrong.

Personally, SD, I have found that you use humble restraint, and are respectful of others' decisions and opinions, even if you don't agree with them. I appreciate that about you. (Don't worry, I won't try to hug you--I'll just worship you from afar. You know I'm teasing, right?)

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 10:14 PM

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I am not pushing it - .

Oh , I know!! I was really curious what it was and I looked it up.

growlycat · Sep 15, 2014, 10:15 PM

))I do like CE's(( hug repellant thingies!!!

stopdog · Sep 15, 2014, 11:08 PM

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Oh , I know!! I was really curious what it was and I looked it up.

The big surprise for me was that I did not find it awful. It did not taste like my usual delicious triple expresso, but the taste was not bad and from the ingredients, I had expected completely disgusting.