Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

stopdog · May 09, 2024 at 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

My day to day life. I rarely even leave my apartment. But if i do, the bus is free and Uber is paid by app. The little store closed but will soon become a Korean barbecue. The vegan restaurant on the premises gave me the runs last time i ate there. My groceries and necessities are delivered by app. So... nope. Im paperless, cashless. If i were younger, i wouldnt need a quarter for the tampon machine because they are free in our city's restrooms. Altho not at stores.

I have to remember to get cash to tip drug delivery and apartment maintenance folks. They might start getting quarters!

Ah - I rarely app anything. For some reason, I dislike apping.

stopdog · May 09, 2024 at 11:23 PM

I think I was struck by the phrase "useless dollars in rolled quarters" - I mean how are the dollars useless if they are money that can be deposited back into the bank.
I have been grading student exams. Reading so many of the law school student exam answer equivalence of "It was a dark and stormy night...." has taken its toll.

Lemoncake · May 10, 2024 at 03:18 AM

Useless dollars in rolled quarters. = oops thought these were tokens that could only be used by the washing machine.

unaluna · May 10, 2024 at 07:20 AM

So i looked up the farmers market website, and one of the faqs was, "can we buy tokens with cash?" Answer yes. So thats a goal, get my fanny down to the farmers market this summer.

LostOnTheTrail · May 10, 2024 at 07:49 AM

I'm sorry, ATAT.

I hope you still get the captioning if you say no (I'm trying to be polite here...) to the interpreters.

unaluna · May 10, 2024 at 09:24 AM

Im sorry i misunderstood.

LonesomeTonight · May 10, 2024 at 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Actually, it’s widely considered offensive to assume a deaf person knows ASL. It would be like assuming someone with a Hispanic last name knows Spanish.

In any event, I am not getting an impression of competence, so I decided to withdraw..

So do supermarkets.

But stopdog, why are you trying to talk sense to ex-hankster? You know that dog won’t hunt.

I hadn't considered it that way--I'm sorry. I was just thinking maybe they'd misunderstood your request somehow. They do sound incompetent, so withdrawing is likely your best option. Maybe you can find something similar that is competent and accommodating.

LostOnTheTrail · May 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM

It bugs me when people don't consider what they're offering properly.

I went to an origami workshop about 10 years ago at a local health food shop.
I rang beforehand to ask about access.

'There are 13 steps, but you'll be fine.'

I got to the venue to discover a slatted staircase, with gaps in between.

When I needed to use the facilities, I had to ask one of the waitresses to assist me down the stairs.

Possible trigger:

Their idea of support was to listen to my explanation, and then offer me a bucket.

After I turned red, they remembered that there was another staircase.

ArtieTheSequal · May 10, 2024 at 10:51 AM

Trees on the property we're staying at while visiting our son. It's so freakin' gorgeous here.

LostOnTheTrail · May 10, 2024 at 10:56 AM

Beautiful picture, Artie.

I'm grateful for people who can take pictures and stay upright, because I have to choose one or the other.

ArtieTheSequal · May 10, 2024 at 10:57 AM

And one of the waterfalls we hiked to yesterday

LonesomeTonight · May 10, 2024 at 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

And one of the waterfalls we hiked to yesterday

Wow, amazing! Thanks for sharing.

atisketatasket · May 10, 2024 at 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

I'm sorry, ATAT.

I hope you still get the captioning if you say no (I'm trying to be polite here...) to the interpreters.

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Im sorry i misunderstood.

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

I hadn't considered it that way--I'm sorry. I was just thinking maybe they'd misunderstood your request somehow. They do sound incompetent, so withdrawing is likely your best option. Maybe you can find something similar that is competent and accommodating.

The problem with interpreters is also that I don’t know ASL.

LonesomeTonight · May 10, 2024 at 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

The problem with interpreters is also that I don’t know ASL.

So it's the equivalent of them offering a Spanish interpreter when you only know French. Not helpful at all.

ArtieTheSequal · May 10, 2024 at 10:10 PM

We drove over to the coast today, to the uppermost corner of Oregon, walked out on a jetty not far from where the Columbia river enters the ocean. And we saw whales! 3 of them. The closest any of them came was about 100 feet from where we were standing. It was amazing, one of them was huge, looked like he was about 40 feet long. My son and his gf had not seen any whales yet so it was double exciting seeing them with him today! Here's a pic of one of them, verrrrry close to the jetty.

NP_Complete · May 10, 2024 at 11:05 PM

Anyone seeing auroras?

ArtieTheSequal · May 11, 2024 at 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

Anyone seeing auroras?

We are, near Portland, OR. My phone doesn't have very good resolution, but it's still cool!

WarmFuzzySocks · May 11, 2024 at 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

Anyone seeing auroras?

I fell asleep but the youngest of the spawn got pics- mid-Willamette Valley. He said it was nice but not much to look at. His person could see the colors better than he could and the phone cameras picked up lovely purples.

Lemoncake · May 11, 2024 at 02:34 PM

HARRP testing again or solar flares?

Scientists are creating an artificial airglow in the sky for four days

stopdog · May 11, 2024 at 03:16 PM

They are visible here. I am not a big astronomy person and I completely lack the awe gene so I looked up, didn't think it was interesting and then went back in. Some people seem to like taking photos and posting them from a popular museum here

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Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,950 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 10, 2024 at 03:18 AM #263 Useless dollars in rolled quarters. = oops thought these were tokens that could only be used by the washing machine. __________________

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,936 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.8k hugs given	May 10, 2024 at 07:20 AM #264 So i looked up the farmers market website, and one of the faqs was, "can we buy tokens with cash?" Answer yes. So thats a goal, get my fanny down to the farmers market this summer.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,936 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.8k hugs given	May 10, 2024 at 09:24 AM #266 Im sorry i misunderstood.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,874 7 6,408 hugs given	May 10, 2024 at 11:05 PM #276 Anyone seeing auroras?

Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,950 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 11, 2024 at 02:34 PM #279 HARRP testing again or solar flares? Scientists are creating an artificial airglow in the sky for four days __________________