Yep, the plunger is often all you need for the tub.

Also, if you ever have a toddler flush a kermit sitting in a rubber boat kind of tub toy or a couple of those super sized legos down the toilet, a couple days of plunging the toilet will force kermit right into the waste water treatment facility too! (I always thought of some city employee working at the water treatment facility seeing kermit floating around in his boat as kind of funny.)

LOL. Thank gawd my son never did anything like that. Only thing hes ever done with the toilet was put wayyyy too much toilet paper in there when he did a #2. He used the whole roll lol. That never happened again. Its my sink that clogged. I've used everything I could think of and nothing works, so I guess I just need to take it apart and find out whats in there. I do know theres no toys down the drain. This sink is really old and the hole is tiny. Ok, this is starting to sound perverted, or its just me, so I'm done lol.

Mary

Okay, WHAT is with all the junk mail in the US? I mean, holy crap, man. We're DROWNING in it. Sheesh.

it worked!!!

we got this air pump plunger from walmart for $7 and it worked in like 2 seconds!!!!!

i LOVE THAT PLUNGER

I want to get one for Oliver and me too now!

I try to leave it in the box as LONG as possible so that the post man might take it back.. He never does.. and my husband always throws it out.. But I agree.. it's CRAZY how many trees come down for crap I never look at!!

Yahoo Liz!

and about the junk mail, I don't even live there yet and it's already arriving. My Sister and I opened a joint bank account down there and she says I am already receiving credit card applications.

The bank sold my address - how rude.

Check the fine print if you don't want to get them.. there is often an "opt out" clause there somewhere - a 1-800-bite me number to call to opt out of future applications (unless you love getting the 19.5% interest with a 45$ yearly fee offer)

I hear ya! It's unbelieveable how much crap mail we get. Of course, what you could do is open the envelope (if it's a stuffed envelope solicitation) and mail back the return envelope to the sender...empty. They have to pay the return postage and if it's empty...oh well! Maybe they'll get the message.

Telemarketers on my CELL PHONE is what irritates the poo out of me!

All those Nigerian email scams in my inbox...now that irritates me too.

Oh! You just reminded me! If you want to be placed on the Do Not Call registry for (5) years call 1-888-382-1222. You have to call from the cell # that you want to block in order for it to work. I think it takes a month for it to become effective. Or you can go to www.donotcall.gov to register online.

Gotta run. I'm leaving for Ontario now!!!

KAREN YOU ARE BRILLIANT!!!!!! I'm going to do this starting TODAY!!!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!

Oh so true, but I never thought THIS friend would turn fair-weather! So noted, now moving on....

I forgot to set the alarm and missed going to the gym

Yep, I can always count on you to tell it like it is, eh!?! Absolutely right, we both deserve better and life's just too short.

Aw, sorry.....we're here!

Between the economy, this war and the way the government has been run in general, I am really starting to get sick of GWB

Just starting???? I've been there for YEARS

Yeah the first month can be a little harsh sometimes, just hang in there!





I will start doing that with the 5 credit cards applications we receive everyday for my hubby

Seriously all that junk mail and all those telemarketers phone calls, I have never seen so much sollicitation before, it's SOOOOOOOOO annoying. And here its like normal for them!

Is it raining?

yep, some people are just not worth being in your life.....

Move on like Lenina said

the only thing I hate worse then packing is unpacking !!

luckily, the last time I moved, my mom came for a visit shortly after and finished all my unpacking for me

Hehehehe, my husband was doing that too when I moved here. We have modified it now, though . . . we don't send the envelopes back empty - we put the junk mail received from someone else back into the envelope (making sure there is no identifying information) and mail that back! We also take the junk mail excess and run it through a cross cut shredder then mix it with the mulch we put on the garden. It looks kind of strange with white bits among the red mulch but hey, it works and it helps the environment.

Seriously though, I sure was surprised at the degree of phone solicitation and mail solicitation that seems to be the norm here - even on the no call registry we still get calls until I tell them we are reporting them to the no call registry - that stops them - for a while.

Oh I like both ideas Kathryn! Mulching is always a good thing (now I sound like Martha Stewart) and I do like the idea of mailing back the junk mail inserts!

I just wish there was a more effective way of dealing with telemarketers. I don't think I could ever do that type job.

About this telemarketing sh!t... I did sign up for the no-call thingy as soon as we got the phone and cellphone. There is also another way to opt out of mail marketing but I can't remember how???? will come back with more info.
ALSOOOOOOO ---- when you're screening calls, you can check out WTF is calling , just google the number: AND there are websites on "how to pisss off telemarketers": HILARITY ENSUES

Found this list of "things" to say to telemarketers:

1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Alternately, you can tell them, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my car won't start..." When they try to get to the sell, just keep talking about your problems.
3. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
4. This works great if you are male: Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with XYZ Company..." You: (Wait for a second) With a real husky voice ask, "What are you wearing?"
5. Cry out in surprise, "Judy! Is that you? Oh my God! Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where she could know you from.
6. Say "No", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is most fun if you can do it until they hang up.
7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends...would YOU be my friend?"
8. If the company cleans rugs, respond: "Can you get blood out? Can you get out GOAT blood? How about HUMAN blood?
9. Ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
10. Tell the telemarketer that you work for the same company, they often can't sell to their fellow employees.
11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a telemarketer, set the receiver down, shout or scream "Oh my God!!!" and then hang-up.
12. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their HOME phone number, you will call them back. When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their HOME number, you say "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?" The telemarketer will agree and you say, "Now you know how I feel!" Hang up.
13. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
14. Tell them it is dinner time, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speaker phone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.
15. Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you some beer.
16. Tell the telemarketer, "Okay, I will listen to you. But I should probably tell you, I'm not wearing any clothes."
17. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's your momma?"
18. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up... louder... louder... louder...
19. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write DOWN EVERY WORD.

I am SO happy to have you back tante!

On junkmail see: http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/

Junk mail here isn't too much of a problem, however the flyers are - I actually started a topic in OT yesterday about this little pet peeve of mine - here is yesterday's bunch = 30 flyers/catalogues!!

hehehe and you laid them all out and took a picture!

Yeah, I'm the one who did it and it even makes me laugh.

I make myself laugh a lot

ooooh, sobey's is having a 2 for a $1 sale of something, I see

I was there last night, dollar days don't you know haha

I had two conversations and rescued a can of rolling peanuts - it was a very exciting trip.

I've been off work for 4 hours now and I can still feel my hard hat on my head

This has been one really fucked up day and it has nothing to do with golf

Bee and I just got home from dinner, after having the worst waiter ever.

I've never seen Bee give such a low tip - shows how annoyed he must've been.

2 Greenbacks for a Loonie?

They left out some of my favs. "Me no English." Don't use the Ol' Que? bit, they might speak Spanish. Try a vague foreign accent and remember to throw in some uvulating. Uvulating seems to have the strangest effect on the average American's alimentary canal. That's the real brown noise. The sound boards are great fun for this kind of thing. Judge Judy or Tony Montana, they're both great. Air horns are great, especially if you have a friend who's an audiologist or otolaryngologist. They'll appreciate the business. Of course, if you just don't want to be mean, hang up immediately.

we signed up for the do not call list and it works great, EXCEPT you still get the police dept, fire dept calling for donations!!

The worst offenders by far is Bell Canada. They called me weekly to offer new services, internet services and I think they use a call center out of India. I couldn't understand them most the time.

Yesterday we went to Bee's local State Farm office so that he could add me onto the car insurance. I don't know how to describe the guy who helped us out, but he was a bit of an eejit - afterwards we were shaking our heads wondering why we still go to him. It also didn't occur to us (or the agent!) that I'd changed my name after marriage, so since the agent took most my information off a photocopy of my BC DL, the car insurance is now registered in my maiden name. Aie.

We got a phone call today from Agent Eejit telling us that the monthly insurance payment would be increased by 2/3rds more and that I was now registered as the primary driver of the car because I'm under 25. Bee drives that car about 95% of the time! Say whaaaaat?

we were originally with State farm,they were Ok, Switched over to USAA, rates were much lower, and better service. One has to phone around to get the best deals!!

when my hubby added me they just asked if I had a good driving record in Canada and I said yes and that was it, they added me, no problem

we pay about $90 a month for full coverage and if we get another car it will only be about $30 more a month....

i think it is called Lincoln General Insurance but we have to go through a darn underwriter

We have State Farm. Gene added me to both vehicles, for $0.00. He said while he was waiting for them to check into if we would have to pay more for adding me, he mumbled under his breath, that if he DID have to, we'd be changing agents. We have house and vehicles with State Farm. Anyway, don't know if that mattered or not, but no increase for adding me, and we both have full coverage.

Carla

Ya State farm didnt charge any extra for me when I was added on. Of course I'm over 25 though!!

Being married gives a line discount, students, good driving records... we have perfect records and so we have some insane 300% discount.

Hope your day is better today!


Carla

AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Click to view attachment

STARTING??? Been there, done that a while ago.

about the car insurance

We are with AIG, and since I was able to drive 90 days in Illinois with my canadian license he tried to add me to the insurance. They told him over the phone just to call them back once I receive my Illilnois DL. Then for 3 months we received a letter every month saying they were missing informations to verify my record through the DMV. The second time I sent them a letter with BIG letters saying the number of my license, from QUEBEC, CANADA, even with a copy of it. I still received another letter saying they couldnt verify the informations...

So the day I got my IL DL , I called them up, to be told that the previous informations they had from me didn't match, cause they didn't find that DL number.....in CALIFORNIA!!

CA-NA-DA.....idiots

neways

That happened to me, once, for something else. I got yelled at by the officer saying "WHY ARE YOU IN THE DATABASE AS SAYING YOU'RE FROM CALIFORNIA WHEN YOU'RE FROM CANADA?!!!" like it was all my fault. I politely told her that I believed that their database wasn't set up to accept location information for anywhere other than the US and so the person who entered it finally went with CA just to get me in there. She shut up after that. B:tch.