The trip is off

Christina Websell wrote:

"CatNipped" wrote in message

I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give
yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick
one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it!

That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis
situation ;-)

LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of
what constitutes "broke"...

--
Joyce

To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^

On May 9, 1:17*pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. *We got our SS rebate in the bank
today. *It was half what we were supposed to get. *Worse, I'm in the hole
cash wise. *So I checked out the account and there is a $950.67 withdrawal
that I know nothing about. *I'm going to see what is going on, but in the
mean time, I will not be able to travel with Rob and Mandy to Ohio and take
care of Ginger-Lyn's owners while she's in hospital. *It was only supposed
to be for a day or two, but they were important days.

We also won't be able to go to Ft Campbell as well so that Rob can visit his
old unit. *This upsets me as much as not being able to help out Ginger-Lyn.
We also won't be able to travel into the Midwest and visit Lee, Granby, and
Dan. *I feel like my world has tumbled into the ground and there is nothing
left to do.

Rob tried to cheer me up by saying that now we can go to the meet and greet
in Florida, but I don't think that is happening either. *I'm so depressed
today.

Pam S. crying selfish tears

Awww, you don't have a selfish bone in your body. That was an
incredible offer that you
made to Ginger-Lyn, and I know she appreciates it. I sure hope you get
the mistake at
the bank straightened out.

Sherry

On May 9, 10:49*pm, hopitus wrote:
On May 9, 8:01 pm, wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:
* "CatNipped" wrote in message
* I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. *Maybe you could at least give
* yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all - pick
* one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it!
* That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis
* situation ;-)
LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of
what constitutes "broke"...
Joyce

*Dunno where Pam & Co.
are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in
NC than here
in MileHigh. A fill-up of a 16-gallon
tank (my vehicle's capacity) is just about $10-15 short of one night's
lodging
in a decent motel/hotel there (excluding beachside). I doubt seriously
that
spa services - probably as common in TX as offered in my home state -
the
epitome of decadent vacation destinations, FL - are all over the place
in NC
lodgings, but maybe in the pricier places they are.
Correction: possibly Vegas could vie with FL as "epitome" destination
from
what I read lately, but Nevada seems to be hit much harder in every
way by
current recession/foreclosure/gas crises. "Epitome" = toss-up.
My criticism of 'Nipped's suggestion of a short "getaway" for Pam &
Rob is
limited to "spa services" reference.....NC is noted for many good
things -
vinegar-based BBQ! Yumyum! for one - natural gemstones (*not*
diamonds)
in parks you can go to and "dig up your own" jewels (in rock
formations) -
but *not* as I know it "spas" and accompanying pampering, LOL. I think
'Nipped was just thinking of what *her* idea of a substitute fun thing
might
be.Yeah, we DO have different notions of when you're at "broke" re
financial resources. Here jokes abound, as well as on tv late-night
humorists,
that spending your "stimulus" may well be done at the gas pump,
especially
if you drive a big, gas-hog SUV that leads you to the pump lots more
often
than my 3.5L 6-cyl. single-cab light truck does....
It sounded absurd, Tweed, and you have no way of being aware of the
above,
but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original
plan...and
our country - much much younger than yours - is not based, as yours
is, on
centuries of historical existence, but on small plastic cards we use
instead
of cash...LOLOLOL.

I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa
treatment *or*
a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching
me anyway).
But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be
extremely
beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what
I hear
from friends.
Our kids have already advised us we are hopeless sticks in the mud as
far
as knowing how to have "fun."
I hear that our gasoline is even higher than yours in Mile-High, which
is absurd
since we are an oil & gas state. But people are *still* driving their
SUV's and
nobody wants to carpool. That might change when it goes over $5 a
gallon
as predicted. Or maybe not.

Sherry

"tanadashoes" wrote in message
m...
I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in the
bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse, I'm in the
hole cash wise. So I checked out the account and there is a $950.67
withdrawal that I know nothing about. I'm going to see what is going on,
but in the mean time, I will not be able to travel with Rob and Mandy to
Ohio and take care of Ginger-Lyn's owners while she's in hospital. It
was only supposed to be for a day or two, but they were important days.

We also won't be able to go to Ft Campbell as well so that Rob can visit
his old unit. This upsets me as much as not being able to help out
Ginger-Lyn. We also won't be able to travel into the Midwest and visit
Lee, Granby, and Dan. I feel like my world has tumbled into the ground
and there is nothing left to do.

Rob tried to cheer me up by saying that now we can go to the meet and
greet in Florida, but I don't think that is happening either. I'm so
depressed today.

Pam S. crying selfish tears


I could give you all sorts of 'maybe its for the best' or 'maybe this trip
wasn't meant to happen' advice.

But I'm still too busy sulking because I didn't get to go on a trip I had
planned in April. It wasn't so much missing the trip as it was not having
a real choice in the matter.

The rebate thing has me confused to. I haven't been able to figure out who
should get what for my kids/grandkids/us either. Doesn't help that my
computer just hasn't wanted to be online lately.

Purrs that the $950. isn't really gone missing.

Meantime, which cat will tolerate a hug and a few tears?

Jo

that is MY definition of broke, here is how it works he
- money into checking;
-DH pays bills;
-balance is remaining;
-when balance is gone we are broke.

meaning NO barrowing or plastic, sometimes like in June I buy the least
groceries possible because the vet gets everything,

Lee
hopitus wrote in message
...
On May 9, 8:01 pm, wrote:
Christina Websell wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote in message
I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give
yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all -
pick
one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it!

That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis
situation ;-)
LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of
what constitutes "broke"...
Joyce
Dunno where Pam & Co.
are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in
NC than here
in MileHigh. A fill-up of a 16-gallon
tank (my vehicle's capacity) is just about $10-15 short of one night's
lodging
in a decent motel/hotel there (excluding beachside). I doubt seriously
that
spa services - probably as common in TX as offered in my home state -
the
epitome of decadent vacation destinations, FL - are all over the place
in NC
lodgings, but maybe in the pricier places they are.
Correction: possibly Vegas could vie with FL as "epitome" destination
from
what I read lately, but Nevada seems to be hit much harder in every
way by
current recession/foreclosure/gas crises. "Epitome" = toss-up.
My criticism of 'Nipped's suggestion of a short "getaway" for Pam &
Rob is
limited to "spa services" reference.....NC is noted for many good
things -
vinegar-based BBQ! Yumyum! for one - natural gemstones (*not*
diamonds)
in parks you can go to and "dig up your own" jewels (in rock
formations) -
but *not* as I know it "spas" and accompanying pampering, LOL. I think
'Nipped was just thinking of what *her* idea of a substitute fun thing
might
be.Yeah, we DO have different notions of when you're at "broke" re
financial resources. Here jokes abound, as well as on tv late-night
humorists,
that spending your "stimulus" may well be done at the gas pump,
especially
if you drive a big, gas-hog SUV that leads you to the pump lots more
often
than my 3.5L 6-cyl. single-cab light truck does....
It sounded absurd, Tweed, and you have no way of being aware of the
above,
but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original
plan...and
our country - much much younger than yours - is not based, as yours
is, on
centuries of historical existence, but on small plastic cards we use
instead
of cash...LOLOLOL.

*lee raises hand* I enjoy the chair massage at the nail place but having a
stranger actually touch my bare skin... eeeeiiiyyy, Lee
Sherry wrote in message
...
On May 9, 10:49 pm, hopitus wrote:
On May 9, 8:01 pm, wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote in message
I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give
yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it all -
pick
one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it!
That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash crisis
situation ;-)
LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of
what constitutes "broke"...
Joyce

Dunno where Pam & Co.
are exactly in NC but gas gallon price seems to be slightly higher in
NC than here
in MileHigh. A fill-up of a 16-gallon
tank (my vehicle's capacity) is just about $10-15 short of one night's
lodging
in a decent motel/hotel there (excluding beachside). I doubt seriously
that
spa services - probably as common in TX as offered in my home state -
the
epitome of decadent vacation destinations, FL - are all over the place
in NC
lodgings, but maybe in the pricier places they are.
Correction: possibly Vegas could vie with FL as "epitome" destination
from
what I read lately, but Nevada seems to be hit much harder in every
way by
current recession/foreclosure/gas crises. "Epitome" = toss-up.
My criticism of 'Nipped's suggestion of a short "getaway" for Pam &
Rob is
limited to "spa services" reference.....NC is noted for many good
things -
vinegar-based BBQ! Yumyum! for one - natural gemstones (*not*
diamonds)
in parks you can go to and "dig up your own" jewels (in rock
formations) -
but *not* as I know it "spas" and accompanying pampering, LOL. I think
'Nipped was just thinking of what *her* idea of a substitute fun thing
might
be.Yeah, we DO have different notions of when you're at "broke" re
financial resources. Here jokes abound, as well as on tv late-night
humorists,
that spending your "stimulus" may well be done at the gas pump,
especially
if you drive a big, gas-hog SUV that leads you to the pump lots more
often
than my 3.5L 6-cyl. single-cab light truck does....
It sounded absurd, Tweed, and you have no way of being aware of the
above,
but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original
plan...and
our country - much much younger than yours - is not based, as yours
is, on
centuries of historical existence, but on small plastic cards we use
instead
of cash...LOLOLOL.

I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa
treatment *or*
a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching
me anyway).
But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be
extremely
beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what
I hear
from friends.
Our kids have already advised us we are hopeless sticks in the mud as
far
as knowing how to have "fun."
I hear that our gasoline is even higher than yours in Mile-High, which
is absurd
since we are an oil & gas state. But people are *still* driving their
SUV's and
nobody wants to carpool. That might change when it goes over $5 a
gallon
as predicted. Or maybe not.

Sherry

Sherry wrote:
On May 9, 10:49 pm, hopitus wrote:
On May 9, 8:01 pm, wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote in message
I'm so sorry your plans are ruined. Maybe you could at least give
yourselves a weekend at a local hotel just to get away from it
all - pick one with spa services and splurge, you deserve it!
That's the worst advice I've ever heard for someone in a cash
crisis situation ;-)
LOL - agreed. I guess different people have very different ideas of
what constitutes "broke"...
Joyce

My criticism of 'Nipped's suggestion of a short "getaway" for Pam &
Rob is
limited to "spa services" reference.....NC is noted for many good
things -
vinegar-based BBQ! Yumyum! for one - natural gemstones (*not*
diamonds)
in parks you can go to and "dig up your own" jewels (in rock
formations) -
but *not* as I know it "spas" and accompanying pampering, LOL. I
think 'Nipped was just thinking of what *her* idea of a substitute
fun thing might
be.
(snippety)
but a short cheap "getaway" would be cheaper than the original
plan.

I suspect Tweed is a practical soul, like me---I've never had a spa
treatment *or*
a massage and wouldn't dream of it. (I don't like strangers touching
me anyway).
But I agree that what I think is a total waste of $$$ to me, might be
extremely
beneficial to someone else--both mentally & physically, or that's what
I hear
from friends.

Sherry

I've never done a "spa" thing, either; I'm not high maintenance. I hear
massages and pedicures and the like are great but I doubt I'll ever bother
to find out. Besides, not one hotel I can think of that offers spa services
costs less than $250/night and that *doesn't* include the spa services.
Forget about raiding the mini-bar!

Still, I take CN's post in the spirit it was intended - a suggestion for Pam
& Rob to try to do some little something for themselves rather than beating
themselves up about things.

Jill

tanadashoes wrote:
I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in
the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse,
I'm in the hole cash wise. So I checked out the account and there is
a $950.67 withdrawal that I know nothing about. I'm going to see
what is going on, but in the mean time, I will not be able to travel
with Rob and Mandy to Ohio and take care of Ginger-Lyn's owners while
she's in hospital. It was only supposed to be for a day or two, but
they were important days.

We also won't be able to go to Ft Campbell as well so that Rob can
visit his old unit. This upsets me as much as not being able to help
out Ginger-Lyn. We also won't be able to travel into the Midwest and
visit Lee, Granby, and Dan. I feel like my world has tumbled into
the ground and there is nothing left to do.

Rob tried to cheer me up by saying that now we can go to the meet and
greet in Florida, but I don't think that is happening either. I'm so
depressed today.

Pam S. crying selfish tears

I'm a little late coming into this, but you have no reason to beat yourself
up! Stuff happens; if life were completely predictable we'd all be bored
silly. I hope you find out about that missing $$ ASAP and that it's
something easily rectified. If I could make you feel better I surely would.

Jill

Finding the MISSING money and how is went missing is the most important
thing right now. That Is a LOT of money not to be able to account for and a
trip to the bank could answer those questions PDQ. There has to be a record
of when it went out and then by who. I know Pam is crazy now about this, I
know I would be and ready to kill someone if it was family.
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
tanadashoes wrote:
I've let Ginger-Lyn down and Rob as well. We got our SS rebate in
the bank today. It was half what we were supposed to get. Worse,
I'm in the hole cash wise. So I checked out the account and there is
a $950.67 withdrawal that I know nothing about. I'm going to see
what is going on, but in the mean time, I will not be able to travel
with Rob and Mandy to Ohio and take care of Ginger-Lyn's owners while
she's in hospital. It was only supposed to be for a day or two, but
they were important days.

We also won't be able to go to Ft Campbell as well so that Rob can
visit his old unit. This upsets me as much as not being able to help
out Ginger-Lyn. We also won't be able to travel into the Midwest and
visit Lee, Granby, and Dan. I feel like my world has tumbled into
the ground and there is nothing left to do.

Rob tried to cheer me up by saying that now we can go to the meet and
greet in Florida, but I don't think that is happening either. I'm so
depressed today.

Pam S. crying selfish tears

I'm a little late coming into this, but you have no reason to beat
yourself
up! Stuff happens; if life were completely predictable we'd all be bored
silly. I hope you find out about that missing $$ ASAP and that it's
something easily rectified. If I could make you feel better I surely
would.

Jill

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
*lee raises hand* I enjoy the chair massage at the nail place but having
a
stranger actually touch my bare skin... eeeeiiiyyy, Lee



I have a good friend who is an excellent massage therapist. She would be
happy to give me a massage any time. I envy people who can enjoy it.

I've had a few massages, with her and with others, but I just really can't
seem to enjoy them.

I do call her and beg once in a while when I get a pinched nerve that just
won't release any other way.

Jo