The Venting Thread
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Kitty litter is great for traction on slippery outdoor steps and driveways but holy crap I'm NEVER using it again.
We got a big snowstorm the day before we had to get Brian to the hospital for 5:30 AM. We were out of icemelt and so were all the stores. So I grabbed a big box of table salt and kitty litter. Worked great... UNTIL.....
The snow melted and turned the kitty litter into an unrelenting SLUDGE. it would just cake onto the bottom of your shoes and no amount of stomping, wiping, banging off the shoes, scraping the kitty little off the driveway... nothing would get rid of it. It's EVERYWHERE. My van is a bloody mess, our floors were covered in it, everywhere we went we tracked it with us, Hannahs stuffed animals that she carries around were covered, her booster seat was covered. It's just EVERYWHERE.
I finally had a meltdown yesterday and went out in below freezing weather and turned on the hose (it's in the garage and luckily hadn't frozen over) and sprayed down the steps and the entire driveway. I'm finally rid of it. I probably looked like a crazy person but I think it's finally gone. I've washed ALL the shoes, cleaned the floors and washed all the stuff that was covered in it and I think it's finally gone. I hope
We got a big snowstorm the day before we had to get Brian to the hospital for 5:30 AM. We were out of icemelt and so were all the stores. So I grabbed a big box of table salt and kitty litter. Worked great... UNTIL.....
The snow melted and turned the kitty litter into an unrelenting SLUDGE. it would just cake onto the bottom of your shoes and no amount of stomping, wiping, banging off the shoes, scraping the kitty little off the driveway... nothing would get rid of it. It's EVERYWHERE. My van is a bloody mess, our floors were covered in it, everywhere we went we tracked it with us, Hannahs stuffed animals that she carries around were covered, her booster seat was covered. It's just EVERYWHERE.
I finally had a meltdown yesterday and went out in below freezing weather and turned on the hose (it's in the garage and luckily hadn't frozen over) and sprayed down the steps and the entire driveway. I'm finally rid of it. I probably looked like a crazy person but I think it's finally gone. I've washed ALL the shoes, cleaned the floors and washed all the stuff that was covered in it and I think it's finally gone. I hope
You know what works really well for traction is ashes. Like, fireplace/fire pit ashes. I never would have guessed it but when I was waaay up north last fall in snowy/slippery conditions someone helped me out of a jam with them and it was AMAZING. You could probably use ashes from a charcoal grill, too, I would imagine.
Justin Beiber has been arrested for DUI and thanks to being famous, he will probably get off with a slap on the wrist instead of blyetting the book thrown at him and getting to be someone's bitch in jail like he deserves.
And to all those people screaming for his release? Just ... Stop! He needs to be held accountable! This sends a message to young people!
And to all those people screaming for his release? Just ... Stop! He needs to be held accountable! This sends a message to young people!
I hate annoying telemarketers! Since being on the National Do Not Call List I rarely get telemarketing calls anymore, but today I've gotten 3 from the same company (all from different numbers) in the last hour.
Honestly telemarketers, harassing me every 20 minutes is not going to make me want to buy something from you!
Honestly telemarketers, harassing me every 20 minutes is not going to make me want to buy something from you!
Brooks has the vomits and the blahs. He had fluids, a famotidine injection and some send out bloodwork. He did manage a few circles and jumping up on the garage door when I got home from a quick errand, so hopefully he's feeling better. No food or water for a day, though, as I let him have water when we got home from work as he had not vomited since this morning and that was a horrible mistake 
I'm not used to seeing my Poodle recline and be quiet. It's eerie. He's never quiet.
I'm not used to seeing my Poodle recline and be quiet. It's eerie. He's never quiet.
Its needs to go FAR FAR FAR up north. Cause the the cold is already up north from you. Here at 8 am it is -7 with a wind chill of -28. I am trying to figure out when the heck I moved to Alaska?
My weather related vent is similar. It needs to warm up. The kid is on day2 this week of no school. So between the Cold day friday, yesterday and today. She has essentially had a 5 day weekend. Since going back to school after the holidays, they have not had 1 full week of school this month. And the month is almost over.
My weather related vent is similar. It needs to warm up. The kid is on day2 this week of no school. So between the Cold day friday, yesterday and today. She has essentially had a 5 day weekend. Since going back to school after the holidays, they have not had 1 full week of school this month. And the month is almost over.