Good morning All. Coffees on.

[Linda Marie]

Hi Jani, it is a full basement. I built this house 21 years ago. The front part is above ground but the shop area and bathroom, 2 storage rooms are under ground. So here's a quick tour of the basement.

LM♥️

 

 

[Jani]

Very nice!   It looks like a nice space with lots of possibilities. 

 

Jani

[KymmieL]

I wish I  had a basement. Looks good, Linda Marie. 

[Jamie68]

21 hours ago, Linda Marie said:

Hi Jani, it is a full basement. I built this house 21 years ago. The front part is above ground but the shop area and bathroom, 2 storage rooms are under ground. So here's a quick tour of the basement.

LM♥️

 

 

I'm jealous. Most of my house is over a nasty 100 yr old crawl space, and the only basement leaks water through walls and floor. I had to put a cinder block under the sump pump in the sump hole to stop it from running all the time. I've had the pump go bad a few times and had a foot of water in basement. When I moved in there was a water stain 2-1/2 foot up the wall. In the 35 years I've lived here I've had three 500 year floods. The last one came 5 feet from my foundation. I had1 sump pump that never shut off, and another one that cycled every 30 seconds. There's a river a half block from my house.

I love your tall ceilings and concrete floors!

[AmberM]

 

Good Morning everybody.

 

Woke up today to finding a pool of water under the Keurig, so I think the coffee maker died or sprung a leak somewhere internally. So just ordered a new one for pickup for today. Had recurring dreams last night regarding how the name change got passed around our Infrastructure Team because they were preparing to do the change required to my account knew me. It didn’t go bad in the dream, so I don’t call it a nightmare, but it happened multiple times throughout the night. I think the stress of the name change is there for sure.

 

Hope everyone has a manageable day.

 

[Mmindy]

Good morning everyone! The Full Moon is setting, the Sun is rising, Birds are chirping. Worms, Vampires and Zombies are scared. The coffee was early, HOT, black and strong. I'm at the Ford Dealer having the truck serviced.

[Willow]

Good morning 

 

The birds are surprisingly quiet this morning.  Canine alarm went of at 7. To bad she didn’t know I wanted to sleep in. It looks like a beautiful day today, blue sky, sunny the only problem is we need rain.  We started the year way over normal and if we don’t get some now we will officially enter drought status.

 

im down to three thing to remove from the junk boat.  I was too tired to lift the HVAC out and I need the control cables. They are loose just not out.

 

Willow

 

 

[Linda Marie]

No new news in my world so I decided to post an old picture of me.

Gosh I was young back then. Some 15-20 years ago. This is the back lower

part of my house. 

[Jani]

As with now, you looked great back then Linda Marie!  

[Mmindy]

2 hours ago, Willow said:

Canine alarm went of at 7. To bad she didn’t know I wanted to sleep in.

I was up at 06:00, rushed my morning routine and at the dealership by 06:30 to be first in line for service today. They have a No Appointment required Policy for Company Trucks, first in first out. The weather is near perfect here in INDY today, the WIFI is strong, and reaches outside the building quite some distance. My hobby projects are coming along on schedule. I got the camper ready this past weekend. I'm waiting for the state BMV to certify my boat trailer build and issue me a VIN, so I can get it licensed. I'm working on a 55 gal. drum to make a wet motor stand of a 1959 Gale Buccaneer 5hp two stroke that I'm going to restore.

 

Life is good,

 

Mindy???

[KymmieL]

Well I did it I talked to my oldest. Not really the outcome I was hoping for but at least we talked. He is still POed about me not telling him right away. That I lied to him for over a year. Looks like the visit next month is off, at least the one going to Bowling Green. Will try and see if we can stop on the way home to see our grandkids.

 

Right now because of this, my emotions are in turmoil. On the verge of letting the waterworks start. just about cried myself to sleep last night. but luckily was out too quick.

 

I hope everyone has a good day. Not sure if I will. But I will need to put on my game face at work.

 

Hugs, to all.

Kymmie

[KathyLauren]

5 hours ago, Jamie68 said:

I'm jealous. Most of my house is over a nasty 100 yr old crawl space, and the only basement leaks water through walls and floor. I had to put a cinder block under the sump pump in the sump hole to stop it from running all the time. I've had the pump go bad a few times and had a foot of water in basement. When I moved in there was a water stain 2-1/2 foot up the wall. In the 35 years I've lived here I've had three 500 year floods. The last one came 5 feet from my foundation. I had1 sump pump that never shut off, and another one that cycled every 30 seconds. There's a river a half block from my house.

I love your tall ceilings and concrete floors! 

That's nasty!  Our house is about 25 years old.  The original owners had chronic wet basement problems, but did nothing except to install a second sump pump.  The second owners spent $5000 digging up the basement floor and installing a pipe draining into the sump.  So the basement was dry, but the pump ran 20 seconds out of every 30 in wet weather.  We spent another $5000 digging up the back yard and fixing the external drainage tile.  It turned out the drainage pipe had no outlet, so no wonder the basement flooded!  We had our crew add another 30 feet of pipe to bring it out in a gully.  The pump hasn't run in over a year.

 

No coffee this morning, but I did have a nice dose of Pfizer vaccine.  Second dose will be in August.

[Jani]

Its amazing how contractors will take a shortcut that negates the intention of the work!    Great news on receiving your vaccine dose.

[Ivy]

3 hours ago, KathyLauren said:

Second dose will be in August.

Why so long?

[KathyLauren]

5 hours ago, Jandi said:

Why so long?

They are rationing vaccines here, since they have been in sort supply since day 1.  To ensure that more people can get one dose, they are waiting longer before giving second doses.

[Jamie68]

19 hours ago, KathyLauren said:

That's nasty!  Our house is about 25 years old.  The original owners had chronic wet basement problems, but did nothing except to install a second sump pump.  The second owners spent $5000 digging up the basement floor and installing a pipe draining into the sump.  So the basement was dry, but the pump ran 20 seconds out of every 30 in wet weather.  We spent another $5000 digging up the back yard and fixing the external drainage tile.  It turned out the drainage pipe had no outlet, so no wonder the basement flooded!  We had our crew add another 30 feet of pipe to bring it out in a gully.  The pump hasn't run in over a year.

 

No coffee this morning, but I did have a nice dose of Pfizer vaccine.  Second dose will be in August.

That's great. This old house needs way more work than I have money or energy for. I've already spent $30,000 on it in the last 3 years. Planning on another $20,000 this year. I don't want to, but I promised my wife that I would add a bathroom and hobby room above the flat roof of the original house. We have 7 people living here with 1 and 1/2 baths. We could really use it. 

[AmberM]

 

Good Morning.

 

Today starts my 3-day journey of coming out fully, today I meet with the team that will update my email alias name to reflect Amber. The actual change won’t be until Friday. Looking forward to the change, but also kind of nervous, but I will make it through.

 

Just had the first cup of coffee from my new coffee maker, why does the first cup taste so good?

 

I hope everyone has a good day.

 

[Mmindy]

1 hour ago, AmberM said:

Today starts my 3-day journey of coming out fully

This is great, I hope it goes well and you feel the support you deserve.

 

Best wishes, stay positive, and safe

 

Mindy???

[Heather Shay]

@AmberM good luck stay strong and know we are with you all the way and cheering you on.

[Ivy]

16 hours ago, KathyLauren said:

They are rationing vaccines here, since they have been in sort supply since day 1.

And here they can't get people to take them…     Go figure.

[Stefi]

On 4/24/2021 at 10:22 AM, Stefi said:

Good morning all..Lots going on with me this past week. Got OK from my wife to shave off my nasty hair. I am now hair free from chin down. My wife says the mustache has to stay My legs and upper body look and feel so nice now.  Saw my new LBGRQ doctor on Wednesday, She is awseome!! She officially diagnosed me has having Gender Dysphoria. My wife went ballistic with this news. I spent most of the last 2 days crying and just laying in bed. We are talking but I am having doubts that she will ever acknowledge Stefi. Soon I will need to decide if I can put my marriage on the line to be true to my inner self. I will keep all updated as events unfold...

 

Stefi

Since posting this things have calmed down and my wife is being very nice to me..We are staying clear of talking about my Gender. I see my new LBGTQ therapist tomorrow. I am quite anxious...

 

Stefi

[Stefi]

Good morning Is anyone out there. I am feeling very alone as I have no one to talk to. Stefi wants out. I do not know how long I can keep myself  bottled up. Every time anything Gender comes up my wife gets angry. I know you all cant help except verbal support, but I am aching to vent. 

 

 

Hugs

Stefi

[2beBreanna]

2 hours ago, Stefi said:

Good morning Is anyone out there. I am feeling very alone as I have no one to talk to. Stefi wants out. I do not know how long I can keep myself  bottled up. Every time anything Gender comes up my wife gets angry. I know you all cant help except verbal support, but I am aching to vent. 

 

 

Hugs

Stefi

 If you wanna chat I am here to listen.  I know venting helps a lot with these issues.

[Mmindy]

3 hours ago, Stefi said:

I am aching to vent. 

Hey there Stefi,

 

Someone is almost always around every few minutes or so.

 

What's Up?

 

Mindy

[Mmindy]

Good afternoon @2beBreanna

 

I hope Spring is treating you well. Life is good here, and retirement is getting close enough to feel real.

 

Mindy