Red Mosquito

I woke up and decided to keep going

I don't have any other Irish trad. folk music hookups so I'm gonna need you to stick around, yeah.

noted!

spike wrote:cleaners coming tomorrow morning, so was looking for something the kid and i could do to clear out. tomorrow is a free IL resident day at shedd aquarium!

not so much about saving the $40 entrance fee, but only out a $3 transaction fee if things go sideways toddler wise and we need to jet.

This worked out great. Kid was much more engaged and well behaved than our last visit way back in January. We saw basically everything that didn’t cost extra; she was even happy to sit still for the Beluga show.

It wasn’t too crowded since it’s a weekday, though I wasn’t sure because of the free entry offer. Did cough up $30 for parking, but that’s basically unavoidable because public trans to the museum campus remains stupid in this town.

our condo building needs the roof replaced. my condo is the optimal place for the contractor to place scaffolding to support a garbage chute from the roof. my concern is the scaffolding would mainly be placed on top of our side yard's artificial turf, which based on past projects, will almost certainly be damaged and isn't cheap to repair.

the contract stipulates that the contractor won't be responsible for any damage, and our HOA bylaws essentially state the same. fortunately, i've convinced the HOA board to cover any repairs needed in this instance, since our unit will be taking the brunt of any potential damage. so, tiny victory (that could save me $500-1000).

Really thought you were going to post:

tree_ wrote:Spike is cool

The footy team I've supported for as long as I can remember won their grand final today. Good stuff.

We’re out of town for the weekend, so thought I’d stop at the nearby grocery for a 375 ml travel bottle of Bulleit. Wasn’t having any luck, then I see one all by itself on a barrel - looked like maybe it was part of some promo booth. I grabbed it and took it to checkout… $2 haha. The cashier seemed pretty confused, but just went with it. Happy birthday to me.

I had a late charge on my rent because my autopay cancelled, so I left a bad review on the apartment complex's Google page. Then they called me asking if I could take the review down, but I said they'd have to remove the $250 late fee first. Today they capitulated. Sometimes the little guy wins.

congrats burt

hell yeah

BurtReynolds wrote: Wed September 09, 2026 10:45 pm I had a late charge on my rent because my autopay cancelled, so I left a bad review on the apartment complex's Google page. Then they called me asking if I could take the review down, but I said they'd have to remove the $250 late fee first. Today they capitulated. Sometimes the little guy wins.

Good win, Burt. It's hilarious that your complex deems online sentiment more profitable than late fees. Damn the man.

I thought it was weird that they tracked me down from my Google account. Not that it was difficult to figure out, but they would have to search my name to see if I still lived there. Normally they just leave a reply begging you to contact them.

Argo told them