Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

[yjeezle]



So at the risk of turning a good friend's wedding into a matter of dollars and cents, this thing is going to hit my wallet hard:
- $175 tux
- $45 for party bus for silly joint "bachelor-bachelorette" party + drinks at the bars we go to
- Gift from a catalog for some silly pampered chef party they're having two weeks after the above party
- The actual wedding gift
- Hotel room for after the wedding
- Gas money to make the pair of four-hour round-trip drives down to where they live for the wedding shower and actual wedding
All in, I'm probably looking at about $500, which is a lot for me considering what I bring in each month. They're two really down to earth people, but ****, they both have very well paying jobs, whereas the rest of us (groomsmen) bring in pretty menial wages. If they want to do it up for their wedding, then I have no problem with that. But intentionally or not, they're forcing their less well-off friends to "keep up."

not that bad... i had to pay for a $300 plane ticket (destination wedding). also, since the best man was a little kid, i took over duties for planning/paying for the bachelor party (ended up being ~ $400 bucks). wedding gift = ~ $60 (i cheaped out)... I think I spent a grand roughly... mainly because the other groomsmen were shady ass characters.

i'd hate to say it but the dude was kinda being a diva about it all too.

 

[gort]

LOL at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party. Someone is insecure.


Also, sucks the wedding will hit your wallet hard. Weddings are generally like that. At least it's not a destination wedding.

 

[Harold falcon]

Great wedding gift is a US Savings bond. The face says double what you paid for it and most people just thank you for how generous you are and put it in a drawer and forget about it.

 

[Connemara]



Prison?

Rehab?

Stalking "Curves for Miles" is a full-time job, eh?

Thankfully, none of the above. Shipping out to work on a campaign, which of course is a non-stop grind 'til election day.

 

[Harold falcon]

So I had a ******* leaky pipe on my second floor a little while ago. No irreparable damage, just some staining on the ceiling below, which unfortunately happens to be my den. I've put up three coats of Killz but it's still showing a little. Now, I never look at the ceiling. But the ladies I bring home might be looking at the ceiling if we're laying down on the couch. I really don't want to spend the time and money to replace part of the ceiling, I've got a dozen other things I'm working on. So how bad is this?

Here it is in full light from the ceiling fixture.

But here it is with the low watt lamp that I'd be using to set the mood while playing Barry White on the record player.

 

[oneeightyseven]

^^
the problem with something like that is that it looks far worse than it is. which is okay if you don't care about appearance, but you brought up women and I dont think they'll be as understanding

 

[Harold falcon]



^^
the problem with something like that is that it looks far worse than it is. which is okay if you don't care about appearance, but you brought up women and I dont think they'll be as understanding

****. I know you're right too.

 

[Rambo]

3 coats of Kilz and it still looks like that? ****, I think you're going to have to either paint the ceiling some dark color or replace the drywall.

 

[in stitches]



This is my last weekend of freedom until late March.

Prison?

Rehab?

Stalking "Curves for Miles" is a full-time job, eh?

Reminds me of the peanut butter steel wool quote.

one of my favorites!

 

[oneeightyseven]



****. I know you're right too.

if you really wanted to you could scrape all the stucco off the ceiling of the room, then plaster that portion. pretty sure it'd be fine after that if you did a decent enough plaster job. simple/cost effective patch solution. The only thing is, if you have, or anyone else has, thrown a coat of paint on the ceiling, you're fucked. Also, I think a bare ceiling looks far better than a stucco one (only better alternative would be an original 1890s-1920s plaster pattern for a ceiling )

 

[in stitches]

i need to quit smoking again now that im done with my super miserable stressful job. ill be a horrible grouch for the first few days i imagine.

 

[MarkI]

Not so much as it's pissing me off, but still fending off the jitters. Almost lost my left eye today, one of those stories where it's like another half inch and it would be gone. Crazy.

 

[oneeightyseven]



Not so much as it's pissing me off, but still fending off the jitters. Almost lost my left eye today, one of those stories where it's like another half inch and it would be gone. Crazy.

it's happened to me many times. be glad you're fine and let it go.

i need to quit smoking again now that im done with my super miserable stressful job. ill be a horrible grouch for the first few days i imagine.

good luck! for some reason it's easy for me to quit smoking. I haven't smoked in a couple months and just noticed that the other day when someone offered me a smoke during a conversation. no complaints though!

now cookie dough on the other hand, I am thoroughly addicted to.

 

[Harold falcon]

Wtf stucco?

 

[oneeightyseven]



Wtf stucco?

that bumpy **** on the ceiling. I used to pick it off as a kid