What are you doing?

[Katie H]

Taking a wee break from doing the ironing. Yes, I'm an ironer. Always have been. It's relaxing for me and I get immediate gratification when I see the smooth fabric of the shirts and other garments and the big stack of dinner napkins. Never have used paper napkins and I prefer to iron the napkins because, well, because...

Just a few more pieces and I'll be done for another month or so. I usually accumulate a month's ironing to make m task worthwhile.

Warmer weather will be here before we know it, which will greatly reduce the number of long-sleeved or other kinds of shirts that get the iron treatment.

 

[JoAnn L.]

Just wondering. I ordered a blender cookbook from Amazon. The book cost $9.96 and it says there is .60 cents tax. I am a prime member and the book is also Prime. Is this tax something new or is it just on certain items?

 

[Andy M.]

Just wondering. I ordered a blender cookbook from Amazon. The book cost $9.96 and it says there is .60 cents tax. I am a prime member and the book is also Prime. Is this tax something new or is it just on certain items?

Amazon collects sales tax for shipments to states where tax is applicable. That has nothing to do with Prime.

 

[Dawgluver]

I hacked up the ham I baked yesterday, portioned it out, some for the neighbor, some for the freezer along with the meaty hambone, and some I sliced up for the fridge. And some scraps for Beagle.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I had to Google that one. It sounds like Vicodin.

To be honest, Ibuprofen works very well for me. I've never felt the need for anything stronger. I can easily see myself getting hooked on an opiate pain killer. I'm at an age where I know myself fairly well. I have a feeling that an opiate pain killer would be a bad idea for me, so I'm very reluctant to use one.

I was also quite a thrill seeker the first half of my life. There wasn't much I didn't think I could do, especially if someone else did it. "If he can do it, I can do it" thinking can lead to a lot of broken bones and other physically painful experiences. So, I kind of got used to physical pain.

I've actually regained consciousness while being loaded into an ambulance, although I can honestly say that one was NOT my fault. I can also confirm the observations of many NFL quarterbacks that concussions suck. It doesn't hit you right away. It takes a few hours. Then, someone has to wake you up every hour, and you want to kill them.

CD

Sorry, was just wondering if you had taken Lortab, some people don't know that Lortab and Vicodin are the same medication. I've had folks tell me all about their Vicodin allergy while I am handing them their Lortab.

 

[JoAnn L.]

Amazon collects sales tax for shipments to states where tax is applicable. That has nothing to do with Prime.

I have never been taxed on anything before and I have ordered from them for years.

 

[GotGarlic]

I have never been taxed on anything before and I have ordered from them for years.

It's possible that you have never ordered something from a state that taxes Amazon sales (not all of them do) or that the state the item came from recently started taxing Amazon sales. State sales taxes change and often take effect at the beginning of the year.

 

[CakePoet]

I can taxed if I buy from Amazon.com but not Amazon.co.uk. Yes I have to pay it by the door when I get my order.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Amazon has just started taxing, the sales tax goes to your state.

 

[caseydog]

Sorry, was just wondering if you had taken Lortab, some people don't know that Lortab and Vicodin are the same medication. I've had folks tell me all about their Vicodin allergy while I am handing them their Lortab.

I'm one of those people that many doctors and some nurses hate, and others love. I research everything. Having a sister who is an RN adds to my sources of information.

When I went to my PCP as required by my HMO, and suggested that a rapidly developing growth I had was very often the first stage of a cancer, he laughed, and prescribed antibiotics. I made him give me a referral to a specialist, so my insurance would cover it, and the specialist's first words upon examining me were, "This has got to come out." The next day I was in surgery, and the biopsy confirmed that it was cancer.

CD

 

[JoAnn L.]

It's possible that you have never ordered something from a state that taxes Amazon sales (not all of them do) or that the state the item came from recently started taxing Amazon sales. State sales taxes change and often take effect at the beginning of the year.

Now I understand. Thanks everyone.

 

[Addie]

I've seen this thread many times, but never popped in, until now. Not sure that was a good idea.

Let me see if I read this right, did you wax your washing machine? And, did you take two Vicodin? I grew up in the 70s, so I "experimented" a bit, and Vicodin scares even me. My doctor prescribed it after a major surgery. I filled the prescription, but was afraid to take it.
CD

It is an appliance wax. It helps keep the metal from rusting or dirt sticking to it.

My hip bones and my spine are slowly deteriorating. I can't stand for too long, and to walk outside allows me maybe five or six steps at the most. So I usually take one Vicodin, even though I have been prescribed to take two at a time. Vicodin has more Tylenol than narcotic. And I don't take them every day, even though the directions say, "Take two, three times a day." I have a heavy duty three wheeled scooter that I use to run local errands. I also have two wheel chairs for traveling. The heavy one is for flying and long distance traveling. The other one is very light and I can pick it up with just a couple of fingers. My daughter pushes me around the store in that one when I go out with her just to get me out of the house. Stairs are my nemesis. I have to go up them on all fours or pull myself up with the banister and railing rungs. I can go down much easier.

 

[buckytom]

I'm waiting for the septic guys to show up to fix the pump float on the discharge tank. Hopefully they won't have to replace the pump as well.

Yesterday morning, the septic alarm went off. The dual 1000 gallon tanks had filled up, so we had to have them pumped out, (that was $550 already ), and now they have to fix why it wasn't pumping the greywater out into the leaching field, aka my whiffle ball field/front-side yard.

Ah, the joys of home ownership.

 

[Andy M.]

Our granddaughter (SO's family) is finishing up flight attendant school for American Airlines. She just found out she will be assigned to Boston. To save some bucks, she'll be staying with us to get started.

SO and I have been busting butt to get our basement family room converted to a bed/sitting room for her. We spent most of today breaking up a surprisingly sturdy oak entertainment center to make room. Picked up a TV from SO's sister and put that in place. We're both exhausted.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Sounds like it will be nice having her stay for a while, once you get things ready and recover.

Sounds like a carry-out for supper kind of night to me, Andy.

 

[Andy M.]

Going to break out a couple of TJ's frozen stuff for dinner tonight maybe a flat bread pizza and some tempura shrimp.

 

[Dawgluver]

It'll be nice having SO's GD staying with you, Andy.

I recently got a Dyson V6 Absolute vacuum. The manual that it came with is the oddest thing I've ever seen. It's like a comic book in black and white, with few words. Most of the illustrations show pictures, and the word "clik" in green. No explanation, just "clik". I have no idea what goes where. I was able to pull up a website that gave a decent explanation of the bazillion attachments it came with though. I'll continue to play around with it.

Nice little machine, very light weight, if I can figure it out. I was able to "clik" the major vacuum head on, and have been using that.
Apparently the attachments do everything but wash your windows.

 

[caseydog]

It'll be nice having SO's GD staying with you, Andy.

I recently got a Dyson V6 Absolute vacuum. The manual that it came with is the oddest thing I've ever seen. It's like a comic book in black and white, with few words. Most of the illustrations show pictures, and the word "clik" in green. No explanation, just "clik". I have no idea what goes where. I was able to pull up a website that gave a decent explanation of the bazillion attachments it came with though. I'll continue to play around with it.

Nice little machine, very light weight, if I can figure it out. I was able to "clik" the major vacuum head on, and have been using that.
Apparently the attachments do everything but wash your windows.

I have two Dyson vacs, the big one, and a little V6. The V6 is great for my stairs, and my home office.

CD

 

[Dawgluver]

I have two Dyson vacs, the big one, and a little V6. The V6 is great for my stairs, and my home office.



CD

I'm liking it so far, and it's so much lighter than my regular vacs. I just need to play around with the attachments.

Powerful little sucker.

 

[taxlady]

I'm liking it so far, and it's so much lighter than my regular vacs. I just need to play around with the attachments.

Powerful little sucker.

Groan