A question for those of you out there who use Safari, since I downloaded the latest version of this I can no long scroll down on Amazon when looking at lists of things. So I had to download Firefox and use it when shopping on Amazon. What a pain.
I'm trying to donate a couch and having problems. Goodwill flat won't take furniture and the Salvation Army will take it, but I'm having trouble scheduling a pick-up.
I'm wondering if my neighborhood is going to have a yard sale this fall, I'd give the puppy away. Mac ended up cutting the last one up and says he'd rather not do that again. Don't want to use Craig's List, too many unsavory people use is.
The worst part of getting sick at our age is that it just takes so long to get your energy back. Today is the first day I've done any real cleaning. Yesterday before going to the doctor I made a new soup, Chicken/Corn Chowder. It turned out well, but very rich, I definitely won't use as much butter in it the next time I make it. And I truly made a mess of my stove, thank goodness it's easy to clean, I gave it a good going over this morning. The last stove we had I'm sure was designed by someone who never cooked, it had all sorts of grooves and places to fill up with gunk.
To those who celebrate All Saints Day today or Dîa del Muerto tomorrow hope you have a great day.
Happy to hear you are feeling better. Yes, it does hang on longer when you're older and chances of a relapse.
ReplyDeleteGoodwill not so good anymore and higher prices from what I've heard. I bought my bed on craigslist, was a good, fair deal.
I wish my stove was easier to clean - we have one of the black tops and it almost seems as hard to clean up as the old one with regular burners.
Have a good day!
I used to use Safari on my Mac but found that quite a few sites did not accept it e.g. Picmonkey for example. Now I use Firefox for everything.
ReplyDeleteHope you soon feel better and get your energy back. It is true that as you get older an illness can be a real setback.
I did manage to have The Salvation Army come and take my couch, love seat and chair. On the scheduling form I mentioned we would need help getting them out of the house and onto the truck! They came as scheduled ( 2 hour window) and even called that morning.... they did look at the furniture to make sure it was " good enough"! And the two men did all the hauling... we just watched ( being seniors lol).
ReplyDeleteHappy to read you are feeling better !
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing, next to getting rid of the sofa.
cheers, parsnip
Happy to hear that you are feeling good now.. The same thing I faced with my old couch, at last I had to $20 to a guy to picked up from my home to Savers..
ReplyDeleteI gave up Firefox years ago, when it let in some dreadful virus. I hear it's a front runner again, these days. We have a local service that picks up unwanted household items, up to and including furniture. From the curb, on regular trash day. If you had them, you could put in the candy, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Janet. I had a similar problem awhile back when trying to access a form on American Express. I finally used the Chrome browser and it worked! I'm not a computer tech so it was much on my part. Enjoy your day, Pat xx
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky here in Phoenix. Every quarter you can put out bulky trash that the city (who runs the trash service) will pick up. There's limitations; can't put out dirt, concrete, appliances, etc., but its a good way to get rid of things. Fun thing is to watch people put out things and then watch the scavengers come and pick through what they want.
ReplyDeleteThat soup does sound delicious!
betty
Never mind the cleaning, put your feet up and relax.😊
ReplyDeleteI ended up with all my Halloween sweeties left too, we were hospital visiting so we missed any callers at our door. I leave all the cooker cleaning to Mick, he's so good and does it without any moans or groans, even when it's me who's made a mess of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's not as much fun getting older as I thought! Regarding donations of furniture, I just donated a huge armchair to a charity. Wondered if you had charity shops where you live.
ReplyDeleteThat's what Goodwill and Salvation Army run.
DeleteWe recently got rid of a sofa, we tried one or two charitiea and an upholsterer to see if he knew of any workshops for disabled or unemployed where they could use it to learn a skill, we didn't want any money for it. No one wanted it and the local council charged for collection and you had to leave it outside so we took it to pieces and took it in bits to the refuse site, seems a shame though Hope you feel well again soon:)
ReplyDeletePleased to read you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Some charities may pick up furniture if it is clean and usable. In our small local town 14 miles away you just have to call and schedule a pick up. I use Chrome, I find it serves me well much better than other browsers:)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you put the couch out by the curb with a free sign on it. Goodwill isn't that good anymore, I agree. Was just talking to a friend about that very thing this past weekend. Glad you are feeling better.
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