What's everyone up to right now?

[Angrboda]

Coffee break.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Language barrier. ‘Oofy’?

Boru

Sorry, one of those Brit words. "Oof" being money, "Oofy" meaning lots, i.e., expensive. I though it was used in the Antipodes, too.

I was a Brit once, never heard it. Oh, well - learn something new every day.

Besides, if I had Tolkien’s desk, I’d be afraid to touch it.

Boru

[Fireball]

Sorry, one of those Brit words. "Oof" being money, "Oofy" meaning lots, i.e., expensive. I though it was used in the Antipodes, too.

I was a Brit once, never heard it. Oh, well - learn something new every day.

Besides, if I had Tolkien’s desk, I’d be afraid to touch it.

Boru

Abstruse, I guess. I had the computer play it against me in a game of Scrabble. Sometimes I think it cheats. I went and checked, and it doesn't show in the word list. Yup, it cheats. 

[Angrboda]

Instant Pot cookers are on sale at Amazon. Not sure if it's time to upgrade or just hold firm.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I was a Brit once, never heard it. Oh, well - learn something new every day.

Besides, if I had Tolkien’s desk, I’d be afraid to touch it.

Boru

Abstruse, I guess. I had the computer play it against me in a game of Scrabble. Sometimes I think it cheats. I went and checked, and it doesn't show in the word list. Yup, it cheats. 

I’d bet a monkey that computers cheat.

Boru

[Rev. Rye]

A few days ago, I got a message from the SSA asking me to call them for an audit call. It said if I didn't talk to them by December 5, I risked losing my SSI. I've had to deal with this before. I left my first message to them on Tuesday. The previous time, I actually got to talk to them by the deadline. But this time was different. No call came. I tried to do an extra call or two to them and got nothing. Today, I decided I needed to call them every hour on the hour (or as close as I can) in the hopes that I could get to them by the deadline. So, I did this, my calls getting increasingly frantic. Within an hour of the office closing, I finally got a call from the center. The substance of their response: "Calm the fuck down. You only needed to do one message to us. We will get to you when we get to you." The actual audit call itself will apparently happen within the next two weeks.

[Fireball]

A few days ago, I got a message from the SSA asking me to call them for an audit call. It said if I didn't talk to them by December 5, I risked losing my SSI. I've had to deal with this before. I left my first message to them on Tuesday. The previous time, I actually got to talk to them by the deadline. But this time was different. No call came. I tried to do an extra call or two to them and got nothing. Today, I decided I needed to call them every hour on the hour (or as close as I can) in the hopes that I could get to them by the deadline. So, I did this, my calls getting increasingly frantic. Within an hour of the office closing, I finally got a call from the center. The substance of their response: "Calm the fuck down. You only needed to do one message to us. We will get to you when we get to you." The actual audit call itself will apparently happen within the next two weeks.

But with no timely feedback, what else could you do, especially with the lunatic activity of the current "administration"? They're deporting citizens to durance vile, and blowing up boats on the high seas with no assurance of nefarious activity. I really hope that your situation gets straightened out.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Was just informed by She Who Must Be Obeyed that the plans for our Christmas trip have been finalized. It was a logistical nightmare.

Boru

[Jackalope]

We have neighbors who put on locally famous holiday displays on our street. This year, they apparently got a permit to prohibit all on-street parking, and there's now a food truck operating out front.

Humbug.

[Fireball]

We have neighbors who put on locally famous holiday displays on our street.  This year, they apparently got a permit to prohibit all on-street parking, and there's now a food truck operating out front.

Humbug.

There is nothing that somebody won't find a way to fuck up.