The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2523

Renate · 12-29-2024, 07:09 PM

Oh, I went to the website and got a better impression.

But I guess that it doesn't actually recognize the symbols? And leaves them all ragged so that when you zoom them they are large and ragged?

That seems like something that should already be built in.

Is there a definitive subset of symbols?

Sirtel · 12-29-2024, 10:26 PM

Maybe you'd like to create a new thread about handicrafts and take the cross-stitch discussion there?

Quoth · 12-31-2024, 12:58 PM

Ravelry

Knits, crochet & cross-stitch.

issybird · 12-31-2024, 02:34 PM

@Amazon: Before you reship a returned item to a different chump customer, would it kill you to inspect it for missing parts? Now the chump the valued customer has the nuisance of a trip to Staples to send it back and a wait on the replacement. It's cold comfort to think that the associated costs are going to more than eat up any profit on the sale.

ownedbycats · 01-03-2025, 07:26 PM

Remember the FASTs of stroke:

Face is drooping
Unable to raise both Arms
Speech is slurred
Time to call an ambulance

Rumpelteazer · 01-09-2025, 04:57 AM

Our cleaner flaked out on us again this week. This time she fell with her moped and had to go to the hospital. She's got a sprained ankle and hopes it heals enough so she can come next week. Since mid December, when we hired her, she's been twice (her kid's been sick, she's been sick, babysitter fell through, doctor's appointment). So, as usual I picked up the slack yesterday and cleaned downstairs, the bathroom and my room I'll do tomorrow. I didn't do my sister's rooms. And she obviously isn't happy because she was rage cleaning earlier this morning. Oh well, I don't mind doing the general cleaning, but she can do her own rooms (dusting and vacuuming takes 15-20 minutes if you do it thoroughly).

We've planned to see how January goes with the cleaner and if things don't improve we'll look for another one.

Rumpelteazer · 01-15-2025, 04:52 PM

Our dryer died. Yesterday it was working fine, today it wasn't. It doesn't heat up anymore, it sounds different when it's on and when it turns off the fans keep spinning for a little while it now makes a howling wind sound (like in the movies).

It's "only" seven years old, but it has already been repaired twice, once under warranty, and it never dried very good. More often than not you have to do a second cycle. And, yes, we keep the filters clean. I noticed it didn't work properly when I was trying to dry a blanket. Luckily it's made out of fabric that air dries quickly (in summer I air dry it, in the cold, damp winter I use the dryer). But I had just washed my second load and those were towels. Those are now drying with the help of one of our dehumidifiers.

So we've made the decision to get a new one. Since we're both chipping in we can go for a more expensive, better one (we hope), which is also more energy efficient.

Now the biggest question is if we're going to splurge and get a new washing machine as well. The one we have is fine, but very noisy and it would be nice to have one that can take a slightly bigger load.

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12-29-2024, 07:09 PM	#37831
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,394 Karma: 13952971 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Oh, I went to the website and got a better impression. But I guess that it doesn't actually recognize the symbols? And leaves them all ragged so that when you zoom them they are large and ragged? That seems like something that should already be built in. Is there a definitive subset of symbols?

12-29-2024, 10:26 PM	#37832
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,112 Karma: 233181968 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Maybe you'd like to create a new thread about handicrafts and take the cross-stitch discussion there?

12-31-2024, 12:58 PM	#37833
Quoth Reading till the spring Posts: 12,689 Karma: 96845225 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Ravelry Knits, crochet & cross-stitch.

12-31-2024, 02:34 PM	#37834
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,901 Karma: 229234633 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	@Amazon: Before you reship a returned item to a different chump customer, would it kill you to inspect it for missing parts? Now the chump the valued customer has the nuisance of a trip to Staples to send it back and a wait on the replacement. It's cold comfort to think that the associated costs are going to more than eat up any profit on the sale.

01-03-2025, 07:26 PM	#37835
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,837 Karma: 68367739 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Remember the FASTs of stroke: Face is drooping Unable to raise both Arms Speech is slurred Time to call an ambulance

01-09-2025, 04:57 AM	#37836
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,237 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Our cleaner flaked out on us again this week. This time she fell with her moped and had to go to the hospital. She's got a sprained ankle and hopes it heals enough so she can come next week. Since mid December, when we hired her, she's been twice (her kid's been sick, she's been sick, babysitter fell through, doctor's appointment). So, as usual I picked up the slack yesterday and cleaned downstairs, the bathroom and my room I'll do tomorrow. I didn't do my sister's rooms. And she obviously isn't happy because she was rage cleaning earlier this morning. Oh well, I don't mind doing the general cleaning, but she can do her own rooms (dusting and vacuuming takes 15-20 minutes if you do it thoroughly). We've planned to see how January goes with the cleaner and if things don't improve we'll look for another one.

01-15-2025, 04:52 PM	#37837
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,237 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Our dryer died. Yesterday it was working fine, today it wasn't. It doesn't heat up anymore, it sounds different when it's on and when it turns off the fans keep spinning for a little while it now makes a howling wind sound (like in the movies). It's "only" seven years old, but it has already been repaired twice, once under warranty, and it never dried very good. More often than not you have to do a second cycle. And, yes, we keep the filters clean. I noticed it didn't work properly when I was trying to dry a blanket. Luckily it's made out of fabric that air dries quickly (in summer I air dry it, in the cold, damp winter I use the dryer). But I had just washed my second load and those were towels. Those are now drying with the help of one of our dehumidifiers. So we've made the decision to get a new one. Since we're both chipping in we can go for a more expensive, better one (we hope), which is also more energy efficient. Now the biggest question is if we're going to splurge and get a new washing machine as well. The one we have is fine, but very noisy and it would be nice to have one that can take a slightly bigger load.