KathieB Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 We're hunkered down, too. At least it isn't raining. I don't mind cold. I don't mind rain. But I really don't like cold rain. Lloyd's man bag took a hike Friday night. He left it at the local Burger King. He didn't know it was missing until we got a notice from our bank a couple hours later that someone had tried to use his debit card. Why someone would try to use the debit card instead of the credit card is a mystery to me. Seems like it would be easier to fake a signature when using someone else's credit card (when's the last time a clerk checked your signature?) than attempt to guess the victim's PIN, but hey, I guess it takes all kinds. Anyway, after a few hours of phoning banks and stores and our health insurance company, there are new cards on the way. He'll get a replacement driver's license on Monday, and he has an appointment at the VA on Monday, so he can get those cards replaced at the same time. Luckily his phone was in his pocket and he didn't have his camera in the bag. On a happier note, the maiden name of the policewoman who came to the house to take the report was Bennett. We didn't make any blood connections, but Lloyd knew her parents and other relatives. Being from the same part of the city, he lived around the corner from some, went to school with some, ran the streets with some, and served in the Holy Name Society at Corpus Christi Church with others. She took my card, said she'd have her uncle who tracks their family history get in touch with me to compare notes. Only in New Orleans. (I posted about this yesterday. I thought it was in this thread but I don't see it here. I maybe forgot to hit the Submit Reply button. I've done that before. Anyway, if this is a repeat or I put it in some other thread, please blame my rattled brain.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 You posted about Lloyd's man bag on the weather topic. I probably wouldn't mind the cold if it didn't make my bones ache! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 minute ago, havanaholly said: You posted about Lloyd's man bag on the weather topic. I probably wouldn't mind the cold if it didn't make my bones ache! Thanks, Holly. Sorry about the repeat. And sorry about your aching bones. Stay warm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/11/2016 9:05:11, DaisyV said: Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem. I've wanted to go for years-- but they're calling for a "wintry mix" in the Lehigh Valley this afternoon, so hopefully my friends don't bail on me... Mary- one of my friends posted a pic on Facebook from Christkindlmarkt today! She called it a "brisk" December night - - more like FRIGID in my book! LOL Hope if you decided to go that you all had a good time. I like those community events....makes it a bit more 'Christmassy". We're going to one at Landis Valley Farm Museum here in Lancaster County on Friday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I am celebrating my 56th birthday today! AND - celebrating with my hubby that we are going to be GRANDPARENTS!! DD#1 and her hubby are expecting in early June. Best Birthday gift ever! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Happy Birthday and Congratulations, Jackie!!! You'll get to enjoy the best year so far with a little one on the way!!! Hope today is fun for you, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Happy Birthday Jackie and congratulations on the best minis of all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimajo Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Happy Birthday and congratulations! Grandkids are the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Happy birthday, Jackie. Babies are the bestest minis of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Update: an officer came by tonight with Lloyd's man bag. It had a few things in it, but of course the two wallets with charge cards and all manner of ID are still missing. Apparently the thieves tossed it over a fence into somebody's back yard. The lady of the house brought it to the police, bless her heart. He's contacted a whole slew of entities to report the loss of the IDs. Got a replacement driver's license today. I've ordered another wallet for him and will be monitoring what he puts in it from now on. He says he doesn't feel quite so violated now, but I can tell this whole episode is weighing heavily on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 For those who want to insure that they can still drive if they lose their license, one thing you can do when you renew is go into the DMV and tell them you never got your new license. You will have to get another picture taken and pay another fee, but you will get another license. Put the original somewhere safe and if by any chance you lose the new one, you still have a license to use while you are awaiting a replacement. I know this sounds sneaky (actually, it is), but I've had my license stolen and with no one to drive me around, I had to go to the DMV to get a new one and get there driving myself without having one. It sounds terrible, but I'd rather be sneaky and have a second license as a backup than get caught driving without one if my first one is stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 My driver's license, passport and pacemaker card live in a neck wallet that I wear whenever I leave the house. Initially this was so that when I went hiking or paddling and died or got killed doing whatever my body could be identified when found; because I have stopped carrying a purse this is also handy when I have to pass a scanner checkpoint I take my keys out of my pocket, flash my pacer card and get waved or wanded through so I won't set off alarms. Today we took The Kid thrift store shopping with us along US 98 from Gulf Breeze to Fort Walton Beach. I found copies of The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest in large size paperbacks so we can read the type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 21 minutes ago, rodentraiser said: For those who want to insure that they can still drive if they lose their license, one thing you can do when you renew is go into the DMV and tell them you never got your new license. You will have to get another picture taken and pay another fee, but you will get another license. Put the original somewhere safe and if by any chance you lose the new one, you still have a license to use while you are awaiting a replacement. I know this sounds sneaky (actually, it is), but I've had my license stolen and with no one to drive me around, I had to go to the DMV to get a new one and get there driving myself without having one. It sounds terrible, but I'd rather be sneaky and have a second license as a backup than get caught driving without one if my first one is stolen. That may work in some states, but in Louisiana, they process the license while you're there, so you walk out with it. Hard to claim you didn't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Same here in Alabama; in Florida they take your old license and destroy it in front of you and hand you your new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 11 hours ago, KathieB said: Update: an officer came by tonight with Lloyd's man bag. It had a few things in it, but of course the two wallets with charge cards and all manner of ID are still missing. Apparently the thieves tossed it over a fence into somebody's back yard. The lady of the house brought it to the police, bless her heart. He's contacted a whole slew of entities to report the loss of the IDs. Got a replacement driver's license today. I've ordered another wallet for him and will be monitoring what he puts in it from now on. He says he doesn't feel quite so violated now, but I can tell this whole episode is weighing heavily on him. Glad to hear that at least the bag came back. My son and DIL can relate to the "feeling violated" - they had recently leased a little house in Orlando and were slowly moving things over from their (gated) condo in Sanford. Several days before the final move in day, my DIL had gone shopping for some staples to stock the new kitchen, and upon arrival at the new home discovered that they had been robbed! an ipad, designer purses, jewelry, several bottles of medication, and a folder with their marriage license, passports and other ID items were among the things stolen. They are feeling better about being in the house now after a week, but still a bit 'violated'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 39 minutes ago, jbnmini said: Glad to hear that at least the bag came back. My son and DIL can relate to the "feeling violated" - they had recently leased a little house in Orlando and were slowly moving things over from their (gated) condo in Sanford. Several days before the final move in day, my DIL had gone shopping for some staples to stock the new kitchen, and upon arrival at the new home discovered that they had been robbed! an ipad, designer purses, jewelry, several bottles of medication, and a folder with their marriage license, passports and other ID items were among the things stolen. They are feeling better about being in the house now after a week, but still a bit 'violated'! Sorry to hear this. That feeling of violation can be traumatic. Once, in the 1980s, the apartment I shared with my sister was broken into and a watch that my parents had given me for graduation from college was taken. The watch had great sentimental value. It's still uncomfortable for me to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 On Monday, December 12, 2016 8:09:09, KathieB said: That may work in some states, but in Louisiana, they process the license while you're there, so you walk out with it. Hard to claim you didn't get it. 23 hours ago, havanaholly said: Same here in Alabama; in Florida they take your old license and destroy it in front of you and hand you your new one. Well, maybe you can "lose" the original a few months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 On 12/13/2016, 8:23:21, rodentraiser said: Well, maybe you can "lose" the original a few months later. I have scanned all our documents and cards and keep them filed on my computer (with Cloud backup). If I lose any of them, or they are stolen, I can print a copy for temporary use. I did that with my social security card awhile back, when I had to leave NOW for an appointment and couldn't remember where I hid the original. Printed out a copy on beige paper, trimmed it to size and no one questioned it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I think that I should look into a proper design board...! (That is the toe of my slipper at lower right.) There are about half a dozen or so more little rosettes like the ones I've laid out, but this layout will get me started on incorporating the little ones that I have begun so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I love the way the patterns and colors are merging and blending. What patience you must have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 It is very relaxing to sit on the weekends listening to Puccini and stitching away. The black and gray-toned large rosette probably should've been yellow-toned instead-- really had to scrape the bottom of the box(es) to find suitably-colored fabrics! Had to use more non-cottons in that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I love the black one! This is going to be such a beautiful quilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I finished the RL tablecloth I've been crocheting since March and put it on the table for Christmas dinner. We took DS home to Tallahassee yesterday and ran a couple of errands and then headed home, stopping in Panama City Beach to spend the night. This morning we came on home by way of CR30A, which was designated a scenic route many years ago, which we had not driven since Seaside was first being built and the rest of 30A truly was a scenic route. Now, sadly, it has become mostly mile after mile of condos and high-priced developments with the exception of a few state parks. The real attractions we went to see before the developers develop them out of existence were the few remaining fresh water dune lakes that are unique to Florida's Gulf Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Being lazy in Biloxi. Loving the beach!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Enjoy it while you can, dear; cold weather tonight & tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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