I contacted a contractor . . . on September 19th and they came out and I sent them the insurance estimate, but I've not gotten an estimate back for what repairs would cost. It sucks knowing that the contractor I had was constantly lying to me and purposefully taking advantage of me, KNOWING my disabilities and my troubles. She barely finished ANYTHING. Nothing is 100% right in my house.

Hopefully a contractor is coming in about an hour.

In the mean time, I'm watching this guy on TikTok and I like this video. English breaks French with words that seem like they should rhyme.

“I think you’ll find it’s fewer miserables.”

[CdM] .. and fandom of the opera. A game idea perhaps?

I like this idea

So, that means it's should be Buttbuttins, right?

Hahah, you said butt!

[Simons Mith] Haha! Butt, butt, BUTT of course.

I have Cash Giraffe on my phone, which gets me a few points for playing games and then converts them into rewards. I found out that it pays in Euros, but that Paypal converts foreign currency to USD!

Happy holidays to those who have 'em, and safety and warmth to those having tricky times. I delight at the Morningverse, still a corner of the internet unspoiled and fun.

Merry Christmas everyone!

It's the 6th already so it looks like we have our feet firmly into 2025 and there's no going back. Good to see you all still here.

We may be all here but are we all there?

[pen] Don't we get 28 days to reconsider? Don't think I want the old year back anyway, but Statues have rights... or something...

[bllamelewis] Try sending it back, see what happens? (I'm just going to hold my nose and go forward...)

I'm still dealing with this major contractor fraud and the fact that she put rodents all into my walls and ceiling . . . and they have scratched their way out. It's so bad that they are ALL OVER my bedroom every evening, even jumping on me.

[pen] Looks like we're stuck with this year then...

[blamelewis] Hold on a mo... sun's out today! Politics is a bit too gripping for my liking though.

In Belgium we have a national government, only 234 days after the elections and only 1593 days till the next ones. What's gripping in Dutch politics?

Bit nippy out there. Have I missed much?

Anyone else having trouble reaching MCiOS?