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You can do this. Take the break from writing, and finish up your degree. Once that is off your mind, you can put all your energy back to writing. You have the talent, and it will still be there. Manifesting success!
It's called My stupid phone changes things while I'm not looking.What's 'to?' That a southern Appalachia thing?
Never thought of that. It might help.
...well, I usta like corn on the cob....sigh.....
well... sweetcorn is natures hitch-hikers, you eat them and then they come out again looking the same as when they went in. Ive never considered wanting to find out what happens if you ingest them that way
The first in modern times came in the second. half of the 1800,s. The so called "The Great Stink" in London made the problem acute there 1856 and a certain frenchman Joseph Bazalgette was called in to make the sewers work again. Its still mainly his work that make London work even if it has been elaborated since. But the first urban sewer system might have been Rome. The Cloaca Maxima it was called and and was built, funnily enough, not by the romans but by etruscan engineers during the reign of the last Etruscan king of rome in about 600 BC. Originally it was not a sewer but an open air canal which served to transport away waste. As time went on it became an underground sewer and all the aqueducts were joined with it and carried away the waste to the Tiber. During Augustus reign he felt that an renovation was needed and told his loyal general Agrippa (who won all Augustus military successes for him) to fix it. Agrippa never did anything by half. He constructed a raft where he and a few slaves sailed through the sewer while he took notes on what needed to be fixed and where. The public baths and toilets in rome was also connnected to the big sewer. At least Rome is the oldest preserved. But they did not invent it. Ruins from the very old Indus Valley civilization (india Pakistan) strongly suggest a highly developed sewer system in the urban centras. Especially the ruins from Gujerat (India) and Mohenja-Dari (Pakistan) are well ahead of anything the ancient world would bring later on. Dating suggest about 2300 BC. In Europe the closest we come is an indoor toilet that existed in Knossos (the Minoan highculture is considered Europes first Highculture) in its heyday. dates suggest 1800 BC.
I did learn that Hamburg had a good sewage system back in the 1800s (after a fire in 1842 destroyed one quarter of the city)
"The system was financed by local businessmen and soon inspired all other major European and U.S. cities."
Kurben - you seem to know a lot about history - what could you tell us about this weird subject?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Thanks Kurben
Speaking of sewers etc. I awoke to discover that we have had another water main break on our street
The last one that happened was on February 13th - yup - 27 days ago!
So now it is back to the drudgery of filling up big plastic pails with water, carrying them back to the house and heating water on top of the stove.
Oh crap
I may have to drive to my old place of work and use my gym pass to access the ladies change room where they have a few showers
I wonder if it will take 48 hours to fix it, like last time
Ah, the dreaded smartphone override. I know it well.It's called My stupid phone changes things while I'm not looking.
Perhaps your streets sewers, like Romes, is in need of a renovation???Thanks Kurben
Speaking of sewers etc. I awoke to discover that we have had another water main break on our street
The last one that happened was on February 13th - yup - 27 days ago!
So now it is back to the drudgery of filling up big plastic pails with water, carrying them back to the house and heating water on top of the stove.
Oh crap
I may have to drive to my old place of work and use my gym pass to access the ladies change room where they have a few showers
I wonder if it will take 48 hours to fix it, like last time
Auto correct has a lot in common with H things: they're all a cane in the azz.It's called My stupid phone changes things while I'm not looking.
I had to repeatedly fight with the tablet's auto correct yesterday, over two dang words.
It kept insisting on changing them!
I won in the end......baby robots aren't as stubborn as me.
Get a turkey fryer rig Nees, you can heat more water and faster.Thanks Kurben
Speaking of sewers etc. I awoke to discover that we have had another water main break on our street
The last one that happened was on February 13th - yup - 27 days ago!
So now it is back to the drudgery of filling up big plastic pails with water, carrying them back to the house and heating water on top of the stove.
Oh crap
I may have to drive to my old place of work and use my gym pass to access the ladies change room where they have a few showers
I wonder if it will take 48 hours to fix it, like last time
And it can be used for a lot of other things too. Worth the money, it'll end up paying for itself.
Get a tamale steamer too, if you can find one in Canada.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
MASTER Chef Aluminum Turkey Fryer, 30-qt | Canadian Tire
$119.99
Hmmmm - well I guess I could make that investment (hoping they will fix the problem sooner than 48 hours this time)
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Yes - I think you are right - this happened a few years ago when I was still working; at that time I went across the back lane to a good neighbor's to use their shower (it was an elderly couple who unfortunately are now both in Nursing Homes)
I wonder how much it would cost to rent a hotel room for one day? There is a CanadInns not that far from our place (plus they have a water slide!)
A waterslide!!! In that case, why even hesitate??Yes - I think you are right - this happened a few years ago when I was still working; at that time I went across the back lane to a good neighbor's to use their shower (it was an elderly couple who unfortunately are now both in Nursing Homes)
I wonder how much it would cost to rent a hotel room for one day? There is a CanadInns not that far from our place (plus they have a water slide!)
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Wow, Ive just gained my first follower on here, I didnt think i was that interesting. shuffles back to my corner feeling pleased
If John Mcclain died of a viagra overdose,
would the headline say, hey dies hard ?
would the headline say, hey dies hard ?
Canadian dollars??.......that's a good deal!MASTER Chef Aluminum Turkey Fryer, 30-qt | Canadian Tire
$119.99
Hmmmm - well I guess I could make that investment (hoping they will fix the problem sooner than 48 hours this time)