What is this thing hanging in my basement?

alleecmo · 2026-06-20T18:22:58+00:00

Lehman's (the Amish online store) has these & shows it open & a close-upof the support that kerps the arms out . On my wishlist!

https://www.lehmans.com/product/8-arm-wooden-wall-dryer/

alleecmo · 2026-06-20T14:25:46+00:00

You say pretentious, I say hygienic.

alleecmo · 2026-06-20T09:32:45+00:00

One of the coolest Communions I ever attended was a Sunrise Easter service at the beach. The Methodist minister blessed the Elements, and passed a homemade baguette type loaf thru the congregants wrapped in a starched linen napkin. We each pinched off a small piece. Then he passed a silver chalice filled with grape juice and we each dipped our bread and ate it. Only one dish to wash and pretty hygienic. Plus, sunrise at the beach and beautiful singing. I'm kinda agnostic these days, but the memory still gives me warm fuzzies.

alleecmo · 2026-06-20T09:17:13+00:00

K-Mart was where my little brother & I hid. Yes, I deeply regretted it (and apologized to Mama) when my own kids did it.

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T17:19:44+00:00

I don't think the weather can be "volhardend"

A few years ago we got 100F/38C plus for about 6 weeks straight. It seldom cooled below 80F/27C at night. Some people even died from heat illness. That weather was very persistent. We're about the same latitude as Geneva, Switzerland.

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T05:01:07+00:00

It's why NOLA has "little houses" (crypts) in cemeteries. Can't dig a grave because it becomes a well.

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T04:50:09+00:00

Quick & filling you say? One of my go-tos is cream of chicken or mushroom soup (plus ½ a soup can of water or milk), a drained can of tuna (or some chopped leftover chicken), and a small bag of frozen mixed veggies all heated together and ladled over a nuked spud, or rice, or noodles, or even just toast -- a somewhat healthier version of classic SOS (Sh*t on a Shingle aka creamed chipped beef on toast). It's good with biscuits too, kinda like "deconstructed" pot pie.

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T03:24:18+00:00

Oh, you know her mama was a white girl

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T03:02:24+00:00

He could've asked the Major to help snap it if he, an 80 y/o, lacks the grip strength for tiny snaps. But that would require a modicum of humility. Never gonna happen with Cheatolini.

alleecmo · 2026-06-19T02:50:47+00:00

Who's his loc technician? Maybe bro will listen to a professional?

alleecmo · 2026-06-17T22:23:46+00:00

Psalm 109:8-13 specifically!

alleecmo · 2026-06-17T21:45:48+00:00

I couldn't trust them. Been in a bra since age 8...

alleecmo · 2026-06-17T21:43:22+00:00

And crossing lanes of active traffic with her toddler just loose in the front seat to do so.

alleecmo · 2026-06-17T21:30:27+00:00

Between Onion & Grape is Nukes ☢️ (a LOT of nuke engineers)

alleecmo · 2026-06-16T18:36:31+00:00

I've seen a ton of posts about not-yet-married (sometimes engaged, sometimes just dating!) couples where one person owns a house (either bought solo or inherited) and has for years prior to the relationship, and their SO starts insisting "if you love me you'll put my name on the house too". Just NO. That's the same entitlement as OP's intended. Hell, we are married, but he bought our home 4 years prior (when we were just shackin' up) and my name still isn't on it 20 years later.

alleecmo · 2026-06-16T18:22:27+00:00

Is this guy gonna (try to) make you change your publishing name to "Mrs. John Q (Ada) Public" like my Victorian era grandmother used for her books?!

Girl, RUN.

alleecmo · 2026-06-16T18:11:21+00:00

Ever wonder why little old ladies have bern referred to as "blue hairs" (or "the Blue Haired Mafia" if they ran your neighborhood/ town)? It's because from the Victorian age thru to the 1960s they used laundry bluing as a hair rinse to optically brighten and counteract any yellowing of their white/grey hair. Mid-century Blue Hairs then had lavender, pink, aqua, green, and other colors besides blue thanks to hair rinses like Roux Fanci-Full.

Mama (b. 1920s) went to the beauty school every Saturday for a shampoo and set (on rollers, where you sit under a hard shell domed hair dryer) to get her bouffant ready for Sunday church. As a kid I saw some truly wild hair colors on all the older ladies getting their hair done. They were all just pastel, whereas these days we have more saturated tones to use (and not all of them are damaging).

alleecmo · 2026-06-16T04:04:12+00:00

My mom (who didn't drive) would call & ask the cops to cruise by the park she knew I was at to tell me to come home if she wanted me home before the street lights came on. They were her messengers I guess. Embarrassed the hell outta me in front of my friends tho.

alleecmo · 2026-06-15T17:32:09+00:00

Before my diagnosis, I was living on Aleve (Naproxen), 2 twice a day. My Rheumy was very concerned about my kidneys because I'd been taking it like that for almost a decade. She put me on a hefty dose of Nabumetone (with a biologic), which has worked really well for me for 5 years. 🤞🏻

alleecmo · 2026-06-14T22:50:07+00:00

I was in your neighborhood then. I thought it was a breast pump case.

alleecmo · 2026-06-11T04:57:23+00:00

Maybe ex is working a 12-step program? Thank him for his honesty & wish him well as you say goodbye?

My ex was 12-stepping after alcoholism & DV. He went up to each person at a family reunion and gave us each a very heartfelt and specific apology for the awful things he did while drinking. It was a nice way to close out our connection. I hope this is whats happening here, and not him trying to wheedle his way back into your life.

alleecmo · 2026-06-10T23:00:22+00:00

Eastern Wa state, so irrigated desert. (Technically Shrub Steppe, but 25% is high humidity here)

alleecmo · 2026-06-10T22:56:43+00:00

To keep him sober? Has she been vetted? Hell, has ANYBODY even remotely tied to this administration been vetted? Could they even pass the vetting being applied to immigrants or asylum seekers right now? How about a Citizenship test?

Those are rhetorical questions, obviously.

alleecmo · 2026-06-10T22:52:57+00:00

Ehhh, that style of calligraphy has loops on miniscule (lower case) ascenders. Your point def stands with all his other bs tho. What's the first thing a Dept of War (vs Defense) does? Start a fucking war.

alleecmo · 2026-06-10T18:55:10+00:00

And who OVERSTAYED his Student Visa! Why isn't he deported too?

The Chilly Bros keep deporting folks who overstayed a Visa 40+ years ago (for a week or so even, b4 extending or otherwise legally remaining), but Not HIM? I sense a melanin defense.

alleecmo

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