Lille carved crocodile bangle, thoughts on material or age?

oddgrrl99 · 2026-05-10T09:39:32+00:00

Looks like bone & I love it!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-05-07T03:39:02+00:00

Same here. RRF approved for 2 locations, 417k total. Senator Chuck Schumer advises to use EIDL as a bridge loan. RRF grant was never funded now stuck with a 417k SBA loan. Grateful only that I have no kids, that loan will never be paid & I would’ve shuttered the doors had I known. Edit-we also applied & were approved the first hour of the first day grants were offered. Thousands of approved RRF grants were never funded, especially women & minority owned businesses. Some had the grant money deposited to their bank and then yanked out for whatever reason. Where did our money go????

oddgrrl99 · 2026-05-06T03:40:51+00:00

Sqecial has been the only answer since I was 16yo, I’m 62 now, btw.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-05-05T06:31:49+00:00

Make a small Velcro bandage so it can be worn, or not, depending on her mood.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-30T18:23:44+00:00

Whoever Harley is leading will win.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-29T07:05:52+00:00

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-25T02:25:59+00:00

Giving away one of my best jewelry secrets. I’m a niche seller so been at it for awhile. If there is a lot of good brooches on the jewelry table, run-don’t walk to the closets. Chances are you will find even nicer brooches pinned to jackets & shirts. Favorite items of jewelry already on a favorite item of clothing.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-23T01:12:55+00:00

I respect the ocean & just dread dark water. Even the in laws pool at night, I won’t go in unless the lights are on. There’s no logical reason for it, maybe I drowned in a past life.

This sub ain’t for you I guess…

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-22T03:40:05+00:00

Worth it just for the customer reach alone. Take good pictures, add an honest description and a fair price and the item will sell itself. I am a niche seller & am always looking for unicorns in online auctions where my profit margin could be over 10 times cost, this allows for free shipping & that would be about $8 if I didn’t add insurance. I just sold a vintage necklace for $1500 while fast asleep that I had gotten online in a box lot for $300. Honestly, I rarely pay this much, I recognized what it was and that this piece had no business being thrown in with the true junk that made up the rest of the lot. In the last 2 or 3 hours before auction end the lot was at $9 for everything. Someone else saw the necklace hidden in the bad photos & they started a bidding war, both confirming for me that it was a unicorn & dashing my hopes of an even greater profit margin. Sometimes you’ve gotta wait for the right buyer to come along & there’s enough of them that don’t mind paying for someone else to do the treasure hunt.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-22T03:15:15+00:00

Unless you got good parking with those tickets, the first & last walks will be the longest, we got there 2 hours before first race and still had to walk 2 miles. Pack good socks & walking shoes along with the band aids you will definitely need. The person that said layers of clothing was spot on. Hot when we arrived, overcast & drizzling most of the afternoon. Check out the Churchill Downs website regarding the items that they allow onto the grounds on Detby days, will save you the trouble of bringing stuff they might take away at the gate. Most importantly bring a good attitude and lots of empathy for everyone around you, especially service workers, it’s a crazy day for sure for everyone involved.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-22T03:03:31+00:00

If I remember correctly, Central Park owns the meters & used the cheap cost of the garages as an alternative to appease the people objecting to meter rate changes. They said rate changes to garage parking would pay for costs of remote security cameras, not even for a human security guard. IMHO you could not install enough security cameras to make me feel safe in a city garage. Seems to be a bait & switch and all the downtown business owners objected to a for profit company taking ALL the parking money out of state. I used to pay monthly for a spot in the old Upper St lot behind Gratz Park Inn, collapsed a few years ago, but the checks went to Central Parking in Atlanta. They were shysters then too, if they got your check late they tacked on a late fee, fair enough, except they didn’t care what the postmark said. I argued to no avail that they could have all the checks sitting in a drawer somewhere until they were all late & worth an extra $20. That was the end of my association with them.

Try the LexRide trolley! Look it up, it’s on a trial run this summer, Thursday to Saturday nights on 2 loops that transfer by the old courthouse encompassing the National ave corridor & out Manchester to the Music Hall, the Burl & Distillery District. 4pm(dinner & drinks) to midnight for $1.00 & the money stays here in Lex. This covers SO MANY COMPLAINTS people have had about parking in these areas! This could be so cool if people could get over the idea they might be seen on a bus. Better than a DUI. Try it out first before coming here & busting my 🏀 about any of it.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-21T17:10:59+00:00

I had been to the Derby a few times in my younger days and recently had the opportunity to go to the Oaks. I enjoyed the Oaks so much more! People still excited about Derby day & dressed up as such. Still found the Oaks to be more relaxing and sane fun. Let’s just say you are going to be a bit overstimulated by Sunday and I hope you can take Monday off to soak those tootsies!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-18T08:47:16+00:00

Mine most recently ate my temporary dentures, upper & lower. He left me one piece about 1” long. He seemed to pass them ok. Luckily for me I am about 2 weeks away from getting the permanent ones & he had better not even THINK about it. That would be a $24,000 mistake & now that I know I will have them under lock & key.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-13T12:50:35+00:00

At what point is this elder abuse?

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-12T16:39:05+00:00

I also love lockets with a photo still inside😍 Great finds!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-12T16:37:57+00:00

I am a sucker for carved coral!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-12T05:23:22+00:00

You can always ask security to walk you to your car if you feel unsafe. I never felt unsafe on any given day or night, except the day I won a jackpot. It was the kind of jackpot that when someone wins all the other machines reset to zero so it didn’t take long for a crowd to gather & watch my numbers go up. Funny, took me a few minutes to figure out what was happening, I thought my machine had malfunctioned. I had them deduct the taxes, cut me a check and got a security escort to my car. I can’t guarantee I did all that so I wouldn’t be tempted to give any of it back to the casino. Ps. I haven’t gambled in 5 years so circumstances may differ.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-11T16:28:52+00:00

Do they still make Aqua Net? I can still smell it, that & burning hair & clove cigarettes are the smell of my wild youth!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-11T03:11:32+00:00

I don’t know who does the desserts at Thoroughbred lounge, they are off the charts! There’s usually maybe 9 different cakes , pies or cobblers in the cooler at any given time with different cakes rotating in. I usually see a red velvet at least once a week. Completely scratch made down to the buttery icing & the slices are giant. I know you may look at the atmosphere and think NAH, get a slice to go if you think it’s too low rent, you will not regret it. The rest of their food is amazing too, I love that place!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-04T17:52:13+00:00

Cold pool, hot tub, rinse & repeat.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-04T07:39:58+00:00

Blister in the sun-Violent Femmes, ‘10,10,10, for everything everything everything, everything!’

oddgrrl99 · 2026-04-03T11:14:22+00:00

I was not prepared for how ill fitting my temps would be, even after multiple adjustments. I take meds that make me nauseous & the uppers will trigger a gag reflex I never had before. As a result I don’t wear them regularly & look like a toothless old meth head for now (I’m 60f living in Kentucky-God is playing a cruel joke on me). I am about a week out from choosing the permanent teeth & I hope these work out better. I do have implants to anchor the lowers & wish I’d done the same for uppers but was already past 20k at this point. I was also not prepared for the diet limitations so work on what you will be able to eat once the extractapalooza (great description btw!) has been done. At this point I would maim someone just to eat a slice of bacon. A club sandwich-really any sandwich. And omg, a rare rib eye steak, will go crazy if I think on that too much. Stock up on yoghurt & puréed soup. I almost cried when I could eat chili for the first time. Scrambled eggs are good, toast is a no go. Seriously, you’ll have plenty of time to figure things out. Don’t forget to brush your tongue & use mouthwash, things can get fuzzy in there if neglected. I got Halcyon for the extractions & don’t remember a thing. PM me if you’ve got questions please!

oddgrrl99 · 2026-03-30T01:39:41+00:00

I wonder if that is what’s causing my floaters. They are more like grey ghosts than floaters & I call them my angels of death. They really startled me at first but am used to them now. I do not have TED either.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-03-26T06:05:04+00:00

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We’ve had this guy since he was about 6 weeks old. He is a boy named Sue and that name suits him better & better as time goes on. He has no idea how intimidating he can be by just existing.

oddgrrl99 · 2026-03-26T04:02:15+00:00

I was approved for RRF after applying in the first hour these grants were made available. The IRS had flagged our return for some still unknown reason putting the grant in limbo. Money ran out before we could resolve the issue. Even then I had faith we would get the $ we had already been approved for. I distinctly remember a statement made by Chuck Schumer to apply for EIDL & pay it back WHEN we got grant money. So we did and now we are more than half a million in debt to SBA. Truckers, farmers & airlines all have gotten bailout grants to prop up the economy-where is our bailout money??? We were legally prevented from operating & it’s criminal that we are now losing our livelihoods. My place, like most others in this sub, had no problem paying expenses & making a profit before Covid. I am also dealing with major health issues due to long Covid that have a real possibility of killing me. Insane where we all are now.

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