--- In [email protected], "dvm8375"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I recently took a copy editing test, and this was the only word I
> missed. I blame Bobby Brown.
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "James" <ttlsccr@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Since we're all being grammar nazis, the word is "prerogative".
> > Perogies are little potato thingies that Polish people are made
to
> > eat, which I guess would be the perogative of Polish parents.
> Poop.
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Ellen"
> > <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> > >
> > > yeah, I know, tell me about it. I think it was a housewarming
> gift
> > or
> > > something. The previous one was inherited from them and had
> > > definitely seen better days. I certainly didn't ask them to
buy
> > it, I
> > > just said I needed one because they one I got from them was
> falling
> > > apart. (like the answer to "what's new?") I also wanted
someone
> to
> > go
> > > with me to look for one because I hadn't bought something that
> major
> > > by myself before. There are so many variables. But when they
> said
> > > they would buy it for me I figured the least I could do was
wait
> > until
> > > they visited to get it, rather than buying it on my own and
> telling
> > > them how much it cost. They should at least see what they were
> > paying
> > > for. I think my mom wanted me to have something decent for a
> > change,
> > > or something like that.
> > >
> > > For the longest time, they didn't help me at all, when I would
> have
> > > probably appreciated it more, like right when I graduated from
> > > college. I never quite understood their mindset. They were
> like if
> > > you are going to take time to figure out what you want to do
and
> > work
> > > in jobs you could have had in high school (like retail) you are
> on
> > > your own, but once you get a career and you get settled if you
> need
> > > some help setting up your apt. let us know. Like I had to meet
> > their
> > > lifestyle standards if they were going to be supportive. Their
> > > perogative, I guess.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay"
> > > <ssmilay@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 4/29/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> > > > > Warning--long story ahead, hope it's worth it--
> > > > >
> > > > > Today I had a sofa delivered. I live in a 3rd floor
walkup
> > with a
> > > > > narrow, winding staircase from the 2nd to the 3rd level.
2
> big
> > > strong
> > > > > delivery guys came, got it to the 2nd floor landing, and
> told
> > me that
> > > > > my staircase was too narrow and it wasn't going to fit
> without
> > > > > damaging the sofa or the wall, so they wouldn't be able to
> > finish
> > > > > delivering it. I think they were just covering their butts
> > because
> > > > > they didn't want to be liable for the damage. I could
> either
> > return
> > > > > it for no charge and get a different one and pay the
> > difference with
> > > > > no additional delivery fee, or they would leave it on the
> > landing
> > > if I
> > > > > agreed to take responsibility for it. I didn't want to
> return
> > it and
> > > > > be left with no sofa and face having to buy another one
and
> be
> > > > > restricted to one that was smaller, etc., and I had put a
> lot
> > of time
> > > > > and effort into finding this one. So I told them to leave
> it
> > and I
> > > > > would figure something out. I had already been waiting 2
> hours
> > for
> > > > > them to arrive. They left at 1:00. I turned my apt
upside
> > down so
> > > > > the sofa would have a clear path, so I didn't want to be
in
> > limbo all
> > > > > day. Delivery charge was $99, they wouldn't reduce it.
> > > > >
> > > > > My boyfriend came over at 4:00. I had already explained
the
> > > situation
> > > > > to him on the phone. He looked at the sofa and the
> staircase,
> > and
> > > > > measured the sofa and the stairs and determined it would
be
> > possible
> > > > > to get it up the stairs. Not easy, but possible. So the
2
> of
> > us got
> > > > > it up the stairs and into my apt in 30 min. Mind you, at
> least
> > > one of
> > > > > the delivery guys said he had 11 years of furniture
delivery
> > > > > experience and said it wasn't going to work. We did no
> damage
> > to the
> > > > > walls and nothing noticeable to the sofa. The sofa
scraped
> the
> > > wall a
> > > > > little, but nothing major. The apt on the 2nd floor had
> someone
> > > moving
> > > > > in and someone moving out at the same time, while dealing
> with
> > this
> > > > > sofa on their landing for 3 hours.
> > > > >
> > > > > My boyfriend and my parents, who bought the sofa for me,
> both
> > said I
> > > > > should call the furniture company and yell and them and
> tell
> > them
> > > that
> > > > > a guy and a girl got the sofa in the apt in 30 min, but 2
> big
> > strong
> > > > > guys who are professional movers couldn't/wouldn't do it.
> Is
> > this
> > > > > situation funny or just incredibly frustrating?
> > > >
> > > > Funny. All's well, etc.
> > > >
> > > > The salient part of the whole thing is that YOUR PARENTS PAID
> FOR
> > THE
> > > > SOFA! I mean, wow. Can you tell them that my dining room
set
> is
> > in
> > > > need of replacing, and I don't expect the delivery to be a
> > problem?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Stephanie
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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