Countrymouse Posted November 2018
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Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
it is difficult to find one offering 2hour minimum as most are 4 hours
family owned agencies tend to be cheaper but maybe don't have a large enough pool to tap if regular caregiver doesn't show up
expect a range of $25 an hour with a 4 hour min
"Inexpensive guards typically work for an "observe and report" agency, which contracts security guards who are not trained to act in high-risk situations, but report events to the police. An unarmed security guard typically costs $12-$20 per hour, while an armed security guard costs typically costs $18-$25 per hour."
Or, how about a chauffeur, or driver?
STOIC
Friends on here can share things, they do not have to be Stoic, because they have us.
My father would have been 133 on his birthday, July 18th. Still remember, and if I don't, my brother sends out an email to remind sister and I.
It feels weird, not so sad because I wouldn't want to have lived that long. But a reminder, he has passed.
I took all your thoughts in consideration. And came to an agreement that I believe is fair. I truly appreciate all your input.
And Pam wow 2000 a month in groceries, all their food must be sprinkled with gold.
Thank you all again. Very much.
I can let this one go from my mind.🤗
Just found out what you meant by " another overnight {shooting} in Dayton.
This must be devasting not only for the victims and their families, but those of us hearing, not knowing what to do.
And being concerned, and afraid.
Let's all support each other today.
And HUGS to those living alone, who may not have a pet to hug.
Good question.
AB's meals are mostly cooked and provided by you?
I suggest a generous monthly contribution for an individual living in your home.
Because of your lifestyle, (serving each person a separate choice), it would be impossible to save money on food. Most households cook the same for everyone, buy in bulk to save money. For example, mac n cheese nite, everyone eats same, not too much added expense. Your situation is a bit different.
One "formula" could simply be to divide the grocery bill by how many are living there. Even so, it should not cost you more out of your own pocket to feed AB.
It is almost impossible to serve each person a separate meal choice and save money.
In addition, you could take him to the market to buy extra and separate items just for him, at his own expense.
And if eating out, "food to go", he pays his portion then.
My concern for you is, to keep it simple, there is enough on your mind. Changing your cooking lifestyle now or really stretching the budget is too much to ask, imo.
You are not running a charity or a facility. You can save up any extra not spent on AB's food for a holiday treat or birthday party.
Over the period of a year, the weekly expense will be 4.33 weeks per month, not the monthly divided by just 4 weeks. I suggest to agree on a monthly amount, in advance.
$140 per week.
Typically per month, we spend around $450 -$500 on groceries for 2 adults and 2 growing eating machine teenagers. Depending on where you live, meat and produce can vary greatly in price. Fortunately for me, I live very close to a Business Costco, meat there is even cheaper than regular Costco.
So, to answer your question, depending on how much you spend on groceries per week, AB should contribute 1/4 of it, give or take, since you have 4 people in your household.
So AB eats every meal with us. We only eat twice a day, breakfast and dinner. He likes some seperate things than us, and some special things we don't eat etc. He contributes to the groceries, on his own initiative. However DH and I were discussing what is really a fair amount of contribution. So since we cannot agree, I am asking what you all would see as a fair amount for someone to contribute to groceries, per week. Thank you
Sorry so long,
My heart is breaking, and I am scared.
It is called that because it is the second New Moon in one month.
For those of us who do not follow....
It is different than a Full Moon.
The second Full Moon in one month is called a blue moon, and happens
only once in a blue moon. ha.
I walked through the very middle of Central London yesterday. It was absolutely packed with sightseers, and of course it crosses your mind these days to think how easy it would be for someone with terrorist intentions to make headlines.
Because of where I was - walking from Victoria Station to Piccadilly which takes you right past Buckingham Palace, and you can tell the Queen was home because the flag was flying - I know that every step I took was monitored in real time by dozens of cameras. If I'd put my bag down for too long or been wearing the wrong clothes for a July day or stood and stared in a way that didn't look right, I would have been attended by friendly armed policeman within seconds. I expect, although I don't know, that I would also have been sighted by snipers.
But you can't watch everywhere that intensely, and people who are determined to get famous in this insane way will pick the nearest soft target. It is *horrible* but I don't know how it can be stopped.
Smeshque, I’ve never heard of pigeon races! Sounds interesting!
Thanks for asking.
There are small aftershocks daily. There was a few 4.7 recently.
It is getting harder to tell if it is an aftershock, or the new neighbor with his loud motorcycle, now with 5 friends with motorcycles hanging out.
Do not know how to tell if they are a dangerous motorcycle gang, or the reported
"friendly" types.
So sorry to hear about the shootings in Gilroy.
Worried that is very heavy!
We use to go to Gilroy to let our pigeons out when in training for races. So I am very familiar with the Garlic Festival and Gilroy. That is such a sad thing for the town, for the people involved and all the responders. :( Will be praying.
One suspect is said to be down, one is still on the run. But again not officially confirmed A few minutes ago there was a single gun shot heard at a nearby creek. Perhaps the other shooter taking the easy way out?
Theres video footage all over social media, taken by people at the scene. Local news just interrupted regular programming and said one suspect may be in custody. But their report is all over the place because nothing has been confirmed. They say there are a lot of patients at the local trauma centers. One hospital for 5 patients.
this is just awful. The garlic festival IS GILROY. It’s their pride and joy, it’s a huge fundraiser. It’s a family friendly event with lots of law enforcement present during the 3 day festival.
just saw a social media post from someone who was just feet away from the shooter and she said the police shot and killed the shooter, a young white male dressed in green Camo. Someone else said a boy is dead. I heard a 3 year old is one of the victims.