Poll: Rep Retirement Lodge 204: Covid 19

[MarkEagleUSA]

Good morning to tLodge!

 

[Ralph Baer]

Good Morning, Lodge!

 

[The Rube]

Evening, Lodge. Spent the afternoon at a local brewery, playing cribbage and getting sneak peeks at upcoming brews (it's good to know the brewer!). Definitely two types of people (and one type was chastised, friendly-like): those who know how to play cribbage, and those who don't. The people who knew how to play were analyzing the games as they went on, quite entertaining to learn the styles of play (yes, there are different ways to look at hands and how to play the odds and such).

For those that know how to play, it was funny seeing reactions from those that didn't know, when counting came about:
"Yeah, so, that's a double run for 8, 15s for 6 more." (it really is automatic like that)
Non-cribbage people: Dafuq?

 

[leswp1]

Evening, Lodge. Spent the afternoon at a local brewery, playing cribbage and getting sneak peeks at upcoming brews (it's good to know the brewer!). Definitely two types of people (and one type was chastised, friendly-like): those who know how to play cribbage, and those who don't. The people who knew how to play were analyzing the games as they went on, quite entertaining to learn the styles of play (yes, there are different ways to look at hands and how to play the odds and such).

For those that know how to play, it was funny seeing reactions from those that didn't know, when counting came about:
"Yeah, so, that's a double run for 8, 15s for 6 more." (it really is automatic like that)
Non-cribbage people: Dafuq?

When I was in Undergrad we used to play cribbage with one of my friend's Mum. Se played with reckless abandon, did things that could come out poorly but usually didn't. It drove my friend crazy. He would lose it saying how illogical it was. I loved it. I would be her pair and we would whoop them every time. Fond memories!

We have real internets. Took the guy close to 4 hours. Turned out the line for comcast had been messed up when the tree guy ripped the lines of the neighbor's house. Guy was awesome. Had to be up and down the pole a bunch but finally we had a phone, internets and TV.

 

[busterman62]

Evening, Lodge. Spent the afternoon at a local brewery, playing cribbage and getting sneak peeks at upcoming brews (it's good to know the brewer!). Definitely two types of people (and one type was chastised, friendly-like): those who know how to play cribbage, and those who don't. The people who knew how to play were analyzing the games as they went on, quite entertaining to learn the styles of play (yes, there are different ways to look at hands and how to play the odds and such).

For those that know how to play, it was funny seeing reactions from those that didn't know, when counting came about:
"Yeah, so, that's a double run for 8, 15s for 6 more." (it really is automatic like that)
Non-cribbage people: Dafuq?

Learned to play cribbage from my grandparents when I was in elementary school. Helped me learn math at the time. Never played much except at fish camp every year where we would play for hours on end.

When I picked up my future wife for our first date, I was making small talk with my future MIL. They had a cribbage board on their table so I asked about it. Told her I only played for a week each year but that I was capable. I was immediately invited for Sunday dinner and cribbage as she saw what she thought was an easy mark. Came back Sunday and barely talked with wife-to-be since MIL wanted to play for $$$ ASAP. Played for $0.25 a game/double on skunks/$0.01 a point and proceeded to fleece her for about $10. Tried to refuse her paying me since she just feed me a free meal but she just told me that I would be back next week. I had a Sunday game & meal date for the next few years. Could have dumped my future wife and my MIL would still would have invited me over just to play. I always told my wife that her mother owed me so much $$$ from her cribbage losses that the only way she could get out from under that debt was to make her daughter marry me.

 

[The Rube]

Now I just have to find people that actually know how to play Mahjong (sometimes spelled Mah Jongg). My family actually has two sets that are made of ivory (which was outlawed wayyyyyyyyyy back when). One has been handed down the the first-born child, currently in my parents' possession, I'm in line to inherit it, the other was bought off the internet and verified (my brother bought it from China, and had it appraised, since he was second-born, yet wanted a real set; he found a real treasure there).

Such a great game.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Good morning to tLodge!

 

[Ralph Baer]

Good Morning, MEUSA!


Good Morning to the rest of tLodge!

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

Good morning Lodge. It's been awhile since I played cribbage. Used to play against my dad. Card games were always a good option to play with the blind man, as he has braille cards, and as long as you announce cards as you play them for pegging, he does a great job keeping track.
Oh Hell is the game we play as a family. Many fun evenings spent playing that.

 

[Scarlet]

Good morning Lodge. Happy Monday.

So, lotsa drama yesterday. My mom's brother that passed - his stepdaughter arranged a ceremony at a cemetery on Friday. His body was cremated. I was unable to go but my brother and niece took my mom. My other aunt and her husband also attended. The aunt that lived with my mom did not. Said she wasn't feeling well. I still think she just didn't want to go, but whatever. Stepdaughter had told my mom that she was limited to the number of people. She chose to not invite my mom's cousins who actually live in the small town where the ceremony was. They were pissed as they were both very close with my uncle.

Yesterday I was at my mom's. Helped her send a quick text to stepdaughter saying that Friday's ceremony was very nice, happy she had the chance to say goodbye to her brother. Very simple, positive. Then, about an hour later, the phone rings. It's other aunt, who got a text from stepdaughter reaming her out for not calling her when my uncle passed instead of the lovely text my aunt sent. Said it was inappropriate and hurtful. That when my father died, she called and she knows our cousins called us. While my mom and live-in aunt were talking to other aunt, I check my phone. I had a text from my brother in LA. He got his own missive ripping him one for texting and not calling. She said in that text she sent the same to my other brother. Then she sent me one. Told me how much it meant to her that I came to view the body the day after my uncle passed and that I will probably get wind of the text she sent to my aunt and brothers. And again explaining how hurtful it was no one called, just sent texts and she has spent three years taking care of him and all that.

I had both my brothers on the phone the next hour. They both sent her texts back saying they were very sorry she was upset. The texts they sent were genuine and sincere and wanted to get a quick message to her knowing she would be dealing with arrangements all day. Then they called her out on her accusations:
- She didn't call all of us when my father died. I called her the next morning and left a voicemail to let her know. She called my mom's house and I talked to her. She texted brother in LA (not called), and he screenshotted it in his text back to her
- Our cousins texted us when my dad died. If that. I spoke to two, but that's because they answered when I called them.
- Older brother was really taken aback by the text, she hardly recognized him reaching out when uncle passed and, when my dad died, his first contact with her was at the wake
- The week leading up to my dad's funeral, she mostly contacted me and brother in LA asking for help in getting my uncle to the wake and funeral up to and including the morning of the funeral when she texted my brother while we were in the receiving line asking him to come out to the parking lot to help her get my uncle out of the car
- Speaking of inappropriate and hurtful, older brother reminded her that she blew up at my mother and live-in aunt a few months back because my mom called the nursing home to get an update because stepdaughter hadn't been providing any info. Swore several times, threatened my mom she wouldn't even tell her when my uncle passed and then hung up on her.
- Stepdaughter's first call when uncle passed was not to my mom, but the widow of a cousin who she was in more contact with. And she never called other aunt at all.

We all totally get that she is now entering a phase of her life that doesn't include having to take care of uncle, which she's done for the past three years. And she's realizing she's pretty much alone. But there was no reason for what she did yesterday. My mom is livid. I told her not to call or text her. You know, in this day and age, people use texting. Good or bad, that's the world we live in. Should we have all called? Maybe. Oy. Now I need to gather my thoughts and respond. She got hit both barrels from my brothers so I'm going to wait a bit for her to digest that.

 

[Ralph Baer]

Good morning Lodge. It's been awhile since I played cribbage. Used to play against my dad. Card games were always a good option to play with the blind man, as he has braille cards, and as long as you announce cards as you play them for pegging, he does a great job keeping track.
Oh Hell is the game we play as a family. Many fun evenings spent playing that.

When I was a grad student and teaching assistant, several of us used to play Oh Hell.

 

[ericredaxe]

Love Cribbage, don’t play too often anymore but played a ton over summer vacations with different family members.

Anyone know what is the highest possible score you can get in one hand? And what is that hand?

More trivia: What is the score that is impossible to get in one single hand?

 

[The Rube]

Love Cribbage, don’t play too often anymore but played a ton over summer vacations with different family members.

Anyone know what is the highest possible score you can get in one hand? And what is that hand?

More trivia: What is the score that is impossible to get in one single hand?

1. 29. 3 5s and a Jack, and the cut card is the 5 that matches the J's suit.
2. 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UySf...rkennyProblems (btw, NSFW, language)

Edit: in the 40 years of playing, I've gotten ONE perfect hand. Against my grandpa (who taught me) and I was about 7 at the time. Oh, he was mad. He had never gotten one.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Good morning to tLodge!

 

[Ralph Baer]

Good Morning, MEUSA!


Good Morning to the rest of tLodge!

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

I don't want to be age-ist but old dude is boring the heck out of me. Doing training today, and consultant brought in is giving us his life story. I get that some of it is relevant, but I have work to do and don't want to listen about your career history for 30 minutes.
He started by saying it's his first time in a plant since March. I have a feeling that he is just happy to have an audience to talk to.

 

[JF_Gophers]

I don't want to be age-ist but old dude is boring the heck out of me. Doing training today, and consultant brought in is giving us his life story. I get that some of it is relevant, but I have work to do and don't want to listen about your career history for 30 minutes.
He started by saying it's his first time in a plant since March. I have a feeling that he is just happy to have an audience to talk to.

Ralph doesnt have to take this from you! ;-)

 

[Ralph Baer]

Ralph doesnt have to take this from you! ;-)

 

[Ralph Baer]

DC car inspections are a joke. :-D

 

[Scarlet]

This question is mostly for wT but any of you that have ever sold a house can chime in. So, my place went on the market on Thursday. I did not have an open house, I did the appointment thing online. Or rather my realtors set it up for agents to book appointments for Saturday and Sunday and I didn't have to accept or deny them because I made sure to be out of the house both days. Only had three viewings on Saturday, none on Sunday. Starting today, any online appointment requests would come to me to accept or deny as I'm home working. Not sure what I was expecting, but have heard nothing today.

There was definite interest from two of the potential buyers that came on Saturday, but they asked some questions. My realtor reached out to my management company to get an answer. My friend who works with the realtor let me know the realtor said if the person at the management company didn't respond, could I follow up. Sure, waiting for the go-ahead to do that. Friend also emailed separately to ask me to ask two questions. I got the answers to the two questions from my contact there, not the one they reached out to. My contact said it would be easier to have them contact her, she'd answer faster. Anyway, I got those two answers, forwarded to friend and realtor. Realtor emails right back - did I get the answer from guy a management company. What??? I emailed right back that I was not asked to. I was asked to get two other questions answered and only to get that question answered if you didn't hear and since I wasn't told to go to him, no I didn't. I thine forwarded my contact and said to reach out to her. She's way more responsive.

My question to wT and anyone else - am I supposed to be getting this info? Isn't that their job? They're getting a commission but that to me means they need to work for it. Am I making too much of this? I'm seriously in panic mode that this place is not going to sell for weeks. I asked if they thought an Open House would be a good idea but I'd prefer to not have several people traipsing through here. I've had five friends and family ask me if I have any offers yet. Offers?? I haven't had people see the damn place. I've asked people to not ask me because I'm already stressed. I know it should eventually sell but I know I'm not getting my asking price, which is the lower end of what we were talking about. GAH!! I'm too nervous to say anything because friend is a friend. I've trusted her with this and I feel like she and realtor aren't doing what they can. I'm probably overreacting but just need too vent.