Day: January 9, 2022

Family

Saw the Fam today when Jeff and I took Alex’s computer over to Caspell Junction; he was thrilled and we actually had a family chinwag and it was so lovely.

Spoke to Peggy on the phone; I wish I could recount even a third of what we talked about, given how hard we were laughing but no, it’s all either not my story or unsuitable for repetition. It was good to hear her laugh.

Spoke to mOm on the phone and conveyed to her that we had a little window of family happiness today and it was lovely.

I am starting to have the strange feeling that this is a bone problem, not an innards problem. You will recollect that I fell in the spring and hurt my ribs.  This is starting to feel similar. Anyway, I still have pain, but it may be just ordinary back pain with shovelling pain on top. And I can sleep so it’s not that bad.

BC is about to experience an atmospheric river AGAIN 72 hours of solid rain, on top of snow goddamn.

cancelling the NY Times

They ask you why you want to cancel and give you 100 characters LOL

 

So I said,

I get so angry when I read it it’s bad for my health.
You are now connected to Jonathan.

Jonathan
7:13 AM
Hi there! Thank you for contacting the New York Times. My name is Jonathan. Hope you’re doing great! I am sorry to hear that you would like to cancel. Please, allow me 1-2 minutes while I pull up your account.
You
7:14 AM
thanks
Jonathan
7:14 AM
Of course! Thank you for your time, Allegra! I was able to locate your account and I would like to thank you for your support as a Basic Digital subscriber! I understand the news can get a bit intense or overwhelming, and we sometimes need to take breaks, however, it is also important to stay aware of everything that is going on.

If I may, we have different sections as well that you might find interesting and joyful; for example, when I feel that I need to take a break from the news, I look for the Tech and Books sections and listen to the Daily, in which I can get all the news in 20 minutes. That way I can stay tuned without being too involved. Would you consider giving these options a try?
You
7:15 AM
Thank you for the offer but no.
Jonathan
7:16 AM
No problem! Before we cancel, please remember all the benefits that the subscription has to offer; you do have access to our entire catalog from 1851 to date, podcast, and newsletters, all that and more for just C$0.50 per week until 09/23/2022 on both nytimes.com and in the New York Times app.

Keep in mind that the regular rate for this usually is C$20.00 every four weeks, so you might as well take advantage of this. Are you sure you would like to give up these features?
You
7:16 AM
No thanks, I’ve decided to support a local on line newspaper.
Jonathan
7:16 AM
Understood, I respect your concern. I will now proceed with the cancellation. Allow me 1-2 minutes, please.

Jonathan
7:17 AM
Thank you very much for your time and support. We have enjoyed having you as a member of our family. I have cancelled your subscription, you will continue to enjoy all your subscription benefits for the rest of your billing cycle, which ends on Friday, January 14th, 2022. Unfortunately we cannot issue any credits or refunds for the remainder of this billing cycle. You are all set on our end, Allegra! Is there anything else I may assist you with today?
You
7:18 AM
Thank you for your time, have a safe day.

abdo pain

So… the pain went until about 8:30, 9 pm last night. I very slowly found a position that would allow me to breathe without it hurting. Pain was diffuse and on the right side of my abdomen, with referred pain up to my right shoulderblade.

Was it a kidney stone? Gas? My digestive tract twisting? Grumbly appendix? Surgical adhesions being crabby? Liver pain (and if so, what from??) Indigestion? Some new weird form of heartburn? (Tums didn’t really help, but didn’t hurt either)… it lasted the best part of 8 hours and was really horrible.

Slept until 1:30 and now can’t go back to sleep. Sigh.

I will do my best not to complain…

Normally I spend some time talking to Suzanne while she’s here and I was literally too fucked up to say more than a few words to her. She visited Ryker yesterday while dropping Alex off after a sleepover and she says he’s grown a BUNCH… which as pOp has observed many times, they tend to do at this age.

We’ve started Expanse S6