Answers to awkward social situations

[michigancat]

I like giving experiences for gifts, but pooling with "bros" seems almost as lazy as a gift card.

[pissclams]

weird thread

[slobber]

weird thread

really anticipating the answer to this awkward social situation

[j rake]

J, she's your sister. Buy her something that is not a gift card.

i used to go all out on presents for her when i was a kid, but we've been at war since Christmas 2001, the year she borrowed my boom box, brought it to swim practice, got it wet, ruined it, and then got me a new boom box (only worse) for Christmas later the same year.

i opened it and said, "thanks for replacing my boom box, now where's my present?" 

[CNS]

I like giving experiences for gifts, but pooling with "bros" seems almost as lazy as a gift card.

My actual brothers.  We go to a really nice restaurant,  then get a bunch of drinks after.  We hardly ever see each other outside of this type stuff, which is why we do it.

[michigancat]

I like giving experiences for gifts, but pooling with "bros" seems almost as lazy as a gift card.

My actual brothers.  We go to a really nice restaurant,  then get a bunch of drinks after.  We hardly ever see each other outside of this type stuff, which is why we do it.

Yeah, I get it, it sounds great. You should do that AND something just for your wife. IMO.

[CNS]

Yeah, that simply takes care of the brothers buying brothers presents thing.  Has no weight what so ever on what my wife and I do/get for each other. 

[michigancat]

Yeah, that simply takes care of the brothers buying brothers presents thing.  Has no weight what so ever on what my wife and I do/get for each other.

Ohhhhhhh, I thought it was for her

[Mrs. Gooch]

Yeah, that simply takes care of the brothers buying brothers presents thing.  Has no weight what so ever on what my wife and I do/get for each other.

Ohhhhhhh, I thought it was for her

I am confused as to why this was so hard to understand.

[michigancat]

Yeah, that simply takes care of the brothers buying brothers presents thing.  Has no weight what so ever on what my wife and I do/get for each other.

Ohhhhhhh, I thought it was for her

I am confused as to why this was so hard to understand.

I read in a hurry and immediately posted, it's what I do. see my post in the thread about starting a post and not posting it.

[slobber]

J, she's your sister. Buy her something that is not a gift card.

i used to go all out on presents for her when i was a kid, but we've been at war since Christmas 2001, the year she borrowed my boom box, brought it to swim practice, got it wet, ruined it, and then got me a new boom box (only worse) for Christmas later the same year.

i opened it and said, "thanks for replacing my boom box, now where's my present?" 

one year you need to give her a monopoly get out of jail free card with a boom box image in the monopoly guy's shoulder.


Gonna win 'em all!

[ben ji]

New one: I live on a large lot with four units on it, one of which is occupied by the owners (our landlords). All the units pay for their own trash/recycling service.

Since it's California, we have these giant compost bins for, you know, compostable items like food scraps and yard waste.

Well, every now and then after trash day, I'd get our bins and notice our green bin was missing. Eventually it would show up and I suspected a neighbor was grabbing ours by mistake or something. So we wrote our apartment number on all our bins just in case this was what happened or at least it would hopefully make them less inclined to take ours on purpose.

Last week, our green bin was missing. Our landlords had a lot of yard work done (only around their house). Today I took out the trash, and sure enough, our compost bin was there full of yard waste.

Now, our landlords are for the most part very nice people, but I think it's kind of bullshit that they're using a service that I paid for with no benefit to me and without consulting me. It's really not much money, but it can be a pain in the ass figuring out what to do with a week of food scraps that normally went in the bin. And it's really disrespectful. Do I confront the landlords about it? How?

A little late here but you should just build your own garden and compost pile in the backyard.

BOOM, fresh veggies and awkward situation avoided.

[sys]

buy your own house, hippie.

[michigancat]

New one: I live on a large lot with four units on it, one of which is occupied by the owners (our landlords). All the units pay for their own trash/recycling service.

Since it's California, we have these giant compost bins for, you know, compostable items like food scraps and yard waste.

Well, every now and then after trash day, I'd get our bins and notice our green bin was missing. Eventually it would show up and I suspected a neighbor was grabbing ours by mistake or something. So we wrote our apartment number on all our bins just in case this was what happened or at least it would hopefully make them less inclined to take ours on purpose.

Last week, our green bin was missing. Our landlords had a lot of yard work done (only around their house). Today I took out the trash, and sure enough, our compost bin was there full of yard waste.

Now, our landlords are for the most part very nice people, but I think it's kind of bullshit that they're using a service that I paid for with no benefit to me and without consulting me. It's really not much money, but it can be a pain in the ass figuring out what to do with a week of food scraps that normally went in the bin. And it's really disrespectful. Do I confront the landlords about it? How?

A little late here but you should just build your own garden and compost pile in the backyard.

BOOM, fresh veggies and awkward situation avoided.

not enough yard/too stinky for compost (already have a garden bed tho)

buy your own house, hippie.

I probably can't afford anything between here and fresno. (and I get past the Oakland hills, I might as well just keep going till I hit KS. Woof).

[ben ji]

not enough yard/too stinky for compost (already have a garden bed tho)

If you do it right compost piles do not stink. When you add the food scraps just put dirt/leaves/grass/old compost on top.

[michigancat]

not enough yard/too stinky for compost (already have a garden bed tho)

If you do it right compost piles do not stink. When you add the food scraps just put dirt/leaves/grass/old compost on top.

we can compost all the meat stuff too and do. Seems like that would be grosser

[CNS]

Not supposed to compost meat.

[sys]

Not supposed to compost meat.

he should get a dog.

[michigancat]

Not supposed to compost meat.

It's supposed to go in the green bin and yes you can compost it on your own.

[CNS]

I don't live in a green bin area, but all the stuff I have been told or read says you don't compost meat.  It's also why you don't use manure from animals that eat meat in your compost or gardening. 

[michigancat]

I don't live in a green bin area, but all the stuff I have been told or read says you don't compost meat.  It's also why you don't use manure from animals that eat meat in your compost or gardening. 

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/compost-myths-zbcz1311.aspx#axzz3Ntt8GVFX

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/compost-meat-waste-78294.html

[CNS]

I know they specifically called it composting,  but this is the first time I have ever heard anyone say burying meat 3' deep is composting.  Obvsly you can bury anything dead several feet deep and it will turn out fine.  If you talk to basically anyone about garden composting, this is not what they mean

[michigancat]

ok CNS

[CNS]

Again, I don't live in a green bin zone.  Is it common for your neighbors to dig shallow graves for leftovers?

[michigancat]

Again, I don't live in a green bin zone.  Is it common for your neighbors to dig shallow graves for leftovers?

don't know, don't care