{"id":730,"date":"2006-07-10T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T15:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vallentyne.com\/blog\/?p=730"},"modified":"2006-07-10T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2006-07-10T15:10:34","slug":"i-give-up-uncle-mercy-whatever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/10\/i-give-up-uncle-mercy-whatever\/","title":{"rendered":"I give up! Uncle, mercy, whatever."},"content":{"rendered":"

I know when I have had enough. I’m now old enough and mature enough to know my limits, and I am officially stating it: Whatever I have done to trigger this streak of events, I am officially sorry and I want out now, please. The last 3 months or so we have had a string of unfortunate events like I have never seen. It’s crazy. Let me regale you with my tale of woe (also known as whining my butt off).<\/p>\n

It’s the appliances that really get me going. In the last 3 months the following things have broken completely in our home:
\n– Furnace ($700)
\n– Washer ($200)
\n– Fridge ($200)
\n– House Alarm (negligible, but it still broke)
\n– Vacuum (threw away $250 canister vac, purchased $1100 central vac)
\n– Telephones (all phones in the house were deemed unworthy, fancy new set $170)<\/p>\n

And finally, this week, whatever you do, don’t ask Nikki about her dental work coming up on Thursday. That sucker is the very large last straw on a very tired camel, if you know what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n

Is it just me, or is this more than our fair share of crap goin’ down?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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