Thursday Coffee and Chat -- 16th April 2026

i went to Costco for the first time on my own today.

I’ve only been to Costco twice in my life. but the last time I went was with family & family-friends and that was several years ago…

but I had an embarrassing moment as well. I didn’t know I was meant to be a member (in other words, have a membership card) of Costco in order to shop there, so after the register guy told me about it after he scanned the items I was gonna purchase, I had to go approach the people working at the customer service inquiry section to register as a member.

at least I learnt something from it despite always having nobody but meeeeeeeee🫠🙃🥲😅

@Shaz51 @Cuddlebear @AlwaysMyself @Chasingsunsets @Ruby26

@Glisten I doubt K will thank you for anything you do around his property, he sounds like the type to expect things to be done without gratitude. You are much nicer than me, I would have told him that if he'd maintained his fences then his sheep wouldn't have pruned his hibiscus trees. I'd then add "Oh and you're welcome!"

And I wonder why I have no friends!😂

Ooh is it a special day tomorrow hmm? A birthday for Tomaatti mayhap?

NOOO my Support icon has tapped out again @MissGremlin Discombobulating to say the least 😄

Missy Grems @ENKELI likes words and quiet the wordsmith herself 😊

@Glisten mine chimes when it starts up and beeps when it's finished. It doesn't really bother me, I thought it a novelty when I first bought it but that soon wore off. Even a volume control would be handy for those of us who get annoyed at the tunes and chimes though.

The fridge also beeps if it's left open too long. It's a Fisher and Paykel, back when it was still New Zealand owned. I told a kiwi friend of mine that I got a F&P fridge, and when you open the door, guess what, it says "baaaa". My friend wanted to slap me lol.

I had to replace my microwave earlier this year, the old one would beep until you opened the door and took the food out. The new one doesn't, it just beeps when it's finished and Bobs' your uncle. (He was actually 😂)

@ENKELI LOL you are so funny 😆

You call it the way you see it, Retiisi. Nothing wrong with that.

K’s problem is that a woman was capable of cutting up the branches and fixing his fence - by hand. No chainsaw. Thus challenging his masculinity.

This year, my birthday is on Mother’s Day.

@ENKELI you write THE BEST anecdotal stories BAHAHA

I love them❣️ You describe everyday things, but in the most amusing way.

I honestly think that you should put them together as a collection.

It would be the best light reading and put a smile on the reader’s face.

No storyline, characters or plot to remember.
Everyday life with funny bits Hehe

@Glisten aw thanks Tomaatti! I am blushing like a...well...Tomaatti! I love the word discombobulated.

Did I ever tell you that we didn't have TV for a long time as a kid? Mum would get the dictionary out and look for a word, then ask bro and I what the word meant. It sounds boring but it was a lot of fun as both bro and mum have a wicked sense of humour.

I think my favourite time was when she chose the word "fug". You can imagine the fun we had with that one, especially since saying the other f word would guarantee the Wrath of Mother. And while she's short, she was scary.

And forfend. Another word I use regularly. Heaven forfend that fuel prices increase again.

@StuF how'd the doctor go?

@Shaz51 my washing machine does a jingle. It also randomly beeps during rinse cycles. Leading guests to say "Something's wrong with your load of washing" repeatedly. When it just likes beeping during rinses

I got a bunch of kitchen cleaning done today. In my never ending quest to avoid the (B)NDIS

@Glisten oh, he's one of those types of men. Sigh. I remember reading a book a hundred years ago where a group of girl friends were discussing attitudes of men and one of them said that it's like women belong in the house. One of the other girls said, "yeah, the WHITE House."

How old is this dude? Maybe it's because he grew up in a house of females but bro has always been respectful of women and would never consider his masculinity in danger if mum or I chose to do a "man chore." In fact he'd be grateful that he didn't have to do it!

Sigh, MM is meowing pitifully and looking at me as if he's a starving street cat, never been fed. Best go attend to his lordship lest I find my face missing in the morning!