No, you don't have to be a member of AARP to join. You don't even have to be AARP-age to join.

Ok, got it, registered and bookmarked. Do you know what happens now?

I tink I done it!!! My request is pending.

By the way what does AARP stand for???

I think it's American Association for Retired People.

I got a really funny email one time and it had something in it about AARP so that would make sense bobbi. I think we are now waiting for Astraea to open the door for us.

I hope you're right, roo, cause I'm not gettin' it!!!

Hurray .. I just approved Roo's request to join .. but I don't see one there for Bobbi.

Eztia said something about waiting for a password after registering. Bobbi .. remind me, are you a member of AARP already? Did you request to join & have to register on the website? What screen name did you choose .. I'll try to find you & get you into the group!

Roo - Go to the group & click on "Recent Conversations", that brings up the list of discussions. Click on the first one that I have pinned, about changing settings so you get e-mail notifications of new material.

I just got the confirmation email. I guess all this rigamarole is necessary. I didn't join AARP, just the group. You'll recognize my name!

Great .. so you clicked on "request to join" in the group? I haven't gotten the request yet.

I think so. I hope so.

Don't panic! I'm getting off the computer for the evening .. so if you submit a request to join, I'll find it in the morning.

Ok! Have a great night! Do something fun!

I'm all on fine, just hope I get the emails or I will never find us again. Have also put my first post on.

Well I guess you're ahead of me! I bookmarked it, let me see if I can get on. Doubtful!

Bobbi, I have had two emails from them re my membership and they gave me links to take me through. Doesn't sound like Astraea has received your request to join, maybe redo it and see what happens. I tried to double up and it told me my request was waiting so I knew I had done it properly.

Yes, you're right, roo, I just went back there and submitted my request to join. I guess I missed that part before! Minor detail, right? hehehe It's all good!

I just approved your request Bobbi! Now when you go there, read that first discussion about setting up so you get e-mail notifications!

Every little bit helps Bobbi. hehehehe

O Lordy, Astraea, are you forgetting I have a pea brain? hehehe Ok, will do, thanks!

@astraea: I left a message 4 U on the new site.

roo, why? I thought this was private?????

Haven't made it to bed yet. My post has been deleted along with many others, or so it seems.

Astraea...I requested to join but haven't received anything confirming me. I' olldjanishill on the AARP site as janishill was not available.

Bobbi, I think you meant olldj22??? I don't quite understand either.

Janis, your post still shows on mine, but there are a lot of posts missing that I have emails for. I think Creeser must have deleted all of hers.

this isn't confusing at all!!!! hehehe

OK...OLLDlinda requested to join the AARP group

I think you have been sniffing paint fumes again Bobbi.

I think you're right, roo!

@ astraea I LEFT A MESSAGE 4 U ON THE AARP SITE. PLEASE READ.

OH Lordy, will this ever end? I'm sorry that happened to you j22! I do think that eventually we will get all this figured out, at least I hope so :))

Sorry J22, I missed that, that was very remiss of Astraea, I can't understand it as normally she is very astute, she has always been very mindful of privacy. Just hope she comes back to her computer soon and deletes it for you. Meanwhile, delete yours to hopefully draw less attention to it. Maybe send her a message on the other site too.

ez, I have a lot of problems with things like that with my iPod. I think it is something to do with Apple but I don't know enough about it. Actually if I do a Safari search of Houzz, it doesn't exist.

ez, I know the iPad does a lot more than my pod and does it differently. My family are all Apple users now and there is even quite a difference in applications between my pod and an iPhone now yet when got my pod it was supposedly the same as a phone just not with the phone function. It really is confusing and takes a lot of practice - except if you are my grandkids ages, everything is a piece of cake. I would like to go to an Apple computer in one way but all these little things keep turning me off.

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ok, found out about the couch and chair...the love seat is $2000 and the chair is $1500. J got them both for $80....they are beautiful in person, just wish they were my style. great shape.

@MP do U have a link 4 the site? I'd be interested.
I think they would fit with many styles. Probably not in the same room. They're like sculptures.

Wow, mp what a great buy but of course if you don't like them, you don't, which makes them pretty worthless in a way. To me they would look fantastic in a Bali inspired outdoor room - that sort of thing is very popular here. What does J think of them? Wonder if you could sell them for a reasonable price and then buy something you do want/need/line.

Just took more pics of my lounge room, accidentally deleted the main photo and now my iPod camera won't work. It does this sometimes but can't figure out why.

if anyone has logged onto this thread they will bust out laughing! a bunch of olld ladies trying to figure out how to talk on aarp! i'm smiling about the above posts. i'm right there with you gals, but it seems you are all figuring it out.

took these really cool pics of this giant tree at the house where we picked up the couch tonight.

the site i found was called MBW Furniture....under pacific royola??? they are chinese of course..made i some sweat shop plant called hello hobby/chinart?

i love trees

What a great climbing tree!!!!

I guess we would sound crazy when AARP is a seniors' website......... too funny. We obviously have to stick to decorating.

Do you think there is a Chinese/Asian influence in those chairs? Looks it to me - sort of British Raj.

what kind of tree is it?

How has your week been going Linda? Did you get all the junk moved ok?

No, not yet. We filled a 10x30 storage unit completely with stuff stacked all the way up to the 10 foot ceiling

And, the garage still has all his tools and a late 70s motorcycle which I am absolutely not taking responsibility for! Weather this time of year is unpredictable; Sunday was an ice storm so we ended up just closing up mid afternoon. Monday was decent and today was really warm - 16C - low 60sF - and then the rain absolutely poured down so we had to stop mid afternoon again. Tomorrow is supposed to be rain in the morning, changing to snow and getting colder by afternoon but the furniture and tools absolutely must get moved anyway as Thursday is supposed to be even colder.

My patience is almost completely worn through. Today I concentrated on getting the stuff I had no use for out of the house and garage. The other stuff either he can take with him or not, but I'm feeling that he's taking advantage of the situation by not doing a reasonable amount of effort. He's running out of storage space so he's trying to cherry-pick the good stuff and leave all the junk behind...nope, that wasn't the deal! We agreed to help him move, not do it for him.

Then, it took me 25 minutes with the blasted automated assistant for the electric company then finally had to go to a live agent and start over and once again provide all the information already entered with the keypad. And, we aren't done yet as we have a choice of service providers so we have to call them too

Ridiculous. I just keep reminding myself that it's a nice house at a nice price, even after I have to pay everything to get him out

What a mess!!! Certainly don't need the weather as well. You certainly need something positive to keep focussing on.

He will never ever get to that container - sounds like he won't even get into it if he wanted to and serves him right although I pity the container people when he doesn't pay his rent and it doesn't sound like he will. Just hope that doesn't backfire on you.

If he was genuine he would have done far more by now. Did you give him a time frame to be out so you can dump everything he leaves??

Morning all! What's happening, what's new and exciting? Do you know if Houzz is behind sending emails again? Yesterday I must have commented on 100 dilemmas with only 1 response!

Did anyone open 1/30?

I'll open 1/30 with a good laugh - a VERY funny post!

That post is gone now.

I don't have that many emails either bobbi, although I am trying to cut back a lot, taking too much time. Haven't been on here since you guys went to bed.