Odd expressions you've heard now & then

I'm a bit of a procrastinator. I'm a nurse by trade (or was). I haven't worked since the spring of 2023 due to my husband's health and my bout with cancer.

I always keep my license up. I hope to never have to work again as a nurse, but I keep my license up in case I should financially have to go back, although my stamina is not as good as it used to be.

Nurses were supposed to have their license renewed by midnight last night. I did do my ce's and fill my application out by midnight last night. I ran into a problem; we were supposed to have our license renewed by midnight EST. I live in CST. I was an hour late.

I now have to pay an extra $135 for the reinstatement fee, some money for a background check, and take the nurses jurisprudence test, and be interviewed in person by some nursing personnel. I'm at a dilemma as to whether go through all that or call it a day. I'm leaning towards calling it a day. It's tough to give up my license after all of these years. It's like some people having to give up their driver's license.
 
TeePee said:
I'm a bit of a procrastinator. I'm a nurse by trade (or was). I haven't worked since the spring of 2023 due to my husband's health and my bout with cancer.

I always keep my license up. I hope to never have to work again as a nurse, but I keep my license up in case I should financially have to go back, although my stamina is not as good as it used to be.

Nurses were supposed to have their license renewed by midnight last night. I did do my ce's and fill my application out by midnight last night. I ran into a problem; we were supposed to have our license renewed by midnight EST. I live in CST. I was an hour late.

I now have to pay an extra $135 for the reinstatement fee, some money for a background check, and take the nurses jurisprudence test, and be interviewed in person by some nursing personnel. I'm at a dilemma as to whether go through all that or call it a day. I'm leaning towards calling it a day. It's tough to give up my license after all of these years. It's like some people having to give up their driver's license.
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That's a tough decision...do they need an answer right away? I personally would have to weigh it out. :unsure:
 

dobielvr said:
That's a tough decision...do they need an answer right away? I personally would have to weigh it out. :unsure:
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I have a year and will think about it. I'm 72 yrs old so I really don't know if it's worth it. My only drawback for not doing it is that I have a good friend that gave up her license in her early 70's. She thought she'd never have to work again. She was wrong and is now getting paid minimum wage as a sitter at the age of 80. Having said that, I don't think I would want to be a nurse at 80 for physiological reasons and I'm not sure how good my nursing judgement might be then. I think if I live modestly barring no unforeseen circumstance, I can afford not to work. I'm still not sure of what my decision will be.
 
TeePee said:
I have a year and will think about it. I'm 72 yrs old so I really don't know if it's worth it. My only drawback for not doing it is that I have a good friend that gave up her license in her early 70's. She thought she'd never have to work again. She was wrong and is now getting paid minimum wage as a sitter at the age of 80. Having said that, I don't think I would want to be a nurse at 80 for physiological reasons and I'm not sure how good my nursing judgement might be then. I think if I live modestly barring no unforeseen circumstance, I can afford not to work. I'm still not sure of what my decision will be.
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Oops! I think I posted in the wrong subject area. See??? If I'm that crazy now, I question how good my nursing judgement would be. I've lost a lot of confidence the past 2 years.
 
TeePee said:
I have a year and will think about it. I'm 72 yrs old so I really don't know if it's worth it. My only drawback for not doing it is that I have a good friend that gave up her license in her early 70's. She thought she'd never have to work again. She was wrong and is now getting paid minimum wage as a sitter at the age of 80. Having said that, I don't think I would want to be a nurse at 80 for physiological reasons and I'm not sure how good my nursing judgement might be then. I think if I live modestly barring no unforeseen circumstance, I can afford not to work. I'm still not sure of what my decision will be.
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At least you have a good amount of time to think about it....and see how life treats you.
 
I've remembered one my husband jokingly used to say if he felt a bit off -

Full theatrics, ie hand to brow, pained expression, adding he felt 'Poorly and sick and jobly with his feet hanging out of bed'
 
MACKTEXAS said:
I hate it when someone says "fixin" - - - "We're fixin to go to the store." - - - "We're fixin to come see you.
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It's Southern? Aren't you Southern?

Also, I would drive you over the edge. I say I'm fixing to do whatever. I also say stuff like I'm fixin' to fix to fix dinner. Or ... even better ... I'm fixin' to fix to come and see you! (better run fast, my friend)
 
WheatenLover said:
It's Southern? Aren't you Southern?

Also, I would drive you over the edge. I say I'm fixing to do whatever. I also say stuff like I'm fixin' to fix to fix dinner. Or ... even better ... I'm fixin' to fix to come and see you! (better run fast, my friend)
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BJintheUK said:
Sounds like Jeb from Beverley Hillbillies. He was always 'fixin' to do something.
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@WheatenLover - I may be "southern," but the red explains why I hate "fixin".
 
WheatenLover said:
Because of Jeb? Why were you watching that show to begin with? Maybe that's why, when I moved to Boston, everyone acted like Southerners were dumb. Because of Jeb. I used that to my advantage, of course.
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:ROFLMAO: Some of those from Boston might need to do a little research and check out the following:

Gladys West (Virginia)
Dr .Mae Jemison (Alabama)
Barbara Jordan (Texas)
George Washington Carver (Missouri)
William Faulkner (Mississippi)
Tom Landry (Texas)
Eudora Welty (Mississippi)
Woodrow Wilson (Virginia)
Howard Hughes (Texas)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Texas)
 
MACKTEXAS said:
:ROFLMAO: Some of those from Boston might need to do a little research and check out the following:

Gladys West (Virginia)
Dr .Mae Jemison (Alabama)
Barbara Jordan (Texas)
George Washington Carver (Missouri)
William Faulkner (Mississippi)
Tom Landry (Texas)
Eudora Welty (Mississippi)
Woodrow Wilson (Virginia)
Howard Hughes (Texas)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Texas)
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Don't forget Truman Capote :)
 
MACKTEXAS said:
:ROFLMAO: Some of those from Boston might need to do a little research and check out the following:

Gladys West (Virginia)
Dr .Mae Jemison (Alabama)
Barbara Jordan (Texas)
George Washington Carver (Missouri)
William Faulkner (Mississippi)
Tom Landry (Texas)
Eudora Welty (Mississippi)
Woodrow Wilson (Virginia)
Howard Hughes (Texas)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Texas)
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Yeah, it was an odd experience. My husband and I were looking for a place to live. In Boston you have to pay a real estate agent to show you apartments, so 4 months rent just to move in. What surprised me was how much the agent dissed the South. He wasn't joking. I wanted to turn him into a girl, but I retained my ladylike demeanor. I was not going to get in the mud and fight with a pig.
 
Fool the cat (not me).

If the cat is away from home the mice dance on the table.

There are more dogs called Fikkie.

There the monkey comes out of the sleeve.

It hits like a pole on a pig: this makes no sense.

What the farmer doesn't know he doesn't eat.

To find the dog in the pot: Coming home too late and there's no food left.

He heard it thundering in Cologne.

Now my wooden shoe breaks!

Too bad peanutbutter: too bad so sad, it rhimes in Dutch

Everything walks in the soup: everything goes wrong

All craziness on a stick

Forward with the goat!

Go with the banana.

It shall me be a sausage.

What do I have hanging on my bike now?

He doesn’t let grass grow over it.
 
We have some cryptic expressions for those whose mental ability is somewhat limited. Such as:
"Not a full shilling!"
"The lights are on but no-one's home."
"His lift (elevator) doesn't go to the top floor."
"A few sandwiches short of a picnic."
"The wheel is spinning but the hamster's dead."
"Not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
 
horseless carriage said:
We have some cryptic expressions for those whose mental ability is somewhat limited. Such as:
"Not a full shilling!"
"The lights are on but no-one's home."
"His lift (elevator) doesn't go to the top floor."
"A few sandwiches short of a picnic."
"The wheel is spinning but the hamster's dead."
"Not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
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Reminds me of one in a movie I saw recently: "The mall's open- but nobody's in there shopping." :ROFLMAO:
 
I was young at grandparents house watching an old movie with Jimmy Durante.
Grandpa comes in and stares at the TV and snorts a snort and quietly says:
"If I had a nose full of nickels like that one, I'd be rich!"
and he walked away leaving me bewildered for a few years.
Durante.JPG
 
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