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Name something (non-edible) that you would not be able to live without. (Original Post) Bertha Venation Oct 2012 OP
Two things pipi_k Oct 2012 #1
The Internet. onehandle Oct 2012 #2
besides oxygen and family/pets THIS Kali Oct 2012 #36
Access to the Internet is a fundamental human right in Finland Flaxbee Oct 2012 #46
Shoes. I hate going barefoot. nt rrneck Oct 2012 #3
Clean Underwear Xyzse Oct 2012 #4
I can go 4 days Major Nikon Oct 2012 #24
Cats. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5
+ 1 Bertha Venation Oct 2012 #6
Face it. Even if I wasn't vegetarian, they'd be too stringy a meat to eat anyway. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #7
It takes too many to make a meal Major Nikon Oct 2012 #25
Smaller portions equals easy weight loss program Kennah Oct 2012 #29
I think you mean when they aren't treating you like a pin cushion? marzipanni Oct 2012 #40
Not when they do it in my crotch, no. Otherwise, generally yes. Cats are a mixed bag. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #42
Yes. Also, "kitties." Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #8
Definitely. Can't live without them. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #22
Despite this morning even. While I was on the can, one stole my water glass straw, and the other HopeHoops Oct 2012 #33
One of mine tried to pee in my purse yesterday. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #34
We have one that eats the aloe plants. She's in MD with my daughter now. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #35
After Mr. Ticket sprayed into one of my dad's shoes in his closet, marzipanni Oct 2012 #41
Hand lotion. mysuzuki2 Oct 2012 #9
my fiance blueamy66 Oct 2012 #10
Oxygen KurtNYC Oct 2012 #11
Books and water. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #12
Yup, toilet paper and secondly, the Internet. n/t RebelOne Oct 2012 #13
Music. geardaddy Oct 2012 #14
My sweetie HappyMe Oct 2012 #15
I Phone. pink-o Oct 2012 #16
I was going to say sex PD Turk Oct 2012 #17
+1,000 Scuba Oct 2012 #38
Eyeglasses Glorfindel Oct 2012 #18
Me, too. Glasses. mykpart Oct 2012 #28
I thought I'd always have to wear glasses, too.... greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #32
I got this one!...(maybe not) RedCloud Oct 2012 #19
Computer Lucy Fer Oct 2012 #20
Chapstick. femmocrat Oct 2012 #21
a guitar aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #23
+1 Scuba Oct 2012 #39
+2 Tsiyu Oct 2012 #48
Alcohol Major Nikon Oct 2012 #26
Oxygen nt. Rincewind Oct 2012 #27
DU! Kennah Oct 2012 #30
gravity n/t dimbear Oct 2012 #31
Pokemon Jamaal510 Oct 2012 #37
The Sun and Moon BlueJazz Oct 2012 #43
iPod sakabatou Oct 2012 #44
Bed and or clothing marlakay Oct 2012 #45
I'm kind of partial to something that heats water for me marzipanni Oct 2012 #47
Television and DVR. RiffRandell Oct 2012 #49
My Binder full of Women! bamacrat Oct 2012 #50

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. The Internet.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:28 AM
Oct 2012

I have no idea how I did things, learned things before the Internet.

Although I did for decades.

Which is why high speed access should be universal and guaranteed.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
46. Access to the Internet is a fundamental human right in Finland
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:08 PM
Oct 2012

Which is why my husband and I might like to live in Helsinki one of these days...aside from the fact that it's a really neat city

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
4. Clean Underwear
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:42 AM
Oct 2012

I have a bunch, and can change more than 3 times per day, every day of the week before having to do laundry.

I sometimes run barefoot.
I have had no one complain about me running without a shirt on.

I'd have said Internet too, but, it's already taken.
So yeah... Undies!

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
24. I can go 4 days
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:37 AM
Oct 2012

Day 1: Clean underwear
Day 2: Wear them backwards
Day 3: Turn them inside out
Day 4: Repeat step 2

If I run out, I just wear my wife's.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
7. Face it. Even if I wasn't vegetarian, they'd be too stringy a meat to eat anyway.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:44 AM
Oct 2012

Besides, they're so cute and cuddle-wuddly-googie-googie-goo, well, when they aren't being pin cushions.

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
40. I think you mean when they aren't treating you like a pin cushion?
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 06:12 PM
Oct 2012

Doesn't it feel good to be kneaded?

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
42. Not when they do it in my crotch, no. Otherwise, generally yes. Cats are a mixed bag.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 06:19 PM
Oct 2012

I can't live without them, but they tear up everything, think outside the litter box, steal my water glass straws, hide my glasses (yes, they hide them), steal tooth brushes, piss on important papers, scratch at things that aren't there (like on your legs while you're taking a dump), sleep on clean clothes in the laundry baskets, try to escape from wherever they shouldn't, get on the sink to piss you off, eat from pans on the stove, barf on the rug and couch, and other things that aren't pleasant. On the plus side, they DO kill mice, they purr, and they're cuddles. It's a give and take thing.



 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
33. Despite this morning even. While I was on the can, one stole my water glass straw, and the other
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:28 AM
Oct 2012

acted like one of my wife's shoes was a huge bud of catnip. Something went "crash" at one point (no idea what), and they completely scattered a pile of newspapers. And this was all in the bedroom!!! Then again, they're only six months old.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)
34. One of mine tried to pee in my purse yesterday.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:50 AM
Oct 2012

I don't know why. Right now he is on the kitchen counter devouring a fern.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
35. We have one that eats the aloe plants. She's in MD with my daughter now.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:42 AM
Oct 2012

One of the kittens (I'm pretty sure I know which one) likes to "think outside the box" - even if it's freshly cleaned!

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
41. After Mr. Ticket sprayed into one of my dad's shoes in his closet,
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 06:18 PM
Oct 2012

my parents asked if it wasn't time to have him neutered. He was staying with them between my moves.

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
17. I was going to say sex
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 03:02 PM
Oct 2012

I was going to say sex but then I thought about it and, you did specify "non-edible"

Glorfindel

(9,729 posts)
18. Eyeglasses
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 03:03 PM
Oct 2012

I have worn them so long, even if my vision miraculously improved, I'd probably still wear plain glass ones.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,733 posts)
32. I thought I'd always have to wear glasses, too....
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 07:12 AM
Oct 2012

then I had two cataract surgeries last winter and no longer needed glasses, thanks to the implants. Took a while to get used to, but I love it now. Oh, I still do have reading glasses.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
37. Pokemon
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:42 PM
Oct 2012

because it's pretty much the only video game I excel at. And like FPS games, it's a good stress reliever to go around and battle other trainers and defeat wild Pokemon.

marlakay

(11,457 posts)
45. Bed and or clothing
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 07:42 PM
Oct 2012

Assuming I already have some type of clothing then a bed or mattress. I couldn't sleep on the ground, my back would go out.

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
47. I'm kind of partial to something that heats water for me
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:40 PM
Oct 2012

Though in the warmer months I'd really like a simple solar water heating system- and an outdoor shower in the back yard, like some beach house have)

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