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zekeusa

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Cleaning up! Wicked bad storm last evening. Tornado touched down nearby. No power. It is amazing how we are so dependent on electricity. No gas, no bank (no atm) no post office, no grocery store!
 

pirate_girl

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Thanks Doc, I feel much better than this afternoon.
I know Brian, we were all sick last fall.
That sure wasn't fun.

Hey zeke...geez, you said it.
Welcome back.
 

luvs

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appreciating that my kiddo merely meows & 'at, that being a Mom ought be :clap:, if i'll have babies-- i've seen that-- while babysitting-- it's usually excellent once their family arrives, post last-call, & pours u that :eatdrink:--
 

pirate_girl

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Right now I'm enjoying my morning coffee and blessed silence.

Heard a strange noise outside the window.
What kind of shot does one use?
:yum:
Just kidding!
 

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zekeusa

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Thanks PG! Missed you guys! Lots of Turkeys around here in the woods (and at work!) Still raining here. Just working today...deadlines, deadlines....
 

Melensdad

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Well, not going to be a very exciting day around here.

Already drove into town and picked up 15 gallons of diesel and 15 gallons of gasoline so I can get some yard work done.

Got 2 coats of fresh paint on a steel side access door that goes into the garage. It had started to rust where the dogs would "paw" at it and scratched the surface. I had prepped the rusted area a few days ago, finally got the paint on it this morning. It needed to be a morning project because the sun shines on that door in the mid-late afternoon and I wanted it to be dried before the sun hit it and started baking it.

Now that its good and hot out I'll be strapping on the backpack sprayer with some GROUND CLEAR to spray some parts of the back drive way. Should have probably done it at 8am before it got hot but other things prevented that so I'll be out there in the heat at high noon.

Afternoon will bring some work around the pool area. So its going to be a hot sweaty day for me today. Yippee???
 

NorthernRedneck

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Another full day of appointments. Last chronic pain 2hr session this morning. Followed immediately by physio. Then had a mtg with our foster kids worker. Now at a specialist appointment for one of the foster kids.

After this I'll rush home to finish cooking supper. This evening I will be driving our oldest son to his youth group at church. Sometime this evening I have to finish packing. Heading out with the oldest boy to my hometown of Geraldton to our annual fishing camp.
 

pirate_girl

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Ali has her surgery on June 17.
Repair of the meniscus and ACL.

I'll be taking her to physical therapy when it's time for it in the afternoons.
Before then I'll be full time cook, housekeeper and entertainer for my granddaughters.

I'm happy to be here to do it, but have a feeling of dread at the same time and know I shouldn't.

Oh well, got a whole month to prepare.
 

FrancSevin

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I spent he first two days of this week in North Carolina on what was to be a 2 hour tune-up and training on a packaging line. The machine was a total disaster. "Bought it cheap" They got what they paid for.

Two frustrating days later, I went home with an engineering challenge I couldn't fathom. By today I have it sorted but, the crew produced crap whilst I was out of town and now I have two very upset customers.

The wife is busy with Hospice for Dad so I'm running the office and the plant. I AM EXHAUSTED!


That I can handle but,,,;

I am frustrated by the failures of others this week. And my self. Copious Consumption of Scotch tonite.

Saturday, I'm going to the boat! I may not return.:unsure:
 
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zekeusa

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My mother wanted nothing to do with my sisters children. I don't think she ever even held them as babies!
 

OhioTC18

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I'm at home from a 4 day hospital stay for a broken hip. On Monday morning i missed one lousy step and fell to the floor. As soon as I hit the floor I heard a loud snap. I knew instantly what had happened. EMS took me to a fantastic hospital here in town. Sure enough x-ray showed I snapped the bone where the thigh bone meets the ball in my hip. Had surgery the next day. After 2 rods 2 screws and a nail put things back in place.This is absolutely horrible pain. I'm going to be using a walker for awhile. I saw the surgeon later in the day. I was walking the hall. He called me a show-off for walking the distance I had. I knew rehab was going to be a long time. I just wanted a head start. Came home yesterday afternoon and had to learn to do things that we all take for granted like taking a pee. Had a PT assessment today for home place safety. Since it involves bone there's not much actual physical therapy to be done. Just making sure things don't get all wonky on me. Muscles respond to therapy, but not so much with a bone. They just will take some time to get the bones to start knitting back together. Just make sure things don't move.
So far the therapist was impressed at what things we had already done. Already had grab bars installed for bath/shower. Laptop tray to help if I want to be in the living room. Swivel stool for shower on order.

Every few minutes I'll take a walk around the house with the walker. Keeps muscles from cramping up on me. My ass gets tired from just sitting. Can't sleep too much at any one time. But I do look sexy walking around in compression stockings LOL. Since they are white I call them my nurses hose. I'm really glad we live in a single floor plan house. I was gone for the better part of 4 days. The dog will not leave my side. Have to make sure he doesn't get run over with the walker. I have some good pain meds that I hate to take because they are an opiod. I don't want to get addicted to the damn things. But if I need them, I have them.
I have a computer room but it's in the basement. Haven't gotten the nerve to try to go down there. I confiscated my wife's laptop for a bit. The therapist said that on his next visit, we'll try to go down there. He can teach/help me go downstairs and back up with the walker. I use my phone to keep track of all the activity here, but I can't post or reply with it. The forum app I have on the phone has not been supported since 2003. I'll need to correct that. Maybe tomorrow I can talk my wife into going downstairs and grab my laptop.

More updates are going to come, in time.
 

pirate_girl

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I'm at home from a 4 day hospital stay for a broken hip. On Monday morning i missed one lousy step and fell to the floor. As soon as I hit the floor I heard a loud snap. I knew instantly what had happened. EMS took me to a fantastic hospital here in town. Sure enough x-ray showed I snapped the bone where the thigh bone meets the ball in my hip. Had surgery the next day. After 2 rods 2 screws and a nail put things back in place.This is absolutely horrible pain. I'm going to be using a walker for awhile. I saw the surgeon later in the day. I was walking the hall. He called me a show-off for walking the distance I had. I knew rehab was going to be a long time. I just wanted a head start. Came home yesterday afternoon and had to learn to do things that we all take for granted like taking a pee. Had a PT assessment today for home place safety. Since it involves bone there's not much actual physical therapy to be done. Just making sure things don't get all wonky on me. Muscles respond to therapy, but not so much with a bone. They just will take some time to get the bones to start knitting back together. Just make sure things don't move.
So far the therapist was impressed at what things we had already done. Already had grab bars installed for bath/shower. Laptop tray to help if I want to be in the living room. Swivel stool for shower on order.

Every few minutes I'll take a walk around the house with the walker. Keeps muscles from cramping up on me. My ass gets tired from just sitting. Can't sleep too much at any one time. But I do look sexy walking around in compression stockings LOL. Since they are white I call them my nurses hose. I'm really glad we live in a single floor plan house. I was gone for the better part of 4 days. The dog will not leave my side. Have to make sure he doesn't get run over with the walker. I have some good pain meds that I hate to take because they are an opiod. I don't want to get addicted to the damn things. But if I need them, I have them.
I have a computer room but it's in the basement. Haven't gotten the nerve to try to go down there. I confiscated my wife's laptop for a bit. The therapist said that on his next visit, we'll try to go down there. He can teach/help me go downstairs and back up with the walker. I use my phone to keep track of all the activity here, but I can't post or reply with it. The forum app I have on the phone has not been supported since 2003. I'll need to correct that. Maybe tomorrow I can talk my wife into going downstairs and grab my laptop.

More updates are going to come, in time.
Good grief!
Oh Jerry, rest up and take care.
 

pirate_girl

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Well, downtown is Arp's Dairy.
Right on Clinton St.
Heavy traffic, impatient drivers and rain equals..
No one was seriously injured.
Ty got a free milk for helping lol
 

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Doc

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Man Jerry, that's horrible. And now, after all this pain from missing one step you are talking about trying steps to basement with a walker??? Fa get about that man. Crazy.

I sure not a doctor but from what I understand the opiods will help you when you take them when you really need them. It's when you take them and you do not need them that the trouble can start. I think it was a nurse or someone who knows a nurse told me that. So not gospel but if ya need help with the pain do yourself a favor and take them in moderation.

I used Forum Runner for my phone and that is no longer supported. If you get an app and it does not work here let me know and I'll see if I can find the ad-on for VB software. It's usually pretty easy to add so no prob. Take care man.
 

OhioTC18

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I used Forum Runner for my phone and that is no longer supported. If you get an app and it does not work here let me know and I'll see if I can find the ad-on for VB software. It's usually pretty easy to add so no prob. Take care man.

Forum Runner is what have been using. Guess I may need to try Tapatalk.
 

NorthernRedneck

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I've been using tapatalk for a couple years now. Works good.

Damn. Broken hip. Ouch. Sounds painful.

We're at our fish camp for the weekend.
 

Jim_S

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I'm at home from a 4 day hospital stay for a broken hip. On Monday morning i missed one lousy step and fell to the floor. As soon as I hit the floor I heard a loud snap. I knew instantly what had happened. EMS took me to a fantastic hospital here in town. Sure enough x-ray showed I snapped the bone where the thigh bone meets the ball in my hip. Had surgery the next day. After 2 rods 2 screws and a nail put things back in place.This is absolutely horrible pain. I'm going to be using a walker for awhile. I saw the surgeon later in the day. I was walking the hall. He called me a show-off for walking the distance I had. I knew rehab was going to be a long time. I just wanted a head start. Came home yesterday afternoon and had to learn to do things that we all take for granted like taking a pee. Had a PT assessment today for home place safety. Since it involves bone there's not much actual physical therapy to be done. Just making sure things don't get all wonky on me. Muscles respond to therapy, but not so much with a bone. They just will take some time to get the bones to start knitting back together. Just make sure things don't move.
So far the therapist was impressed at what things we had already done. Already had grab bars installed for bath/shower. Laptop tray to help if I want to be in the living room. Swivel stool for shower on order.

Every few minutes I'll take a walk around the house with the walker. Keeps muscles from cramping up on me. My ass gets tired from just sitting. Can't sleep too much at any one time. But I do look sexy walking around in compression stockings LOL. Since they are white I call them my nurses hose. I'm really glad we live in a single floor plan house. I was gone for the better part of 4 days. The dog will not leave my side. Have to make sure he doesn't get run over with the walker. I have some good pain meds that I hate to take because they are an opiod. I don't want to get addicted to the damn things. But if I need them, I have them.
I have a computer room but it's in the basement. Haven't gotten the nerve to try to go down there. I confiscated my wife's laptop for a bit. The therapist said that on his next visit, we'll try to go down there. He can teach/help me go downstairs and back up with the walker. I use my phone to keep track of all the activity here, but I can't post or reply with it. The forum app I have on the phone has not been supported since 2003. I'll need to correct that. Maybe tomorrow I can talk my wife into going downstairs and grab my laptop.

More updates are going to come, in time.

Take it easy but keep moving! They taught me using a cane on the stairs. Be sure your handrail is solid. :mrgreen:

I had an upstairs walker and a downstairs walker. I graduated from the walkers a year ago but it looks like the cane is here to stay.
 
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Jim_S

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Well, downtown is Arp's Dairy.
Right on Clinton St.
Heavy traffic, impatient drivers and rain equals..
No one was seriously injured.
Ty got a free milk for helping lol

Wasn’t there a saying back in the CB Radio days?

“Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down?”
 

pirate_girl

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Yup!
Normally what we hear from Ty when he calls about one of these more interesting runs is "Haulin' ass!" followed by the destination.:yum:
 

NorthernRedneck

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Take it easy but keep moving! They taught me using a cane on the stairs. Be sure your handrail is solid. :mrgreen:

I had an upstairs walker and a downstairs walker. I graduated from the walkers a year ago but it looks like the cane is here to stay.
We're all a bunch of old cripples. Lmao. I bounce from walker to cane depending on the day.

It's pouring rain here. At least it wasn't raining last night when we set up.

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pirate_girl

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It's always amazing to me how do all these cars wind up upside down? :unsure:

In this case, the woman swerved to avoid getting rear ended in the southbound lane.
The person behind her wasn't paying attention to the coming traffic lights at the bottom of the hill.
She'd been better off getting crunched maybe.

Ty, Allison and Maddie are going shopping.
I'll stay here with Elaina and straighten up and read her books.

Hopefully Noah and the other guys won't need him today for anything.
It's nice when he's home.
 

pirate_girl

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It's been quite a day.
I'm beat from getting up so early to watch the Royal wedding.

Ty and Ali went out on a date night, I made the girls and I dinner.
They're in bed tucked away with their new dollies I bought them.

Might be an early night for me.
 

pirate_girl

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It's been a busy day.
Ty has actually been home all day.
Most of it was spent mowing.
I visited my two hospice patients to do their med sets etc, for the week.

Right now we're listening to Alex Jones.
Whoa man. He's on fire tonight lol
 
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