Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 50F @ 7:00AM. Sunny. High 71F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

The weather here yesterday was perfect for those that like variety. It started off well enough, with temps in the 50s and not much of a breeze under beautiful blue skies. Then clouds moved in, and by noon there wasn't much sunshine to be had anywhere. I came in for lunch about 2PM, and before I'd finished the noise of something hitting the house had me turning to look out the north door in the office to see hail bouncing off the porch. That went on for fifteen minutes or so with little or no accumulation, but we lost about ten degrees. An hour later the sun was back out in full force, and the wind that had brought the storm sell was redoubling its efforts to clear the sky of any gray. By dinner time it had dropped to a stiff breeze, but being from the north the back porch was sheltered enough to enjoy with a glass of wine. That's when I noticed the grass had gotten high enough in the upper meadow to hide all but the heads of the deer laying down there, a sign that some quality time with the tractor is in my near future.

If I had a nickle for everything I'd but somewhere safe so it wouldn't be lost, I could probably pay cash for a brand new tractor. Yesterday it was the bolt that holds the spare tire clam shell under the van, two of which have disappeared, seemingly into another dimension. I had a much longer bolt that would fit, but had to make a sleeve to fit around it before it could apply pressure where needed, and using that was able to complete the cutting and welding needed on the clam shell so it accommodates a wider tire. I need a bit more steel to make a guard to keep the tire from interfering with the steering rod, so that's on today's agenda. Looks like the wind will be back, so coating everything with bed liner will have to wait a day or two, but the 10-day forecast doesn't show any rain so there's no hurry.

I'd been noticing some problems with the wireless network the past few days, and yesterday morning I realized that the 2.4 GHz devices were no longer able to access it. A Google search showed I'm not the only one having that problem, and the fix turned out to be something as simple as configuring the routers to only use the maximum speed setting for that band, 54MBPS. Two hours looking for the solution, two minutes to implement it. No real reason why it happened, either, and that makes me suspicious I haven't seen the last of this particular gremlin. And since the additional two years of warranty I purchased with the routers has either expired or is about to, I think my suspicions are well founded. Is anyone using the new mesh network routers around their place? They are rumored to have better signal strength and are much easier to configure than the open source firmware I ended up installing here...

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Funny how the talk about hospital parking happened the day before I have to go deal with it!

Misery loves company, Ted. This year's blood draw required a trip to the same complex that holds the hospital in Chico, and using the same parking garage. It's a monstrous thing, with ceilings so low the beams tick the radio antenna on the truck every ten feet or so. And since the isles are so narrow, as are the spaces, I end up cork screwing all the way to the roof to find enough room to park. Tic, tic, tic, tic, tic... Some of those beams are low enough to make me duck my head, expecting a crunch instead of a tic at any moment. At least it's free, but it's a case of getting what you pay for...:confused2:

 

[Bird]

Aaaahhh yes, Summer is coming. 68 degrees this morning for a low, going for a windy, sunny 89. Denton, TX, has a Farmers Market that we like to visit every Saturday during the summer, and along with it, there's the Community Market one Saturday a month.

Homepage - Denton Community Market

The opening day ceremonies, originally scheduled for last Saturday were postponed a week because of rain. And now . . . the NWS says a 90% chance of rain this coming Saturday. Some days you just can't win for losing.:laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

Ed- Welcome to GM.

Ted- Good luck with to orthopedist tomorrow. I hope that this visit will have finally have + outcomes.

I have the Big Green Egg already set up for smoking that turkey breast later as today is another PT day and I will probably be stretched for time. I am not using a crutch walking indoors and/or outdoors on relatively level ground surfaces (a rarity around this place). Friday I increase my T-ROM brace for 50º flexion and I see my orthopedist. I honestly doubt that she will recommend that I stop wearing that brace, but maybe just maybe. That brace is starting to really squeak (needs some silicon spray), and is starting to show signs of wear. Thanks to insurance, that $400 - $600 brace cost me ~$70.

Interesting, but sad read about the billion $ medicare/medicaid ripoff by medical appliance sales to home based consumers through foreign telemarketers via authorization by bogus USA "doctors." Another example of how people (consumers and taxpayers) are exploited by Big $. Doubtful anyone will see any serious time in some Federal "Big House"

It's kind of sad that our elderly with canes, crutches, and walkers open and hold the door open for me (with makes me crazier) while those of a clueless, healthier, younger, and more entitled generation ignore me (which is ok; sr*w them anyways), but do show any signs of courtesy in respecting those older with ambulation challenges far greater than my own.

 

[ronjhall]

Only some of the older Hospitals in Detroit have payed parking. All the ones near me have wide open parking. I do not mind walking a little if I picked a bad time for my appointment. Most of the hospitals have separate patient and employee/doctor parking. When with wife we use Valet Parking. It's free, but alway offer a tip.

I have Dr appointments Friday and Monday. They want me to wear a mask because I complained about a cough. Not sure it is a reaction to BP meds.

 

[PJSprog]

52°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 77° today.

That boils my blood, too, Jay. There's a picture floating around on Facebook lately of a bunch of youngsters seated on a train with their faces in their phones, headphones on, etc., while a half-bent-over elderly woman stands clinging to a post. Disgraceful. Seems nearly every time we walk into a restaurant, we see the same thing; young people sitting and waiting for their table, while older couples stand.

 

[hawkeye08]

Earlier this morning, the low fog was hanging around, fog cleared and blue skies and sunshine. The grass is turning greener daily, need to service mower and get the first mowing done.. prayers for those that need them, stay safe.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and .43 inches rain
Kalani had a restful night, most of it up on the bed next to me. She has 10 days of antibiotics and pain meds when needed. She’s never been a great pill taker, so a challenge. Last night it was small pieces of London broil and Swiss cheese that wrapped the capsules.
Back to working on taxes. Should have been done, but still have a few days.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[jbrumberg]

David & Sophie- Good luck with Kalani's care. I/We were going through a + pound of bologna a week wrapping all the pills our late St. B. required for the pain management of his (shoulder) bone cancer. It was round the clock administration for 9 months, but he was painfree and had quality of life to the very end. He passed in my arms/lap at the vets. Big dogs = many pills. My + thoughts, wishes, prayers, and tears.- Jay

Off to PT.

BBL

 

[PJSprog]

My Wife has been using the Greenies Pill Pockets with much success for many years. If they're available out there, give them a try, David.