Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

post nasal drip turned into a flood,
sitting at lunch in a small cafe in Lambertville and my nose keeps running and running. ?? Must be something in the air and I take allergy pill every morning.

57, damp and grey. Afternoon free, then school board meeting at 5pm, thankfully by zoom. Of course I did get 34 pages of material to read. They have a consent agenda, do your homework ahead of time, pose your questions ahead of time, makes what used to be 3-4 hour school board meeting now under two hours. So I have some reading to do this afternoon, school is in fine shape, just approved second year of small bonuses to teachers. Thanking them for putting up with huge admin hassle of covid. And several kids a week are still getting sick. It's out there, just not killing many people, which of course is huge.

Close friend who found himself riddled with lymphatic cancer two weeks ago started chemo yesterday. Family was going crazy having to wait another ten days for appt when full detailed DNA typed biopsy comes back. I made a call to an old friend, retired doctor, whose son is my oncologist. Son called other doc, same practice, different town, and that afternoon oncologist said they were starting that day with RCHOP, no waiting. Have no idea if the dots can be connected but I felt good about that. His wife and my goddaughter were very happy.

called my primary doc to say ok to his suggestion of taking prozac to relax the tension in that muscle connected to my bad ear. may or may not work, never taken anything like that before.
Message left they also think hearing loss/tinnitus might be permanent damage caused by platinum used in chemo. ?? A drug called Sisplat or close. Heavy metals for sure...
Both my ankles and feet still have neuropathy lasting from chemo, nasty stuff just doesn't get out of your body, if ever. Since I'm still kicking...sure beats the alternatives.

 

[Thomas]

72 going to 81, got .01” of rain.

Went to have the second tumor in my leg removed this morning and it had disappeared, completely. No sign of the external growth and nothing on X-ray. Two weeks ago it still looked just like the bigger one that was removed only smaller. The X-ray from last month clearly showed it, today, perfectly clear.
Sometimes you just have to accept that we aren’t in control.

 

[Thomas]

49F light rain early AM clearing sky.

Went in well before day break at pt. job,did dump run couple critter food stops for food by 9am got my second booster C19 shot,got home and everything taking care felt sleepy 10am laid down for short nap,came to around 3:30am wasted day and this evening feet up think second booster had affect.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Thomas]

Hope you get spring back in your steps soon Roy.

 

[RoyJackson]

Steady rain today...kind of miserable. but no need to actually go anywhere
Wife and stepdaughter drove to southern Vermont. I was hoping they'd get to Yankee Candle

https://www.yankeecandle.com/south-deerfield-village.html

nice place to browse, especially at Christmas...but, they didn't
I'm off for a few days...need to take the vacation time, or lose the vacation time

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

RS, I hear you about not being able to get a nap.....
I was planning one for sure..... but it didn't happen....
The problem is that I don't know why I didn't get one.... I really didn't do anything much at all, so the time should have been available....

At least you were productive with all those those tasks completed!

 

[Looking4new]

Well, the cat got to the vets'. What a little terror to try and put into a cage! I swear he was born feral and we've kind of house broken him. He had a fever when we got him there so they gave him his rabies shot and held him overnight for the castration. He will be home by about 3 P.M. tomorrow IF all goes well.

I got down to Barrie and got the sockets and a new head for my propane torch, also got the 3"x1.5"x1/8" channel iron for both sides. Got home and promptly got to work on the one side of the trailer frame (drawbar) and got that removed. While I was in Barrie, the guy that sold me the Z-turn called me and it is ready to be delivered. He will deliver it tomorrow, I hope in the morning, because in the afternoon I will be picking up the cat.

I have tulips popping out of the ground, finally.

Junior did a spaghetti meat sauce last night that was out of this world. The left over sauce we had tonight as sloppy joes, added some hot sauce to mine.

All the 1/2" drive impact wrenching and angle grinding has set up cramps in both hands and my right arm. Took a flaming hot shower and a little 'smoke' and all seems well again.

That woman that shot her kids should rot in the bucket for a very loooong time. Unless she pleads temporary insanity, which I think is pure and utter bull scat, then she should be sterilized and sent back to whatever country she came from. In regular prison she wouldn't last 6 months on the floor with the other inmates.

 

[rswyan]

54F and cloudy @ 19:15, heading down to 45F for the overnight low.

Got hopper feeder refilled first thing, then slight change of plans:

Was pretty miserable out (cool, damp, and miserable) and I needed take the 7 lb. bag of sunflower seeds back to Menards (that they mistakenly gave me for 16 lb. bag of safflower seed I actually ordered and paid for) so we headed off up to the Menards in Kent.

Since we were going there anyways I placed an order for another 2.2 cu ft bale of peat moss as we were getting low, another 8-pack of peanut suet, and a new handle for a bow rake.

Swung by TSC on the way up and grabbed a couple of 40 lb bags of 12-12-12.

Once we got to Menards and got things exchanged and loaded up, we walked up front and had a look at an battery-powered electric cultivator that The Woman had expressed an interest in:

She doesn't like using the Stihl FS 66 (as a cultivator or a string trimmer) - claims it is too heavy, hard to start (for her) and it is kind of long, given her short stature.

It was on closeout ("while supplies last") + the 11% rebate knocked about $20 off the cost. It is her birthday tomorrow ... so Happy Birthday Woman !

Deepending on how it works out I might even be tempted to use it myself on occasion ...

After we got home, She ran back out to DG for a birthday card for a friend and to Subway to grab some dinner for us.

I assembled Her new cultivator whilst that was occurring and put the battery on charge.

After dinner I unloaded the car and inquired if she was still interested in giving me a hand in fishing the hawk out. She was not (unusual) ... so I guess that will wait until tomorrow.

Moved the veggie seed starts - which are still pretty small and tender - out of the garage now that the chance of rain has passed for the moment

Activities for tonight might be getting some more seeds planted, but definitely a sheet cake.

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday ...

 

[Alien]

Had a busy weekend with stepson installing the last of the new windows and lining the back laundry.
A ultrasound revealed my right muscle is torn off the whole length on my arm. Dr will discuss it on Tuesday. No pain unless I try to lift anything. Still looks twice the size of my left one.
Hot water system was playing up and we have had a few days with none. I fathomed that the electric supplier had changed their switching times so I rang them to complain. They came out within a couple of hours and found that the control box that switches remotely was faulty and missing their signals. They bypassed it temporarily until they can come and replace it. At least we have hot water again.
My new ZT had a faulty safety switch on it which would stop the engine when I pulled the handbrake thingy on. They came and fixed it at 6.00 a.m. next morning. Great service. Not like some companies nowadays.
My disability scooter now has over 300 klm on it. Amazing how fast the klm build up. That has saved me a lot of walking in the 4+ months I have had it. My back and hips sure appreciate it.
Still haven't been able to wash the truck since the floods. It's not too bad but I like to look after it. Now got 11,000 klm on it. Mustang just turned over 10,000 klm and is worth about $10,000 more than what I paid for it. Good investment.
Lesley hasn't been well. Very tired and rests a lot. Low oxy readings and very erratic pulse. Blood test for her today hopefully. Hope they can sort her out. She has no inclination to go anywhere. Just putters in her garden when she feels better.
One of my NZ brothers is due for a day or two in a couple of weeks. Will be great to see them.
Thursday here. Garbage bins out tonight if I remember.
Smoko time. Hope you are all going ok.

 

[toppop52]

Got to the doctor this afternoon, no gator bite! No infection either, just a very intense reaction to the allergens. I’m on prednisone, DM, Nasacort and an antibiotic to take later in case it gets worse.