Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Hope it don’t get real cold, my geo doesn’t like below 20°

That’s not typical of a geo system, are you sure it’s sized correctly for your heat load?

 

[mpham]

good morning all
a wet morning here too, going to rain all day
have zero planned for today, might get a few things done in garage.

Mostly, that was a lot of catching up to do
Phil, had terrible acid reflux myself, have bottles of Tums all over, under control now
Phil, try not to eat after 7pm and see if you can sleep with head raised a little.
they gave me a list of ten things not to eat/do and I was doing 8 of them...including breath mints.
who knew breath mints gave you GERD?
quite a list of things to avoid, but big late meals at holidays are a major issue

slept like a rock last night. Must have been Buppie's good morning/evening I didn't hear earlier...
hope you all have a good weekend

Foods that can worsen acid reflux include:
High-fat foods: Fatty meats, processed foods, fried foods, dairy products (especially full-fat milk and cheese)


Acidic foods: Citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit, lemon), tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, onions, garlic


Spicy foods: Chili peppers, black pepper, cayenne pepper


Chocolate: Contains caffeine and theobromine, which relax the esophageal sphincter


Caffeine: Found in coffee, tea, and some sodas, caffeine relaxes the esophageal sphincter


Alcohol: Relaxes the esophageal sphincter and increases stomach acid production


Carbonated beverages: The pressure from the carbonation can push stomach acid back up into the esophagus


Other: Processed meats, artificial sweeteners, large meals, late-night eating

Currently on two meds and lots of tums myself. I'm pre barrets disease so get the scope every two years. Christmas is a hard time to eat right for me! I love cakes and cookies!! I have an adjustable bed bought just for this.

Today was much better! No issues or troubles with anyone. I spent the day rearranging and cleaning the shop. Nap time now.
Thanks for the reply!

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 10.3C and it's presently 18.1C, partly cloudy with a wee breeze.

Guests successfully picked up at the AP, home by 1900... followed by a long catch-up session with a 'few' bottles of wine.

As per usual, I'm off to Church in a bit and then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Drew,

Scott, I went on pantaprazole years ago and it finally was the one that worked for me. Dirt cheap too.

Is that an OTC drug or a prescription?
When I first started having trouble I got a prescription for 20 mg Omeprazole, but then found out I could buy 10mg OTC !
Just curious ! Thanks !

 

[daugen]

Good Evening Drew,

Is that an OTC drug or a prescription?
When I first started having trouble I got a prescription for 20 mg Omeprazole, but then found out I could buy 10mg OTC !
Just curious ! Thanks !

I believe it's only available by prescription
another "prazole" that inhibits acid production, vs treating symptoms

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That’s not typical of a geo system, are you sure it’s sized correctly for your heat load?

according to manual J it isn’t, but reality says upstairs is undersized.
Downstairs unit never had issue until this winter.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Morning all!
31 with freezing rain and sleet. Supposed to warm up for the next 3 days with rain forecast for all of them.
Yesterday was a pain! Started out with nephew being involved in a car accident at 12:45 am! He's ok but the car is totaled.
Then we got a call of no heat at the apartment! Out of fuel for the 4th time! Not supposed to happen as it's on automatic fill!
Spent the rest of the day at insurance company and body shop. At least no one was hurt!!

Currently having bad acid reflux attacks again. Have been waking me up during the night.
Hopefully will get better from here. Need to rid the house of all the foods I'm not supposed to eat!

Gave myself a few days away from the wood shop as things weren't going good there either. Kept having issues with wood trying to kill or maim me!
Maybe try again later today. Do need to go down and straighten out the shelves and benches. Also need to order a new circuit board for the pellet stove down there. Blower motor isn't coming up to speed as it should.

Glad nephew OK, sorry about the acid reflux. There are some things I have to be careful with. No Bell peppers for one. Too much peanut butter or chili can cause a bit of acid.
Sorry about wood shop mishaps. On a lathe, things "blow up" in milliseconds.
Also, I might warn you to wear a mask, especially while sanding. My buddy died from COPD around 65 after doing wood work most of his life.

Found a tick on me last night in shower...never had one embedded like this...wife did the "surgery" after I struggled a bit. DIL is a nurse and talked me into going to the urgent care this morning.

I've heard that to ward off Lyme it is important to seek medical help soon afterwards. Do they have a test? Do they give precautionary antibiotics?
Hoping for the best outcome.

Good morning!

Yes Kyle is getting the rain that is leap frogging over us. It is getting dry again, no rain for weeks. I had to add Water to the pool so the surface robot would not get hung up on the step.

Scored a very nice outdoor wood table and 4 chairs that only needs a light sanding and varnish from the co-signment store. Picked up my last 6 bags of mulch for the hedge beds so those two things are on the agenda today.

PT has ended and Boxing fitness class has taken its place. The Farm has a skeleton crew for the next month but I saw they are calling for people this weekend for the pony rides and petting zoo. They do call outs like this when the weather is good for a weekend and they get a rash of online sales for tickets. Since I can be exclusive to the tractor ride I will let the Kids work this weekend.

67˚ with a S then E wind getting to the mid 70s today.

Not much rain here to brag about. We did get about an inch a few days back, but only about .05" today. Still have cracks in the ground. I was down near the Texas coast, and we had all the wind funneling the fuel for the storms to feed the system that goes up to Tennessee today, but no rain today near Port Lavaca TX.

It was 81F today, and really clear after the rainless front went past. Drove home with the wind.

Hope all of you have a blessed day, prayers for our team.

 

[txdon]

Drew if models are right enjoy your warm weather cold coming to rival 1977 all the way to Gulf. 10 below anyone. Take the same medicine twice a day scotty

Any idea when this cold will happen? No freezing temps in the 10 day forecast.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 54ºF for the start, overcast, trace rain in rain gauge, light breeze. Light wind.overcast and light drizzle morning, clouds breaking up in afternoon, high temp was 60ºF. Made coffee to start day, bike ride, broke 7,000 mile for year, so riding buddy took me to lunch. Nap then putter, dinner, and watch some football.
Resuming Thursday 3:42 AM CST post 201,001:
Ron glad Christmas went well. Glad plenty food on plate. Glad white Christmas. Nice crane pic.
Drew hope solar battery maintainer install went well. Hope car wash went well too. Hope vice got mounted.
Thomas hope day went well.
Mike hope day went well.
Billy glad you got hike and swim for Della. glad owner could control her dog.
Happy(nc) sorry not much joy, will get better as you deal with the loss and grief. Good to hear progress on heat pump.
Paul glad you got to see family on Christmas. Hope renew of passport went well. Hope visit with Drew went well,
Scott(vt) hope good trip to VT. Hope family enjoys sledding in Vermont.
Masseyrider enjoyed your winter memories.
Frits glad the ducks were good. Glad Cody got walked and fire going.
Lou sorry about the freezing rain in forecast. Glad you don't have much outside work on the must do list.
Ken hope BIL and wife dinner went well. Hope you can make good use with air fryer and splitting axe. Glad good fire. Hope you don't loose many deer. Nice deer pic
Bill glad good sleep. hope energy conservation was successful.
Buppies sorry about wife decide she doesn't live there. Prayers sent.
Drew hope day went as planed.
Kyle good to hear Christmas was special.
Dennis glad Christmas meal was good. Sorry about one of your breakfast group fell, hope they figure out why. Hope son girlfriend had good trip home.
Davis sorry to hear Sophie catching what you had.
Engineer glad first turkey went well.
Randy(wag) hope prep for friends gets finished in time.
Scott(vt) stay warm!
more catch up later
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues,Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 40° with rain this morning. Heading to 45° with continued rain. Got my mess cleaned up in cellar and shop yesterday. Today should be a conserve energy day.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.