Heart Attack, or so I thought

[dave1949]

JimmyJ -
Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself in Vegas and you are home and feeling good.

I was thinking of your list of projects you accomplished last summer ..... and how it would have done me in.

Be careful, you might be an over achiever at work and home If stress is the root of your issue, sometimes cutting back on the throttle a bit will help. If you had only done half of what was on your list, you would still have no reason to feel guilty.

Of course, this advice is worth every penny you paid for it
Dave.

 

[MossRoad]

... but it was interesting and we had never been to Vegas so it was very interesting....

That's an understatement. :laughing: My wife and I have been there a few times. We usually set out from the hotel and walk all day and all night down to one end of the strip, turn around and go back to the other end, then back to the hotel, people watching and, of course, stopping at the different casinos and attractions. It can be "interesting" for sure.

 

[jimmyj]

Moss, I bet I walked 20 miles when I was there.

 

[MossRoad]

Are those little foreign guys with the "trading cards" still on every street corner? :confused2:

 

[jimmyj]

Yes, more of them at night than in the day. Dozens and dozens. I find the cards a little gross actually. My wife thought it was funny though.

There was also a really big hairy guy in drag. My pal told me to watch for him and sure enough, there he was. LOL.

First day back at work today, actually feeling a lot better. Enjoying the day very much.

 

[MossRoad]

What I found interesting was seeing the vans drop those workers off with a backpack full of cards and some water. As the night goes on, the cards appear stuck to every sign post, fence, etc.... we turn in sometime after midnight, get back up and head out for breakfast and almost every one is gone, the sidewalks are washed and cleaned for the most part. It happens every day, over and over again. The mechanics of the whole strip area is just amazing. We watched a lot of construction there, too.

Glad you are well enough to walk around and enjoy yourself. Getting out and about is a great stress reliever. Now that the weather has broke here, we will start evening walks and bike rides again. Great way to burn off some energy and relax for the evening. Yard work helps, too. I have started doing a bit more manual labor, instead of using the tractor. I originally bought the tractor to save time. Now that the kids are older and into sports practices, etc... they are not home as much and I can spend the time getting some exercise with physical labor. :laughing:

 

[MikePA]

Glad to hear it wasn't a heart attack and that you're back at work, Jimmy. Since several people have mentioned stress, it thought I'd share what my dad, long gone now, gave me before I went away to college, which was also quite a while ago. My dad wasn't the talkative type, so when he did it was usually something worth listening to.

He handed me a printed copy of The Serenity Prayer. It was well worn and still had the small holes in each corner from when my dad had it tacked on his wall when he was at VMI 40 some years before. While the entire poem is valuable and meaningful, I'll quote just the first sentence. Click on the link above to read the rest. Too often, at least for me, a lot of stress happens when I don't 'know the difference.'

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.​

 

[jimmyj]

He handed me a printed copy of The Serenity Prayer.

Nice! Thanks.

 

[Egon]

I can spend the time getting some exercise with physical labor. :laughing:

Need exercise; I've got just the location for you. Even has an outdoor tub and firehill for evening easing of the muscles!:thumbsup:

No city noises either!

 

[Oleozz]

He handed me a printed copy of The Serenity Prayer. It was well worn and still had the small holes in each corner from when my dad had it tacked on his wall when he was at VMI 40 some years before. While the entire poem is valuable and meaningful, I'll quote just the first sentence. Click on the link above to read the rest. Too often, at least for me, a lot of stress happens when I don't 'know the difference.'

God grant me the serenity
​

to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
​

Thanks for printing, I had only ever read the first paragraph. Hopefully we can all live by those words.