Were You Good.

[Paul_in_CT]

Santa was generous to me new 2910 tlb sunday before xmas /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif and there`s more dewalt cordless kit (drill,sawzall,circularsaw,flashlight) Various other tools, some duplicates because I`m always looking for the basics (hammer,tape measure, pliers, etc) Now this increases my odds by 50% on finding the tool when I need it /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

 

[Boondox]

Farmi winch (okay, so he gave it to me last month!), another 3.5 acres, and Soviet surplus BDUs. After dancing around with the Soviet Union by proxy during my time with the Marines, wearing their uniform gives me a warm fuzzy feeling! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[Thomas]

Paul,
Great looking present./w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

Where about in CT do you live,for I have a sister in Wodstock,CT that I visit.

Looks like you need to edit your profile./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Have a grand time and get somemoe seat time.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[AndyR]

A nice hike with the wife /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif (sure beats spending the holidays on the highway). Also a McFeely Square drive gift certificate - I love those screws. Rumour has it that a canopy may be coming for my birthday next month (hope/w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif hope).

Andy in NH

 

[Boondox]

McFeeley's square drive screws are the BEST!

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[cedarranch]

I must have been a bad bad boy!
All I got was a cold! Spent the 24th, 25th, and 26th in bed. Did not feel much like eating so everyone else wiped out the food. I got a slice of babyfood cake and cold turkey sandwich. A little better today.

 

[Bird]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck, David, but glad you're feeling better. I've spent two or three Christmases like that myself, but this year was my wife's turn. She's been sick for over a week, but still insisted on going to our youngest daughter's place Christmas Eve for a Christmas celebration with just our kids and grandkids, then to my nephew's place Christmas Day for a big dinner with more relatives than I could count. And then we spent all morning yesterday, and again today, at the doctor's office and lab, multiple blood tests each day, x-rays, sonogram, two shots, three prescriptions, and have to go back for more blood tests Saturday to see if the medicines are working./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif The good news is that the doctor thought there might be a serious pancreas problem, but now thinks it's a bacterial infection of the gastrointestinal tract that can be successfully treated with antibiotics. At least the old gal's feelin' a little better today./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[alan40]

Hey Thomas forgot two things. I got two movies, The Man from Snowy River and Return to Snowy River. Makes you want to fly down there and check out the scenery. It was made down under. Like good outdoor stories, John Wayne and Louis L'amour novels.
Later.

Al
Pumpkin Village Settlement/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Thomas]

Dave,
Glad you feel a tad better,and hope you get some seat time soon.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Harv]

Bird -

Sorry your wife was feeling poorly over Christmas, but glad she's doing better now. Kinda took a little sparkle out of the holiday, eh? /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

I recall a couple of episodes that one of my own family members had with marathon doctor visits a while back. After days of probing, blood-letting, sample-giving and more, the final diagnosis was "no problem found". By that time, they were feeling better anyway. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Kinda makes you want your money back, don't it? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>I recall a couple of episodes that one of my own family members had with marathon doctor visits a while back. After days of probing, blood-letting, sample-giving and more, the final diagnosis was "no problem found".</font color=blue>

Yep, Harv, I've been there. And we're not through yet. My wife had gone to one doctor early this month, has a small lump on her neck (or under her jaw). That doctor seemed concerned and promptly called a specialist to make an appointment for her. The specialist ran a tube up her nose and down her throat, then scheduled her for a biopsy, but not until this coming Wednesday; said he wanted another doctor to assist him with that, so we'll see. And of course she has to go back tomorrow to the one she's seen the last two days for more blood tests.

<font color=blue>Kinda makes you want your money back, don't it?</font color=blue>

Yep, I think we made poor career choices in our younger days; should have been a doctor or lawyer; only people I know who can charge astronomical fees for their services, work only on their own schedule (not yours; you can sit and wait), and provide no guarantee of any kind.

 

[Thomas]

Bird,
Please if you will keep us inform of the wonderful lady out come.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Harv]

I think we're both being a little tongue-in-cheek about doctors, Bird. Down deep I know that it's just as important to know that nothing is wrong as it is to know the opposite. Just makes it hard to emotionally rationalize the money you just spent. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif (There. Have I saved face in front of the doctors on this board? /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif)

<font color=blue>I think we made poor career choices in our younger days</font color=blue>

The career I wish I had chosen is "TV weatherman". They make wild guesses about what's coming up, are usually wrong and continue to get paid anyway. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

 

[Bird]

Yep, you're right, Harv./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[mikim]

They make wild guesses about what's coming up, are usually wrong

I like to give my guys (forecasters) a hard time about that too. If they have a 50% accuracy rate they get a satisfactory rating. I tell 'em as a tech if I was only right half the time, they'd be calling for my head. In their defense though - one day I was riding one of 'em real hard and he called me over, sat me down in front of the screen, and showed me all the variables of what could occur in the next 24hrs. "now" he said, "you tell me which to choose" .... It boils down to years of experience needed in the same office to be able to make an educated guess of which variables are most likely to happen. There were so many - I sure didn't even hazard a guess. But they are getting a lot better at warnings of severe weather - and that's a prime focus, because that's what kills people and causes damage - warnings are a prime reason the NWS exists.
(I usually get my forecasts from the TV in the a.m. like everybody else) ....and (my opinion) nobody can give an ideal accurate forecast more than 24hrs in advance, the atmosphere is just too fluid.
mike

 

[Bird]

Thomas, it's been so long I'd almost forgot you asked to let you know how my wife's doing. Whew, since the last time I mentioned it, we've been to the clinic on 10 different days; she's had many blood tests, several x-rays, one sonogram, one biopsy, one CAT scan, several prescriptions for pain medication and antibiotics, another CAT scan scheduled for this coming Thursday, and another blood test scheduled for this coming Monday. And the doctor thinks (says he can't prove it) that she has an E Coli infection of the gastrointestinal tract; says there have been several in the county in recent weeks and they're proving difficult to treat. At any rate, I've been a bit concerned about her, and I've been chief cook and bottle washer around here lately. The good news is that the blood count is very slowly getting better, and she even decided she was going to cook dinner last night (had enough of my cookin' I guess)./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

And her 94 year old mother is having a pacemaker installed in the morning.

 

[jhburke]

Bird
My father-in-law lived with us the last 2 years of his life. The second time my wife had a meeting and wasn't there for supper when I said I would make supper for the two of us he said if we went out to eat he would buy. I asked him was it my cooking and he just smiled. JIM

 

[Thomas]

Bird,
Thanks for the good news and praying more shall follow.

Hope your pacing yourself and not getting run down either.

Wishing you and your wife the very best.