You need be very careful with your shoulder Sandi.
Doing about the same, thank you for asking my friend
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Doing about the same, thank you for asking my friend
Levitation my friend, levitation.
And an order picker strapped on me.
Ride up and wrassle it off the rack.
With the flu not worse is a good thing.
You bet it is, still sucks having it though
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Sadly, due to a whole bunch of crap, the Doc's say I should not lift anything over 8lbs.
Even worse, the Mrs. was there when I was given a reading from the book of threats from said Doc's.
Even worse, the Mrs. was there when I was given a reading from the book of threats from said Doc's.
Technically I am not supposed to lift anything heaver than a gallon of milk.
I think I damaged my back while stocking milk at Walmart, only two gallons at a time, but doing it 100-150 times, oof
Yikes! I could never do that!
The repetitious stuff kills my back.
And the worst thing is hanging over a car fender.
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Kinda sorta what my doc told me.
I'm sick of the raccoons coming on the deck. The cats spaz out every time. Never had a raccoon siting till last year.
If they piss me off I'm going to get the high powered varmit air rifle out. I'm a piss poor shot but it should scare the crap out of them.
If they piss me off I'm going to get the high powered varmit air rifle out. I'm a piss poor shot but it should scare the crap out of them.
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When my husband installed our new 40 gal water heater back in 2016, that was the easy part -- the hard part was removing the 40 gal old one, which had at least 200 lbs of sedimentary minerals in it -- he tried to put it on his dolly, and it completely flattened the tires! Finally he had to just drag it across the ceramic tile, out the door, and drag it across the concrete. No idea how he managed to hoist it into the truck bed, but somehow he managed. He's damn strong for 5'5", 135 lbs.
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Sorry to be so late showing up here today, but we had a slight emergency I had to take care of.
During morning chores, the cow trough was full of ice. This, of course, implies the trough heater is broke. If it weren't for the fact that we are forecast to be below freezing for the next couple weeks, I would have waited until the normal monthly shopping day, but cows can't drink if they can't get through the ice, so I had to go to town today, which meant the ranch supply store in Sturgis (76 miles one way), on a snowy/icy road (wasn't as bad as I expected), but getting out of my own driveway was fun. As I mentioned yesterday, the UNforecast blizzard filled in the driveway that I had just cleared, so it was open the garage door, put it in 4-wheel-drive, run down to the gate, force that open (luckily the snow was still rather powdery), then through a patch about 18" deep to the highway. A little over 3.5 hours later, I was home with a new heating element and a new pair of channel locks big enough for the nut on the back of the heater, then out to the barn to empty the tank (one bucket at a time carried out of the barn) and knock out as much ice as I could, then remove the old heater, install the new one, and fill up the trough again. Cows and wife are now happy. Of course, that made me 5 hours late doing my computer stuff, but I am finally here. Ta Da!!!
P.S. Somehow I doubt you guys comply with the doctor's orders either,
During morning chores, the cow trough was full of ice. This, of course, implies the trough heater is broke. If it weren't for the fact that we are forecast to be below freezing for the next couple weeks, I would have waited until the normal monthly shopping day, but cows can't drink if they can't get through the ice, so I had to go to town today, which meant the ranch supply store in Sturgis (76 miles one way), on a snowy/icy road (wasn't as bad as I expected), but getting out of my own driveway was fun. As I mentioned yesterday, the UNforecast blizzard filled in the driveway that I had just cleared, so it was open the garage door, put it in 4-wheel-drive, run down to the gate, force that open (luckily the snow was still rather powdery), then through a patch about 18" deep to the highway. A little over 3.5 hours later, I was home with a new heating element and a new pair of channel locks big enough for the nut on the back of the heater, then out to the barn to empty the tank (one bucket at a time carried out of the barn) and knock out as much ice as I could, then remove the old heater, install the new one, and fill up the trough again. Cows and wife are now happy. Of course, that made me 5 hours late doing my computer stuff, but I am finally here. Ta Da!!!
My back is broken and the neuro-surgeon who told me my back cannot be fixed and got me a big black back brace (girdle), told me to not lift anything at all without that brace on and no more than 10-15 pounds with it. THIS IS A FUCKING FARM, DAMN IT! If I am going to live here, if I am going to take care of all these critters, I will have to routinely lift 50-60 pound bags of feed. I cannot rely on my wife to do all that shit for me. Lannie is not Supergirl or Wonder Woman or any of those Marvel heroes. She is also a normal human being who has her limits, so I am damn well just gonna have to take my chances. Such is life. <end of rant about backs>
P.S. Somehow I doubt you guys comply with the doctor's orders either,
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I missed this earlier Sandi but the trick to keeping Kale sweet is to start it mid-season and in the fall let a few frosts hit it
Didn't you just get that heater a couple months ago? That really sucks my friendSorry to be so late showing up here today, but we had a slight emergency I had to take care of.
During morning chores, the cow trough was full of ice. This, of course, implies the trough heater is broke. If it weren't for the fact that we are forecast to be below freezing for the next couple weeks, I would have waited until the normal monthly shopping day, but cows can't drink if they can't get through the ice, so I had to go to town today, which meant the ranch supply store in Sturgis (76 miles one way), on a snowy/icy road (wasn't as bad as I expected), but getting out of my own driveway was fun. As I mentioned yesterday, the UNforecast blizzard filled in the driveway that I had just cleared, so it was open the garage door, put it in 4-wheel-drive, run down to the gate, force that open (luckily the snow was still rather powdery), then through a patch about 18" deep to the highway. A little over 3.5 hours later, I was home with a new heating element and a new pair of channel locks big enough for the nut on the back of the heater, then out to the barn to empty the tank (one bucket at a time carried out of the barn) and knock out as much ice as I could, then remove the old heater, install the new one, and fill up the trough again. Cows and wife are now happy. Of course, that made me 5 hours late doing my computer stuff, but I am finally here. Ta Da!!!
My back is broken and the neuro-surgeon who told me my back cannot be fixed and got me a big black back brace (girdle), told me to not lift anything at all without that brace on and no more than 10-15 pounds with it. THIS IS A FUCKING FARM, DAMN IT! If I am going to live here, if I am going to take care of all these critters, I will have to routinely lift 50-60 pound bags of feed. I cannot rely on my wife to do all that shit for me. Lannie is not Supergirl or Wonder Woman or any of those Marvel heroes. She is also a normal human being who has her limits, so I am damn well just gonna have to take my chances. Such is life. <end of rant about backs>
That one was for the horse trough. This one was for the cows.
As an added amusement, Lannie did a search on these heaters to see if we could get one rush-delivered so I wouldn't have to go to town today (no such luck) and she found some reviews while on that website. Most people, apparently, claim the "average life" of these things to be about two years. I think the one in the horse trough lasted us 10 years and the cow trough about 7 years. Freakin' amazing! But considering these simple 1500-watt thermostatic heating elements cost $45 each (plus tax, plus gas to go there, plus......), I think the idea of them lasting only two years really sucks. Why would those reviewers be happy with that?
G'nite Jimi. I think it is time for me to crash too.
Yeah my hopes that high PG vaping could help protect against the flu totally evaporated when you got it Andria. I'm washing my hands a lot more at work hoping I can avoid it from those who insist on coming to work sick with it.
I have been using lots of hand sanitizer when I have to go out.
I hated white mods, until in buying a stealthy Ego One 1100, all they had was white and some ugly light blue, so I bought the white. The white is even more stealthy and unnoticeable than the silver, so I bought more
White ones are easier to find if dropped on the dark carpet of a vehicle too
Good to know!
Get better bear! Rest..
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Those people need to be arrested, IMO; that is the most self-involved, selfish action anyone could possibly take, going to work while sick with a communicable disease. Instead of employers being such hardasses on attendance that people routinely start and contribute to flu epidemics, there needs to be a policy of "come to work sick and you'll be docked that day's pay." And all that "flu medicine" shit they advertise, about being able to keep going while sick, that shit needs to be against the law -- NOBODY should "keep going" while sick with the flu, they should be at home, in bed, keeping their goddamn germs TO THEMSELVES. I am in NO WAY a "germophobe," I think a little exposure to normal microbes is an excellent thing for the immune system, but this going to work with the flu shit MUST STOP.
The one good thing I've found about this flu compared to a similar case of H3N2 I suffered 21 yrs ago is that I was "down" for a far shorter period than I was then, which may be because even though I was only 35 then, I also smoked 2 pks a day, and yeah, I did that while I had the flu; now I'm a non-smoker for 3.5 yrs, and really didn't vape at all for close to 2 wks, other than a few mouth-only hits. Oh, and that's the other good thing, this time around: I discovered that I'm far less dependant on vaping than I ever imagined that I was; sure I enjoy it, and when those random cigarette thoughts come around, it's a godsend to send them on their merry way, but addicted? Not even close!
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White ones are easier to find if dropped on the dark carpet of a vehicle too
Also, for those of us who like acrylic driptips, very easy to find a driptip that looks nice with the white mod -- many acrylics have a white swirl/stripe running thru them.
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Happy Saturday!
Been busy...
Still shopping for tools Robert?
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Hi Sandi we were all waiting for you my friend
Evening Papa got mine all ready and jam covered, well as long as Robert don't sneak in and lick the jam off
Evening Robert, now I have to keep an eye on my biscuit stash
About the same but still above ground, thanks for asking, how you doing tonight my friend
Doing good. We actually got a little bit of sun and no wind today. Started prepping the garden for planting and trimmed the rose bushes this morning. This old phart is worn out now.
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Tell it sister! I do hope you’re back to normal or at least much better now Andria
Dang that’s a long drive. You definitely deserve a biscuit with extra jam.
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Confession: on the way out of town thought I'd cheat and have a MickeyD biscuit breakfast dealie
Darn thing was hard as a rock - I chucked it out the window before we reached Sutton and my guess is that even the birds won't want it and it is liable to remain frozen on the road until break up
Well if it was from mickeyD it might have been part of the road to begin with.
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Cleaning up/reorganizing my unfinished basement aka storage area for storage of tools and such for a while.
Not too much been wrasslin stuff in basement most of the day.
Start with some shelving and pegboard tomorrow.
It sure doesn't take much when you hit the old phart status.
It will be there for years with all the chemicals and preservatives in it.
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It sure doesn’t. I’ll have help when it comes to planting time though. The grandkids love to do that kind of stuff. I told them I would get them a flower bed ready this year also. They get to pick out what they want to plant in it. Should be an interesting mix.
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You've got that right my friend, I have done a lot of research on that subject and many more.Yeah - I knew better than to do that in the first place