santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good luck finding a place to put it!
Running Bear's May 2022 Coffee Shop
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Boris
Beach Bum
Quiet Monday Night. Earlier we had two storms pass through the area. First resulted in a close proximity lightning strike, but no rain, the sdcond barely any thunder or lightening, a trace of rain but a lot of wind as the front passed through.
Tom O': Nice article in the latest MRH Magazine.
No playoff hockey tonight. I'm not following the World Tournament in Finland, although numerous familiar players are involved.
Last week, the main floor Carbon Monoxide Detector aged out. Today, at Home Depot, I picked up a replacement. This one, is a combination Carbon Monoxide Detector and 120v Smoke Detector, with battery back-up. This allowed me to retire the old hardwired smoke detector, as well as replace the other detector. Battery backup and detector are good for 10 years. Of course, not only were the bases incompatable, but the plugs were also. Had to remove everything and re-connect. On the bright side, the project was uneventful, and the new unit works.
Earlier, the wife bought two flats of Marigolds, and a flat of Cosmos, for her gardening pleasure.
Still trying to come up with a satisfactory background for my yard module(s). My attempt at painting fall trees and vegetation truned out poorly, and will have to be redone.
Tonight's Mets game was postponed due to incriminate weather.
Have a good evening.
Tom O': Nice article in the latest MRH Magazine.
No playoff hockey tonight. I'm not following the World Tournament in Finland, although numerous familiar players are involved.
Last week, the main floor Carbon Monoxide Detector aged out. Today, at Home Depot, I picked up a replacement. This one, is a combination Carbon Monoxide Detector and 120v Smoke Detector, with battery back-up. This allowed me to retire the old hardwired smoke detector, as well as replace the other detector. Battery backup and detector are good for 10 years. Of course, not only were the bases incompatable, but the plugs were also. Had to remove everything and re-connect. On the bright side, the project was uneventful, and the new unit works.
Earlier, the wife bought two flats of Marigolds, and a flat of Cosmos, for her gardening pleasure.
Still trying to come up with a satisfactory background for my yard module(s). My attempt at painting fall trees and vegetation truned out poorly, and will have to be redone.
Tonight's Mets game was postponed due to incriminate weather.
Have a good evening.
chadbag
Well-Known Member
Today the son and I went up to the house to spend about 45 min before I had to go get my daughter at school. He works at UPS evening so lunch or afternoon is when I can get his help during the week. We put in 3 vertical bars in a last corner that had been constructed by my hired help (my BIL and his SonIL) 2 weeks ago. It being a constructed corner out of pieces of foam, we also had to screw in some 2x4 strapping to hold it together so that the concrete doesn't blow out there.
The wife called and said she was getting out early so would pick up the daughter so my son and I were going to be able to stay an extra little bit and have enough time to finish screwing in those 2x4. My son was inside the porch area on some scaffolding on that side of the corner, and I was on an extension ladder on the outside. He got his two pieces screwed in and I was working on my two pieces (which will form a corner and screw into the end of his). I pre-drilled the holes and started screwing in the long screws. I got two in and the ladder was slightly blocking my drill so I tried to shuffle it over about 1 inch. The ladder lost grip and balance and started to fall. I tried to grab the wall but the wood stiffener I had attached didn't hold and down I went. As I was grabbing I rotated around 180 deg and the ladder rotated around me so I was now between the ladder and the foam wall. My feet were probably at the 5-6' level and my head up around 11-12'(?).
I probably hit the fooring with the back side of my left hip. I have a big bruise there. A couple inconsequential scrapes on the back as well. I may have lightly bruised my shoulder. Mt left knee was scraped and bleeding, and my right shin had a few scrapes on it and a little blood. My right hand had some skin abrasion etc and took 4 bandaids, and the thumb was jammed or sprained or something -- hurts a bit when I move it. My left elbow was the worst. It had a quarter sized wound through the skin plus a 2-3" scrap (like a sharp tip scraped it) coming out of it. That one had the most blood (which wasn't that much) though it looks quite gross.
My son yelled to see if I had broken anything and I said no, just bruised and scraped. I had gotten up by then. I asked him to come around which he did. He set the ladder up and went up and got one of the tools and batteries that was still on a ledge and then we went and packed things up. I had had enough for the day and we didn't get it finished.
I came home and waited for my nurse wife to get home. I didn't want to start cleaning the wounds as my hand was still in pain and I wanted help applying the neosporin and the bandages etc. She got me bandaged up and I decided to take a nap for an hour or two on the couch.
While still bruised and in pain, I feel a bit better now. Nothing broken or badly damaged besides some skin and abrasions and some bruises.
I'll probably forego going up tomorrow afternoon and get an extra day of mending (and taking care of re-budgeting for my "house time" tomorrow). My dad, who is 86 (and slowly on his way out with prostate cancer), called and asked me to come help him with his computer, which was being very slow he said. I was going to go over tonight but didn't feel like getting in the car. I told him tonight I would come over tomorrow when I go to get my daighter at school, and he said that was fine. He is in no real hurry. We'll have to see if there is even a problem. He is still mostly with it but sometimes ge gets stuck on things being not right on his computer and when I check it all is fine...
The wife called and said she was getting out early so would pick up the daughter so my son and I were going to be able to stay an extra little bit and have enough time to finish screwing in those 2x4. My son was inside the porch area on some scaffolding on that side of the corner, and I was on an extension ladder on the outside. He got his two pieces screwed in and I was working on my two pieces (which will form a corner and screw into the end of his). I pre-drilled the holes and started screwing in the long screws. I got two in and the ladder was slightly blocking my drill so I tried to shuffle it over about 1 inch. The ladder lost grip and balance and started to fall. I tried to grab the wall but the wood stiffener I had attached didn't hold and down I went. As I was grabbing I rotated around 180 deg and the ladder rotated around me so I was now between the ladder and the foam wall. My feet were probably at the 5-6' level and my head up around 11-12'(?).
I probably hit the fooring with the back side of my left hip. I have a big bruise there. A couple inconsequential scrapes on the back as well. I may have lightly bruised my shoulder. Mt left knee was scraped and bleeding, and my right shin had a few scrapes on it and a little blood. My right hand had some skin abrasion etc and took 4 bandaids, and the thumb was jammed or sprained or something -- hurts a bit when I move it. My left elbow was the worst. It had a quarter sized wound through the skin plus a 2-3" scrap (like a sharp tip scraped it) coming out of it. That one had the most blood (which wasn't that much) though it looks quite gross.
My son yelled to see if I had broken anything and I said no, just bruised and scraped. I had gotten up by then. I asked him to come around which he did. He set the ladder up and went up and got one of the tools and batteries that was still on a ledge and then we went and packed things up. I had had enough for the day and we didn't get it finished.
I came home and waited for my nurse wife to get home. I didn't want to start cleaning the wounds as my hand was still in pain and I wanted help applying the neosporin and the bandages etc. She got me bandaged up and I decided to take a nap for an hour or two on the couch.
While still bruised and in pain, I feel a bit better now. Nothing broken or badly damaged besides some skin and abrasions and some bruises.
I'll probably forego going up tomorrow afternoon and get an extra day of mending (and taking care of re-budgeting for my "house time" tomorrow). My dad, who is 86 (and slowly on his way out with prostate cancer), called and asked me to come help him with his computer, which was being very slow he said. I was going to go over tonight but didn't feel like getting in the car. I told him tonight I would come over tomorrow when I go to get my daighter at school, and he said that was fine. He is in no real hurry. We'll have to see if there is even a problem. He is still mostly with it but sometimes ge gets stuck on things being not right on his computer and when I check it all is fine...
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D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Did my walk this morning already.
Gotta go in and get another steroid shot in my spine this morning. Should hold me for a couple more months.
Someone else went up to the marque lot and did a little weed work yesterday. Looks better.
Gotta go in and get another steroid shot in my spine this morning. Should hold me for a couple more months.
Someone else went up to the marque lot and did a little weed work yesterday. Looks better.
OBTC 1909
Well-Known Member
Good morning all! 55 degrees on the way to sunny and 85. Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day and hoping for more of the same today.
Springtime allergies are kicking my butt right now but I still love this time of year.
Haven't had much sleep the last couple nights. For unknown reasons my blood sugar has decided to take dramatic drops after I go to bed. I have a sensor I wear on my belly these days and I keep a receiver with me all the time. If it gets too low or too high the alarm goes off on the receiver. The alarm has gone off the last two nights unexpectedly. Night before last it dropped to 39 in short order which I still can't explain. I got up and ate something, waited for it to come up and then went back to bed. After a while the alarm went off again and my sugar was dropping rapidly again so I got up and ate some more which of course then resulted in my sugar being sky high when I finally got up for the day. I know it's not the worst thing that can happen to a person by any means but I'm absolutely sick of this stupid disease.
On a happier note, we've managed to get more of the garden out. I plan to till some more this evening so we can plant some more corn and a few other things we have yet to plant.
Hope you all have a great day!
Springtime allergies are kicking my butt right now but I still love this time of year.
Haven't had much sleep the last couple nights. For unknown reasons my blood sugar has decided to take dramatic drops after I go to bed. I have a sensor I wear on my belly these days and I keep a receiver with me all the time. If it gets too low or too high the alarm goes off on the receiver. The alarm has gone off the last two nights unexpectedly. Night before last it dropped to 39 in short order which I still can't explain. I got up and ate something, waited for it to come up and then went back to bed. After a while the alarm went off again and my sugar was dropping rapidly again so I got up and ate some more which of course then resulted in my sugar being sky high when I finally got up for the day. I know it's not the worst thing that can happen to a person by any means but I'm absolutely sick of this stupid disease.
On a happier note, we've managed to get more of the garden out. I plan to till some more this evening so we can plant some more corn and a few other things we have yet to plant.
Hope you all have a great day!
McLeod
Forest Lurker
Good Morning!
44F and we are headed to Edson where the wife hopes to find more weird flowers to plant. She's in full gardening mode.
I'm going to accompany her as I might get some outta-town rail photos. Plus, she'll need a flower packing slave.
Gravity is the force that removes you from a ladder if you try to do a square dance while positioned on the top of said ladder. Workers learning about the close relationship between ladders and gravity is the main reason my WCB payments were so high when I owned my company. Just saying!
I was so tired from fencing last evening, that I couldn't do much on my truck. All I did was dry-fit some pieces to see if they would work.
It looks like truck driving 'Dixie' is a near perfect fit:
If I can find time today, I'll try to scribe out a windshield so the bugs don't hit Dixie in the face.
Wow, it's only 6:33am and the wife is already yelling for me to get a move-on.
Gotta go! Have a great day!
44F and we are headed to Edson where the wife hopes to find more weird flowers to plant. She's in full gardening mode.
I'm going to accompany her as I might get some outta-town rail photos. Plus, she'll need a flower packing slave.
Gravity is the force that removes you from a ladder if you try to do a square dance while positioned on the top of said ladder. Workers learning about the close relationship between ladders and gravity is the main reason my WCB payments were so high when I owned my company. Just saying!
I was so tired from fencing last evening, that I couldn't do much on my truck. All I did was dry-fit some pieces to see if they would work.
It looks like truck driving 'Dixie' is a near perfect fit:
If I can find time today, I'll try to scribe out a windshield so the bugs don't hit Dixie in the face.
Wow, it's only 6:33am and the wife is already yelling for me to get a move-on.
Gotta go! Have a great day!
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Wow, Guy great truck!
Chad, that was painful to read.
Ken, needle in the spine?
Ken in Illinois. What’s your Blood Glucose readings at bedtime? I have hit a 43 for my lowest ever and between the glucose tabs and 4oz of OJ got it back up to 100 in 20 minutes. The low glucose event to me is very stressful
Good morning from outside the state capital in Wisconsin. It is now 52 heading hopefully to 70+. It is beautifully clear skies.
No hockey or NBA games yesterday and I tried the White Sox last night for 1 batter. For baseball I would prefer in person or radio. TV really slows the game down IMO. Turned the TV off in the background and pulled a couple buildings off the layout. Added fiber optic lights and tested them. Something different from weathering or electronics.
enjoy the day
Chad, that was painful to read.
Ken, needle in the spine?
Ken in Illinois. What’s your Blood Glucose readings at bedtime? I have hit a 43 for my lowest ever and between the glucose tabs and 4oz of OJ got it back up to 100 in 20 minutes. The low glucose event to me is very stressful
Good morning from outside the state capital in Wisconsin. It is now 52 heading hopefully to 70+. It is beautifully clear skies.
No hockey or NBA games yesterday and I tried the White Sox last night for 1 batter. For baseball I would prefer in person or radio. TV really slows the game down IMO. Turned the TV off in the background and pulled a couple buildings off the layout. Added fiber optic lights and tested them. Something different from weathering or electronics.
enjoy the day
Gotta get moving around here as well; I need to try and make some $ back in the market - it has been a rough 6 weeks around here. The Spousal Unit is spending last night with her sister, Irene, at the "ranch house" where they are throwing away and cleaning out the house - at least they have started on it somewhat.
Kate, wife, went with me yesterday to the breathing specialist. I am very happy to have her with me because she is able to comprehend much more from the doctors and helpers than I can remember. (on a sidenote while she was driving, I wass able to observe the starting of several more 100 plus home subdivisions going up the Interstate. YEP, won't be many more years until it will be solid city the 40 miles between here and Riverside/Corona area.)
In a nutshell I came away with a nebulizer and a portable/backpack/shoulder type battery powered Oxygen machine - yet to be delivered.
Possibility of these things will help me lead a more normal life - we'll see.
Oh looks like a new person working here this morning. Abby Gail, how about one of MEL's famous garbage omelets this morning with a Diet DP to drink - PATY
Oh the weather is supposed to be 78 today with P/C sky. That 98 we had on Saturday must have been liked by all the babes at the beach!
Kate, wife, went with me yesterday to the breathing specialist. I am very happy to have her with me because she is able to comprehend much more from the doctors and helpers than I can remember. (on a sidenote while she was driving, I wass able to observe the starting of several more 100 plus home subdivisions going up the Interstate. YEP, won't be many more years until it will be solid city the 40 miles between here and Riverside/Corona area.)
In a nutshell I came away with a nebulizer and a portable/backpack/shoulder type battery powered Oxygen machine - yet to be delivered.
Possibility of these things will help me lead a more normal life - we'll see.
Oh looks like a new person working here this morning. Abby Gail, how about one of MEL's famous garbage omelets this morning with a Diet DP to drink - PATY
Oh the weather is supposed to be 78 today with P/C sky. That 98 we had on Saturday must have been liked by all the babes at the beach!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet peeps, and those too injured to do anything like real work today...
It's Troy again.
Back from a weekend in Detroit - Motor City - for some mayhem at a gaming convention. Helped a friend run a tournament, and got a sweet shirt with the convention logo, my name on the front, and JUDGE on the back.
it's red.
I don't wear red. Not a color that appeals. I do blues and greens, or blacks and greys. Oh well. If I go again next year, I can wear it again.
Now, time for a shameless plug, if you will allow me. This link:
https://readerlinks.com/l/2297071
will take you off to the Amazon page for Book 1 in the series I just put three of our forum members into a later book (they are in book 5 - the link is for book 1).
I'm running a special on Book 1 - as in FREE for the e-book version for your Kindle or tablet. Note: today is the last full day of the special. Ends May 18! Amazon controls the time that the price rises, so grab it early if you like books with pixies, droll mini-dragons, and whodunnit fun.
The book with Willie, Sherrel, and Smudge comes out on May 20 just in case you're holding out for that one.
--end shameless plug --
edit: forgot the pic before: here it tis
Me and the fuzzy editor are getting some patio time in. He's over guarding his crock of Cat Grass so Mama Bird doesn't snack on it.
Our immediate neighbors have a dog that barks menacingly at EVERYTHING. It got loose one day and found me on my walk. Nose to my crotch barking, barking, barking.
After getting pulled off my bike, when I was 8 years, old by a country dog that spent a lot of time chasing cars, my relationship with canines is uneasy at best. So I just froze and talked in soothing tones until it wandered away. Yes, it barked nonstop as it wandered the neighborhood. That grass move. BARKBARKBARK! A bird soared overhead BARKBARKBARK! There's a parked car BARKBARKBARK! That rock looks suspicious BARKBARKBARK!
I don't mind an occasional yap or ruff from neighbor dogs. That's what dogs do. They bark. Espeically if we're on our patio. That's enough noise and movement to tell it to BARKBARKBARK!
I keep hoping they'll get a bark training collar for the dog. Instead, they just let it out, then call it right back in. I feel for the doggo. It should get to enjoy the patio the way we enjoy our patio.
So, I found a dog whistle trainer app for my phone. Frequency high enough we can't hear it, but doggo can.
Problem is, my phone is bluetoothed to my hearing aids.
MUST...REMEMBER...TO...TURN...OFF...BLUETOOTH before using that app.
First time, doggo didn't hear it. But the pressure in my ears went up. Oh. yeah. Turn off the Bluetooth so it goes out the phone speakers instead of my hearing aids!!!
The next time, dog reacted and quieted to just a growl, but the neighbor called him in. Give me another week, and I might be able to get the dog trained to not bark when it sees movement on our side of the privacy fence.
It's Troy again.
Back from a weekend in Detroit - Motor City - for some mayhem at a gaming convention. Helped a friend run a tournament, and got a sweet shirt with the convention logo, my name on the front, and JUDGE on the back.
it's red.
I don't wear red. Not a color that appeals. I do blues and greens, or blacks and greys. Oh well. If I go again next year, I can wear it again.
Now, time for a shameless plug, if you will allow me. This link:
https://readerlinks.com/l/2297071
will take you off to the Amazon page for Book 1 in the series I just put three of our forum members into a later book (they are in book 5 - the link is for book 1).
I'm running a special on Book 1 - as in FREE for the e-book version for your Kindle or tablet. Note: today is the last full day of the special. Ends May 18! Amazon controls the time that the price rises, so grab it early if you like books with pixies, droll mini-dragons, and whodunnit fun.
The book with Willie, Sherrel, and Smudge comes out on May 20 just in case you're holding out for that one.
--end shameless plug --
edit: forgot the pic before: here it tis
Me and the fuzzy editor are getting some patio time in. He's over guarding his crock of Cat Grass so Mama Bird doesn't snack on it.
Our immediate neighbors have a dog that barks menacingly at EVERYTHING. It got loose one day and found me on my walk. Nose to my crotch barking, barking, barking.
After getting pulled off my bike, when I was 8 years, old by a country dog that spent a lot of time chasing cars, my relationship with canines is uneasy at best. So I just froze and talked in soothing tones until it wandered away. Yes, it barked nonstop as it wandered the neighborhood. That grass move. BARKBARKBARK! A bird soared overhead BARKBARKBARK! There's a parked car BARKBARKBARK! That rock looks suspicious BARKBARKBARK!
I don't mind an occasional yap or ruff from neighbor dogs. That's what dogs do. They bark. Espeically if we're on our patio. That's enough noise and movement to tell it to BARKBARKBARK!
I keep hoping they'll get a bark training collar for the dog. Instead, they just let it out, then call it right back in. I feel for the doggo. It should get to enjoy the patio the way we enjoy our patio.
So, I found a dog whistle trainer app for my phone. Frequency high enough we can't hear it, but doggo can.
Problem is, my phone is bluetoothed to my hearing aids.
MUST...REMEMBER...TO...TURN...OFF...BLUETOOTH before using that app.
First time, doggo didn't hear it. But the pressure in my ears went up. Oh. yeah. Turn off the Bluetooth so it goes out the phone speakers instead of my hearing aids!!!
The next time, dog reacted and quieted to just a growl, but the neighbor called him in. Give me another week, and I might be able to get the dog trained to not bark when it sees movement on our side of the privacy fence.
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Feelin better already. Got my Steroid shot and back home now. Have to go out and cut a tree down as it's reaching to close to the house then I'll ride on down to Richmond, VA to see a friend who is in the spinal injury ward of the hospital this afternoon.
Alcomotive
Grandson of an ALCO Builder
Morning folks!
Well it's gonna be a busy month of June have 2 trips coming up. Headed to Bama to see Godson #3 compete in state bass fishing tournament. I get to ride along on the boat with him as a marshal. Cool beans! Then I am headed to Texas to meet up with an o'l high school buddy who served 25 years in the Navy and some of those years as a SEAL. It will be great to see him and his family I was his best man when he got married in '91 in San Diego. Then at the end of the month my eldest sister will be here from England and we will be hanging at the lake house on Lake George NY for the entire month of July then she will leave in 1st week of August after Pop's birthday. In October I will be going to England to spend the a week there. My sister and I will go to Guinness brewery in Ireland then to Helsinki, Finland to see the Rapala museum and plant (my favorite lure manufacturer) then back to her flat for Halloween. That will be all the travels for this year other than my 2 fishing trips coming up as well. 2023 I will be going to Alaska for 2 weeks and I can't wait for that!
Yesterday and today rain. More rain on Thursday. Cooler weather is fine with me. I hope to get my flooring done next week on the 2nd floor of my house. I have to finish repainting my master bedroom tonight and tomorrow nite first. Once this is all done I can relax for a week. lol. So much going on but I just gotta keep pushing. I still have the cough from the Vid but it is getting less and less each day. Energy level is coming up slowly. Appetite is coming back too but I am hoping to keep the weight I lost off. Taste buds are little weird but coming back as well.
No work unfortunately for the train room as I am trying to get the house in shape before my sister comes to visit and my Godson #3 will be coming in July as well. He wants to go fishing on Lake Champlain. He has never been to NY so it should be fun!
Ya'll have a good one!
Well it's gonna be a busy month of June have 2 trips coming up. Headed to Bama to see Godson #3 compete in state bass fishing tournament. I get to ride along on the boat with him as a marshal. Cool beans! Then I am headed to Texas to meet up with an o'l high school buddy who served 25 years in the Navy and some of those years as a SEAL. It will be great to see him and his family I was his best man when he got married in '91 in San Diego. Then at the end of the month my eldest sister will be here from England and we will be hanging at the lake house on Lake George NY for the entire month of July then she will leave in 1st week of August after Pop's birthday. In October I will be going to England to spend the a week there. My sister and I will go to Guinness brewery in Ireland then to Helsinki, Finland to see the Rapala museum and plant (my favorite lure manufacturer) then back to her flat for Halloween. That will be all the travels for this year other than my 2 fishing trips coming up as well. 2023 I will be going to Alaska for 2 weeks and I can't wait for that!
Yesterday and today rain. More rain on Thursday. Cooler weather is fine with me. I hope to get my flooring done next week on the 2nd floor of my house. I have to finish repainting my master bedroom tonight and tomorrow nite first. Once this is all done I can relax for a week. lol. So much going on but I just gotta keep pushing. I still have the cough from the Vid but it is getting less and less each day. Energy level is coming up slowly. Appetite is coming back too but I am hoping to keep the weight I lost off. Taste buds are little weird but coming back as well.
No work unfortunately for the train room as I am trying to get the house in shape before my sister comes to visit and my Godson #3 will be coming in July as well. He wants to go fishing on Lake Champlain. He has never been to NY so it should be fun!
Ya'll have a good one!
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logandsawman
Well-Known Member
Good morning all, super busy at work as yesterday I had the day off, did lots of work on the layout, also went to the dentist.
Flo - What about scrambled eggs, hash browns, white toast, and coffee. Thanks!
Chad - Ouch! glad no broken bones
Jeff H - glad I wasn't named Karen
Tom O - congrats on the Paper mill story!
Hughie - gas 4.24 here now
Karl - beautiful layout scene
Joe - sometimes blue sky and maybe a distant shaded hillside is the best option
Ken - hope the blood sugar evens out some. Go figure
Guy - truck looks great
Troy - dog whistle app, interesting. No shame in self promotion
James - busy guy!
Sherrel - hope the o2 issue will just disappear.
PHOTO from the new layout, edited by wife (Beth)
more progress on my layout on the build thread
more later, Dave LASM
Flo - What about scrambled eggs, hash browns, white toast, and coffee. Thanks!
Chad - Ouch! glad no broken bones
Jeff H - glad I wasn't named Karen
Tom O - congrats on the Paper mill story!
Hughie - gas 4.24 here now
Karl - beautiful layout scene
Joe - sometimes blue sky and maybe a distant shaded hillside is the best option
Ken - hope the blood sugar evens out some. Go figure
Guy - truck looks great
Troy - dog whistle app, interesting. No shame in self promotion
James - busy guy!
Sherrel - hope the o2 issue will just disappear.
PHOTO from the new layout, edited by wife (Beth)
more progress on my layout on the build thread
more later, Dave LASM
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good late Morning All. It has not been a good morning actually. Shortly after I awoke around 0400, I began to feel a shortness of breath. I laid down on the couch and 45 minutes later, I started shivering? I took my blood pressure medication as usual and took my blood pressure, 180/117! Wow! Not good. Then I felt discomfort in the left shoulder and across the top of my chest, not pain, but just discomfort. I immediately popped a nitroglycerine pill, followed by another about ten minutes later and woke up my wife. The discomfort subsided mostly and the other symptoms abated a bit. After a 30 minute drive to the Emergency Room and a bunch of tests and blood draws, they decided that they could find nothing wrong and I was feeling better. I was actually feeling better about halfway through the trip there.
So the good news is that they released me and sent me home. I already had an appointment tomorrow with the cardiologist, so we'll see what he says. I was already going to schedule an angioplasty with him, hopefully before the end of the month.
I'll catch up with you guys later today.
So the good news is that they released me and sent me home. I already had an appointment tomorrow with the cardiologist, so we'll see what he says. I was already going to schedule an angioplasty with him, hopefully before the end of the month.
I'll catch up with you guys later today.
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kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
WOW, take care of yourself Willie, we can wait!
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