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Pepper said:
I lost my keys after coming home Saturday at 1pm. I didn't realize it until Sunday morning. I looked everywhere. Son had to come over to give me his keys which I can have copied, except for main one to whole bldg. I ordered that, it will cost me $20.

I am ashamed to say I had a big, huge fight with my son. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm tired of everything being my fault. I'm sorry that this may be true.
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I would never have a fight with my daughter... despite the fact she sets my teeth on edge sometimes because she caan be really quite snappy.. and regardless of what I'm talking about she knows better... but I hold myself back from snapping in return, simply because I would be devastated if anything was to happen to her and the last words we had between us were nasty...

I always thank god the last words I spoke to my mum before she killed herself, were nice ones.. not stroppy teenage ones which it could well have been at the time, but they weren't and I absolutely keep that in mind when talking to my daughter regardless of how moody she might be to me at the time
 

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Its almost 5pm.. dark, and heavy rain..It was nightmare journey home, not one I care to repeat.. dark, heavy London traffic.. Pouring of rain.. oncoming headlights from hundreds of cars, traffic lights every few hundred yards, speed restrictions, trying to see the road in the dark & rain, and the blinding headlights, while watching for speed cameras everywhere ...just terrible!!😩

Anyway aside from that I was in and out of the hospital in 15 minutes, with steroid injections in both knees.... Consultant said to go and sit and have a coffee before driving home. You will never hear anyone say that in an NHS hospital.. but in the private hospital coffee and tea are free..


Then I had to go to another part of hospital for X-rays.. that took longer...

Stopped on the way home, and bought some iced donuts... I think I deserve them..plus I'm at the dentist tomorrow morning..:eek: it might be a filling might be an extraction.. so I'm eating cake while I can...:p
 

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Pepper said:
I am ashamed to say I had a big, huge fight with my son. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm tired of everything being my fault. I'm sorry that this may be true.
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hollydolly said:
I would never have a fight with my daughter... despite the fact she sets my teeth on edge sometimes because she caan be really quite snappy.. and regardless of what I'm talking about she knows better... but I hold myself back from snapping in return, simply because I would be devastated if anything was to happen to her and the last words we had between us were nasty...

I always thank god the last words I spoke to my mum before she killed herself, were nice ones.. not stroppy teenage ones which it could well have been at the time, but they weren't and I absolutely keep that in mind when talking to my daughter regardless of how moody she might be to me at the time
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I rarely fight with my kids, but when it happens I try to set things right as soon as possible.

When I have a disagreement with someone important to me, I want to immediately make peace. My first step is to see how I could have better handled whatever went wrong. Was I snarky, did I fail to keep an agreement, did I yuck someone else's yum? Did I gloat? Did I insult? Was I unkind?

I've yet to honestly look at a relationship problem without seeing my own failure. So I reach out by starting with apologies for my missteps, express my sincere intent to not repeat the behavior, and explain I'd like for us to heal the wounds and move forward.

Reach out to your son. I'm sure he's suffering, too, @Pepper.
 
Pepper said:
I lost my keys after coming home Saturday at 1pm. I didn't realize it until Sunday morning. I looked everywhere. Son had to come over to give me his keys which I can have copied, except for main one to whole bldg. I ordered that, it will cost me $20.

I am ashamed to say I had a big, huge fight with my son. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm tired of everything being my fault. I'm sorry that this may be true.
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It sounds as though you were very stressed with the loss of the keys. We all fall out with those closest to us sometimes but, an apology is usually all it takes. I hope you and your son are reconciled very soon @Pepper. You seem to be going through tough times lately. :(
 
We’re going back and forth on my roof being fixed or replace shingles r/t damage from Helene. Insurance paid very little. Had a local roofer look at it today … even to patch would cost more than what insurance paid. I need to check with other companies in town but I doubt there will be much price difference. And you don’t want to go with the low-ball estimate that will give out in 10 yrs.

I don’t think I’m going to be taking vacations anytime soon 🙄
 
Pepper said:
I lost my keys after coming home Saturday at 1pm. I didn't realize it until Sunday morning. I looked everywhere. Son had to come over to give me his keys which I can have copied, except for main one to whole bldg. I ordered that, it will cost me $20.

I am ashamed to say I had a big, huge fight with my son. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm tired of everything being my fault. I'm sorry that this may be true.
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Take a deep breath! Have two sets of keys made. Have lunch then backtrack your steps again. Last time you have seen them until you missed them. There is no your fault or his fault. Small stuff just added up. You may want to consider getting things out in the open while they are mole hills.
 
Pepper said:
I lost my keys after coming home Saturday at 1pm. I didn't realize it until Sunday morning. I looked everywhere. Son had to come over to give me his keys which I can have copied, except for main one to whole bldg. I ordered that, it will cost me $20.

I am ashamed to say I had a big, huge fight with my son. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm tired of everything being my fault. I'm sorry that this may be true.
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I'm sorry Pepper. Let's hope better days are ahead for you. 💐
Good advice @hollydolly !
 
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Left: On the way to my annual physical check-up, some streets have flower beds on the median strip. Right: My annual physical today: I am all right. Not at the huge Kaiser Riverside Medical Center, but at a small branch office with limited services. My personal physician is located here. After 12 hour fasting, more lab tests and an X-Ray. The colorful leaves of the deciduous tree on the left are a reminder that autumn even visits Southern California.

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Because of tight scheduling, there are usually no long waiting lines. The Emergency Room and Urgent Care look differently, regretably.
During my 54 years with Kaiser Permanente, it happened only once that, when I called in early in the morning, I could not obtain a
regular appointment without much waiting for the same day, though usually not with my personal physician.

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Left: All the plants and paintings everywhere create a friendly atmosphere.......Right: There is even a refreshment stand.

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PS, Kaiser Permanente healthcare system (kp.org) is a non-profit organization that can afford offering more perks than the for-profit healthcare systems (as most are) whose unwritten objective is to satisfy primarily their shareholders. The government is paying the bills, and both Social Security and Medicare are expected to be running short of money in about ten years, making it necessary to lower the payments to the beneficiaries. By then I will be 100 years old and too senile to worry about it.
 
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Went with a friend to a tour of the U.S. Capitol (just the regular tour, not gallery passes to the in-session stuff, did not desire to see/hear any politicians). The tour sees the art and the old Congress and court rooms from the 1800s.

The weather was perfect today, 68F (20C) and sunny.

I'm not good at judging people's ages, I think my friend is much older because we only had to walk 15 minutes from the metro train to the Capitol, but nevertheless he needed to stop and rest a few times. That really reinforced my worry that I need to hurry up and travel to any/all interesting destinations before I'm too old.

Luckily there was a separate tour available for people who preferred to take the elevator instead of the stairs!

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Before sunrise I
~ Did more calculations that I will need to complete my Zakat (obligatory charity) worksheet in January so I can compote the remaining balance for 2024.

~ Finished setting up my Family Budget Planner spreadsheet for 2025.

~ Placed an online order with Optum RX, my home delivery pharmacy.

Around 9:30 I put away most of the laundry from last week while talking to my BFF on the phone. I'll have to reorganize my t-shirt drawer before I put those away.
 
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hollydolly said:
Its almost 5pm.. dark, and heavy rain..It was nightmare journey home, not one I care to repeat.. dark, heavy London traffic.. Pouring of rain.. oncoming headlights from hundreds of cars, traffic lights every few hundred yards, speed restrictions, trying to see the road in the dark & rain, and the blinding headlights, while watching for speed cameras everywhere ...just terrible!!😩

Anyway aside from that I was in and out of the hospital in 15 minutes, with steroid injections in both knees.... Consultant said to go and sit and have a coffee before driving home. You will never hear anyone say that in an NHS hospital.. but in the private hospital coffee and tea are free..


Then I had to go to another part of hospital for X-rays.. that took longer...

Stopped on the way home, and bought some iced donuts... I think I deserve them..plus I'm at the dentist tomorrow morning..:eek: it might be a filling might be an extraction.. so I'm eating cake while I can...:p
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Makes me happy that I'm a country boy.
I hope your knees get better.
 
stretch5881 said:
Makes me happy that I'm a country boy.
I hope your knees get better.
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Thank you, in a week or 2 my knee should be good enough for me to be able to get back on the treadmill..

.....however I do live in the countryside, and that's what I;m used to driving in, ..the villages all the small and even larger towns.. with the occasional trip into North London, which is just 10 miles or so away.....if I need to go into the city proper...which is 20 to the centre ...or 40 miles to the south of the city . it might as well be a hundred because of the high volume of traffic..and can take anything up to 3 hours to get in depending on the day, roadworks etc.. I take the train and tubes..on those days

however this hospital I was at yesterday.. isn't near a Tube station,or train station, so I really had no option but to drive... *ugh*... I honestly forget that the whole of Europe now lives here.. or so it would seem.. the traffic yesterday was like the types of Traffic jams you see in Asian countries, where people are driviing up on pavements to get past queues etc.. and all this in the dark, and teeming rain...NIGHTMARE
 
  • Many parts of the UK have woken up to snow, as the Met Office says the country is getting its "first taste of winter"
  • Since then, snow has also been falling in the home counties and in central London too
  • Some 130 schools have been closed in Wales, and 40 in the West Midlands
  • Motorists and commuters are being warned of possible disruption, and there are three yellow warnings for snow and ice

180 schools closed just in Wales and the Midlands alone....
 
hollydolly said:
  • Many parts of the UK have woken up to snow, as the Met Office says the country is getting its "first taste of winter"
  • Since then, snow has also been falling in the home counties and in central London too
  • Some 130 schools have been closed in Wales, and 40 in the West Midlands
  • Motorists and commuters are being warned of possible disruption, and there are three yellow warnings for snow and ice

180 schools closed just in Wales and the Midlands alone....
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Got a little here
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