What are you doing today 2023

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Well it's just past 10am now..the rain has stopped it's kinda sunny.. not quite.. but of course the freezer in the Barn is soaked from the humidity so again.. the dehumidifier had to go on... I'm trying to think of a way to stop the humidity i there without resorting to using expensive electricity... .. I'm also worried that the freezer ultimately is going to end up rusty..
 
I'm not saying that it's practical, but it might require building a room for it with a couple of coats of outdoor paint and something like a dryer vent and a thermostatic fan - to vent heat in warm times. Still need the dehumidifier but it wouldn't run so much.

Ok... that might cost more than the freezer once you count a door and everything.
 
timoc said:
That's the upside of being a bit 'mutton jeff', Holly, I don't hear alarm clocks..... and if I did, the clock would hit the wall. 😊
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LOL>.Timoc... :D I'm from a profoundly deaf family.. most born without hearing, so alarms were of no use to them .. so before modern technology.. they had to use flashing. table lamps to wake them instead,.....I think I might prefer that to a blaring bell going off in my ear... :D
 
I have Covid. I'm very sick, and I'm glad. Crazy. Can't stand the thought of being on AccessARide after what happened to me last week. The panic I have just at the thought of using them again has filled me with intense fear. I'm shaking with fear. I never know what to expect from them. I'm a captive in a madhouse.

Why can't my husband be with me? Why does he have to be dead? Why couldn't we have been a couple that survived together? Why must I face horrible things alone, alone, always alone?

I'm so sorry. It's just I feel very sick. CVS doesn't deliver, how will I get my meds? God forbid I should ask for a favor.

I have Covid. I'm glad.

F my horrible mayor who insists these rides, for most, not all, must be shared even though it has no bearing on expenses. It's the appearance, he says. Yet, there are many who get single rides. They are in a 10 year old 'experiemental' program. Yeah.

Thank God I have Covid.
 
Aw @Pepper ... this makes me so sad to hear! Isn't there some kind of senior center you could contact and tell them what's going on and that you need help? Or a place of worship whether or not you attend? Those are the two places I'd check... can't your doctor offer advice on how to get your meds since you can't get out? I'm so sorry you're going through this. :cry:
 
I'm sorry I sound like a lunatic. I'm really the worst patient. That's how I know attitude plays a very small part in the fight against cancer. I've had it twice and survived being miserable. Well, the second time I was in an incredble single room with a view of the East River & a fairly good menu, and 75 inch TV, so even though a third of my right lung was removed and the pain was incredible at first, I will always remember that view of the heliport, fancy river front restaurant, the boats..........like a vacation room. Being treated so well helped me heal, it certainly wasn't my doing.

Today I will zoom talk with therapist, again about AccessARide. She doesn't know what happened, that I was assaulted! These sessions don't help, the reality is too hard to bear. I'm stuck. But I'm glad I have Covid. I need distance from that awful event.
 
When I was living in the US, morning talk shows were huge. They weer dumb fun.

This morning I got a hankering to watch one again. The power of youtube presented a "Jenny" show, and an episode from "Geraldo".

Man, those were the times. :D
 
Pepper said:
I'm sorry I sound like a lunatic. I'm really the worst patient. That's how I know attitude plays a very small part in the fight against cancer. I've had it twice and survived being miserable. Well, the second time I was in an incredble single room with a view of the East River & a fairly good menu, and 75 inch TV, so even though a third of my right lung was removed and the pain was incredible at first, I will always remember that view of the heliport, fancy river front restaurant, the boats..........like a vacation room. Being treated so well helped me heal, it certainly wasn't my doing.

Today I will zoom talk with therapist, again about AccessARide. She doesn't know what happened, that I was assaulted! These sessions don't help, the reality is too hard to bear. I'm stuck. But I'm glad I have Covid. I need distance from that awful event.
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Sorry to hear this, Pepper. If I were near, I'd get your drugs for you.

This world is full of conveniences, but they're not always the right and fair kind. As a country, the US is fairly brutal when it comes to ill-health.
 
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I have Covid.
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@Pepper, I'm so sorry you are sick. ::Sending virtual chicken soup:: or whatever helps you feel better. ((hugs)) Though I understand the idea of being sick is better than having probable trauma hanging over your head, as in your Access Ride...

Today is get together with older daughter and granddaughters in the afternoon. Older granddaughter wants to watch more of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland dancing the Nutcracker (which I introduced her to Sunday), so I will *of course* facilitate that! lol Before we pick the girls up from school, though, I hope to be able to take a walk with my daughter. Between the two of us being nurses, grandchildren and family drama, we tend to talk like sewing machines when we get together =P

My younger daughter had a better day yesterday, thank goodness.

PS-- our local theater group is taking auditions for upcoming production of "Steel Magnolias" and I thought I might try out. But I watched the first five minutes of the play on youtube and *my gosh* what a lot of words to memorize. I think I'll let other people do the hard work and just plan to go and enjoy watching the show in the spring ;-)
 
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Pepper said:
I have Covid. I'm very sick,
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Sorry you're sick, Pepps. To echo @birdy's advice, perhaps a neighbor could pick up the meds for you. I hope you feel better soon.

Toddler grandson comes today, yippee! Also a dear friend is staying with us, not sure for how long. She lives 3-1/2 hours away, but her husband, who needs special care, was transferred to a huge hospital about 30 minutes from us.

Between that, the typical Christmas chaos that arrives when the calendar hits mid-December, and the pressure to get more cookies shipped to friends and relatives, life is busy. In a very good way.
 
Blimey , covid has come a long way...when both my husband an I had it in 2020/21 we barely knew what day it was, we couldn't possibly have posted on the internet.. we wouldn't have had the strength to turn the computer on, much less post..


Just got back from having lunch with my friend in North London... my Goodness the rain.. the rain, it's absolutely Biblical.. the skies are as dark as if it was night..horrible driving back .:eek:. the spray from the trucks were horrendous, and cars were aquaplaning on the motorway..

My friend works for a major supermarket.. and she said the rage from shoppers this year is something she's never encountered... ..so on the way home, I had to stop at tesco to pick up a few things.. there was some queues but it was all moving fast.. when I got to my turn, the cashier was chatting as she put my things through and while I paid.. ......

I witnessed first hand what my friend was talking about when a woman behind me started shouting at the cashier to stop talking and get on with it...
The cashier explained she was talking while I was paying my bill which she's permitted to do .. nothing more, not holding the queue up.. but this woman wouldn't top ranting ! *smh*
 
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hollydolly said:
Blimey , covid has come a long way...when both my husband an I had it in 2020/21 we barely knew what day it was, we couldn't possibly have posted on the internet.. we wouldn't have had the strength to turn the computer on, much less post..
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You're so right. And the only meds suggested by docs were over-the-counter cough syrups and fever reducers unless you were sick enough to be hospitalized, in which case, heaven help you.

I had it Christmas 2020 and the only trips I took from my bed were to use the toilet. Too sick to watch TV or read. Didn't even shower for about 5 days. DH got sick a few days into my illness, but fortunately didn't get it as bad as me, so he was the one who made the meals - such as they were. Mostly canned soup with a few extra frozen veggies thrown in.

DS & DDIL also made us some soup and other food. They left it on our front porch for DH to retrieve after they were safely back in their car.
 
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You're so right. And the only meds suggested by docs were over-the-counter cough syrups and fever reducers unless you were sick enough to be hospitalized, in which case, heaven help you.

I had it Christmas 2020 and the only trips I took from my bed were to use the toilet. Too sick to watch TV or read. Didn't even shower for about 5 days. DH got sick a few days into my illness, but fortunately didn't get it as bad as me, so he was the one who made the meals - such as they were. Mostly canned soup with a few extra frozen veggies thrown in.

DS & DDIL also made us some soup and other food. They left it on our front porch for DH to retrieve after they were safely back in their car.
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yep absolutely that's how it was for us.. altho' in our case it was him who got it worse.. 16 days in bed, very poorly...
 

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