What are you doing today 2023

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Pepper said:
@hollydolly
Always very late and sometimes too early. They don't provide information as to where they are and when pick up will be. They don't always pick me up at the proper address and I can't find them. It's a share ride and if another rider is going to an out of the way place I get where I'm going -- eventually. The schedulers (and it is a hard job if done properly) do a lousy job. I think the greatest worry is misinformation. They say driver will be there in 10 minutes which turns into 40 minutes. They are not dependable and the drivers never speak good English, or any English. Sometimes the drivers do scary things, but that's another story. I hate them for the angst they cause in me.
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..blimey I don't blame you... :rolleyes:
 

Have had ADT since 2008 but I'm switching alarm companies this morning and going to save $44.00 per month by doing so for the same if not better service......big time gap but they're supposed to be here between 8 & 11 to do the switch over using my existing alarm system at no charge.

Going from ADT to Alert 360.

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Christopher said:
It just so happens that today (Tuesday, January 10, 2023) is the second day of my retirement that began yesterday Monday January 9th. So here I am in a Starbucks having a chai tee latte and listening to the music. This is now the beginning of my 4th Act.

It's been a long time since I was free of either school or work. A long time. Well, I guess I'll just hold my breath and dive in.

Christopher
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CONGRATULATIONS on your retirement……won’t take long, and you’ll get it down pat.
WELCOME to SF……ENJOY your time here…..great members and endless topics and interests.
 
Today……since I pulled a muscle in my back Christmas Day……I’m so behind in shovelling in the back since then.
Lucky, we’ve only had a few dustings since then.
But…..
My guys have only had 1/3 of their paths they usually have…..they like to have runs in them…..they’re missing that.
So I’ll try to do some today, a bit at a time.

Foster daughter…..a sarcastic note……I dropped of Christmas gifts for them on December 28……haven’t heard from them at all in the two weeks.
No offers on help with the sNOw….no, how is your back feeling…..no nothing…..10 blocks away…..her phone is totally busted now……BUT……her partner has a cell phone.

Need to wear off some frustration……snow shovelling should solve that problem.
 
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everyone! It turns out that I cracked my tooth. 😲 The good news is that the dentist says I won't need a crown, he can fix it with a filling. The bad news is that his schedule is full for the next 5 weeks!!!! I'm hoping that the tooth doesn't get any worse before my appointment!

After dinner I finally finished cutting and dragging branches away, from that first #%%%#%&$% privit bush!! While I was doing that, Dio started (and completely finished) cutting down the second crepe myrtle bush. So we have 3 down (literally) and one to go! I'll be glad when I can ✔ this project off of the to-do list!!

It's almost bed time, so good night to all!
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Did you talk to the person responsible for scheduling his appointments, asking to be on the "call if there's a cancellation" list? I've done that and gotten last-minute appointments within a week.
 
Christopher said:
It just so happens that today (Tuesday, January 10, 2023) is the second day of my retirement that began yesterday Monday January 9th. So here I am in a Starbucks having a chai tee latte and listening to the music. This is now the beginning of my 4th Act.

It's been a long time since I was free of either school or work. A long time. Well, I guess I'll just hold my breath and dive in.

Christopher
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Welcome aboard and enjoy your retirement and your coffee.
 
hollydolly said:
Hammering down of rain this morning... very gloomy. Had a terrible night because of the back pain.. not exaggerating to say it was agony to turn in my sleep, and trying to get dressed this morning brought tears to my eyes. Not sure if I've trapped a nerve or not on the left side, because I have sciatic pain shooting down my left leg.. something I don't usually have with my normal spasmodic lower disc lumbar pain.. but whatever it is .. this is awfully painful. :(

I took some Methocarbamol 750 anti spasm tablets before bed last night, but nothing has made any difference..
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My back has been bothering me now that our grandson is over 20 lbs. At 13 months, he still wants to be carried quite a bit. Went to the spine center at my medical group (no GP referral necessary). The doc gave me some PT to do and also approved me for acupuncture.

My copay is $15 per session, worth every dime. It's so helpful with my back that last Friday I showed my acupuncturist one of my osteoarthritis afflicted fingers because it was particularly painful. Figured I had nothing to lose.

He put two needles in the joint and voila, no more pain. When I see him this week I'll ask him to address the other finger joint that happens to be flaring up right now (cold weather). Hoping for similar results.

Does your medical plan cover acupuncture, @hollydolly? If so, have you tried it for your back and/or fingers recently?
 
I am going to put up a new patio umbrella to replace the old one that virtually fell apart. It is handy during the winter when we take the dogs out for their potty call.
Then I am going to continue my work on that annual ritual of doing taxes. I got Turbo tax loaded on my computer last night and added another 20 minutes of updates. I still need four more forms and will search for them today. Hopefully everything will go smooth and I won’t screw anything up.
 
StarSong said:
My back has been bothering me now that our grandson is over 20 lbs. At 13 months, he still wants to be carried quite a bit. Went to the spine center at my medical group (no GP referral necessary). The doc gave me some PT to do and also approved me for acupuncture.

My copay is $15 per session, worth every dime. It's so helpful with my back that last Friday I showed my acupuncturist one of my osteoarthritis afflicted fingers because it was particularly painful. Figured I had nothing to lose.

He put two needles in the joint and voila, no more pain. When I see him this week I'll ask him to address the other finger joint that happens to be flaring up right now (cold weather). Hoping for similar results.

Does your medical plan cover acupuncture, @hollydolly? If so, have you tried it for your back and/or fingers recently?
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Medical Plan ?.. our medical plan is the NHS... I have no private medical inusrance now since O/h cancelled our joint policy when he left.. Can't afford Private medical Insurance on my own..
 
I need to buckle down and finish my continuing education so I can get my nursing license renewed. I saw a part-time ad for hospice nurse yesterday and sent the application in before I realized it is at one of the Savannah offices. (I keep the mileage filter on the job searches less than 25 miles, so I don't know how Savannah--90 miles away--sneaked in there. But hey, if it's only one or two days a week, I could "do" Savannah!

Connected with a long-time friend this AM and will have coffee with her at local coffee shop tomorrow for a catch-up chat. =)

Also on the agenda today, making bean soup, grocery shopping and some cleaning.

Y'all have a lover-ly day!
 
Staring at a large gaping hole in the wall of the Florida room. The Spousal Equivalent ordered a new exterior door because the old one leaked during the last two hurricanes and then swelled up.

The handyman picked it up today and brought it home. He tore everything out, header and all and THEN discovered it's the wrong door. Everyone's back at Lowes trying to find the right door and I'm home guarding the portal to hell.

Somehow.....I just know....this is going to turn out to be my fault......somehow......
 
Nothing to report for today..except a slight improvement in my back pain..*touching wood *... slept better.. been able to walk up and down stairs today without screeching, ...still sore, but improving. Not going to aggravate it by going out at least for the next couple of days.

On the good news front got my water bill today.. and it's very low, when I called them to check, they said that they'd put me on the lowest tariff, for living alone..so that's a bonus..(y)

Raining again... all day that's 3 days now..
 
hollydolly said:
Hammering down of rain this morning... very gloomy. Had a terrible night because of the back pain.. not exaggerating to say it was agony to turn in my sleep, and trying to get dressed this morning brought tears to my eyes. Not sure if I've trapped a nerve or not on the left side, because I have sciatic pain shooting down my left leg.. something I don't usually have with my normal spasmodic lower disc lumbar pain.. but whatever it is .. this is awfully painful. :(

I took some Methocarbamol 750 anti spasm tablets before bed last night, but nothing has made any difference..
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You should have a visit to a medical facility HD for a test of some kind. Maybe something that could be fixed by just resting, a brace or PT. At least you'll know... before you inadvertently make it worse.
 
Got woken up by Kitten CoffeeBean, he was scared of the loud sounds due to driving winds and buckets of sleet. It hit me like a blow in the chest that my favourite day of the week was going to be ruined.

Man, I hate when I'm right... It comes in three and did it ever. Wasted over 3 hours on phone to find out in less than 3 minutes for each calls that the service wasn't available, but it was available online; second disaster, after waiting 3 months aka 12 weeks and a day, that I was given the wrong form and now have to apply again somewhere else and probably wait another 3 months 😠; third disaster the microwave bought in November 2022, delivered in early December has died today, it's packed, I've got label to print and I'll get reimbursed, yes good but once again, no microwave until next week, shitaki mushroom...

My original plans for today ruined and I've got to add that for tomorrow on top of what was planned for tomorrow. Triple bummer😭😭😭
 
RadishRose said:
You should have a visit to a medical facility HD for a test of some kind. Maybe something that could be fixed by just resting, a brace or PT. At least you'll know... before you inadvertently make it worse.
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I agree with you my friend..but a little easier said than done RR... firstly I can't get an appointment for a month with my Doctor, and to get to the Hospital walk in facility, I have to drive, and I can't do that yet !!
 

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