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Post by toshtego on Dec 28, 2019 9:21:31 GMT -5
+14 degrees (F) and about four inches of fresh snow overnight. Mighty pretty out there!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 28, 2019 10:34:21 GMT -5
Walt if you’re a match it’s a fine thing you’re doing and if you’re not a match it’s still a fine thing you were gonna do.  |
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Post by adui on Dec 28, 2019 12:04:59 GMT -5
+14 degrees (F) and about four inches of fresh snow overnight. Mighty pretty out there!
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 28, 2019 12:27:49 GMT -5
Getting nervous about the kidney transplant...have had plenty of surgeries before, but this is different being an elective of a sort..insurance company, of course, doesn't want to pay for something like this, but makes no difference they can send me the bill after a down payment. Life is too short not to step up to the plate when necessary. Not looking forward to the traffic in Miami..that is the biggest dread of all.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 28, 2019 12:28:36 GMT -5
Another +14 degree (F) morning. Moe snow overnight. There is about one foot on the ground with drifts accumulating more. Not a problem but it means hauling hay bales to the critters will be more difficult. I may have to use the toboggan to tow the bales out to where the critters are.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 28, 2019 12:33:14 GMT -5
Getting nervous about the kidney transplant...have had plenty of surgeries before, but this is different being an elective of a sort..insurance company, of course, doesn't want to pay for something like this, but makes no difference they can send me the bill after a down payment. Life is too short not to step up to the plate when necessary. Not looking forward to the traffic in Miami.. that is the biggest dread of all.
Hoping for the best for you and your brother, Walt. Surgery is never fun but it can be an interesting experience. You get to engage with people who know things and who are focused on being helpful to others. That is a plus! You get to lie around and have people come and go. Meals are brought to you. You might have a little pain so something for that. You get to read in peace, more or less. You get to save your brother's life which is not something which happens often. You get points for that.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 28, 2019 13:05:20 GMT -5
I had a kidney out 11/8/2016. It hurt a lot for a while, especially when I was laughing.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 28, 2019 13:14:40 GMT -5
I had a kidney out 11/8/2016. It hurt a lot for a while, especially when I was laughing. , how long was the discomfort...days, weeks, months? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 28, 2019 13:24:44 GMT -5
I had a kidney out 11/8/2016. It hurt a lot for a while, especially when I was laughing. , how long was the discomfort...days, weeks, months? Well, it was cancer and they ended up with a bigger incision than planned. It really hurt for a couple of days, but it was all gone in a month. After the first week It wasn't more than a 3 or four. The main issue is getting out of bed. If you can firm up your side some before then do it. We have an Sleep Number bed and it was a problem. You should have a smaller incision than I did so it will be a little easier for you. I wouldn't have walked across the street to piss on my brothers if they were on fire, and they wouldn't have for me, either. Glad to hear that you love yours. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 28, 2019 17:59:51 GMT -5
Brother and I were estranged for several years...but "life" has a way of straightening out any difficulties you might have once had...we are both too old for grudges...time to "come together", as John once sang (Beatles)
Thanks for the info, Ron...gives me a better idea of what I'm in for.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 28, 2019 21:53:41 GMT -5
I reconciled with my younger brother before he died, but we no longer had a relationship. My oldest brother hated me since I was born. Once he stopped drinking he was tolerable. At least he stopped the abuse. It's OK. I had 5 sisters that loved me to death. Sisters are better than brothers.
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Post by puffy on Dec 28, 2019 22:35:38 GMT -5
I Don't have any brothers.I have one sister.I don't see her that often though.She lives 450 miles away.We're both old and neither of like to make the trip.We do talk on the phone a good bit.
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Post by Penzaholic on Dec 28, 2019 22:43:57 GMT -5
went to the pipe shop today and opened up a 8 year old bag of Old Ironsides, and smoked two bowls of that.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 29, 2019 9:06:18 GMT -5
I Don't have any brothers.I have one sister.I don't see her that often though.She lives 450 miles away.We're both old and neither of like to make the trip.We do talk on the phone a good bit. There is still time to climb onto that John Deere riding law tractor/mower and drive on over to her place. As you may know, an older fellow in Iowa did just that. Rode his JD Lawn Mower all the way to Michigan to see his brother. Seems he lost his Driver's License and this was his best option. A movie was made of this story, with Richard Farnsworth, a credible old coot from New Mexico. "The Real Story", or something like that. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 29, 2019 9:08:28 GMT -5
The last Sunday of 2019 and the decade of the teens. A cold one here at +6 degrees with more snow overnight.
Hope you enjoy yours!!!!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 29, 2019 9:09:15 GMT -5
I saw that, a great true story and as a Farnswirth fan I loved it.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 29, 2019 9:54:17 GMT -5
Got up early, wife’s 74th birthday, went in the fog and cut a lot of white Camelias, wife has a dish for flower arrangements, put arrangement on snack bar. Her real birthday is money to go play Bingo today and money for scratch offs, she loves em. Lucky man I am!
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 29, 2019 13:09:02 GMT -5
Big Happy Birthday to Mrs. Oldcajun!! Packing up some clothes for the trip...not taking much...plenty of tobacco and 3 pipes don't know how long we will be down there, but I'm making sure I have enough to get through a couple of months.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 29, 2019 13:18:01 GMT -5
You doing a very noble thing Walt, not manycourageous journeys invoke shootings, explosions, but simple courage, very respectful of you.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 29, 2019 14:28:17 GMT -5
Big Happy Birthday to Mrs. Oldcajun!! Packing up some clothes for the trip...not taking much...plenty of tobacco and 3 pipes don't know how long we will be down there, but I'm making sure I have enough to get through a couple of months. Seems to me you will be spending time in an open back hospital gown. When you are ready to get up and walk a bit, a robe is handy. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 29, 2019 14:30:12 GMT -5
Warmed up to a high of +18 degrees!!!!
Critters fed. I had some difficulty getting hay bales through the snow but they go them. I am not as well equipped as in past years.
Forecast is for -7 degrees (F) tonight. That will be hard on everyone.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 29, 2019 14:33:30 GMT -5
Cold weather is not something I can comfortably deal with...fortunately heading south...it will only get warmer...and thanks for suggesting a robe...hadn't thought of that.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 29, 2019 14:40:52 GMT -5
Happy birthday Mrs cajun.
Safe journeys Walt.
I'm sitting in front of the fire, chilling out after a busy day. Services this morning and then friends round this afternoon. It's been lovely.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 29, 2019 15:12:43 GMT -5
Just reorganized the currently smoking section and packed up the whole cellar again. I have a pic of it, but couldnt find the appropriate thread for it.
Fellas that I owe packages to, I did this just so I could pull out your jars, hahaha
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 2:11:57 GMT -5
Up late watching the temps drop and playing some Fallout 76. I have been playing this stupid game for a year and I am still finding new things. On sale for 20 bucks I got my friend in Tulsa a late Christmas gift and sent the code off in a email. Don't even think of playing this unless you are retired. So anywho got the fireplace going and the electric heater on quiet mode. I bet I run the big heater in the morning just to knock the chill out as it is pretty wet in the swamp.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 30, 2019 7:18:40 GMT -5
Morning Patchers!!! Rough night trying to sleep...heading off to the mechanic to get new windshield wiper motor and switch...can't be driving without it.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 30, 2019 10:38:38 GMT -5
By the time I got out of bed this morning, the Sun was over the Mesa and warming us up. SO, only -10 degrees (F) when I checked the thermometer and brought in more firewood. Another clear Sunny morning with calm winds, thankfully.
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Post by adui on Dec 30, 2019 10:43:23 GMT -5
toshtego you make me feel awefully guilty for being to much of a thin blooded wimp to step out and have my morning pipe in our quite warm by your standards yet still too cold for me high 30's low 40's temps here in the Phoenix Valley...
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 30, 2019 10:49:13 GMT -5
42 degrees this morning, sunny, NW winds 7 to 10 mph, gonna be a beautiful day. Still trying to figure out how Sportcasters got it so wrong on LSU, BIAS. maybe, Big 10, Big 12, Crap! SEC is where it’s at. That’s my take on it.
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Post by puffy on Dec 30, 2019 11:01:42 GMT -5
It's a beautiful sunny morning here in Carolina..The high today is supposed to be 65.
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I'll stick with pictures of such scenery. I'm WAY too much of a lightweight these days to deal with temps that low!
