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What are you doing today, II

Another day of running like mad ahead of me. Same thing as every other day...dad's taxi service 🙄.

Plus, our oldest son has been using the old grand am since his accident with his vehicle. Last night he had a flat tire and in the process of trying to change it, snapped 2 of the lugs. My wife went to his rescue and they had it towed to the local shop. Gotta love CAA coverage. So I have to drive him to work this morning.
 
NorthernRedneck said:
Another day of running like mad ahead of me. Same thing as every other day...dad's taxi service 🙄.

Plus, our oldest son has been using the old grand am since his accident with his vehicle. Last night he had a flat tire and in the process of trying to change it, snapped 2 of the lugs. My wife went to his rescue and they had it towed to the local shop. Gotta love CAA coverage. So I have to drive him to work this morning.
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Similar situation, I'm up at 3:30 to take the wife sister to work.
 
tommu56 said:
I just got my 2nd selective nerve root block prior to the nerve ablation’s in 2 weeks.

It took 3 months to get to this point and they say we don’t have socialized medicine.
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Oh boy but yes, we do.
Every year Iget a fllphysical.

I used to get it in February, my worst health month. Did so for thirty years. Same doctor, same date and time.
But, now I have to wait 366 days to have one next year. Except that day is usually booked so I have to pick the next available day. Within three years I am now getting my next physical in June, 2024.
 
Apparently today is fix-a-flat day after my daily school run. My wife had the car towed to the local shop but they couldn't get to it yesterday. My plan is to check on it before going to the city and if it isn't done yet, pick up a couple new lugs and studs in the city and do it myself over there. We'll see what happens when I head out.
 
FrancSevin said:
Oh boy but yes, we do.
Every year Iget a fllphysical.

I used to get it in February, my worst health month. Did so for thirty years. Same doctor, same date and time.
But, now I have to wait 366 days to have one next year. Except that day is usually booked so I have to pick the next available day. Within three years I am now getting my next physical in June, 2024.
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That was the way it was at work preformance reviews / raises seemed yo be every 13-14 monihs im sure they save a dime or 2 procrastnating over the 12 month it us supposed to be.
 
Been spending good time with the boo boo grandies, working rarely tho there when they ask, trying to work in my daily walks and just living life.
I could get used to this.
😁
 
Flat tire is changed. The shop did it. Two studs were fd up. They also repaired the flat. So we swapped the remaining 3 summer tires for winters this evening after my taxi duties were done driving kids around. Somewhere in there today, I managed to make a big pot of chili and fresh loaf of bread for supper. Never thought that I'd be Mr mom. 🤣 🤣 🤣
 
m1west said:
I Have a set of throwing axes and knives. I can do it but not constantly yet. I can land them at known distances but can't make adjustments to trow from any distance yet.
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I wouldn't say that I am good at it...but I don't suck as badly as I did 10 years ago 😂😂😂
 
tommu56 said:
That was the way it was at work preformance reviews / raises seemed yo be every 13-14 monihs im sure they save a dime or 2 procrastnating over the 12 month it us supposed to be.
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According to her employment contract, my lead personal assistant is supposed to get a review done by me every 6 months.
Well to say that I am not good at remembering to do them is an understatement.
She waited until I was 10 days past the date last time, walked into my office, shut the door and locked it, handed me her personnel file, blank sheet of paper and a pen, and said " My job is to help you with anything that you may want me to do, and sometimes not want to do, but if it keeps you on schedule, and flying straight, then its my job to make you do it. My review is now 10 days overdo, and it's happening right now, come hell or high water ".

I said "okay" and began writing.
When done with my 1 paragraph review, I handed it to her, said go type this up, bring it back to me for my signature, then add it to your file. She read it, and laughed and laughed. It said " Tatiana is an invaluable employee and key part of the team. I count on her to keep me flying straight, and somewhat on schedule, which is no easy task because I don't always do what I should. If I had to fault Tatiana in any way it would be bad timing occasionally, like say that I really had to pee, but she locks me in my office at that moment, and makes me terrified to make a break for the bathroom because I am certain that despite her small physical size, she would win in any physical altercation with any normal human being, and likely make the Hulk break out into a sweat if they fought. But I need her more than she needs this job, because no way could I replace her faultless work ethic, and perfectionist ways".
 
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Belated co-birthday dinner with our adopted daughter Dasha.

She and I share the same birthdate. 41 years apart. And both on opposite sides of the world (me in a Chicago suburb, her is Moscow, Russia) but we share so many values and so much love that we have become true family.

We had a lovely dinner tonight at a small gourmet restaurant near Notre Dame. Our dinner was 1 week AFTER our birthday because she was in Puerto Rico on the date of our birthday. She was back home with us over the weekend, but our annual birthday dinner celebration is not just a dinner at home, it is a place we choose, and this year we chose "RoseLily" in South Bend.

Lovely meal. The wine pairing was less than we hoped, bu honsestly none of us a big fans of wine. We probably could have "shared" the wine, saved a lot of money, and been just as happy. Meal was varied, from very good to astonishingly great. So the meal was worth the cost. The wine, meh, not so much. Still a wonderful evening.

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Congratulations Bob, you have a beautiful family.
Glad the food was great.
I never drink wine, so couldn't tell good from bad.
 
I woke up this morning with shivers. Body temp was 96 F.

I couldn't stop shaking. Went back to bed, under a pile of covers, and just shivered for about a hour.

And then,,,
Temperature went to 104F.

No cough, no sore throat, just body aches and fever all day. Ravenous hunger as well.
Weird right?

I have no idea what this is, but I am willing to donate it to somebody.
 
Worked in the shop today doing a project that was slipping through the cracks, almost got it done today. Customer wants it before the end of the month and it wasn't happening fast enough for me so I decided to just do it myself.
 
FrancSevin said:
I woke up this morning with shivers. Body temp was 96 F.

I couldn't stop shaking. Went back to bed, under a pile of covers, and just shivered for about a hour.

And then,,,
Temperature went to 104F.

No cough, no sore throat, just body aches and fever all day. Ravenous hunger as well.
Weird right?

I have no idea what this is, but I am willing to donate it to somebody.
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How are you feeling now Franc?
 
Fighting with the emissions system on one of our caterpillars. I hate government juice....... I run a landfill and you can't tell me all these plastic bottles and a cardboard boxes do less harm to the environment then running that engine without DEF.... F$&$&&&&& government......
 
mbsieg said:
Fighting with the emissions system on one of our caterpillars. I hate government juice....... I run a landfill and you can't tell me all these plastic bottles and a cardboard boxes do less harm to the environment then running that engine without DEF.... F$&$&&&&& government......
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My son has a BMW diesel X5.

He put generic DEF in the tank instead of BMW juice. It cost $3,000 to get his BMW running again.

DEF is Dumb
 
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I just put any brand in my diesels...assumed DEF was basically all the same.
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It's a major drwback of the BMW line. Buy a new on and the service is great, virtually free sometimes.

Very expensive cars that are impressive and great to own and drive.

For Four or Five years. Then their value drops because it cost way to much to keep them going. I know as I own two, bought for my son. One cannot get it out of the shop for any service and/or repair for less than $1,200.

Buy them new and after 40K miles of four years find a sucker to buy one.
 
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Like I was never ill. I put in a hard a hard day today, working around the house, no issues.

It was weird. I have heard of the 24 hour flu but, this was less than an 8 hour cycle.

Like I said, weird.

Thanks for asking.
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Glad to hear that.
Sometimes the body reacts to a bug swiftly, and BOOM its over. You likely have a great immune system.
Just avoid those public door handles as best you can, and away you go.
 
FrancSevin said:
It's a major drwback of the BMW line. Buy a new on and the service is great, virtually free sometimes.

Very expensive cars that are impressive and great to own and drive.

For Four or Five years. Then their value drops because it cost way to much to keep them going. I know as I own two, bought for my son. One cannot get it out of the shop for any service and/or repair for less than $1,200.

Buy them new and after 40K miles of four years find a sucker to buy one.
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I've owned many brands of cars, but never a BMW.
Had 2 BMW motorcycles, great bikes.
Bought myself a new Porsche Cayenne this week, the dealer is far away, never met the sales lady even, had it delivered. Went smoother than I expected actually.
Not used to buying this way, it worked well.
Have shared probably 50 texts back and forth with the woman in sales, 6 or 7 phone calls, a trip to the bank to transfer funds, and it arrived at the predetermined spot, actually an hour early. Had my daughter drive me to town, met the truck driver who was parked at a Ford dealer unloading some Fords, and parked on the side of the road nearby was my Cayenne. Made me a little nervous that it sat there without any plates or insurance, so after talking to him for a few minutes and getting the fobs, I got the paperwork which as promised would be in it, went and got new plates and insurance, screwed them on, and took it home.
Can definitely see myself buying more things in the future that don't require a trip to the dealerships.
 
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After chores, I worked on my old RD4 bulldozer, Then went to Lodi to buy some new clothes. I have a couple outings in November and I'm running low on go to meetin cloths. so I bought a few new shirts. Came home and ate a fillet sandwich with fries, the fillet was left over but great none the less.
 
We have a cold front coming in this weekend. So, today I had to refurbish the greenhouse and bring in the "tenders."

The greenhouse is a structure of 4x4 timbers with screened storm windows on all sides. The roof is clear corrugated plastic. This suffices under most weather down to about 20%F with one small 110V portable radiant heater. So, to beef it up, I staple sheets of 1/4" bubble wrap to the timber frames. This creates a 3 1/2" air space yet let's in all the sunlight. It also diffuses the sunlight spreading it more evenly about the 16 ft high X 18 foot long greenhouse. Built a a lean-to against the south side of my house, it has worked well for some 40 years.

Come every summer I have to take much of it down so the building will ventilate.

I started on this yesterday, finished this morning and began moving some 25 potted "tenders" (from palm trees, to a Banana tree, Hibiscus, to planters with ferns and other tropical flowers. Many hang from the rafters.

I finished just as the rain started and the cold front arrived. It is pretty full to capacity; however, I have some space for winter tomato and cucumber plants. Perhaps some leaf lettuce.

This adjoins my study which had become our granddaughter's bedroom. Last week Crumpy evicted her into a larger, more private room with a door that closes. And then set me back up with my office, computer and files. I was therefore "evicted" from her artist loft.

So tonight, I am listening to the rain patter on the roof of my clean and well-appointed greenhouse, in the comfort of my old office. The view is of Hibiscus and inpatients in bloom. A fresh coffee on the desk, a bottle of 21-year-old Glenfiddich on the shelf, and my favorite Forum upon the screen.

Life is good. (y)
 
Now that the weather has changed, its time to cut dead trees and limbs again. 2x benefit, it manicures the property and gives me free heat all winter. Each year the property saves me $600.00 a month from the end of October until mid March. Tonight may be the first fire of the season, it felt a little nippy last night before bed time.
 
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