Mitty38
Well-Known Member
I can remember picking potato bugs, larva eggs off the plants, and drowning them in a jar of used motor oil when I was a kid. 1 acre of potatoes had to do it every day, hands and knees when the bugs hit.
so waht ya doin today?
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JonB
Halcyon member
Day 16: Knee rehab and garden fun.
Since I had so much fun pulling weeds in the garden early yesterday morning, I decided to get out there again early this morning. The wild Black Raspberries were about done for the year, and I needed to get the old canes cut out and tie up the new canes for next years production. It's a huge task, usually takes a few hours. I figured I'd just do one or two areas, and leave some for another time.
With my weak leg and a crutch, I thought I'd start pruning from the bottom (while sitting on ground). I usually start at the top and prune down. I learned this morning that it is lots easier starting at the bottom. I was able to get them all pruned and cleaned up and tied up, filled the trailer with old canes...all in little over an hour.
While I was dumping the old canes at the compost site, I seen someone left a pile of nice Hard Maple (Sugar maple) logs cut to random lengths. So I felt compelled to haul them home...loading logs with a crutch is not so easy
Since I had so much fun pulling weeds in the garden early yesterday morning, I decided to get out there again early this morning. The wild Black Raspberries were about done for the year, and I needed to get the old canes cut out and tie up the new canes for next years production. It's a huge task, usually takes a few hours. I figured I'd just do one or two areas, and leave some for another time.
With my weak leg and a crutch, I thought I'd start pruning from the bottom (while sitting on ground). I usually start at the top and prune down. I learned this morning that it is lots easier starting at the bottom. I was able to get them all pruned and cleaned up and tied up, filled the trailer with old canes...all in little over an hour.
While I was dumping the old canes at the compost site, I seen someone left a pile of nice Hard Maple (Sugar maple) logs cut to random lengths. So I felt compelled to haul them home...loading logs with a crutch is not so easy
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
OK What a ZOO here today! We did chain off our properties....Wife and son went up to hang out with FOX News about 12 PM Hung with Steve Doochy! My wife likes his hair!
She got interviewed by ABC news. Was quite polite but let them know who we like better!
Super hot today in the 90's and Super high Humidity. All these media people looked like they were washed out before he arrived! Only 6 cars in the parade & only 30 groopies! at the speach
Damn....glad that is over! Now to take on the chucks this evening!
Oh Yea! Picked our first batch of green beans this morning ( found a few more tomatoes too) Green bean omlette for breakfast with a nice big Duck Egg!
She got interviewed by ABC news. Was quite polite but let them know who we like better!
Super hot today in the 90's and Super high Humidity. All these media people looked like they were washed out before he arrived! Only 6 cars in the parade & only 30 groopies! at the speach
Damn....glad that is over! Now to take on the chucks this evening!
Oh Yea! Picked our first batch of green beans this morning ( found a few more tomatoes too) Green bean omlette for breakfast with a nice big Duck Egg!
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
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Hawk
Well-Known Member
Don't get me started!
Wait . . . Are you suggesting I turn on ABC? Haven't done that in 30+ years, ain't about to start now.
Mitty38
Well-Known Member
Having Coffee. Getting woke for work.
Pretty washed out this week.
1 guy been out on Family leave for like 3 weeks now.Another took 1 week of vacation, he put in for months ago so the could not rescind.
So 4 guys in our department 1 per shift.
That leaves 2 of us.
I and the day shift fellow ,have been working 4 10 hr days so far, have 2 left to go.
Guy gets back from vacation Saturday and has agreed to work an 16 hrs day
Saturday, and 12 by himself the slow 24 on Sunday.
I and the other guy that have been working are looking forward to the weekend.
One good thing....we are so far behind that production is not allowed to pull me to work in the melt pit right now.
Pretty washed out this week.
1 guy been out on Family leave for like 3 weeks now.Another took 1 week of vacation, he put in for months ago so the could not rescind.
So 4 guys in our department 1 per shift.
That leaves 2 of us.
I and the day shift fellow ,have been working 4 10 hr days so far, have 2 left to go.
Guy gets back from vacation Saturday and has agreed to work an 16 hrs day
Saturday, and 12 by himself the slow 24 on Sunday.
I and the other guy that have been working are looking forward to the weekend.
One good thing....we are so far behind that production is not allowed to pull me to work in the melt pit right now.
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Mitty38
Well-Known Member
You could always U tube it thru a 2nd party source.
Would still be watching ABC.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Same BS. Some things never change. I will mind the Forums rules, as much as I'd like to lash out, I'm happy we don't partake in politics on this Forum.
Ian
Notorious member
Can we rant about primadonna specialist teaching doctors? Like my surgeon who called me last week to say starve fat for another week and then add "some" and call him today with report, may take drain tube out Friday (tomorrow). So I did and called his office. Found out he's on vacation until Tuesday. I said someone better call me, so secretary put a "high priority" message out to surgeon, two residents, and some other dr associated. No call back by 3 pm so I called again, secretary acted surprised, checked, and hadn't seen a response from any of them. Still haven't heard back. I guess they hope I die and cease to be their problem.
So, doctor is fired. I don't know what I'm going to do but I do know it will not be with him.
So, doctor is fired. I don't know what I'm going to do but I do know it will not be with him.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Damn Ian, I'm amazed. But I'm always amazed when one human can treat another with so much disregard. With his attitude he'll probably get a raging case of prostate cancer. Sounds like he would deserve it.
Hold fast, things have to improve. I know I'm stating the obvious but, many on here are pulling for you. But you know that. There I go stating the obvious again.
Hold fast, things have to improve. I know I'm stating the obvious but, many on here are pulling for you. But you know that. There I go stating the obvious again.
There is a fine line to draw.
So many who go into medicine are driven, intelligent, hard working individuals. What they lack is any real sense of humanity.
What we need in so many cases are docs who have the mental skills to problem solve and diagnose AND the people skills to understand the impact on the patient and explain the what, why, and plan going forward in a manner in which THAT patient can comprehend.
All to often they forget the human quotient to medicine. We are not case studies, we are people.
So many who go into medicine are driven, intelligent, hard working individuals. What they lack is any real sense of humanity.
What we need in so many cases are docs who have the mental skills to problem solve and diagnose AND the people skills to understand the impact on the patient and explain the what, why, and plan going forward in a manner in which THAT patient can comprehend.
All to often they forget the human quotient to medicine. We are not case studies, we are people.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Hang in there, Ian.
My wife and I lost our primary care doc to retirement, a year ago, because of his continued frustration of having to work within the Obamacare absurdity. He was our friend as much as our doc, he wrote several published papers, and he is well respected within the public and medial communities.
Our next doc saw us once before leaving the area.
The next one only wanted to do video visits, so we fired him this week without seeing him.
We will be seeing the third one later this month. Hopefully.
My wife and I lost our primary care doc to retirement, a year ago, because of his continued frustration of having to work within the Obamacare absurdity. He was our friend as much as our doc, he wrote several published papers, and he is well respected within the public and medial communities.
Our next doc saw us once before leaving the area.
The next one only wanted to do video visits, so we fired him this week without seeing him.
We will be seeing the third one later this month. Hopefully.
Ian
Notorious member
Oh I'm hanging but not by much. Tomorrow morning early we start out on the warpath to try finding another doctor willing to treat me. I have had a J-P drain tube in my lower neck for 23 days and someone is going to have to deal with that real soon, might have to be me or an emergency room doctor. If the leak makes a big cavity of fluid that builds faster than it gets absorbed it will likely kill me. If not, it will likely heal up just fine. Helluva crap shoot. This is so rare nobody really knows what the odds are.
It well and truly stinks to be locked in to the care of a team that won't even call me back on the phone, leaving me totally alone and without reasonable options. The only thing I know is I have to get out of this situation NOW. So I'm on my own for a bit to figure it out.
It well and truly stinks to be locked in to the care of a team that won't even call me back on the phone, leaving me totally alone and without reasonable options. The only thing I know is I have to get out of this situation NOW. So I'm on my own for a bit to figure it out.