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[DavidOck]

Morning, all.

The cat happens to be Kiki, the neighbor’s cat. She never did go back home!

Hubs says he must not care too much about her, and as far as HE’S concerned, our home is her home now.

Yeah, I'd say the kitty had decided on her new slaves If you let her come and go as she pleases, seems pretty clear where she wants to live.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

When it warmed up in early Spring, I bought me a new pair of sandals .. I wear sandals a lot when the climate is right .. these were very comfortable, had good arch support and 3 Velcro straps that could be easily adjusted for some fairly good foot support, as far as sandals go, anyway ..

Now that things have chilled down, it was time to move into something warmer .. usually, I wear insulated boots in the colder months, but having curtailed somewhat my daily work, figured they would be a bit of overkill, so, I got me a nice pair of what look like Chucks, but are made by Levi and are substantially sturdier than the standard Chucks .. still a good working shoe / all around shoe and warm enough for now .. (that's not to say that when temps dip in a few days into the teens, I won't be going back to the insulated boots ..)

Problem is, it's like learning to walk all over again with these new shoes .. that dag nab it break in period is just no fun .. after months of light weight sandals .. (and yeah, I do wear socks with sandals ..) ..

Veterans Day was still a nice day weather wise, it was the snow that night that was a real surprise .. I palled around with the slim number of my old cadre that's still above ground after visiting the VA Center / Jefferson Barracks and attempting to bring some cheer to an otherwise fairly dim landscape .. it's ironic to me that the area is always filled with tributes to Vets, it's all on the news, etc, yet the folks confined to a Hospital / Care Center are still left pretty much on their own ..

Signed up again this year for Meal Delivery to old folks and shut in's on Thanksgiving Day .. I enjoy it, but it's tough to get a good quota going since people want to talk .. oh, well, I may end up on the receiving end at some point, so I should not say anything to deduct any Karma points from the old Bank ..

As I've periodically done in the past, I encourage any of you to do a little volunteerism on Thanksgiving or any other day for that matter .. There are always outfits out there that can use a hand with one thing or another and you will benefit more from a mental standpoint than anything else .. and, you'll deposit a chip in the Karma Bank as well ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

 

[Uncle Willie]

 

[Janet H]

Wow!!!

 

[Janet H]

Good morning. Woke up to 24 degrees this morning! Our high today is only going to be 45. The last of the leave are falling like crazy. Last week when I turned onto our daughter's street it was difficult to see where the road and the lawns met. It was beautiful, but I'm not sure the neighbor is going to appreciate the ruts in their lawn next to our daughter's driveway...

So this week we're packing up stuff for our move to our daughter's on Friday and then the movers come to pack up the house on Monday with the move to storage on Tuesday. What a mess. At least when packing it's given us a good chance to sort through and toss/sell/give away a lot of unnecessary junk we've been "saving" all these years.

I'd expect to spend a couple days being lazy to recoup, but there's Thanksgiving to prepare for. Then we can be lazy slugs for a few days.

Meanwhile, does anybody else have problems with their fingernails chipping like crazy? Not only are mine brittle, but they often break along the side and then I have to baby it until it grows out enough to clip off. Any advice on what's a good nail strengthener to use?

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, all.

About like that here, Janet, a brisk 25, heading to a blistering 45. Still dry.

So this week we're packing up stuff for our move to our daughter's on Friday and then the movers come to pack up the house on Monday with the move to storage on Tuesday. What a mess.

At least the end is in sight

 

[Janet H]

Morning, all.

About like that here, Janet, a brisk 25, heading to a blistering 45. Still dry.



At least the end is in sight

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Boy can we relate to this strip! Kids, most especially sons, never let you know where they're going or what's up in their lives. I remember when our son called to say he was going to get married, but would probably elope. I told him that was fine as long as his mother and father were invited.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

Whelp, the deep freeze is coming .. it was in the 80's early last week .. Climate Change .. ?? Nah, man, whatever gave you that crazy idea .. ??

 

[FranC]

Hola ..

Whelp, the deep freeze is coming .. it was in the 80's early last week .. Climate Change .. ?? Nah, man, whatever gave you that crazy idea .. ??

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Very similar to the forecast here.

 

[LovesButtercups]

Meanwhile, does anybody else have problems with their fingernails chipping like crazy? Not only are mine brittle, but they often break along the side and then I have to baby it until it grows out enough to clip off. Any advice on what's a good nail strengthener to use?

I have had good luck with Nailtiques - formula 1 or 2, depending on how soft/brittle your nails may be. If you’ve been washing your hands a lot more often or have been using more cleaning products than usual, your nails may just be extra dry, therefore more brittle. A good cuticle oil could help, but you may not be able to see a big difference until your nails grow out a bit.

If nothing else, you could always try slathering your hands in Vaseline and covering them with an old pair of cotton socks before bed a couple times a week. I do that sometimes when my hands get super dry in the winter, and it seems to help my nails a little bit, too.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Meanwhile, does anybody else have problems with their fingernails chipping like crazy? Not only are mine brittle, but they often break along the side and then I have to baby it until it grows out enough to clip off. Any advice on what's a good nail strengthener to use?

Lovesbuttercups had some wonderful suggestions. I gave up on nails a long time ago. The doctor says it is my thyroid. They must have my file flagged with something that tells them everything wrong with me is my thyroid. heehee Please let me know if you find something that helps.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Sorry, I have been M.I.A. (if you noticed). Our weather went from 80 to freezing so as usual with a drastic weather change, it got me down for a while. But I am starting to feel better.

Made myself get out of pj's today and marked something off my list of things I wanted to do. I went to a recreation center and joined. They have a small but very clean workout room and you can also walk around the basketball court. I decided this year I was not going to walk in freezing temps. It is not really good for my joints. I am not sure if this is something I will want to do every day but I will find out in the next month. A really nice older man invited me to check out an exercise class. The next one is Thursday which I may do if I wake up feeling like I can. I may even try the yoga class. Who knows?

Hope everyone is staying warm and enjoying your week. y'all.

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, lizards.

Clear and cold continues, and still dry.

Yeah, extreme weather swings to be the new normal... So the western WA style of dressing in layers might become the new normal as well...

 

[WhiteHighlights]

Feeling old, joining the cataract club. @Janet H - I know you were happy to have it done, how bad were your eyes (prescription lenses) and how did you cope before any new prescription? It looks like I'll have mine done in the spring (hopefully May). I had a tough time at my eye exam today, I was so frustrated that lines I used to be able to read were impossible. So, now I'm thinking about how I'm going to cope from the time of having one eye done to after the second one heals and I'm able to get a new prescription, unless I decide to spend more $ for other than monofocal lenses. It's tough because I still work, have to drive, and read lots of numbers on spreadsheets. The upside is I can do some work from home and take breaks as needed. It will be good once it's done, but it's helpful to know what to expect during the transition. thanks!

 

[FranC]

Good morning to the young at heart

 

[pwmeek]

Feeling old, joining the cataract club. @Janet H - I know you were happy to have it done, how bad were your eyes (prescription lenses) and how did you cope before any new prescription? It looks like I'll have mine done in the spring (hopefully May). I had a tough time at my eye exam today, I was so frustrated that lines I used to be able to read were impossible. So, now I'm thinking about how I'm going to cope from the time of having one eye done to after the second one heals and I'm able to get a new prescription, unless I decide to spend more $ for other than monofocal lenses. It's tough because I still work, have to drive, and read lots of numbers on spreadsheets. The upside is I can do some work from home and take breaks as needed. It will be good once it's done, but it's helpful to know what to expect during the transition. thanks!

I had mine done a few years ago. I've never regretted it. The difference before and after is like night and day. When deciding whether to get anything but basic single focus, you need to take at least two things into consideration: whether you have appreciable astigmatism, and what you do all day.

Let's take occupation first; what do you do all day? I read or am at the computer about 14 hours per day. I might spend 2 hours watching a movie in the evening and maybe 1/2 hour a week driving. So to spend the least amount of time wearing glasses, I chose short focus single vision lenses. I chose about 20 inches as a good compromise between reading and computing distances. For driving and movie watching, I wear cheap "driving glasses (like dime store reading glasses, but with negative lenses). Not so easy to find as reading glasses, but Amazon has them for $10-$20. Styles are minimal; sunglasses are available. They are so cheap that I keep them everywhere: my car (plain and polarized), my wife's car, by the TV, and a few more pairs scattered around the house.

If you drive a lot and want to be able to pass the drivers license vision test without glasses, go for long focus replacement lenses. You will need reading and computer glasses for those times. If you do a mix of time at all distances, consider glasses with progressive lenses that you wear all the time.

Now we come to astigmatism. If you have serious astigmatism, you can get replacement lenses that will correct for it, and avoid needing glasses for some of the things you do. (This was my choice.) If you decide to go with progressive glasses, you can get the astigmatism corrected along with any distance correction. You won't find either cheap reading or driving glasses that can correct astigmatism. Cataract replacement lenses are a one-time expense (so far as I know). If you choose prescription lenses (progressives and/or astigmatism correction) you will be replacing them occasionally as they wear, get scratched, or break. (Your prescription won't change much.)

Final notes: the one thing that I miss from "natural" lenses is the ability to change focus, and even that was going away as I got older (presbyopia or "hardening of the eyeball") . The operation is easy; you're awake and it is strange but painless. It is usually an outpatient procedure and you are pretty well recovered after a week or 10 days. You come back after a month to get the second eye done. The main nuisance is the regimen of antiseptic eyedrops that you need to follow for a week or two after the procedure. I would be inclined to resist suggestions for getting one eye with long focus and one eye with short focus. It might allow you to get along with never needing glasses, but the loss of having both eyes available for all tasks seems like a serious handicap.

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, mixers.

Weather on repeat, time for long sleeve shirts.

Pete's notes are pretty thorough! Wife had hers done some years back, and as he says, no big deal. She went with the "plain" lenses, has glasses for reading and for distance. Her choice, she's not a fan of bifocals.

 

[misswish1]

Feeling old, joining the cataract club.

Good morning! I am just finishing with having mine done, 3 weeks for right eye and 2 weeks for left eye. I had no problems at all, and was very nervous! The hardest restrictions for me afterwards were no bending over and limited computer time. I could drive the next day after the surgeries, though I had to use strong sunglasses. We have lots of bright sunshine here in N.M. I have always been pretty near-sighted and wore bifocals, decided to stay that way. I'm used to it this way and I don't drive much anyway. So far I'm pleased with how it's going for me.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

I got nothin' ..