Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Four

[therussellv]

Word of warning, self indulgent complaining ahead.

I feel like such a weinerscnitzle doing this again, im just in a funk that i cant seem to pull out of. Makin lots of sales=money at work, but my own stupid mistakes are getting me in hot water. Nothing i cant correct, just annoying. Outside of work i just seem to be in a fog, nothing is interesting, nothing holds my attention, except star trek reruns. I just cant get my head in the game. I mope around hurting, fiddling with mods, watching tv, sulking, and reading what everyone else is up to on here, throwing my 2p in every once in a while. I take my happy pills and other chemicals that are supposed to make life tolerable for my condition, but i dont feel like im livin.
Maybe i need a hug or a quilt or something, maybe its the bleak prospect of another christmas of greedy kids and disappointment, maybe its time for pie.
I hate to lay this all on you guys, we all have our problems. I just needed to vent. You guys are my friends, moreso than you realize, so i unload on you.
Maybe this is what happens when you outlive the prognosis by several months and keep kickin. All packed and ready to go, but the train left without me.
Vacating couch.
We now return you to your regular arguments.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

 

[yiddleboge6]

Just a PSA .. if anyone is interested, Brunch meet in the HO tomorrow around Noon to 1:00 PM Central Time .. come as you are, come and go as you please, selection of preferred beverage is BYOB, bring a dish .. ..

It would be great to meet and greet any that I've not yet meeted and/or greeted .. .. Gary .. DavidOck, etc, etc .. not to imply that I am a "regular" denizen of the place, just sayin' ..

Somebody post a link since I can't seem to find mine .. ..

I've had a long wonderful day.....before I head for bed.....wanted to remind and invite y'all to come to the HO for Brunch ...

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[DancingHeretik]

OK, let me see if I can get through this without too many tears. My wife really enjoyed making quilts. Any time a co-worker or friend would be having a baby, away we would go and pick up material for a baby quilt. When we found out that her cancer wasn't treatable, she wanted to make one last quilt, just for me. She wanted it to be special and something that when I used it I would be wrapping myself in her love. We went to her friend's quilt shop and she had me pick out the material that I liked. Needless to say, eventually, the time came when she couldn't work on it anymore. The ladies in her *itch and Stitch Group (her name for the group) took over and completed it for her. I didn't see the quilt until they called and ask us to come to the shop. It was one of Nancy's better days (good drugs). She put on makeup, her best wig and out we went. I think it is the best quilt that she ever made. I admit I have it put away so it won't get messed up, however, when I am feeling down I will pull it out and cover myself with it in my recliner. Of course, my pup will also jump up and snuggle down with me. I resized the picture so it would allow me to drag it into the post. I hope it is good enough to see the quality of the quilt. I think it is a very good picture of her, too. She was beaming with pride that day. I have to admit I was very proud of her, too.
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What an incredible story! Thank you for sharing. And, USE that beautiful quilt!

Word of warning, self indulgent complaining ahead.

I feel like such a weinerscnitzle doing this again, im just in a funk that i cant seem to pull out of. Makin lots of sales=money at work, but my own stupid mistakes are getting me in hot water. Nothing i cant correct, just annoying. Outside of work i just seem to be in a fog, nothing is interesting, nothing holds my attention, except star trek reruns. I just cant get my head in the game. I mope around hurting, fiddling with mods, watching tv, sulking, and reading what everyone else is up to on here, throwing my 2p in every once in a while. I take my happy pills and other chemicals that are supposed to make life tolerable for my condition, but i dont feel like im livin.
Maybe i need a hug or a quilt or something, maybe its the bleak prospect of another christmas of greedy kids and disappointment, maybe its time for pie.
I hate to lay this all on you guys, we all have our problems. I just needed to vent. You guys are my friends, moreso than you realize, so i unload on you.
Maybe this is what happens when you outlive the prognosis by several months and keep kickin. All packed and ready to go, but the train left without me.
Vacating couch.
We now return you to your regular arguments.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

I'm sorry you're feeling so down. But, sharing your feelings is NOT a burden to us; it's a gift. Believe it or not, the majority of us probably feel the same way at times. You've given voice to a lot of our feelings and reassured us that it's ok.

I hope you feel better tomorrow. If not, feel free to express it here.

 

[Debadoo]

Also a 1/4 cup of baking soda in a gallon of water dumped down it when it's of an allowed to sit for about five minutes then rinsed out while it's running about once a month will do away with any funky odors.

ok, so I don't exactly know the anatomy of a garbage disposal, but I sorta figgered that water goes right through, and bigger stuff sits in there til ya chop it up. Stuff to big to go down whatever size drain there is. How does baking soda and water sit in there for 5 minutes or whatever, if it seems water goes straight through?

OK, let me see if I can get through this without too many tears.

I hope you managed that, I'm sure many of us didn't. Beautiful story, and such a great photo of the two of you and y'alls quilt! I agree with Kenna, you need to use it! I can understand wanting to keep it nice, but (and feel free to call me silly), I've just always felt that quilts were made to be used, to wrap you in love, and an unused quilt seems like a sad quilt to me.

Personally, I never bought into the ice/blades bit .. it's just not possible for ice to sharpen a blade ..

not so much sharpening, but if they can clean gunk off the blades, seems it would make those blades sharper than they were before ya cleaned the gunk off, and that makes sense to me. Then again, lots of goofy things make sense to me, so I could be way off base.

Maybe i need a hug or a quilt or something,

(((((((((((Russell)))))))))))))))) I'm sorry you're in such a funk hun that you can't seem to get out of. Have you talked to your happy pill doc? They could need readjusting, they do from time to time. I hate to even think about this much less talk about it, but you said that you'd outlived your prognosis by several months? It seems I recall you talking about a very serious condition, but I reckin I thought it was better and didn't realize it was that serious. If you'd rather not discuss it, I totally respect that, but since you brought it up, I wondered if perhaps you wanted to talk about it. We're completely here for you

 

[DancingHeretik]

I see I'm not the only one who can't sleep. I've been to bed a couple of times. But, it's just not working.

 

[Rotowoman]

Hang in there< Roto! One meal a day? No wonder you're so wiped out! FEED YO"SEF!!

I would feed myself, but there are no stores out here, and I only brought so much food. I've got ONE more night left. I'll make it!!

How come they don't pick you up in a copter?

Here's the kicker! It was a 3 1/2 hour drive over here. On a helicopter, it would have been a 20 minute ride. I still needed my car to get back and forth to the base, since lodging is three miles away. Then I would have still had to hitch a ride back to the island where my car is, and if they're not transporting a customer, they sure as hell wouldn't be taking me. Oh well. I get paid mileage, so it's all good, and I have a Corolla, so the gas money I get will be super next to what I actually spent.

hang in there sweetie! I often eat only once a day, but I'm not expending the energy you are on a daily basis either.......get some food in ya hun!!! All that sounds so yummy!! Hugggggsssssssss

IF I ever come out to work here again, I will bring half the grocery store with me.

I think it is a very good picture of her, too. She was beaming with pride that day. I have to admit I was very proud of her, too.

Sweetest story ever! Use that quilt, honey! That's what she made it for.

Word of warning, self indulgent complaining ahead.

Maybe it's time for a chemical adjustment. This is NOT the best time of year for a lot of people. I know the funk you speak of. BIG CAJUN HUG!!

 

[Rotowoman]

I see I'm not the only one who can't sleep. I've been to bed a couple of times. But, it's just not working.

Yeah well, I'm getting ready to turn in. I'm already packed, except for what I need to get ready for tomorrow. I'm SO ready to get the hello out of here!!!

 

[DancingHeretik]

Sleep well and wake up fresh! Good-night.

 

[Debadoo]

I see I'm not the only one who can't sleep. I've been to bed a couple of times. But, it's just not working.

Sorry ya can't sleep sweetie!!

I would feed myself, but there are no stores out here, and I only brought so much food. I've got ONE more night left. I'll make it!!

oh dats not good. Glad you're almost done though!!

 

[Myrany]

OK, let me see if I can get through this without too many tears. My wife really enjoyed making quilts. Any time a co-worker or friend would be having a baby, away we would go and pick up material for a baby quilt. When we found out that her cancer wasn't treatable, she wanted to make one last quilt, just for me. She wanted it to be special and something that when I used it I would be wrapping myself in her love. We went to her friend's quilt shop and she had me pick out the material that I liked. Needless to say, eventually, the time came when she couldn't work on it anymore. The ladies in her *itch and Stitch Group (her name for the group) took over and completed it for her. I didn't see the quilt until they called and ask us to come to the shop. It was one of Nancy's better days (good drugs). She put on makeup, her best wig and out we went. I think it is the best quilt that she ever made. I admit I have it put away so it won't get messed up, however, when I am feeling down I will pull it out and cover myself with it in my recliner. Of course, my pup will also jump up and snuggle down with me. I resized the picture so it would allow me to drag it into the post. I hope it is good enough to see the quality of the quilt. I think it is a very good picture of her, too. She was beaming with pride that day. I have to admit I was very proud of her, too.
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Just beautiful and what a touching story...so full of love.

Might I make a suggestion for preservation. That quilt shop might be able to help with finding the stuff or maybe just google it. There is acid free paper you can use between the layers of the folded quilt that will help keep the fabric from deteriorating over time. Then into an acid free box for the same reason.

That is an heirloom and well worth the extra effort and expense to preserve it.

Honestly though the best place to preserve it is actually ON a bed. No fold marks that way.

I agree with the others....I would use it.

 

[MattB101]

Interesting article about Congress in the morning paper today...
Congress OK with being weak

 

[Myrany]

ok I just went to like a post and ECF required me to confirm that I want to like it? What the heck?

 

[MattB101]

Here's one on Rump, I mean Trump, that caught my eye and I thought was worth sharing...
TRUMP NO ICONIC CONSERVATIVE

 

[bigbells]

Diver (Jerry, right?);
Debadoo said what I was going to say, that if you got through the writing of the story of your quilt without tears, that certainly was something I could not do when reading it. Lots of them, in fact. So sad but so wonderful at the same time. Thanks so much for sharing your heart of hearts with us.

And you do whatever feels right TO YOU with the quilt!- By the way, you had apparently deleted a question about my coffee-roasting habit, but 3mg Meniere responded correctly while the question was still there. I buy my beans from Sweet Marias in Oakland CA. I roast with a Behmor 1600 electric coffee roaster.

Russell, thank you for sharing also. I have really enjoyed reading about your cooking lately. It would be great if pie fixes things, that would be so easy! I'm sorry that your kids are not making things any better, but as relatively young as you are, your kids surely have lots of years to improve their outlooks and attitudes. Anyway, my best wishes that things get better for you ASAP.

 

[MattB101]

Oh and good morning all. It's a beautiful Sunday morning here in Deerfield Beach, FL. Wish I could transport (get to work Mike) all of you down here for a cup of morning Joe. It's 76 degrees, the humidity is down, it's cloudy so the sun won't roast us and there is a cool breeze from the ocean. Nice!

 

[MattB101]

Word of warning, self indulgent complaining ahead.

I feel like such a weinerscnitzle doing this again, im just in a funk that i cant seem to pull out of. Makin lots of sales=money at work, but my own stupid mistakes are getting me in hot water. Nothing i cant correct, just annoying. Outside of work i just seem to be in a fog, nothing is interesting, nothing holds my attention, except star trek reruns. I just cant get my head in the game. I mope around hurting, fiddling with mods, watching tv, sulking, and reading what everyone else is up to on here, throwing my 2p in every once in a while. I take my happy pills and other chemicals that are supposed to make life tolerable for my condition, but i dont feel like im livin.
Maybe i need a hug or a quilt or something, maybe its the bleak prospect of another christmas of greedy kids and disappointment, maybe its time for pie.
I hate to lay this all on you guys, we all have our problems. I just needed to vent. You guys are my friends, moreso than you realize, so i unload on you.
Maybe this is what happens when you outlive the prognosis by several months and keep kickin. All packed and ready to go, but the train left without me.
Vacating couch.
We now return you to your regular arguments.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

Hang in there my brother. I am very, very familiar with your predicament. It should pass. Fall/winter tends to agrevate our depression. If your meds really aren't working it's time to go see the doctor. My antidepressants tend to lose effectiveness after a while. It's like your body says "I know what that is and I can ignore it!"

 

[MattB101]

ok, so I don't exactly know the anatomy of a garbage disposal, but I sorta figgered that water goes right through, and bigger stuff sits in there til ya chop it up. Stuff to big to go down whatever size drain there is. How does baking soda and water sit in there for 5 minutes or whatever, if it seems water goes straight through?

I does go right through but the baking soda coats the parts as it passes and deodorizes them. At least that's the theory and I'm sticking to it. I didn't come up with that one but, found it on Google when ours was particularly stanky and tried it after the ice trick and between the two it was daisy fresh. Who knew?

 

[MattB101]

Sleep well and wake up fresh! Good-night.

Like the avatar Dancing!

 

[MattB101]

ok I just went to like a post and ECF required me to confirm that I want to like it? What the heck?

Must of been that last article I posted!

 

[bigbells]

Oh and good morning all. It's a beautiful Sunday morning here in Deerfield Beach, FL. Wish I could transport (get to work Mike) all of you down here for a cup of morning Joe. It's 76 degrees, the humidity is down, it's cloudy so the sun won't roast us and there is a cool breeze from the ocean. Nice!

Can you put locks on the temperature, humidity and breeze to keep them where they're at?
It's high 40s here, which feels just about right to me for this time of day at this time of year.