INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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Jazzygirl, love the funny! But a good thing I guess, their village has been calling for them..................
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Smaarty, beautiful table topper. I love the yellow fabric, you create beautiful pieces.
Chevy, I am freaky when it comes to code dates. Milk, bread, eggs, sour cream & tortillas are checked frequently. Can foods are gone within a few months of purchase. I do not buy in bulk. I actually like to grocery shop, almost daily. Like Europeans, buy fresh veggies every day, or every other day. I cook fresh, no frozen food, except ice cream. Love fresh broccoli & mushrooms. I can zip in & out in 10-15 minutes. 2-4 minute drive. Should ride my bike, but dangerous roads, no bike paths.
MammaRay, bugs me thinking some self centered idiot, moron, would suggest anything to you about self destructive behavior. Before, after, during, whatever !!!!!. Hard to comprehend how people can be so callous & cruel. You have proven yourself, tough as nails.
Blondie, hello......& all INSOMNIACS.......
MADDY, sending hugs & positive wishes....
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Funny I lived in Switzerland in 1977 for 4 months. They have tiny little college sized frigs. There were charming vegetable trucks that went up and down the street, folks would pop out and buy what they needed. I remember folks, even old people on mopeds with 2 metal baskets on the back with a bag of groceries and french bread poking out. It is nice to buy fresh and just make what you intend to eat that day. Their shopping styles are wildly different from ours. I do like the convenience of a freezer in the garage.. stock up on sales and freeze bread. We do waste some that way for sure. Europeans would never understand the concept of Costco... frankly now the kids are out, college etc.. if it wasn't for the pet foods and hearing aides, I could give up our membership. The qty of food is too much for just 3 people. I think we eat too much because we buy too much!
I wish all of you that can't sleep- peace and a good book. Everyone that needs a (((((hugs))))) that's for you. Be well.
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Teka sent me this! I LOVE it!
Those damn chickens! I have come to the conclusion they are not the same as puppies or kittens... they grow up to be BIG little noisy girls, who break their own eggs, poop over everything, even their water can, and just make a mess....... I have special chicken crocs just for when I have to take care of them.
And you would THINK I would get a "thank you" from their MOTHER!
HiHo! Would you please keep hammering it in my head about being more vigilant about my stocking up on food? Okay, today I'll go through the cupboard AGAIN, and check the packaged dinners. And yes the jars of "stuff".... My Mom did this... So did my Grandma...
I think I always remember when we had nothing... and our food was rationed... And we ate everything we bought. I hate to throw away left-overs even. So I have to get rid of this "stuff" I am saving in case we see a catastrophe... Ha!
Rosie.... that's true! Wish you could come here and help me do this... You would say.... 'ARE YOU NUTS?" What are you THINKing girl? You are going to get poisoned! Take those chickens some of this stuff! Ha!
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Chevy- my parents were Depression era babies. My mother came from a well to do family so they did not struggle through that time, but my father came from a very poor community and when the Great Depression came, It was bad.
Fast forward to the 1960s to 70's as I was growing up. My mother had canned food upstairs, but sometime during my childhood, my father started creating a HUGE pantry downstairs where he stocked many canned supplies. Waiting for the next Depression he was sure would come. Food we never did eat. We had to clean out all that old food at one point. I think once you have gone through that or anything else where there was not enough food, it is a nature thing to stock lots food.
My version is more like "what if I get sick and cannot get to the store?" Living alone makes one keep storage on hand too. I like to keep enough in the pantry and freezer for those times when I need food but something interferes with me getting out to shop.
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happy 2 days after Easter...guess what I learned today???? If you block all your cookies you can't log in here. That took an hour this morning to figure out. I am so tech savvy ...lol
Happy you were sprung PP. Hope you are feeling better
Momz....hurray on your finish
Ray....soon you won't care what most people say.....gotta here a lot of poop before it can roll off you and not catch you by surprise....we should be able to buy filters for those who don't have them....lol
Blondiex...sorry about what you are going through. Can we mail you care packages??? I would love to do that for you. Pm me you address if you want....you know I am married to a chef !!! We can send you soup, or anything else you want.
Had a great weekend with my daughter and her hubby for Easter...miss them already. Wish we were closer.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Smarrty....beautiful.
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Tweedle and Dee, the city slickers.
DH and his buddy B are renovating a mobile home. B calls DH and says a rooster was trapped in the enclosed car port, but chased him out. DH goes over the next day, rooster is back, chases it out.
Same thing next day, except DH finds a nest with 2 eggs in it.
They are both amazed a rooster could lay eggs!!!!!!!
There's your laugh for the week.
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Susan good idea.. care packages like you send college kids! Blondie Pm address. Love the rooster story.
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Spookie, Very funny!!
We don't have enough storage space to stock up. DS said all we have is spices and he's right. Last night I made curry and we had everything I needed. We should have a little more on hand in case of earthquake, but we eat mostly fresh food. There's a farmer's market on Sunday and a little fruit & veg store about 6 blocks away that has great prices. We buy canned tuna from one of the fishing boats. They line catch and test for mercury. When you open the can there's a big chunk of tuna, not flakes. We're starting to get salad greens from the little planter on our deck. They taste so different from store greens.
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Insurance update: I chose AAA for auto and home. I have no toys i.e boats, motorcycle etc. Initial quote 4100+ without all the discounts. I provided all the documentation to obtain discounts, and I installed a new garage door Miami-Dade rated@ 2010(2012) standard. Final premium price is 3055$. That includes auto, home, hurricane rider, and sinkhole rider. May seem high to some low to others. For Florida this is stellar. It's hard to believe.Some may remember I had a claim with Harford. It didn't go well. I was going through lot's of thyroid stuff. My goal was to find a company that was going to stand behind their product. AAA has a wonderful reputation. Retrospectively, I'm happy to have found out that Hartford wasn't trustworthy based on a relatively small claim, but big to me. I learned allot about the insurance industry as a result. I feel I'm better protected now. Nice feeling
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Well, if you think THAT is bad..... When I was just married, the Land-lord had Chickens.... They kept laying eggs, and I asked Estel, the man, "Why don't you just leave the eggs there, to give them time to hatch?" ... He said "We don't have a Rooster...they are HENS!" And I said " Yes, I know, but you still have the eggs, and they could hatch!"
He finally said go talk to "Bea".... (his old wife)..... So I did! I said "Why don't you leave the eggs so they will hatch?" And she said they don't get fertilized, because we don't have a Rooster!"
And AGAIN I re-iterated.... But you have the EGGS!
THEN Bea said the Rooster has to fertilize the hen, just like birds do! And I was sooooooooo confused. But then she said something, and all I could think of is CHICKENS DO IT?????????? They aren't like FISH, who fertilize the eggs AFTER the mother fish lays them??????
Nope! Guess they are like dogs and cats.... and that is another story.
See, next door to them, was this DOG, and another dog was there.... must have jumped their fence.... And these dogs were screaming and crying, and one was like connected to the other one, and I was trying to shoo them apart! And they wouldn't STOP!!!
So I ran in my house and called the Police.... Some smart-ass on the phone finally told me, (in between many pauses and laughter) that they were mating, and I said "No they are NOT, they are fighting and yelling and crying!"
He finally said leave them alone, they will eventually stop that..... Well, they did.... but you have to realize, I was NOT raised on a farm.... so stop laughing.
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so this is the beginnings. 2-1/2 down after a stop and start. Started the middle but forgot the ruler I need. I'm doing it in blues and cream instead of reds. Once I have this done I can turn it into the table runner like the b/w one. This will be the center square.
Found this on line somewhere and liked the look.Hope everyone is doing fine. I'd also help Blondie, let us know. Actually, anyone on IT that's having $$ difficulties, I wouldn't mind helping. Couldn't do it years ago but now, can help. Hope this isn't against any rules on bco
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We have AAA cabin, cars and house, also kids place. They were the only company to give us earthquake on cabin and home! You have to have earthquake here, we are on the "ring of fire." Most companies won't write it. We are at 550 feet home and on a hill at the cabin, so no need for flood insurance another biggie need here in Oregon. Insurance companies look out for themselves. Yet we have been very pleased with AAA price and coverage wise and we trust our agent! Sassy you will like AAA, love that they bundle and provide discounts for good grades, drivers education etc.. we have a 19 year old student on our policy. You were lucky to get storm/ sink hole coverage!
Wren you are so right food out of the garden 100% tastier! Our spinach is up and the lettuce is too - tiny little shoots. We cheated and bought broccoli and cabbage starts..:-) Waiting for it to get warm enough for tomatoes and peppers! We have a saturday market and really should try a CSA box. I am just afraid that if there is just 2 of us we won't eat it all.
Smarty- love the design. Count me in on helping Blondie.
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get ladies. Spent the day sleeping at home but not sick. Just tired. Waking up get you g ready fir ds's to come home creme is about 72 so I sm sure they'll wanna hand outside some. So homework , hang out , prob back to bed. Need some energy seriously.
Hope everyone is having an awesome day !
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Rose, Some of the CSAs here have 1/2 boxes. Much better for fewer people.
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Patty- hospitals are places where you don't sleep too well. You get a couple good nights of sleep and you will feel better.
Favorite FB photo of the day.
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Your son is a cutie!! Your legs aren't used to that much/type of Excercise. More power to you!!!!!! I couldn't do it.
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Hey, Patty --sleep OH wonderful sleep. Hope the sore throat is better.Rosie, I feel really good about AAA. Their process is more thorough. Outside home inspection, recognition that I have flood insurance--not required, but I've done it for 16-17 years. Wish I wasn't subsidizing those that don't---the NFIP is rectifying that, but all the details will take awhile to work out. High risk properties will be paying more. The new garage door was well worth it. Between credit card reward points and insurance reduction, it'll pay for itself in 4 years. Building inspector says it's wind rated up to 200 mph( company says 150). After Andrew, Florida standards have always followed Miami - Dade county building code standards. In the analysis, I read umpteen years ago. The #1 failure was the garage door. Once that went the house was pretty much toast. This is the second time I've done the door(1999). Standards have changed 4 x's since I did my door. This IS the #1 rated door --exceeds M/D standards. LOL, CHIT, I don't remember what the #2 failure was, OH Forklift. But I have hurricane shutters, concrete block----------oh yeah, concrete versus frame was biggy ---that's why we bought concrete. The one thing I can't fix is the roof. Too many gables. A Hip roof is the winner on wind resistance---think that was #2.
Little remembered fact about that time, Habitat for Humanity houses survived when other houses didn't. HfH house construction was studied extensively after that.
AAA writes there for earthquake when others don't. Interesting. Here they'll write for Hurricane. Wondering?
Chevy, you are the funniest. I'm sure those folks told that story for years. The first time I saw dogs mating-Scared the bejeebers out of me, but no one tried to explain---we were Catholics----no one talked of such things. Maybe that's why there were such HUGE familes. I have 63 first cousins. It was great fun growing up with all those cousins.
Jazz --great pic
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Spookie, up for a late evening chat?0 -
Ray..you go girl!! Jacobs legs were prob shaking too...that's a lot
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Sas, no, chitty day. Will try you tomorrow about 12:30? From car line. Going to bed in a few.
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MY legs are shaking just THINKing about what you did! THAT is a marathon! That is amazing! How old ARE you? 25? I would not even attempt that. One time I tried jogging a 2 or 5 K.... whatever that is... I got a ride back to the start-line.
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Chevy did you jump out of the car and cross the finish line?
Spookie --off tomorrow to Moffitt---seeing the kids tomorrow night. Moffitt thurs, driving back right after visit.
MAMARAY, are you nuts. omd.........son is beautiful
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You guys r the best, i appreciate everything u have done 4 m3 i could never askn4 anything more. It is ok.
Patty thinking bout u
Funny thing is dd2 came over n started talking about the person she married family. His aunt has bladder cancer, just got out of the hospital, telling me how she idnt as stong as me n how the family rallied around her staying with her, cooking 4 her cause she hasnt eaten right, blah, blah, blahl....i freaked n said "when i went to dinner on easter with u r sister was ythe fir see t time i have had a meal since i got out of rehab...toast, apples, pop tart n bagels isnt a meal" she just looked at... believe i know there r people worse off than me, but what do the 3 of them thinkni am eating, cant cook cuse have gas stove n i have oxygen, n they know the boys wont.
ENOUGH feel like all i do is complain n vent, i totally apologize. Today i bought a c turkey hoagie n 2 packages of peanut crackers
I ♡ u guys
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TaDa! Got it done. Tomorrow the strips will be added.
Blondie, definitely time for Meals on Wheels.
Rae, cute kid. What were you trying to prove with running the steps 3 times? Wow, good job. How's the legs now?
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Blondie...........CHIT--------5 kids and they can't ---------see anything. This is the first, you've said about the gas i.e. flame stove and oxygen. Where is your case worker. Blondie you could call adult protective services to do an assessment. I know in my county they would have you some place safe--fast. Lot's of people were involved getting you home. One person was supposed to do a home evaluation for safety. I did Home Health for two years. RN initial safety review with admission to HH, if not done by a discharge liason before discharge from hospital or rehab. If home scenario was unsafe we didn't admit and contacted APS's.If we admitted a patient that was then found to be in a unsafe environment, there was hell to pay. Another nurse did it and then I was next nurse in. Had to report that it was unsafe. I had one more visit the next day for wound care only b/c SW and county person were working on placement. Never saw her after that. Company Social Worker and county moved her to some place.
Blondie question---everyone here has offered suggestions on how to get out of where you are----what is holding you back from seeking placement that you can have a decent living arrangement? The twins?
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Blondie, I'm befuddled about the care you have received. Doesn't fit in any scenario I know, I've worked in hospital with SW --team effort to get patients home safely. HH same thing. Even in a ambulatory surg center where I asked for orders for HH when doc was not aware of need-- many times. I know the system from many angles------------this is just wrong. Hard for me to conceive.
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Call meals on wheels at least that's 2 meals. Do you have a microwave? Healthy choice or Stoffers frozen meals are delicious. I buy them on sale 2$ a meal for when my DH is sick to death of sandwiches. Microwave chunky soups for a meal with bread. Bananas and peanut butter make a pretty good breakfast, no cooking. Instant oatmeal can be done in the microwave. Geez Blondie- vent away. Your kids are clueless.
Mamaray- Your little guy is too CUTE! I would keel over if I went up that many times. I am impressed by your stamina! I am still not over this cough.. takes me 2 hours to hack everything up each morning.. 10 days of this ugh..
Jazzy- the Tiger on the Buddha... love it! Buddha's Birthday April 8th (Japan) various other dates.
Be well.
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