If you have some plantain around, mash some up. If you pull your tooth, shove some of that in there.
Or dampen a regular teabag and put that in there.
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Or dampen a regular teabag and put that in there.
You are right about this place.
When they have 2 armed guards at Walgreens you know it's bad.
Yesterday there were about 6 cop car right next to Walgreens when I drove to the UC facility.
Drove past again about 4 hours later and there were about 20 cop cars and they had taped off the entire neighbor hood and the news cameraman was there.
Fortunately we are staying on the Air Force base so it's safe.
On a positive side I am feeling a little better so maybe I'll get back to OK soon.
My ankle ballooned into gout. ain't life so f* great.
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Glad you're on base. Husband worked there over 20 yrs. Outside the base used to be called the warzone, but they changed the name to the International Zone after they became a sanctuary city. Be careful there.
Micro rant:
My favorite store had ZERO cases if 12-ounce Coors Light cans!
Has the apocalypse begun!??
*Fortunately, I was able to grab cases of 12-ounce Michelob Ultra, so I will be ok
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My favorite store had ZERO cases if 12-ounce Coors Light cans!
Has the apocalypse begun!??
*Fortunately, I was able to grab cases of 12-ounce Michelob Ultra, so I will be ok
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Vehicle engineers are idiots.
Went fishing yesterday, finished up and got in the truck and a single click was all it had. Well I'm thinking the battery gave it up. Got a guy to jump me off. Nothing. Wouldn't even crank. Ended up called the dealer just down the road and yep they could work on it today. So I called a got a wrecker to haul it for me. Friend of my wife's came up to visit yesterday and ended up staying the night at the camper. She dropped me off at the dealer this morning and I set around there for less than an hour and the service guy walks up and says I've got some bad news. Starter is bad and killed the battery to where it wouldn't take a charge. Ok fix it. He says the design is such they have to left the motor after pulling the exhaust to get the starter swapped. Wont be ready today. I asked about tomorrow, he's like ill have to check and see. I told him we are camping and have to leave Thursday morning. Mechanic said he'd stay late tonight and make sure he can finish tomorrow.
Then I'm stuck at the dealer with no ride. Ended up renting a car till tomorrow. Gonna cost $2400. I'm still fuming
Went fishing yesterday, finished up and got in the truck and a single click was all it had. Well I'm thinking the battery gave it up. Got a guy to jump me off. Nothing. Wouldn't even crank. Ended up called the dealer just down the road and yep they could work on it today. So I called a got a wrecker to haul it for me. Friend of my wife's came up to visit yesterday and ended up staying the night at the camper. She dropped me off at the dealer this morning and I set around there for less than an hour and the service guy walks up and says I've got some bad news. Starter is bad and killed the battery to where it wouldn't take a charge. Ok fix it. He says the design is such they have to left the motor after pulling the exhaust to get the starter swapped. Wont be ready today. I asked about tomorrow, he's like ill have to check and see. I told him we are camping and have to leave Thursday morning. Mechanic said he'd stay late tonight and make sure he can finish tomorrow.
Then I'm stuck at the dealer with no ride. Ended up renting a car till tomorrow. Gonna cost $2400. I'm still fuming
Glad I didn't suggest smacking the starter with a hammer. GEEZ, I am soo old.
I thought it might be an issue when I was crawling around under it and could locate it. Who the hell puts one where the motor has to be lifted to get at it?
Sorry you're having to go through that. Most vehicles have similar. Even my 02 silverado, easiest way to swap the rear spark plug on the passenger side it to loosen the motor mount on that side and jack it up. For a spark plug!!!!!! 
The first thing I did when I bought the in-laws truck, was replace the starter and battery even though both still worked fine.
Being a tech for 40 years, you learn a few things
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Local Ford dealer has a special lift.
They remove a few bolts and wiring harness and lift the truck off the frame.
I walked by the shop and they had several truck bodies just hanging in the air.
They remove a few bolts and wiring harness and lift the truck off the frame.
I walked by the shop and they had several truck bodies just hanging in the air.
Over the last decade large farm equipment has become more and more modular. Saw a show on combines, the power plant was a modular plug an play unit. Service guy came out to a combine broken in the field. Ran diagnostics then replaced the power plant with a lift, only took a couple hours.
Soon the auto parts store will go the way of the tv repair shop. Plug and play power plants for vehicles? Probably sooner than later.
Soon the auto parts store will go the way of the tv repair shop. Plug and play power plants for vehicles? Probably sooner than later.
I appreciate my old truck even more!!
Mine is a 2008, not all that new
My 1999 Z71 has starting issues, it's not the starter....it's the power source to the starter. Open the door, turn the key. Get in it shut the door, it starts!! Just got a learn them!!
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Going to start singing Dademosses, "I'm gonna whip somebody's ass" song.
The twins have been texting husband, wanting a response, saying sorry my mom died. Funny, they refused to even speak to her when she was alive, the last few times she was physically over at our place. Just walked on past her. Now, granddaughter is texting other relatives to insist she has a right to attend the funeral. This is not about rights. This is about my mom. She only wants to come to hurt me.
The twins have been texting husband, wanting a response, saying sorry my mom died. Funny, they refused to even speak to her when she was alive, the last few times she was physically over at our place. Just walked on past her. Now, granddaughter is texting other relatives to insist she has a right to attend the funeral. This is not about rights. This is about my mom. She only wants to come to hurt me.
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I could have called my aunt before she passed but I didn't. I regret it so much! I don't want to make that same mistake again so, her husband, my uncle, I've been trying to get ahold of him, and I'm taking food to my grandparents whenever I can because I fear losing more people. Maybe they feel the same way? Maybe they don't. I don't know.
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Nope. Not this granddaughter. She's trouble.
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On the taxes thing, my brother's employer did not send the correct forms to him in a timely fashion. They sent the wrong info and he didn't get the correct info until April 12th but then he didn't know his AGI from 2022 so it wouldn't allow the filing. He tried calling the allegedly 24/7 line for IRS to find out but nobody picked up and they kept disconnecting the call. I finally found the correct link for him to retrieve it online. So then it was filed but Mom put the SSN in wrong-- she transposed some numbers. It is now filed though and accepted.
Having trouble typing-- wrists and fingers hurt. Arthritis sucks.
Diabetes place says they still have not received correct info to approve Mom's insulin pump and she almost died from hypoglycemia this morning. She slept through the dexcom alarm but my brother heard it. Her sugar was low for over an hour before he walked in and heard the alarm. It was so low it didn't register on the Dexcom-- it just said "Low". She was not lucid and was barely conscious-- but was mostly unconscious and I had to keep waking her up. She got hypothermia too. Had to call for an ambulance and my friend had to help them get her to the front door.
I'm going to have to call the doctor's office to see if they will send in the correct info and if we can't get the pump, at least switch her to different type of insulin.
I'm completely exhausted now but will have to go back to the hospital to check on Mom after I get a little bit of rest in.
Having trouble typing-- wrists and fingers hurt. Arthritis sucks.
Diabetes place says they still have not received correct info to approve Mom's insulin pump and she almost died from hypoglycemia this morning. She slept through the dexcom alarm but my brother heard it. Her sugar was low for over an hour before he walked in and heard the alarm. It was so low it didn't register on the Dexcom-- it just said "Low". She was not lucid and was barely conscious-- but was mostly unconscious and I had to keep waking her up. She got hypothermia too. Had to call for an ambulance and my friend had to help them get her to the front door.
I'm going to have to call the doctor's office to see if they will send in the correct info and if we can't get the pump, at least switch her to different type of insulin.
I'm completely exhausted now but will have to go back to the hospital to check on Mom after I get a little bit of rest in.
Huh. just noticed most of the big brands are lacking the little cans, bowl season or was that one bridge that fell near the main breweries?Micro rant:
My favorite store had ZERO cases if 12-ounce Coors Light cans!
Has the apocalypse begun!??
*Fortunately, I was able to grab cases of 12-ounce Michelob Ultra, so I will be ok
I need a MRI on lumbar and hips. MRI place called and said
my portion would be 3795.00 with insurance, asked cash price said 2200.00. I am on BC-BS group plan that between employer and me is a 1000.00 a month. I won't be getting a MRI. Thanks Obama for screwing up health care. Middle class people don't stand a chance.
my portion would be 3795.00 with insurance, asked cash price said 2200.00. I am on BC-BS group plan that between employer and me is a 1000.00 a month. I won't be getting a MRI. Thanks Obama for screwing up health care. Middle class people don't stand a chance.
Obama sucks, this is all on purpose!!
Check out united, they got your back.
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I have United and can’t get a needed test because I waited and can’t afford the deductible. I liked last year’s choice of insurance providers. BCBS
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BCBS got too pricey this year, had it last year. Switched to Ambetter, just became available in Kansas in our area. So far, very decent. It's in certain counties in your state, Patchouli.
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It’s through my employer so choices are very limited. I had Ambetter a couple years ago and thought it was okay. Thanks, Amish. 
Medicare is next year, I R doomed
Bright side is the Wealth management group pays a consultant familiar with P&G plans to advise us.
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Mom was super cranky when I visited. Apparently they didn't give her enough dilantin last night and her legs were hurting and they woke her up to give her meds. She called this morning and asked me to bring her purse bc it had her phone. I don't dig through her purse so I brought the whole thing instead of just the phone. Mistake. She has insulin in there and wanted to take it. She said they didn't give her enough. Bro and I explained that she can't take stuff without clearing it with the doctors. She got mad at me and kicked me out and told me she wanted me out of her life blah blah. I went and got a nurse who went in to talk some sense into her and confiscated her insulin so she can't take it without them knowing. That nurse was great. Handled it well even when Mom was being stubborn and refusing to turn over her insulin at first. Crew of nurses came in to talk to her and say she needs to change her insulin regimen anyway and that a doctor would speak to her about what she needs to do to manage stuff. But Mom didn't know I was in earshot and started lying to the nurse about me not feeding her and other bs. She doesn't realize they might put her in a nursing home if they think I'm not taking care of her properly. Hell, they could arrest me if they believe her lies. Fortunately, I don't think they believed her and they calmed her down. She was still angry at me for a bit but she calmed down while watching a Harry Potter movie on TV. She suddenly went from glaring daggers at me to asking me to put something on the nightstand for her. My brother said that anytime she depends on someone she gets ungrateful and is crap talks them and complains. He didn't say it, but that is one of the reasons he refuses to take on any more responsibility at home. He has said something like that in the past though- that he doesn't want to have to do more and that if he does more he will be expected to do even more stuff.
