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I have two Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi #1 is the main one and is password protected. Located in an area that hinders the signal from reaching the entire house.
Wi-Fi #2 is an extender for Wi-Fi #1 and is not password protected. Now we have coverage throughout the house and outside of the house too. No one lives close enough to access so why protect it with a password, was my thinking.
Well we know have a closer neighbor. For grins and giggles I periodically scan for other Wi-Fi networks and low and behold a new one appeared labeled with the same name as my new neighbor. If I can see his, he can see my unsecured Wi-Fi?
So this morning I scanned #2 to see what was registered to it. Other than the smart phones the Safelert was registered. I found the instructions on how to access the extender and give it password protection. Then I found a YouTube on how to access the Safelert and reconfigured it to register to #1 (installed fresh batteries too). Tested and all works.
Wi-Fi #1 is the main one and is password protected. Located in an area that hinders the signal from reaching the entire house.
Wi-Fi #2 is an extender for Wi-Fi #1 and is not password protected. Now we have coverage throughout the house and outside of the house too. No one lives close enough to access so why protect it with a password, was my thinking.
Well we know have a closer neighbor. For grins and giggles I periodically scan for other Wi-Fi networks and low and behold a new one appeared labeled with the same name as my new neighbor. If I can see his, he can see my unsecured Wi-Fi?
So this morning I scanned #2 to see what was registered to it. Other than the smart phones the Safelert was registered. I found the instructions on how to access the extender and give it password protection. Then I found a YouTube on how to access the Safelert and reconfigured it to register to #1 (installed fresh batteries too). Tested and all works.
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@The Lazy L, When I do a search of what networks that I can see, NSA Surveillance Van (two versions), The Dude Abides, & homeboys unite, are some of the options that come up for me. Cars drive by and I know that there are cell phone hot spots that pop up when various cars go by. There are often a couple of open Wi-Fi's, but it is not reliable for me to even think about trying to connect to, not that I am of that ilk anyway.
That could have been ME! I had one of the Wi-Fi named "NSA Surveillance Van # 45" until one of my daughters notice it. She said that wasn't funny and was rather adamant about it.
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LOL, I guess she doesn't have the same sense of humor that you do. I have wondered which of my neighbors has that. I do have two neighbors who have older teenage boys, one who attends a school where there is a focus on technology.
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Weedy our only logical choice is WIFI out here.
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That is true for most people. However, keeping it open or secured is an option.
Just been cleaning storage area and rotating things. Found a jar of homemade grape jelly from 2009(!!) lol I wonder if its still good? Somehow it wound up behind jars of dried beans
Waiting on some seeds from Baker Creek and some worm castings to be delivered.
Snow/ice/sleet/rain storm coming early saturday and lasting all day. It will probably keep us from our weekly "date" of breakfast out lol
Waiting on some seeds from Baker Creek and some worm castings to be delivered.
Snow/ice/sleet/rain storm coming early saturday and lasting all day. It will probably keep us from our weekly "date" of breakfast out lol
Slept in this morning until 7:05 am! Went out and did some shed clean up on my own--kid will help with heavy lifting tomorrow. Getting ready to wash sheets and that's it!
Went to work this mrning but just felt awful. Went back to the Dr. They took a blood sample, chest x rays, Had me do 10 minutes with a nebulizer. Decided I had lung inflammation due to broncitus. Lungs were clear however. Gave me a prednezone shot and 3 scripts. Nebulyzer seemed to help pretty quick. 2 of the 3 meds are for breathing/healing for the lungs.
Hopefully this will kick it's butt.
Hopefully this will kick it's butt.
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I hope it works too BacP. Time to get well for sure.Thinking and praying for you.
Just got released from Home Health Physical Therapy.
Bending was 96%
Straighten was 6%.
Better yet.
Relaxing with knee elevated, iced.
Might sit here in my recliner and just take a nap.
Start Outpatient Physical Therapy next Thursday.
Bending was 96%
Straighten was 6%.
Better yet.
Relaxing with knee elevated, iced.
Might sit here in my recliner and just take a nap.
Start Outpatient Physical Therapy next Thursday.
Sitting in Abq a at the new electrophysiologist office with the kid. We got here 1& 1/2 hrs early and they took us right in. I didn't think they would but I wanted to leave the house early because of the weather. I like this Dr already.
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Terri liking the dr is important,glad you like him,good luck and always hoping things turn around for the kid.
Thanks Meer.
@Bacpacker Hope this round fixes you up right.
@MoBookworm1957 Good deal!
@Terri9630 Hoping they are as efficient at diagnosing and curing the kid as they are at getting you in to Dr.
Has anyone heard from @timmie yet? Does anyone here know her "in real life"? Wish there was a way to get an update.
@MoBookworm1957 Good deal!
@Terri9630 Hoping they are as efficient at diagnosing and curing the kid as they are at getting you in to Dr.
Has anyone heard from @timmie yet? Does anyone here know her "in real life"? Wish there was a way to get an update.
Nice duct tape rear hillbilly window.
Whitehaven mansion ,rest stop in Paducah KY
Bridge over Ohio River between KY and Ill.
Crossing Ohio River.
VA hospital Marion I'll.
My day.
Trip ,100 miles each way to VA hospital to check my defib/pacemaker.
No good news , fluid is building around heart causing stress . Stop all salt intake, start taking my LASIK every day. Watch my weight closely.
Oh well.
As if I didn't know I have congestive heart failure.
Long day , long trip.
Had a great lunch.
Looked at another Corvette.
Jim
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Jim that's not what we wanted to hear. Might also try keto diet. If you need a few starter recipes holler. Sentry could probably help with that as well.
Also, national quilt show is in Paducah! You lucky duck.
Also, national quilt show is in Paducah! You lucky duck.
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Hey Terri, hope the appt went really well and hope you got back home. Seems that the westside is getting all the snow. 3" here, but nothing at the AF Base where husband is. It's still snowing, so we'll see what we end up with.
Went out this morning to the post office and to drop off a trunk load of stuff to the thrift store. Wanted to reload and do it again, but my car is not snow friendly.
Went out this morning to the post office and to drop off a trunk load of stuff to the thrift store. Wanted to reload and do it again, but my car is not snow friendly.
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Take care Jim.
Take care @phideaux and follow doctors orders 
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Get better soon @Bacpacker thought it might be bronchitis related unfortunately, hope you are feeling better @MoBookworm1957 and anyone else I missed who is not feeling on top of the world today.
.Get better soon @Bacpacker thought it might be bronchitis related unfortunately, hope you are feeling better @MoBookworm1957 and anyone else I missed who is not feeling on top of the world today.
Yesterday was a big cleanup day and DH deep cleaned the outhouse with grey water from the washing machine and rinsed with clean water and I poured the rest of the water around one of the mulberry trees and watered some of our potted fruit trees with it. He then hung out a load of laundry on the clothes line to dry.
I deep cleaned the bedroom and with Dh's help moved all the tallboys, clothing racks and duchess out from the walls and swept behind them and also swept all the skirting boards down and put them back. I sorted my shoes into some sort of order and damp dusted them, the bed , duchess, bedside tables, door jambs and belt rails around the room. Also sorted out some winter clothing and put them away in the spare room. Then onto cleaning the windows and duchess mirror and now it is all sparkling with no dust.
Last night's dinner was precooked pork roast and cheese on bread rolls for something a little easier.
This morning so far I have put on a load of washing in the washing machine and hung it on the clothesline to dry and then watered some of the back lawn via watering can with the washing machine grey water to see if we can get a bit of green grass happening. We have had two days of rain and the day before had 3.2mm and yesterday 10mm so that should go someway to getting some water back in our tanks again. We haven't watered the gardens either for two days as there has been enough rain to do it for us so more savings on town water use.
Taken some bread rolls out for lunch and I am contemplating deep cleaning the bathrooms and toilets for the week .
I deep cleaned the bedroom and with Dh's help moved all the tallboys, clothing racks and duchess out from the walls and swept behind them and also swept all the skirting boards down and put them back. I sorted my shoes into some sort of order and damp dusted them, the bed , duchess, bedside tables, door jambs and belt rails around the room. Also sorted out some winter clothing and put them away in the spare room. Then onto cleaning the windows and duchess mirror and now it is all sparkling with no dust.
Last night's dinner was precooked pork roast and cheese on bread rolls for something a little easier.
This morning so far I have put on a load of washing in the washing machine and hung it on the clothesline to dry and then watered some of the back lawn via watering can with the washing machine grey water to see if we can get a bit of green grass happening. We have had two days of rain and the day before had 3.2mm and yesterday 10mm so that should go someway to getting some water back in our tanks again. We haven't watered the gardens either for two days as there has been enough rain to do it for us so more savings on town water use.
Taken some bread rolls out for lunch and I am contemplating deep cleaning the bathrooms and toilets for the week
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Take care Jim. I found the picture of the truck with the duct tape rear window interesting. In Iowa, when a vehicle has duct tape on it we call it "Missouri chrome"...
This Dr's office is south of 40. If I'd have been closer I'd have called but with the weather I wanted to get home. We hit snow, sleet, rain, fog and mud. Lots of mud. My jeep is now a streaky blue/brown.
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Take care @phideaux and follow doctors orders
Get better soon @Bacpacker thought it might be bronchitis related unfortunately, hope you are feeling better @MoBookworm1957 and anyone else I missed who is not feeling on top of the world today.
Sewing, some here I've been posting with for about 10 years some not so long but I honestly care boutall here.
There is so much going on in the world today we need soul mates and web mates is soul mates.
I hope the fires and smoke and poor people and animals that are left heal soon.
Where do I begin? I spent a week with dad in the ICU. The morning I started getting sick I had run home and did all my laundry and repacked clothes for another week. That evening I knew I was getting sick… once again trying to sleep in that god-awful chair beside his bed... I woke up twice during the night, thought I might have a little fever.
I woke about 8am and I was SICK!. I knew I just had to get out of there. It took forever to pack my few items. I got to my truck and called my niece (Mrs reliable), of course she couldn’t come and sit with dad.
Other than driving home with tornado warning sirens blaring I don’t remember much except the radio kept saying there were 2 tornadoes on the ground. The next 2 days were a blur. I didn’t eat but my cooler had plenty of water and lemonade. And Jimmy Dean, it seemed every time I woke up during those 2 days there was a Jimmy Dean commercial on the tv, I had lost the remote and couldn’t change the channel. I will never in my life eat anything with Jimmy Dean on the package.
Monday afternoon I began picking up my disaster of a house, I think I picked up and moved 2 items… tues… a few more and so on! I only have one load of laundry to do tonight.
On 01Jan I bought a new stove (delivery on the 23rd). Today I got the LP conversion kit ordered, be here before the stove. Garbage has to go out tomorrow, a neighbor is buying my groceries also.
I’ve still got a long way to go just remembering all the side projects I had going much less completing them. Still a way to go getting over this flu…
I woke about 8am and I was SICK!. I knew I just had to get out of there. It took forever to pack my few items. I got to my truck and called my niece (Mrs reliable), of course she couldn’t come and sit with dad.
Other than driving home with tornado warning sirens blaring I don’t remember much except the radio kept saying there were 2 tornadoes on the ground. The next 2 days were a blur. I didn’t eat but my cooler had plenty of water and lemonade. And Jimmy Dean, it seemed every time I woke up during those 2 days there was a Jimmy Dean commercial on the tv, I had lost the remote and couldn’t change the channel. I will never in my life eat anything with Jimmy Dean on the package.
Monday afternoon I began picking up my disaster of a house, I think I picked up and moved 2 items… tues… a few more and so on! I only have one load of laundry to do tonight.
On 01Jan I bought a new stove (delivery on the 23rd). Today I got the LP conversion kit ordered, be here before the stove. Garbage has to go out tomorrow, a neighbor is buying my groceries also.
I’ve still got a long way to go just remembering all the side projects I had going much less completing them. Still a way to go getting over this flu…
Thank you @Meerkat and I hope you are feeling well too at the moment. When are you expected to go in for your eye op ?.
Most of the areas that have had severe bushfires in NSW are now getting rain but not all. It is heartbreaking to see all the wildlife with severe burns on television, so sad. We are looking after the ones we can here with the wallabies and a couple of grey kangaroos and hopefully the rain will green things up for them so they have something to eat. We have been weeding the garden beds and giving the wildlife the fallen tomatoes, green weeds and the green grass we weeded from them and cutting shrubbery for them and giving them water too. At the moment they are getting rainwater from the runoff of the tank stand shed.
Most of the areas that have had severe bushfires in NSW are now getting rain but not all. It is heartbreaking to see all the wildlife with severe burns on television, so sad. We are looking after the ones we can here with the wallabies and a couple of grey kangaroos and hopefully the rain will green things up for them so they have something to eat. We have been weeding the garden beds and giving the wildlife the fallen tomatoes, green weeds and the green grass we weeded from them and cutting shrubbery for them and giving them water too. At the moment they are getting rainwater from the runoff of the tank stand shed.
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Sewing thak you and I have appt next week for eyes to schedule surgery.
I read a BILLION poor wildlife have been lost. And many in bad shape, thank God they have peopel like you helping them and the people there.
The Doc said he could stop the tachycardia but he doesn't want to do the surgery yet because of her age. He said she would have a 25% chance of ending up with a pace maker. She's not having any side effects from the meds so both of her heart Dr's want to continue with the meds for now. They said there is a good chance she will out grow this issue and after all the tests they think that her low blood pressure is the main trigger for the rest of her issues so we are going to concentrate on keeping that up. I told him we had taken her to the hospital new years eve and he said to NOT take her to the ER without calling him first because most Dr's don't know what this is and he's had patients that were scheduled for all kinds of un necessary procedures because of it. He gave us his cell phone number and said to call 24/7 if we need to. He can get in touch with the hospital to talk to the Dr's and inform them of the issues.
