We have trapped 4 skunks and 2 possums in the last 2 weeks. We do not let them stay on this side of the dirt. They also eat cat food and chickens. They are not welcomed here, ticks or not.
What's everybody doing today?
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Had to call the Sheriff out this morning. Left for work this morning and a half mile down the road there was a huge pile of mail tossed on the side of the road. The stupid making me pay $100 a year for a PO box mail thieves are back. :switch:
Another satellite tv repair guy came out today and things got really complicated, not the day for it but oh well! He was good at his job. He installed a new satellite dish on the roof. I asked him if he would clean the gutters while he was up there. 
This new dish had to be pointed at a different satellite. This negated all the customizations I had done to my sat box and the one in my dad’s house, yea! An hour of redo’s for me.
For the past month my cell phone has been alerting me every time I turned it on that there was a software update and I needed to connect to a wi-fi device. I’d been putting this off because I didn’t have time to shop for a router.
As the tv guy was finishing up he said “We offer a router for $30 in case you want to down load movies”. Done! He set the router up an even set up my phone to connect to it. He left and then I noticed the first problem. The lighting wasn’t good and there is a jumble of cables on the back of my desktop. He forgot to plug the ethernet cable from my Dtop into the back of the router, I’ll give him a pass, took me all of 10 seconds to check then plug up the cable.
Then I noticed the second problem. My cell phone kept giving me two messages on wake up. 1. Do you want to connect to a wi-fi device? 2. You are connected to a wi-fi device.
So, a half hour on the land line with AT&T to get the confused cell phone back on track (a hard power off, then on, reset). Then I got the long-awaited software update installed.
This new dish had to be pointed at a different satellite. This negated all the customizations I had done to my sat box and the one in my dad’s house, yea! An hour of redo’s for me.
For the past month my cell phone has been alerting me every time I turned it on that there was a software update and I needed to connect to a wi-fi device. I’d been putting this off because I didn’t have time to shop for a router.
As the tv guy was finishing up he said “We offer a router for $30 in case you want to down load movies”. Done! He set the router up an even set up my phone to connect to it. He left and then I noticed the first problem. The lighting wasn’t good and there is a jumble of cables on the back of my desktop. He forgot to plug the ethernet cable from my Dtop into the back of the router, I’ll give him a pass, took me all of 10 seconds to check then plug up the cable.
Then I noticed the second problem. My cell phone kept giving me two messages on wake up. 1. Do you want to connect to a wi-fi device? 2. You are connected to a wi-fi device.
So, a half hour on the land line with AT&T to get the confused cell phone back on track (a hard power off, then on, reset). Then I got the long-awaited software update installed.
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Another satellite tv repair guy came out today and things got really complicated, not the day for it but oh well! He was good at his job. He installed a new satellite dish on the roof. I asked him if he would clean the gutters while he was up there.
This new dish had to be pointed at a different satellite. This negated all the customizations I had done to my sat box and the one in my dad’s house, yeah! An hour of redo’s for me.
For the past month my cell phone has been alerting me every time I turned it on that there was a software update and I needed to connect to a wi-fi device. I’d been putting this off because I didn’t have time to shop for a router.
As the tv guy was finishing up he said “We offer a router for $30 in case you want to down load movies”. Done! He set the router up an even set up my phone to connect to it. He left and then I noticed the first problem. The lighting wasn’t good and there is a jumble of cables on the back of my desktop. He forgot to plug the ethernet cable from my Dtop into the back of the router, I’ll give him a pass, took me all of 10 seconds to check then plug up the cable.
Then I noticed the second problem. My cell phone kept giving me two messages on wake up. 1. Do you want to connect to a wi-fi device? 2. You are connected to a wi-fi device.
So, a half hour on the land line with AT&T to get the confused cell phone back on track. Then I got the long-awaited software update installed.
Just keep telling yourself, life is better and easier with technology
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Huge, long tiring, painful day.
Pension day means shopping day.
I finally brought my dehydrator!
YES!!
I brought new windscreen wipers for my car. I went though a heavy rain shower and I couldn't see a darn thing even with the wipers going as fast
as they could.
Went to a massive hardware store called Bunnings to buy a new bow saw to cut down a tree that is growing too close to the house.
Brought some copper pipe to make colloidal copper and a flint spark producer from the welding section to light my gas stove so I don't have to keep buying matches.
Brought a 20kg bag of rough grain mix for the chickens.
Stopped by the new green grocers to get cheap fruit and veges.
A trip to the supermarket to buy pantry staples and 8 bags of mixed frozen veggies to put in my dehydrator once it turns up.
Had to stop a tried not to panic as I had huge pain in my chest just right of mid-line ..my heart squeezed very tight and then beat very slowly and laboured for about twelve beats.
I came good after a rest and drove home and had a lay down.
Pension day means shopping day.
I finally brought my dehydrator!
YES!!
I brought new windscreen wipers for my car. I went though a heavy rain shower and I couldn't see a darn thing even with the wipers going as fast
as they could.
Went to a massive hardware store called Bunnings to buy a new bow saw to cut down a tree that is growing too close to the house.
Brought some copper pipe to make colloidal copper and a flint spark producer from the welding section to light my gas stove so I don't have to keep buying matches.
Brought a 20kg bag of rough grain mix for the chickens.
Stopped by the new green grocers to get cheap fruit and veges.
A trip to the supermarket to buy pantry staples and 8 bags of mixed frozen veggies to put in my dehydrator once it turns up.
Had to stop a tried not to panic as I had huge pain in my chest just right of mid-line ..my heart squeezed very tight and then beat very slowly and laboured for about twelve beats.
I came good after a rest and drove home and had a lay down.
I've spent the last 4 days sitting in the hospital with my dad. He is having open heart surgery in the morning. He's always lived a very clean physical fit lifestyle. He is 69 and doesn't look a day older than 50. This is the 3rd heart attack in as many months in my immediate family. Started with my father in law then me and now my dad 2018 thats just about enough!
You are right! That is about enough! I pray all goes well with your dad's surgery in the morning!
Thank you my friend!
Sure hate to hear that your dad has got to have that surgery,
But , sounds like he is in good health otherwise.
I'm sure the prognosis is good for hm.
We will say a prayer for him and your family , and the surgeons tomorrow morning.
If you get a minute , let us know how he is doing tomorrow.
Jim
He's been given a survival rate of 98%. Still scares the hell out of me! You and him covered some of the same ground if I remember correctly.
Yea on the dehydrator!
Shopping often leaves me exhausted sitting on a bench in a store.... Prayers... Sounds like that is about enough for one year...
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My best wishes for a successful surgery and a fast recovery for your dad. They say things happen in three's, so hopefully your are done with theses events.
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This is not good. We are all armchair physicians here. Please get yourself seen to about that about as immediately as possible, the next time it happens you might not be messaging us. PLEASE.
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Tank-Girl, I think you just got sent a message, take time to take care of yourself. NOW....
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Hugs and prayer Hasbrown for a good recovery.
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I wised up and drove myself to the ED to get checked out.
They're organising for a cardiologist to fit me with a holter monitor to see what my heart is doing.
I got a scare and YES I'm taking it as a warning.
I deeply appreciate your prayers.
Thank you.
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ED visit done and cardiologist appointment made.
I was crippled for years, no one to helped me, I had to learn how to help me... sorry to sound like a repeat... plants... they treat all our needs.
@hashbrown praying for your Dad for tomorrow and hope all goes well 
. Hashbrown how is your health going after the heart attack ?
@Tank-Girl good to hear you had your heart checked and have an appointment with a cardiologist too.
. Hashbrown how is your health going after the heart attack ?@Tank-Girl good to hear you had your heart checked and have an appointment with a cardiologist too.
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@txcatlady good to hear you are okay and hope things improve for you.
Wow! A lot of people are sick and hurting!
@txcatlady
@Tank-Girl
@hashbrown and father
@Peanut (already on prayer list)
If you aren't on my prayer list you are now, for healing and safety.
@txcatlady
@Tank-Girl
@hashbrown and father
@Peanut (already on prayer list)
If you aren't on my prayer list you are now, for healing and safety.
I didn't see this! Your body gives you warnings, I had them for the last year and was too damn stubborn to acknowledge them. Please stay on this!
@hashbrown praying for your Dad for tomorrow and hope all goes well
@Tank-Girl good to hear you had your heart checked and have an appointment with a cardiologist too.
Thank you! I hit the ground running I was back to work in a couple of days. I'm running at least a mile every day and feel great!
You have no Idea how much we appreciate this!
Hello everyone .
Not a lot got done today. We helped a friend with a situation with his elderly mother as her real estate told her she was 2 weeks behind with the rent so we went through the real estate ledger and her bank statements and found that the real estate had totally stuffed up. She was so worried and being elderly very stressed too, so DH will go into the real estate on Monday with armed evidence to sort it out for her. Neither son or mum are very good at deciphering financial ledgers or finances to well, but after they found out the good news they were both very happy.
We did get one load of washing folded up and the washing up and putting of dishes away in the kitchen and I cut a couple of old soaked and washed pillow covers up that after I have sewn hems onto each side I will use as cloth table dinner napkins .
DH got an email from the real estate to say that we can have a small amount of firewood on the veranda enough for a week but we must have it not touching the veranda boards and have it contained in a box either metal or wood . DH and I have spent this evening designing a firewood rack for the veranda that we will make that is 1.8m L x .77m W x 1.5m H and made of treated pine studs, decking board and the side supports of 25 mm galvanised steel piping. The material cost will only be around just under $34 to make it and the good news is we can simply dismount it by unscrewing it for when we buy our own house.
I priced them online and they want $90 to purchase one that is 1.25m x .36m x 1.27m so making our own is a huge saving and we can have 2 stacks deep in ours rather than 1 stack that would fit on the purchased one. Needless to say we are pretty happy with ourselves .
.Not a lot got done today. We helped a friend with a situation with his elderly mother as her real estate told her she was 2 weeks behind with the rent so we went through the real estate ledger and her bank statements and found that the real estate had totally stuffed up. She was so worried and being elderly very stressed too, so DH will go into the real estate on Monday with armed evidence to sort it out for her. Neither son or mum are very good at deciphering financial ledgers or finances to well, but after they found out the good news they were both very happy.
We did get one load of washing folded up and the washing up and putting of dishes away in the kitchen and I cut a couple of old soaked and washed pillow covers up that after I have sewn hems onto each side I will use as cloth table dinner napkins .
DH got an email from the real estate to say that we can have a small amount of firewood on the veranda enough for a week but we must have it not touching the veranda boards and have it contained in a box either metal or wood
. DH and I have spent this evening designing a firewood rack for the veranda that we will make that is 1.8m L x .77m W x 1.5m H and made of treated pine studs, decking board and the side supports of 25 mm galvanised steel piping. The material cost will only be around just under $34 to make it and the good news is we can simply dismount it by unscrewing it for when we buy our own house.I priced them online and they want $90 to purchase one that is 1.25m x .36m x 1.27m so making our own is a huge saving and we can have 2 stacks deep in ours rather than 1 stack that would fit on the purchased one. Needless to say we are pretty happy with ourselves
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Cleaning, sewing, cooking, momming. Then I get to go-to work.
After work I'll probably game. I've been working my way through the Assassin's Creed franchise. Currently playing AS3 which takes place in pre revolution Boston and surrounding areas.
After work I'll probably game. I've been working my way through the Assassin's Creed franchise. Currently playing AS3 which takes place in pre revolution Boston and surrounding areas.
Taking day off from gym as I squeezed in workouts early this week so I can get another weeks worth over the weekend because I'm taking a little trip next week. Started some biltong last night. Wrapping up the final touches on a home purchase for a friend that is closing Monday. A couple property searches for some clients. Gonna make my awesome weekend breakfast of eggs, steak, bacon, and Tomato as I won't have it this weekend. Find something nice to do for my wife. Might hit the range if I have time. Besides that, whatever fragos the electronic leash dictates.
