I forgot to quote, but Viking, I haven't heard of the other types of thyroid meds other than synthroid. I don't have too many side effects- although they changed the brand/type of synthroid I take. It now comes in blister packets (which I hate). I've managed to slice my finger on the foil before. Only side effects seem to be kidney stones if I don't drink enough water and a random muscle spasm near my eyes/in my eyelids. It's minor but annoying. It had completely gone away with the first medicine but it started up again with the new stuff. Not sure why they changed it.
Teri, I hated when people would open my gate and leave it open! We had a padlock on it for a long time but neighbor cut the chain to get in. We currently don't have a gate bc it got blown down in the hurricane.
Census people left a bag with a pamphlet/paperwork on our inner fence a few times but we already filled out the paperwork online. We never saw them in person-- I'd like to think my cows scared them off. The yard looking pretty derelict probably didn't help. We really need to get stuff cleaned up.
For land-line phone and internet we have Frontier(who are bankrupt). I have to reset the modem many times every day and I got tired of it. So I called and the repair guy came yesterday. He checked the line and installed a new modem. Made no difference, had to reset the modem several times yesterday evening as I fully expected. This ISP is our only choice other than satellite so for now I will stick with it.
Does your modem connect to a coaxial cable? You might need to do a static discharge of the coax cables (basically you unplug them and touch the little pins at the ends while the power is off). We had to do that with our Hughesnet modem constantly.
Thanks,
@Amish Heart,
@Duncan, and
@LadyLocust; Your suggestions are in line with what I was thinking. Right now the working pantry is 6'X8'X14" divided into 18" increments, there are 28 drawers in the lower half and about a dozen shelves above the 4’ line.
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We have always supplied from the bottom up (First in First Out), eat what you store, store what you eat. But this new pantry has the wife thinking I should be moving more up the stairs. I would prefer to keep just enough of what we use on a regular basis ( I was thinking like 2 cans tuna, 2 turkey, 2 canned pinto.....) She started taking about moving full flats into the thing and I was afraid I was off base...
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When we bought the house 20+ years ago I put in 2 sets of floor to ceiling shelves in the basement, made with 3/4 ply and 2X4 frames, each row of 2' wide shelves is 36' long, here is a 3' wide walkway between 2 rows and a pass through between the first 2 - 8' segments to allow for access from both ends. 24' of that is my food storage, and next to that is my growing station and freezers.
It looks great!!
My kitchen is in need of an update. Not changing the cabinets, but will be cleaning them up (covered in cobwebs & dust right now on the higher ones). I need to see if I can fix a drawer that doesn't want to slide properly. They don't have actual metal drawer guides- they use the old style where they are on a wood track I think. I could be mistaken though. Need to take a better look.
Kitchen is still a disaster. I got hit with major fatigue & haven't done more cleaning. Raccoons have come back in and mucked things up again. Replaced the motor on the piston pump that fills the cistern (we didn't have water for a few days) & it turns out it was the wiring from the float switch to the motor that was bad, not the motor. But we have a new Dayton motor anyway.
Raccoons knocked a bunch of stuff into the sink, all over the floor (again), and dumped out all the dish detergent. I suppose I could try to figure out how to operate the dishwasher that has been sitting around & used as an island for the past few years. I always have to wash stuff before I put it in and rinse it when I take it out. It's mostly only good for a drying rack-- if we can actually fit stuff in it. I hate bending and loading/unloading though. I'd rather just wash stuff by hand (bc I end up having to anyway).
Need to hit the store to get some food & dish soap. Maybe some laundry soap too. also need a hook to secure the pantry door.
I'm about to see if my brother is awake and not busy with computer games so he can go with me to the store to help me focus & lift stuff. My guts were not cooperating with me today. I also forgot to take my meds for several days & that makes me exhausted. The progesterone and synthroid are the most important ones for keeping things balanced for me. I do wonder if I need a higher dose of progesterone though.
My aunt saw me post about the raccoons on facebook & has been calling to check. She called local pest control places & confirmed what I'd already told her- they don't do raccoons. She's trying to help us find contractors but found nothing when she researched. I explained to her the licensed residential ones for our area died years ago (there were only 2 of them). But I did get the name of the guy who did work on my friend's grandfather's house. I want to inspect the work before I try to hire them though. My aunt is convincing my mom to hire people to do some work, which will help me if I can just get the place cleaned up enough for people to get in. We need to have a lot of junk hauled off. I hate to throw stuff away so I want things donated or given to someone who can repurpose it. I know I'm eventually going to have to just suck it up and toss stuff.
I moved the pet food bowls back out of the pantry (raccoons had dragged some in there), moved dog food back to the living room, & got the dog's waterer set up in the living room again. The cats drag dirt & other stuff into their water so I need to find a better water system for them. I think the cats are trying to bury their water for later or something. They do this with food sometimes.
My friend said his new toilet is leaking- it couldn't fit as far back as it should bc there's a 2x4 on the wall as a base molding to cover holes. We can get it covered with a 1x4 or something else once the toilet gets pulled.
Ate MRE's for dinner last night & it gave me digestive issues.
Jim, I hope your wife's health improves. The brittle bones are awful. A friend of mine's mother had brittle bones & Parkinson's. She couldn't hold still & people could hear her bones crumbling. It was awful. Poor thing passed I think last year or the year before. My friend was devastated but also relieved that her mother was no longer suffering.
Gonna go see if my brother is awake.
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