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Post by edindetroit on Jun 11, 2024 19:16:20 GMT -5
After that, I told Alexa to play some music. She responded with a feed of classic rock. Ask Alexa to play Phil Wickham radio.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 11, 2024 19:33:39 GMT -5
Tried to write up yesterday (Monday) Monday evening after taking my bedtime pills and I was too groggy to do so.
Going back to Sunday night, I went to bed a bit before eleven o'clock and woke up about nine in the morning after a few comfort stops.
Went in the business room and turned on the tail end of the morning news.
Looked at E-mail, the company that administers my debt management payments had contacted me in the wee small hours of the morning to say my payment came back unpaid.
Decided to buy three partial shares of stock - Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo - for $5 each. Have enough money to do that.
When I was keying in my stock order, Nurse Krista drove up to the house. Isaiah let her in and I got out of the business room. Got my vital signs taken (seems that after the COVID-19 pandemic, they've added oximetry to the routinely measured vital signs) and my left big toe rebandaged.
After I got done, I called my lawyers' office about my debt management payment. Was able to do all but $300 of it. They will add the $300 on after what would be the last payment. They contacted me today to remind me that partial payments or skipped payments don't help matters any with debt management programs. I learned the hard way to beware of one of my creditors who can sure take payments out of my checking account but can't reverse them.
Looked at my property taxes, have about $300 to go. Don't have to pay water bill this month, it comes out every other month. Thinking I will get my property taxes paid for for 2024. Only have an outstanding balance on my City of Friendswood property taxes. Paid all the school tax in January, and those over 65 pay no Harris County taxes.
Had a couple of pastrami and Monterey Jack sandwiches for lunch. No fruit, though.
Watched the KPRC Channel 2 news from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM, then listened to music until 8:00 PM.
Supper last night was two cheeseburgers and some baked potato wedges.
Turned on the Astros-Giants game and watched it to 10:00 PM.
Turned on the ABC 13 news and watched it until it was over. Then, I went to bed.
Woke up some for comfort stops, got up at 11:30 AM. AJ said I was getting up late. I said that I couldn't do that tomorrow, I have an 8:45 AM appointment with Dr. Clause.
Had a pastrami and Monterey Jack sandwich and a bologna and Monterey Jack sandwich for lunch Tuesday.
Took trash out of business room after the trash truck came, but Isaiah put the bag in the backyard where he will hopefully get it Friday.
Had to get an extension on my electricity bill again. It's until the day after I get my Social Security Retirement payment.
John went out and got the snail mail. Informed Delivery showed two mailpieces but I got three.
This afternoon, I've drank everything liquid (sugar-free tea, sweet tea, and milk) except Isaiah's Dr Pepper. Of course, there is always tap water.
Put bottom sheet back on bed, it had wiggled off. Started a load of laundry going so I'll have something clean to wear to tomorrow's podiatrist appointment.
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Post by edindetroit on Jun 11, 2024 20:07:48 GMT -5
Woke up some for comfort stops, got up at 11:30 AM. AJ said I was getting up late. I said that I couldn't do that tomorrow, I have an 8:45 AM appointment with Dr. Clause. Does it make it hard to sleep when your bed time swings that much or do the bed time pills take care of that? I know work nights I don't fall asleep as quickly because I'm going to bed earlier. Only sleep thing I take is 5mg of melatonin.
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Post by Unclebal on Jun 11, 2024 21:52:26 GMT -5
I figure next week, on Wednesday, I'll start give out the students the end of year treat. That will be on week until the last day of school. They can chose from about 5 or 6 different chocolate bars. I won't give them out until they are getting off the bus. soutxed, getting paid 12 months a year makes sense. On a regular basis would be preferred by me. I've heard the heat down your way has been bad. Bottle water makes sense, but $10 each? Sorry to hear about your bad air quality too. Hopefully the Astros gain ground on Seattle. Of course a wild card spot too. Take care everyone.
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Post by patty7841 on Jun 11, 2024 21:53:22 GMT -5
Uncle - It depends how long the crowns were done that you have. They do not last a lifetime. If you take really good care of your teeth, they might last 20 - 25 years. Implants can last a long time but not crowns. Hope you have exceptional good luck with yours. I have had 2 crowns that have come off and one tooth was extracted awhile ago and needs an implant. The other tooth with the crown that just fell off, has to wait another 8 weeks or so to get extracted due to a medical infusion of meds that I just had.
Good night Everyone!!
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Post by soutxed on Jun 12, 2024 8:22:21 GMT -5
Ed--My doctor recommended I go to bed the same time every night and be on the C-Pac for 7 hours. Not sure it is helping.
Uncle--Air quality yesterday improved. As I said before, no politician from either political party is saying anything about the air quality here. Curious if the new President of Mexico will deal with it but seems more concerned about those crossing the border from Mexico. It has been hot here. Political leaders are saying we may have electrical blackouts this summer as ERCOT will not be able to keep up with demand. Astros won last night, hopefully a wild card playoff spot.
Sneakers--Our county collects city, school district, special water district, and port taxes. All due by January 31. Willacy county allows quarterly payment. Some friends pay ahead of time monthly or quarterly, but it isn't like we get a break. Glad the lawyer is working things out with you. Good luck with Dr. Clause today.
Woke up early yesterday so decided to mow and weed eat the front lawn. Looking better but didn't finish the weed eating as the battery ran out. Had planned to finish last night but wife wanted to go to Home Deport to get mulch as yardman was supposed to come today. Loaded 15 bags in pick-up. Then got a call from yard man he won't be able to come today as a family member has a doctor's appointment.
Spent Monday cleaning a cabinet. When wife put up Christmas decorations, she took down the plaque we had honoring my dad. This was while SIL was with us so we were decorating in a hurry and now we cannot find it. So cleaning places and hopefully we find it somewhere.
Gym time today and then taking stuff to recycle.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 12, 2024 15:41:14 GMT -5
After that, I told Alexa to play some music. She responded with a feed of classic rock. Ask Alexa to play Phil Wickham radio. I listened for a while and decided I needed something mellower.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 12, 2024 16:33:13 GMT -5
Political leaders are saying we may have electrical blackouts this summer as ERCOT will not be able to keep up with demand. I haven't heard the politicians around here saying ERCOT is going to run short of electricity.Astros won last night, hopefully a wild card playoff spot. Astros are currently down 3-5 in the seventh inning. Just a bit ago, the Astros scored a two-run home run.Sneakers--Our county collects city, school district, special water district, and port taxes. All due by January 31. Willacy county allows quarterly payment. Some friends pay ahead of time monthly or quarterly, but it isn't like we get a break. I get three tax bills. The one from Harris County has several things on it but they are all zeroed out when you're over 65. School district collects on their own, due January 31st. Had no trouble paying for 2023 as I spent over two months in Ignite not buying food the end of last year. Galveston County collects for the City of Friendswood and they allow quarterly payments if you're over 65.Glad the lawyer is working things out with you. The law firm encourages you to make your regularly scheduled monthly payments but if for some reason you can't they just add it on after your last scheduled payment. I learned the hard way that one of my accounts will take funds but not let you reverse a payment if you make a mistake. That one will get a thorough looking over in the future before I commit a payment.Good luck with Dr. Clause today. The bandage that the home health nurse put on Monday was gone Wednesday morning. So, the wound oozed and picked up dog (Rita Lynn) hair. He took a swab to see if we should do another course of antibiotics. He cleaned off the front of my left sandal to get rid of the wound ooze. He is going to send some different directions to the home health nurse, whom I should see Friday morning.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 12, 2024 20:40:10 GMT -5
Went to bed about ten o’clock last night after putting the clothes in the dryer.
Woke up at seven o’clock this morning and took a shower.
Got dressed and then AJ took me to the podiatrist’s office. My bandage that the home health nurse put on Monday morning was AWOL Wednesday morning. Dr. Clause cleaned up the wound ooze and the dog hair in the wound. He also cleaned the front of my left sandal. He took a swab of the wound to see if I needed antibiotics. Next appointment is Juneteenth at nine o’clock.
We were out of tea and milk, so my next stop was HEB in Friendswood. Found a number of things that HEB in Webster has that HEB in Friendswood doesn’t. Their Web site said they carried gallon jugs of a product that I couldn't find except in a single serve bottle. Ran down the scooter battery and limped the scooter back to the central entrance. Then, I transferred what I'd bought up to then into a scooter with a fresh battery. Didn't need a lot today, but I kind of wished that I would have bought some bread as I nearly wiped out our supply having lunch today: Two twelve-packs of 500 mL bottles of HEB Ready to Drink Diet Peach Tea Two one-gallon jugs of HEB 2% milk A ten-slice package of HEB sliced Provolone cheese A ten-slice package of HEB sliced Swiss cheese Four eight-ounce cans of Libby's pineapple chunks in pineapple juice
Got home about 10:45 AM and turned on ABC 13. Took morning pills. Watched the eleven o’clock news and “Jeopardy!” Got a cold bottle of HER Diet Peach Tea. Watched the KPRC Channel 2 noon news.
Had pineapple and two salami and Provolone cheese sandwiches for lunch.
When the news was over, I switched to CNBC.
Joined the Astros-Giants game just as it got started. Saw it all the way through, Giants won 5-3.
I was craving pineapple and ate two cans of it in the five o‘clock hour.
Joined the KPRC Channel 2 five o’clock news in progress and watched it to 6:30 PM.
Supper tonight was frozen pizza after a trip through the oven. Can’t have any more unless we go buy it.
Decided to go to my bedroom, stretch out on the bed, listen to Yacht Rock Radio on SiriusXM. Called the family, talked to cousin Janet and brother Allen.
Nothing on agenda for tomorrow. AJ wants me to clean up the stack of things on my desk or he’ll come in and do it which makes me an unhappy camper.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 13, 2024 8:20:31 GMT -5
Sneakers--It was a report from some state board composed of appointed officials which make that announcement. I assumed that it was ERCOT as they control the power plants. It seems logical that we cannot keep up with demand as no new power stations have been constructed. A few may have upgraded. Then with this summer being an active hurricane season, will test the generator this week. There is tropical activity in the Bay right now, but the weather guessers aren't sure where it is headed.
Gym and recycled in the morning. Went to HEB in the afternoon. One of the "partners" was telling my wife they had no electricity the day before for several hours. Had to take all the meat off the shelfs and put in a freezer on a generator. Checked out customers who were there on generator power. Businesses and a trade school in the neighborhood were also without power.
Watched the Dallas Mavericks lose last night. Guess the Celtics will be the new NBA champs.
Yard man here today to spread mulch.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 13, 2024 14:25:02 GMT -5
Sneakers--It was a report from some state board composed of appointed officials which make that announcement. I assumed that it was ERCOT as they control the power plants. It seems logical that we cannot keep up with demand as no new power stations have been constructed. A few may have upgraded. Then with this summer being an active hurricane season, will test the generator this week. Have to remember that the ability to get power to a certain area depends on both generators and transmission lines. Houston has lots of transmission lines and a lot of generation capacity.There is tropical activity in the Bay right now, but the weather guessers aren't sure where it is headed. Last weather guess that I saw had a 60% chance for Monday and Tuesday and a 40% chance for Wednesday.Gym and recycled in the morning. Went to HEB in the afternoon. One of the "partners" was telling my wife they had no electricity the day before for several hours. Had to take all the meat off the shelfs and put in a freezer on a generator. Checked out customers who were there on generator power. Businesses and a trade school in the neighborhood were also without power. HEB has backup power on all their Metro Houston stores. HEB did an intervention on a CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric rate case that made everyone's rates go down a while back.
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Post by patty7841 on Jun 13, 2024 19:14:04 GMT -5
Hi Soutxed: I think it is great that the Celtics have one more win to go and they will be the NBA Champs. Boston sports teams have not had a win in awhile. Hope you get some relief from the heat. Had a terrible humid day here (Thursday). It was so hard to breath. Have a nice Friday!!!
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 13, 2024 21:47:50 GMT -5
Last night, after I wrote, Cousin Martha called me.
Went in the business room and watched the nine o'clock CW 39 news. Then, I went to bed.
Kept waking up for comfort stops. Got up just before five in the morning.
Went in the business room and turned on the ABC 13 morning news. Air conditioning came on and frigid air came raining down on my head. Put on a jacket, I already had sweatpants on.
Was pretty groggy until about ten o'clock in the morning.
Lunchtime came and I had two salami and Provolone cheese sandwiches about 11:45 AM during "Jeopardy!"
Watched the KPRC Channel 2 noon news, then switched to CNBC.
Snail mail came and I asked Isaiah to go out and get it.
Left big toe started bothering me. Find that kind of frustrating, I've been fighting it for about ten months. Two and a half with the quack doctor putting me in hospice. My podiatrist could hardly believe that a doctor would do that. She's going to get a complaint about her to the Texas Medical Board. I'm strongly of the opinion it was a waste of money and time.
I haven't added up how much the left big toe has cost, it would probably be frightening. Fortunately, Medicare and my Medicare Supplement have covered it all. In fact, because I didn't buy any food for nearly four months, I probably came out ahead.
Watched the KPRC Channel 2 news from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
Got four pieces of snail mail today. A postcard to apply for a class action settlement against GEICO, an ad to open a checking account at a bank that I don't even know where they're at (they had a branch in Friendswood but it closed), an offer to buy my vehicle (which doesn't run), and a late notice for greedy Reliant (who charges you $30 to send it out). AJ got two pieces of snail mail.
Then I went into my bedroom and stretched out. Only family member I reached tonight was Cousin Martha.
AJ fixed a casserole of ground beef, diced tomatoes, and elbow macaroni. He spooned up a dish of it for me but I didn't eat it because he had a wok full of it and I thought the dish was somebody else's.
Looked at Informed Delivery. I've got three letters (one junk, two potentially important) for tomorrow.
Watching the CW 39 nine o'clock news. Plan to go to bed at the top of the hour.
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Post by patty7841 on Jun 14, 2024 21:14:41 GMT -5
Sneakers: That is nasty that your left big toe has started to bother you again. What do you do now? Perhaps call Dr. Clause and let him know so he can put you on an antibiotic. It sure is a bummer. Take care.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 14, 2024 21:33:07 GMT -5
Went to bed a few minutes after ten o’clock.
Woke up a few times for comfort stops. Got up about 4:30 AM. Went in the business room, turned on the TV to ABC 13, and fell asleep. AJ saw me with my head resting on the desk.
Woke up about 8:20 AM, watched the tail end of “Good Morning America.”
Krista the home health nurse came by about 9:20 AM. She took my vital signs and rebandaged my left big toe.
After she left, I got my trash bag ready to go out. Dropped it in the living room and reminded Isaiah that it was trash day. We had a good bit because we didn’t take it out Tuesday.
Watched CNBC until eleven o’clock. Then went to ABC 13 for the news and”Jeopardy!”
Ate leftovers for lunch, the ground beef, diced tomatoes, and elbow macaroni we had last night. Finished it off.
Got a prescription to pick up at HEB. It was $3 after insurance for a 90 day supply.
Watched the FOX 26 noon news and then switched to CNBC.
Watched CNBC to the close of the regular trading session. KPRC Channel 2 had a golf tournament so I watched the news until 6:30 PM on ABC.
Three pieces of mail today, all for me. One postcard trying to get me to switch primary care doctors. One letter from my bank saying a transaction was not done (which I already knew). The third one was from GEICO reminding me to do a defensive driving course before September so I can qualify for an insurance policy discount.
Had a couple of sandwiches for supper. Wiped out all the bread, salami, pastrami, and Provolone and Swiss cheeses.
Watched the Astros-Tigers game through eight o’clock, then went in my bedroom to stretch out, listen to music, and call family. Didn’t get any family tonight. Astros won 4-0.
Two pieces of mail in Saturday’s Informed Delivery: a postcard from the University of Missouri Alumni Association, and a letter from Medicare.
Plan to get out of the bedroom and go watch the late evening local news.
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