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Post by Unclebal on Jun 14, 2024 21:38:44 GMT -5
My blood donation went okay last night. Only one and a half weeks of school left. On Friday afternoon, the kids on my bus seemed normal. Whew. I plan on giving them their end of year treat on Wednesday, one week for the last day. I've got a variety of chocolate bars for them to choose from. patty7841, thanks for letting me know my crowns do have a limit on how long they'll last. My first one was about 2008. The other two a couple of years ago. Your crown that came off recently, it it hard to deal with? As far as having a meal? soutxed, glad you air quality improved. Sorry it's still way to hot there. Can a new President of Mexico actually make a difference? I hope she does for your area's sake. The Astros just have to keep at it. The Mavericks are putting up a good fight. They have a good lead in the 3rd quarter as I write this. TGIF! Take care everyone.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 14, 2024 21:45:00 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.
He did some debridement on it which can make it sore the next day. He also took a swab to see if I needed some antibiotics. It seems better today. Can’t tell much different from my left foot and my right foot now. Going to get out of my bedroom and watch the late local news.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 15, 2024 9:06:16 GMT -5
Sneakers--The store has generators, but not enough to keep all the freezers going for long. Also those lights that come on so customers can see and be seen. Registers also work for a while.
Patty--Still hot until the middle of next week, then rain. (maybe).
Uncle--Mavericks won. But then the Celtics may have taken it easy so they can win the trophy at home.
Thursday afternoon we came home from an afternoon of shopping to find the A/C went out. It was after ho/C repair and a tech did not arrive until almost 4 PM. Sat in hot house, but not as bad as could have been since we have ceiling fans in every room. When he arrived determined it was the compressor. He tried to get one that day but the warehouse would not stay open. But they are open on Saturday morning, so we are waiting for him. Cost will be $4800. No room with SP family as there is a gradutaiton party for the daughter of a niece and with all that family coming from San Antonio, even caretaker sister, who owes us a lot of days, had no place. Ended up two nights in a Holiday Inn. Checked out Friday morning, but had to check back in last night so two different rooms. But late last night discovered the shower didn't turn on. But we made it.
Waiting for tech, then will alternate who stays and gets to go out and find a cool place.
This evening we have the graduation party in SP.
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Post by edindetroit on Jun 15, 2024 14:41:33 GMT -5
Got a prescription to pick up at HEB. It was $3 after insurance for a 90 day supply. My wife has a prescription to pick up at Costco that is $0.32 after insurance. Thirty two cents! Where do they come up with such numbers?
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 15, 2024 15:06:45 GMT -5
Got a prescription to pick up at HEB. It was $3 after insurance for a 90 day supply. My wife has a prescription to pick up at Costco that is $0.32 after insurance. Thirty two cents! Where do they come up with such numbers? I have one that I get by mail order that's $1.43 for thirty tablets delivered. I also had one that was $0.66 after insurance, it was for eight Valium tablets so I would be good and relaxed for a procedure on my legs. Couldn't discern any dulling effect, but they insisted that AJ drive me home.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 15, 2024 17:13:54 GMT -5
Thursday afternoon we came home from an afternoon of shopping to find the A/C went out. It was after ho/C repair and a tech did not arrive until almost 4 PM. Sat in hot house, but not as bad as could have been since we have ceiling fans in every room. When he arrived determined it was the compressor. He tried to get one that day but the warehouse would not stay open. But they are open on Saturday morning, so we are waiting for him. Cost will be $4800. No room with SP family as there is a gradutaiton party for the daughter of a niece and with all that family coming from San Antonio, even caretaker sister, who owes us a lot of days, had no place. Ended up two nights in a Holiday Inn. Checked out Friday morning, but had to check back in last night so two different rooms. But late last night discovered the shower didn't turn on. But we made it.
Waiting for tech, then will alternate who stays and gets to go out and find a cool place.
Have had a few times when the A/C was out. Seems for us the most frequent cause is the drain pan getting full because the tube that the drain pan drains through clogs up. We called for service once for that and afterwards AJ fixed it himself. He has also replaced a failed run capacitor for the compressor. Other than that, we once got a leak in one of the coils in 2018 and we decided to have the system replaced. I have a home warranty and it would pay to replace the coil and all we had to pay was the difference to get a new system. We had money left over from the Hurricane Harvey flood insurance claim and used part of it to pay for a new HVAC. We also redid the roof and the windows in addition to fixing the walls and the flooring.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 15, 2024 20:03:06 GMT -5
Last night, Isaiah fed me chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese in the nine o’clock hour.
Got to bed a few minutes after ten o’clock.
Woke up for comfort stops a few times and got up a bit after nine o’clock in the morning.
Watched the tail end of the ABC 13 morning news and fell asleep at the end.
Listened to SiriusXM 60s Gold until 2:30 PM.
No bread in the house but several cans of biscuits. Cooked one of the cans of eight biscuits in the oven. Had five of them for lunch.
Watched the Astros-Tigers game this afternoon. Tigers ran away with it 13-5.
Got three items in the mail. A postcard from the University of Missouri Alumni Association, a letter from Medicare explaining why they didn’t pay for the ambulance service home the 7th of January, and an IEEE technical journal.
After that, I went to my bedroom to stretch out, listen to music, and call family. Talked to cousin Janet, brother Allen, and cousin Martha. Martha reminded me to stream her church service tomorrow. The senior pastor is off at convention this weekend so there will be a substitute. While I was talking, I set my cell phone alarm to 9:30 AM so I will be awake in plenty of time for the 10:15 AM service and not sleep until after noon like I did one Sunday.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 16, 2024 8:03:12 GMT -5
Uncle--The NHL copied the NBA playoffs, the 0-3 team gets a big win. Panthers, like the Celtics, want to parade the trophy at home.
Ed--Wife once paid 6 cents for a prescription at HEB pharmacy.
Sneakers--Lucky you had that insurance. May consider it, but the new heat pump has a 10 year warranty and I figure that's the longest we will be in this house.
Tech showed up at 11 AM and said it would take an hour. Instead, it took 4 hours. Felt sorry for him out in the heat but he got it done.
Then we left for a graduation party in San Perlita. Afterward we went to the local lounge and ran into a former student and his girlfriend.
Chance of rain today and it increases this week. One SIL is scheduled for surgery in Edinburg this Thursday, about an hour's drive from SP and is the only one in the valley who hopes it doesn't rain. TWC shows a 90% chance.
Off to church. Will be training a backup for the cameras.
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Post by patty7841 on Jun 16, 2024 18:57:56 GMT -5
Uncle: I cemented the crown, that fell off, with temporary cement from the pharmacy (over the counter). One of the dentists I went to stated he was not cementing it in, as it won't stay in. It has been one week tomorrow (Monday) that I re-cemented the crown with the temp. cement. I don't eat on that side which is not comfortable but at least I don't have a big space in the front. Very annoying. What the dentist stated was not correct. I think Soutxed is right about the Celtics. They play tomorrow night (Monday) and they will be in Boston. I hope it is over tomorrow as it has been a long basketball season.
Soutxed: Do you not have insurance for the AC? The amount of $4800 is a lot of money. Goodness!!! The weather is going to be extremely hot here (upper 90's into the 100's from Tuesday thru Friday of this coming week) with high humidity. Those temps are Southern temperatures. It never gets that hot here. However, it may sometimes feel like it with high humidity.
Sneakers: Hope you foot feels better. The podiatrist seems to know what he is doing. Unfortunately it is taking its time to heal. Not good for you.
Have a good week Everyone!!
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Post by edindetroit on Jun 16, 2024 21:16:52 GMT -5
Soutxed: Do you not have insurance for the AC? The amount of $4800 is a lot of money. Goodness!!! The weather is going to be extremely hot here (upper 90's into the 100's from Tuesday thru Friday of this coming week) with high humidity. Those temps are Southern temperatures. It never gets that hot here. However, it may sometimes feel like it with high humidity. Our heat bubble moves in tomorrow (Monday) and sticks around for the week. Heat indices in the low 100s.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 16, 2024 21:41:01 GMT -5
Sneakers: Hope you foot feels better. The podiatrist seems to know what he is doing. Unfortunately it is taking its time to heal. Not good for you. Dr. Clause is really good, he's probably about my favorite doctor. Of course, I go and see him the most.
Next appointment is Wednesday morning. We have a weather alert for tropical rains then. They've got a weather system heading for Mexico and we're on the dirty side.
I looked back through my medical tests. I've been having trouble with my left big toe since July 25th of last year.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 16, 2024 22:58:28 GMT -5
Saturday night, I got up to watch the late local news. Didn't go back to bed until almost 1:30 AM.
Woke up a bit before 9:00 AM, got up and went in the business room right after the 9:30 AM alarm went off on my cell phone.
Watched the tail end of the ABC 13 morning news.
At ten o'clock, I switched the TV over to have the computer display on it. Went to Cousin Martha's online church service, today's sermon was about the Prodigal Son. Managed to drift off to sleep during the sermon and missed the tail end of the service.
Listened to music for about an hour, then I turned on the Astros-Tigers game. Astros won 4-1. Drifted off to sleep part of the game, AJ came in the business room and I woke up.
Had my lunch made for me. Salmon patties and seasoned French fries. My lunchtime cook (one of AJ's friends) had never made salmon patties before, but she did find a good recipe.
Listened to music for a while, then at five o'clock I turned on the KHOU Channel 11 five o'clock news. Soccer game didn't end to 5:30 PM, so all I got was the local news.
Listened to SiriusXM Classic Rewind until nine o'clock.
AJ made some chili cheese dogs for supper with crinkly French fries.
AJ got me a jug of unsweet tea. What am I going to do with that? He should have gotten me sugar-free tea. There is a difference (sugar-free tea is sweetened with Splenda).
Looked at Informed Delivery for Monday. One letter for AJ, one piece of junk mail for me, and they're expecting they'll deliver the package of large Priority Mail envelopes tomorrow.
Didn't call the family tonight. Got message from Nurse Krista that she's going to come rebandage my left big toe about nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Set cell phone alarm so I'll wake up in time.
Watched the CW 39 nine o'clock news and the KPRC Channel 2 ten o'clock news.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 17, 2024 7:55:48 GMT -5
Patty--You are right, it has been a long season. Practice started in September and now the season will be over soon. Of course, I favor the Mavericks, but know it is a long shot. You Yankees are not use to the hot weather. Even though I grew up in south Texas, I never really got use to the heat. However, the rain chances from the tropical system Sneakers mentioned look good. No insurance for the A/C. As our home is old, we may consider it. Daughter had a plan but had issues with it an dropped it.
Sneakers--Glad you found a good doctor. I start with the new doctor next month, but since he is wife's doctor and I have gone with her for many of her visits, I have pretty good idea of how he and his staff work. My ex-wife often made Salmon patties which I didn't care for but she loved them. When my current wife and I took an Alaskan cruise, we did a tour where fresh Salmon was served. I passed on it a took a piece of meat. Wife shared her Salmon with me and I loved it. So on occasion, we do eat it here.
Church went well. A couple who use to belong until husband got a job in Corpus Christi came back. They were a significant part of the praise team and so we did a couple of songs we haven't done since they left. One is a real challenge for camera work, and I was training a new person. Told him it isn't normally that difficult.
After church we went to Corpus Christi to have Father's Day lunch together along with granddaughter. Had an hour's wait but the restaurant was at the mall so we shopped for 40 minutes then got a call our table was ready. Did some more shopping until the mall closed. Gas up in CC as gas was ten cents cheaper than here. But like Houston, there are a couple of refineries there.
Going to gym and then hope the yardman comes before the rain.
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Post by edindetroit on Jun 17, 2024 15:30:33 GMT -5
AJ made some chili cheese dogs for supper with crinkly French fries. Sign me up for that and if there is some extra chilli put a blop of it on the fries.
AJ got me a jug of unsweet tea. What am I going to do with that? Give it to me, never cared for sweet tea.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jun 17, 2024 16:28:54 GMT -5
AJ got me a jug of unsweet tea. What am I going to do with that? Give it to me, never cared for sweet tea. Turns out we have a box of Splenda packets in the house. Add three packets to a tumbler of unsweet tea it tastes just like the sugar-free tea. Had three tumblers of tea this afternoon (with frequent comfort stops) and I decided not to have any more for a while. Think I have enough Splenda left over to do two or three more tumblers. But operationally, I'll just buy the sugar-free tea in a gallon jug as it's the same price as the unsweet tea in a gallon jug.
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