In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Quote:Freeze warning already???? I mean, we're still a long way from T-day!
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Didn't get to too much house cleaning today. I'll probably get some done, but after being out in the cold and depressing wind most of the day I'm really not feeling it.
I finished cleaning up the garage, wrapped up the A/C unit for the year, turned off the spigots, and put the final light switch in the porch. I had to run to the store to get one since the only one I had was a damn 3 way switch I don't even know why I have. I think some idiot returned it in the regular box and only got $2 back for a $6 switch and I got stuck with it somehow.
Oh well...
I actually slept in until almost 9AM this morning. I can't even remember the last day I wasn't up before 7:30 or earlier.
I'm glad warmer weather is still making a comeback. I hate winter. :(
ETA: Wow. Glad I took the time to do the winterization today. I was just doing it out of convenience since I'm done painting and didn't need the hose after I finished using it today. I just checked the weather and there's a freeze warning tonight.
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Speaking of which... Belated happy T-day, BRENDA! One of my other Canadian friends sent me some pix from Algonquin Natl Park... apparently the fall colors are spectacular this year.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Freeze warning already???? I mean, we're still a long way from T-day!
Yeah... My once beautiful October forecast has looked worse and worse every single day I refresh the page.
We've gone from what was supposed to be about 10 more days in the 70's to zero days in the 70's and about 5 days in the 60's, with the rest of them in the 50's and 40's.
Bad news for me, but hopefully states like Wisconsin and Michigan are getting this BS early too so they can all be reminded about what Joe*'s policies are going to do to their wallets for 2 straight years before election day.
I told my dad to dress warm tomorrow. I don't care if half the nights for the rest of the month are going to be in the 30's, the heat doesn't come on until November 1st.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of which... Belated happy T-day, BRENDA! One of my other Canadian friends sent me some pix from Algonquin Natl Park... apparently the fall colors are spectacular this year.
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Thanks SIG. I bet they are.
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It's supposed to be sunny at least today, so hopefully I get some of that radiant heat in my windows. I know that taking all the old blinds off and having that vinyl privacy film up really helps keep the house warmer.
My heat system is hugely inefficient, but at least the insulation seems to be pretty decent. Wind was howling all day yesterday into the night. It was 63 degrees around 3PM on my thermostat yesterday, and this morning it's 60 degrees even though it dropped to freezing last night.
60 today, 50's this weekend, 40's on Mon through Wed, then (hopefully) back up to 60's for 5 days straight.
The party is pretty much over after that though. :(
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My friend's dad still isn't out of the woods. I can't believe they haven't looked at his lung yet to see if the spots went away after the antibiotics. Still don't know if they're going to put in a stint or fullblown bypass surgery on his heart. Still walking around with a life vest on.
He's not going crazy doing work, but he's still out helping my friend on his house quite a bit. I really wish they'd work faster to get him where he needs to be so he doesn't hurt himself in the mean time. He's not the type to sit around all day long every day, so when they tell him he should be walking and doing mild exercise every day he translates that as he should be working on a house.
Even though what I still needed him for is very light work, I don't even want him to come out until he gets treatment, even if he offered it. I'm going to have to do the next part on my own.
I've got to help my friend this weekend and probably finally have my aunt and grandma over if they can make it, but next week I'm going to attempt to cut and install those window jambs on my own. It will take me forever to do, but I think it will be better if I do it alone on my own time so I'm allowed to let my perfectionism take over rather than get it done in half a day when my friend's dad is here.
Once that's done, I can finally get the window trim up.
But then the real tricky part is going to be fabricating the parting stops for the door. As many tools as I have on me, I don't think I really have the right tools to do that. They're not straight cuts and need to be thicker at the top of the door than at the bottom because of how the drywall sits on top of the uneven surface of the structure. It doesn't have to be perfect because caulk is king, but it's got to be at least workable.
I can't put the door trim up until that's done, and I can't put the baseboard up until the door trim is up. And I can't put the flooring down until all of that is done.
Usually, you'd put the baseboard a little high to put the flooring under it, but that's not going to happen out here. Things are too uneven for that given the massive amount of settling that's occurred. I have carpet tiles, but I'll need to get about 10 more to do the entire floor. The ones I got at the dollar store and have used as floor mats and to protect my back car seat when I put things on them are right width, but aren't thick enough to match them. I don't care about the colors of the center tiles if I can't match them because I decided that I am going to put my grandma's oriental rug down in the center of the room. I'm glad I didn't throw it out when I threw out a bunch of junk I had in my garage rafters in the spring.
It's all very exciting, but I have to admit it was nice taking a 1/4 day off yesterday and after cleaning today I'll just be able to relax and visit with my dad.
But I did obligate myself to helping my neighbor get their fridge and stove out to their garage tonight. Oy!
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What's a "life vest"?
Stenting is relatively easy: they just thread what is basically a coiled spring up the femoral artery (up from the groin) and when it reaches its destination they (somehow) release the coiled stent and it springs open and opens up the blood vessel. Possibly the blocked area(s) are too numerous and/or too large and marginal for stenting, but then they have to go to open-heart surgery which is considerably riskier.
But they prolly wouldn't consider surgery until his lung issue is resolved. Some surgeries are a Big Deal and a huge stress on the body, and they like to see people as healthy and fit for surgery as possible before they begin.
I know what you mean about wishing someone would take it easier. Hubby keeps trying to do stuff that he shouldn't. I just hope he doesn't screw up the surgery nd need to have it re-done. Once was enough of an ordeal.
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Out for my walk in a bit. Still bright and sunny where I am. Need rain. Washington state is suppose to be getting some. Hope it drifts up my way.
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Back from my walk and soon I will be enjoying the ice cream that I got on sale.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
What's a "life vest"?
That's what he calls it. I don't know what the official name is. I call it the device that insurance companies came up with so they can send people home that should still be in the hospital and not get sued as often.
It looks like one of those old tape decks you could sling over your shoulder. I guess it's got the ability to shock him if he goes into cardiac arrest, and it comes equipped with GPS tracking and the ability to automatically put a call out to an ambulance.
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Stenting is relatively easy: they just thread what is basically a coiled spring up the femoral artery (up from the groin) and when it reaches its destination they (somehow) release the coiled stent and it springs open and opens up the blood vessel. Possibly the blocked area(s) are too numerous and/or too large and marginal for stenting, but then they have to go to open-heart surgery which is considerably riskier.
But they prolly wouldn't consider surgery until his lung issue is resolved. Some surgeries are a Big Deal and a huge stress on the body, and they like to see people as healthy and fit for surgery as possible before they begin.
Yeah. They're sure taking their time about everything. He's in good spirits though.
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I know what you mean about wishing someone would take it easier. Hubby keeps trying to do stuff that he shouldn't. I just hope he doesn't screw up the surgery nd need to have it re-done. Once was enough of an ordeal.
Yeah. I'm sure I'll see him tomorrow and half my job is going to make sure he's not doing anything he shouldn't be doing.
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