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Hey People ... ..

It's been awhile since I've posted, but if I've commented on your articles you know I'm still around. Not much had been going on and every now and then I'd have a thought about blogging but I'd be on the droid which is a pain to type on so I wouldn't post. But here's the short story.

The truck crapped out again last Tuesday. I had brake problems last September and over the past six months almost everything in the breaking system has been replaced, but the problem still occurs. All four wheels lock up and it takes all the power the 8.1 liter engine (very big) hast to drag the truck a few feet. So, it was hauled off on a flatbed on Tuesday and I haven't heard a word about it since. They seem stumped.

Ugh, this post wasn't supposed to be a whine, but my almost new Acer locked itself up the other night. Windows 8.1 supposedly has uncrackable security but the problem is that I hadn't been using a password so it shouldn't ask me for one. The shop wants $125 to reload Windows and that seems to be the only solution. I filed a ticked with Acer to see if they'll do anything under warranty which is all but expired. But they are supposed to be respectable, so they my at least give me a reload as good faith.

Tomorrow I'll be starting a slow 7-day prep for a colonoscopy. I'll still have to drink the magic fluid next Sunday evening, but aside from stopping certain meds, they recommend a diet that's easy on the gut. Makes a lot of sense to do it this way. My last prep wasn't very good even tho I follow the instructions to the letter. The diet is mostly the crap I eat anyway (unhealthy stuff) minus tough meat and raw vegetables. White rice instead of brown and things like that: potatoes, but no skins.

Each doctor seems to use a different drug during the procedure and some people actually claim to be awake enough to watch the screen. That has never been the case for me although I have usually been "comfortably numb" as the song says. That was always my favorite part of the procedure. This time they plan to give me propofol which is "lights out" in seconds. The scheduling nurse says that some people are in the recovery room asking when things will get started. So, I'll make the best of it either way.

As you probably know, the northeast was hit hard with snow this winter. We still have a foot on the ground and the mounds that plows and shovels built are still alive and well.. It snow flurried today with a high of 33 so winter is far from over. I suspect that there will be traces left when April begin. Fortunately I have enough wood to go long beyond my target for the last fire of 4 April.

Both the boys are getting old but still doing well. Me and Benny walked three miles round trip the other evening to get him a rabies shot. He did very well. Better than I did I suppose since my knee is really killing me. I'm thinking about losing a few pounds but it hasn't progressed past the thinking stage yet.

Not much is really going on. Plans for 4C Camp for Adults are under way and Walmart had seeds on sale in January so I'm ready to plant when weather permits at the end of May. LOL Yeah, we have a very short growing season.

Y'all be good and stat healthy,
L8er

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiGeHyKmdYbDEAk3ChlMI5w
That should be a link to my youtube channel if you have too much time on your hands.

posted on Mar 15, 2015 6:12 PM ()

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yeah, I've been through the colonoscopy bit. I was almost all the way out and didn't feel a thing. 10 minutes later I ask "So when are we gonna start?" and they said "It's done already." When they told me my results were fine, I, ever the wit, sez "So I guess I'm a perfect #######." They said if they had a nickle for everytime someone said that, they wouldn't be working there anymore.

reguards
yer needing to get new material pal
bugg
comment by honeybugg on Mar 17, 2015 8:38 AM ()
Guess your were afterall.
reply by jjoohhnn on Mar 20, 2015 10:28 AM ()
It was a delight to hear from you and a real bummer about the truck
and the computer. I went back and listened to Old Dogs and Children
and Watermelon Wine. At this point in my life family, friends and Old
dogs and children are my life. I actually look forward to the oblivion
during a colonoscopy. I am taking my DIL for one on the l9th. Take care during this bad spell of weather.
comment by elderjane on Mar 16, 2015 5:26 AM ()
I prefer "comfortably numb" where I still kind of conscious, but that's not what propafol is going to do. But no matter, that's not really the point of the procedure, is it?
reply by jjoohhnn on Mar 20, 2015 10:27 AM ()
So good to hear from you. I was having a lot of knee problems, lost 10 pounds, and it went away with only an occasional twinge maybe twice a year. Mind you, this wasn't the last 10 pounds to get to normal weight, so don't think what difference will only 10 out of 30 or more make - it really does make a big difference.
comment by troutbend on Mar 15, 2015 10:11 PM ()
They say that each pound of actual weight adds 4 pounds of impact to the knee joint. I'm on a low ah... well, a diet for colonoscopy prep that produces less waste. I'll probably lose a few pounds by Monday without trying. Of course for someone who rarely gets a cold I have respiratory discomfort and a cough, so they may send me home.
reply by jjoohhnn on Mar 20, 2015 10:26 AM ()
Welcome to the world--I need a car and after spending all day on the Internet realized I can't afford one--well actually the insurance.
Luckily I am at the age I don't have to do the colonoscopy anymore.
And if it makes you feel any better I am having a lot of trouble with my computer
But at least we are alive and able to moan and groan!
comment by greatmartin on Mar 15, 2015 8:57 PM ()
My buddy's son cracked the 8.1 security last night. The kid isn't quite a genius, but close--it took him an hour. There, one less thing to whine about.
reply by jjoohhnn on Mar 20, 2015 10:23 AM ()
Hi! It's hard to watch our boys getting older so I know what u mean... Kraymer has had a really bad limp this past week as well
Anyways! Sorry about your truck and I hope they figure out the issue soon. Also hope Acer does the right thing and honors the warranty.
comment by kristilyn3 on Mar 15, 2015 6:44 PM ()
Benny has a bulge on his head again, in the middle this time. I picked up some antibiotics from the vet yesterday but there's no real improvement after 3 doses. I don't know how many more times he can snap back.
reply by jjoohhnn on Mar 20, 2015 10:21 AM ()

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