The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

My son has just completed his second consecutive night of his sleep strike. I think that I got about 3 hours of sleep last night (but in maybe 45 minute increments).

Coffee isn’t gonna touch what I’m feeling this morning.

Annnnnd, then they grow into teens.

But then you reflect upon how many sleepless nights you gave your parents ... and how many sleepless nights your kids will be getting when they have families ... and you figure the score gets even.

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

My son has just completed his second consecutive night of his sleep strike. I think that I got about 3 hours of sleep last night (but in maybe 45 minute increments).

Coffee isn’t gonna touch what I’m feeling this morning.

Sorry! Btdt and can sympathize. Is he teething? Has it been 6 months already?

My son has just completed his second consecutive night of his sleep strike. I think that I got about 3 hours of sleep last night (but in maybe 45 minute increments).

Coffee isn’t gonna touch what I’m feeling this morning.

Annnnnd, then they grow into teens.

But then you reflect upon how many sleepless nights you gave your parents ... and how many sleepless nights your kids will be getting when they families ... and you figure the score gets even.

Yeah not sure which is worse as far as that goes, babies or teens!

 

[Gary A.]

The difference is a baby just doesn’t know better ... but with teens the parents wonder ... where did they go wrong.

 

[Gary A.]

42F this morning. Gary’s hands are in my pockets.

 

[davidharmier60]

Roughly a minute over 4.75 hours. Filters came from Grocers Supply bit Rachel didn't dig into the pallet. So I'll replace filters tomorrow. Going to hit the PO and then home. Later gators!

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[JonA_CT]

5 months yesterday. We aren’t sure...my wife is worried it might be an ear infection, so he’s off to the doctor this afternoon. I feel fortunate to have health insurance that I don’t have to worry if it’s really nothing.

Coffee worked for periods 1 and 2 this morning. 3 was tough. I’m off 4 and 6, but have a consultant coming in period 5 so I need to be on my game again.

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

Those ear infections are a sleep killer. Princess had plenty of then and you can’t not visit the dr or you risk permanent damage. Thankfully we also have great health insurance. Not sure how any family manages those costs if they don’t get some help from an employer or the government. This country is in the dark ages in that regard.

 

[davidharmier60]

What is this "insurance" you speak of?
I'll retire when I die.

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[JonA_CT]

What is this "insurance" you speak of?
I'll retire when I die.

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Something that's not a privilege but a right in most other industrialized nations.

 

[tirediron]

What is this "insurance" you speak of?
I'll retire when I die.

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Something that's not a privilege but a right in most other industrialized nations.

Something I point out to people here who complain about the high cost of fuel. As an example: Someone I know (w/ no supplemental employer's coverage) was in an accident; broken arm, ambulance ride, 8 hrs in emergency (mostly waiting), second trip to emergency because the doctors missed a fracture, multiple specialist consults and surgery to implant internal brace & screws to ensure proper bone alignment for healing. Total out-of-pocket expenses: <$20 for parking fees.

 

[JonA_CT]

What is this "insurance" you speak of?
I'll retire when I die.

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Something that's not a privilege but a right in most other industrialized nations.

Something I point out to people here who complain about the high cost of fuel. As an example: Someone I know (w/ no supplemental employer's coverage) was in an accident; broken arm, ambulance ride, 8 hrs in emergency (mostly waiting), second trip to emergency because the doctors missed a fracture, multiple specialist consults and surgery to implant internal brace & screws to ensure proper bone alignment for healing. Total out-of-pocket expenses: <$20 for parking fees.

My wife's aunt fell off her horse and broke her femur at the bottom of a ravine on her sheep farm in Northern England. They had to airlift her out (hanging basket and all), and fly 45 minutes to the appropriate hospital, where she required two surgeries and eventually months of therapy. She paid nothing.

Here, that helicopter ride alone would bankrupt most people.

Of course, my comments on THAT particular value system aren't for this thread. (Although it seems like we have been addressing these things more and more frequently here. I wonder why.)

 

[smoke665]

The difference is a baby just doesn’t know better ... but with teens the parents wonder ... where did they go wrong.

They know better, they're just at that transition between believing thier parents are right and knowing thier parents are right

 

[vintagesnaps]

Oh, those ear infections. Had so many little ones I worked with that had those, and had them again and again, and then tubes, and then a tube would come out... At least Jon after going to the Dr. you and your wife will know if it's that or not.

Isn't there a saying about getting back some day what you dished out to your parents when you were a kid??! lol

I went from teaching jr. high to the babies and toddlers and sometimes it would seem like the same things that worked with young teenagers worked with toddlers (or vice versa? I'm not sure! lol).

 

[davidharmier60]

We just had goulash. And there is white cake with banana pudding on it for dessert.
And no kids to need a doctor for.

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[smoke665]

I hate tech issues, my patience level goes from calm to ballistic to quick. We've been having serious issues with our cell phones ever since we crossed into FL. Signal would vary from 0-4 bars, and we would generally give up in disgust when we tried to hot spot a phone to use the laptops. Finally had enough today and went to a Verizon store. After a SIMM card swap, our signals improved and held, but when we tried to hotspot a phone, the internet was snail slow, like 200k slow. 30 mins on the phone with the first level nitwit, and they switched me to 2nd level where I spent another 2 1/2 hrs working to resolve the problem with someone that actually knew something. Step by step, we tried everything, he and I were literally about to pull our hair out. On a hunch the guy told me to check the settings on mobile networks, to see if the "limit data roaming" was check - it was. Uncheck, reboot everything and its blazing. This was the factory default setting from the very first, never had any reason to change it, no problems in two years. But, it seems Verizon (despite their coverage map), doesn't "actually" own many towers in FL. They rely on "carrier partners" to provide tower services (surprised I was getting any data at all). The tech did a tower check in our area and couldn't find a single Verizon tower.