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[smoke665]

I woke up today with a fever above 102, chills, nausea, headache, etc. UGH.

Being sick on a weekday is bad enough, being sick on the weekend and not being able to go camping is HORRIBLE!!! LOL Hope it's just a bug that passes quickly.

 

[waday]

I woke up today with a fever above 102, chills, nausea, headache, etc. UGH.

Being sick on a weekday is bad enough, being sick on the weekend and not being able to go camping is HORRIBLE!!! LOL Hope it's just a bug that passes quickly.

Thanks!

 

[CherylL3]

Wishing you both a speedy recovery. So the pneumonia shots don't last? That is on my list to get and the shingles vaccine

Apparently not for all strains, even though it's in both lungs this time, it isn't far along. Caught it early enough to get rid of it. I've had the shingles - really bad - on the right torso, just under the arm all the way to waist around to the center of the back and around the front to the belly button. The first two weeks, I thought I'd die, the second two weeks, I wished I'd die, and the final two weeks I wasn't quite sure if and when the DW was going to put me out of my misery. It felt like someone was continuously ripping off skin. Took 6 months before I fully recovered. Since had the shingles shot as well.

My uncle suffered with shingles for over many years. He had permanent damage that was painful yet nothing on the skin. Sorry you had to endure the pain.

My wife had shingles at the ripe old age of 28. As for someone continuously ripping off skin, that's what my wife said, as well.

And, we're all pretty sick on here, aren't we? I woke up today with a fever above 102, chills, nausea, headache, etc. UGH. We were supposed to be going camping this weekend, but if I feel like this tomorrow, not sure I'll be able to go. Hoping it gets better at least to the point where I can move without feeling like my head is going to explode.

Oh no, your wife too young for the shingles. I hope you feel better soon. Flu in the summer sucks.

 

[SquarePeg]

I think I'm finally recovered from my trip to CO.

In the past week, I've been averaging about 4 hours or less of sleep due to a variety of factors. (Flights, jet lag, time at the bar, kids being awake 50,000 times, etc). We went to bed at like 7:30 last night, and our kids slept the entire night. Now I feel like asuper hero.

CO was a great time. We took care of the business aspect, and we got some time at some world class breweries, too. We even squeezed in a hike to the top a relatively modest 7600 foot mountain.

(iPhone pics...my camera battery died 1 mile from the trail head...you know, where my spare batteries were safely stored)

Untitled by jwa04, on Flickr

Untitled by jwa04, on Flickr

You've got to get used to the shorter battery life of the mirrorless. Always carry an extra battery in your pocket. Sometimes I have to rifle through all my hoodies and jackets trying to find my spares! I go out a lot without my bag lately when I head down to the softball field with my camera so it's just whatever pockets are handy.

Took the wife to med care station this morning. Her one eye is swelled shut the other one close to being there. She has pink eye in both eyes. She gets those eyelash thingies, that woman do, wonder if it was from that? Anyway, she's miserable. I'll be washing my hands a lot. Got golf lesson last night and learned a lot from the son in law, he is a scratch golfer. He said there is nothing wrong with my swing but my legs were too close together, causing excessive movement. He made me open my legs wider than my shoulders, straight down the middle now. Showed me a trick on pitching up on flat greens, use my 9 iron to roll in up to pin as opposed to gap wedge. Tonight we are working on my pitching with loft, and putting. He has a mirror thingy to check my alignment. I shot pretty good Monday night but I need to find consistency. He also taught me that I don't need to use a driver on many holes, think about playing safe and getting a good second shot. He said I have so much power, that using a driver will often hinder me into difficult second shots if I skunk the drive.

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Um, what are "eye lash thingies" that we women supposedly do?

They are long and put on individually. One lash at a time. They do make her eyes pop.

Oh. So false eyelashes but not the kind that come in one strip.

(PS - it's not really a thing that "women do." Some do. Most don't.)

Yeah I don't see most women with false eyelashes. My boss tried them once because we have a customer that has a beauty shop, but she said they were kind of awkward especially when she slept.

I just assumed a lot do it. My mother in law, daughter in law, woman at church, etc. do it, so I thought it was a big thing. My mom doesn't do any of that, she is very traditional, she doesn't even go to a beauty salon, I think she BoRic's it.

I do not get eyelash extensions (which is what I'm assuming the thingies are). I have, however, had my own lashes tinted and curled. It lasts about 8 weeks and no need for any mascara or false eyelashes. Great for summer when no one wants to wear makeup. It takes about an hour at the beauty place and is worth the $ and time. I usually do it right before summer starts and sometimes again in the winter if I feel like I need a little beauty boost to get through the winter!

One of my student's brother was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday. He threw 37 consecutive scoreless innings (of 44 innings pitched), had back to back no hitters (giving up a hit with an out left in the third game), and struck out 98 batters this year as a HS senior. His fastball touches 95 and is a consistent 92-93, and I guess his breaking ball is good too. He was offered a 500k signing bonus to head to rookie ball and skip his D1 scholarship to UConn. What a crazy decision to make for an 18 year old.

He took the money and gave up the free education? I guess he could put the money away and pay for his own college if the whole filthy rich baseball superstar thing doesn't pan out.

Wishing you both a speedy recovery. So the pneumonia shots don't last? That is on my list to get and the shingles vaccine

Apparently not for all strains, even though it's in both lungs this time, it isn't far along. Caught it early enough to get rid of it. I've had the shingles - really bad - on the right torso, just under the arm all the way to waist around to the center of the back and around the front to the belly button. The first two weeks, I thought I'd die, the second two weeks, I wished I'd die, and the final two weeks I wasn't quite sure if and when the DW was going to put me out of my misery. It felt like someone was continuously ripping off skin. Took 6 months before I fully recovered. Since had the shingles shot as well.

My uncle suffered with shingles for over many years. He had permanent damage that was painful yet nothing on the skin. Sorry you had to endure the pain.

My wife had shingles at the ripe old age of 28. As for someone continuously ripping off skin, that's what my wife said, as well.

And, we're all pretty sick on here, aren't we? I woke up today with a fever above 102, chills, nausea, headache, etc. UGH. We were supposed to be going camping this weekend, but if I feel like this tomorrow, not sure I'll be able to go. Hoping it gets better at least to the point where I can move without feeling like my head is going to explode.

Shingles at a young age seems to run in my family. My brother, 2 cousins and one uncle have all had it before age 50. I talked my dr into giving me a script for the vaccine even though it's not recommended for my age. The pharmacy would not administer it because it has not been tested on those under 55 so I am out of luck for a few years.

 

[Gary A.]

@waday: Get well, man. That all sucks.

 

[Breezy85]

Just noticed that I'm no longer a TPF Noob

Not that's related to anything being discussed. Haha. I thought the post count to reach was 1000 and that I was a long way from that.
Hope you guys are enjoying me so far!

 

[JonA_CT]

You've got to get used to the shorter battery life of the mirrorless. Always carry an extra battery in your pocket. Sometimes I have to rifle through all my hoodies and jackets trying to find my spares! I go out a lot without my bag lately when I head down to the softball field with my camera so it's just whatever pockets are handy.

I know. I also knew I needed to switch them out before I got in the car, and I just forgot. Ugh.

He took the money and gave up the free education? I guess he could put the money away and pay for his own college if the whole filthy rich baseball superstar thing doesn't pan out.

He hasn’t made a decision yet. I heard he is leaning towards that, though. The scholarship over 4 years is worth less than half that, and he is an injury away from getting nothing. He has solid family support, and his dad works in finance. I’m assuming he’ll be alright either way. I’d feel bad for him to miss out on the college experience, though. He can always get the education part...but life as a 30-year-old undergrad isn’t the same.

 

[Fujidave]

Wishing you both a speedy recovery. So the pneumonia shots don't last? That is on my list to get and the shingles vaccine

Apparently not for all strains, even though it's in both lungs this time, it isn't far along. Caught it early enough to get rid of it. I've had the shingles - really bad - on the right torso, just under the arm all the way to waist around to the center of the back and around the front to the belly button. The first two weeks, I thought I'd die, the second two weeks, I wished I'd die, and the final two weeks I wasn't quite sure if and when the DW was going to put me out of my misery. It felt like someone was continuously ripping off skin. Took 6 months before I fully recovered. Since had the shingles shot as well.

My uncle suffered with shingles for over many years. He had permanent damage that was painful yet nothing on the skin. Sorry you had to endure the pain.

My wife had shingles at the ripe old age of 28. As for someone continuously ripping off skin, that's what my wife said, as well.

And, we're all pretty sick on here, aren't we? I woke up today with a fever above 102, chills, nausea, headache, etc. UGH. We were supposed to be going camping this weekend, but if I feel like this tomorrow, not sure I'll be able to go. Hoping it gets better at least to the point where I can move without feeling like my head is going to explode.

Wishing you a speedy recovery @waday

 

[SquarePeg]

@waday Don't go camping in June if you're not feeling well. Weather is way too unpredictable for that! Unless you're glamping like some others on this site...

 

[Gary A.]

You've got to get used to the shorter battery life of the mirrorless. Always carry an extra battery in your pocket. Sometimes I have to rifle through all my hoodies and jackets trying to find my spares! I go out a lot without my bag lately when I head down to the softball field with my camera so it's just whatever pockets are handy.

I know. I also knew I needed to switch them out before I got in the car, and I just forgot. Ugh.

He took the money and gave up the free education? I guess he could put the money away and pay for his own college if the whole filthy rich baseball superstar thing doesn't pan out.

He hasn’t made a decision yet. I heard he is leaning towards that, though. The scholarship over 4 years is worth less than half that, and he is an injury away from getting nothing. He has solid family support, and his dad works in finance. I’m assuming he’ll be alright either way. I’d feel bad for him to miss out on the college experience, though. He can always get the education part...but life as a 30-year-old undergrad isn’t the same.

A half a mill plus a salary and an opportunity at the big leagues and 'real' money ... is worth putting off college. But, Gary strongly suggests he figures out how to always take a course or two a semester. Once one stops college, it is very tough to get back on board. As his dad is in finance, hopefully he can use that windfall and invest it wisely.

 

[davidharmier60]

I was wrong. I found out Lowes has Truefuel. So I went up to Livingston to get some. Got a few other items while there.
Came home and emptied the blue stuff out of the weedeater and cleaned the plug. Put in 92 Octane NON Ethynal fuel in and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
Got into some terrible stuff trying to clean the path of the shock wire. Busted the strings right at the head. Finally got it fixed.
Got the wire at the top of the fence tight and ungrounded. Should be hot now.
Was stinking something terrible so had a shower. Listening to HEAVY Metal on youtube.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has been productive. After some paperwork, Gary walked to the store for some BBQ sauce ingredients. Crafted up some sauce. Mary Lou gave a nod of approval. Gary used some Honey Jack Daniels this time. The pork is fini in the Sous Vide. So far 25 hours in. Gary is gonna give it a few more hours then pull it, another quick sear and serve. Gary has toss some chocolate ice cream into the machine, that should be done in about 40 minutes.

Mary Lou is on the tread mill with some new sneakers. Some very very expensive sneakers. Gary thinks that Mary Lou is talking to JC's wife.

 

[waday]

Thank you, all, appreciate the well wishes!

@SquarePeg , I am a little worried about that, especially since the wife’s family will be there and they like staying up very late and drinking. We will be slight glamping, since we’ll have a cabin. Apparently the cabin has a fridge, but no sink or bathroom.

Also, the doctor told me to get a shingles shot, as well, but I was denied everywhere. Haha

 

[Gary A.]

The Pulled Pork came out wonderfully tasty.

 

[smoke665]

The Pulled Pork came out wonderfully tasty.

I think Gary should travel the world preparing a meal for every TPF member. LOL