COLD DARK ROOM

Kristoff said:

Ribbit!

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Momof4 said:

I deleted the first video because I didn’t like it and didn’t want two on YouTube. So the first link won’t work for those of you that haven’t seen it.
Here’s the updated one.

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Pastel Tortie said:

@Bee62 Sabine, do you take any special measures to keep your cats out of the tortoise enclosures? Especially indoor enclosures. You have more cats than I do, and I imagine you have some trouble-finders in the bunch!

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AZtortMom said:

I do have a favor to ask of everyone, I’m having eye surgery Wednesday.
I have a reoccurring problem with my right and it’s causing double vision, so they are going to fix it.
Can everyone please keep me in your prayers, send good vibes and such please [emoji851][emoji16]

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Cheryl Hills said:

Always in our prayers!

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Ray--Opo said:

@Pastel Tortie @EllieMay @CarolM
Here is a pic of my old arm looking inside. See the 2 rectangle pads with 3 dark spots. Those are the sensors. One is positioned one my forearm muscles. One at the top right. When I flex that upper muscle by thinking of flexing my wrist up (which I don't have) the sensor activates the hand to open. When I flex my non=wrist down.The lower muscle located on the inner left of the forearm the other sensor activates the hand to close. There are 2 light touch buttons on the arm. By selecting each of those buttons with my other hand. In different sequences I get 10 different finger positions. The wrist turns 360 manually with my other hand. The wrist flexes up or down where you can lock in the position or let it free range. You plug it in like a cellphone. I have had the old one on for 8hrs and didn't run the battery low. It is suction fit with a pressure relief check valve towards the front. So when I put my forearm in. It forces the air out the valve. Push a button on the valve lets air in to release the suction.Ask any questions you want. For who doesn't know. In November of 2015 my wife and I were snowbirds. We left Michigan back to Florida. In Georgia the left rear axle shaft broke on my pickup truck. We rolled down I=75 going 70 and ended up in the median. No other vehicles involved. My wife had moderate head injuries and fractures in her neck and some bumps and bruises. I was helicoptered to another hospital in Macon Georgia and was there for 3 months in a coma. Broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in neck, fractured scapula, dislocated right clavicle ( still dislocated) damage to my right arm. Amputated right hand past the wrist and amputated right leg above the knee from medical complications.View attachment 264790

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Ray--Opo said:

@Pastel Tortie @EllieMay @CarolM
Here is a pic of my old arm looking inside. See the 2 rectangle pads with 3 dark spots. Those are the sensors. One is positioned one my forearm muscles. One at the top right. When I flex that upper muscle by thinking of flexing my wrist up (which I don't have) the sensor activates the hand to open. When I flex my non=wrist down.The lower muscle located on the inner left of the forearm the other sensor activates the hand to close. There are 2 light touch buttons on the arm. By selecting each of those buttons with my other hand. In different sequences I get 10 different finger positions. The wrist turns 360 manually with my other hand. The wrist flexes up or down where you can lock in the position or let it free range. You plug it in like a cellphone. I have had the old one on for 8hrs and didn't run the battery low. It is suction fit with a pressure relief check valve towards the front. So when I put my forearm in. It forces the air out the valve. Push a button on the valve lets air in to release the suction.Ask any questions you want. For who doesn't know. In November of 2015 my wife and I were snowbirds. We left Michigan back to Florida. In Georgia the left rear axle shaft broke on my pickup truck. We rolled down I=75 going 70 and ended up in the median. No other vehicles involved. My wife had moderate head injuries and fractures in her neck and some bumps and bruises. I was helicoptered to another hospital in Macon Georgia and was there for 3 months in a coma. Broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in neck, fractured scapula, dislocated right clavicle ( still dislocated) damage to my right arm. Amputated right hand past the wrist and amputated right leg above the knee from medical complications.

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Ray--Opo said:

I would like the one where little fish nibble on your feet.

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Ray--Opo said:

Thanks Mark here are some pics

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Bee62 said:

It feels good being missed

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Momof4 said:

Yes, we miss you!!
Any singing in our future??

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JoesMum said:

Hello again everyone. Recovery from this chest infection is dreadfully slow. Fortunately my shower-bashed head didn't develop concussion. Last night, I got the best night's sleep I have had in well over a fortnight. Still not great, but going in the right direction. My course of antibiotics finishes on Thursday, but I see myself returning to my doctor as my chest is still rattling - just not as badly as it was.

Hopefully, I will start to feel bothered about doing things soon.

In the meantime I hope everyone else is well and that @Lyn W is recovering

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CarolM said:

Nighty night Lyn. You need one of those electric chairs to take you upstairs. Could you not get the insurance to hire one for you?

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CarolM said:

Sjoe, was a nice and long catch up. Loved it.

Yesterday I was a bit down, but today totally feel better. Besides hubby is coming home. I will probably want to send him right back out again after 5 minutes of being home, but for now I am happy that he is on his way back. Ye ye, I know a total contradiction, but there you go, I am female and very moody for the last couple of days.

yesterday I finally received a memory card for my camera in the tort set up and I have set the timer to record for today. I want to see if I can speed the video up and then post a day in the life of the gang on here. But we will see, as I am self taught when it comes to computers and sometimes these things just elude me totally. If all else fails hopefully my eldest will be able to help me.

It is windy again here today. Normally I love the wind as it helps to relieve the heat, but I am in a office and I get home to find lots of sand all over the place, so not loving it very much lately.

My little experiment with the box and the wet cloth and leaves etc, does not seem to have captured anymore isopods yet. I have caught ants and those little creepy crawly things where the tail end branches off into two . Let us see if I can find a pic on google. Google says it is a centipede and I don't think that those are supposed to be used as cleaning crew. so that experiment was / is a bust. I will leave the box there though in the hopes that one day I might get lucky and find a few.

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So now I have put two planks down and put some leave mulch between the two. I however still need to check and see if there are any isopods there. I do see my one little isopod come out at night, but the poor thing cannot keep up with four baby torts.

Anyway hope you are all having a good Tuesday.

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Kristoff said:

Get well soon, Linda!

I’m happy to report that I took a step in the right direction too: I had just about enough energy this morning to clean up the house. Hopefully that killed off a few germs... Now I need to gather enough energy to attend a short meeting. [emoji849]

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CarolM said:

They are supposed to be able to give your wings.

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Ray--Opo said:

I would like the one where little fish nibble on your feet.

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Maro2Bear said:

Ray asked me to post this in here....not sure what it is (yet)..

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Bee62 said:

Hi Lyn ! How are you ?

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Ray--Opo said:

@Pastel Tortie @EllieMay @CarolM
Here is a pic of my old arm looking inside. See the 2 rectangle pads with 3 dark spots. Those are the sensors. One is positioned one my forearm muscles. One at the top right. When I flex that upper muscle by thinking of flexing my wrist up (which I don't have) the sensor activates the hand to open. When I flex my non=wrist down.The lower muscle located on the inner left of the forearm the other sensor activates the hand to close. There are 2 light touch buttons on the arm. By selecting each of those buttons with my other hand. In different sequences I get 10 different finger positions. The wrist turns 360 manually with my other hand. The wrist flexes up or down where you can lock in the position or let it free range. You plug it in like a cellphone. I have had the old one on for 8hrs and didn't run the battery low. It is suction fit with a pressure relief check valve towards the front. So when I put my forearm in. It forces the air out the valve. Push a button on the valve lets air in to release the suction.Ask any questions you want. For who doesn't know. In November of 2015 my wife and I were snowbirds. We left Michigan back to Florida. In Georgia the left rear axle shaft broke on my pickup truck. We rolled down I=75 going 70 and ended up in the median. No other vehicles involved. My wife had moderate head injuries and fractures in her neck and some bumps and bruises. I was helicoptered to another hospital in Macon Georgia and was there for 3 months in a coma. Broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in neck, fractured scapula, dislocated right clavicle ( still dislocated) damage to my right arm. Amputated right hand past the wrist and amputated right leg above the knee from medical complications.

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