COLD DARK ROOM
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Another super day.....BAM. 3 days in a row of +6hrs of sleep & 2 of them@ 8hrs left me feeling energized!
Superman lives!
LOL
Hope Lyn is still reasonably comfortable this morning...or afternoon for her? No, 8 hrs so it's 11AM at her home, I think.
Ms Cathie is cleaning up after the bunnies and turtles.....
Ray has his guy entered into the equestrian events ......will no doubt win his Class.
& Mark is back on the water so all is well with the world!
This is a pic a friend, Johnny in Upstate NY posted yesterday, it's his view from his home......looks very much like Marks pic!
Superman lives!
LOL
Hope Lyn is still reasonably comfortable this morning...or afternoon for her? No, 8 hrs so it's 11AM at her home, I think.
Ms Cathie is cleaning up after the bunnies and turtles.....
Ray has his guy entered into the equestrian events ......will no doubt win his Class.
& Mark is back on the water so all is well with the world!
This is a pic a friend, Johnny in Upstate NY posted yesterday, it's his view from his home......looks very much like Marks pic!
Happy belated birthday wishes Ed, sorry I missed it on the day but hope you enjoyed it!
Good morning/afternoon all,
All still good with me and knee. Just having problems arranging for stitches to be removed They're supposed to be done between 10 and 12 days after surgery but my doctor's surgery said they can't do it until the 27th. So rang the hospital to check that was OK but they said that's way too long as they will have become embedded by then. They made me an appointment at the hospital but then rang me back to say they'd arranged with my GP surgery to do them sooner instead - I think they are a bit fed up of GPs opting out of normal services. I don't care where they are taken out as long as they go.
I'm also having big problems with my cursor jumping around especially on TFO which makes navigating around the screen difficult and keeps taking me to places I don't want to be - so if I'm AWOL it will be because of that - it's driving me mad!
Anyway hope everyone is OK and hopefully I'll see you soon.
All still good with me and knee. Just having problems arranging for stitches to be removed They're supposed to be done between 10 and 12 days after surgery but my doctor's surgery said they can't do it until the 27th. So rang the hospital to check that was OK but they said that's way too long as they will have become embedded by then. They made me an appointment at the hospital but then rang me back to say they'd arranged with my GP surgery to do them sooner instead - I think they are a bit fed up of GPs opting out of normal services. I don't care where they are taken out as long as they go.
I'm also having big problems with my cursor jumping around especially on TFO which makes navigating around the screen difficult and keeps taking me to places I don't want to be - so if I'm AWOL it will be because of that - it's driving me mad!
Anyway hope everyone is OK and hopefully I'll see you soon.
27 DAYS! WOW...they are right of course....2 weeks, tops. Sometimes if you turn that mouse over, and blow the dust out of it, it will magically work again! LOL.....it's dust Lyn, just dust causing that....99% sure....even from here!
I'm home so I will tell a quick "jeff story" about stitches. I've probably had enough to sew a coat!
Many many moons ago, I was young and irresponsible. I know guys, hard to believe but it was true. Anyway, I manage to depart early from my motorcycle one night and ended up with a pretty bad gash on my left calf. It REALLY needed to be stitched and I didn't have insurance so...get it, SO (LOL) I break out the needle and thread and install 4 reasonable stitches! It was really difficult to get to cause it was on the wrong side of my calf, but I got through it without drinking.
So I'm good and I apply antibacterial stuff and bandage it. It heals great (Superman stuff) and I remove the stitches...or so I thought. Remember that "hard to get to" part? I left the inside portion of 1 of the stitches and boy did my body NOT like that a couple weeks later! Wow, it blew up red and swollen....and I had to cut into THAT to rectify things....that hurt...a lot! Heck, it's 40 years later and it STILL hurts to think about it....have a neat little scar too!
What a D A.....I know! LOL
I'm home so I will tell a quick "jeff story" about stitches. I've probably had enough to sew a coat!
Many many moons ago, I was young and irresponsible. I know guys, hard to believe but it was true. Anyway, I manage to depart early from my motorcycle one night and ended up with a pretty bad gash on my left calf. It REALLY needed to be stitched and I didn't have insurance so...get it, SO (LOL) I break out the needle and thread and install 4 reasonable stitches! It was really difficult to get to cause it was on the wrong side of my calf, but I got through it without drinking.
So I'm good and I apply antibacterial stuff and bandage it. It heals great (Superman stuff) and I remove the stitches...or so I thought. Remember that "hard to get to" part? I left the inside portion of 1 of the stitches and boy did my body NOT like that a couple weeks later! Wow, it blew up red and swollen....and I had to cut into THAT to rectify things....that hurt...a lot! Heck, it's 40 years later and it STILL hurts to think about it....have a neat little scar too!
What a D A.....I know! LOL
Good story Jeff. One of these days I’ll have to retell my goofy saga of getting gored in the upper groin by one of my full grown Alpine goats that are pretty much able to single-handedly tear down a barn.
Picture one of these guys ramming its’ horn into your groin for a depth of 6 inches or more.
Does getting swept off your feet by a Florida buck count? One day I was just changing the water (as usual) for our little menagerie. One of the critters was a fairly mature buck with horns that I raised to be able to be wild. Well... the next thing I knew I was prone in mid air!!!!eek!!! Hello I'm not a bird! My first thought was WHAT THE HECK!!!! I'm lying I didn't think it in such nice words 
My next thought, as my body was slamming into the sand was Had to be Chester I'm glad he liked me. He later left me a present.
My next thought, as my body was slamming into the sand was Had to be Chester I'm glad he liked me. He later left me a present.
I use a touchpad on my laptop so doubt it's dust but found a few remedies to try on google involving resetting a reinstalling the drivers etc so hopefully will be able to solve it.
I like butterflies way better than a needle and thread if you can get by with it. They work.
and if you don't have insurance what are you supposed to do just bleed out 
and even if you do have insurance you just sit in an emergency room for God knows how long, also there's the principal of the thing 
.I was getting her done and the next thing I knew I had to fix myself to get her done 
By the by I was old enough to know betterI like butterflies way better than a needle and thread if you can get by with it. They work.
So much for my blind-confidence about Lyn's mouse.....humbled of course, but at least this time it didn't cause me to get hurt like it usually does! LOL
I do dumb stuff, you guys actually get hurt! I tease a lot but I've been VERY fortunate to never suffer a catastrophic injury or illness but I also know others have not been, and have endured super serious stuff. My heart goes out to you guys cause in most cases, you didn't get any choice about it. Those guys don't complain, they just look forward and those guys are my hero's....
Mark & Miss Cathie
I of all people, should not have to be the one to remind the adults that this is family-friendly....and has no room for horny stories!
(kerry would be proud of that one)
Holy moly guys....NO, I don't want to imagine that battering ram(get it), complete with the "set-of-spears" accessory pack or to be knocked down by a raging Buck! It's all fun and games till someone's eye is poked out!
......someone has to ask.....ok I will....got any kids Mark???? You can take that on a couple of interesting planes.....LOL
BTW- down in Curacao I ate goat.....they sold it as "pork chops" but you know how small that Island is....we saw no pigs, LOTS of goats! Not bad, a bit dry.....Just sayin......might be good to threaten him with!
At 17, I knew I could walk into a hospital, broke as sh*t and get fixed.........but naw, I would never have gone if I couldn't afford to pay. I had way too much pride at that age. Don't miss those days......everything was a fight back then.
FRIDAY.....buried at work this morning but I'm leaving at 11:30 or so cause it's FRIDAY!!
I do dumb stuff, you guys actually get hurt! I tease a lot but I've been VERY fortunate to never suffer a catastrophic injury or illness but I also know others have not been, and have endured super serious stuff. My heart goes out to you guys cause in most cases, you didn't get any choice about it. Those guys don't complain, they just look forward and those guys are my hero's....
Mark & Miss Cathie
I of all people, should not have to be the one to remind the adults that this is family-friendly....and has no room for horny stories!
(kerry would be proud of that one)
Holy moly guys....NO, I don't want to imagine that battering ram(get it), complete with the "set-of-spears" accessory pack or to be knocked down by a raging Buck! It's all fun and games till someone's eye is poked out!
......someone has to ask.....ok I will....got any kids Mark???? You can take that on a couple of interesting planes.....LOL
BTW- down in Curacao I ate goat.....they sold it as "pork chops" but you know how small that Island is....we saw no pigs, LOTS of goats! Not bad, a bit dry.....Just sayin......might be good to threaten him with!
At 17, I knew I could walk into a hospital, broke as sh*t and get fixed.........but naw, I would never have gone if I couldn't afford to pay. I had way too much pride at that age. Don't miss those days......everything was a fight back then.
FRIDAY.....buried at work this morning but I'm leaving at 11:30 or so cause it's FRIDAY!!
Good morning/afternoon all.
It's a mixed weather day today but not too cold.
Touchpad/Cursor still giving me problems - I've followed all the links and advice I can and but no better. Will contact Dell now to see what they say as I don't think it's a Windows issue.
Anyway end of the week again, so hope everyone has a good Friday and is looking forward to the weekend.
It's a mixed weather day today but not too cold.
Touchpad/Cursor still giving me problems - I've followed all the links and advice I can and but no better. Will contact Dell now to see what they say as I don't think it's a Windows issue.
Anyway end of the week again, so hope everyone has a good Friday and is looking forward to the weekend.
When in doubt,a total reboot & shutdown might help. Pull out the battery. Let your laptop sit for 5 minutes, reinsert battery & boot it up.
When I worked in some remote embassy locations our “tech support” was thousands of miles away. I was often given directions to “power cycle” the box. What? Yes….unplug it, go for a walk around the compound & plug it back in . That usually fixed it.
Good luck.
Every thing's worth a go!When in doubt,a total reboot & shutdown might help. Pull out the battery. Let your laptop sit for 5 minutes, reinsert battery & boot it up.
When I worked in some remote embassy locations our “tech support” was thousands of miles away. I was often given directions to “power cycle” the box. What? Yes….unplug it, go for a walk around the compound & plug it back in . That usually fixed it.
Good luck.
This made me laugh. When I was still working, we got our telephone pole records put up on computer. Computer was new to us, and new to the technicians who had to come help us. The main thing they told us on how to fix things was, "Power down!" And, like you, Mark, it usually worked!When in doubt,a total reboot & shutdown might help. Pull out the battery. Let your laptop sit for 5 minutes, reinsert battery & boot it up.
When I worked in some remote embassy locations our “tech support” was thousands of miles away. I was often given directions to “power cycle” the box. What? Yes….unplug it, go for a walk around the compound & plug it back in . That usually fixed it.
Good luck.
Our IT guru always said turn off and unplug for 12 seconds before we bothered him with a problem. The unplug is important as power will still feed the circuit board and the unplug helps flash the memory.
Exactly. We had a few very finicky systems & unscheduled power outages would create havoc in their operation. There was a very proper way to bring them back online.
We had pretty much heavy rain 
all day yesterday. Gray, overcast & soggy. Forecast for today was quickly clearing & sunshine 
& low 70s by this afternoon. I waited an extra hour after sunrise then got out on the water to catch the post-storm calm & the Autumnal colors in early sunlight. One cool “never seen before” sighting. Stand by for more. Hopefully I caught a good pix.
all day yesterday. Gray, overcast & soggy. Forecast for today was quickly clearing & sunshine & low 70s by this afternoon. I waited an extra hour after sunrise then got out on the water to catch the post-storm calm & the Autumnal colors in early sunlight. One cool “never seen before” sighting. Stand by for more. Hopefully I caught a good pix.When in doubt, on this side of the pond Lyn, we just pick what size hammer to use.....if it still doesn't work, get a bigger hammer! Size, as we all know, matters! LOL
I saw a Bald Eagle down by Rt4 and 301 coming home last week, a first over in that area for me. I saw one come down on carrion 20yds off Rt 301N at 11:45am. It was the perfect view. Bright white head, wings full spread, talons extended....wow!
Looking forward to Marks pics.....
I saw a Bald Eagle down by Rt4 and 301 coming home last week, a first over in that area for me. I saw one come down on carrion 20yds off Rt 301N at 11:45am. It was the perfect view. Bright white head, wings full spread, talons extended....wow!
Looking forward to Marks pics.....
We had pretty much heavy rain
Sooo, I’ll make this a short story. Out paddling Friday morning I saw a little splash & a slither and thought there was a mink or weasel or some mammal crawling out onto this rock ledge.
I paddle in a bit closer & quietr, but no mammal in sight. I circle about & come in very close only to discover that a water snake had jumped in & caught a little Bluegill & carried it back onto the ledge. I watched intently as the snake pinned the fish ‘til it had stopped wriggling about, then flipped it about and started the laborious process of swallowing. Spreading its mouth wider & wider as the fish slowly disappeared. Very cool to watch.
Here’s one pix as Mr Snake swallows. I also too some shaky video.
