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[Ray--Opo]

Did i say it’s hot again here?

It was already 91 in DC at 11a! That makes this the 37th day at or above 90 this year. Heat advisory runs until 7p, with the potential for heat index as high as 105.

You're hotter there then us here in Florida. 88° here, Opo is tired of it though. He is a late riser, so it's hot when he gets up. He doesn't get active until the evening. I bet Sully is tired of the heat also.
Opo tricked me and got in the way before I could close the door. He spent a hr laying by the air intake for the A/C.

 

[EllieMay]

Does no one care or worry that it's Fri. the 13th?

I think with all of the crazy stuff going on, 13 could now be a lucky number

 

[EllieMay]

Oh crap what a shock! Seriously, I read Sam Elliot and my heart rate sped up, my palms and other stuff got sweaty and I am dizzy...oh Sam Elliot I'm breathing heavy...gotta go....

Pump the brakes Maggie!!! ???

 

[Cathie G]

Hope you feel better Cathie. ??????

Thanks. You have by being here.?

 

[Cathie G]

Hello everyone! Took a break from TFO because I was getting discouraged by people posting for help. They want help because there tort is in bad shape or just bought a tort with no idea what they have gotten themselves into.
Then the suggestions you give them. They seem to balk at the suggestions. I think most of the time it is a financial situation. Have even taken some under my wing but soon get no response. I wish people would get knowledge about the tort they want and plan ahead.
So I stepped back for awhile. Today the first 2 posts I read. One sully was in bad shape because of supposedly fall. Looking for advice if we thought it would be worth taking to a vet. REALLY!!!!!! I offered to pay but I think I was to late.
The next post was a 17 year old rescue. I figured this would be a happy story. It wasn't the tort didn't make it. So I am going to step back for awhile again. I will try to stop in the CDR now and then.

All I can say is I have missed you a bunch.? I've seen those types of posts too. It really helps to have someone answer for most people though. The people that really want to learn will stick it out when the experts step in. If the poster child doesn't like the answer it's "you asked" and "got an answer" from a human even if it's texting.

 

[Cathie G]

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hahahahahahaha...no wonder I can't ever find 2 matching shoes...other people lose socks...I lose shoes. I see one here, it's amazing what you can see in your own pictures...oh my shoe!!!

I think that's why kids buy packages of socks that don't match anymore. Parents and manufacturers gave up and just joined the party ?

 

[Cathie G]

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Does no one care or worry that it's Fri. the 13th?

What Maggie said only my everyday life. Everyday is a new surprrriiiisssee.?

 

[Ray--Opo]

You're hotter there then us here in Florida. 88° here, Opo is tired of it though. He is a late riser, so it's hot when he gets up. He doesn't get active until the evening. I bet Sully is tired of the heat also.
Opo tricked me and got in the way before I could close the door. He spent a hr laying by the air intake for the A/C.
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I don't like Opo coming in because he is getting to heavy for his legs slipping. I thought I was ok. Opo was preoccupied eating. So I hurried and opened the door to maneuver my chair through the doorway. He must have noticed the door open and started coming towards the door. By the time I got turned to shut the door. He was already in the path of the swing of the door. It had been over a year since he was in the house. Now numerous times a day he looks in the window and scratches at the door. Gonna take a few months to break him of wanting to come in.

 

[Cathie G]

Thanks for asking, everything is the same. Next week I have the ablation done on the left side of my lower back. Hopefully that will give me enough relief of pain. So I can walk longer distance with my prosthetic leg. Waa getting excited about getting back in the gym with my trainer. But this covid has reared its ugly head again Been looking at a bigger boat for fishing on lake Michigan. It will be easier for me and my condition. Also will be able to live on it comfortably when visiting my kids and grandchildren in Michigan. I really miss getting up to Michigan. Sooner or later I am going to say screw this covid and try to get a life back.

I really hope you can find a boat. I've always felt that they're good for mobility for paraplegics too. They're not like a house with the doorways, furniture, etc and being in a wheelchair maneuvering it all. It's actually good excersize so ??

 

[Cathie G]

I don't like Opo coming in because he is getting to heavy for his legs slipping. I thought I was ok. Opo was preoccupied eating. So I hurried and opened the door to maneuver my chair through the doorway. He must have noticed the door open and started coming towards the door. By the time I got turned to shut the door. He was already in the path of the swing of the door. It had been over a year since he was in the house. Now numerous times a day he looks in the window and scratches at the door. Gonna take a few months to break him of wanting to come in.

Sorry I laughed but... it's amazing how quick they can be if they want to bad enough.?

 

[Ray--Opo]

I really hope you can find a boat. I've always felt that they're good for mobility for paraplegics too. They're not like a house with the doorways, furniture, etc and being in a wheelchair maneuvering it all. It's actually good excersize so ??

Also the area would be navigable with my leg. It would be tough in rough water with my leg. But at dockside it would be doable around the boat. Plus my son Jim wants to become a charter captain. The boat I have now is just a little small for that. You really need a 30' to 34' boat to be a charter captain on lake Michigan. I was going to be a charter captain, but now I can use my knowledge and pilot the boat to help him out. I can live vicariously thru him.?

 

[Cathie G]

Also the area would be navigable with my leg. It would be tough in rough water with my leg. But at dockside it would be doable around the boat. Plus my son Jim wants to become a charter captain. The boat I have now is just a little small for that. You really need a 30' to 34' boat to be a charter captain on lake Michigan. I was going to be a charter captain, but now I can use my knowledge and pilot the boat to help him out. I can live vicariously thru him.?

It would be tough in rough water for me too. Especially if there's winds with it I'd be trying to sit somewhere with a seat belt on so I don't become a Cathie kite and float off the boat. I bet your son will love to learn all that. It's really fun to watch your child get better at it then yourself. And they always do.?

 

[Ray--Opo]

It would be tough in rough water for me too. Especially if there's winds with it I'd be trying to sit somewhere with a seat belt on so I don't become a Cathie kite and float off the boat. I bet your son will love to learn all that. It's really fun to watch your child get better at it then yourself. And they always do.?

He is getting to that point of knowledge. It is one thing to troll lures in the water. But learning the water like temps,currents and previous and future weather patterns. Barometric pressure and wind direction and time of year. Then enough time on the water and you get a natural idea where the salmon may be. I get less and less phone calls asking me what he should do. It does make me happy. ?

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all! We made it to hump day Kids start school tomorrow and I’m so ready. weather is gearing up to be another hot one. Hope you all have an awesome day!!

Our schools don't open until the beginning of Sept.
When I was teaching I used to despair at how the holidays seemed to fly by, but now I'm retired and have feral kids running around the area, I can't wait for them to be over!!?
Hope Jayden settles into his new class well.

 

[Lyn W]

Hello everyone! Took a break from TFO because I was getting discouraged by people posting for help. They want help because there tort is in bad shape or just bought a tort with no idea what they have gotten themselves into.
Then the suggestions you give them. They seem to balk at the suggestions. I think most of the time it is a financial situation. Have even taken some under my wing but soon get no response. I wish people would get knowledge about the tort they want and plan ahead.
So I stepped back for awhile. Today the first 2 posts I read. One sully was in bad shape because of supposedly fall. Looking for advice if we thought it would be worth taking to a vet. REALLY!!!!!! I offered to pay but I think I was to late.
The next post was a 17 year old rescue. I figured this would be a happy story. It wasn't the tort didn't make it. So I am going to step back for awhile again. I will try to stop in the CDR now and then.

Good to hear from you Ray and I know what you mean
Some people leave it far too late to seek help when their common sense should have kicked in much sooner.
I often wonder what happened to that sully who ate a coke can . Everyone told the owner she needed a vet because there could be internal damage but she said she couldn't take him and was just going to wait it out. I hope the poor tort is OK but I don't think she posted any updates so I think that's a bad sign.
Don't stay away from the CDR too long and take care.

 

[Lyn W]

I'm still working on getting my tortoises ready for the big road widening project. It's scheduled to begin around the 20th of September, and they're starting at my end of the project. I have the troughs for the pond turtles and fish, and I think my partner is going to put in some sort of drain hole and plug (bulk head fitting?) on them. I've staked out the leopard tortoise yard so I can put up the dog exercise panels to shorten their yard away from the new property line. I've started to clean out the area on the car port where I'll keep the desert tortoises, Texas tortoises and Russians for the duration of the project. I figure if I work a little at each thing every day I just MAY be ready in time.

In the meantime, time marches on and there's all the regular upkeep that needs taken care of. . . the mulberry tree branches are scraping the roof and need trimmed away, the tortoise yards need to be mowed, the spiders need to be blown off the house, plants watered, etc. Just so much to do and so little time and energy. Anyone want to take a little vacation to Central California and come stay with me for a week or two?

Wish I could Yvonne, I'd bring my extendable to 4 m long tree pruner that I recently bought.
It's brilliant and certainly reaches the parts other pruners can't reach!

 

[Lyn W]

I just had a conversation with a friend about handsome men of the day.. Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot were on there.. along with Richard Gere.. naturally Clint Eastwood has a certain draw as well )

Agree with all those but don't know Sam Elliot - I'll google him.
I went out with someone who had a look of Clint Eastwood about him, but he knew it and liked to share himself with as many ladies as possible. Another one bites the dust!?

 

[Lyn W]

Does no one care or worry that it's Fri. the 13th?

Didn't cross my mind!
No mishaps here though thankfully.

 

[Lyn W]

Oh crap what a shock! Seriously, I read Sam Elliot and my heart rate sped up, my palms and other stuff got sweaty and I am dizzy...oh Sam Elliot I'm breathing heavy...gotta go....

OK I agree.
I just googled him and although I didn't know his name, I did think he was attractive when I saw him in Road House the other week.

 

[Lyn W]

I think with all of the crazy stuff going on, 13 could now be a lucky number

I was born on the 13th so I always tell my family how lucky 13 is for them! ?