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Originally posted by ceilidh

being retired is the best!!! My friend and I, riding on trails during the week with no one on them. Fist bump! And exclaiming: "because we are RETIRED!!! Then laughing like hyenas!

Originally posted by fortissimoMaybe if I was smart enough to stay retired I could join you. However, I'm not that smart, hehe!

Originally posted by ceilidh

being retired is the best!!! My friend and I, riding on trails during the week with no one on them. Fist bump! And exclaiming: "because we are RETIRED!!! Then laughing like hyenas!

Originally posted by glfprncsJust checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough.2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life.3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can!4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have.5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks.6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament.7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday .I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now.The positives:Husband is alive and will heal.My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by glfprncs

Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.

1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough.

2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life.

3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can!

4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have.

5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks.

6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament.

7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday .

I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now.

The positives:
Husband is alive and will heal.
My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.

Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by JBacarella Wow and so sorry. I hope you can flip your year. I hope your husband and fur babies all heal well. I'm surprised you have not been given the vaccine. All of the teachers (who want it) have been vaccinated. I am still in line and now they are saying 1b might be sometime before May.

Originally posted by amd723

Yikes! That's a whole lot on your plate! I hope everyone heals up quickly. I hope they've figured out why your husband blacked out and it is not something he has to worry about going forward.

Our teachers have not been vaccinated either. Or law enforcement. 

Originally posted by glfprncs

Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.

...

The positives:
Husband is alive and will heal.
My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.

Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by glfprncs

Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.

1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough.

2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life.

3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can!

4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have.

5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks.

6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament.

7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday .

I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now.

The positives:
Husband is alive and will heal.
My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.

Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by abake Oh my, that's a LOT of bad news all at once. Sending hugs

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

Good news.  We won a bib yesterday for a house. 

My wife saw it pop up as a new listing and spent all day trying to get ahold of our realtor.  The relator finally got back with her late that night and said she would try to set something up for us to see it that weekend but when she got with the selling agent they said they had 10 viewings the first day and 10 offers so they wouldn't make a viewing appointment with us.  They did let our relator go over and do a video with her phone to send to us.  So we made an offer $15K over list an hour later.  The sellers debated for 4 hours between our offer and another offer, but we got it.  My wife and kids drove 6-1/2 hours down this morning to see what we are buying. They will be there for home inspections tomorrow and then drive back.  I am so happy to be through that. 

I will have two tracks within a mile of where I live as well as a community lap swimming pool. 

I think the closes place to do any outdoor cycling like I am used to is about 25 minutes away (no bike lanes or shoulders on any of the roads closer than that). 

I have already found about 30 Strave Segments within a few miles of me. 

Things should be exciting.  So I am giving up long open roads for cycling but gaining lap swimming pools, 400m tracks, and Strava users on the same running paths as me.  

Originally posted by glfprncs Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021. 1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough. 2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life. 3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can! 4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have. 5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks. 6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament. 7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday . I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now. The positives: Husband is alive and will heal. My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above. Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by glfprncs

Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.

1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough.

2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life.

3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can!

4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have.

5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks.

6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament.

7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday .

I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now.

The positives:
Husband is alive and will heal.
My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.

Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by fortissimo



Maybe if I was smart enough to stay retired I could join you. However, I'm not that smart, hehe!

Originally posted by glfprncs

Just checking in, and here's a warning: I'm not very positive a mere 3 weeks into 2021.

1. We are at 100% face to face capacity in my district, even though every district around us is either virtual or hybrid with 50% capacity in class. Thus, I have 24-28 students in every class and if I have to ask one more teenager to pull their mask up, I'm going to lose it. The # of confirmed Covid cases has quadrupled in county, but the way it's reported to the public makes it look very insignificant. I can't get a vaccine fast enough.

2. Dishwasher died over Christmas. A mere inconvenience, but it's just one more thing in the BS that is life.

3. Husband was in a single car accident last Sunday when he blacked out while driving. Super scary considering that he drives 25k miles per year for his job. Lots of testing, lots of questions, some answers and LOTS of money. The ambulance & ER visit caused us to hit our deductible and out of pocket max within 7 hours. The plus is insurance now has to pay for everything the rest of 2021. I'm going to go to every doctor possible this year that I can!

4. In said wreck, DH's truck, which he bought in Nov, was totalled. Since we'd only made 2 payments on it, he was upside down on the load about 2k. So we get to keep making payments on a vehicle we don't have.

5. James, the eldest 4-legged fur kid, has lung cancer. He visited the oncologist this past week and goes back for an ultrasound and biopsy in 2 weeks.

6. Zink, the baby fur kid, is showing signs that the surgery he had in April for luxating patella, might be failing. Either that, or he tore a cruciate ligament.

7. The air-conditioning went out on my car last Wednesday .

I feel like we're just hemorrhaging money right now.

The positives:
Husband is alive and will heal.
My mountain bike gives my brain a chance to not think about items 1-7 above.

Pity party over. ? to you all.

Originally posted by melbo55

Yesterday I needed a change of pace so I got out the cold weather gear and went kayaking!  Ah, it was such a renewing experience - getting away, just me and nature.  Saw 2 bald eagles, 2 kingfishers, Canada geese, cardinals, and some great blue herons as I was loading up to leave.

Today has been high excitement: we needed to call the police about a sick skunk roaming about.  I noticed it earlier in the day; it was uneasy on its feet, occasionally staggering and falling, wandering about in broad daylight, not behaving in normal skunk behavior patterns.  He (the officer) ended up calling backup and they finally moved it away from houses to a farmer's field and were able to dispatch it.  I heard 2 shots, not sure if they each took a turn or what but thankfully the skunk is no longer a danger to itself or others.  It was a big bugger, too.

The birds are chowing heavy at the feeders ahead of the crapola weather that is supposed to hit tonight into the next few days. 

Originally posted by melbo55

Wow, what a relief for you, congratulations!!

Originally posted by melbo55

Yesterday I needed a change of pace so I got out the cold weather gear and went kayaking!  Ah, it was such a renewing experience - getting away, just me and nature.  Saw 2 bald eagles, 2 kingfishers, Canada geese, cardinals, and some great blue herons as I was loading up to leave.

Today has been high excitement: we needed to call the police about a sick skunk roaming about.  I noticed it earlier in the day; it was uneasy on its feet, occasionally staggering and falling, wandering about in broad daylight, not behaving in normal skunk behavior patterns.  He (the officer) ended up calling backup and they finally moved it away from houses to a farmer's field and were able to dispatch it.  I heard 2 shots, not sure if they each took a turn or what but thankfully the skunk is no longer a danger to itself or others.  It was a big bugger, too.

The birds are chowing heavy at the feeders ahead of the crapola weather that is supposed to hit tonight into the next few days. 

Originally posted by abake Proof of Life post and a reminder to update the spreadsheet --- I am doing the weight loss challenge and was pleasantly surprised that, while I haven't lost any weight, I haven't gained either. I'm also doing Dry January (abstaining from alcohol for a month). I don't drink a lot --- I'll have 2 glasses of Chardonney with dinner several times a week --- but I'm hoping to jumpstart some weight loss. So far so good and I'm definitely feeling stronger on my rides.

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

I can't count "Dry January" because I don't drink, but I am almost through the month with no rice.  Rice is one of the things I eat a lot of, but I have starting to have esophageal spasms from eating rice, so I decided to go all of January without rice and may just go off rice completely.  Mabey I will so a change in body composition with my no rice diet.  :-)

 

 

Glfprncs - I hope that next month will be better than last month has been.

 

Kayaking in January?  I am guessing that you weren't practicing your Eskimo Rolls.