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Post by dickt on Aug 1, 2014 2:05:44 GMT -5
Today should be my last day in the hospital. can't wait to get out of this freaking place. Got four doses out of a possible nine so far. My BP is under 90 so I have been on pressors all night. Creatine peaked at 5.6. Can't eat anything
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Post by t-bob on Aug 1, 2014 5:07:03 GMT -5
Speedy recovery, Dick! I'm awake dang it!
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 1, 2014 5:13:38 GMT -5
Hang in there, Dick. It's tough but so are you. We all are pulling for you.
Supposed to go blueberry picking today but there's unexpected, by me anyway, rain over on the bay that may put a damper on that, so to speak. Looks like a wet weekend coming. We have some company coming next week so I've been doing some touch-up painting of the house trim but I can't do that in the rain either. I may get in some guitar practice if it rains. I should get a set together for the open mic Wednesday.
I keep a spreadsheet of our total cash and investments the first of each month, which I just did for August. Yesterday did not help that number. I hope this doesn't continue but there was a correction due for a long time now. I finally got back slightly above what I had when I retired in 2007 and I don't want to see that nose dive like it did then. We had to hit some savings last year for medical insurance but otherwise, we're back on plan unless there's another crash. 3 more months 'til Mary goes on Medicare and I can adjust the plan according to what that costs. It should be somewhat less than we're paying now and the Obamacare plan I got Mary still isn't paying anything but a couple of lab bills. Doctors and meds seem to all be out-of-pocket. Mary's currently stable and I just hope she can stay that way until November. Some things I didn't understand about retirement, mostly medical, so that part of the plan wasn't quite right. For those of you nearing retirement all I can say is you need more money than you think so save as much as you can while you're working. My actual cost of living is up about 33% over the past 7 years. Granted part of that is self-inflicted for having bought too much house so avoid that if you can.
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Post by drlj on Aug 1, 2014 6:02:19 GMT -5
Good wishes heading your way from Barb and me, Dick. You are in our thoughts.
I hope it is a good day for everyone.
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Post by Doug on Aug 1, 2014 6:24:37 GMT -5
I'z here
woke up too early but it's the last day on the road so home early this afternoon.
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Post by Marshall on Aug 1, 2014 6:37:27 GMT -5
Nothing worth reporting here. Best wishes to you, Dick.
A busy day awaits.
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Post by patrick on Aug 1, 2014 6:40:59 GMT -5
Jeez, I thought I was up too early, there are west-coasters here already.
Off to Dublin, OH for the weekend, for the Irish Festival there. Should be better weather there than here.
Hang in there Dick.
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Post by theevan on Aug 1, 2014 6:48:25 GMT -5
Prayers, Dick! Sounds like a torture chamber...don't tell 'em anything.
We're headed to the French Quarter to price a few jobs then have a Friday lunch at one of several places there. Yum.
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 1, 2014 7:13:25 GMT -5
I like August so far. I just had to wait at the gas station while they lowered the price to $3.34-9.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 7:14:30 GMT -5
Morning (yawn)
I had a sleepless night and would still be in bed but I'm meeting a customer at 7:30 this morning as he passes through town.
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Post by Kramster on Aug 1, 2014 7:20:14 GMT -5
Hey
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Post by kenlarsson on Aug 1, 2014 8:09:32 GMT -5
 good morning Good luck Dick, get well. |
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Post by millring on Aug 1, 2014 8:13:45 GMT -5
How many days have their own song?
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Post by Tamarack on Aug 1, 2014 9:01:28 GMT -5
Good morning on this most august occasion.
Summer is slipping by and not much to show, in home repairs or recreation.
Have a fine Friday one and all.
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Post by Cornflake on Aug 1, 2014 9:12:21 GMT -5
Good morning. Dick, I hope you get out soon. We got back from Alaska last night. I'd actually thought it would be tonight, given my vague sense of chronology, so no one's expecting me at work. I'll take the day off. Have a good day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 9:14:16 GMT -5
Best wishes, Dick. Hopefully getting home will help a bit.
Making final prep for our adventure that begins Sunday. CO->UT->WY->ID->WA->OR->WA->BC->AB->MT->WY->CO with the WA/OR part being shared with Richard, our youngest whose leave from Ft. Lewis begins Aug 8.
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Post by secondroy on Aug 1, 2014 9:46:19 GMT -5
Morning all. I've been really down for the last month or so, so that's the reason I've been away so long. Not really feeling that good so a short note. They have me back on the pills that make me so sick. The good news is that they make me so sick and they may take me off of them in a couple of weeks or so. I'll check in when I feel a little better.
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Post by billhammond on Aug 1, 2014 9:48:04 GMT -5
Morning all. I've been really down for the last month or so, so that's the reason I've been away so long. Not really feeling that good so a short note. They have me back on the pills that make me so sick. The good news is that they make me so sick and they may take me off of them in a couple of weeks or so. I'll check in when I feel a little better. Sorry to hear this, Roy -- hang in there. I was wondering where you had been. |
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Post by drlj on Aug 1, 2014 10:19:36 GMT -5
We are sending good thoughts your way, Roy.
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Post by j on Aug 1, 2014 11:07:04 GMT -5
sending good vibes to Roy and Dick—hang in there guys!
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