Hi John,
One of my best friends, Brian, was responsible for promoting the Red Green Show. He had a riot! He said it was the best part of his working life! He was on set frequently and got to know all of the characters on a personal basis.
Apparently Brian did his job well because the show was syndicated all over the world.
Cheers!!
Dave
Good late afternoon from a wet West.
I took five fleabags into the 100 acre wood early for a good scoot. There were large animal tracks in the bush yesterday so taking five dogs means the big guys will stay clear of us. We really motored in the pouring rain doing 10.9 km in 56 minutes. I got home just in time to get the call from the accountant.[:D]
I won a $100.00 bet from my 69-year-old cousin, she spends three months every winter in Hawaii doing high-level outrigger canoe racing and just got home to Vancouver Island. I am 67 and she smokes me in an arm wrestle in a second as her arms and shoulders are incredible, she is very fit. She asked me how my abs were looking and I said so so. She goes I guess you don’t want to bet then, I said ya I’ll bet. She then got very suspicious.[(-D] So her husband and my wife take photos of our abs both saying neither one of us has ever grown up. I unexpectedly squeaked out the win. We are very close and have been competing in all things sport and fitness our whole lives.[oX)]
I planted a gazillion Daffy bulbs last year and here they come.
Time for a bit of scotch, what a good day.
All the best to all
Evening
Mommy, We ain’t in Kansas anymore
TF
My daughters want to go on an Agate hunt this next weekend. Hope the weather continues to be nice like it has been. Ya gotta take advantage of this seasonably mild, but crisp weather while ya still can. Its gonna be a long HOT Summer
TF
Happy belated David
TF
Happy belated Mister B.
Sorry, …They didn’t have the birthday song or bagpipes like you like. But thought you’d prefer lots of black hats and a couple of horses hooves clucking against the pavement, as that ain’t too bad either[:-^]
[oX)]TF
And if that’s not good enough for your fancy, ya might-as-well go along with this one[(-D]
[;)]
PS. I’m thinking that was him Lion, last into the Castle. His tail kinda gave it away[(-D]
TF
Hi Brent,
I’m happy to hear that you had a good day! Great picture of the pack!
I had a good day too. I can now take 3 or 4 steps without having to hang on to something. Sounds ridiculous compared to what you are capable of, but for a long time I had to constantly use both hands to keep my balance. I still have to be very careful to lift my feet up high enough that my toes don’t catch on the floor. If I forget or get too tired my toes droop. I have had several falls because of that. One required 8 stitches to put my knee back together. It is what it is. I don’t let it get me down.
Cheers!!
Dave
Good morning Diners. A coffee on the go please, Chloe.
Gosh! I am behind with what is going on. I missed it about you Dave.
Managing to do 3 or 4 steps? What have I missed? Take it a step at a time. Don’t overdo, yet challenge yourself an extra step.
Our thoughts & Prayers for a Speedy Recovery.
David
Good morning
It never ends, does it? Finally have the HVAC guy stopping by to replace the AC’s condensation drip pan and replumb the U-turn out of the overflow line. Been waiting for that guy for over 4 months.
That thing was leaking so bad in the humid Fall last year, it filled up a bucket every 2 days. Not many guys custom manufacture drip pans like that, so ya just have to wait.
Wonder how busy that guy is in the Summer? Job security, even in the off months while fixing furnaces. Gotta love it.
Have a great day gentleman[:)]
TF
Hello Dave, I’m thinking we all take our backs for granted, till those miserable times they’re out. Then one knows their back is there, when it hurts so bad ya can barely move. Can’t even imagine dealing with that kind of pain on a day to day basis.
My heart goes out to you my brother. I’d dig in my pocket for a PRP treatment to see if it helps you. That treatment worked wonders for my knee, after 7 surgeries through the years, never helped with anything.
That was about 6 years ago having that PRP treatment, and haven’t needed another one since then. They’ve had such good results with this procedure, that from what I’ve heard, insurance companies have started to pay for them now, as the treatment is much more cost effective than surgury.
I’d dig in my own pocket like the last time, if another one was needed! But so far, knock on wood, another one hasn’t.
Thoughts and best wishes you get some relief my friend[:)]
TF
Flo, I’ll have bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
Dave, it sounds like progress is slow, but hopefully it continues. If you go on a long train ride, watch your step between the cars!
More layout work today, but the days are numbered until outdoor work takes up the time. The grass is already turning green, even though it snowed last week, and we still have below freezing temps at night. I really hate the idea of mowing the lawn again. I also have a long list of warm-weather house projects. The layout will suffer.
My granddaughter sent some pictures of the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC. Another sign winter’s days are numbered. I wish I was there with them.
Have a great day, everyone.
Another Donner Pass photo:
Donner, party of 47, your tables are ready in the diner. Now serving the Donner Party… by Greg Brown, on Flickr
The Sierra mountains this month, …Right!
SOLD!!
Image courtesy of Istock
Yep, looks like someplace I’d rather live in the foothills for sure[:P]
I’d have a motion detector hooked up to an alarm clock!, if the rumble didnt get my attention[(-D]…[:-^]
PS Where has our friend ‘The Bear’ been?
TF
Good morning from the soon-to-be sunny West Coast.
Dave, sorry to hear of your health issues. My Dad had Muscular Dystrophy and all through my growing up his health would go up and down and he would be in and out of a wheelchair at times and even when he was able to get up, walking was an issue. From a very young age, I had to look after maintaining the house for my parents, I would move back in with them for a few days or a couple of weeks at a time when he got really bad, and this enabled them to stay in their house. If Mom would have had to give up her dogs and all she did with them it would have destroyed her.
In the 1980s my Dad put on about 60 pounds in one of his bad periods and the result of that was horrendous. All of a sudden when he could barely move himself around he was lugging an extra 60 pounds. He was in a bad spot mentally as the love of his life who was thin and fit was out traveling and training her dogs in field work. I had a serious talk with him and asked if I could make a point and he agreed. I put a backpack on him and put 40 pounds of Presto logs in it and he agreed to keep it on for a day. I said you are 60 pounds overweight, and you just saw what it is like to carry an extra 40 pounds for just one day. He lost the 60 pounds and he was well enough to start traveling with Mom again. He had a very small electric scooter that would fold up called an Amigo that they took on trips, the airlines never charged for it. He used it on bad days but most days did not need it. He ended up getting Alzheimer’s in the end but had a few good years before that happened after I whipped him back into shape, he never stopped thanking me for being such a hard-ass with him about that.
I have to take my wife to Vancouver for medical treatment for her Neurological issues today, this will lay her flat for a day or two. She wants to take two of the dogs for a walk and swim by the ocean on the way before she is out of commission. She is one tough lady.
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Hi Brent, nice to hear how you helped your dad out. A good son, and always good to hear how family is there for each other.
Sorry your dad had Alzheimer’s nearing the end, as always a hard thing on the family to go through. My friend Erv’s mom is going through a hard time with that. It was hard to see my friend in tears one day, and just as hard to hear him tell me about how most times she doesn’t even know who he is on his visits. He asked me, do you know how hard it is to feel like a stranger trying to take care of your mom, who took care of you a big part of your life. Couldn’t even imagine that.
On a more positive note, If you can see the humor, my grandmother, although never had alzheimer’s, but would go through all the grandchildren’s names before she got to yours when she talked to you. We just chuckeled as she did too, while giving her a big hug put a quick end to her embarrassment[:)]
TF
Hmmmm… That sounds like “What’s his Names Disease” to me. [:-^]
Near the end of her life my Mother would see me and say, “Well! There you are! Where have you been? I haven’t seen you in such a long time!!!” I would tell her “Mom I came to see you two days ago”. She would say “No you weren’t! I would have remembered! And why are you calling me Mom?” I would then tell her “because I’m your son Bud”! Then she would start to cry because she thought I was my Father… Dementia is a terrible thing! [sigh]
My Mom ultimately broke her hip and fell. (In that order!) Surgeon tried to make her more comfortable… I was escorted in to see him after the surgery and found him crying at his desk. He pointed to the exray on the wall and said, “See these shadows? That is where her bones are supposed to be. There is nothing left!”… My Mom had several painfull conditions in her old age and spent most of her time just lying on the couch and complaining. That made her osteoporosis much worse.
Knowing what happened to her is one of the reasons I keep running!!!
73
Thanks, TF
When my dad’s Alzheimers started to get bad the Government sent in health care workers to stay at the house to help out for about a year until he got bad enough that he had to go into a home.
He was in the care home for about two years and I was the only one he ever recognized. There was a used bookstore near the airport and if I had a few minutes I would go in and find him big picture books of trains. He loved it when I brought them to him and the staff said he would just sit and look at them for hours and it had a completely calming effect on him.
Because he had Muscular Dystrophy we couldn’t do a lot of the usual father/son things together so model railroading was it. I was on my own for everything sports. We also fished a lot as sitting in the boat was easy for him. I always regret not having taken him flying as we had always intended to go. Getting him into the Piper I was flying would have been very difficult. I would go for a rip up through the valleys in the mountains North of Vancouver to Whistler and back and my girlfriend would take video, he always said he would have loved doing that.
My Grandmother also went through every Grandchild’s name before getting the right one.
We just got a call that my wife’s stepmom who is in a home with Alzheimers at 87 has just come down with covid and is not expected to live. Great day yesterday, stinker today. Easy come easy go.[^o)]
All the best to all.
Oh!!! Brent! Thinking of you and yours! Hang in there!
73
Hi David, TF, John and Brent,
Thanks for your concerns about my mobility issues.
I have two separate but related issues. One is neuropathy in my lower legs and the other is back pain.
The problems started more than 20 years ago when my back started to hurt if I walked more than about 30 paces. That got worse over time and I had to start using a cane. In 2008 I woke up one morning screaming in pain. An MRI revealed that I had serious infection in my spine and the infection had partially destroyed two vertebrae. I was put on intravenus antibiotics. I had an IV tube in my arm for 10 months. The tube fed the antibiotics directly into my heart. The infection was also the likely cause for the back pain. It may have been festering for years.
Once the infection was gone, an MRI revealed that the bone in the two vertebrae had grown back in an irregular pattern that was pinching the nerves that go to my feet. I had to have my spine fused or it might have collapsed. The pinched nerves are why I have no feeling left in my feet with the result that I can’t balance without holding on to something. The knee replacement set me back a bit too. That’s why I was bragging about taking 4 steps without hanging on to something.
Cheers!!!
Dave
So someone has lost their marbles?
(We used to call them “aggies”.)