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MORNING ROLL CALL March 2025
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MORNING ROLL CALL March 2025
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@Therapist4u I have read and replied to your post
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I would be happy if more people would reply to the posts here. The size of the silent majority here is staggering.
I've been a member here since January 2009 and have not had any issues. Mostly I hope everyone is enjoying the Front Porch.
A couple of the topics here have had over 500,000+ views sense they were first posted.
It would be nice to see more posters on all topics.
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HI Dave! @DaveMcK How ya been?
Thanks for telling me that
โI have read and replied to your postโ
Like I mentioned, itโs just the way these forum posts are set up, if someone doesnโt reply...or PM ...or at least kudo, then we donโt have any other way to know if someone has read a post we make to them!
In general, we who make many posts, like yourself, do not know who exactly has seen them... or if they liked them...or it was something they related to, unless thereโs a reply (or kudo).
All we usually get is the total # of views....which to me, the # itself doesnโt really matter.
[Well...of course, other than this:
โA couple of the topics here have had over 500,000+ viewsโ!!!] ๐
Anyway...thanks Dave for making...& maintaining...this wonderful ๐ Front Porch!๐
Take care! ๐ โฎ๏ธ ~Allen ๐ ๐
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@Therapist4u and @ everyone here, big sauna news!! Both hubby and I have lower blood pressure, about 10 points lower, measured at home and at the doctor's office after 2 weeks of daily use. Neither one of us is on BP medication and hopefully the sauna will delay having to take meds. No other news right now.
@Therapist4u Sorry you are having issues with body parts! I hope you do not need surgery and can make do with phyical therapy instead! Thats what I tell hubby, he is having knee issues, he iscertain he needs knee replacment down the road.
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Hey @LaDolceVita Thanks for the reply.... & the updates, for all of us!
Iโm glad that youโre now able to see &/or feel REAL benefits from all the time & effort yโall put into the sauna! That is a significant lowering of yโalls BP...& I assume DOC is happy about that too! [Gotta keep them happy too....AMIRIGHT??! LOL!!]
โI tell hubby, he is having knee issues, he is certain he needs knee replacement down the road.โ As I am also trying to do....delay surgeries...for my hand, my back, my knees, ...all major joints eaten away by a vicious persistent arthritis! I did have a few jaw area procedures...in order to delay a worse case scenario...something I was totally unprepared for...to even think of >>>> having your jaw wired shut...then they actually have to โbreak itโ in order to replace it....the Doc was honest....it would be major painful for a long time...(in addition to my regular terrible pain) & even after all that...they canโt guarantee that it will work.....it would also affect abilities to talk, to eat ...& because it would be a while of having a really deformed face...maybe make you not want to be seen in public! [as Iโm typing... I thought of an extreme case...that of โthe Elephant Manโ]
Anyway....now that Iโve scared myself...& possibly everybody else....Iโm thinking of Monty Python...
โalways look on the bright side of life!โ LOL!
I try to intersperse with some Humor....as a way of dealing with all the not so happy things in life!
Well...I had more to write.... but my fingers are revolting....HA!
I hope youโre feeling, & doing, WELL!
As always... Take care!
โท๐โ๏ธโฎ๏ธ~Allen ๐ ๐ฟ โ๏ธ ๐
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@Therapist4u Pretty scary all right ๐ฉ. I have some arthritis but luckily it is not manifesting in areas that cause pain during movement.
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Hey @LaDolceVita
Thanks for replying!...& thanks so much for caring!
While youโre fortunate with a milder form of arthritis, Iโd imagine that hubby has to have some regimen he follows...to try to check the advance of it! With you by his side...he is blessed to have you to count on! That...& the sauna....LOL!! Water therapy is SO helpful for joints...& other things too!
I just saw my Orthopedic Surgeon of 5 years for some shots in my knees...had some shots last week for my hand...my 3rd epidural for my back 2 weeks ago....& Iโll see him next week for the last visit! I told myself today to not focus on anything that starts an emotional response..itโs so hard because heโs the main reason I still have mobility!!! & a less painful existence!
BUT...Iโve been working on finding a new one every day since I got the notice of closing...& already located another that takes my insurance...that is a no. 1 priority!...followed by no. 2>>>>are they taking new patients? Iโm waiting to schedule a 1st visit!
Anyway...itโs a pleasure chatting with you!
I hope youโre feeling, & doing, WELL!
As always... Take care!
โท๐โ๏ธโฎ๏ธ~Allen ๐ ๐ฟ โ๏ธ ๐
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Arthritics anonymous hi, osteo and rheumatoid since 18-20 years young. That could be one of several reasons I keep dropping off planet. Which medโs work with the others to allow me some manual dexterity in my fingers, and which give me just more problems than theyโre worth.
The joys of maturity Parkinsonโs,Afib, arthritis, etc.::
Re: doctors and insurance acceptance, call your primary care physician and tell them you need an accepted insurance doctor. Did with all of mine, including for the Boston specialist 50 years.
Re: Lenovo.us let your fingers do the walking at their closeout sections amdโs and intel with between 16 and 32gb are going for $600-1000.
Tried to do a PM not happening this week either.
I used 10 Thinkpads before I started making my own, and those Iโve stopped making, time for retirement #4, this one I think Iโll stay retired.๐
Think these clearances are good through Sunday or Monday with SSDโs of 512 Gb?? Canโt send links. T hey come with Windows11 Pro preloaded.
Froze
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Hey Froze @Frozenoem
Itโs good to see youโre here!
Using the PM I found thru trial & error....is that both sides must be listed as โfriendsโ & I think I had nudged the โadd friendโ off on my end...so itโs fixed now!
โYour private message has been sent.โ
BTW: Iโll reply to this post later...or might have to wait until tomorrow....
&/or thru the PM!!
Anyway,
Take care! โฎ๏ธ ๐ ~Allen ๐ ๐จ
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Hi Froze! @Frozenoem
As Jon Lovitz would say:
Yeah, That's the Ticket! LOL!
Take care! โท ๐ โ๏ธ โฎ๏ธ ~Allen ๐ ๐ฟ โ๏ธ ๐
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1 comment (Monday 2/12/24)
@LaDolceVita I didnot like "Funny Woman" - the couple of minutes I had watched.
IF "Seaside Hotel" is the one where the language is FOREIGN and the captions are ENGLISH - tried it. Gave up. Wish they would do one where they are SPEAKING ENGLISH.
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@Spring2025 Seaside Hotel is in Danish, I enjoy trying to pick out German sounding words and I do not mind the CC. I know a few words in German and would like to pick it up again if I get a chance.
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Happy belated birthday, @LaDolceVita . Love your b'day present! ๐ Hopefully, you have it wired by now and are enjoying the benefits. Ahhhhh.
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3 comments (Friday 2/9/24)
๐ HAPPY Birthday @LaDolceVita !!!
*** Welcome @Sea2Summit , HOPE you will stop by again... ๐
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@DaveMcK Unfortunately no vacations coming my way at all! All is quiet on the Porch, hope you all are doing well. I feel good, just weighed down by chores. Weather kind of dreary, winter is lasting into February. Sometimes we get a taste of spring by this time of year.
I gave myself a home sauna, the one person kind, for my birthday. Have it put together, still need electrician to wire. Hoping it will help with aches and pains and sleep quality. I will report my findings in detail.
No other news here, all the furry kids are doing well, including the 20 year old one.
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Happy belated birthday, @LaDolceVita
Iโm glad to see youโre able to update us โone & allโ (as they say...I always wondered who โTHEYโ are...LOL!!)
& most importantly....I hope youโre feeling, & doing, WELL!
As Jon Lovitz would say: Yeah, That's the Ticket! LOL!
Also, thank you so much for ALL the kudos to my posts,...& in particular, to my replies to all the good peeps here...especially to Dave @DaveMcK ...Ms. Stretch @MsStretch ... @catwoman500 and Froze @Frozenoem
Take care all yโall..& to all the good Front Porchers!
โท๐โ๏ธโฎ๏ธ~Allen ๐ ๐ฟ โ๏ธ ๐
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16*, snow and had a wee oopsie, voice is gone and incapable of typing . Havenโt forgotten @Therapist4u
as yet .
My backup power for the moment is 2 li-ion batteries and a 12 volt inverter, left over pieces from camp and rv
Iโll be back when Iโm back. Probably with links to websites in a PM
Froze
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Hi Froze! @Frozenoem
Iโm glad to see a post from you!
โMy backup power for the moment is 2 li-ion batteries and a 12 volt inverter, left over pieces from camp and rvโ.....
It sounds like you are a โMr. Fixitโ type, like MacGyver...LOL!... fixing or repairing stuff in the simplest way possible, using whatever you have around!
If it works...it works!
And youโll be back whenever youโre back!
I hope that youโre safe & warm in your place!
TTYL Take care! โฎ๏ธ~Allen ๐
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Stint at Bell Labs put me on crash course in engineering, and surrounded by shade tree types to more telco and aviation types. About all I share with MacGyver is an almost Angus first name.might be why ai like Piobaireachd Highland Pipes๐To many years practicing on chanter.
Incapable of playing the pipes anymore thanks to arthritis.Also makes it a bugger making a grace note with out letting out an ungodly cross note.
Your closer to a list of links to recovery options for whatever pictures but, will need to be sent here vs PM.
Have tried many times just not happening on PM.
Froze
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Hey Froze @Frozenoem
1st....itโs good to see youโre here!
AFA: using the PM I found thru trial & error....is that both sides must be listed as โfriendsโ & I think I had nudged the โadd friendโ off on my end...so itโs fixed now!
โYour private message has been sent.โ
Anyway,
Take care! โฎ๏ธ ๐ ~Allen ๐ ๐จ
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