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teedubbya Offline
#251 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 8:21 AM EST
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Morning
frankj1 Offline
#252 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 8:55 AM EST
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second storm in a week and second time we lost power. Last weekend for two days, yesterday was just 12 hours...was on when I got home from work.
not common around here but the combo of heavy wet snow and high winds was just too much.

there are worse things.
danmdevries Offline
#253 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 9:18 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
second storm in a week and second time we lost power. Last weekend for two days, yesterday was just 12 hours...was on when I got home from work.
not common around here but the combo of heavy wet snow and high winds was just too much.

there are worse things.


You don't have generators?

Whole house auto start natural gas genny is relatively cheap for it's worth.

Portable gas gen are cheap but require you to be home and run a bunch of extension cords through your house, or do an illegal backfeed via your outdoor A/C box.
danmdevries Offline
#254 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 9:25 AM EST
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Ate wife's fish tacos for breakfast. For someone that doesn't like seafood, she makes some good ones.

Gonna try to fire up the new computer this morning before before bed.

Gonna try to install unregistered windows. Dunno if they still allow running unregistered copies indefinitely. If not, I'll have to get one of my college-enrolled coworkers to pickup a student copy for me.
Speyside Offline
#255 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 9:26 AM EST
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Morning all. Frank, is it worse inland, or at the shoreline?
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#256 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 9:56 AM EST
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Morning, fugnuggets.

Happy Friday!
DrafterX Offline
#257 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:30 AM EST
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Cool Dudes...
DrafterX Offline
#258 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:33 AM EST
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All you have to do is throw the main breaker and you won't backfeed. I've got a 30 amp receptacle next to my breaker box I plug the generator into.. one cord and I power my house like normal... Mellow
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#259 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:52 AM EST
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Made spicy chicken sandwiches last night...

pounded the breasts out to 1/2"...made a breading from torta rolls, lots of cracked black pepper, and dill... seasoned the breasts with cayenne peppers we grew, dried, and grinded last year, plus some fresh ground mustard seed, more black pepper, Himalayan sea salt, and sugar...

Deep fried to a heavenly golden brown...

Topped it with torch-melted Swiss cheese, tomato, and some lettuce from the garden... all on a buttered and grilled brioce bun...

Bashar al Assad could wipe out the rebel army with the toxic clouds my body is currently producing...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#260 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 1:07 PM EST
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And bacon... forgot about the bacon... there was thick cut applewood smoked bacon on that thing...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#261 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 1:22 PM EST
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Have you ever used cbd?
Ewok126 Offline
#262 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 1:31 PM EST
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I have not, I have read up on many of the benefits of it and have seen it work for epilepsy. Not sure it would help with stroke issues. If so I would love to read a write up on such.
Ram27 Offline
#263 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 1:46 PM EST
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Hang in Ewok, hope things improve for you.

Same ole same ole here, hanging in folks, you all do the same and enjoy the weekend and remember Spring ahead.


Later all.Herfing
frankj1 Offline
#264 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:02 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
You don't have generators?

Whole house auto start natural gas genny is relatively cheap for it's worth.

Portable gas gen are cheap but require you to be home and run a bunch of extension cords through your house, or do an illegal backfeed via your outdoor A/C box.

was never a problem, but maybe now that I'm older...

I have natural gas to my house, even have my Weber hooked up.
victor809 Offline
#265 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:08 PM EST
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Is no one gonna say anything about Dan eating his wife's fish taco?
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#266 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:19 PM EST
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Victor, my man! Good call. Good on him.
Speyside Offline
#267 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:32 PM EST
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LMAO! Hank, you say the oddest things.
Ewok126 Offline
#268 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:32 PM EST
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Will do brother Ram hanging on with both hands for sure, You do the same.

It's really weird because I thought that anything over time would become "Normal" so to speak. I have experienced things that say break with the body and a few months later the issue is still there but the body becomes accustom. It has been a year and 3 months since the stroke, some issues with balance, partial blindness, constant fatigue, those I can deal with easy. Its the brain fog that breaks me down. In my head I know where I want to go or what I need to do to accomplish a goal but it's so foggy. I have to fight to do simple things mentally. Fight to realize its morning and not night, Fight to remember how to make a egg and cheese omelet. Can't remember from time to time how to get around in my own house.

Want to see something really funny, My wife came home with papers and forums for insurance with multiple plans and she wanted to know what would be best for us to get. For some reason she thought I would be able to help with this. Prior to the stroke Hell yeah 10 minutes and plan chosen. Now 6 hours later and I am pulling my hair out because so damn confused. Its like watching a yak hump a VW to try and jump start it.

Where I really have issues with it all is, Its in there but it just won't come out right. I know its there and can feel it there if that makes a lick of sense. It's like when someone ask you a question and the answer is on the tip of your tongue, you know it, you know its there but it just won't fly to the 100th power.

Now here is what really trips my trigger. On very rare occasions and i mean very rare I have a good day, things work like they supposed to. It is a little tough but nothing like the typical day. What causes this, what works out so well that this does not happen for half a day here and there. I would say that out of a year I have had a total of 5-7 days max that I had a good day with no fog. I can't for the life of me figure out why one day brain is a paperweight and the next it functions at 3/4th capacity. Drs cant give me an answer, Neurologist cant and now I have run out of resources. Who knows right? Any how enough of that chit, Think I will go find me some dried macaroni, construction paper, Geriatric magazines and some child safety scissors and elmers glue. Start working on my arts and crafts day!
Speyside Offline
#269 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 2:38 PM EST
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Chris, on the good days could you be firing on different neural pathways? Was there a commonality that started the good days? With so little of the human brain actually used I have often wondered if the ability is there to reprogram parts of the brain.
Ewok126 Offline
#270 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 3:26 PM EST
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Speyside wrote:
Chris, on the good days could you be firing on different neural pathways? Was there a commonality that started the good days? With so little of the human brain actually used I have often wondered if the ability is there to reprogram parts of the brain.



Well when the stroke took place this was what we were hoping for. Neuroplasticity: The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment.

Ever since the stroke this was something I had been working on very hard, reading up on things that made me think to build up such. Now the limits are as such let's say if the occipital lobe was partially damaged and some of the lobe is still alive then it would be possible to rebuild those pathways in the living tissue in that lobe to compensate.

Now as of last week or the week before I can't remember, was when I was told that there was total blockage in my posterior cerebral artery. Which means the part of the brain that it feeds blood to is totally dead so there is no way to rebuild those pathways. I was told it is lost forever and if that is the true case then yes it is gone but, It goes against the fact of having good vs bad days. They should all be bad.

I have racked my brain to see if it is something I am doing, Better sleep that night, higher intake of water that day etc, less stress. coffee vs no coffee.... I just can not find a pattern or explanation. If I could find the pattern then I might be able to fix most of the problems or at least make it somewhat better. Hell it would give me a path to follow at bare minimum.
Speyside Offline
#271 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 4:22 PM EST
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Praying for you brother.
RMAN4443 Offline
#272 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 4:58 PM EST
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Ewok126 wrote:
Will do brother Ram hanging on with both hands for sure, You do the same.

It's really weird because I thought that anything over time would become "Normal" so to speak. I have experienced things that say break with the body and a few months later the issue is still there but the body becomes accustom. It has been a year and 3 months since the stroke, some issues with balance, partial blindness, constant fatigue, those I can deal with easy. Its the brain fog that breaks me down. In my head I know where I want to go or what I need to do to accomplish a goal but it's so foggy. I have to fight to do simple things mentally. Fight to realize its morning and not night, Fight to remember how to make a egg and cheese omelet. Can't remember from time to time how to get around in my own house.

Want to see something really funny, My wife came home with papers and forums for insurance with multiple plans and she wanted to know what would be best for us to get. For some reason she thought I would be able to help with this. Prior to the stroke Hell yeah 10 minutes and plan chosen. Now 6 hours later and I am pulling my hair out because so damn confused. Its like watching a yak hump a VW to try and jump start it.

Where I really have issues with it all is, Its in there but it just won't come out right. I know its there and can feel it there if that makes a lick of sense. It's like when someone ask you a question and the answer is on the tip of your tongue, you know it, you know its there but it just won't fly to the 100th power.

Now here is what really trips my trigger. On very rare occasions and i mean very rare I have a good day, things work like they supposed to. It is a little tough but nothing like the typical day. What causes this, what works out so well that this does not happen for half a day here and there. I would say that out of a year I have had a total of 5-7 days max that I had a good day with no fog. I can't for the life of me figure out why one day brain is a paperweight and the next it functions at 3/4th capacity. Drs cant give me an answer, Neurologist cant and now I have run out of resources. Who knows right? Any how enough of that chit, Think I will go find me some dried macaroni, construction paper, Geriatric magazines and some child safety scissors and elmers glue. Start working on my arts and crafts day!



Where I really have issues with it all is, Its in there but it just won't come out right. I know its there and can feel it there if that makes a lick of sense. It's like when someone ask you a question and the answer is on the tip of your tongue, you know it, you know its there but it just won't fly to the 100th power.

Damn, I might be having a stroke.......or smoking too much ganja, hard telling not knowingAnxious

Think I will go find me some dried macaroni, construction paper, Geriatric magazines and some child safety scissors and elmers glue. Start working on my arts and crafts day! [/quote]

don't be eating the glue......you'll run out in the middle of your project and by the time you get more you'll forget why you needed itConfused


DrafterX Offline
#273 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:03 PM EST
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Been working like a dog... Got the yard cleaned up good tho... Also pulled a boat I've had in storage for a few years back home... Gonna take a little work... Mellow
dkeage Offline
#274 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:18 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Been working like a dog... Got the yard cleaned up good tho... Also pulled a boat I've had in storage for a few years back home... Gonna take a little work... Mellow


Break Out Another Thousand
Burner02 Offline
#275 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:21 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Break Out Another Thousand


Make that a couple of.
DrafterX Offline
#276 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:33 PM EST
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Might be.. it hasn't been tagged in 5 years.. Unsure
RMAN4443 Offline
#277 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:33 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Break Out Another Thousand

a big hole in the water you throw money into Anxious
DrafterX Offline
#278 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:44 PM EST
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True.. true... But ya gotta have one... This one is a 77' Webbcraft... Has a 351 with outboard exhaust.. makes alotta of noise.. the gimbal ring snapped on it and I just kinda lost interest.. have a pontoon also I've been using.. but the son wants the Webbcraft so we'll get it running again.. Mellow
teedubbya Offline
#279 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 7:49 PM EST
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Is the flux capacitor in good shape? If not I’d get rid of it.
DrafterX Offline
#280 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 8:01 PM EST
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Poured the mystery oil on the cylinders today and will turn it over in da morning.. hopefully all is well... I'll syphon the gas out and replace it to see if it busts off or not and go from there.. if not I'll install a new flux capacitor... . I think it'll be ok tho... Mellow
teedubbya Offline
#281 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 8:18 PM EST
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If it’s the flux the dilythium crystals could be bad too. May as well pick some of them up too.
DrafterX Offline
#282 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 8:26 PM EST
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I think I've got some extras... Mellow
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#283 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 9:48 PM EST
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At squaw calley... boarding is good.
When we were at the summit my sickle cell kicked in a bit. Had that ever since I'd stepped in a urine puddle in DR.

Hotels down at 6200ft... s
DrafterX Offline
#284 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:07 PM EST
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Did you see a BigFoots..?? [huh[
frankj1 Offline
#285 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:44 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Did you see a BigFoots..?? [huh[

how's the snow boarding up on Potato Hills?
DrafterX Offline
#286 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:47 PM EST
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Frank..!! Laugh
DrafterX Offline
#287 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 10:48 PM EST
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No snow boarding here... Maybe some barefoot water skiing soon.. Mellow
frankj1 Offline
#288 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:00 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Frank..!! Laugh

I been searching all over the forums for ya!
DrafterX Offline
#289 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:14 PM EST
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Been laying low... I'm very low... Mellow
frankj1 Offline
#290 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:19 PM EST
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you want I should do sumptin?
i can't handle you being low, y'know?
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#291 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:24 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
you want I should do sumptin?
i can't handle you being low, y'know?



He likes Tillamook cheese....
frankj1 Offline
#292 Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2018, 11:27 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
He likes Tillamook cheese....

true, true
(you been making me laugh for years, you know dat?)

William...listen to this right now. Cracker owns "Low" and they are an irresistable band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdlqjiQPAc
Ewok126 Offline
#293 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 5:13 AM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
you'll run out in the middle of your project and by the time you get more you'll forget why you needed itConfused





I go in my office today and found freaking dried noodles all over the floor don't know wtf that is about. Wife came home with a gallon of elmer's glue today still racking my brain on that one. I also found 3 pairs of my draws over in the corner and I think the dog pissed on 2 of em and chit on the 3rd. Anxious

Oh well, have a great Sat. folks!
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#294 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 6:30 AM EST
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Good morning, y’all
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#295 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 6:46 AM EST
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Saturday morning. Son got home for spring break last night. Daughter goes back to school this afternoon. Off to Lowes now for a can of Scotch Guard for my daughter's car. Then wife and I will go to either a local art festival or the Home and Garden Show. 46/80.
RMAN4443 Offline
#296 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 6:48 AM EST
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dkeage wrote:
He likes Tillamook cheese....

Is that like Frumunda cheese Anxious
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#297 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 7:30 AM EST
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Sunny day here and mid thirties.

Clays course is finally opened, yay!

Going to blast some caps at those pesky critters, lunch and cigars to follow....

It's gotta be a great day now!
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#298 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 7:51 AM EST
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Early morning errands run, now settled in for United v Liverpool.
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#299 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 8:01 AM EST
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SmokeMonkey wrote:
Early morning errands run, now settled in for United v Liverpool.


About 15 minutes behind on the dvr. Great goal. Monkey. Off to a good start.
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#300 Posted: Sat, Mar 10 2018, 8:17 AM EST
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53 going to 73 today in LA. Little wind, good time to get the ride out of the way.
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