Cancer Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I've got a cracked tooth. Crown gets put in in two weeks. Til then I eat gingerly. Burrito Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I've got a cracked tooth. Crown gets put in in two weeks. Til then I eat gingerly. Damn. I feel your pain. Or not. I lost a big chunk of tooth this morning and it doesn't hurt at all. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Wasn't that painful. But left alone it will be. Had something like that almost 40 years ago. That sort of thing you don't forget. EDIT: But I was hungry and tried eating before the numb wore off. Bit my lip three times in the same spot. Ow. And stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I had two crowns installed before Christmas. I will get another one this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 So... you're getting the Triple Crown? Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I wish! The prize money is a tidy sum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I hear that getting turned out to stud afterward isn't bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Running copies of final exams. I've had to open up the copier and clear out paper jams five different times in the past 30 minutes. ...and that beeping sound makes six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Friend of mine used to be part of the copier management folks for a university library system. Her comment was: You may take as given that all copiers in an academic environment are operated at a minimum of 200% their rated capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 I hear that getting turned out to stud afterward isn't bad either. If you're into mares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 That is part of that job description, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 late, but add my well-wishes for your Father-In-Law, PG. I hope you're holding up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Continued best wishes for your father-in-law, PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Man, I can't wait for 2016 to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 It doesn't matter that 2016 is finished. I've had my folks dying almost every year since 2001. I expect to go to another funeral soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 I have over 200 final exams to grade in the next five days. I got exactly zero of them graded today because the whole family is sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just get a rubber stamp with the letter 'F' on it. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I hear that getting turned out to stud afterward isn't bad either. It's a sweet gig, but all the ladies are horse-faced. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I just got an email from myself, and you all know what that means. I just changed my password too, damn it! It probably just means someone forged the header's reply to field. If you look at the full header, you should be able to see where it actually game from. If someone hacked your e-mail account, everyone in your address book will be receiving spam and/or phishing attempts shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thanks all for the well-wishes, and mine back to all of you who have posted in the interim. My father-in-law has been moved too a skilled nursing facility for the past few weeks. Me, my brother-in-law and mother-in-law are taking shifts staying with him continuously through visiting hours, keeping him company during scary times and keeping the staff on their toes with his routine care (remembering to reposition him, do his oral care after feeding, keep his boot on his right leg and his right arm elevated, etc.) The place is pretty good, save for a bad habit of everyone on staff of picking stuff up off the ground and putting it on the tray he eats on. I may have to have a friendly chat with whoever is in charge about it, now that I'm feeling a bit better. (Everyone up here -- we're all staying at my brother-in-law's house, right around the corner from the SNF -- had a nasty virus followed by another nasty virus that drug on from Thanksgiving until the beginning of this past week. Fun times.) He's had slight improvement in his therapies (speech, occupational (hand/arm) and physical (leg)) but did not get off to a good start. I think probably due to depression. The improvements seemed to coincide with putting him on anti-depressants. I'm not sure if the slow start will retard his overall progress or not. The therapists can't really give a good prognosis since brain injuries are so varied. He's doing best with the leg, so I think he'll eventually get back on his feet. He's starting to talk, though it's mostly gibberish and he only seems motivated to try when he's in some kind of distress. He did clearly swear three times while he was in pain once, and those words were, naturally, clear as a bell. So, the wiring is still there to some extent. I think he'll get speech back to at least some degree by the time he gets done with the second phase of rehab (acute rehab; he has to be able to do 3 hrs a day of therapy before he moves into that phase, which he's not got the stamina for yet). His arm is in the worst shape. The therapist thinks he may only be able to grab things with it a bit, and not regain full use. He has moderate dexterity in his left hand/arm, so training him to be a lefty shouldn't be too tough He'd done some stuff lefty due to his right eye being worse when he was younger. All that said, all of these things can continue to gradually improve over time. My daily routine is basically getting up and doing some chores or shopping, making lunch for me and the wife, then going to the SNF from 2 to 8pm, then back home to relax a bit before bed. So, I'll probably start popping in and out of here a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 We had the graveside services for my friend Saturday, in a beautiful time/location apart from the biting cold. I wasn't thrilled about how little the preacher said about her and how much he pushed accepting Jesus to the assembled mourners, but I suppose if the family liked the service that's the important thing. One of the friends I rode with talked about the beautiful service after, and I silently thought "yeah, as long as you're not one of those Hell-bound Jews, Buddhists, Athiests, or other assorted heathens!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 So... sometime when I wasn't looking, my bathroom shower exploded in dirt and flooded ...somehow. Not sure what the #### caused it, and I don't think there will be a plumber at this time of night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Ever notice how plumbing problems always happen in the middle of the night or on major holidays? Sympathies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I am convinced that plumbing is the Dark Art of the 21st Century. My experience with the kitchen remodel dispelled all doubts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 "Since our classes are already going to be shorter tomorrow because of an assembly, we're going to go ahead and have our state-mandated evacuation drill tomorrow too. By the way, the forecast calls for snow, so tell your students to dress warm. See you tomorrow!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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