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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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figmentfan423 said:
Come north to get warm;) It's going to be above 40 this afternoon
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It's 49 here right now but expected to get up to a steamy 56 this afternoon. Then back to a low of 26 tomorrow morning and a high of 40. I'm not complaining because it could be a lot worse, but it has been raining almost everyday and night here. We have flood warnings all over the state. Saturday morning when I had to go to Durham (about 14 miles) for my 2nd Covid shot when I got in the car the windshield was covered with ice. The temperature was 33 at that point. I turned on the wipers and the ice just brushed right off. Roads were clear and my fear that the clinic would be delayed just didn't happen. I don't know what happened to have the really bad weather just run down to the west of central NC, but it did and I am quite happy about it.
 
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MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Lilofan said:
North Texas is paying the price with multiple accidents. Some counties are not using a higher concentration salt on the roads ( take a hint from the Salt Belt states ,) which would help melt the ice better and instead are using a sand and 10 percent salt mixture instead. Their reason is a higher concentration of salting the roads would deteriorate the roads in the long run.
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Yeah, but they rarely get snow or ice so doing it only a few times every decade or longer will not ruin the roads.
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Goofyernmost said:
I can relate to that. I live close to my girls but because of this damn plague, I don't see them often. The weather here hasn't been awful but the cold air (low 30's) make it to cold to play golf and that is what kept me in tune with the family. I don't call them, not because I think it is their job to call me, but it saddens me a little that they don't call to at least check up. I am almost 73 with a list of problems that on the surface aren't life threatening, but could quickly turn into it. I don't call because they are very busy with work, with their kids, with their husbands and life in general. If you have ever called someone for a chat and figure out quickly that you have called at a bad time, but they don't want to tell you. So I tell them please call me. I'm idol most of the time. I'm on the computer a lot, but the phone is within 10 inches of me. I have to admit that it bothers me a little. I don't think that they don't care, but I could be lying here dead for weeks before anyone would call me. I don't know the reason why, maybe it is something I am doing that upsets them or with everything else going on, or maybe they just innocently forget. I would know pretty quickly if any of the family got ill because someone in the group would let me know. There is no one here to call them if something were happening to me.

Is that selfish of me to expect to be checked on occasionally. I had my 2nd covid shot last Saturday. No one had called to ask if I am OK.

To be honest, one of them does check Facebook and can see if I posted anything recently. The other doesn't do social media, "anymore". I thought we had a good relationship, but now I am starting to get paranoid and wonder just how strong our relationship really is. Vent Done!!!
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I called my stepdad the day after and the day after that after he got his first vaccination. He is all alone also. I call him a few times a week. He is 84 now and I worry he is alone and have begged him to sell his house and move in with us. He is still able bodied and thinks our house would just be too noisy for him with the kids and pets. He has lived alone for over 20 years now since my mom passed and I got married. He also for some reason doesn’t want to leave Queens for the country of PA. Makes me sad actually. I worry about him.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I called my stepdad the day after and the day after that after he got his first vaccination. He is all alone also. I call him a few times a week. He is 84 now and I worry he is alone and have begged him to sell his house and move in with us. He is still able bodied and thinks our house would just be too noisy for him with the kids and pets. He has lived alone for over 20 years now since my mom passed and I got married. He also for some reason doesn’t want to leave Queens for the country of PA. Makes me sad actually. I worry about him.
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I can relate to that too. My biggest fear is becoming unable to take care of myself. I think my girls love me, but I don't want them having to take care of me. I don't think I would have the desire to go on if I was dependent on my children. I'd much rather be in a nursing home where people are paid to take care of you, then to take up their swiftly moving life. They have their life to live just as I had mine and that is my worst nightmare. Many, including my kids, have told me how irrational that is. That they know that we took care of them for 20+ years and they would want to pay back. I don't accept that as fact. I think that caring eventually becomes burden. I was never a huge success in life, but I was always able to care for myself, take that away and I have nothing to keep me motivated.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I called my stepdad the day after and the day after that after he got his first vaccination. He is all alone also. I call him a few times a week. He is 84 now and I worry he is alone and have begged him to sell his house and move in with us. He is still able bodied and thinks our house would just be too noisy for him with the kids and pets. He has lived alone for over 20 years now since my mom passed and I got married. He also for some reason doesn’t want to leave Queens for the country of PA. Makes me sad actually. I worry about him.
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I worry about my grandma for the same reason. She's 82 and lives alone. At least she's technologically capable. Woman has two iPads, can work Zoom, and has an iPhone 12. I also got her to get an Apple watch and enabled the fall detection on that, so now we don't have to worry so much about that. Her neighbors are also really great about checking in on her and we're 45 minutes away.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I called my stepdad the day after and the day after that after he got his first vaccination. He is all alone also. I call him a few times a week. He is 84 now and I worry he is alone and have begged him to sell his house and move in with us. He is still able bodied and thinks our house would just be too noisy for him with the kids and pets. He has lived alone for over 20 years now since my mom passed and I got married. He also for some reason doesn’t want to leave Queens for the country of PA. Makes me sad actually. I worry about him.
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There's just no getting those older folks out of Queens. Their excuse is either where am I ever going to find another rent controlled building or I own and am rich on paper and will wind up spending all my money:banghead: As long as they're mobile they also like public transit is there if needed even if they have a car. Couldn't get my step grandma out of there and we tried for YEARS!!!!!!!!!! My aunt was living with her before she passed and now we can't get her out as she was able to take over the lease:banghead::banghead:
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
No
Mom months ago: I'm repainting the living room
Me: Paint it purple
Mom: I'm not painting it purple

Mom last week: I'm repainting the dining room red
Me: Ew, no, that will clash with the floor. Paint it blue.
Mom: I'm not painting it blue.

Mom today...

Mom: I'm painting the living room purple and the dining room blue. Red in the dining room would clash with the floor.
Me: ...
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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StarWarsGirl said:
Mom months ago: I'm repainting the living room
Me: Paint it purple
Mom: I'm not painting it purple

Mom last week: I'm repainting the dining room red
Me: Ew, no, that will clash with the floor. Paint it blue.
Mom: I'm not painting it blue.

Mom today...

Mom: I'm painting the living room purple and the dining room blue. Red in the dining room would clash with the floor.
Me: ...
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Giggle 🙄
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Finally talked to the partner this morning. I’ve done all I can do from home, and nobody else has even attempted to go in to the office, so we’ll see what it looks like come morning, but, we’re expected to get more carp tonight into tomorrow morning, and tomorrow night into Thursday morning. The partner said their power has been off and on again several times over the last coupla’ days. We still have yet to lose power... 🤞
Also, youngest DD’s power is still off, so Daniel’s pop carefully brought her over to our house at about noon in his AWD Highlander to stay with us ‘til this is over.
 
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