Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Latestarter]

Rough morning Bay... hip/butt and knees... took 5 minutes to get straightened up from the bed to hobble to the bathroom. Then another ~20 minutes (& 4 Ibuprofen) to get loosened up enough for animal chores. Gotta do what's gotta get done. Animals won't feed or milk themselves

Hotter n' Hades here the past couple of days too. Least there's some semblance of a breeze. So dry though. Even the Bermuda grass is shriveling up and dying. 9pm now and it's still 89° here. I've been letting Mel (& Elf) stay in the house during the day since it's so hot out. He's still shedding even though he's got a summer coat right now.

 

[Devonviolet]

Since I have hand tremors and cant read my own writing, hand written lists don't work for me.

I have a QuickMemo+ app on my LG phone. It has a check box function. You click on the list function (left side of the tool bar).

I use QuickMemo+ to make shopping lists (a different list for each store), within one memo. I click the box to put a check that puts a line through the words, so I know to ignore it. One of my memos is a To Do List for Farmer's Market. Since it is on my phone, I always have my list with me.

 

[Mike CHS]

I really love the way we all compensate. Getting older doesn't matter.

 

[Devonviolet]

-I was so sorry to hear about your fall LS. That kind of fall can do a number on your back.

I'd be careful about taking that much Ibuprofen, though. Even if taken "as directed" (no more than 2 pills every 4 hours), if taken on a regular basis, Ibuprofen can cause Liver damage. Taking 4 pills close together (even only once in a while) will cause bad liver damage.

Also, please eat something when you take Ibuprofen, because if it is taken on an empty stomach, it can eat away the lining of your stomach - especially if you are taking it on a regular basis.

 

[Mini Horses]

I still have a flip phone So lists are to small to read. Do have a tablet, which has many features you mention and some can be used without data plan -- which I don't have. It was bought because I needed to report some work via digital from site. WiFi available at many places, some not, so report transmits when I get to a hotspot or when I get home.
I have satellite at home. Verizon feels data is gold, apparently. Not sure if I can get a connect to my tablet -- roaming type -- from my current sat or not. Never asked. Seems I could May check on that...more $$$ I'm sure.


BUT, YES -- we compromise/compensate for age. Have to. Otherwise we just give up & check out! I'm no where near ready for that. Often it's as simple as smaller packages, shorter time, naps, devices, equipment and so on, depending on needs. Limiting expenses is another

 

[Devonviolet]

BUT, YES -- we compromise/compensate for age. Have to. Otherwise we just give up & check out! I'm no where near ready for that.

YOU GO GIRL!!!

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[greybeard]

I found out that the T-post pounder just barely slips over the T-post puller arm. What a huge difference that made! The added weight of the pounder plus that extra 2-3 feet of lever made all the difference. It did make it a little more unwieldy to move around though.

A piece of schedule 80 pvc will make a pretty good cheater pipe and is lighter than the post driver. I've used it to break loose the big nuts on my brush hog blades and on my high lift jack. Make sure it's a fairly new piece, not one that has become brittle laying in the sun for several years.

 

[Latestarter]

Made the mistake of stopping by the pound today... I wanted a real cheese burger and there's a burger joint (non fast food) over in that general area. They have a beautiful Great Pyrenees female, looks pure bred, not fixed, that was turned in as a vagabond down near the Walmart. She's such a sweet and gentle girl So pretty Not a puppy, looks to be 2-3 years old. Not pregnant or looking to have been recently. She's a drooler oh my... what to do... No idea of background for LGD work, and since a pick up/turn in, she appears to be a wanderer... Hmmm decisions...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Go for it!!

 

[Mike CHS]

We'll know what you are going to do if you go check her out a second time.