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On 3/2/2018 12:50 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:07:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 11:50 AM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:30:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 10:04 AM, justan wrote: Streets starting to flood by lighthouse. Yeah, it's going to be rough there. probably worse than the last storm. Winds are starting to pick heavy around here and are expected to get stronger as the storm intensifies over the next 24 hours. That and the full moon tides do not bode well for the coastal areas from Plymouth going north. My daughter and her husband were scheduled to fly to South Carolina Saturday (tomorrow) morning to visit my son and his wife. The airlines called her last evening and asked if they would like to reschedule to Sunday instead. Looks like Logan anticipates shutting down. Meanwhile, waiting to hear word on my brother. He drove down to Sarasota, FL two weeks ago to check out potential house rentals for next winter. My sister decided to go along with him. He started feeling ill while there and decided to cut the trip short and drive back to MA. Made it as far as North Carolina and was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia. Been in the hospital for 5 days now. They don't want to release him until he recovers more. That's scary as hell. Just being in a hospital is scary. Hope all goes well. How old is he? Pneumonia at our (mine, anyway) age is a scary propostition. He's five years younger than I (63). It's ironic because he was always been the "athlete", big into working out at the gym and exercising. He played basketball well into his 50's in adult leagues and such but in the past three years or so he's had a number of semi-serious medical problems. Has had a stent installed, needs another and had some kind of procedure for irregular heartbeat about a year ago. This is his third bout of pneumonia in the past three years as well. Meanwhile, although I played sports as a youth I am not a health or exercise nut like him. I tend to gain weight easily, so I have to watch that but otherwise I am very healthy for an old fart. The docs at the VA did extensive cardio vascular screenings, EKG's, etc. to establish a baseline record when I started going to them a little over a year ago. Blood pressure was borderline high but that's now within normal limits after I dropped some weight (again). I don't have any other issues, no blocked arteries or anything you would expect to start finding as you get older. Anyway, I talked to my brother a little while ago. He's slowly recovering and will be released once his O2 readings get a bit higher. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I had pneumonia twice back when I was teaching. I was a heavy smoker (2-3 packs/day) then. Haven't had it since I quit smoking. He still smokes on and off. Told me via text that he didn't mind the hospital in North Carolina because they weren't busting his ass about smoking. Said they probably sell 'em in the hall ways. :-) I quit about three years ago but every once in a while I fall off the wagon and light one up. Then it takes another month to get over the craving. Mrs.E. is doing good. She also quit and hasn't looked back. Not an easy habit/addiction to kick. |
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On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:27:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: I quit about three years ago but every once in a while I fall off the wagon and light one up. Then it takes another month to get over the craving. Mrs.E. is doing good. She also quit and hasn't looked back. Not an easy habit/addiction to kick. === I regard it as one of the toughest things I've ever done. It's more than just nicotine addiction even though that's a big part of it. Smoking becomes a whole series of habits and behavior patterns that are just as hard to break as the addiction. Even years after I quit I'd sometimes find myself reaching into my shirt pocket if in a stressful situation, or in a social situation where a lot of other people were smoking. Eventually you get past that and the smell of smoke becomes offensive but it takes a while. It's easier now that most restaurants and bars have banned smoking. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:27:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 3/2/2018 12:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:07:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 11:50 AM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:30:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 10:04 AM, justan wrote: Streets starting to flood by lighthouse. Yeah, it's going to be rough there. probably worse than the last storm. Winds are starting to pick heavy around here and are expected to get stronger as the storm intensifies over the next 24 hours. That and the full moon tides do not bode well for the coastal areas from Plymouth going north. My daughter and her husband were scheduled to fly to South Carolina Saturday (tomorrow) morning to visit my son and his wife. The airlines called her last evening and asked if they would like to reschedule to Sunday instead. Looks like Logan anticipates shutting down. Meanwhile, waiting to hear word on my brother. He drove down to Sarasota, FL two weeks ago to check out potential house rentals for next winter. My sister decided to go along with him. He started feeling ill while there and decided to cut the trip short and drive back to MA. Made it as far as North Carolina and was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia. Been in the hospital for 5 days now. They don't want to release him until he recovers more. That's scary as hell. Just being in a hospital is scary. Hope all goes well. How old is he? Pneumonia at our (mine, anyway) age is a scary propostition. He's five years younger than I (63). It's ironic because he was always been the "athlete", big into working out at the gym and exercising. He played basketball well into his 50's in adult leagues and such but in the past three years or so he's had a number of semi-serious medical problems. Has had a stent installed, needs another and had some kind of procedure for irregular heartbeat about a year ago. This is his third bout of pneumonia in the past three years as well. Meanwhile, although I played sports as a youth I am not a health or exercise nut like him. I tend to gain weight easily, so I have to watch that but otherwise I am very healthy for an old fart. The docs at the VA did extensive cardio vascular screenings, EKG's, etc. to establish a baseline record when I started going to them a little over a year ago. Blood pressure was borderline high but that's now within normal limits after I dropped some weight (again). I don't have any other issues, no blocked arteries or anything you would expect to start finding as you get older. Anyway, I talked to my brother a little while ago. He's slowly recovering and will be released once his O2 readings get a bit higher. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I had pneumonia twice back when I was teaching. I was a heavy smoker (2-3 packs/day) then. Haven't had it since I quit smoking. He still smokes on and off. Told me via text that he didn't mind the hospital in North Carolina because they weren't busting his ass about smoking. Said they probably sell 'em in the hall ways. :-) I quit about three years ago but every once in a while I fall off the wagon and light one up. Then it takes another month to get over the craving. Mrs.E. is doing good. She also quit and hasn't looked back. Not an easy habit/addiction to kick. Once I got past the first few weeks, I've never really wanted another cigarette. Now the smell is sickening, and I can understand why I got the dirty looks when smoking. Other things are different! |
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John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 16:15:48 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:30:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 10:04 AM, justan wrote: Streets starting to flood by lighthouse. Yeah, it's going to be rough there. probably worse than the last storm. Winds are starting to pick heavy around here and are expected to get stronger as the storm intensifies over the next 24 hours. That and the full moon tides do not bode well for the coastal areas from Plymouth going north. My daughter and her husband were scheduled to fly to South Carolina Saturday (tomorrow) morning to visit my son and his wife. The airlines called her last evening and asked if they would like to reschedule to Sunday instead. Looks like Logan anticipates shutting down. Meanwhile, waiting to hear word on my brother. He drove down to Sarasota, FL two weeks ago to check out potential house rentals for next winter. My sister decided to go along with him. He started feeling ill while there and decided to cut the trip short and drive back to MA. Made it as far as North Carolina and was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia. Been in the hospital for 5 days now. They don't want to release him until he recovers more. === Best wishes for your brother's speedy recovery. Meanwhile, batten down the hatches and be safe. These storms remind me of how much I do not miss northeastern winters. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com And we though we had it bad. High winds, rain and 1500’ snow level. My worry, is I have two large Black Alder trees (30’ tall) that did not survive the drought. Finally got permission yesterday from the city to cut them down. They are heritage trees. Over 41” circumference 4’ from the ground. Worry with the winds, they might fall down. Not good on house or cars. That's my worry about the big oak out front. Four feet from the ground it's 118" in circumference. Problem with oaks is can be hollow and weak. We have a lot of oaks in the area, just not my yard. Other than the two large,alders my trees are not that big. Couple liquid ambers, plum, lemon, peach and apple trees. |
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John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:07:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 11:50 AM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:30:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 10:04 AM, justan wrote: Streets starting to flood by lighthouse. Yeah, it's going to be rough there. probably worse than the last storm. Winds are starting to pick heavy around here and are expected to get stronger as the storm intensifies over the next 24 hours. That and the full moon tides do not bode well for the coastal areas from Plymouth going north. My daughter and her husband were scheduled to fly to South Carolina Saturday (tomorrow) morning to visit my son and his wife. The airlines called her last evening and asked if they would like to reschedule to Sunday instead. Looks like Logan anticipates shutting down. Meanwhile, waiting to hear word on my brother. He drove down to Sarasota, FL two weeks ago to check out potential house rentals for next winter. My sister decided to go along with him. He started feeling ill while there and decided to cut the trip short and drive back to MA. Made it as far as North Carolina and was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia. Been in the hospital for 5 days now. They don't want to release him until he recovers more. That's scary as hell. Just being in a hospital is scary. Hope all goes well. How old is he? Pneumonia at our (mine, anyway) age is a scary propostition. He's five years younger than I (63). It's ironic because he was always been the "athlete", big into working out at the gym and exercising. He played basketball well into his 50's in adult leagues and such but in the past three years or so he's had a number of semi-serious medical problems. Has had a stent installed, needs another and had some kind of procedure for irregular heartbeat about a year ago. This is his third bout of pneumonia in the past three years as well. Meanwhile, although I played sports as a youth I am not a health or exercise nut like him. I tend to gain weight easily, so I have to watch that but otherwise I am very healthy for an old fart. The docs at the VA did extensive cardio vascular screenings, EKG's, etc. to establish a baseline record when I started going to them a little over a year ago. Blood pressure was borderline high but that's now within normal limits after I dropped some weight (again). I don't have any other issues, no blocked arteries or anything you would expect to start finding as you get older. Anyway, I talked to my brother a little while ago. He's slowly recovering and will be released once his O2 readings get a bit higher. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I had pneumonia twice back when I was teaching. I was a heavy smoker (2-3 packs/day) then. Haven't had it since I quit smoking. As my mom, the RN, said. The old people’s friend. Referring to a lot of her old, decrepit patients. |
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On Friday, March 2, 2018 at 3:00:20 PM UTC-6, John H wrote:
On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:27:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 12:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:07:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 11:50 AM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:30:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 3/2/2018 10:04 AM, justan wrote: Streets starting to flood by lighthouse. Yeah, it's going to be rough there. probably worse than the last storm. Winds are starting to pick heavy around here and are expected to get stronger as the storm intensifies over the next 24 hours. That and the full moon tides do not bode well for the coastal areas from Plymouth going north. My daughter and her husband were scheduled to fly to South Carolina Saturday (tomorrow) morning to visit my son and his wife. The airlines called her last evening and asked if they would like to reschedule to Sunday instead. Looks like Logan anticipates shutting down. Meanwhile, waiting to hear word on my brother. He drove down to Sarasota, FL two weeks ago to check out potential house rentals for next winter. My sister decided to go along with him. He started feeling ill while there and decided to cut the trip short and drive back to MA. Made it as far as North Carolina and was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia. Been in the hospital for 5 days now. They don't want to release him until he recovers more. That's scary as hell. Just being in a hospital is scary. Hope all goes well. How old is he? Pneumonia at our (mine, anyway) age is a scary propostition. He's five years younger than I (63). It's ironic because he was always been the "athlete", big into working out at the gym and exercising. He played basketball well into his 50's in adult leagues and such but in the past three years or so he's had a number of semi-serious medical problems. Has had a stent installed, needs another and had some kind of procedure for irregular heartbeat about a year ago. This is his third bout of pneumonia in the past three years as well. Meanwhile, although I played sports as a youth I am not a health or exercise nut like him. I tend to gain weight easily, so I have to watch that but otherwise I am very healthy for an old fart. The docs at the VA did extensive cardio vascular screenings, EKG's, etc. to establish a baseline record when I started going to them a little over a year ago. Blood pressure was borderline high but that's now within normal limits after I dropped some weight (again). I don't have any other issues, no blocked arteries or anything you would expect to start finding as you get older. Anyway, I talked to my brother a little while ago. He's slowly recovering and will be released once his O2 readings get a bit higher. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I had pneumonia twice back when I was teaching. I was a heavy smoker (2-3 packs/day) then. Haven't had it since I quit smoking. He still smokes on and off. Told me via text that he didn't mind the hospital in North Carolina because they weren't busting his ass about smoking. Said they probably sell 'em in the hall ways. :-) I quit about three years ago but every once in a while I fall off the wagon and light one up. Then it takes another month to get over the craving. Mrs.E. is doing good. She also quit and hasn't looked back. Not an easy habit/addiction to kick. Once I got past the first few weeks, I've never really wanted another cigarette. Now the smell is sickening, and I can understand why I got the dirty looks when smoking. Other things are different! you know, that's one thing that when i quit some time ago I never was offended by others smoking in my presence and still am not. Don't know what it is, but Smoking in my presence just doesn't bother me. YMMV |
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