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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,380
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

    I think I can safely say that we're all glad you didn't end up as fish food!  smiley

    Dana

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,380
    Serpent said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    ...I thought they gave you one of those electric scooters.

    Yeah I've seen the knee scooters.  Some have as large a footprint as a powered wheelchair. 

    Hopefully the buses you have there are the "low rider" variety with the ramp that flips out. Those old lifts were terrible, took a lot of time, and frequently would break down.  Our entire fleet here in Portland is all pretty much "low riders" save for a few of the old high floor  buses they use for crowd relief on busy runs during the commute times.   All our LRT Trams are low floor as well with decent space for wheelchairs and scooters.

    Yeah, my depth perception isn't the best either particularly in low light like heavily overcast days and evenings. The big block for me to driving however is the expense, it isn't just petrol, oil, and tyres, but the payments, interest, insurance, taxes/fees, maintenance (you can't really work on the new cars today), parking and repairs. Also, most dealers that will finance low income people tend to be total sleazeballs and you end up paying a boatload of interest on the financing. If you are even so much as a couple days late with your payment, they begin to threaten you with repossession or filing judgements. Sub Prime auto financing (which is what these dealers use to hook customers in) has become almost as predatory as payday loans.

    First, STAY COOL!  Dang it's hot up there!!! surprise

    My ride is this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VMAKVS/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=56676662323&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11736578546529140077&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_239m9xfbfk_b and it fits places a wheelchair would never make.  It's also super-light and rolls as if almost frictionless, which means I can go pretty fast if I want to.  An electric scooter would be nice but it would never work where I'm staying and insurance likely wouldn't cover it unless both feet got removed. frown

    Austin buses mostly have the kneeling/ramp setup, which appears to work out.. mostly.  I'd have no problem geting on or off, but riding a hard-tired/no-shocks scooter to the stop would be painful. indecision The trip from the stop to he office is only 1/3 of  mile but it's all parking lot/roadside/gass lawn so the scooter would bog down or break a wheel.. ugh. 

    At this point, even if they could fix the eye I'd not buy a car, and for the reasons you stated - bloody things are a black hole that swallows money.  indecision

    I've spent very little on my 2003 Toyota Camry XLE over the past ten years.  Brake job twice I think, once calipers replaced because I let it go too long.  One exhasut part.  Oil and filter changes.  One battery way back.  Bought it brand new in 2003, it was a leftover in September.  I love my Toyota!  smiley

    Dana

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

     

    I used to wear hiking boots.  Several years back I found out that I was shopping for the wrong size shoe.  It's been a very long time since there have been actualy shoe salesmen in big department stores, and I haven't seen an actual shoe store except for PayLess, which I don't think does men's shoes.  But one year I was looking for dress shoes, and in JC Penney's.  There was a guy there who was an actual shoe salesman, and showed me how to properly measure my shoe size with that tool.  Turns out I was buying size 7 or 7.5, and I should have been getting size 8.  I always thought the hiking boots felt a little snug.  I thought it was supposed to fit that way to keep your foot stable.  After wearing 8 for a while, when I tried to put on the hiking boots, they actually hurt.  I guess my toes stretched out and then the smaller size was very uncomfortable.  We don't do those serious hikes much anymore.  Bad knee...just about zero cartilage left.  Although we did do a trail to the top of Killington a few years ago.  I was hurting, but the view was beautiful.  The cross trainers I wear do a good enough job.  But I wouldn't do a lot of trails with them...wet rocks, tough areas.  Maybe some day I'll have money to get some new hiking boots, the right size.  laugh

    Dana

    I have an iffy knee, so I don't do anything steeper than a small hill.  Owww, your poor knee!! sad

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    My Walmart stuff is out for delivery!  Food, medical supplies, and new underwear (lol)!  I should be good to go for a while. smiley

    Trying a new Chinese place for lunch.. we'll see if it does sugary sauces as well, if so, I go back to chicken wings from Pizza Hut. indecision

    Back to reading code, drawing diagrams, and planning a career change...! devil

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    being inventive for lunch today.  brought pineapple chunks as a side to coconut flavor chobani

     

    they brought costco cheesecake  >.<  such a vision of beauty, waaaaahntz

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,380
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

     

    I used to wear hiking boots.  Several years back I found out that I was shopping for the wrong size shoe.  It's been a very long time since there have been actualy shoe salesmen in big department stores, and I haven't seen an actual shoe store except for PayLess, which I don't think does men's shoes.  But one year I was looking for dress shoes, and in JC Penney's.  There was a guy there who was an actual shoe salesman, and showed me how to properly measure my shoe size with that tool.  Turns out I was buying size 7 or 7.5, and I should have been getting size 8.  I always thought the hiking boots felt a little snug.  I thought it was supposed to fit that way to keep your foot stable.  After wearing 8 for a while, when I tried to put on the hiking boots, they actually hurt.  I guess my toes stretched out and then the smaller size was very uncomfortable.  We don't do those serious hikes much anymore.  Bad knee...just about zero cartilage left.  Although we did do a trail to the top of Killington a few years ago.  I was hurting, but the view was beautiful.  The cross trainers I wear do a good enough job.  But I wouldn't do a lot of trails with them...wet rocks, tough areas.  Maybe some day I'll have money to get some new hiking boots, the right size.  laugh

    Dana

    I have an iffy knee, so I don't do anything steeper than a small hill.  Owww, your poor knee!! sad

    I decided that sometimes the view is worth the trip and I just ignore it or live with it.  Usually, if we do a hike, we'll just sit around in the resort or just drive around the next day, nothing that involves walking much.  I miss our hikes, saw some really nice scenery, things that most don't see...or at least not from those angles and perspectives.  Took some nice photos with my Hasselblad.  Maybe if I can afford it this year I'll pick up some new hiking boots and give one trail a go each week we go up there (New Hampshire).  I didn't mention, but Killington is in Vermont, actually.  Since my fund became so limited, we usually just stay in our timeshare unit at Attitash Mtn. Village in New Hampshire every year.  Costs nothing to stay in our own unit (asside from annual maintenance dues).

    Dana

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,380
    MistyMist said:

    being inventive for lunch today.  brought pineapple chunks as a side to coconut flavor chobani

     

    Almost a pina colada!  Add a cherry, too!  laugh

    Dana

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

     

    I used to wear hiking boots.  Several years back I found out that I was shopping for the wrong size shoe.  It's been a very long time since there have been actualy shoe salesmen in big department stores, and I haven't seen an actual shoe store except for PayLess, which I don't think does men's shoes.  But one year I was looking for dress shoes, and in JC Penney's.  There was a guy there who was an actual shoe salesman, and showed me how to properly measure my shoe size with that tool.  Turns out I was buying size 7 or 7.5, and I should have been getting size 8.  I always thought the hiking boots felt a little snug.  I thought it was supposed to fit that way to keep your foot stable.  After wearing 8 for a while, when I tried to put on the hiking boots, they actually hurt.  I guess my toes stretched out and then the smaller size was very uncomfortable.  We don't do those serious hikes much anymore.  Bad knee...just about zero cartilage left.  Although we did do a trail to the top of Killington a few years ago.  I was hurting, but the view was beautiful.  The cross trainers I wear do a good enough job.  But I wouldn't do a lot of trails with them...wet rocks, tough areas.  Maybe some day I'll have money to get some new hiking boots, the right size.  laugh

    Dana

    I have an iffy knee, so I don't do anything steeper than a small hill.  Owww, your poor knee!! sad

    I decided that sometimes the view is worth the trip and I just ignore it or live with it.  Usually, if we do a hike, we'll just sit around in the resort or just drive around the next day, nothing that involves walking much.  I miss our hikes, saw some really nice scenery, things that most don't see...or at least not from those angles and perspectives.  Took some nice photos with my Hasselblad.  Maybe if I can afford it this year I'll pick up some new hiking boots and give one trail a go each week we go up there (New Hampshire).  I didn't mention, but Killington is in Vermont, actually.  Since my fund became so limited, we usually just stay in our timeshare unit at Attitash Mtn. Village in New Hampshire every year.  Costs nothing to stay in our own unit (asside from annual maintenance dues).

    Dana

    Sounds nice! smiley There are actually som elovely places in Texas, but yiou can't get there without a car.   I need to win the Lotto and hire a car and driver for a year.. heh..  get a huge RV and just travel all over.

    Never been to Vermont or New Hampshire.. naybe someday..

     

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    All right!  All my goodies have been delivred, that means it's Chistmas when I get home. laugh

    Next up: replacing my old pants and shirs with newer, better ones,.  These jeans are dead, I had to cut the left leg open from the knee down to fit the cast into the pants leg. indecision Saety pins hold it together.. man, do I look totally punk.. frown

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

    I think I can safely say that we're all glad you didn't end up as fish food!  smiley

    Dana

    blushblushblush

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075

    SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION TIME!!! blush

    Ambient Online Compilaion 6 is now available for pre-order and has two of my compositions on it, one a remix by an extremely talented musician (I think it's better than the original)!

    https://ambientonline.bandcamp.com/album/ambient-online-compilation-volume-6

    Hours of ambient music for less than the price of a six-pack of really good microbrew!  Support Ambient Online! laugh

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    17 minutes til Dinah blows her horn.

    dinah won't ya blow, dinah won't ya blow

    you remember how to whistle Steve, put your lips together and blowww.

     

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,491

    I got a headache.   I ordered a fifty five gallon aquarium stand, well impulsively. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,234
    DanaTA said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...so, just got the latest PC newsletter however my PC subscription expired in late February.  Very odd.

    I still keep getting PC+ newsletters, too...and I still see the PC+ pricing on things in the store and in my wishlist.  Meh.  Mentioned it before, Chohole saw and commented.  Nothing changed.  I'm not worried, or complaining.  Maybe it's some kind of loyalty thing they're just not talking about.

    Dana

    ...I'm not seeing the PC pricing at all anymore.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,234
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:
    Serpent said:
    DanaTA said:

    Don't get that cast wet on the bank run!  Or is the cast off now?

    Dana

    No, darn cast is on until the 27th. of this month, argh! angry

    It stayed dry, thankfully the jump into and out of the can was quick and I waited until the rain was very, very slow.. so dodged the bullet!!! smiley

    Once the cast is off it's Ace bandages until the blood stupid prothesis gets made.. I am sooooo feaking sick of not being able to walk.. that's got a lot to do with feeling crabbity. indecision

    Oh, good!  And I can understand...though not fully...being crabby because of the foot thing and not being able to walk.  I think I'd go crazy.  Could you drive?  That would be the last straw for me.  I don't like being the passenger, I like being the driver.  Not really a control issue, just a not trust other's driving issue.  So many idiots on the road.  I know I'm a good driver.  I don't know that about too many others.  Some of my friends, and family, scare me as drivers.  I'd almost rather get out and walk.  laugh

    Dana

    I can't drive because my right eye is shot from a hiking accident (I fell down a mountainside in the redwoods on the California coast, what a mess) and my depth perception past about 10-12 fet is gone.. everything looks like a painting. frown Laser surgery isn't likely to help much, according to my doc at the time, and could make it worse (!!), not to mention insurance doesn't cover it and we're looking at about $50,000.  Forget it!  $50K is a LOT of cab rides.

    None of this affects my ability to program, compose music, or even dabble in computer art.  It DOES dramatically restrict where I can live and work, but not so much that it's a huge impediment.. I just need to have good public transit or reliable/afordable cab service. smiley  Between the Web, delivery services, and the taxi I can actually live pretty darn well despite the vision (and now foot) thing.

    So, for the past 9 yars I've walked everwhere and taken the bus, and being "trapped" not able to just jump up, grab a bus, and go shop/party/hike/get entertainment is driving me frigginnutz!!! angryangry And Austin has some beautiful parks, creeks, and a river or two right on the bus lines!!! ARGHHHHHH HATEFUL CAST HATE HATE!! angryangry

    While I can get the knee scooter on the bus, the tires are slick, hard plastic and the thing has no shocks - unless the road/trail/sidewalk is close to perfectly smooth, it's a real hellride.  But in the grocery store or drug store, look out! I'm hell on wheels, I move way faster than anyone on foot!! devil

    Anyway, TMI, sorry...blush

    That sucks about your eye!  Sorry.  Well, you don't have too much longer to wait for the cast to come off, do you?  I know it seems like forever.  Thankfully I've never had such an accident while hiking.  Never hiked Mt. Washington, but we have gone on some good hikes with some rough going part way.  We did Canon Mt. one year.  A few times we did a trail called Arethusa Falls on Rte. 112 in New Hampshire.  Got lost on the way back...twice.  First time it was getting dark, the trail disappeared and we ended up on the road.  Didn't know which way to the parking lot.  She saw a sign and said, "I recognize that sign...that way!"  Luckily a park ranger saw us in picked us up...we were going in the wrong direction!  Dark.  Nothing but mountains and Moose and fox and bear...and us waltzing down the road in the wrong direction.  Needless to say, I don't count on her directions anymore.  laugh

    Dana

    Ugh, lost in the dark!  And going the wrong way.. dang.. that coud have ended up far worse..surprise IThank heavens for Park Rangers!!

    Yep, cast comes off next week, then in 2-3 weeks they should have my bolt-on pseudofootthing ready.. leather and metal brace/foot extension to help spread the weight off the short piece of foot left.  The end is in sight! smiley

    The park was Muir Woods, there's a coastal trail there that leads up into the coastal range across the bay from San Fraancisco.. lovely trees, not many people on weekend mornings, and I needed a break.. but being beond stupid I didn't wear my hiking boots or carry my hiking stick, so when I hit some wet rocks it was WHEEEEEEE down the side of the mountain, bouncing off a tree or four.  Glad I stopped long before I got to the cliff edge, it's a long fall down the cliff straight into the Pacific!  Glad I didn't end up as fish food.

     

    I used to wear hiking boots.  Several years back I found out that I was shopping for the wrong size shoe.  It's been a very long time since there have been actualy shoe salesmen in big department stores, and I haven't seen an actual shoe store except for PayLess, which I don't think does men's shoes.  But one year I was looking for dress shoes, and in JC Penney's.  There was a guy there who was an actual shoe salesman, and showed me how to properly measure my shoe size with that tool.  Turns out I was buying size 7 or 7.5, and I should have been getting size 8.  I always thought the hiking boots felt a little snug.  I thought it was supposed to fit that way to keep your foot stable.  After wearing 8 for a while, when I tried to put on the hiking boots, they actually hurt.  I guess my toes stretched out and then the smaller size was very uncomfortable.  We don't do those serious hikes much anymore.  Bad knee...just about zero cartilage left.  Although we did do a trail to the top of Killington a few years ago.  I was hurting, but the view was beautiful.  The cross trainers I wear do a good enough job.  But I wouldn't do a lot of trails with them...wet rocks, tough areas.  Maybe some day I'll have money to get some new hiking boots, the right size.  laugh

    Dana

    I have an iffy knee, so I don't do anything steeper than a small hill.  Owww, your poor knee!! sad

    I decided that sometimes the view is worth the trip and I just ignore it or live with it.  Usually, if we do a hike, we'll just sit around in the resort or just drive around the next day, nothing that involves walking much.  I miss our hikes, saw some really nice scenery, things that most don't see...or at least not from those angles and perspectives.  Took some nice photos with my Hasselblad.  Maybe if I can afford it this year I'll pick up some new hiking boots and give one trail a go each week we go up there (New Hampshire).  I didn't mention, but Killington is in Vermont, actually.  Since my fund became so limited, we usually just stay in our timeshare unit at Attitash Mtn. Village in New Hampshire every year.  Costs nothing to stay in our own unit (asside from annual maintenance dues).

    Dana

    Sounds nice! smiley There are actually som elovely places in Texas, but yiou can't get there without a car.   I need to win the Lotto and hire a car and driver for a year.. heh..  get a huge RV and just travel all over.

    Never been to Vermont or New Hampshire.. naybe someday..

     

    ...hmm clicking "quote" didn't take me down to the edit window again, fascinating.

    Yeah, there are a lot of really nice places in Oregon that are inaccessible without a car.  "Running Dog" axed a lot of service in the region years ago, about the only decent service left is now between here and Seattle (mostly on their affiliate Bolt Bus).  Used to be able to go to the Oregon coast as a day trip, but no longer.  Now have to spend 120$ - 150$ for two nights in a motel just to get one day at the beach since the only bus service available is scheduled to bring people from there to Portland so they can connect to planes and trains. All my kites (about two dozen or so) have pretty much been sitting in storage for years, I really miss flying them, good way to relax and enjoy a nice day at the coast.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,234

    ,...well still warm but not as much so as the last couple days.  From Friday on. cooler and we with the worst day of course on Sunday when I have to go some where like I mentioned earlier

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    DanaTA said:
    MistyMist said:

    being inventive for lunch today.  brought pineapple chunks as a side to coconut flavor chobani

     

    Almost a pina colada!  Add a cherry, too!  laugh

    Dana

     

    i should think of cherries more often.  cherry cordials, black forest CAKE cheeky

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Kulay Wolf said:

    I got a headache.   I ordered a fifty five gallon aquarium stand, well impulsively. 

     

    55 gallons be a condo

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Serpent said:
    MistyMist said:

    Goood Mornin!

    hopes everyone feeling better today.

     

    Two or three more cups of coffee and I should be ok.

    Hope you're doing well! laugh

    tripple shot esspresso !

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    kyoto kid said:

    ...well hottest day of the year yet, "officially" reached 89º today (setting yet another record).  In the "hood" was 100º and felt like it

    .

     

     

    100F?!  

    but is it a dry heat?  lol

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,355

    High-tech.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,234
    edited April 2016

    ...well went for a walk.  Nice an sunny out with just a few puffy high clouds. Stopped at the market to so some shopping and about twenty minutes later when I stepped out all the blue sky was replaced my ominous heavy dark clouds.  Checked the weather and there is a thunderstorm warning in effect.  Made it home before any water started falling from the sky. So far no rain yet but the bad part, the humidity shot way up and it seems more oppressive today than it did yesterday even though it's now 15º cooler at the airport than yesterday at this time (25º less than it was in my neighbourhood).

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,380
    MistyMist said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...well hottest day of the year yet, "officially" reached 89º today (setting yet another record).  In the "hood" was 100º and felt like it

    .

     

     

    100F?!  

    but is it a dry heat?  lol

    Probably not up there! 

    Dana

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,491
    MistyMist said:
    Kulay Wolf said:

    I got a headache.   I ordered a fifty five gallon aquarium stand, well impulsively. 

     

    55 gallons be a condo

    Yeah

     

    I got six beanie boos for the price of three, but I do not know where my web cam is at the moment to post a pic of them.

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,491

    Here is an attempt posting with my tablet

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    Kulay Wolf said:

    Here is an attempt posting with my tablet

    aww   cute.  Love the little fox one the bestest

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,491

    Here is Fox by itself. 

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  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,491

    Friday I need you!

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776

    I'm a bit offline right now with a bug but shouldn't last much longer complaint :)

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