60+ year old thread.

We've had some nice lowering of the overnight temps down here - but still hitting 100º every day. This high pressure zone has just flat camped over the west/southwest and won't give the firefighters a break.

Full moon setting. The morning sky isn't so smokey as it was last week. View is due west toward the Saguaro National park - Tucson Mountains. Roger Wash comes right up to my back fence - no critters out back today. Until we lived here, I didn't realize the desert is greener than the Wyoming prairie! It rains there about the same as here - snow made the difference - when it didn't blow off to Nebraska or South Dakota.

 

Yes it’s great here. I’m in Carlisle for the car/tool show. Going home early am. tomorrow. The show is the worse I’ve seen in the 30+years coming down here. No venders, cars for sale or customers. Dam covid!!!
Hope it picks up next year. This could be it’s killer.

 

Temps still above normal for this time of year. But didn’t need the AC until just a bit ago. Looks like a beach day later.

 

Afternoon all:
Off to a good start hunting, nothing in range, but my buddy and I both saw deer.

That's a bummer Phil, used to go to almost every one when it was just spring and fall Carlisle, then just to the GM and the Corvette ones. I started going when they had the 3rd one, the parts there were unbelievable and there was quite a bit of stuff that wasn't priced at the "Carlisle price"! There were a lot of commercial vendors, but there were also a lot of guys having a yard sale and just wanting to get rid of car parts, you had to be very careful if you bought something used there.
I don't think you hit the first 10 or so, there were BBC, Max Wedge, Hemi, 427 Ford, etc., blocks, heads, intakes, cranks, pistons, complete engines, you name it, everywhere, there was not near as much at later ones, I stopped going there quite awhile ago.
Ever go to Maple Grove swap meet, nowhere as big as Carlisle but some good stuff to be found there also.

 

Well, fishing was a bust, rained almost all the time we were there. Drinking beer soaking wet is not fun.

 

Then you are not drinking it correctly!

 

if your going to be soaking wet while fishing, then bourbon is the required remedy.

 

Truth.

Good morning, everyone. Chilly start to the day here - a light frost on the ground.

Finished closing up the pool yesterday - put away the solar cover, rained/blew out the water line from the house to the pool and put the covers on the pol heater and filter. I am already missing laying out in the sun.

Not sure what I'll do today...maybe nothing. I love retirement.

 

Morning all!
Just a quick pic from S.E. Colorado. Just outside of Indianapolis on I70 now. Should be home in about 10 hours or so.

 

Morning all:

Congratulations on the bull elk Harry!!!

 

Good morning everyone!!

Well, Sunday turned out to be a bust. Got a call that someone we had exposure to last Wednesday was admitted to the hospital with Covid on Saturday. Talked with our PCP and the risk is minimal, but.....we are now on a self-quarantine. Like I need an excuse to stay around the house. We are both feeling fine, as is Lynn's mom who will turn 94 next week. She was exposed as well - happened at a restaurant.

Be safe out there!!

 

like I’ve said from the start.
It’s not if you get it, it’s when you get it.

Hope all will be well..

 

Mark, Sorry to hear your family was exposed.

Yesterday I did the last task of the backyard makeover, I burned the removed landscape timbers. I also prepared a Latin dish for dinner, Arroz Con Pollo. Dinner was delicious.

 

Yep - Its not like the medicos are saying they will kill the stuff - we must all be doing the things that slow the spread. I read recently that the positive steps so many have taken to protect against the C-19, are really having an big impact on the ordinary fall outbreak of the flu, common cold and other such virus. Our kid used to bring everything in the book home from school and give it to Deb and I ......when those days were done we were a lot more "resistant".

 

If we can’t kill it, then only naturally caused immunity will. If this is the case then all of the steps taken to slow the spread are just prolonging the outbreak.
This will result in a worsening economy.

 

Good morning folks.
Had a long weekend in North Carolina. Our Grand daughter married a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune and they got on base housing soooo Mom and Dad rented a U-haul truck and Grand mom went shopping for goodies for the kitchen and all was loaded into the U-haul and Mom and Dads SUV. Thankfully the new son-in-law had 4 of his buddies there to unload and help set up. We went for a ride around the base and I thought for sure I was in a separate state because it is so big. Went to the exchange to buy some more needed items and they had everything from pet supplies to kitchen utensils to clothes to guns (pistols and long rifles, ARs were plentiful in the rack). Food was in the commissary which was almost as big as the exchange. Time sure have changed since I was in. Dominoes pizza on the base delivers, strip mall with beauty parlor, fingernail salon, barber shop, massage spa and even a Dunkin donuts and a Starbucks. Almost made me want to re-up(not really). All in all, a long drive but a good weekend getting them settled in.
Nice Bull elk Harry. Congratulations on the hunt.

 

Afternoon all:
Dang Mark, hopefully all turns out well.
I am sort of on the same page as JEEPNIK, if it's anything like the flu people need immunity weather it be through contacting it or a vaccine.
If it is here to stay, and it mutates, we could be in for some unprecedented times down the road, bad enough now!

 

Some of you might be familiar with my occasional tales about my dad and his health. About two weeks ago we went to the hospital because he was experiencing symptoms of a heart issue -- chest tightness, shortness of breath, angina symptoms. This is not new, his heart has been a bit of a medical miracle for a few years now. During the workup they found some fluid in one of his lungs. It wasn't noticeable in his daily activities so it went under the radar. They asked if he wanted them to drain it while he was in there and he said sure why not.

Yeah, well, no. The cardio team nixed it. They said his heart would not sustain him through the procedure.

Long story short, no more medical procedures.

If you've 'been there done that' you know where this is going. Dad went on "palliative care" late last week. Within a few days his condition worsened, he required oxygen, and he is on hospice care now.

It's been a bumpy transition. His mood has swung from "here's the will, see you later" to "take me off hospice and get me to the emergency room, I want them to fix this!" I have to admit that I've been right there with him. But we're all starting to come to the realization that his heart has run out of cards to play. It's failing, pretty quickly. Not heart attack quick but not slow either. I dread every ring of the phone when I'm not there with him.

The hospice nurse is a remarkable human being. How anyone does that job is beyond me. She's been at it for over 20 years! A calling perhaps. No mincing of words with me, just the straight stuff. A softer approach with dad. She is easing him in. A true professional. She's managing his symptoms and helping him -- and all of us -- come to terms with the diagnosis. When you give thanks to all of the unsung heroes who make our world turn, be sure to add hospice caregivers.

I've taken off work and applied myself full time to the task of doing all of the stuff dad was doing just a few weeks ago, such as keeping the shelves stocked and tending to mom's myriad needs. I'm also helping dad put his affairs in order. He's been in charge of the household, finances, and all the rest for so long that my mom no longer has any idea what is going on in those areas. So it's critically important to him that someone is there to step in when the time comes that he can't continue to do that job. He also wants to leave a little bit of a legacy in terms of contributions to charities, gifts to grandchildren, and support to other entities which have played large roles in his and his family's lives. His mind is as sharp as any 94 year old I've ever known which is a big help. I'm carrying my laptop wherever I go after coming to the realization that my thumb typing skillz are just a notch above nonexistent. Even though my mom and dad were very thorough in putting things in place to ensure a smooth transition out of the mortal realm, there is still a ton of stuff that needs attention. A good thing in a way, because it keeps minds from focusing on the inevitable elephant that is sitting in the room, watch in hand.

Anyway that's what I've been up to. Thanks for reading.

 

My prayers are with you Dave.

 

May God bless you Dave and your family. I know that no words that any of us can say can ease your anguish and pain. You’ll get through this. I will pray for you and your family.