Got back from a weekend re-enacting at a wonderful music festival and opened facebook this morning to read that the husband of a friend (I knew her well, but not him) died last night of a stroke. He was perfectly healthy, as far as anybody knew.
And he was only 61 the same age as my Jay.
My friend is still in shock, as are we all.
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Very sorry, MLE. It's such a shock when someone dies so suddenly. One of our friends died of a heart attack and she was only in her 50s. We couldn't believe it.
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I keep accidentally sleeping on my right hand/wrist and I keep hurting it. I'm going to the doctor today for a medical consult and I'll talk to her about it then.
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It's early so the day may get worse, but over the last two weeks, I've had my car at the mechanic shop because it's been having trouble starting in the morning. They've found radiator problems and whatnot, but nothing to explain why my car is struggling to start in the morning. Battery is fine. Alternator, spark plugs, ignition switch, starter, all fine. So the last three mornings, same problem. The car would eventually start but it really struggled. This morning, nothing. Wouldn't start. Couldn't start. Luckily my husband was home so he could give the battery a good jump. Took 5 minutes, but it started. I got to work and called the mechanic. They said they need to see it "cold" in order to properly assess what is wrong with the car. Well we are getting ready to leave on vacation, so they will have a whole freaking week to play with it.
Problem? I have a doctor's appointment at 7am tomorrow morning and no one else will be home to help. Ticked off and working up to a steaming mad just because I'm completely frustrated!
Problem? I have a doctor's appointment at 7am tomorrow morning and no one else will be home to help. Ticked off and working up to a steaming mad just because I'm completely frustrated!
Brenna
[quote=""Brenna""]Ticked off and working up to a steaming mad just because I'm completely frustrated![/quote]
So sorry to hear of your car problems, Brenna. Cars seem to be built with Murphy's Law hardwired. I grew up in the wilds of Ohio and we had to have a car. I never felt so free in life as when we moved to a city and I sold my car. No more dead batteries on the morning I had to carpool the kids. No more engine failure on the way to the airport for vacation. No more flat tires on a back country road, after dark, in the age before cell phones. (All of which happened to me.) Buses and subways aren't perfect, but they sure beat cars.
Of course, I realize, the whole world can't (and wouldn't want to) live in cities and not all cities have great public transportation. I'm just saying, I totally understand your frustration.
So sorry to hear of your car problems, Brenna. Cars seem to be built with Murphy's Law hardwired. I grew up in the wilds of Ohio and we had to have a car. I never felt so free in life as when we moved to a city and I sold my car. No more dead batteries on the morning I had to carpool the kids. No more engine failure on the way to the airport for vacation. No more flat tires on a back country road, after dark, in the age before cell phones. (All of which happened to me.) Buses and subways aren't perfect, but they sure beat cars.
Of course, I realize, the whole world can't (and wouldn't want to) live in cities and not all cities have great public transportation. I'm just saying, I totally understand your frustration.
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[quote=""fljustice""]So sorry to hear of your car problems, Brenna. Cars seem to be built with Murphy's Law hardwired. I grew up in the wilds of Ohio and we had to have a car. I never felt so free in life as when we moved to a city and I sold my car. No more dead batteries on the morning I had to carpool the kids. No more engine failure on the way to the airport for vacation. No more flat tires on a back country road, after dark, in the age before cell phones. (All of which happened to me.) Buses and subways aren't perfect, but they sure beat cars.
Of course, I realize, the whole world can't (and wouldn't want to) live in cities and not all cities have great public transportation. I'm just saying, I totally understand your frustration.[/quote]
I'm looking forward to the day when I can move to a city with decent public transportation (hopefully, once my daughter finishes college and I no longer have to take the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition into account). No more car payments, no more insurance payments . . .
Of course, I realize, the whole world can't (and wouldn't want to) live in cities and not all cities have great public transportation. I'm just saying, I totally understand your frustration.[/quote]
I'm looking forward to the day when I can move to a city with decent public transportation (hopefully, once my daughter finishes college and I no longer have to take the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition into account). No more car payments, no more insurance payments . . .
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