Petty Vents

[Cooking Goddess]

I can balance it Addie. I just hate to do it!

 

[Addie]

I can balance it Addie. I just hate to do it!

I think the reason I like to do it is because it is so methodical. If you make no mistakes, it has to come out right. I always make it a point to not write any checks the last five days of the month. That way when I get my statement, I know what the balance is going to be.

 

[Dawgluver]

I pay all the bills, as well as the taxes here. That way I know they're done correctly and on time. I'm also in charge of my mom's estate, and her bills. Maybe I'm a bit more anal than I previously thought!

 

[Addie]

I pay all the bills, as well as the taxes here. That way I know they're done correctly and on time. I'm also in charge of my mom's estate, and her bills. Maybe I'm a bit more anal than I previously thought!

With both husbands, I cashed the paycheck and paid all the bills. Neither one had any idea what a bill was.

 

[Addie]

(((Hugs Addie))), what an "adventure". I'm glad to read that you are safe in your apartment and the power came back on.

Thanks TL. The next time I have to tackle those stairs, I am going to go up them on all floors and I don't give a dang what it may look like to others. At least I know I will be safe. When I almost fell down the flight of stairs, it scared me crapless. I was still shaking ten minutes later. Those stairs are all metal.

 

[roadfix]

I can balance it Addie. I just hate to do it!

Same here. Now, I just log on to my checking account to check my balances.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I won't even get into a discussion about math and checkbooks...

 

[CarolPa]

Since I am not what I would call an experienced cook, I want a recipe to be exact the first time I make it. I guess I wasn't paying attention when they taught the metric system, because I want to see oz instead of gm. I have a few cookbooks that are very old, and they list a "#10 can" of something. What the heck is a #10 can? As far as things like onion, garlic or spices, I improvise because we don't like as much as other people might like.

Things that I'm used to making, I don't even use a recipe. Just throw in some of this and some of that.

Baking is very different. The amounts of ingredients have to be more exact. Our grandmothers didn't measure, but they could tell by the consistancy of the dough or batter. There are probably some here who do the same thing.

 

[CarolPa]

Thanks TL. The next time I have to tackle those stairs, I am going to go up them on all floors and I don't give a dang what it may look like to others. At least I know I will be safe. When I almost fell down the flight of stairs, it scared me crapless. I was still shaking ten minutes later. Those stairs are all metal.

Addie, I have a suggestion that may not be appropriate since I do not know all your circumstances. I suggest that every day, you walk up 5 steps or so, and back down. If you do this every day, eventually you might be able to do more, like 6 or 7. Then, if a day every comes that the power is out again, you might not have such a hard time with the steps.

I have a bad knee and I really struggle with our cellar steps, but I make sure I go up and down those steps at least once a day. Someday I might need a stairlift, but I don't want to lose my mobility if I can help it. DH always offers to go down to get things for me, but I make myself do it. In case of an emergency, I either have to go down those stairs, or down the cement steps in front of my house. So I need to know I can do it.

I realize that this suggestion is not for everyone. We all have different issues.

 

[CarolPa]

I don't know if it differs by state, but in PA you can get a refill when you have used 75% of your last fill. I get some of my meds by mail order and the rest I get at Target. I can call ahead and it will be ready in 24 hours. Or I can go in the store and ask for it, and then shop for 20 minutes and it will be ready. They want you to stay in the store and shop. If I don't have any refills they will give me some pills to hold me over, 5 days or so, and then contact the doctor, but I always get my refill when I still have 10 days or so of meds left.

You cannot do this with a controlled substance. That requires a hand written script from the doctor. No faxes or phone calls.

 

[Addie]

Since I am not what I would call an experienced cook, I want a recipe to be exact the first time I make it. I guess I wasn't paying attention when they taught the metric system, because I want to see oz instead of gm. I have a few cookbooks that are very old, and they list a "#10 can" of something. What the heck is a #10 can? As far as things like onion, garlic or spices, I improvise because we don't like as much as other people might like.

Things that I'm used to making, I don't even use a recipe. Just throw in some of this and some of that.

Baking is very different. The amounts of ingredients have to be more exact. Our grandmothers didn't measure, but they could tell by the consistancy of the dough or batter. There are probably some here who do the same thing.

A #10 can is usually the size of a large can of tomatoes. The following should give you some idea of the sizes.

http://www.mealtime.org/uploadedFiles/Mealtime/Content/yieldchart.pdf

 

[cave76]

They want you to stay in the store and shop

I'm sure that's true----- that's one of the reasons I call ahead and ask a clerk to go back to the shelves, hold my bottle in their hand and tell me it's ready!
Sometimes I don't want to shop----- I just want to pick up my meds.

 

[cave76]

"I realize that this suggestion (walking up a few stairs each day) is not for everyone. We all have different issues."

CarolPa----- that's a very good suggestion for most people. Use it or lose it.

 

[taxlady]

A #10 can is usually the size of a large can of tomatoes. The following should give you some idea of the sizes.

http://www.mealtime.org/uploadedFiles/Mealtime/Content/yieldchart.pdf

Here's another one:

Can Sizes and Equivalents, Common Can Sizes

 

[taxlady]

Thanks TL. The next time I have to tackle those stairs, I am going to go up them on all floors and I don't give a dang what it may look like to others. At least I know I will be safe. When I almost fell down the flight of stairs, it scared me crapless. I was still shaking ten minutes later. Those stairs are all metal.

On all fours was what I was thinking.

 

[GotGarlic]

I was thinking, in a building for the elderly and infirm, is there no one available to escort a resident up the stairs when the elevator isn't working?

 

[taxlady]

I was thinking, in a building for the elderly and infirm, is there no one available to escort a resident up the stairs when the elevator isn't working?

That thought crossed my mind too.

I wonder if they have chutes for emergency exit in case of a fire.

 

[Katie H]

Well, here I go again...

Yesterday Glenn and I drove to Nashville to Vanderbilt Hospital to see an orthopedic specialist. I had my right knee replaced in November 2012 and, in spite of telling my doctor that something was not right, things went nowhere. In fact, things kept getting worse.

After 15 months of constant pain and not being able to fully use my knee and, in fact, losing use of it, I decided I needed to see another doctor. Mine wasn't listening to me.

So off to Nashville we went. Was x-rayed thoroughly, then saw an orthopedic specialist. He was wonderfully thorough and after his examination and review of the x-rays, I will have to have the knee replaced...again. The first available date for the surgery is the first week in April, which I gladly said "yes" to.

I'm relieved and can't wait to be whole again, but I'm also disappointed and angry at having lost 15 months of my life, and countless $$$$ because of the first replacement.

 

[taxlady]

(((Hugs Katie))). I'm glad you are going to get this fixed. Your first doctor should have to pay for it.

 

[Dawgluver]

Oh Katie, sure hope this will take care of the problem! How frustrating! {{{{hugs}}}}