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Title: What's Going On?
Post by: Palehorse on April 29, 2017, 01:37:11 PM
Okay, I admit I am not on here a lot lately but there is an explanation. I got a new job and am working the backshift so while I still come here it is at really odd hours and I am so drained I don't post much. . . But. . .

I would post if there was something on here to reply to. . .

What's going on with everyone else? Post something!  :mad:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: me on April 29, 2017, 01:47:18 PM
Something.....  :wink:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on April 30, 2017, 10:06:31 PM
Geocaching!  Every weekend going out (as long as it isn't raining) and finding caches.  My boyfriend got me started.  He says he created a monster.  :icon_twisted:

Does this give you something to reply to?   :wink:  :biggrin:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Locutus on May 16, 2017, 09:50:22 AM
Must not have been enough for him to reply.  :razz:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Palehorse on May 16, 2017, 10:42:22 AM
Time. . .The great equalizer. I have very little of it lately. VERY little.

14 hour days are killing me. . .☠️ :reap: :reap:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Henry Hawk on May 16, 2017, 12:13:40 PM
I too, have been very busy at work, I have been promoted once again, I leave for work at 6am and getting home around 7pm every day.

Not in the mood to argue much these days........I usually pop in to see what is up.
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: The Troll on May 16, 2017, 04:03:21 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on May 16, 2017, 12:13:40 PM
I too, have been very busy at work, I have been promoted once again, I leave for work at 6am and getting home around 7pm every day.

Not in the mood to argue much these days........I usually pop in to see what is up.

   Hey, you keep this up and maybe you'll have some money in your retirement account.   :wink:  That is if you live long enough working at this pace.   :biggrin:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Henry Hawk on May 16, 2017, 04:51:59 PM
Quote from: The Troll on May 16, 2017, 04:03:21 PM
   Hey, you keep this up and maybe you'll have some money in your retirement account.   :wink:  That is if you live long enough working at this pace.   :biggrin:
Troll, my RA is doing fantastic....My company I work for is doing fantastic........so, the better year we have the better my RA does.........I have been blessed to work for such a wonderful family owned business that has treated me great.  I love doing what I do. This past year I have been rewarded beyond my wildest expectations....and there is more to come.  My boss has given me full control of my dept and it is flourishing.

Heading south with my wife for some R&R in a couple of days....ready to enjoy some time with her.
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: The Troll on May 16, 2017, 11:15:38 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on May 16, 2017, 04:51:59 PM
Troll, my RA is doing fantastic....My company I work for is doing fantastic........so, the better year we have the better my RA does.........I have been blessed to work for such a wonderful family owned business that has treated me great.  I love doing what I do. This past year I have been rewarded beyond my wildest expectations....and there is more to come.  My boss has given me full control of my dept and it is flourishing.

Heading south with my wife for some R&R in a couple of days....ready to enjoy some time with her.

  You got to keep her happy Henry.   :yes:  Make her unhappy and divorce your butt.  I have seen many men broke because the didn't treat their wife good.   :biggrin:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 02, 2017, 11:42:09 PM
For me, when it rains it pours. I sometimes think of myself as a locust. 7 years, nothing out of the ordinary, then wham! Big time changes, one after the other. The last time it happened I had read my horoscope in Glamour Magazine. Big changes were ahead, all good stuff, it said, and that's exactly what happened. I sure hope I emerge from what's been going on this time with a smile on my face! 
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Locutus on July 03, 2017, 06:21:28 PM
Good to see you back around Libby!  Hopefully with a smile on your face!  ;D
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 06, 2017, 05:26:02 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 03, 2017, 06:21:28 PM
Good to see you back around Libby!  Hopefully with a smile on your face!  ;D
Thank you.  :biggrin: It's my escape from reality.
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Locutus on July 06, 2017, 06:38:40 PM
Quote from: libby on July 06, 2017, 05:26:02 PM
Thank you.  :biggrin: It's my escape from reality.

Yeah, I need an escape from reality.  I have a killer toothache, so I'm drowning it with beer and aspirin.   

;D
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on July 06, 2017, 07:34:05 PM
Quote from: libby on July 06, 2017, 05:26:02 PM
Thank you.  :biggrin: It's my escape from reality.

It's a nice escape, huh?  I haven't been on in a while.  Fighting Lyme disease.   :mad:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on July 06, 2017, 07:35:01 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 06, 2017, 06:38:40 PM
Yeah, I need an escape from reality.  I have a killer toothache, so I'm drowning it with beer and aspirin.   

;D

Oooh, that really sucks.  At least you have beer!    ;D
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Locutus on July 07, 2017, 03:02:07 PM
Quote from: AbbyTC on July 06, 2017, 07:35:01 PM
Oooh, that really sucks.  At least you have beer!    ;D

It doesn't suck nearly as bad as Lyme disease.  :spooked:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 07, 2017, 11:28:01 PM
Quote from: AbbyTC on July 06, 2017, 07:34:05 PM
It's a nice escape, huh?  I haven't been on in a while.  Fighting Lyme disease.   :mad:
Lyme disease? Oh my. Best wishes.

Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 07, 2017, 11:52:30 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 06, 2017, 06:38:40 PM
Yeah, I need an escape from reality.  I have a killer toothache, so I'm drowning it with beer and aspirin.   

;D
My sympathy, my friend.
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Anne on July 10, 2017, 04:56:44 PM
Hope everyone is feeling better. I've been busier than usual,too. Don't really know why. Volunteer work has increased some and we have been watching the granddaughters some. I had forgotten how fast a toddler can move! At least the baby is still in the feed, change, sleep, repeat mode. 😊.
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 10, 2017, 11:56:29 PM
The older I get the more I think about the wonder of small children.  :smitten:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on July 11, 2017, 07:40:15 PM
Quote from: libby on July 07, 2017, 11:28:01 PM
Lyme disease? Oh my. Best wishes.

Thanks.  Found out there is a possibility for my symptoms to come and go up to a year after finishing the antibiotics!  The fatigue is the worse; had to fight to stay awake at work today.  :zzz:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on July 11, 2017, 07:45:00 PM
Quote from: libby on July 10, 2017, 11:56:29 PM
The older I get the more I think about the wonder of small children.  :smitten:

I love seeing the little ones come into the library.  Sometimes the parents use the computers near my office.  There is a coffee table and three chairs right outside of my office and the children will sit there waiting for the parents to finish using the computer.  (Why the parents don't go to the kids section so the kids can play and read while they wait makes no sense to me. And yes, they know they can.) One time two little girls were waiting with nothing to do.  I retrieved some crayons and paper and gave it to them.  I sat with them for a little bit as they were quite chatty.  It brightened my whole day.   :smitten:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: libby on July 12, 2017, 04:51:00 PM
 :smile: Good for you!
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: Y on July 17, 2017, 09:13:30 PM
Quote from: AbbyTC on July 11, 2017, 07:40:15 PM
Thanks.  Found out there is a possibility for my symptoms to come and go up to a year after finishing the antibiotics!  The fatigue is the worse; had to fight to stay awake at work today.  :zzz:

There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."


Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: The Troll on July 18, 2017, 04:57:19 PM
Quote from: Y on July 17, 2017, 09:13:30 PM
There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."



  Damn, you scared me, I thought you were going to say something else bad about Trump.   :laugh:
Title: Re: What's Going On?
Post by: AbbyTC on July 18, 2017, 07:06:31 PM
Quote from: Y on July 17, 2017, 09:13:30 PM
There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."


And the Bourbon virus:  "...Wislon had Bourbon virus, an extremely rare tick-borne illness that was first identified at a University of Kansas hospital in 2014.
According to the CDC, there is no known treatment for the virus.
"It's viral. There isn't anything you can do. It just has to run its course," May said."


The woman died of the virus. She's the fifth confirmed death of it since it was discovered in 2014.  Here's the link to the article:  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-woman-dies-after-contracting-rare-tick-borne-bourbon-virus/