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[mam521 2,653]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Miu will NOT go for this, sorry mam ma'am.  Tried this with previous miu and both the vet tech and the vet herself came to report procedural failure, sigh mam ma'am.

 

We think that we'll cover the table with tin foil, tentatively conclude we man.  Or Saran Wrap, or something, si man.

You can get scat mats on Amazon that may be just what you need.  We got some clear ones.  The initial shock taught Monstersarus to stay off of the counters.  He eventually learned that the ones on the upstairs cabinets were more like a bed of nails...if you put even pressure on them, you could actually walk on them.  But, it certainly helped!

[Ontarkie 15,010]

I've been in Canada almost 3 weeks now. Taking care of my dad all because of two rounds of steroids for nerve pain. He went from being able do everything, walking and driving to Tim Hortons get his coffee and then drive to the park to watch the boats. To not getting out of bed for 3 days, couldn't stand on his own two feet for another 3 days. Then getting some strength back but barely. My sister has to work, she's been out of work for almost two years and was about to pay 150$ a day do have health care of some sort come by for 4 hours a day. So I flew to Traverse City and had her pick me up there. Prices are nuts flying to them. Saved 1k+ doing it this way. 

 

Had a doctor's appointment Friday with a specialist because his doctor was thinking leukemia. Turns out every single thing is caused by the steroids. It seems when you're younger it's no big deal but at 82 it cause muscle wasting. 

 

On top of all that my sister finds out he has COPD. I was like ya he's had it when they still had the house. So she calls the doctor and finds out he's had it since 2005. 20 freezing years and he still smoked. I made him stop when I got here. Since he can't run off to buy them it is the perfect time. 

 

So anyways, I'm here trying to get him stronger, while also trying not to cause any flair ups with his COPD.

[TBoneTX 47,923]

2 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

I've been in Canada almost Many weeks now.  [...]

Good job despite the egregious P-Math errors, si D ma'am.

That's bad news about the steroids, should be a Major Food Group man...

[TBoneTX 47,923]

13 hours ago, mam521 said:

get scat mats

We were unaware of these, si and no see we man mam ma'am.

When things settle down, we shall look, si and see we man mam ma'am.

[TBoneTX 47,923]

Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see man:

 

Bedtime HSM adequately effective, semi-mobile we man.

 

Customer wanted us at Mama T-B.'s old casa sooner than planned, fortunately prepared we man.

We sold him one item of broad interest and another only of his interest, satisfying man.

We also sold him 2 tubs of various light bulbs for an extra $Many, serendipity man.

 

Free lunch was chicken livers/onions, mashed taters, and peas, ingest we man.

This might be our last, depending on Salvation Army pickup on Friday man.

 

We spent the morn/early afternoon prepping for movers, prep we man.

We placed everything possible into 2 places in the casa, prep we man.

We then took fotos of small stuff like jewelry boxes to sell on NextDoor, get to that soon we man man.

 

Movers contacted us in timely fashion, si man.

Then they didn't actually show until half an hour past window,  man.

We actually dozed off while waiting for them, zzz we man.

 

Driver was alert and capable, si man.

Helper was zoned and moonbeamish,       man.

Driver did most of the work, dedicated he man.

We man -- WE man -- had to keep helper from hosing or destroying stuff, lost-in-space man.

E.g., helper tried to pack half a Manyzen glass bowls into a box meant for tall lamps, duh man.   

He then broke 2 of the bowls while wrapping them,  we man.

We were quite off-urinated,  man.

We and driver kept giving each other wry looks, sigh man.

Helper then spent rest of time saying, "It on me, man -- it on me, man,"  man.

Driver assured us that insurance would pay for it, hope so we man.

 

On the bright side, helper bought a small fan + cleaning supplies from us for $Many, serendipity man.

There's a benefit to leaving everything scattered out on the floor,  man.

 

It took them 2 hours to load their truck, which had NO rear or side ramp man.

We were concerned that they would take us over the Many-hour ([2+1]-hour) minimum,  man.

Driver quietly promised to talk to his partner on the drive to our casa, Dutch Uncle talk man.

Whatever he said worked, because partner was a lot more professional & calm, about time man.

 

The job was complete in 2 hours + half an hour, amazing when TWO people actually work man.

The boss charged us for the actual time and not the Many-hour minimum, boon man.

We rate the experience a C-minus, probably generous man.

Still, it is over except for the unboxing, finally no need to collect boxes man.   

Mini-B. comes Sunday eve and can help us, si man.

Bulk-trash collection is Monday morning, convenient man.

Then all that's left is placement and selling of items, si man.

 

Din-din was toucans of store-brand Chunky-type soup* from Mama T-B.'s pantry, ingest we man.

     *expired Many (2+2+2) years ago, survive we man

An utterly failed siesta occurred thereafter, monsoon and coughing and hip pain man.

 

Miu was startled and then fascinated by this entire process, finally excitement for bored miu man.

She did not try to escape outside, relief man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

On Friday, we must report early to collect the $Many from the light-bulb purchaser, paying us then man.

Salvation Army truck will come at some point, must call them to learn when we man man.

Then comes final cleanup and return of keys, end of an era man.

We must then cancel the expensive storage unit that we never used,  man.

We must also bank the thick pocketful of cash from all of Mama T-B.'s item sales, no time before now man.

 

Maybe we get our life back by Saturday, si man.

A community GS is being held very nearby, plan to attend we man.

We also must research ESs, research we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 47,923]

Scintillating Friday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Friday report, see man:

 

We done did it, see below man.

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We forgot to mention that we added a bunch of small items onto NextDoor before Thurs-on-Fri bedtime, add we man.

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Awoke far before alarm but after Bro G. Walmarting time,  we man.

However, this enabled us to meet client at Mama T-B.'s place for delinquent $Many, financially savvy we man.

 

This was "get out of Dodge or make Mama T-B. aysheep" day, si man.

We knew that we could do it, goal attainable man.

Mostly piles of random, irritating little poop on the floor, what to do with it man.

We decided to be brutal and out-throw most of it, ultimately effective man.

 

Salvation Army showed up unannounced, directly at door, without security check-in, no follow directions they men man.

It didn't matter, front office knew man.

We pointed out what to take, see man.

They set it in the hallway and dealt with it without bugging us, fine with us man.

So that out-cleared much space, clear mission remaining for we man man.

 

Last free lunch was sit-down, nowhere else to ingest it man.

It was a chicken club sandwich, meatball soup, tater tots, & sugar-free chocolate ice cream, ingest we man.

It was average but satisfying, conclude we man.  And free, best part man.   

 

While we were away from phone, someone texted us about a NextDoor item, text she man we man man.

She asked if we would be there at 2 p.m., ask she man.

We replied, "Probably, si man, but can you show up earlier, huh man?", si man.

No response, no man.

Young chica had been shopping with young son and showed up right at 2, show she man.

We were literally one more downstairs trip away from turning in the keys, that close man.

Chica gave us $Many, si man.

We gave her the purchased item plus miscellaneous household/vitamin stuff for free, clean floor we man.

She texted us later to tell us that she'll use all of it, appreciative she man.

 

We took one more flatbed load of small stuff to the very full T-B.-mobile, si man.

It was over Many00 F. outside, too, perspirational we man.

We returned to Mama T-B.'s crib and made one more sweep of the place, sweep we man.

We out-threw the last stray items, took garbage with us, and locked door for last time, end-of-era man.

We binned garbage and turned in keys to nice receptionist, very supportive to us throughout man.

Vacating process is thankfully informal, no walk-through required man.

The time was half-of-half till Many (2+1) p.m., noted we man man.

Director & Assistant had just gone into a meeting, no chance to thank them for everything man.

We said goodbye to receptionist and left, bye we man.

(Uncle T-B. still lives there, but we up-pick him directly from his back door, no front-office interaction man.)

 

We are unsure how we felt about all this, then and at this writing man.

 

We entered the packed, boiling-hot T-B.-mobile for donation run, already in trunk from previously man.

Afterward, went to never-used storage place, turn in unused keys we man.

Managerette listened to our story and sympathized with Mama T-B.'s financial anguish about it, si man.

Managerette will try on Monday to seek an adju$tment, no guarantee but fingers crossed man.

Any such relief will keep Mama T-B. from going aysheep, poor Mama T-B. in anguish man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had been far out of town accompanying an amiga on a project, remote ex-she man man.

She asked us to check on Mini-B.'s hunger status, check we man.

We were completely exhausted and probably smelled like a decaying moose, fragrant we man.

Mini-B. was OK for then, si man.

 

Returned to casa and emptied packed T-B.-mobile, laundry room now inundated with bags/boxes man.

Serviced demanding miu, Where's My Miu-Lunch/Treats/Love huh Daddy man.

Sat under ceiling fan, some relief man.

Got call from Mini-B. regarding hunger, time to service wee man we man man.

Showered and got Subway* to take to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa for din-din, ingest Two Guys man.

     *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. then arrived, grand entrance but fairly relaxed ex-she man man.

We forewarned her & Mini-B. about disastrous state of our casa, forewarn we man.

 

Returned to our casa and updated NextDoor sales items, update we man.

Siesta'd like an absolute dead thing for an hour-plus, where was that quality zzz for the last Many weeks man.

Maybe our brain is relaxed now, too much anxiety man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

For Saturday, we have itineraried one GS** and up to 3 ESs, itinerary we man.

     **amid full-community GS, certainly more being held man

Must grocery for Two Guys week, so long since last one that we've forgotten the routine man.

Must try to de-box/de-bag all the jetsam from Mama T-B.'s casa, egad man.

And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 47,923]

Saturday GS/ES report, see man:

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

For Saturday, we have itineraried one GS** and up to 3 ESs, itinerary we man.

     **amid full-community GS, certainly more being held man

We attended a mere 2 ESs and no GSs, exhausted we man.

 

These ESs yielded the take, see man:

 -- bathroom scale, NWT Croscill bath towel, Many (2+2) NIP disposable plates, index dividers,

          travel electrical outlet = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), steal man

 -- NIP multivitamins, toucans NIP Sure spray deodorant, full pack HP high-gloss laser paper, 

          skool notebook = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), steal man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2)

[TBoneTX 47,923]

Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

We awoke even earlier than alarm,  man.

 

Deposited Mama T-B.'s recent proceeds at bank, $i man.

Long-time tellerette is very close to Mama T-B., si man.

She took time from her job to write Mama T-B. a heartfelt card, si man.

She had tears in her eyes when she handed it to us, si man.

We promised to read it to Mama T-B., see below man.

 

Second ES left us proximal to closing-down supermarket from days ago, q.v. man.

With one week before its closing, we decided to go, venture we man.

We got numerous items and saved Many% ([2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +1]%) -- si man, Many% ([2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +1]%) -- off full retail, financially savvy we man.

 

Having scored at both ESs and at store, we skipped the Many'rd ES and returned to the casa, si man.

Breakfast/lunch (at nearly half-past 2 p.m.) was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man.

     *just bought at above supermarket, financially savvy we man

We then siesta'd like an illegitimate male child for over an hour, zzz we man.

 

Mama T-B. needed us, refill pill caddies for senior she man we man man.

There is zero quality of life for Mama T-B., tragic man.

She lectured us about multiple topics, lecture senior she man we man man.

We read her the card from bank tellerette, si man.

 

Groceried for Two Guys week, over a month since last one man.

Also restocked our Powerade Zero grape-flavor supply, out of danger zone we man.

Forgot to get corn dogs and had to go back,  man.

 

Din-din was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man.

Catered to high-maintenance miu, cater-to-miu we man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

We are completely exhausted, heck of a last couple of months man.

On Sunday, we must get milk and gas the T-B.-mobile at Costco, si man.

We must also begin tackling the cluttered chaos in the casa,  man.

Mama T-B. has forewarned Mini-B. that things will be horrible in that way, hope wee man helps we man man.

And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

[Neonred 3,937]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Saturday GS/ES report, see man:

We attended a mere 2 ESs and no GSs, exhausted we man.

 

These ESs yielded the take, see man:

 -- bathroom scale, NWT Croscill bath towel, Many (2+2) NIP disposable plates, index dividers,

          travel electrical outlet = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), steal man

 -- NIP multivitamins, toucans NIP Sure spray deodorant, full pack HP high-gloss laser paper, 

          skool notebook = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), steal man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2)

Sounds like this is exactly what you need to restock your casa

[TBoneTX 47,923]

18 hours ago, Neonred said:

Sounds like this is exactly what you need to restock your casa

These are not items jetsam'd from Mama T-B.'s casa, to be clear man.

And precisely where is your colonoscopic report, huh man?

[TBoneTX 47,923]

Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Despite HSM, we again awoke before alarm,  man.

We again had nightmares about out-cleaning Mama T-B.'s casa, Groundhog Day stuff man.

We felt a bit PTSD'd, out-stressed we man.

 

Lunch was onecan of Chunky "split pea & ham" soup*, ingest we man.

     *bought at half-price from supermarket previously mentioned, financially savvy we man

 

Went to regular Costco to gas the T-B.-mobile, foolhardy on a weekend man.

Went to Costco Business Center to buy our one item plus Subway gift cards, financially savvy we man.

 

Returned to casa still PTSD'd, conclude we man.

Tried to siesta and were semisuccessful, some zzz we man.

 

Conquered single LL, last one dominated by sweaty T-shirts man.

 

As we waited for Mini-B., miu sat in our lap, less-PTSD'd we man man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B., ex-she man bring wee man for Two Guys week, finally man.

Mini-B. extremely cooperative in unboxing stuff & carrying it upstairs, our hip completely gone again man.

Boxes are now curbsided for bulk collection on Monday, propitious timing man.

Downstairs looks much better, less-PTSD'd we man now man.

Miu took great interest in all proceedings, interested miu man.

 

Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S&Ms**, ingest wee man.

     **rescued from Mama T-B.'s pantry and "expired" for Many (2+2+2) years, no difference noticed man

Din-din for us was onecan of Chunky "split pea & ham" soup***, ingest a second time we man.

     ***bought at half-price from supermarket previously mentioned, financially savvy we man

 

Movie night was an episode of Breaking Bad, first one in over a month man.

Many (2+1) bags of non-Costco popcorn**** were consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

     ****rescued from Mama T-B.'s pantry and gently "expired," no difference noticed man

 

Mini-B. greatly gladdened to have another Two Guys week, admitted by wee man man.

We are greatly gladdened similarly, admitted by we man man.

We're Two Guys, si man!   

 

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

Uncle T-B. turns Many -- si man, Many -- years old on Monday, Manygenarian senior he man man.

We & Mini-B. shall take him to lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse or somewhere, good reward man.

Uncle T-B. has promised to wear his hearing-aids, no shouting necessary by anyone man.

 

Mini-B. starts hyskool on Tuesday, cleared backpack wee man man.

 

And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

[Ban Hammer 14,468]

7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

And precisely where is your colonoscopic report, huh man?

hopefully it is not "Veni, vidi, vici"

[mam521 2,653]

Didn't realize Kid2's lunch bag was still in his backpack from the end of school in May.  🤢 If you have anything requiring homegrown penicillin, I've got you covered...

[Neonred 3,937]

12 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

And precisely where is your colonoscopic report, huh man?

 

From what I could see using my selfie stick I'm squeaky clean.

Unfortunately still waiting for the cell phone to re-emerge.

 

I'll have to advise against using the Chinese DIY colonoscopy kit available on Temu.

 

 

[Ban Hammer 14,468]

58 minutes ago, Neonred said:

 

I'll have to advise against using the Chinese DIY colonoscopy kit available on Temu.

 

 

have you considered a TSA checkpoint as an alternative?