rad hopefully you can get some time away and soon! That is positive news that your mom is mostly well after a car crash.

I broke my collarbone playing hockey many many years ago. All they did was put my arm in a sling and told me to be careful. Just had to wait out the healing game.

Yep, my daughter broke hers curling. Curling! This is why our people do not sport.

May 23, 2023 13:23:31 GMT Foos said:

rad hopefully you can get some time away and soon! That is positive news that your mom is mostly well after a car crash.

I broke my collarbone playing hockey many many years ago. All they did was put my arm in a sling and told me to be careful. Just had to wait out the healing game.

Thank you. Her surgery is tomorrow, fingers crossed that all goes well.

I broke mine as well trying to execute a DDT on my best friend, somehow - the beginning and end of my wrestling career in five stupid seconds.

Trying to put a shirt on was a sport in and of itself lol

May 23, 2023 4:15:04 GMT rad said:

My mom got in a car crash a week ago and broke her collar bone. Just thankful she's still with us & healing. My girlfriend is a rock star for how much she's been there to help her and my dad while I'm working.

...But every one in this house needs a vacation, asap. There is no chill between these four walls right now lol.

Extended family exists in that tiny gap between loving someone unconditionally and suffocating homicidal rage.

I'm think I'm just about to stop taking Ozempic. First, after 10 weeks, I have yet to see any results. Secondly, I'm fairly certain it caused my kidney stones a couple weeks ago as I've been told it's pretty hard on them. Now, as of 36 hours ago I've been experiencing consistent 'sulphur burps' (which is most disgusting) and nothing is helping it. Again, I am told these are common side effects. I'm just not sure it's worth the $236/m and aggravation.

May 30, 2023 22:16:52 GMT iron maiden said:

I'm think I'm just about to stop taking Ozempic. First, after 10 weeks, I have yet to see any results. Secondly, I'm fairly certain it caused my kidney stones a couple weeks ago as I've been told it's pretty hard on them. Now, as of 36 hours ago I've been experiencing consistent 'sulphur burps' (which is most disgusting) and nothing is helping it. Again, I am told these are common side effects. I'm just not sure it's worth the $236/m and aggravation.

I am sorry it didn't work for you, but I agree that 10 weeks is a pretty good shot.

Update: The surgery was successful. Still in pain but she's slowly getting there. It's been a nice lesson in not taking life for granted. Taking her and my dad out this weekend to get out of the house and finally go touch some grass (myself very much included lol)

Great news rad, the down side is that as your parents get older, this becomes a more frequent occurence.

Jun 2, 2023 1:44:14 GMT iNCY said:

Great news rad, the down side is that as your parents get older, this becomes a more frequent occurence.

That realization has been one of the main sources of this existential dread lately. Keep reminding myself to just be patient, listen more, and most of all, savor all these moments. I don't want to regret lost time with them like I do with my grandparents because I was a self-absorbed teen who just wanted to party. Plus I'm 34 now, I'm only a few years, 20 pounds and a grill away from buying me some New Balance's anyways, guess there's no better time to truly adultify than the present.

My appendix is mildly hurting. No secondary symptoms yet, but gut says this is getting removed.

May 30, 2023 22:16:52 GMT iron maiden said:

I'm think I'm just about to stop taking Ozempic. First, after 10 weeks, I have yet to see any results. Secondly, I'm fairly certain it caused my kidney stones a couple weeks ago as I've been told it's pretty hard on them. Now, as of 36 hours ago I've been experiencing consistent 'sulphur burps' (which is most disgusting) and nothing is helping it. Again, I am told these are common side effects. I'm just not sure it's worth the $236/m and aggravation.

I stopped my metformin already.  Awful side effects.

And sulphur burps are terrible.  In the future I had luck with pepto max and Alka-Seltzer plus for them.  

Apple cider vinegar seems to be doing the trick for me, but thank you for the suggestion.

Good to hear. Wish that one worked for me as it far cheaper than the other two. I loathe those damn burps so much.


So weird, all night long on and off sharp pain near my appendix, then it just stopped.  Pain never moved, and no secondary symptoms so far.  Looks like a false alarm.   Fingers crossed, but seems I dodged a bullet.  Surgery not a big deal, just did not want to be in a hospital bed for a few days.

New York is literarily covered in smoke, absolutely maddening stuff. I have my N95 mask to even get around from borough to borough for work.

Currently worst air pollution in the world.

Great pic of NYC yesterday.

Also the red sun makes me feel like we should be expected Zod soon. It is so creepy to see. Here in Danbury too.

Jun 7, 2023 2:49:14 GMT Blindy said:

New York is literarily covered in smoke, absolutely maddening stuff. I have my N95 mask to even get around from borough to borough for work.

Smoke made it as far south as here in mountains of NC. Thick as pea soup yesterday evening.

We still smokey today. Another day of the red sun. Still no sign of Zod yet though so we are ok. Masks still advised for being outside.

Lovely, now the pandemic is over, some of meds can no longer be mail ordered. Love this shit. Assume killing telehealth is coming in the near future as well.

Warning on my phone to avoid going outside due to hazardous air quality. We broke 200 on the AQI now and are at 210.

Jun 7, 2023 12:47:02 GMT All34LOL said:

Jun 7, 2023 2:49:14 GMT Blindy said:

New York is literarily covered in smoke, absolutely maddening stuff. I have my N95 mask to even get around from borough to borough for work.

Smoke made it as far south as here in mountains of NC. Thick as pea soup yesterday evening.

Canada is on fire.   We get one area under control and another starts.

This has been every summer for us. I don't remember this when I was growing up, but surely it must have been.  

Climate change has been making this worse and worse. We just have to accept North America catching fire every year now because doing anything would be communism.

Air was orangeish during lunch just nasty looking. We just got told we can leave for the rest of the day and all of tomorrow to work at home.

Some of the shit I was seeing said this bad of air quality means even indoors it is not entirely safe. Orange in CT today as well.

This is the future though as climate change makes wildfires more common. Some people may die, but that is risk that corporate execs far away from this are willing to take.

For those not around these here parts, this is what it looks like.

Jun 7, 2023 19:41:55 GMT c said:

Some of the shit I was seeing said this bad of air quality means even indoors it is not entirely safe. Orange in CT today as well.

This is the future though as climate change makes wildfires more common. Some people may die, but that is risk that corporate execs far away from this are willing to take.

Yup, almost no one here concerned about the causes of the smoke that is forcing us to stay indoors and advising us to also run air purifiers.

The causes are forest fires in Canada. What do you want them to do?

The ones here in Alberta were caused because of low snowfall and drier than usual conditions, but I don't know about Ontario. They had massive snow fall this winter and there was even flooding a month ago.

Where's Smokey hiding? Fly out Smackey the Frog if he's AWOL.