Wilfrid Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Before I met you I believe, the truth is that I did wear a little beard at that first meet-up. I think Glyn called it a toothbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, Wilfrid said: Ah, never ever in Barcelona. Oh, this was probably in Madrid. Or Grenada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I am still smiling over the very nice physical therapist I met with this week for my Prehab appointment. From their office in the medical building, it is a bit of a walk down a long corridor to the hospital admissions desk (for my scheduled tests). Not bad if you are in good shape but he was so concerned about me walking it and offered to take me in a wheelchair. I assured him I would be fine and do want to use my muscles as much as possible. So, I went and had my tests and xrays and was trekking back to the medical building where I was parked. He came running out of the cafeteria where he was having lunch to offer me a ride again. Above and beyond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Yeah, well a nice 20-something woman got up and offered me a seat on the subway yesterday. I said no thanks. Now I think I'll move this post to the Depression thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I am reminded of the rebuke from my d-i-l in Paris. Occasionally people offered me a seat on the metro or bus. I'd smile and say thank you, no. She ranted, "You have EARNED that courtesy. Take the GD seat!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 4 hours ago, Steve R. said: Yeah, well a nice 20-something woman got up and offered me a seat on the subway yesterday. I said no thanks. Now I think I'll move this post to the Depression thread. she just had home training, it's no reflection on your physical state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 5 hours ago, voyager said: I am reminded of the rebuke from my d-i-l in Paris. Occasionally people offered me a seat on the metro or bus. I'd smile and say thank you, no. She ranted, "You have EARNED that courtesy. Take the GD seat!" I must look old enough now, because I've gotten seats offered to me on BART. I always take them. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 I have no shame whatsoever at accepting proffered seats on the subway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 I maybe already told this but in one of the heatwaves this summer I had a seat. A guy in his 20s gets on, not looking so good and stands near where I am sitting. After a few minutes he mumbles something I can’t quite hear. Then I make out “I think I am going to pass out.” I have never given up a seat so fast. Dehydrated probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Thirty-five years ago, as a post-doc at UBC in Vancouver, I offered my seat on the bus to an elderly -- so he seemed to me at the time -- gent who indignantly refused. At the next stop a much younger-than-me and much-robuster-than-me woman got on and stood next to us. After a few minutes the old gent said loudly "Young men have no manners any more and don't offer seats to ladies." Wanting to avoid unpleasantness I offered her my seat. She declined it but offered it to the older guy. He took it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 I can absolutely see this playing through. One thing I’ve learned in life is that my logic is not necessarily that of my fellow man, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 My building finally got compost bins. It's such a pleasure being able to go downstairs dropping it off rather than having to walk to one of the bin on the street. And to think I used to bring my compost on the subway and bring it to the Union Square Greenmarket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 I hauled a sack of electronics to USQ the weekend before last. Disposal day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 Jimmy Carter continues to evade the Goodbye thread. 100 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 I read an article yesterday about the immunotherapies that have helped give him a good life for nine years since his melanoma induced brain cancer diagnosis. Fascinating (and amazing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Whatever else is happening, I have tickets for Hinds and Kayla Farrish, a reservation for Foxface and I will get away for a week, probably New Orleans, so fall 2024 may not be so bad. Hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 I'm home with my new hip! Spent 5 days in hospital and 3 1/2 days in rehab. So glad to be home. Lots of recovering to do. Lots of modification to stuff and routines ahead. Walker on every floor. Cane for back-up. My sis is here to care for me and the cat. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 13 minutes ago, maison rustique said: Spent 5 days in hospital and 3 1/2 days in rehab. Were there complication? That sounds like a lot. In any case, congrats! And I wish you a speedy return to mobility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 It does sound like a lot. I was in over night then doing some PT at home. Anyway, all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 Mostly that I wanted to do a stint in rehab since I'd have had to be alone with many, many stairs if I came straight home. No one felt comfortable with that and especially since my blood pressure kept dropping and I'd get a bit dizzy. So, insurance took forever to approve the rehab, but finally got it done. Short stay in rehab until my sister could be here with me when I got home. She lives in Topeka and still works. She can work remotely much of the time but has occasional meetings and classes to teach. We're working to get things moved around and set up so that I can do on my own when necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 Ah, stairs. I do not have to contend with any (and I also can take the bus to PT). I'm impressed that your insurance covered such a long hospital stay. I could've stayed overnight after my hip replacements, but I was definitely getting kicked out on day two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 Days in New York. Beautiful weather. Did a bunch of things downtown including buying cheese at Essex Street. Bought a ticket for a concert in Barcelona. Went to Book Culture. Had drinks with a friend at Hamilton’s Whiskey Bar (where we discussed living in the city v. the suburbs where she is currently stranded). On the way to buy fried chicken, unexpectedly walked into a comedy show at Oh! Craft (not for the first time). Came home, ate chicken, watched the Yankees ruin the season for fans still wearing gross racist hats and sweaters. Think I’ll take it easy tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Today was a spectacular day weather-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 And looks like it’s getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 (edited) Now that our neighborhood has become, shall we say, more popular (i.e.: a fucking nightmare) than it was when we moved down here 20+ years ago… Edited October 20 by MitchW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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