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Posted: **Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:40 pm**

I’m 3 years out from my kidney stone and thankfully have not had another

Posted: **Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:29 pm**

That’s awesome!!

Posted: **Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:23 pm**

House hunting sucks.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:48 am**

I need inguinal hernia surgery. I had it on my right side in the mid 90s, so I know the signs. Left side this time. Oh joy. Time to find a vascular surgeon.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:40 am**

dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:48 am I need inguinal hernia surgery. I had it on my right side in the mid 90s, so I know the signs. Left side this time. Oh joy. Time to find a vascular surgeon.

I had it done (both sides) maybe 8 years ago. They did it laparoscopicly... not too long of a recovery... frozen peas are your friend!

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:58 am**

Alieberman wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:40 am
dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:48 am I need inguinal hernia surgery. I had it on my right side in the mid 90s, so I know the signs. Left side this time. Oh joy. Time to find a vascular surgeon.
I had it done (both sides) maybe 8 years ago. They did it laparoscopicly... not too long of a recovery... frozen peas are your friend!

That might turn out to be an option this time. My previous surgeon said "the best way to repair hernia is the old fashioned way" (non-laparoscopically), meaning less failures and less re-dos. Since then I've talked to numerous guys who've had failures and re-dos who wished they'd have gone to the longer, more painful procedure/recovery. But the fact that the younger you are the worse the recovery is, and now that I'm looking at 67 this year rather than 35, I have some questions to ask.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 5:43 pm**

dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:58 am
Alieberman wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:40 am
dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:48 am I need inguinal hernia surgery. I had it on my right side in the mid 90s, so I know the signs. Left side this time. Oh joy. Time to find a vascular surgeon.
I had it done (both sides) maybe 8 years ago. They did it laparoscopicly... not too long of a recovery... frozen peas are your friend!
That might turn out to be an option this time. My previous surgeon said "the best way to repair hernia is the old fashioned way" (non-laparoscopically), meaning less failures and less re-dos. Since then I've talked to numerous guys who've had failures and re-dos who wished they'd have gone to the longer, more painful procedure/recovery. But the fact that the younger you are the worse the recovery is, and now that I'm looking at 67 this year rather than 35, I have some questions to ask.

Get er done Dove. Best of luck on this and wishing you a full recovery.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pm**

I had a double hernia when I was 10. If you look close you can still see the scars.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:01 pm**

azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pm I had a double hernia when I was 10.

That must have been a boatload of fun for a 10 year old.

azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pmIf you look close you can still see the scars.

I'll just take your word for it.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:05 pm**

dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:01 pm
azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pm I had a double hernia when I was 10.
That must have been a boatload of fun for a 10 year old.

azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pmIf you look close you can still see the scars.
I'll just take your word for it.

The only thing I remember of the whole thing is waking up in the recovery room and the doctor asking if I wanted to be wheeled back to my room or if I wanted to walk. I tried to walk but couldn't. Fucking military doctors (Davis Monthan).

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:09 pm**

azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:05 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:01 pm
azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pm I had a double hernia when I was 10.
That must have been a boatload of fun for a 10 year old.

azgreg wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:10 pmIf you look close you can still see the scars.
I'll just take your word for it.
The only thing I remember of the whole thing is waking up in the recovery room and the doctor asking if I wanted to be wheeled back to my room or if I wanted to walk. I tried to walk but couldn't. Fucking military doctors (Davis Monthan).

Drop and give me 50 kid!

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:18 am**

My lifelong buddy from childhood has esophageal cancer which is stage 4 and also in one of his optic nerves. He's undergoing chemo and radiation.

Just found out that one of my best buds from my 20s died a few days ago.

My dog barely made it through it through the night. She's 15 and has heart issues. Today might be the day to stop her suffering.

Trying to prepare for a trip to Utah in about 9 days and my buddy, who has been planning this trip with us for months,texts me that he may not be going because he's having trouble finding a boarder for his wife's 3 dogs.

These fucking idiot Trumpies seem near ready to assault me and others and their idiotic social media posts are just traitorous-even though they don't know it. Making me nauseous.

Fuck. Venting indeed.

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:32 am**

The outdoors is just what you need my man. Sometimes ya just gotta get outside and listen to the distance. I wish you peace.

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:54 am**

dovecanyoncat wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:32 am The outdoors is just what you need my man. Sometimes ya just gotta get outside and listen to the distance. I wish you peace.

So fucking true.

I wish I was your neighbor.

Thanks.

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:07 am**

So sorry to hear that… but Dove is 100% right

I just got back from 4 days in Puerto Peñasco… doing nothing but staring at the waves and drinking beers… it was exactly what I needed to get rid of my stress

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:43 pm**

Alieberman wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:07 am So sorry to hear that… but Dove is 100% right

I just got back from 4 days in Puerto Peñasco… doing nothing but staring at the waves and drinking beers… it was exactly what I needed to get rid of my stress

I'd kill for this. I haven't had anything approaching a real vacation in over 3 years. Not even one night alone with the wife since before we had kids.

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:52 am**

scumdevils86 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:43 pm
Alieberman wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:07 am So sorry to hear that… but Dove is 100% right

I just got back from 4 days in Puerto Peñasco… doing nothing but staring at the waves and drinking beers… it was exactly what I needed to get rid of my stress
I'd kill for this. I haven't had anything approaching a real vacation in over 3 years. Not even one night alone with the wife since before we had kids.

Dude... you need to make this happen ASAP. Taking time away from kids was not only necessary for the sake of my marriage but the time away always made me a better parent.

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:46 am**

Alieberman wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:52 am
scumdevils86 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:43 pm
Alieberman wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:07 am So sorry to hear that… but Dove is 100% right

I just got back from 4 days in Puerto Peñasco… doing nothing but staring at the waves and drinking beers… it was exactly what I needed to get rid of my stress
I'd kill for this. I haven't had anything approaching a real vacation in over 3 years. Not even one night alone with the wife since before we had kids.
Dude... you need to make this happen ASAP. Taking time away from kids was not only necessary for the sake of my marriage but the time away always made me a better parent.

Yea I'm afraid that isn't on the horizon for us either. She's 32 weeks with our 2nd and we've exclusively co-slept with the first. That won't change with the 2nd either. Our first is incredibly kind and smart but also very sensitive. She's never slept with anyone but the two of us. My wife and I have had some days here and there where we were able to travel or do things with friends overnight but never together due to the sleep situation. We technically haven't ever spent more than 3 hours alone together in 3 years.

Our almost 3 year old will spend the nights we're at the hospital with our one family friend we trust with her. I'm hoping that once our newborn is a bit older we will have set that groundwork to take even an overnight staycation together (wife and I that is). It's a lot for sure.

Posted: **Sun Jun 16, 2024 7:31 am**

A new next-door neighbor just moved in. His rat dog has been barking since 7AM. It's time to bust out the CC&Rs.

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:46 pm**

My AC needs a new coil. Kid who just left was here for hours trying to find the refrigerant leak. Labor was covered under the service program, but $2100 for a coil that is only 9 months out of warranty seems just about right, huh.

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:43 pm**

Our power company just started a Public Safety Power Shutoff that's going to last 8 to 16 hours due to storms in the area. We've already had 2 outages in the last 48 hours

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:55 pm**

That’s bonkers.

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:57 pm**

Hopefully you have stocked up on batteries and water.

Looks like quite the storm.

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:07 pm**

84Cat wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:43 pm Our power company just started a Public Safety Power Shutoff that's going to last 8 to 16 hours due to storms in the area. We've already had 2 outages in the last 48 hours

Fake News! AI is stealing power in order to perfect 3D porn.

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:27 am**

I'm so fucking tired of the fires here! We've been dealing this for a month now. They are moving football games to other areas. I have a headache and scratchy throat now for 2 days.

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:39 am**

I’m so thankful Canada didn’t burn like it did the past few years which left us here downwind in the Midwest with the same headaches and scratchy throats (and itchy eyes and general fatigue and wilting gardens).

Feel for you 84. Unfortunately I don’t see an end in sight.

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:43 am**

84Cat wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:27 am I'm so fucking tired of the fires here! We've been dealing this for a month now. They are moving football games to other areas. I have a headache and scratchy throat now for 2 days.

Was thinking of you when reading about the Durkee fire.

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:46 am**

This is going on outside my office window right now.

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:47 am**

dovecanyoncat wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:43 am
84Cat wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:27 am I'm so fucking tired of the fires here! We've been dealing this for a month now. They are moving football games to other areas. I have a headache and scratchy throat now for 2 days.
Was thinking of you when reading about the Durkee fire.

It's probably all those trees you planted

Posted: **Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:44 pm**

azgreg wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:46 am This is going on outside my office window right now.

I hear ya, barely.

The last year I was working, there was constant construction outside of my office, from May of 2019 until we were sent home in March of 2020. The noise was terrible. Besides the constant sawing and hammering, the beep beep beep of construction vehicle backing up never ceased. Other employees were buying noise canceling headphones. I have a hearing disorder and can't tolerate much sound, but that was brutal.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:07 pm**

Fuck you u12 parents and team mom’s husband.

We just went to the wire with the best team in league, lost 3-2, didn’t get blown out like last year every fucking game (I was not a coach, just sideline dad); most of all the kids had fun and gelled as a team in their first game.

We will get a win this year

You try managing a fucking roster when your head is out cause his kid is sick, and you have three subs for 9v9 play. Guess what, the positions are gonna fucking change, cause I can’t have my best strikers playing 45+ in fucking 95 degree heat and expect to have them at the end of the game.

Oh and it’s a rec league, and we’re all volunteers, and my goalie wanted to pant midfield in the second and I have to develop players at all spots in my first game and we’ve only been practicing 3 weeks.

What were not doing “shooting drills?” Or throw ins? Fuck that noise, we focused on conditioning, spacing, going up the sides, passing, advancing the ball, and attaching at the point of contact/agrresion on d.

Everything that you saw today. So fuck you if you don’t get to see Sally do a throw in. We’ll get to it in time.

Unless you want to go threw background and come sign up as an assistant, the only think you should be saying to me at the end of the game is thank you.

Fuckers…if you want that shit, go play comp ball, but your probably too poor and or uninformed to even consider it.

Sorry all…rant off. I am so damn proud of my daughter and her u12 team today. Fucking warriors. Did we get out of position at times yeah, but I got to give the players breaks and do the best we can to fill spots in the formation. So we work it around and kids get exposure to different spots.

All good, thanks for the vent.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:16 pm**

My oldest grandson is 6 and plays on a rec league. The rec department had to send out an email a couple days ago to all the parents and coaches reminding them that this is a rec league, it's just for fun, and every kid should play every game, and throughout the season every kid should play every position.

I used to coach baseball, soccer and basketball, all rec league. The parents are the absolute worst, although some coaches think they are playing for the national championship.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:24 pm**

When I coached U12 we didn’t have any issues with any parents.

Our older son’s U14 team that same year had the cops called on us twice because of abuse of the refs. Wasn’t me though. I only yell encouragement at my own child and praise toward all the other kids.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:29 pm**

Bingo that’s it Chi.

We have young team too with several new players who have never played before.

Like i said, I’m so proud of the team today. Some of the parents acted like they had tickets to a la liga game.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:31 pm**

Set pieces will come. Our goal was to get everyone on the same page, and 1v1, 2v2 3v2 with goalie play.

Get comfortable passing, traping, change direction, pull backs, and moving in space without the ball.

Wish these few parents understood that.

Posted: **Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:47 pm**

I've officiated youth sports for 30 years. Mostly high school but some off season stuff with younger kids.

Generally, the younger the kids, the less the parents know and the more unsportsmanlike they behave.

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:09 pm**

At this very moment neither Chrome nor Edge are functioning. Firefox is fine but it doesn't play well with BDW. Grrrrrr

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:22 pm**

I'm using Chrome just fine.

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:31 pm**

azgreg wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:22 pm I'm using Chrome just fine.

You're in Vegas using a hooker's dark web access so don't get high and mighty with me motherfucker.

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:39 pm**

Received a bsod on my 2 month old laptop today and haven't been able to get it to boot up properly since

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:38 pm**

Evidently proxy sever demons paid me a visit.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:38 pm**

All of my favorite teams fucking hate me.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:34 pm**

scumdevils86 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:39 pm Received a bsod on my 2 month old laptop today and haven't been able to get it to boot up properly since

Reset the memory.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2024 7:47 pm**

Merkin wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:34 pm
scumdevils86 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:39 pm Received a bsod on my 2 month old laptop today and haven't been able to get it to boot up properly since
Reset the memory.

Any suggestions? I used my wife's work laptop to download a Windows recovery file from the Lenovo website to a brand new USB stick. Started the computer and went to the boot screen and it loaded up with the Lenovo product recovery without an issue. But after about 95% of the recovery is complete, it gets stuck. I've tried 3 times and it never finishes.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2024 8:17 pm**

scumdevils86 wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 7:47 pm
Merkin wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:34 pm
scumdevils86 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:39 pm Received a bsod on my 2 month old laptop today and haven't been able to get it to boot up properly since
Reset the memory.
Any suggestions? I used my wife's work laptop to download a Windows recovery file from the Lenovo website to a brand new USB stick. Started the computer and went to the boot screen and it loaded up with the Lenovo product recovery without an issue. But after about 95% of the recovery is complete, it gets stuck. I've tried 3 times and it never finishes.

'll be minding this dialogue with bated breath. My Lenovo is showing its age on start up.

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2024 8:52 am**

scumdevils86 wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 7:47 pm
Merkin wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:34 pm
scumdevils86 wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:39 pm Received a bsod on my 2 month old laptop today and haven't been able to get it to boot up properly since
Reset the memory.
Any suggestions? I used my wife's work laptop to download a Windows recovery file from the Lenovo website to a brand new USB stick. Started the computer and went to the boot screen and it loaded up with the Lenovo product recovery without an issue. But after about 95% of the recovery is complete, it gets stuck. I've tried 3 times and it never finishes.

Do you have the Windows activation key? I would just do a clean install of Windows without the Lenovo bloatware.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/237 ... -10-a.html

Also if you do get a BSOD, write down the error code. Might be video related too, besides RAM.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:01 am**

I recently turned 60 and I need a physical. I just got off the phone with the 5th doctor's office looking for a new doctor and the soonest any of them can see me is early April.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:32 am**

azgreg wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:01 am I recently turned 60 and I need a physical. I just got off the phone with the 5th doctor's office looking for a new doctor and the soonest any of them can see me is early April.

My recommendation to everyone here:

Everybody needs a PCP. Find one (preferably younger than yourself) you like and trust ASAP, and, no matter how "healthy" you think you are, see him/her annually. Get them to know you well, and, as you develop one, know your medical history even better.

Nothing is worse than getting a difficult to diagnose medical condition without established medical providers - and, as you age. shit's likely to happen...

Good luck Greg! (At 60, the "find a younger PCP" part of my recommendations will be less difficult - even if not "easy")

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:11 pm**

Congrats on turning 60. Keep calling. If you just need a routine annual you might be able to get it by seeing the physician's assistant instead of a full blown MD. Also, if you're up against a time deadline you might consider a "concierge Doc". But it'll cost you.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:14 pm**

pc in NM wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:32 am
azgreg wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:01 am I recently turned 60 and I need a physical. I just got off the phone with the 5th doctor's office looking for a new doctor and the soonest any of them can see me is early April.
My recommendation to everyone here:

Everybody needs a PCP. Find one (preferably younger than yourself) you like and trust ASAP, and, no matter how "healthy" you think you are, see him/her annually. Get them to know you well, and, as you develop one, know your medical history even better.

Nothing is worse than getting a difficult to diagnose medical condition without established medical providers - and, as you age. shit's likely to happen...

Good luck Greg! (At 60, the "find a younger PCP" part of my recommendations will be less difficult - even if not "easy")

Gotta agree with PC here. Where I worked we had very good health coverage. I had a coworker who was a good friend, but he never took care of his health. Never was checked for prostate cancer or had a colonoscopy. Just didn't do it. One time we were playing racquetball and he tore something in his knee. Never did get it looked at, just gave up sports.

One night he was shitting blood and it wouldn't stop. Went to the emergency room and they diagnosed him with colon cancer. Once they got the bleeding to stop, they asked him who his PCP was to send the results. He said he didn't have one.

Fortunately he did have a medical happy ending. Had to wear a bag for awhile, but eventually they cured the cancer and they were able to hook up his colon again.

In term's of Greg's physical, did you check out any of those Urgent Care centers who also do physicals for businesses? When I was a vanpool driver I had to get one every 2 years, and they sent me to one of those places. They don't have continuing patients like doctor's offices, just what is sent to them so the waiting time for a physical is very short.

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