Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 6

[deemery]

Cool and grey in MI.  Bench time?

Been dealing this morning with a "suprise" $1400 bill from the surgical center that did the Doll's cataract surgeries months ago.  She spent time on the phone and I guess it's owed but the billing was totally without explanation. 

TomO, be nice to go "Trolling"  Big Mac needs one...

Another nice scene, Rick. 

Karl, my cataract surgery was fully covered by Medicare, EXCEPT for the cost of the astigmatism correction on the lenses ($2k for one eye.)  That was made very clear to me before the surgery.  If you're getting an unexpected bill, something is -terribly wrong- and the office owes you a full explanation.  DO NOT accept this.

Tom, best luck for today.  Same for Terry.  

I'm back from my last physical therapy session for the hip.  We agreed it would be good to get a monthly massage, "Diabetic muscles tend to stiffen up in some people."  I'll head down to the train room in a bit, try some more paint colors on my testbed, and work on a second little (resin casting) gondola kit produced by the late Craig Bisgeier.  These are fun, they go together quickly.

dave

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Happy Veterans Day.  Thank you for your service.

TomACL, thanks for opening.  Wishing you all the best with your surgery.

Larry, thanks for the coffee and snacks.  Congratulations on the back porch work.

Curt, thanks for breakfast.  Hope your medical work does the trick this time.  Enjoy the show.

TomO, if the wife isn't happy, nobody is happy.  

Rick, good luck with evacuating the water lines.  Enjoy the time with Star.

Gregory, howdy.

Jeff, howdy.

Ron, good luck with the post.  It sounds most frustrating.

Karl, yikes!

Jerry, good luck with tomorrow's test.

Dave, hope your hip therapy sessions helped.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's a bright day, headed to 74F.  The cold weather is creeping down from the north.  Yikes! I finished the shed porch and will post some photos later.

Have fun,
mike

[PRR Modeler]

Afternoon All,

I just talked to Pam. Tom just finished surgery with no issues other than it being done hours later than scheduled.

He will be in recovery for an hour then he can go home.

[deemery]

Ah geez, there's nothing worse than 'surgery delayed'.  Glad to hear Tom's out of it!

PT helped my sore hip, and massage on the rest of the leg worked out the kinks I developed from favoring one side.  

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.

I mentioned yesterday that son and I were going to the new Godzilla movie. There was a lot more blood and guts in this one and some anti-american sentiment in it. In my opinion don't waste your money although it was nice doing something with my son.

Today after the normal chores I have a flower bed to weed. After that I will try out the reamers. MOH is continuing to help a lady with her wedding dress.

Not much else happening this way. If Tom doesn't post I'll call him later to see how he's doing.

I hope everyone has a good day.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

It's 30 now, partly sunny with a high of 41 later.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Breakfast pizza this morning.
A layer of cheddar spread, scrambled eggs, crispy bacon crumbles, mozzarella and shredded cheddar cheese.
It's a good seller at work.

Dave, glad the PT is helping.

Mike, your shed porch turned out well.

Jerry, good luck with the ultrasound.

Karl, hope that bill is a mistake.

Ron, glad you were able to post your update.

Good morning Greg and Jeff.

How's everyone else.

I think I got all the water out and just in time because it's below freezing now.
Will be even colder tomorrow.
Need to go to Walmart and get some RV antifreeze to pour down the sink and shower drain.
Might as well go to Costco while I'm in town and I'll check if my camera returned to the shop.

Indepence Lake in CO.



Have a great day everyone.

[Rick]

Curt, glad you had a good time with your son.
Thanks for the update on Tom.
Glad his surgery went well and hope he's home resting comfortably.

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.  Glad you were able to spend time with your son.

Rick, thanks for breakfast.  Good luck shopping and at the camera store.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's another sunny morning, but cooler.  We are headed to 64F later today.  Not much on the agenda today.  

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

Curt I'll grab a bagel and coffee. Glad you got to spend some time with your son even the movie was rather lack luster. Hope the reamers do the job.

Rick I'll take a slice of that pizza and another coffee to wash it down with. Glad to hear the van's all winterized.

Hope Tom's doing well and Terry's surgery goes well.

Mike keep warm.

What's your day look like.

It's a cloudy 43 with a high of 45. Supposed to get rain and maybe wet "white crap" tomorrow...ugh. May run into town and grab a few things today instead of my usual Friday trip. Maybe some bench time later on.

Have an enjoyable day!! Be safe and hope everyone's medical issues come to a positive conclusion.

[KentuckySouthern]

Rain is falling and there is some wind. Temps in 40s will be it for today.

After long chat with the 'provider' the bill was found to be due,  , explanation of delay was due to staffing in the billing dept.  It's handled, Christmas is cancelled, and the world moves ahead.

I've a couple bench orphans to look at today.  A tiny bit of weatherin' to the America 250 C-415. 

Be well all.

Breakfast pizza, we have a place I stop at on the way to OPS at Keeney's that make a great, multiple varieties, breakfast pizza.  Sausage, Potato and eggs my favorite.  They are always very busy in the morning.  Lots of workmen stop by. 

Little to add, I'm going to be in chill mode today.  FedEx just sent a text that they will be tossing a package out here sometime between 1155 and 1555 hours, Amazon order of some cat litter.  They seem to be the least professional delivery folks.  I've actually seen them just throw a package out the driver's window toward the house at one time.  Another time I had to help a driver that couldn't lift the package, metal pantry cabinet, by herself, neither could I, used a 4 wheeled carrier I had to move it to the garage where we left it until one of the kids could come over and assemble it.  Mama Geek is a whiz with putting stuff together like that.

Be well all.

Best to TerryO and ACLTom.


FedEx didn't disappoint in their ignorance. The Doll set a tote out on the porch to put the package  IN their driver put it in an inch of water on top of the tote.  Then took a picture of it.

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

Curt, thanks for the update on Tom, glad everything went well, besides the delay.  Glad you had a good time with your son, even though the movie wasn't very good.

Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast, can't remember the last time I had a breakfast pizza, they are not very common here like they are in the states.  Hope your camera is back at the shop.

Mike, maybe you will make it upstairs today.

Larry, hope your run into town is successful so you don't have to go back tomorrow.

Karl, Hope the bench orphans get to leave the bench today.

TomO, hope Terry's surgery goes well.

Current weather is 1c (34f) with a few clouds in the sky, supposed to be like this all day.  Did some work on the planetary stepper motor project.  I modified some code so I can figure out how many steps there are in the lead screw movement and did the wiring diagram for the test circuit.  If all goes well, I'll wire everything up tonight.

Have a great day everyone.

[Philip]

Out and about already this am. Saw the Doc for flu shot and quarterly blood work/refills. Yesterday I finished all the peppers and vac/froze them. Was a 4 hour ordeal. Heading to Ft. Knox for refills a a few.

Best wishes for those under the weather !

Philip

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee.
I will take your advice and skip the movie.

Rick thanks for the coffee & pizza!
Hope they have your camera back.

Mike enjoy the day.

Larry bench time?

Karl don't chill to much today!!

Ron I'm following along.

Philip are you done with the veggies now?

Weather in South Jersey cloudy/rainy/61.
Had my ultrasound will get the results in a day or two.
Maybe some shingle work today.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[deemery]

Turns out today's big project is 1-1 scale.  The railing upstairs is loose, and wife depends on that.  The screws are a bit stripped.  So I drilled out the holes larger than the screws and glued a dowel plug into 2 of them.  The third screw hole is not into wood, but wallboard (ugh), so I'll use a wallboard anchor for that one, but won't depend on it for strength.  

After lunch, I'll head back down and tackle a train project.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Afternoon All,

I just talked to Tom. He's doing well, resting in bed and pretty sore. He said he would probably post here tomorrow.