Random Rants 76: Argh! Augh! Ahhh!

[aimeeandbeatles]

Rant: I can't sleep. I'm too scared to sleep.

 

[FriendlyFire]

I'd need to pay 120 to 150% more than I do right now to be able to do that and rent is already 80% of my income. That ain't happening.

What about two roommates ? someone can slum in the lounge room ?
Well it is way cheaper to rent out a room though, dont need to pay utilities but some of the stories for bad roommates is frightening.

 

[Silurian]

Not sure I get what you are saying here. I sit on the aisle seat when I get on a bus, generally. If the bus is crowded and people are standing I'll certainly either slide over or get up to let them in*, but I don't just slide over to the window as a matter of course.



*Kinda depends on how far I'm going on the bus. If I'm going to be off soon I'll generally stand up, where if i am headed across town I'm inclined to slide over.

You get the people who move to the window seat when someone want to sit down.
Then as soon as the new person gets comfortable the first person asks them to move as they are getting off.
Whats that all about!

 

[MaryKB]

Rant: I can't sleep. I'm too scared to sleep.

Are you worried about nightmares, or something your mother might do while you're sleeping?

 

[rah]

Hmm, I have a paypal account and have never given them my cell phone number. Since I rarely ever turn my on, I have never given the number out for anything. My wife, brothers and daughter are the only ones that know it, and they know that it is rarely on so don't bother calling it.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Are you worried about nightmares, or something your mother might do while you're sleeping?

I ended up having a nightmare anyways. I'm still exhausted.

 

[Synobun]

I'm feeling the pressure of looming deadlines and knowing that I probably won't make them.

Naturally, I'm procrastinating.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I heard mom moaning and saying that she does not understand anything. Dad seemed confused at to what to do but I figured it was best to test her blood sugar first. It was down to 39.

I gave her a glass of juice and a couple cookies, which should bring it up, but she is still feeling terrible.

Just a couple days ago we got approval for a continuous glucose monitor that would have warned us before it got so low, but it will take about a week for it to get here. It is also not the latest model that we requested (which is approved for use without ever pricking her finger to calibrate or determine insulin dosages), as Medicare does not cover that yet. They will be sending us the previous model and then upgrading us in 3 or 6 months once the manufacturer reaches a deal with Medicare.

Mom's doctors (the vascular surgeon on Tuesday and the Cardiologist yesterday) told us that she seems to be healing beautifully from her surgery, but that her foot looks like it is probably infected. The surgeon prescribed a powerful antibiotic to hold her over until a biopsy culture can be returned or a podiatrist can give an expert opinion.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I heard mom moaning and saying that she does not understand anything. Dad seemed confused at to what to do but I figured it was best to test her blood sugar first. It was down to 39.

I gave her a glass of juice and a couple cookies, which should bring it up, but she is still feeling terrible.

Just a couple days ago we got approval for a continuous glucose monitor that would have warned us before it got so low, but it will take about a week for it to get here. It is also not the latest model that we requested (which is approved for use without ever pricking her finger to calibrate or determine insulin dosages), as Medicare does not cover that yet. They will be sending us the previous model and then upgrading us in 3 or 6 months once the manufacturer reaches a deal with Medicare.

Mom's doctors (the vascular surgeon on Tuesday and the Cardiologist yesterday) told us that she seems to be healing beautifully from her surgery, but that her foot looks like it is probably infected. The surgeon prescribed a powerful antibiotic to hold her over until a biopsy culture can be returned or a podiatrist can give an expert opinion.

My sympathy and support.

I took care of my diabetic mother for years, and (please don't take offense) I now have a diabetic dog. I've learned from both experiences, and learned a LOT from comparing them. Maybe there is something useful in this for you.

My mom was often quoted saying "I'm seventy-X years old and I'll eat whatever I damn well please." This would include chowing out on a half gallon of ice cream, among other whims of the moment. My dog gets a measured portion of the same kibbles with either a spoonful of 'chunks in gravy' or a sprinkling of shredded cheese or some chicken broth every twelve hours, regular as a clock. My mother's blood sugar had to be tested multiple times pretty much every day and wildly varying doses of insulin injected, and it was still a constant battle to keep her alive. My dog gets the same shot with every meal, and I test her sugar at a specific time of day maybe once a week...or maybe more like once a month.

A person, generally I suppose and certainly not my mother, can't be regimented the way a dog can in regards to eating habits. But that's not your fault. My mother was trading life span for life style, but it was her choice because she knew the score. I suggest having an honest discussion with your mom about what concessions she is willing to make in order to stay alive, then get the rest of your family involved in accepting her desires and negotiating what you and they will go along with. Everyone else involved with taking care of my mom would jump through fiery hoops to counteract what she did to herself. I told her straight out "this is the effort level I will put up, and if you make it harder than that to keep you alive you are likely going to die." It may sound harsh, but the truth is that I kept her alive far longer than anyone else would have, because everyone else she ground down to the point that they were liable to make a mistake trying to keep up.

Good luck, never be afraid to ask for help, and you deserve the utmost respect.

 

[tjs282]

(In Britain, only only sports which use colourful names are Good Rugby and Bad Rugby, and all their names are all generic and mostly terrible, so I don't have a frame of reference.)

Dare I ask which is which, and why?

Because for me, there has only ever been Bad Rugby. I blame full-contact rugby 'lessons' held in December, with a wannabe (or possibly ex-)Sarnt-Major as 'teacher', in the half of the class that was the dumping-ground for all our year-group's geeks (my demographic), asthmatics, and fat kids, wearing shorts, with actual ****** snow on the pitch.

And before you ask, no, I didn't go to a private school. Bog-standard comprehensive graduate, me...

I’m coming down with a cold and my roommate is sick as a dog. He’s been caughing for a week. Also, I miss Cuddlefluff. My former roommate took Fluffy when he moved out.

Wha...? But I thought he was your kitty...?

RANT: No more cute kitteh pictures from A.O !?!

 

[Arakhor]

By the time of the relatively enlightened 90s, non-sociopathic PE teachers sent the obviously inadequate children on cross-country runs and the like.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

By the time of the relatively enlightened 90s, non-sociopathic PE teachers sent the obviously inadequate children on cross-country runs and the like.

In the 90s there were non-sociopathic PE teachers? No wonder you youngsters turned out this way!


And stay off my lawn.

 

[Cutlass]

In those most American of sports, football and baseball, a lot of people around the world don't care for them, because most of the time the athletes are standing around doing nothing. But when the action happens, the action happens fast! What other sports are like that, where there's not a lot of activity for most of the time, and then explosively fast action for brief periods of time?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

In those most American of sports, football and baseball, a lot of people around the world don't care for them, because most of the time the athletes are standing around doing nothing. But when the action happens, the action happens fast! What other sports are like that, where there's not a lot of activity for most of the time, and then explosively fast action for brief periods of time?

Sex.

 

[Arakhor]

"A lot of people around the world"? I'll grant you that basketball has some appeal outside the States, but how many people do you suppose play American football beyond your shores?

Besides, cricket is an awful lot of standing around, punctuated by by madcap activity as the ball comes near you.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

"A lot of people around the world"? I'll grant you that basketball has some appeal outside the States, but how many people do you suppose play American football beyond your shores?

Besides, cricket is an awful lot of standing around, punctuated by by madcap activity as the ball comes near you.

You are on a roll today. He said "a lot of people around the world don't care for them." Your response indicates that you read it exactly opposite what it says...I think.

 

[Cutlass]

"A lot of people around the world"? I'll grant you that basketball has some appeal outside the States, but how many people do you suppose play American football beyond your shores?

Besides, cricket is an awful lot of standing around, punctuated by by madcap activity as the ball comes near you.

In those most American of sports, football and baseball, a lot of people around the world don't care for them, because most of the time the athletes are standing around doing nothing. But when the action happens, the action happens fast! What other sports are like that, where there's not a lot of activity for most of the time, and then explosively fast action for brief periods of time?

Reading comprehension much?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Reading comprehension much?

Easy killer, everyone gets ahead of themselves now and then.

 

[Cutlass]

Easy killer, everyone gets ahead of themselves now and then.

He's a moderator. That's not allowed in his case.

 

[Arakhor]

I think it's a failure of communication, rather than comprehension. I took your phrase to mean that lots of people around the world are familiar enough with American football to make a value judgement on how it plays (or doesn't), which would imply a much higher level of global awareness than I think is present.

I thought I made it obvious that I understood your general point by referencing cricket as a similar sport.