Just need to talk to my friends (214)

Lorita · January 20

One on each end. I think you have a Generac like we have. I went out a while ago and the light is on, so good. If it needs service, the light is yellow. Guess I should call and tell them 'no hurry' Got my groceries - more bird feed and cat food. I keep a couple of suet blocks out for them along with feed I add more black oil sunflower seeds to so it is it better.

JeriLynn, sounds like a lot to do to get ready for your trip but worth it so you won't worry. Good for your daughter for helping with the rescue. I cannot understand people mistreating animals. I think sometimes they may have good intentions but it gets out of hand and overwhelms them- still... That happens fairly often in Oklahoma and you know there are many cases not discovered.

Iris, nice that you love where you live. Me, too. We have dramatic temp and weather changes but they usually don't last too long. I like four seasons but with climate change the seasons are not like they used to be.

The driveway alarm just went off and a long tow truck drove up. He got turned around, got out and asked if I was so and so. Of course I wasn't and told.him I didn't know anyone around here.by that name. The name on the truck was from a town 50 miles away. Bet he had a hard time turning into our gate. This happens occasionally when home help comes to our house looking for a neighbor.GPS is not always accurate.

Be back later.

ladyzetta · 12:22AM

Hello Front Porchers.

Lorita . I sure hope your boys were out with you when you talked to that stranger. Might want to have your generator checked, just in case there is a issue.

Eagle. I know you have tried everything for your DHs neck pain, when my back hurts a heating pad feels real good. Is there a heating pad that wraps around the neck?

Beth. Thank you for asking, yes im well. We don't live in the mountains, we are in the foothills of Boise, Idaho. I complained about the weather being so hot in Arizona, now I miss that weather. In Arizona I would drink my morning coffee on the deck, while the dogs played in the yard. Here you have to put all kinds of winter clothes on to do that.

HB. Im not too sure about what air Stagnation means, I think it means the air is not moving, so no fresh air. JeriLynn, was talking about air quality. Im in most of the time anyway. As your preparing for you knee surgery, get plenty of rest and hopefully the meds dont make you sick. You and your mother will be in my praysrs. Does she really have a neighbor down the road that will help her if needed? Pizza is always good to fall back on, we have pizza on Fridays. Sometimes we fall back and eat the Fridays pizza, sooner.

Iris. Back in my kids days, we lived close to the Wonder Bread Bakery, in Sacrament California. Kids were always taken on field trips through the bakery. They were always given little baby loafs of Wonder Bread.

JeriLynn. Your so busy and thougtful. Not only planing for yourself but everyone you care for. Your pets, family, neighbors and friends. When traveling please take care of yourself, don't worry and get lots of rest.

Dogs need out, so got to go. Hugs Zetta

Lorita · 12:28AM

Looks like from Friday thru Monday is going to be uber cold with 6-12" of snow. If that happens our driveway will be snowed in with no tractors around except a mile south. Everyone used to have tractors. I sold ours four years ago. Guess I will have to keep the house cool ( probably will.not be a problem) because Sheena pants and pants when she gets very warm.

Eagle, do you think the ice storm will be north of you? I remember many years ago Dallas had a big one and.one of our social workers was there visiting relatives.

So glad we have a barn for the.girls but with 95+ head it will be tight,however, probably 20 of them are calves. The last time we had a big snow Darwin had tractors and he broke out the drive way. Going to bed.before long and watch tv. Almost time to put on the electric blanket. Good night, sleep tight.

Iris L. · 5:50AM

Eaglemom and Zetta, CVS sells a neck heating pad. I have an infinity scarf that I wear around my neck and shoulders at night. In fact, I have it on right now. I don't like for my neck to be cold.

Lorita, does your driveway not have a gate?

Judith, is your sister back home or was she traveling away from home? How is she now?

It's beddie-bye time. I'm finally getting to bed early. Good night.

Iris

Carl46 · 10:22AM

Good morning!

Accuweather thinks Dallas may be in for a major ice storm with extended power outages. In fact, ice is predicted all the way from Lubbock TX to North Carolina. This is a good time to be stocked up on oats and beans. I'm prepared to be snowed in for several days, but I dread it.

Carl46 · 10:49AM

Max Velocity predicts an inch of ice in Dallas and a foot of snow in Oklahoma City, worst storm in 5 years. Yuck!

ronald71111 · 11:59AM

Good morning, it’s 5:55 and I just now am waking up.
since my Granddaughter didn’t get her pedicure last week I’m taking her today, also my Grandson since he’s in suspension for that fight, lunch afterwards.

Ron

JeriLynn66 · 12:20PM

Not much snow predicted here; we get ice instead. The City has bridges and overpasses become dangerous.

The barn is stocked with hay for the goats and we just bought 1000 pounds of feed. Chickens have shelter and plenty of scratch feed. Dogs go in the barn or their houses as they please. They love the cold weather. We’ll refill water tanks as needed. Generator is ready and we have propane for the stove and fireplace. So, we’ve prepared as best we can. The RV also has propane if for some reason we need it. I’m not excited about any of this. We can stay home but all the kids and the older grandkids have to go to work - so I pester them with asking for a text when they are coming and going.

everyone stay warm and safe today.

harshedbuzz · 1:33PM

Good morning.

It's 2F outside. No wind at all. I'm watching forecasts for the storm this weekend. The app on my phone is forecasting up to 22" on Saturday. Weather Underground is suggesting half that. And the local group, that tends to be more reliable, is posing a range of scenarios including the storm arriving Saturday night through Sunday to extreme cold keeps the storm to the south.

I'll need to go to the store before that for sure. DS has an early morning cardiology appointment Monday (mom is later in the day with the same doc) and is hoping the roads are clear. He's kicking himself for scheduling at 8am; he didn't want to go at the same time as mom which would have been really convenient for me as I sit in on both.

Mom had her haircut yesterday. She declined the pedi but decided she needed to go to Micheal's to buy Valentine's Day decorations for her little Christmas tree.

We had some issues over the oxygen again yesterday. She wanted to leave it home since she was "just going to the salon and then home". Her O2 was 90 on RA, but she doesn't breathe well in cold weather, so I insisted she wear it in the car and into the salon and come off if she was maintaining 90 indoors.

Not long after she's shampooed the stylist's SIL (an RN) comes in to say hi. The RN saw mom come in with O2 and told the stylist mom needed to be on it so stylist comes over to get the concentrator telling me "mom needs her oxygen". I asked if she was having trouble breathing or was symptomatic in some way and she says "no, my SIL who is a nurse insisted". So, I go over, slap the pulse ox on her finger and explain to the well-meaning RN that mom is not routinely dependent on supplemental O2 and that if she's >88 on RA her pulmonologist allows me to use my judgment. Her pulmo even told me to trust my instincts around her symptoms (mood, color or SOB) rather than a pulse ox.

She was holding 91, so I took the concentrator and sat back down. The thing that really irked me about all this was mom's cooperation with some random woman who has zero information on her medical history but fights me on this all the time.

Lady Z— The lady in her neighbor drives people as a side hustle. She's not a friend. To my knowledge, mom has never met her and only knows of her service through word-of-mouth. Mom doesn't really have anyone nearby aside from my family. In a minor emergency, I can send my son to drive her and probably will have him take her shopping once or twice. If it were something medical, DH would have to handle it as he has better knowledge of medical stuff than DS. Uber is unreliable for her as she lives in a gated (not exclusive so much as to prevent folks cutting through to avoid traffic) community, and many drivers cancel once they see that gate. When she first moved in there was a universal entry code people used, but it ended up being abused. I wish they'd just issue a new code monthly. It would make my life so much easier.

Off to catch up laundry.

HB

Iris L. · 5:04PM

Good morning.

Almost everyone seems to be in the snow and ice zones. I hope you all can stay warm and safe!