BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 12:10 AM

close to the end of the hospital saga

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 12:53 AM

I'm tired from just reading all of the stuff you're doing, Linn. I hope you'll take it easy for a while so we can rest up. ;-D

Good luck with the trip home, Curmudgeon!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 08:48 AM

Pneumonia, possible infection, is this causing the breathing problems? Makes sense.
Take it one day at a time, Tom. Don't rush going home if it means you'll be back in the ER in a week.
Mentime, sllep. It makes the time go faster.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: GUEST,Janie
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 09:33 AM

That's right Tom, can't beat that mentime sllep;>)

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 10:20 AM

I need some sllep myself. LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 10:26 AM

That may be a good call, Sins. Pneumonia can sure take it out of ya.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 06:21 PM

I haven't talked to Linn, but we got smacked by a mini-hurricane last night. She doesn't have power and I don't. Judging by the big friggin' trees (and I mean HUGE ones!) hanging off of power-line spaghetti, it might be a few days for me. Luckily, it's pretty warm. Not at all like last year's ice storm. Except for the no power thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Ebbie
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 06:38 PM

"Mentime sllep", you say? Is this code?   Sounds like code to me. Please provide the key.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Tinker
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 06:52 PM

Jeri, thanks for letting us know about the lack of power, which of course has a direct effect on Linn using the internet.... I'm glad the temperatures are okay your way. New Jerseyans have no idea how to drive on snow covered roads so this weeks storm is causing havoc hear abouts.

Keeping all of you in warmth and light ...

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: LilyFestre
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 09:15 PM

Sending along a hug and all good thoughts for the both of you!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: bbc
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 09:34 PM

Oh, Linn. I'm so sorry you & Tom are having to go through all this! I just checked in & read the whole thread. I hope Tom came home today & things will get more or less back to normal. How's the weather in Maine? We've had snow for about 5 days.

Hugs to both,

Barbara

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 09:41 PM

Not good Barb from the sound of things from Jeri.

We're all still here and will be waiting to hear some good news!

This winter is just the pits. Ohio gets a fair amount of cold and snow but this year has gone waaaayyyyy past anything in years. I think we've had snow almost every day in February and it sucks really big out there tonight............

Getting better is a lot easier on bright clear spring days. btw.....If you see that damn groudhog....KILL IT!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Janie
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 01:18 AM

Well, I have many times pondered the amount of labor involved for Linn to get and keep the woodstove burning. Right now, however, they are proving the worth of that effort.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 11:00 AM

I just called the hospital and Tom was discharged yesterday. Left a message at their home number. Maybe Jeri knows more.
M

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Bill D
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 11:32 AM

I'm glad that they at least have wood for heat! We have no backup when electric goes out.

*Thinking warm thoughts and send bet wishes for a couple of good folks who have had way more than their share of hassles.*

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 12:10 PM

Cancer is hard enough to deal with. Surgery is a monumental challenge all by itself. And then there's this winter, which has presented so many challenges that everyone is putting in personal bests in snow shoveling, stormy driving, mud navigation, and fire building. Having all three simultaneously is mind boggling.

One day at a time, Linn and Tom.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 12:34 PM

Linn called me a little while ago. Tom is out and they were at a restaurant eating breakfast. I asked how he was, and she said "fine".
I don't have a wood stove, but it's 50° and I don't feel too cold. I went down to the basement, which is warmer, and a mosquito nailed me. Anyway, word in the 'hood is that power should be restored by Monday.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 05:04 PM

Jeri-

Thanks for the update and I do hope your own power is restored soon. Hot buttered rum can carry you only so long.

We had mostly gale force winds up here in the midcoast of Maine, played havoc with the trees, and thousands lost power. But it wasn't compounded with snow to speak of.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 05:31 PM

NH Co-op is now saying 'thousands' without power instead of sumpthinty thousand without power. I'm one of 'em. I can do one more night here. Tom & Linn will be nice and toasty-warm, but no lights, and cooking on a wood stove is a challenge.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 05:59 PM

Jeri, what are you running your computer on? Hamsters in a wheel ala BillD years ago?:-)

Thanks for the update.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 07:42 PM

Kat, they have these new things called 'batteries' that you can use in laptops. I went down to McD's today and got McCoffee for me and a McCharge for my battery. Will probably do the same tomorrow as I only have 35 minutes remaining.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: catspaw49
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 07:50 PM

Did you take a McPoopie while you were there? No sense fouling up your own place!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: gnu
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 08:43 PM

McPoopie? You mean those deep fried chicken shits?

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: bbc
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 09:33 PM

Wow! Sorry to hear about the power outage! We've had some snow, but, thankfully, my electricity has stayed on. What a welcome home!

Barbara

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 10:24 PM

Oh, duh, Jeri, I forgot!**bg** My Rog says you could plug an AC converter in your car and charge things that way. He says you could even run a power cord from it into the house to do a few things. Only catch is, you'd probably have to go to a truck stop to find one. He also just told me Harbor Freight, here, has neat little gas powered generators for about $150. I never knew they could be that inexpensive.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 10:35 PM

If the phone lines are still up they would have power, so if the computer is running on a battery then dialup is possible, or DSL, over the phone line, if a modem isn't involved.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: kendall
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 01:12 AM

I'm glad he's home. Keep us updated, ye who know what's happening.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 08:24 AM

We got our power back; hope yours is up soon! We also have a woodstove AND a spare bed, if you care to make the drive! Maybe this is the time!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 08:32 AM

Tom & Linn might be able to do a dial-up if they had a laptop with a battery. I'm here charging mine and charging my MiFi (which I can do in the car) and providing service to a guy who can"t find McD's WiFi.

At some point, I'm off to the gym for a workout and A SHOWER!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 08:41 AM

And Spaw, no. Time and tide wait for no man, and I don't trust poopie to last 10 miles. Got a bucket and an un-frozen seasonal run-off stream and I can flush.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: CET
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 09:55 AM

Linn and Tom: I haven't been posting much but you have both been in my thoughts every day. All my best to the both of you.

Edmund

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: kendall
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 04:41 PM

The house concerts and sing arounds wouldn't be the same without you two!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 07:14 PM

I drove over to their house and Linn's car wasn't there so I didn't stop. There were trucks and crews working on my street. There was a lot more damage along the route the power cables take. One pole with a transformer snapped in half like a stick and lines still lying by the side of the road. I figured I might have power back tonight, but might not and I'd had enough and I'm sitting in the Dover Day's Inn.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: kendall
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 08:33 PM

So, why don't you come here? there is always a bed for you.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Tinker
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 11:25 PM

Jeri, thanks for checking in.... Here's hoping the crews get you back in order sooner rather than later....

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: curmudgeon
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 07:06 PM

Hi!

Power just came back. After watching three crews with new poles, I thought it might; better than the Wed. predictions,

Got out of Mass. Misery on Friday after doing nothing but hang around waiting for paperwork for six hours. Road conditions slowed the travel down only a bit.

However, the C is all gone, and once I can see my dr. we"ll deal with the other problems, real or imagined. Don't forget, with very few exceptions, they're all still practising!

Thanks again - Tom

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 07:14 PM

Welcome back to the 21st century! I don't think I'd survive in a world without the internet, TV, lights and a reasonable amount of heat.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 07:26 PM

Welcome back and thanks for letting us know. C all gone. Yippee!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 08:02 PM

Tom and Linn-

Nice to have you back on line, and since you're there, you might as well tally on the fall:

Oh the black bird get up
ay-ah!
She break she tail
ay-ah!
and the white bird get up
ay-ah!
she do the same
ay-ah!
Sing oh me Donna
ay-ah!
Ummm Emalina
ay-ah!
Oh me Donna
ay-ah!
Girl come go with me!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 08:44 PM

Besides no electricity, we had no phone as ours is through Comcast -- I think there's 4 hours worth of power on the modem. My antique laptop doesn't have a battery and I couldn't get wi-fi to work last time I tried (during Tom's surgery in October).

My cell, which I use only for travel (like while in Boston) or emergencies, won't work at home or in the vicinity, so I spent a lot of time in parking lots at MacFred's or Market Basket. Got smart Friday night and, while Tom was ordering supper at Pizza Spinners, went next door to Radio Shack and bought a car charger for the cell.

My car wasn't at home on Sunday because I was at WORK!

By the way, Fox Run Mall in Newington, NH (for all practical purposes, Portsmouth) was closed Friday because of no power. I got to Sears Optical where I work at 9 to discover that. Could use the ladies' room (thank goodness!) but not the POS system or the register, or the phones. From what I heard, the power was back on at 3 that afternoon. When I left it looked as if Sears was planning on selling generators no matter what.

I felt like doggie doo this morning -- I think last week finally caught up with me. (I'll spare you the details.) But I had to get dressed and drive to Lee Circle to phone in sick. And then my phone wouldn't work -- evidently something didn't register when Tom topped it off last week (every 90 days) after I got the email alert. Called in on the phone at Radio Shack and then went back out into the parking lot to top off AGAIN with Virgin Mobile. Sigh. (Ain't technology grand?)

Just to set the record straight on our weather -- it poured Wednesday and Thursday, but it was the wind Thursday evening that caused all the power outages. Ours went out 10:30 Thursday night after I had posted here. I got home early evening on Wednesday and didn't bother to light the woodstove because it really wasn't cold. Didn't bother to light it, actually, until just before I went to pick Tom up on Friday afternoon. But then Saturday morning we woke up to snow -- only and inch or two of heavy wet stuff. More annoying than anything. With water and mud underneath it, of course. Had no problem driving out of the driveway (200' uphill to the road) in my Subaru, but left some pretty serious ruts half way up, so currently not using the driveway -- it's Mud Season a bit early this year. (In New England this is a whole separate season -- one fine April sunshiney day when my car was stuck part way to the road and I was waiting for a tow truck, I watched my curious cat sink into the mud when he tried to approach the car...)

You guys in DC and New Jersey and Virginia, etcet have gotten all of our snow this year -- we've had very little. We did have some pretty cold weather a few stretches, but for the past week or so it's been in the 40s. We've had some flooding, though, because of rain and some roads are still closed due to both flooding and downed trees and wires.

I'm still feeling headache-ish, etc. but hope to feel better by morning. Having power back DOES help. It's late -- gotta go to bed.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Jeri
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 08:51 PM

I figured out you were at work after I posted that message. Had a migraine today myself, and it's still hovering. Sleep well.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 02:16 AM

Once upon a time I saw some snow when I visited a friend who had moved to Cooma, close to the Snowy Mountains. It was good to visit for a weekend - I threw a snowball, saw a snowman & slid in the snow, but I wouldn't want to live there! And the Australian snow season is a lot less then the east coast USA snow season. Our Winter Olympians have to live in Europe or Northern America to get enough snow to train.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 08:41 AM

So glad to hear all the good news and that your power's back on. I feel like we're wimps across the pond when I hear of your trials & tribulations with weather and power!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Tinker
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 08:44 AM

So glad you've all got power sorted out again. Now treat yourselves to a well deserved recovery rest. (Or at least as much of one as real life allows)

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 10:26 AM

This weather-related power outage, while fairly large, was a walk in the park compared to December 2008's ice storm which brought New Hampshire to a standstill. We got our power back then after "only" 6 days -- some people waited two weeks.

I was also living in Cape Porpoise during the January 1978 storms -- we were an island for a few hours when Back Cove and Porpoise Cove met. The Lord's Point Inn washed out to sea and Wells Beach could well have burned if it hadn't been for the valiant efforts of the Fire Dept. -- Mile Road going over the marsh was under water. The exceptionally high tides went straight through beach houses, picked up ice in the marshes behind and slammed that ice through the backs of the beach houses. Lots of carpenters at work for quite awhile that Spring.

A huge chunk of granite landed in the GWH Bush living room at Walker's Point.

In April of 1982, Tom and I were snowed in for 3 days before the town got a huge front end loader through -- had to; the town clerk was our up-the-hill neighbor so the town of Nottingham was CLOSED.

Three years ago, the year I broke my arm, we had to have the driveway plowed every three days because of continual snow storms.

I'm not complaining about this winter's weather. Don't mind the occasional "open" winter, though a snow cover is good insulation for gardens.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 01:33 PM

YOU may have little snow but we got it all: 24 inches last week!

And I'm so glad it was me, not you, so you could deal with the other little miseries without it being compounded by snow.

Grateful that Tom's home, glad to see the two of you sounding so good.

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Janie
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 09:53 PM

As Animaterra said, it is very fine to hear both of you sounding good!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Janie
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 09:53 PM

Now, keep that up!

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: bbc
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 06:45 AM

I hope this means that things are improving now?

Best to all in the frozen North,

Barbara

Subject: RE: BS: Curmudgeon's Cancer Surgery 2-23-2010
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 08:58 AM

Well, Tom sees his primary care doc on Friday and his defib battery won't be replaced until next Wednesday...but I brought my car down to the house last night. Kinda hairy (hairy mud?!?) halfway down, but it's a bit colder today so shouldn't have any problems driving out. Tom's follow-up with Dr. Z is in about 3 weeks.

Should prolly wrap up this thread (or, as a non-Mudcat friend refers to it as, my blog), but I HAVE to share the card (huge foot square Hoops&Yoyo from Hallmark) we got from my sister the other day. I laugh just thinking about it -- wish you could HEAR it.

On the outside it says, "Ever feel like you're in the middle of a big ol' stress sandwich? We've been there, friend, and we know just how to solve allll your problems..."

Inside, "Flush 'em! Twice if you have to! I'm here for you. I'll even bring a plunger," and the sound chip has first a HUGE toilet flushing sound, then "Bye bye worries, there they go...they look so cute when they're just swirling down there...wave to 'em...bye!"

Linn