The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[CapricornFarm]

Finished the last bunny water warmer, and will hook up in the morning. Good timing because it is supposed to get very cold.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Nice! My heated bowl that i bought for the chickens works impressively well. Even with these single digit temps we've been having. Even survived a rain storm lol I've only had it a few weeks but the first night or few it was maybe 20s or even teens, a bit colder at night, then it got up to 30 or 40 and a rain downpour, got a couple dustings of snow, on Christmas it went from rain and frozen rain to sleet to snow, a bit of everything in one day haha, then the last week or sp it's been frigid and artic like, often in single digits (though today it was 30s) and that thing has kept the water thawed the whole time. Not hot by any means but enough to prevent ice so that even in the mornings when it's coldest I don't have to worry. And I don't have to go out a million times to check or break up ice. And the bowl is HUGE, way bigger than I thought, so doesn't need filling often. I prefer it that way. I got the gallon and a half size but I didn't really know how much a gallon translated to in terms of the size of the bowl so it's huge and barely fit in the cinder blocks but that just means it lasts longer

Wipes out easy too. I just love it.

Sorry, this kind of turned into an ad haha

But I just love it and it works even better than expected.

Curious to see how it does with snow though. We are supposed to get like a foot starting tonight and tomorrow.

Perhaps I should get a cord cover

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks KD hubby is too

While FIL does need someone here with him and a hand with things, he is not going to admit that and any suggestion that that is what we are doing is not taken kindly.

Hubby is as reluctant as I am to push those buttons

Ahhh that's hard

I hope he makes the right decision

 

[Teila]

Well, I came out from under the chair and voiced my concerns.

I did so in such a way that did not result in resentment but I was told that "it is probably a sprain".

I think someone would remember spraining their ankle and that it would hurt [which this does not] but, I have done my best and will close the subject now

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well, I came out from under the chair and voiced my concerns.

I did so in such a way that did not result in resentment but I was told that "it is probably a sprain".

I think someone would remember spraining their ankle and that it would hurt [which this does not] but, I have done my best and will close the subject now

That's good you at least tried!!

Yeah, a sprain would hurt haha but oh well

 

[Blooie]

One of the hardest parts of this doggone getting old and having health issues business (at least for me) is the feeling that you aren’t in control anymore - that everyone is smarter than you are and you are just a toddler who needs the “grownups” around to coax, cajole, trick and take away the freedom of choice you once enjoyed.

Where once upon a time a pain between my shoulders meant I’d moved the furniture around without help and could take a couple of aspirin then rub on some Ben Gay lotion, now I have to wonder - is this a pulled muscle or is it another heart attack? Should I take a couple of Motrin even though I’ve been told not to use them anymore? Tylenol is totally ineffective but if I take a couple of aspirin will it mess up my blood thinner levels or mask something that should actually be checked in the ER? I have Ken yammering at me, telling me what to do, and Tam giving me her advice, like I’m so immature I can’t just ride it out for a bit and see if it gets better or worse. It was the same way when my legs were so bad and everyone was ordering me to take my wheelchair on my first ever cruise. Giving in to them felt more like giving into the artery disease entirely. So I took a risk, compromised on taking the walker, and it satisfied every body.

I guess my point is that you did what you saw as right, and I applaud you for it. You didn’t order, demand, or belittle. You didn’t ignore what you saw needed to be talked about, but you didn’t nag. You’ve planted the seed in his head that he may need to do more to address what’s going on, then backed off to see if the seed grows and he makes the decision to act on his own. You left him his dignity while expressing your concern for him. Of all the things I have begun to leave behind as I walk this road, leaving my pride and dignity have been the hardest. Teila, I’m proud of you.

 

[Teila]

@Blooie

Thank You so very much

As always, well written words which make a lot of sense!

This ‘caring for the aged’ is a whole new thing for me and definitely a learning curve. It means a lot to hear from you that you are proud and I got this one right!

I do vent about him and he is cantankerous, but I also care about him very much and he IS hubby’s father after all.

Might I just be in training for when hubby gets old?

 

[N F C]

Morning everyone!

@Teila there's not much I can add to what's already been said, just know that we're here for you and wish you & family all the best

 

[bruceha2000]

Quick! up the life insurance!

Yep, might as well get something if he plans to go earlier than expected

Perhaps I should get a cord cover

Mine has a metal spiral cord cover.
Dare I ask where you have this plugged in? Sounds like it is outdoors. Is it plugged into a properly covered outlet, the plastic kind that is MEANT to enclose the plug, not the "outdoor outlet" with a flap that covers the outlet when it is NOT in use?

@Teila - Maybe you could Google swollen leg and foot causes, find a good site and leave it up where he can see it. Maybe he can decide for himself he has a problem when you aren't there to watch him. Won't be fun if he ends up losing his foot or something.

 

[CapricornFarm]

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