The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[bruceha2000]

Remember FIL’s swollen foot? Still swollen and he has just asked me to make him a doctor’s appointment

Stubborn but not stupid

It's nice they do it for free.

Given what the chemicals cost, I think they are still making money

The impossible side... wish I had cut that tree

Ah, but the chickens will enjoy the shade in the summer.

3 eggs today. Trill, Betty and I THINK Angel. Again based on comb color. The trend is good.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Good Morning Friends

KD I am pleased to hear you got some sleep, even if it does not feel like it. That does sound like a full on study plan. I over slept 15mins this morning because it was dark with the cloud cover and I did not want to get up

sunflour I hope you enjoyed your day off. The chicken yard is looking great!

Aaaw, adorable bubbies Jae!

N F C I confess to not having been to the Dentist for many, many years. I hope the news is good and nothing major required.

I have always feared the Dentist since I was a child. The reason was that back when I was in school, a Dentist injected the anaesthetic in to my gum; waited and then asked if I could feel what he was doing, I said I could and he injected some more anaesthetic, waited and asked if I could feel it, I said yes but I do not think he believed me. I wonder if the anaesthetic was old or he had not given enough but I experienced pain and felt the drilling etc. I remember squirming in the chair and crying but he kept going. Understandably, since then, Dentists are not on my list of favourites I have seen a Dentist twice in 40 years!

32mm [1.25 inches] of rain overnight with more predicted today and the chance of a tropical storm. Current humidity is 85%.

Remember FIL’s swollen foot? Still swollen and he has just asked me to make him a doctor’s appointment

Blooie as you mentioned, I have just kept an eye on it and while concerned, I have not mentioned it again. I have noted that he has been displaying signs that he is not feeling so good and I am pleased that he has finally decided to go to the doctors; sadly the appointment is a week away though.

Thanks! It's definitely going to be a lot of work but I think I can do it. IF I actually work.

Yes, it is harder to get up when it is dark lol

Ouch that dentist appointment sounds scary!

And I am glad he is finally seeing a doctor.

Stubborn but not stupid


Given what the chemicals cost, I think they are still making money


Ah, but the chickens will enjoy the shade in the summer.

3 eggs today. Trill, Betty and I THINK Angel. Again based on comb color. The trend is good.

Lol probably.

 

[rjohns39]

I am also nervous because I've never taken this many real classes. Normally it's all his easy ones or one real one. And I failed my last college. Actually I have to retake history cause i failed it before. But this professor seems much nicer and less stuffy and is younger. Although the other professor was pretty cool and nice but still. I think i just never read or did essays so if i do different here it'll be fine. I think we had a huge research paper.!

KD you've given me a relive through my college years. Transfer credit was critical as we had multiple universities offering classes. I got my degree on active duty in the military. We had parallel classes in Germany and Spain based upon our deployment schedule so if you were in a calculus class in Germany, the same class on the same schedule was in Spain. So if we deployed, we just continued in the other class in Spain.

Let me preface this with that some will vehemently disagree with me. In the end your goal is to be DG... (done graduated). All a four year degree does is demonstrate your ability to learn. Some programs teach some common skills that are useful in the workplace like computer science. But as a rule, it just doesn't matter.

A little about me... My high school counselor told me I was too dumb to go to college and that I should just take a job in a local steal mill. I pretty much failed out of Purdue's engineering program—but that wasn't out of knowledge, it was about maturity. Today I say that I majored in party 101 at Purdue. I was an 18 year old guy with raging hormones all alone on a campus with a ratio of 13 girls for every guy. Who knew that girls had raging hormones too?

Fast forward... Went back to school in Germany when the boss kind of made it impossible not to. Imagine my surprise when I graduated from the #1 aeronautical university on the planet with a 4.0 GPA. You can also imagine how fun it was to point that out to the HS counselor who said I was too dumb for college.

My point to all this is do what you enjoy. If its fun, it's easier to learn. If you really like psyc and sociology, and would like some expert mentor ship, I can try to hook you up with a young lady I call doogy houser... She had her Phd's in Psychology and Psychiatry before she was old enough to drink. She was more than happy to help DD through some of her Phyc classes. Not sure how many more times I can ring that bell, but would be happy to do it for you. Might work, might not. Katie has kids now and her own practice that keeps her busy, so who knows.

After reading many of your posts, you're super judgmental of yourself. Don't be. Relax and enjoy your time in life. Do what makes you happy. It will all workout as life goes on... And I really hope you have fun with these new classes.

They look alert and like they'll do well J...so cute!

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Have a dental appointment this afternoon. Just a routine check-up but I really, really don't like dental appointments

hmmmm Last visit for DW and I was $24K... Can I clearly state that I HATE THE DENTIST!

I'm always nervous they'll find something wrong that needs a shot to fix .



Almost done with the chicken yard....

The easy side

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The impossible side... wish I had cut that tree ...Hopefully next attempt we'll be able to "clean" up that spider web mess
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Looks amazing

 

[sourland]

@rjohns39 , great post.

 

[Teila]

Gees Louise .. Am I have a fun morning! Not! LOL

All outgoing calls from over 50 offices across Australia are going out with one caller ID, guess whose? Did you guess mine?

I was getting calls about inspection appointments and other things and thinking what the? They have fixed it now but of course, I am still getting the calls when people are checking their phone and calling back and I am having to divert them to the correct office Who knew there were towns in Aus that I had not heard of and have no idea where they are

"Bear with me, I am in Far North Queensland in the IT Department, it is going to take me a while to find the number for that office"

 

[JaeG]

@Teila - you got anaesthetic? At primary school every time I went to see the dental nurse she found an excuse to torture me with that damn drill (HATE the sound of that thing) - no pain relief what-so-ever! The only time I've been since is to have teeth repaired because the old amalgam fillings had blown apart my teeth. Both DH and I need to go again but we just can't afford it.

And don't get me started on the useless dental nurses of today who waited until our sons (baby) tooth was rotten before suggesting it should probably be taken out at the hospital (with a 6 month waiting list)!

Sounds like a busy day Teila! Glad your FIL has made a decision to go see the doc. Hopefully it'll be nothing major.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Have a dental appointment this afternoon. Just a routine check-up but I really, really don't like dental appointments

My son went to the dentist yesterday and had 5 cavities. He’s never had one. They quoted him $1242 and they are just tiny little surface cavities. This dentist is building a brand new “mansion” and is getting a reputation for charging too much too pay for his house. The xrays and cleaning were $170 with a 5% discount for paying that day. Craziness!

 

[ronott1]

KD you've given me a relive through my college years. Transfer credit was critical as we had multiple universities offering classes. I got my degree on active duty in the military. We had parallel classes in Germany and Spain based upon our deployment schedule so if you were in a calculus class in Germany, the same class on the same schedule was in Spain. So if we deployed, we just continued in the other class in Spain.

Let me preface this with that some will vehemently disagree with me. In the end your goal is to be DG... (done graduated). All a four year degree does is demonstrate your ability to learn. Some programs teach some common skills that are useful in the workplace like computer science. But as a rule, it just doesn't matter.

A little about me... My high school counselor told me I was too dumb to go to college and that I should just take a job in a local steal mill. I pretty much failed out of Purdue's engineering program—but that wasn't out of knowledge, it was about maturity. Today I say that I majored in party 101 at Purdue. I was an 18 year old guy with raging hormones all alone on a campus with a ratio of 13 girls for every guy. Who knew that girls had raging hormones too?

Fast forward... Went back to school in Germany when the boss kind of made it impossible not to. Imagine my surprise when I graduated from the #1 aeronautical university on the planet with a 4.0 GPA. You can also imagine how fun it was to point that out to the HS counselor who said I was too dumb for college.

My point to all this is do what you enjoy. If its fun, it's easier to learn. If you really like psyc and sociology, and would like some expert mentor ship, I can try to hook you up with a young lady I call doogy houser... She had her Phd's in Psychology and Psychiatry before she was old enough to drink. She was more than happy to help DD through some of her Phyc classes. Not sure how many more times I can ring that bell, but would be happy to do it for you. Might work, might not. Katie has kids now and her own practice that keeps her busy, so who knows.

After reading many of your posts, you're super judgmental of yourself. Don't be. Relax and enjoy your time in life. Do what makes you happy. It will all workout as life goes on... And I really hope you have fun with these new classes.



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hmmmm Last visit for DW and I was $24K... Can I clearly state that I HATE THE DENTIST!



Looks amazing

You are spot on!

Often times a BA or BS is a paper cut for a job. Those with one move on while the applications of those without go into the recycle bin.

Like you posted, It does not matter too much what the degree is in

 

[ronott1]

My son went to the dentist yesterday and had 5 cavities. He’s never had one. They quoted him $1242 and they are just tiny little surface cavities. This dentist is building a brand new “mansion” and is getting a reputation for charging too much too pay for his house. The xrays and cleaning were $170 with a 5% discount for paying that day. Craziness!

I have dental insurance that pays for cleaning and exam twice a year. Dental work costs 50% of the total after the cleaning.

Your Son't dental work would cost me $621.00.

Of course the dentist gets all of the cost to go towards the Mansion....

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good Morning Friends

KD I am pleased to hear you got some sleep, even if it does not feel like it. That does sound like a full on

I have dental insurance that pays for cleaning and exam twice a year. Dental work costs 50% of the total after the cleaning.

Your Son't dental work would cost me $621.00.

Of course the dentist gets all of the cost to go towards the Mansion....

Good insurance! He’s going to look into dental insurance. He’s had such good teeth he didn’t take it out through the company he works for.