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[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Pond.. Getting old is not for Sissies.
Little damp grass here this morning.

 

[sourland]

Good morning Pond.. Getting old is not for Sissies.
Little damp grass here this morning.

Amen, Sister, Amen !

 

[bobbi-j]

Elevation. Yup, it’s a serious thang! Soooo, May I ask what the avg distance you are above “sea level” at your place/ neighborhood/ town for generally curiosity?

Hiking is one thing down, under ~4000ft “above sea level” but, once you get close to that 5280 threshold… the lungs get cranky… Quickly! Add to that of just done a ~3mile jog/run/walk/hike…. Yeah, he was definitely not adjusted to the lack of oxygen in so much of Colorado’s terrain.

Hope the color returns to his cheeks so only too!

They’re from Texas - somewhere in the vicinity of Dallas, I believe. We are currently in a suburb outside of Denver. I can definitely feel it. When we were walking around a little lake yesterday at 9400’ or so, I was thinking, “I can’t be THIS out of shape!” Then I remembered the altitude. We turned it into a leisurely stroll. (He chose to sit that one out.) Being a prairie dweller, altitude sickness is not something I’m familiar with. In my world, those are textbook heart symptoms. At one point, he just kind of went blank, quit responding or looking at me. Then I thought, “Crap! Not heart attack. Stroke!” That lasted about 30 seconds or so. When he started answering me again, I told him I was glad he wasn’t arguing about the ambulance, because I wouldn’t have fought him on it - I’d have called anyway and made sure he went.

 

[electrycmonk]

They’re from Texas - somewhere in the vicinity of Dallas, I believe. We are currently in a suburb outside of Denver. I can definitely feel it. When we were walking around a little lake yesterday at 9400’ or so, I was thinking, “I can’t be THIS out of shape!” Then I remembered the altitude. We turned it into a leisurely stroll. (He chose to sit that one out.) Being a prairie dweller, altitude sickness is not something I’m familiar with. In my world, those are textbook heart symptoms. At one point, he just kind of went blank, quit responding or looking at me. Then I thought, “Crap! Not heart attack. Stroke!” That lasted about 30 seconds or so. When he started answering me again, I told him I was glad he wasn’t arguing about the ambulance, because I wouldn’t have fought him on it - I’d have called anyway and made sure he went.

Yeah, ~9400’ is NOT for sissy’s! Especially on a visit. FWIW, I’m on the north side of the DFW metro area. Yet, I have traveled across the Rockies many times in my life & always, Always paced myself once I was above 4500-5280’… most of those road trips I was solo.

You did good to be following your gut regardless.

 

[Alaskan]

Aaand we just sent the oldest member of our party (80) to the hospital by ambulance. He’d been out for a 3-mile walk/jog, came in and ate breakfast and started feeling dizzy. I was not aware of it at that point. I didn’t know about it until I saw him crawling across the floor to the bathroom. His wife said, “Oh, he’s just having a dizzy spell.” My EMT radar went on at that time. The cousins all wanted their group picture because one of them was leaving soon. (This is DH’s family’s cousin reunion.) Then DIL came out and told me that he’d fallen. He was sweating profusely, pale and dizzy. So, we called the ambulance. The medic told his wife that it was likely severe altitude sickness (they’re from Texas). He was looking better by the time they loaded him in the ambulance, but they took him in anyway. We are all going home tomorrow - heck of a way to end the trip…

NO MORE EXCITEMENT FOR YOU!!

GO STAND IN THE CORNER! NOSE TO THE WALL!!

sheesh

 

[bobbi-j]

NO MORE EXCITEMENT FOR YOU!!

GO STAND IN THE CORNER! NOSE TO THE WALL!!

sheesh

It’ll be a trip to remember, that’s for sure!

 

[electrycmonk]

It’ll be a trip to remember, that’s for sure!

Pun enforced?
/smirks

 

[dan26552]

Could be some serama. Looks silkie feathered? My silkied serama occasionally hatch a chick with a few feathers down the leg. They usually disappear within a few days as the chick grows. Yours looks a little thicker, so I would assume just a couple generations back. Any extra toes??

Here’s one of my favorite old silkied serama hens.
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It might be silkie feathered, I hadn't thought of that. I'll have to get better pictures later when it gets older, it's not photogenic
Nope, no extra toes, first thing I checked in that box, out of like 8 there were only like 3 without extra toes. Lol.

 

[bobbi-j]

Well, my patient is spending the night in the hospital. As they were getting ready to send him home, the Dr. came rushing in to tell them that the last test they did showed that he was having a “full blown heart attack”… (I feel validated now. When the ambulance came and I tried to give the medics my report, I started out by telling them that I’m an EMT, and one said, “Well, we’re paramedics, so he’s in good hands.” The medics also are the ones who suggested altitude sickness in the first place.)

 

[Alaskan]

Well, my patient is spending the night in the hospital. As they were getting ready to send him home, the Dr. came rushing in to tell them that the last test they did showed that he was having a “full blown heart attack”… (I feel validated now. When the ambulance came and I tried to give the medics my report, I started out by telling them that I’m an EMT, and one said, “Well, we’re paramedics, so he’s in good hands.” The medics also are the ones who suggested altitude sickness in the first place.)

I HATE it when I get stuck with know-it-alls who do not listen to what I say.

I know full well that I DO know what I am talking about!



Nice that you were right, super horrid that you were right... if you follow...

I hope that since he was in the hospital so soon, that, as these things go, it won't be too bad.