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[WVduckchick]

Bought a boat today.
My friend (and my nieghbor Dave's grandson)
Asked if I would be interested in his 17ft See Nymph.....I said heck yeah.
It's actually my other friend Patrick's old boat.
Which I own Patrick's old truck.... So my truck will be back pulling the same boat out used to pull a few years ago.
Patrick is in the Bahamas at the moment.... Some guy down there wants to buy 200 fishing rods. A deal worth $70,000.
These will be all custom made Tarpon rods.
Pretty happy for Patrick..... Known him since he was a little kid.
He got into some trouble with alcohol and spent some time in jail. But decided he didn't like that. He took his passion for fishing and is making a good living now. Drives a nice new big ole diesel GMC truck.

Pretty sure that’s what our current boat is. 17’ Sea Nymph. Or maybe it was our last one. Lol

 

[Shadrach]

Pretty sure that’s what our current boat is. 17’ Sea Nymph. Or maybe it was our last one. Lol

That would be the boat with the ducks in right. Helleva good buy then.

 

[oldrooster]

I know I shouldn't but I'm going to have a very short rant.
How is it possible that an Educator on BYC isn't aware that eggs shouldn't be turned during the last three days of incubation.
I can understand not being aware of the importance of the first three days because the studies are relatively new and many only available through university data bases for which you need a pass.
I can also understand that trying to persuade people that candling eggs probably isn't such a great idea for many reasons and here such a suggestion is a lost cause. It's not as if by candling eggs you can make any changes to the inside of the egg and once in the incubator, or under the hen, it's all a bit late. It's curiosity and fiddling essentially.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/1st-time-broody-hens-2.1314266/

Don't know how they pass out those badges, perhaps they are great on how to treat sick and hurt birds building different structures and how to bio secure properly and how to help with pecking order and brooodyness but know nothing (relatively so) on hatching in an incubator...

 

[room onthebroom]

Here is my mosly full write up...
Came back yesterday Was released about three oclock.

Went in On the Eleventh about five thirty Am. My son had to go to work so I piled my take along stuff into to bags and hung them to my walker. Made it half way down the hall of the main entrance and had to sit down to rest.

This man in a uniform and hospital Id came up with a wheel chair and asked... "Do you Need a ride?" Only took a moment to realize he was offering to take me. So I witched to the hospital wheel chair he hung my bags on the luggage arms and I steared my walker in front of us....

First desk... I only had to tell them Who I was and My birth date. They told him where to go.

We went to an elevator and took it to the second floor. From there he took me to a waiting room... He asked me some questions and wrote them down on a note pad. Then talked in his walky talky and told me a nurse would take me to my pre op room.

He turned on the tv before he left. One gal in the waiting room had helped us by taking my walker and pushing it separately in... Tight spaces. Just had settled in listening to others talk about "stuff" When the Male Nurse came in and asked me who I was. Then Off we went. With the helper driver tagging along.

One door down and into preop we went to room Eleven... Funny thing that... Room Eleven oN the Eleventh of June. Had to do the usual things Change into a gown and get in bed. Then the Restriation clerk came in pushing her travelling desk in... We did the Id and the other stuff and I got and arm band ... Signed permissions... Then was told who would be next to come in.

She also printed bag and tag ids for my walker purse and clothing bag and BiPap bag... She asked me if there was anything important to save in my purse like Wallet and money... I said There shouldnt be... So I dug in... Handed her my wallet and spotted my house hold wad ... Oops. I counted out four hundred sixteen for her and she counted it too. Put it all in a safety pouch and told me It would be in the valut... Alll I had to do is pick it up in the lobby on the way out. She inventoried my wallet and wrote it all down before putting it all in the pouch and off she went.

Doctor came in and chatted with me a bit and generally assured me by answering last minute questions...

Anesthesia came in.... Signed some forms

and all I had to do is wait again. Two Chearful chatty nurses came in and hauled me off about half hour later. soon I was in the operating room and we all worked to get me on the operating table... I was in there right at eight thirty.... Anesthesia came in and Off I was into La La land.....

Dont know when I woke up but I was back in a bed.... and I was introduced to my nurse and her CNA. They got me settled in the room and explained all the remotes... Then Said... "Lets take a walk shall we?" up and off we went the two laps down the hall. I felt some tugging and a bit of pain on the port sites but that was pretty much it. And the fact that I was very tired we took the small loop.

Back to room and potty and back to bed and sleep.

Amazing to thing all this in one day. and the day wasnt over. four more walkls longer each time... all on Chipped ice and Iv fluids. They finally let me sleep at bed time... and That was when the party started next door.

Someone Everyone knew came in to the room next dooor after surgery. All their company came too. and kept me up most of the night...

The next day was pretty much the same. In the night they changed the nursing staff and I got RN whos name excapes me... and CNA Dave. The CNAS were the ones to help me get free of the attachments to equipment so I could use the potty. They kept the bed straight and hooked me back up when I got back in bed.

The next day was the Twelfth... Talked to the Doctor at seven Am... HE was amazed that I wasnt having much pain... All in all it was about a four but when they gave me Tylenol in my IV it went down to a two. He said he was proud of me coming through this so well. WE discussed how much of a risk I was to do the surgery Prior.... He then said the charge nurse was going to come in next along with a dietitcion and tell me when i could start taking sips of water. He shook my hand and left...

The charge nurse was someone I already knew and Had no idea she was the charge nurse... Shes the one who handled the first seminar. amazingly nice person. She brought me a propel water to sip on. My first "oayed sip" It ws aweful.... Too artifically sweet Too artifically flavorded... I said so and she laughed... and said I either get a yum reaction or an ikk reaction... " She agreed to let me change the water out to just plain water.

She left and came back about half an hour later and told me If I had the water in the bottle drank by somewhere between 1 and 2 in the after noon she d release me. So... That was my goal.... Drink the bottle and home. I handed it to frank and asked him to pour it out and fill it with water...

So Thats how my Days went in the hospital. Was released at three recovered all my gear by four and the Transfer delivey person had me on the curb by about four thirty.

My son picked me up and off we went to get grandmas dinner.... Back to home... Next day.

should be able to start clear liquid foods in a day or so... I have been on water for three days now and I am not hungry. Amazing that.

Should be on Jellow and clear broth soon... Had a sugar free popsicle before bed last night it was wondefrul. Took me about half hour to eat it.

Well Synopsis... Surgery day the 11 th.... Over night to the 12 th then home to bed ..... No complaints. Effects just tired and not hungry. Dry mouth... Lots of sipping containers around.

Oh and I have lost another ten pounds for a grand total of fifty.



deb Off to bed again

I'm so happy for you brave girl!! Best wishes on the rest of your recovery.

x2!

I know I shouldn't but I'm going to have a very short rant.
How is it possible that an Educator on BYC isn't aware that eggs shouldn't be turned during the last three days of incubation.
I can understand not being aware of the importance of the first three days because the studies are relatively new and many only available through university data bases for which you need a pass.
I can also understand that trying to persuade people that candling eggs probably isn't such a great idea for many reasons and here such a suggestion is a lost cause. It's not as if by candling eggs you can make any changes to the inside of the egg and once in the incubator, or under the hen, it's all a bit late. It's curiosity and fiddling essentially.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/1st-time-broody-hens-2.1314266/

Making new friends Shad? Someone get the chains!

 

[Alaskan]

Back.... a Day of ice chips and a day of sippys.... water only or Propel.... Hate propel.

Surgery went famously Doctor beamed at me when he told me the news. Didnt need to walk so much Bed was cRap...But soon as they put me on Tylenol in my IV the pain mediates.

Doc pre prescribed Norco and Pepsid so I have big big guns here. Just in case... As I start eating I will need the pepsid for defence against ulcers... Day ONe even with just water....

Staff were awesome....

ONly had to spend one night... Yay am glad to be home.

deb

Extremely glad to hear from you.

 

[Shadrach]

Making new friends Shad? Someone get the chains!

Not so as you would notice.

 

[Shadrach]

Don't know how they pass out those badges, perhaps they are great on how to treat sick and hurt birds building different structures and how to bio secure properly and how to help with pecking order and brooodyness but know nothing (relatively so) on hatching in an incubator...

I don't understand either.
There doesn't seem to be a coherent standard. We have some good ones here on the pond and even if I don't agree with them they generally know their stuff. There are others too.
I guess some must be 'political' appointments that support the site ethos.

 

[Alaskan]

I don't understand either.
There doesn't seem to be a coherent standard. We have some good ones here on the pond and even if I don't agree with them they generally know their stuff. There are others too.
I guess some must be 'political' appointments that support the site ethos.

They get the badge when their friends vote for them.

And they are prolific on BYC.

 

[Alaskan]

I think I know more.... but answering that many posts would kill me...

 

[room onthebroom]

I think I know more.... but answering that many posts would kill me...