Daily Check In September 23, 2021

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floridacatlover
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Thank you IC, MJ and all for your kind thoughts and prayers about Pippi.

Funny thing is this morning I asked the vet receptionist to put together appointments for Pippi for all of October because I like to have them all scheduled ahead and the last one currently scheduled is Oct. 1. She texted me the dates and she made appointments for October, November and December! She is more optimistic than I am but we’ll see.
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jckitty wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:17 pm Update:
DD1 has tested positive for Covid as has another coworker whose husband just got over it.
She is worried and scared but feeling better than last night. Will update later.
JCKitty
She will be okay. I took a vitamin C mixture that had zinc. Didn't eat much, stayed in bed and rested. Hope she has a mild case.
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Prairie Waif2 wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:19 pm Bonne apres midi toute le monde!

Kitty,
Oh my! Finding out you have COVID must be a nightmare for your daughter and her family. I sure hope the extra meds and supplements make a difference and she will be in recovery in no time quick. I'll add her to my nightly prayer.

Florida,
I am glad to hear Pippi is still drinking and had her lunch. Maybe she is contemplative today and doesn't feel like talking? Prayers for your beloved Pippi too!

I finished the Netflix series, Terror Close Call. I learned so much history and how they get these clowns before they can carry out their planned attacks. Good thing for the USA National Security Agency as they supplied most of the intel to Europe to stop multiple attacks. I started a new series, Spycraft. Holy Smoly! Spies do some very, VERY sneaky things. The Ruskies sure have some ways of killing people too. Today I watched and episode on hiding microphones, cameras and other listening devices and one on using poisons. Very interesting history and insight into how all this stuff is done and how they find out who the spies were/are. The one stupid thing I learned was that the USA had the new embassy in Russia built using Russian materials and Russian workers. The place was laden with microphones, cameras and more! The one USA guy said it was unusable and that the only way to be assured of no spy stuff inside would be to import their own materials and labor. I didn't catch what (if they said) they are currently using for an embassy over there. I highly recommend both series if your a history buff or want to learn something new.

Today is a day for cleaning the bathroom counters and all of dust and washing up the mirror. I also need to put some bread in the machine after this post.

We had a HUGE fire in town on Tuesday night, HUGE! a 47 unit Condo building caught on fire, from the live feed, it looks like it started on someone's balcony, maybe a barbecue grill of a small thing like a Hibachi? It was a wooden framed building and the entire top floor is burned off and the third floor is pretty much a disaster too. The first and second floor still exist but with so much smoke and fire damage I think the entire rest of the building is unsalvageable and will have to be destroyed and rebuilt sometime in the future. I mention this as it gives me the opportunity to donate some of my decluttered kitchen pots and pans for some of the evacuees who have to find a new place to settle into. The fire started a little after 8 pm and the Red Cross said that they were processing people into the emergency hotel until 3 am. I don't have a clue as to how they will find housing in this town. Our vacancy rate is almost zero and house prices are CRAZY. Even with the crazy house prices though, houses are selling within a week of being listed. I hope they had insurance on their condos and can get finances to help them start over with things. I could REALLY help them out if they wanted china and books!

I learned today that the reason Haitian immigrants are going to the USA border after living in Chili and other South American countries (often for 10 years or more) is that the economies of those countries collapsed with the pandemic and they decided to take their chances on getting into the USA. Mexico has taken quite a few people and has flown them to Chiapas (wherever that is at) and some may decide to go back to their original country of asylum or Mexico now that they are learning there are deportations to Haiti. I do not know what the solution to this mess is. I just know those kids sure didn't ask for a life like this. . . :cry:

I had my leftover chili for lunch. I didn't have a lot of kidney beans so couldn't make my usual large batch to enjoy for about 4 days or so. I got two meals from it and that was good. I can't remember who mentioned Salsa, I didn't have that but I had THREE bottles of Siracha Sauce in the fridge. Two of them were almost empty (why did I keep those?!) and I rinsed them into the chili. Was just extra spicy enough for me! Very good.

Not too sure what I'll get into after I start the bread. I'll find something though! I think supper tonight might be a sandwich of some kind with the fresh bread.

That's the skinny from around here!

MJ
Prairie Waif2 wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:19 pm Bonne apres midi toute le monde!


I learned today that the reason Haitian immigrants are going to the USA border after living in Chili and other South American countries (often for 10 years or more) is that the economies of those countries collapsed with the pandemic and they decided to take their chances on getting into the USA. Mexico has taken quite a few people and has flown them to Chiapas (wherever that is at) and some may decide to go back to their original country of asylum or Mexico now that they are learning there are deportations to Haiti. I do not know what the solution to this mess is. I just know those kids sure didn't ask for a life like this. . . :cry:

That's the skinny from around here!

MJ
Yes, I also read that some of the Haitians cannot go back to the South/Central American countries because their visas have expired. They had overstayed their visas and just didn’t get caught. One said his visa expired in 2012!

On CBS there was a report from “unauthorized” officials that some of the Haitians are being released in the U.S. and told to report for a hearing in 60 days. Good luck! I’m thinking this might have been before the flights started.

I don’t know the answer either but it is very, very sad.
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The city guy told me that they had cleared the clog and should be okay for now

I posted my situation of Facebook and people were telling me - oh yea we drove by there last night and it stank! LOL :shock:

This street has issues with sewer lines. Oldest part of town. The house next to me always had sewer line issues.

When Mr Green Jeans lived there he had to replace the clay pipes. Can you imagine - clay pipes! But even after that - still had issues.

We would see water puddled up in their driveway. We also had issues when we first moved here. We did change out the sewer line. Wasn't clay, but they told us, that it was not angled correctly.

The guy told me that all the restaurants, car washes etc., water refuse flows down this way. And there you go.
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FloridaCat,
my old dog has been what I call melancholy for the last 3 days...I am sure this cold rainy weather is part of the problem.
Hoping Pippi is just feeling mellow for a bit.
JCKitty
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Prairie Waif2 wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:19 pm Bonne apres midi toute le monde!

Kitty,
Oh my! Finding out you have COVID must be a nightmare for your daughter and her family. I sure hope the extra meds and supplements make a difference and she will be in recovery in no time quick. I'll add her to my nightly prayer.

Florida,
I am glad to hear Pippi is still drinking and had her lunch. Maybe she is contemplative today and doesn't feel like talking? Prayers for your beloved Pippi too!

I finished the Netflix series, Terror Close Call. I learned so much history and how they get these clowns before they can carry out their planned attacks. Good thing for the USA National Security Agency as they supplied most of the intel to Europe to stop multiple attacks. I started a new series, Spycraft. Holy Smoly! Spies do some very, VERY sneaky things. The Ruskies sure have some ways of killing people too. Today I watched and episode on hiding microphones, cameras and other listening devices and one on using poisons. Very interesting history and insight into how all this stuff is done and how they find out who the spies were/are. The one stupid thing I learned was that the USA had the new embassy in Russia built using Russian materials and Russian workers. The place was laden with microphones, cameras and more! The one USA guy said it was unusable and that the only way to be assured of no spy stuff inside would be to import their own materials and labor. I didn't catch what (if they said) they are currently using for an embassy over there. I highly recommend both series if your a history buff or want to learn something new.

Today is a day for cleaning the bathroom counters and all of dust and washing up the mirror. I also need to put some bread in the machine after this post.

We had a HUGE fire in town on Tuesday night, HUGE! a 47 unit Condo building caught on fire, from the live feed, it looks like it started on someone's balcony, maybe a barbecue grill of a small thing like a Hibachi? It was a wooden framed building and the entire top floor is burned off and the third floor is pretty much a disaster too. The first and second floor still exist but with so much smoke and fire damage I think the entire rest of the building is unsalvageable and will have to be destroyed and rebuilt sometime in the future. I mention this as it gives me the opportunity to donate some of my decluttered kitchen pots and pans for some of the evacuees who have to find a new place to settle into. The fire started a little after 8 pm and the Red Cross said that they were processing people into the emergency hotel until 3 am. I don't have a clue as to how they will find housing in this town. Our vacancy rate is almost zero and house prices are CRAZY. Even with the crazy house prices though, houses are selling within a week of being listed. I hope they had insurance on their condos and can get finances to help them start over with things. I could REALLY help them out if they wanted china and books!

MJ
Di I tell you that my DS2 was using his Grandmother's china at his new apartment? LOL. He needed dishes, his Dad had the china and gave it to him. LOL. And the Gold-plated cutlery service Ex's grandmother won playing bingo at church and was so proud to give us. I always thought it was gaudy, but used it when I used the China beca0es of the memories associated with it. I took to everyday dishes and cutlery when I moved out and left him the formal stuff because they had come from his family. But he is not a sentimental as I am.
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