The 50 Plus Cafe, Pub, All-Nite Greasy Spoon and Dive Bar

[Lilianna23]

Thanks!
I recently lost hundreds of EPIC shots, due to a phone "crash."

Did you have your phone backed up? Can you recover them?

 

[Lilianna23]

In my line of work "Friday" will be 04 March... but my weekend is 14 days!

Is the payoff worth it? I saw you mentioned a 30 hr work day. Were you awake the whole time or do you get sime sleep breaks? That is a long-ass day!

 

[Lilianna23]

Thanks! Being away from Her for 28 days is the hardest thing I have to do in this job.

Awww! That is so sweet!

 

[Lilianna23]

I woke up and 0230. I rolled over and gave it another hour, said the f-bomb, and got up. Fixin'ta pour cuppa #2. It's pack-'em-up day. Got to do a wee clean on the job here and then ride down to the next brief assignment for orientation. Getting up to speed on the new job, one tidbit at a time.


Oh, my new/rebuilt big iPad wouldn't charge. No idea why. When the battery died, it rebooted itself and then started tookening a charge again. Who knew???

Did you have a good trip home? I hate it when I wake up before I want to then can't get back to sleep.

That's amazing your iPad just charged up again!

 

[Lilianna23]

Good morning Boat1 and others of the Spoon. I had trouble getting to sleep and then staying asleep. My hip hurts, took ibuprofen, waiting for it to kick in. The good news for our nurses, no more bleeding and no fever. I am going to try to get some sleep. See you later.

I hope you got some more sleep B2. Thanks for the report. You know if you hadn't checked in one of us would be bugging you!

 

[Lilianna23]

My most recent Packard acquisition. Such a deal. And it's a CCCA full classic, the last that Packard made:


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This is a gorgeous car, Wat!

 

[Lilianna23]

I have to.work....or what i call it.

Phone it in make 6 figures.... tell my boss I need more work she says I do enough and I keep.phoning it in....

Guess i will work.on some more ceus

Girl! NEVER tell your boss you need more work!!! You're lucky you have a good one!

 

[Boat1]

Did you have your phone backed up? Can you recover them?

I didn't have them backed up...
I'll be able to recover some of the best ones, from people and places I shared them with, but that will be a time consuming "Easter egg hunt."

 

[Lilianna23]

Thanks! It is hard for her... we do work well together... she's who I've sought for my entire life.
I might tell our story one day.

I'd love to hear it!

 

[Lilianna23]

Sweet little tdk.... she was sitting by the phone agreeing with everything ethyl was saying...

I am glad the new job is working for you.... I wish I was a little happier but thats me.... the eeyore of the group....

But I am a loveable little eeyore.....

Awww, honey! You're not Eeyore! You're our own sweet girl! ️

 

[Lilianna23]

How nice to hear.... it is a lot of work to keep a marriage together across distance. I saw it with my own parents. My dad was an over the road truck driver.... my mom had a lot of work on her hands

Mine too. My dad was USAF and was sent away seemingly frequently on TDY. And, he was sent to Vietnam for a year. My mom had to manage 5 kids when he was away.

 

[Lilianna23]

I haven't left my house since Monday and I dont plan too anytime soon.

I wish it was warmer so I could start weeding flowerbeds ...takes a lot of angst

And I think I am.gonna buy a new push mower. The one I have is old hard to.push and the pull cord always comes loose....

My yard looks so much nicer push mowed.... esp around the house and the front yard

I fired my lawn service in November. I have been thinking of figuring out how to make the lawnmower work. I have a little more time to do that.

 

[Lilianna23]

Hey Lillanna23,

One thing I do remember, we hadn't shifted to shore power, don't know if it was because of the date or time we'd pulled in or what. As for my part the Hull Technicians was R-Division or Repair Division and were part of the Engineering Department we didn't have anything to do with the operations of the engine rooms.

If memory services me right, they must have caught it before there was a major problem because liberty went down as scheduled. However, the guys working in the engine room still had to perform maintenance to flush out any mud sucked in as I didn't see many of them crossing the Quarter Deck going on liberty.

Thanks, Jack! Sounds like you averted a major crisis!

 

[Lilianna23]

Ugh. I had a fitful sleep. My Apple Watch noted I had erratic breathing and heart rate. I had a rare morning nap. I am feeling better.

Please have a good day. Thanks for the well wishes and expect I will be back to normal by tomorrow!

I'm glad you got a nap. The biopsy probably set off a minor inflammatory reaction and some pain that messed with your sleep. You should be sleeping better tonight as long as you aren't in pain.

 

[Boat1]

Is the payoff worth it? I saw you mentioned a 30 hr work day. Were you awake the whole time or do you get sime sleep breaks? That is a long-ass day!

I hope it's worth it... it seems to suit my need to "push the envelope" though at 59, I don't feel that need as strongly as I did in my 30s. Lol

I do love many aspects of it. I go to work 8 times a year, seeing things most people never get to see.

It's still a "meritocracy" out here.
It's rare, but when I do talk to people from my office, it's like talking to old family members.

My off time, truly is off time.
Who else gets 2 weeks off after every month on?

Cons... Rough weather is like a bad ride at the fair that you can't get off of.
If one can't handle the solitude, it's like prison, with the added option of drowning. Lol

Honestly, I don't know if I could fit into a dry land 9 to 5 gig again.
Oh, the pay isn't too shabby either.
It all seems to balance out... my longest continuous day was 42 hours.... but many days, I do the square root of Fk'all. Lol

 

[Lilianna23]

Once we even grew a pot plant! Man do they smell!!

Good? Or skunky? I hate the smell of the new pot. I loved the sweet smell of pot from long ago!

 

[Lilianna23]

At a dive boat company I worked for, safety regs didn't allow me to replace an end on a drop cord, but they'd allow me to stand in 6 inches of water and connect 480V shore power in a live panel, to get the crew off of payroll.

 

[Boat1]

Mine too. My day was USAF and was sent away seemingly frequently on TDY. And, he was sent to Vietnam for a year. My mom had to manage 5 kids when he was away.

Respect!!!

 

[Lilianna23]

Nothing spectacular this morning, but it's still better than the average office window. View attachment 2487596

Stunning!

 

[Lilianna23]

I spent a little time in Capidichino, NAS Naples! We staged out of there for Operation Joint Guardian (Kosovo) but stayed in Pinatumara (sp?) the old Navy recreation area. The 29 story high rise was being turned over to the Italians but we stayed there and drove into Capidichino everyday.

NURSE, NURSE! My granddaughter came down with C-Diff…she’s OK but my mother called me and said she caught it? Is this possible? I’m taking her to the doc today. My wife (who’s not a doctor but pretends to be one) says she doesn’t have it, it has to be something else. Anyhow. I put my trust in our resident nurses. . Thanks in advance for any gouge!

Sticking to the theme…it got into the mid 70s here yesterday, and will return today. The Key West MZ has brought on the thaw!

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It IS possible for c-diff to be transmitted person to person. How old is your granddaughter? If she’s old enough, she should be isolated. Her dishes should go directly into the dishwasher and, ideally, not touched by anyone else. Clothes directly into the washer. Anyone caring for her or touching her should wear gloves and wash their hands well.

 

[Lilianna23]

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I so feel this!

 

[Lilianna23]

I know the Mrs is a big gardener.... she needs to start a thread call it the dirty hoe channel and we can have the same vibe about plants....can you imagine...

Hahahahaha

We can talk about hoes here

I know so little about gardening but I'm definitely down for some dirrty hoe! I might learn something!

 

[Lilianna23]

I have some butternut squash seeds.... how do I get them ready for outside?

You can grow from the seeds of the squash you get at the store?!?

 

[Lilianna23]

Yes is possible. Cdiff is pretty contagious.

She should have her own toilet if she can till she is better and get some bleach wipes or spray to clean...

HAND WASHING IS CRUCIAL

She shouldn't cook for people and if doing laundry and can use bleach...do.... washing doesn't kill c diff spores.....

Hand sanitizer doesn't kill c diff either...it is WASHING YOUR HANDS

After she rides in your car...wash it down with bleach wipes.... not bleach free clorox wipes..... real bleach wipes (if you can)

ALL of this!

You can make your own bleach spray. Just use one part bleach to 9 parts water. It will make a 10% solution.

 

[Lilianna23]

I make a mean steak salad...

Romaine lettuce
shaved red onion
A steak
Roasted potatoes or butternut squash or ???
Honey mustard dressing
You can add whatever other veggies you want...tomatoes a little spinach some cucumber etc

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