Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

[Paul B]

My power went out 5:00 this morning and I had to get the key to disconnect the cable to open the door. I decided to test my car battery jumper on it.

I just plugged my garage door motor into this battery jumper and all is well. The thing stays plugged in the wall anyway and if I need it, I just plug the door motor into the outlet on the wall.
This thing may even be cheaper than a UPS system that needs to put out at least 500 watts.

Now I can open my garage in a blackout and I have emergency lights all over the place so I can see what I'm doing.

 

[Paul B]

I will have to spend one night in the hospital but even though I asked, they wouldn't let me pick out the nurses. They actually drew straws to see who will not take care of me.

After 38 surgeries, many of the nurses that took care of me for my first surgery in the 60s are all great grandmothers now. But I still like them because they are all still a lot younger than I am and maybe some of them have a fish tank.

I had to drive 50 miles today to the hospital for them to give me a sling. There was a huge accident on the highway so it took me a half an hour longer. I walked in and they handed me a sling in a plastic bag.

I said, Like Duh! Couldn't you just give me this on one of the other 4 visits I have to make to come here just so the doctors, insurance and lawyers can get paid? It's just so stupid. As I said, I had so many shoulder surgeries that I could do it myself if I could stand my screaming.

If we could eliminate the lawyers this would be so much more simple, cheap and un-stupid.

 

[Paul B]

Tonight we had a little disaster but living with someone with MS this happens all the time and it could have been much worse. My wife was cooking, and she had some goopy thing in the microwave and was heating it up. It was very watery. We were having friends over for dinner.

I worked all day putting patio furniture away and doing things that I won't be able to do after my surgery next week so she didn't want to bother me. She took the casserole dish out of the microwave that is up high and poured it all over her face. She didn't burn her eyes, thank God, but now looks to have a tan.

It was very painful, so she kept putting cold water on her face. Of course, I ran out to help her.
After hitting her face, the rest of the liquid went on the stove and shorted out the console, so the thing said :
"Call for service". But I fixed that. She is much better now, but she is not very happy. MS makes her right hand and right leg numb so she can't tell how tight she is holding something.

This new shoulder surgery is going to be a real challenge, mostly for her, and it is a little frightening.

 

[reefsandrotts]

So sorry paul,I can only imagine how scary it was

 

[Paul B]

Yesterday, before that disaster my wife was shopping so I took her as I always do. I normally bring a book when she food shops because it takes her an hour and I shop like a Man so it would only take me 3 maybe 4 minutes.

While there, I finished my book so I went next door to Petco. I want to change water once before the surgery because I won't be able to do it for a couple of months and I needed salt. While there I saw this fish.

It's a fairly common fish so I asked the guy what it was. He didn't know. So I asked him how much it cost. He had no idea even though he was working in the fish dept. He called over the manager and asked her who also had no idea, so I said, what if I give you twenty bucks for the fish. Sold.

In 15 minutes, it was happily swimming in my tank. I have had these before and I probably could have gotten it from my guy for eight bucks, but I felt sorry for the little fella.

 

[MadReefer]

Petco by me has them all the time and think they go for $30 and labeled as Striped blenny. Nice price.

 

[Paul B]

That fish is a Poison fanged bleeny or Stripped Bleeny. I got him for $20.00 so it is fine.

 

[Paul B]

The stupid Fang Tooth Bleeny, or wrasse, whatever it is, is doing great and hasn't bitten me yet.

I changed the water yesterday because I know I won't be able to do it for a few months.
I just got back from a mandatory shoulder replacement class. I don't know why I had to go because I will be asleep. The surgeon should have gone.

Now I have to go to the second pre-surgery physical. You would think I was getting a new head with all the stupid nonsense they put you through for a simple shoulder replacement.