Hot and humid in Houston, I’m sure. I won’t see it as I’ll be in bed. Like yesterday.
I do feel some improvement so sleep, meds, and more sleep, seem to be working. I’ll continue that today. The coughing is still brutal when it triggers. I have a feeling that will linger for a while, even after the rest is gone.
Maybe I’ll do a swab test today, just out of curiosity.
Now, talk amongst yourselves…
n
My first apartment in Tampa was new and so poorly insulated that I never turned the heat on in the winter because the downstairs neighbor kept their place so warm.
Radiant in-floor heating is great.
78 F and a million percent humidity on the west side of Fort Bend County. The varmints are on their second trip outside.
I am not sure that I can stay awake in Church with only 5 hours sleep. Jesus will have a million reasons for me to do pushups in the afterlife.
There is an incredibly bright light low in the sky. I get a feeling that huge ball of fire is taking us to 100 F again.
Ah, the life of the everyday landlord. The warehouse tenant’s rent check bounced.
Glen Campbell never wrote a song about this, dreaming about rent checks that never bounced. Just everyday housewives dreaming.
Oof. That is not good. Do you manage it by yourself? Time for a cashier’s check.
The lawn service company? That sucks.
When we moved here, we were so tight that the landlord made us deposit the rent to an account he set up at the local credit union. The deposit had to be clear by the end of the day on the first.
I just ordered a cordless pool cleaner on Amazon, on Friday. Now my FB feed is being swamped with ads for pool cleaners and chemicals. Obviously Amazon sold my information that I had a pool to other sites. Cretins.
If you used Costco Visa to pay for the cleaner, Issaquah and Citi both “wet their beaks” selling the data as well.
Mastercard has a deal with Google if you used one of their cards.
And note the lie inherent in online ad revenue– you ALREADY made the decision and purchase. The money those companies paid for ad placement was wasted.
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It’s part sun and humid, didn’t look at the thermometer. After 2 days in bed, my lower back is on fire. Just crazy how bad it hurts. I’m going to try some of my normal stretching, but I feel like I’m surrounded with metal bands, no give at all.
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After a PopTart breakfast I’m going back to sleep. as much as my back will let me anyway. Burning thru the Kleenex, I’ll be down past my “go buy some now” level today or tomorrow. It hasn’t been on sale for a while so my stacks were low to start. This is a good example of why stacks should be maintained, it hit out of no where and is running down my store. I can use TP or paper towel if needed, so no panic buy, but I’ve been thinking that some stuff has gotten low compared to early wuflu days.
n
T-shirts or yesterday’s underwear. Softer than a paper towel.
Everyone wants to believe the lie since online advertising revenue is the foundation of a lot of retirement plans without a real replacement in sight.
The fallacy is that “If I purchase an item now, I’ll probably want to purchase a similar or replacement item soon.” Ummm…. no; if I have THIS one, do I actually NEED another one right away?
“The fallacy is that “If I purchase an item now, I’ll probably want to purchase a similar or replacement item soon.” Ummm…. no; if I have THIS one, do I actually NEED another one right away? ”
If you made the wrong decision and bought Amazon Chinesium, you may be sending it back and looking for a higher-end replacement.
It depends on the product.
If you bought an EV, then, yes, you will need another vehicle not long after the battery warranty expires.
The thought on the part of the competition would be to start working on the buyer’s brand loyalty now since they’ll hate their chosen manufacturer eventually.
A pool cleaner runs in a harsh environment, and a cordless unit with newer battery tech would have a warranty which was a guess on the part of the manufacturer.
How much money can we afford to lose?
It was reported that LAPD did not respond to requests for assistance by the immigration enforcement task force, and POTUS deployed 2000 National Guard.
Trump should immediately suspend any federal payments to LA or any other governmental entity that refuses to provide support in an emergency, and redirect the money as needed in the emergency. If NG has to be called up and paid to do the job, part of the funds can come right out of th problem areas.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/06/08/hoo-boy-lapd-puts-out-orwellian-statement-about-anti-ice-riots-that-turns-reality-on-its-head-n2190187
California wanted the Guard deployed but Newsom has Presidential ambitions.
That will be interesting. We tend to drive our cars until they die. Our “new” car (now 2 years old) is an EV, and I do hope it will last a long time…
Probably about the same as a corded unit. Then a person has to deal with that cord, getting tangled, most are 50 feet, I need more. There is a 30-day money back option for what I purchased. The warranty, well, we see. The unit was about $600.00; others were up to $2K.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWGRH7Q?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&tag=ttgnet-20
My pool is rectangular, fixed depth shallow end, with the same depth on a shelf about 1′ wide around the entire deep end. The deep end is an abrupt transition to a 45-degree angle from the shallow end. When the pool is empty, that slope is difficult to walk up unless a person gets a running start. When I have drained the pool and have to clean the very deepest end I usually put in a safety rope that I can use to get back out of the deep end of the pool. The sides of the deep end, while sloping, are about 60-75 degrees and impossible to walk, crawl, slide, slither, herky-jerky, up when the pool is empty.
The cost of new batteries will exceed the value of the vehicle. Of course, that becomes a personal decision as putting new batteries in an old vehicle still makes the vehicle useful to the owner regardless of the book value. The real question becomes is it worth amortizing the cost of replacement batteries over 5-7 years versus amortizing the cost of a new vehicle.
If you bought an EV, then, yes, you will need another vehicle not long after the battery warranty expires.
I was just talking to my neighbor with a Cybertruck. He bought the Cybertruck last November and has 24,000 miles on it already. He just towed his Airstream down to Galveston for the weekend and was uncoupling it when I stopped by. He drove it to Tucson, AZ a couple of months ago and had to supercharge six times each way. But, he says that he has to pee that often too so no big deal. He loves the Cybertruck so much that he has parked his Suburban since he bought it. He loves the self driving feature and drives on automatic on the interstates. He is a contractor and drives out of state all the time.
>>The fallacy is that “If I purchase an item now, I’ll probably want to purchase a similar or replacement item soon.” Ummm…. no; if I have THIS one, do I actually NEED another one right away?
Prepping 101: “Two is one and one is none.”
Don’t sell the Suburban. It will outlast the Jesus Truck.
Thought for a lazy Sunday.
The kids who were eating Tide Pods are now old enough to drive…
https://www.facebook.com/share/1YvXDLTq9m/
Yes, which is why I bought two identical AR-15s. Not that I could repair one if it broke, but at least I’d have another just like it.
Don’t sell the Suburban. It will outlast the Jesus Truck.
He also has a dually and several other vehicles. He is a bit of a vehicle nut. He also has a Greyhound based RV with a 600 hp CAT V8 turbo diesel for those really long trips.
“Feel Good Video of the Day: Mad Maxine Waters Tries to Enter LA Federal Building to See Rioter Friend – Law Enforcement Slams the Door in Her Face”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/fafo-mad-maxine-tries-enter-la-federal-building/
“At one point Maxine Waters attempted to barge into the the Los Angeles Federal Building to check on arrested SEIU President David Huerta. Despite her “congressional authority,” she was denied entry.”
“Maxine tried to grab the door before it closed.”
“The officers stationed outside the building slammed the door in her face… After she said she was using her Congressional authority to enter.”
“It was a rough day for Mad Maxine.”
There are parts of the country where you don’t want to stop unless you have to, and when you do stop, the “ick” factor runs so high that you really don’t want to have to spend 30 minutes waiting for a battery to charge.
Of all people, you would think that a contractor would understand that time is money, even if he has a small bladder.
Got some more sleep today. My cold symptoms seem to be responding well, but the lower back issues from spending all this time in bed are really bad.
I took something a bit more effective and got about 4 hours pain free this afternoon with an hour or two drowsing as I metabolized the remainder.
Took a shower, changed the pillow. Tomorrow I’ll change the bedding too.
Plan for tomorrow is to get up and move around, doing a pickup later in the day. I should be able to manage the cold symptoms at that point.
Right now, I’m still feeling some of the after effects of the ‘more effective’ stuff and I want to lay back down.
Don’t expect much out of me tomorrow either…
n
>>Got some more sleep today. My cold symptoms seem to be responding well, but the lower back issues from spending all this time in bed are really bad.
@nick, wow, symptoms sound pretty nasty for the ‘common cold,’ have you tested yourself for the Krud?
In any case, best wishes for a speedy recovery. Same for D1.
ABC News forced to suspend one of it’s demented progressive propagandists after losing his probably syphilis-infected mind on air
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/06/08/abc-news-reporter-suspended-after-suffering-a-total-meltdown-over-trumps-top-aide-n2658395
Syphilis would be a medical excuse. Doubt he really has it or any other excuse. In a just world his children and grandchildren would be the select prey for the illegal immigrant crime he wants to foist on the public from behind his security-gated community.
All the states bordering Cacafornia should have a rapid response plan to turn back the metastasizing infection if it tries to flee when the cities burn.
@nick, wow, symptoms sound pretty nasty for the ‘common cold,’ have you tested yourself for the Krud?
The Koof !
There are parts of the country where you don’t want to stop unless you have to, and when you do stop, the “ick” factor runs so high that you really don’t want to have to spend 30 minutes waiting for a battery to charge.
Of all people, you would think that a contractor would understand that time is money, even if he has a small bladder.
15 minutes will get you an 80% charge on a Tesla Supercharger. The new machines have an inrush of a megawatt. Stand clear in case of a meltdown, very far away, sparks can go far.
My wife had severe bronchitis a couple of months ago. Her Primary Care Physician (PCP) ordered some prescriptions, scheduled follow-up visits to watch her condition and provide continuity, and said to visit the ER as needed for more immediate intensive treatment. She went three times, and they did help her. Long story short, she was diagnosed with bronchitis, then pneumonia, then bronchitis, and given treatments each time.
Early on, her main complaint was moderate to severe back pain, and this was diagnosed as a partially collapsed vertebra, confirmed by an MRI, and likely caused by the coughing. Osteoporosis might be involved, but that needs to be evaluated. To make another long story shorter, she had a back injury several years ago, with similar injury. That time, she had a kyphoplasty, with immediate and lasting results. This time, her PCP said it would be better to wait a while and see if it would heal. A month later, the pain started to reduce, so this might have been a good decision. We will see as follow-up is done.
My point is that you seem to have something similar. Bronchitis can go away in a few days, or it can linger for a few weeks, with decreasing symptoms. It can be treated successfully with steroids, but like a cold, symptom treatment is usually more effective. Take good care of yourself. Try to avoid the coughing. We want you here.