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[Sandra, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Oh I hate when I have to admit I'm human.
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If it makes you feel better, I already had my suspicions. :)

[Tasha]

That's sweet, Sandra. :)

[Lynda]

So sorry to hear about your grandpa, Travis, but glad help came so quickly. It's good of you to try and make his home safer. As someone whose 81 year old mother lives with her, I can definitely relate to the stubbornness of the older generation. Especially where health and rest are concerned!

[Travis]

That made me smile Sandra

Well I'll tell you what is frustrating is the fact my grandfarher has more than enoigh money to live comfortably . I know this for a fact because I bought his farm on land cobtract and write him a check every month of which 40% of it is what he needs to live each month the rest is extra. But he loves to give mobey away and there is no shortage of family to take it from him. There are a couple I should just write the check to and make rhem pay income tax on it. He called yesterday wanted an advamce of his next oayment because he is broke. And get this because a family member has a bad floor and water heater amd he has a carpenter fixing the house all up and its getting exoensive. Then I walk in his house and almost fall through the floor. Grrr. This is why I am not on speaking terms with a portion of my family.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm glad you at least smiled for a minute. :)

Family is difficult. We have some specimens like these in mine too.
Maybe this accident your grandpa had makes them to reconsider and be more considerate. Or am I being too optimistic?

I'm sorry you are going through this stressful moment, Travis. I hope it gets sorted soon.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm sorry, too, that you are going through this Travis. Just remember that you are doing the best that you can under the circumstances. Hopefully, your grandfather will accept some help and repairs.

[Sharon]

Sorry to hear about your grampa Travis. I hope he recovers quickly.

[Peggy]

You sound a lot like my boyfriend Travis!

How's your grandpa doing today?

[Sarah]

I can imagine your frustration and exhaustion with the situation Travis. And as Sandra said, family can be difficult. Take it easy Travis.

[Travis]

Thanks everyone. Feels good to start a fresh day. So far my grandfather is doing fine at the hospital. They can't find a single thing wrong with him amd that is the problem now Brain function, heart and lungs are all normal and working just like they should be. Hopefully they can find an answer. As for me I'm starting today new and free to throw whatever at me it will. All a person can do really. Can't let stress compound itself. Gotta leave yesterdays stress with yesterday and move forward I believe.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Glad you and your grandpa are feeling better today, Travis. I'm like you, I deal with things as they come and don't really think, I react. Then I collapse in a heap at the end of the day, and have to acknowledge that it's not only from running around, it's from emotions too.

What is it with stubborn old men, who are too generous yet don't look after themselves?

Hope you guys find a solution to the house repairs, he doesn't give you too hard a time, he gets released soon, and you guys don't burn out. If that happens, it won't help anyone, so you both take some time out for good sleeps and down time.

[Peggy]

My piece of wisdom for today: You can never have too many books! Unless you're moving....

[Sandra, Moderator]

lol! That's SO true, Peggy!

[Tasha]

good point!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Boxes get full of books so quickly, and they weight so much!

[Peggy]

Completely agree Sandra. They are so heavy and only so few books in a box compared to what we have. I have 4 boxes full now and hardly see a difference when I look at our bookcase.

[Lisa]

Lol, that is very true Peggy!

Good luck with the house move!

[Travis]

Well they found a blood clot on gramps lungs and have to transfer him to another hospital with more equipment. Now we have the why. Now we wait some more to see what happens.

[Peggy]

Good to hear they found the problem Travis. I'm sure treatment and prevention can be much more effective now.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Here is a tip for you. Check if your Uni/Faculty has a removalist they use for moving offices, or moving retirees off site. See if you can hire them to move your house.

We have one we use, and at my old job the Deputy Director moved house, she's an academic, her husband is a trade nerd. These guys turned up, didn't even blink at the book boxes, and moved them all. They move more every day at the uni than what was in the house, so no judgement or grumbling.

[Peggy]

That's what I've been telling my bf for months! But he thinks it's a waste of money ("it's just a few things!") and is sure we can do it ourselves. He plans on carrying some boxes with him everytime we go to the new house. I don't mind packing them, but I don't think I can carry them very far. At least not the ones with books in them. And I'm definitely not going to carry the fridge or the washing machine up and down the stairs, that's for sure. It's been a topic of argument for some weeks now ;-)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

You need to pack in small boxes if you move them yourself. I speak from experience as a cheap uni student who moved 5 book worms between several houses. No removalists. So if you do that, smaller and lots of boxes.

[Travis]

I remember when my grampa moved out of his old house my dad and uncle were required to move 3 washing machine size cardboard boxes full of books down stairs to truck then from truck back upstairs to another second story room.

[Peggy]

I thought of that! I figured as long as I can still lift them, even just a little, my bf should be able to carry them to their destinations. Thankfully we have an elevator in our apartment building so that makes a big difference already! We'll just put the boxes on something with wheels and ride them to the car. I think in the end 75% of the boxes we have will be books. Does that mean we have lots of books or little other stuff? ;-)

[Lisa]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Well they found a blood clot on gramps lungs and have to transfer him to another hospital with more equipment. Now we have the why. Now we wait some more to see what happens."

That's good that they have found the cause of the problem. At least now he can get the treatment that he needs.

[Peggy]

Oh my Travis, that sounds nearly impossible!

[KimeyDiann]

That is a wonderful outlook, Travis. I wish I could convince myself to start a new day and leave the previous day's worries behind. Unfortunately, I tend to obsess and let everything compound. Glad to hear they have a diagnosis, hopefully treatment will go smoothly.

I feel your pain, Peggy. I hate moving! Good luck.

Anyone noticed that GR has made the fonts bigger? It is much easier to read now.

[Travis]

Peggy wrote: "Oh my Travis, that sounds nearly impossible!"

Ever run across a couple true farm kids who grew up doing a lot of work. They are basically machines made for moving heavy objects.

[Stephanie]

So happy to hear they found the problem, Travis! Keeping you all in my thoughts :-)

Peggy, do you guys have a hand truck? Or maybe a friend has one? It has come in handy for us the many times we have moved. Makes moving things a lot easier (especially if there aren't stairs).
Here is a photo of a handtruck because I suck at explaining things ;)

[Peggy]

Thanks Stephanie! We don't, but I'm sure my dad has one we can borrow :)

[Casceil]

Hand trucks are great to have. We just bought one a few weeks ago. Our refrigerator was out of commission for three very frustrating weeks, so we bought a mini-fridge to use in the meantime, and a hand-truck to get it into the house. What do you say to the repairman who tells you, two days before Thanksgiving, "don't buy groceries." "Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!"

[Sarah]

We call them sack trucks. We have one and it's so useful hauling heavy stuff up the towpath from car to boat.

[Stephanie]

We bought one when we moved from the old apartment here to our new place (in April). It was so nice to have since the old place had a few stairs :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

A hand truck is a good idea.
The last time we moved I borrow a dozen of stack-able basket from a friend who owns a bakery. They were something like this:



They were perfect for books and kitchen stuff. We just fill and emptied them a hundred times.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Travis, good to know doctors figured out your grampa's health issue. And it's great he will be moving to a better place to be taken care of. He and your family are in my prayers.

[Peggy]

I received a package with a book in the mail yesterday, and today as well. Both were delivered by a new guy, and he is VERY cute. Already looking forward to the other books I ordered ;-)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Hand truck? Interesting. We call them a fridge trolley.

Glad they found out what's ailing your Grampa, Travis. Hopefully it's an easy clot to treat.

[Lynda]

Oh, Travis, I'm glad there's a diagnosis. Now they know what to do moving forward. Your grandpa and your family are in my thoughts.

[Cherie]

I just caught up on all of the posts here.

Congratulations, Peggy,,,

Hope they can get your Grandpa up and around soon, Travis. Hopefully you can get his floor fixed and some lighting in his house before he gets sprung.

[Janice, Moderator]

It's good to have a diagnosis for your grandfather, Travis. Now on to treatment and a speedy recovery.

I had to chuckle Peggy. First you're feeling the pain of moving books, and then you're eagerly awaiting more books. I get it though - eye candy. :)

[CFDeeDee]

Been off this topic for so long !
I'm really caught up with everything ..
Been on the road everyday for work for like 15 hours a day, all the paintings I worked on should be ready for the gallery, and to top it all I have a lot more of data entry and cooking and getting the last painting for framing.

On the other side, I'm in love with my new books and can't wait to receive the other books.

[Tasha]

Peggy wrote: "I received a package with a book in the mail yesterday, and today as well. Both were delivered by a new guy, and he is VERY cute. Already looking forward to the other books I ordered ;-)"

haha, the books leaving your house and going to be replaced very quickly with some new books I think. ;)

[Tasha]

Travis, glad to hear they at least have something to work with now. Sending out postivie thoughts to you and your family.

[Travis]

Thanks everyone. He will be a while in hospital. He had a blood clot a few years ago so it is a problem. He was on blood thinner and doing fine but a couple years ago he hit his head and had a brain bleed so they took him of the thinner. Then his doctor never put him back on it. So really it is the doctors fault we are here again. He had been doing really good while on the thinner. Blood clots is something that will be a constsnt issue unless the doctor does a better job monitoring him once he fets back on his feet. Doing good though. Hates the hosoital food. Hates the hospital water. The milk is good and the ice cream is good. I have never heard the man complain about food so it must be bad. They had to go to the store and get him bottled water and then he asked the nurse to refrigerate it so he could have it cold and to not bring it to me with ice cubes because the hospital ice cubes will ruin the taste of his good water.

[Sandra, Moderator]

lol, He is something, Travis!

[Tasha]

he is a trip! At least he's knows what he wants and isn't afraid to ask for it! haha

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Too be fair to the doctors (although only going off that little you've said, no full details obviously), after watching Dad with blood clots and blood thinners, it does seem to be a balancing act and weighing up of lesser evils.

If he got a brain bleed due to them, I wouldn't have put him back on them unless he presented with an issue again (like now). Unless there was strong evidence for risk of strokes or heart attacks, it's not worth the risk of a brain bleed. But I totally get it. You have someone you care about sick again, by something that could have been prevented. I'd be grumpy too!

I used to have to visit Dad with many bottles of ice tea (only thing he could really taste after the chemo stuffed his taste buds). So understand the many bottles of water. Good work on the nurse though, I could never get into their fridges!

[Sarah]

MTFBWY! Today started awesome with a visit to the cinema to see Star Wars. :-) Then I went to pick up my laundry and they ignored my instructions and washed my bright red sheets with the rest of my clothes and ruined my brand new jumper. Gutted. But my partner kindly bought me another to cheer me up. I'll dye the ruined one black.

[Travis]

No he fell on the ice and hit his head causing the brain bleed. Wasn't directly the result of the thinners.

[Travis]

He is in the hospital now that took him off the thinner amd they said after a couple months or whenever he had healed back up the doctor ahould have put him back on them.