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message 2051: by Tasha (new)

Tasha sorry to hear about your dog, Travis! :(


message 2052: by Tasha (new)

Tasha KimeyDiann, have fun when you go! We are actually going back in September to spend a few more days for my daughter. She discovered Epcot too late in our trip and so we are going back. Did you get all set up with fast passes? We usually don't plan ahead but will be trying to get a few of these set up for our next trip. Definitely worth it! Some of those lines are long!!


message 2053: by Tasha (new)

Tasha Sandra wrote: "Spanish is my native language. I'm from Uruguay."

That's so cool! :)


message 2054: by Travis (new)

Travis (travistousant) | 6011 comments Thanks guys. It is the unpkeasant part of owning pets but I'm just thankful evwry time all I have to do is drop off at vets. Have been a couple times when I had to do it myself rather than make the dog suffer for an extra 2-3 hours by the time you call the vet and drive down there. Doing it yourself and burying and all that really sucks. So much easier to just drop at vets and hit the road. Cows on the other hand really don't bother me at all. Theres 3 methods deemed humane to do it anf I opt for .22 and I know the right way so its over fast for the animal. My wife wanted me to have vet euthanise a calf that was kind of a pet once. I had to hold the calf and it takes like 3 minutes for the injection to work. May be painless for the calf but I still remember holding that calf and feeling the heart beat slower and slower then stop. That was way too personal and took 2 minutes 55 seconds longer than if I do it my way. But I don't do pets unless its an emergency


message 2055: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59896 comments Awwww, sorry to hear about your dog, Travis.


message 2056: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Sorry to hear about your dog, Travis. Must be hard if he has never been sick go have to go like that. :0(


message 2057: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments I am still sick and have not been reading at all. I have re-listened to Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson because I know the story so well that I can use it for a sleep aid and Simon Vance's voice is the one I want to listen to.

Going to work last Friday almost killed me off, and Ikea with my daughters on Saturday afternoon put me right back in bed for the rest of the weekend. I got up at noon and worked on-line and worked until about 4:00pm when our internal internet service went down. I was not sure if it was my cable or not, so I drove over to Amy's to check it out. Still not working.
My cable access to my Laptop is okay, but the VPN service inside the Intel firewall is not working. Not sure what will happen in the morning. So much for working from home for 7 weeks. sigh.

I feel a little better tonight. Amy is kicking me out, so I have to shut down. Good night.


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Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Sorry about your dog Travis :(


message 2059: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Sorry to hear about your dog Travis. This is one aspect of pet owning I have not had to deal with. Except goldfish when I was a kid but it's not the same.

I have another week of cycling ahead of me and I'm already knackered. What I need right now is someone to take me to work and back... one can dream.


message 2060: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Cherie wrote: "I am still sick and have not been reading at all. I have re-listened to Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson because I know the story so well tha..."

I hope you get better soon Cherie. There seems to be a lot of things going around at the moment that take ages to go away. Keep taking good care of yourself and rest up.

Get well soon photo: Get Well Soon cid_EE575927CA2141049E8F234EBE635369Lisa.gif


message 2061: by Lisa (last edited Apr 28, 2015 12:50AM) (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Sarah wrote: "Sorry to hear about your dog Travis. This is one aspect of pet owning I have not had to deal with. Except goldfish when I was a kid but it's not the same.

I have another week of cycling ahead of m..."


Our goldfish is 19 years old (and still going strong) so we will really miss him when he goes as we have grown pretty attached to him over the years. He is quite a character too in his own little way :)


message 2062: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Wow that's amazing Lisa. One of the goldfish I got when I was 9 lived a long time too - 16 years from what I recall. He was called Jaws! I never realised they lived so long (and nor did my parents who continued to look after it after I left home).


message 2063: by Peggy (new)

Peggy (pebbles84) | 15868 comments Sorry about your dog travis.

Take it easy cherie!


message 2064: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Sarah wrote: "Wow that's amazing Lisa. One of the goldfish I got when I was 9 lived a long time too - 16 years from what I recall. He was called Jaws! I never realised they lived so long (and nor did my parents ..."

Hehe, great name! I had no idea that they lived so long either. You do occasionally read stories in the newspapers where they have lived past the age of 20 but their average lifespan is a few years at best. Our little fish used to be bright orange in colour but he is so old now that he has turned completely white and has been that way for years.


message 2065: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments That happened to Jaws too. Completely white. I think he ended up with cataracts too.


message 2066: by Travis (new)

Travis (travistousant) | 6011 comments Thanks.

Wow I never thought of how old fish could get. Those are some impressive numbers. Not sure I met anyone who kept their fish alive that long


message 2067: by Tasha (last edited Apr 28, 2015 03:35AM) (new)

Tasha Hope oyu feel better soon, Cherie. Not sure what you have but I was well all winter long and then a week before my trip to disney I got a terrible head thing/sinus infection. Needless to say I panicked. Flying with a sinus infection scared the hell out of me. I was told to drink giner tea made with grated ginger, honey, water and lemon. It really, really helped. Not sure if that's what you have but you might want to try it anyway.

We have a goldfish that's been around for about 6 years now. My son won him at a carnival and he's still going strong! I wish you could keep them in schools but from what I understand, they need a lot of room so one fish it is. We also have 2 hermit crabs still going strong from about 8 years ago, both from boardwalk purchases!


message 2068: by Rusalka, Moderator (new)

Rusalka (rusalkii) | 19206 comments Janice wrote: "Sarah wrote: "You're not selling it with a buy line like that Rusalka ;-)"

LOL! Truer words were never spoken."


Luckily you don't smell it, you swallow it quickly.


message 2069: by Rusalka, Moderator (new)

Rusalka (rusalkii) | 19206 comments So sorry to hear about your puppy Travis. We've had two dogs have two different types of cancer. One was really sudden, but not quite that sudden, so I understand the shock. What an awesome life out there with you chasing the cows though!


message 2070: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59896 comments Cherie wrote: "I am still sick and have not been reading at all. I have re-listened to Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson because I know the story so well tha..."

I noticed that you've been quiet in the group the last few days. Sorry to hear that you're still sick. Sending you lots of healing wishes.


message 2071: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59896 comments Travis of NNY wrote: "Thanks.

Wow I never thought of how old fish could get. Those are some impressive numbers. Not sure I met anyone who kept their fish alive that long"


Certainly not any fish that found it's way to my aquarium. It was a death sentence for them I'm afraid.


message 2072: by KimeyDiann (new)

KimeyDiann | 2174 comments @Travis, I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. I've only ever had to have one pet put down in my life and it was so depressing.

@Sandra, how many languages do you know?

@Tasha, we do have fast passes set up. I don't like having to plan our trip to that level of detail, but I also don't want to spend more time in lines than I have to.
What did y'all enjoy so much about Epcot? I was planning on skipping it this trip because I didn't remember it being all that great when we went before. The only ride that I loved at Epcot was Soarin'. I'd sort of like to go and explore the different countries there, but I really want to ride lots of rides! LOL.

@Cherie, I hope you fee better soon!


message 2073: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11261 comments @KimeyDiann, I speak Spanish, Portuguese and English. I hope to be speaking Italian in a year. :)

@Cherie, we are having a hard time here too with some kind of spring flu. It's taking ages to go away. When it seems we all are feeling better, we wake up unwell again. The weather is not helping.


message 2074: by Esther (new)

Esther (nyctale) | 5194 comments sorry about your dog Travis. I have had my share in the last years and even when you know it's the only option, it does not make it easier.


message 2075: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Hope you feel better soon, Cherie!!


message 2076: by KimeyDiann (new)

KimeyDiann | 2174 comments Sandra wrote: "@KimeyDiann, I speak Spanish, Portuguese and English. I hope to be speaking Italian in a year. :)

@Cherie, we are having a hard time here too with some kind of spring flu. It's taking ages to go a..."


That is amazing, Sandra. I would love to learn another language, but I just don't have the self-discipline required to do it on my on.


message 2077: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Thanks again for all the well wishes! I THINK IT IS HELPING, I do feel much better today. I slept well last nignt and have had hardly any cough. I guess I had the flu. I don't get sick very often, but this hit me like a ton of bricks. I still have a slight rattle in my chest and no voice to speak of, but am up out of bed now. If my Laptop were not giving me problems, I could be completely happy at the moment. The IT folks over the phone at home are even more frustrating than they are at work. I am waiting for them to call me back....


message 2078: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Almost all the cleaning is done at the old apartment :) I have a little to clean up tomorrow then the carpets get cleaned Friday :) we can't get one of our big items till the weekend so it will have to go in the kitchen till then :) so nice to almost be done with that place :)
I have to say that the Maintenence staff at our new place is 100 times better than the old place :)


message 2079: by Mariab (new)

Mariab | 3059 comments Cherie wrote: "
I hope you get well soon, Cherie!


message 2080: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Glad to hear you are starting to feel better Cherie.

I'm exhausted. I've cycled 3 days in a row so far, first 2 were 4.5 miles then yesterday 6 and I still have a 6 today and tomorrow to do. I can hardly move now. and among all that cycling I went swimming, sawed and chopped wood, and ripped the bathroom floor up. I was naughty yesterday and cycled without having breakfast and I felt awful so I learnt a lesson there. it's been raining this morning so I might have a soggy afternoon ahead of me.


message 2081: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11261 comments My muscles sore only reading, Sarah. But it's great to do so much exercise. You'll get used to the rides in a couple of weeks.


message 2082: by Tasha (new)

Tasha Sandra, you are going to be so buff!!


message 2083: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Way to go, Sarah!!


message 2084: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Sarah wrote: "Glad to hear you are starting to feel better Cherie.

I'm exhausted. I've cycled 3 days in a row so far, first 2 were 4.5 miles then yesterday 6 and I still have a 6 today and tomorrow to do. I can..."


You are doing great with your cycling Sarah! Do you have a bath on your boat or just a shower? If you have one, maybe try having a soak with some Epsom salts or a muscle relief bubble bath. That may help to soothe your aches a bit :)


message 2085: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments We had a shower Lisa until I ripped it out with the floor at the weekend. We only have a sink now which I definitely won't be able to fit in. thinking I might treat myself to a day at the spa at the weekend. or I just deal with it.


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Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments A spa day sounds good ;)


message 2087: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments You've convinced me Lisa. Gonna book in to go to Bath Thermae Spa on Friday. I can't wait. Just one more day of cycling to go.


message 2088: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Sarah wrote: "You've convinced me Lisa. Gonna book in to go to Bath Thermae Spa on Friday. I can't wait. Just one more day of cycling to go."

I hope you enjoy it! I'm sure you will, spa days are pure bliss!


message 2089: by Tasha (new)

Tasha Your muscles are going to love the spa!! :)


message 2090: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Sarah wrote: "You've convinced me Lisa. Gonna book in to go to Bath Thermae Spa on Friday. I can't wait. Just one more day of cycling to go."

You can do it Sarah! Hang in there!


message 2091: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Thanks guys. I am seriously contemplating moving my boat closer to the train station so I have less of a cycle. But I've never driven the boat when I'm on my own so I have a dilemma - cycle 6 miles and leave boat where it is or do I attempt to move it closer by myself so I can save my little legs this afternoon (but perhaps not my nerves).

Also just realised that to get to the spa, I would also need to cycle 6 miles so I think I had better wait until my partner isn't working so I can have the car to do that one.


message 2092: by Tasha (new)

Tasha oh geez... Can you schedule a spa day on a dau he isn't working?


message 2093: by Pragya (new)

Pragya  (reviewingshelf) | 4026 comments Are you any better yet, Cherie?

Stephanie, all done with moving?


message 2094: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Pragya wrote: "Are you any better yet, Cherie?

Stephanie, all done with moving?"


Almost :) we have a few things to pick up tonight then one large item on Saturday :) we have to rent a truck for it as it won't fit in the back of the Honda:(
I'm going over to do another round of vacuuming today. The carpets get cleaned tomorrow :) then all the cleaning will be done! YAY!! We turn the keys in on Sunday then the move out inspection is Monday! I will be so happy to be finally done with that place :)


message 2095: by Tasha (new)

Tasha I'm sure it will feel great Stephanie! Almost there...


message 2096: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Gutted. My partner parked his car at work today next to a metal container as normal. When the door to the container error was being opened, the Wind busted and blew the door out of the guys hand and it banged in to our car leaving a huge gouge down the side. Could coil property so assumed insurance job but looks like they'll write it off and we'll only get £200. If we went through our car I insurance we'd be worse off as it would affect no claims. My partner is fuming.Not sure what's best to do. It's still drivable once the workshop staff fill the gouge to make it road worthy. Not what we need to start the bank holiday weekend off with.


message 2097: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59896 comments That's nasty, Sarah! I feel bad for you.


message 2098: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Thanks Janice. Predictive text is so annoying. The wind gusted not busted and the container was council property.


message 2099: by Rusalka, Moderator (new)

Rusalka (rusalkii) | 19206 comments Oh that sucks. How bad is the gouge that it's not roadworthy anymore?!

We got my first car as Lexx backed into it in a carpark. They wanted it fixed quickly as they wanted to sell it, I needed a car so I bought it off them with Lexx paying what he owed for the repairs and me the rest.

The damage was across 3 of the 4 panels of the side. The mechanics that worked out the back of our workplace at the time, just said it was not worth repairing, so I drove it like that for 7 years. All fine except I had people letting me know about once a week that someone had hit my car. I just owned it, and knew there wasn't much worse I could do to that side of the car.

As much as it's not pretty, hopefully you could get a work around like that? But I think the metal guys should take some responsibility and at least pay for the patch job.


message 2100: by Peggy (new)

Peggy (pebbles84) | 15868 comments Not a good start of the weekend Sarah :( Hopefully things turn out better than they seem now.

I'm procrastinating at work. I should probably just go home.


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