@shoelady60

I hope you are feeling OK. I miss your posts. Hope you and the computer will
return soon.

@sheba2011

The A/C is working. The house is comfortable. The one that died was about 5 ye4ars old and was a lemon from day one. Unfortunately, the company would not let us return it for another model until all parts were repaired. It was one excuse after another. I started looking around for other A/C businesses and found one. I wanted a new one and the tech advised us to keep it. He repaired it a couple of times and then it started to work the way it should. It died last week. This one is perfect and hums along. Actually, it is very quiet. I notified the company this morning that I was happy thus far with the result.

Today I promised myself a full day with hubs. It didn’t turn out that way. I had a good night’s sleep and rested for awhile before starting the day. However, that soon passed. Getting up , my movement was on the shaky side. I called the doctor’s office and my physician contacted me within minutes. I explained the situation. I had heat exhaustion. I had meds here that would serve me well. She called at the end of day to make sure I was OK. The one thing she recommended was the smart water, along with fruit and breakfast. I am now able to walk without the feeling I needed to hang onto something. I also needed sugar and the ice cream is what finally started to bring me around. I would have gone to a local hotel/motel, but being a Fl. resident it would have been difficult to find a room unless I travel over 50 miles. Not an ideal situation. Thankfully, I am OK. Have car will travel to see hubby.

@shoelady60

Hope you and the computer are feeling better. The heat, humidity and the dew point is something I have never really given a thought to until now. I was forewarned about the weather in Fllorida, but nothing like what I have experienced for the past week .And this beat is never ending. I have been without A/C since last Thursday. Overhead fans just brought in more humid air, but it was sort of OK. For awhile I thought of living in my car since it had A/C.. However, the other side of the coin may not be so good when winter comes. I have noticed that whatever you get in summer means a harsher winter. Drink plenty of liquids and enjoy the fruit. Take care of yourselves. Hope this weather isn’t affecting your mom and sister too much. Stay safe.

@sheba2011

The first tech was here at 8:30am. Seems we had a huge hole where the freon was and that led to the A/C not functioning. No way to repair the hole. Next two techs showed around noon. They were finished by 4 pm. The new thermostat showed that the indoor temp was 98. It sure felt like over 100. I stayed home for the entire day. I now am starting to feel human again after 3 cool showers. I will not do any work on the house tomorrow. Instead will see hubs and spend the day. The one thing I need to say it felt good to say goodbye to the A/C we had for a few years. This one had problems from day one. The one we have now seems to be running alot better.

I have to laugh at your picture of a lake. That is a lake. What we have is a hundred acre puddle. I am not exaggerating. Florida for some reason calls every puddle a lake. The only boat that you can use is a kayak or a small canoe. Row boat is OK as long as you do not attach an engine. But our lakes do get those alligators and all kinds of snakes. I watch from the lanai and always wear my running shoes just in case. Yep, alligators do love those screens. We do have wilflife people that we contact and they just bring them elsewhere though I’ve been told that the same ones could return. Guess they have a pretty good sense of diretion.

Well, I’m really tired. Hope you all have a great evening. Wonder if we will be too cloudy to enjoy the Persidions tonight and tomorrow. Temp was in the upper 90s today. With everything factored in it was over 105 degrees. I feel for anyone experiencing this heat wave. Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

@Sbheba2011

Our computer is down due to no A/C. Tech will be here this am . Hope he can do the repairs. Have overhead fans working. Will definitely see hubs today. It is cool at the rehab. I will write when the AC returns from being ill. To think we have a heat advisory. Not good. As you say; “This too shall pass.”

@sheba2011

Yes, I was with hubs today and the A/C at the rehab never felt so good. Tomorrow some huge chores of this and that and to clean the guest bathroom. I will also put some bottled water into the frig for the Technician. It’s really hot and humid. The bottled water will also include the Smart Water.

Hubs has a new roommate. Someone new. He has been sleeping quite a bit,so haven’t introduced myself. 0

@shoelady60

I am praying for a speedy recovery. Miss your posts. This weather is not even good for the birds. Just do what you can. Nothing more. Air quality may be the culprit even if they say it’s OK. Take care. You are missed.

@sheba2011

I have not seen hubs in three days. Two days were due to thunderstorms that wen hours on end and this morning after totally emptying our dresser for a thorough cleaning, I tripped over a box hitting my left side against the chair at the desk. Thank goodness, nothing broken. Just muscle problems on the left side. The other problem I have is no A/C. People will be here Tuesday morning. Thank goodness for overhead fans. I also thought it could be a thermostat ossie even though the batteries seem to be working OK. Or, maybe it’s time for a new A/;C. I will find out on Tuesday.

I’m using our favorite cleaning solution on the dresser drawers. I will be working on the dresser this evening. I do not like keeping the clothing out for any length of time especially when I may need something. Tomorrow I will again clean the A/C area and will try another battery to see if that is the problem. If the thermostat needs to be changed, I am hoping for one that is WiFi enabled. I will see what the tech says.

I am OK. Just want to reiterate. Taci asked about the funeral. I did answer her, but left one thing out. I am glad it was on their channel and that I didn’t go in person. I sometimes have difficulty sitting for long periods. It was nice to be home and to be able to walk around when needed. One speech by a congregant was too long. However, the one from the rabbi could have been shortened. I noticed ‘a few in the front were squirming in their seats. The funeral was in the synagogue. However, there were plenty of seats in the front that were vacant. Nothing was shown in the back. My immediate family was nowhere to be seen. I imagine we were all glued to our computer or cell or android.

It is raining as I type. Thankfully, no lightning or thunder. Miss Boston and the Cape.

@taci

I did watch the funeral yesterday. It went over an hour with long speeches. Her younger brother, who is in the 90s was in a wheelchair and wore a mask. He now has a heart condition and when they were in Florida during the winter months, he landed in the hospital with pneumonia. I suspect that has something to due with the wheelchair. The service was quite long and the rabbi spoke for almost a half hour. There were congregants lined up to speak, but were turned away. I did not see any of the cousins there. I surmise we were all glued to the computer.

I am also doing some house hunting in Florida. I’ve been using Zillow. There have been a few I wanted to check. but hubs needs some input as well. I’m trying to see if there is a handicapped assistance progam in our area that can pick him up at the Rehab and bring him to a few places to look at. I really need a home that is wheelchair and cart accessible. I have found a few that meets this criteria, but getting hubs to visit, a huge question. One or two are new builds and can easily meet our qualifications prior to building.

@shoelady60

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. It helps a lot.

I hope you are feeling better. It is definitely weather and wilffires related. Just put the A/C on, grab a good bookor better yet, watch something good on TV. Migraines, soreness and whatever else ails you is definitely from all the above. Just take it easy and do not venture out unless it is absoulutely necessary. Take care.

@taci

Hi and a huge thank you for being here and sending your thoughts and prayers. I hope and pray that the three of you can begin to smile and to enjoy whatever comes your way. Happy Birthday to you. May you celebrate many more with good health and a huge smile.

The heat wave keeps on returning and staying healthy is sometimes difficult. The A.C is lowered every evening. There are times when I need to get up from bed and lower it even more. Hubs has the A/C vents in a corner in his room and there is one near the door. There is also one between the two beds which is towards the center. When it’s working properly it often makes you freeze. I think that is done on purpose to keep all bacteria at bay.

I will watch the funeral using Amazon’s HD Maxi. It’s the only one where the sound works. Even though I am not oermitted to fly due to the Eustachian problem, I did check the flights. It turned out that there is only one airline that would fly from our airport to Ct. It leaves twice per week. That would be Wednesday and the return on Saturday. The hotels near the airport are over $300/night. Our home in Ct. is an hour and a half away from the airport. Since our furnace had not been repaired from the water damage in November, staying there is out of the question. A lot easier to watch from homeor from hub’s room.

@sheba2011

Here’s to a beautiful new day. Happy Birthday and may it be a start to a Healthy and Happpy year and then some.

No need to apologize for the day that was not like any other. Sometimes age plays a part for the feelings that should have been left at the curbed. Other times it’s the news. Then, of course, the weathe. Temps, humidity and the dew points adds to us not feeling the way we should. I cannot put my finger on it. Suffice to say that it plays an important part. And to add to our misery, the news for the day or the week on top of everything else. So, to use a bit of your expression, “take some time for me.” Another something I learned from the past two and a half months is not to be outside for any length of time. Bad karma seems to be everywheere when we have been out and about for hours. So do take the time to smell the roses inside instead of outside. It definitely makes the difference.

I did not see hubs today. Yesterday, I did check the ceiling in the hallway near hubs room. It had been taken care of. One panel left for a replacement. There is a new roommate. Funny, he looks like the last one. Oh well. At least the buzzer isn’t going off every two seconds.

I am now toasting to your birthday and to better days to follow. Age is only a number. Be well and stay that way.

@sheba2011

Thank you Sheba, Taci and Shoelday for helping me through this. This person was special and was our matron of honor at our wedding many many years ago. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the funeral. However, I just learned that it will be televised over closed circuit and those that cannot attend in person will be able to be part of the congregation from wherever they are. The family, at one time almost lived door-to-door. But as we grew older we all went in different directions. Each of us took different paths. With the advent of the computer, cell phones, androids, etc., e-mail has become the choice. Some of us long for the days of our youth when family would get together for the holidays and then find some excuse in between. Those were the days that the only loud bang was from the sound of thunder or a firecracker on the 4th of July. You could walk late at night without a problem where the only sound you heard were your footsteps. Times changed in a blink of an eye. We were from totally different generations. We never looked down, always looked ahead to the new adventures.

Hubs is OK. I brought him shrimp cocktail and some dessert. His dinner from the rehab was soso. He had steak fries with chicken nuggets and cole slaw. Not something I would have chosen for dinner. At least it wasn’t pureed. He asked me to go to the Farmer’s Market for fruit. He gave me a list. Stone fruit is on sale and is one of my favorites. However, I will venture out that way the end of the week.

We are expecting rain for the next three days beginning tomorrow. Hubs also asked for Asian food. I will need to figure out what he can eat. I am being extremely careful. I do not want him coughing up a storm. Temps this week will be over 100. UV index is up as well. Never a dull moment in Florida.

@sheba2011

Just received an email from the family. My matron.of honor passed away this morning. Not a good day. She was the oldest of all the cousins.

@sheba2011

I stayed home today. Headaches on and off starting around 1pm. Weather was the culprit so what else is new.? Just had another thunderstorm. Headache and all other aches and pains gone until the next low. In the barometer. At least we had some much needed rain.

Tomorrow is garbage day. Not enough for recycle. Everything is ready to put into the barrel in the morning. Hubs enjoyed the milkshake from Culvers. I also picked up shrimp cocktail while at Costco. He will enjoy that tomorrow along with some other goodies. Just hope I can get there. I do not like staying home. On the other hand he really starts to be overly concerned. When I have a reaction to the weather or sulfites.

I think I will call it a day . so sorry to hear about her father in law. I thought she and her hubby had taken a trip. You were on the right path. I know this week will not be easy. Just do what you feel like doing. Nothing more. Nothing less. hope you see many butterflies as you do this and that.