Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Good morning everyone. I could not post here at TBN and not check in here. My absence here was related to my need to rid myself of drama and unnecessary BS and establish and maintain my priorities. Actually the BS on a thread at another site led to my taking a break from social media. Personally, it’s a long story, but a whole lot of “nothing” transpired. And no I was not medically or psychiatrically hospitalized nor incarcerated. I did gain back 5 of the 30#’s I lost.
:embarrassed:

This is the wettest Fall we have ever experienced here. I was not willing to take the tractor very far from the driveway due to the R1’s rutting up everything. The subsurface springs here became surface water; even the recent -3F did not really stop the flow. Monday's/Tuesday’s 7” of heavy snow really messed up the trees around here. My “pet” dogwood lost most of its limbs, but my ancient peach tree seems(?) unaffected. All kinds of tree fall in my woods.

32F with light snow. 1.5" of new snow fell last night/this AM. 19” of snow has fallen here so far this season; most of it fell while my tractor was in the shop for maintenance . The driveway was pretty ratty looking with the Tundra packing down the snow and busting through the roadside snow banks. When the tractor was delivered I had to dig my way back through the plowed snow bank. Never had to “dig in” before.

This is shaping to be classic El Nino winter so far around here. We’ll see.

I need to catch up. It appears that those on the mend have mended, surgeries were successful, and there are new injuries and challenges from the frequent fliers here.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for all.

J

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

JAY! Welcome back! Yes you do have a lot of catching up to do. You didn't mention Brogen....I was thinking he had taken you on a loooong sleigh ride

 

[jbrumberg]

"Home from surgery. Reported as "nothing earth-shattering" found. Meniscus had degraded some, they removed additional portions. Some tibial bone was " rough", so that was smoothed. Some "debri" was removed. The actual surgery took about an hour. I did not want to wake up from the anesthesia....way too good of a nap....haven't slept so good in the last 9 months

I think the knee is finally fixed. There is minimal pain, feels better than the entire last 6 months. Hopefully it stays this way. No weight bearing for the next 3-5 days, getting used to the crutches again. Now if I can just get myself to remain bedridden for a couple of days."- Ted

Ted- thanks. It's great to read that the surgery was successful. I hope you can handle being bed bound. "Some people" seem incapable of handling relaxation appropriately..

My 19" of snow is well compacted along the walking path along the perimeter. Breaking trail trough snow is a decent workout. It's too icy to walk the hill trails at this point. Brogen still requires a choke chain and probably will need one forever. At least he no longer wants to chase all moving lifeforms. He is not a model citizen in the kennel. He now goes into "solitary" for kennel boarding due to his bad behaviors directed against a great dane. He (on leash) drug a staff person across the courtyard and took down a great dane. It took the entire staff at the kennel to pull him off the great dane. At least he is naturally "muzzled." He still loves going to the kennel. He's the first dog we ever had that liked kennel life. He seems to be experiencing some food allergy which has necessitated the purchase and use of a pretty HD rug shampooer. Brogen accidents are measured by shovel load Trying to figure out what is triggering his GI response is proving difficult. He is already on a limited ingredient, grain free diet.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Jay, way back a few years ago, we had a large German Shepard that had a food allergy. We would wake up in the morning and curtains would be half eaten, the arm of a wing back chair eaten off, blankets/comforters eaten...even a 3' diameter hole in the carpet....minimal amounts of fibers would be left...he literally ate it. Usually the day prior to these events, he would have severe GI issues. Found out he had numerous allergies to ingredients in commercial dog food, even the 'good stuff'.

We ended up doing a full 'fresh food' diet. We would make a home cooked 'doggie meatloaf' using all people food. Within 2 weeks no more problems. He finally put on weight to where he should have been, coat became beautiful, and he had way more energy. All in all, it was also more cost effective to make our own, just spent more time to prepare.

It's now been almost 20 years, every dog we have had since, including our international champion Giant Schnauzer, and our mini Schnauzers are still on the home cooked diet. I had recently been in contact with a Standard Schnauzer breeder who said he would not offer any health guarantee on his pups unless they were on a 'fresh diet' .

There are numerous websites that talk about fresh and raw diets. We did not like the raw diet aspect. If you want our recipe, I can PM it to you, or if anyone else is interested, I'll post it here.

 

[sodamo]

Welcome back, Jay

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Jay, I totally get your hiatus from social media. Sometimes life is too short to waste on Internet idiots, and there seem to be a LOT of them out there!

Good of you to check in so we at least know you didn't drop off the edge of the world, though.:laughing:

Hang in there...:thumbsup:

 

[jbrumberg]

Ted- It appears that Brogen is reacting to dairy products. He was not happy with the ban on yogurt and dairy products. So far dairy products and spicy leftovers seem to trigger him. This is not surprising. A lot of dogs have difficulty with lactose. I/we are interested in your "fresh food" canine diet. Thank you.

RNG- Thanks. "Social" media BS was taking more of my limited life energy than I cared to expend for idiots and stupidity. For a brief period I was considering returning to the "Prozac Nation," but did not. I am happy to see that you are at home and posting with all those catastrophic wildfires in CA. What a tragedy.

David- Thanks. I hope that all is well with you and Sophie and that life is beginning to return to normal in HI. Another tragedy that should be still newsworthy. Displaced people and families is still a major life stressor for all involved.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low temp this morning was a balmy 42 degrees, going up to 55. Major change coming in from CWB's territory tommorow, dropping our temps to the low 30's and snow predicted for Thursday night and Friday. Then another system with more snow on Sunday.

Told the daughter to come down from Colorado on Sunday instead of Monday morning...I won't be able to go rescue her this time...she did get a necessity bag in her Jeep though.

Ed, take care and baby that arm, trust me it won't get better if you don't. Prayers to you for getting better.

Ron, same thing...good luck at th Doc's next week.

RNG, still hoping your time away from home becomes shorter as we speak!

Claye, glad to hear your wife's shoulder is getting better...I'm sure that weather up there isn't helping. Speaking of which, can you make sure that snow stays up there and doesn't come down here like they say? Unless Thomas comes up with that switch to turn off winter.

PJ, I surely do wish you the best of luck dealing with the situation. It's hard to have a past history like that and be able to logically justify doing it again, but on the other hand, once that motherly instinct kicks in....well it's just better to just give in...I hope you find an amicable solution.

Drew, nice that you were able to find a home for the exercise equipment where it will go to good use. A couple of years ago, I had a spinning bike, weight bench with free weights, a seven station universal machine, and a treadmill. Couldn't find a home for any of them...even the local PD or Fire station. They weren't able to take them because they weren't "safety certified"....really? Ended up taking them all down to a Goodwill store. They thought it was great.

Everyone have a great mid-week(hump day). Prayers sent out.

PS: I have actually been a good boy...using the crutches faithfully (except for one brief forgetful moment), and actually laying in bed with it elevated. I do have the countdown timer going: 25 hours and 35 minutes left of non-weight bearing mode....then I can at least try it a little

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG- Thanks. "Social" media BS was taking more of my limited life energy than I cared to expend for idiots and stupidity. For a brief period I was considering returning to the "Prozac Nation," but did not. I am happy to see that you are at home and posting with all those catastrophic wildfires in CA. What a tragedy.

Tragedy indeed. But the unaccounted list, which at one time reached over 2000 souls, has dropped to 158, with 88 confirmed fatalities. Much of the town of Paradise was reduced to ashes, but a surprising number of businesses and houses remain. Most of the burn scar, including my own home, is still under evacuation orders, while most of the focus seems to be on fixing infrastructure in Paradise, even in areas where there is nothing to return to.:confused2:

Some helpful links:

Evacuation zones

Structure damage map

Fire intensity map

CalFire's Incident Info Page

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- I am sorry to read that you too were displaced by wildfire. I need to go back and read older posts here. Hang in there.