Good morning!!!!

[check]

On the first PT, the day after surgery, Wednesday, I got to 103˚ knee bend. Second PT, today, I got to 108˚ knee bend. I did not loose any flexion during the peak swelling - 72 hours after surgery.

The "easy" at home PT has only 4 more sessions, (Only 6 in home allowed by Medicare) then I'm scheduled With The Doctor - Lopez, DPT that's when knee bending gets very serious and improvement each session is mandatory. THE BEND will have to be reach 130˚ and perfectly straight the other direction. The Doctor will also make sure my gait is young again.

A lot of hard work ahead.

OK, so how many days out are you from the actual surgery, and what is the pain level? On a scale of one to 10.

 

[Looking4new]

The promised evening thunder storms are here.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I was grilling on the deck this evening when there was a loud BANG down below my house. At first I thought a muzzleloader, but wife said electric flickered. Fuse blew on the power pole feeding the barn next door. Fortunately only the barn effected. However, my weather station isn't reporting anything now.
My sermon is ready for Sunday, My yearly turn to speak to relieve our minister. Tomorrow I have to lead a couple songs at a funeral / celebration service.

 

[txdon]

OK, so how many days out are you from the actual surgery, and what is the pain level? On a scale of one to 10.

Surgery was Tuesday at noon.
Right now pain level is one with only 1/2 dosage of pain pills.
Pain was very manageable today.
Exercise, ice,rest, repeat.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

What snow say it ain’t so. Look for November to turn mild after next week thru first of December. Thomas not so much

They already removed snow for Wednesday although the hourly still shows some. Looking back at old pics tonight, I saw one year we had several inches of snow on Oct 29th.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73ºF for the start, overcast, trace of rain in gauge, light breeze. Light wind, variable overcast, intermittent rain showers, high temp was 79ºF, HI 84ºF. Putter in morning till wife got up, took her to lab for blood draw, the on to lunch. Got call from chimney sweeper, he was slowed down by rain and would be late, or may need to reschedule. Chimney not swept , may make fire any way. Sunday and Monday high temp in the 40's.
Ron sounds like nice day. neat pic
Drew hope your peppers can finish. Hope filter change goes well.
Spike sorry you missed out on most of the rain. Hope you get the cutting.
Frits hope wood stacking and shop clean up go well.
Bill sorry about not finding cube lights. Hope you find something to do.
Frits not big on super hot.
Chris nice story.
Billy glad you could take it easy. Interesting story to get appointment.
Mike sorry about the bugs. Glad good meals, and leaves.
RNG hope power does not get cut off. Bummer about the gaskets.
Scott(vt) rapid temp change. Cool pic. sorry color almost gone.
James nice color on oak tree.
Chris glad mowing went well. Nice video.
Kyle thanks for the thoughts on the P0430 code. I have an extended warranty on truck so will start with them. $50 deductible. Only 5 years old and 33K miles, very disappointing. Good luck with scorpions
Ken thanks for Halloween pics.
Frits thanks for pics, very nice, impressive age on doors
David sorry about H&F again. Hope Friday trip to Hilo went well.
Scott(vt) glad mowing went well.
Frits another neat pic.
Don glad Meyer lemon tree going strong. Great to hear pain subsiding, incision longer than I expected.
Gstrom nice lift. Hope hard wiring goes well.
Kyle glad to hear clutch done, hope front clip/ condenser coil replacement goes smoothly. Thanks for the tooling sale tip.
Frits neat pic.
Dennis hope it does not last.
Buppies thanks for outlook.
Scott(vt) great sunset pics.
Don wow knee doing great.
Thomas glad good day. Good to hear you liked the Chinese, and Mrs happy on date night.
Randy(wag) good to hear warming up. Hope wattle tree removal goes well.
Dennis hope sermon goes well, sorry about weather station MIA.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /sleeping, /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking good cup of smooth tasting coffee. 50° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 54° with mix of sun and clouds. Got tractor greased and used tractor to move rock for neighbor. Will change oil in generator today. May wash car and Mule.
Octobers Hunter's Full Moon should be visible until about 7:30 am. Then after 6:30 PM. My photo was taken yesterday evening.

Txdon, good PT is going well.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
supposed to almost set a heat record here today, 81 degrees, from sounds of it, won't last long as cold
is coming in right after it.
I'm leaving on the 7th of November and getting home the 27th. For all of your weather whisperers,
please keep the snow away from this area til I get home.

busy morning. BIL and son coming over early to try again on the rv steering stabilizer.
It should go easily but we said that the first time.

then old friend comes over later this morning to help me set up that Calyx wifi hotspot I bought. Involves sim cards and other
setup I have zero experience with, so we will do it together, two eyes being better than one, and a second set to read off tiny numbers
from side of box. Trip to Florida will be the test to see if it works better than Verizon, which hope it will.

Ron, that very bright moon is pretty here, coming through the drapes at night

if everything works today...will be a very good day.

(as one of my favorite websites says: We're going to test that!)

Don, keep making good progress. Need to get you back on the tractor and in your garden

 

[wngsprd]

58 going to 85.

Ron, my wife and I sat outside watching that moon rise. Also, really nice seeing it when I woke up at 2am...it lit up the yard where the raccoons were raiding the bird seed left on the ground for the doves.

 

[ronjhall]

58 going to 85.

Ron, my wife and I sat outside watching that moon rise. Also, really nice seeing it when I woke up at 2am...it lit up the yard where the raccoons were raiding the bird seed left on the ground for the doves.

Got about 15 minutes of clear sky yesterday about 9pm. Then clouds moved in. Maybe a better view this evening.

 

[Thomas]

51F clear sky upper 60's for high,hunters moon over night was

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...4 hours parts dealer than Covid shot,afternoon Buppies sent me warning up coming weather,instead blowing leaves going to PM last rider mower for hibernation,than PM Kubota put rear and front blade on also tire chains that should do it for today.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp right now is 42 and the high for today will be 39°F. Wind W 11 gusting to 17 mph. 40% chance of rain.

I am not sure what I will get into today, but rest assured it wont be much.

Don,your knee is looking good.

Have a safe day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Couldn’t get a good pic of moon
with iPhone

 

[Buppies]

60 this morning high of 80 today not a record have to go back to 1917 when 90s abound. This coming cold front packs a punch but only transient . I believe Thomas cold lingers, Boo will be looking for spot to Take long winters nap.

Great pictures Scotty. Drew good luck on install

Prayers for all our Country, Ukrainian and Israeli people

 

[Buppies]

The moon was beautiful last night animals really moving about. More leaves to blow in yard and surrounding areas really looking up. Every fall wife says it reinforces her desire to live here

 

[riptides]

54 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. Yep.... warm.

The wife decided enough on the bugs, she sprayed the house down...serious chemical warfare. It was the end of days for the little critters. She promptly left the premise shortly thereafter. I dealt with the residuals, probably shortened my lifespan by a few years. Whatever she used...was effective.

Today is pickup day at the local HD. Water Heater and inside supplies and fixtures for the Milk House. Looks like I will start digging, Monday. Need to finish up the walkway entrance wall today. Metal will be cut as I am using/reusing old shed roofing material for the walkway walls. Should be fun.

Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Hope those in recovery and/or ailing fare well.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Guys,
Vt, 58 to start going to 68 ! The hammer will drop tonite ! High of 48 tmrw !

Gave myself a haircut yesterday. I've used one of those round bladed head shavers to give me a #2 all over, followed by a beard trim and an ear hair clean out

Wagtail, I do the same thing, there are some advantages of not having much hair ! The wife will do the back if I miss any spots !

Don, glad to hear rehab is going well, although I can understand the pain while trying to expand the range of motion !

Ron, nice pic of the moon , we had a nice view here about 9 pm, with a break in the cloud cover !

We are headed out to Lake George around noon today to visit with some old friends and then Taps Pub in Poultney tonite for burgers and a beer !

Kyle, congrats on the clutch job, yes it looks like a lift would be a benefit to you for that job !

Hope all have a blessed and safe day !

 

[ronjhall]

Couldn’t get a good pic of moon
with iPhone

Should have got up 15 minutes sooner.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

59.1 Fyoing to upper 70e, mostly sunny forecasted.

so Wednesday evening , I managed to twist my wrist opening the Subaru hatch and it was JUST the right angle to re-trigger my carpal tunnel HORRIBLY MISERABLY BAD, so no typing yesterday. Still quite uncomfortable today, but at least functional. I couldn’t hold the pad for more than a thirty seconds… call to Chiro Monday morning to try and see if they can fit me in somewhere…

The truck and trailer got unloaded Thursday but obviously did not get stacked, at least the truck is available for use again.

yesterday, we went on a walking tour of the Oconaluftee a village for a Halloween Ghost Hunt. It included some storytelling, Cherokee ghost lore, and true crime stories. Would definitely do it again next year!

we drove up early and instead of doing the usual direct route, went sortakinda in the opposite direction for the first part of the trip to pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway to get the peak of the leaf color:

the building in the middle of this photo is the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino:

Today’s activities will be determined by carpal tunnel, probably will be a good day for hitting the thrifts and fleas, then dog walk at woodlot —- Bailey needs to enjoy the final days of being un-Harried

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day! Now to catch up on two days of GM…

 

[KilroyJC]

62F, overcast, poor air quality. Yesterday afternoon was tee shirt weather. Very nice for late October. I mowed at the farm. The grass has slowed down and there were not too many leaves down. Went pretty quick so I got the lane and the meadows done too. I can probably stretch the mowing out to 10 days or two weeks.

In case you are not quite done with summer.

Take care
Chris