DH and I went to Wendy’s for lunch today. Both of us rated our lunches a bit disappointing. The fish sandwich I had wasn’t all that great (better than McD’s, but that’s not hard. I still think JitB or Arby’s does it better), DH reported that his Pretzel Pub Burger just had too much going on to the point that he couldn’t really pick up the pretzel aspect of the bun, and both of us thought the fries were way overcooked.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 58 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 84 and partly N.O.S. for the day. We also have a DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect this mornin’. The big plan of the day is to mow the front yahd and get it all spiffed up. Other than that the usual sloth and general overall uselessness shall prevail. Sup shall be majik intartoobz pizza and sallit.
{{{Nellie}}} so sorry about the knee pain. Here’s hopin’ the brace will help. Follow Boo’s advice as you are able. She knows this stuff.
shoe hope GC is over the plague soonest. Sounds like he’s got a particulary nasty case.
sunny glad you stopped by and are doin’ good.
We haven’t eaten at Wendy’s in a long time. TBH I’ve never been a fan of their food outside of the occasional Frosty.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
Same with me, and even at that, the last couple of times I got a frosty, I was uniimpressed.
{{{nellie}}} - Sounds like you just can’t win. Happy healing thoughts coming your way!
I shouldn’t have had the saltines after all - they decided to reappear after I went to bed, so that was fun. And I woke every couple of hours thru the night, so not very restful. However, this morning, apart from being a bit weak, I’m feeling normal. I’m going with a light breakfast just to be sure.
I’m hoping to spend much of the day in the basement doing laundry and keeping the Toddler Tornado occupied. I’ll bring Roxy here after school, then Daughter will join us for dinner, which she’s going to pick up.
FCD was wired after spending much of the day on the run - he didn’t come to bed till around 1, so he’s still crashed (it’s just past 6 right now.) I don’t know what he has planned for the day. It’s supposed to be rainy today and tomorrow - not sure how that will come into play.
And so it begins. Happy Firday!!
Coffee is on board. In a few minutes I’ll leave to drop my car off at the shop & uber home. Her ladyship might be awake when I get back, then food shall ensue.
Meantime it’s been a nice morning out on the balcony. A tad cool, but pleasant. Sunrise is right now so it’s been light for 45 minutes or so. Workday traffic on the road outside is building, so it’s time to get inside and away from the vexatious noise.
My new hearing aids came in yesterday, so I went to the shop, got them configured, and now they’re working great. I’ll go back next week to tweak anything that experience shows needs tweaking. Such fun.
It’s kinda weird to realize that despite being apparently normal and healthy I have 10 different prostheses I use to get through the day: two hearing aids, two teeth guards for sleeping, two contact lenses, plus 4 flavors of eyeglasses: ordinary prescription spectacles, cheapo readers, and sunglasses, both prescription and non-. Howe the hell did that happen?
And how many more once I get actually, you know, old & decrepit? One shudders to think. 
You still got your original issue knees?
Inside the skin I’m 100% original equipment. Not even teeth fillings.
I’m optimistic that if I can avoid a random injury I’ll avoid ortho problems for the duration. Beginnings of arthritis in fingers. If my main hobby wasn’t posting on the Dope I bet that would improve too. Hmm …
Why is it 66F/19C at 8am in March? And why is the high 79F/25C? I don’t want the freezing cold but I want weather to fit with the season!
I’m kinda happy that I misunderstood some plans for this weekend. I’m driving a friend to buy a new vehicle and I could have worn out was tomorrow, but he said not until next weekend. Which, timingwise, works better for me.
Today, while it SHOULD be a day focused on housework, is going to be a computer based day. I’ve got some RP posts for a game I’m in on Discord that I want to focus on, plus I need to get my poem written for today. I’ve been writing a poem a day since January 4 and I’m hoping to continue for at least a year and then compile them into a book. I almost forgot to do it yesterday so I did a haiku since it was quicker to write. 
Now I need to kick BtY’s butt into gear so I can get him to school.
Good morning everyone.
It’s currently 38 degrees and cloudy outside. The expected high is 45 with rain, rain shower, and/or light showers falling at different times of the day.
nellie, I’m so sorry you’re in such pain. I hope things improve stat.
FCM, I’m glad you managed to purge whatever demon was in your body.
I have not made any plans for the day. I need to validate my timecard, but the system is giving me an error, so I will try again in just a bit. Other than that, I think some general tidying up will occur. Maybe some retail therapy. It depends on whether I feel like getting dressed enough to be in public. I’m currently in joggers and a sweatshirt but need to shower.
I hope you all have a good day.
Morning all. Slept in until 8am because hey, I’m retired, and except for some soccer with the 5-year olds and the usual swimming-n-sauna, not much on the agenda. Supposed to be in the 70’sF all day, with rain and tunder-boomers around midnight, so that works fine.
FCM, take it easy and don;t drink milk past the use-by date!!
In N. Ali-bama and down this way, that is seasonal weather. 
Pilot, glad the hearing aids are doing well. And like Mooomm and you noted, you still have all the important inside stuff intact.
Thanks all for the Wendy’s Feedback. Will take my custom to the new Whataburger, I really like their fries and burgers.
OK, onward into the day. Everyone have a good Thorsday.
I’m in Nashville. Maybe it’s just because the weather has been SOOOOOO weird the last ummm… 15 years or so?? that I don’t remember what seasonal weather is anymore. My mind is still stuck in NY when I was a kid… or Florida, when I was a teen.
{{{{nellie}}}}
“Slept in”? I call 0800 too early to get up.
47 and fair, with a high of 52 and low of 35. 40% chance of rain, snow and sleet tomorrow morning, followed by a 90% chance of rain in the afternoon. Glad I’m not planning on going anywhere tomorrow!
I’ve always liked Wendy’s hamburgers, though I haven’t been there in ages. The SubVets clubhouse has the best burgers in town, followed by Five Guys. Has anyone tried Wendy’s breakfast sandwiches?
{{{nellie}}}
I hope that GC gets over the 'rona with no lasting side effects soon shoe.
You’ve been in middle Tennessee long enough to realize that weather this time of year seldom makes sense, haven’t you real fish? 
Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, a load of towels in the dryer, jeans in the wash, kitchen about halfway done and fixing to clean the rest of the hovel. After, I’ll go to the grocery for provisions.
This morning, I helped a neighbor with 6 six week old puppies chase them down when they escaped while the mama dog went outside. They were adorable! At six weeks old, they’re almost as big as Nelson frame-wise, but still not filled out. He was curious about them and didn’t bark or growl, so he wasn’t jealous like he gets with some other dogs. The pups are GSD mixes (likely the dad was another big herd type dog) who live in the next building.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Well, yes. Then again, weather any time of year here makes no sense. I will go to my grave convinced that Mother Nature is going through serious menopause.
Me, watching 4 maintenance guys try to fix 2 broken SSLAWs during the sort:
{{{{nellie}}}}
Purge was the word, all right! But I’ve obviously cleared my system of whatever caused the sick.
Milk hereabouts has a sell-by, not a use-by date. Theoretically, it should be good for at least a week after the sell-by, assuming it’s refrigerated, which it was. Stuff happens…
And if I’m in bed after 7, I feel like I’ve wasted my morning! Probably comes from decades of getting up at 5 and starting work at 6…
Can’t believe I got the kid down for a nap!! He’s out for now. Shortly, I’ll run downstairs and put the third load in the dryer and the 4th in the washer. Then only 1 more to go.
It’s been raining here for a couple of hours, and it’s supposed to continue into tomorrow. Guess I won’t be doing any yard work.
OK, time to check the dryer!
Afternoon, mumpers! It’s 10c/50f with a predicted high of 11c/53f, and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “This is literally the perfect day to stay the fuck inside and try a new hobby. Might I fucking suggest witchcraft?” Why yes, of course you can. Sounds ideal for this week.
I have pretty much finished irk for today, which means officially just one more day before my secondment starts. I am really excited about it, and also just found out that someone else in the dept I’m moving to is going on a longer secondment to another part of the uni so my colleague is applying for that one. Musical chairs, I tell ya…
Mooom sorry to hear you’ve had the ick, glad you’re feeling more human now.
nellie ouchie on the knee! I hope it gets sorted somehow.
Pilot glad the hearing aids are working out for you!
sunny good to see you, don’t be a stranger!
shoe hope GC recovers quickly and without side effects so he can continue to be the cause of much fainting and pearl-clutching.
I am exhausted this week from trying to fit everything in that needs to be finished before I move jobs on Tuesday. I still have some stuff to complete but fortunately that is what Monday’s for. Tonight I’m making meatballs and sketties for dinner, then hopefully having an early night. Gym in the morning, then home for a clean-up, lunch and errands in town, then out in the evening to see “Sheep on Drugs”, haven’t seen or heard from them in a very long time. Sunday may well be a day of recovery and utter slothage.
A lovely sunny day in Big Minnie. Perhaps spring is finally making an appearance.
Dropped off ten bags of food at United Way this morning. They seemed slightly confused by someone donating (?). They have an ethnic methodology, so we went with Hispanic: each bag had a five pound bag of Maseca, a pound of rice and a pound of beans.
Breakfast was a fried egg sandwich. Tonight it will be hot dogs and beans because a current thread on the subject is running on the Dope and I’m easily coerced.
I’m sorry that all of you with knee (or hip, or shoulder) woes have to deal with that. Here’s hoping you heal up soon.
It makes me dread when it’s my time to deal with it, because I am unable to take NSAIDs. They eat a hole in my stomach. I can take Meloxicam, which is a less corrosive form of NSAID, I’m told, but nothing beats Aleve or ibuprofen for joint or muscle pain. And Tylenol can just fuck off, it doesn’t do a thing.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I hope it gets better soon. Chronic pain is just exhausting.
The Bay Area had several deaths. Most were related to falling trees, but I know that at least one person drowned.
It’s cold here today. We’re debating Irish Stew, ciopinno, or trout. I think the trout will win tonight. Silly fish and their refusal to stay fresh.
The dogs went to the vet earlier this week. Yoshi was a gentleman, albeit one that shook violently until he saw the vet. He loves her. Akiko was perfectly polite for most of it, but she growled at the vet when she tried to use a stethoscope. I was mortified but understanding. Ever since Akiko started prednisone for her lupus, she’s been “touchy”. I think she generally feels crappy and doesn’t want to participate in our silly reindeer games. She’s only vaccinated for rabies now. Everything else is being stopped because of her immune suppression issues.
Zorro (our little baby yoda dog) continues to be seriously small (no surprise, he’s fully grown). I just never thought that I’d have a dog this little. He’s very sweet, although when people come over to the house he will follow them at an extremely safe distance and growl with the tiniest little growl ever. 'Beamer is home from school this week, so I don’t get to spend the day with my little guy.
Take care and Happy Firday!
Yeah, it can be debilitating. I have an appointment with the surgeon on the 7th to discuss my knee issue, and I’m doing exercise class three days a week to strengthen the surrounding muscles. I don’t like taking pills, but occasionally have to take an Aleve if I’m having a bad day. I also take turmeric capsules, which actually have some research to support the efficacy with joint pain. Does it work? Fuck if I know, but it doesn’t hurt to take it.