So, my mother woke me up at 3:30 this morning, because my father was agitated, I ended up taking him for a walk and never really went back to sleep. (The parents did, though!) Good times.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Apr 04, 2014 2:20:22 am PDT #24359 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Apr 04, 2014 2:57:14 am PDT #24360 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It seems like a morning when a lot of people woke up early or unexpectedly.
This morning, having slept on it, I'm leaning towards replacing the engine with a used one of a similar age, instead of taking on car payments for a used car, which is going to be more....
Kat - Apr 04, 2014 3:16:23 am PDT #24361 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Yeah Franny! That's great. I don't know the principal there anymore, but Mary K Powers is still a vice principal. Is it the gifted magnet? The librarian there (whose name escapes me) was wonderful. I wonder if she is still there.
Steph L. - Apr 04, 2014 3:30:09 am PDT #24362 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Honestly, with meds, a conservative estimate is that you've got 1-3 months past the expiration date, but probably more like 6-12 months.
How about your basic aspirin tablet? Do those really expire? (Not to imply that I have a nearly full bottle with a 2007 date on it.)
I think 7 years is past even my really lax standards. Especially since aspirin is cheap/easy to replace.
My metformin tabs routinely smell like fish. The pharmacist says, "Yeah, they do that."
That's also a good point -- ask/tell your pharmacist if meds smell funky. There's one antibiotic (I think it's clarithromycin, maybe) that smells like death. I took the bottle back to the pharmacy and they said "Yeah, it just smells horrible, but they're still good." Freaky.
Jesse - Apr 04, 2014 3:43:49 am PDT #24363 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Steph, what I always wonder is, what's the risk with old drugs? Will they just not work, or is there any risk of them automagically turning into poison? (In my example, it's usually cold medicine.)
This morning, having slept on it, I'm leaning towards replacing the engine with a used one of a similar age, instead of taking on car payments for a used car, which is going to be more....
I'm sure there are tools out there for figuring out what's cheaper long-term, but I don't know what they are. It seems like a real quandary, though!
-t - Apr 04, 2014 4:00:18 am PDT #24364 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I replaced the engine in my 2001 Toyota a few years back and never regretted it. If the rest of the car is in good shape it's a good alternative to a car payment.
Steph L. - Apr 04, 2014 4:11:56 am PDT #24365 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, what I always wonder is, what's the risk with old drugs? Will they just not work, or is there any risk of them automagically turning into poison? (In my example, it's usually cold medicine.)
The risk with age is usually just that the drug lost effectiveness. However, if it's smelly or otherwise funky (not *just* old), then it might be dangerous, in addition to being disgusting.
Trudy Booth - Apr 04, 2014 5:02:58 am PDT #24366 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I had to show people my drivers license to convince them I'm 47. So that's good.
I'D need to be convinced that you're 47. Sheesh, man.
SuziQ - Apr 04, 2014 5:15:25 am PDT #24367 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Tom is NOT older than me. Unpossible.
Called my doc's office and spoke with the nurse. She said that pain is expected in moving out of the boot and that I may want to wear the boot for stuff like grocery shopping and sneakers for around the house stuff. On one hand, I'm glad the pain is "normal" and on the other hand, pain sucks balls.
Laura - Apr 04, 2014 5:33:16 am PDT #24368 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'D need to be convinced that you're 47. Sheesh, man.
That is a surprise and I've watched you not age for over a decade. My, is that preservative you are drinking perchance?
We replaced the engine in the Jetta after a timing belt destrukto incident probably 100,000 miles ago, so yeah, all for it if the car is otherwise a keeper.