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01-10-24, 09:27 PM
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If you have a "discussion" thread that only gets a post once every several months, why keep it at the top?
01-10-24, 09:29 PM
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01-10-24, 09:31 PM
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Since I'm going off tonight here is some more news. My wife has skin cancer on her ear and scalp. I just found out today. I guess surgery to remove it will be forthcoming. I don't think it will be too major but anytime you hear cancer it is scary. Her sister died of breast cancer at age 47. She got it before even turning 40. How cruel.
In more positive news we were approved as fosters for dogs at a shelter my wife volunteers at 2 days a week. We had our training last night. We might bring a foster pup home for Roscoe to play with. He's only got so long left and we want him to have as much joy in his life as possible.
Life is so damn complicated.
In more positive news we were approved as fosters for dogs at a shelter my wife volunteers at 2 days a week. We had our training last night. We might bring a foster pup home for Roscoe to play with. He's only got so long left and we want him to have as much joy in his life as possible.
Life is so damn complicated.
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01-10-24, 09:39 PM
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Dearest Ramona passed away in December 2021. I never made announcement here because I didn't wanna believe it for a long time, then by the time I was halfway coming to terms with it I still didn't know what to say.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
Oh my goodness, I am so sorry for your loss, and I am sorry to have asked. You guys were beautiful, and a part of the conversation I always enjoyed. In 2023, I lost my sister to cancer and my dad to Alxheimers. Loss sucks, and where we push it down, it won't stay there.
So so sorry.
So so sorry.
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01-10-24, 09:59 PM
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DougRNS good luck to your wife. Not to interject anything random, and I am sure she will be fine, but if they prescribe her chemo based on the 5FU treatment (which is the most common skin cancer chemo), and if you are open to suggestions from random strangers, test for a DPD processing deficiency before starting treatment. It is rare, but bad, and I know first hand from my mom in 2018 and sister in 2023.
Don't mean to be serious or concerning, and it is rare, but it is bad, and preventable, so worth an ask and a test if you get there.
Don't mean to be serious or concerning, and it is rare, but it is bad, and preventable, so worth an ask and a test if you get there.
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01-10-24, 11:46 PM
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That's just crazy. here banks will only offer a fixed interest term for a maximum of 5 years. The repayment term of the loan may be 30 years but there's no damn way the bank will let you fix your interest rate for that time in one go.
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01-10-24, 11:49 PM
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Good luck to Mrs DougRNS with her treatment. Hopefully it goes well.
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01-11-24, 04:18 AM
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01-11-24, 05:14 AM
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Dearest Ramona passed away in December 2021. I never made announcement here because I didn't wanna believe it for a long time, then by the time I was halfway coming to terms with it I still didn't know what to say.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
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01-11-24, 05:15 AM
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01-11-24, 05:17 AM
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01-11-24, 05:21 AM
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01-11-24, 05:25 AM
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01-11-24, 06:04 AM
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So, yep premature. Came home and the repaired tube was completely flat. Thought I would trouble shoot it and see what failed. I tried to attach the pump and the stem just crumbled into pieces. Doggone! Thought I had that one solved! I'm guessing the plastic it was made of and the pipe sealant were not compatible somehow.
01-11-24, 06:23 AM
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01-11-24, 06:26 AM
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Edit: I see from your pic that that is similar to my older tubes. I've never had trouble with those.
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01-11-24, 06:29 AM
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Dearest Ramona passed away in December 2021. I never made announcement here because I didn't wanna believe it for a long time, then by the time I was halfway coming to terms with it I still didn't know what to say.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
After a few brutal years in Phoenix, AZ I'm now in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ looking forward to some fresh snow tonight.
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01-11-24, 06:34 AM
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01-11-24, 06:39 AM
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@DougRNS Sending caring thoughts her way. 
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01-11-24, 07:34 AM
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I need to get some 28 mm tires on the madone stat. That thrust vector hole is not a ma compliant as the Gen 6 Iso speed IMO.
01-11-24, 07:34 AM
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01-11-24, 07:34 AM
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Yearly gift of small batch olive oil from Greece, courtesy of outside counsel. His FIL has a grove in Greece,
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01-11-24, 07:39 AM
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Bah Humbug delayed congrats on the nuptials. Funny I didn't remember that, it was mid-2016 that I moved and got scarcer. I remember in the thread when you started dating. Tri-girl, right? And if I'm wrong, dementia runs in my family so its better not to correct me. 