Fixed.

He has a big seizure ... tonic clonic aka grand mal.
It was likely triggered by stress ... he had one of his most stressful weeks ... plus dehydration ... plus the flickering of the light in our basement when we turned it on.
We had gone down there after the ride Rowan mentions to build my new rowing machine. Flicked on the light ... and that was apparently the "last straw".
I am just glad I was here with him when it happened.

Machka tells me I basically collapsed, and was transferred to a 20-hour stay in the same neurological ward at the hospital where I was very first admitted last year. Much of what we have been able to configure is that I didn't drink during the ride and that contributed largely to setting off the problems. The CT scan at the hospital also demonstrated to me that the brain injury I sustained last year is somewhat permanent, and recovery has been based on being able to work to other undamaged parts of my brain to return to some level of normality.

My basic message these days is don't ride a bike without a helmet... or work by operating high-ish equipment without similar head protection.

Aw that’s too bad. Hopefully: no more seizures.

Yes their model is to rotate stock in/out of availability. I think this is how they manage a wide variety of items in a small store.

Most of the items I listed (because they’re staples for us) are available at Aldi 85-95% of the time- eggs, bacon, yogurt, brioche, grass fed cheddar, blue cheese, pretzel chips, hummus, ice cream. A few are seasonal like spaezle, strudel and the blistered peanuts and labeled as such in the store.

Maybe this doesn’t fuss me too much because I’m big into letting available inexpensive produce drive our food consumption, which effectively means we eat what’s in season. So I think I don’t have a set expectation each week of what I’ll be able to get when I shop from any store. I tend to shop produce markets, farmers markets, Mexican markets, Costco but not traditional grocery stores. I have zero expectation of one stop shopping for food, since I’m too cheap to buy supermarket stuff for the most part.

Sounds like your Aldi is bleak however. I’ve never seen mine devoid of items on the shelves.

BTW, we returned an item to Aldi around Christmas time. Zero problem.

My ass hurts. Thought I would share.

Getting used to being on a bike seat takes some time.

One shot will last you 10 years, or a good 5 years even around Walmart.

My Aldi is 20-30 minutes away in heavy traffic, so I virtually never visit there. But some of the items on Heathpack’s list intrigue me so I may have to visit again soon. I’ll plan to bring lunch for the trip.

Heading out for my second ride shortly. Sitting here looking at my saddle thinking about wrapping it in bubble wrap to add some padding. Plus, every time I hit a bump it will be a party. Pop, pop, pop!!!

I admit that my wife recently brought home some amazing chocolate recently. Their international offerings are nice.

I’m going to have to make an Aldi run and look at it with an open mind.