Betty LaRue Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 9 hours ago, NYCat said: Thank you, Allan. Apparently she did exactly the right thing in going straight to a hospital. She hadn't had any repeat of the sensation and they will watch her because this can be a prelude to a real stroke. The MRI bump in the road turned out to be a big one because it was a couple of hours before they did it and by the time they could feed her the kitchen was closed. She needs to eat gluten-free and tends to crash if she doesn't have protein so finally the head nurse had to get someone to go into the closed kitchen and get something for her. That was about 10pm. Her food issues are always a problem. She looked good when I left her at at about 8 but was apparently looking and feeling bad before they finally found a way to feed her. If she needs to have someone check her out I'll go down there again. Hospitals tend to not let you go on your own. Paulette You are a valuable friend, Paulette!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 My friend has called to say she is home. She was thoroughly monitored and checked out and showed signs of having TIAs in the past but probably more minor than these. She is taking aspirin and Lipitor and a couple of other things she couldn’t remember the name of. She has a couple of appointments with a specialist at Weill-Cornell. That is also a wonderful hospital though not in our neighborhood. There is an area in the upper East side that has these famous hospitals. I’m so glad she seems willing to do all this Western medicine. She has a lot more faith in the alternative methods. I will sleep much better tonight now that she is safely home. Paulette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Yes, you are a good friend and that is not to be taken lightly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Thank you Betty and Michael. Friendship is important to me. When I had cancer my friends did step up for me. It was interesting to see who did and who sort of held back. One friend apologized to me afterwards for being kind of distant. She was still smoking at the time and terrified of cancer. Paulette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, NYCat said: Thank you Betty and Michael. Friendship is important to me. When I had cancer my friends did step up for me. It was interesting to see who did and who sort of held back. One friend apologized to me afterwards for being kind of distant. She was still smoking at the time and terrified of cancer. Paulette A lot of people don’t know what to say. So they avoid the sick because they feel inadequate. I remember when I was going through it, my eldest daughter had a friend also sick with lymphoma. Chemo can cause mouth sores, and Debbie’s friend told her to tell me to take Llysine. Over the counter. I took it religiously, and only had one sore and it was a minor one. One day while still in my wig, I waited with my sister while her husband had surgery. Across from me, sat this very elderly couple. The woman had a head wrap and sat in a wheel chair. I went to her, knelt down and took her hand and asked if she had cancer. Her husband quickly told me she was in treatment. She was so thin it looked like her bones would break. I asked if she had mouth sores and the little old man said, “Yes!! She can hardly eat!” I told them about Llysine, and wrote it down. They were so grateful and pitiful I had tears in my eyes. So…I butted in on someone’s privacy. They could have rejected me. But it was worth the risk to help. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I used to get smiles and see support in the eyes of women I passed in the street as they saw my scarf and lack of eyebrows. We do tend to recognize each other. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 07/03/2022 at 12:29, Rebecca Ore said: Maude, my gray tabby cat that's blind in one eye, went out two nights around and still hasn't returned. And she still is gone. Despite having just one good eye, she was amazingly acrobatic. Not much hope at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 13 hours ago, Rebecca Ore said: And she still is gone. Despite having just one good eye, she was amazingly acrobatic. Not much hope at this point. So sorry to hear. My daughter once had a lost rescue cat return after 3 weeks not looking to good, but soon recovered. There is always hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 My newest bad thing happened yesterday -- I bought an M1 24" iMac. The fun began as I tried to lug it home. The blog reviewers all talk about how light it is. It might float off the table, they think. And no one mentions the badly designed hand holder that doesn't allow a proper grip. I seem to have gotten the extra-heavy model. Normally is takes me a painless 9 minutes to get from the Liverpool One Apple store to my building. But not yesterday with that box. Will my lower back recover? Who knows? Late yesterday and all this morning I felt like a guy climbing a rock face in a storm as I tried to get this sucker up and running, (a mod digital storm). Step by painful step, I'm making progress. (I think?) 🤐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Rebecca Ore said: And she still is gone. Go home, one-eyed cat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 wim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Our 3 month old Russell Hobbs toaster died earlier in the week, it blew the trip when powered on. Yesterday my wife took it back to the local Robert Dyas shop from where it was bought and it was swopped out. Hoping the replacement will be more reliable. Glad that put an end to burning toast under the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 The problems with my new M1 iMac 24" have gotten worse. I've decided to return the thing for a refund. I've been living with a 13" MacBook screen for 4 years now and that will continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: The problems with my new M1 iMac 24" have gotten worse. I've decided to return the thing for a refund. I've been living with a 13" MacBook screen for 4 years now and that will continue. Sorry you are having problems Edo. I have made my mind up that I will stick with my late 2013 27" iMac till it wears out. Another 9 years should see it out. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 11 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: The problems with my new M1 iMac 24" have gotten worse. I've decided to return the thing for a refund. I've been living with a 13" MacBook screen for 4 years now and that will continue. Won't the folk at the shop help with set up Edo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) After having unboxed this iMac and set it up, it became obvious that I don't have room for it. Apple offered to help move the box and replace the iMac but they will not send a techie to my flat. That's what I would need, because setting it up with an online connection at the Apple Store would be meaningless. Anyway, this expensive buy has not worked out for me. I will continue with my nomad 13" screen . . . and look into the possibility of getting a small inexpensive smart TV. Apple just called, and they will be sending someone to pickup this iMac and then I will go into the store and get the refund done. Basta! Edo Edited March 22, 2022 by Ed Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Sometimes we make mistakes. How about the 16" MacBook Pro? It is bigger than what you have and portable so you can move it out of the way when not using. Sometimes I think about making a little desk in my bedroom so I could leave mine out but I become exhausted when I think about getting a different chest of drawers and getting rid of a bunch of stuff. Big project I may never tackle. Paulette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 As the Apple guy said, "That's why we allow 14 days for buyer's remorse." The new 16" is £2,399. That $3,167. No thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Well, yes. Only buying a new computer every 12 years helps. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 38 minutes ago, NYCat said: buying a new computer I did that once.........in 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: I did that once.........in 1981. Haha and let me guess: you're still paying off the instalments? (=installments for US readers) But if it happens to be this one, flog it! (wiki) wim Edited March 22, 2022 by wiskerke lost the image - probably because it was not https 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, NYCat said: Well, yes. Only buying a new computer every 12 years helps. Paulette "Every 12 years" suggests a normal life. I have none of that. 🙃 Edited March 22, 2022 by Ed Rooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Oh yes. I have only moved once in 50 years and it was only next door. A dreadful experience I don't want to repeat... although I gained a bedroom. I know how difficult a studio can be as I was in one or another for probably 45 years. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 17/03/2022 at 12:30, Ed Rooney said: My newest bad thing happened yesterday -- I bought an M1 24" iMac. Two questions out of interest. I don't dare to actually ask what is wrong. What colour is it Edo? Did you use the dreaded Migration Retarder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, wiskerke said: Haha and let me guess: you're still paying off the instalments? (=installments for US readers) But if it happens to be this one, flog it! (wiki) wim Acorn Atom. Unfortunately not still working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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