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  • magdalene51
    magdalene51 Member Posts: 2,214
    edited January 2015

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited January 2015

    Jazzy, roughly 7-10,000. I decided pretty quick against them. There were some cheaper, but once you learn about the characteristics that are in a good product. The cheaper ones will be off the list. But new products are coming out all the time. A couple issues that I remember. Seals to prevent water leakage. Door can make it tuff to get in and out. If anything pops into my head , I'll post.

    The replacement activity here was in the second bath. I converted it from a tub to a shower. The main bath is an age in place dream. A Japanese woman designed it. Large walk-in shower. Wide enough to fit one of those shower chairs that fit over a tub-big seat. Floor space that you could fit 3 wheelchairs end to end and still have side room. Bidet. Garden tub without jets:(. But I use it frequently b/c of a medical problem. So frequent I'm putting a TV in there.

    They only thing unsafe is a step to get in tub. I have never used it b/c it is so blatantly unsafe. But I would have a cost to fix it. Stretching to get over the step, Is okay, but getting harder as I age.

    The one real error in the whole house, is the door to the master closet. It's undersize. Dh couldn't get his walker through without turning it. Nor could a wheelchair get through. Otherwise, this house would seem to have been built by "Universal Design". The 1980's phrase, that was replaced by "Age in Place" design. A in P is immediately identifiable. Universal design took explaining. Concepts are the same.

    Jazzy when we first moved 1992, we called it the bowling alley. DS set his toy bowling pins up :0

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2015

    Mags- holy crap on those shoulder X-rays. No wonder you hurt so badly.

    Well, you have not lost your sense of humor(ous)......something to be said for that.

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited January 2015

    I have hyacinths on my window sills, too! Love the scent at this time of the year. I have antique bulb jars that were my great-grandmother's, as well as a few newer jars. I feel very connected with my foremothers when I get them out.

    We built our house with some aging in place concepts, too, thinking my father might one day live with us. (So far, nothing doing!) We have a big walk in shower big enough for a bench (great when I had a broken ankle) and the tub has a big ledge we can sit on, then swing into the tub. It's less expensive than the walk in tubs but will work for us until upper body strength is gone. The guest suite has grab bars in the tub just for safety but it's kind of a low tub.

    We went with extra-wide doorways, etc., which makes the house feel really open and generous. After living in a chopped up box for so many years I relish the space and the light. Now if I could just take a flame-thrower to my office and unclutter THAT space!

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited January 2015


    Mags OUCH. Multiple traumas?

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  • Enerva
    Enerva Member Posts: 3,162
    edited January 2015

    wow your shoulder gives mee pain by just looking at it :(

    Is it due to an accident or just bone lost?

    Hope you manage.

    I am on the train going home last night I was awake at 3 am again. Came here but everybody was sleeping.

    Wonder how our french lady is doing? Never hear from her again.

    Have a wonderful evening owls :)

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  • magdalene51
    magdalene51 Member Posts: 2,214
    edited January 2015

    Purely arthritis. Sad, eh? No trauma.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2015

    http://www.pinterest.com/nihalnar/gardenoutside/?u...

    This just makes me think of Spring...

    Mags.... I'm so sorry.... That shoulder looks like it hurts! So is there anything they can do to help with the pain? Or the bone spur? What can you take for that, long term!


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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2015

    Ouch Mags!!!!! I've heard orthos are doing shoulder replacement now, like knees. Something to look into? But not soon enough to deal with rads

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2015

    Hopeful- I had to take my home office apart with the work being done right now. I have way too much paperwork to go through, but must wade through some boxes and containers next to decide what needs to be stored, shredded, etc. It is the least appealing part of this process that I am going through, but a must do. I am going to start that UGLY job tomorrow......

    I like the idea of the flame thrower though. Puff, up in smoke! LOL!

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  • Rosevalley
    Rosevalley Member Posts: 3,061
    edited January 2015

    Chevy- I have resound aides behind the ear. Got them at Costco and they work better then the 5k phonak ones from the audiologist. Since I got off the airplane my ears aren't quite right.. ugh. Hope it clears up by tomorrow. You would have laughed Chevy. I got a rental car and they gave me a Chevy Spark - which is a modified go-cart. The steering wheel is so large that it obscures the dash panel when you turn it. I like to see how fast I am going. (Who was the engineer who did that design??) Needless to say one stroll around the parkade and I headed back in for an upgrade - doubled the price. So I get a Chevy cruz, the oil light check engine comes on and then I couldn't get the seat back. Back into the airport for an exchange...way over an hour to fix it -Comedy at 1 am in the morning. Then she brought me a new Chevy Cruz and it works great. Got to say I like driving it. I am so tired though.

    Enerva-love the terrarium just beautiful. Now you need a wee tiny frog. I brought one in one time and it hopped on the table scared us!

    Mags I am so sorry to hear of all your joint issues. I have a miserable left knee that gives me grief. Gimpy now. sucks. I hope they can get you some relief. I can't imagine having so many affected joints and trying to move and do things. It must be so hard.

    Blondie- Nice to see you. I hope the extra TLC at the rehab place is helping your pain, healing the ankle and lifting your spirits.

    Howdy to everyone else.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2015

    Rose!!!!!! PLUZEEEEEEE!!!!! Don't call my Spark a go cart!!!!! I love it! Great gas miles, turns on a dime, make my own parking spaces. And with its color, I never loose it in parking lot.image

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  • Rosevalley
    Rosevalley Member Posts: 3,061
    edited January 2015

    OH NOOO!!! You have one?? Now I have gone and blown it. No lunch at the Columbia. I put down your car and Sass didn't return PM since I goofed around too late to call. Dog house now. You have to forgive me I drive a Chevy Mini van! The Spark is teeny tiny and scary after driving a mini van... they drive fast in Florida and I don't know where I am half the time. I haven't gotten lost yet.. well I missed the turn for the hotel and had to go down 202 twice and circle back. I like the color very much!!! Have I redeemed myself?

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2015

    Spookie- love the car!

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2015

    Yep, that's my little green machine. I've had it just a bit over a year. They do have OnStar, that's really great. We do the speed limit here. Fast is in Atlanta. They scare even me!

    Thanks Jazzy

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited January 2015

    the the car spooks...I think you posted it before. Remember the great color. My kid has a Yaris. I think that is smaller....but great gas mileage. I have a Toyota highlander. My favorite car I have ever had. Hope it never dies.

    Rosevalley, I hope you find sassy pants

    Night night everyone.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2015

    I think they are about the same size. They weren't really designed to haul kids and their stuff. The back seats do go down, so if I I had to, I could get some bulky stuff in it. Just a car for grocery runs, dog park and Dr

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited January 2015

    yes sass, we made the owls. Here's what we ended up with. They are weights for cutting out things. Or paper weights. For our night owls out there. Hi enerva, hope you're not here tonight.

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    This is one of the dresses I got made. It looks like dragonfly wings! We're back home now. Get to see my kid tomorrow, he's the one going to Australia in a month.

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    Hope those who are hurting are feeling a little better. Rose, if you do meet up with sass and Spookie, take a pic

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited January 2015

    Hello, Hello !

    Welcome to all the newbies & returnees...

    Blondie, great to see you posting. I hope that ankle heals quickly...

    Smaarty, another very cool project. The dress looks lovely. You & Envera ought to open up shop. Jwoo could be in charge of the vintage...I guess I could be the cleaning lady...lol...seems to be my life lately.

    Ok, I am behind. I had to jump in on the bath discussion. Those new, modern looking ones, are fabulous looking. BUT they look like you would break your neck getting in & out. Plus, who has the room for those?

    This one is for Sas...image


    One for Chevyimage

    CHEVY, especially designed for the pole dancer.....keep YA in the mood......he. He.

    And last everyone else....image

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited January 2015

    ok, how do you get in and out of one of those without freezing your ass off? You have to sit naked while it fills up, then have to wait until it emptys to get out! I'd die from pneumonia!

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited January 2015

    so true SMAARTY, also the room would never heat up from the steam, cause it is the size of a small house

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2015

    good morning ladies.

    Blondie - great to see you posting. Hoping your ankle heals quickly. Are you comfy where you are at ?

    Bbl gotta go back and play catchup to see what y'all been up to. Howdy to our newbies and returning sisters.

    Later today I have my last appt with my mo of over 12 years who is retiring. Boo hoo. Probably be a sob fest.

    Hootie hoo all



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  • dunesleeper
    dunesleeper Member Posts: 2,060
    edited January 2015

    Smaarty, I've seen them advertised with heated seats (free heated seats). I couldn't imagine why one needed a heated seat. Well. I learned something important from you this morning. LOL. When they were offering free heated seats, I knew they had to be priced outrageously. I forgot the usual value of the heated seat, but it was significant.

    I really like your owls. Thanks for posting the link. I hope to give it a try.

    Patty, good luck with your appointment. Give hugs. I need to write a thank you to my old oncologist, but the card just sits on the table and pushed around. Maybe I will do that today.

    I hope you feel ok today Chevy. I know I've gotten old now that I am afraid of falling. Of course, every time I fall, I break something -- and I am talking about breaking me, not the thing I fall on. I have learned to be very careful. Stay ahead of the pain and inflammation with ibuprofen. I've only used that styptic powder for my birds, and it does work for them. So hubby was just taking good care of his pretty bird.

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  • dunesleeper
    dunesleeper Member Posts: 2,060
    edited January 2015

    Pain is easing up a little, thank you God. I got a very poor night sleep despite taking pain meds and sleep meds every time I woke up. I went to bed not feeling well. I definitely feel my cancer. I don't know if I could be tougher about it, but for now, this is how it is. I even worried that I had broken a rib while trying to get comfortable in bed. I guess it will be very good for me to see the doctor again. I scheduled my bloodwork for next week. I see the doc the following week. I assume she will change my treatment. Even though a lot of cancer responded well or as stable, new mets are in new bones.Take care all. Send out positive vibes that I get to Hopewell for a yoga and possibly a relaxation class after it. After that I would like to do a bit more work on my desktop. Maybe I will hook up the old drive and while I am in there again I can check the memory. If it can use some more memory, I'll install that. I'm very happy to have my Adobe CS4 and OS on a SSD.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2015

    Oh MAN! I knew THAT was coming! Haaaaaah! See, when you posted that, she ran out to take that picture... like she runs out in her flannel night-gown to take one of her thermometer! I remembered she has that cute little car thing... but YOU must have forgotten! So you almost done DID it!

    Yes, it takes awhile to learn all those "things" those cars come with! My seat also "pumps" UP higher, tilts forward, and slides back and forth.

    And I can see over the wheel... And YES, that Cruz has a Gazillion lights that come on, and thankfully most of them go OFF...

    Rosie and Enerva, WE had frogs too! And Newts that lived in the tank, that would snip at the fishes tails! ONE time I bought this "cleaning" fish! And that Plecostamus thing finally crawled out of the bowl, because I had it sitting on the stove to take BACK to the Pet Shop, and he climbed out, and down under the stove burners, and he met his demise THERE! I didn't see him till morning.. And he was GONE! Had to take the stove apart... Probably trying to get back to the Pet shop on his own!

    Spookie! WE ALL LOVE YOUR CAR!!!!!!!!!!! People probably think you painted it the same color as all your Gecko's! No wait! What is that commercial with that little guy?? YOU know!

    That's why all those little lizards are that color, because they ALSO love your car, and hang around on it... Endlessly! Now go take a picture of your thermometer!

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2015

    Oh wait! I got my hearing aids at Costco also! And I DO like them! She said they last about 5-6 years, and they don't make that "Veras 9" anymore. She said they are always improving them....

    I've had these for almost 4 years now! I just hate that SCREECHING when I get "close" to something... like reaching in the fridge. Wakes you right UP!

    I drove a rental car around San Francisco one time... Drove the highways down to SOME town, for a Coors Distributor program... EVERY driver in California drives with their left blinker on! You don't know whether to pass or stay! Damndest thing I ever saw!

    I didn't get lost though... Ha! So you have a Chevy Station Wagon??? A "Woody"???? Just kidding.... How fast do they go? Like 45??? Hah! I'm such a brat!

    Those girls will make you sit in the outer-room, when they meet you for lunch! You had better be-have! Take a water-pistol.... that should tame them down a little.

    Geez, I wish I was with you guys! I could come driving up in a new rental 2015 RED Mustang convertible!

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    Spookie, you say your seats lay down? And so what's THAT for missy? Same as when we were kids? Oh???? You're not talking now????

    Smarty, those Owls are just darling! So cute all in a cluster like that... A swarm... A pride.... A group... A whole mess of them!

    And that dress? I'ts beautiful Smarty!

    Hi Ho! You little Dickens! You went and found that picture of me in the shoe-tub! Hah!

    And can you imagine going to the bathroom at the same time your HUSBAND does?? What is that toilet thing without a seat thing? You supposed to walk around carrying your own SEAT?

    Oh Smarty! That's RIGHT? You could climb over the side, and then reach in with head under water, washing your hair at the same time, and pull the plug. Guess we fixed THAT problem.

    We need rubber treads on THAT floor though... Maybe there is a way to drain the tub with your toes? Or call the fire department... Those guys can fix anything!

    Dunes!!! You talking about heated seats in the bathroom or in the CAR??

    I know some Hoity-toits have heated seats... But mine doesn't! You mean on the toilet?

    If you see a cord going to your seat, you know it has a warmer.... Ha!

    I sat on one when me and my gal-friend stayed over-night in Manitou Springs in this hotel! It was soooooo luxurious! Even had a real orchid plant on the table! AND the bathroom was huge! Anita took a bubble bath in that tub, and when I went to see what she was doing, all I could see was her HEAD!!! Ha, ha! Bubbles everywhere! But the toilet seat was heated! Damndest thing I ever heard of!

    I hope you can get to feeling better Dunes... And I have no idea what a CS4, OS, and SSD is.... You must be very tech savy! That means smart!

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2015

    Found this picture of Spookie and Sassy, Rosie.... So you will recognise them when you meet for lunch!

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2015

    Wouldn't it be fun to all meet for lunch sometime? We could bring wine and crumpets~!


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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2015

    Damn chevy!!! What'd you put in your coffee this morning????

    Rose, are you in Jax? Nobody tells me nothin'

    Here Ya go, I'm going back to bed.

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  • Rosevalley
    Rosevalley Member Posts: 3,061
    edited January 2015

    Chevy- love the outdoor garden! I would travel to have lunch there.

    Spookie-sent you a pm.

    Poor Patty- everyone has to retire eventually! Hope you can say your goodbyes and find a new provider you like as well.

    hugs to all.

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