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[Pax]

Good lord, what a pain in the ***, Crankin. So sorry you're dealing with this.

Interesting about your son, I'm a "bleeder" and never knew why, then the retina specialist found out I'm an ocular albino and bleeding issues are common in people with the albinism gene. Really hope I never have heart issues, they slap everyone on blood thinners and that would be very unpleasant.

[Crankin]

Yeah, Pax, we know DH would only be a carrier, after 10 years of being on Plavix, he would have bled to death if he had the actual disease! He stopped taking it before his clavicle surgery, and never went back, with the OK of his doctor. And, I also don't have any of the issues listed. I really hope they don't have to go down the IVF route, as nothing is showing up yet.
We are being realistic about the house. Most likely, we would not get an offer this fall, so it's not like we haven't already expected to move before it's sold. We just hate spending our investments for retirement to fix the septic. They do have a special loan program for people in this situation, but, we really don't want to have debt. We know we are lucky to have access to funds to pay for this, but it sucks when you are this close to retirement. DH's bonus will cover it, and we can re-invest some $ in February. A few years ago, DH would be beside himself now, but he's learned some things from me about mindfulness!
Blueberry, we will move before we sell. We had planned for that, anyway. The rennos are going on schedule, but poor DH is having to be there, like a foreman, since we are using Lowe's for the major stuff. When we remodeled this house, we had a person from the place doing this.

Emily, I was thinking about you, when I saw the weather, this morning. I know you are not on the west coast of Mexico, but I hope the storm doesn't take any unexpected turns toward you.

I bagged my ride today. It's 48 and extremely windy. Had my down jacket on when I went shopping. The sun is only half out, too. Thinking maybe I'm the one who is nuts, since I saw people riding in shorts and, a runner in a sleeveless top and shorts. I know you get hotter running, but, in no way is this a sleeveless/shorts day. I don't mind the temperature, but the wind really bothers me. We were supposed to do a metric Sunday, but it is going to rain in the AM. It's on the south shore, a new area to ride in, but I am not going to travel 1+ hr. to ride in the rain. We'll do at least 50 miles tomorrow, and hopefully get something in Sunday afternoon.

[emily_in_nc]

Crankin, so sorry about the septic thing. That is a royal PITA. Reading something like this does not make me anxious to get back into the world of homeownership anytime soon. Renting is just a lot less responsibility, though it has its drawbacks too, of course.

We are not in any danger from Hurricane Patricia. It is heading north and is on the southwest side of Mexico, we are on the southeast side. No way it will turn our way as there is far too much land between there and here. Mexico is big (thank the gods). I have been having to put posts up on Facebook today to reassure people. So many in the US know nothing about the geography of Mexico, but I can't be too smug as I didn't either only a few short years ago.

I feel just terrible for anyone in this storm's path. It is going to be horrific.

[Catrin]

Ugh, sorry to read about the septic problem Crankin.

Emily, glad to hear you're in no danger from H. Patricia, hope all TE members are safe, indeed, all who are in the path of that monster!

[Crankin]

Wimped out of riding again... don;t know what's wrong, but I did do an almost 5 mile hike. There's a really steep and rocky climb in the middle, for about 1/4 a mile. A good workout, and i finally warmed up.
Signed up for spin tomorrow morning; it will be raining until about noon. We decided to bag the metric, as it will still be raining at the start. If it clears up in the PM, I may take a little ride outside, too. It's just been so gray and cool that I have been getting more into other things besides riding. I need to force myself a little more, because I certainly have the gear. We both noticed that others who were hiking today did not have the gloves and head coverings we had. Maybe we lived in AZ too long? I did take my headband off before I did the climb, and kept it off.

[emily_in_nc]

Wimped out of riding again... don;t know what's wrong, but I did do an almost 5 mile hike.

I don't think anything is wrong with you. You said it has been gray and cool...that can be hard weather to get motivated in, especially at the start of the "off" season. At least for me. It's cocooning weather! Good for you for getting out on the hike, though. I'd much rather hike in those kind of conditions myself. It's much easier to warm up and stay warm, less worries about chilly wind, etc.

[ny biker]

I don't think anything is wrong with you. You said it has been gray and cool...that can be hard weather to get motivated in, especially at the start of the "off" season. At least for me. It's cocooning weather! Good for you for getting out on the hike, though. I'd much rather hike in those kind of conditions myself. It's much easier to warm up and stay warm, less worries about chilly wind, etc.

I am really struggling with the weather we've been having -- it's too cold too soon for me on most days. It didn't help that I just spent the weekend in Austin with the heaviest rain I've ever experienced in my life followed by a steady strong cold wind from the north. I was hoping for a few warm sunny days before winter set in, instead it was miserable. And now that I'm back home, the same rain is about to hit here.