Dear So and So

[bmccasland]

Dear Bicycle Trainer creators and dude at my LBS,

I just have to vent.... NO! It did not go together easily, square peg in a round hole, yeah right. And getting the bike actually up on the trainer, oh that was soooooOoo much fun. I got a work-out just getting my bike on the trainer. Let's see you people pull a new trainer out of the box, find all the parts, put it together, and mount a bike in 15 minutes.

I need a drink.

[marni]

dear everyone,

thank you for the sympathetic mama bear growls. After a day of thinking about what happened I have decided that no, I am not exagerating the situation and yes I do need to send a rocket to the CEO of the Hospital, with a copy to my GP (who referred me to this doctor and hospital system) and the surgeon herself. Mind you, I don't think that she had anything at all with the situation, I am sure that the forms were actually there and that they just couldn't be bothered to look for them and it all went downhill from there.

as for the surgery issues:

My husband will be taking a week off once I get home, and will be able to go in late for work for the next week as he has masses of vacation to burn, so unless the project he is bidding on for his company suddenly comes through and they decide to send him immediately to Redmond, Ontario ( 75 miles north of Calgary) he will be able to go in later in the morning most days for a while. Which will help a lot. Also, my oldest son and my daughter will be here for the first week as well so Dad will have lots of company and help and once I can drive, I will be able to step up again. He really is quite capable except that he is blind which means he can't read his blood sugar monitor, nor can he fix a sandwich or something for lunch unless I put things out for him, or can act as his eyes. Which shouldn't be that much of an issue.

As far as in home care- Although medicare (dads' only insurance) would probably chip in, I am hesitant to go that route since before he came to live with us he had been living on his own with a caregiver 4 hours a day and had gotten very depressed and mentally shaky in spite of what a wonderful and caring woman she was.

Anyway, thank you for letting me vent-

marni

[Owlie]

Dear BF--
I miss you. You don't need to be in your silly desert! Come back!
Me.

Dear Skype or internet connection--
Please stop sucking. It's getting really annoying.

[Reesha]

Dear legs,

I am sorry that you are tired and sore after such a long ride today. But I love the way those rides make you sexy and strong!

[crazycanuck]

Dear Legs,

Thank you again for the good times at de 6hr today . Weeehar!

[jessmarimba]

Dear everyone who used to own my house:
Did it ever occur to ANY of you that the carpet might be getting a little worn? A little disgusting? There might be lots and lots of things living in it? I mean, 40 y.o. wall-to-wall carpet is clearly not luxurious anymore.

I am experiencing firsthand why none of you ever wanted to be the guy to get rid of it (SO GROSS) but man is it going to be nice when it's gone. But fyi, anchoring the carpet under the pergo flooring (that you installed over hardwood and possibly over carpet as well) was a really stupid idea. Not to mention the room is now about 3 inches shorter. Don't do that again.

[Reesha]

Dear legs (again),

Thank you for recovering so quickly! I enjoyed our 6 mile walk around Forest Park today

[emily_in_nc]

Dear neighbor downstairs with motorcycle and race car in garage below us,

I understand that such vehicles require a certain amount of maintenance and "revving", but you have no idea how annoying it is to those of us who have to listen to it drone on and on. Particularly on temperate days when we want to have our windows open.

I haven't noticed anyone else who has a garage in this complex using it as a car/motorcycle maintenance "shop". What luck we have.

P.S. I can't wait to move!

[bmccasland]

Dear Klutz, otherwise known as me,
So I know it felt strange getting on the bike without a helmet, I mean it's the first time she's been mounted on a trainer, but we were inside. Get the need helmet thought out of your pretty little head.....

So we get on the bike, and off, adjust the trainer, on and off again, adjust again. So you were worried about kicking the nick-nack glass shelf thing and breaking the glass, but did you need to fall off the bike the other way and nearly crack your skull? Maybe I do need to ride with a helmet all the time.

Fortunately no cracked skull, just a slightly bruised butt that hit the end table on the way down.

Grace, that's me.

[crazycanuck]

Uh oh...

Dear Self...

It's a good idea to remember the exact due date for an assignment...twas yesterday..not today!! Hopefully the tutor will get back to me about handing the stuff in today....

Uh oh... oh dear....

uh oh...

[channlluv]

Dear Klutz, otherwise known as me,
...but did you need to fall off the bike the other way and nearly crack your skull? Maybe I do need to ride with a helmet all the time.

Fortunately no cracked skull, just a slightly bruised butt that hit the end table on the way down.

Grace, that's me.

I had that same experience my first time on a trainer. I tilted and came within about four inches of impaling my temple on a guitar stand. Yikes.

I recommend a rubber mat under the trainer, too, to help avoid slippage during your ride. Sort of like a yoga mat for bikes.

Glad you missed banging your head.

Roxy

[lauraelmore1033]

Dear uterus,
you gung-ho little go-getter you, haven't you noticed that we turned 49 this week? And we've had an ablation? And we've been well past childbearing for at least 20 years now (and weren't you just the little over achiever on that front, getting pregnant the first time ever?). Give it a rest, will ya! I'm tired of this 10 days on 20 days off routine. I hate you...

[Catrin]

Eeek Laural, hope you get to feeling better soon.

Dear Hospital Emergency Room,

Thank you for sending me your bill today and kindly telling me you have billed my insurance. Except....what did you DO that was worth $2,300 All you did was to wash the dog bite with peroxide, give me a tetanus shot, put on a massive dressing that fell off as soon as I walked outside. Are you aware I have to pay 20% of that bill? Well, good bye any hope of vacation this summer away from home...

Guess I am not used to this kind of sticker shock, I knew it would be expensive but not THIS much! Oh well, your ministrations probably did keep me from an infection that would have likely been nasty - given how long it took for the wound to respond properly - so I guess I really shouldn't complain. Wish I knew who the dog owner was.... sigh.

[Owlie]

Catrin, I cut myself with a bread knife back in March, not terribly deeply. Who knew that flushing it with saline, a tetanus shot (needed it anyway), and the application of medical-grade super glue (which sloughed off after a day--the NP who treated me said she'd put on enough for a week...) costs $1200? I could have sent DBF to Walmart for a tube of normal super glue and done it myself. (And mixed up physiological saline solution...)

[Catrin]

Yikes, that was an expensive cut! I couldn't have cleaned it out myself though - and animal bites should be cleaned properly but still... The actual charges for the supplies was $300 with an "emergency room fee"'of $2,100. I guess it costs that much to walk into the door...