Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Victoria M]

Consider yourself beat over the head. Here is a lump to go with that bruise. ;Blackeye That ain't a real bruise. It is a product of gravity. I would gently wrap my stethoscope around your neck when I gave you a hug. ;Nurse XXOO

 

[Paul B]

I was thinking of standing on my head so my head would get black and blue.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Hey Paul B ... hope things are going to get a whole lot better for you. The sooner the better

 

[Paul B]

Thanks Sea MunnKey. I hope so too, but unfortunately, my wife has much more problems than I do. I am like a rusty bowling ball and not much effects me.

 

[Victoria M]

I was thinking of standing on my head so my head would get black and blue.

You is a turkey! Get well soon crazy man!

 

[Paul B]

I made it downstairs to my workshop to see my fish. It wasn't easy and it's the first time I got off the walker since the operation but my fish needed me. I had to take extra drugs to get here but I saved some for my fish, who look very good by the way. Nothing at all has been done to the tank in 2 weeks and I have had multiple people who have no idea what a fish is besides dinner feeding them. I made up some frozen food packates and thats what they use. I normally thaw and rinse them but I can't ask people to do to much so I just tell people to toss them in. By doing this, I really should change the water but thats not going to happen. I only did one water change since I moved here 5 months ago which is almost normal for me but not after all this abuse.
My algae scrubber is growing produce and my skimmer looks like a cement mixer but the fish have to live with me, I don't have to live with them, so they will have to conform.

Everything looks great, no dying corals or croaking fish and the spawning fish are still spawning. I am surprised the 2 dragon faced pipefish are still in the front and partying as I have not target fed them yet.

Of course if I ran a sterile, quarantined tank, I would be looking for a new hobby by now as those tanks can't take any abuse. I also have no idea what any parameters are but whatever they are, it's the same as the Long Island Sound where I got the water from. Now that I am thinking about it, I may dose some calcium. I don't remember doing that yet.

 

[Victoria M]

Good to see you are up and at em. That is pretty remarkable.

 

[Victoria M]

I made it downstairs to my workshop to see my fish. It wasn't easy and it's the first time I got off the walker since the operation but my fish needed me. I had to take extra drugs to get here but I saved some for my fish, who look very good by the way. Nothing at all has been done to the tank in 2 weeks and I have had multiple people who have no idea what a fish is besides dinner feeding them. I made up some frozen food packates and thats what they use. I normally thaw and rinse them but I can't ask people to do to much so I just tell people to toss them in. By doing this, I really should change the water but thats not going to happen. I only did one water change since I moved here 5 months ago which is almost normal for me but not after all this abuse.
My algae scrubber is growing produce and my skimmer looks like a cement mixer but the fish have to live with me, I don't have to live with them, so they will have to conform.

Everything looks great, no dying corals or croaking fish and the spawning fish are still spawning. I am surprised the 2 dragon faced pipefish are still in the front and partying as I have not target fed them yet.

Of course if I ran a sterile, quarantined tank, I would be looking for a new hobby by now as those tanks can't take any abuse. I also have no idea what any parameters are but whatever they are, it's the same as the Long Island Sound where I got the water from. Now that I am thinking about it, I may dose some calcium. I don't remember doing that yet.

Sound pretty normal Paul for a guy on drugs.

 

[Subsea]

Sound pretty normal Paul for a guy on drugs.

I think that is just normal for Paul. It might be the ocean air on the end of Long Island.

 

[Chasmodes]

I'm glad that you were able to get down and check on your fish. At least with the pain, you can have some fun to help keep your mind off it.

 

[Paul B]

If I choose to lose the walker for a few minutes and use the cane, I pay for it. That titanium in my leg may have come from a Snowflake titanium mine
In Girly Man town because it won't let me put my full weight on it yet. But I keep pushing it. They also forgot to put a grease fitting in it.
I spent the day yelling at elevator construction workers but I think I got it to where they are coming at 8:00am and I am not allowing them to leave until I ride the thing down. Then they will have to get every greasy fingerprint off my siding and every piece of saw dust off my driveway, and remove every piece of trash before I pay them. And they have to take that trash with them as it is not allowed to go into my dumpster. I made sure that was in my contract.

 

[Paul B]

YYYYyyaaaaaaaaaa My elevator is working. It was a long process but it is finally done. I had to do some of the work because I doubt these guys would ever get it running but now it is. Many "Craftsman" can't figure out things unless they have the exact part or tool. Thats like if I said, I have a piece of cheese cake, but I can't eat it because I don't have a fork, only spoons.

 

[Crabby48]

Glad you are up and moving. It’s nice to move around after having to sit still. Break that knee in eight don’t be easy on it.
Enjoy your elevator and feel better

 

[Fin]

How on Earth did you make it up the stairs when you came home from the hospital? Ouch!

Glad you got the elevator installed and working. Hope you are feeling a little better.

 

[Paul B]

Fin the day I came home I rode up on the platform of the elevator that the elevator guys temporarily got moving for me to get up.

 

[atoll]

Your going up in the world Paul merry kneemast [emoji275]

 

[seaplane]

Geez Paul, your lucky to have had surgery in these days of miracle drugs and compassionate care. Back in my early days of nursing our cure for girly men whining they were in pain was to bring in an extra large enema bag and jumbo urinary catheter ! Turned whiners into sheep every time. GWS!

 

[Fin]

Fin the day I came home I rode up on the base of the elevator that the elevator guys temporarily got moving for me to get up.

Thank goodness. Stairs won't be your friend for a while. My wife still can't do stairs very well, or kneel down. Hope your pain level is starting to improve.

 

[Paul B]

Seaplane, I already had 3 operations on that knee and the 6 silly gel shots. I figured I wanted to try a knee because I love pain so much.
The knee wasn't all that bad but it was getting worse and stairs were becoming a problem so I figured I would fix it before I became senile.
Now I can Whine like a Sissy due to the pain.

I also remember the large enema bags hung from the doorway. My Mother used one on me for any ailment with hot soapy water. They are always a fun experience but I normally had that clean refreshing aroma.
In those days that was the cure for most things, I am not sure they would fix your knee with it though.

The "Miracle Drugs" now all work in basically 2 ways, they put you to sleep or constipate you. All pills do that no matter what they are supposed to do. But if you take a pill specifically to put you to sleep, after it constipates you it gives you nightmares of being constipated and it's hard to be sexy when you are constipated. Of course I myself am not constipated.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Seaplane, I already had 3 operations on that knee and the 6 silly gel shots. I figured I wanted to try a knee because I love pain so much.
The knee wasn't all that bad but it was getting worse and stairs were becoming a problem so I figured I would fix it before I became senile.
Now I can Whine like a Sissy due to the pain.

I also remember the large enema bags hung from the doorway. My Mother used one on me for any ailment with hot soapy water. They are always a fun experience but I normally had that clean refreshing aroma.
In those days that was the cure for most things, I am not sure they would fix your knee with it though.

The "Miracle Drugs" now all work in basically 2 ways, they put you to sleep or constipate you. All pills do that no matter what they are supposed to do. But if you take a pill specifically to put you to sleep, after it constipates you it gives you nightmares of being constipated and it's hard to be sexy when you are constipated. Of course I myself am not constipated.

Thanks for that mental picture.
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Glad you are doing better!

Don't get senile. Your wife needs you!
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Merry Christmas!