Save The Last Rants For Me

[TBoneTX 45,329]

1 hour ago, ROK2USA said:

Living in a third country has been the perfect compromise... but it is only perfect until it isn't. 

This reminds us of a sign that we want to get for our POTS office suite, see ma'am:

"We are always here, si man (unless we are not, no man)."

 

And if your plans were to move to the U.S., stick with them, si ma'am.

[cdneh 3,112]

Tough one, T-Bone. I don't know how the heck you could motivate him to look after himself when he simply won't. Anytime the last few years I had to take Himself away for medical appointments, we had to hire someone to stay with the MIL. Come to find out they didn't anymore than turn up a the house when she would fire them.  Even after I'd made it perfectly clear that I was paying them, that she might argue and complain and be nasty, she couldn't fire them. Made no difference in the end, off they went. And no, I did not pay them. Her doctor did try to arrange for respite care for me, but she refused. Very much like a petulant child, really, "you can't make me"! 

 

I'm up today for the first time in two weeks. I have been flat on my back with the flu and I do mean flat. Couldn't even keep water down. Meals certainly do look peculiar when your choices limit you to what doesn't make you want to yark  on sight. 

Edited May 11, 2022 by cdneh

[SalishSea 17,847]

20 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Have to call one from out$ide, $i man.

You should not have to pay for social work.

 

If Uncle T-B has a primary care physician who is affiliated with a medical center/hospital, or if he has received care at a hospital, you should be able to get help from their social workers, if only over the phone.   The hospital I work for has social work organized by department....we have our oncology ones, the ER has theirs, etc.  They are very helpful, especially when it comes to navigating the complex system of Medicare vs self pay care options.  Even having been a nurse for 22 years, I learned a lot about "the system" when I was looking after my dad.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

11 hours ago, cdneh said:

Anytime the last few years I had to take Himself away for medical appointments, we had to hire someone to stay with the MIL. Come to find out they didn't anymore than turn up a the house when she would fire them.

You really had a doozy, si and sigh Eh ma'am.

11 hours ago, cdneh said:

I'm up today for the first time in two weeks. I have been flat on my back with the flu and I do mean flat. Couldn't even keep water down. Meals certainly do look peculiar when your choices limit you to what doesn't make you want to yark on sight. 

Good grief, Eh ma'am!  Have you been all alone during this, or has anyone been stopping in to help you, huh ma'am?

[TBoneTX 45,329]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

If Uncle T-B has a primary care physician who is affiliated with a medical center/hospital, or if he has received care at a hospital, you should be able to get help from their social workers, if only over the phone.

We're actually not sure that he has a GP or geriatric internist, no JD ma'am; it appears to be a succession of specialists -- cardiologist, dermatologist, audiologist, et al., oh well man.  However, he has been cared for at an excellent local hospital, so gracias for that suggestion, si JD ma'am.

 

Mama T-B. took him to a dermatologist today, skin-in-the-game man.

Doc declined to treat Uncle T-B.'s raw-meat leg, seems to be more of a "pimple" doctor man.

However, he took a biopsy specimen from Uncle T-B.'s raw-meat leg, at least that man.

 

This derma-doc had never referred someone for home-health wound care, no man.

Regardless, Mama T-B. got him to write an order, insistent senior she man.

In initial caucus with local home-health nurse, order appears to be too general, need specifics man.

However, maybe something can be done with it, who knows man.

Will tell Mama T-B. about the social-worker option, gracias beaucoup JD ma'am.

Edited May 12, 2022 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,329]

In brighter news, see man:

 

Miu jumped on our desk, knocked the empty roller assembly from a Scotch Tape dispenser, took it in her miu-teeth, and dropped it on the halfpace of the stairs, obviously anointed as a new miu-toy man.

 

We and Mini-B. carefully wadded today's Subway wrappers to serve as miu-toys, chase and attack man.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

Today, May Many'th ([2x2x2 +2+2]th), is the Many'th (2x2x2 +2th) anniversary of the death of First Miu T-B., still miss First Miu man.

[laylalex 7,289]

14 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Today, May Many'th ([2x2x2 +2+2]th), is the Many'th (2x2x2 +2th) anniversary of the death of First Miu T-B., still miss First Miu man.

❤️ 

I miss my baby Tibbs every day. I'm sure First Miu and Tibbs are having a lovely time on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, sleeping in sunbeams, chasing toys, and eating all the treats. They'll be there for us when it's our time, too.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

6 hours ago, laylalex said:

❤️

I miss my baby Tibbs every day. I'm sure First Miu and Tibbs are having a lovely time on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, sleeping in sunbeams, chasing toys, and eating all the treats. They'll be there for us when it's our time, too.

You're a beautiful human bean, LL ma'am.

 

In miu news, miu again sprawled on the din-din table and began chewing up all the Burger King coupons, egad man.  This, of course, cannot easily be forgiven, no man.

Edited May 13, 2022 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,329]

We need some advice in somewhat of a hurry, solicit we man.

 

Earlier, we let Ex-Mrs.-T-B. know that we wanted to cook din-din for Mama-Ex-Mrs.-T-B., Papa-Ex-Mrs.-T-B. (the ex-in-laws -- the Outlaws?), and Cousin Mini-B. (who will interpret) one night during their visit, feed we they man.  That night will be Saturday, si man.

 

Jeeves and Smedley, our chauffeurs/butlers, are off that night, great planning man.

The rubias are useless for anything like this, don't even think about it man.

 

We have never cooked anything except for ourself and Mini-B., limited we man.

Accordingly, we need advice from Those Who Have Experience, solicit we man.

 

The planned menu is nuked-in-bag mixed vegetables, nuked Costco salmon slabs, nuked rice, and either peanut butter or apple pie, this last to be procured Saturday morn from FST (favorite small town) man.

 

The microwave is about a Manyzen-and-a-half hazardous steps from the din-din table, geography man.

We can remove some of the obstructions from the floor, think we man.

The miu-toys should be on the other side of the room, calculate we man.

However, our serving (carrying) tray is big enough for only one din-din plate at a time, man.

It is dangerous for an inexperienced server to navigate a "bachelor floor" while carrying two din-din plates, egad man.

 

The challenge will be to nuke everything and serve everyone in timely fashion and so that no one's plate gets cold while the others are prepped, egad man.

 

We can serve the nuked vegetables as a separate appetizer, no problem there man.

We can serve the pie as a separate dessert, no problem there man.

 

Two salmon slabs will take about Many or Many-&-a-half (2+1 or [2+1] + half) minutes to nuke, calculate we man.

Two nukings of two slabs each will be necessary, calculate we man.

 

The little tubs of Basmati rice take about a minute-&-a-half each to nuke, experienced we man.

Each tub serves two as a side dish, two tubs total man.

We can certainly nuke both tubs simultaneously, calculate we man.

Optimally, we would like for the salmon and rice to be served concurrently, optimal we man.

 

We are having trouble envisioning the timing of the prep and the serving, struggle we man.

 

We could nuke two salmons, transfer them to din-din plates, then nuke the rice, then add the rice to the din-din plates alongside the salmon, and rewarm each for half a minute, perhaps man.

 

We could then serve two plates (to the Outlaws) while we prep our plate & Cousin Mini-B.'s, think we man.

 

However, when the Outlaws wait for everyone to be served, theirs would get cold, not good man.

 

This is much like the quandary of having to carry the fox, the chicken, and the bag of grain across the river one at a time without having anyone eat or be eaten, headache man.

 

And, before anyone asks, the stovetop is Otherwise Occupied and we have no idea how to use the regular oven, si and no man.

 

Advice from Those Who Are Experienced, solicit we man.

Edited May 13, 2022 by TBoneTX

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

And, before anyone asks, the stovetop is Otherwise Occupied and we have no idea how to use the regular oven, si and no man.

It's legal for a dad in Texas to not have a grill, man?

 

But no ideas for producing something good for five or six with just a microwave, sorry.

[cdneh 3,112]

On 5/11/2022 at 11:27 PM, TBoneTX said:

You really had a doozy, si and sigh Eh ma'am.

Good grief, Eh ma'am!  Have you been all alone during this, or has anyone been stopping in to help you, huh ma'am?

On my own.  😕

[cdneh 3,112]

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We need some advice in somewhat of a hurry, solicit we man.

 

Earlier, we let Ex-Mrs.-T-B. know that we wanted to cook din-din for Mama-Ex-Mrs.-T-B., Papa-Ex-Mrs.-T-B. (the ex-in-laws -- the Outlaws?), and Cousin Mini-B. (who will interpret) one night during their visit, feed we they man.  That night will be Saturday, si man.

 

Jeeves and Smedley, our chauffeurs/butlers, are off that night, great planning man.

The rubias are useless for anything like this, don't even think about it man.

 

We have never cooked anything except for ourself and Mini-B., limited we man.

Accordingly, we need advice from Those Who Have Experience, solicit we man.

 

The planned menu is nuked-in-bag mixed vegetables, nuked Costco salmon slabs, nuked rice, and either peanut butter or apple pie, this last to be procured Saturday morn from FST (favorite small town) man.

 

The microwave is about a Manyzen-and-a-half hazardous steps from the din-din table, geography man.

We can remove some of the obstructions from the floor, think we man.

The miu-toys should be on the other side of the room, calculate we man.

However, our serving (carrying) tray is big enough for only one din-din plate at a time, man.

It is dangerous for an inexperienced server to navigate a "bachelor floor" while carrying two din-din plates, egad man.

 

The challenge will be to nuke everything and serve everyone in timely fashion and so that no one's plate gets cold while the others are prepped, egad man.

 

We can serve the nuked vegetables as a separate appetizer, no problem there man.

We can serve the pie as a separate dessert, no problem there man.

 

Two salmon slabs will take about Many or Many-&-a-half (2+1 or [2+1] + half) minutes to nuke, calculate we man.

Two nukings of two slabs each will be necessary, calculate we man.

 

The little tubs of Basmati rice take about a minute-&-a-half each to nuke, experienced we man.

Each tub serves two as a side dish, two tubs total man.

We can certainly nuke both tubs simultaneously, calculate we man.

Optimally, we would like for the salmon and rice to be served concurrently, optimal we man.

 

We are having trouble envisioning the timing of the prep and the serving, struggle we man.

 

We could nuke two salmons, transfer them to din-din plates, then nuke the rice, then add the rice to the din-din plates alongside the salmon, and rewarm each for half a minute, perhaps man.

 

We could then serve two plates (to the Outlaws) while we prep our plate & Cousin Mini-B.'s, think we man.

 

However, when the Outlaws wait for everyone to be served, theirs would get cold, not good man.

 

This is much like the quandary of having to carry the fox, the chicken, and the bag of grain across the river one at a time without having anyone eat or be eaten, headache man.

 

And, before anyone asks, the stovetop is Otherwise Occupied and we have no idea how to use the regular oven, si and no man.

 

Advice from Those Who Are Experienced, solicit we man.

We had an oven breakdown  on , I think it was thanksgiving,  some time ago. All I can tell you is what I did.

 

I heated the the thing that took the longest first. Covered the container with a lid to keep the heat in. Next thing, same deal. Once everything was heated, I put it all into separate serving bowls. All that had to go to the table then was four bowls, one trip.  Everything else was already on the table. 

[Ontarkie 14,234]

If you are determined to do all in the microwave nuke the longest cooking time first. 

 

If your oven has a warming option place things in the oven to hold. 

 

Personally I would cook the salmon in the oven. It is really simple and can cook while you heat the rest up. 

[TBoneTX 45,329]

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

It's legal for a dad in Texas to not have a grill, man?

It was taken in the divorce and then wrecked through neglect,  ex-she man.

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

But no ideas for producing something good for Many or Many with just a microwave, sorry.

Useless-advicing P-math-deficient DA man!  Useless-advicing, USELESS-ADVICING P-math-deficient P-MATH-DEFICIENT DA man!

1 hour ago, cdneh said:

On my own.  😕

Last post on page and unread, no see we Eh ma'am.

Independent Eh ma'am!  Independent, INDEPENDENT Eh ma'am!

Edited May 13, 2022 by TBoneTX