The Drop In Centre 3

[Mikiesboy]

Just also found out i cannot eat commercial jello either.. disodium phosphate is the reason.. poison is everywhere.. i guess i'll be making that too, not that it's very much harder than the boxed stuff.  

I'm not a fan of plain jello so i make it with some hot water and then add skyr ... i'll buy some gelatin, bloom it, add some juice or purée and make it that way.

Jelly is a good dessert for my Husband.. it's no sugar type.. so i'll have to keep that in mind when i make homemade. 

ugh

[Gary L]

16 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Went shopping today. Found out a few days back what is injected into the rotiss chickens we usually buy. Needless to say, we're not buying them anymore. 

Bought a very nice plump 3.5lb organic chicken.  Twenty-eight dollars worth. The price is killing me, but the look of it and now the smell is glorious as it cooks.  If we decide to continue buying these, it will be three at once, all cooked at once and then they will be broken down and frozen. That's what i did with rotiss chicken, took it off the bones and froze it. 

Geez, $28... for a chicken.  😕

What color is the skin?  On all cooking videos from N America the chickens used are pure white.  Here we easily get a corn fed chicken for double the ‘white’ price. Skin color and flavour so much better.  I use carcasses for soups and the flavour is so rich.

 

[Gary L]

Went to see gastrointestinal specialist about latest immunotherapy I’ve been on and commented that it didn’t seem to be helping but I had noticed my ‘stable angina’ was playing up a bit. I was sent to see if I could bring annual cardio check up forward.  Next thing I was told to sit down, a wheelchair ordered and have been hospitalized since Tuesday. Awaiting tests and should be home on Saturday.

I sometimes thought that the chaos shown in ER Type series was exaggerated…. I spent 24 hours in observation area waiting for a bed in a ward. I was in a bed squeezed somehow between bed17 and 18. It had its semi- comical moments: the young guy who leapt off the bed and posed in a karate style position in just underwear being surrounded by six security guys and the porter (to whom yrs ago I taught English) turned to me and said with a sigh “it will be a Valium and then home” case. Then, there was the drunk and drugged up guy who was with restraints.  The police were finally called. Then best of all (not), the distressed elderly lady next to me who was screaming for food and when she saw me getting a meal begged to have my leftover chicken leg. On being denied as she was awaiting tests, she went crazy, finally declaring with a play on words, “God, they won’t let me suck his dick” ….. 

[spyke]

1 hour ago, Gary L said:

Went to see gastrointestinal specialist about latest immunotherapy I’ve been on and commented that it didn’t seem to be helping but I had noticed my ‘stable angina’ was playing up a bit. I was sent to see if I could bring annual cardio check up forward.  Next thing I was told to sit down, a wheelchair ordered and have been hospitalized since Tuesday. Awaiting tests and should be home on Saturday.

I sometimes thought that the chaos shown in ER Type series was exaggerated…. I spent 24 hours in observation area waiting for a bed in a ward. I was in a bed squeezed somehow between bed17 and 18. It had its semi- comical moments: the young guy who leapt off the bed and posed in a karate style position in just underwear being surrounded by six security guys and the porter (to whom yrs ago I taught English) turned to me and said with a sigh “it will be a Valium and then home” case. Then, there was the drunk and drugged up guy who was with restraints.  The police were finally called. Then best of all (not), the distressed elderly lady next to me who was screaming for food and when she saw me getting a meal begged to have my leftover chicken leg. On being denied as she was awaiting tests, she went crazy, finally declaring with a play on words, “God, they won’t let me suck his dick” ….. 

WOW! I'm sorry you're hospitalized, but it was a good thing that you mentioned that your angina was acting up. No telling what could have happened if they didn't catch it. 

It would seem that the ER is the same worldwide. I could have sworn you were in my town's hospital here in the US by your descriptions. 

Hope they find the problem and that it isn't too serious. Get well soon, and remember to eat your chicken soup when you get out of hospital.

[Gary L]

21 minutes ago, spyke said:

WOW! I'm sorry you're hospitalized, but it was a good thing that you mentioned that your angina was acting up. No telling what could have happened if they didn't catch it. 

It would seem that the ER is the same worldwide. I could have sworn you were in my town's hospital here in the US by your descriptions. 

Hope they find the problem and that it isn't too serious. Get well soon, and remember to eat your chicken soup when you get out of hospital.

Guess what lunch was!!!

[Mikiesboy]

4 hours ago, Gary L said:

What color is the skin?  On all cooking videos from N America the chickens used are pure white.  Here we easily get a corn fed chicken for double the ‘white’ price. Skin color and flavour so much better.  I use carcasses for soups and the flavour is so rich.

 

It was the colour chicken should be...more yellow than white. The fat that came off it is yellow. The bones were not the horrible blood filled things you usually get with chicken here. So it was dispatched properly. I made stock with the bones after i took it apart. 

I'll freeze half the meat and we'll have a chicken salad for dinner tonight. 

[Mikiesboy]

 

 

Edited April 16 by Mikiesboy

[kbois]

You know that shooting, searing, white-hot flash that tears through your entire body when you smack your knee on the side of your desk?

Yeah. I did that. 😖🤬

Edited April 16 by kbois

[weinerdog]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

You know that shooting, searing, white-hot flash that tears through your entire body when you smack your knee on the side of your desk?

Yeah. I did that. 😖🤬

This sound like a smart ass comment but it really isn't. Anybody want to invest with me to make padded desks?

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

You know that shooting, searing, white-hot flash that tears through your entire body when you smack your knee on the side of your desk?

Yeah. I did that. 😖🤬

I slammed my elbow against a car door a while ago and I still don't know how I managed to stay on my feet, it hurt so bad.  

[Mikiesboy]

i wonder, if i would have been a good nurse?   I think so for a little while, and then i get tired of the patient whining about their pain... I don't think nurses are supposed to scream "Suck it up you *&*^* baby"!!!

Just a thought as i look after my invalid and seem to run around most of the day.   😷

I'm just back from the grocery story again.  Hopefully, i won't have to go again until the end of next week. 

I have been oblivious to the fact i need to get our taxes done. I will do a bit of gathering of info today.  They are never too hard, but i just hate doing it. 

I don't need to think about lunch, I made cauliflower soup and salad for dinner last night. There is leftover soup, so that's what we're gonna have. Dinner is easy too, burger patties are made and in the freezer. I'll make some sweet potato fries. There is fruit and a biscuit with tea for dessert.  I will do some baking tomorrow. The black bean brownies were delish.  I'll makes some of those oat bars and maybe try chickpea cookies.    

Have a good day whatever you get up to! 

[CassieQ]

5 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i wonder, if i would have been a good nurse?   I think so for a little while, and then i get tired of the patient whining about their pain... I don't think nurses are supposed to scream "Suck it up you *&*^* baby"!!!

Just a thought as i look after my invalid and seem to run around most of the day.   😷

My sister is a nurse.  When I asked her to take me to the doctor after I broke my foot, she said "I think you just need to man up a little. "  

[Mikiesboy]

9 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

My sister is a nurse.  When I asked her to take me to the doctor after I broke my foot, she said "I think you just need to man up a little. "  

sorry but that made me laugh out loud .. lol  

[kbois]

29 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i wonder, if i would have been a good nurse?   I think so for a little while, and then i get tired of the patient whining about their pain... I don't think nurses are supposed to scream "Suck it up you *&*^* baby"!!!

I often wish I had gone into nursing when I was trying to figure out what I should be when I grow up. 

Then I have that exact same thought you did 🤣🤣

Spoiler

Also....every nurse I have ever met has screamed that thought in their head 😂 

Enjoy the rest of your day!

[Kitt]

I am not sure which got under my skin the last 6 months more... the whiny "what if I cand do the things I like anymore"  or the constant fight to keep him off the foot while it healed, chasing him with his crutches etc when he was told none weight bearing.

At one point I told him You use the crutches or I will use them to beat some sense into your head."

[Kitt]

Now that is just rotten to do to a kid!

Got a call 8:30 this morning, can I take a horse that I had moved a couple of times to a show about an hour away. She had made arrangements with someone who reached out on Facebook to share a ride and save a little money. This 19 year old is a bit nieve and paid up front.  Long story short, trailer was supposed to pick them up 7:00 this morning, no showed, and all messages were ignored. I got her there, she had to ride in a later division, but we made it work.

How do you do that to a kid? 

Edited April 17 by Kitt

[spyke]

4 hours ago, Kitt said:

Now that is just rotten to do to a kid!

Got a call 8:30 this morning, can I take a horse that I had moved a couple of times to a show about an hour away. She had made arrangements with someone who reached out on Facebook to share a ride and save a little money. This 19 year old is a bit nieve and paid up front.  Long story short, trailer was supposed to pick them up 7:00 this morning, no showed, and all messages were ignored. I got her there, she had to ride in a later division, but we made it work.

How do you do that to a kid? 

Karma. May she find this thief and deliver 1,000,000 times worse than what was stolen.

You're good people Kitt. That was so kind of you to step up and help her, but we all know how amazing you are. 

[Mikiesboy]

Weird Thing of the Day:  The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue.    

We have the dog today...not ideal, but we'll manage. 

[spyke]

35 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

 The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue.    

 

That would explain so much about me. 🤣

[Mikiesboy]

33 minutes ago, spyke said:

That would explain so much about me. 🤣

i thought it best not to add too much to that odd little fact.    I figured a few would have something to add. LOL

[Page Scrawler]

Today is Saturday, but tomorrow is also a Saturday for me. Actually, every day is Saturday now, until I can line up another job.

I tendered my resignation and sent an appropriate email to my now ex-employer. I don't regret doing it, but I thought I would feel more relieved. I suppose I must be in shock.

[spyke]

5 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Today is Saturday, but tomorrow is also a Saturday for me. Actually, every day is Saturday now, until I can line up another job.

I tendered my resignation and sent an appropriate email to my now ex-employer. I don't regret doing it, but I thought I would feel more relieved. I suppose I must be in shock.

Hoping you will find a much better job in the near future if that's what you want. 

And at triple the salary! 🤞

[kbois]

2 hours ago, spyke said:

That would explain so much about me. 🤣

Me too

[Mikiesboy]

24 minutes ago, kbois said:

Me too

I don't want to know the truth behind this or spyke's answer.  Nope. 

[kbois]

46 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

I don't want to know the truth behind this or spyke's answer.  Nope. 

At the little mini-reunion I had with my high school friends we were flipping through my yearbook when one of the girls started laughing. 

She read what one of my teachers had written:

"Good luck to the girl who can get more words in per minute than any I've ever known." 

Yeah. I was quite the talker when I was young. 

I don't know where your mind went 🤔🤭