~sighs~ oh joy. The third Monday of the week. ~grumbles~ Only four more to go until the start of next week's Mondays.
I hope that everyone has a good day today.
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Great to hear! And that hospital has (at least half of) an awesome name!We are seeing some positive signs from Dad. He's still in ICU, but we may have turned the corner.
Time will tell. I have to say I'm very impressed with Scott and White's ICU nursing staff. Very sharp and knowledgeable.
Dad's brother came into town Sunday. It was a good visit.
I agree. White is an awesome name.
I agree. White is an awesome name.Great to hear! And that hospital has (at least half of) an awesome name!We are seeing some positive signs from Dad. He's still in ICU, but we may have turned the corner.
Time will tell. I have to say I'm very impressed with Scott and White's ICU nursing staff. Very sharp and knowledgeable.
Dad's brother came into town Sunday. It was a good visit.
+1 to that.
So yeah.
I'm in Texas. Yesterday a bit before noon my grandfather took a turn for the worse. He dropped into a coma and his heart rate was dropping. We were all home, packed, and piled into the RV and driving down to Yoakum within an hour and a half.
We didn't make it. He passed sometime yesterday around 4 PM Central time, just after my mom got to talk to him on the phone (though he was still in the coma so he didn't talk back). She was talking to her sister a few minutes after and they announced he was gone. They haven't yet announced the cause of death.
We arrived around 5 AM this morning, give or take. We'll be here for an undetermined amount of time until the funeral and maybe a little past. EbonFyre, my brother, and my niece are flying down today, Dad and I are heading to the airport in Austin to pick them up around 2-ish I think.
Sadly since I didn't come in my own car and money is tight, swinging through Houston for the FAWTLy HQ visit isn't an option.
Orthos, my deepest condolences.
My condolences, Orthos.
Sorry to hear that Orthos.
So sorry for your loss Orthos. :(
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OK, college DJ who just played the Bauhaus-Wax Idols-Tones on Tail set, you're my new favorite DJ.
Was one of the songs this one
OK, college DJ who just played the Bauhaus-Wax Idols-Tones on Tail set, you're my new favorite DJ.Was one of the songs this one
No, actually it wasn't. the DJ went for something a little more obscure.
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Whats wrong with Saskatchewan?I drove through saskatchewan once, lots of wheat fields
And saskwatches hiding in the wheat. You may not have seen them, though, since they blend in pretty well.
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No, actually it wasn't. the DJ went for something a little more obscure.OK, college DJ who just played the Bauhaus-Wax Idols-Tones on Tail set, you're my new favorite DJ.Was one of the songs this one
Oh that's nice, I have never heard the Wax idols, but the TOT album "Night Music" is awesome although I did get a wee bit burned out on "Go"
Oh that's nice, I have never heard the Wax idols, but the TOT album "Night Music" is awesome although I did get a wee bit burned out on "Go"
Yeah, "Go" got a lot of airtime.
Your post in the Heliocentrism thread made me laugh, Freehold, but I feel weird "favoriting" it.
Your post in the Heliocentrism thread made me laugh, Freehold, but I feel weird "favoriting" it.
worry not. It is a humorous take on what the ancient Greeks believed.
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OK, college DJ who just played the Bauhaus-Wax Idols-Tones on Tail set, you're my new favorite DJ.Was one of the songs this one
I like that song. I heard it for the first time a month ago.
Thank you all for the condolences.
Funeral is apparently Sunday. Just got a text from my mom - nice jeans and comfy shirts funeral, no suits or ties. Yeah, sounds like Pawpaw.
So very sorry, Orthos. I'm glad your mom got in that last phone call, and I like to think he heard her somehow. I wish you, EbonFyre, and all your family the very best in this difficult time.
Thanks guys. I really appreciate it.
Talking to my grandmother, cause of death was determined to be the spreading pneumonia infection, which had gotten into his other lung and heart.
Sad to say but this probably was the better option. If he'd survived this, he would have had to lose most or all of the lung with the mass in it (which they were all but certain was cancerous), get the pneumonia cleaned out, then likely put him on chemo for the cancer(s) in the lung/liver. Even then, his chances of survival would have been slim and relatively short lived. At least this way he suffered minimally.
Thank you all for the condolences.
Funeral is apparently Sunday. Just got a text from my mom - nice jeans and comfy shirts funeral, no suits or ties. Yeah, sounds like Pawpaw.
You have my condolences, he sounds like a cool bloke.
I know what you're gping through Orthos. The pigeon knows all too well. Best wishes to your family and most of all you.
I would like to add my condolences as well, Orthos (and Ebon)
Hey Aeglos. I have been told that I have to visit my family (2nd and 3rd cousins mostly) in Saarbrucken sometime soon. Just FYI
cool,
maybe you would like to make a visit Hessia (and me) while over here,we have many sights to see
So very sorry, Orthos. I'm glad your mom got in that last phone call, and I like to think he heard her somehow. I wish you, EbonFyre, and all your family the very best in this difficult time.
+1
I missed Mom's passing by a few hours.
I'm still in College Station. I'll PM you my cell #.
My condolences as well Orthos.
I have seen the passing of both my and my wife's grandparent's. I certainly sympathize. And I agree with DSXM. He sounds like a cool bloke. :)
The Mad Mage and his family send you and yours their heartfelt best wishes.
Thank you everyone.
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Made it tot he UK. In a hotel not to far from Heathrow. I am exhausted from so much travel. And will sleep like a log when my room is ready.
Safe travels!
Dad seems to be improving/holding steady, and I'm running an errand to Sugerland this morning. I'll be thinking of the Houston FAWTLs while I'm there.
Take care!
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I am resolved to ultimately do away with the evil that is bundled cable.I am a big fan of directv.
I had DirecTV at one point when I lived in Philly. Crappy customer service ended that.
But they're really just as bad as all the others. They charge extra money for tons of channels that very few people watch and otherwise would never survive. That is the evil.
I look forward to one day just being able to pay for everything by channel, or even by show.
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I agree. White is an awesome name.Great to hear! And that hospital has (at least half of) an awesome name!We are seeing some positive signs from Dad. He's still in ICU, but we may have turned the corner.
Time will tell. I have to say I'm very impressed with Scott and White's ICU nursing staff. Very sharp and knowledgeable.
Dad's brother came into town Sunday. It was a good visit.
Exactly! It was my paternal grandmother's maiden name.
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Welcome on the right side of the world!