What have you been up to lately?

[Ylem]

Sorry for the long silence.
I'm still waiting for the treatments to start. I just haven't got much energy left lately.

Yes, we have all missed you, take care, we will be here for you, get well soon Juha!

[Frankskywatcher]

Sorry for the long silence.
I'm still waiting for the treatments to start. I just haven't got much energy left lately.

Hang in there my friend hope all goes well for you .

[pakarinen]

Back from a couple of nights in a B4 area in northern Indiana. Cloudy the first night, but it cleared up some last night and I was able to get a little casual observing in with my 10x50s although the moon was up.
My gastronomical research indicates it would be very difficult to find anything tastier than homemade Amish pies.

[GCoyote]

Going back and forth with the insurance company about who is paying for my next set of bifocals.

[Butterfly Maiden]

I am currently waiting for my next client to arrive to have her nails done, but already the temperature is ramping up (24℃ / 75.2℉).

I have all the windows and doors open to give a bit of a through draft, and fans are on full power.

We don't have air-con in the house, which would be a blessing, but it is very expensive to have it retro-fitted into UK homes.

Unfortunately, I still have to wear respectable clothing whilst with my clients, so it can get a little sticky.

I wouldn't get away with what I would normally wear, or not wear whilst in total privacy

I won't tell you what that is though

[DeanD]

I am currently waiting for my next client to arrive to have her nails done, but already the temperature is ramping up (24℃ / 75.2℉).

I have all the windows and doors open to give a bit of a through draft, and fans are on full power.

We don't have air-con in the house, which would be a blessing, but it is very expensive to have it retro-fitted into UK homes.

Unfortunately, I still have to wear respectable clothing whilst with my clients, so it can get a little sticky.

I wouldn't get away with what I would normally wear, or not wear whilst in total privacy

I won't tell you what that is though

Yeah, we don't want too much information...

[Butterfly Maiden]

I am currently waiting for my next client to arrive to have her nails done, but already the temperature is ramping up (24℃ / 75.2℉).

I have all the windows and doors open to give a bit of a through draft, and fans are on full power.

We don't have air-con in the house, which would be a blessing, but it is very expensive to have it retro-fitted into UK homes.

Unfortunately, I still have to wear respectable clothing whilst with my clients, so it can get a little sticky.

I wouldn't get away with what I would normally wear, or not wear whilst in total privacy

I won't tell you what that is though

Yeah, we don't want too much information...

There are certain sacrifices that have to be made to keep cool at the moment Dean

[UlteriorModem]

OMG 75F! ... LOL that was a low temp last night

[KingNothing13]

At some point I will post some more photos of the trip to Washington DC - lots of really great things down there. Live has been busy - mostly working - since return.

I am not working next Wed - Fri as my wife is undergoing a knee procedure, so I may have some down time then to sort through the photos and post a few. Not too many though

[Butterfly Maiden]

At some point I will post some more photos of the trip to Washington DC - lots of really great things down there. Live has been busy - mostly working - since return.

I am not working next Wed - Fri as my wife is undergoing a knee procedure, so I may have some down time then to sort through the photos and post a few. Not too many though

That must be the worst part of going on holiday, having to come back and go straight back to work.

I am in the fortunate position of being self-employed so I can pick and choose the hours I work. I have never experienced being an employee anywhere and being tied to fixed working hours.

The reason for your time off next week isn't ideal, but I hope your wife's knee procedure goes well.

It will be nice to see some of your holiday photos when you get chance to sort through them.

[GCoyote]

OMG 75F! ... LOL that was a low temp last night

It was like heaven. (Only with frogs and crickets instead of harp music.)
Still super nice to have the windows open last night.

[davesellars]

I am mostly procrastinating at the moment... TBH, it's too darn hot during the day to concentrate properly (well, that's my excuse anyway...) So, been trying to get the serious stuff done in the morning before it warms up considerably in my office. Kids are on their hols and trying to keep 3 of them reasonably entertained at the same time as working is virtually an impossible feat. :p ... Actually, I've given up...

I've managed to get quite a lot of astro sessions in the past week which has been really nice and great to get back into viewing the planets once again!

[pakarinen]

Sold some astro books that I never open anymore. Proceeds go to the "I want one of everything" astro equipment fund.

[DeanD]

Sold some astro books that I never open anymore. Proceeds go to the "I want one of everything" astro equipment fund.

Only one???

[turboscrew]

Status update.
Yesteday my back invented a brand new ache so, that i couldn't call staying at home "coping" anymore, so I went to the hospital. This time I took my laptop with me too.
I'm alone in my room, and in the room there's bathroom, motorized bed, TV, water faucet, microvawe oven and fridge. The WiFi seems to work fine too. The food is quite good, and it's served quite often: breakfast, coffee, lunch, coffee, dinner, and evening snack.
The only downside is the pain thet maes it a bit hard to enjoy all that. Even sitting on the bed while eating hurts, because the sore muscles are needed to keep the body upright, and the five meter distance from te bed to batroom is pure agony.

Al because of the lquid in the lung.

Today the pain got extra hard, so I got some more serious painkillers. Since they didn't seem to owork to well, I also took an "Harley-Parkinson", and walked back and forth in the corridor. That seemed to help (caused some movement in my bowls). The typical pain was there, but the special agony was gone. Later (now that I'm writing this), somehow even the "normal" pain disappeared, and I seem to be a bit high from the strong pain killers.Nice break from the pains.
Maybe they take some fluid out of my lung tomorrow.

[davesellars]

Sorry to hear you're having such pain, Juha. I hope they manage to get the fluid out and at least give you some relief for the time being. It's good to hear at least that you've got a nice place at the hospital and taken care of while you're there (sounds like a million miles away from our NHS service in the UK!). Take care mate!

[OzEclipse]

Juha,
I am so sorry to hear that you have been in so much pain. I’m glad the pain management is working. It was a good thing that you went to hospital. I have experienced extreme pain from a serious injury 25 years ago and more after getting a surgical reconstruction. I also pain managed my mum through serious illness. In all cases the advice is the same. You need to stay ahead of managing the pain. It’s hard to play catch-up after the pain has become unbearable.

My best wishes to you

Joe.

[Butterfly Maiden]

I hope your treatment goes well Juha and they are able to sort out your medical issue.

Take care.

[notFritzArgelander]

@turboscrew thanks for the update. I hope the pain is just a part of the the process toward a happy outcome.

[SkyHiker]

So sorry to hear that Juha, good thing you checked into the hospital. I hope it will speed up the treatment schedule.