h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi, yep it is free. Our cable company allows me to call West Wabash,IN, Port Clinton, Wapaknoneta, and Catawba Island. Nah, nah.

Are you saying New London does not have a movie theater? Whoa! That may be a little too backwoodsie for me. Well as long as they have electricity.

Did you know there is not an "MCO" anymore? Some idiot board decided that college was not illustrious enough. Now it is Medical University Hospital. "MUH." Don't have the same ring.

But they have the same s!



I just has a major duma$$ attack.
I got showered, dressed & made my way through the pouring rain to go to see mt Dr. - He's not in today ... they said my appt was for this past Monday.

I've always said that NL needs a sign out of town that reads:
New London 5 miles ahead 50 years back


Hey, will you call around Port Clinton & ask people to GIVE me a house on the Lake? You guys can visit!

Goofed again - it is University Medical Center. I guess UMC wouldn't be so bad.

I got a friend living in Port Clinton.. I'll ask her if she knows the skinny on free on the lake housing.

UMC????? Isn't that already taken by the MARINE CORPS?

As per your friend -
I'll wait right here for an answer! hahahahaha

I thought of you Friday - I was on 420 & saw a sign that read: Toledo 87 miles.

One week after celebreating my release from MCO - I was back in the trauma centre in Norwalk. ... They gave me expensive/painful tests ... the next day my dr. was YELLING at me (I told him to "stop it") : "YOU of ALLLL people
going to the ER because you had a muscle spasm in your side! I don't believe it! What's wrong with you?!" ... the guy's thinking I'm being a drama queen ... what would YOU do if you had a fever & localized pain on your right side?
I told him, "I KNOW I have a UTI."
He yelled some more ... "no way on this gren earth you KNOW you have an infection! ...bla-bla-bla- a couple white cells does not an infection make ... bla-bla-bla ...using an antibiotic is like using an atom bomb to fell a tree...bla-bla-
...tap-tap-tap on the door ... Oh, lookie here ... the tests the ER ran on me have come back POSITIVE for...hmmm ... a UTI!!!!!!!!!!! er - He never said he was sorry/wrong/jackass/etc.. He said, "Oh, we can give you an Rx that is really cheap, you don't need that $80 one. Who knows their body???

I told him I once heard that God was having delusions of grandaur: He was going around thinking He was a doctor!

Then ... after we made up - he told me I need surgery on my hand ASAP or I won't be able to type!
He quipped back, "You know the meaning of*minor surgery*<?> is any surgery that someone ELSE is having." I didn't smile. I told him I think I'll freak out yet another Doc by having it done using only hypnosis. Like when he did *minor surgery* on both my hands. ... he went a li'l pale.

Aug. 8 my right hand will be sliced & diced. ...betcha' I can type with one hand tied behind my back!

The father of a lady I worked with a long time back had continueous problems with his health. Having periodic episodes where he could not keep food down. And ending up at ER only to be sent back home because the dr could not find anything wrong.

I every so often would have the same problem but not enough to go to the hospital. Then when I was in my mid to late 20's I had a series of pain and nausea. Three times in three years I ended up in ER. Twice in spite of my shaking I was so cold, and the high white cell count I was sent home after an overnight stay.

The third year The doctor told me he hasn't a clue as to why I was feeling the way I was but he believes there is something wrong and while it may prove fruitless he honestly believed that they would find something if I would allow him to do and exploratory. "Doc," I said, " don't talk about it, do it."

The lady's dad finally had someone open him and discover he had a badly infected appendix. Why they didn't find it sooner? When he was a child his appendix burst and the doctors got in right after it happened. They cleaned the area removing a lot of whatever but missed the fact that they were leaving him a good size stub of Appendix. But since he had an appendix operation that was always ruled out. All those years his family thinking he was a walking case of hypochondria.

In my case, when I talked to the doctor the day after the surgery, he said my body was not giving some vital signals that would have told them what could be my problem. He said my appendix was at bursting point and it was good that I had the operation. I have never had the problems again.


And an after story - when I went to have the stitches removed the nurse/receptionist looked at my chart and then at me and asked, "You wouldn't be Mac's son would you." My father, McVety, died some twenty years earlier when I was three of TB. She had been a next door neighbor of his when he was young man.


Another coincidence, my oldest son finally did something about his weight. For the first time in all of his thirty some years he looked slimmed down well below the near 300 pounds he carried. Right now he weighs less than I do. Anyway, somehow the Doctor's name came up and we discovered we shared the same GP.

Got to take Bonnie for a ride. Think for the heck of it I will try some New London MacDonalds at 31 West Main Street. Bonnie would love a New London side salad from Mickie D's.

So if you see a red Echo with the driver's side rear door caved in you can probably guess it is and his lovely bride Bonnie. If I can sneak my grandson, midget, along I will.



Mo

First I am going to drop off some magazines at my brother-in-laws. He just had a knee replacement.

So there is to be a little carving done on the eighth? I just happen to be off that day. Think the doctor could use a little help with the hammer, saws, screwdrivers or even the needles? I could maybe hand them to him when needed.

Actually I have an appointment to get a hearing aid that day. I finally am getting around to getting a replacement.

So are you having it done under hypnosis or getting shot up with something. What is the hoped for end result of this nefarious doctor work?

Mo

First, let me just say: There is NO such thing as a concidence. (or as we say: a
quinky-dink) ... I also don't believe in seven degrees of seperation - I do believe in zero degrees of seperation though

...I called and canceled the slice-N-dice deal. Boy, will THAT pi$$ off my doc!


You see I have something called a 'trigger finger'well no $hit ... you should talk to some of the guys on my paint ball teams!

But seriously ... it's the little finger on my RIGHT hand. It locks open & snaps shut.
( I heard that! Shame on you! )
The tenden is all wonky from the growth on my palm ... the one I TOLD my Dr. about three or four years ago! ...at that time he said, "It's just a small bump. What's the big deal? The way you've abused your body I'm surprised you can even walk." (BITE ME <--- that's what runs thru my head when I ain't sayin' it to the doc) ...so he tells me he doesn't remember that... I said, "Well, of course you don't. Look how many people come to see you each day. I, on the other hand, so to speak, only see ONE doctor. And *I* recall everything you've ever said to me. He said, "I'm your ONLY dr.??" (he went a li'l green)
I said, "Other than the specialists in Pilly..." He said, "Well even so, there's no way you could recall everything I've said." Then I reminded him I keep Progress Notes. (he went a li'l green) ~ he wanted to know if I kept them while in hospital???? I said, "ESPECIALLY."(he went a li'l green)

He *use to* tell me he wished all his patients kept notes ... guess he meant of the good stuff ... cuz he went a li'l green. Poor fella'.

My hand will, accd. to the Doc, get to the point where I won't be able to type ...
he says that's probably why I make so many typos ... cuz my finger pretty much does what it wants ... I asked if he knew what it was wanting to do now?
He started to say, "No..." ... but thought better of it & said, "I think you best keep that to yourself.

Why don't you bring Bonnie et al to J Patrick's????? It's really good food & the prices are fairly low. You can ALWAYS leave if you don't see anything you like! The smoking section is in my favorite part of the place - right in the middle - it's all glassed in with frosted glass - I've an entire history relating to that place. (& it was called : The Box Office - there were all sorts of movie stars coming & going & their pictures were on the wall - taken with Barney Thomas - my dear, dear friend who owned the place - man have I got stories to tell)

Oooooo if you do go to micky D's ... have Bonnie get the fruit salad!
It's got thin slices of three different types of apples, grapes, a li'l cup of yummy yogert & a li'l bag of candied walnuts.
I gotta' go to micky D's ... be right back~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oh, hey, why not bring um to 'Craven's'?? Ma & Pa Dairy - right on North Main St. ... Just before you leave the Village heading North on Rte 60 ...
Good ice cream ... The drive thru Carry-Out on N. Main before you get to the Dariy has great ice cream (if you bring a cooler w/ice) & really good trial mix.
Oh, they have beer & stuff too ...Craven's has most normal dairy stuff(s) - I always wonder why they don't give out a couple Tumd w/each order?
Do NOT get the pina colada flurry - I had Bear get me one ... it was like cold soup with a ton of whipped cream atop. ...there was a lot of coconut as well as pineapple...once I dug under the whipped topping. $3.50

Hey, hope to see you! I'll run out the house naked when I see the dent! - That's how you'll know tis I.

P.S.
My whole day is ruined! Bear has a bad tooth so he's home ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day. (I was 'sposed ta' go to Avon w/my friend Kimi to buy moccisons but I had a BADvision & now she refuses to go until next week. )
He can't find a dentist who' s in today ... yet when *I* called ... I found all of them right off ... what's that he said??? don't call the Dentist??? Not even this one???? Not even the pretty little thing who can get her whole hand into your mouth??? hmmmmmm ... isn't THAT odd.
I offered to pull his "loose tooth" myself ... oh yes I did ... I INSISTED ... guess what?HEDID'NTHAVEALOOSE
TOOTH!!!! But I tried anywayBetcha' I can get him to buy me sumthin' good to eat today ... maybe even a nice bottle of wine - Lord knows we've had enough WHINE around here...NOW...let's jussss put it in a goblet & SHUT UP!
...wonder what I messed up for HIM by staying home......was that one phone call...the real *quiet* one...was that the one where he was speaking so softly that I couldn't hear him...was THAT the one where he told his (I refuse to call IT 'lady') female friend that plans had changed? hmm

yep ... no "loose" tooth ...

Got my lady one of the larger salds. She really likes the shrimp Salad at Burger King. Won't be doing another trip until the 20th. Hopefully my direct deposit will be in for the week end. She will be really disappointed but it can't be helped.

This week end took a trip Indiana down on US 24. On the way back got pulled over by SHP. The lady told me I was doing 70 in a 55, But she was nice. She only gave me a warning instead of a ticket. Whew.

Went to my appointment for a hearing evaluation and to get an aid Tuesday. But I needed a prescription for the evaluation. Most stupidest thing I have ever heard. So now I have to wait till next week.



So how is his tooth now? Still un-loose?

My son, had a good day. My daughter took him and two of her boys to the Hilton for a swim. When they were leaving he offered to help the caterer load up his truck and was told they were fine but go back to the dining hall and take whatever he wanted. He brought home four pies, a box of cookies, two cakes and a slab of pressed turkey meat. When he got home he got "Saving Private Ryan' in the mail.

Mo

Yeah, hus tooth is STILL un-loose ...I couldn't find a lamp I disliked enough to loosen it with.

I had to giggle when you told about the SHP ...and needing the (stupid)
Rx for a "date" w/the doc. How stupid-O~!!!
...When I was doing threatre in Sandusky (Harlequins) one of the guys I was in a couple plays with took me out after the season wrapped up. We got fairly well shnockered as he was pulling over, he ran over the curb!
Before the Trooper could say anything, Kirt said, "I can't help it officer, I'm deaf in my left ear!"
...I was laughing so hard the Tropper couldn't help but laugh!
After our 'warning' Kirt said, "I thought you chicks used sex to get out of tickets.
Wait 'til I tell the guys it's laughter!


BTW - I canceled the dice-o-matic for my paw - I'll wait until I can't type. By then, I'm thinking I won't remember where the computer is!

Went for road trip with wife and kid. Just meandered around and looked for NL without checking the map. Was going to look for that mythical river that supposedy runs by your cabin. I think I was getting close but the kid was getting restless so I turned back home.


I saw somewhere a cemetary (actually we saw a whole lot of cemetaries) which said American Revolutionary War Cemetary. I had to bave misread that. Unfortunately I have no idea where I was at the time. I think maybe just before Shiloh.

Any idea where I mean?

Mo

Well, you were near.
There are a lot of RWCems around. Actually, one where, in my youth we would drive our cars up a grassy hill & party in is just been redone so you can actually drive into it. (you always could...just not if it was rainy)

NL has a wonderful history! The Firelands ...all the settlers who made nice with The Huron Indians were burned out (thus The 'Firelands') so they moved this way ... found a swamp & said, "Hey, this won't burn." <-- just a guess as I wasn't actually there/here - then.
But everyone within the Village has a nice wet basement! Somewhere to go if your house is burning I 'spose.

The day you were in Shilo, I tried to get the old Bear to take me to Shilo! I wanted to go see some puppies a fellow had. But he refused to take me thinking I would actually come home with a dog. How silly is that? Just 'cuse I can't pass a pet store or not bring in a wondering dog, or cat or human.

Hey ora tart,

I guess i need to restudy history. I had no idea that Ohio opened up as early as it did and became a state within 27 years of the start of the Revolutionary War.

Having your monkey die and killing a is not the same. But we won't quibble over lost pets.

Next spring I hope to find another boxer to keep our whizzer company. I really have come to like the breed.

Hope to do another road trip around the 10th. We'll see where we end this time.

Oh, Mo! I thought you were making a joke!!
I didn't know you had a monkey! Please forgive me!<?>
...everyone talks about their make believe pets around here...

I'm truly sorry to hear about your monkey.

Actually, if the spider had been a pet, it could very well have been traumatic.
I lost a turtle once (that would *fetch*) & everyone just laughed at me when my boyfriend put it in a pond one day while I was at work.
...I made such a fuss he went out & got me another one...I came home to find the damned thing hissing & SNAPPING at me in the bathtub!

I wanted a monkey ... when I went to a store that had them ...I was attacked by the entire cage of them! They ripped my shirt off!! The ones with long tails put their butts against the bars & wrapped around my waist!! ... it took two men and a clerk to get them off me! I accepted a shirt from one of the men~! ...
After that I thought about a spider monkey ...(I thought someone might make a pun re: a spider monkey)...I've been here 5 1/2 years ... I know how Hiker's minds work.

Forgive me?

ora tart,

You really didn't believe me about the monkey!!!! You are too much. I'm sorry I should have put something in to indicate a joke.

Your monkey story is wild. Once at the zoo, when I was a kid, we visited the monkey house. One of the monkeys was going wild making noises and jumping around. Suddenly it ran from the back of the cage to the front. My cousin just as suddenly ducked behind a support beam. Just as the monkey got to the front of the cange it jumped high up on the bars. All of us that were standing in the open got a spit shower.

It's good to know you are so well liked by the monkeys. If you ever decide to try them again - maybe a sea monkey would be a better choice?

A fetching turtle. Neat. Did he bring you your slippers or get the newspaper? As for the boyfriend - what was he thinking?


Anyway, Sorry about the confusion.

This is where in *person* I'd slap your face! Here all I can do is say, "Bite me!" I was all sad & feeling like a jerk ... ...
...a *sea monkey*...<--- see, that's pretty punny.

been up all night

must have sleep

soo tired

talking like William Shatttner

beam me up Scotty

...hey...remind me to tell you about the guy from the gutter co. who...

Well there goes road trips!!!!!!!!!


I'm sorry, did you say something about being in the gutter?


Right now I am totally bummed out. I have to travel 44 miles everyday going to work and back. I'm going to have to see if there is someone from Toledo that I can share rides with.

Yeah, yeah I know I could have been living in New Orleans. I ain't no Pollyanna, I have to grouse if I feel like a louse. Or something like that.


Mo

Mo!??? You still here??? Sorry I missed your last post.


I know what you mean about road trips. Last time I was at a gas station I asked if they had anything made from potatoes. Well, I figured it'd be cheaper...times like these I wish I woulda' married one of those aweful rich s who use to smack me around. At least I'd have gas money to get away...
I ALWAYS go South into Amish country for baked goods & to look at those strong young men working in the hay fields...but did I get to go this year???
Noooooooooo...

Sorry 'bout your 44 mile trip each day. If you send me you address I'll send you $5 for the first couple miles. Unfair!!!

I've been working out at a local gym. I love it. I really like when I fall down. 'Specially in front of all those guys telling me not to feel bad about it.

Let me know if you're still around! I tried to understand your E - ...but...
I can't help I put most of my energy into staying in the lines when doing my nails!