"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Tyson A Wright said:
I had an interesting interaction with the clerk at the grocery store just now. Young man, very serious, with the kind of knit beanie that at least implies that he has dreadlocks.

I noticed a distinctive belt sheath and asked him, "Are you carrying a Buck 110?".

"Yessir!" He lit up and pulled it out to show me (but did not open it). (The young lady bagging my groceries grinned and rolled her eyes, so I wonder if others have asked him about the knife on his belt - most of the clerks seem to carry boxcutters.)

I told him, "That is an American classic."

He was still grinning as he handed me my receipt and said, "It gets the job done. And it's cooler than any modern knives!" I agreed wholeheartedly.

That was unexpected and delightful.
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Nice story Tyson :) :thumbsup:



Thanks buddy :) :thumbsup:
Ironbut said:
My wife had an unplanned cardioversion this afternoon.

While on our daily walk this morning, my wife started feeling pressure in her chest. No pain or shortness of breath. Just some pressure & Increased heart rate. We turned around, and when we got home her BP & pulse were both through the roof. She's never had any BP or heart problems before. She ended up getting an ambulance ride & spent the afternoon the ER, where they did some tests, ekg, and gave her some IV meds, trying to get the a-fib stopped & her heart rate & BP down. They ended up doing a cardioversion. She came out of it fine & we had her home here before 5 PM. Almost back to normal.

So far, so good, but I'll be keeping a close eye on her & she has followup appointments with our family doc & a cardiologist. Fingers crossed.
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I'm sure glad she's OK, and hope everything is going to be alright for the future :thumbsup:
 
Ironbut said:
My wife had an unplanned cardioversion this afternoon.

While on our daily walk this morning, my wife started feeling pressure in her chest. No pain or shortness of breath. Just some pressure & Increased heart rate. We turned around, and when we got home her BP & pulse were both through the roof. She's never had any BP or heart problems before. She ended up getting an ambulance ride & spent the afternoon the ER, where they did some tests, ekg, and gave her some IV meds, trying to get the a-fib stopped & her heart rate & BP down. They ended up doing a cardioversion. She came out of it fine & we had her home here before 5 PM. Almost back to normal.

So far, so good, but I'll be keeping a close eye on her & she has followup appointments with our family doc & a cardiologist. Fingers crossed.
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I'll be keeping an eye on her. I've grown kind of fond of the old girl over the last few decades. I don't know what I'd do without her. The ER doc said to continue the daily walks, but to ease up in the heat that we've been having.

sf fanatic said:
I’m happy that they got it under control! Funny thing about me is I had no symptoms even though my heart rate was spiking at 70-80 BPM. They got me on medication to lower my heart rate and blood thinners to prevent a stroke.
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My wife's heart rate was between 140 & 150, and she was in a-fib for three hours, except immediately after they gave her IV cardizem, then it'd go right back up again. They brought the crash cart in the room. They gave her a choice: She could be admitted & they'd work on getting her under control with medication & possibly cardioversion if nothin g else worked; OR since she was in good shape they could try cardioversion right off, and if it worked as they hoped, she could possibly go home. It was a no-brainer for her.

They gathered all the stuff they needed, and shooed me out of the room. The doc came out to the waiting room only 15 minutes later & brought me back. Although she was still coming out of sedation, the HR & BP were coming down, and she was no longer in a-fib. They kept an eye on her for another two hours, then kicked us out.
 
Ironbut said:
My wife had an unplanned cardioversion this afternoon.

While on our daily walk this morning, my wife started feeling pressure in her chest. No pain or shortness of breath. Just some pressure & Increased heart rate. We turned around, and when we got home her BP & pulse were both through the roof. She's never had any BP or heart problems before. She ended up getting an ambulance ride & spent the afternoon the ER, where they did some tests, ekg, and gave her some IV meds, trying to get the a-fib stopped & her heart rate & BP down. They ended up doing a cardioversion. She came out of it fine & we had her home here before 5 PM. Almost back to normal.

So far, so good, but I'll be keeping a close eye on her & she has followup appointments with our family doc & a cardiologist. Fingers crossed.
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Best wishes to your wife and hoping for good results in the future.
 
knarfeng said:
Sigh. The only thing worse than working for a major corporation is trying to retire from one. What a snafu.
Just sayin'.
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Interesting coincidence that you posted this on Thursday, when I spent most of the day removing a Honda Civic full of what was still in my office and finding a place to stack it all temporarily at home. I also spent some time at the IT "helpdesk" trying to get my office "phone", which was really just an app on my laptop for the past 4 years, switched off or at least disconnected from my "account". (I'm not sure if the phone number is supposed to be linked to that office, or if the new office resident will get a new phone number, but I'm pretty sure the powers that be didn't want me to keep using the phone number if I no longer have an office.)

So I officially retired from my department in August 2018, but it took me almost 6 years to vacate the office that has been "mine" ever since it was built almost 40 years ago. I still have my house (or at least half the bed and about 3 sq.ft. of the kitchen table), but I still feel kind of uprooted now that I'm office-less for the first time since 1973.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
So I officially retired from my department in August 2018, but it took me almost 6 years to vacate the office that has been "mine" ever since it was built almost 40 years ago. I still have my house (or at least half the bed and about 3 sq.ft. of the kitchen table), but I still feel kind of uprooted now that I'm office-less for the first time since 1973.

- GT
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I've turned in my notice of intent to retire. I officially retire in August. At the moment I'm burning the 7 weeks of vacation I've accrued over the years. However, as soon as my notice of intent went in, IT immediately terminated all my accesses. I still have data on my company laptop that I need to transfer to the servers so that my successors have access to that history. Can't do that without system access. Getting the accesses back has been a bit challenging.

Also, being 71, I need the company to tell Uncle Sam that I've had insurance for the last 8 months so that I can apply for Medicare part B. That's a bit more challenging than the accesses. Like all mega corporations, mine has outsourced its benefits operations, paying bottom dollar to the subcontractor. (all goods worth price charged.) The resulting benefits system is, to put it mildly, "not user friendly", especially if you are doing anything that is not standard. Apparently retiring at 71 is not standard.
 
5K Qs said:
Interesting coincidence that you posted this on Thursday, when I spent most of the day removing a Honda Civic full of what was still in my office and finding a place to stack it all temporarily at home. I also spent some time at the IT "helpdesk" trying to get my office "phone", which was really just an app on my laptop for the past 4 years, switched off or at least disconnected from my "account". (I'm not sure if the phone number is supposed to be linked to that office, or if the new office resident will get a new phone number, but I'm pretty sure the powers that be didn't want me to keep using the phone number if I no longer have an office.)

So I officially retired from my department in August 2018, but it took me almost 6 years to vacate the office that has been "mine" ever since it was built almost 40 years ago. I still have my house (or at least half the bed and about 3 sq.ft. of the kitchen table), but I still feel kind of uprooted now that I'm office-less for the first time since 1973.

- GT
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You just have to accept that you now live in another place during the day . I retired in 2001 and have not regretted it .

Harry
 
sf fanatic sf fanatic Oh Boy, I hope they get it sorted very soon! Best wishes for your upcoming procedures and I hope they aren't too invasive!

Ironbut Ironbut - That must have been a terrible worry seeing your Wife like that, I am glad that they got onto it so quickly- now that she is in the system, hopefully a closer eye on her with regular checks- I'm so glad she got home so quickly!

knarfeng knarfeng Frank I have just left a Corporate after working there for 14 years, it doesn't surprise me that I.T did that, I could go on for quite some time about the Corporates, but I am glad to be able to break away from them and I am now working for a Family owned business- its a lot nicer! I hope that you get out and about once you retire Frank. :thumbsup:
 
I have very strong political opinions, and I hope no one here has a clear idea of them based on anything that I post on the Porch. I like not knowing how anyone else here votes.

I work hard to avoid political discussions with people whose faces I cannot see in person. I have never seen any good come from online political discussion. I used to be active in the PA long long ago, but I realized I was only gaining bad feelings toward people I had liked in all my other interactions. So I stopped. And the more I have avoided political discussions online, the happier I have been.

I may at some point resurrect my political blog, but writing an essay is a different thing than arguing in comments. Meanwhile I have steered clear of the PA for many years now. I left Facebook, and Twitter(X), and have refused to join Threads. The Porch is a refuge for me, as I hope it is for all of you as well.
 
abbydaddy said:
I have very strong political opinions, and I hope no one here has a clear idea of them based on anything that I post on the Porch. I like not knowing how anyone else here votes.

I work hard to avoid political discussions with people whose faces I cannot see in person. I have never seen any good come from online political discussion. I used to be active in the PA long long ago, but I realized I was only gaining bad feelings toward people I had liked in all my other interactions. So I stopped. And the more I have avoided political discussions online, the happier I have been.

I may at some point resurrect my political blog, but writing an essay is a different thing than arguing in comments. Meanwhile I have steered clear of the PA for many years now. I left Facebook, and Twitter(X), and have refused to join Threads. The Porch is a refuge for me, as I hope it is for all of you as well.
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I excel at pissing off both the left and the right. Its my superpower :p
 
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