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Had a good but busy night last night. One Zone on the tube station had been down for a day and a half. After the factory tech called it a night. My Coworker and I did a little looking and fixed the problem. They had recently cut a section and put a coupling in. We took it apart cleaned up the burs in the pipe and put it together.its working perfectly now
 
yeah - we had several days of single digit mornings this week - but no significant wind.
Your current weather is closer to the arctic blast we had right before Christmas
 
we hit -4F overnight. My friend in VT calls us down here "The South". She had -27.
 
I miss Vermont. Was never there in the winter time though, haha.
 
Thanks man. Having pains on my left side. I can't tell if it's something like a pulled muscle, or if it's internal. Also, I've been having "detached" feelings. Nearly everyday, I feel like you feel in the morning after being up all night. Sometimes I think it's a lack of sleep. A few of the side effects of eliquis are lightheadedness, and dizziness. I'm also on anxiety meds. I stopped taking them for a few days to see if those feelings went away, but I started having panic attacks again, so I started taking them again. Today we went antiquing. While driving, I felt fine, but when I started walking around, I started to feel strange again. Not sure what the dealio is. Kind of have some fear about starting a job, in the sense that I'm nervous about having a panic attack, or just feeling strange and having to go home, etc.
 
Sounds like you're heading in the right direction but still have a long way to go. Take it slow and keep believing in yourself.
 
The Warrior said:
Thanks man. Having pains on my left side. I can't tell if it's something like a pulled muscle, or if it's internal. Also, I've been having "detached" feelings. Nearly everyday, I feel like you feel in the morning after being up all night. Sometimes I think it's a lack of sleep. A few of the side effects of eliquis are lightheadedness, and dizziness. I'm also on anxiety meds. I stopped taking them for a few days to see if those feelings went away, but I started having panic attacks again, so I started taking them again. Today we went antiquing. While driving, I felt fine, but when I started walking around, I started to feel strange again. Not sure what the dealio is. Kind of have some fear about starting a job, in the sense that I'm nervous about having a panic attack, or just feeling strange and having to go home, etc.
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Veteran of panic attacks myself...a couple landed me in the hospital. getting a spinal tap (not the "Smell The Glove" band) cuz I was nauseous and dizzy. so - took a therapist to tell me that they were panic attacks. I just never identified as anxious - but now I know that I am a few standard deviations more than most folks. My point being, pay attention to those feelings, cuz they can manifest in very real, physical ways. I wouldn't have gone to the hospital, the last one I had (8-9 years ago) because even though I couldn't interrupt the process, I at least knew what was happening...but my future ex called the ambulance, because she thought I was having a heart attack - though I knew what it was. Still couldn't stand up without puking and had to be stretchered out to the van. Just from anxiety. I've done a bit of meditation, but am really bad at it (ADHD - go figure), though it helps. I have some rescue meds (pills go under your tongue) but haven't used them in years.

One of the things I have figured out since injuring myself out of all my old lines of work was that the job, and many of the customers I encountered, were all triggering my anxiety - which I dutifully chewed hard and swallowed for nearly 30 years. Not working surely sucks (if one has no outside source of income...cuz not working is also awesome) but if work makes you want to be somewhere else, that's an equally bad option, and just as impactful on one's health as poverty. I will take scraping by, rather than have one more customer tell me that I cannot use their bathroom, despite spending my entire day in their house.

With luck. I'll find something (full time) to do for another few years that I enjoy and pays at least a living wage, until I can retire and do whatever the f I want - providing my body holds up a little longer.
 
I returned a bit earlier from an employment agency, and just got a call a few minutes ago that the employer is interested. Hopefully it turns out to be a decent job. I just need a job for a few years before I can retire, so I'm not being overly particular.
 
I have an interview tomorrow afternoon. Sounds like a decent place to work, but the pay is a bit low. See if they'll be willing to up it a few bucks per hour.

Some more awesome news. As you know, I didn't have insurance during the 3 ER trips. They knew I didn't have insurance, and wasn't working, so they wrote off 74% of the bill. We got a letter from the hospital today, and they wrote every bit of it off. I still owe a few bills for my doctor, and the doctor I had in the hospital. But out of around $30,000 or so, I only have to pay around $2500-$3000. Hell yes. I was so worried about that.
 
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I have an interview tomorrow afternoon. Sounds like a decent place to work, but the pay is a bit low. See if they'll be willing to up it a few bucks per hour.

Some more awesome news. As you know, I didn't have insurance during the 3 ER trips. They knew I didn't have insurance, and wasn't working, so they wrote off 74% of the bill. We got a letter from the hospital today, and they wrote every bit of it off. I still owe a few bills for my doctor, and the doctor I had in the hospital. But out of around $30,000 or so, I only have to pay around $2500-$3000. Hell yes. I was so worried about that.
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Great to hear that weight's not on you now. And good luck with the interview tomorrow. Glad things are looking up!
 
tanglediver said:
Good to hear better news!
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No workaholics 'round here ... all snark and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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I used to parrot that saying back to my mom when I was a kid....which made her laugh: it wouldn't be true if I couldn't use it for my own self-defense. I don't think I pulled it out that often, but it always turned the tide in my favor. Still holds true: what is the point in owning a Ferrari if you never take it out of the garage? Put knifely: what is the point of owning a cutting tool if you ain't gonna cut some stuff with it?

Glad to hear about the major anxiety reduction of medical bills - and buen suerte with your interview. Y'all got this...for mo money, too. Life experience has no substitute or alternative certification available.
 
Good luck with your interview.
I understand panic attacks, I have fought anxiety all my life.
I am working at the same place but changed departments and shifts. For the first time since 1986 my job title doesn't have to word plumber in it
 
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