Chat Ruth's Friendship Fellowship, come on in, everyone is welcome - Part 2

[tango]

Wish we had some snow. It's very photogenic. Much more so than wind and rain.

It was really nice here this morning, while I was in church. Then I went for lunch with some friends and it was nice. I had a very short walk at a local park with my wife before we needed to get home to see to the cat. We had planned to go to another park for a longer walk but we'd barely got in the door and the rain came down hard. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

 

[Ruth]

We have some snow now, about 3 inches only. It is getting frigid out there. I hope one day you will enjoy a nice long walk.

 

[tango]

We have some snow now, about 3 inches only. It is getting frigid out there. I hope one day you will enjoy a nice long walk.

Me too

Last time I went for a hike I got a bit mislaid in the woods because my map was out of date, which cost me time I couldn't really afford, which meant that I had to change my planned route because I'd have risked coming down a fairly steep narrow trail in fading light. So I ended up rerouting, which meant my walk ended up a whisker over 21 miles. I was glad to get back to the car after that one.

There are still a few trails in the nearby woods that I haven't hiked, specifically some of the ones that aren't on my old map but are on the new one. I have a copy of the new one, somewhere. I have no idea what happened to it, so I'm most likely going to end up buying another one. It's worth it, if it saves me getting myself mislaid again. I don't say "lost" because I always had a good idea roughly where I was from knowing the area, and my handheld GPS tells me where I am to within about 10 feet, but the GPS doesn't have all the trails on it.

Which reminds me, I need to download some new maps for my GPS...

 

[tango]

Fun and games for me this evening. A guy I loosely know on another forum had a dead watch that he was willing to give away to anyone who wanted to take the time to fix it. All he knew was that it needed more than a new battery. He was right. Tonight's job was to get the movement out to identify a replacement, which was interesting because it has no useful markings on it. So tomorrow job is to measure it so I can take a best guess. Once I've got the new movement sorted out I can fix the watch, then I just need to decide whether to keep it for myself or sell it on. I rather like it, but have so many watches already I may decide to rehome it.

 

[psalms 91]

Good morning

 

[Ruth]

Hi

 

[tango]

Hey all, back from an evening out having dinner with some friends.

 

[Lamb]

I love hiking but have never done a 20 +miler before! Yikes.

I'm hoping this summer to hike in the Appalachians with my daughter but I doubt we'll go past 10 miles

Me too

Last time I went for a hike I got a bit mislaid in the woods because my map was out of date, which cost me time I couldn't really afford, which meant that I had to change my planned route because I'd have risked coming down a fairly steep narrow trail in fading light. So I ended up rerouting, which meant my walk ended up a whisker over 21 miles. I was glad to get back to the car after that one.

There are still a few trails in the nearby woods that I haven't hiked, specifically some of the ones that aren't on my old map but are on the new one. I have a copy of the new one, somewhere. I have no idea what happened to it, so I'm most likely going to end up buying another one. It's worth it, if it saves me getting myself mislaid again. I don't say "lost" because I always had a good idea roughly where I was from knowing the area, and my handheld GPS tells me where I am to within about 10 feet, but the GPS doesn't have all the trails on it.

Which reminds me, I need to download some new maps for my GPS...

 

[psalms 91]

I dont really hike but I do love to trek in the woods

 

[MS140ukn]

good morning you lot. just relaxing today, listening to some really old songs..."the ink spots" and "sammy davis jr".

 

[psalms 91]

oh, good stuff, I love the beach boys, righteous brothers, jan and dean. etc

 

[Ruth]

I just got back from the orthopedic doctor. The last time they took xrays my foot and ankle were too swollen to tell what was what but it looked like a fractured foot. Today he said I have a broken ankle and broken foot bone. I have to be in this cast for at least 6 more weeks. Ugh, well it's something I have to do but I don't like being in this air cast.

 

[Ruth]

I love music from the 60s as well.

 

[Lamb]

I just got back from the orthopedic doctor. The last time they took xrays my foot and ankle were too swollen to tell what was what but it looked like a fractured foot. Today he said I have a broken ankle and broken foot bone. I have to be in this cast for at least 6 more weeks. Ugh, well it's something I have to do but I don't like being in this air cast.

That wasn't good news then! Isn't the air cast the kind you can remove for bathing? At least that's a positive!

 

[psalms 91]

Definitely got to be better than the old plaster kind

 

[Ruth]

That wasn't good news then! Isn't the air cast the kind you can remove for bathing? At least that's a positive!

Yes, I'm allowed to take it off to bathe. But I'm still scared to get in the tub so I'm taking sink baths.

Definitely got to be better than the old plaster kind

I never had a plaster cast but I'm glad they don't use them any more. This air cast is very awkward and I have to be really careful going up and down steps. I was so glad I got down the steps okay today. I just went real real slow, that's the only way to go on these things.

 

[Ruth]

I am shocked. I just heard this :

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35278872

 

[Ruth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4d8QrRJvsE

 

[Lamb]

The downside to an air cast is you can't have people sign it

Yes, I'm allowed to take it off to bathe. But I'm still scared to get in the tub so I'm taking sink baths.

I never had a plaster cast but I'm glad they don't use them any more. This air cast is very awkward and I have to be really careful going up and down steps. I was so glad I got down the steps okay today. I just went real real slow, that's the only way to go on these things.

 

[psalms 91]

Good morning