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@realplayer Bike helmets FTW.

Analogous to seatbelts. A seatbelt and passenger front airbag saved my life ten years ago.

Be safe.

@ the exercise posts-- thanks. A good reminder to me to do exercises in a more planned, methodical way. I have exercises I do throughout the day but I need to do better.

@Bernard said:

@RealPlayer NPR's Fresh Air interviewed the author of "Fed Up" yesterday. It was really interesting and he talked about muscle loss vs fat loss.

What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat

@bernard I've saved this for later. I looked through it quickly and it seemed promising. Thanks.

@Steve-Miller said:

I also had a fall over the weekend. Seems to be going around.

Bought a 30” kitchen base cabinet and decided to move it in to the the basement myself. Mistake #1 was not taking it out if the box. Mistake #2 was not removing the shelf, doors, and drawer to make it lighter. Mistake #3 was moving it upright rather than laying it down. Mistake #4 was thinking I’m still 25 years old.

About halfway down the stairs it got away from me. The slick cardboard on the bottom of the box slid way too easily on the carpet and I couldn’t stop it.

I ended up on the floor at the foot of the stairs with the box on top of me. Laid there for a while and took stock. Ankle scuffed, back hurts. Nice hole in wall. Found phone in pocket and figured I could call someone if I couldn’t get out from under the box.

Got out, took stock. Not too bad. Back of cabinet is broken, knee kind of hurts. Decided to spend the rest of the day on the sofa so as not to have to climb the stairs.

Got lucky. Next time I’ll lower it down the stairs with a rope.

Falling is surely related to aging.

I had two falls recently. The first was a prideful risk to take and almost killed me. The second accident wasn't my "fault" (tripped on a moving crate in the dark and landed on concrete).

I'm sorry you had a fall @steve-miller

Good luck with the rope method. Lol.

@CHAS said:

I am selling my bikes. Keeping the trikes. Sometimes on the Tucson bike path ebikes zip by weaving through bike traffic. On the bridges people try to take the middle and handlebars could clash.
If I get hit while on the trike, the cyclist should go over the trike or at least it should not tip the trike over.

ebikes are so dangerous. silent and potentially deadly to anyone on a road, sidewalk, or in a parking lot. I've decided to loathe them. YMMV.

@Bernard Omg.

Gate

Omg.

Exactly.

100% agree.

I will do just that when budget and calendar restraints allow it.

This is my other favorite brand.

ASKO Laundry

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@mik

I can't recommend this company highly enough. I almost bought one of their washers but decided on the disposable Maytag because I need the the load capacity.

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I've had two Canadian products that ran like Swiss watches. One was this washer and the other was a Honda Civic.

Go figure.

Excuse me?

Joe, I'm seeing this and replying before reading your thread that I'm sorry you had this minor accident and feel like you got into a bar fight.

Bike riding is just something I'm not good at...

I know it means a lot to you.

I'm keeping you in my thoughts.

@AndyD said:

How about renaming Canada Geese as Donald Ducks.

I could not believe this Lake America story at first, so ridiculous; and anyway, wasn't Ontario named by the native Indians?

I was born in a Gulf of Mexico port city.

For once I agreed with Hillary's smirking in the pews at the reference to the name change.

Maps change all the time. So what.

I'd rather agree with Ax than w/ the NYT in this case.

I'm specifically referring to your first paragraph, Ax.

I love beautiful rooms, beautiful pianos, Louis Armstrong, and cute animals a lot.

I love the fact that spaces (literal and metaphorical) exist that can be filled with art by artists.

But the aspirational articles from the NYT are, if I'm being honest, seemingly endless.

And include product placements without end (thanks, Joe).

I spent half my life indulging in the Sunday NYT. Don't get me wrong.

I get my aspirational goals and distractions from the Google machine (including YouTube) these days.

Excellent idea! Congrats!

I used to have a Danby (Canada) portable washer. Loved it!

Your LG lasted 3 years? I was just talking about this in the other thread! My 2 year old Amana just died.

Good luck!

On the other hand, we gave Harry and Meghan back. Major win.

We took them from Britain. Lucky us. What human scum they turned out to be.

Thanks, so much SK, Adagio, Joe and Andy!! : )

@andyd Do I have lists?

I don't have a long list of things I really want. I want a good full size mattress set!

I have a long list of household things to have inspected by contractors and fixed.

My clothes washer was 2 yrs old. It died. I'm getting a replacement different make from Lowe's.

I want a Speed Queen all mechanical model at 2x the price but it's not in my budget.

So the new scam is the electronic circuit board controls fail after a year or two and nobody can fix them.

My bathroom has a minor leak. The source point is the bathroom vent cap on the roof. Also, the previous owner took the duct away from the actual fan to the roof.

You can turn it on when you take a shower and it blows water up into nowhere.

Similar is the floor structure. A few of the times are loose and a few broken from normal use not damage.

Everything is white tile with a barely noticable slightly raised diamond pattern; I don't know who would make such a choice but it's tile in the sub-tropics- so it's all good.

Well, these structures need something called a vapor barrier under the floor.

This plastic vapor barrier and the AC unit's duct system have to be maintained or eventually new instalations and repairs @ x sq ft would be approx. 7k.

I've got to get estimates in September.

I'm sleeping on a $200 Wal-Mart all in one mattress. I put a folded towel over it and prevent the metal springs from causing pain, discomfort, and nerve damage.

I want a GOT certified wool mattress. I'm an Anglophile and a history fan. Sleeping on an organic wool mattress is an interesting idea to me. It seems archaic in a good way. But $$.

I wish you and your wife many years of restfulness and happiness with your new mattress!

BTW, I was able to find the perfect size rug for the living room. It covers as much floor space as it can without blocking any air vents.

Wal-Mart, 100% wool, hand-tufted in India, garden pattern, not organic dyes of course. $399. Not a great price but met requirements.

Then I got a great little canister vacuum for less than $70 that's a Miele base model copy and slightly miniaturized. Bag. Filter. Clever!

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