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    Its only a game, but how many yellow cards have been given out throughout the Euros........I'm not a big football fan, I prefer Rugby 🏉 much more.        -@SimCityAT

Yes,  I know what you mean but I've become half-converted.

I played Rugby at school but I used to work with a South American guy and he was a massive football fan.

I spent quite a bit of time with him and he converted me to having some interest in it, particularly the international games.

I did think back to a time when I used go sometimes with my BIL to see Brighton and Hove Albion when I was about 12.  I had a scarf but I didn't really persist with it.

I spend a lot of time travelling to other places and usually I find football is a subject that can be discussed at all levels, from a waiter to a real big wig.  It's almost a great leveller. I started to think of it as a kind of homework.  Being able to discuss it at the pub was really useful.   

The only place I found almost no interest was the Middle East.  Usually you see kids having a lazy kickabout where anyone can join in - even a passing foreigner.  But I don't remember see any of that in places like the UAE or Syria.  One can probably imagine the difference between those places where the favelas in Brazil where football is a way out of poverty, starting with the street kids kickabout.

It doesn't always work, like in the Pacific, they are all watching Australian Rules football which is kind of odd.  Not least for their dress code - outlandishly tight budgie smuggler shorts.  And a brutal game.    Some places they like baseball (aka rounders) but not really universal.

I saw one Euro game where 10 yellow cards were handed out.   I was amazed but that's what it's like at that level.  At least no-one got sent off.  I think they get fined if they get sent off.

Yes, my hubby has been staying up watching these football games just about every evening.

To me, they are all the same, just different  colored  uniforms...

More fantastic news,

My brother was moved Sunday out of a normal hospital to a rehab center.

He is very positive about his recovery.

Hmm, I may of mentioned this a few days ago?

He is even chatting about his wife and himself taking a trip in their new RV when he is able to drive again with his new bionic leg.

ATM, he still can not grab anything with his hands, lift his arms or even sit up but I believe it is all possible if he does not allow himself to fall into a funk and give up.

Such a huge test of human will for him, not many people have to experience such a thing, thankfully. At least knowing he is willing and trying to get well has given me a bit of peace of mind.

IDK, I seem to get more upset about how others are doing then when I am ill myself.

When I was in hospital here in HU less then 3 years ago from an allergy to chemo meds, I was not worried at all if I lived or died, more upset to know people were upset for me .

I wonder if that is normal or not?

My brother was moved Sunday out of a normal hospital to a rehab center.
He is very positive about his recovery.
Hmm, I may of mentioned this a few days ago?
He is even chatting about his wife and himself taking a trip in their new RV when he is able to drive again with his new bionic leg.
ATM, he still can not grab anything with his hands, lift his arms or even sit up but I believe it is all possible if he does not allow himself to fall into a funk and give up.
Such a huge test of human will for him, not many people have to experience such a thing, thankfully. At least knowing he is willing and trying to get well has given me a bit of peace of mind.
IDK, I seem to get more upset about how others are doing then when I am ill myself.
When I was in hospital here in HU less then 3 years ago from an allergy to chemo meds, I was not worried at all if I lived or died, more upset to know people were upset for me .
I wonder if that is normal or not?
   

    -@Marilyn Tassy

Really good news that your bro is looking forward to a future.   It looked touch and go there - it could have gone either way.  But now that dodgy leg is off, perhaps that's sorted it once and for all.  All the recurrent problems will stop now. 

I was staying at my bro's place once and suddenly  became delirious.  had some kind of virus.  I thought I was going to die. In fact, I didn't care one way or the other then, it was truly dreadful and I just wanted it to be over. I was sweating buckets and couldn't get warm, horrible dreams like a bad trip, soaked bedsheets and no-one really paying enough attention. I was even thinking of phoning for an ambulance myself as I was horribly weak.    Once the fever broke, I was quickly back to normal.  The only thing next was Mrs F got it!  I had to look after her and I really paid attention as I knew what it was like.    Within a day of Mrs F's fever breaking, we were back to normal except we felt like we'd been beaten up.  And we had to drive the 2000km back to here.

I had no idea that a fever could lead to a person losing all the limbs due to sepsis. My bro got off easy with just losing one leg.

A simple UTI infection can turn to sepsis.

I guess any high fever should be taken as an emergency.

As a 17 year old, my female friend and I lived in a hotel in Hollywood for about 6 months.

A gay man rented the place but was never there once he got himself a BF.

Well we two gals got really ill for days, had no food at all in the place and only water to drink for 3 or 4 days.

It was bad, dizzy could hardly walk the few feet into the WC to get sick.

Only phone was in the lobby and we were in no shape to get to it.

My friends mom had a house just 2 blocks away but we could not even think straight enough to ring her.

I do not trust doctors much, they have their skills but often they just do not seem to care enough to go the extra mile.

I pray the rehab where my bro is now is keeping close watch on his leg healing up etc.

His wife is a bit closed mouthed about allot of it.

I hate to get into their business but overstepping.

My cousin in NM however has been pushing my SIL, almost acting more like his sister then a cousin.

She was even planning on just showing up in Ca, in August without warning.

My SIL is not telling anyone where he is right now. One reason is because of this pushy cousin and my youngest sister always triggering my bro.

I understand he needs total peace right now and to but all his energy into healing.

We sent him a card and many people are letting him know he is on their minds but no way would I actually enjoy seeing my bro in his present state.

I am sure he does not wish anyone really to see him right now either.

Looks like they shaved off his nice beard and cut his hair. I suppose it makes things easier for the health care workers and is cleaner all around.

His hair was well past his shoulders, oh well it grows again.

What I have learned from all of this is if anyone has a high fever, is not able to hold a conversation etc. it is time to call the doctors ,like them or not.

I pray the rehab where my bro is now is keeping close watch on his leg healing up etc.
His wife is a bit closed mouthed about allot of it.
I hate to get into their business but overstepping.
My cousin in NM however has been pushing my SIL, almost acting more like his sister then a cousin.
She was even planning on just showing up in Ca, in August without warning.
My SIL is not telling anyone where he is right now. One reason is because of this pushy cousin and my youngest sister always triggering my bro.
I understand he needs total peace right now and to but all his energy into healing.
We sent him a card and many people are letting him know he is on their minds but no way would I actually enjoy seeing my bro in his present state.
I am sure he does not wish anyone really to see him right now either.
Looks like they shaved off his nice beard and cut his hair. I suppose it makes things easier for the health care workers and is cleaner all around.

His hair was well past his shoulders, oh well it grows again.
What I have learned from all of this is if anyone has a high fever, is not able to hold a conversation etc. it is time to call the doctors ,like them or not.
   

    -@Marilyn Tassy

Sounds like your SIL has it all under control.  And from what you say, she's doing the right thing, keeping him isolated so he can recuperate.  It will take him weeks and of course, he will say when he wants visitors. 

I can understand them shaving off his beard and cutting his hair.  They can see what is going on underneath now with no fuzz in the way.  Easier for them to manage too - don't have to wash his hair or beard.

I know people will worry about calling an ambulance in the USA and thinking about the costs.  Not an issue here, better to be safe than sorry. for sure.

I am always surprised how "simple" things like an UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) can make people incoherent.  My MIL has recurrent bouts and it's just incredible how it can knock people's minds off track.  OK, she has other problems but eliminating at least one potential cause can bring fast improvements.

At 23.30h, exit poll showing landslide for Labour in UK election.  Almost a massacre.  Even the PM might lose his seat.  Incredible!

BBC:

I gave up watching, as it was obviously a win for Labour.   I am pleased to see the Tory old guard decimated.   If only we could have that change here.

    I pray the rehab where my bro is now is keeping close watch on his leg healing up etc.His wife is a bit closed mouthed about allot of it.I hate to get into their business but overstepping.My cousin in NM however has been pushing my SIL, almost acting more like his sister then a cousin.She was even planning on just showing up in Ca, in August without warning.My SIL is not telling anyone where he is right now. One reason is because of this pushy cousin and my youngest sister always triggering my bro.I understand he needs total peace right now and to but all his energy into healing.We sent him a card and many people are letting him know he is on their minds but no way would I actually enjoy seeing my bro in his present state.I am sure he does not wish anyone really to see him right now either.Looks like they shaved off his nice beard and cut his hair. I suppose it makes things easier for the health care workers and is cleaner all around.His hair was well past his shoulders, oh well it grows again.What I have learned from all of this is if anyone has a high fever, is not able to hold a conversation etc. it is time to call the doctors ,like them or not.        -@Marilyn Tassy

Sounds like your SIL has it all under control.  And from what you say, she's doing the right thing, keeping him isolated so he can recuperate.  It will take him weeks and of course, he will say when he wants visitors. 

I can understand them shaving off his beard and cutting his hair.  They can see what is going on underneath now with no fuzz in the way.  Easier for them to manage too - don't have to wash his hair or beard.

I know people will worry about calling an ambulance in the USA and thinking about the costs.  Not an issue here, better to be safe than sorry. for sure.

I am always surprised how "simple" things like an UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) can make people incoherent.  My MIL has recurrent bouts and it's just incredible how it can knock people's minds off track.  OK, she has other problems but eliminating at least one potential cause can bring fast improvements.
   

    -@fluffy2560

Yes, my SIL is either super controlling right now or really watching his back.

My cousin tends to over step and no one can tell her to slow down.

She did to her credit, move her ill mom into her home for years, took care of all her needs as she was bed ridden. She even had a walk in bath tub put in her home for the early days when my aunt was still able to walk.

She took care of her ill father too until he could not longer wash himself. She drew the line with getting that personal with cleaning up her father so had him put in a home.

She organized my brothers funeral in NM, well letting his ashes go on her land.

The weird thing is I had a surgery when I was 40 and it was in NM. She and my aunt lived about 2 miles away from me and they never visited me in the hospital or after at home in recovery.

Oh well, guess I know where I stand on the totem pole.

Yes, my SIL is either super controlling right now or really watching his back.
My cousin tends to over step and no one can tell her to slow down.
She did to her credit, move her ill mom into her home for years, took care of all her needs as she was bed ridden. She even had a walk in bath tub put in her home for the early days when my aunt was still able to walk.
She took care of her ill father too until he could not longer wash himself. She drew the line with getting that personal with cleaning up her father so had him put in a home.
She organized my brothers funeral in NM, well letting his ashes go on her land.
The weird thing is I had a surgery when I was 40 and it was in NM. She and my aunt lived about 2 miles away from me and they never visited me in the hospital or after at home in recovery.
Oh well, guess I know where I stand on the totem pole.
   
    -@Marilyn Tassy

Not visiting you is surely just rude?!

Definitely there's a pecking order in families.

    Yes, my SIL is either super controlling right now or really watching his back.My cousin tends to over step and no one can tell her to slow down.She did to her credit, move her ill mom into her home for years, took care of all her needs as she was bed ridden. She even had a walk in bath tub put in her home for the early days when my aunt was still able to walk.She took care of her ill father too until he could not longer wash himself. She drew the line with getting that personal with cleaning up her father so had him put in a home.She organized my brothers funeral in NM, well letting his ashes go on her land.The weird thing is I had a surgery when I was 40 and it was in NM. She and my aunt lived about 2 miles away from me and they never visited me in the hospital or after at home in recovery.Oh well, guess I know where I stand on the totem pole.        -@Marilyn Tassy

Not visiting you is surely just rude?!

Definitely there's a pecking order in families.

I do tend to keep health concerns to myself until they have passed but yes, I was a bit put out that they did not visit me.

Perhaps living so close by it scared them that I might ask for help? IDK.

My mom was tough, buried her husband just 2 weeks before she had major surgery. Left hospital and even though I asked if she wanted me to stay over, she refused. She had 2 young children at home as well.

I would load up my young son and visit her a few times per week but she drove herself to all medical appointments, treatments and even went through chemo by herself.

Her sister came from Conn. after a couple of weeks and stayed for a short time but otherwise, she was on her own.

My husband and I did collect my younger siblings on weekends and left them stay over at our home to give mom a break.

My 3 other siblings were busy with their own lives and never chipped in to help our mother.

Well ,y bro was in the military so he had a good excuse. He actually left service about 6 months early to be close to mom although she really did not need any help.

-@fluffy2560

I was doing stuff in the garden and a brick dropped off a work bench I was using and dropped smack on to my phone.   It's completely smashed in - the screen is heavily damaged.  Looks like I have to get a new one pronto.

I'm suddenly phoneless and I'm thinking I've got withdrawal symptoms. It's very unusual to be without a phone.  I feel a bit helpless without it.  It's cold turkey.

I am wondering if this is what teenagers feel like when they haven't looked at their phone in the past 5 minutes.

I do tend to keep health concerns to myself until they have passed but yes, I was a bit put out that they did not visit me.
Perhaps living so close by it scared them that I might ask for help? IDK.
My mom was tough, buried her husband just 2 weeks before she had major surgery. Left hospital and even though I asked if she wanted me to stay over, she refused. She had 2 young children at home as well.
I would load up my young son and visit her a few times per week but she drove herself to all medical appointments, treatments and even went through chemo by herself.
Her sister came from Conn. after a couple of weeks and stayed for a short time but otherwise, she was on her own.
My husband and I did collect my younger siblings on weekends and left them stay over at our home to give mom a break.

My 3 other siblings were busy with their own lives and never chipped in to help our mother.
Well ,y bro was in the military so he had a good excuse. He actually left service about 6 months early to be close to mom although she really did not need any help.

-@fluffy2560
   
    -@Marilyn Tassy

They could have asked one of your other relatives if it was OK to visit. 

You did what you could to relieve your Mum's pressures. 

Maybe she didn't want help because to do so would admit she was sick and things were not normal.

My brother even went to work with a terminal tumour in his head.  It was a waste of time.  In reality, work didn't matter anymore. Neither did domestic stuff.   Only his relations and time mattered.  People mattered.  Small victories became important. 

It was that old adage, no-one on their death bed wished they spent more time in the office.   

But what I learnt is his coping skill was to have "normality" and for things to seem to be as they were before.  He went in for a couple of weeks or so but it was just too much for him and them. Brain tumours change who you are and how you deal with people.  Perhaps all tumours change who you are.

In the end, they told him to stay at home and deal with his health issues.  They still paid him of course but he was going to die, it was absolutely guaranteed. He had to get his affairs in order.  He managed to do that stuff for the most part.  He was always an organiser to the very end.   

    I do tend to keep health concerns to myself until they have passed but yes, I was a bit put out that they did not visit me.Perhaps living so close by it scared them that I might ask for help? IDK.My mom was tough, buried her husband just 2 weeks before she had major surgery. Left hospital and even though I asked if she wanted me to stay over, she refused. She had 2 young children at home as well.I would load up my young son and visit her a few times per week but she drove herself to all medical appointments, treatments and even went through chemo by herself.Her sister came from Conn. after a couple of weeks and stayed for a short time but otherwise, she was on her own.My husband and I did collect my younger siblings on weekends and left them stay over at our home to give mom a break.My 3 other siblings were busy with their own lives and never chipped in to help our mother.Well ,y bro was in the military so he had a good excuse. He actually left service about 6 months early to be close to mom although she really did not need any help.-@fluffy2560        -@Marilyn Tassy


They could have asked one of your other relatives if it was OK to visit. 

You did what you could to relieve your Mum's pressures. 

Maybe she didn't want help because to do so would admit she was sick and things were not normal.

My brother even went to work with a terminal tumour in his head.  It was a waste of time.  In reality, work didn't matter anymore. Neither did domestic stuff.   Only his relations and time mattered.  People mattered.  Small victories became important. 

It was that old adage, no-one on their death bed wished they spent more time in the office.   

But what I learnt is his coping skill was to have "normality" and for things to seem to be as they were before.  He went in for a couple of weeks or so but it was just too much for him and them. Brain tumours change who you are and how you deal with people.  Perhaps all tumours change who you are.

In the end, they told him to stay at home and deal with his health issues.  They still paid him of course but he was going to die, it was absolutely guaranteed. He had to get his affairs in order.  He managed to do that stuff for the most part.  He was always an organiser to the very end.   
   

    -@fluffy2560

My mother was a tough bird, she was an adult at age 14, working full time and supporting her granny and younger sister.

I think being seen as anything but strong would of done mom in.

My 2 older sisters were on the selfish side, I guess we all can be that way at times but I felt I was needed by helping with the younger children and I had the time and energy to do it .Mom lived pretty close by and that is what daughters are for, to help when needed, at least that is how I see things.

I am a bit old school with traditional roles. I was in a good place, I did not need to work outside the home and had lots of time on my hands.

For a second we even thought if my brother needs help later, if his wife can not handle being married to a amputee, then we could move back to the states and get a big place all together.

Put that out of our minds quickly though...We are too old to have anyone depend on us at all.

Best if he is strong on his own if needed.

I know, my brother, Mike was working just 2 days before he died of sepsis due to his cancer treatments.

Some people need the distraction. He was going to retire but ran out of time.

His wife told me they were planning on a river cruise on the Danube from Germany and coming to visit us here in Hungary. That would of been sweet, nice to know he was considering it at least.

My bro was not super wealthy  but they did really well and could fly for free anywhere in the world.

He never visited Europe in his life, only was overseas while in the military.

What a shame he never took the time to enjoy some travel, always fixed airplanes for other people to take adventures while he was happy at home with his wife and dogs.

My old school mate and friend ,Teri also had a brain cancer that took her at age 63. 6 years ago she and my AZ buddy all met up in Vegas . It was so nice to see her but we knew she was not going to be around much longer and it was really hard to be in an upbeat mood during the visit. A few glasses of red wine and we all were laughing like the old days.

She also had a personality change, got inwards and more quiet. My AZ friend said she got even more inwards after that visit. She started to dress like her BF and asked him what to do with everything. Before that she was a free spirited person. Maybe it is a blessing that some people do not fully understand they are going down?

Well, seems we are going to be baking this week. Time to head out to the spas and enjoy the next 6 weeks or so before fall arrives once again.

My mother was a tough bird, she was an adult at age 14, working full time and supporting her granny and younger sister.
I think being seen as anything but strong would of done mom in.
My 2 older sisters were on the selfish side, I guess we all can be that way at times but I felt I was needed by helping with the younger children and I had the time and energy to do it .Mom lived pretty close by and that is what daughters are for, to help when needed, at least that is how I see things.
I am a bit old school with traditional roles. I was in a good place, I did not need to work outside the home and had lots of time on my hands.
For a second we even thought if my brother needs help later, if his wife can not handle being married to a amputee, then we could move back to the states and get a big place all together.
Put that out of our minds quickly though...We are too old to have anyone depend on us at all.
Best if he is strong on his own if needed.

I know, my brother, Mike was working just 2 days before he died of sepsis due to his cancer treatments.
Some people need the distraction. He was going to retire but ran out of time.
His wife told me they were planning on a river cruise on the Danube from Germany and coming to visit us here in Hungary. That would of been sweet, nice to know he was considering it at least.
My bro was not super wealthy  but they did really well and could fly for free anywhere in the world.
He never visited Europe in his life, only was overseas while in the military.
What a shame he never took the time to enjoy some travel, always fixed airplanes for other people to take adventures while he was happy at home with his wife and dogs.

My old school mate and friend ,Teri also had a brain cancer that took her at age 63. 6 years ago she and my AZ buddy all met up in Vegas . It was so nice to see her but we knew she was not going to be around much longer and it was really hard to be in an upbeat mood during the visit. A few glasses of red wine and we all were laughing like the old days.

She also had a personality change, got inwards and more quiet. My AZ friend said she got even more inwards after that visit. She started to dress like her BF and asked him what to do with everything. Before that she was a free spirited person. Maybe it is a blessing that some people do not fully understand they are going down?

Well, seems we are going to be baking this week. Time to head out to the spas and enjoy the next 6 weeks or so before fall arrives once again.
   
    -@Marilyn Tassy

I think on this hot and sunny day, we shouldn't be too maudlin' about life in general.  There's a lot to be positive about.   I was having dreams about my deceased parents this past couple of days.  I guess I'm missing them and things are catching up suddenly.   

Meanwhile, Mrs F and I are planning our road trip to the UK for the beginning of August.   That's years since we had a trip on our own.  We used to do that drive all the time - perhaps 3 x year.  Our HU eldest is now 19 and can do whatever she wants and is organising her own travel on a round trip around Europe using an EU provided free travel ticket.   However, our lad is still 14 and has a few months before he's 15.  We cannot leave him at home alone - overnight - until he's 16.   I don't know if that's the law but it seems like it should be.

BTW, this week, we've got a forecast of 37C and more where the sun is.  It's so blinking hot, I cannot even lie on the ground under my car fixing stuff.   You could fry an egg there and being 63, I feel these things lying under cars and lifting things etc. Thank god for airco (in cars and buildings).   I have to change some oil on it as it's going for its test soon. I've decided the policy should be to change all the important fluids each time we have a test (in our case, every 2 years).     I've done all the big jobs on it so I hope it'll breeze through, despite being 27 years old.    They certainly aren't as interested as they are in the UK where every silly niggle will be a cause of failure. 

One of my UK cars once failed a test there because the Sat Nav was stuck to the windscreen.  I argued with the guy and told him to take it off.  But no, he was an idiot, said he couldn't do it, then I said, I'd take it off - just a rubber sucker and 10s.    But no, he had to fail it with paperwork, I then removed it, he passed it and then he issued the pass paperwork. I said, it makes no sense to do what you did but he was insistent to follow the rules.  What an idiot, wasting my time and his!

Siting here wondering why we are not at the water today!

Tomorrow it is a plan, maybe for the rest of the week.

I like to organize our meals for the week if I know I will be out and not cooking fresh daily.

I refuse to overpay and eat junk food while out somewhere.

I am ready now with 3 main courses ready to go when we get home after a day out.

Used to be because I was frugal but these days, I skip lunch and have an early dinner.

Have to watch what I eat because my tummy is not longer the same post radiation.

Yes, they did a real number on me!

Oh well, keeps me slim.

Plan is to try and call my brother in rehab later today.

His wife said he is now mostly awake all day and ready to talk.

She mentioned my brother has lost over 60lbs these past 5 or 6 weeks...

Sounds good but how much did his leg weigh?  Not going to even ask him!

Geez, dark humor has its place but not right now!

To be honest, I am a bit afraid to talk with him, not sure what to say...

A long road trip might be nice, not for me any longer. I would be asking every 5 mins if we were there yet.

5 long haul trips across the USA under my belt, that is more then enough time spent driving and sitting in a car.

Crossing Texas alone is more then a human can take. Like a 3 days trip just to cross that one state.

My eldest sister used to sit us over long weekends when my parents would take a road trip to either Mexico or Las Vegas. She was 15 or 16, the other 2 years younger and me, 7 years with my bro being 12 years younger then her.

She was given strict rules and believe me, she followed them to the letter.

We could not leave our yard or go anywhere until they came home.

She always says she never had children because she had us to raise. Think she is over reacting but yes, she did watch us allot.

I was 12 and 14 years older then the last 2 in the bunch. I never felt such resentment about keeping an eye on them when they were small.

I guess that is a good enough reason to hang around the home today!

Plan is to try and call my brother in rehab later today.His wife said he is now mostly awake all day and ready to talk.She mentioned my brother has lost over 60lbs these past 5 or 6 weeks...Sounds good but how much did his leg weigh?  Not going to even ask him!Geez, dark humor has its place but not right now!To be honest, I am a bit afraid to talk with him, not sure what to say...A long road trip might be nice, not for me any longer. I would be asking every 5 mins if we were there yet.5 long haul trips across the USA under my belt, that is more then enough time spent driving and sitting in a car....She always says she never had children because she had us to raise. Think she is over reacting but yes, she did watch us allot.I was 12 and 14 years older then the last 2 in the bunch. I never felt such resentment about keeping an eye on them when they were small.I guess that is a good enough reason to hang around the home today!        -@Marilyn Tassy

Since you asked how much a leg weighs, I had to look it up, just because I can and anything to take me away from an incredibly dry work subject.   And I found a table which shows percentages of body weight for items. 

Unsurprisingly, the torso is about 50% of total body weight.   Thigh calf and foot comes to 18%.  So if your bro weighed say 100kg (220lbs), then 18kg for a leg which is like 38 lbs.  It's a surprising amount to me but the pages I looked up took into account if someone was a body builder and how much fat and muscle there would be.  I hadn't thought about that.

In a TV show I'm watching (Ray Donovan), they are always burying bodies in the deserts near LA.   It's quite clear, something is amiss (hey, no problem, it's Hollywood).   It seems unlikely all the evil doers are lightweight henchman that just two people can shift in a body bag - that could need 4 people, one at each corner.  It's just not that easy to pick up a body and carry it away.     Dead weight is really hard to carry and move.  Even picking up an injured but lightweight MIL is quite difficult.   I wonder if that's the reason why murderers and serial killers chop up bodies - make them easier to move or just to hide the evidence?.

More importantly, the way your bro could walk with a prosthetic leg would quite different because there would be a shift to the remaining leg which would affect gait and balance.  I suppose false legs are lighter because they don't need to have heavy muscle to carry their own weight.   I don't know much those titanium legs weigh, disabled athletes use but they do look superbly engineered.   

It is strange, I stay the same weight most of my life. Up no more then 4 lbs and then drop 5lbs.

I do not snack allot but I also will eat candy, ice cream and many sweets in the same day. Then for a few days do not eat any sweets.

I never drink sweet drinks and only put a tiny bit of sugar in my morning coffee, none in my tea, honey only when feeling low or ill.

I guess I am 53 kilos , too bad if I were only 50 kilos I could ride a kiddie horse, 50 kilos is the limit.

My brother was getting too heavy before his nightmare happened.

He is in a much better mood now.

\In fact he even wrote me 2 short one line messages on my e mail.

He still is not ready to chat with family, my sister talked to him once and since then his phone has been off.

He can not hold the phone by himself so that could be it, need help still.

Told me he can not , ex meaning text. His fingers are not working right yet but everyday he is getting better .He and his wife know they have a purpose that will be revealed later, he was so close to death several times that he must be still kickin for a reason.  One legged kicks that is!

I have watched documentaries on how they make and fit prostetic legs. They are not cheap and many people get several different ones for different activities.

Run around $10,000 each with those special running legs costing allot more then $10,000.

Screw on legs, air pumped legs all sorts of options.

I remember Paul McCartney was married to Heather who only had one leg.

The good thing is my bro has decent health coverage and I am sure they cover legs, feet and all the extras needed.

I saw the make a special leg called the fin, would give one an advantage in a race.

He wrote telling me he will be OK. I am so overjoyed he is trying and not giving up.

Yesterday was their anniversary not so sure I would like to remember that day, the day the trouble all started with his cut toe.

I saw some guy in the UK was able to ride his Harley after losing his leg after just 2 years of recovery, walked without a limp too.

Suppose if one sets their minds on something, it can be done.

I was thinking how much of a medical miracle it is that my bro is still here.

Modern western medicine has a purpose I suppose after all.

The everyday GP often gets things wrong and takes shortcuts but when it gets down and dirty they can pull a rabbit out of their hats.

If not for all the equipment, time and resources spent on my brother he would of surly died.

My American friend who was living in Hungary with her 63 year old father for 5 years, ran into bad medical care here when it was really needed.

Sort of scary if even half of what she told me happened did in fact happen here.

He also developed sepsis and they thought it was the flu.

He was going down at home over the course of 5 or 6 days.

It was during Covid and no one really wanted to call for help and be put on a respirator or go into isolation units.

I told her via e mail to call for help for him but she waited until he was totally confused and just about passed out.

They had paid for years for a higher level of private medical coverage via Generalli insurnace

Their plan was suppose to cover hospital stays and wellness checks.

It never covered anything in the end.

They took him to a large hospital on the Buda side, will not mention the name but in the Taj system.

They did an exam on him which was done by a not qualified doctor for his condition. A allergist took him under his care not a immunologist or even your everday GP.

He told my friend her father had sepsis and would die, there was nothing they coud do for him, sounds like a huge lie to me.

They came right out and told her, so she said that all their energy ,respirators would go to HU citizens care before him. They had no resources to care for some American who had decided to move here without family connections etc.

Hard to believe they were so rude and direct. I can believe that though. My oncologist came right out and asked me if I was a HU citizen or not too before he took me on. When we said no, he said, too bad, not exactly instilled any confidence in me with that question and answer.

I aslo was asked sort of rude like a month ago by a gastro doc why I did not speak Hungarian. She said how could I get ill here and not speak Hungarian? IDK, not like anyone is going to talk their way out of being ill after all!

They let her father just lay in a bed for either an day and a half or it may of been 2 and one half days.

They told her he died and that was it!

She had several screaming matches with the staff and doctor and they just threw her off the property!

I am a bit considered now for all of us ex pats if this is really true and we are treated like second class people.

The US embassy was no help at all, did not even help her get a death certificate. They only told her where to hire a few lawyers if she wanted help.

The US VA also was not interested in helping an American who had left the US and was a resident in another country.

So hard to believe how alone one really is here.

They also are/were people of color and they were also reminded of that fact in the hospital!!

Life, life, personally I think people should not live after 70 (too much expenses for society).

So much health expenses, pension payments, .... Easy but rude (sorry), I am 62 myself and would have no problem to get a heart attack.

    Life, life, personally I think people should not live after 70 (too much expenses for society).
So much health expenses, pension payments, .... Easy but rude (sorry), I am 62 myself and would have no problem to get a heart attack.
   

    -@cdw057

I think you'd think differently if you actually had one.

Anyway, haven't you heard, 70 is the new 60.

    Life, life, personally I think people should not live after 70 (too much expenses for society).
So much health expenses, pension payments, .... Easy but rude (sorry), I am 62 myself and would have no problem to get a heart attack.
   

    -@cdw057

No, you did not actually write this...

How lamo.

I bet you 25 cents you never faced death yet at all, I mean your own death.

Talk is cheap, would not doubt you would be begging on your hands and knees for one more day if you had a real heart attack.

By your so called, logic ,we should exterminate allot of people who so called society deems un useful.

Really it sounds to me a bit like you  are not useful to society overall if you want to get down and dirty about it.

Have you replaced yourselves by having children or have you never cheated on your taxes or tried to get the upper hand in any business transaction?

A great society takes care of the weak and the strong, supports its members all throughout their short lives. Living to be 99 is not a long time in the big picture of history.

I know my husband worked hard for over 55 years and just because he has decided to finally enjoy the fruits of his labors, he should be taken out to use resources for someone else who perhaps never worked so hard in their lives? Just an insane view of the world, sorry, that is my truth.

My goal in life is to live so long I drain every red cent from society that I can get!

Good grief, I have value and so does every living thing on the planet.

Even a down and out homeless person who never worked in their lives has value.

I have to say your views are not common, thankfully.

I will not say your views remind of of some dude who took over the world in 1939 but they do sort of rub me raw.

My friend in AZ wrote me saying their water tank split last night and all the water they just had delivered is gone!!

YIKES!! 120 F and no water out in the desert??!

I suggested they pack up and get to a hotel ASAP while they arrange for a new tank to be delivered and filled up.

There goes a good few thousands bucks literally down the drain.

They may need some new plumbing repairs too.

The tank was placed underground by the previous owners, this time they will get an above ground tank.

I have no idea why they sold their lovely little house in Vegas with their maga large swimming pool only to be out in nowhere AZ looking at the rattlesnakes in their yard.

She gets at least one rattler per month in their driveway.

To each their own but I could not do it, live out in the desert far away from fresh running water.

Worst time of year for that to happen.

I suppose I should not be so upset over a person wishing to live in a Soylent Green society.

Just not my cuppa tea.

People without love in their hearts for others see the world in a negative way.

The glass is empty, not even half full.

Every stage in life is a blessing from the most high and no one has a right to cut another persons life short.

Blood wasted will be accounted for.

I should not expect everyone to see the world as a beautiful place in which we were sent to experience joy and love for others.

Not everyone is spiritual or even sees the purpose of living.

Sad really, we should feel sorry for those without love or hope.

....I bet you 25 cents you never faced death yet at all, I mean your own death.Talk is cheap, would not doubt you would be begging on your hands and knees for one more day if you had a real heart attack.....    -@Marilyn Tassy

My Dad told he was being bombed and shot at by the Germans in WW2 and he moved away from the tank he was repairing in a farmyard. 

He took shelter under some farm machinery. 

He told me there are no atheists when faced with immediate and sudden death.   

Everyone is praying while that was going on.

    ....I bet you 25 cents you never faced death yet at all, I mean your own death.Talk is cheap, would not doubt you would be begging on your hands and knees for one more day if you had a real heart attack.....    -@Marilyn Tassy

My Dad told he was being bombed and shot at by the Germans in WW2 and he moved away from the tank he was repairing in a farmyard. 

He took shelter under some farm machinery. 

He told me there are no atheists when faced with immediate and sudden death.   

Everyone is praying while that was going on.

I really thought I was a goner a couple years ago when I was in isolation here in a Budapest hospital with a bad reaction to meds that were given to me.

I honest to God was relaxed about it. I did almost cry feeling badly for the few people who give a ratz A@@ about me. Mostly felt bad for my husband, although he often jokes he would love to have his freedom back again.

But yes, it is true most of us are not ready to turn the lights off without being afraid or fearful of what comes next.

My father said in WW2 as a medic that everyone who is injured on the field and dying is crying out the word in their language for Mother, sad.

I almost feel like I am in Hades ATM, so hot, having a hard time doing my workout, keep taking short breaks to recover, mostly breaks no workout.

Hope for a lake day tomorrow or a spa day either one would work for me.

I should not allow myself to judge someone who has given up on life, maybe they need more sleep of vitamins? Or hope and love in their lives.

I think we all have experienced down days when we could care less if we live or die, thankfully thoughts do not make it a reality.

I am going to turn 70 in mid Dec. No way  am I moving over to save society! Not if I can help it anyways!

Silly what is a working life worth if they want to off you as soon as you stop working? Makes no logical sense to me. Why work at all if in the end you never have time to enjoy life .

If it is true that the world is billions of years old, what is a 100 years of a human life? Not much.

-@fluffy2560

I really thought I was a goner a couple years ago when I was in isolation here in a Budapest hospital with a bad reaction to meds that were given to me.
I honest to God was relaxed about it. I did almost cry feeling badly for the few people who give a ratz A@@ about me. Mostly felt bad for my husband, although he often jokes he would love to have his freedom back again.
But yes, it is true most of us are not ready to turn the lights off without being afraid or fearful of what comes next.

My father said in WW2 as a medic that everyone who is injured on the field and dying is crying out the word in their language for Mother, sad.

I almost feel like I am in Hades ATM, so hot, having a hard time doing my workout, keep taking short breaks to recover, mostly breaks no workout.
Hope for a lake day tomorrow or a spa day either one would work for me.
I should not allow myself to judge someone who has given up on life, maybe they need more sleep of vitamins? Or hope and love in their lives.

    -@Marilyn Tassy

I reckon keep going, whatever happens and if not too painful.  My Mum went at 90 and my Dad 99.  Both of them were pretty good towards the end. Mum suffered though, Dad went suddenly.   There's still rewards to be had by staying on planet Earth. 

And besides, family need their old folks to keep the younger family members grounded.  I keep thinking of Mrs F and I as the Mum and Dad sheep, shepherding our little lambs to independence and success.  If we do that, job pretty much done.

Your Dad as a WW2 medic had it 100% right.  My Dad was being bombed but no-one got hit as far as he told me.  So the praying at the beginning, after being hit, needing one's Mother.  No shame in that, just makes us all human.  That makes one ask, what the hell are you all fighting each other for?  Yes, I'm talking about you Russia.  You're killing yourselves and others so that someone else can realise their big ideas through lies and enriching themselves, that's what.

You're not wrong about the weather.  It's brutal again today. I have to go to the petrol station to fuel up my car and I don't want to go.  Luckily the car has airco.  But I don't even want to go outside.

What a day to be feverish...

Bummer.

I was thinking CDW057 must be a jinn because I got ill right after responding to him saying people over 70 should be taken out.

We went to the spa on Tuesday. Was a great time but I decided to fill up our large water bottle with their mineral drinking water from one of their fountains.

I drank most of it within a day.

Friday, woke up at 5 am, ready for an early start to Balaton.

Within 30 mins I was feverish, sick to my stomach and ill as a dog.

Been ill since then.

Must of been the water!

Today was the first day I could force myself to eat.

Besides OTC meds I have started my c19 mix.

Neurosan, NAC and stinging nettle tea. I also drank sour kraut juice.

Can not hurt to try a natural cure.

So bummed though, waited all winter for summer and now it seems I have been jinxed.

Oh well could be worst.

Not like we will not see more boiling hot days ahead.

Friday I was too out of it to pay much mind to the situation happening in our house.

We usually never hear noise from the yard but as it cooled a bit, we opened our kitchen windows.

As I lay in the back room far away, I heard screaming, crying and someone flipping out in the yard of our building.

A women living across from us has a feud with 3 young Gypsy men who are newer residents and live next door to her.

No idea what their problems are but all heck broke loose.

She banged so hard on their door that she broke the glass and cut herself deeply.

She was screaming she did not care if she died or not.

Someone called the ambulance and cops and she was screaming for help as the dragged her away.

Yes, she was drunk.

They cops put a sticker on her door and returned to clean up the glass.

Sad, really sad to see someone acting so badly and hurting themselves.

My husband said she will be billed for her stay, even TAJ does not cover it when you act looney and hurt yourself.

Just about everyone in the house was out and watching, we heard second hand as usual.\We try to avoid the house dramas when and if they should happen.

What a mess in America, attempted Assassination of Donald Trump at one of his rallies last night.

    What a mess in America, attempted Assassination of Donald Trump at one of his rallies last night.        -@SimCityAT

Yes, looks like he was really lucky, an inch the other way and his brains would have been all over the crowd.   

I'm wondering if this politically strengthens his position or weakens it.   Does it make him more popular or less popular?   

I think back to Reagan - he became more popular.   

And what about him personally and will he recognise that clearly some people don't like him enough to shoot at him?    Will he care?   

I'd be thinking twice about spending my life being a potential target.

    What a day to be feverish...Bummer.I was thinking CDW057 must be a jinn because I got ill right after responding to him saying people over 70 should be taken out.We went to the spa on Tuesday. Was a great time but I decided to fill up our large water bottle with their mineral drinking water from one of their fountains.I drank most of it within a day.Friday, woke up at 5 am, ready for an early start to Balaton.Within 30 mins I was feverish, sick to my stomach and ill as a dog.Been ill since then.Must of been the water!Today was the first day I could force myself to eat.Besides OTC meds I have started my c19 mix.Neurosan, NAC and stinging nettle tea. I also drank sour kraut juice. Can not hurt to try a natural cure.So bummed though, waited all winter for summer and now it seems I have been jinxed.Oh well could be worst.Not like we will not see more boiling hot days ahead        -@Marilyn Tassy

We're not out of the woods yet, Tuesday is supposedly going to be 39C or hotter.   Mrs F has banned me from walking the dog.

I hope you get better, quickly.

I don't really trust spas here in Hungary to be clean and hygienic.  Hot water and people is a breeding ground for bacteria.   

After I went to the Gellert Baths, I contracted a foot infection back in the 1990s.  It was simply horrible and took me a year to get over it - I had to have multiple cryotherapy  sessions with liquid nitrogen to get rid of it.  The doc "burnt" the infected tissue out of the soles of my feet.   It did work but I can feel scar tissue.  It's unbelievable how sensitive the soles of feet are.  It was outrageously painful.

I think one has to be extremely careful in those places.  Wear sandals, check for cuts/wounds, drink only bottled water etc.

Football, England vs Spain, 21h CET - be there or be square!

More entertaining than drunk neighbours squabbling!

@fluffy2560

Oh it will strengthen him, hee knows it and will milk it.

    @fluffy2560Oh it will strengthen him, he knows it and will milk it.        -@SimCityAT

I cannot see any good coming out of it for either Republicans or Democrats. Now if he'd died, then I couldn't see any Republican backup candidate being elected.   He is now the Republican Party and there's no-one else.

Yes I think he will milk it or if not him directly,  the machine behind him will.

I'd have thought being shot at would be grounds to reconsider one's life and inclusion of toxic/divisive political views.

I did check on the post-Reagan's shootout repercussions and he became more an advocate for gun control.   I doubt Trump will reflect on that issue to any degree.

The deceased shooter appears  to have been a Republican voter, so what it was all about motivation wise is unclear. 

So far in the US some people are saying he was hit by glass and not shot.

Others say it was staged.

Hard to believe people hate him so much.

What about the poor spectators who were hurt of killed?

Another reason we never go to any rallies, never know who is in the crowd or what could happen.

Crowds freak me out.

Registering as a Republican or Democratic voter in America simply gives you the right to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary elections.

It doesn't necessarily imply any political affiliation. Indeed for strategic reasons some Democrats want to vote in the Republican primary and vice versa.

   
    What a day to be feverish...Bummer.I was thinking CDW057 must be a jinn because I got ill right after responding to him saying people over 70 should be taken out.We went to the spa on Tuesday. Was a great time but I decided to fill up our large water bottle with their mineral drinking water from one of their fountains.I drank most of it within a day.Friday, woke up at 5 am, ready for an early start to Balaton.Within 30 mins I was feverish, sick to my stomach and ill as a dog.Been ill since then.Must of been the water!Today was the first day I could force myself to eat.Besides OTC meds I have started my c19 mix.Neurosan, NAC and stinging nettle tea. I also drank sour kraut juice. Can not hurt to try a natural cure.So bummed though, waited all winter for summer and now it seems I have been jinxed.Oh well could be worst.Not like we will not see more boiling hot days ahead        -@Marilyn Tassy


We're not out of the woods yet, Tuesday is supposedly going to be 39C or hotter.   Mrs F has banned me from walking the dog.

I hope you get better, quickly.

I don't really trust spas here in Hungary to be clean and hygienic.  Hot water and people is a breeding ground for bacteria.   

After I went to the Gellert Baths, I contracted a foot infection back in the 1990s.  It was simply horrible and took me a year to get over it - I had to have multiple cryotherapy  sessions with liquid nitrogen to get rid of it.  The doc "burnt" the infected tissue out of the soles of my feet.   It did work but I can feel scar tissue.  It's unbelievable how sensitive the soles of feet are.  It was outrageously painful.

I think one has to be extremely careful in those places.  Wear sandals, check for cuts/wounds, drink only bottled water etc.

Football, England vs Spain, 21h CET - be there or be square!

More entertaining than drunk neighbours squabbling!
   

    -@fluffy2560

I am a bit surprised  the Gellert gave you an infection.

My husband keeps telling me they check the water and would have to close if the fountains had bacteria in them.

I doubt it.

They are too profit minded to close during the heat.

My father picked up, jungle rot on his feet during his  time in SE Asia during WW2.

Tramping out in the jungle there was really no way to carry enough dry socks or time to really care. Wait, I need to change my socks, no matter if they are shooting or not...

The rest of his life he was in hospital at least once a year for some big treatments.

His skin would just come off, gross and painful.

Back to sanitation at the spas, Yes we always wear slippers even in the showers but I am pretty sure there was something in the drinking water.

I know from experience that even the medical centers here have a very low standard of sanitation.\I went to the gyno for a female exam and came home with 2 types of bacteria infection. Took over a month to get the antibiotics to treat it. So slow with the lab tests... I will NEVER get a female exam again .At least not in the TAJ system. Not sure what the docs were taught about sanitation but I think I was taught more about it as a hairdresser.

Even the hairdressers here I watch, most reuse combs and brushes without sanitizing them first in quats or even just removing old hair and washing them in hot water.

I notice when I get haircuts and so far all get a zero on sanitation.

I will not get into the details of many of them sitting while cutting, talk about bad body mechanics. Even have watched barbers in the mall while waiting on my husband. I have had to fight myself going in and telling a young sassy barber to left his elbow while he cuts because he is dragging the hair downwards and the shears edge is cutting differently on one side of the head.

How many times when I was new to doing hair was I yelled at for not lifting my elbow??? Or moving with the hair. Sitting while cutting?? Only done that when trimming very long hair and having the client stand because otherwise one could not reach their hair without breaking their spine.

Terrible to try to be a perfectionist in a lazy world.

Last haircut they only good thing about it was I just had to walk out the front of the building. A new salon is right there. I waited while the very sweet 20 something hairdresser showed up, she was 5 mins late! Ok told her my concerns and how I wanted my cut, my good points and not so good points. She washed my hair the pulled out her seat. Strat away I knew I was going to have to recut my hair at home.

It cost more then I ever have paid for a cut and was just a so so cut. Yes, she was nice and even said to come back if I saw anything off.\I did not have the heart to cut her down in front of the other hairdressers so I pulled out my shears at home for the next 2 days and fixed her work, my husband cut off the few tags she left.

God, where I used to work in the US they would not let her on the floor, she would be spending a year washing hair first and watching. I had my husband cutting my hair while I had medical treatments and it was wintertime and a hat was on most time. He cuts better then most pros do here. It does take him 2 to 3 hours though!

A basic Bob haircut, it you can not cut one then you do not know how to cut.

    Registering as a Republican or Democratic voter in America simply gives you the right to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary elections.
It doesn't necessarily imply any political affiliation. Indeed for strategic reasons some Democrats want to vote in the Republican primary and vice versa.
   

    -@zif

I never knew that. 

Could someone register to vote for both?  Or many parties?

        Registering as a Republican or Democratic voter in America simply gives you the right to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary elections. It doesn't necessarily imply any political affiliation. Indeed for strategic reasons some Democrats want to vote in the Republican primary and vice versa.        -@zif

I never knew that. 

Could someone register to vote for both?  Or many parties?
   

    -@fluffy2560

It's Tactical voting

    So far in the US some people are saying he was hit by glass and not shot.
Others say it was staged.
Hard to believe people hate him so much.
What about the poor spectators who were hurt of killed?
Another reason we never go to any rallies, never know who is in the crowd or what could happen.
Crowds freak me out.
   

    -@Marilyn Tassy

I don't think it's hard to believe at all.  He's been spouting all sorts of divisive speech for years.  And some people will believe a convicted felon who recommended people drink bleach to cure COVID.  Perhaps it's a case of reaping what one sows.   I saw, MTG and others like her say it's a Democrat plot and presumably, she and the others like her believe everyone should arm themselves.  Bit rich as it seems like free access to guns brought about this situation.   The shooter wouldn't have had much chance of getting that close to bumping Trump off if he'd been armed with a stick.

Hard to believe people hate him so much.


    -@Marilyn Tassy

Because he is a Fascist, Narcissist....... You have to see how his cult has responded to the shooting.  Republicans issue bombshell reaction to Trump shooting.

        So far in the US some people are saying he was hit by glass and not shot.Others say it was staged.Hard to believe people hate him so much.What about the poor spectators who were hurt of killed?Another reason we never go to any rallies, never know who is in the crowd or what could happen.Crowds freak me out.        -@Marilyn Tassy

I don't think it's hard to believe at all.  He's been spouting all sorts of divisive speech for years.  And some people will believe a convicted felon who recommended people drink bleach to cure COVID.  Perhaps it's a case of reaping what one sows.   I saw, MTG and others like her say it's a Democrat plot and presumably, she and the others like her believe everyone should arm themselves.  Bit rich as it seems like free access to guns brought about this situation.   The shooter wouldn't have had much chance of getting that close to bumping Trump off if he'd been armed with a stick.
   

    -@fluffy2560

As a born American I never had any interest, zero in voting.

My mom told us  that and I still think it is true, that our votes do not count, it is all rigged. Her father taught her that, come from a family of rebels?

I know my German grandfather was all upset about the Rockerfellers and that crowd from way back before the depression years. He was born in 1882 and never voted as far as I know although he did join the US Army for the Spanish American War. He was looking for adventure at age 14. Wonder if he would of joined up if he was more mature?

I was talked into voting one time by my husband. Back in 1992 when  the 3rd party candidate Ross Perot was on the ballot.

Hubby was a naturalized  US citizen and wanted to act American by voting. Had me all on the Perot band wagon too.

Just another billionaire in the end...

In the US they set up stalls everywhere to register people to vote. Outside the Dept. of motor vehicles, even parking lots.

The hound you to sign up, it is best to say I am already registered then to tell them you do not vote.

My deceased sister was a volunteer when Clinton was running. He had everyone fooled into thinking he was different.   

All my friends vote, I try to avoid any conversations about the subject with them because they still believe.

Hard to argue with a ,True Believer.

I like they way native Americans describe voting, different wings on the same bird.

I have no idea why they sold their lovely little house in Vegas with their maga large swimming pool only to be out in nowhere AZ looking at the rattlesnakes in their yard.
She gets at least one rattler per month in their driveway.
To each their own but I could not do it, live out in the desert far away from fresh running water.
Worst time of year for that to happen.
   

    -@Marilyn Tassy

Apparently rattlesnake tastes like chicken.   They could eat them maybe?  Make boots and bags with the skin.  It's just like harvesting nature's bounty.  I suppose they aren't protected.

I think there's a festival on rattlesnakes somewhere like Texas.