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This is a thread where you can talk about whatever you want but let's skip politics, religion, sex, and illegal drugs. I know, what else is there? lol

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12-17-2025 at 02:58 AM.
12-17-2025 at 02:58 AM.
It looks like I have to go back to the hospital in the morning. My doctor put me on a new blood thinner after my surgery and I'm having complications.
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12-17-2025 at 04:38 AM.
12-17-2025 at 04:38 AM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
It looks like I have to go back to the hospital in the morning. My doctor put me on a new blood thinner after my surgery and I'm having complications.
GrouphugSeedoctorGrouphug you've got a community here, wishing you health and speedy healing.

Take care of yourself.
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12-17-2025 at 05:30 AM.
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you've got a community here, wishing you health and speedy healing.

Take care of yourself.
Thank you. I had one of those days yesterday. The in-home nurse that's been calling me nonstop about a job actually showed up at my apartment and then when I was on the bus, the guy sitting across from me had a heart attack and the bus driver had to call an ambulance. It's the last thing that I needed to see but it convinced me to go to the hospital this morning. My side effects from the blood thinner are getting worse so I don't really have a choice. There are only 3 blood thinners that I can take for a stent and I have bad reactions to all 3. I don't know what the next step will be other than I have to take one of them for at least a year.
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12-17-2025 at 07:22 AM.
12-17-2025 at 07:22 AM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
Thank you. I had one of those days yesterday. The in-home nurse that's been calling me nonstop about a job actually showed up at my apartment and then when I was on the bus, the guy sitting across from me had a heart attack and the bus driver had to call an ambulance. It's the last thing that I needed to see but it convinced me to go to the hospital this morning. My side effects from the blood thinner are getting worse so I don't really have a choice. There are only 3 blood thinners that I can take for a stent and I have bad reactions to all 3. I don't know what the next step will be other than I have to take one of them for at least a year.
Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery; hopefully the medical folks can find a solution. Take care.
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12-17-2025 at 07:30 AM.
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Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery; hopefully the medical folks can find a solution. Take care.
Thank you.
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12-17-2025 at 09:47 AM.
12-17-2025 at 09:47 AM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
It looks like I have to go back to the hospital in the morning. My doctor put me on a new blood thinner after my surgery and I'm having complications.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
Thank you. I had one of those days yesterday. The in-home nurse that's been calling me nonstop about a job actually showed up at my apartment and then when I was on the bus, the guy sitting across from me had a heart attack and the bus driver had to call an ambulance. It's the last thing that I needed to see but it convinced me to go to the hospital this morning. My side effects from the blood thinner are getting worse so I don't really have a choice. There are only 3 blood thinners that I can take for a stent and I have bad reactions to all 3. I don't know what the next step will be other than I have to take one of them for at least a year.
Please take care of yourself. I'm glad you are taking a note from your surroundings and how you're feeling. Wishing you only the best results possible!
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12-17-2025 at 11:26 AM.
12-17-2025 at 11:26 AM.
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Please take care of yourself. I'm glad you are taking a note from your surroundings and how you're feeling. Wishing you only the best results possible!
Thank you. I'm home because the bus didn't stop at the bus stop. It just drove right on by. I called them up and the lady said oh, we don't stop there anymore. It was so nice of them to update their website. I walked 2 miles for nothing. I'll give the hospital another try tomorrow when I'm in a better mood.
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12-18-2025 at 12:44 AM.
12-18-2025 at 12:44 AM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
Thank you. I'm home because the bus didn't stop at the bus stop. It just drove right on by. I called them up and the lady said oh, we don't stop there anymore. It was so nice of them to update their website. I walked 2 miles for nothing. I'll give the hospital another try tomorrow when I'm in a better mood.
This is my first time back online since I posted, and that is awful!

But why am I not surprised. Walking a couple of miles when you're not feeling right and knowing you need help is not good. I hope you find your way there this time, and tell the driver you're having a medical emergency if they decide not to stop!!
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12-18-2025 at 04:30 AM.
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This is my first time back online since I posted, and that is awful!

But why am I not surprised. Walking a couple of miles when you're not feeling right and knowing you need help is not good. I hope you find your way there this time, and tell the driver you're having a medical emergency if they decide not to stop!!
The bus stop is right by the stop sign at the top of hill. I saw the bus coming so I stood up from the bench and was ready to get on. I had a dollar bill in my hand. The bus driver stopped for the stop sign and then took off. I walked into the street and raised up my hands hoping that he'd see me in his rear-view mirror and stop. He didn't. There was nothing about me that looked dangerous. He could've opened the door and let me get in if he had wanted to. It should've been obvious to him what happened.
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12-18-2025 at 06:10 AM.
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I watched the first two episodes last night. No mention of JLo but they were getting to that time period.
They're going to do a part 2 of the documentary. They need to get interviews with JLO, Suge Knight, and Cassie otherwise what would be the point? Suge Knight did a new interview on YT about Tupac's murder and mentioned Diddy, Snoop, Tupac's lawyer, Tupac's bodyguard, and KeefeD. They need to ask Suge Knight some tough questions and make him stay on topic. I know, not an easy job.
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12-18-2025 at 08:32 AM.
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There's a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores and drugstores in Cali starting Jan 1. I want to launch into a tirade but I'd better not. I have to go to the bus stop in an hour. Hopefully, I make it to the hospital this time.
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12-20-2025 at 05:54 AM.
12-20-2025 at 05:54 AM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
There's a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores and drugstores in Cali starting Jan 1. I want to launch into a tirade but I'd better not. I have to go to the bus stop in an hour. Hopefully, I make it to the hospital this time.
we have the plastic bag ban in NJ. its a shoplifters dream come true. they fill up their backpacks, and out they go.
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12-20-2025 at 04:52 PM.
12-20-2025 at 04:52 PM.
Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
There's a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores and drugstores in Cali starting Jan 1. I want to launch into a tirade but I'd better not. I have to go to the bus stop in an hour. Hopefully, I make it to the hospital this time.
I'm in NY - just over NJ border. Both have had plastic bag bans for a while now. Some stores use it as an excuse to charge for paper bags. I went into Sierra Trading yesterday, spent around $60 and they wanted to charge me .05 for a stupid paper bag. No thanks, I'll just carry my crap out in the rain.

Took me a while to remember to bring bags in with me ( I at least leave them in the car so when I would forget, I could pack at my car) but now it's second nature.
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12-21-2025 at 01:06 AM.
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Quote from eiramnoaj :
I'm in NY - just over NJ border. Both have had plastic bag bans for a while now. Some stores use it as an excuse to charge for paper bags. I went into Sierra Trading yesterday, spent around $60 and they wanted to charge me .05 for a stupid paper bag. No thanks, I'll just carry my crap out in the rain.

Took me a while to remember to bring bags in with me ( I at least leave them in the car so when I would forget, I could pack at my car) but now it's second nature.
It's been .10 in California since our first ban took place.

They allowed heavy duty reusable plastic bags, for which we paid, or paper. I guess now it will be just paper. I always say on store pick ups that I'll bring my own and most of the time they've already packed it in bags (but don't charge me) so I have plastic bags up the wazoo anyway. Nice big durable ones, which fold smaller than cloth bags so make a good back up if I don't bring enough cloth ones into the store -usually Grocery Outlet. It's hard to stick to a list when you don't know what they'll have.

I used to get tons of free cloth bags, especially when DH went to a car show, but no one seems to be giving them away now. I've tried making a few, one tutorial using t-shirts and no-sew looked cute but as per my usual experience of trying to be crafty, it looks like a clumsy redneck toddler's work.
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12-21-2025 at 05:15 AM.
12-21-2025 at 05:15 AM.
Quote from missusg :
It's been .10 in California since our first ban took place.

They allowed heavy duty reusable plastic bags, for which we paid, or paper. I guess now it will be just paper. I always say on store pick ups that I'll bring my own and most of the time they've already packed it in bags (but don't charge me) so I have plastic bags up the wazoo anyway. Nice big durable ones, which fold smaller than cloth bags so make a good back up if I don't bring enough cloth ones into the store -usually Grocery Outlet. It's hard to stick to a list when you don't know what they'll have.

I used to get tons of free cloth bags, especially when DH went to a car show, but no one seems to be giving them away now. I've tried making a few, one tutorial using t-shirts and no-sew looked cute but as per my usual experience of trying to be crafty, it looks like a clumsy redneck toddler's work.
Same here. I was part of a reviewing site and they would send all sorts of branded shopping tote bags. I still have a few. TJMaxx/HomeGoods sell really nice plastic like tote bags for only .99. I've started using them sometimes for gift bags.
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