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Another Rainy Day

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Rained pretty much all day today, and at some points it rained so hard it would be a legitimate gully wersher in West By God Virginia. I had to spend some time on the road, because last night before bed Thurston chewed through my sleep apnea mask. Just the cloth part. I only noticed as I was getting into bed and just screamed “god damnit thurston” and had a solid laugh cry.

I tried to macgyver something with cooking twine, and that didn’t work, and then Joelle fixed jury-rigged up something to get me through the night with, I shit you not, one of Jack’s bandannas and KT tape for her knees. Whatever black magic she did, it worked, but I needed to replace it. So I had to drive to a medical supply place in Mesa because my fucking head is so big that the Phoenix and Tempe stores did not have the right size.

Got all the way out there, got up to the register to pay for it, and… Arizona is like one of four fucking states in the country that require a prescription for a sleep apnea mask. They regulate the machines everywhere, but the masks? All I can figure is it is either a money grab or something related to meth use or production. At any rate, as one can imagine, I do not carry around my sleep apnea prescription, so I just used my internal voice to SCREAM FUCKKKKKKKKKKK all the way back to the car.

I have one coming tomorrow from Amazon so I did not even bother calling my doctor and having them fax over the fucking prescription. I asked Joelle if she has any old nylons with runs in them and we’ll use them to fix something for tonight. God damned dog.

Did some more organizing today and made a batch of pico de gallo. About half way through cutting everything up I remembered that Joelle had a food processor that someone had gifted her and she had used maybe once. I took it down, put the right attachment in, plugged it in, and discovered that the machine has two modes- “off” and “VIOLENCE.” It sounded like one of those space movies when the ships warp drive spins up and it vibrated across the counter.

I immediately unplugged it and put it away, and I called Joelle and said “we’re selling the food processor neither one of us needs to be around that ever” and she said “ok.” Longtime readers will remember back when my father lost his thumb in a wood chipper a couple weeks before heading to the beach for the winter. I don’t remember when exactly but he was in his 70’s, the asshole. And NONE of us knew he had a fucking wood chipper.

At any rate, as soon as they were gone my sister Devon drove down in her truck, loaded it up, took it home, cleaned it, and immediately sold it. She then either mailed them a check or called them and sold the wood chipper. Dad started to protest and Devon cut him off and said he’d lost his wood chipper privileges and regardless that wood chipper had a taste for blood now.

That’s how I feel about that food processer.

Not much going on otherwise. Had a nice salad for dinner and just taking it easy for the rest of the night, I suppose.

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  1. 1.

    Adam Lang

    My sleep apnea headgear has two staples through it in one place and has been stitched back together in another. I have ordered replacement parts three times but either they sent me the wrong thing or I can’t figure out what bit I was supposed to order out of over twelve different pieces because I have everything BUT what needs replacing.

    At some point it will fall apart completely, but since my insurance doesn’t pay almost anything for durable medical equipment I will not be replacing it fully until then, since the pieces were a total of around $40 but the entire thing is like $150.

    And pretty sure California requires a prescription too, and Kaiser doesn’t like giving to anyone but their preferred provider, which is 100% mail order and about as much fun to deal with as a manic pixie dentist.

  2. 2.

    Anne Laurie

    We have a Cuisinart mini-prep, because I have no knife skills & am too physically clumsy to develop any at my age. Yes, it makes hella noise, but after several years of (okay, rare) use, I’ve yet to cut myself on it, and it purees seeds in tomato sauce and nuts for pesto most satisfactorily.

    On the other hand, I finally bought a ‘nice’ sharp knife set, and the Spousal Unit refuses to go near it after he dropped his steak knives twice & ‘nearly cut a toe off, if [his] slippers weren’t in the way’. And then I managed to slice longwise through a fingernail using the nice sharp bread knife on a loaf of slightly-too-stale sourdough, so he’s muttering about getting rid of the whole set…

  3. 3.

    RaflW

    Just spent 5 days in southern California (Pasadena/Calabasas/WeHo/L.A.) and it was cloudy 85% of the time and rained on three of the days. People in San Diego got hit with horrible flash flooding and mud. Yikes.

  4. 4.

    MobiusKlein

    In the west, rain is a cherished event. I grew up in the mid ’70s California drought – “If it’s Yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down” – so the wet season is always a coin flip.

    Rain good

  5. 5.

    Poe Larity

    AZ, food processors, violence, fingers… I’m imagining a new Luther series with Idris set in WV, ala McCloud.

  6. 6.

    HumboldtBlue

    @Anne Laurie: ​ 

    I commented a few months ago that it wasn’t 10 seconds out of the box that I had sliced my thumb on a brand new high quality blade. The worst thing about dull knives is they allow us to forget how to handle a properly sharp knife.

    Also, this dog’s agility run will take away some of the lingering frustration at poor Thurston.

    If not fucking around were a dog.

  8. 8.

    Ohio Mom

    You need a recent prescription to get a mask in Ohio too. Ohio Dad, our resident CPAP user, tells me that Medicare requires you to have specifically seen a sleep disorders specialist.

    The nurse who fits my compression sleeves had to try out several masks before she found one that worked for her. I hadn’t realize that there are different versions.

    And that exhausts my knowledge of CPAPs and their masks.

  9. 9.

    raven

    We have one of those immersion blenders and my wife stuck her damn finger in it and pulled the fucking trigger!

  10. 10.

    raven

    Mike Greenburg on ESPN told a story that he went to a CVS for a Neti Pot for his son and you have to be 18 to buy one where he was and he didn’t have his wallet!!

  12. 12.

    Math Guy

    John, you need to compile these posts and sell the collection as a novel. I’d buy a first edition.

  15. 15.

    John S.

    Dad started to protest and Devon cut him off and said he’d lost his wood chipper privileges and regardless that wood chipper had a taste for blood now.

    That is hilarious. You sure know how to spin a good yarn, John.

  17. 17.

    Ohio Mom

    @Anne Laurie: Are you up to date on your tetanus shot? That’s one of the first questions the nice PA in emergency room asked when I showed up with a laceration requiring stitches.

    I don’t know why they ask, they give you one no matter what you answer.

    I’ve had a few incidents with knives as well. Every now and again I think I should buy a pair of those metal mesh gloves that are knife-proof.

  18. 18.

    wombat probability cloud

    Glad you took the keys to the chipper away so that your dad avoided Fargoization.

  19. 19.

    Princess

    Lots of attention to Trump’s missteps at his rally in NH, but I didn’t realize he has also started repeating himself in the same speech. I’ll admit, I’ve been skeptical of the dementia label for him (though i agree he isn’t what he once was) but this stuff sounds just like Alzheimer’s — my Mom has it and this was an early sign.

    I read it in a gift link to a Millbank WaPo article and I can’t share it because I don’t have a subscription, but here’s a quote:

    “But I listened carefully to Trump that night — no easy feat because he went on for 100 minutes — and noticed that, even though his text was fed to him through a teleprompter, he told many of the same stories over and over again, repeating some lines almost word for word in the same speech, with no apparent awareness that he had done so.”

    And then he gives many, many examples

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/23/new-hampshire-primary-2024-scene-trump-phillips-haley/

  20. 20.

    Ruviana

    Sleep apnea peeps should check out cpap.com. I just got a new machine for 50% off. Their website said I needed a prescription but I figured what the hell and ordered it anyway and it came 4 days later. I got an email after that telling me my prescription was now on file. I’ve gotten supplies from them for years. They don’t take insurance but sell for less and receipts can be submitted to insurance by the patient. It works for me.

  24. 24.

    Quinerly

    @Princess:

    Tonight’s “speech” is really bad. He can’t even say Haley’s name. Rambled on about Tim Scott’s engagement. And accused the Gov of NH of being on drugs.

  25. 25.

    zhena gogolia

    @Princess:
    I dislike this (emphasis mine):

    Unlike so much of what Trump does, his memory lapses aren’t disqualifying — only hypocritical. Trump routinely calls President Biden, 81, “cognitively impaired,” but the 77-year-old Trump seems also to have lost a step.

  29. 29.

    wombat probability cloud

    @Quinerly: And, 53% to 46%, at present, is quite underwhelming. (Vs. AP’s “Trump takes New Hampshire in decisive win.” headline.) I take some encouragement from this result.

  33. 33.

    Scout211

    Speaking of weather, I had to drive in the dark this morning for an early appointment in thick tule fog (which is back now that the drought is over). My Accord has fog lights so I turned them on but couldn’t tell a bit of difference in visibility, which was initially at about 50 ft but then improved as I drove further west on the highway.

    So I wondered, do fog lights on passenger cars like sedans really help or are they just a cool feature that adds more $ to the cost of the vehicle? I asked the internet and the answer was all over the map:  yes, no, maybe, and they only work in less than 100 ft visibility.

    Any experts here to answer this burning question?

  35. 35.

    Chris T.

    @Scout211: Because fog lights are positioned lower than the regular headlights, they can help out in terms of seeing the lines at the edge of a road or in a parking lot.

    In general they are most useful at sub-10mph speeds.

  37. 37.

    Bill Arnold

    @Ohio Mom:

    I’ve had a few incidents with knives as well. Every now and again I think I should buy a pair of those metal mesh gloves that are knife-proof.

    I bought a pair of cut-resistant gloves of some sort of reinforced cloth (from Amazon[1]) a while back, and use them for gardening when thorns are involved, and because they are gloves, for shoveling snow. And sometimes when the cat is being particularly feisty with his murder claws.
    Haven’t tried them for knife work; generally, paying 100 percent attention is best. (Can be distracted by human sounds, so if anyone is talking, the knife work stops.)

    [1] “DEYAN Cut Resistant Gloves – Level 5 Protection, Multi Purpose Food Grade Kitchen Cutting Gloves”

  38. 38.

    Yarrow

    I’m very annoyed with the Post Office at the moment. I assembled a Priority Mail flat rate shipping box with gifts for a friend’s birthday. Pre-paid for the shipping, printed the label, suck it on the box and dropped off the box at the post office yesterday. As of now the tracking number says it’s “pre-shipment” and they still haven’t received it. I put it in the package drop-off bin with all the other packages that people drop off. I’ve done it before and never had this problem.

    They don’t want you to stand in line if you’re just dropping off a pre-paid box but next time I think I’m going to, just to make sure it gets checked in. I can’t imagine what’s happened. Did someone steal it out of the blue package drop-off bin? Did the label get messed up somehow? Are they just slow?

    I don’t know what to do. I can’t prove I dropped it off because I don’t have a receipt for that. Just the receipt that I paid. Any suggestions?

  39. 39.

    wombat probability cloud

    @Scout211: Not an expert, but what I’ve found is that they help locate the peripheral lane lines of the highway, or even the margin between pavement and shoulder, when the going gets tough. I’m 70 now, living in northern Wi and the western UP of Michigan, and use them when conditions are challenging.

  40. 40.

    Greg Ferguson

    Welcome to rainy AZ, Cole! We’re getting it down here in Tucson, too; welcome, as it’s making up for a meager monsoon last summer.

    I don’t know if you have read Rick Perlstein’s “Before the Storm”, about the Goldwater campaign & the origins of modern conservatism, but there is a ton in there on Arizona political/social history, plus it’s a great read. Helped me out when I was  newcomer. 👍👍👍🤠

  45. 45.

    Mr. Bemused Senior

    @Chris T.: In general they are most useful at sub-10mph speeds.

    And sub-10mph is about as fast as one should go in tule fog. I have only experienced it once on CA-99 and it is terrifying. Even pulling off the road and stopping isn’t 100% safe.

  46. 46.

    piratedan

    is good to hear that JC is adapting to the Phx metro area.  I am guessing that Joelle is working on introducing him to the wonders of the state as there is a lot to see and do, just a matter of going out and doing it.

  47. 47.

    Alison Rose

    @Yarrow: I will say, sometimes the PO is slow about scanning. I had a package shipped from Oregon last Tuesday, but it still said “package acceptance pending” until Friday. Give it another day and see what happens.

  48. 48.

    C Stars

    Wait, food processors aren’t supposed to make a gawdawful noise and vibrate across the counter? I just got one this year, a 6 cup Cuisinart, and that’s certainly what it does. I find it kind of exhilarating.

  50. 50.

    piratedan

    @Greg Ferguson: agree Greg, water is almost always good here in the desert (unless you’re cluelessly goofing about in the wash while storms are breaking in the mountains).  My trees, shrubs and cacti are all digging the lengthy drinks.  Spring could be glorious when the wildflowers and cacti bust loose.

  51. 51.

    Scout211

    @Mr. Bemused Senior: Yes, the freeways are a scary nightmare in tule fog. Luckily, my drive this morning was on a county highway and the tule fog only lasted for about 10 miles and then it was just fog with about 1/4 mile visibility.

  52. 52.

    Yarrow

    @Alison Rose: Thanks. That does make me feel a bit better.

    @Ohio Mom:  That’s my next plan. I’m not sure what they can do for me, though. I can’t even prove I dropped it off. Usually they scan them in the same day, even if they don’t go anywhere for a day or two.

    I’m worried something happened to it. I always wonder if people randomly steal packages from those drop-off bins. They’re just sitting there. Pretty much anyone could. Maybe they have security video?

  53. 53.

    jonas

    @zhena gogolia: Great MSM framing there: Biden occasionally stumbling over a word due to a stuttering problem = babbling so incoherent a raving guy on the street corner with a tinfoil hat steps back and goes “Woah, that’s some crazy shit, man…”

    Yes, “losing a step.” God, you can’t make this shit up, as DougJ shows us on a daily basis.

  55. 55.

    Quinerly

    @piratedan: you are in AZ, aren’t you? I’m taking a little road trip in February. First stop is Las Cruces, then on to Chiricahua and Wilcox for 2 nights. Bisbee for 7 nights. Using it as a base to travel out 50-75 miles. Got a great deal on an AirBnB in Bisbee. All new to me after I leave NM. Never been to that part of AZ (planned it in 2021 but had to cancel)….actually never been south of Prescott in AZ (loved Prescott this past December).

    Would love any recommendations for this drive about.

  58. 58.

    Quinerly

    @Greg Ferguson: I think that’s the best of Perlstein’s books. I got thru Nixonland first. Couldn’t finish the one on Reagan. The Goldwater one was the most interesting of the 3.

  59. 59.

    Wave Function Collapse

    John, I think you must have cut your anec-post short. I got to the end where you talked about the salad and was sure that somehow the it would have turned homicidal.

  60. 60.

    satby

    @Yarrow: Depending on how the weather has been by you, things are running behind with all shipping because of floods or ice. That includes people getting in to do the work. It should scan in and be on the way soon. Most postal thefts occur on the delivery end, but in my 10 years of regular shipping only two packages ever were truly lost for good.

  61. 61.

    BSR

    I have an allergy thing going on today, and when I got to “off and VIOLENCE” I started laughing/coughing for like 3 minutes straight. My wife came to check on me, and when I explained, she just looked at me blankly, like “what shit are you reading on the internet?”

    There’s not enough time/energy to explain Cole to her, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  62. 62.

    satby

    @Yarrow: the clerk behind the counter is using the same tracking you are. Pretty sure it will start traveling now that the weather has been improving over most of the country.

  63. 63.

    piratedan

    @Quinerly: can try and help as much as I can, if you want to e-mail me I can go into some depth unless folks here want to vicariously enjoy the travelogue offerings.

  64. 64.

    Another Scott

    @Yarrow: Are you me??

    I dropped off a box this morning with a home-printed label (printed last night).  Let the clerk at the PO scan it, got the receipt.

    Got to work, checked the tracking site, it said “label printed, waiting for package”.  WTF??

    That was the same message for about 6 hours.

    Then, it finally said that it had moved to a distribution center.  So, it’s actually moving and in their public-facing system now.

    I assume that your package is fine.  :-)

    Hang in there.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  65. 65.

    Suzanne

    @Quinerly: I am sure you will get tons of suggestions — I noted last week that Organ Pipe National Monument is amazing. Saguaro National Park is, as the snark says, cool if you like cactus. ;)

    I will recommend some stargazing. Tucson is a dark-sky city and the University of Arizona (Bear Down!) is one of the best schools for astronomy in the world. I would see if there is a Star Party happening when you are going to be in southern AZ and try to make that. There is a big astronomy community there. Even better if it is out deep in the desert, west of the Tucson Mountains. The desert skies are usually very clear and if you are out far enough, super-dark.

  66. 66.

    Quinerly

    @piratedan: I’ll get your email from a front pager. I actually may have had it back in 2021 for the original trip plans. New phone, and obviously we are talking awhile ago. I’m kinda set on the tourist stuff. It’s mostly for any restaurants, bars, music venues….or the offbeat stuff. No biggie if you don’t have time. Thanks.

  68. 68.

    jimmiraybob

    But didn’t he – Trump – just pass his most recent cognitive test with flying colors?

    “Ding  … Ding … Ding … Ding … Ding …Ding … Bomb … OK … Ping …Phoom ……”

  69. 69.

    Quinerly

    @Suzanne: this is all great. Thanks. Don’t have time to get over all the way to Tucson, though. Another trip, another time. Have a friend who is originally from Tucson and her brother is still there. That’s a week plus trip down the road and JoJo will stay home. This is strictly Chiricahua, Wilcox, Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Elgin, Sonita, Nogales, Tubac, Tumacacori. I also want to dip into Patagonia Lake SP and check out the camping areas and camper cabins.

  71. 71.

    Quinerly

    @Suzanne: I have actually read about that. It’s on my list when I do make it to Tucson in the future.

    I love my subscription to Arizona Highways. Been catching up on old issues.

  72. 72.

    piratedan

    @Quinerly: cool types of things to do in SE Arizona/SW New Mexico

    For items close to/in Bisbee…

    The Copper Queen Hotel/Museum which has done what they can top keep it looking like it’s heyday in the 1880s.  There also a tour of the Copper Queen mine itself if you’re interested.

    Bisbee itself is a bit unique as it’s built into the hillsides of the area outside the mine, so driving around and shopping around can involve a bit of stairs to go to and from.  A thriving artist community is there with painters, weavers, craftspeople dealing in wood, stone, metal and minerals.

    It also serves as the home base for a series of JA Jance stories set in Cochise County (with Sheriff Joanna Brady).

    Tombstone is a bit touristy with the OK Corral themed “attractions” so if you don’t mind that, it’s just about 20 miles away.

    To the SE of Bisbee is the border town of Douglas, it’s a struggling place not exactly on the beaten path to anywhere, but if you take AZ 80 eastbound out of there, you drive around the south end of the Chiracahua Mountains into New Mexico.  There’s a small remote desert wildlife museum outside of Rodeo that’s worth a peek and Rodeo itself while is nothing big, has a great view of the eastern side of the Chirachuas which are impressive.  If you stay on that road, you can take the turn to Twin Forks and get back to Interstate 10 and then head west back into Arizona.  From I10, if you’re into exploring, you can take the Portal Road exit to Portal which is in the heart of the Chiracahua Mountains itself.  While I’ve never been myself, I’ve been told its quite pretty.

    If you go west out of Bisbee towards Ft. Huachuca, you can take AZ 82 across to Sonoita and Patagonia.  Out that way is the Elgin Area where there is a modest Az Wine country.  Sonoita is horse country with lots of beautiful vistas.  Between Sonoita and Patagonia is Patagonia Lake Park, its a state park with a walking trail and its rarely used in the winter.  I’ve heard that the Dos Cabazeas WineWorks is fine (not a vino guy) and if brew is your thing, the Copper Brothel brewery are both in Sonoita.

    Let me know if there’s something specific you’re looking for and I’d be happy to share what I know….

    South of Sonita is another state park (Parker Canyon) that is seldom used and also quite picturesque.

  73. 73.

    Quinerly

    @Suzanne: the Bisbee rental appears to be close to everything. Super cute old miner’s cottage. I have the luxury of time when I travel now. I tend to pick an area and settle in.

    Loved my 4 nights in December in Prescott.

  74. 74.

    Ascap_scab

    Watching FOX election coverage.

    Did Hannity get a face lift? That guy has clearly had work done.

  75. 75.

    Suzanne

    @Quinerly: As PirateDan says, the whole Bisbee town is a sight. I don’t remember anything specific being cool, just the whole atmosphere of the place.

  76. 76.

    Quinerly

    @piratedan: thanks for all of this. You didn’t have to put in the thread. You hit pretty much all my areas (see my response to Suzanne). I have some research on the wineries left over from when I originally planned this trip. Have a good handle on Bisbee and Tombstone. Going to have drinks in Tubac with friends of a friend.

  77. 77.

    Matt McIrvin

    @Dorothy A. Winsor: In the runup to the 2020 election, there were Trump fans proudly announcing he was going to carry California.

    They were all mentally preparing themselves to claim that the actual result was obviously fake and Trump really had won.

  78. 78.

    piratedan

    @Quinerly: well the Tubac Area also has a couple of wineries that are still in business as well and in the center of town there’s a nice little shopping area that also caters to all sorts of locals crafts and artists, everything from local honey confections to local chocolate and items that have been repurposed into art.

    If you have the time, a trip to Madera Canyon is worth it, simply because a lot of birds winter there, so if you into observing wildlife, it’s something of a marvel.  Also close to Tubac is the Titan Missile Museum if that’s your thing.

    While you’re in Bisbee, I would make sure to try the Bisbee Breakfast Club at least once, there’s one in South Bisbee…

  80. 80.

    Gvg

    @jonas: well IMO he always sounded crazy and stupid. He is worse now and I think the worldwide attention helped make him worse. He is marinating with other stupid mean people for years now.

  83. 83.

    Brachiator

    @Quinerly:

    Trump could afford to be generous, but as always, he is dialing into revenge mode to punish Hayley for her disloyalty.

    No matter. She will inevitably fall in line and bend the knee.

  85. 85.

    Sally

    @wombat probability cloud: I agree with you – quite underwhelming. He’s had 51% and 53% as the outright favourite and basically the incumbent, if not President (!), at least as R Pres. candidate. Twice, nearly 50% have voted not to have him as the R candidate.

  88. 88.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @Scout211:

    Fog lights (yellow) are designed to light up the immediate area in front of you (think wide and low). They make lines in the road stand out better and enhance your low beam lights to improve close in vision. When properly aimed they don’t blind oncoming drivers, which is a nice feature.

    Too many people think that they cut through fog and no, they don’t. If the fog is thin then yes they will but they work best with a smart driver who knows that driving fast in the fog is an accident looking for a place to happen. I find they work best on darker roads with less traffic, the more bright lights there are around the less effective they are.

  89. 89.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @jimmiraybob:

    He said he was able to successfully identify a whale so he’s all there. Never mind that there is no cognitive test that has a whale but hey, he doesn’t sweat the details and neither do his stupid supporters. He also said that this country doesn’t belong to “them” but to “us”, so if you’re a not a TFG supporter then this isn’t your country and you need to give it back to the nearest whiny conservative or something like that…

    I hope he eventually strokes out at one of his hate rallies.

  90. 90.

    wjca

    @Odie Hugh Manatee: I hope he eventually strokes out at one of his hate rallies.

    That’s because you are a nice person.

    Others might hope he strokes, but not out.  Say something which leaves him unable to talk (or type), and unable to move unassisted.  But still fully aware.  A situation which would be agonizing hell on earth for him.

  91. 91.

    NotMax

    On the slightly pricey side* but quite happy with this Braun model.

    Larger footprint so rock steady on the counter.
    Really is very quiet while running.
    Low vertical profile so easier to tip/scrape/pour stuff into the container. Also (if have the space when it’s not in use) easily fits underneath cabinets.
    Comes with a mini chopper insert and a juicer insert.
    .

    *tends to be available at a lower price point during Amazon sale events.

  96. 96.

    Paul in KY

    @Quinerly: I was in Tucson once for about 5 days (TDY at Davis Monthan). Completely enjoyed my stay. Me & the missus will be leaving KY sometime and Tucson is on the list of potential spots to relocate to.

  97. 97.

    Joelle

    I updated the Cpap mask engineering with a fishnet thigh high stocking which worked like a gem.  Combined with the stability offered by Jack’s bandanna the stretchy knit of the stocking allowed for maximum mask flexibility.  Cole could carelessly rip off the mask in the dark of the night for a quick trip to the loo and cram it back on his head when he returned like God intended.  I feel like Matt Damon growing potatoes on Mars.

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