Doohicksie Posted August 31, 2023 Report Posted August 31, 2023 My mother- and father-in-law are getting long in the tooth so to speak. My FIL is in a nursing home for dementia care. They have a 100 acre farm outside of Albany and it's become apparent that the time has come for them to sell. My sister-in-law and her hubby sold their house and bought a house closer to the farm, and all one one floor. They did both closings Tuesday. So they sold this house: And bought this one: The new house is: 7 miles from my mother- and father-in-law's farm (closer into town, in a very quiet suburban/rural area) 10 miles from the nursing home where my father-in-law is (the farm was 15 miles from the nursing home) closer to the supermarket and other shopping than the farm was 5 miles from my sis-in-law's hubby's job (his old commute was 20 miles) a longer commute for my sis-in-law's job (17 versus 4 miles) but still not that bad 1.6 miles from their daughter's house backs up to a country club golf course and a wooded area leading down to a creek has a two car garage versus no garage at their old house has a full basement; their old house was on a slab has a much bigger yard than their old house It's really perfect except that they wanted 2 full baths and the new place only has a bath and a half Now that they've got their new house, my mother-in-law will move in with them and the farm will be on the market. They've been working diligently to get it ready. I'm pretty happy for them; this was a complicated and stressful situation with a lot of moving parts but it's all coming together. 1 Quote
Stoner Posted August 31, 2023 Author Report Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Night Train said: Actually I'm fine with it and was making a joke,which I do often. Cannot help if you took it to heart. I watch volleyball on BTN often. I attended a certain school in Columbus. Why do you hate corn? 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted August 31, 2023 Report Posted August 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Why do you hate corn? Rolling Rock beer is made with corn 1 Quote
Doohicksie Posted August 31, 2023 Report Posted August 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Rolling Rock beer is made with corn 1 Quote
LTS Posted September 1, 2023 Report Posted September 1, 2023 19 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said: Rolling Rock beer is made with corn Many beers are... But so is bourbon... sooo Quote
Stoner Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Posted September 1, 2023 19 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said: Rolling Rock beer is made with corn You just lost Iowa. Quote
Night Train Posted September 2, 2023 Report Posted September 2, 2023 RIP Jimmy Buffett https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/ap-margaritaville-singer-jimmy-buffett-who-turned-beach-bum-life-into-an-empire-dies-at-76/ 1 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted September 2, 2023 Report Posted September 2, 2023 Haven’t been in awhile…. Dragon Con is still a damn fun time. Quote
Taro T Posted September 4, 2023 Report Posted September 4, 2023 On 9/2/2023 at 1:31 PM, Night Train said: RIP Jimmy Buffett https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/ap-margaritaville-singer-jimmy-buffett-who-turned-beach-bum-life-into-an-empire-dies-at-76/ Heard that earlier today. Bummer. He put on one of the funnest live shows around. Just everybody having a blast being a beach bum for a day. RIP Jimmy. Quote
Weave Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 I did a thing today. Buried a treble hook in the meat of my index finger today. Buried it deep. I could feel the point of the hook under the skin on the off side. Caught a nice walleye. I probably put it in the boat while it was a bit too green. I mostly fish out of a kayak, so there isn’t much space with a fish flailing around in the boat. It managed to hook one of my nylon tackle bags, and trying to get it free it hooked me good as well. My index finger was fully hooked with one treble, my bag was fully hooked with another, and the fish was still on and doing its best to get free. I am pretty sure Websters uses that exact example to define a “predicament “. The fish unhooked itself thankfully. I, however, was securely attached. The bag was going to need a bit of surgery to get it loose from the treble hook, and there was no way I was paddling 2-3 miles back to the boat launch with a tackle bag and flicker shad attached to my hand. I grabbed a pair of pliers, put downward pressure on the hook shank, and gave the hook a hard yank. Obscenities were uttered loudly. Some blood was shed. But I got myself unhooked and didn’t pass out in the process. In the moment the pain was intense. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt too bad after a bit. What is worse than removing a barbed hook from your hand with a set of pliers? Waiting 90 minutes to make a donation to our health care system at an urgent care center for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. 1 1 1 Quote
shrader Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 So when measuring the fish, do you also include your body weight? That would probably win you a few contests. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 52 minutes ago, Weave said: I did a thing today. Buried a treble hook in the meat of my index finger today. Buried it deep. I could feel the point of the hook under the skin on the off side. Caught a nice walleye. I probably put it in the boat while it was a bit too green. I mostly fish out of a kayak, so there isn’t much space with a fish flailing around in the boat. It managed to hook one of my nylon tackle bags, and trying to get it free it hooked me good as well. My index finger was fully hooked with one treble, my bag was fully hooked with another, and the fish was still on and doing its best to get free. I am pretty sure Websters uses that exact example to define a “predicament “. The fish unhooked itself thankfully. I, however, was securely attached. The bag was going to need a bit of surgery to get it loose from the treble hook, and there was no way I was paddling 2-3 miles back to the boat launch with a tackle bag and flicker shad attached to my hand. I grabbed a pair of pliers, put downward pressure on the hook shank, and gave the hook a hard yank. Obscenities were uttered loudly. Some blood was shed. But I got myself unhooked and didn’t pass out in the process. In the moment the pain was intense. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt too bad after a bit. What is worse than removing a barbed hook from your hand with a set of pliers? Waiting 90 minutes to make a donation to our health care system at an urgent care center for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. Shoulda tagged me in! That sounds awful, I've had my fair share of fish hook removals in the ER, they are fun for me 😂😂🐟 1 Quote
Weave Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Shoulda tagged me in! That sounds awful, I've had my fair share of fish hook removals in the ER, they are fun for me 😂😂🐟 How would you do it in the ER? Incisions to free it, or pull it out? 1 hour ago, shrader said: So when measuring the fish, do you also include your body weight? That would probably win you a few contests. They went in freezer bags. I’m not sure there is any benefit to weighing them if I’m just gonne eat them later. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Weave said: How would you do it in the ER? Incisions to free it, or pull it out? They went in freezer bags. I’m not sure there is any benefit to weighing them if I’m just gonne eat them later. Usually I'll try and push it through and snip past the barb. If that doesn't work, then I'll do a digital block and numb the finger up and make an incision with a scalpel parallel to the hook and then just slide it right out whole. Quote
Weave Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Usually I'll try and push it through and snip past the barb. If that doesn't work, then I'll do a digital block and numb the finger up and make an incision with a scalpel parallel to the hook and then just slide it right out whole. Neither of which was how I did it, lol 3 Quote
Indabuff Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Weave said: I did a thing today. Buried a treble hook in the meat of my index finger today. Buried it deep. I could feel the point of the hook under the skin on the off side. Caught a nice walleye. I probably put it in the boat while it was a bit too green. I mostly fish out of a kayak, so there isn’t much space with a fish flailing around in the boat. It managed to hook one of my nylon tackle bags, and trying to get it free it hooked me good as well. My index finger was fully hooked with one treble, my bag was fully hooked with another, and the fish was still on and doing its best to get free. I am pretty sure Websters uses that exact example to define a “predicament “. The fish unhooked itself thankfully. I, however, was securely attached. The bag was going to need a bit of surgery to get it loose from the treble hook, and there was no way I was paddling 2-3 miles back to the boat launch with a tackle bag and flicker shad attached to my hand. I grabbed a pair of pliers, put downward pressure on the hook shank, and gave the hook a hard yank. Obscenities were uttered loudly. Some blood was shed. But I got myself unhooked and didn’t pass out in the process. In the moment the pain was intense. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt too bad after a bit. What is worse than removing a barbed hook from your hand with a set of pliers? Waiting 90 minutes to make a donation to our health care system at an urgent care center for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. Goddam that sucks. I hooked myself last year fishing for steelies. I looked at the water, noticed how perfect it was, realized I wasn't going to get too many outings like that and yanked that sumbitch. Luckily it came out in one pull. Treble hook though, yikes! Quote
French Collection Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 6 hours ago, Weave said: I did a thing today. Buried a treble hook in the meat of my index finger today. Buried it deep. I could feel the point of the hook under the skin on the off side. Caught a nice walleye. I probably put it in the boat while it was a bit too green. I mostly fish out of a kayak, so there isn’t much space with a fish flailing around in the boat. It managed to hook one of my nylon tackle bags, and trying to get it free it hooked me good as well. My index finger was fully hooked with one treble, my bag was fully hooked with another, and the fish was still on and doing its best to get free. I am pretty sure Websters uses that exact example to define a “predicament “. The fish unhooked itself thankfully. I, however, was securely attached. The bag was going to need a bit of surgery to get it loose from the treble hook, and there was no way I was paddling 2-3 miles back to the boat launch with a tackle bag and flicker shad attached to my hand. I grabbed a pair of pliers, put downward pressure on the hook shank, and gave the hook a hard yank. Obscenities were uttered loudly. Some blood was shed. But I got myself unhooked and didn’t pass out in the process. In the moment the pain was intense. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt too bad after a bit. What is worse than removing a barbed hook from your hand with a set of pliers? Waiting 90 minutes to make a donation to our health care system at an urgent care center for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. Glad to hear you are OK, I can’t imagine the pain and the anxiety of removing an imbedded treble hook. Your story made me think of a lighter moment that a neighbour had told me. He was showing me his vast collection of lures for the multiple species that he angles for. It was an impressive number of lures and I couldn’t begin to think about how much money was spent on this stuff. He ended the tour by saying that many more humans were caught by these lures than fish. He meant it in a different way but your story reminded me of that moment. Quote
Doohicksie Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, PASabreFan said: You know I hate a lot of your meme-ish posts but this one is spot on. Quote
Doohicksie Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 I'm not into fishing so I'm not familiar with the term treble hook. I was thinking of the simple hook type where you just push it through. I googled it just now and Quote
SwampD Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 21 hours ago, Weave said: I did a thing today. Buried a treble hook in the meat of my index finger today. Buried it deep. I could feel the point of the hook under the skin on the off side. Caught a nice walleye. I probably put it in the boat while it was a bit too green. I mostly fish out of a kayak, so there isn’t much space with a fish flailing around in the boat. It managed to hook one of my nylon tackle bags, and trying to get it free it hooked me good as well. My index finger was fully hooked with one treble, my bag was fully hooked with another, and the fish was still on and doing its best to get free. I am pretty sure Websters uses that exact example to define a “predicament “. The fish unhooked itself thankfully. I, however, was securely attached. The bag was going to need a bit of surgery to get it loose from the treble hook, and there was no way I was paddling 2-3 miles back to the boat launch with a tackle bag and flicker shad attached to my hand. I grabbed a pair of pliers, put downward pressure on the hook shank, and gave the hook a hard yank. Obscenities were uttered loudly. Some blood was shed. But I got myself unhooked and didn’t pass out in the process. In the moment the pain was intense. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt too bad after a bit. What is worse than removing a barbed hook from your hand with a set of pliers? Waiting 90 minutes to make a donation to our health care system at an urgent care center for a tetanus shot and antibiotics. I went kayaking on Friday. Coincidentally, I woke up on Sunday morning having a nightmare of this very scenario, only, once I pushed the barb through from the other side,... there was a second even larger barb to get past. Thankfully, that's when I woke up.😂 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted September 11, 2023 Report Posted September 11, 2023 Looks like we lost a great one. In conversation with @Thorny his retirement is permanent. He said that he will lurk and may post some reactions to posts, but he is finished posting. I am hoping that he changes his mind. After all @LabattBlue came out of retirement after many years and he still is a force even at his ripe old age. Quote
LTS Posted September 11, 2023 Report Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: Looks like we lost a great one. In conversation with @Thorny his retirement is permanent. He said that he will lurk and may post some reactions to posts, but he is finished posting. I am hoping that he changes his mind. After all @LabattBlue came out of retirement after many years and he still is a force even at his ripe old age. But why? Did I miss something? Quote
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