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The building codes on newer builds (since 2000 at least) are pretty good. But you don't want to be too close to the water, you don't want to be in too tall a building, and you DEFINITELY don't want to be in a mobile home. The latter has to be considered a throw-away home. Knowing the history of how an area fared in past hurricanes can provide some sense of what would happen if one hits in the future. I did an in-depth study of hurricane probabilities and damage as part of my job in the early 1980's and mostly worked in commercial property insurance during my career. So we knew a lot about hurricanes. And I am comfortable with the risk of a hurricane where I live now (Vero Beach) and where I lived previously (Port Charlotte). I had friends who lived in the park I lived in later in Port Charlotte and saw how it fared after Hurricane Charlie hit ***** Gorda directly to the south. Very little damage. In Hurricane Ian there was more damage but almost entirely to the common buildings and pool fences - the buildings were higher and more exposed than the homes. Of course Hurricane Ian did a lot of damage in Fort Myers and Sanibel/Captiva mostly because of storm surge. So mostly to properties closer to the water. Bottom-line: there is certainly risk but you can mitigate it to a great extent.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Yup, I was once on a land trust BOD. That ended my enthusiasm for civic leadership, although I appreciate others' willingness to serve.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Your Saturday plans sound fun! I love hearing that you feel different than last year.
Greetings all
Yet another great fall day. Mix of sun and fog. I stopped at the gym and did my walk and upped it a bit. Tiny bit. I accidentally programmed the treadmill to do a 2.27 minute walk. No clue how I did that but it was obviously insufficient. After that it was studio time. My preferred kiln likely will not fire this week so that puts me behind. Oh well. After that I ran a gallery errand and did banking.
Liz good on you for trimming that hedge. Of course it needed to be done. What a great view. Great picture spot. Enjoy these next couple of days which I know you will because you know how to live!
So a mammogram letter came in my medical message box which made the density/fat issue more understandable in a less insulting way. Well ok then. Ann do that extra test. It matters.
And yay Ann for making a big road trip without needing to go into traction! Driving and riding are tiring though also fun. Hope it was scenic.
Sounds like a great dinner on the lake DD. What a nice thing to be able to do. I assume those places close in the winter. Yep me time at home alone is a good thing.
Yeah Ann the new tv set up is perplexing but because DH is a unix administrator he will not ask anyone but must figure it out for himself. Every day is a little better. He is the tech support for all his friends with Apple products and guards his guru image.
Well Peps enjoy the airedale club politics at the speciality. I think the border terrier club of america has done a pretty good job of protecting the breed. I know you will keep it well in mind that thats what the club is for (as you listen to endless dog show *****ing). I was at a cairn specialty years ago in Denver and actually saw two people get into a fist fight outside of the ring! And hey your staff picture looks great.
Not much else. Saturday is this really fun art and wine festival at Fieldbrook winery. I will likely go with studio buddy. They have great food and it's a small event. I feel up to it this year, unlike last year.
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Not much for me today. Weight still in the same pound range, so no complaints here. I think the last 30-40 are going to come off slowly. Just my gut.
I checked in with OrderlyMeds today. I chose to stay at 12.5 mg for the next month. I think it's wise to keep a higher does available, just in case I have a signifiant stall.
Low 90s here today. I preferred yesterday's high 70s! LOL. But, IMO, this is better than rain! I truly am a fair weather person. Having a boat load of dogs gets in the way of my enjoyment of wet weather! LOL!
In less than a week I will be back on the east coast for the national Airedale Specialty show. Always a fun weekend. Possibly it might be more fun if I was not president elect of the national Airedale Terrier Club. What I do for the love of my dogs! LOL!!!!!
More later.
Liz, you did the community a solid when you had the bench installed, and now when you made it usable again. Your DD has really made some lovely choices to make her wedding very meaningful and personal. Her love for her sister and father will be visible throughout. So the opposite of some bridezilla stories we heard about or witnessed up close.
Anne, your road trip skills are stellar.
CC, trying to get capable, intelligent adults to follow through, respond etc is often more challenging than it should be.
Yesterday was filled with deep contentment as the weather was pretty much perfect and I loved being home. I know the time will pass, as it always does, but yeah, rea!!y looking forward to feeling this contentment more frequently. In the discussion of loving time with DH, I also enjoy time by myself. DH went to work in the morning, so it was fun to putter around by myself.
For dinner we drove to Minneapolis, where despite the fears of too many of my family, we did not get shot. Instead we ate at a counter service restaurant at one of our swell city lakes. The biggest lakes all have food service gazebos leased to independent contactors. This one has Jamaican food. Not my all time favorite spice profile, but the plantain**** the spot. And you can't beat the lake side seating. :)
Today things cranked up a bit at work. Tomorrow is homecoming, and the kids are getting wound up. Nothing crazy, just more energy and distractability. Yeah for Friday, and then September is pretty much in the rearview mirror as we move onto October.
160.8. 15 pounds to normal BMI and 30 lbs. to goal weight. Today was injection day. I'm having fun shopping from my own closet, wearing clothes that I have not been in for a while. In a size 8 jean now and medium top which is nice. I'm finding it odd that my weight loss is most noticeable in my face this time around. I always noticed it in my boobs in the past but since I got fake ones after VSG, it makes sense that they have not changed much. I know you lose fat in your face as you age and I am 9 years older now! Man, where did that time go?
Small crowd at woman's Bible study today but good nonetheless. Grocery shopping with DH, short dog walk and made Reuben's for dinner. Weather was actually quite warm today, low 80's. I dressed for Fall as that was what the weather had been feeling like but had to change mid day into short sleeves.
DH working again tonight. I think I will continue to work on the scrapbooks.
These Florida hurricanes and giving me some pause about moving down there permanently, especially since the forecasters say the problem is only going to get worse with climate change. I hate to make the wrong decision. DH says maybe we should just snowbird a few years first and then see. That seemed expensive to me but not as expensive as rebuilding after a hurricane! Lots to think about!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
on 9/26/24 12:32 pm
Heading to lunch in a few with two other members of the HOA board to talk about projects for next year. Should be interesting. I spent most of last evening working on the newsletter for the neighborhood. Sometimes it's like herding cats getting people to get back to you! I have 4 emails out to folks needing information...
Another warm day headed to 93. I'm ready for fall.
Scale was 183.8 again today. Back to normal. I do enjoy the days after shot day!
Later I need to tidy as my friend and his new partner are coming this weekend. They aren't staying with me (the boyfriend is a jeweler and has a show at a gallery in town this weekend), but will come by to see the house. We have lots of meals scheduled out, so not sure how good the scale will be this week. I'll do my best.
Not sure I have much else of interest to report, but I'm busy and busy can be good so long as it's followed by periods of "not busy"!
Take care!
