Fluesday
Dearest,
I’m sick again, so tired of being sick and tired. The Voice of Doom (my doctor) said that I have a virus, chills, fever, and sinus problems. He gave me a prescription for the sinus stuff. I went to work today to try and tough it out because I felt pretty good this morning. Won’t do that tomorrow. I almost collapsed at work, didn’t know if I could even make it home. I did obviously. Slept for about three hours and now I’m feeling some better. Going to have chicken soup for dinner. It is so lonely being sick all by ones self. It’s ironic, when you were here to take care of me I just wanted to be left alone in my misery. Now I would give anything to have you hovering about worrying about me and making me toast and chicken soup. You never know what you’ve got till you lose it.
Speaking of losses, the phone went dead on Saturday. I called in a ticket, again. They keep calling me to tell me that the line checks out perfect, as usual. Thursday the tech will show up check things out and then call me about an hour later from lower Podunk to tell me he found the problem, really? Same crap every time. All the employees who knew how the system worked have retired so Verizon went out and hired a bunch of people who can’t comprehend all these wires and stuff. Too complicated. They did teach them Verizon’s version of customer service though, Rule #1 Blame the Customer! Rule #2 See Rule #1.If I hadn’t already been through this so many times I might actually be believing them by now. Almost a week to get a tech to fix the phone, what a crime!
In the meantime I have to carry my cell everywhere in case something happens, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Hopefully I’ll have the presence of mind to explain who I am and where I am so that they can find me. If not then I guess the Verizon tech will have to call it in, if he/she can figure out how.
That’s all my whining and complaining for today. The weather still sucks. It’s still freezing out there, no end in sight. The new glacial period appears to have begun. Only ~100,000 years to go so, no worries.
Till the snow stops falling and the wind stops falling, Your Ken
I’m sick again, so tired of being sick and tired. The Voice of Doom (my doctor) said that I have a virus, chills, fever, and sinus problems. He gave me a prescription for the sinus stuff. I went to work today to try and tough it out because I felt pretty good this morning. Won’t do that tomorrow. I almost collapsed at work, didn’t know if I could even make it home. I did obviously. Slept for about three hours and now I’m feeling some better. Going to have chicken soup for dinner. It is so lonely being sick all by ones self. It’s ironic, when you were here to take care of me I just wanted to be left alone in my misery. Now I would give anything to have you hovering about worrying about me and making me toast and chicken soup. You never know what you’ve got till you lose it.
Speaking of losses, the phone went dead on Saturday. I called in a ticket, again. They keep calling me to tell me that the line checks out perfect, as usual. Thursday the tech will show up check things out and then call me about an hour later from lower Podunk to tell me he found the problem, really? Same crap every time. All the employees who knew how the system worked have retired so Verizon went out and hired a bunch of people who can’t comprehend all these wires and stuff. Too complicated. They did teach them Verizon’s version of customer service though, Rule #1 Blame the Customer! Rule #2 See Rule #1.If I hadn’t already been through this so many times I might actually be believing them by now. Almost a week to get a tech to fix the phone, what a crime!
In the meantime I have to carry my cell everywhere in case something happens, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Hopefully I’ll have the presence of mind to explain who I am and where I am so that they can find me. If not then I guess the Verizon tech will have to call it in, if he/she can figure out how.
That’s all my whining and complaining for today. The weather still sucks. It’s still freezing out there, no end in sight. The new glacial period appears to have begun. Only ~100,000 years to go so, no worries.
Till the snow stops falling and the wind stops falling, Your Ken
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Ah, I hear you loud and clear. Seems like I\'ve been sick with one thing after another since my dear husband died. Mostly it\'s been stomach and lower regions type of illness. Can\'t keep anything inside me. Colds too. And missing him terribly.
I\'m like you, just want to be left alone if I\'m sick. However.....
Sorry about your phone. That sucks bigtime. Maybe the \"message\" is to have some down-time, just for you. I know, I know, it seems like all we have is time-on-our-own. But maybe if you get quiet enough, you can hear your dearest whispering to you that she loves you very much. I do hear my husband\'s voice when I turn off the TV, the radio,the phone and just listen.
Sending you hugs and cyber chicken soup.
Hope and pray you will be feeling better soon, Ken.
I agree, it was so wonderful to have our loving spouses hovering over us with their love and caring!
Hugs, Linda
Sorry to hear you got the \"bug\". I got it about a month ago, but the doc gave me anitbocotics, over the phone, no less. I guess she was busy. Chicken soup is the best thing you can have. You know you should have stayed home, but I know you are pig headed. Hope you feel better soon. When you can open your house up to air out all the germs, you won\'t get sick as much.
What would we do without our cell phones? A lot of people I know, don\'t even have a land line anymore. I can\'t give it up, don\'t use it for long distance anymore, but it\'s just something I don\'t want to change. Too many changes already.
Stay warm, rest up, and eat your soup,
Paula
Oh my grieving sinuses! I\'ve had two sinus infections so far this winter - I think it has something to do with the tear ducts.. anyway, take care, take your antibiotics (all of them), eat the soup, sleep and feel better soon! And yes Ken, it does suck to be sick and alone. I too was a \"leave me alone to suffer in peace\" kind of person until I was left alone to suffer in (not) peace.
\'Linda
Ken, hope you feel better soon. This is one of the many times we miss our better halfs the most. I think Larry would drag a cold out for 2 weeks just so I could fuss over him. Take care of yourself and rest, Hugs Lu Ann
Hello there Ken, hope you get feeling better soon, being alone and sick is no fun, I miss the no one to get me anything when I whine I need something when I\'m sick. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers....hugs, Sandi
Feel better my friend,..:)
Ken, I use to be the one hovering now when I am sick, I really don\'t know what to do. Just curl up in a ball and pull the covers over my head. It also works well in this weather, gosh, I just want to see the sun. Its raining buckets here. Keep up the chicken soup and lots of fluids. The least I can do is hover over the internet. Feel better please. Hugs Jane