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Well, it seems that the extreme changes in weather in late December and early January caused moisture to freeze on the inside of my roof during the cold snap which then melted and created rain in my attic. I didn't expect to see water dripping from my bathroom light switch but it was even more surprising to open my attic hatch and have rain fall on my face. Now the insurance company.
I've been on 1 mg of Entocort for 9 days now and I'm still having normal bms. The gut cough I've had for nearly two decades is getting stronger again not as bad as before I gave up the foods I'm sensitive to. I'm still taking one Claritin daily, which I believe helps. I believe that my upper GI is at least as damaged as my large intestine, if not more so. All in all, I'm keeping my diet and moving along well.
That's a heck of a note, to say the least. That sometimes happens in big grain storage tanks, but I didn't realize it could be such a major problem in insulated buildings. Yep, insurance companies are always fun to deal with (until it's time to file a claim).
We're currently icing over here in Central/South Texas, so I can only imagine what it's like up there in the Frozen North. I had a board meeting scheduled for tonight, but thankfully, I just received a call that it's been canceled.
Regarding the cough, you're not by any chance taking lisinopril, are you?
Tex
P. S. I think I'll tune in to Pete's Pond for a while tonight (after sunup in Botswana). It's the middle of summer there, so that should warm me up.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Tex, I don't take BP medication. Like my mother, I have life-long low BP. Since my MC diagnosis, I have taken Entocort, then eventually Claritin daily, Imitrex 5 mg on a couple of occasions when I was reducing Entocort, Tylenol on a couple of occasions. I take a multivite, magnesium, vitamin c, vitamin d, and a bit of calcium.
No smoking, no alcohol, etc., but a high stress life and a job with travel. Work travel wears thin quickly with a MC diagnosis and extreme food restrictions.
So, Pete's Pond is back up and running? Good. After dealing with the insurance people I'll tune in and watch the animals to calm myself.
tex wrote:That's a heck of a note, to say the least. That sometimes happens in big grain storage tanks, but I didn't realize it could be such a major problem in insulated buildings. Yep, insurance companies are always fun to deal with (until it's time to file a claim).
Yup, it can happen it an insulated building. Well insulated R38 but after this, I'm going to R49 and I don't even live in the snow belt. My friend from Watertown, NY said they hit a record of -37 either yesterday or the day before. One of my bathroom exhaust fans was unhooked in the attic and we have a decorative peak that isn't well ventilated next to a room with a cathedral ceiling. Lesson: Simplicity in architecture is a good thing.
I suppose that excessive moisture/mold in a grain can be an expensive problem. Now I'm thinking about the smell of grain in a silo and the smell of hay in a barn. Relaxing. Good childhood memories.
It's good to here that you are doing well on 1mg. of Entocort.
Want to "see" some warmth, just look at pictures of dry, dry California. We haven't had a drop of rain since Dec. 6. It's been around 70 weird degrees here near San Francisco. I have to let the lawn die. We are suppose to cut our water usage by 20percent. That's pretty hard to do if you already don't waste water. This is getting scary.
DJ wrote:So, Pete's Pond is back up and running? Good. After dealing with the insurance people I'll tune in and watch the animals to calm myself.
I'm not sure when they got back online, because I stopped checking in for a while, but I believe I checked them almost a week ago and they were up and running again then. And they're on tonight, at least the live feed (beta site) is on — I didn't check any of the others. It's looks a lot drier than it did a few weeks ago.
Leah,
Watching your lawn die is rough. We went through that year-before-last, and the year before that. It's getting dry here again, though, so we may be back in that situation again by summer, if the trend doesn't change. When California is dry, we get dry weather systems from the west. If it weren't for the left-over moisture from a couple of tropical systems that came across northern Mexico last fall, and brought us good rains here, we'd still be as dry as a bone, too.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Leah and Tex,
I'm sorry about your lawn, Leah. What a pain.
Another scary chapter of the drought story is that farmers don't have water either! We have lost so many farms in this country. I worry about our dependent relationships with other countries for food. Most of the apple juice in the supermarket is from China now. There were apple orchards everywhere when I was a kid. Most are gone now along with all the quaint small farms in the Northeast. About six years ago, my son who lived in Greece received a contract to cold store apples being brought from the mountains and rural areas by truckloads to a cold storage site. It's impressive to see how much food is stored in these buildings - apples stacked higher and wider that most would imagine. Not long after, my son received a request to discard ALL of the beautiful fresh apples. Why? Competitors from other countries were bringing in apples at a price lower that what it would cost just to get the local apples to market!
All of our clothes and household items are from China and other developing countries now. We saw it coming. Now check the labels on your food in the supermarket Much of the fish in supermarkets is farm raised in China under disgusting conditions. I may have mentioned before that I have a close friend from China who is a PhD research chemist. She never buys food from China. In her words: "You have no idea."
I'll do a rain dance today.
I don't eat anything from China. Most of our produce here is either from California, apples from Washington, and in the Winter, a lot is from Chile ( who has pretty good farming techniques). Everything is more expensive here though. Doesn't make any sense to me since we are growing the stuff!
I was very disappointed after I bought some fruit cocktail from Target only to see it was from China. Really? Now I check everything. I try to avoid canned anything but there are just some things that just come in a can vs fresh or frozen. I'm very particular about fish and find more often than not, it is farm raised or from China. Too bad cod is my favorite because my husband fishes year round and there's always fresh bluegills in the freezer from the northwoods lakes. I have to stop being so picky.
Leah, sorry to hear about your grass. Although, you mentioning something green (or at least thats what I'm picturing in my head) made me smile. I just spent the day shoveling snow once again at home and at my folks. When that was done I got the ladder out and pulled as much snow off the roof of the house and garage as I could. There's probably a good three feet of snow accumulation that's making me a bit nervous. I'm not sure of how much of a snowload the roof can take but I'm almost positive damage caused by that is not covered under my homeowners insurance unless it would be all from one snow event. It was an extremely windy day so two of the four sides were a treat because I got plenty of snow in the face. At least I'll sleep great tonight.
Deb
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Now I just feel guilty that Mu husband and I just took a walk along the Marine reserve here on the coast and it was gorgeous and about 66 degrees. Sorry you have to deal with all that snow. Great exercise .I remember it well from when I lived in Vermont :)
It seems that we have come to an agreement with our insurance company. It has taken nearly a month to define the problem and agree on who pays for what. I'm tired of having part of my bedroom ceiling pulled out but this is a small event compared to what some people endure. I can't imagine what it would have been like for people in the midst of hurricanes Katrina or Irene. Can you imagine Fukushima? Ok, I'm feeling happier with my plastic and cardboard ceiling now but my heating bill is going to be a killer.
By the way, experts decided that my rain event in the attic was from detached exhaust fan vents from the upstairs bathrooms to the soffits.
I missed my dreaded business trip to NYC this week. Instead I was home with a cold and fever and will have to fit this task in somewhere else, adding another week to my road time.
Is it too late for me to become a drug dealer? I could make a killing on budesonide
I'm still getting bids on my attic and bedroom. I still have a plastic and cardboard ceiling. It's growing on me.
I had a board meeting scheduled for tonight, but thankfully, I just received a call that it's been canceled. 
Much of the fish in supermarkets is farm raised in China under disgusting conditions. I may have mentioned before that I have a close friend from China who is a PhD research chemist. She never buys food from China. In her words: "You have no idea."
