Subj : Shingrex was: weather To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Mar 27 2020 11:39:00 Hi Nancy! BM> Four messages! Either got bored with your other stuff or the taxes are BM> done! NB> Neither one.... As I recall, those were sent out on Sunday... the NB> first Sunday that services were cancelled except for the NB> livestreaming... I listened to the service on the audio feed on NB> my phone... but our usual busy Sunday was suddenly not busy at NB> all... So I did take the time to do a few more messages... :) Now everyone gets to see what retirement is like! NB>>>> Our Wegmans pharmacy is generally open until 9pm Mon-Fri, they NB>>>> close at 6 Sat and Sun... They'll close earlier for some holidays... BM>>> That seems about the same hours as for the pharmacy at Hy-Vee (vague BM>>> recall of seeing their hours); LIS, earlier or later I'd check to be BM>>> sure. NB>>> Or just plan on arriving somewhere easily in the middle... :) BM>> That's the one I usually go by! Even if I arrive too early and the BM>> place hasn't opened yet will usually be open shortly. NB>> Usually there's no risk that we'd be arriving before they open... just NB>> that we might not get there before they close on a weekend evening... BM> Yes, the latter is a somewhat greater issue. At least by arriving BM> early you can wait or perhaps do a quick nearby errand. If closed for BM> the evening it's another trip. NB> Exactly... But we generally aren't up early enough to be there NB> before they open, anyway.... We tend to be on the 'early morning rising' schedule. My Mother used to be when she was working and then gradually moved over to the 'night owl schedule - I just have to remember not to call her too early in the morning; the one hour time zone difference does help prevent that! Oh, while I think of it: the new hospital-affiliate urgent care facility inside Hy-Vee is temporarily closed -- suppose the staff has been reassigned to the actual hospital facilities. And didn't think of including it in an earlier message but the Iowa Governor is either also suggesting or mandating postponement of all non- urgent surgeries, etc. Would suppose it's a little hard to do surgery and keep the 6' social distancing thing. Plus (and a little more seriously) if opened up that's just another potential path for infection. Plus potentially occupies a bed which could be used for more urgent needs like the COVID-19. NB>>> Not sure what the original impetus was, but it's been like that for NB>>> ages... I think at one point he might have had Saturday morning hours NB>>> also, but that hasn't been for a long time, either, so I might be NB>>> just misremembering... ;) Not a morning person myself, so it NB>>> wouldn't have been much use to me anyway... ;) BM>> He could have had Saturday hours just to be open when his competing BM>> M.D.s were closed, help establish his practice. NB>> Possible.... or maybe it's the way the senior dentist did it when he NB>> started out, and it just made sense to him.... :) BM> That's possible too. Patients working during the weekdays, want to do BM> something on the weekend besides wait for the afternoon appointment - BM> Saturday morning it is! NB> But, as I said, he doesn't do that anymore.... and for the time NB> being, the office is totally shut down for at least a couple of NB> weeks, due to the coronavirus concerns.... my hygenist NB> appointment on Apr 1 was cancelled, to be rescheduled NB> eventually... I'd not be surprised if they end up cancelling out NB> another week or two of appointments, as I don't think we've quite NB> reached peak yet.... Right. My dental checkup originally scheduled for yesterday had been rescheduled towards the end of April and we did note the possibility of it being re-rescheduled. ...Did notice there was a new sign: his son had joined the practice almost a year ago -- that should lead into a good ribbing to the son! My optometrist's office had closed down about the same time and and noted where other local eye doctors (as well as over the nation) have temporarily closed. BM>>>> Monograph also states "side effects ... bother you or do not go away". BM>>>> Well it's a bit of a bother to have diarrhea but did go away. I'm BM>>>> thinking was just a coincidence. NB>>>> Possibly coincidence, but not totally out of the possible time NB> frame... NB>>>> lots of things could be triggering NB> gastrointestinal stuff, though.... BM>>> Yes, I'm thinking NB> probably a coincidence: not like I've never had BM>>> diarrhea NB> before, Not other listed reactions noted other than BM>>> 'injection site tenderness' and that was only for two nights when I BM>>> slept on that side. ...Get to do it all over again end of April or so! NB>>> The injection site tenderness is the most common side effect of shots NB>>> for me, and generally not particularly badly.... You'll get a chance NB>>> with the second shot to see if you get the same reaction(s) again... of NB>>> course, sometimes the second time doesn't cause any issues at all.... BM>> True: a ton of variables: slightly different injection site, speed of BM>> injection (the added fluid 'shoves' what's already there aside), etc., BM>> etc., etc. NB>> True... and how your body happens to be doing that day, even... BM> Lots and lots and lots of tiny variables. ...Sort of like me seeing BM> the tiny green polka dots on my shirt as tan one day and the proper BM> colour the next. NB> Yup.... and I'm going to wait now until the coronavirus issues NB> are well died down, as I don't want to overtax my immune system NB> by getting the vaccine while tamping down the virus... ;) Yes, as I indicated in an earlier message I/we are not going to go out unless there is a reason to go out. At this point no reason to be isolated but also not a good idea to take unnecessary chances. BM>> ... Fencing: the sport that looks like two bee keepers dueling. NB>> I did a little fencing when I was in college... There is a lot of NB>> protective clothing one wears for the sport... ;) BM> Even with the rounded tip of the practice saber (right term?) with a BM> jab or slicing move it can still cut unprotected skin. NB> Three different types of fencing swords... Foils (slender, with a NB> rounded tip), Epees (more robust, and more like a sword in shape) NB> and Sabers (much heavier)... The foils would probably only NB> scratch at worst, though without a face mask, might poke out an NB> eye... the others could do more damage... Those names do ring a bell. I haven't seen a fencing match in ages but do recall admiring the artform. BM> Only fencing I did was to select the one in the back yard. NB> Yup.... totally different sort.... :) And sort of wondering about the porch and deck -- does need replacing but might be postponed this year -- if so there's a step which definitely needs to be repaired. While sounds a little derogatory "we don't know where the contractors have been" is right now a health issue. Just us would be one thing but we also need to consider Autumn. NB> ... "He who hesitates is frost." - Inuit Proverb Jack! That you?! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... I'm inside your head and I hate it. 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