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Whinge fest
Ok, ignore this post if you don't want to listen to me whinge.
Let's see . . . on Saturday I was sitting on my balcony in my hammock chair (which has been hanging from the same hook for several weeks and never gave me any cause for concern before), when the hook holding it suddenly came out of the ceiling and plopped me butt-first on the concrete floor. Then the wooden cross-bar fell on my head. It hurt, but once I got over the shock and picked myself back up the pain faded to a dull ache and I figured I was mostly bruised. It actually got better for a few days, until yesterday it started getting slightly worse again, and by last night and today I'm having extreme amounts of pain every time I change position - from sitting to standing and vice versa. And don't even talk to me about lying down. Sure it feels great while I'm doing it, but getting down and getting up again are excruciating. Now I'm beginning to think I've actually cracked my tailbone. Of course, my doctor's office is closed because of the hurricane and the only other alternative is the Emergency Room which takes forever on a good day, which the week after a major hurricane is not. And it's not like they can do anything about it except tell me to move as little as possible and maybe give me crutches, so I basically have to wait for my doctor to open so I can get it confirmed.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shadesong, this probably means I won't be able to dance with you at the Flogging Molly concert, which really sucks because Flogging Molly is not the kind of band you want to stand or sit quietly for, which is about all I'm going to be able to do :-(
What else? Monday I went into work for the first time after Gustav and it took me a little over an hour to get into work and over an hour and a half to get home. This is for a commute that usually takes about 15 minutes. Several major traffic lights are still out and traffic is beyond horrendous. After getting to the limits of my frustration I managed to convince my boss to let me work from home yesterday and then today I'm working from home so I can get stuff done on my laptop while lying on my stomach on my bed to prevent any further aggravation to my abused coccyx. Tomorrow I have to go in because I have a desk shift and a few other things that need to be done in the office, so I'll be bringing pillows to sit on and hoping they've fixed the traffic lights by now.
Oh, and lately I've noticed a bunch of those little black ants hanging around my computer desk. This really bugged me so I traced them back -- they're coming out of the electrical outlet!! What the hell?! There's nothing for them to eat over here and they don't seem to be after anything in particular, they're just hanging around. I'm worried they're going to get in the computer and mess things up. Everything I've heard about getting rid of ants says you're supposed to target your spray or whatever around the place where they're entering the house, but when it's an electrical socket I can't exactly spray that, now can I? Liquid and electricity don't mix. *sigh*
Ok, I think that's all my whinging out of my system now. I think. If I come up with more I'll let you know. At least I have power.
Let's see . . . on Saturday I was sitting on my balcony in my hammock chair (which has been hanging from the same hook for several weeks and never gave me any cause for concern before), when the hook holding it suddenly came out of the ceiling and plopped me butt-first on the concrete floor. Then the wooden cross-bar fell on my head. It hurt, but once I got over the shock and picked myself back up the pain faded to a dull ache and I figured I was mostly bruised. It actually got better for a few days, until yesterday it started getting slightly worse again, and by last night and today I'm having extreme amounts of pain every time I change position - from sitting to standing and vice versa. And don't even talk to me about lying down. Sure it feels great while I'm doing it, but getting down and getting up again are excruciating. Now I'm beginning to think I've actually cracked my tailbone. Of course, my doctor's office is closed because of the hurricane and the only other alternative is the Emergency Room which takes forever on a good day, which the week after a major hurricane is not. And it's not like they can do anything about it except tell me to move as little as possible and maybe give me crutches, so I basically have to wait for my doctor to open so I can get it confirmed.
shadesong, this probably means I won't be able to dance with you at the Flogging Molly concert, which really sucks because Flogging Molly is not the kind of band you want to stand or sit quietly for, which is about all I'm going to be able to do :-(What else? Monday I went into work for the first time after Gustav and it took me a little over an hour to get into work and over an hour and a half to get home. This is for a commute that usually takes about 15 minutes. Several major traffic lights are still out and traffic is beyond horrendous. After getting to the limits of my frustration I managed to convince my boss to let me work from home yesterday and then today I'm working from home so I can get stuff done on my laptop while lying on my stomach on my bed to prevent any further aggravation to my abused coccyx. Tomorrow I have to go in because I have a desk shift and a few other things that need to be done in the office, so I'll be bringing pillows to sit on and hoping they've fixed the traffic lights by now.
Oh, and lately I've noticed a bunch of those little black ants hanging around my computer desk. This really bugged me so I traced them back -- they're coming out of the electrical outlet!! What the hell?! There's nothing for them to eat over here and they don't seem to be after anything in particular, they're just hanging around. I'm worried they're going to get in the computer and mess things up. Everything I've heard about getting rid of ants says you're supposed to target your spray or whatever around the place where they're entering the house, but when it's an electrical socket I can't exactly spray that, now can I? Liquid and electricity don't mix. *sigh*
Ok, I think that's all my whinging out of my system now. I think. If I come up with more I'll let you know. At least I have power.
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As for your ants, can you unscrew the outlet cover and maybe swab the spray around the inside of the box instead of spraying it?
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Sorry about your tail bone...
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The above anti-ant advice is probably better than what I was going to suggest, which would be finding out which circuit breaker that outlet is on, turning that off, and then spraying it. Once it's dry, you could turn it on again. I'd try that if the more mild swabbing method doesn't work.
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fellslid down the stairs once and I'm pretty sure damaged mine and it hurt for months (dwindling pain, but still).As for ants, I grew up in Texas, with the most vernicious ants you ever saw. They actually ate through my mom's washing machine wiring once! They're attracted to the wiring, so you definitely want to get rid of them now, before they invade your computer! Best solution? Borax powder! It won't harm electrical (being a powder and not liquid) and ants hate it! It's also not bad for the environment! Yay! You'll find it in the laundry aisle since it's the old-timey laundry soap.
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