I just bought one of those since. Fun toy to play with. It hangs around 96-97. It makes a difference which finger and which hand you use. But only a point or two. They did bloodwork too. Didn't mention not enough boxcars. I've been meaning to get a blood sugar test kit for years but never got around to it. I only want it for when the sugar spikes and then crashes. I want to know how low it goes at the crash point. I don't think my doctor is aware of such a thing. I know how to force it to happen. One time is all I need. Probably best not to get too involved in all this health equipment. It might cause more anxiety.
Yeh, I hear you regarding Excess Data = Excess Angst. I bought a blood sugar test kit on sale a long time ago, thinking I'd like to play with it for my own edification. It's still in the box.
I am just getting caught up with this thread. Sorry. I may be out of my league, but @Nancy Hart couldn't you use lights to widen the door? You mentioned a false transom, so that would fill in the top. Just asking. Walking pneumonia is also called Atypical pneumonia or mycoplasma pneumonia. It doesn't often kill people, but it can make life miserable for weeks or months and is somewhat difficult to cure. A Z-Pak usually does the job, but it takes a while to really feel better. I didn't see if you gat a real diagnosis, but the easiest way to diagnose it is just to treat it with erythromycin or Azithromycin and see if it goes away.
Don't get anxious. Just ask your provider if you have questions. Most of the time your anxiety is unfounded.
They gave me Azithromycin and cefTRIAXone. Both antibiotics, even though they said they saw no signs of bacterial infection. The two had no effect at all as far as I could tell. So I guess it wasn't old fashioned walking pneumonia. Good to know. It seems to be over now. Only 3 weeks. I guess that's pretty fast considering.
It might take three or more weeks to notice an effect of therapy. Mycoplasma isn't really a bacteria. It is something between a bacteria and a virus with fungal tendencies as well. My daughter had it when she was a teenager and it took weeks for her to recover. I sincerely hope you are better.
Now I remember about mycoplasma infection in goats. It can cause all kinds of problems, from swollen joints, to mastitis, and pneumonia. I was always studying goat illnesses when we had 14 of them. I don't think any two goats ever had the same illness twice. So all I learned didn't do much good. People think goats are extremely tough. They aren't. Especially the purebred ones.
I found French Alpines and Toggenburgs to be the best breeds for health in my climate and mixing the two seemed to make them even stronger.
We had Nubians and Boers. The Nubians required protection but wouldn't accept a heated space. We had a small room for isolation and kidding attached to our small milking parlor. We had very few disease problems, as most of the organisms causing them don't survive well here. We had some nutritional issues, however, especially with kids. The Boers were really tough and would sunbathe in the snowbank at -60 F. in Fairbanks, although they did have protected environments when things got really bad and for kidding and such. Our Boers didn't really want any shelter at all, but we provided a place where they could get out of the weather.
I was hoping the student who owns this Ranger would graduate in December. But he's back this semester. As I mentioned before we have to call the police and complain, and I don't like tattle-tales. Even when they have a legitimate tale to tattle about. I particularly don't like being one. I've called only twice in the last year. Both times the culprit was gone by the time they get there, and some first-timer got a ticket instead. Without (over) thinking, I called again. At least there would be no doubt he was "doing it wrong," provided the cops got there before he left. So what do they do? They call a tow truck. Overkill. I do not feel good about this. He may never have been given even a warning ticket before. It's frustrating that I can't figure out a way to fix this myself. I could leave a note on the vehicle. And that might work a few times, for a few people. But there would always be more. Soon I'd be "that cranky old lady who leaves notes on everyone's cars." "But she's all bark and no bite," they would say.
I really resent it when people like that put people like us in those situations. They suck, yet we worry.
You could "accidentally" hit the back of his truck when you exited your drive.... That would only have to happen once.
The two bluebirds are still guarding the bluebird house. This is not the same pair as last year. The blue head feathers extend farther down the neck on the male. Both of them have bars on their backs right above the tip of the tail. I noticed the little ones from last year had those bars. Thought it was a juvenile pattern that would change after the first molt. So these are likely first timers also. Finally got the chickadee house up last week. Of course it's crooked. I guess the birds don't care. The bluebirds checked it out instantly. Saw one chickadee check, but haven't been watching much. I think it may be too out in the open for chickadees. At least I didn't forget them this year.