petitepedal Posted February 20, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2020 Who is feeling this now? I am feeling lazy, tired..and frustrated with planet fitness..@Further is feeling sore.. @Airehead is struggling with Mr Aire and 3 doggies...we are almost Spring..but not quite. I am thinking about now we could all list our "discontents" Job, co-workers, whatever...is it seasonal? Is it real? Mid winter blues...or more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 20, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2020 Everything is fine. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted February 20, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Everything is fine. Pretty normal here. I'm guessing it's a Petite thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted February 20, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2020 Winter sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted February 20, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 20, 2020 Older you get the more every winter is your winter of discontent. You'll get over it, last year I almost didn't. My electric bike saved my butt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted February 20, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 20, 2020 ...our spring is way ahead of yours. the camellias and all the flowering cherries are in bloom, and many of the earliest daffodils are already bloomed out. When I lived in MN, I used to try to go someplace in February where I could see green stuff. But as a hippie, I had more vacation time flexibility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 20, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 20, 2020 Is this anything like Festivis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn Posted February 20, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2020 Everything is peachy here at the long John estate, could you please hand me my rubber gloves and a bedpan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD Posted February 20, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 20, 2020 I've had a great run of luck the past couple of weeks and I know it's got to end. I've been approaching red lights just as they're turning green, one of my 90-day prescriptions cost $1.50 and the others $10 - my minimum copay, being outside has been unbelievably enjoyable - if we don't get snow tomorrow (none expected) it's probable that it will be the first year ever Baltimore didn't have a flake of snow in February. Highs in the 50's and 60's are forecast for next week. The total of my credit card statements for Mar. 15 are the lowest in 15 months. I finally got the checks this week for the $100 and $64.13 to reimburse what came out of my pocket last April to fix my car that was rear-ended and rent a car. Wed. I got my $59.19 Cash Rewards Certificate for the 2019 cash-back for my Costco Visa card. Tues. the biggest stock dividends I get were awarded and reinvested in new shares. In the past two weeks, my stocks have soared, hit a key milestone, and I'm doing better than the S&P 500 Index and 80% of pro fund managers. So I'm expecting to get hit with a big expense and for deep snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted February 20, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 20, 2020 I’m struggling with my lungs. Makes it hard to do strenuous exercise. Walking is no problem, though. Money wise things are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted February 20, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 20, 2020 Not really discontent here. Things are moving along. I’d like to have had a more ‘seasonal’ winter here, but am looking forward to spring. Mrs Z and I were backpacking on the AT in PA over the weekend, and early signs of spring abounded. Was quite lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far Posted February 20, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 20, 2020 We’ve had a lot of rain. Lake is almost at the highest level since it was dammed up. It’s raining again this am. Had a coupla niggling sorenesses, shoulder & quad. Kinda feeling tired all the time, and workouts have suffered. Chicken & egg? Thinking about retirement for if/when it comes. Incomes vs out goes. Life expectancy vs assets. 9 minutes ago, Zealot said: Not really discontent here. Things are moving along. I’d like to have had a more ‘seasonal’ winter here, but am looking forward to spring. Mrs Z and I were backpacking on the AT in PA over the weekend, and early signs of spring abounded. Was quite lovely. How’s the shoulder?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted February 20, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, 2Far said: We’ve had a lot of rain. Lake is almost at the highest level since it was dammed up. It’s raining again this am. Had a coupla niggling sorenesses, shoulder & quad. Kinda feeling tired all the time, and workouts have suffered. Chicken & egg? Thinking about retirement for if/when it comes. Incomes vs out goes. Life expectancy vs assets. How’s the shoulder?? Shoulder is doing ok. Retirement sounds good. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted February 20, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 20, 2020 We've had 3 mostly sunny days in a row which, per a local weather talkin' guy, was the first time that happened since July of 2018. I think it is supposed to be sunny (albeit cold) again today. This weekend the temps are supposed to get into the 40's with sun again. All in all, this winter could be much worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted February 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Page Turner said: our spring is way ahead of yours. the camellias and all the flowering cherries are in bloom, and many of the earliest daffodils are already bloomed out. Can ya pick me up at the Airport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far Posted February 20, 2020 Share #16 Posted February 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, Zealot said: Shoulder is doing ok. Retirement sounds good. 😊 Just "ok"? Better or worse than before surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted February 20, 2020 Share #17 Posted February 20, 2020 -8 was seen on my car's outside temp on the way to work. Counting down. 8 days to vacation in the Southwest! One of my cycling friends said her crocuses were popping up. Bet the snow yesterday did wonders for them! Supposed to be near 60 this Saturday! Looking forward to a good ride and Miata time before the rain and snow re-appear on Sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge Posted February 20, 2020 Share #18 Posted February 20, 2020 As Mick noted, this winter has been almost non-existent from a snow and ice perspective - which is FINE WITH ME! On the downside, we haven't made any trips to ski country since the relatively local resorts have little good snow and my wife's schedule is crazy hectic so going to CO or UT has been nixed In general, I consider this a pretty "good" winter, yet my wife commented yesterday how crappy this winter has been. Since I'm the one who commutes in the ice/slush/snow, I have different standards of what a good winter is like but my feeling is that as long as we get the proper amount of precipitation to keep us out of a drought, then I'd rather have rain than snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted February 20, 2020 Share #19 Posted February 20, 2020 I want warm sunny & comfy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted February 20, 2020 Share #20 Posted February 20, 2020 We've been quite fortunate; we've had quite a bit of sun lately. That helps an upper Midwest winter a lot! Daughters haven't been quite so fortunate downstate. I'm tired of the stressful office I work in. I'm considering bidding into a different job. Other than that, things aren't too bad here considering we have another month and a half of winter. (Fingers crossed it's only a month and a half!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirby Posted February 20, 2020 Share #22 Posted February 20, 2020 Winter has been surprisingly mild here so far. I was a bit stressed about the rental car thing, but feel better having my car back. Things had been quiet for awhile but are getting busy again, and I'm always testy when I don't get enough sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD Posted February 20, 2020 Share #23 Posted February 20, 2020 I do have one bitch in recent months with the last idiocy occurring last week: CVS Pharmacy - and I have cousins in Wilkes-Barre, PA and Bristol, PA who are as angry as I am due to similar stuff. For the first time since I was prescribed it in the early 00's, CVS Prescription Benefits Manager rejected payment for Metformin ER (Extended Release) - a generic drug. They didn't bother notifying me they would stop paying for it, so I ended up going 1 week without my main diabetes medication until my petitioned for an exception was granted and I got it for 1 year. My doctor said that since I take it twice a day, I can take the regular Metformin and I'll be fine, so I won't have to petition each year for an exception and hope I get it. The ER version is virtually the same total price on my old formulary list. I have near-Cadillac Medicare Supplemental insurance including Prescription that is over $600/month at low, very-large-employer rates that's 75% subsidized by my former employer and union. I've NEVER had a problem like the one above and those below in the last 4 decades. CVS PBM has been and will continue paying for desloratadine (generic Prescription Clarinex). But, I have to get it in 90 day supplies and I have to get my 90 day prescriptions from CVS Pharmacy: which no longer carries desloratadine! The substitution I was prescribed was loratadine, non-prescription Claratin. It didn't work as well. I did some online research and found that Cetirizine (generic Zyrtec (over the counter)) worked better than Clarinex in studies for allergies. I found it was $13.14 for 300 pills on Amazon. I tried it. It works. F.U. CVS! CVS also stopped carrying my combo blood pressure med, Losartan-HCTZ. Now I have to get Losartan and get HCTZ. It only adds up to $1.50 more, but it's still a pain. Finally, one med I got in 45 mg tablets, which my doctor reduced to 30 mg, hasn't worked as well so I asked him to raise it back to 45 mg. CVS pharmacy ended up filling 120 30mg tablets with instructions to take 1 1/2 per day instead of the 90 45 mg, once per day - and the pharmacist told me the 45 mg was in stock. When I went to pick up the corrected prescription, they were ready to ring up both the 45 mg tablets AND the 30 mg tablets, until I told them to ditch to 30 mg, which had been canceled by my doctor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted February 20, 2020 Share #24 Posted February 20, 2020 3-5 inches of snow forecasted for tonight. It has been more than 700 days since our last snow event other than just brief flurries. 4 inches here in SE VA will cause great consternation and much mayhem among the general population. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 20, 2020 Share #25 Posted February 20, 2020 I feel very happy. No discontent here. Just an ebb an flow of how warm I have to dress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 20, 2020 Share #26 Posted February 20, 2020 Years ago I managed the West Coast for a firm that included Alaska. It seemed the Alaskans went stir crazy in February and I had to fly up there both years I worked for the firm in February to put out some fire. The locals put it up to them just getting sick of the snow & cold... In the grand scheme of things I got nothing to bitch about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder Posted February 20, 2020 Share #27 Posted February 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Years ago I managed the West Coast for a firm that included Alaska. It seemed the Alaskans went stir crazy in February and I had to fly up there both years I worked for the firm in February to put out some fire. The locals put it up to them just getting sick of the snow & cold... In the grand scheme of things I got nothing to bitch about. You're actually going to have pretty nice weather for your trip to Helena. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge Posted February 20, 2020 Share #28 Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, sheep_herder said: You're actually going to have pretty nice weather for your trip to Helena. I recommend a side-trip to Missoula (but probably not for Chris due to circumstances). Heck, maybe @dennis could make the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted February 21, 2020 Share #29 Posted February 21, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR Posted February 21, 2020 Share #30 Posted February 21, 2020 No discontent here. Negativity sucks. I just got a new ski set up. I figured if I own four bikes, I should have four sets of skis. Get outside and enjoy winter before it's mud season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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