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[LoveMyMickey]

Hi Tracy,

How are things going with you and furbabies? I hope your work and travels are going well and I hope you all are keeping cool. Storm came through last night, but not bad right here.

I am worried about moon_beam. I hope she and Noah are okay, maybe a power outage. I hope nothing worse.

Blackie is doing okay. The carport is shaded all day and he sleeps on the cool concrete under the car. He gets plenty of cool water and good food.

My thoughts and prayers are with you Tracy....TTFN

LoveMyMickey

[Tom's Dad]

Hello LoveMykey

Things are OK with me and the fur kids. Job is OK I guess. Some folks give me the impression I'm doing well, others not so much. As long as I keep getting to have a job it's good I guess.

I too am worring about moon_beam and Noah. She's never been gone this long as long I have been here. I hope it's nothing serious other than power and that she's getting help if so.

Storm blew through here last night as well. Ohio got hit pretty bad. Our outage board for them was lit up like a X-mas tree. Twice as many calls before lunch as we usually get all day Finally they put a message on the IVR, thank goodness.

I'm glad Blackie is doing well. And that he has shade, water and food. He may not come inside, but he surely is your cat. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. I hope you have a pleasant evening. TTFN

TTT

[DannysMom]

Hi Tracy!

I am so glad that you are here! Don't worry so much about the folks who don't approve of you at the job. Just keep doing what you're doing and concentrate on that. I know you will do just fine! I am glad that you have power, but I too am so worried about moon_beam and Noah. I hope they're both okay. Knowing that she's out there in the sticks it could be a while before the power crews get to her house. Please let us know if you hear anything from her.

[Tom's Dad]

Thanks DannysMom

Given the apparent call center experienced labor shortage, I probably am not in danger of not having a job (hopefully) But I get this "cold shoulder" from the younger ones who seem to resent that I am not a fellow Charter refugee. But a nice lady in Telesales who sits behind me said I sound great on the phone. I suppose that's high praise from someone in sales.

I will certainly let you know if I hear anything from moon_beam. I'm worried. She's been so good to me. The only one who takes the time to post everyday to everybody.

I hope you and your girls are well. TTFN

TTT

[Flossie's Mom]

I see concerns for moon_beam on this thread................ I sent her a message the day after the storms hit her area and I have not received a reply. Being without power in her area with this heat is not a good thing. She and Noah are in my thoughts also. Hopefully she will let us all know how she is as soon as possible.

Not trying to infringe on your thread Tracy........... I know we are all worried about her and you are so right about how supportive she is to all of us here. I've never known her not to respond to new people as well as us long timers. Such a kind caring person with just the exact right words for each of us during our heartache.

Prayers going out to her and Noah.

Ginger

[Tom's Dad]

To all concerned:

I got a response from moon_beam in my email. She had power out for a few days, but she and Noah are otherwise OK. Glad you are back moon_beam!!


TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, greetings to you, your precious Theresa and little Tang from Noah and me on this hot Tuesday afternoon. I hope this finds you and your precious furkids doing well and in good spirits.

First I want to thank you and everyone for your most kind concern during my "silence." I assure you it was NOT my idea but rather that of the storm that rolled through the area on Friday, 6/29, at 9:30 p.m.. The good news is that power was restored late yesterday afternoon, which is 3 days earlier than the projected restoration on AEP's automatic update. For this I am very grateful. Internet service was restored late yesterday evening. So TA DA!! Here I am!!! No damage to the homestead, but I did have to empty all the contents out of my fridge, so I have a major re-stocking trip to the grocery store ahead of me after tomorrow. It makes me sick at heart to take 3 trash bags filled with frozen and refridge foods to the dumpster, but I'd rather be sick at heart than in the hospital dealing with food poisoning. Noah is doing well and is thankful for the resuming of the AC with the upstairs unit. Even though the basement living quarters is normally comfortably cooler in the summer, with the prolonged heat both during the day and evening even the basement was beginning to feel quite warm. Needless to say this has been quite an experience, to say the least, and my heart and prayers go out to everyone who is still enduring through the effects of the storm, and who are mourning the loss of the loved ones who lost their lives in the storm.

Tracy, I am so glad you are receiving support from at least some of your co-workers. I hope the ones who are not being supportive will extend to you the courtesy of letting you do your job in peace. Unfortunately in every job there will be people who will not be supportive, but hopefully the ones there will not try to make your work day miserable for you. Just keep doing the great job you are doing, my friend. And how are you feeling about how you're doing these days - - confidence levels rising (I hope)?

I am so ooo glad to know that you and your precious furkids endured the storm okay, and that our fellow friends here on this wonderful forum fared well, too. Believe me when I say I was thinking about you all through the weekend and praying that each of you were safe.

I am sooo glad you have tomorrow off, my friend, so that you do not have to contend with the holiday schedule of your transportation. I hope your travels home today will be safe and uneventful, and that you will not have to walk too far in the blazing heat. I know your precious Theresa and little Tang are eagerly anticipating hearing the familiar sound of your footsteps in the hall and the click of the key in the lock - - and the joyous return home of their daddy.

I hope today is treating you, your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly, my friend, and that you and your precious furkids will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious fur tribe. Please know you and your precious fur family are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news and your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[LoveMyMickey]

Moon_beam, it is soooo good to see you back and that you and Noah are safe. I'm sorry about your food, but like you said, you don't want food poisoning........We all love you.


Tracy, I hope your work day has gone well. I'm sure you're doing a great job and don't let the negative ones get you down.....I hope little Tang and Theresa are doing well and have a peaceful and cozy evening.

HAPPY FOURTH!

LoveMyMickey

[Tom's Dad]

moon_beam. So glad you are back and safe. My heart truly goes out to you and Noah and I hope you can get back to normal soon.

Thank you LoveMyMickey. Work was OK. I'm getting better I guess. Some things I feel comfortable with, others not so much. But, I keep trying.

So, tonight is my "Friday" night. The one night I can saty up and sleep in tomorrow. I'm glad I have the day off too, it being a holiday. Once a week of that mile plus hike both ways is more than enough The kittles are happy about the extra time.

Tomorrow I must get provisions. I called in a RX to Kroger for last Wednesday and forgot to pick it up. Plus, I just used the last of the good litter, and the Iams bag is showing bottom

I hope you ladies have a great evening, and even better 4th! TTFN

TTT

PS: I hope the fireworks don't scare Noah and Blackie too much.

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, Star Spangled greetings to you, your precious Theresa and little Tang from Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precoius furkids doing well and in good spirits on this yet another hot summer day. It is always a blessing getting caught up on your news.

Progress, however slow, is still progress, and it is good news to share that you are beginning to feel a level of confidence with some aspects of your new job. This is a beginning, my friend, - - the rest will follow in time and repetition of doing. Patience with yourself, my friend.

Last night a thunderstorm came through the regional area but not directly overhead the homestead. I could hear the thunder in the distance though. However, the lightning was close enough that it tripped the circuit to the fridge and computer. Thankfully that was all. All I had to do was press the "reset" button on the socket behind the fridge and power was restored to both appliances. I'm glad I have well and septic. The people who are on city services are under orders to boil their water because the treatment plants are not yet working. Amazing the havoc Mother Nature can cause.

Noah is doing well. He is on his window perch in the bathroom taking a little nap as I'm writing to you. Once he hears me go to the kitchen he will be wide awake and ready for his lunch. Fortunately we are far enough away from the community fireworks that we are not overwhelmed by the cannon blasts.

I am so glad you have this day home with your precious fur tribe, my friend, and hope the day is treating you, your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly. May you and your precious furkids have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening as well. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious fur tribe. Please know you and your precious fur family are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news and your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[DannysMom]

Hi, Tracy!

Happy 4th of July to you, Tang, and Teresa. I hope you'll have a nice, relaxing day with your fur kids. It'll be another hot one here, 95 or thereabouts. Mindy and Shelley are fine, doing a lot of play fighting. Shelley is more than holding her own now. Mindy hissed at her and flattened her ears back when they wrestled last night. Shelley just looked at her as if to say:"Who, me?" They are so funny together. They wrestle and play fight any chance they get. Much to my dismay Shelley started using Mindy's litter box, and now the nice one upstairs goes largely unused. She even covers up now. I think the probiotic tables really helped her tummy. She eats those things like candy and "nags" me when it's time to give them to her.

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam. I'm glad the storm activity was less dispruptive this time, and all you had to two was reset a few breakers. That happens to me sometimes in the winter if I forget to to turn off the space heater(s) before I vacuum (AKA the big red Tang/Theresa eater)

Thank you DannysMom. I'm glad to hear that Shelleys system is evening out with the probiotics. Perhaps you could move the other litter box downstairs to enourage more use? It might not matter as mine are side by side in the bathroom. And the larger one on the left is still the "prefered" litter bix (sigh)

I'm getting better, if only slightly, at work. It really is a lot to take in. It does not help when you get 5 different answers to a question in chat. Or when a sup comes over to help all frustrated at me and he does not have the right answer the first time either. Or that between the two of them I get told how to do the same thing two different ways. I guess it will all sort itself out eventually. I don't overly fret it. Or any of the other plethera of things that go wrong on any given day. This must be the acceptance I hear comes with age

Anyway, it's been a pretty restful day. I'm definately getting more rest on my days off from this grueling travel schedule. But it beats the alternative, right? I hope you and your fur kids have a great evening. TTFN

TTT

[LoveMyMickey]

Hi Tracy,

I'm glad you and furbabies had a restful day. We just stayed in and kept cool, except to put food and water out for the birds and animals......We haven't seen Blackie since yesterday morning. He's always out there for breakfast, but not this morning or this evening. I suspect somebody else feeds him too, because sometimes when he comes back in the evening he isn't very hungry....Anyway I know we have helped him become a loving cat instead of a hissing, smacking, and scared cat that he was before. I hope he is okay, but I do believe it's a she.

Well Tracy, I hope your work week and travels go smoothly. You and furbabies are in my thoughts and prayers. I always think of Angel Sir Tom too. Mickey chases him around sometimes, but it's only because he likes him. ....TTFN

LoveMyMickey

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you LoveMyMickey


I too hope Blackie is OK. Another day at the century mark, whew! It was even hot this moring when I went to the store. Boy was the Kroger packed, should have known better. But I needed my RX that I forgot from last week. I hope Blackie comes 'round again.

Keep cool. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, greetings to you, your precious Theresa and little Tang from Noah and me on this very warm Thursday. I hope this finds you and your precious furkids doing well and in good spirits. I know you're at work at the moment, yet I know your precious furkids are counting the hours until daddy is home again.

It would be nice if the supervisors could get their act together and come up with one cohesive answer. I'm glad you're being able to take everything in stride, my friend. You have come through a very challenging time not having employment - - so this may be one of the reasons why you're being able to endure the challenge of establishing yourself with this job.

I'm chuckling at your experience at Kroger yesterday. I decided to restock the fridge today rather than wait until Friday. I knew the power had been restored to Rocky Mount longer than it has been here locally, so I went to WalMart this morning. Got there shortly after 7 a.m. when I knew the store would be pleasantly empty, and was back home before 9 a.m. I was also able to stop off at the dumpster on my way into Rocky Mount to deposit all the food that had been wasted in the power outage. The dumpster location was buzzing with activity. I'm so glad I bit the bullet and did the shopping this morning because when I got out of WalMart it was already feeling hot with temps forecasted close to 100 degrees later on. Noah hasn't seen me leave the house this early for 3 months and he was ever so glad to see me when I got back home, as I was ever so glad to see him waiting for me at the door.

I hope today is treating you, your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly, my friend, and that you and your precious furkids will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I hope your travels today will be safe and uneventful, and that you will not have a horrendously hot walk to make during the final leg of your trip home. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious fur tribe. Please know you and your precious fur family are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news and your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Another hot one out there. Glad you were able to get your provisions restocked and home to Noah. Yeah, I wish they could get it together on how to do things. But the one seems to be a bit of a jerk to people in general, so I just let it go. I'm so sorry, again, that you had to throw out all that food. But, like you said, better then getting sick.

Not much else going on (my lunch hour here) I hope you and Noah have a great day and evening. TTFN


TTT

[Tom's Dad]

Well, Tang's ear isn't getting any better. So, out of desperation, I did something probably ill advised. I took out another pay day loan online (the first one was small and not worth mentioning) I hope to at least have him evaluated next week and surgery scheduled - or both if I can. I really can't afford this long or short term. And I will probably extend more than is reasonable or wise. But he's running out of time and I can't lose him the way I did Tom A former co-worker recently told me one of her cats got an ear tumor right before she died. Life is so unfair.

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, greetings to you, your precious Theresa and little Tang from Noah and me on this yet another hot summer afternoon. I hope this finds you and your precoius furkids doing well - - with the circumstances of little Tang's ear - - and in good spirits.

I am so sorry that you are having to use pay day advances to meet your financial needs, my friend, but I know from first hand experience that this can be a welcome service during financial challenges. I hope you will be able to get Tang's ear evaluated next as soon as possible, that the assessment will be hopeful, and that you will be able to enlist the services of your preferred veterinary practitioner. Please do let us know how things go.

I have quite a library of VCR recordings, some which had not had labels put on them through the years. Yesterday afternoon I became reacquainted with my VCR and remote control, and discovered many wonderful programs I had recorded. One tape would load into the VCR and then immediately eject - - regardless of how I put the tape into the VCR. Don't know what's on the tape, but I guess that cartridge and everything on it is "lost." I was a bit upset because I thought it had one of the classic film versions of The Phantom of the Opera on it as well as the final episodes of the new Zorro series with Duncan Regher. I had some blank cartridges and put them aside. This morning I checked out the blank cartridges just to make sure I had not rewound the tape after recording / viewing, and lo and behold - - on one of the tapes I found my "Phantom" and "Zorro" recordings. YEA!!!! I am a happy camper!!! And now every cartridge is labeled, numbered in sequence, and I have my VCR library ready for the pickins'. It is so nice to have my VCR working with my TV as well. I was a bit concerned that it wouldn't work with the HDTV, but thanks to the antenna contractor it is working wonderfully.

I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and uneventful. I know your precious Theresa and little Tang are eagerly waiting for the familiar sound of footsteps in the hall, the click of the key in the lock, and the joyous reunion with their Forever Dad. May you and your precious furkids have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious fur tribe. Please know you and your precious fur family are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news and your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas. And please let us know how things go with your precious little Tang.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

I didn't expect to get approved for so much. The fee is just under 20% which isn't terrible for such a loan, even if I have to extend it. I just feel like I have been living in denial about Tang. Each night I come home and his ear just does not look good. I think even some tresiderm would probably help at this point; or some other med. I'm going to ask if the attending vet at my Banfield is comfortable doing the surgery, and if the pricing is in line with what Dr. Mills quoted. If so I will have it done there. I just feel in my gut I should not wait too much longer.

I'm glad you were able to get your VCR and videos in order. That's always nice. Glad you found your movies. Some people think VHS is old school, but I still tape programs from time to time.

Work was OK. Getting there, bit by bit. I even had a customer ask for a sup to give me a compliment about his service. So, that's nice I guess.

I'm heading home to my fur kids, and not looking forward to getting up an hour earlier tomorrow and that long walk to the first bus stop after work. But gotta do what we gotta do. I hope you and Noah are well this evening. TTFN


TTT

[DannysMom]

Hi, Tracy! I hope that things aren't as bleak as they look with little Tang. Hopefully the surgery will be successful and extend his life. I know it's so hard when our fur kids are having health problems. It makes us feel so helpless. I am happy to hear that things are going well in your job and that you got a compliment from a customer. That is always a nice boost! Shelley and Mindy are fine, but they are struggling with the heat. My AC can't keep up, and yesterday the thermostat went up to 84. Mindy was sighing and so was Shelley. I've put up an oscillating fan which helps a bit.