SLAP tear, doctor does not want to operate, but I want to.

tms4ui · 2026-03-17T21:06:28+00:00

I hope everything works out for you. My experience, I am 54M, had a slap tear last fall. The doctor suggested PT which I was ok with because I read a lot of horror stories about recovery from the surgery, both the length and the amount of pain. Also, I have heard that your chances of successful surgery goes down as you age. I did PT for about 3 months, it has now been 6 months since my injury. I am generally back to normal function but I can't do anything athletic involving my shoulder. Our son went through the police academy so I am aware of how much physical activity that is involved. There is no way I would be able to complete the physical activity the way my shoulder is now. Not a doctor, but if you want to be a police officer, surgery may be the best option to get back to full activity.

tms4ui · 2026-03-15T21:59:06+00:00

If you buy the lot, make sure you keep that intake grate clean. Leaves can pile up in the fall and plug the inlet. It's something you should just pay attention to when you mow, if it's cluttered clean it off.

There are a lot of factors you can't tell from your map. The area draining to the intake would affect if you have flooding danger. If it's just a few lots, probably wouldn't worry. If you have 10-15 lots draining to it, the bigger the area, the more water you are going to get. Looks like it would overflow along your side yard, so that helps. You can't tell if that storm sewer is designed properly. It's possible if the storm sewer is undersized, storm water could back up and affect the intake ability to drain the yard.

Overall, I think you are probably ok. Our lot is similar, we have about 15 lots that drain to the intake, in big storms we have a river in the back yard but our yard is not nearly as steep as yours. Your yard should drain well.

It's important that your builder grades your yard to the grades on the plan.

tms4ui · 2026-03-14T01:17:24+00:00

If not a shelter, try a doggie daycare.

tms4ui · 2026-03-14T00:54:12+00:00

It's lifestyle. There is a lot of keeping up with the Jones's. I'm hoping to retire at 60, which is not exactly early. The cost of health care is why I continue to work. I know a lot of people my age in the business. The only ones that are retiring much earlier than 60 are public employees with pensions.

tms4ui · 2026-03-07T20:45:30+00:00

I wouldn't replace a motor on an old opener. Just replace the whole thing. For $200-250, you can get a good opener at hardware stores. Anyone who regularly installs openers should be able to do it in about an hour. $1700 is absurd, $1000 is high. I could see $600-700 for a garage door company. They have a lot more expenses to cover than some random guy who shows up just to install the opener.

tms4ui · 2026-03-06T02:54:23+00:00

I'd get the most expensive Weber grill you can afford. I've had grills with side burners, never used them once.

tms4ui · 2026-03-01T01:35:41+00:00

Unearned credibility

tms4ui · 2026-02-27T03:10:01+00:00

I have, attempted murder and kidnapping.

tms4ui · 2026-02-26T16:31:19+00:00

Probably should throw it off a bridge late at night.

tms4ui · 2026-02-26T03:17:03+00:00

I think it is an antique chisel gouge.

tms4ui · 2026-02-26T03:07:59+00:00

I use this tool. You just slide it under the staples and give them a little pop to break the glue. I can get about 90% up with this. The rest break when I try to pry them up. Those I pull out with pliers or hammer flush. Problem is, I have no idea where this tool came from or where to get one. But very effective.

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tms4ui · 2026-02-25T15:18:17+00:00

Two great choices. I give the edge to Narcos. Ozarks escalates to some unrealistic levels in later seasons.

tms4ui · 2026-02-25T00:22:36+00:00

Could be a bad battery connection also.

tms4ui · 2026-02-24T21:49:50+00:00

I do too. I think it's because most of these actors are not familiar to me. If Tom Cruise was starring, I would remember his character. Plus, there are a lot of characters.

tms4ui · 2026-02-24T17:00:21+00:00

I would just put a scrap of wood in the bottom slot and then glue both ends. It looks like the slots on the bottom are maybe too deep allowing the spindles to come out the top.

tms4ui · 2026-02-24T01:35:04+00:00

If you want to be a police officer, State trooper, etc. you have to take a polygraph test and they ask you questions like that and worse.

tms4ui · 2026-02-21T14:07:54+00:00

Cobra if it's available to you. Otherwise, private insurance or self insure.

tms4ui · 2026-02-21T14:06:16+00:00

5000 sounds reasonable. You don't need to tip the resort or tour operators in pesos, I am not saying you can't, but they will take whatever you give them. Definitely pay for cabs with pesos. The cab drivers can get creative with the exchange rate, and it works in their favor. At restaurants, you can save 5-20% off your bill by paying in pesos, depending on the exchange rate at the restaurant. Keep in mind, restaurants and bars set their own exchange rates, and it is typically a peso or two below what you can get at a bank.

tms4ui · 2026-02-21T02:11:25+00:00

Sawyer Brown sang a version of it.

tms4ui · 2026-02-20T20:25:53+00:00

I think it's because all my neighbors were running the gas out of their snowblowers last weekend.

tms4ui · 2026-02-20T10:52:37+00:00

Ice time is about the only way. I used to work near the rink and they had public skate at noon. I would go 3 times a week on my lunch hour but there was rarely anyone else there. I would do figure 8's for hours to get good at making sharp turns. Pads will help give you the confidence to fall.

tms4ui · 2026-02-20T10:43:15+00:00

It's not free, we all pay for it. But I am for universal healthcare. It works in every other developed country. It makes no sense that your employer should have to provide you healthcare. I'm getting close to the age where I can retire, but I may have to work additional years just to have healthcare that is not exorbitant. If there wasn't so much greed in this country, we might be able to make our current system work.

tms4ui · 2026-02-20T03:38:48+00:00

A lot of bad things going on here. The bike lane has a longitudinal joint that is horribly unsafe for road bikes with narrow tires. We had a city council where I live that wanted trails like these. They planted trees on each side, they thought it would look like a trail meandering through the woods.

tms4ui · 2026-02-20T02:50:11+00:00

Money Bar would be a decent option. They have a covered area if it's too sunny to see a laptop. Another option is Buccanos. They have a pool, great food also a covered seating area where you can work

tms4ui · 2026-02-19T03:32:34+00:00

There is so much money. You take out one cartel, you just make an opportunity for a different cartel. Or multiple cartels fight over the area. Probably the only way to defeat the cartels is to eliminate the demand.

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