What's upsetting you today?

[FStop]

Anybody notice that the left lane on the highway has become the new right lane?

[Sundae]

Just come through approx 2 hours of the worst acid reflux I have had in my life. I mean, holding onto the table and wondering if I should be going to A&E type pain.

I knew I would get through it, I was 95% sure it was just heartburn/ reflux whatever. But although it's been a problem for me in the past, I've never had anything like this.

I'll get a doctors appointment tomorrow. After doing some research, the cut off point for discussing it with a GP is two weeks, or if you get it more than twice a week. Both of which apply to me. I haven't detailed it here because heartburn sounds like such a wimpy complaint. It's been making me miserable for a while now though. It's almost definitely aggravated by my weight, not helped by the broken futon I sleep on that tilts my body doownwards and quite possibly affected by being stressed at present.

The doc might just send me away and tell me to buy some Gaviscon (something I intend to do tomorrow anyway) but I want to push him about whether I should be on PPIs for a while. My Uncle has Barrett's Oesophagus which potentially runs in families. I'm not saying I have it, just that if it is something my family are prone to, I want my GP to know so he can help me come to the right decision.

For those who haven't heard of it, it's a condition where the lining of the oesophagus is damaged by the acid leaking from the stomach. The damaged cells become pre-cancerous, and although the additional risk is only 0.5-1.5% the cancer is very hard to treat (25% cure rate IF caught early and WITH pretty drastic surgery). Uncle Jim will have to have regular endoscopies from now on. It is more prevalent in males however and more common in the over 40s. It's advice I'll be asking for mostly.

[classicman]

4 years worth of sales data and electronic material lost.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by classicman

4 years worth of sales data and electronic material lost.

Dude.

Never say die.

What happened?

[limey]

SG and Classicman - my sympathies to both of you. Big time.

[BigV]

As for what's upsetting me today, it's the day after Patch Tuesday.

Yay.

*plus*

As an unexpected bonus, it is really finally time to do XPSP3. What a monster.

[Tink]

People that don't format their own documents before sending them out. It's a waste of my time to have to do it for them. Sending back.... Again!

[lookout123]

People who don't take their commitments seriously. Yes, it is just rec league soccer, but when you say you will be somewhere, be there. I put my name back on the roster for tonight's game with the understanding that I would be a third substitute and would only play a few minutes to give the knee a first runout. Two of my players just called to say they are going to a party instead of the game, since I'll be there.

[ZenGum]

Lookout - at least they called you this time. Better than WE managed to do. I notice they still didn't invite you though. :P

[Sundae]

Just gone home to leave a note. I knocked on the door before entering - I do not count myself as living there any more.

As soon as I entered I noticed the smell. Really rancid. Hely came in with me - she spent Monday & Tuesday with me at work, but I hadn't seen her today.

Her water bowl had been used as a food bowl at Diz's end of the counter. As had two other bowls. I always kept them separate because the two cats didn't get on - so they had specific areas and specific bowls. I couldn't see any fresh water. The pint glass Diz always used in my bedroom was down to half a pint and the water was obviously old and slighty furred.

The litter tray hasn't been emptied or topped up since Monday week when HM asked me how quickly I could move out and I didn't sleep a night there after that. In fact it was only half a tray of litter - I hadn't realised it had got so low and before the row I made a mental note to get some before work Tuesday morning. We're talking 9 days now.

My bedroom has apparently been used. There is an empty bottle of Guinness beside the bed and the skylight is open. However my night shirt is still half under the pillow where I left it and the fitted sheet is still untucked (I had a restless last night). A plant had been knocked off the wardrobe (I noticed when I came to collect Diz on Monday) and it was still spilled on the floor.

I have taken all the plants with me. My regret is that I cannot take Hely. I left the following note.

I’ve technically moved out.

I will come back over the weekend, when I hope to remove most, if not all, of my possessions. If I can’t take them all at this time I will advise you when I expect to have the remainder removed. I’m not intentionally dragging it out – I just don’t have the means to move large volumes of stuff.

I have kept my key for the time being, however if you would prefer to have it please collect it from EEA during my working hours. We will then need to agree times/ dates for me to access the house. I can assure you that I will only come back into the house to take things which belong to me, and have absolutely no intention of causing any damage or taking anything that does not belong to me. Unless I hear from you otherwise regarding this, I will double lock the front door and post the key through the letterbox as soon as I am done.

As I do not have a fixed address I cannot ask the Post Office to redirect my post. As I see it, you have three options
- drop it off at EEA or the pub periodically
- mark it return to sender
- throw it in the bin
Obviously I’d prefer the first option.

As a gesture of goodwill and I hope friendship, I am leaving the laptop for the time being. I don’t have wi-fi access so it seems a shame to remove something that currently means more to you than me. I will not take it without notifying you even if I still have a key.

[FStop]

SG,
Eek. Doesn't sound like a very good time you're having. Hope it all works out.
I remember *backstory time!* when my now ex-wife, kicked me out of the house this past January, how utterly ridiculous it was arranging and actually getting stuff out of the house. Not to mention the sheer uncomfortable silence that hung in the air. Things like that are definitely something that you never had expected or planned on doing. Now I don't really know who you're talking about, or the circumstances under which you're leaving, none of my business, but I most certainly know how you're feeling. It's definitely nothing that anybody wants to feel or be in for any amount of time.
You'll be alright. I thought I wouldn't make it, but I somehow did. And you will too. If it's one thing that I learned after moving out, it's that you can never bring enough boxes and packing tape.
Just keep your chin up and remember to breathe every now and then.

[classicman]

Well put FStop - I concur completely.

[FStop]

I'm going to have to side with Roseanne. I absolutely loved Brad Pitt in the "Fight Club" era, and Angelina was wonderful in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith". It very much, almost mirrored my marriage, but Jesus Lord, enough is enough. Quit adopting and fucking head to a no-name town and get the hell off of my TV.
Both of them have done a 360 in recent years, and it's quite, quite apparent that they're only doing cinematics to keep bread on the table.

[Aliantha]

One of my cats has decided to use one of my large potted palms as a toilet. If I find out which one, I'm going to wring its neck. Until then, I hope the next time it tries it, the little rat really enjoys the cayenne pepper I've sprinkled all over the soil for it.

[Aliantha]

SG, why don't you come and stay at my place? It's nice here, and we have plenty of room. You can even bring both the cats (as long as they don't mess up my plants lol).