[catra121]

As if the cold weather wasn't enough to flare up my RSD...they were doind road work outside our house yesterday and I felt the entire house vibrating for hours on end and wanted to scream. Still dealing with the aftermath of that today and there was absolutely nothing I could do about that. At least with the weather you can sort of try to keep warm and protect yourself. What do you do when your house is shaking?

[birchlake]

Originally Posted by catra121

As if the cold weather wasn't enough to flare up my RSD...they were doind road work outside our house yesterday and I felt the entire house vibrating for hours on end and wanted to scream. Still dealing with the aftermath of that today and there was absolutely nothing I could do about that. At least with the weather you can sort of try to keep warm and protect yourself. What do you do when your house is shaking?

Couple of threads about the weather creating flares. Luckily, I have not experienced this. But I still hate the cold none-the-less!

If the house is shaking? I guess the movie theater might be a good option!

[catra121]

Originally Posted by birchlake

Couple of threads about the weather creating flares. Luckily, I have not experienced this. But I still hate the cold none-the-less!

If the house is shaking? I guess the movie theater might be a good option!

Sure would be if I could drive. But alas...I was stranded inside the house because my boyfriend was at work. Oh well...hopefully I recover from this in a few days or so. At least since it's the weekend now I won't need to worry about any roadwork for at least a few days.

[alt1268]

catra, that is an automatic **** off for me. When something like that happens, or that smart butt who insists on playing the bass in his car has loud as he can.

[Russell]

Usually during a LaNina it stays drier and not much snow down here. I can see snow on the higher mountain peaks (a great view of 9 peaks) but just cold and windy where I am. I sure hope for a mild winter. Last winter we got slammed.
Do not do well in cold!...

[catra121]

Originally Posted by alt1268

catra, that is an automatic **** off for me. When something like that happens, or that smart butt who insists on playing the bass in his car has loud as he can.

Ha...yeah...our house is right at a 4-way stop sign so those idiots with the bass turned up are something I suffer from regularly. Thank goodness at least that doesn't last long. I wanted to go out fronts and yell at the construction guys...but I know it's not their fault and the works needs to be done so it's just something I have to deal with. Maybe they will come again Monday morning when I am at my doctor's appt and finish up. THAT would be too good to be true.

Oh well...it's windy and cool outside today so I think this will be abother day spent in front of my space heater. Sigh...things will get better. How many days until Spring?

[Russell]

I must say this is my favorite time of the year tho. All the trees changing colors and the one's blocking my view lost all their leaves and now I have a great panoramic view of nine peaks.
There's two brothers that live about 1/4 mile from me who play loud music in their garage that bothers me too. I call them the boombox brothers (lol). You can hear their music all around the mountain. Outside of that it's nice and peaceful up here...

[kathy d]

Hi Catra121,
I feel for you. I have just had the last 4 weeks of hammering and having our condos balconies replaced. They had to hammer at them to get them apart and then back together again. I thought I was going to die. It started at 8:00 am and went until 5 PM every day with only a half hour lunch break!!! My dog, cat, and myself would all climb into my bed once they started lunch and just crash for about 45 mins until they started again. It was horrible. Also, I live off a main road (that has been closed further down due to extensive bridge construction for a year) and I am soo happy it is closed. I wish it would stay closed forever! Normally, I get 5-6 times a day every day sirens screaming up and down the road as the police dept is about a mile away. Then, add the motorcycles and the bass from radios...sometimes I want to lose my mind. And oh I have condos above me and last week one of them had their 3 year old grandson running nonstop for three days. I love kids but I wanted to smack that kid. I like everyone else hate noise. Oh and I have a home aid that loves to talk nonstop when she gets here. I am going to talk to her about my needs and what I need her not to do tomorrow. SHould be fun. lol.I guess some aids feel a need to talk nonstop as to entertain me but after 6 plus years of being by myself most of it I enjoy peace and quiet not to mention the noise drives my rsd crazy. Ok my two cents...but I do feel for you. I have always said I wanted to move out in the middle of nowhere in the AZ desert by myself and now it sounds real good to me;.)
Take care.
Kathy d

[LIT LOVE]

Originally Posted by kathy d

Hi Catra121,
I feel for you. I have just had the last 4 weeks of hammering and having our condos balconies replaced. They had to hammer at them to get them apart and then back together again. I thought I was going to die. It started at 8:00 am and went until 5 PM every day with only a half hour lunch break!!! My dog, cat, and myself would all climb into my bed once they started lunch and just crash for about 45 mins until they started again. It was horrible. Also, I live off a main road (that has been closed further down due to extensive bridge construction for a year) and I am soo happy it is closed. I wish it would stay closed forever! Normally, I get 5-6 times a day every day sirens screaming up and down the road as the police dept is about a mile away. Then, add the motorcycles and the bass from radios...sometimes I want to lose my mind. And oh I have condos above me and last week one of them had their 3 year old grandson running nonstop for three days. I love kids but I wanted to smack that kid. I like everyone else hate noise. Oh and I have a home aid that loves to talk nonstop when she gets here. I am going to talk to her about my needs and what I need her not to do tomorrow. SHould be fun. lol.I guess some aids feel a need to talk nonstop as to entertain me but after 6 plus years of being by myself most of it I enjoy peace and quiet not to mention the noise drives my rsd crazy. Ok my two cents...but I do feel for you. I have always said I wanted to move out in the middle of nowhere in the AZ desert by myself and now it sounds real good to me;.)
Take care.
Kathy d

OH MY, Kathy! Your post made me smile. My cleaning lady is hyper and wants too chat a mile a minute. I feel like I have to entertain her or she pouts. I know she thinks she's doing me a favor, due to my isolation. I've moved somewhere quiet and live alone because it's easier on me physically. The upside is she's fast and thorough, so I continue to put up with it, because she does make my life easier the rest of the week. Some days I just have to go hide from her though...

[catra121]

Originally Posted by kathy d

Hi Catra121,
I feel for you. I have just had the last 4 weeks of hammering and having our condos balconies replaced. They had to hammer at them to get them apart and then back together again. I thought I was going to die. It started at 8:00 am and went until 5 PM every day with only a half hour lunch break!!! My dog, cat, and myself would all climb into my bed once they started lunch and just crash for about 45 mins until they started again. It was horrible. Also, I live off a main road (that has been closed further down due to extensive bridge construction for a year) and I am soo happy it is closed. I wish it would stay closed forever! Normally, I get 5-6 times a day every day sirens screaming up and down the road as the police dept is about a mile away. Then, add the motorcycles and the bass from radios...sometimes I want to lose my mind. And oh I have condos above me and last week one of them had their 3 year old grandson running nonstop for three days. I love kids but I wanted to smack that kid. I like everyone else hate noise. Oh and I have a home aid that loves to talk nonstop when she gets here. I am going to talk to her about my needs and what I need her not to do tomorrow. SHould be fun. lol.I guess some aids feel a need to talk nonstop as to entertain me but after 6 plus years of being by myself most of it I enjoy peace and quiet not to mention the noise drives my rsd crazy. Ok my two cents...but I do feel for you. I have always said I wanted to move out in the middle of nowhere in the AZ desert by myself and now it sounds real good to me;.)
Take care.
Kathy d

Oh my...that would all drive me CRAZY! I guess I should count myself lucky that at least the roadwork won't last forever. I guess I never thought much about talkative people flaring up my RSD...but then I've always been sort of shy and when I've been in social situations with the RSD I just thought it was the energy of being around people in general that was screwing me up. My boyfriend and I are both pretty quiet people so I've never had to really deal with that on a regular basis. I hope you are able to make the home aid understand what you need/don't need from her. Good luck.