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  1. WormGuy

    7-18-09

    Store bought for .50 a can.
  2. WormGuy

    7-18-09

    75 pounds of tomatos, 20 lbs. ground beef, 18 cans of chili beans, 8 onions, 8 bell peppers, unknown anount of chili powder, 38 jars, rings and lids, I'm pooped. The last load for the day is in now. It comes out at 8:00 pm. That makes for a 11 hour day. My back held up real well also. I think when this load come out, I may go to bed. John
  3. WormGuy

    Tomato Day

    Well we had a few glitches in our plans today. Wifey didn't get to go with me so I went hunting alone. I went to a place I had got tomatos two years ago and lucked out. They had four boxes of #2's for $10.00 a 25 lb. box. As we were loading them up I asked for a phone number to make sure they would have them available when I'm ready for more. It's a 100 mile round trip, but locally the same box's go for $20.00 and up. The lady there said, see that guy that just pulled up, he will have more in his truck. She went and asked him and he said yes. So I got a total of six boxes. I also got his phone number for my next trip and he said he would have them with no problem. About half of the tomatos are really ripe and the other half are not ripe enough to do anything with. I started trying to make quartered tomatos but found out they were too soft. So, I decided to make juice instead. I had cut up 1 1/4 boxes by this time so I got the juicer out and got ready. We got 8 quarts of juice and since I have 81 quarts of chili to make I have decided to turn all of this into juice for the chili. Kroger had their ground beef on sale, $5.99 for 5 lbs. and I bought 35 lbs. Wednesday. I made a batch yesterday and canned 9 quarts today while I was prepping the tomatos. So the plan is to take the frozen meat out tonight and get it thawing and can as much chili tomorrow as we can. My back did pretty well, I only had to take one muscle relaxer tonight. Tomorrow may be a different story. John
  4. Well, I fizzled out when I got the peaches a few weeks ago. My back couldn't stand the strain of standing and peeling. I ended up giving 3 1/2 boxes away. At least someone got use out of them. Tomorrow wifey and I will go on the great tomato hunt. There is a nearby town that is noted for raising them. A co-worker lives near the town and said that due to the wet spring everyone got them out late and hopefully there should be plenty this weekend. We need 14 bushels do what we have planned, but we're only going to get six bushels this time. I can't take the risk of my back not holding up and losing them like the peaches. I made a large pot of chili today and will can that tomorrow while we are preping the tomato's. Hopefully I won't have too take too many drugs to keep going. John
  5. WormGuy

    Puppy Pics

    I finally remembered to take the camera outside today. What is that? Walking thru the leaves Are you coming with me? I smell it down there somewhere Watching Still watching Guarding the tree Aww dad, do I hafta go in now? Checking out he leaves in the garden A good scratch John
  6. Well, let me be the first to welcome you to the group Karelle. At least now we have someone to keep Darlene in line. I hope you will love it here like the rest of us. John
  7. WormGuy

    Back Update

    I went to physical therapy this morning for my first treatment. I don' t see where any thing good or bad came from it. One thing that struck me as odd is the therapist asked me why I was there. I told him because my doctor told me to. This guy is supposed to be as good as one can be in his field. He looked at 30 years worth of MRI's and asked if I was going to have surgery. He expressed more concern with the L5 area than the others. He asked if I had any numbness or tingling in the pelvic region and when I told him at times I do, he said if it ever gets more than it is now to go straight to the emergency room because it would need immediate surgery. I don't know why he said this and I didn't think to ask, but I will next Monday when I go back. He had me stand and bend side to side and then forward. Well, when I bend forward I have to bend my knees to straighten back up. He had two students with him and when I bent my knees they all grabbed for me. I looked at them kinda funny and they said they thought I was goning to fall. That's when I had to give them my little talk. I said "If I ever fall down inside of this building, do not touch me, let me alone until I get up by myself." I repeated this twice. The reason is because when a person grabs me they try to help me up which puts me in a twist and that causes more pain. The doctor did this last week in his office and I had to tell him to turn me loose. The therapist did some minor treatment before straping me into a machine and having me bend forward as far as I could, doing 10 repetitions. The tenth one was hard to do. They then put me on heat pads with a tens unit (which I love) for twenty minutes and then sent me home. I have an appointment next Tuesday with a neuro-surgeon in the afternoon, can't wait to see what he has to say...
  8. I finally got the MRI report. It ain't good. Seems I have two herniated disc between L1 and L3. It also shows nerve entrapment. Wife says if there is a reason for surgery, nerve entrapment is it. My doctor is out untill this Wednesday so I have to wait until then to get recomendations. Wife says that maybe physical therapy may help, I don't think so. I really don't want to go thru surgery again, it ain't fun plus there goes this years garden. So I sit and wait.....
  9. WormGuy

    Another Day...

    My pain level is always a 2 or 3 out of ten, but I've learned to deal with it. Yesterday was a 5. Today because I'm doing more sitting it's a 6. I really don't like taking drugs, but I just took a percocet (sp). Odd thing was the day of the MRI I felt normal.
  10. WormGuy

    Another Day...

    has come and gone and still no word from the doctor. Don't ya just love modern medicine...
  11. THANK YOU!!! I haven't told you how much I appreciate your 'recall' notices.

  12. The MRI went okay, man those things get warm! It wasn't fun laying there for 30 minutes, but hey, I tough...right? I should know the results Friday they said. I did get to see some of the pics they took. My spine has a left to right curve in it instead of being straight, wierd looking.
  13. WormGuy

    Back Home

    I will get better one way or another, I've had worse than this to keep me down and I won with God's help. "wormie2: John
  14. WormGuy

    Back Home

    I try to keep positive Ginger, it is hard sometimes tho. I have a saying, "I don't look back because that is the past, I look forward because that is where my future is." Thanks for the prayers, I do appreciate them. John
  15. WormGuy

    Back Home

    I've had traction before at home and in the hospital, didn't help. To be honest about PT, I know it is has to be done on a regular basis, and I have been through that, but again only short term relief. The last MRI I had showed the disc are deteriorting slowly going up my back. When I tore my calf muscle last year I asked the therapist to show me some exercises for my back and none of them were different than the ones I had done before. John
  16. At least I'm doing better today, the drugs really wacked me out yesterday. I don't like taking then but sometimes I have to. I go tomorrow at 2:30 for the MRI. Oh joy!!! I just hope I can lay still long enough to get through it. I don't do good laying on my back. John
  17. WormGuy

    Back Home

    I just got back from the doctor, and it was not fun. After asking the usual questions he had me lean forward, (I was in a wheelchair) he touched my back and I screamed. He said "that is touchy isn't it." He asked me if I could walk and I said yes. I slowly got up and took two steps and fell to the floor. The Doctor grabed me and I had to tell him to turn me loose. I have found that when someone tries to help me when I fall, it onlys causes more pain becasue they are pulling on me in a twist. It took me awhile to get up and get back to the wheelchair. The doc suggested I get another MRI to see what's going on. I told him it will show two herniated disk just like before and that there is nothing that can be done for it. He agreed, but said it would be good to make sure. So...I wait until I can get an appointment with a neurosurgeon and go from there. My concern is that this is getting more frequent and that there will come a time when I won't be able to walk. Time will tell. I will one way or another get my garden out this year, even if I have to crawl in the dirt to do it. Of course the wife won't like washing dirt/muddy jeans. John
  18. WormGuy

    Ouch

    I have had back trouble since 1973. I had surgery in 86' which only helped for a year. This week it has been hurting more every day. Well, yesterday it left town. I've had to crawl at times to get through the house. It is better today, but I think it is all of the drugs I am taking for the pain. The wife gave me 4 hours to get better before she would load me up and take me to the hospital. At least I can walk semi upright without my nose dragging the ground, but it still hurts like heck. I have applied for another job and it will be just my luck they will call and I won't be able to go. They ain't gonna hire somebody that can't walk upright. My seeds all came up except for 6 so I feel good about that, now if I can make them grow straight instead of laying over. I have one cucumber plant that is a t least 7" long already. I was hoping to get in the garden this week to spread a truck load of leaves out but it's gonna have to wait. I have a plan made out that this year I will dehydrated more than I can. I just hope I can find what I want at a decent price because I can't grow some of it. I did find a site that sells freeze dried machines for home use, but I'm afraid to call them for a price. Here is a link if anyone wants to look. http://www.freezedryco.com/equipment/model_2000.html John
  19. WormGuy

    2-5-09

    I just peeked at my seed tray and I see 4 seeds up!!!! WooHoo!!!!!!
  20. This is for my dear freind Westie. I use this on pork, but it could be used on other meats as well. I usually taste the rub and the sauce and adjust it accordingly. Rub Mixture: 1-2 ounces salt 2 Tbls. Black Pepper 10 Ounces sugar A sprinkle of garlic if desired 1 Tbls. Worcestershire sauce Several sprinkles of Ginger Oil to bind ingredients [/size] Put ingredients in a bowl. Add enough oil to "wet" the ingredients. Rub mixture on roast. Cook fat side up. Add a very small amount of water to pan, cook at 325 for 1 ¼ to 1/12 hours, depending on the size of the roast. [/size] There is a sauce to go with it. Sauce: 2 Tbls. Cornstarch ¼ cup sugar 1 can pineapple juice (about 18-20 oz.) 1/3 cup vinegar 1 Tbls. soy sauce Red food coloring if desired John
  21. 98 YEARS OLD???? ACKK!!

    (Does your wife know???)

    LOL

  22. Hi John!! Just stopping by to say hi! :waving:

  23. Welcome Bay Mare!!! Glad you posted. When you get ready to can ask as many questions as you need to. "Wormie" John
  24. Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, and Homer - The Odyssey. John
  25. Okay ladies, you asked for it. This takes hours to download and I have high speed. Some of the files are over 400 meg. If I remember correctly there are 44 files. http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/index.htm John
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