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$800 seems unexplained, who pays and who gets it, for what?



the "no liquor or gambling" bit I think is like the illegal sports betting I was doing to set me on the path to furthering my vices in Youngstown Ohio in the late 70s ... the slip I would get would say on it "for entertainment purposes only"



in other words, they knew damn well practically the only reason for the races was to gamble, which would be rampant if illegal, but had to claim they were banning it

I believe the mural is a re-creation of an advertising bill for the (self proclaimed?) "world's greatest county fair" before Clay County, Iowa took over that responsibility.

I estimate this to originally be from the late 1800's, back when $800 would have been a substantial purse.

There are still a number of county fairgrounds in the region that are quite strict about no alcohol on premises.

so maybe one race a day with an $800 purse. Odd way they use to say that.

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Insist to Take the treadmill test. If you pass that, then you're muscles are fine now. No need to wait 8more weeks.

- Dr 100xOdds :)

Is this what they're calling a "stress test" on the treadmill?

I overhear people talking about them...

(Their main concern seems to be weight restrictions on the arms. Their secondary concern is that I will be way out of timely reach of emergency services, should something go horribly wrong.)

yes stress test. your heart rate goes to like 180bps, kinda like your wife walking in on your with another woman. :)

Why limit arm lifting weight?

They're worried that my arms will overload the spot where they cracked open the chest to do the heart surgery.

I feel fine, but I'd hate to be in a position where I have to choose between overloading myself to the point of injury or being stuck for 3 days - a real possibility travelling the mountains during tire chain season.

Update (again):

Another several phone calls clarified that their concern is ejection fraction - how much juice is getting squeezed out on each squeeze of the juice squeezer.

Apparently, it's low.

If you've ever thought I seemed heartless, there may be a medical explanation...

I had 4x bypass a few years back… 1992, when I was 35. Just hang in there. Nothing about recovery is going to be fun. Everyone’s path afterward is different, so I can’t give any advice, but I will say that maximizing your recovery potential is directly correlated to your lust for life. All the best.

I rarely take the doctors advice. When I had my back surgery they said to plan on taking six weeks away from work. My surgery was on a Wednesday and I was back at work on Monday morning. Granted, it was a desk job so there wasn't a lot of movement involved. The hardest part was walking up the stairs to the second floor where my office was.

Sadly, disregarding the medicos isn't a ready option.

Since I (used to) travel for work, and work is insisting on a clean (enough) bill of health before I resume travel... I'm somewhat stuck using as directed instead of going off-label.

I guess it's an opportunity to make time serve me. I've got a hefty stack of books I've been meaning to read, and now, fortunately, not much better to do.

Current audiobook: The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card. Audiobooks are very convenient for the prescribed rehab exercises, like long walks through the park.

Wait.. your heart isn't pumping out as much blood?

Why is that? And how do they fix that?

So you feel tired and dizzy often?

I feel great. I begin to get light headed if I keep a too-vigorous pace for more than about 10 minutes. (This happens on the treadmill, sometimes. Walking through the neighborhood, a few seconds pause here and there to take in a view or sniff the autumn leaves is amply restorative.)

When they last measured the ejection fraction, a few days after the surgery, they found that the number was a bit on the low side. I don't find that surprising, since I had just had my chest cracked open, I believe I was still full of surgical drains, and I had spent the past several decades trying to live fast and die young.

They're just declining to re-evaluate the number (yet), since for most patients, the improvement before the next scheduled test is insufficient to warrant a change in status.

So I wait, and go for walks, and spend time reading. Blackjack Blueprint (Rick Blaine) currently. I'm not learning a whole bunch, but I agree with many other reviewers that it's well organized, well written, and a very good starting point for a modern beginning counter.

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CCOTD Meaning



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CCOTD



Connecticut Coalition for Organ and Tissue Donation



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CCotD - Casino Chip of the Day is the thread where the chip collectors admire artifacts and exchange stories about going to get the chips...

of course!

are they real casino chips?

Are they real? Sort of.

One of the casinos I used to play rebranded and was selling old retired chips after issuing the new chips. (I'm sure they held the old chips for several years after the rebranding, so there was no obligation for redemption.)

$10 for 100 casino grade chips in the denominations I wanted (40 $1's, 60 $5's) seemed too good to pass up.

The poker room crowd had already bought off all the high-denomination sets, but practicing chip tricks or counting objects with the 3 year old works just as well with $1's as with $100's.



The CCotD crowd tends to pay face value for live chips from a casino they have played at; I bought retired chips at a fraction of face value from a casino that replaced the issuing casino. Nagging little details.



I also don't care much if I lose or damage one (or eighty), because there are a few hundred more on the shelf. Artifact collectors, on the other hand, sometimes get a bit persnickety if they scuff a chip while cleaning it for display.

The big stacks are 20x, the short stacks are 5x, and the 3 splashed reds are not stacked according to procedure. :P

Clearly I lost (about) half a box at some point. The 32 "different" reds (lower right) are Y2K souvenir chips. I'm sure the house was hoping people would keep them instead of redeeming for cash, and profit by seigniorage.



(That's 839 total by my count, but I know a few more are floating around... somewhere.)

A friend on mine owned and operated a martial arts studio, and he used to advertise in the coupon circular. In the spring. he'd advertise to not let parents have their kids spend another summer on the couch. In the late fall ,early winter, he'd advertise to give their kid the gift of karate this Christmas. You get the idea. His school was always popular, had a lot of students and he and his students were accomplished Martial arts students and tournament competitors.

I actually used one for my daughter that came in recently: a coupon for 20% off any single item at the Spirit Halloween store!

Hi,

I knew you'd been ill, but didn't take in quite how ill.

I hope you continue to get better and return to full and long term health.

The little apples they're giving out. Pretty nice!

Keep at it! You'll make better days become a reality!

Dollar Tree sells a really good salt-free seasoning that I use as a salt substitute. It's very tasty and I usually buy a whole case of it when I'm there. I also use fresh lemons a lot instead of salt and flavored vinegar. You'll be amazed how quickly you get used to not putting salt on everything. And how quickly you discover what real food tastes like.

My grandfather used a salt-free seasoning. I tried some once, and asked if he enjoyed it.

He told me that - like it or not - this particular blend was the only thing he found he could still taste. He sprinkled it liberally on everything and pretended to remember what food tasted like.

My experience with a number of seasoning blends has been similar.

The tiniest sprinkle of salt is much more satisfying.



What with being ordered to convalesce, I get the happy privilege to walk the little one to and from kindergarten every day. She will likely never believe that when I was her age, I did 2 miles each way, by myself, uphill both ways... her reality is walking across the street, 700 feet door to door. There are (minor) hills inclines each way, and we'll see about the snow drifts when the season comes.