Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Well Larry I got a voicemail from my doc this morning at 7:45 now can you tell me what the hell is an excellent blood test, see I had a fasting one done yesterday morning felt like I was completely drained afterwards.

 

I hate those calls, but it is the way they do it. I want numbers. Numbers I know. Like saying you are getting good gas mileage but no numbers. Too subjective to me. But the average person wants to know it all is ok or not. That is usually enough for most. Your fasting was for lipids and blood sugar. So you are either at good levels or heading that way.

 

My lipids were off the charts on the low side and were of no concern when when they stuck me on the 80mg Lipitor generic my blood sugar was also fine.

 

Now I'll have to ask for them in writing as the Doc should have guessed I can deal with the numbers.

 

After my most recent vehicle-buying experience, I'm totally convinced that the Cert. pre-owned is the only way to go. You can find them a year or 2 old with low miles, any issues will have probably been already fixed, and the Cert. warranty is better than new. Let the first guy take the depreciation hit. I saved $20K on a car with 14K on the odometer, and got the balance of the warranty (2+ yrs), plus another 2 years being a Cert. vehicle.....and it was physically perfect. You couldn't tell anyone had driven it besides the mileage.

And they even put 2 new tires on the front since the existing ones had curb "scuffs" on the sidewalls.

 

The Lipitor gives additional cardiac protection even if your lipids are normal. The potential side effect is muscle aches and pains brought on my statins. I have it, but worked my way out of it. My legs ached like crazy when I had the issue. Having had a major stroke, you are better served by being on a statin.

 

I can understand that. Esp. with high end cars. I no longer buy high end vehicles. I have to say that the ones I have now, the Grand Caravan, and the Kia Soul I bought new and have no regrets.

 

Here's an example of one of the vehicles you mentioned. Don't know what year yours is, or what you paid for it, but this seems to be a good deal:
Dodge Details

And comes with "7-Year/100,000-Mile Powertrain Limited Warranty, the 3-Month/3,000-Mile Maximum Care Coverage, 24-Hour Towing and Roadside Assistance, Car Rental Allowance, CARFAX®Vehicle History Report™ and an introductory 3-month subscription to SiriusXM®Satellite Radio. Plus, we offer something you won’t find from any other manufacturer: Lifetime Certified Warranty Upgrades. Imagine that ... a warranty that will cover your CPOV for as long as you own it"

 

I hate it when that happens......



Dan

 

I bought that warranty. It is a lot of $$$ but when you live on a fixed income, you don't want surprises.

 

I have never gotten a call - always an analysis by mail with numbers and everything. Then the doc sends me a pamphlet about my high cholesterol which I promply ignore because my "bad" levels are very, very low, and my good levels are very, very high; genetics, pretty good diet, plenty of exercise and a bit of luck. Then the next time I see the doc she says, "I don't know why we sent you the info - there's nothing to worry about."

Can't believe they leave results in a voice mail with HIPPA and all - that is a no-no. You never know who could retrieve that message. (yeah, I know, someone could steal my mail and open it if they really cared too).

 

I got one by mail the other ones were on line if I wanted them. Talk about security issues, nothing is safe under *blows on the interwebie.

 

Well I can now use the Pi2 to harangue you folks just got to get it off UTC so it doesn't drive me nuts. I finally broke down and loaded up a brand new class 10 tf card with NOOBS and got a clean Raspbian install done.

 

Can you translate that into English?

 

that's what I was thinking...... of never mind - i'm gonna retire soon. don't need to know

 

Which part?

 

TF card a microSD card normally found in smart(y)phones and tablets. They come in many capacities and speeds (the class tells what speed a TF card is. They normally are sold with an adapter so they can be used in a SD slot or USB port ( I can use either). They are solid state devices but are no where as fast as most SSDs.

 

UTC, class 10 tf card with NOOBS, and Raspbian.
The only part I understood was that you did something to the computer. No idea is it software or hardware and no idea about function.