[SwedeSteve]

I haven't had any knee work done, but morphine makes me very nauseous as well.

[Grumpy old dude]

I've never had any work done on any of my apendages. I get woozy on one pain pill!

Been raining and often POURING since the middle of the night. Actually see puddles where they are not usually seen.

Sort of a bummer until my new job gets going.

[killsnapz]

That is one of the most common side effects of Morphine is an upset stomach. I have severe arthritis in my knees but I avoid the pain pills because while they do take the pain away I always end up higher than a kite and am completly unable to do much of anything besides stare at the TV. Had to take some when I had some oral surgery and they would put me to sleep for a good 4 hours everytime. I'll bear the pain and remain alert until the pain level is really bad.

Michael

[ArkansasHunter]

I can't take pain pills either so I don't take them. 2 or 3 Advil seem to work for me when I need them.
I've taken Hydro Codone the dentist prescribed with out ill effects. It puts me to sleep.
I reinjured my right knee I thought yesterday and it hurt but I didn't take anything for it and it's better today.
At least I can walk now...A.H

[gandog56]

Ummm, yeah, hydrocodone, I take three a day.

Better living through chemistry!

[gandog56]

Well, when I went in this morning they took away her morphine pump. Then they tried Oxycontin that didn't work too well, Now it's Lortab, which is like a small hydrocodone.

Her nausea is gone, but the pain is worse. So I guess the morphine was doing her some good, even if it was making her sick.

[texnmidwest]

Quote:       Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

Tex does that mean you are dating skinny wimmins now ??

This is Wisconsin. There are no skinny wimmins here. BUT, I have always liked women with a little meat on their bones!

[texnmidwest]

Quote:       Originally Posted by gandog56

Another reasons Mom's drive you crazy. I came down home because she got a total knee replacement. She's claiming the morphine is making her feel sick, so she doesn't want to press the button on her morphine pump. Then she says her leg hurts. I think it's all in her head. I had two knee replacements and I never got sick.

Morphine doesn't make me sick...it makes me crabby as a heck! I hate that stuff!

[Mike82]

i like pain.....so no problem there....now this broke thumb that i have done nothing with can be annoying at times when it pops outta joint, other than that, it's ok...finally at my stopping point so i can chitter chat the whole night....the drive was nice too....got in a traffic jam in vegas and got to drive in the middle lane(i think) on an 18-lane hwy(not really 18lanes, but so many continuous exit/entrance ramps i counted upwards of 9lanes going westbound)....road trips are kool

[texnmidwest]

Road trips are cool when you don't have to do them every day!

The best vacation I ever had was to start in Los Angeles and drive up the coast highway all the way to the Oregon border and back. That was a wonderful drive and a wonderful experience!

[ArkansasHunter]

Quote:       Originally Posted by texnmidwest

This is Wisconsin. There are no skinny wimmins here. BUT, I have always liked women with a little meat on their bones!

They must eat alot of Wisconsin Cheese LOL !!!

[Mike82]

wow tex, you read my mind....i came to my friend's house and we're gonna take 2 of his cars and drive south from redwood city to the bottom of california then take the coast road all the way up thru washington and debating on staying the night in vancouver. Gonna be a cold ride, cuz I already know what car i'm taking.

[texnmidwest]

LOL!!! Stay safe, Mike!!! You will have a blast and see some wonderfully beautiful countryside!

[Chris61289]

Quote:       Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

They must eat alot of Wisconsin Cheese LOL !!!

Wisconsin cheddar followed up with some good ol' Miller Beer straight out of Milwaukee

[Mike82]

safe eh? well, except for the washed out sections of road, nothign else to worry about....gonna definitely be screaming between major cities to make it in 1 day....front and aft jammers are SWEET!!!

[Grumpy old dude]

Don't yet know where all my new job will take me but it will be road trips for sure.

It rained from yesterday morning until this morning. Grass got a little sun this afternoon.

Listen, and you can hear that stuff growing!

[Mike82]

lol....all i can hear is 5k rpm's of pure music....and the gps saying "off route...off route...off route"....it seems the oldest sections of the coast road aren't on the gps....i wonder if those road closed signs had anything to do with that....also, i can't tell which lane i'm in cuz there's sand covering 90% of the road bed. Man, the LA coastal section was a pain....red lights were seen as green, cuz it was still dark when we were going thru there this morning....i'm packing, but still wanted to avoid any situations. Got caught in a slow moving section west of Salinas. The best view was the part of road that drove along the black rock cliffs, awesome scenery. Also, found out that washington state has a law against using laptops in your car. Luckily i was tipped off right about 5miles before hitting a road block. They confiscate laptops if they're turned on while driving?!? That's a lil harsh. Was also harrassed by a state trooper because he couldn't target us with his laser....fortunately everything was hidden so I felt the nerve to tell him that maybe his equipment was faulty or out of calibration. I'm so mean sometimes, lol.

BTW: is there a bridge between port angeles and victoria? That would save alot of time, my mapping on GPS is old, but the paper map i got shows white dashes that go between port angeles and victoria....it couldn't be anything else than a bridge or tunnel right? it sure would save a LOT of time.

We've made awesome time so far pulling speeds of over 160 for short distances on the straightaways to try and cut down the 19hr normal drive time to as short as possible....lotsa twisty turnys tho.... even got sideways in 1 section where some sand was on road, slowed it down a bit after that.

This pit stop is being well-enjoyed....first thing i did when i got outta car was go lay down in the middle of the road lol. Long Beach is a beautiful area.

i'm just working on getting my arse unfrozen....the drive was chilly, but this boat ride's gonna freeze my butt off.

Update: i figured we'd find a flatboat ferry that goes every couple hours but noooo.....gotta sit and wait till morning....think we're just gonna stay the night here....i got no feeling in my toosh....butt ache just doesnt cover it.

[SwedeSteve]

Youch !!

[gandog56]

Damn that Hillbilly Favre beating my Packers....AGAIN!
And the worst part, listening to my little bro CHEERING them BiQueens because he is a Farve fan who thinks GB screwed FARVE!

[Mike82]

well....we reached vancouver, didn't stay long, toured the city, then hit the major highways on the way back. think we made some truck drivers chit themselves lol. we weren't wreckless driving, we knew what we were doing,

we cut the time more than in half on the way back. now just resting for the trip back home from cali. gonna miss driving that car, now i want one, gotta save my pennies. ROAD TRIPS FTW!!!!!