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[scomac2002]

Thinking further on the thrift store clothing, my cousin who quite literally gives away more money to charity than he spends buys all his clothes at Value Village or similar.  He's not high on style, but that's okay, neither is his wife.  Picture if you will the characters from the movie Smart People and you get a bit of an idea of the eccentric nature of these two as they are both retired university professors.  Two of their kids are too and the third is a curator at a museum.  Not your normal bunch of folks that you'd meet everyday...

 

At any rate, @Fellaheen51is correct, I've seen NWT in there from time to time.  Picked up a new Adidas golf cap for $2.99 I think at one point.  The reason I don't look more often is size.  Being all arms and legs and requiring extra long severely limits selection to essentially none.  I wear Eddie Bauer almost exclusively because they fit and the factory outlet is just 20 minutes down the road.  Go once in the spring and once in the fall; job done!

[Fellaheen51]

2 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

Thinking further on the thrift store clothing, my cousin who quite literally gives away more money to charity than he spends buys all his clothes at Value Village or similar.  He's not high on style, but that's okay, neither is his wife.  Picture if you will the characters from the movie Smart People and you get a bit of an idea of the eccentric nature of these two as they are both retired university professors.  Two of their kids are too and the third is a curator at a museum.  Not your normal bunch of folks that you'd meet everyday...

 

At any rate, @Fellaheen51is correct, I've seen NWT in there from time to time.  Picked up a new Adidas golf cap for $2.99 I think at one point.  The reason I don't look more often is size.  Being all arms and legs and requiring extra long severely limits selection to essentially none.  I wear Eddie Bauer almost exclusively because they fit and the factory outlet is just 20 minutes down the road.  Go once in the spring and once in the fall; job done!

 

I've always had an appreciation for eccentricity.  Those that are unconventional, traveling through life on a different wavelength.  An old college friend is a retired university professor.  He's fits the description of your cousin to a tee.  Usually appearing a bit disheveled.  Engaging in conversation with him is an exercise in deep thought.  A challenge.  He's very intelligent.  How he's wired.  Once attended a dinner party he and his wife hosted with a number of other professors from the university.  I have a gift for gab most of the time, but they took conversation to a whole other level.  Was out of my league.  Sat back, watched, and listened to the milieu.  LOL.  Hadn't thought about this in 20+ years.  

Edited November 23, 2020 by Fellaheen51

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On 11/21/2020 at 4:33 AM, tolmij said:

Played in England(Birmingham back the 60s, then we could only play public courses and they did not take bookings, we used to be there around 6am and wait with the crowd, fight to put your name on the booking board outside the course, usually on the pavement and then you would be called when your turn came. Never knew how long it would be, sometimes it could be 4/5 hrs before your turn came round. One day we had walked away, cant remember why, but it was our turn when we were not there, they put us back on the board but it was another two hours wait. 

The only course I personally know of that still dose this is The Old Course at St Andrews. 

 

Would hate to try and play all courses like that. 

[Divot License]

On 11/21/2020 at 10:14 AM, BIG STU said:

My old man ran a course and we lived in the middle of it no joke. Christmas Day the gate was open and scorecards and pencils were on a table outside. You could walk free. Most of the time we were at my Grandmother's some 200 miles away. Only 2 times were we home on Christmas Day. One year it was cold and rainy and the course was crowded. Me and the old man got out on my cart and rode around and the old man remarked " everyone and his brother must have gotten golf equipment for Christmas this year" The year before I went in the Navy we stayed home and it was 70* and no one was out. My bud whose dad owned the place called about 10:00 and he lived on the opposite side of the course from where we did. He rode over and we played until dark and never saw any other players. Great day for cross country golf. I do not recall ever playing golf on Christmas again

Christmas Day is pretty much the only day courses shut over here. 

 

Personally I'm usually too full of food and drink to consider golfing. 

[Sean2]

I really, really pushed myself this week. I battle fatigue, so it was a challenge, lol. I wanted to walk 100 miles for the week, and also wanted to get to 25 miles, 500 active minutes, 50,000 steps, and 6,000 calories in one day, which I did.

 

Yesterday:

—27 miles

—53,709 steps

—530 active minutes

—6,147 calories burned

—112 miles for the week

 

As to having patience to some others, I know what you mean. I try to remind myself that I can't control what other people do, I can only control how I react to it...but that is easier said than done, lol. 

 

A small example, which has already been pointed out, is seeing people who take carts ignore the CPO rule...as if the rules don't apply to them and they are entitled to do what they want. 

 

Technologically we have made stunning advances, but when it comes to our level of maturity, we don't seem to have changed all that much from 50,000 years ago. 

 

[scomac2002]

1 hour ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

I've always had an appreciation for eccentricity.  Those that are unconventional, traveling through life on a different wavelength.  An old college friend is a retired university professor.  He's fits the description of your cousin to a tee.  Usually appearing a bit disheveled.  Engaging in conversation with him is an exercise in deep thought.  A challenge.  He's very intelligent.  How he's wired.  Once attended a dinner party he and his wife hosted with a number of other professors from the university.  I have a gift for gab most of the time, but they took conversation to a whole other level.  Was out of my league.  Sat back, watched, and listened to the milieu.  LOL.  Hadn't thought about this in 20+ years.  

 

I know exactly what you mean.  I remember a number of years ago getting together with a group of acquaintances in Toronto for dinner one evening.  These folks were all members of the Canadian equivalent to Bogleheads.  An empowered group from various backgrounds.

 

One fellow brings out a dissertation from Marie Curie that his father had come to acquire in 1938 Austria.  It was a very deep physics paper that he wanted to show to two fellows in particular; one being a physics professor from the U of T and the other had a doctorate in nuclear physics.  I happened to be sitting across the table from the fellow who brought the paper -- a software developer in his own right -- and listened to the ensuing conversation for about 5 minutes.  I could literally feel the breeze from the contrails overhead as these three discussed the material.  I didn't have the foggiest idea what they were talking about.  I just felt strangely honoured to be in their presence on that particular occasion.

[scomac2002]

16 minutes ago, Sean2 said:

I really, really pushed myself this week. I battle fatigue, so it was a challenge, lol. I wanted to walk 100 miles for the week, and also wanted to get to 25 miles, 500 active minutes, 50,000 steps, and 6,000 calories in one day, which I did.

 

Yesterday:

—27 miles

—53,709 steps

—530 active minutes

—6,147 calories burned

—112 miles for the week

 

I should introduce you to my BIL.  He is a fitness fanatic.  That sort of challenge would be right up his alley!

[Sean2]

1 hour ago, scomac2002 said:

 

I should introduce you to my BIL.  He is a fitness fanatic.  That sort of challenge would be right up his alley!

I don't see myself doing it again, lol. Just one of those goals I had. 🙂

[BIG STU]

7 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

 

I can certainly sympathize with the effects a debilitating injury can have on your mental outlook.  It took me three years to return to a semblance of normal.  My injury was far less severe than yours, but I just couldn't get over the hump.  Now that I'm finally back the one thing that kept me going and inspired me is now gone from my life so the adjustment continues.

 

I urge you not to pack the clubs away permanently.  Your game will come back.  I'm not there yet, but at least I'm comfortable, both during and afterwards.  You may find that you have to do things a bit differently, but we all adapt eventually.

Thanks I knew I could get some good answers here. It seems in real life no one understands what is going on with me mentally. It took me a while to realize my Pastor bud was correct. I am going to attempt to play a 9 hole round in the Pm with my wife tomorrow. May do the gym rat thing for a while no power lifting but stretching exercises

[Fellaheen51]

@Sean2  Bravo Sean!!!  That's mad distances in one week.  And 27 miles in one day?  Tired me out just contemplating.  Congratulations on achieving a personal goal.  You can now take this week off.  

 

Curious on what shoes you're wearing.  In need of replacing my walking/exercise shoes and haven't been all that enamored with what I've been trying on.  Many of the toe boxes are too narrow and tight fitting.  Many researched are essentially running shoes, not sure if that's what I'm after.   

[Conrad1953]

2 hours ago, Sean2 said:

I really, really pushed myself this week. I battle fatigue, so it was a challenge, lol. I wanted to walk 100 miles for the week, and also wanted to get to 25 miles, 500 active minutes, 50,000 steps, and 6,000 calories in one day, which I did.

 

Yesterday:

—27 miles

—53,709 steps

—530 active minutes

—6,147 calories burned

—112 miles for the week

 

As to having patience to some others, I know what you mean. I try to remind myself that I can't control what other people do, I can only control how I react to it...but that is easier said than done, lol. 

 

A small example, which has already been pointed out, is seeing people who take carts ignore the CPO rule...as if the rules don't apply to them and they are entitled to do what they want. 

 

Technologically we have made stunning advances, but when it comes to our level of maturity, we don't seem to have changed all that much from 50,000 years ago. 

 

 

 

You essentially walked a little over a marathon in just under 9 hours. Well done. I used to wear a watch

that counted my steps but it started to rule my life. I found myself pushing a shopping cart in the store

with only my right hand so my left hand could move and my steps would count. Instead of carrying

things with 2 hands I would just carry with my hand right hand so the left could move and the steps

count. 

 

One day when I was raking leaves my watch gave me about 15,000 steps even though I never left

the yard; all arm movement. Watches aren't real good for this I learned + they don't account for

going up and down hills, ambient temperature outside, your weight, etc.; all things that affect

calories burned.

 

My guess is that since you're really into this you are using something more accurate than a watch.

I'm curious now because I'm thinking of starting walking myself. We live on a steep hill and there's

also a nature trail here in addition to the road. Many people walk up and down the hill and on the 

trail here. The local high school football team comes here and does drills on the hill.

 

We can get in plenty of exercise walking right here at home and not have to go anywhere so it's

convenient that way. I'd like to buy us something more accurate and with more stats than a watch

so I'm curious what you are using.

[Sean2]

2 hours ago, Fellaheen51 said:

@Sean2  Bravo Sean!!!  That's mad distances in one week.  And 27 miles in one day?  Tired me out just contemplating.  Congratulations on achieving a personal goal.  You can now take this week off.  

 

Curious on what shoes you're wearing.  In need of replacing my walking/exercise shoes and haven't been all that enamored with what I've been trying on.  Many of the toe boxes are too narrow and tight fitting.  Many researched are essentially running shoes, not sure if that's what I'm after.   

Thank you! Hoka One One Stinson ATR 5 Trail running shoe with an Aetrex insole. I got both on sale. Lots of cushioning, which I need. 

 

I had the Hoka One One Speedgoat, which was a great shoe, but the ATR's are very similar, and as I said, I was able to get them on sale at REI's outlet store. 

 

 

[Sean2]

2 hours ago, Conrad1953 said:

 

 

You essentially walked a little over a marathon in just under 9 hours. Well done. I used to wear a watch

that counted my steps but it started to rule my life. I found myself pushing a shopping cart in the store

with only my right hand so my left hand could move and my steps would count. Instead of carrying

things with 2 hands I would just carry with my hand right hand so the left could move and the steps

count. 

 

One day when I was raking leaves my watch gave me about 15,000 steps even though I never left

the yard; all arm movement. Watches aren't real good for this I learned + they don't account for

going up and down hills, ambient temperature outside, your weight, etc.; all things that affect

calories burned.

 

My guess is that since you're really into this you are using something more accurate than a watch.

I'm curious now because I'm thinking of starting walking myself. We live on a steep hill and there's

also a nature trail here in addition to the road. Many people walk up and down the hill and on the 

trail here. The local high school football team comes here and does drills on the hill.

 

We can get in plenty of exercise walking right here at home and not have to go anywhere so it's

convenient that way. I'd like to buy us something more accurate and with more stats than a watch

so I'm curious what you are using.

I use a FitBit Inspire. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of some of the other FitBits, but it does what I need it to do. My previous FitBit also calculated stairs climbed. The one I have does steps, calories, active minutes, miles walked, and heart rate (my resting heart rate is now 58 BPM). It has some other features as well. You can get them on Amazon for $69. If I needed one right now, I would probably get the FitBit Charge 4. Those were originally $149, but are now $99 on Amazon. My previous FitBit went kaput after a couple of years, so I opted for the less expensive model. 

[tolmij]

2 hours ago, Sean2 said:

I use a FitBit Inspire. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of some of the other FitBits, but it does what I need it to do. My previous FitBit also calculated stairs climbed. The one I have does steps, calories, active minutes, miles walked, and heart rate (my resting heart rate is now 58 BPM). It has some other features as well. You can get them on Amazon for $69. If I needed one right now, I would probably get the FitBit Charge 4. Those were originally $149, but are now $99 on Amazon. My previous FitBit went kaput after a couple of years, so I opted for the less expensive model. 

 We also tend to buy the lesser expensive options as now they deliberately build them to fail. I worked in the car industry for many years and built in obsolescence was the norm, this was way back in the 60s. This all came about when the Japanese car industry started to impact in the UK, then the cars were built to last forever but the Japanese did a test on every item to deliberately make it as small, thin, or fragile as possible. so that it would work initially without failing in the warranty period. Look at how many products you can purchase now that fail just after the warranty is up, this is NOT a coincidence it is planned.

Edit, they called it value engineering.

🤨

Edited November 24, 2020 by tolmij

[Conrad1953]

1 hour ago, Sean2 said:

I use a FitBit Inspire. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of some of the other FitBits, but it does what I need it to do. My previous FitBit also calculated stairs climbed. The one I have does steps, calories, active minutes, miles walked, and heart rate (my resting heart rate is now 58 BPM). It has some other features as well. You can get them on Amazon for $69. If I needed one right now, I would probably get the FitBit Charge 4. Those were originally $149, but are now $99 on Amazon. My previous FitBit went kaput after a couple of years, so I opted for the less expensive model. 

 

So it is a watch. Thanks for the answer. 

[scomac2002]

4 minutes ago, Conrad1953 said:

 

So it is a watch. Thanks for the answer. 

 

I have a FitBit Charge 3.  It's my second FitBit.  Yes it's a watch and yes it does count extra steps if your arms are active, like swinging a golf club or raking leaves, but it gives a pretty good approximation.  If I'm just walking it's very similar to the step count on my cellphone through the Samsung Health app.

 

I know a fellow in California that I'm friends with on FB and he posted his step count for a week this summer and it was 232,000!  I was just stunned.  I think that the most I've had in a week is 87000 and the most in a day was ~17000. 🤷‍♂️

[tolmij]

32 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

 

I have a FitBit Charge 3.  It's my second FitBit.  Yes it's a watch and yes it does count extra steps if your arms are active, like swinging a golf club or raking leaves, but it gives a pretty good approximation.  If I'm just walking it's very similar to the step count on my cellphone through the Samsung Health app.

 

I know a fellow in California that I'm friends with on FB and he posted his step count for a week this summer and it was 232,000!  I was just stunned.  I think that the most I've had in a week is 87000 and the most in a day was ~17000. 🤷‍♂️

At present my daily step count would not start the watch.

[Conrad1953]

29 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

 

I have a FitBit Charge 3.  It's my second FitBit.  Yes it's a watch and yes it does count extra steps if your arms are active, like swinging a golf club or raking leaves, but it gives a pretty good approximation.  If I'm just walking it's very similar to the step count on my cellphone through the Samsung Health app.

 

I know a fellow in California that I'm friends with on FB and he posted his step count for a week this summer and it was 232,000!  I was just stunned.  I think that the most I've had in a week is 87000 and the most in a day was ~17000. 🤷‍♂️

 

Ya, I understand the watches are convenient and easy to use once you get them set up on your phone.

And they are accurate enough to be useful. I guess I was hoping there is something better out there by

now. 

 

I liked the blood pressure feature I had on mine cause it always showed my blood pressure was

good. At the doctor's office I would compare it to what they came up with and my watch was always

different, sometimes by quite a lot. 

 

One thing it was very good at and that was telling me I got lousy sleep.....so I eventually did the

sleep study and then got a CPAP machine and now sleep great every night. Although I didn't need

the watch to tell me I got lousy sleep it did serve to reinforce that I probably had sleep apnea.

 

After my last watch died I didn't replace it. Maybe the newer ones are more accurate. 

[tolmij]

Now to be totally fair, the other thing the Japanese motor industry did was give excellent quality products. The plant I was working at was having a problem with vehicle quality, so what they did was randomly take a vehicle from the finished ready for shipping out section, and purchase a new similar Japanese model from a local showroom. They had the quality department go over both vehicles  and list any manufacturing faults they could find, that is any that should have been discovered during production. The British vehicle had literally dozens of small problems and some more worrying, the Japanese car had none. This happened at the start of the Japanese car industries move into world car sales.

 

They then displayed them both on stands in the workshop, the British car was labelled you made it would you buy it with the full list of faults, the Japanese car was labelled this is what we are aiming for. Cannot remember the final results but it was a kick in the backside for the assembly workers as every fault was an assembly fault.

Edited November 24, 2020 by tolmij

[scomac2002]

Just goes to show you how shifty marketing can be:

 

For a while now I've been looking for a reusable mask with a relief valve in the hopes that it might be more effective than the paper masks I have been using while curling.  Because you're active while playing game, the masks get wet and glasses are constantly fogging due to heavy breathing as a result of sweeping.  About two weeks ago I ran across an advertisement on FB for such a mask that came with replaceable paper filters.  They were $15 each so I ordered two  to give them a try.

 

They arrived yesterday.  When I opened the mailer, one was complete, but the other was lacking the relief valve.  Of greater concern was that these masks and filters were all made in China.  There wasn't any English to be found anywhere.  No wonder they took so long to arrive!

 

This business was called Smartguard Canada.  Turns out it's a marketing unit for a Chinese manufacturer.  At no point did they admit as much, but when I looked at the online material there is nothing stating clearly made in Canada. so I guess it's another case of buyer beware.  I wrote them a nasty email with pictures and they responded in less than an hour that they would be sending along a replacement mask.

 

I suppose I'll wash the one good mask I have and give it a try this week to see if it is an improvement.  Now that I have them I'll be honest; my expectations aren't high.  I guess that's the problem with relying on on-line purchases.  The marketing material is always better looking than the actual item in a lot of cases.

[scomac2002]

One of the local Universities in Toronto has published an online app that is a risk assessment tool for individuals to use regarding visiting family not living in your household over the holidays.  It's fairly extensive with about 35 questions to answer regarding your health status and asking about your behavior in public from a public health recommendations perspective.

 

I filled it out as if I was still considering going to visit our kids in BC.  The risk assessment tool gave me a rating of 30 or low which is in their green zone.  In other words, this app is giving me permission when the gov't of BC is telling me point blank to stay home!  The federal gov't is telling me the same as their provincial counterparts.  They want everyone to stay home and for good reason as case counts as rising rapidly.  This new tool will only add further to the notion that the gov't doesn't know what it's doing and is simply reacting to public opinion which is currently on the side of a lockdown.

 

I must say that I'm actually shocked at the result that the app gave me.  It certainly won't be helpful in getting people to comply with public health wishes over the holidays and will likely further fuel the growing backlash to the restrictions, especially amongst young people.🤨

[BIG STU]

52 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

One of the local Universities in Toronto has published an online app that is a risk assessment tool for individuals to use regarding visiting family not living in your household over the holidays.  It's fairly extensive with about 35 questions to answer regarding your health status and asking about your behavior in public from a public health recommendations perspective.

 

I filled it out as if I was still considering going to visit our kids in BC.  The risk assessment tool gave me a rating of 30 or low which is in their green zone.  In other words, this app is giving me permission when the gov't of BC is telling me point blank to stay home!  The federal gov't is telling me the same as their provincial counterparts.  They want everyone to stay home and for good reason as case counts as rising rapidly.  This new tool will only add further to the notion that the gov't doesn't know what it's doing and is simply reacting to public opinion which is currently on the side of a lockdown.

 

I must say that I'm actually shocked at the result that the app gave me.  It certainly won't be helpful in getting people to comply with public health wishes over the holidays and will likely further fuel the growing backlash to the restrictions, especially amongst young people.🤨

We have never done the traditional Thanksgiving thing since the wife and I have been together some 35 years now. i have in the past either did a Low Country boil or steamed shrimp. Well the wife did not want me to mess with the cooker this year so she ordered us steamed shrimp and scallops from a local seafood house already made. She picks them up Thanksgiving morning at 11:00. Already got my new bottle of Texas Pete out of the pantry and on the bar for the event. We were not going anywhere anyhow I do not have any close relatives and on her side is her brother who has not contacted us for over 2 years now. But believe it or not we like it that way

[Sean2]

12 hours ago, tolmij said:

 We also tend to buy the lesser expensive options as now they deliberately build them to fail. I worked in the car industry for many years and built in obsolescence was the norm, this was way back in the 60s. This all came about when the Japanese car industry started to impact in the UK, then the cars were built to last forever but the Japanese did a test on every item to deliberately make it as small, thin, or fragile as possible. so that it would work initially without failing in the warranty period. Look at how many products you can purchase now that fail just after the warranty is up, this is NOT a coincidence it is planned.

Edit, they called it value engineering.

🤨

Yikes! Color me naive...I had no idea. That is a bit disheartening to read. 😑

[Fellaheen51]

1 hour ago, scomac2002 said:

Just goes to show you how shifty marketing can be:

 

For a while now I've been looking for a reusable mask with a relief valve in the hopes that it might be more effective than the paper masks I have been using while curling.  Because you're active while playing game, the masks get wet and glasses are constantly fogging due to heavy breathing as a result of sweeping.  About two weeks ago I ran across an advertisement on FB for such a mask that came with replaceable paper filters.  They were $15 each so I ordered two  to give them a try.

 

They arrived yesterday.  When I opened the mailer, one was complete, but the other was lacking the relief valve.  Of greater concern was that these masks and filters were all made in China.  There wasn't any English to be found anywhere.  No wonder they took so long to arrive!

 

This business was called Smartguard Canada.  Turns out it's a marketing unit for a Chinese manufacturer.  At no point did they admit as much, but when I looked at the online material there is nothing stating clearly made in Canada. so I guess it's another case of buyer beware.  I wrote them a nasty email with pictures and they responded in less than an hour that they would be sending along a replacement mask.

 

I suppose I'll wash the one good mask I have and give it a try this week to see if it is an improvement.  Now that I have them I'll be honest; my expectations aren't high.  I guess that's the problem with relying on on-line purchases.  The marketing material is always better looking than the actual item in a lot of cases.

 

At least you received something.  The Mrs. ordered a couple items from a FB inclusion ad months ago and never received them.  With no method to cancel the order or get her money back (~ $40.00).  Advised her to NEVER ordering anything off a random FB product ad.  Stick to online sourcing that has a means to cancel and/or return a product.  And shipped from a domestic source, whether U.S. or Canada.  

___________________________________

 

Trying to find NIOSH N95 Respirator masks is an impossible endeavor.  They're directed for front-line personnel, not to the general public.  Read up on the difference between N95 and KN95 masks to determine if it makes a difference to you.  Plus the concern that the respirator part doesn't have the proper particulate filtration requirement. 

 

Have one Sperian (Honeywell) NIOSH respirator mask on hand.  Have used it for years when doing sanding work.  No idea on effectiveness.  I was using it early on, before masks were deemed necessary.  Good coverage but a bit clumsy (double strap) when slipping it on while out and about.  

 

Like all of us, we have accumulated an assortment of different masks.  Have a couple that I wear with regularity.  Satisfactory fit and coverage on my face.  Decent breathability while out in the public doing normal tasks like grocery shopping.  Although they do fog the glasses, especially now that it's become colder.  Since I don't need to wear glasses to have functional sight, gotten to the point that I routinely take them off while wearing a mask.  Really only need them for driving and following the flight of a golf ball.  Hope it's sufficient to offer adequate protection agains the vid.  

 

[Sean2]

11 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

 

I have a FitBit Charge 3.  It's my second FitBit.  Yes it's a watch and yes it does count extra steps if your arms are active, like swinging a golf club or raking leaves, but it gives a pretty good approximation.  If I'm just walking it's very similar to the step count on my cellphone through the Samsung Health app.

 

I know a fellow in California that I'm friends with on FB and he posted his step count for a week this summer and it was 232,000!  I was just stunned.  I think that the most I've had in a week is 87000 and the most in a day was ~17000. 🤷‍♂️

Yikes! That is a lot of steps! For the week I had 168,141, my most for a day was 53,709. 

[Sean2]

4 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

At least you received something.  The Mrs. ordered a couple items from a FB inclusion ad months ago and never received them.  With no method to cancel the order or get her money back (~ $40.00).  Advised her to NEVER ordering anything off a random FB product ad.  Stick to online sourcing that has a means to cancel and/or return a product.  And shipped from a domestic source, whether U.S. or Canada.  

___________________________________

 

Trying to find NIOSH N95 Respirator masks is an impossible endeavor.  They're directed for front-line personnel, not to the general public.  Read up on the difference between N95 and KN95 masks to determine if it makes a difference to you.  Plus the concern that the respirator part doesn't have the proper particulate filtration requirement. 

 

Have one Sperian (Honeywell) NIOSH respirator mask on hand.  Have used it for years when doing sanding work.  No idea on effectiveness.  I was using it early on, before masks were deemed necessary.  Good coverage but a bit clumsy (double strap) when slipping it on while out and about.  

 

Like all of us, we have accumulated an assortment of different masks.  Have a couple that I wear with regularity.  Satisfactory fit and coverage on my face.  Decent breathability while out in the public doing normal tasks like grocery shopping.  Although they do fog the glasses, especially now that it's become colder.  Since I don't need to wear glasses to have functional sight, gotten to the point that I routinely take them off while wearing a mask.  Really only need them for driving and following the flight of a golf ball.  Hope it's sufficient to offer adequate protection agains the vid.  

 

I just use a standard blue mask you see at most medical facilities. Then again, the only exposure I have to people is when I am playing golf (and I tend to play with the same group), or the rare occasion I go to the store. 

[Sean2]

ps: I read somewhere that the average American walks between 2,000 and 2,500 steps a day. I don't know what it is for seniors. So 17,000 steps is good! My mother is 90 and walks 3 to 4 miles daily, in addition to doing yard work. Until about 10 years ago she would also do one 25 mile walk annually. I suppose that is where I get the walking from. I remember as a kid walking with her and she said a gentleman always walks on the outside along the curb. I still do it to this day when I am walking with a woman, lol. 

[Fellaheen51]

Thoughts on a health-o-meter wrist thingy.  

 

Use to wear a watch all the time back when I was still a member of the working class.  Shortly after I retired, the battery went dead.  Took it off with intent to get it replaced.  Never put it back on.  Finding that I could function just fine without wearing a watch and still know the time of day (cell phone).  

 

Been contemplating about acquiring a "watch" for awhile now.  Since I'm exclusively on an Apple platform, the Apple watch makes the most sense.  Lot of health features included with the 6 version. Plus, kinda intrigued by some of the golf apps I've read about.  More extensive than the basic Garmin device that I use now (essentially F, C, B distances).  Although they want to nick you with annual subscription fees.  Been receiving notices to watch for a "Black Friday" sale.  Historically, Apple promotions are not that significant of a discount.  Make me an offer that I can't refuse.  

 

WTS, perhaps a cautionary advisement as we continue to enmesh ourselves with the modern world:

 

"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements."  

Henry David Thoreau  

 

[Fellaheen51]

Uh Oh.  

 

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/utah-monolith-art-trnd/index.html

 

[Sean2]

5 hours ago, Fellaheen51 said:

Thoughts on a health-o-meter wrist thingy.  

 

Use to wear a watch all the time back when I was still a member of the working class.  Shortly after I retired, the battery went dead.  Took it off with intent to get it replaced.  Never put it back on.  Finding that I could function just fine without wearing a watch and still know the time of day (cell phone).  

 

Been contemplating about acquiring a "watch" for awhile now.  Since I'm exclusively on an Apple platform, the Apple watch makes the most sense.  Lot of health features included with the 6 version. Plus, kinda intrigued by some of the golf apps I've read about.  More extensive than the basic Garmin device that I use now (essentially F, C, B distances).  Although they want to nick you with annual subscription fees.  Been receiving notices to watch for a "Black Friday" sale.  Historically, Apple promotions are not that significant of a discount.  Make me an offer that I can't refuse.  

 

WTS, perhaps a cautionary advisement as we continue to enmesh ourselves with the modern world:

 

"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements."  

Henry David Thoreau  

 

The Japanese call it "forest bathing". I am fortunate to have a state park so close, that has lots of trails, and isn't very crowded. 

 

I use an Apple MacBook and find my FitBit works fine with it. The Apple watch has too many features for me, lol.