Minor Win thread - Life is good!

I got to operate a steam locomotive. And not just any engine, but the engine that I got to sit in the cab of 15+ years ago when it was off-duty.

I found the crystal to replace the slightly cracked one on my 1976 Seiko 6003. It's not an expensive watch but it's hard to find one with no day/date and manual winding from this era. Anyway, hell yeah.
 

Geocaching is so much fun

I went up and down the ladder to take down and remount a 16ish foot pole.  It was absolutely terrifying, but I pushed through and did it.  Slowly but surely I am working through my fear of heights.

I got my promotion today. 

Which means I am the youngest person that I know of who has a this level at the company, the only person without a MD, MS/Post or PHD who has this reached this level. Wife and I are going out to celebrate.

Does not get announced till tomorrow morning. Had to tell someone though it eating me up inside. Apparently no issues at the committee that approved me which never happens. 

In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, today I gifted my wife a manure spreader.

wearymicrobe said:

I got my promotion today. 

Which means I am the youngest person that I know of who has a this level at the company, the only person without a MD, MS/Post or PHD who has this reached this level. Wife and I are going out to celebrate.

Does not get announced till tomorrow morning. Had to tell someone though it eating me up inside. Apparently no issues at the committee that approved me which never happens. 

That's awesome, congratulations

Went to the doc today. I'm still at 167 pounds, like I was last year. Guess I dodged the COVID 15. Five years ago when I worked in a mega corporate office I was 176. When I got married 15 years ago I was 165. I'll take that.

In reply to Karacticus :

That's awesome.  Once I bought my wife an add on part to her new S10 Blazer and she mentioned something about jewelry or clothes.   
 

This is great. 

I've developed this habit of buying cheap steaks at Target. Today, it was Ribeyes. We're doing ok. 

Karacticus said:

In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, today I gifted my wife a manure spreader.

Here's to 25 years of you putting up with my E36 M3?

Finally found the time to clay bar, polish, and wax the Miata.

In reply to Mndsm :

At least you know she can sort through the e36 m3..

Dog went to the vet for what we were afraid would be a one way trip.  As it turns out, he has pancreatitis.  The good news is, he made the trip home.  The bad news, he'll be on specialized food which, by the price, is made out of gold bullion.  

I took the day off work and did a whole day of geocaching and hiking with the wife. It was great!

This is arguably a major win, but I'm not one on fanfare so here it is. 

  Approximately 90 days ago, I took myself to the er with shortness of breath and water retention. I thought it was allergies. Turns out I was very nearly dead. (Never said anything simply because wally's event was quite literally the day I woke up in the hospital and that was more important) Diagnosed congestive heart failure. Eject fraction (I think that's what it's called) is supposed to be 55%. Dangerous is 35. I was between 20 and 24%. So... Very nearly dead. Spent 4 days on a cardiac floor with some very nice nurses. Never did figure out why, other than family history, and mystery virus. Miraculously no danger of heart attack, ateries and stuff were wide open.  Got sent home with a life vest and a no lift, no work, no carry, no fun order.  No salt, 1500ml liquid, no booze no nothing. Spent 90 days on my couch watching season after season of...whatever. Futurama, disenchanted, simpsons, south park. The only one I didn't finish was the simpsons. Bored as berkeley. Probably saw the obnoxious amount of nintendo I bought. 

Today I went for my results following my 90 day echo. 

Doctor said my recovery was nothing short of miraculous. Everything is back to normal. Got to put "history of" in front of my cfh dx. I'll be on meds and a salt restrictive diet for the rest of my life, but things can start to go back. I can ride my bike. I can think about going back to work. All in all I am feeling pretty berkeleyin good about life right now. 

In reply to Mndsm :

OUT-BERKELEYING-STANDING

In reply to Mndsm :

That is great news!  They've got nothing except family history for a diagnosis?

Either way, that's awesome!

In reply to Mndsm :

berkeleyin A man

Congrats man

In reply to Mndsm :

Ejection Fraction; you were really close. 
 

For everybody in the stands, it's a measurement of the efficiency of your heart. After your heart fills with blood, it beats, pumping that blood out to the rest of your body. The EF is derived from the difference between the amount of blood present before and after the beat, giving the Doc a really good indication of how well your heart is working. 
 

And yes- 20% is practically dead. You sir, are a blessed individual. 
 

ETA- my explanation is super simplified. There's a ton of stuff going on to make just one heartbeat go correctly. If you're curious, shoot me a PM and I'll point you in the right direction.

Duke said:

In reply to Mndsm :

That is great news!  They've got nothing except family history for a diagnosis?

Either way, that's awesome!

 

Yeah, no clue. Bizarre stuff. I almost wonder if I didn't get a nasty bug bite or something. I had this weird thing on my leg for a while that didn't really do anything but it was super gross and stuff. 

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Mndsm :

Ejection Fraction; you were really close. 
 

For everybody in the stands, it's a measurement of the efficiency of your heart. After your heart fills with blood, it beats, pumping that blood out to the rest of your body. The EF is derived from the difference between the amount of blood present before and after the beat, giving the Doc a really good indication of how well your heart is working. 
 

And yes- 20% is practically dead. You sir, are a blessed individual. 

That's what I've been told. The er doc took one look at me when I went in and was like "you're going to the hospital because you're dying". Well then. 

In reply to Mndsm :

Sounds like you really dodged a bullet!  Congratulations on the second half of your life!

Outstanding MNDSM!

And yes, Ejection Fraction. How much of the blood leaves your heart when it pumps. 50% range and better, everything is getting oxygen. 35% range, danger. 

I assume Covid test came back negative?

EDIT: Recon had a better explanation than me. And he's right, hearts are weird and complex.