Every week I get a delivery of infusion supplies for my Milrinone pump. The delivery consists of three to four IV bags of milrinone, several packages of tubing to attach the milrinone to me and then a variety of other items, depending on whether or not I need them replenished. Things like batteries, alcohol wipes, saline flush and shower gloves.
The milrinone is always delivered in a silver thermal bag with a couple of those frozen gel packs to keep the drugs cool.
After several weeks, I will have developed quite a little assemblage of gel packs and thermal bags.
At that point, I gather them up and take them down to the Meals on Wheels people, hoping they can use them for their food deliveries. They are always happy to receive them and I am glad they are not being wasted.
So that was one of things I accomplished today.
The other was to secure one of my outside faucets from freezing. I cannot shut off the water to it because the valve is quite corroded.
I have been able to get away with putting one of those styrofoam caps over the faucet for the last several years.
Last week when we had some freezing temperatures, I noticed a large icicle coming from the styrofoam cap. Clearly, it was not working.
I have decided to employ technology to the situation. I purchased a short line of heat tape which I wrapped around the faucet. That gets plugged into my outdoor outlet and I am golden…as long as the electricity stays on. I also put the styrofoam cap back in place to secure the whole affair.
My plan was to remove a screw, place a toothpick in the hole along with some glue and reinsert the screw. I have used this method with great success on many a door with a loose screw in the hinge.
I’m reluctant to even bring it up here as it was so easily implemented and completed with such alacrity that it seems hardly worth mentioning.
However, I like to note things here in this blog so I have proof that I do stuff with my day.
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