[klondike mary] Affliction

[klondike mary]

Because of pain and suffering in the past, I am better able to sleep nights during this crisis.

[trebor]

Pain and suffering: yours? Physical? Mental? Emotional?

This crisis = COVID? The Texas weather/pipes/heat situation? (You’re in Texas, right? If so, I hope you’re safe and warm.) Another crisis?

Does this have anything to do with repairs done to your house? To your property? To public services?

“In the past” = over a year ago? Five years? Ten? Did you have to leave Texas for some reason, and can sleep better not being there anymore? Or maybe something sent you back to Texas, and you can sleep easier being around family and knowing they’re safe?

[klondike mary]

Pain and suffering: yours? Yes Physical? Mostly Mental?A bit. Emotional?

This crisis = COVID? The Texas weather/pipes/heat situation? THIS.(You’re in Texas, right? If so, I hope you’re safe and warm.) Another crisis? I was without water for a few hours, but thankfully had electricity & heat. I shouldn't complain about winter weather around you, trebor!

Does this have anything to do with repairs done to your house? To your property? No to both. To public services? No.

“In the past” = over a year ago? Five years? Ten? Over a period of about 20 years. Did you have to leave Texas for some reason, and can sleep better not being there anymore? Or maybe something sent you back to Texas, and you can sleep easier being around family and knowing they’re safe? No to both. I haven't left.

[GalFisk]

Better sleep: less worry? More comfort? Ability to sleep in worse conditions? Sleepiness? A trick to falling asleep? A substance/medicine?

[klondike mary]

Better sleep: less worry? More comfort? This Ability to sleep in worse conditions? thissish, also.[Sleepiness? A trick to falling asleep? Yes, one of those "one easy tricks. ; )" A substance/medicine? all others no or n.r.

[trebor]

Winter started in November with a blizzard on the 8th or 9th that dumped over a foot of snow on the city. A couple weeks ago we were at minus 50 Celsius with the wind chill. I’ll admit to being a bit bemused when southerners panic at what we’d call mild conditions. However, I need to be reminded when that happens that infrastructure is not the same as here, where this happens annually. Like, for pipes not be be insulated and homes not to be protected against winter weather is just unthinkable to me. So yes, it’s been much colder, but I’ve never had to worry about freezing to death in my own home. Or having to boil water for days. Or pay thousands for electricity.

Does the trick have to do with breathing? Counting? Mindfulness? Tiring yourself out? Lights? Electronics? Sound machines? A partner? A physical object?

[klondike mary]

Does the trick have to do with breathing? Counting? Mindfulness? Tiring yourself out? Lights? Electronics? Sound machines? A partner? A physical object? or objects, yes. All others, no.trebor

I was in no danger of freezing,. Where I am - 100 miles south of Houston - we have snow twice in the last 20 years, but pipes did not freeze then. This time, just a frost on the ground. I just don't understand Texas weather, and I have lived here since I was 2 y.o.!

[klondike mary]

Hint: Tiger Woods

[trebor]

Is golf relevant? Philandering? A car crash?

[klondike mary]

Is golf relevant? Philandering? A car crash? None of these. What happened to T.W. is just a sort of parallel event.

[trebor]

Does back pain have anything to do with this? Were you taught a mind trick (counting sheep? Counting down from 10,000?) to take your mind of some pain you were experiencing previously when lying down?

Is surgery relevant?

[klondike mary]

Does back pain have anything to do with this? No.Were you taught a mind trick (counting sheep? Counting down from 10,000?) to take your mind of some pain you were experiencing previously when lying down? No. I was not really in pain, just found it difficult to relax and go to sleep.

Is surgery relevant? Nooooo - but explore!
trebor

[Liquizt]

Is the change more to do with a change to yourself? or a change to your environment?

Are you sleeping in a different bed or location to where you'd usually sleep? in your own home? in someone else's home? in a hospital?

Is the location in which you're sleeping: softer than usual? warmer than usual? have more options to adjust/control temperature than usual? improved noise conditions? improved light conditions? less affected by pandemic measures?

Does the pandemic have any relevance at all? are we fine to ignore it?

[klondike mary]

Is the change more to do with a change to yourself? Yessishor a change to your environment? Mostly this.

Are you sleeping in a different bed or location to where you'd usually sleep? in your own home? in someone else's home? in a hospital?I am home in my own bed now, but for a while I was in a hospital. This is relevant.

Is the location in which you're sleeping: softer than usual? warmer than usual? have more options to adjust/control temperature than usual? improved noise conditions? improved light conditions? less affected by pandemic measures?All n.r.
Covid is n.r. at all, but cold weather is.

[KellyC]

Is having had children relevant?

[klondike mary]

s having had children relevant? Not in my case, and I'm pretty sure not in Tiger's either.

[trebor]

Relevant what treatment you were receiving in hospital? Had you broken/fractured a bone? Had a cardiac event? Had a severe allergic reaction to something? Were you being treated for a disease? For a chronic condition? Some immediate event, the effects of which lingered for years? Something that one normally gets and then has for a while?

[klondike mary]

Relevant what treatment you were receiving in hospital? DOYD of 'treatment.' 'Care' might be more accurate.Had you broken/fractured a bone? Had a cardiac event? Had a severe allergic reaction to something? Were you being treated for a disease? For a chronic condition? Some immediate event, the effects of which lingered for years? Something that one normally gets and then has for a while? None of these really relevant, except maybe 'cardiac scare' or 'false alarm.' Exact cause of any hospitalization is n.r. Could be just for observation/tests. trebor

[trebor]

Does the trick involve elevating part of your body? Better supporting part of your body? Does the trick involve blankets/duvets/mattress covers/sheets? Pillows? Taking something not normally in bed and putting it in bed? Sleeping with a pet?

[klondike mary]

Does the trick involve elevating part of your body? Better supporting part of your body?No. the trick involve blankets/duvets/mattress covers/sheets? Pillows? Noish to all. Taking something not normally in bed and putting it in bed? Sleeping with a pet? No to these, but you are getting - ahem- warmer. Explore!
trebor

[trebor]

Taking something normally in your bed and putting it out of bed? Or removing it from the bed? Or sticking an appendage out from under the covers?

Is adjusting the AC relevant? Heating? Were you better prepped for sleeping this winter because you were used to sleeping in colder temperatures?

[klondike mary]

Taking something normally in your bed and putting it out of bed? Or removing it from the bed? Or sticking an appendage out from under the covers? It involves doing something I do not normally do, not not doing something I usually do. More covering, rather than less, is involved, but not blankets, etc..

Is adjusting the AC relevant? Heating? Were you better prepped for sleeping this winter because you were used to sleeping in colder temperatures? No or n.r. to all. I am very much not used to cold weather.
trebor

[JenBurdoo]

Electric blankets relevant? Some procedure used in hospitals that you exported to your own home? Drugs or anesthesia relevant? Must a nurse or staff member come into the hospital room to do this?

Anything to do with the conditions of hospitals (drier, colder, cleaner, etc)?

[trebor]

Hot water bottles relevant? Heating pads? Fire?

Is it something you would do before getting into bed? Something done to the room? Something done to the bed? Are you wearing more clothing to bed? Piling clothing to sleep under?

[klondike mary]

Electric blankets relevant? No.Some procedure used in hospitals that you exported to your own home?Not a procedure, as the term is generally used; more a routine. Drugs or anesthesia relevant? Must a nurse or staff member come into the hospital room to do this? No or n.r. to both.

Anything to do with the conditions of hospitals (drier, colder, cleaner, etc)? Might have something to do with the fact that hospitals are usually colder, even in warm climates.
JenBurdoo

[klondike mary]

Hot water bottles relevant? Heating pads? Fire? No, but OTRT

Is it something you would do before getting into bed? Yes. Something done to the room? Something done to the bed?No and no. Are you wearing more clothing to bed? Yes, especially ??? Piling clothing to sleep under? No.

[trebor]

Are you wearing PJs? Socks? Pants? A shirt? Nightcap? Something on your face? Gloves? A scarf? A coat? Nightgown? Housecoat? Slippers?

[klondike mary]

Are you wearing PJs? Socks? This is the relevant item.? A shirt? Nightcap? Something on your face? Gloves? A scarf? A coat? Nightgown? Housecoat? Slippers?
trebor

*************SPOILER*********************''
Over the past 2 decades, I have had a number of hospital stays, some for serious reasons, some just for observation. Every time I check in to the hospital, I am issued a pair of bedsocks with non-skid soles, to take the place of slippers.
Fast forward to our recent unseasonable cold snap. I have been told that keeping your feet warm will help you to sleep, so, since I was feeling cold anyhow, I tried this. Since I rarely throw anything out, I had a supply of bedsocks, in sizes from small to extra large (though I think those may have been my husband's). I tried wearing them to bed, and it did help.
I heard that Tiger Woods has had no fewer than 5 surgeries on his back. If he is trying to restock his sock drawer, I can tell him, it's cheaper to buy them by the 6-pack at Walmart or CVS.

[trebor]

This was a fun puzzle! And a lesson in reconfiguring slight bits of perspective; I don't usually wear socks to bed, but it happens a few times each winter. The solution was so tidy and deceptively simple. Very enjoyable.

[klondike mary]

This was a fun puzzle! And a lesson in reconfiguring slight bits of perspective; I don't usually wear socks to bed, but it happens a few times each winter. The solution was so tidy and deceptively simple. Very enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it, Trebor. BTW, how cold does it have to get before Canadians put on bed socks?

[trebor]

I turn the heat up, but with a flu or a cold, I usually wear them. Without, hard to say. It gets down to around minus forty Celsius (and lower) here a few times over the winter.

[klondike mary]

Egad! The weather news Wednesday said it was 36F in Dallas, which would be what in C? Certainly in single digits. Which is ridiculous, in late April, almost May, in Texas, ofallplaces!

[trebor]

Ha ha! I didn’t realize Texas was still going through the cold! Wow. Yes, that would be about 3 degrees Celsius. The weather in this area can be crazy. The other week it went from about 62 Fahrenheit one day to 14 or 15 the next. Summer gets up to regularly 25 - low 30s, so up to around 90 Fahrenheit.

[klondike mary]

It was 77F in Dallas this morning, so they are back to normal Spring weather, heater and a/c at different hours in the same day!