The Good Morning Thread

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Good morning all, 

Cold day on tap, so the putting mat will likely see some work later. For now, it is coffee and contemplation. 
 

have a grand wednesday 

[Shrek74]

Good morning my fellow golfers-anonymous friends!!

You know what day it is, don't you?!

Even on a short week, it's THAT day.

Chilly morning this morning, but the sun looks to be popping in and out of the clouds. It was a super red sky morning, so not sure what's coming but it likely won't be good. Luckily the Generac was tested yesterday and I should be good should something bad happen to power (at least for a little bit).

Everyone have a fantastic Wed-Nes-Day!!!

[Javs]

Good morning all. Golf today and tomorrow if the weather holds. Going to be cold, wet and windy. Bad combo to knock the rust off. However, it’s still going to be fun to get out finally. Have a great day everyone!

[Swood1994]

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today is the first day of my simulator league and we are playing Payne’s Valley which will be cool to see how I can do at that place, virtually of course. 

I hope everyone has a good back half of the week!

[EnderinAZ]

36 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

Luckily the Generac was tested yesterday and I should be good should something bad happen to power (at least for a little bit).

Good morning all, cool here this morning. Most likely a frost delay for the morning shotgun. But, not a cloud in the sky as far as I can see from my driveway so it should be a good afternoon for golf. The Wild Bunch tees off with the afternoon shotgun at 12:30 and we should get done before dark, but that depends oh how much they pack up the course. Plus, now that the holidays are over, the rest of the snow birds will be flocking in. 

Shrek74 I had a Generac 15kw that I used for power for my shop and as emergency power as well. With an all electric house and well pump when the flaky power went down the whole house shut down.  The thing was big and heavy, but very very reliable. 

[jbern]

Good morning! Today I'm keeping the grind of catching up from a long holiday off of work. It's wild how much still goes on when seemly the entire office is out. About to refill my coffee cup and get back to it!

Have a good day everyone!

@sirchunksalot - I went to TopGolf last week and it seems to always be a blast! I took my kids and my neice and nephew and they LOVED playing the Angry Birds game. It wasn't for me because I would rather hit to the targets, but I couldn't resist after they jumped and screamed whenever they knocked some stuff over.

 

1 hour ago, taylorjonasher said:

Good morning! I received my last credit card rewards points cards in the mail yesterday and am now weighing what is turning out to be one of the most important decisions I've had to make in the last few months - where do I go spend it to get fitted? I should probably drop this in the "Fitting" forum, but let's be honest, I trust you regular degenerates marginally more. I've swing Titleist TSR2, TSR3 and TM Stealth 2 drivers; FW are also due for an upgrade with the U505 driving iron in the mix as well to replace the top end of my bag. I have a gift card to Austad's (only Midwesterner's will know), but am also considering heading down to the Blue Top Ridge pro shop as I've heard great things about them and they are a Titleist fitting partner. Feel free to weigh in with your opinions if you feel so inclined - or look for this in the Fitting forum in a few hours after it gets bumped. 

I hear good things about PXG fittings and I saw in an email that they were only $25. That promo might be over, but if you're interested at all in PXG it might be worth a look. I did a PXG fitting over the phone and I was impressed with their knowledge and suggestions based on all the information I was giving them. We talked for probably 20-30 minutes.

 

2 hours ago, Samuel09152 said:

Good morning my friends! I hope yall have a great day! I am gonna hang a tv in my garage for the sim, until i get a projector. Fingers cross, I can get this figured out. Anyways as always, BE THE BLESSING!!!

I wouldn't recommend hitting into the TV! 

[Shrek74]

2 minutes ago, EnderinAZ said:

Shrek74 I had a Generac 15kw that I used for power for my shop and as emergency power as well. With an all electric house and well pump when the flaky power went down the whole house shut down.  The thing was big and heavy, but very very reliable. 

I've only been here about 7 months and it's already had to run once, for about 15 minutes. My parents who are down the street about 5 miles have been down multiple hours twice already since I moved here, but my dad refuses to get a generator. Not sure why the power is so flaky here as it's a large golfing community here in the central TN plateau and not some super remote location. Plus, we don't get tons of snow or super low temps. Just strange.

[Byrnzee]

Good morning all!

Another cold day in Chicago with work ramping up for year-end. Glad that it's already Wednesday but looking forward to the weekend. Hoping to get a simulator session or two in this week. It's funny how the less access I have to golf the more I want to play.

Finally getting back into the old routine at home after traveling for the holidays. Daily workouts, better diets, normal bedtimes, etc. have all made me feel much better after 10 days of booze and sugar. 

Coffee is flowing and a lot of work to do... hope your day is productive!

[Samuel09152]

18 minutes ago, jbern said:

I wouldn't recommend hitting into the TV! 

Yeah that would be bad, so the TV will sit on the wall to the right of the set up, sheltered by a fridge, otherwise i would hit it most likely . My wife has been the best sport about this thing in the garage mainly because I have hit the ceiling becasue of a flop shot with a driver (all by accident i may add LOL ) then during the UA vs LSU game, a buddy hit the wall/door leading into the house (we had a couple drinks, and by couple I mean shouldnt have been swinging clubs at all ). She, at this point, has said when we sell I better brush up on my sheetrock work lol 

[cnosil]

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

[GolfSpy BOS]

Good morning all!  day 2 of back to the office grind after school vacation.  The kids needed to get back into a routine and I probably did too, but it was a nice week off being able to unwind a bit.  

Looking like we might get some snow this weekend, potentially "plowable" amounts too...  Gotta finish re-cleaning the garage so I can set up the Rapsodo again! 

[Rob Person]

8 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

Thats ridiculous.  Get test, get results,  get answers amd or immediate follow up. Not knowing your situation,  I'd say keep calling, get some answers!

[Javs]

14 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

That’s unreal. Sorry to hear that! Hope you get an earlier appointment. 

[Berg Ryman]

it's the actual morning, and it's going to be yet another fun day at court... this is my life, this is my decision. Do good work, best by everyone.

[ILMgolfnut]

13 minutes ago, cnosil said:

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated!

Slightly. PCPs send people to specialists because the specialists have expertise they don't. And because there is and forever more shall be shortages in most specialties, the backup for appointments is ridiculous. Here's an example. I developed anemia in 2022, initial tests were negative, and I was referred to a GI doc to see if I had a bleed somewhere causing the anemia. I saw him (a few months later) and a colonoscopy was scheduled. However, on the morning of the scope, for which I needed a driver to get home, my girlfriend woke up with food poisoning. No driver, thus no scope, and the GI doc was about to retire within 60 days. It would have taken me almost a year to get back in to see the guy who was taking over.  So they referred me to another GI clinic where I could get in a little faster. Saw the new doc, and finally got the scope more than a year after the anemia cropped up. It was negative, as I knew it would be; the anemia resolved after I started taking iron supplements.

[cnosil]

8 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Slightly. PCPs send people to specialists because the specialists have expertise they don't. And because there is and forever more shall be shortages in most specialties, the backup for appointments is ridiculous. Here's an example. I developed anemia in 2022, initial tests were negative, and I was referred to a GI doc to see if I had a bleed somewhere causing the anemia. I saw him (a few months later) and a colonoscopy was scheduled. However, on the morning of the scope, for which I needed a driver to get home, my girlfriend woke up with food poisoning. No driver, thus no scope, and the GI doc was about to retire within 60 days. It would have taken me almost a year to get back in to see the guy who was taking over.  So they referred me to another GI clinic where I could get in a little faster. Saw the new doc, and finally got the scope more than a year after the anemia cropped up. It was negative, as I knew it would be; the anemia resolved after I started taking iron supplements.

My initial appointment with the gastro doctor took 2 months to get, then the test was scheduled for 2 1/2 months later and now they want me to wait another 3 1/2 months.   I know there is a shortage but I have about 5 minutes of questions to enable me to make a path decision.  

[funkyjudge]

31 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

You are in no way being "unrealistic"!  Unfortunately, I have been through similar situations several times over the past 4 years, and the only thing that got the specialists to get serious and both discuss things with me and give me an earlier appointment date were calls from my PCP, who is absolutely fantastic!  In one instance, where it turned out that I had bone, spine and blood infections that could have killed me, I sincerely believe that my PCP saved my life.

[Golfspy_CG2]

32 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

Not totally unrealistic, but disappointing for sure.  I dealt with a similar time frame last year and was getting a quote of 90 days for an appointment with a specialist  I told my Dr. that during a routine visit when she asked if I had made an appointment with that specialist yet.  she stepped out and called the same office and I had an appointment 10 days later. 

I do know it's extremely hard currently to get something scheduled.   Good luck to you on it. 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Good morning everyone.   For those interested several members of the MOD staff are working diligently on getting details finalized to have something to tell you on the outing. 

[IndyBonzo]

FWIW, what you describe sounds absurd to me @cnosil.

I hope you can break the logjam and wish you a speedy recovery.

[tdroma98]

Good Wednesday Morning Spies! 
Happy 2024!

Nice Central Florida morning.  49 degrees this morning for a 7am tee time.  It was cold, but with no wind, it wasn't bad.  The fact that our GolfSpies from the North play in even colder temps, I was not backing out! Walked 18 holes, nice morning. 

Back to work, from home, hot coffee on hand (1st cup of espresso)!  Time to put out work fires! All good. 
Have a Great Day Everyone! Stay warm & Hit'em Straight! 

@cnosil you are NOT being unreasonable! Don't blame you for being annoyed! 

[Jim Shaw]

53 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

I am unfamiliar with the American medical system or the medical system in your area of the US however in Victoria we have become familiar with those time frames. 
I also have become aware that in our system if the test results require immediate attention the appointments are quite quick. 
My hope is that the test isn't serious so April will be fine for you. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Checking in late on the good morning thread today, been a full go since the alarm clock went off .

Relatively busy day ahead but should be a pretty good one, hope yours is as well!

[Englhard]

22 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

Good Wednesday Morning Spies! 
Happy 2024!

Nice Central Florida morning.  49 degrees this morning for a 7am tee time.  It was cold, but with no wind, it wasn't bad.  The fact that our GolfSpies from the North play in even colder temps, I was not backing out! Walked 18 holes, nice morning. 

Back to work, from home, hot coffee on hand (1st cup of espresso)!  Time to put out work fires! All good. 
Have a Great Day Everyone! Stay warm & Hit'em Straight! 

@cnosil you are NOT being unreasonable! Don't blame you for being annoyed! 

How’d you shoot?

[tdroma98]

Just now, Englhard said:

How’d you shoot?

I shot pretty good - even par on front, was going into 18th hole 1 under & just got done telling my golf buddy don't go flag hunting on 18.  I didn't listen to that warning, I went flag hunting  & bogeyed 18. Shot even par 70.   Thanks!

[RichL85]

Inefficiency bothers me so very much. For whatever reason, all of my chemical purchases for my lab have to go through the main office on the other side of the country. Between items being back-ordered, shipping delays, everything being shipped to the main office, just to be repackaged and shipped out here to me, not only is the company paying a small extra fortune in shipping and labor costs, but I'm running into chemicals that I requested 6 months before expiration that will end up expiring before I receive replacements. I just received some sodium hydroxide two weeks ago when my old bottle expired in September. That was requested in April.

[ParFore74x]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

Good morning all.  Here to vent a little.   I had a medical test performed at the end of December.  I got a call from their office on the 29th that basically read me the results on the bottom of the document that was posted in the online chart.   I asked questions that couldn’t be answered so,I asked to get an appointment with the doctor that performed the test.  The caller also advised I talk to my PCP.   I had my yearly physical this morning (that all looked good) and his answer was I needed talk with the specialist.  Got a call from the specialist office to set up an appointment and the earliest they can see me is April 15th to discuss the abnormal results of my test.   
 

am I being unrealistic on the timeframe?  So frustrated! 

Not being unrealistic at all. Having a debrief with the doctor after the testing should be a normal thing for a patient. Keep calling them and make yourself a priority. 

[ParFore74x]

18 minutes ago, RichL85 said:

Inefficiency bothers me so very much. For whatever reason, all of my chemical purchases for my lab have to go through the main office on the other side of the country. Between items being back-ordered, shipping delays, everything being shipped to the main office, just to be repackaged and shipped out here to me, not only is the company paying a small extra fortune in shipping and labor costs, but I'm running into chemicals that I requested 6 months before expiration that will end up expiring before I receive replacements. I just received some sodium hydroxide two weeks ago when my old bottle expired in September. That was requested in April.

That is a very inefficient way of processing supply requests. Makes me wonder how the people that make those decisions come to their justifications. 

[Englhard]

41 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

I shot pretty good - even par on front, was going into 18th hole 1 under & just got done telling my golf buddy don't go flag hunting on 18.  I didn't listen to that warning, I went flag hunting  & bogeyed 18. Shot even par 70.   Thanks!

Nice round!

[tdroma98]

Thanks @Englhard!