COFFEE BREAK
8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
THuRSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
Doctor husband is a poor patient for his nurse wife
DEAR ABBY: My physician
husband recently had a total hip
replacement. (Orthopedics is not
his specialty.) I’m a board-cer-
tified registered
nurse with 40 years
of experience who
used to work inpa-
tient orthopedics.
He refuses to follow
the surgeon’s direc-
tions or mine, which are the
same. He believes he knows more
than all of us combined. How-
ever, when the home health nurse
and physical therapist came, he
accepted everything they told
him. When I told him he doesn’t
respect my professional opinion,
he didn’t respond. Then I told him
he’d insulted my integrity, and he
blew up and accused me of being
crazy.
History will soon repeat itself
because he has to have his other
hip done in a few
months. I am to the
point of letting the
DEAR
chips fall where
they may and letting
ABBY
his outcomes (good
or bad) be his sole
responsibility. However, this is
difficult to do as a wife and nurse.
Plus, I will have to live with the
fallout of any suboptimal out-
comes. Your advice?
— HIP SERVICE IN FLORIDA
DEAR HIP SERVICE:
Whether caused by a painful
recovery or the drugs he has
been prescribed, your hus-
band’s behavior is self-defeating.
Because he ignores your and his
surgeon’s advice, you have no
choice but to let the chips fall
where they may. You can sug-
gest and warn until you’re hoarse,
and your husband will continue
to tune you out. The person who
will have to live with the con-
sequences is your noncompliant
husband.
Allow me to offer a suggestion:
Hire a nurse to tend to him after
the second hip replacement and
stay safely out of the line of fire.
The peace of mind will be worth
the money.
DEAR ABBY: I have a niece
who is bipolar. She was put into
rehab at the age of 20 and has
been clean and sober for the last
three years. We have always been
close, but on a family visit, she
asked my opinion about a job
choice, and I was honest with her.
Because it wasn’t what she wanted
to hear, she is extremely distant
now. I am no longer “Auntie.” She
calls me by my first name only.
Weekly calls have ceased.
I have championed my niece,
supported her emotionally when
she had problems and helped
her out financially. Her mother
says if you don’t agree with her
(even though she solicits your
opinion), you are then “against”
her. What’s the best way to reach
out to her? Due to extreme drug
abuse for many years, she seems
emotionally stuck at age 14.
— AUNTIE NO MORE
DEAR AUNTIE: With the
clear understanding that I am not
a psychotherapist, may I point
out that some individuals who
suffer from mental illness find
it necessary to place people into
two categories: friends and ene-
mies. Disagreeing with your niece
has landed you in the latter. Her
mother has explained this to you,
so try not to take it personally.
I don’t think this troubled
young woman will be recep-
tive to a reconciliation until she
has found another target. In the
meantime, remain open, stay
cordial and fill your life with
activities that bring you joy
rather than pain. I’m sure her
mother will update you on your
niece’s progress.
News of the Weird
Free offices with a view:
Four lighthouses, courtesy
of feds
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
— Dreading your even-
tual return to the office?
The federal government is
making available — for free
— some waterfront work-
spaces with killer views
that are sure to entice. But
there’s a catch.
The General Services
Administration says the
U.S. Coast Guard has
decided it no longer needs
four of the nation’s most
picturesque lighthouses,
and it’s inviting certain
types of organizations to
take them over at no cost.
The GSA, which has
been getting rid of its large
inventory of obsolete light-
houses, said Thursday, May
13, that Beavertail Light-
house in Jamestown, Rhode
Island — America’s third-
oldest lighthouse, and a
beacon that defeated British
forces torched out of spite
in 1779 as they withdrew
from the new nation — is
up for grabs.
So are Watch Hill Light
in Westerly, Rhode Island,
not far from Taylor Swift’s
beachside mansion; Cleve-
land Harbor West Pierhead
Light in Ohio; and Duluth
Harbor North Pierhead
Light in Minnesota.
Conditionally, that is:
The government says it’ll
make the historic light-
houses and their outbuild-
ings available free of charge
to federal, state and local
agencies; nonprofit orga-
nizations; educational and
community development
agencies; or groups devoted
to parks, recreation, culture,
or historic preservation.
Beavertail Light “has
been determined to be
Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press, File
Nepalese veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita waves on May 20, 2018, as he
arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Rita, 51, an ace Sherpa guide scaled, Mount
Everest on May 7, 2021, for the 25th time, breaking his own record for the
most successful ascents of the world’s highest peak.
Stew Milne/Associated Press, File
Anglers in 2006 cast from the rocky shore at the Beavertail Lighthouse, the third-oldest lighthouse in America,
on Narragansett Bay, in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The federal government announced the u.S. Coast Guard has
decided it no longer needs four of the nation’s most storied and picturesque lighthouses, including the Bea-
vertail Lighthouse. The government says it’ll make the historic lighthouses and their outbuildings available at
no cost to federal, state and local agencies; nonprofit organizations; educational and community development
agencies; or groups devoted to parks, recreation, culture or historic preservation.
excess to the needs of the
United States Coast Guard,”
which is part of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security,
GSA spokesperson Paul
Hughes said in a statement.
Beavertail Light has
been listed in the National
Register of Historic Places
since 1977. The 64-foot
granite lighthouse faces
south where Narragan-
sett Bay and Rhode Island
Sound meet, offering drop-
dead-gorgeous ocean vistas.
All that remains of the
original lighthouse is its
foundation; it was con-
structed in 1749 and burned
down by British soldiers in
1779. The lighthouse was
built in 1856 along with
six additional structures
totaling 5,171 square feet.
Hughes said the gov-
ernment is asking groups
to express their interest in
the next 60 days, and the
National Park Service will
review the applications.
Perched on a peninsula,
in Florida were called to
rescue a cat — not out of
a tree, but from the under-
carriage of a car owned by
New York Giants corner-
back Isaac Yiadom, offi-
cials said. Rescue workers
responded to Yiadom’s
home Sunday morning,
according to a Facebook
post by the Fort Lauderdale
Fire Department.
Firefighters jacked up the
Maserati and partially dis-
assembled the car to reach
the small tabby, which was
stuck above the rear differ-
ential. The cat didn’t appear
to be injured.
Watch Hill Light is a three-
story granite block tower
with a cast iron and glass
lantern on top. It’s attached
to a two-story brick keepers
dwelling built in 1935.
Cleveland Harbor West
Pierhead Light, built in
1911 to guide ships in Lake
Erie approaching the Port
of Cleveland, housed a
Coast Guard Station until
1976. It’s best known for
its annual transformation
into a majestic ice castle
when winter temperatures
freeze the surf that sprays
its facade.
Duluth Harbor North
Pierhead Light, built in 1910
and perched at the western-
most tip of Lake Superior,
also is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Sherpa guide scales
Mount Everest for record
25th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal
— A Sherpa guide scaled
Mount Everest for the 25th
time on May 7, breaking
his own record for the
most ascents of the world’s
highest peak.
Cat rescued from
undercarriage of Isaac
Yiadom’s car
FORT LAUDER-
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Kami Rita and 11 other
Sherpa guides reached the
summit at about 6 p.m.,
Department of Tourism offi-
cial Mira Acharya said.
They are the first group
of climbers to reach the
summit this year and were
fixing the ropes on the icy
route so hundreds of other
climbers can scale the peak
this month.
Everest was closed to
climbing last year on both
its southern side, which is
in Nepal, and its northern
side, which is in China,
because of the corona-
virus pandemic. Nepal has
issued climbing permits
this year to 408 foreign
climbers despite a surging
COVID-19 outbreak.
China has opened the
northern slope to only a few
dozen mountaineers who
will be tested for the coro-
navirus and must keep their
distance while climbing.
Rita, 51, first scaled
Everest in 1994 and has
been making the trip nearly
every year since then. He is
one of many Sherpa guides
whose expertise and skills
are vital to the safety and
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TUESDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Tuesday
Low Tuesday
High: 109°
Low: 24°
Wettest: 5.30”
61°
42°
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PRECIPITATION (inches)
Tuesday
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Trace
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AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION FRIDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
55%
N at 8 to 16 mph
4.1
0.09
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Wednesday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
18% of capacity
94% of capacity
52% of capacity
98% of capacity
60% of capacity
92% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Tuesday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
6940 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 117 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
134 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
375 cfs
Minam River at Minam
1920 cfs
Powder River near Richland
42 cfs
Death Valley, Calif.
Bellemont, Ariz.
Victoria, Texas
OREGON
High: 79°
Low: 32°
Wettest: 0.06”
Rome
Crater Lake
Hillsboro
On May 20, 1982, Cincinnati’s eastern
suburb of Milford was swamped by 2.50
inches of rain in just a half of an hour.
Cincinnati’s average May rainfall is 4.07
inches.
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success of the hundreds of
climbers who head to Nepal
each year seeking to stand
on top of the 29,032-foot
mountain.
His father was among
the first Sherpa guides, and
Rita followed in his foot-
steps and then some. In
addition to his 25 times to
the top of Everest, Rita has
scaled several other peaks
that are among the world’s
highest, including K-2,
Cho-Oyu, Manaslu and
Lhotse.
He was at Everest’s base
camp in 2015 when an ava-
lanche swept through,
killing 19 people. After
that tragedy, he came under
intense family pressure to
quit mountaineering, but in
the end decided against it.
Forty-three teams have
been permitted to scale
Everest during this year’s
spring climbing season and
will be assisted by about
400 Nepalese guides.
Each May, there are usu-
ally only a few windows of
good weather at the summit
during which climbers can
attempt to scale the peak.
— Associated Press
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PHILLIPS LAKE
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BROWNLEE RES.
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EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
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MCKAY RESERVOIR
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THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
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