Apparently, there is a type of clip with a magnetic base that can be used with the larger C7 and C9 bulbs (so must be a fairly strong magnet…) that can be used on any metal surface like door frames… There is metal flashing at the edge of the roofline and, not going to lie, I considered just doing that. But, it’s only like 1" in from the actual edge of the shingles, and I’d like to have them further back if possible.
I suppose I could get thin strips of (magnetic) metal and attach them to the underside of the eaves exactly where I wanted them…
Haha I have no idea but I just checked it with a magnet and it must be because no dice.
(But, that doesn’t preclude buying some like thin steel or something… )
(I guess the lesson is check with a magnet lol)
Alternate hack: super glue magnets where you want the lights, glue matching magnets (flipped around) to the bases of the bulbs. (As long as the type of plastic the base is is not the kind that super glue destroys. I don’t remember what kind that is.)
Starting to suspect I have asthma, because every cold I get ends in this wheezy cough that takes forever to go away. If you have asthma how did you know
My doctor told me because my allergies made me wheeze and cough. But I also experienced what you’re experiencing. An inhaler will make you feel better! And a hot pad on your chest, have hot drinks, don’t have ice.
That does sound like my cough variant asthma, but idk if you can know without seeing an allergenist and having them look into it? I’d start by talking to your PCP. There’s also meds you want to rule out and stuff like that.
I coughed all winter and complained about it to my neighbor who was a pediatrician. She said “Well, you have adult onset asthma.” I didn’t know that was a thing!
I have an inhaler and take allergy medicine, but the only real solution is for me to stay inside all winter which I’m not doing. So, I’m already coughing when I’m out.
I had exercise and allergy induced asthma as a child (I don’t really much any more? It is a mystery). I don’t know if the mechanisms can vary, but if it is that the bronchioles are constricted, you want a vasodilator, that is what a steroid rescue inhaler like Albuterol does. But if I was having an attack, my parents would have me sit on a chair backwards with my arms over the back of a chair and try to do paced breathing, in addition to the rescue inhaler. It seemed to have been a nervous system response as well as an immune system response. (They would rub circles on my back as well but that might just be a comforting a child thing. Not being able to take a full breath is terrifying for a child.) And also they would have me sit and breathe in hot humid air, like sit with your face over a bowl of hot water with a towel over your head. (I know you will hate this idea.) Like a facial I guess? The hot steam seemed to help. I wonder if there is something holistic you could try, some food + steam.
Someone once recommended to me (fairly recently) that the over the counter puffers might help as well, like primotine maybe? I have not tried though, as I don’t often get that feeling anymore!
I vote always see a doc about chronic cough and don’t assume. There’s lots of possible causes with dry coughs you need to rule out- meds, allergen triggers, cardiac involvement, so on.
This was me. My doc told me basically, you had reactive airways cuz you had big lungs while still having small tubes feeding those big lungs. Lots of air whoosh whoosh would trigger angry reactions. As my airways caught up to my lung size, it stopped being so much of an issue. My only lasting asthma issues are a propensity to get bronchitis after colds and with wildfire smoke exposure- I get bronchitis once ever few years. Oh! And my reactive airways to scented products is probably a legacy of that too.
Legit should out to one other friend who isn’t on the forum and @Meowmalade for introducing me to the cough variant asthma being a thing because I did not know I still had asthma. That whole thing has since been verified by in person docs, lol, but I had a total blind spot.
Oh this is so interesting! I also used to get bronchitis as a child a lot (I’m not sure what “a lot” is but it’s what I remember ) and I am pretty sensitive to most scented things as well! The only time I ever really experience it now is if I mess with animals I am very very allergic to, like rabbits. Although, it has been many years for allergen induced as well - maybe I should test that out (bunnies!)
Coughs and colds stay for a long time, I feel like there is something heavy on my chest that makes it harder to breathe, and I wheeze when I breathe. My triggers are pet allergies, dust, air pollution and smoke (wildfire + cigarettes) and I am ok with spicy food and ice, so part of it is figuring out what your own triggers are. Sorry! It’s annoying to deal with.
To be fair- likelihood of this is gonna vary a ton with the patient in question. (Age being one of the biggest factors). But cardiac changes can be a largely silent thing, which is why nagging chronic symptoms are a really good idea to bring up to a doc. (That way it’s also documented for timeline of change, as applicable). But it’s one of those “low probability but high severity potential” things that’s like, why docs exist and want to rule things out. Not something you wanna miss, in the % of patients where it applies.
Honestly that is not unreasonable!
(As long as the type of plastic the base is is not the kind that super glue destroys. I don’t remember what kind that is.)
Although, it has been many years for allergen induced as well - maybe I should test that out (bunnies!)