Anything else you want to discuss goes here

[deacon]

The closest my dad ever was to washing a dish was leaving the spoon after he stirred his coffee on the counter next to the sink. I din't think that he knows to this day that things go INTO the sink.

Gator

That was the first "chore" I ever had. Washing the dishes. Didn't really mind it. Now, KP in the army was a bit much.:(

[Amy]

I just got back from Dave's. LOL! I spent the better part of the excursion reading carb, and sugar content. Did you know that Cheerios has 4 grams of sugar? WTF? And did you know that heavy cream has a 1 gram of Carbs? And.. do you know I'd rather be an ommphaloompa than diet? But I'll do it. I bought lots of veggies.

I'm good, I'm good. :beer: Corned Beef and cabbage tonight. No bread. I'm fasting. But the Barilla pasta was on sale 5 for a dollar. Dayam!

Now I can't wait to see House!

I saw where Slim Fast had I think 37 carbs. That's good. I'm allowed 45 carbs for breakfast. Getting up early enough to EAT something, let alone cook it, before going to work, just isn't something that works out. Well, if you're diabetic, don't use the 37 carb Slim Fast--@ least 28 of those carbs are SUGAR!!! No wonder I was sweating and felt like carp!!! lol. Lesson learned. Look @ total carbs, but pay CLOSE attention to how many of those carbs are from sugar.

[SaraSidle]

My father too. Never touched a sink or a stove. In fact I don't remember him ever opening the fridge. He always got served first too. My mother made his favorite meals exclusively for him. Things they used to call poor man's meals, like Cabbage and beans, Escarole and beans, Tripe (yuk) and of course the usual European foods. Now they are delicacies in Italian restaurants. I laugh when I see escarole and beans for a high price on a menue.

I can still see him sitting there with his dish. I grew up watching my mother serving him and I do the same thing here with one difference. Poppa washes dishes if I don't get to them first. He's always a part of everything I do; Even laundry :) It took me forever to get used to it and not feel embarrassed. :rolleyes: I was a dope.

But I'm all bettah now Ollie. :hat:

You two know each other very well. that is a good thing. my dh and I do that esp thing. I can feel he is going to call me and many times we say the same thing at the same time.

Escarole and beans............a delicacy for sure. You know there are people in my state who would believe that..........:(

[Amy]

Didn't you hear...59 is the new 39. Nawn, when my grandma was 59 she looked like the new 109. Times are so different. Grandma look like moms.

I saw a pic of Kara Kennedy taken @ her dad's funeral. Now, they list her age as only 43, which sounds about right. But I'm here to tell ya, she looked 60 @ least. Must be all that sun and ocean water ages your skin prematurely? Otherwise, I don't know what kind of living she did--drinking or smoking or other activities that contribute to premature aging of the skin.

[Gatordog]

My father too. Never touched a sink or a stove. In fact I don't remember him ever opening the fridge. He always got served first too. My mother made his favorite meals exclusively for him. Things they used to call poor man's meals, like Cabbage and beans, Escarole and beans, Tripe (yuk) and of course the usual European foods. Now they are delicacies in Italian restaurants. I laugh when I see escarole and beans for a high price on a menue.

I can still see him sitting there with his dish. I grew up watching my mother serving him and I do the same thing here with one difference. Poppa washes dishes if I don't get to them first. He's always a part of everything I do; Even laundry :) It took me forever to get used to it and not feel embarrassed. :rolleyes: I was a dope.

But I'm all bettah now Ollie. :hat:

Another 25 cent dish that people pay ten dollars for - pasta with oil and garlic. Otherwise known as the poor man's feast.

[Gatordog]

I saw a pic of Kara Kennedy taken @ her dad's funeral. Now, they list her age as only 43, which sounds about right. But I'm here to tell ya, she looked 60 @ least. Must be all that sun and ocean water ages your skin prematurely? Otherwise, I don't know what kind of living she did--drinking or smoking or other activities that contribute to premature aging of the skin.

Maybe it was the cancer treatment that she had - maybe it aged her. I didn't even know she ever had lung cancer.

[Gatordog]

She is kinda jealous. Don't know why.

It means she's still in love with you.

[Amy]

Maybe it was the cancer treatment that she had - maybe it aged her. I didn't even know she ever had lung cancer.

Thanks. I hadn't read that. That would go under other activities that can contribute to aging of the skin. I was just really surprised by her looks, and could only think of all the time the Kennedys seemed to have spent on their boats. But did notice that the brothers' skin wasn't so lined.

I do hope the treatment was successful.

[deacon]

It means she's still in love with you.

Okay, good. I'm still in love with her too.:beer:

[shadydaisy]

I still envy you and I am proud of you.........sara

Ah shucks - thank you.

Oh loading pictures is easy. Just plug the wire into the camera and the computer, then suddenly pictures show up on your screen, then you turn off the camera and wella. Then they go somewhere. When you find them :o just send them to me. See? Easy. :) I do not know how I get through life. It's osmosis.

Free woman syndrom is nice. But they come Baaahaaack! I'm tellin ya!!!!

Too bad MY CAMERA went to college, too. I can take a photo with my cell phone and sent it to my computer. I'll work on that.

DS won't come back home unless something totally unexpected happens. I expect him to leave NJ and head somewhere where he can bike/swim/run outside for at least most of the year. His gf is from CA.

DD might come back briefly IDK about that one. She'll be back during the summer. DS stays at school - double major.

I saw a pic of Kara Kennedy taken @ her dad's funeral. Now, they list her age as only 43, which sounds about right. But I'm here to tell ya, she looked 60 @ least. Must be all that sun and ocean water ages your skin prematurely? Otherwise, I don't know what kind of living she did--drinking or smoking or other activities that contribute to premature aging of the skin.

Actually, none of the Kennedy women seem to age well. Caroline is about my age and I thought she looked old. The men, as usual, hold up better.

[beemer]

Thanks, I think I will have the best time.

Watch BoB, Beem, Loretta, OS, Shady, Sara and Amy - I might head your way one day too! Deacon, Mrs. Deacon might raise an eyebrow or two :no:, so I will visit you with good thoughts only. :tongue:

Gator

Gator it would be a pleasure to have ya up here. You dont mind igloo's right ;) Yep any of you guys come my way it would be a pleasure:beer:

[SaraSidle]

Gator it would be a pleasure to have ya up here. You dont mind igloo's right ;) Yep any of you guys come my way it would be a pleasure:beer:

I would love to have you to my house also. anytime. not in winter.
November,December,January,February and March are very ugly here.
It is very beautiful any other time though...sara

[beemer]

I would love to have you to my house also. anytime. not in winter.
November,December,January,February and March are very ugly here.
It is very beautiful any other time though...sara

Yep same here sara:seeya: I'd luv to see Silver Lake again :beer:

[Nawny]

Drop the gun and take the cannoli

Hey Paulie throw me a "sanwich" - okay cappacol?

Ya take the bread and you dip it in the sauce like this....

Looka what they did to my boy...

I passed the requirement.

Gator

I'm peeing my pants over here!!!!! :punch:


Aye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3watKeZjIY

[SaraSidle]

Yep same here sara:seeya: I'd luv to see Silver Lake again :beer:

I might let you see the big one too. and climb a sand dune or 2. now that is a work out as you know. then definitely :beer: and lotsa food. sara

[Nawny]

Yep same here sara:seeya: I'd luv to see Silver Lake again :beer:

I would love to see sara's world. Never been out that way. I saw the sites there on the Internet.. Gorgeous! Maybe next year.

[deacon]

I would love to see sara's world. Never been out that way. I saw the sites there on the Internet.. Gorgeous! Maybe next year.

The place I am working right now should be getting really nice in a month or so. Foothills of NC about 70 miles out of Ashville and about 50 from a place called Lake Lure. There was a movie shot in that little town. At the Lake Lure Inn. My family stayed there once. Nice little town.

[Nawny]

Another 25 cent dish that people pay ten dollars for - pasta with oil and garlic. Otherwise known as the poor man's feast.

Ahh that's so funny! Did you see it on the Dolce Vita Menu? All those pasta dishes cost under a dollar to make. The mark up is wild! When you buy pasta wholesale, the price is 4lbs for a dollar. Or it was.. I don't know how much it is now, but still cheap, I'm sure.

Every time I think of the restaurant Dolce Vita, you know what comes to mind. lol! That stupid liar and her dumb tattoo.

[Nawny]

I saw where Slim Fast had I think 37 carbs. That's good. I'm allowed 45 carbs for breakfast. Getting up early enough to EAT something, let alone cook it, before going to work, just isn't something that works out. Well, if you're diabetic, don't use the 37 carb Slim Fast--@ least 28 of those carbs are SUGAR!!! No wonder I was sweating and felt like carp!!! lol. Lesson learned. Look @ total carbs, but pay CLOSE attention to how many of those carbs are from sugar.

Ahhh, okay give me more work. I guess there are good carbs and bad ones. The carbs in veggies are good carbs right? The carbs from bread and my beloved pasta, are bad ones. I think I can get a degree in carbs one day. I swear! That Marie Osmond diet where they mail your food is a joke. They use fancy words to say, low carbs. I could never eat lasagna that has been out of the fridge for more than an hour, never mind in the mail! Something has to be very wrong with that. Preservatives are killing people. Processed foods are poison.

I read a book called, The French Don't Diet. It starts with a little story about the author who was in France on some business and met a very intelligent woman who was involved with the same company or whatever he was there for. When they invited her to their place for some coffee, she saw the powdered creamer and refused touch it, asking for milk. She said, that stuff is poison and I won't put it in my mouth. Do you Americans realize what you are doing?

Anyway the book explains why we get fat. We eat too fast. We dont' chew and swallow before we put more in our mouths and we eat processed foods. :shrug:

[Nawny]

Me too! I think I slept all of 2 hours last night.

Good night all! :seeya:

Too much partying Snoop?

[SaraSidle]

I'm peeing my pants over here!!!!! :punch:


Aye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3watKeZjIY


too cute

[SaraSidle]

hey Nawny and Beem and whoever else is awake I just made a cartoon of myself. want to see?

[SaraSidle]

hey Nawny and Beem and whoever else is awake I just made a cartoon of myself. want to see?

http://home.mywebface.com/faces/60/92/34/6432906.jpg

yup I do not have a picture but this is close. seems only fair

[Amy]

[/B]

Ahhh, okay give me more work. I guess there are good carbs and bad ones. The carbs in veggies are good carbs right? The carbs from bread and my beloved pasta, are bad ones. I think I can get a degree in carbs one day. I swear! That Marie Osmond diet where they mail your food is a joke. They use fancy words to say, low carbs. I could never eat lasagna that has been out of the fridge for more than an hour, never mind in the mail! Something has to be very wrong with that. Preservatives are killing people. Processed foods are poison.

I read a book called, The French Don't Diet. It starts with a little story about the author who was in France on some business and met a very intelligent woman who was involved with the same company or whatever he was there for. When they invited her to their place for some coffee, she saw the powdered creamer and refused touch it, asking for milk. She said, that stuff is poison and I won't put it in my mouth. Do you Americans realize what you are doing?

Anyway the book explains why we get fat. We eat too fast. We dont' chew and swallow before we put more in our mouths and we eat processed foods. :shrug:

A friend used NutriSystem--and the food did NOT look all that good @ all. And you think you are getting your MEALS for the day--nope, just the entree and then I think there is some desert. She had to make a salad or veggies or something to go with the entree. Looking @ the commercials, one would think ALL the cost of your meals is covered--but it seems not.

Have 2 sisters that have resorted to NutriSystem @ various times. I try not to be around when they break out their food, lol.

When I was diagnosed w/Diabetes, first I tho't OH SH!T!!! Cuz, of course, my favorite food is POTATO, altho I do eat it fairly plain, don't put things like chile and brocolli and cheese and stuff on it (just butter and sour cream, lol, oh, and the good veggie chives ;) ) But, hey, I like most veggies and fruits, in fact, I eat those a lot more than meat. Don't care all that much for the pastas and breads.

I was SHOCKED to see that I was rather limited on the stuff I do like, tho. The melons, the grapes, the corn, the green beans, etc. 17 grapes, medium. Are you kidding? That's just the BEGINNING. Who ever stops @ 17?? About a spoonful of the melons. Come on, a serving of watermelon is @ least ONE HALF of the darn thing!!!!

My downfall really is that I will eat one food @ a time. That's it. If I'm hungry, I will get out the melon and eat that. Later, I might get out some celery. Or, I might get out the chips :chicken:. I am a grazer, and to not only think up, prepare, eat and clean up a MEAL is more than I can deal with. I don't do well in restaurants, lol. The grazing thing might be a good deal, if I used the proper foods. Really, you are supposed to eat @ least every 3 hours to keep your blood sugar levels level. Then, you don't get to a starving point, which is when you gorge--and not usually on the best type of foods.

[Amy]

I'm peeing my pants over here!!!!! :punch:


Aye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3watKeZjIY

The Pepsi vs Coke one was the one that did me in!!!! Now, THAT was funny!!! Not that the other one wasn't, of course.

[Nawny]

http://home.mywebface.com/faces/60/92/34/6432906.jpg

yup I do not have a picture but this is close. seems only fair

Awww that's cute sara! I knew you had light hair! :)

[SaraSidle]

Awww that's cute sara! I knew you had light hair! :)

well it is kind of reddish brownish. But I figured I owed you one since I cannot post a picture at this time..........that was as close as I could get on the web site but it was a lot of fun doing it...........sara

[SaraSidle]

Well Miss Nawnette I have been up all night and I am going to sleep now.
have a great day and I will talk to you laterrrrrrr :seeya:

[beemer]

Now we can put a face to ya sara-lovely. What site is this? Have a good sleep ma dear :beer:

[Nawny]

well it is kind of reddish brownish. But I figured I owed you one since I cannot post a picture at this time..........that was as close as I could get on the web site but it was a lot of fun doing it...........sara

You are very pretty sara.. I can tell by the cartoon version.. I hope you get some rest today. I have a big project starting today, if the contractors keep their word this time. I'm about ready to do it myself. I can go get Shadey and we can do it together! LOL!

See you later! :seeya:

[Nawny]

She is kinda jealous. Don't know why.

I would never be jealous if my husband was hangin out with about 20 women stuck in a lap top. ;) It's like a classroom, we can teach you how to stay in great standing with the Mrs. Or maybe you're the teacher here.. Hmmm..

When you start getting smells like Shalimar or Channel#5 coming out of the monitor, then, I'd be jealous. :hat:

(kidding faddah) :D

[shadydaisy]

I would never be jealous if my husband was hangin out with about 20 women stuck in a lap top. ;) It's like a classroom, we can teach you how to stay in great standing with the Mrs. Or maybe you're the teacher here.. Hmmm..

When you start getting smells like Shalimar or Channel#5 coming out of the monitor, then, I'd be jealous. :hat:

(kidding faddah) :D

Honestly, you learn a lot when you hang out with the opposite sex. Trust me, I work with only men..... I've been married for almost 24 years and I thought I had a pretty good handle on men. I have 8 "office husbands". For those of you who don't know what that is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_spouse. They are a needy bunch.

[Gatordog]

[/B]

Ahhh, okay give me more work. I guess there are good carbs and bad ones. The carbs in veggies are good carbs right? The carbs from bread and my beloved pasta, are bad ones. I think I can get a degree in carbs one day. I swear! That Marie Osmond diet where they mail your food is a joke. They use fancy words to say, low carbs. I could never eat lasagna that has been out of the fridge for more than an hour, never mind in the mail! Something has to be very wrong with that. Preservatives are killing people. Processed foods are poison.

I read a book called, The French Don't Diet. It starts with a little story about the author who was in France on some business and met a very intelligent woman who was involved with the same company or whatever he was there for. When they invited her to their place for some coffee, she saw the powdered creamer and refused touch it, asking for milk. She said, that stuff is poison and I won't put it in my mouth. Do you Americans realize what you are doing?

Anyway the book explains why we get fat. We eat too fast. We dont' chew and swallow before we put more in our mouths and we eat processed foods. :shrug:

Nawny, try Dreamfields pasta. It's very low carb because they make it mostly from semolina and artichoke flour. It's high in fiber and has a carb content of like 5 grams when you subtract the fiber. It's delicious, it has an excellent texture, not mushy, and you can't tell it from Ronzoni or Barilla. It doesn't affect blood sugar much and also has the same stuff that's in IP6.

You can have a smaller portion because the fiber really fills you up.

Gator
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/pasta-nutrition.html

P.S. Did you know that artichokes are excellent for lowering cholestrol?

[Gatordog]

My regular doctor received the results of my last blood tests taken by my endocrinologist. She sent me to the lab for more blood tests and asked me to come in for a follow up. I used to go in every two months because of sinus infection, but since I avoid the allergy stuff I haven't seen her and I'm healthy. :) So I guess a car payment was due so she said I needed a follow up.

She ran the tests because she couldn't believe the first test were accurate, everything improved so much. She wanted to know how I dropped over 120 points in my triglycerides. I told her I am basically eating the Meditteranean diet but not as many grains as it is called for. She just stared at me. :confused: Said my liver enzymes were perfect. She also noticed that I dropped 15 lbs since my last visit, making it 30 lbs in a year. I think she will be buying olive oil and fish on her way home. Especially since she's allergic to wheat too.

Then, she even did a urinalysis and came back and said, it's perfect, not a trace of anything.

Gesh, you would think I was either a dead man walking before or she's disappointed that I'm doing so well. She probably did buy that new car expecting my every other month visit. :biggrin:

Gator

[SaraSidle]

My regular doctor received the results of my last blood tests taken by my endocrinologist. She sent me to the lab for more blood tests and asked me to come in for a follow up. I used to go in every two months because of sinus infection, but since I avoid the allergy stuff I haven't seen her and I'm healthy. :) So I guess a car payment was due so she said I needed a follow up.

She ran the tests because she couldn't believe the first test were accurate, everything improved so much. She wanted to know how I dropped over 120 points in my triglycerides. I told her I am basically eating the Meditteranean diet but not as many grains as it is called for. She just stared at me. :confused: Said my liver enzymes were perfect. She also noticed that I dropped 15 lbs since my last visit, making it 30 lbs in a year. I think she will be buying olive oil and fish on her way home. Especially since she's allergic to wheat too.

Then, she even did a urinalysis and came back and said, it's perfect, not a trace of anything.

Gesh, you would think I was either a dead man walking before or she's disappointed that I'm doing so well. She probably did buy that new car expecting my every other month visit. :biggrin:

Gator


Oh my goodness gator. this is great news. I know what those tests mean and you should feel so good about yourself. You are going to have to live longer now. I am very happy for you. yesssssssssssss sara:D

[Nawny]

Nawny, try Dreamfields pasta. It's very low carb because they make it mostly from semolina and artichoke flour. It's high in fiber and has a carb content of like 5 grams when you subtract the fiber. It's delicious, it has an excellent texture, not mushy, and you can't tell it from Ronzoni or Barilla. It doesn't affect blood sugar much and also has the same stuff that's in IP6.

You can have a smaller portion because the fiber really fills you up.

Gator
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/pasta-nutrition.html

P.S. Did you know that artichokes are excellent for lowering cholestrol?

Yep, we've been buying Dreamfields for a few years now. Once in a while I want Barilla, just to be spiteful to myself. In fact I bought the Dreamfields ziti yesterday. I was out of it. I have about 7 boxes of linguine. I use a lot of that, even for soup. I break it up. I'm going to get the weebles from school in a bit. I made Mary's Family supper. I fried up some eggplant,meatballs and sausage and made a gravy. I'm eating vicariously today. :D

Alright, I had two meatballs before they hit the gravy. :chicken:

I love artichokes! Poppa went for his yearly today and his BP was 124/78.. Those fish oil tabs are doing a great job! He's not on any BP meds at all. He lost some weight too. I'm so happy! His doctor is my nephew and when poppa tells him about the herbs he takes, he just shakes his head. :) Poppa laughs at him. He calls him kid.

[Nawny]

My regular doctor received the results of my last blood tests taken by my endocrinologist. She sent me to the lab for more blood tests and asked me to come in for a follow up. I used to go in every two months because of sinus infection, but since I avoid the allergy stuff I haven't seen her and I'm healthy. :) So I guess a car payment was due so she said I needed a follow up.

She ran the tests because she couldn't believe the first test were accurate, everything improved so much. She wanted to know how I dropped over 120 points in my triglycerides. I told her I am basically eating the Meditteranean diet but not as many grains as it is called for. She just stared at me. :confused: Said my liver enzymes were perfect. She also noticed that I dropped 15 lbs since my last visit, making it 30 lbs in a year. I think she will be buying olive oil and fish on her way home. Especially since she's allergic to wheat too.

Then, she even did a urinalysis and came back and said, it's perfect, not a trace of anything.

Gesh, you would think I was either a dead man walking before or she's disappointed that I'm doing so well. She probably did buy that new car expecting my every other month visit. :biggrin:

Gator



AHHH HAAA!!! Awesome! You and Poppa Joe are going to put those murderer's out of a job baby! Citizen's arrest! They're trying to kill us all! The next time my Dr gives me a prescription, I'm calling 911.:cool:

Oh, ya wanna hear a funny one? Doctors are giving prescriptions for extra strength FISH OIL! ROTFLMAO!! They're getting desperate with us and our Internet connections LOL!

[Gatordog]

Yep, we've been buying Dreamfields for a few years now. Once in a while I want Barilla, just to be spiteful to myself. In fact I bought the Dreamfields ziti yesterday. I was out of it. I have about 7 boxes of linguine. I use a lot of that, even for soup. I break it up. I'm going to get the weebles from school in a bit. I made Mary's Family supper. I fried up some eggplant,meatballs and sausage and made a gravy. I'm eating vicariously today. :D

Alright, I had two meatballs before they hit the gravy. :chicken:

I love artichokes! Poppa went for his yearly today and his BP was 124/78.. Those fish oil tabs are doing a great job! He's not on any BP meds at all. He lost some weight too. I'm so happy! His doctor is my nephew and when poppa tells him about the herbs he takes, he just shakes his head. :) Poppa laughs at him. He calls him kid.

Nawny, how you gonna know if those meatballs are any good if you don't do a quality test? And as Deacon would tell you, you have to sample more than one when you quality test! :beer:

[Gatordog]

Yep, we've been buying Dreamfields for a few years now. Once in a while I want Barilla, just to be spiteful to myself. In fact I bought the Dreamfields ziti yesterday. I was out of it. I have about 7 boxes of linguine. I use a lot of that, even for soup. I break it up. I'm going to get the weebles from school in a bit. I made Mary's Family supper. I fried up some eggplant,meatballs and sausage and made a gravy. I'm eating vicariously today. :D

Alright, I had two meatballs before they hit the gravy. :chicken:

I love artichokes! Poppa went for his yearly today and his BP was 124/78.. Those fish oil tabs are doing a great job! He's not on any BP meds at all. He lost some weight too. I'm so happy! His doctor is my nephew and when poppa tells him about the herbs he takes, he just shakes his head. :) Poppa laughs at him. He calls him kid.

Poppa probably lost those pounds because when you were angry :mad: at him, you didn't feed him. Maybe you need to be angry a couple days a month so he just eats a can of beans. :tongue:

[SaraSidle]

Yep, we've been buying Dreamfields for a few years now. Once in a while I want Barilla, just to be spiteful to myself. In fact I bought the Dreamfields ziti yesterday. I was out of it. I have about 7 boxes of linguine. I use a lot of that, even for soup. I break it up. I'm going to get the weebles from school in a bit. I made Mary's Family supper. I fried up some eggplant,meatballs and sausage and made a gravy. I'm eating vicariously today. :D

Alright, I had two meatballs before they hit the gravy. :chicken:

I love artichokes! Poppa went for his yearly today and his BP was 124/78.. Those fish oil tabs are doing a great job! He's not on any BP meds at all. He lost some weight too. I'm so happy! His doctor is my nephew and when poppa tells him about the herbs he takes, he just shakes his head. :) Poppa laughs at him. He calls him kid.

I love artichokes too but I have good BP and cholestoral. what is the taste difference Nawny?

[Marian Paroo]

It's pretty easy to find "alternative" pastas here - spelt, rice, corn. Don't think I ever saw artichoke here, though.

I eat very little refined flour - just a focaccia now and then.

I prefer the taste of whole wheat pasta.

[deacon]

my regular doctor received the results of my last blood tests taken by my endocrinologist. She sent me to the lab for more blood tests and asked me to come in for a follow up. I used to go in every two months because of sinus infection, but since i avoid the allergy stuff i haven't seen her and i'm healthy. :) so i guess a car payment was due so she said i needed a follow up.

She ran the tests because she couldn't believe the first test were accurate, everything improved so much. She wanted to know how i dropped over 120 points in my triglycerides. I told her i am basically eating the meditteranean diet but not as many grains as it is called for. She just stared at me. :confused: Said my liver enzymes were perfect. She also noticed that i dropped 15 lbs since my last visit, making it 30 lbs in a year. I think she will be buying olive oil and fish on her way home. Especially since she's allergic to wheat too.

Then, she even did a urinalysis and came back and said, it's perfect, not a trace of anything.

Gesh, you would think i was either a dead man walking before or she's disappointed that i'm doing so well. She probably did buy that new car expecting my every other month visit. :biggrin:

Gator

great!!

[BeastofBears]

My regular doctor received the results of my last blood tests taken by my endocrinologist. She sent me to the lab for more blood tests and asked me to come in for a follow up. I used to go in every two months because of sinus infection, but since I avoid the allergy stuff I haven't seen her and I'm healthy. :) So I guess a car payment was due so she said I needed a follow up.

She ran the tests because she couldn't believe the first test were accurate, everything improved so much. She wanted to know how I dropped over 120 points in my triglycerides. I told her I am basically eating the Meditteranean diet but not as many grains as it is called for. She just stared at me. :confused: Said my liver enzymes were perfect. She also noticed that I dropped 15 lbs since my last visit, making it 30 lbs in a year. I think she will be buying olive oil and fish on her way home. Especially since she's allergic to wheat too.

Then, she even did a urinalysis and came back and said, it's perfect, not a trace of anything.

Gesh, you would think I was either a dead man walking before or she's disappointed that I'm doing so well. She probably did buy that new car expecting my every other month visit. :biggrin:

Gator

Her first thought was, there goes my job security! Good for her there are so many people out there who don't care enough to try to fix stuff...especially when it turns out you can eat such good food. Good for you!

[BeastofBears]

http://home.mywebface.com/faces/60/92/34/6432906.jpg

yup I do not have a picture but this is close. seems only fair

That's cute! How fun!

[SaraSidle]

That's cute! How fun!

thanks bob. it was more fun that the other websites I have been to and done that.

I read how they figured out the red hats on the statues on Easter Island.

Can you tell me how the statues were built in the first place and how the hats were placed on their heads? just wondering. aliens?:shrug:

[Nawny]

Nawny, how you gonna know if those meatballs are any good if you don't do a quality test? And as Deacon would tell you, you have to sample more than one when you quality test! :beer:

Haaaa! I like that! :) And for those here who lost weight, I found it and if you want it back let me know.

[BeastofBears]

thanks bob. it was more fun that the other websites I have been to and done that.

I read how they figured out the red hats on the statues on Easter Island.

Can you tell me how the statues were built in the first place and how the hats were placed on their heads? just wondering. aliens?:shrug:

I don't specialize in Polynesia, but I've heard from colleagues that they were carved in the quarries (the stone is like a volcanic tuff) and then moved on rollers to the sites where they were raised. The roads they moved them on have been found. I bet the "hats" were placed up there using scaffolds, slowly raising the scaffold with the hat on top while they raised it level by level...They all also had huge eyes inset in those haunting sockets, btw. They've found some. (Just a caveat: the Egyptians left us basically diagrams so we have a real good idea exactly how they did everything...the Rapa Nui didn't. So we may never know the details, only the basics)

There were a lot more resources on the island early on than later. Too many people, too much consumption, apparently.

[deacon]

Haaaa! I like that! :) And for those here who lost weight, I found it and if you want it back let me know.

No, thank you. I don't want mine back. I can see my shoes again.:D

[SaraSidle]

I don't specialize in Polynesia, but I've heard from colleagues that they were carved in the quarries (the stone is like a volcanic tuff) and then moved on rollers to the sites where they were raised. The roads they moved them on have been found. I bet the "hats" were placed up there using scaffolds, slowly raising the scaffold with the hat on top while they raised it level by level...They all also had huge eyes inset in those haunting sockets, btw. They've found some. (Just a caveat: the Egyptians left us basically diagrams so we have a real good idea exactly how they did everything...the Rapa Nui didn't. So we may never know the details, only the basics)

There were a lot more resources on the island early on than later. Too many people, too much consumption, apparently.

It is so hard to imagine them having the know how so long ago. thank you very much. Always been a mystery to me. nice to know they left us info.
sara

[Nawny]

Nawny, try Dreamfields pasta. It's very low carb because they make it mostly from semolina and artichoke flour. It's high in fiber and has a carb content of like 5 grams when you subtract the fiber. It's delicious, it has an excellent texture, not mushy, and you can't tell it from Ronzoni or Barilla. It doesn't affect blood sugar much and also has the same stuff that's in IP6.

You can have a smaller portion because the fiber really fills you up.

Gator
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/pasta-nutrition.html

P.S. Did you know that artichokes are excellent for lowering cholestrol?

I just looked at the dreamfields site Very interesting. And you can buy it by the case.

[BeastofBears]

I just looked at the dreamfields site Very interesting. And you can buy it by the case.

Ha! That's like the Italian version of my Filipino friends. They buy rice in 40 pound sacks.

[Nawny]

No, thank you. I don't want mine back. I can see my shoes again.:D

Hmmm, are you sure you don't want it back? It keeps you warm in the winter.

[Nawny]

I love artichokes too but I have good BP and cholestoral. what is the taste difference Nawny?

The taste difference in the dreamfields pasta? None. But you have to cook it aldente or it tastes bleh. :shrug: Don't over cook.

[SaraSidle]

The taste difference in the dreamfields pasta? None. But you have to cook it aldente or it tastes bleh. :shrug: Don't over cook.

Got it Nawny thank you. sara

[deacon]

Hmmm, are you sure you don't want it back? It keeps you warm in the winter.

Nope. My "long johns" do just fine. Doesn't get that cold here for long anyway. Another good thing about living down here.

[Nawny]

I love artichokes too but I have good BP and cholestoral. what is the taste difference Nawny?

Poppa probably lost those pounds because when you were angry :mad: at him, you didn't feed him. Maybe you need to be angry a couple days a month so he just eats a can of beans. :tongue:

LOL! The opposite happens when I'm on a roll. When he gets upset he eats more. :cuss:

He's been trying to lose weight most of his life. He goes up and down. I just had to rearrange his closet again. He has a few sections of clothing that range in size. I just moved 9 pair of his pants to the front lines. The shirt situation drives me nuts. He could dress the entire church choir three times and still have too many clothes. He has two closets to himself and three bureaus. His sock draw and tie racks look like the back of Joseph Banks men's clothing store. When it comes to clothes, poppa is not normal. :eek:

[Nawny]

I don't specialize in Polynesia, but I've heard from colleagues that they were carved in the quarries (the stone is like a volcanic tuff) and then moved on rollers to the sites where they were raised. The roads they moved them on have been found. I bet the "hats" were placed up there using scaffolds, slowly raising the scaffold with the hat on top while they raised it level by level...They all also had huge eyes inset in those haunting sockets, btw. They've found some. (Just a caveat: the Egyptians left us basically diagrams so we have a real good idea exactly how they did everything...the Rapa Nui didn't. So we may never know the details, only the basics)

There were a lot more resources on the island early on than later. Too many people, too much consumption, apparently.

Easter Island? Now I have to go look that up. Sounds interesting!!

[SaraSidle]

LOL! The opposite happens when I'm on a roll. When he gets upset he eats more. :cuss:

He's been trying to lose weight most of his life. He goes up and down. I just had to rearrange his closet again. He has a few sections of clothing that range in size. I just moved 9 pair of his pants to the front lines. The shirt situation drives me nuts. He could dress the entire church choir three times and still have too many clothes. He has two closets to himself and three bureaus. His sock draw and tie racks look like the back of Joseph Banks men's clothing store. When it comes to clothes, poppa is not normal. :eek:

hahahaha I do that. I have 3 sizes to choose from.........:D

[Nawny]

Nope. My "long johns" do just fine. Doesn't get that cold here for long anyway. Another good thing about living down here.

You live in a gorgeous place. Nice weather too, yes. Today I was driving down my street enjoying the beauty all around me and panic set in when I remembered it's autumn. I dread winter. Last year I was traumatized. There are hundreds of tall trees in my neighborhood, and in my yard. I hate when they're bare. It seems they just got green such a short time ago.

[SaraSidle]

Easter Island? Now I have to go look that up. Sounds interesting!!

And BOB was right. the eyes are spooky IMO sara

[BeastofBears]

Easter Island? Now I have to go look that up. Sounds interesting!!

These guys, Nawny: http://i34.tinypic.com/vgpok0.jpg

[deacon]

You live in a gorgeous place. Nice weather too, yes. Today I was driving down my street enjoying the beauty all around me and panic set in when I remembered it's autumn. I dread winter. Last year I was traumatized. There are hundreds of tall trees in my neighborhood, and in my yard. I hate when they're bare. It seems they just got green such a short time ago.

I do not like winter either. The pines here are fine in winter but the oaks and other trees look dead to me with no leaves. And heaven forbid it should snow. I have lived down here all my life but I have figured out how to drive when it snows. There are a bunch of folks who loose their minds when it snows. When I spent the week in Wis. in Feb. I had no problem driving. You can not go fast in snow. Duhhhhh,

[Nawny]

These guys, Nawny: http://i34.tinypic.com/vgpok0.jpg

Yep! I looked up Easter Island. WOW! I'm ashamed to say I knew nothing about it. Fascinating! I loved it. It was a short lesson but very informative.
Thank you! Poppa knew about it. I think he ate encyclopedia's when he was a kid. Actually he was educated to pieces. Pre Law, Medical School and Business college in NM. He opted for business. I'll never figure it out. :shrug: But he knew about those fugly statues. He had a lot of academic exposure for sure.

I get itchy teeth when I learn about such things. It's exciting BoB. One of the sites mentions that it is the least visited places. I wonder why. To think those things predate back to a time when the world was so new. When man was so capable and sort of brilliant. And centuries later, I can't get a cup of cawffee made the way I ask for it at Dunkin Donuts OR Starbucks.

[Nawny]

I do not like winter either. The pines here are fine in winter but the oaks and other trees look dead to me with no leaves. And heaven forbid it should snow. I have lived down here all my life but I have figured out how to drive when it snows. There are a bunch of folks who loose their minds when it snows. When I spent the week in Wis. in Feb. I had no problem driving. You can not go fast in snow. Duhhhhh,


LAUGHING!!! :)


I dare you to get up my driveway in the snow without a 4 wheel drive!.

[Nawny]

hahahaha I do that. I have 3 sizes to choose from.........:D

Not me, Im in denial. ;)

[SaraSidle]

Not me, Im in denial. ;)

OKaaay I guess this means you are wearing the larger size!;)

[Nawny]

OKaaay I guess this means you are wearing the larger size!;)

Haaaa!!! Yep! :) And its tight!

[SaraSidle]

Haaaa!!! Yep! :) And its tight!

So is mine. I think we need to go shopping for some new clothes.
yeah that would be good. Summer is not over yet but we will be needing fall outfits soon anyways. I will meet you in NYC and we will hit up the designers. Okay I will wake up now. sara

[Nawny]

So is mine. I think we need to go shopping for some new clothes.
yeah that would be good. Summer is not over yet but we will be needing fall outfits soon anyways. I will meet you in NYC and we will hit up the designers. Okay I will wake up now. sara

Hey what cha ya doing in my dream? LOL! I can see we're growing old with grace. :hat:

[BeastofBears]

Not me, Im in denial. ;)

Careful Nawny! That's how the dreaded "muffin top" happens!

[Nawny]

Anyone See NG tonight? I missed it. Seems they're getting some useless information from Misty's father? And the sighting of Haleigh in the Mass Walmart? I mean what would you do if you saw Haleigh in a store? Wouldn't you follow the guy who had her, out to his car, call 911 then take a picture, or something? WTF?


I'm spent.. goodnight everyone!

[Nawny]

Careful Nawny! That's how the dreaded "muffin top" happens!

You did it again!!! I was just dozing off!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!! You stop it!!:punch:

[SaraSidle]

Hey what cha ya doing in my dream? LOL! I can see we're growing old with grace. :hat:

Oh yeah lots and lotsa grace Nawny

[SaraSidle]

You did it again!!! I was just dozing off!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!! You stop it!!:punch:

better to be in denial than spent my dad used to say.........nottttt

[Amy]

Anyone See NG tonight? I missed it. Seems they're getting some useless information from Misty's father? And the sighting of Haleigh in the Mass Walmart? I mean what would you do if you saw Haleigh in a store? Wouldn't you follow the guy who had her, out to his car, call 911 then take a picture, or something? WTF?


I'm spent.. goodnight everyone!

Seems one of the going procedures these days is to call the media first? Get a "professional" pic of her for LE, I guess.

[SaraSidle]

Seems one of the going procedures these days is to call the media first? Get a "professional" pic of her for LE, I guess.

So true IMO

[samanthajane13]

"And centuries later, I can't get a cup of cawffee made the way I ask for it at Dunkin Donuts OR Starbucks."


http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/Geckolicious/Party%20Crap/people/128765395035386173.jpg


Nawny-you need to come to Western New York!!! We have Tim Horton's...a Canadian import, and Katey ADORES her "Timmy Ho's"!! She's HOOKED on the Iced Cappuccinos.


http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/Geckolicious/Party%20Crap/food/iced_cappuccino.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/Geckolicious/Party%20Crap/food/iced_cappuccino_supreme.jpg
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/Geckolicious/Party%20Crap/food/fhljopr.jpg


BTW-a "lost" picture of The Skank has just been released!!!

It seems that a few months before Caylee went missing, George had sent The Skank to Home Depot for a plunger...and well...we KNEW she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer...


http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad124/Geckolicious/Party%20Crap/people/sucking-face.jpg

[deacon]

[/B]


LAUGHING!!! :)


I dare you to get up my driveway in the snow without a 4 wheel drive!.

Don't know how steep your driveway is but the town in Wis. was not flat and the road up to the motel was an adventure. Between the sloop and dodging the animals like deer and racoons it was fun. That was a beautiful place in the summer but I didn't like winter there.

[beemer]

Too funny Sam:beer: I'm glad to hear "Timmy's" has reached you. You guys are being Canadianized. Seems to be a Timmy's on every corner here and they are all busy. We have a Timmy's coffee machine and just luv it. You get a nice even tasting pot of coffee. Water sprays into the basket instead of a steady straight flow. Good soups and sammies there too :beer:

[beemer]

deacon u would not like Canadian winter's at all. I know i dont thats for sure. Nawny and I have pretty much the same winters. We get alot of lake effect snow. Oh gawd did i say snow? In a few months i will be seeing it :(

[deacon]

deacon u would not like Canadian winter's at all. I know i dont thats for sure. Nawny and I have pretty much the same winters. We get alot of lake effect snow. Oh gawd did i say snow? In a few months i will be seeing it :(

Nope, I do not like snow. That week I spent in Wis in Feb, the HIGH temp was -17 f. Why in the world do people live in that when a move south would be much warmer. And no, I do not want to go ice fishing. You fish out of a boat, and boats do not do well on top of ice.

[Nawny]

Too funny Sam:beer: I'm glad to hear "Timmy's" has reached you. You guys are being Canadianized. Seems to be a Timmy's on every corner here and they are all busy. We have a Timmy's coffee machine and just luv it. You get a nice even tasting pot of coffee. Water sprays into the basket instead of a steady straight flow. Good soups and sammies there too :beer:

We got a few Tim Hortons here a couple of years ago. I love Tim Horton!!! The first time I ordered a Turkey Club from the drive up window, It had mustard on it and I almost had a heart attack! :eek: Now when I order that, I always say, no mustard please! When I asked the worker why mustard? She said, That's the way they do it in Canada. I told her not to push that in RI, she might get shot at. ;) She laughed.

Timmy is not in the cities yet. Timmy's can only be found in the small towns, but its growing and they do give you cawffee the way you ask for it. The competition is stoonodd, so they should do very well here. :rolleyes:

[Nawny]

Don't know how steep your driveway is but the town in Wis. was not flat and the road up to the motel was an adventure. Between the sloop and dodging the animals like deer and racoons it was fun. That was a beautiful place in the summer but I didn't like winter there.

I actually like snow, it's so scenic when it's falling. But since we moved here, we struggle with the driveway. It's like going from six o'clock to twelve o'clock if you're driving up the face of a clock. And it's long because the house is set on a high piece of property. In fact today, they are going to rip up a strip of it to lay some pipe to bring water to the back of the house where they are going to put a bathroom that never was. They are going across the back yard too. And it's wet out today.



Ewww....

[beemer]

We got a few Tim Hortons here a couple of years ago. I love Tim Horton!!! The first time I ordered a Turkey Club from the drive up window, It had mustard on it and I almost had a heart attack! :eek: Now when I order that, I always say, no mustard please! When I asked the worker why mustard? She said, That's the way they do it in Canada. I told her not to push that in RI, she might get shot at. ;) She laughed.

Timmy is not in the cities yet. Timmy's can only be found in the small towns, but its growing and they do give you cawffee the way you ask for it. The competition is stoonodd, so they should do very well here. :rolleyes:

Good stuff:beer: So u dont like mustard on your turkey club:confused::D Typically they do get the cawfee right but once didn't so i just say Lg cawffee with a creamer on the side. I cant do Starbucks-way to strong. I think the spoon would stand on its own in the cup:)

[beemer]

Well deacon winters used to be fun as a kid-now not so much. I dont mind if the days are clear,sunny,crisp snow,dry air. It seems all we get anymore is damp dreary and cold a damp cold. When we retire we will be Arizona bound in winter. I look forward to being a part time Zony :D

[beemer]

The snow is pretty up till xmas then it can go. When the kids were younger we used to have a huge rink with floodlights in our backyard. I used to luv watching a ton of kids skate or play hockey while the snow fell.

[Nawny]

Good stuff:beer: So u dont like mustard on your turkey club:confused::D Typically they do get the cawfee right but once didn't so i just say Lg cawffee with a creamer on the side. I cant do Starbucks-way to strong. I think the spoon would stand on its own in the cup:)

Oh it's strong there too? I thought they were trying to exterminate New Englanders. It is so stroke inducing. ;) And it's near 5 dollars a cup. I use Folgers french roast. Starbucks used to be so good. :shrug:

[beemer]

[/B]

Oh it's strong there too? I thought they were trying to exterminate New Englanders. It is so stroke inducing. ;) And it's near 5 dollars a cup. I use Folgers french roast. Starbucks used to be so good. :shrug:

No Starbucks here Nawny that I am aware of-tried it when in the U.S. :beer:

[Gatordog]

Good stuff:beer: So u dont like mustard on your turkey club:confused::D Typically they do get the cawfee right but once didn't so i just say Lg cawffee with a creamer on the side. I cant do Starbucks-way to strong. I think the spoon would stand on its own in the cup:)

No :no: mustard on a club - Mayo. Is that how you like it Nawny?

[shadydaisy]

I have both a Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts near the office. I prefer DD. Starbucks gives me heartburn. It's greasy - is the best way I can describe it.

It's pouring rain here and I'm stuck in the office with the boss.

I bought really, really cute shoes for work yesterday. I'm trying to cheer myself up!

[BeastofBears]

Peet's coffee. Brew it at home in a Bialetti. Peet's even mails it out. But it's more fun to go in and watch them grind your own coffee.

Is Peet's out east? I know we bring it with us when we go to Canada, never sen one there...

[Nawny]

No :no: mustard on a club - Mayo. Is that how you like it Nawny?

Yep! Mayo! I feel wierd now :o I guess I could get used to honey mustard on a turkey club. But the first time, I was horrified. LOL!

[Nawny]

I have both a Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts near the office. I prefer DD. Starbucks gives me heartburn. It's greasy - is the best way I can describe it.

It's pouring rain here and I'm stuck in the office with the boss.

I bought really, really cute shoes for work yesterday. I'm trying to cheer myself up!

CFM Shoes??? :eek: nuh uh... say it isn't so! ;)

Yeah, joisy has those D&D's all over the place. It's LE's hidey hole. Starbucks has become a book store and a hang out for college kids and pipe smoking ivy leaguers.

[Nawny]

The snow is pretty up till xmas then it can go. When the kids were younger we used to have a huge rink with floodlights in our backyard. I used to luv watching a ton of kids skate or play hockey while the snow fell.

That sounds so beautiful Beem! :)

[BeastofBears]

Okay. I gotta vent somewhere.

9/11 "Truthers" are nuts. Totally. OKay, I already knew that. But I accidentally ended up on one of their sites today, specifically dedicated to "proving" that all the people on Flight 93 did not exist and my jaw dropped. Including one I personally knew! :flamemad:

It was not Bush or Cheney, it was not Mossad or any other "zionist" group. It really was al-Qaeda. The people who died really died, and where we think they did. They were not government agents who were "gassed" on the planes and secretly killed later on a base in the Arctic. Jews DID go to work on 9/11, and died in the WTC too. And no, Diane Sawyer did not get switched with a "Sim" on 9/11 for the live broadcast (!).

There, I am officially on record as being NOT INSANE.

[Nawny]

Okay. I gotta vent somewhere.

9/11 "Truthers" are nuts. Totally. OKay, I already knew that. But I accidentally ended up on one of their sites today, specifically dedicated to "proving" that all the people on Flight 93 did not exist and my jaw dropped. Including one I personally knew! :flamemad:

It was not Bush or Cheney, it was not Mossad or any other "zionist" group. It really was al-Qaeda. The people who died really died, and where we think they did. They were not government agents who were "gassed" on the planes and secretly killed later on a base in the Arctic. Jews DID go to work on 9/11, and died in the WTC too. And no, Diane Sawyer did not get switched with a "Sim" on 9/11 for the live broadcast (!).

There, I am officially on record as being NOT INSANE.

No, you're not insane. That day was beyond horrible and beyond description. I'll never understand it or forget about it. I can't read those sites. Some families are still in grief to the point of endless tears. Our security systems at airports are already slacking off. If we're responsible in any way, it's that way. In other countries, that is not the case. You can't even bring bottled baby formula on a plane in some countries.

No, you're not insane, :no:

[Gatordog]

Yep! Mayo! I feel wierd now :o I guess I could get used to honey mustard on a turkey club. But the first time, I was horrified. LOL!

Don't feel wierd, I probably wasn't clear - I meant I would only put mayo on a club, never ever mustard.

[Gatordog]

CFM Shoes??? :eek: nuh uh... say it isn't so! ;)

Yeah, joisy has those D&D's all over the place. It's LE's hidey hole. Starbucks has become a book store and a hang out for college kids and pipe smoking ivy leaguers.

And our book store became a Starbucks...;). My brother won't even buy a book or magazine from B&N anymore because he said everyone has taken them into the Starbucks coffee shop and read them or used them for their homework.

[shadydaisy]

CFM Shoes??? :eek: nuh uh... say it isn't so! ;)

Yeah, joisy has those D&D's all over the place. It's LE's hidey hole. Starbucks has become a book store and a hang out for college kids and pipe smoking ivy leaguers.

Nah, work shoes. I always need work shoes for suits. I somehow manage to destroy black shoes at an alarming rate. These have a little bit of a grey plaid thing happening. They do have a heel because I'm short. Jazz up the old black suit a bit.

No DD in RI? Can people smoke in Starbucks? You can't even smoke on most beaches in NJ anymore. Forget about in a Startbucks.

[SaraSidle]

deacon u would not like Canadian winter's at all. I know i dont thats for sure. Nawny and I have pretty much the same winters. We get alot of lake effect snow. Oh gawd did i say snow? In a few months i will be seeing it :(

Samantha and i also receive the lake effect snow and it is very miserable. I nave believed my family until I moved here. what a real pain!

[SaraSidle]

The snow is pretty up till xmas then it can go. When the kids were younger we used to have a huge rink with floodlights in our backyard. I used to luv watching a ton of kids skate or play hockey while the snow fell.

Yes Christmas is my limit too. no more snow. when I was younger my dad wanted to make a skating rink in our backyard for my brothers and I. He ended up flooding the entire yard what a blast.

[SaraSidle]

Yep! Mayo! I feel wierd now :o I guess I could get used to honey mustard on a turkey club. But the first time, I was horrified. LOL!

still does not sound good unless it is Dijon mustard and there is ham on the club., I would try it then. sara

[SaraSidle]

Nah, work shoes. I always need work shoes for suits. I somehow manage to destroy black shoes at an alarming rate. These have a little bit of a grey plaid thing happening. They do have a heel because I'm short. Jazz up the old black suit a bit.

No DD in RI? Can people smoke in Starbucks? You can't even smoke on most beaches in NJ anymore. Forget about in a Startbucks.

I can relate to the black shoes and work. They have to have a certain look for work And since I have duck feet I have to be very wide ones with high arches. but I love buying new anything.
We have Starbucks here but no books in them. Just Barnes and Noble.
No smoking here either. in Michigan.

Nawny I used mayo on my clubs all the time. it is okay. sara :D

[shadydaisy]

I can relate to the black shoes and work. They have to have a certain look for work And since I have duck feet I have to be very wide ones with high arches. but I love buying new anything.
We have Starbucks here but no books in them. Just Barnes and Noble.
No smoking here either. in Michigan.

Nawny I used mayo on my clubs all the time. it is okay. sara :D

LOL - I have really high arches, too. Did you do ballet? It leads to really high arches and defective feet.

I'm not a snow fan. I live in Western NJ on top of a mountain. It will be raining on the highway and for 2 miles after I exit. 3 miles from home it starts snowing. The road goes straight up the hill and then there is a sharp bend. People who moved in from the city all bought vans. Vans do not make it up the hill in snow. I have to leave work early to get up the hill before they end up shutting it down.

[SaraSidle]

LOL - I have really high arches, too. Did you do ballet? It leads to really high arches and defective feet.

I'm not a snow fan. I live in Western NJ on top of a mountain. It will be raining on the highway and for 2 miles after I exit. 3 miles from home it starts snowing. The road goes straight up the hill and then there is a sharp bend. People who moved in from the city all bought vans. Vans do not make it up the hill in snow. I have to leave work early to get up the hill before they end up shutting it down.

I did do ballet but I never thought it would hurt my feetl...good point.And they are too small but that is probably not from dancing.

The good thing about living on a hill is no flooding. the bad thing is slippery driveway and Ice makes it so bad. I rented a house on a hill once and my little stickshift 6 cylinder had no problems. my bf at the time could barely get his pup up the driveway............

[Nawny]

Don't feel wierd, I probably wasn't clear - I meant I would only put mayo on a club, never ever mustard.

LOL!!! It's sort of like putting mustard on an apple pie huh Gator?

THe bad boys are doing major surgery on my driveway and back courtyard. What a mess!! In order to lay water lines they had to cut through asphalt about a hundred feet from one side of the house to the other. It stinks and it's all muddy out there. It's also pouring rain. I was watching them fill in the trench and wondered how much it would cost to remove all the asphalt from the back courtyard. Grass would be nice there. That part of the property looks like a parking lot.

And a gazebo.

And a deck.

I want a condo. :mad:

[Nawny]

And our book store became a Starbucks...;). My brother won't even buy a book or magazine from B&N anymore because he said everyone has taken them into the Starbucks coffee shop and read them or used them for their homework.

SO true. I used to go to Border books after I got divorced and felt lonesome. I'd take a book to the lounge area and read it. One time I fell asleep on one of the couches. THey close at midnight here. I was so embarrassed. :o

I buy my books from Amazon.com. It's so nice that you can read a lot of reviews online and decide if you want the book or not. I did buy that book Blink last week at a home Good's store here. It just yelled at me, but I didn't like paying 17 dollars for it. I get them used on Amazon very cheap.

[Nawny]

TO answer the smoking in Starbucks question: No there is no smoking. But they have smoke shops here where you can go in and smoke cigars and pipes and they serve beverages. Mostly men go in them. However, RI I think, was the last state to ban smoking in restaurants and coffee shops. Most of the restaurants now have outdoor decks for smokers.

[Marian Paroo]

When my nephs were smaller they used to call mayo "food glue"

[Nawny]

When my nephs were smaller they used to call mayo "food glue"

I never knew what mayonnaise tasted like until I left home. My mother never bought it. She bought Miracle Whip. That's pretty close but it isn't mayo.

[shadydaisy]

I never knew what mayonnaise tasted like until I left home. My mother never bought it. She bought Miracle Whip. That's pretty close but it isn't mayo.

My mother used/still uses Miracle Whip. I never ate cottage cheese as a kid because my mother mixed it together with an equal amount of Miracle Whip. I didn't know you didn't have to put the MW in it. Duh. I still don't like MW.

[beemer]

Nawny and Sam-I see you are keeping the after party going in the lounge :D Thanks for the laugh in fact LMFAO :beer: I needed it. It is so nice out and i have to leave for work now:( And i am dog azz tard :cuss: Three more sleeps til VACATION :beer:

[Gatordog]

Nah, work shoes. I always need work shoes for suits. I somehow manage to destroy black shoes at an alarming rate. These have a little bit of a grey plaid thing happening. They do have a heel because I'm short. Jazz up the old black suit a bit.

No DD in RI? Can people smoke in Starbucks? You can't even smoke on most beaches in NJ anymore. Forget about in a Startbucks.

Oh Oh, Don't get Nawny started on DD. :eek: It seems they hire these zombie people in DD in RI and they had their brains sucked out of their ears.

[Gatordog]

LOL!!! It's sort of like putting mustard on an apple pie huh Gator?

THe bad boys are doing major surgery on my driveway and back courtyard. What a mess!! In order to lay water lines they had to cut through asphalt about a hundred feet from one side of the house to the other. It stinks and it's all muddy out there. It's also pouring rain. I was watching them fill in the trench and wondered how much it would cost to remove all the asphalt from the back courtyard. Grass would be nice there. That part of the property looks like a parking lot.

And a gazebo.

And a deck.

I want a condo. :mad:


Should I tell Poppa to put on his running shoes and ....:chicken:

[Gatordog]

I hope these four have an ocean view room at Gitmo now.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20854801/detail.html

[samanthajane13]

"I'm glad to hear "Timmy's" has reached you. You guys are being Canadianized."


We've had Timmy Ho's here for YEARS!!!

My favorite donut is the Walnut Crunch-the rectangular brownie thingy!!!

I don't do coughie-I leave that to Katey. And she's a Timmy Ho's girl!!

[Marian Paroo]

MW was not part of my NY childhood. Nor was Velveeta!

[deacon]

Well, off for the weekend. You folks hold down the fort until Sunday!!!!!!

[Amy]

I actually like snow, it's so scenic when it's falling. But since we moved here, we struggle with the driveway. It's like going from six o'clock to twelve o'clock if you're driving up the face of a clock. And it's long because the house is set on a high piece of property. In fact today, they are going to rip up a strip of it to lay some pipe to bring water to the back of the house where they are going to put a bathroom that never was. They are going across the back yard too. And it's wet out today.



Ewww....

My idea of a wonderful snowfall is--the lawns and fields will have snow, a little on the roofs, not enough to harm them or make them fall in or anything. There can be some on the trees--that can look kind of pretty. HOWEVER, the snow should not fall on the sidewalks and roads so we can drive safely.

[shadydaisy]

MW was not part of my NY childhood. Nor was Velveeta!

I had never even heard of Velveeta cheese until I went to college. They had huge slabs of it at the bread table. I ended up eating a lot of it - I was a picky eater. Processed cheese was better than what they were serving. The bread was great - it came from the Italian People's Bakery.

[Nawny]

Should I tell Poppa to put on his running shoes and ....:chicken:

LOL! This house is his passion Gator. He's an antique nut. I take good care of it and he rewards me well.

Last night he said, why do women always say but?
Hmm . I said, I don't say but. He said, yes you do. When I asked you today if making a new bathroom and bedroom makes you feel happy, and you said, Yes, but......... And I figured he stopped listening after the but. Ya know what I mean girls?

This old house will be much easier to take care of after the contractors make the changes (and also me crazy for a month.) I won't have to crawl up those stairs anymore and clean. Just dust and vac once a year .. yay! Yes poppa it makes me feel happy,, No buts. :)

I'm easy. :hat: Yeah right!!!

[Nawny]

Oh Oh, Don't get Nawny started on DD. :eek: It seems they hire these zombie people in DD in RI and they had their brains sucked out of their ears.

I'm taking you to Dunkin Donuts, just to prove it to you! :tongue: And you won't believe the lines of cars waiting to get screwed. (I think they put cocaine in the cawffee.)

[Amy]

[/B]

Oh it's strong there too? I thought they were trying to exterminate New Englanders. It is so stroke inducing. ;) And it's near 5 dollars a cup. I use Folgers french roast. Starbucks used to be so good. :shrug:

We have Starbucks in the local Target. I don't care much for it--guess maybe it was because it was so strong? Lol It's like a lot of things--something really good, then it becomes famous and nationwide--and then the quality goes down and the price goes up. Happens to people, too, IMO.

[Gatordog]

I'm taking you to Dunkin Donuts, just to prove it to you! :tongue: And you won't believe the lines of cars waiting to get screwed. (I think they put cocaine in the cawffee.)

ROFLOL :D

I can't wait to a good cup of Northern Cawffee. When I go to DD I ask for Cawffee, regular, no sugar. Then I get asked "cream and sugar?" Regular means not light and not dark - in between - regular! No sugar means no sugar. Then I get m y cawffee and it's so light I end up with three cups of cawffee after mixing it into cups of black cawfee. Then I have the cawffee jitters http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[Amy]

CFM Shoes??? :eek: nuh uh... say it isn't so! ;)

Yeah, joisy has those D&D's all over the place. It's LE's hidey hole. Starbucks has become a book store and a hang out for college kids and pipe smoking ivy leaguers.

The pipe smokers don't have to go underground???? I call discrimination!!!

There are D&D's in some areas of KS--probably just starting w/Wichita and on to the East. We have Daylight Donuts, don't notice LE there much, and it closes by noon, anyway.

[Amy]

My mother used/still uses Miracle Whip. I never ate cottage cheese as a kid because my mother mixed it together with an equal amount of Miracle Whip. I didn't know you didn't have to put the MW in it. Duh. I still don't like MW.

We grew up on Miracle Whip. We called it mayonaise. The first time I tasted mayo, I had to spit it out!!! UGH!!!!! Don't give me Hellmans and tell me it's Miracle Whip!!! lol. Guess it's a family thing--my sisters don't do mayo, either. Oh, and Mom never put MW or anything else in cottage cheese. We pretty much eat it as---cottage cheese!!! I do remember trying sugar like someone told me was delicious--it wasn't. And Granny put pepper on it--but then Granny put pepper on her muskmelon, for Pete's sake!!!! :eek:

[Amy]

I had never even heard of Velveeta cheese until I went to college. They had huge slabs of it at the bread table. I ended up eating a lot of it - I was a picky eater. Processed cheese was better than what they were serving. The bread was great - it came from the Italian People's Bakery.

Velveeta was the only cheese (except cottage cheese, of course ;)) we had growing up. DO NOT give me a grilled cheese sandwich, thank you very much. I don't know if I don't like tomato soup cuz that ALWAYS was part of the grilled cheese lunch, or if I don't like Velveeta because of the tomato soup. I sure hated mac and cheese, I think cuz of the melted Velveeta it was made with. Give me some good ol' box Kraft mac and cheese anyday.

I do eat Velveeta in a bean dip thingie, but that's the only time.

[Nawny]

ROFLOL :D

I can't wait to a good cup of Northern Cawffee. When I go to DD I ask for Cawffee, regular, no sugar. Then I get asked "cream and sugar?" Regular means not light and not dark - in between - regular! No sugar means no sugar. Then I get m y cawffee and it's so light I end up with three cups of cawffee after mixing it into cups of black cawfee. Then I have the cawffee jitters http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

I drink mine regular no sugar too. In the old days, when people with a brain served you coffee, the word for milk cream and sugar was "Regular" Regular, to me means with cream add sugar. In the business I was in, I knew regular meant with cream. I must have served a million cups of coffee and often the order was big. Someone could order 5 or 6 cups and I remembered every single order.

Now when you order a regular coffee they look at you like you have ten heads. You have to be specific. One coffee (size) with cream, no sugar on the dark side. What you get is anyone's guess.

Now, when I order a coffee, I say, 1 medium HOT coffee. Cream NO sugar, don't give me a cup of milk. I have had to give it back to the person at the window and say, "Can you put some coffee in this?"

I have coffee issues. Yes I do.:mad: I can't take it!

[Nawny]

Has anyone ever heard of this designer.. I love these designs for the house. Why do I have to live in the 19th century? I would love to decorate a house with this stuff. I can't here. It would be perfume on a pig.

http://troveline.com/

[Marian Paroo]

We have Starbucks in the local Target. I don't care much for it--guess maybe it was because it was so strong? Lol It's like a lot of things--something really good, then it becomes famous and nationwide--and then the quality goes down and the price goes up. Happens to people, too, IMO.

Starbucks lasted like two years here, and left with their tails between their legs. We drove them out.

Coffee too weak for our tastes.

I got such a cold, am running out of tissues, have already run out of lozenges. :mad:

[beemer]

Starbucks lasted like two years here, and left with their tails between their legs. We drove them out.

Coffee too weak for our tastes.

I got such a cold, am running out of tissues, have already run out of lozenges. :mad:

Starbucks too weak? wow u like it really strong then. Take care of that cold :seeya:

[beemer]

"I'm glad to hear "Timmy's" has reached you. You guys are being Canadianized."


We've had Timmy Ho's here for YEARS!!!

My favorite donut is the Walnut Crunch-the rectangular brownie thingy!!!

I don't do coughie-I leave that to Katey. And she's a Timmy Ho's girl!!

Yep my daughter is stuck on the ice capps. I luv those little strawberry tarts they come out with in the summer-delish. Yes doughnuts are delish for sure :beer:

[beemer]

Thats how i like my cawfee too Gator. I just order it black with a creamer on the side. Dress it myself cuz some just cant get the milk right. I'm the same-too much milk- yuck- as bad as not enough. You and Nawny are gonna have the time of your lives!!!!

[beemer]

Nawny just think of all the extra time you will have here once those reno's are done :D So glad as it was so much work for ya. That was an excellent compromise with you and poppa :seeya:

[Marian Paroo]

Starbucks too weak? wow u like it really strong then. Take care of that cold :seeya:

this is the Middle East. They also wouldn't add Turkish/Arab/Greek/Cypriot whatever-you-want-to-call it to their menu.

Dunkin' Doughnuts didn't last long here either. Nor did Wendy's. McD's and Burger King doing fine, but BK made concessions to the fundamentalist Jews.

[beemer]

this is the Middle East. They also wouldn't add Turkish/Arab/Greek/Cypriot whatever-you-want-to-call it to their menu.

Dunkin' Doughnuts didn't last long here either. Nor did Wendy's. McD's and Burger King doing fine, but BK made concessions to the fundamentalist Jews.

So whats the coffee house of choice?

[Marian Paroo]

So whats the coffee house of choice?

In my house? Strong instant in the winter, strong cold coffee with lots of milk 3/4 milk, 1/4 water in the summer.

My ex liked Turkish coffee, uncooked, Just boiling water on the grounds, like instant.

My brother likes Turkish coffee cooked on the stove, or over the embers of his BBQ grill. He gets the kind with cardamon ground into it.

When I go out to eat I like a double expresso after a meal. When I go out for coffee, which I don't do that often, really, then it's a part milk part water latte, called upside down coffee here, with lots of foam on top.

But always strong.

[Nawny]

Nawny just think of all the extra time you will have here once those reno's are done :D So glad as it was so much work for ya. That was an excellent compromise with you and poppa :seeya:

LMAO!! Yes Bree, it will make life much easier. Things I used to complain about makes this issue sound very shallow. I am forgetting to be grateful for all the gifts. My life with poppa is a true Cinderella story. Many dreams came true. When we met, and I saw what he was doing for the kids and I, I made a promise to myself that I would earn it.


I kid around a lot about things, but the truth is..... I'm grateful, except for Laundry and working my tush off upstairs. :cuss: Okay, and some few other things. :hat:

[Gatordog]

LMAO!! Yes Bree, it will make life much easier. Things I used to complain about makes this issue sound very shallow. I am forgetting to be grateful for all the gifts. My life with poppa is a true Cinderella story. Many dreams came true. When we met, and I saw what he was doing for the kids and I, I made a promise to myself that I would earn it.


I kid around a lot about things, but the truth is..... I'm grateful, except for Laundry and working my tush off upstairs. :cuss: Okay, and some few other things. :hat:

You should be grateful for laundry too or else we'd all walk around naked. Then I'd have to lysol every chair before I could sit down. :eek:

[Nawny]

You should be grateful for laundry too or else we'd all walk around naked. Then I'd have to lysol every chair before I could sit down. :eek:

Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! True, true! ROTFLMAO!!! You're bad, ya know dat! LOL!

[Nawny]

My 5 little weebles are sound asleep upstairs. The pizza is eaten and the ice cream was good and all the games have been played. It was a real weeble convention here tonight. Their parents are out enjoying each other ("before they turn to mold")

Off to watch a movie with poppa. Life is good. :)

Pancakes in the morning! Meatballs and macaroni for a traditional Sunday dinner, comin up! Hope all of you have a great weekend!

:seeya:

[Marian Paroo]

Sunday, 09:47 am.

On my way to the clinic. Cough. Wheez. Bleh:(

[Nawny]

Blagojevich destroys another life. Found this guy in a lumber yard dying of aspirin poisoning??

Coments:
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/9/12/185516/027

[shadydaisy]

Sunday, 09:47 am.

On my way to the clinic. Cough. Wheez. Bleh:(

Are you having swine flu issues in Israel, too? It's a big issue on the college/university level here. Mt DD is at a school that is targeted to receive the vaccine first. DS is not, but he is the one with the underlying condition - asthma. DD is at a State school. DS private.

My mom is in an over 55 community is PA. One of the ladies she hangs out with grandson was the 23 year old that died in FL recently. He had asthma, too. He was mildly sick for 2 days but had trouble breathing. Next thing she heard he was on a ventilator and get down here right away. All his organs shut down and they removed the ventilator.

I'm not big on being one of the first to get a new vaccine, but this is one I'm considering sending DS for as soon as it's available. Our doctor said he would be one of the first targeted because of the asthma issue.

[Gatordog]

My 5 little weebles are sound asleep upstairs. The pizza is eaten and the ice cream was good and all the games have been played. It was a real weeble convention here tonight. Their parents are out enjoying each other ("before they turn to mold")

Off to watch a movie with poppa. Life is good. :)

Pancakes in the morning! Meatballs and macaroni for a traditional Sunday dinner, comin up! Hope all of you have a great weekend!

:seeya:

Nawny, it doesn't get much better than that....

[Nawny]

Nawny, it doesn't get much better than that....

SO right .. I can hear them chatting from my kitchen table. They're all gathered in the common area upstairs, off the kitchen. I'm giggling my head off. They are so funny. They're telling each other, it isn't day yet, so talk softer before nawny hears us,. LOL!! So cute. Abigail has the loudest voice and she's the one who is saying BE Quiet. :)

I'm going to make the pancakes now.

:seeya:

[Nawny]

Are you having swine flu issues in Israel, too? It's a big issue on the college/university level here. Mt DD is at a school that is targeted to receive the vaccine first. DS is not, but he is the one with the underlying condition - asthma. DD is at a State school. DS private.

My mom is in an over 55 community is PA. One of the ladies she hangs out with grandson was the 23 year old that died in FL recently. He had asthma, too. He was mildly sick for 2 days but had trouble breathing. Next thing she heard he was on a ventilator and get down here right away. All his organs shut down and they removed the ventilator.

I'm not big on being one of the first to get a new vaccine, but this is one I'm considering sending DS for as soon as it's available. Our doctor said he would be one of the first targeted because of the asthma issue.

You must be so worried shadey. I agree he should get the vaccine and I'm sure he will be fine. Think good thoughts. This flu is going to make all of us nervous this year. My DIL is over the top with the sanitizers. The school kids are taking home these weird viruses this past few years. She got Hand foot and mouth last year and she's paranoid now. It's so upsetting when someone you know got that sick Shadey, but stay positive. (Though its hard)

Sending good thoughts.

[Marian Paroo]

Are you having swine flu issues in Israel, too? It's a big issue on the college/university level here. Mt DD is at a school that is targeted to receive the vaccine first. DS is not, but he is the one with the underlying condition - asthma. DD is at a State school. DS private.

My mom is in an over 55 community is PA. One of the ladies she hangs out with grandson was the 23 year old that died in FL recently. He had asthma, too. He was mildly sick for 2 days but had trouble breathing. Next thing she heard he was on a ventilator and get down here right away. All his organs shut down and they removed the ventilator.

I'm not big on being one of the first to get a new vaccine, but this is one I'm considering sending DS for as soon as it's available. Our doctor said he would be one of the first targeted because of the asthma issue.

We've had some cases and deaths, but when I woke up yesterday feeling like cr@pola I wasn't worried, because I no temp, wasn't that wiped out, and still had an appetite. Even in the afternoon my temp only went as high as 37.2 (37 = normal).

Doc gave me three days off from work, Today-Tuesday. I hope I don't have to really take Tuesday off, it's the day that I am alone in the dept., and I'd hate for them to close it before the holidays start coming.

I'm 50+ so I get the seasonal flu vaccine, I don't remember if it is free or cost a dollar or two. But since my age group isn't the one most in danger, I guess they'll start with the preggies, the young and the health professionals.

Haven't had flu since the mid 80s, and before that only in 1971 or so, I was still in HS and in 1957 or 1958 as a tinnie tiny.

Off to get more water.

[shadydaisy]

You must be so worried shadey. I agree he should get the vaccine and I'm sure he will be fine. Think good thoughts. This flu is going to make all of us nervous this year. My DIL is over the top with the sanitizers. The school kids are taking home these weird viruses this past few years. She got Hand foot and mouth last year and she's paranoid now. It's so upsetting when someone you know got that sick Shadey, but stay positive. (Though its hard)

Sending good thoughts.

Thanks - I'm not usually one of those neurotic moms. It make me more nervous because he's away from home and he's one of those that won't admit he's sick. If he were home I'd know how he was doing. I may text his girlfriend and give her the heads up...... She knows how he is.

We've had some cases and deaths, but when I woke up yesterday feeling like cr@pola I wasn't worried, because I no temp, wasn't that wiped out, and still had an appetite. Even in the afternoon my temp only went as high as 37.2 (37 = normal).

Doc gave me three days off from work, Today-Tuesday. I hope I don't have to really take Tuesday off, it's the day that I am alone in the dept., and I'd hate for them to close it before the holidays start coming.

I'm 50+ so I get the seasonal flu vaccine, I don't remember if it is free or cost a dollar or two. But since my age group isn't the one most in danger, I guess they'll start with the preggies, the young and the health professionals.

Haven't had flu since the mid 80s, and before that only in 1971 or so, I was still in HS and in 1957 or 1958 as a tinnie tiny.

Off to get more water.

I hope you feel better soon. Take care of yourself!

[Gatordog]

Are you having swine flu issues in Israel, too? It's a big issue on the college/university level here. Mt DD is at a school that is targeted to receive the vaccine first. DS is not, but he is the one with the underlying condition - asthma. DD is at a State school. DS private.

My mom is in an over 55 community is PA. One of the ladies she hangs out with grandson was the 23 year old that died in FL recently. He had asthma, too. He was mildly sick for 2 days but had trouble breathing. Next thing she heard he was on a ventilator and get down here right away. All his organs shut down and they removed the ventilator.

I'm not big on being one of the first to get a new vaccine, but this is one I'm considering sending DS for as soon as it's available. Our doctor said he would be one of the first targeted because of the asthma issue.

My cousin is a chemist who works for a pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico. His mom has pre-esisting conditions and watches her grandchildren. He advised her to buy star anise, grind it and have a cup of tea with it and drink a cup everyday. He says it will fight off the flu and that's it is used to make Tamiflu. My mom hs already started and just yesterday she gave me a package of star anise. Just passing some info.


http://medspice.com/content/view/150/69/

[Gatordog]

We've had some cases and deaths, but when I woke up yesterday feeling like cr@pola I wasn't worried, because I no temp, wasn't that wiped out, and still had an appetite. Even in the afternoon my temp only went as high as 37.2 (37 = normal).

Doc gave me three days off from work, Today-Tuesday. I hope I don't have to really take Tuesday off, it's the day that I am alone in the dept., and I'd hate for them to close it before the holidays start coming.

I'm 50+ so I get the seasonal flu vaccine, I don't remember if it is free or cost a dollar or two. But since my age group isn't the one most in danger, I guess they'll start with the preggies, the young and the health professionals.

Haven't had flu since the mid 80s, and before that only in 1971 or so, I was still in HS and in 1957 or 1958 as a tinnie tiny.

Off to get more water.

From what I heard, people our age have a better resistance to H1N1 because of the swine flu that hit in the early 70's and other flu's since then.

I put a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car and use it after touching money, ATM keys, and other surfaces. Also heard that the virus can live on a hard surface for 2 to 8 hours. It can live on paper and money for 2 weeks.

[Marian Paroo]

From what I heard, people our age have a better resistance to H1N1 because of the swine flu that hit in the early 70's and other flu's since then.

I put a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car and use it after touching money, ATM keys, and other surfaces. Also heard that the virus can live on a hard surface for 2 to 8 hours. It can live on paper and money for 2 weeks.

Cabbie didn't want to take my money after coughed (into pit of my elbow) at the end of the ride.

My ex wipes, and not just since Swine Flu, money with alcohol when she gets home.

Got the sanitizer gels in my purses and am actually remembering to use them.

[Gatordog]

Nawny, Disneyworld is in for an expansion. You will be able to visit each princess in her own castle.

http://www.wesh.com/entertainment/20875704/detail.html

[Nawny]

My cousin is a chemist who works for a pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico. His mom has pre-esisting conditions and watches her grandchildren. He advised her to buy star anise, grind it and have a cup of tea with it and drink a cup everyday. He says it will fight off the flu and that's it is used to make Tamiflu. My mom hs already started and just yesterday she gave me a package of star anise. Just passing some info.


http://medspice.com/content/view/150/69/

Whoa! Thank YOU! It's a good thing you have MD's and a Pharmacist in your family. I'll pass this on to everyone here! :beer:

[Nawny]

Nawny, Disneyworld is in for an expansion. You will be able to visit each princess in her own castle.

http://www.wesh.com/entertainment/20875704/detail.html

Ooooooooo!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

[Nawny]

Seems there is a difference between Anise and Star Anise. Even Poppa didn't know this.. Watch someone start marketing this stuff in tea bags... WOW!
We're going to get it near his office where there are many Asian markets.
Thanks again Gator. :beer:

[shadydaisy]

Seems there is a difference between Anise and Star Anise. Even Poppa didn't know this.. Watch someone start marketing this stuff in tea bags... WOW!
We're going to get it near his office where there are many Asian markets.
Thanks again Gator. :beer:

I'll try the big health food store - no Asian markets anywhere near me. I think DS would drink tea.

[Gatordog]

I'll try the big health food store - no Asian markets anywhere near me. I think DS would drink tea.

If your store carries BADIA products, they might have it. My mom bought it in the regular Publix (like Grand Union or Pathmark).

[Gatordog]

Nawny, this reminded me of your night with the Weebles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv38j4lPzd0

[beemer]

Off to the cottage till Thursday eve. I will miss ya's :seeya:

[BeastofBears]

Are you having swine flu issues in Israel, too? It's a big issue on the college/university level here. Mt DD is at a school that is targeted to receive the vaccine first. DS is not, but he is the one with the underlying condition - asthma. DD is at a State school. DS private.

My mom is in an over 55 community is PA. One of the ladies she hangs out with grandson was the 23 year old that died in FL recently. He had asthma, too. He was mildly sick for 2 days but had trouble breathing. Next thing she heard he was on a ventilator and get down here right away. All his organs shut down and they removed the ventilator.

I'm not big on being one of the first to get a new vaccine, but this is one I'm considering sending DS for as soon as it's available. Our doctor said he would be one of the first targeted because of the asthma issue.

This is one thing to be seriously aware of! I used to assume "underlying conditions" meant something serious, like a person on chemo. NOT this time: it means mild asthma, pregnancy, being a teenager, just...little things.

One thing I have noticed is people who wash their hands and are careful forget something: they wash their hands, then open store doors, put away the shopping cart, pull out the keys, touch the steering wheel...be sure to have handi-wipes or something in the car, too, and wipe down the surfaces you touch in there a lot, and even your keys.

[BeastofBears]

Thanks, Gator! My hubby is hunting in Chinatown for it tomorrow. I remember when in Israel we would have Turkish coffee, and the person who got poured a star anise in their cup was said to have a lucky day coming. I guess now we know why!

[SaraSidle]

Thanks, Gator! My hubby is hunting in Chinatown for it tomorrow. I remember when in Israel we would have Turkish coffee, and the person who got poured a star anise in their cup was said to have a lucky day coming. I guess now we know why!

I think Monk had a good idea for us with the wipes!!!

[Nawny]

Nawny, this reminded me of your night with the Weebles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv38j4lPzd0

OMG! That was beautiful Gator... I love Andrea B. Thank you for that.. :) That's a keeper. :)

[Nawny]

Off to the cottage till Thursday eve. I will miss ya's :seeya:

Have a nice relaxing time Bree. Take some heavy rock music and don't forget the shoes! Tell the man you need a blackberry so you can give us updates and send pictures. If he says no, you know what to do, right? ;)

[Nawny]

This is one thing to be seriously aware of! I used to assume "underlying conditions" meant something serious, like a person on chemo. NOT this time: it means mild asthma, pregnancy, being a teenager, just...little things.

One thing I have noticed is people who wash their hands and are careful forget something: they wash their hands, then open store doors, put away the shopping cart, pull out the keys, touch the steering wheel...be sure to have handi-wipes or something in the car, too, and wipe down the surfaces you touch in there a lot, and even your keys.

ITA. I always spray the shopping cart handle with the little pencil stick sprayer sani thing. The market doors open automatically but the smaller stores don't. I havent seen the sani wipes. You're not talking about baby wipe, right?

[Gatordog]

This is one thing to be seriously aware of! I used to assume "underlying conditions" meant something serious, like a person on chemo. NOT this time: it means mild asthma, pregnancy, being a teenager, just...little things.

One thing I have noticed is people who wash their hands and are careful forget something: they wash their hands, then open store doors, put away the shopping cart, pull out the keys, touch the steering wheel...be sure to have handi-wipes or something in the car, too, and wipe down the surfaces you touch in there a lot, and even your keys.

And they turn the faucet off after washing their hands. I use a paper towel to turn the faucet off otherwise I'd be putting those germs back on my hands along with someone else's germs.

[Marian Paroo]

Woman from a town near Jerusalem in her last week of pregnancy died together with the fetus of swine flu complications. :(

[shadydaisy]

Woman from a town near Jerusalem in her last week of pregnancy died together with the fetus of swine flu complications. :(

That's the scary part. She was probably a very healthy person, in the prime of her life. It's not the very old who are bearing the brunt of it.

[BeastofBears]

I think Monk had a good idea for us with the wipes!!!

It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you! :D

[BeastofBears]

ITA. I always spray the shopping cart handle with the little pencil stick sprayer sani thing. The market doors open automatically but the smaller stores don't. I havent seen the sani wipes. You're not talking about baby wipe, right?

I use the baby wipes when I have nothing else, but there are these wipes that come in a tube or handy carrying packs, I think called "Handi-wipes". Maybe they're local? There must be a version where you are. Lots of our stores out here have installed wipe dispensers by the carts now, but I prefer my own...

I just assume everyone and everything is contaminated. I got through Egypt un-sick, darn it, and I will get through California the same way! I hope.

[Nawny]

I use the baby wipes when I have nothing else, but there are these wipes that come in a tube or handy carrying packs, I think called "Handi-wipes". Maybe they're local? There must be a version where you are. Lots of our stores out here have installed wipe dispensers by the carts now, but I prefer my own...

I just assume everyone and everything is contaminated. I got through Egypt un-sick, darn it, and I will get through California the same way! I hope.

I'll look for them BoB. Thanks. I too got through life unsick. I refuse germs. I think it was because with all those kids to take care of I had no time for illness. I just refused to cave. I had such an attitude about my strength. I was like a bull. Invincible! But in recent years I'm catching things I never caught. Old age. :( I was sure my immune system was omnipotent.. Not.

[Amy]

And they turn the faucet off after washing their hands. I use a paper towel to turn the faucet off otherwise I'd be putting those germs back on my hands along with someone else's germs.

Which is exactly the way we were taught in nursing school. Turn the faucet of with the paper towel.

One little problem that come up, tho, is all those places where there are NO paper towels. Only the crappy blow dryer. Now, if the faucets were all the type that are motion-driven, that would not be such a problem, but most still have the old-fashioned kind that you have to use the handle.

And, another thing is the placement of wastebaskets. There should be one near the door so you can take a towel w/you, use that to open the door (to protect you from those who do NOT wash their hands) and then place it in a wastebasket right there.

Maybe I'll write the CDC. Since there are many people who think the government should think for us, and mandate how we live, etc., perhaps they will make a law where there will always be the option of paper towels, and to place a waste receptacle near the door. Good grief, that would be one of the cheapest mandates in all the world!!!! Install a couple of paper towel holders and place another receptacle in each bathroom. The biggest cost would be the towels, but that can't be more than running those stupid dryers.

[SaraSidle]

It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you! :D

after I worked in an er and learned about germs and viruses I started washing my hands after everything. Money,public door handles,shopping carts,etc. DH thought I was nuts. I should have had the wipes. much easier. I used to be embarassed about it. Not any more. I think that is why I like Monk. He makes it okay. when I am doing an OCD thing my husband looks at me and I say "It is a Monk thing" hah. he understands then

[Amy]

I use the baby wipes when I have nothing else, but there are these wipes that come in a tube or handy carrying packs, I think called "Handi-wipes". Maybe they're local? There must be a version where you are. Lots of our stores out here have installed wipe dispensers by the carts now, but I prefer my own...

I just assume everyone and everything is contaminated. I got through Egypt un-sick, darn it, and I will get through California the same way! I hope.

Dillons (our major grocery chain) and WallyWorld both provide the wipes @ the carts--now they just need to remember to assign an employee (oh, EXCUSE ME, an associate to monitor the need to replace them when they run out.

I have the handi-wipe things in my car. Don't know the brand. And have some hand sanitizer in the purse. Sis carries the little packets of wipes w/her.

[Amy]

Linda Kenney Baden is Ron Kuby's "guest" on InSessions right now. Sorry, I didn't stop to watch her. He did introduce her as one of the lawyers on the Casey Anthony case, and as a lawyer for Phil Spector. He described the cases a bit. She was gussied up, looked pretty decent, much better than the last pics I had seen of her in the motion hearings for Casey.

If she is the best Ron Kuby can come up with, I don't know if I even want to watch him anymore, lol.

[BeastofBears]

Dillons (our major grocery chain) and WallyWorld both provide the wipes @ the carts--now they just need to remember to assign an employee (oh, EXCUSE ME, an associate to monitor the need to replace them when they run out.

I have the handi-wipe things in my car. Don't know the brand. And have some hand sanitizer in the purse. Sis carries the little packets of wipes w/her.

Why don't we just go the Disney route and start referring to all employees as "cast members" so their self-esteem isn't damaged? :D

And I pulled the package out of the car- I use "Wet Ones"

[BeastofBears]

Which is exactly the way we were taught in nursing school. Turn the faucet of with the paper towel.

One little problem that come up, tho, is all those places where there are NO paper towels. Only the crappy blow dryer. Now, if the faucets were all the type that are motion-driven, that would not be such a problem, but most still have the old-fashioned kind that you have to use the handle.

And, another thing is the placement of wastebaskets. There should be one near the door so you can take a towel w/you, use that to open the door (to protect you from those who do NOT wash their hands) and then place it in a wastebasket right there.

Maybe I'll write the CDC. Since there are many people who think the government should think for us, and mandate how we live, etc., perhaps they will make a law where there will always be the option of paper towels, and to place a waste receptacle near the door. Good grief, that would be one of the cheapest mandates in all the world!!!! Install a couple of paper towel holders and place another receptacle in each bathroom. The biggest cost would be the towels, but that can't be more than running those stupid dryers.

It's getting worse out here with the whole Green movement. I was in SF yesterday and had to use public bathrooms: no paper towels, the blow dryers are set to stop every 5 seconds, the faucets are set to turn themselves off in the same interval, so you have to touch every surface several times. I had to wash up then leave and get out my wipes just so I and the kids would be clean :(

If we all die it will help out the environment. Earth after people is very green.

[Gatordog]

Which is exactly the way we were taught in nursing school. Turn the faucet of with the paper towel.

One little problem that come up, tho, is all those places where there are NO paper towels. Only the crappy blow dryer. Now, if the faucets were all the type that are motion-driven, that would not be such a problem, but most still have the old-fashioned kind that you have to use the handle.

And, another thing is the placement of wastebaskets. There should be one near the door so you can take a towel w/you, use that to open the door (to protect you from those who do NOT wash their hands) and then place it in a wastebasket right there.

Maybe I'll write the CDC. Since there are many people who think the government should think for us, and mandate how we live, etc., perhaps they will make a law where there will always be the option of paper towels, and to place a waste receptacle near the door. Good grief, that would be one of the cheapest mandates in all the world!!!! Install a couple of paper towel holders and place another receptacle in each bathroom. The biggest cost would be the towels, but that can't be more than running those stupid dryers.

Excellent idea! I have become very good at opening doors without using my hands. First I try to use the hem of my top to pull the very bottom of the door handle and when it's open just a few inches, stick my foot in the bottom and then use my elbow to hold it open to walk through.

[Gatordog]

It's here!!!!!http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

People on the third floor and people on the first floor of my building are sick with the bug. I'm on the second floor. A co-worker is taking her teenage daughter to the doctor because she's been sick since Friday.

I think we should all wear those bubble suits. I can't afford to be sick...I have no one to take care of me. I can't let my mother get sick. Gator would have gotten me my meds but Mac, he'd eat them himself and then I'd have more strange poop to clean while I'm throwing up. The cats, well, they will just swat me on the head. I will not get sick...I will not get sick. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad056.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Just thought of it - I had the swine flu back in 1970, when I was a kid. Maybe I have some immunity to it. My mom had it too. That is the only time I have ever seen her really sick enough to stay in bed. The doctor made house calls back then. I will not get sick...

[shadydaisy]

It's here!!!!!http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

People on the third floor and people on the first floor of my building are sick with the bug. I'm on the second floor. A co-worker is taking her teenage daughter to the doctor because she's been sick since Friday.

I think we should all wear those bubble suits. I can't afford to be sick...I have no one to take care of me. I can't let my mother get sick. Gator would have gotten me my meds but Mac, he'd eat them himself and then I'd have more strange poop to clean while I'm throwing up. The cats, well, they will just swat me on the head. I will not get sick...I will not get sick. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad056.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Just thought of it - I had the swine flu back in 1970, when I was a kid. Maybe I have some immunity to it. My mom had it too. That is the only time I have ever seen her really sick enough to stay in bed. The doctor made house calls back then. I will not get sick...

Surgical mask would work. Keep chanting "I will not get sick". It has worked for me in the past.

FL is where my mom's buddy's grandson died. I don't think you or your mom are in the high risk group, correct?

I did read that if you had the swine flu previously you were afforded some protection but this variety is a little different. Of course.

[shadydaisy]

http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/?action=tags&current=after%20bath

Playing around with the whole posting photo thing.

This is my little guy, Shadow. DD usually gives him his bath and haircut, but I had to do it. I sent the cell phone photo to DD. Doesn't he look thrilled?

OK - how do I get it to look like a photo and not just a link?

[Gatordog]

Surgical mask would work. Keep chanting "I will not get sick". It has worked for me in the past.

FL is where my mom's buddy's grandson died. I don't think you or your mom are in the high risk group, correct?

I did read that if you had the swine flu previously you were afforded some protection but this variety is a little different. Of course.

I have severe allergies which can sometimes affect my breathing. My mom is 79, and that concerns me. But, I won't get sick.

Gator

[Amy]

Why don't we just go the Disney route and start referring to all employees as "cast members" so their self-esteem isn't damaged? :D

And I pulled the package out of the car- I use "Wet Ones"

LOL. Cast members. I think I'll use that term @ work, too. Several years ago, we also became "associates"--can't find an employee amongst us. Funny, tho, the hospital is still referred to as the "employer." Guess we need to come up with a new politically correct term for that, too. :biggrin:

Just checked my packages, I also use "Wet Ones." I dont always look @ the BRAND, just what the package looks like, and what it says it is used for. I sure hate it when they change packaging of the things I use!!!

[Gatordog]

http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/?action=tags&current=after%20bath

Playing around with the whole posting photo thing.

This is my little guy, Shadow. DD usually gives him his bath and haircut, but I had to do it. I sent the cell phone photo to DD. Doesn't he look thrilled?

OK - how do I get it to look like a photo and not just a link?

Oh he's adorable. Is he schnauzer/yorkie? What a cutie.

Gator

[Amy]

It's getting worse out here with the whole Green movement. I was in SF yesterday and had to use public bathrooms: no paper towels, the blow dryers are set to stop every 5 seconds, the faucets are set to turn themselves off in the same interval, so you have to touch every surface several times. I had to wash up then leave and get out my wipes just so I and the kids would be clean :(

If we all die it will help out the environment. Earth after people is very green.

It will also help out the national insurance thing. If we all die of H1N1 and other flu types, there will be less people to be insured. Ooops, guess that might not work out so well, there will also be less people working to pay taxes to pay for the insurance. Vicious circle, isn't it? :D

[Amy]

Excellent idea! I have become very good at opening doors without using my hands. First I try to use the hem of my top to pull the very bottom of the door handle and when it's open just a few inches, stick my foot in the bottom and then use my elbow to hold it open to walk through.

Must be a universal maneuver, lol. But, I always wonder, so now I have these germs transfered from the underside of my top to my britches. I need to make sure I don't go around adjusting my clothing, else I'm gonna get those germs on my hands, and there we go!!!!

[shadydaisy]

I have severe allergies which can sometimes affect my breathing. My mom is 79, and that concerns me. But, I won't get sick.

Gator

I think older people, for whatever reason, are doing better with it than younger people. She might just feel yucky. You need to be careful with the breating issue.

Oh he's adorable. Is he schnauzer/yorkie? What a cutie.

Gator

He's a yorkie/poo. Only 10 pounds. He's the oldest one we have now at 8 years old. He's a lover and likes the ladies.

My uncle has a schnoodle (schnauzer/poodle). Much larger than Shadow and wirier hair.

[SaraSidle]

http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/?action=tags&current=after%20bath

Playing around with the whole posting photo thing.

This is my little guy, Shadow. DD usually gives him his bath and haircut, but I had to do it. I sent the cell phone photo to DD. Doesn't he look thrilled?

OK - how do I get it to look like a photo and not just a link?

what a little sweetie shady :)

[SaraSidle]

It will also help out the national insurance thing. If we all die of H1N1 and other flu types, there will be less people to be insured. Ooops, guess that might not work out so well, there will also be less people working to pay taxes to pay for the insurance. Vicious circle, isn't it? :D

but what about all the unemployed?????!!!!! Maybe the swine flu is the way to take care of it? paranoia again bob

[SaraSidle]

Well I feel a lot more normal now. I open the doors in public just like Gator and use public restroom exactly like Amy.

Shady if you copy the link and open a space to post click on the yellow box at the top to insert the link. when you have done that check the post preview to see if it worked. let me know if you need more..........sara

[shadydaisy]

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/shadow.jpg

Thanks Sara!!! It's a little big - but it's there.

[Nawny]

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/shadow.jpg

Thanks Sara!!! It's a little big - but it's there.

Ooooo mommmmeeeeee, how cute!!!!! :)

[Nawny]

but what about all the unemployed?????!!!!! Maybe the swine flu is the way to take care of it? paranoia again bob

Yep paranoia. They're already using euthanasia in hospice centers all over the country. Morphine them to death. :cuss:

[SaraSidle]

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/allminemike/shadow.jpg

Thanks Sara!!! It's a little big - but it's there.

LOL good job. Now if you could tell me how you made it so big we will be even. Mine always come out small...........:shrug: sara

[deacon]

It's here!!!!!http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

People on the third floor and people on the first floor of my building are sick with the bug. I'm on the second floor. A co-worker is taking her teenage daughter to the doctor because she's been sick since Friday.

I think we should all wear those bubble suits. I can't afford to be sick...I have no one to take care of me. I can't let my mother get sick. Gator would have gotten me my meds but Mac, he'd eat them himself and then I'd have more strange poop to clean while I'm throwing up. The cats, well, they will just swat me on the head. I will not get sick...I will not get sick. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad056.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Just thought of it - I had the swine flu back in 1970, when I was a kid. Maybe I have some immunity to it. My mom had it too. That is the only time I have ever seen her really sick enough to stay in bed. The doctor made house calls back then. I will not get sick...

Read an article today that said that. If you had the swine flu in the 70's you may have the immune thing going for you

[Nawny]

Read an article today that said that. If you had the swine flu in the 70's you may have the immune thing going for you

HEY DEAC!!! How's it going? :seeya:

[deacon]

HEY DEAC!!! How's it going? :seeya:

Typical Monday. Some was good, some was really stupid. Long story.

[Amy]

DD and I went for a walk. She was in KC for a month or so w/friends
and got into the habit of walking. She's a tad bit hefty, and so it is
good, altho I could not get her to walk w/me before she spent that
time w/friends.

So, today on our return trip home, I stumbled on uneven sidewalk. I
remember the trip, or stub, and remember a pain in my rib, shoulder and
hand (but can't tell you what hit when.) I think I spun around or some
thing. Anyway, I have a big scrape also on my knee. I just needed a
few minutes to catch my breath. DD was asking if she needed to go to
a friend's house a couple of blocks away to get a vehicle. I managed to
get up, and as I stood up, I saw 2 fellows standing in a driveway right
where I fell!!! Not that I needed their help, but don't you think the
neighborly thing to have done was for them to at least call out to see
if we needed help? Or, walk to the end of the drive? For all they knew,
I could have lost consciousness or broken a leg.

But, all is well. I can walk, just a tad bit sore. That scrape hurts the
worst of any of it!!!!

[deacon]

DD and I went for a walk. She was in KC for a month or so w/friends
and got into the habit of walking. She's a tad bit hefty, and so it is
good, altho I could not get her to walk w/me before she spent that
time w/friends.

So, today on our return trip home, I stumbled on uneven sidewalk. I
remember the trip, or stub, and remember a pain in my rib, shoulder and
hand (but can't tell you what hit when.) I think I spun around or some
thing. Anyway, I have a big scrape also on my knee. I just needed a
few minutes to catch my breath. DD was asking if she needed to go to
a friend's house a couple of blocks away to get a vehicle. I managed to
get up, and as I stood up, I saw 2 fellows standing in a driveway right
where I fell!!! Not that I needed their help, but don't you think the
neighborly thing to have done was for them to at least call out to see
if we needed help? Or, walk to the end of the drive? For all they knew,
I could have lost consciousness or broken a leg.

But, all is well. I can walk, just a tad bit sore. That scrape hurts the
worst of any of it!!!!

People just don't seem to care anymore. Glad you are alright.

[Gatordog]

DD and I went for a walk. She was in KC for a month or so w/friends
and got into the habit of walking. She's a tad bit hefty, and so it is
good, altho I could not get her to walk w/me before she spent that
time w/friends.

So, today on our return trip home, I stumbled on uneven sidewalk. I
remember the trip, or stub, and remember a pain in my rib, shoulder and
hand (but can't tell you what hit when.) I think I spun around or some
thing. Anyway, I have a big scrape also on my knee. I just needed a
few minutes to catch my breath. DD was asking if she needed to go to
a friend's house a couple of blocks away to get a vehicle. I managed to
get up, and as I stood up, I saw 2 fellows standing in a driveway right
where I fell!!! Not that I needed their help, but don't you think the
neighborly thing to have done was for them to at least call out to see
if we needed help? Or, walk to the end of the drive? For all they knew,
I could have lost consciousness or broken a leg.

But, all is well. I can walk, just a tad bit sore. That scrape hurts the
worst of any of it!!!!

Amy, I'm sorry sorry about your fall. You will propbably be sore for a few days. Those idiots should have checked you. I guess they were afraid you'd sue. I hear that medical people make the worst patients because they ignore their symptoms - don't do that. If you need x-rays, don't delay.

[Gatordog]

stopped off at my dr tonight and got my regular flu shot. No buggies are going to infect me. I opened the door to the dr office with a tissue. :tongue:

[SaraSidle]

Yep paranoia. They're already using euthanasia in hospice centers all over the country. Morphine them to death. :cuss:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/showerhead.bacteria/index.html

[Gatordog]

Shady, when using tinypics you can select the size of your photo so it's not so big.

[SaraSidle]

Amy, I'm sorry sorry about your fall. You will propbably be sore for a few days. Those idiots should have checked you. I guess they were afraid you'd sue. I hear that medical people make the worst patients because they ignore their symptoms - don't do that. If you need x-rays, don't delay.

I fell similar to that in the back of an ambulance. bottom line my hand caught me. Cause a fracture in the wrist. so small you cannot see it for the 2 weeks after. I sure am glad you are okay though. Knees gotta sting.
sara

[Nawny]

Typical Monday. Some was good, some was really stupid. Long story.

LOL!!! I hear ya Governor.. giggling.:) Pretend you're dreaming.

[deacon]

LOL!!! I hear ya Governor.. giggling.:) Pretend you're dreaming.

I just turned it over to HR. Not a problem for me anymore.

[Nawny]

DD and I went for a walk. She was in KC for a month or so w/friends
and got into the habit of walking. She's a tad bit hefty, and so it is
good, altho I could not get her to walk w/me before she spent that
time w/friends.

So, today on our return trip home, I stumbled on uneven sidewalk. I
remember the trip, or stub, and remember a pain in my rib, shoulder and
hand (but can't tell you what hit when.) I think I spun around or some
thing. Anyway, I have a big scrape also on my knee. I just needed a
few minutes to catch my breath. DD was asking if she needed to go to
a friend's house a couple of blocks away to get a vehicle. I managed to
get up, and as I stood up, I saw 2 fellows standing in a driveway right
where I fell!!! Not that I needed their help, but don't you think the
neighborly thing to have done was for them to at least call out to see
if we needed help? Or, walk to the end of the drive? For all they knew,
I could have lost consciousness or broken a leg.

But, all is well. I can walk, just a tad bit sore. That scrape hurts the
worst of any of it!!!!

They were probably New Englanders. No, I take that back. They would have been the ones that threw you on the ground. ;) I'm glad you're okay Amy..

[Nawny]

stopped off at my dr tonight and got my regular flu shot. No buggies are going to infect me. I opened the door to the dr office with a tissue. :tongue:

Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!! You stop it! :punch:

[Nawny]

I just turned it over to HR. Not a problem for me anymore.

:) All you can do, is all you can do! You passed it forward. :beer:

[Nawny]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/showerhead.bacteria/index.html

I saw that one sara.. What next?! Now we have to skeeve the shower.. :(
I Would think that shower heads would have some disease. Remember Legionnaires disease? From the air conditioners?

I have to say, (I don't know if it's just me) that there are more and more people dying with cancer in their older ages. Where is this coming from? It's getting over the top. Dominic Dunn, Ted Kennedy, the guy who wrote and produced MASH* and so many others.

[samanthajane13]

Patrick Swayze's passed away!!!


RIP, Miss Vida Boheme!!

You'll be missed...

[SaraSidle]

I saw that one sara.. What next?! Now we have to skeeve the shower.. :(
I Would think that shower heads would have some disease. Remember Legionnaires disease? From the air conditioners?

I have to say, (I don't know if it's just me) that there are more and more people dying with cancer in their older ages. Where is this coming from? It's getting over the top. Dominic Dunn, Ted Kennedy, the guy who wrote and produced MASH* and so many others.

I agree Nawny. and then I read somewhere that they have decided again that cell phones give you brain cancer..........we should all have suits like you said.......as long as they are air conditioned. Nope then we will get legionaires disease. Okay just suits germ free suits and we can only kiss our hubbys

[SaraSidle]

Patrick Swayze's passed away!!!


RIP, Miss Vida Boheme!!

You'll be missed...

I just loved him in that movie. and all of the movies.

[samanthajane13]

Sara-Empty your pms..I can't reply to you till you do...

[BeastofBears]

I saw that one sara.. What next?! Now we have to skeeve the shower.. :(
I Would think that shower heads would have some disease. Remember Legionnaires disease? From the air conditioners?

I have to say, (I don't know if it's just me) that there are more and more people dying with cancer in their older ages. Where is this coming from? It's getting over the top. Dominic Dunn, Ted Kennedy, the guy who wrote and produced MASH* and so many others.

In my med anthro class we got into a big discussion about how we would logically see more cancers as lifespan progressed because cells can only copy themselves properly for a set time in most people. We just notice it because people aren't passing from the early killers here. Not a lot of pancreatic cancer or brain cancer in Somalia. But there would be if Somalis were living to 75. example. Of course, there are also various pollutants that can speed up the process...

imo

[BeastofBears]

Hey guys- if you decide to make that star anise tea, be careful that you get Chinese star anise and not Japanese, which has toxic properties, apparently, per the FDA.

http://cms.herbalgram.org/press/staranisetea.html

[Amy]

I agree Nawny. and then I read somewhere that they have decided again that cell phones give you brain cancer..........we should all have suits like you said.......as long as they are air conditioned. Nope then we will get legionaires disease. Okay just suits germ free suits and we can only kiss our hubbys

LOL. I tho't the fear of STD's that couldn't be "cured" by a good strong dose of Penicillin would keep people monogamous. Since even the fear of AIDS hasn't seemed to have that affect, perhaps the fear of swine flu will!!! :D

[Amy]

Oh, geesh!!!! After my fall, I picked DS up from work, walked around Dillons and took groceries to a friend, so tho't I was home free on problems from my fall. I am in PAIN if I move!!! Not so much my scraped knee (on the left) but my ribs, also on the left. But what is hurting like the dickens now is the right foot--the one that I stubbed to produce the fall. I hope 2 Aleve type pills will get me thru the night. Then, if I can make it to work tomorrow, perhaps one of the peds will prescribe me a muscle relaxant and/or pain meds. I know better than to waste money on an office visit for 2 things--the ribs and the feet. There is "nothing to do" except carry on. Years ago when I broke a rib, I had a binder of sorts, but that isn't done any more. And after having broken toes and bones in my feet half a dozen times, I KNOW they don't do anything for that!!!

Guess I will go make me up an ice pack for the foot @ least. Can't work if I can't walk. Probably will come back home even if I do make it to work, cuz if I can't lift either, I can't handle the babies. Oh, well, I have sick time available. But there goes my "credit" on evaluation for no call ins.

[BeastofBears]

Oh, geesh!!!! After my fall, I picked DS up from work, walked around Dillons and took groceries to a friend, so tho't I was home free on problems from my fall. I am in PAIN if I move!!! Not so much my scraped knee (on the left) but my ribs, also on the left. But what is hurting like the dickens now is the right foot--the one that I stubbed to produce the fall. I hope 2 Aleve type pills will get me thru the night. Then, if I can make it to work tomorrow, perhaps one of the peds will prescribe me a muscle relaxant and/or pain meds. I know better than to waste money on an office visit for 2 things--the ribs and the feet. There is "nothing to do" except carry on. Years ago when I broke a rib, I had a binder of sorts, but that isn't done any more. And after having broken toes and bones in my feet half a dozen times, I KNOW they don't do anything for that!!!

Guess I will go make me up an ice pack for the foot @ least. Can't work if I can't walk. Probably will come back home even if I do make it to work, cuz if I can't lift either, I can't handle the babies. Oh, well, I have sick time available. But there goes my "credit" on evaluation for no call ins.

Aww, Amy, that bites! I tried to think of something to help...but nada :(

[SaraSidle]

Oh, geesh!!!! After my fall, I picked DS up from work, walked around Dillons and took groceries to a friend, so tho't I was home free on problems from my fall. I am in PAIN if I move!!! Not so much my scraped knee (on the left) but my ribs, also on the left. But what is hurting like the dickens now is the right foot--the one that I stubbed to produce the fall. I hope 2 Aleve type pills will get me thru the night. Then, if I can make it to work tomorrow, perhaps one of the peds will prescribe me a muscle relaxant and/or pain meds. I know better than to waste money on an office visit for 2 things--the ribs and the feet. There is "nothing to do" except carry on. Years ago when I broke a rib, I had a binder of sorts, but that isn't done any more. And after having broken toes and bones in my feet half a dozen times, I KNOW they don't do anything for that!!!

Guess I will go make me up an ice pack for the foot @ least. Can't work if I can't walk. Probably will come back home even if I do make it to work, cuz if I can't lift either, I can't handle the babies. Oh, well, I have sick time available. But there goes my "credit" on evaluation for no call ins.


Oh Amy that is so bad. they watch attendance like that where DH works and I used to work. I am sorry. all that for a fall. Maybe you will feel good enough in the am. the ice and tylenol should do the trick.......sara

[Nawny]

Oh, geesh!!!! After my fall, I picked DS up from work, walked around Dillons and took groceries to a friend, so tho't I was home free on problems from my fall. I am in PAIN if I move!!! Not so much my scraped knee (on the left) but my ribs, also on the left. But what is hurting like the dickens now is the right foot--the one that I stubbed to produce the fall. I hope 2 Aleve type pills will get me thru the night. Then, if I can make it to work tomorrow, perhaps one of the peds will prescribe me a muscle relaxant and/or pain meds. I know better than to waste money on an office visit for 2 things--the ribs and the feet. There is "nothing to do" except carry on. Years ago when I broke a rib, I had a binder of sorts, but that isn't done any more. And after having broken toes and bones in my feet half a dozen times, I KNOW they don't do anything for that!!!

Guess I will go make me up an ice pack for the foot @ least. Can't work if I can't walk. Probably will come back home even if I do make it to work, cuz if I can't lift either, I can't handle the babies. Oh, well, I have sick time available. But there goes my "credit" on evaluation for no call ins.

Awww poor Amy! Go soak in a warm tub, (Keep our knee out of the water) throw some bubble bath in too! Light a candle or two and forget about the world for a while. When you get out, have a nice cup of fancy tea, take two Bayer Aspirin (Only thing that helps me) and then, sleep. Wrap up your foot. There is aa salve called Arnica. It's a clear cool gel that does the trick.

Sleep tight

[Nawny]

In my med anthro class we got into a big discussion about how we would logically see more cancers as lifespan progressed because cells can only copy themselves properly for a set time in most people. We just notice it because people aren't passing from the early killers here. Not a lot of pancreatic cancer or brain cancer in Somalia. But there would be if Somalis were living to 75. example. Of course, there are also various pollutants that can speed up the process...

imo

Now Patrick Swayze. :( WTF? Isn't cancer a virus BoB? And do we not have a cure for it? I'm still taking the IP6. We need to antioxidant ourselves constantly. I'll mess up those western medicine men if it's the last thing I do.

[Nawny]

Can someone explain what Obama is talking about regarding his health care bid. I read it through blurry eyes this morning and I don't quite get it. What's the fighting about?

All I know is we pay over 700 dollars a month for my health insurance. Poppa is over 65 and he opted for the part of the plan that costs him some dollars a month. Lots of costly options in that cluster F too. We're not rich.

These politicians are getting free health care and live lives that rival millionaires. They have issues? GMAFB!

[shadydaisy]

Sara, Nawny and Gator - thanks for all the help about posting a photo. I'll try tiny pics next time. I obviously did not use that last time! LOL - I used photobucket.

Amy - I hope you are doing better today. Falls are nasty.

BoB - I think you are correct. People used to die earlier of things like high blood pressure/diabetes/heart disease that are now much more easily controlled. Hence most people are living longer and eventually get some form of cancer. My dr. was telling me that the 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer does not take into account the number of women who do not get BC until they are in their 80's, like my grandmother. She was 86 when diagnosed and declined treatment. She lived to 95. Cancer's can be very slow growing in older people.

[Marian Paroo]

Our system is kinda a hybrid between public and private. A resident must join one of the four HMOS in the system (actually, there are only four HMOs in the country). The HMO must accept them, regardless of previous conditions.

Payment is through National Insurance (like Social Security) and is based on income. 5%, I think, but I have to check my payslip. No fee for kids. You can have no kids, one kids or 19 kids, but kids don't pay. Everyone with a job pays. People wo/jobs have it deducted from their welfare or old age pension or disability.

There is a maxium, but I am far from that, so I don't know what it is.

There is a "basket of services" that HMOs are required to provide, but they are free to provide more. Prescription fee's vary, but if the drug is the basket, it is pretty much token.

All HMOs offer a voluntary supplement, very low cost, and you have to be a first class idjit not to take it, esp. if you have kids.

Dental isn't included 100%, but part is. Same with glasses.

You are free to take additional private insurance.

That's it "on one foot" as we say here.

[BeastofBears]

Can someone explain what Obama is talking about regarding his health care bid. I read it through blurry eyes this morning and I don't quite get it. What's the fighting about?

All I know is we pay over 700 dollars a month for my health insurance. Poppa is over 65 and he opted for the part of the plan that costs him some dollars a month. Lots of costly options in that cluster F too. We're not rich.

These politicians are getting free health care and live lives that rival millionaires. They have issues? GMAFB!

If you're talking about the supplemental medicare insurance, where you pay extra and belong to a plan (like Kaiser in my mom's case), it could be at real risk, and my mom will be hammered if they do. She'll lose her cardiologist and other doctors.

Nothing they are contemplating will help me and mine in any way, and most will hurt us.

Why can't they just fix Medicare and COBRA, and do some reform that would actually help people? Instead of destroy the best medical system in the history of the world? Then they would have fans, not frantic scared people marching on their little playground.

[Nawny]

If you're talking about the supplemental medicare insurance, where you pay extra and belong to a plan (like Kaiser in my mom's case), it could be at real risk, and my mom will be hammered if they do. She'll lose her cardiologist and other doctors.

Nothing they are contemplating will help me and mine in any way, and most will hurt us.

Why can't they just fix Medicare and COBRA, and do some reform that would actually help people? Instead of destroy the best medical system in the history of the world? Then they would have fans, not frantic scared people marching on their little playground.

I knew you'd answer this. Though I don't know the specifics of BO's idea, I get the feeling our intelligence is being insulted somehow. Or is it that I have a complex? No matter what, I don't enjoy paying 700 dollars plus, a month when I'm healthy.

I think it costs even more to die in this country. My sister was in and out of hospitals for over a year. She had big time Blue Cross coverage. The cost to her was nothing, but that cost was out in space somewhere. I doubt she cared at that point. But the snafus involved in her care were unspeakable anyway.

I could start with her diagnosis, which was wrong. :cuss: She was shipped to a nursing home for physical therapy.. Ridiculous. Long painful story. She was begging to RIP. May she always. :rose:

[Nawny]

Amy, I know today is not good for you after that fall. I hope you found some relief though.

Thinking of ya.

[Gatordog]

A look at the new attraction going up at Islands of Adventure in Universal Studios - I can't wait to see Hogwarts.

http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/20907722/detail.html

[shadydaisy]

Ick. Sick.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-mom-aimee-louise-sword-faces-trial-incest/story?id=8548830

[SaraSidle]

Ick. Sick.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-mom-aimee-louise-sword-faces-trial-incest/story?id=8548830

I had not seen this. across the state from me. I fear I am getting to a shockless point in this state of the world............sara

[Nawny]

Ick. Sick.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-mom-aimee-louise-sword-faces-trial-incest/story?id=8548830

Now there is a subject that's up for discussion lately. A mother having sex with her long lost biological son is morally messy. Nothing good can come of it. Ick is a good word for it.

[Nawny]

I had not seen this. across the state from me. I fear I am getting to a shockless point in this state of the world............sara

Say that again sara! Ooof!

[shadydaisy]

I had not seen this. across the state from me. I fear I am getting to a shockless point in this state of the world............sara

Say that again sara! Ooof!

Apparently the story is so sick that a lot of news outlets are not covering it yet. Poor kid. Shy couldn't she just leave well enough alone.

[SaraSidle]

Apparently the story is so sick that a lot of news outlets are not covering it yet. Poor kid. Shy couldn't she just leave well enough alone.

it just does not compute that an adult female could even entertain the idea in her mind. the kid has enough adjusting to do already. now he will need years of therapy. thanks MOM IMO

[Marian Paroo]

WE've been discussing this at another place I haunt for a couple of days already.

Feh.

[shadydaisy]

WE've been discussing this at another place I haunt for a couple of days already.

Feh.

We're a little behind, I guess. It really only hit the major news media today, at least on the East coast.

[Gatordog]

Ick. Sick.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-mom-aimee-louise-sword-faces-trial-incest/story?id=8548830

What is happening in this society? How can people be so twisted? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad016.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Just when you think you've heard it all....

[deacon]

What is happening in this society? How can people be so twisted? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad016.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Just when you think you've heard it all....

Yes, it is sick and twisted but no more sick and twisted than when a father does the same thing to his daughter. The crime is the same and the punishment should be the same.:flamemad:

[Nawny]

Yes, it is sick and twisted but no more sick and twisted than when a father does the same thing to his daughter. The crime is the same and the punishment should be the same.:flamemad:

I agree deacon! Seems sometimes, it is not mentioned but women are perps too. Well, for sure we know they are capable of murdering their kids. This woman just murdered her son's soul. It probably happens a lot more than we think. It's a subject I'd like to change, but it's reality. More attention should be paid to this.

When ya think about it, the embarrassment young girls feel when they are being molested is horrid and for that reason many perps go un-traced. Imagine a young boy's embarrassment when it's his own mother??? I wonder how many men have had this experience and it turned them into monsters. We've all seen famous murderers who wanted only female victims?

Just watched one on that program, Woman Who Kill the other night. She wanted to kill her mother repeatedly. OMG, it was so obvious. I understand it and I don't.

[BeastofBears]

I knew you'd answer this. Though I don't know the specifics of BO's idea, I get the feeling our intelligence is being insulted somehow. Or is it that I have a complex? No matter what, I don't enjoy paying 700 dollars plus, a month when I'm healthy.

I think it costs even more to die in this country. My sister was in and out of hospitals for over a year. She had big time Blue Cross coverage. The cost to her was nothing, but that cost was out in space somewhere. I doubt she cared at that point. But the snafus involved in her care were unspeakable anyway.

I could start with her diagnosis, which was wrong. :cuss: She was shipped to a nursing home for physical therapy.. Ridiculous. Long painful story. She was begging to RIP. May she always. :rose:

That sucks, Nawny. Seems people who want to go aren't helped, people who don't want to go aren't helped. Problem is, I don't trust the government to fix it. Hell, they could try to pass a law banning puppy beating and I am sure something would be wrong with it. I have absolutely zero trust in Congress as a whole these days. That's why I want them to do nothing: imo, they are a collective group of idiots and they will eff it up. They will eff everything up.

I get a little heated on this. I am carefully not being as expressive as I am at home about this. :)

[Nawny]

I got a letter today from the Tax Assessors office. You won't believe this!
Regarding a property we own in the city. It is a two story, 2 family house.

This letter is so ridiculous we were laughing till we cried as poppa read it out loud to me tonight.

It starts with:

Tyler CLT is currently assisting the city Assessor ti verify all property characteristics as required by law. The verified data will be used for the 12/31/09 property reassessment. A representative for Ty;er Technologies CLT Division attempted to inspect your property but was unable to verify the interior information's. Please contact and return forms to the address above by August 14, 2009. (WE GOT THIS LETTER TODAY> Sept 15, 2009. STRIKE ONE!


Next: Sales information
Sale date 7-17-07 .......................................$330.000
Sake date7-17-07.........................................$154.00 0

So it sold twice in one day ....??????????


Next blunder:

Number of units 2
Style 5 family ?????????????? WTF? How can a 2 unit house be a 5 family house?
Year built 1920
Story height 3 Story... WOW!
Attic None
Total rooms 20 .... Them's some good drugs huh?
Total bedrooms 10 ... I can't take it! LMAO!

This house is a two family with 5 room apartments on each floor. They got the address right. Must have been a good guess. I'm wondering how we inherited 15 more rooms. Maybe the house fairies built it up since we saw it last?

I also want to know who sold it after we bought it. It apparently happened on the same day. I don't know where we were when that happened. I think we came right home after the closing. ROTFL!!! I want to frame this letter.

Scary huh?

[deacon]

I got a letter today from the Tax Assessors office. You won't believe this!
Regarding a property we own in the city. It is a two story, 2 family house.

This letter is so ridiculous we were laughing till we cried as poppa read it out loud to me tonight.

It starts with:

Tyler CLT is currently assisting the city Assessor ti verify all property characteristics as required by law. The verified data will be used for the 12/31/09 property reassessment. A representative for Ty;er Technologies CLT Division attempted to inspect your property but was unable to verify the interior information's. Please contact and return forms to the address above by August 14, 2009. (WE GOT THIS LETTER TODAY> Sept 15, 2009. STRIKE ONE!


Next: Sales information
Sale date 7-17-07 .......................................$330.000
Sake date7-17-07.........................................$154.00 0

So it sold twice in one day ....??????????


Next blunder:

Number of units 2
Style 5 family ?????????????? WTF? How can a 2 unit house be a 5 family house?
Year built 1920
Story height 3 Story... WOW!
Attic None
Total rooms 20 .... Them's some good drugs huh?
Total bedrooms 10 ... I can't take it! LMAO!

This house is a two family with 5 room apartments on each floor. They got the address right. Must have been a good guess. I'm wondering how we inherited 15 more rooms. Maybe the house fairies built it up since we saw it last?

I also want to know who sold it after we bought it. It apparently happened on the same day. I don't know where we were when that happened. I think we came right home after the closing. ROTFL!!! I want to frame this letter.

Scary huh?

And just think, these are suppose to be edumacated people. I have a hat for them.:hat:

[BeastofBears]

I guess it's a good thing the law requires them to "verify"! Maybe you can claim whatever they think you have. On the other hand, better straighten them out! Can you imagine how much higher the taxes will be?! :eek:

[Nawny]

That sucks, Nawny. Seems people who want to go aren't helped, people who don't want to go aren't helped. Problem is, I don't trust the government to fix it. Hell, they could try to pass a law banning puppy beating and I am sure something would be wrong with it. I have absolutely zero trust in Congress as a whole these days. That's why I want them to do nothing: imo, they are a collective group of idiots and they will eff it up. They will eff everything up.

I get a little heated on this. I am carefully not being as expressive as I am at home about this. :)

I like it when you get heated. LOL! You are so full of information and I always interrogate people like you. It saved me tons of college tuition. As for politics. I know they have been based on greed since before King Henry whacked off all those femina heads. I'd like to be able to understand exactly what Obama wants, for starters.

I walked though my sister's illness with less faith in the system than I had before and that was little. I had a few moments of questioning God during the worst of it. She was so tortured and it was so unnecessary. All they had to do was make her comfortable, not give her physical therapy because Blue Cross paid for it. She certainly did not belong in a nursing home ,per her doctor's orders.

But my sister's and I planned her escape and got her out. We flew her to Florida for a few months so she could enjoy her cottage there after they gave her the death sentence. Just the same we made her laugh and she smiled a lot. I even gave her a perm, and she liked it! :) But the hospital got her again and they ran their numbers on her, then she went to hospice where they drugged her into a coma. During her last hospital stay the powers that be actually wanted to send her back to the nursing home.. They decided against it when we told them to rethink it. Doctors don't like big grouchy families..

RIP Lu you done good sis! :rose:

[Nawny]

I guess it's a good thing the law requires them to "verify"! Maybe you can claim whatever they think you have. On the other hand, better straighten them out! Can you imagine how much higher the taxes will be?! :eek:


Exactly. It looks to me, like they made the whole thing up. And that's cool, except, they made a house that couldn't possibly exist. I still want to know how a 2 unit house can be a five family house.. Hmm, maybe they come from Cambodia. They like to triple up in living space over there. The funniest part is, there was a picture of the house printed on the letter. Hello? Knock knock..

It's scary what goes on today. I hear at least one story every day about the goof ups in this state. Today a woman went to poppa's office to get a car insured that had been in an accident and wanted him to back date the policy. He had some choice words for her. :cuss: He asked her to leave the building ASAP.



He's so rude. :D

[BeastofBears]

[/B]


Exactly. It looks to me, like they made the whole thing up. And that's cool, except, they made a house that couldn't possibly exist. I still want to know how a 2 unit house can be a five family house.. Hmm, maybe they come from Cambodia. They like to triple up in living space over there. The funniest part is, there was a picture of the house printed on the letter. Hello? Knock knock..

It's scary what goes on today. I hear at least one story every day about the goof ups in this state. Today a woman went to poppa's office to get a car insured that had been in an accident and wanted him to back date the policy. He had some choice words for her. :cuss: He asked her to leave the building ASAP.



He's so rude. :D

And they want to run medical care! I wonder how many appendixes they will decide you have?

Oops, there I go again! :D

[SaraSidle]

I like it when you get heated. LOL! You are so full of information and I always interrogate people like you. It saved me tons of college tuition. As for politics. I know they have been based on greed since before King Henry whacked off all those femina heads. I'd like to be able to understand exactly what Obama wants, for starters.

I walked though my sister's illness with less faith in the system than I had before and that was little. I had a few moments of questioning God during the worst of it. She was so tortured and it was so unnecessary. All they had to do was make her comfortable, not give her physical therapy because Blue Cross paid for it. She certainly did not belong in a nursing home ,per her doctor's orders.

But my sister's and I planned her escape and got her out. We flew her to Florida for a few months so she could enjoy her cottage there after they gave her the death sentence. Just the same we made her laugh and she smiled a lot. I even gave her a perm, and she liked it! :) But the hospital got her again and they ran their numbers on her, then she went to hospice where they drugged her into a coma. During her last hospital stay the powers that be actually wanted to send her back to the nursing home.. They decided against it when we told them to rethink it. Doctors don't like big grouchy families..

RIP Lu you done good sis! :rose:


that is so wrong Nawny. she should hbe been at home and hospice could come in and help. I would love to have you as my sister. We took care of my dad at home which were his wishes. He never had to go to a hospital thank goodness. I really think dying wishes should be honored if possible. IMO

[Nawny]

And they want to run medical care! I wonder how many appendixes they will decide you have?

Oops, there I go again! :D

You didn't say anything absurd BoB! :beer: LMAO!