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[Gatordog]

Working my rear end off. We have been having a safety audit by a team of 8 people from the customer's corporate safety department. I have only had one "finding" but is caused some problems. It was one of our subcontractors who were not wearing respirators where they should have been. I dislike that sub anyway because they don't give a flip about their employees. If it were up to me they wouldn't be on this job anymore. I stopped work as soon as I found out about it and told them not to come back until these guys were trained and fit tested so they could wear what they needed to wear. Dorks.

That was Monday. Since then the General Contractor has been under a microscope because of some of the things they have found. So far they have dropped a pair of pliers about 30 feet to another level, dropped three hammers multiple levels and today they dropped a piece of metal grating that weighed about 150 lbs about 90 feet bouncing off of structure several times. It landed about 50 feet laterally from where it started. My one finding doesn't look so bad now. There were more "white hats" (management) at the incident site than I have ever seen in one place. Some from the General Contractor and some from the customer. I bet they have one heck of a safety meeting in the morning. Glad my guys are not working in that area. Someone could have been killed easily with either the hammers or the grating. Scary, really scary. And "not so smart."

Don't you just hate when there is a finding and it was so avoidable? That used to send my old boss through the roof and to Mars. Not following the guidelines or rules is the most avoidable kind of violation.

[SaraSidle]

But where will this money come from? Your pocket. Nothing is free, someone had to pay for it.:shrug:

I paid for it out of my pocket working the last 43 years paying federal taxes.
Without it I would have lost my house of 20 yrs and friends and Neighbors of 20 years.............. Karma :D

[One2Snoop]

They do get in the engines of cars when it's cold. Poppa had a squirrel war going on a few years back when they ate the wiring in the cabana we had on our last property. He was wild! He had to replace all of it and they also made nests in our umbrella's because we stored them in there. When I opened them in summer, they had holes in them and all kinds of stuff fell out. They are rotten little things. Glad they were comfortable, the little bushy tailed rats.

He said he was going to shoot them. My youngest went and bought him a plastic one and a stuffed animal one to make him feel guilty. He didn't. :shrug:
She is an animal lover. All animals. lol!

This happened to my in-laws - squirrels ate the wiring in their brand new car and a camper truck/trailer. Thousands of dollars worth of damage. They were told to keep mothballs in the engine. Not sure I could stomach the smell but they said it took care of the problem.

[SaraSidle]

Thanks Sara. I'll check out that website. I'm worried about the weather next weekend. :seeya:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Newport&state=RI&site=BOX&textField1=41.489&textField2=-71.316&e=1

Here you go Nawny. I put in a phoney address so you can see what it does. just put your own in the top or zip code and it will show you lots.

let me know if you have trouble please. :seeya:

[SaraSidle]

yea that storm was nasty up here but it wasn't bad enough for an alert by the time it got here. i looked on my desktop weather widget that day tho and the radar showed a rainstorm that spanned up and down the entire state. never seen such a big chunk of storm before.

thanks for checking in JLette. I am glad things are okay there.

[SaraSidle]

DH decided to download a new windows on MY desktop-puter is totally screwed up :cuss: Tech guy coming tonight to uninstall-DH got click happy and..............I got here but it took me a bit and i know i wont remember how i did it :flamemad:

Not good. glad you made it here

[lighthousedazy]

'Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?'

'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'

'Yet you still believe in him?'

'Yes'
'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist... What do you say to that, son?'

'Nothing,' the student replies.. 'I only have my faith.'

'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has with God.. There is no evidence, only faith.'

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat? '

' Yes.

'And is there such a thing as cold?'

'Yes, son, there's cold too.'

'No sir, there isn't.'

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. 'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit d own to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'

'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation.. 'What is night if it isn't darkness?'

'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?'

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. 'So what point are you making, young man?'

'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can you explain how?'

'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains.. 'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.' 'It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.' 'Now tell me, professor.. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?'

'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do.'

'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed..

'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided. 'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.' The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?' The class breaks out into laughter. 'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir.' 'So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?'

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable. Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I Guess you'll have to take them on faith.'

'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?' Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it Everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in The multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'

To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.'

The professor sat down.








PS: the student was Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein wrote a book titled God vs. Science in 1921...Awesome and thanks. I sent these in email to a few folks. :)

[beemer]

Not good. glad you made it here

I eventually get here but not easy :cuss: Oh well could be worse. He was fiddling with some wiring last night. I thought maybe phone guy caused my loss of speakers. Nope it was DH :cuss: He broke the rules. I dont touch anything here in his stacks-his office. My puter in here and do not touch :flamemad: I hope i get my pink netbook for xmas. Lordy :shrug:

[SaraSidle]

I eventually get here but not easy :cuss: Oh well could be worse. He was fiddling with some wiring last night. I thought maybe phone guy caused my loss of speakers. Nope it was DH :cuss: He broke the rules. I dont touch anything here in his stacks-his office. My puter in here and do not touch :flamemad: I hope i get my pink netbook for xmas. Lordy :shrug:

uh oh. he is in trouble now. dh will not go near anything with wires as far as laptop,tv,dvd,etc. heis darn good at kitchen appliances though. LOL
Usually therefore I am the one who screws things up.......I hope it works out.

[deacon]

Don't you just hate when there is a finding and it was so avoidable? That used to send my old boss through the roof and to Mars. Not following the guidelines or rules is the most avoidable kind of violation.

Yep. I just saw one and went ballitic. A stupid guy 8' in the air and not tied off. He had to go. Then I drive around the corner and a crane operator has a load off the ground and decides to go to the porta-jon. Urrrrrr.

I came out pretty good on their audit though. 4 days and only two findings. One was a guy with a hoop earing in. He knew better. That one was corrected on the spot. The other was the guy with the respirator and the GC KNOWS he doesn't need it. BTW, the lady that spotted the hoop earing had her's on too. THAT is the part that makes me mad. She is suppose to be a Safety Professional and has that in her ears? Dummy.

[deacon]

Thank you Deacon! I've seen that one but it was good to read it again. It helped me understand the story of Somer. I was so sad about it last night and I confess, I questioned God for a few seconds. :( And I also confess, I have a few more questions for Albert.

I love Albert Einstein.

We all question God sometimes. He doesn't mind as long as we accept his answer. She is with Him now. That is the fault of society, no God. I like what he said about memorizing things. "I never memorize anything that I can look up." BTW, I would have loved to have been in that classroom that day. God smiled.

[deacon]

Awesome and thanks. I sent these in email to a few folks. :)

Way cool!!!!!!

[deacon]

I eventually get here but not easy :cuss: Oh well could be worse. He was fiddling with some wiring last night. I thought maybe phone guy caused my loss of speakers. Nope it was DH :cuss: He broke the rules. I dont touch anything here in his stacks-his office. My puter in here and do not touch :flamemad: I hope i get my pink netbook for xmas. Lordy :shrug:

I just bought my better half a laptop the other week. I went with a laptop over the netbook because of the size of the screen.

[SaraSidle]

I went out to get the newpaper and mail today and this group of kids walked by (my house is between 2 schools) and they said "thank you". It was about 5 kids 6-10 yrs old in a group. I said "thank you for what?" They said they love having our front porch light on early in the morning so they could see to go to school! we do have very few street lights here and my dh turns it on every morning early before he goes to work. Now I will make sure it is on whether he goes in or not. At least until the time change and it will be light out. We all need more street lights. IMO :seeya:

[beemer]

I just bought my better half a laptop the other week. I went with a laptop over the netbook because of the size of the screen.

Thats my only concern too. I will have to look at one and see. Pardon the pun. I am finding i am squinting more to read and holding things out further. I guess I'm cheapin out on myself cuz my Dell here is fairly new. Everyone else here is laptop. I only want a laptop for when i am here with you folks. Then i can stretch my legs out and at least share airspace with DH :D Oh and i am getting pink in whatever i get so nobody will dream of touching my laptop ;)

[beemer]

I went out to get the newpaper and mail today and this group of kids walked by (my house is between 2 schools) and they said "thank you". It was about 5 kids 6-10 yrs old in a group. I said "thank you for what?" They said they love having our front porch light on early in the morning so they could see to go to school! we do have very few street lights here and my dh turns it on every morning early before he goes to work. Now I will make sure it is on whether he goes in or not. At least until the time change and it will be light out. We all need more street lights. IMO :seeya:

What a nice story sara. Sometimes we do things for others and are not even aware. We had a street light out for months. We all took turns calling the city to get it repaired. One house was so vulnerable as it was so dark and it was adjacent to an alley type road which would afford a quick escape and 2 exits to choose from. It took months to get it repaired and that one light made such a difference. Good for you's :rose:

[shadydaisy]

I went out to get the newpaper and mail today and this group of kids walked by (my house is between 2 schools) and they said "thank you". It was about 5 kids 6-10 yrs old in a group. I said "thank you for what?" They said they love having our front porch light on early in the morning so they could see to go to school! we do have very few street lights here and my dh turns it on every morning early before he goes to work. Now I will make sure it is on whether he goes in or not. At least until the time change and it will be light out. We all need more street lights. IMO :seeya:

That's so nice of you! We have no street lights at all. At least my kids only had to go to the end of the driveway to get the bus and even then the light by the garage didn't light up to the end of the driveway. Our bus came at 6:45 am - it was dark.

[One2Snoop]

This made me cry.....

Logan the Sky Angel Cowboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh5Fa6vZuFo&feature=PlayList&p=1D760CA093F229EB&index=0

[deacon]

Thats my only concern too. I will have to look at one and see. Pardon the pun. I am finding i am squinting more to read and holding things out further. I guess I'm cheapin out on myself cuz my Dell here is fairly new. Everyone else here is laptop. I only want a laptop for when i am here with you folks. Then i can stretch my legs out and at least share airspace with DH :D Oh and i am getting pink in whatever i get so nobody will dream of touching my laptop ;)

My wife wanted one so she could be online while in the bed at night. She does not like to go to the other end of the house to get on the computer. Besides, down there if something happened there is no way out.

[Gatordog]

This made me cry.....

Logan the Sky Angel Cowboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh5Fa6vZuFo&feature=PlayList&p=1D760CA093F229EB&index=0

I listened twice and I'm still teary. What a special young man. I wish there were more like him.

[Nawny]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Newport&state=RI&site=BOX&textField1=41.489&textField2=-71.316&e=1

Here you go Nawny. I put in a phoney address so you can see what it does. just put your own in the top or zip code and it will show you lots.

let me know if you have trouble please. :seeya:

Thank you sara!!! It came up Newport, which is only a few miles from here. Looks bearable next week for Gator! No trouble at all, it came right up!
:)

[Nawny]

Thats my only concern too. I will have to look at one and see. Pardon the pun. I am finding i am squinting more to read and holding things out further. I guess I'm cheapin out on myself cuz my Dell here is fairly new. Everyone else here is laptop. I only want a laptop for when i am here with you folks. Then i can stretch my legs out and at least share airspace with DH :D Oh and i am getting pink in whatever i get so nobody will dream of touching my laptop ;)

You need a laptop. THey're great because you can walk into the den with it and watch NG while you type character assassinations while eating sugar free Jello. lol! (With haterade in it) Then you can go back to the kitchen with it and grab a nice hagnog. :)

[SaraSidle]

You need a laptop. THey're great because you can walk into the den with it and watch NG while you type character assassinations while eating sugar free Jello. lol! (With haterade in it) Then you can go back to the kitchen with it and grab a nice hagnog. :)

ITA with everything except the food. mine is much more comforting. LOL:)

[Nawny]

ITA with everything except the food. mine is much more comforting. LOL:)

LOL!! Sara! :)

I got a tip from a friend about letting go of high protein food. The truth is, all protein is fattening if you add one carb. Now I've just begun my study of smaller portions of anything I want. Problem is, I don't know how to determine exactly how many calories I can have per day. These websites that keep a count diary daily are not user friendly. According to me. :shrug:

I need a calorie counter.

[SaraSidle]

LOL!! Sara! :)

I got a tip from a friend about letting go of high protein food. The truth is, all protein is fattening if you add one carb. Now I've just begun my study of smaller portions of anything I want. Problem is, I don't know how to determine exactly how many calories I can have per day. These websites that keep a count diary daily are not user friendly. According to me. :shrug:

I need a calorie counter.


If it is that simple I want one too. I think eating 4 pieces of cake and/or 2 bowls of pasta is okay. your heart & circulation may not be good but it will be under 1200 calories. and then going back and forth for the food from one room to another is exercise besides you and laundry. LOL:beer:

[beemer]

You need a laptop. THey're great because you can walk into the den with it and watch NG while you type character assassinations while eating sugar free Jello. lol! (With haterade in it) Then you can go back to the kitchen with it and grab a nice hagnog. :)

I know-kinda like when cordless phones first hit the market. Cant imagine being stuck in one place to chat now. So i guess same holds true for puters. I dont get NG anymore our cable dropped HLN :cuss: So we just bumped up our cable package. Still debating on which of the 2 satellite co's to go with and that will just be on the big screen. That will get my HLN back. Told DH as long as i have satellite by the time Liar goes to trial I'm good :beer:

[Amy]

My wife wanted one so she could be online while in the bed at night. She does not like to go to the other end of the house to get on the computer. Besides, down there if something happened there is no way out.

DD loves her laptop....me, I like the desk w/the keyboard I can move about, and especially my mouse!!!! We had to use laptops @ work some, but they were nice enough to attach mice to them. I can't tell which way my freakin' finger is moving, and the little arrow always goes past where I want it--that is, if I can get the little arrow anywhere NEAR where I want it!!!! That's just for regular typing.

Trying to play my games on a laptop--I don't even want to THINK about how that would be accomplished!!! But, it would be nice to have my computer available when I go to see the folks. Not that they have internet, but I could hook up @ my sisters' houses.

[beemer]

DD loves her laptop....me, I like the desk w/the keyboard I can move about, and especially my mouse!!!! We had to use laptops @ work some, but they were nice enough to attach mice to them. I can't tell which way my freakin' finger is moving, and the little arrow always goes past where I want it--that is, if I can get the little arrow anywhere NEAR where I want it!!!! That's just for regular typing.

Trying to play my games on a laptop--I don't even want to THINK about how that would be accomplished!!! But, it would be nice to have my computer available when I go to see the folks. Not that they have internet, but I could hook up @ my sisters' houses.

Thats exactly why i stuck with a desktop too Amy. Doesn't feel natural to me. I dont have strong eye/hand coordination. Everyone says I'll get used to it :shrug: I will keep my desktop. Laptop will be mainly for here.

[deacon]

Well, it is Friday. My last day at work this week. What a week. Our audit went well as far as my company and subcontractors goes. We had one finding and I am not so sure about that one. Oh, two but the second was a laborer wearing a hoop earing. The auditor had hers in too so I can't figure out why she wanted to talk about his. I really don't know whether that will be an official finding or not it was an isolated incident.

The other one was a guy mixing mortar and not wearing a respirator. I took the data sheet over to the meeting we had and showed them where it does not contain silica and is listed a nusance dust. It has a exposure limit of 5 mg per cubic meter. Same as the dust in the environment. We went ahead and had the company do the training and fit testing and the guy is wearing the respirator now so that one has been fixed.

The general contractor dropped that grating in the middle of the audit but I haven't heard anything else about that incident yet. That one is really bad, if I were the auditor, that could have killed someone. All in all it wasn't a bad week, just stressful. the district safety manager from the general contractor stopped and talked to me yesterday and he was happy. He isn't happy much so that was a good thing. My iron workers did a good job this week and so late yesterday I went around a thanked them for the job they are doing. Funny, that is more important to those guys than any "safety prize" that you give them.

We did have to let one guy go yesterday. Working at heights without fall protection. He was a HVAC guy. I didn't want to do it but I had to. If he doesn't think any more about himself than that he needs to get into different work. Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. If he wants to die he can go to another job and do it, not here. In the begining he thought it was funny that he got caught. Not so much now.

Off for the weekend. Going to see my baby. (better half)

[Nawny]

If it is that simple I want one too. I think eating 4 pieces of cake and/or 2 bowls of pasta is okay. your heart & circulation may not be good but it will be under 1200 calories. and then going back and forth for the food from one room to another is exercise besides you and laundry. LOL:beer:

HAAAAAAA!!! I agree!!:beer:

[beemer]

If i disappear for a bit its puter probs. tech guy never showed last night :cuss: When i got up this a.m. puter was frozen. Could not shut it down. Had to actually unplug it and after many minutes finally got on. We have a wedding tomorrow so no time to deal with it. Gawd i will be going thru withdrawls big time :mad: I just wanted to let ya's know if I'm poof for a bit.

[Nawny]

If i disappear for a bit its puter probs. tech guy never showed last night :cuss: When i got up this a.m. puter was frozen. Could not shut it down. Had to actually unplug it and after many minutes finally got on. We have a wedding tomorrow so no time to deal with it. Gawd i will be going thru withdrawls big time :mad: I just wanted to let ya's know if I'm poof for a bit.

Awww http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad030.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[Gatordog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXx_iz5xamE

[Nawny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXx_iz5xamE

Beautiful wedding, ocean and music and people! You make me wanna get married... again. He's very handsome and she so beautiful.. :beer:
sniff, where's the Kleenex?

I'm such a mush as weddings. I have to wear waterproof mascara. :o

[Nawny]

Okay BoB, I'm doing it. My oldest send me the calorie counter website. Ya got me doing math. Though I hate it, I am proud to say I now know how many calories are in a cup of pasta. 190/ Dreamfields. I also know there are 100 calories in a slice of fiber bread. Today I ate only 2 tuna sandwiches. A cup of tuna is over 200, so I'm going to sleep with only 800 calories in my body. I won't count the 5 cups of coffee, 3 glasses of Crystal lite. (So far)

Now I have only one question: Who the HELL eats a CUP of Pasta????:eek: We'll find out tomorrow. It's Barilla Spaghetti day. :mad: On second thought, those people who cooked for Gator's family a few weeks ago at her nephew's wedding, hmmm.

[Nawny]

It's pouring here. The rain is coming down so hard I can hear it banging on the house. (And I'm half deaf) I slept the afternoon away. Where is everyone tonight? I know BoB is probably out getting a SpongeBobectomy. I had one earlier when the weebles came over to redecorate my kitchen with him. ;)

:seeya:

[SaraSidle]

It's pouring here. The rain is coming down so hard I can hear it banging on the house. (And I'm half deaf) I slept the afternoon away. Where is everyone tonight? I know BoB is probably out getting a SpongeBobectomy. I had one earlier when the weebles came over to redecorate my kitchen with him. ;)

:seeya:

spongebob kitchen sounds approbpriate for a rainy day. that is also what it has done here for 3 days. damp too. and cold.
we had fires in the fireplace all night. been hard to stay awake. imo sara

[SaraSidle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXx_iz5xamE

very beautiful gator. like mine only formal. that pretty bride looked great in bare shoes. sara

[BeastofBears]

Okay BoB, I'm doing it. My oldest send me the calorie counter website. Ya got me doing math. Though I hate it, I am proud to say I now know how many calories are in a cup of pasta. 190/ Dreamfields. I also know there are 100 calories in a slice of fiber bread. Today I ate only 2 tuna sandwiches. A cup of tuna is over 200, so I'm going to sleep with only 800 calories in my body. I won't count the 5 cups of coffee, 3 glasses of Crystal lite. (So far)

Now I have only one question: Who the HELL eats a CUP of Pasta????:eek: We'll find out tomorrow. It's Barilla Spaghetti day. :mad: On second thought, those people who cooked for Gator's family a few weeks ago at her nephew's wedding, hmmm.

Aren't the pasta portion sizes a total joke? I read my favorite pasta package, turns out my 2 servings is their 8, lol!

Guess where I've been for a couple of days? :D http://i11.tinypic.com/4mbo2mp.jpg

[Nawny]

Aren't the pasta portion sizes a total joke? I read my favorite pasta package, turns out my 2 servings is their 8, lol!

Guess where I've been for a couple of days? :D http://i11.tinypic.com/4mbo2mp.jpg

Awwwww, I love that place! They have pasta there! And cookies. :-) They might have cheese burgers too; On bread!

I almost had Oodles of Noodles a few minutes ago (I love those) but I opted for a 3rd tuna sandwich. Okay tell me now, why 8 glasses of water help us lose weight. I hate water. :cuss:

[BeastofBears]

Awwwww, I love that place! They have pasta there! And cookies. :-) They might have cheese burgers too; On bread!

I almost had Oodles of Noodles a few minutes ago (I love those) but I opted for a 3rd tuna sandwich. Okay tell me now, why 8 glasses of water help us lose weight. I hate water. :cuss:

They also have beignets. Lots of them. Lots.

Oh, the water. What I have heard is a sufficient amount of water is necessary to metabolise the fat as it is being lost. Also, the body will react to lower calories as a starvation episode and hoard stuff including water, making it seem that weight is not being lost. But I also heard from a doctor that all liquids count in the count, even coffee. He said all liquids had the nutrients removed from them in the digestive process, and therefor it all turned into water. I liked that answer. I stay with it! Even if it is wrong, I don't want to know.

[Nawny]

They also have beignets. Lots of them. Lots.

Oh, the water. What I have heard is a sufficient amount of water is necessary to metabolise the fat as it is being lost. Also, the body will react to lower calories as a starvation episode and hoard stuff including water, making it seem that weight is not being lost. But I also heard from a doctor that all liquids count in the count, even coffee. He said all liquids had the nutrients removed from them in the digestive process, and therefor it all turned into water. I liked that answer. I stay with it! Even if it is wrong, I don't want to know.

I think the dr is right. I can go a year without a glass of water and I'm not quite dead yet. ON the other hand, it could be the reason I'm gaining weight:shrug: No no , it's not, it's not! I almost never drank water when I was thin, so that theory just chit the bed. I've been doing 20 minutes to a half hour 3 times a week on the Gazelle. I expect some results from that too.

We need a lose weight blog here. I didn't feel comfortable on that site you sent. I was all over the place on it. I like the calorie counter. That calorie counting is the old fashioned way. These new fangled diets are awful. Atkins can actually be dangerous. It only works once. I lost 20 pounds on that one about 5 years ago. It's a vegetarians nightmare though. Mostly meats.

It didn't work this time. First thing that happens is bad breath, then constipation, then blowout carbs consumption. I'm a carb addict! The Big test happened Thursday when I picked up the weebs from school and they wanted potato chips. I bought them a big bag of Lays Suddenly my face got blue, then my hands shook, then my buttons popped and my eyes got large and I ate three. ;)
:hat:

[BeastofBears]

I'm fried. Long drive up boring I-5 ...night :seeya:

[Nawny]

I'm fried. Long drive up boring I-5 ...night :seeya:

bona sera B!
:seeya:

[Amy]

Okay BoB, I'm doing it. My oldest send me the calorie counter website. Ya got me doing math. Though I hate it, I am proud to say I now know how many calories are in a cup of pasta. 190/ Dreamfields. I also know there are 100 calories in a slice of fiber bread. Today I ate only 2 tuna sandwiches. A cup of tuna is over 200, so I'm going to sleep with only 800 calories in my body. I won't count the 5 cups of coffee, 3 glasses of Crystal lite. (So far)

Now I have only one question: Who the HELL eats a CUP of Pasta????:eek: We'll find out tomorrow. It's Barilla Spaghetti day. :mad: On second thought, those people who cooked for Gator's family a few weeks ago at her nephew's wedding, hmmm.

So, are you saying that no one can eat a whole cup of pasta? Or, who stops @ one cup of pasta? lol

Remember, don't go too low on the cals. Puts your body in famine mode, and your body holds on to the fat, is scared no more food is coming its way.

[Amy]

spongebob kitchen sounds approbpriate for a rainy day. that is also what it has done here for 3 days. damp too. and cold.
we had fires in the fireplace all night. been hard to stay awake. imo sara

After 3 or 4 rainy (and cold) days, Friday was pretty nice, a tad bit on the windy side, and today was wonderful. Car thermometer said it was 55 out, the bank sign said 63. Pretty nice, no matter which it was.

[Amy]

They also have beignets. Lots of them. Lots.

Oh, the water. What I have heard is a sufficient amount of water is necessary to metabolise the fat as it is being lost. Also, the body will react to lower calories as a starvation episode and hoard stuff including water, making it seem that weight is not being lost. But I also heard from a doctor that all liquids count in the count, even coffee. He said all liquids had the nutrients removed from them in the digestive process, and therefor it all turned into water. I liked that answer. I stay with it! Even if it is wrong, I don't want to know.

Also, hopefully with the diet changes, there will be an increase in fiber. Water is needed to get the fiber pushed on thru. And, I think some people talk about the water flushing out toxins...I dunno, could be. A few years ago, the nurse practicioner was telling me not even tea, a very dilute iced tea, counted as water, only water does. Well, I mostly drink coffee and diet Dr Pepper--and lots of both. I drink water on the rare occasion I go into a restaurant!!

[Amy]

DD and I went to visit the folks today. Headed east 50 miles so she could get her El Charo fix. Then 70 miles to the folks'. Then the 70 miles back to our house. UGH.

Poor Momma. She is so forgetful now. Repeats the same story a gazillion times to the same person--in the same hour. We smile, laugh @ the appropriated times, and try to act like each time is the first time.

Took some Dillons fried chicken--sis says Daddy really likes it. Plus, it is something he can just get from the fridge--if Momma will let him. She says he doesn't eat much, and really, it's because she tells him they just ate--whether they did or didn't, mostly because she doesn't remember. The sisters who live there make sure they have one meal a day--what they don't eat of that, goes into the fridge so Daddy can raid it, if he can get by Momma. Sis says she will sit w/Mom, eat a roll or something, cuz Mom won't eat if Sis doesn't. Then, she sits there till Daddy gets up from one of his hundred naps a day, and eats w/him, so that he will eat.

They said for several days, he wouldn't get out of bed when they were there. One sis was even pulling on his arm, trying to get him up. The other sis says she called to see if the clinic had flu shots, and when they did, she told Daddy they were going to get them, and he popped right out of bed. Guess he's has the flu before, and prefers to try whatever is needed to prevent a repeat!!!!

Today, I went in and told him I had pumpkin pie and fried chicken. He looked @ the clock, it was after 2. I didn't know when they ate lunch (brother was there, so I know they did) so said, hey, it's time for a snack @ least, and we're eating that pumpkin pie. He didn't pop right out of bed, but he did get up, and actually stayed up for a while. I told him I was ready for a walk, he didn't know where we would go. When I told him, he is sure the people there are tired of him--right, it's been 2 weeks @ least since he walked there, it's Saturday and no one is there--it's @ the museum. So, I put on my coat. Told him, since he finally got his boots back, he had to put them to use and walk.

He didn't want his walker--okay, I'll take it in case. When we got there, he said, well HE could carry the walker, which he did for a few minutes. Then, he opened it up and used it. He acts like he's on a mission--walk and get it over with!!! I think he will do more for me (the sisters say, how come he will do what I ask, but refuse them?) because I just stand back and let him do for himself. Hopefully I can cushion a fall!!! He wants to load the walker, to close the door, to put on the seat belt. He doesn't want someone hanging over him. Okay, he almost fell once, running the damn walker over a man hole cover, but we both survived!!!! He wants to wear his boots altho the therapist said no? Well, he's freakin' almost 89 y/o, if he wants to wear the boots, let him!!!! At least he will get up and get around if we let him wear them!!!

The last couple of family gatherings, he has been shuffling around in slippers--no matter how many sizes we buy for him, he puts on the ones that are too big. Or, the water shoes he had--with laces tied around them to keep them on!! Breaks my heart. I did get him to buy some tennis shoes w/velcro straps, which he wore til he insisted he get his boots!!! When sis demanded the other sister give Daddy his boots (she and her daughter were wearing the 2 pairs he had) she said his eyes lit up, like he was greeting an old lost friend. We didn't think he had the strength to get them on, so tho't they would just be sitting like a trophy on his dresser. Well, guess he fooled us!!!

[Marian Paroo]

Also, hopefully with the diet changes, there will be an increase in fiber. Water is needed to get the fiber pushed on thru. And, I think some people talk about the water flushing out toxins...I dunno, could be. A few years ago, the nurse practicioner was telling me not even tea, a very dilute iced tea, counted as water, only water does. Well, I mostly drink coffee and diet Dr Pepper--and lots of both. I drink water on the rare occasion I go into a restaurant!!


Yup, every single reliable source I ever read or heard from said that only water counts.
:mad:

[Nawny]

So, are you saying that no one can eat a whole cup of pasta? Or, who stops @ one cup of pasta? lol

Remember, don't go too low on the cals. Puts your body in famine mode, and your body holds on to the fat, is scared no more food is coming its way.

Famine? :eek: My body laughs at famine. ;)

[Nawny]

DD and I went to visit the folks today. Headed east 50 miles so she could get her El Charo fix. Then 70 miles to the folks'. Then the 70 miles back to our house. UGH.

Poor Momma. She is so forgetful now. Repeats the same story a gazillion times to the same person--in the same hour. We smile, laugh @ the appropriated times, and try to act like each time is the first time.

Took some Dillons fried chicken--sis says Daddy really likes it. Plus, it is something he can just get from the fridge--if Momma will let him. She says he doesn't eat much, and really, it's because she tells him they just ate--whether they did or didn't, mostly because she doesn't remember. The sisters who live there make sure they have one meal a day--what they don't eat of that, goes into the fridge so Daddy can raid it, if he can get by Momma. Sis says she will sit w/Mom, eat a roll or something, cuz Mom won't eat if Sis doesn't. Then, she sits there till Daddy gets up from one of his hundred naps a day, and eats w/him, so that he will eat.

They said for several days, he wouldn't get out of bed when they were there. One sis was even pulling on his arm, trying to get him up. The other sis says she called to see if the clinic had flu shots, and when they did, she told Daddy they were going to get them, and he popped right out of bed. Guess he's has the flu before, and prefers to try whatever is needed to prevent a repeat!!!!

Today, I went in and told him I had pumpkin pie and fried chicken. He looked @ the clock, it was after 2. I didn't know when they ate lunch (brother was there, so I know they did) so said, hey, it's time for a snack @ least, and we're eating that pumpkin pie. He didn't pop right out of bed, but he did get up, and actually stayed up for a while. I told him I was ready for a walk, he didn't know where we would go. When I told him, he is sure the people there are tired of him--right, it's been 2 weeks @ least since he walked there, it's Saturday and no one is there--it's @ the museum. So, I put on my coat. Told him, since he finally got his boots back, he had to put them to use and walk.

He didn't want his walker--okay, I'll take it in case. When we got there, he said, well HE could carry the walker, which he did for a few minutes. Then, he opened it up and used it. He acts like he's on a mission--walk and get it over with!!! I think he will do more for me (the sisters say, how come he will do what I ask, but refuse them?) because I just stand back and let him do for himself. Hopefully I can cushion a fall!!! He wants to load the walker, to close the door, to put on the seat belt. He doesn't want someone hanging over him. Okay, he almost fell once, running the damn walker over a man hole cover, but we both survived!!!! He wants to wear his boots altho the therapist said no? Well, he's freakin' almost 89 y/o, if he wants to wear the boots, let him!!!! At least he will get up and get around if we let him wear them!!!

The last couple of family gatherings, he has been shuffling around in slippers--no matter how many sizes we buy for him, he puts on the ones that are too big. Or, the water shoes he had--with laces tied around them to keep them on!! Breaks my heart. I did get him to buy some tennis shoes w/velcro straps, which he wore til he insisted he get his boots!!! When sis demanded the other sister give Daddy his boots (she and her daughter were wearing the 2 pairs he had) she said his eyes lit up, like he was greeting an old lost friend. We didn't think he had the strength to get them on, so tho't they would just be sitting like a trophy on his dresser. Well, guess he fooled us!!!

Your stories warm my heart Amy. It's so unreal when our parents get so old they need simple instructions. I remember my own mother's behavior when she went into full blown alzheimer's. I couldn't adjust to it no matter how much I read, no matter how much I knew about the condition. I was such a mess. You're doing so well with this. Bless your heart. I'm sure I'm going to blow my kid's minds when I go there. It must be a nice free feeling to let go of the things that weigh heavy on my heart now. Oddly, they are free from stress. (Like children) :)

[BeastofBears]

Well, it is Friday. My last day at work this week. What a week. Our audit went well as far as my company and subcontractors goes. We had one finding and I am not so sure about that one. Oh, two but the second was a laborer wearing a hoop earing. The auditor had hers in too so I can't figure out why she wanted to talk about his. I really don't know whether that will be an official finding or not it was an isolated incident.

The other one was a guy mixing mortar and not wearing a respirator. I took the data sheet over to the meeting we had and showed them where it does not contain silica and is listed a nusance dust. It has a exposure limit of 5 mg per cubic meter. Same as the dust in the environment. We went ahead and had the company do the training and fit testing and the guy is wearing the respirator now so that one has been fixed.

The general contractor dropped that grating in the middle of the audit but I haven't heard anything else about that incident yet. That one is really bad, if I were the auditor, that could have killed someone. All in all it wasn't a bad week, just stressful. the district safety manager from the general contractor stopped and talked to me yesterday and he was happy. He isn't happy much so that was a good thing. My iron workers did a good job this week and so late yesterday I went around a thanked them for the job they are doing. Funny, that is more important to those guys than any "safety prize" that you give them.

We did have to let one guy go yesterday. Working at heights without fall protection. He was a HVAC guy. I didn't want to do it but I had to. If he doesn't think any more about himself than that he needs to get into different work. Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. If he wants to die he can go to another job and do it, not here. In the begining he thought it was funny that he got caught. Not so much now.

Off for the weekend. Going to see my baby. (better half)

It's too bad but its true. Not only for himself, but the people around him who would try to rescue him in the process, the person he might land on below, or all the innocent bystanders who would have to witness his fall :(

Have fun!

[BeastofBears]

So, are you saying that no one can eat a whole cup of pasta? Or, who stops @ one cup of pasta? lol

Remember, don't go too low on the cals. Puts your body in famine mode, and your body holds on to the fat, is scared no more food is coming its way.

It seems so counterintuitive, but it happened to me...I never believed it until I saw it myself. I gobbled more food, then started losing again...so weird...

[BeastofBears]

Famine? :eek: My body laughs at famine. ;)

And 30,000 years ago, we would be the great survivors, Nawny! Like the "Venus of Willendorf": http://i44.tinypic.com/a9p8no.jpg the ideal woman in times of famine. Her body laughed at famine too. unfortunately, no famine, so all our bodies are getting dressed for a dance that will never come (I hope).

[BeastofBears]

DD and I went to visit the folks today. Headed east 50 miles so she could get her El Charo fix. Then 70 miles to the folks'. Then the 70 miles back to our house. UGH.

Poor Momma. She is so forgetful now. Repeats the same story a gazillion times to the same person--in the same hour. We smile, laugh @ the appropriated times, and try to act like each time is the first time.

Took some Dillons fried chicken--sis says Daddy really likes it. Plus, it is something he can just get from the fridge--if Momma will let him. She says he doesn't eat much, and really, it's because she tells him they just ate--whether they did or didn't, mostly because she doesn't remember. The sisters who live there make sure they have one meal a day--what they don't eat of that, goes into the fridge so Daddy can raid it, if he can get by Momma. Sis says she will sit w/Mom, eat a roll or something, cuz Mom won't eat if Sis doesn't. Then, she sits there till Daddy gets up from one of his hundred naps a day, and eats w/him, so that he will eat.

They said for several days, he wouldn't get out of bed when they were there. One sis was even pulling on his arm, trying to get him up. The other sis says she called to see if the clinic had flu shots, and when they did, she told Daddy they were going to get them, and he popped right out of bed. Guess he's has the flu before, and prefers to try whatever is needed to prevent a repeat!!!!

Today, I went in and told him I had pumpkin pie and fried chicken. He looked @ the clock, it was after 2. I didn't know when they ate lunch (brother was there, so I know they did) so said, hey, it's time for a snack @ least, and we're eating that pumpkin pie. He didn't pop right out of bed, but he did get up, and actually stayed up for a while. I told him I was ready for a walk, he didn't know where we would go. When I told him, he is sure the people there are tired of him--right, it's been 2 weeks @ least since he walked there, it's Saturday and no one is there--it's @ the museum. So, I put on my coat. Told him, since he finally got his boots back, he had to put them to use and walk.

He didn't want his walker--okay, I'll take it in case. When we got there, he said, well HE could carry the walker, which he did for a few minutes. Then, he opened it up and used it. He acts like he's on a mission--walk and get it over with!!! I think he will do more for me (the sisters say, how come he will do what I ask, but refuse them?) because I just stand back and let him do for himself. Hopefully I can cushion a fall!!! He wants to load the walker, to close the door, to put on the seat belt. He doesn't want someone hanging over him. Okay, he almost fell once, running the damn walker over a man hole cover, but we both survived!!!! He wants to wear his boots altho the therapist said no? Well, he's freakin' almost 89 y/o, if he wants to wear the boots, let him!!!! At least he will get up and get around if we let him wear them!!!

The last couple of family gatherings, he has been shuffling around in slippers--no matter how many sizes we buy for him, he puts on the ones that are too big. Or, the water shoes he had--with laces tied around them to keep them on!! Breaks my heart. I did get him to buy some tennis shoes w/velcro straps, which he wore til he insisted he get his boots!!! When sis demanded the other sister give Daddy his boots (she and her daughter were wearing the 2 pairs he had) she said his eyes lit up, like he was greeting an old lost friend. We didn't think he had the strength to get them on, so tho't they would just be sitting like a trophy on his dresser. Well, guess he fooled us!!!

Your dad sounds like my grandma. She didn't like to be fussed over by my mom, so she would always get out and about more with me. Her thing was money. She would give it away or buy little presents for people, even strangers. Honestly, she would spend all of it if she had it in her purse so my mom would hold it for her. But its what made her happy :shrug: so I made sure she had a little allowance to blow any way she wanted. If the boots make your dad happy, the therapist is nuts to say no. Good for you.

[beemer]

Uh Oh-did we lose our Caylee discussion thread? I know my pc is sick right now but i dont see it?????

[beemer]

Whew i guess we are ok-i went back for a 3rd time and it's there. Lordy :shrug:

[One2Snoop]

Whew i guess we are ok-i went back for a 3rd time and it's there. Lordy :shrug:


Yup, it's still there. :seeya:

[beemer]

Yup, it's still there. :seeya:

Thanks snoop :beer:

[BeastofBears]

Whew i guess we are ok-i went back for a 3rd time and it's there. Lordy :shrug:

Glad you haven't been banned, ya troublemaker! :D

[deacon]

It's too bad but its true. Not only for himself, but the people around him who would try to rescue him in the process, the person he might land on below, or all the innocent bystanders who would have to witness his fall :(

Have fun!

If they want to commit suicide, fine. Just not on my work site. Falls are still the leading cause of death on construction sites. That is why it is not let go.

[beemer]

Glad you haven't been banned, ya troublemaker! :D

Hahahaha ;) Oh i woulda been long gondy if this was any other board. I got kicked off "the other board" a slew ;) Way too many rules too. It's so chillaxed here :rose:

[BeastofBears]

So, apparently they don't know from one day to the next whether they'll have swine flu vaccine shipments, so my hmo isn't updating their phone message. Just show up tomorrow and hope for the best...aaargh. Leave the dog in the kennel one more day? Or skip Italian instead? Wait for Tuesday when I have no appointments so I can stand in line all day? What if they run out? Or what if I do all that and they turn out not to have it, and its too late to get the dog or go to Italian anyway? What to do?

I hate variables!!!!! durn ocd. There must be ORDER!!!!!!!

[deacon]

So, apparently they don't know from one day to the next whether they'll have swine flu vaccine shipments, so my hmo isn't updating their phone message. Just show up tomorrow and hope for the best...aaargh. Leave the dog in the kennel one more day? Or skip Italian instead? Wait for Tuesday when I have no appointments so I can stand in line all day? What if they run out? Or what if I do all that and they turn out not to have it, and its too late to get the dog or go to Italian anyway? What to do?

I hate variables!!!!! durn ocd. There must be ORDER!!!!!!!

Well, if and when they do ger the vaccine here I am in the last group to which it will be available. What they have here is the nasal vaccine and I have been told you don't want to take that one.

[beemer]

Our H1N1 is available starting tomorrow at our Health Unit. I will be getting it for sure due to nature of my work. I hope ya dont have a long wait Bob :seeya:

[beemer]

If they want to commit suicide, fine. Just not on my work site. Falls are still the leading cause of death on construction sites. That is why it is not let go.

For sure and bad habits can put so many others at risk.

[deacon]

For sure and bad habits can put so many others at risk.

I will probably get several emails about my report this week. We did really well in the big audit but I did have to get on a few people so we did. I have no idea why these things always seem to pop up when a big audit is going on. I warned them that I have two personalities and they didn't want to see the other one. I guess they know what I mean now. I would much rather answer questions than to jump someone's butt but sometimes they give you no choice. It was a three page report and mine are normally only two at the most.

[BeastofBears]

Well, if and when they do ger the vaccine here I am in the last group to which it will be available. What they have here is the nasal vaccine and I have been told you don't want to take that one.

Yeah, the nasal one is live virus. Injections are dead virus. I did get the spray for my son. The children here are getting hit very hard so I couldn't risk waiting. But I and my daughter only qualify for the shots, so that's what I'm trying for tomorrow.

My mom is in the 60's group that seems to be at low risk too...she thinks she'll pass...

[Nawny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpMkRIXhLH0&feature=player_embedded


I'm hungry :tongue:

[Nawny]

And 30,000 years ago, we would be the great survivors, Nawny! Like the "Venus of Willendorf": http://i44.tinypic.com/a9p8no.jpg the ideal woman in times of famine. Her body laughed at famine too. unfortunately, no famine, so all our bodies are getting dressed for a dance that will never come (I hope).

:) Good one B!

All of the art from the past depict women as rubenesque. Beautiful paintings of beautiful women do not show them as Hollywood stick figures. In fact men were not attracted to that type of figure. Skinny women were considered sick and their bodies not child bearing friendly. When my mother saw a skinny woman, she'd say, Oooo, what's wrong with her? My mother was 5 feet 11 inches tall and she was built thick in stature. She bore 9 children and she'd say, See? Because I eat, I don't believe in diets.

I'd say , that's not why ma. :rolleyes:

[Nawny]

10:30pm every Thursday night my mother could be found watching this program.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waX0MZHXbI

[Nawny]

I wouldn't want to take this stuff down after Halloween... :no:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-346243

[Amy]

10:30pm every Thursday night my mother could be found watching this program.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waX0MZHXbI

That was a favorite in our house, too!! @ least I liked it--some watched it only because that was an "approved" show.

My favorite--Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime.;)

[shadydaisy]

If they want to commit suicide, fine. Just not on my work site. Falls are still the leading cause of death on construction sites. That is why it is not let go.

Think of the paperwork..... I hate filling out accident reports. The last one I filled out was for a visitor who had a heart attack in the office. I started to inappropriately laugh at some of the questions - could this situation have been prevented? Possibly, but not by anything I could have done. Lifestyle change perhaps for him? BTW - our office complex had no defibrillators and I was the only person who knew CPR. That's because I have worked part-time at a Y for 20 years and they require it of instructors. Anyway the office complex did get 1 defibrillator unit.

[BeastofBears]

10:30pm every Thursday night my mother could be found watching this program.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waX0MZHXbI

back when we were civilized...

[beemer]

Think of the paperwork..... I hate filling out accident reports. The last one I filled out was for a visitor who had a heart attack in the office. I started to inappropriately laugh at some of the questions - could this situation have been prevented? Possibly, but not by anything I could have done. Lifestyle change perhaps for him? BTW - our office complex had no defibrillators and I was the only person who knew CPR. That's because I have worked part-time at a Y for 20 years and they require it of instructors. Anyway the office complex did get 1 defibrillator unit.

Good you know it shady-good for you. We all are trained at work and have a re-fresh course every 18 months. No re-cert dont bother showing up for your shift. We have 2 forms we have to fill out and one goes right to the Ministry. The agency one always comes back with something written finding yourself at fault. Sometimes justified but sometimes laughable.

[Nawny]

back when we were civilized...

Civilized? He was drunk out of his mind! :hat: I loved him anyway!

[Nawny]

What a gorgeous day here today. Fall is just spectacular! No jacket weather:)

Now I'm talking about the weather. Is that small talk? Have I run out of things to say? Never! The painters are here and the tile guy is still working on the new bathroom. This is the 3rd week. I'm ready to throw them all out because they keep walking through my dinning room. :cuss:

I have work to do upstairs. Does anyone see me up there working? I started some laundry though. I started it. I also have a cover letter to compose.. I don't see me doing that either. I wish the weebles were here today, I'm in the mood to color. :hat:

Alright, I'm going, I'm going!:chicken:

Where's Beem? Hope she gets her computer fixed soon!

[Nawny]

Good you know it shady-good for you. We all are trained at work and have a re-fresh course every 18 months. No re-cert dont bother showing up for your shift. We have 2 forms we have to fill out and one goes right to the Ministry. The agency one always comes back with something written finding yourself at fault. Sometimes justified but sometimes laughable.

Ah there you am!!!!:seeya::seeya::seeya:

[Gatordog]

Hey Nawny,

What are you guys doing up there, trying to make me feel at home while I'm in RI?

http://www.wesh.com/video/21423640/index.html

Gatordog http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-taunt015.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[Gatordog]

10:30pm every Thursday night my mother could be found watching this program.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waX0MZHXbI

I would watch Red Skelton with my grandmother on this tv that had an 8 inch screen. I would run down the stairs in my footy pj's and watch with her because she gave me one of her two favorites - peach ice cream or cherry vanilla. :)

[Gatordog]

What a gorgeous day here today. Fall is just spectacular! No jacket weather:)

Now I'm talking about the weather. Is that small talk? Have I run out of things to say? Never! The painters are here and the tile guy is still working on the new bathroom. This is the 3rd week. I'm ready to throw them all out because they keep walking through my dinning room. :cuss:

I have work to do upstairs. Does anyone see me up there working? I started some laundry though. I started it. I also have a cover letter to compose.. I don't see me doing that either. I wish the weebles were here today, I'm in the mood to color. :hat:

Alright, I'm going, I'm going!:chicken:

Where's Beem? Hope she gets her computer fixed soon!


Now I'm really confused as to what to take with me. :shrug: Getting excited....

Gator

[Gatordog]

This is the montage that Adam and Taryn played at their wedding.

Adam is lucky to have two beautiful grandmothers. My mother is in 1.15 minutes and she was about 59 in that photo. I am in 1.23 with mom and dad.

Gator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0r3gmf_MY

[Nawny]

Hey Nawny,

What are you guys doing up there, trying to make me feel at home while I'm in RI?

http://www.wesh.com/video/21423640/index.html

Gatordog http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-taunt015.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

OH NO!! How'd that little bastid get over here??? :no: And I promise I won't let you see one orange either!

[Nawny]

This is the montage that Adam and Taryn played at their wedding.

Adam is lucky to have two beautiful grandmothers. My mother is in 1.15 minutes and she was about 59 in that photo. I am in 1.23 with mom and dad.

Gator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0r3gmf_MY

I recognized both of you the first time I watched it. Niether of you have changed a bit! :) I love the long hair!

[Nawny]

Now I'm really confused as to what to take with me. :shrug: Getting excited....

Gator

Take a sweater and a scarf. Layers. lol! If it gets real cold, I have plenty of things you can wear. No worries. Like sisters, clothes are community items.

[Nawny]

I would watch Red Skelton with my grandmother on this tv that had an 8 inch screen. I would run down the stairs in my footy pj's and watch with her because she gave me one of her two favorites - peach ice cream or cherry vanilla. :)

LOL! I remember Red Skelton! Good man, and he always laughed at his own jokes. :)

[SaraSidle]

Hey Nawny,

What are you guys doing up there, trying to make me feel at home while I'm in RI?

http://www.wesh.com/video/21423640/index.html

Gatordog http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-taunt015.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Oh no Gator. too funny,

[SaraSidle]

This is the montage that Adam and Taryn played at their wedding.

Adam is lucky to have two beautiful grandmothers. My mother is in 1.15 minutes and she was about 59 in that photo. I am in 1.23 with mom and dad.

Gator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0r3gmf_MY

wow great video Gator. Adam has some very attractive relatives to go along with his beautiful bride!!!!!!!!!!1

[Gatordog]

wow great video Gator. Adam has some very attractive relatives to go along with his beautiful bride!!!!!!!!!!1

I guess you have to take the good with the bad because some were downright beastly. But good, kind people. :o

[SaraSidle]

I wanted you all to know I received an email today on my regular email and it was from a barrister saying a relative had died and his estate was worth 31,000,000 dollars. I looked up the relative's name and lo and behold it was a scam. so if you find this in your email please do not get excited and double delete. FYI

[beemer]

I wanted you all to know I received an email today on my regular email and it was from a barrister saying a relative had died and his estate was worth 31,000,000 dollars. I looked up the relative's name and lo and behold it was a scam. so if you find this in your email please do not get excited and double delete. FYI

Thanks sara-ya i am sure they are stepping up the scams with today's economy. I always report those emails. If i am entitled to something somebody will get ahold of me LOL the ole fashioned way. Glad ya deleted.

[beemer]

What a gorgeous day here today. Fall is just spectacular! No jacket weather:)

Now I'm talking about the weather. Is that small talk? Have I run out of things to say? Never! The painters are here and the tile guy is still working on the new bathroom. This is the 3rd week. I'm ready to throw them all out because they keep walking through my dinning room. :cuss:

I have work to do upstairs. Does anyone see me up there working? I started some laundry though. I started it. I also have a cover letter to compose.. I don't see me doing that either. I wish the weebles were here today, I'm in the mood to color. :hat:

Alright, I'm going, I'm going!:chicken:

Where's Beem? Hope she gets her computer fixed soon!
Yep still here nawny-just been busy-family wedding over the weekend and a luncheon today. I ate pasta and lots of er-just a sammy for supper tonight. My pc is fixed-supposedly. I still think there are some glitches but nobody else agrees-that being hubby and geek nephew. I just said well you dont spend the hrs. with it that i do. It's like your child-ya just know when something isn't right. They think it's funny-I dont. They dont realize i will be jonesing if i cant come here :( :shrug: So if i disappear again I'm at CL rehab :D

[SaraSidle]

Yep still here nawny-just been busy-family wedding over the weekend and a luncheon today. I ate pasta and lots of er-just a sammy for supper tonight. My pc is fixed-supposedly. I still think there are some glitches but nobody else agrees-that being hubby and geek nephew. I just said well you dont spend the hrs. with it that i do. It's like your child-ya just know when something isn't right. They think it's funny-I dont. They dont realize i will be jonesing if i cant come here :( :shrug: So if i disappear again I'm at CL rehab :D


I am so glad you are back. I hope you do not leave again. your hubby should talk to my hubby. he went crazy when mine were broke. 2 times.
I was lost confused and dazed. LOL.
On that scam your relative would be named jurgen krugger.:punch:

[beemer]

I am so glad you are back. I hope you do not leave again. your hubby should talk to my hubby. he went crazy when mine were broke. 2 times.
I was lost confused and dazed. LOL.
On that scam your relative would be named jurgen krugger.:punch:

Well i'm getting more ram or whatever its called on here and I shall take it for a check up. Oh yeah you musta been jonesing cuz you were gone for what seemed forever. Glad ya didn't open that scam never know these days :seeya:

[Nawny]

I guess you have to take the good with the bad because some were downright beastly. But good, kind people. :o

CRYING LAUGHING!!!! We are such porch monkeys.. lol!! MEEYOWWW! meeeyoww!

[deacon]

Think of the paperwork..... I hate filling out accident reports. The last one I filled out was for a visitor who had a heart attack in the office. I started to inappropriately laugh at some of the questions - could this situation have been prevented? Possibly, but not by anything I could have done. Lifestyle change perhaps for him? BTW - our office complex had no defibrillators and I was the only person who knew CPR. That's because I have worked part-time at a Y for 20 years and they require it of instructors. Anyway the office complex did get 1 defibrillator unit.

Paper work I can handle. What I don't want to do is tell a family. No thank you.

I did the CPR thing and used the AED. Didn't work on my friend. Dr. said if he would have been in the ER they could not have done anything. Still hurt.

[JLette]

CRYING LAUGHING!!!! We are such porch monkeys.. lol!! MEEYOWWW! meeeyoww!

lmfao you did NOT just say that!!! the first time i ever heard that term was on Clerks 2 and i bout died.......just almost died laughing again thanks nawny :biggrin:

[SaraSidle]

CRYING LAUGHING!!!! We are such porch monkeys.. lol!! MEEYOWWW! meeeyoww!

Nawny I have not taken up rocking on my front porch playing banjo yet. I would love to see you and Gator at it though. LOL. You are too funny.

[deacon]

I do not like people who, like part of her family, think that God is santa. They think that prayer is about putting a shopping list in front of God and He plays Santa and makes all your wishes come true. That is not what prayer is about. Prayer is simply a conversation with God. You talk, He talks. That is if you will be still enough and listen. Too many people think that prayer is you telling God what you want with a short thank you note attached and miss the best part of prayer. The part where you listen. Do I hear voices in my head when I pray or an audible voice? No. But through the things I have read and studied, through the things around me and through that still small inaudible voice, yes God talks to me. It isn't a grand and glorious thing every time but sometimes it is. It isn't what some think is "life changing" every time but sometimes it is. Just like talking to a friend, I just feel better.

There are a lot of people who want to come off as being a follower of God who don't even recognize Him when he is walking down the street and they pass Him and the look in His eyes says He needs help. They don't recognize Him when He is the small child who needs to be helped or comforted. When He is the mother/father who needs finacial help taking care of His children and feeding them. When He is a close friend who needs comfort and help when they have a life changing problem. People who think of God as a great big Santa give Christians a bad name.

My two cents worth. Now I will be quiet about it.

[Nawny]

Nawny I have not taken up rocking on my front porch playing banjo yet. I would love to see you and Gator at it though. LOL. You are too funny.

LOL! In the old days the local entertainment in the Italian neighborhood was to sit on the porch and watch the goings on. I don't know where the expression "porch monkeys" came from, but now and then even my kids will use it when I get to gossiping. LOL! (Which I often do) My grandmother would say, No worry if they talk abouta yooo. They leava alone sombody else.
Haaa...

[Nawny]

I do not like people who, like part of her family, think that God is santa. They think that prayer is about putting a shopping list in front of God and He plays Santa and makes all your wishes come true. That is not what prayer is about. Prayer is simply a conversation with God. You talk, He talks. That is if you will be still enough and listen. Too many people think that prayer is you telling God what you want with a short thank you note attached and miss the best part of prayer. The part where you listen. Do I hear voices in my head when I pray or an audible voice? No. But through the things I have read and studied, through the things around me and through that still small inaudible voice, yes God talks to me. It isn't a grand and glorious thing every time but sometimes it is. It isn't what some think is "life changing" every time but sometimes it is. Just like talking to a friend, I just feel better.

There are a lot of people who want to come off as being a follower of God who don't even recognize Him when he is walking down the street and they pass Him and the look in His eyes says He needs help. They don't recognize Him when He is the small child who needs to be helped or comforted. When He is the mother/father who needs finacial help taking care of His children and feeding them. When He is a close friend who needs comfort and help when they have a life changing problem. People who think of God as a great big Santa give Christians a bad name.

My two cents worth. Now I will be quiet about it.

Great post deacon! Also a good reminder. And yes, God is in the eyes of the needy. I agree.

And in the weebles. :)

[BeastofBears]

I do not like people who, like part of her family, think that God is santa. They think that prayer is about putting a shopping list in front of God and He plays Santa and makes all your wishes come true. That is not what prayer is about. Prayer is simply a conversation with God. You talk, He talks. That is if you will be still enough and listen. Too many people think that prayer is you telling God what you want with a short thank you note attached and miss the best part of prayer. The part where you listen. Do I hear voices in my head when I pray or an audible voice? No. But through the things I have read and studied, through the things around me and through that still small inaudible voice, yes God talks to me. It isn't a grand and glorious thing every time but sometimes it is. It isn't what some think is "life changing" every time but sometimes it is. Just like talking to a friend, I just feel better.

There are a lot of people who want to come off as being a follower of God who don't even recognize Him when he is walking down the street and they pass Him and the look in His eyes says He needs help. They don't recognize Him when He is the small child who needs to be helped or comforted. When He is the mother/father who needs finacial help taking care of His children and feeding them. When He is a close friend who needs comfort and help when they have a life changing problem. People who think of God as a great big Santa give Christians a bad name.

My two cents worth. Now I will be quiet about it.

What a great post, deacon. Thank you for starting out my day with these 2 cents.

[Gatordog]

LOL! In the old days the local entertainment in the Italian neighborhood was to sit on the porch and watch the goings on. I don't know where the expression "porch monkeys" came from, but now and then even my kids will use it when I get to gossiping. LOL! (Which I often do) My grandmother would say, No worry if they talk abouta yooo. They leava alone sombody else.
Haaa...

My grandma had names for everyone because they were all busybodies. She would sit out by her bedroom window which was on the first floor and faced the street. She had a pillow there and a chair. There was the Mayor, the Governor, the putana, the sly fox, Stelladora. She named them all and talked about them all never thinking that they had anything to say about her. I'd like to know what they called her. ;)

[Nawny]

My grandma had names for everyone because they were all busybodies. She would sit out by her bedroom window which was on the first floor and faced the street. She had a pillow there and a chair. There was the Mayor, the Governor, the putana, the sly fox, Stelladora. She named them all and talked about them all never thinking that they had anything to say about her. I'd like to know what they called her. ;)

Haaaa! Yep! LOL!!!! My grandmother had a 3 family house in Federal Hill on a small narrow street. You could spit and hit the house across the street. She knew everyones' beeesinneeze! But she went right outside and parked herself on the sidewalk. lol! They all did.

A couple of years ago I went up there, took a walk around the old neighborhood and I saw some old timers sitting out on the sidewalk. I stopped and said hello to a group of them near my grandmother's old house where I was born. They asked me who I was, (Of course) When I told them they remembered my grandmother. I didn't know where to hide. lol!

Who you? You Rosaria's dawt? Eh, whea you liva now? Ah! Atsa niza. ;) You gotta lotta moonee? Eh, facheem!

[SaraSidle]

LOL! In the old days the local entertainment in the Italian neighborhood was to sit on the porch and watch the goings on. I don't know where the expression "porch monkeys" came from, but now and then even my kids will use it when I get to gossiping. LOL! (Which I often do) My grandmother would say, No worry if they talk abouta yooo. They leava alone sombody else.
Haaa...

I looked it up Nawny cause I did not know. It is when two people sit on a front porch with their guitars talking about everyone in the neighborhood.
We used to do that all the time where I went to college. We had no guitars but a front screened in porch like I do today and we were very entertained.
It was a college community with lots of halfway houses spread around for the mentally ill since there was a state hospital nearby. I could tell you stories. LOL. sounds like a great way to spend my golden years. soon.
sara

[Nawny]

I looked it up Nawny cause I did not know. It is when two people sit on a front porch with their guitars talking about everyone in the neighborhood.
We used to do that all the time where I went to college. We had no guitars but a front screened in porch like I do today and we were very entertained.
It was a college community with lots of halfway houses spread around for the mentally ill since there was a state hospital nearby. I could tell you stories. LOL. sounds like a great way to spend my golden years. soon.
sara

:) That sounds so wonderful. I missed out on college but I love the stories I hear from the gals who did go. It sounds like so much fun. Gosh I was changing diapers while my girlfriends were going to proms and homecoming parties. They kind of left me in the lurch, but for one friend, who has since passed away. She was so brilliant and taught me so much. I miss her terribly.

She had lots of stories to tell me and I helped her deal with her babies once she got married. She had some bad luck along the way and though she was quite an idealist, motherhood didn't suit her well. I used to tell her that motherhood isn't for everyone. We do what we come here to do, then we go home. :( She just went home a little too early. She was such a tortured soul. I know she is having fun in heaven. :rose:

[Nawny]

I wanted you all to know I received an email today on my regular email and it was from a barrister saying a relative had died and his estate was worth 31,000,000 dollars. I looked up the relative's name and lo and behold it was a scam. so if you find this in your email please do not get excited and double delete. FYI

Ewww, I used to get a lot of those scummy things on my email. That is so bad. I'm glad you were smart enough to check it out Sara. I never did get an email telling me about an inheritance though. That's new. I never understood how anyone could believe those things and actually send money anywhere.
Hope you're feeling better Sara. I'm sending you energy.

:)

[Nawny]

I cleaned the house for Gator :hat: I almost dusted under the beds, but I don't think she'll look there. lol! It's too bad there will be contractors here in the back of the house. I'll just lock them in there. Fortunately though, they did remove the huge dumpster out of my yard today. That was ugly!

Most of the leaves are on the ground today. It's raining and very cold. Those Florida babies don't like the cold very much, but Gator does :) I should go to the site Sara sent, and check out the weather. RI weathermen lie. I pray for some sunshine this weekend! I'm looking forward to Gators visit. It's such a beautiful time of year. Good friends are special treasures.
:beer:

[Nawny]

Yep still here nawny-just been busy-family wedding over the weekend and a luncheon today. I ate pasta and lots of er-just a sammy for supper tonight. My pc is fixed-supposedly. I still think there are some glitches but nobody else agrees-that being hubby and geek nephew. I just said well you dont spend the hrs. with it that i do. It's like your child-ya just know when something isn't right. They think it's funny-I dont. They dont realize i will be jonesing if i cant come here :( :shrug: So if i disappear again I'm at CL rehab :D

LMAO!! Yayus! The boards have been a little slow this past week. We need more slime and smut on the ants and the scummings. Though the scummings board has had some recent stuff that makes the ants look less unique. Oddly it is that the ants are upper middle class and have no more class than the trailer residents in Satsuma aye?!

Hell, I'm still shockable and am still shaking my head over the bikini spread eagle picture on the cruise ship! Unreal!! Why would anyone with bodies like that expose them publicly. It behooves me, I say! They darn well knew they are being watched! They must have magic mirrors. :punch:

[SaraSidle]

Ewww, I used to get a lot of those scummy things on my email. That is so bad. I'm glad you were smart enough to check it out Sara. I never did get an email telling me about an inheritance though. That's new. I never understood how anyone could believe those things and actually send money anywhere.
Hope you're feeling better Sara. I'm sending you energy.

:)


thanks Nawny. I am so tired. I would love an inheritance.
I know you and Gator will have a great time no matter what.
I check that site every day since I do not think anyone but God knows the weather more than 24 hours in advance. Just my personal opinion. :seeya:

[deacon]

Ewww, I used to get a lot of those scummy things on my email. That is so bad. I'm glad you were smart enough to check it out Sara. I never did get an email telling me about an inheritance though. That's new. I never understood how anyone could believe those things and actually send money anywhere.
Hope you're feeling better Sara. I'm sending you energy.

:)

"The love of money is the root of all evil." They get dollar signs in their eyes and can not see clearly. That and some of them are dumb as a box of rocks.

[Nawny]

thanks Nawny. I am so tired. I would love an inheritance.
I know you and Gator will have a great time no matter what.
I check that site every day since I do not think anyone but God knows the weather more than 24 hours in advance. Just my personal opinion. :seeya:

Sara, I lost the site! I was sure I put it in favorites but I can't find it now. Can you please send it to me again?

Thanks in advance Sara :)

[Nawny]

"The love of money is the root of all evil." They get dollar signs in their eyes and can not see clearly. That and some of them are dumb as a box of rocks.

Yeah, true! But, doesn't it make sense that if they are offering money that one should not have to send them money? What's wrong with that picture George Anthony???? Someone in India was having a party. No wonder they laugh at Americans. :shrug:

[deacon]

Yeah, true! But, doesn't it make sense that if they are offering money that one should not have to send them money? What's wrong with that picture George Anthony???? Someone in India was having a party. No wonder they laugh at Americans. :shrug:

Let's see. Remember this line? "Stupid is as stupid does, sir." Kinda sums up what is wrong with........

[Gatordog]

I cleaned the house for Gator :hat: I almost dusted under the beds, but I don't think she'll look there. lol! It's too bad there will be contractors here in the back of the house. I'll just lock them in there. Fortunately though, they did remove the huge dumpster out of my yard today. That was ugly!

Most of the leaves are on the ground today. It's raining and very cold. Those Florida babies don't like the cold very much, but Gator does :) I should go to the site Sara sent, and check out the weather. RI weathermen lie. I pray for some sunshine this weekend! I'm looking forward to Gators visit. It's such a beautiful time of year. Good friends are special treasures.
:beer:

Hah! I thought you were going to clean my house. Your house is always spotless I am sure. My house has lots of spots. http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/emoticon-animal-009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php)

Good friends are priceless. I had a very full and happy life before I found this board. But since then, it's become even better with all the wonderful friends I've made. I do appreciate all of you and enjoy your cyber company very much. :beer:

[deacon]

Hah! I thought you were going to clean my house. Your house is always spotless I am sure. My house has lots of spots. http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/emoticon-animal-009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php)

Good friends are priceless. I had a very full and happy life before I found this board. But since then, it's become even better with all the wonderful friends I've made. I do appreciate all of you and enjoy your cyber company very much. :beer:

Here, here!:beer: It keeps me sane while I am away from my better half.

[beemer]

Yeah, true! But, doesn't it make sense that if they are offering money that one should not have to send them money? What's wrong with that picture George Anthony???? Someone in India was having a party. No wonder they laugh at Americans. :shrug:

An ex-cop of all people should know better. I'm not so sure I even believe G. Then again we have seen what a woose (sp) he can be. Hanging so long with Spindy is enough to mess up anyone's brain :chicken:

[beemer]

Nawny-you and Gator are just gonna have the best time-no matter the weather or dust bunnies-which i highly doubt ya have ;) :rose:

[deacon]

An ex-cop of all people should know better. I'm not so sure I even believe G. Then again we have seen what a woose (sp) he can be. Hanging so long with Spindy is enough to mess up anyone's brain :chicken:

Sometimes I question the fact that he had much of one to begin with. Remember, he married spindy. Doesn't say much for his IQ. She, IMO, was this way all along. Maybe he was looking for a mother figure to marry and ended up with this loser.

[beemer]

Here, here!:beer: It keeps me sane while I am away from my better half.

Here here :beer: keeps me sane while I am here with my better half :D Kiddin-I cant imagine life without him :rose:

[deacon]

Nawny-you and Gator are just gonna have the best time-no matter the weather or dust bunnies-which i highly doubt ya have ;) :rose:

No one is suppose to look under the bed for dust bunnies. Sheesh, who goes to friends house to do a white glove inspection? You won't find men doing that in each other's workshop or garage. Why? Who cares, ours looks just as bad.:D

[beemer]

Sometimes I question the fact that he had much of one to begin with. Remember, he married spindy. Doesn't say much for his IQ. She, IMO, was this way all along. Maybe he was looking for a mother figure to marry and ended up with this loser.

I hear ya-I know i was chanting in my head after G was released from the hospital-run Georgie run. Run like you've never ran before :chicken: Apparently he didn't so the smidge of sympathy i had for him went POOF :cuss:

[beemer]

No one is suppose to look under the bed for dust bunnies. Sheesh, who goes to friends house to do a white glove inspection? You won't find men doing that in each other's workshop or garage. Why? Who cares, ours looks just as bad.:D

Its a woman thing passed down from generations-at least thats who i blame :D Even tho i know my friends come to see me and not my house i do spruce things up :shrug:

[deacon]

Its a woman thing passed down from generations-at least thats who i blame :D Even tho i know my friends come to see me and not my house i do spruce things up :shrug:

Mine is obsessed with that. We are having the family Christmas thing at our house this year. My wife keeps the house spotless. I am scared to live in the thing sometimes. BUT, we will go from top to bottom in search of the hiding dust bunny and smalles speck of dirt and will clean the bathroom at least six time the day they come over. :shrug:

[deacon]

there is an Explorer sitting in the exact same place and hasn't moved since I came back here on Sunday afternoon. It has NC plates (yes, I did look) and hasn't moved an inch in three days. Why in the heck do you come to an extended stay place and not move your vehicle for that long?

[beemer]

there is an Explorer sitting in the exact same place and hasn't moved since I came back here on Sunday afternoon. It has NC plates (yes, I did look) and hasn't moved an inch in three days. Why in the heck do you come to an extended stay place and not move your vehicle for that long?

My guess-honeymooners or vehicle was stolen?

[deacon]

My guess-honeymooners or vehicle was stolen?

forgot to say, it looks like everything this person owns is in the stupid thing. The only place open is the driver's seat. The passenger's seat, back seat and rear is full of all sorts of junk. All the way up to the ceiling. I am beginning to wonder if it is someone on the run and hiding here. I think I will park in another part of the lot for a while.

[beemer]

forgot to say, it looks like everything this person owns is in the stupid thing. The only place open is the driver's seat. The passenger's seat, back seat and rear is full of all sorts of junk. All the way up to the ceiling. I am beginning to wonder if it is someone on the run and hiding here. I think I will park in another part of the lot for a while.

Maybe you could express your concerns at the front desk? They usually ask for plate and vehicle info. Maybe they can at least keep an eye. Yeah for sure in the mean time-stay safe

[Nawny]

Hah! I thought you were going to clean my house. Your house is always spotless I am sure. My house has lots of spots. http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/emoticon-animal-009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php)

Good friends are priceless. I had a very full and happy life before I found this board. But since then, it's become even better with all the wonderful friends I've made. I do appreciate all of you and enjoy your cyber company very much. :beer:

It's so true! I enjoy these boards a lot. I learned so much I wouldn't have known if not for the smarties here. :) It's better than college! lol!

I got spots! Honest! I just dusted poppa's end table with my sleeve. Those bad boys are generating more dust than a barrel of flour! They still didn't finish the bathroom and two more just started the bedroom. I asked them to take a bookcase upstairs today and they left white footprints on the carpeted stairs. I almost fainted! ;) I couldn't say anything because they did me a favor.. but behind their backs I did this... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-finger009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[Nawny]

Mine is obsessed with that. We are having the family Christmas thing at our house this year. My wife keeps the house spotless. I am scared to live in the thing sometimes. BUT, we will go from top to bottom in search of the hiding dust bunny and smalles speck of dirt and will clean the bathroom at least six time the day they come over. :shrug:

Popap always asks me why I wash the floor the morning of a family gathering.
Logical question. :(

[Nawny]

Here here :beer: keeps me sane while I am here with my better half :D Kiddin-I cant imagine life without him :rose:

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)


You're so bad Bree! :punch:

[beemer]

Popap always asks me why I wash the floor the morning of a family gathering.
Logical question. :(

I know it's just ingrained and it's what we do :shrug: I have yet to figure out why it takes hours to clean and only bout 15 minutes to undo it all. Wrong just wrong i tell ya :confused:

[beemer]

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)


You're so bad Bree! :punch:

LOL-Yeah he knows i luv him more than my luggage ;)

[Nawny]

I hear ya-I know i was chanting in my head after G was released from the hospital-run Georgie run. Run like you've never ran before :chicken: Apparently he didn't so the smidge of sympathy i had for him went POOF :cuss:

George has a problem leaving the Grinch. It's called Inability to be financially independent. I believe his marriage is a business arrangement. She pays him to be her husband. He gets a bonus when he washes the boat, floors, cars, laundry :eek: and he wears earplugs. :cuss::cuss::cuss::cuss::cuss::cuss:

Poor George won't be able to support himself until he goes on social security and can move into a senior citizen high-rise. They only take a third of your income no matter what it is. Booo hooooo... he sold out!

[Nawny]

LOL-Yeah he knows i luv him more than my luggage ;)

That's why he's going to buy you a lap top for Christmas. :hat: And he's going to keep it in the luggage. :)

[Nawny]

I know it's just ingrained and it's what we do :shrug: I have yet to figure out why it takes hours to clean and only bout 15 minutes to undo it all. Wrong just wrong i tell ya :confused:

Yes! Let's make a pact. Next life, we come back as men. Single men. Rich single men with cleaning ladies, cooks and attitudes. :D

[beemer]

Yes! Let's make a pact. Next life, we come back as men. Single men. Rich single men with cleaning ladies, cooks and attitudes. :D

LMAO-I was kinda shootin for royalty :D i like your idea better. Oh and we must be hotties-firemen lookin hotties :D

[beemer]

That's why he's going to buy you a lap top for Christmas. :hat: And he's going to keep it in the luggage. :)

I could use some new luggage too :D

[beemer]

Your right Nawny Porgie did sell out. Wonder if he will feel it was worth it in the years to come. Living with Spindy must be like nails on a chalkboard. Wonder if he calls her gorgeous too :confused: Karma-one day.

[deacon]

Well, off on vacation for a couple of days. Be back Sunday evening.:seeya:

[One2Snoop]

Well, off on vacation for a couple of days. Be back Sunday evening.:seeya:


Have a good time!:beer: :seeya:

[beemer]

Well, off on vacation for a couple of days. Be back Sunday evening.:seeya:

Enjoy-and enjoy your time with mrs. deacon :beer:

[SaraSidle]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Newport&state=RI&site=BOX&textField1=41.489&textField2=-71.316&e=1Sara, I lost the site! I was sure I put it in favorites but I can't find it now. Can you please send it to me again?

Thanks in advance Sara :)

Here you go Nawny. after my last post to you I fell asleep and just woke up. whew!!!!!!!!! Looking good so far but might rain sat. I keep it saved onto my desk top. Moments notice of 50 or more outside the doors and windows open!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SaraSidle]

Popap always asks me why I wash the floor the morning of a family gathering.
Logical question. :(

I get the same thing from dh. can't help myself.

[SaraSidle]

Hah! I thought you were going to clean my house. Your house is always spotless I am sure. My house has lots of spots. http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/emoticon-animal-009.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php)

Good friends are priceless. I had a very full and happy life before I found this board. But since then, it's become even better with all the wonderful friends I've made. I do appreciate all of you and enjoy your cyber company very much. :beer:

well said gator!!!!!!!!!! ITA

[BeastofBears]

Hey guys, remember that Bay Bridge emergency repair I was so exercised about over Labor Day? The one they had to close the bridge for and claimed had nothing to do with cutting the bridge in pieces to do a bypass? The one that could cause "catastrophic failure" if it failed? The one they repaired faster than expected?

The repaired piece broke off tonight, fell down onto the roadway, and took out 3 cars. The Bay Bridge is closed until further notice. http://www.ktvu.com/news/21444672/detail.html Another fun commute week in the Bay Area....

[Amy]

Popap always asks me why I wash the floor the morning of a family gathering.
Logical question. :(

I spruce up a bit before people come over, but I save the cleaning for after they are gone, for sure!!!!

[SaraSidle]

Hey guys, remember that Bay Bridge emergency repair I was so exercised about over Labor Day? The one they had to close the bridge for and claimed had nothing to do with cutting the bridge in pieces to do a bypass? The one that could cause "catastrophic failure" if it failed? The one they repaired faster than expected?

The repaired piece broke off tonight, fell down onto the roadway, and took out 3 cars. The Bay Bridge is closed until further notice. http://www.ktvu.com/news/21444672/detail.html Another fun commute week in the Bay Area....

A bad thing. I would worry about all the bridges at this point or whoever is okaying the work done on them. very scarey BoB

[BeastofBears]

A bad thing. I would worry about all the bridges at this point or whoever is okaying the work done on them. very scarey BoB

I was avoiding it, now I simply won't go on it. I could have been on it when this happened, I had to go to the airport tonight to pick up the DH, but I went the other way because the darn thing makes me nervous, then on the radio I heard about this...now I will just never get on it again until it is replaced. There is an engineer on tv right now talking about how truly dangerous this is...

If this is happening on such a major artery, who is minding the store on the smaller bridges and other infrastructure all over the country? :shrug:

[Marian Paroo]

Well, off on vacation for a couple of days. Be back Sunday evening.:seeya:

Have a good one! :beer:

[SaraSidle]

I was avoiding it, now I simply won't go on it. I could have been on it when this happened, I had to go to the airport tonight to pick up the DH, but I went the other way because the darn thing makes me nervous, then on the radio I heard about this...now I will just never get on it again until it is replaced. There is an engineer on tv right now talking about how truly dangerous this is...

If this is happening on such a major artery, who is minding the store on the smaller bridges and other infrastructure all over the country? :shrug:

Exactly

[Nawny]

LMAO-I was kinda shootin for royalty :D i like your idea better. Oh and we must be hotties-firemen lookin hotties :D

Haaa! Thanks for the giggles with my first coffee Beem! Oh! I think I already did the Royalty thing in another life. Why I hate laundry. :punch: Anyway it's too much work. Ya know, running countries, showing up for all those frilly parties, the media, nah. Let's be rough and ready bad boys; sleep late, be irresponsible, lie, cheat, drive mustangs and all that rot. ;)

[Nawny]

I was avoiding it, now I simply won't go on it. I could have been on it when this happened, I had to go to the airport tonight to pick up the DH, but I went the other way because the darn thing makes me nervous, then on the radio I heard about this...now I will just never get on it again until it is replaced. There is an engineer on tv right now talking about how truly dangerous this is...

If this is happening on such a major artery, who is minding the store on the smaller bridges and other infrastructure all over the country? :shrug:


America's work force at its best, once again. Sigh ~ ~ ~ :flamemad:

[Nawny]

Last year in one of the new tunnels in Boston, a multi million dollar project once finished, was faulty. A young couple with a baby in the back seat drove though. A piece of the tunnel came crashing down killing the young woman. Father and baby were not hurt. A freak accident that devastated that family. The engineer was on TV for that one too. :mad:

[Nawny]

This was in my mail this morning. :) :rose:


How to Dance in the Rain


It was a busy morning, about 8:30 , when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' He smiled As he patted my hand and said,
'She doesn't know me, But I still know who she is.'


True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

[Nawny]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Newport&state=RI&site=BOX&textField1=41.489&textField2=-71.316&e=1

Here you go Nawny. after my last post to you I fell asleep and just woke up. whew!!!!!!!!! Looking good so far but might rain sat. I keep it saved onto my desk top. Moments notice of 50 or more outside the doors and windows open!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you sara, I got it saved now. I like that site. I sent it to everyone here.
Yes looks like rain on Saturday. We are going to Boston on Friday and it looks like a beautiful day for it. Tomorrow I'm going to have my friend Gator here. :)
and it will be another lovely day.

I fell asleep on the couch last night and didn't wake up until 6 this morning. Dummy me. I hate that couch!

[shadydaisy]

Ewww, I used to get a lot of those scummy things on my email. That is so bad. I'm glad you were smart enough to check it out Sara. I never did get an email telling me about an inheritance though. That's new. I never understood how anyone could believe those things and actually send money anywhere.
Hope you're feeling better Sara. I'm sending you energy.

:)

No one ever offers me a fake inheritance. The only thing sent to me are offers for cheap Viagra.

I know it's just ingrained and it's what we do :shrug: I have yet to figure out why it takes hours to clean and only bout 15 minutes to undo it all. Wrong just wrong i tell ya :confused:

For those of you looking for dust bunnies I'm offering up my house. No matter what I do they keep multiplying at rate faster than I can round them up.

Another thing that annoys me is Thanksgiving. I have people who come from Wednesday night until Sunday morning. I'll start getting ready right after Halloween. It's a lot of work having 6 extra people stay for that long and make Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. Could the actual meal take longer than 15 minutes? Don't even get me started on the cleanup.

[BeastofBears]

No one ever offers me a fake inheritance. The only thing sent to me are offers for cheap Viagra.



For those of you looking for dust bunnies I'm offering up my house. No matter what I do they keep multiplying at rate faster than I can round them up.

Another thing that annoys me is Thanksgiving. I have people who come from Wednesday night until Sunday morning. I'll start getting ready right after Halloween. It's a lot of work having 6 extra people stay for that long and make Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. Could the actual meal take longer than 15 minutes? Don't even get me started on the cleanup.

How about you DON'T get started on the cleanup this year and see if they get the hint :)

[deacon]

This was in my mail this morning. :) :rose:


How to Dance in the Rain


It was a busy morning, about 8:30 , when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' He smiled As he patted my hand and said,
'She doesn't know me, But I still know who she is.'


True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Thank you. I had a Gteat Uncle who lived that story for 7 years.

[SaraSidle]

Thank you sara, I got it saved now. I like that site. I sent it to everyone here.
Yes looks like rain on Saturday. We are going to Boston on Friday and it looks like a beautiful day for it. Tomorrow I'm going to have my friend Gator here. :)
and it will be another lovely day.

I fell asleep on the couch last night and didn't wake up until 6 this morning. Dummy me. I hate that couch!

What are you doing in Boston? I think I asked before. Freedom trail?Fanueil Hall? The Harbor? HAH the harbor I sailed a 26' sloop in that harbor and almost got my cousin and I squished by a major boat. LOL

Gator are you packed? I am so glad it will not be freezing for you.
You both have to have a cocktail for beemer and I. Please do not forget. And pictures. lots of pictures. I am so jealous. Have a great time.

[SaraSidle]

No one ever offers me a fake inheritance. The only thing sent to me are offers for cheap Viagra.



For those of you looking for dust bunnies I'm offering up my house. No matter what I do they keep multiplying at rate faster than I can round them up.

Another thing that annoys me is Thanksgiving. I have people who come from Wednesday night until Sunday morning. I'll start getting ready right after Halloween. It's a lot of work having 6 extra people stay for that long and make Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. Could the actual meal take longer than 15 minutes? Don't even get me started on the cleanup.

I sure hope you have lots of help. That would be so overwhelming....

[shadydaisy]

How about you DON'T get started on the cleanup this year and see if they get the hint :)

I sure hope you have lots of help. That would be so overwhelming....

The whole thing is complicated! Step DIL, of the gang that stays for days and has 3 ill-behaved children, has an OCD. A towel of any kind cannot be touched more than once - EVER. A dishtowel used to touch-up dry the dishes from the dishwasher can only be used like this - 1 towel for glasses, another for silverware, another for dishes - you get the picture.

If you touch a bath towel it must be washed. So that means when one of the kids uses a bath sheet (by accident, of course) to dry their hands it must be washed. Every time a kid uses the bathroom and washes their hands it's another hand towel. 3 face clothes to wash 3 kids faces after breakfast.

She cannot use paper towels on her kids, ever.

The kicker is she says I have laundry issues because I don't want my off- white towels washed with blue jeans. She has no problems mixing laundry - I, on the other hand, believe in sorting. Some help I can do without!

It is the elephant in the room.

[SaraSidle]

The whole thing is complicated! Step DIL, of the gang that stays for days and has 3 ill-behaved children, has an OCD. A towel of any kind cannot be touched more than once - EVER. A dishtowel used to touch-up dry the dishes from the dishwasher can only be used like this - 1 towel for glasses, another for silverware, another for dishes - you get the picture.

If you touch a bath towel it must be washed. So that means when one of the kids uses a bath sheet (by accident, of course) to dry their hands it must be washed. Every time a kid uses the bathroom and washes their hands it's another hand towel. 3 face clothes to wash 3 kids faces after breakfast.

She cannot use paper towels on her kids, ever.

The kicker is she says I have laundry issues because I don't want my off- white towels washed with blue jeans. She has no problems mixing laundry - I, on the other hand, believe in sorting. Some help I can do without!

It is the elephant in the room.

I have OCD too but I do not make other people involved. I am glad you said she is doing the laundry. I would insist on having it done your way since it is your laundry. Can you buy some plastic baskets and label them? You have probably thought of that. Can she afford a hotel? with stuff for kids to do?

[beemer]

Wow shady thats alot to deal with. Especially at a busy holiday prep time. Yeah i think sara's idea is great-hotel-all the clean towels she wants-well as many as she can swipe off a housekkeping cart. Maybe the suggestion would have her not talking to ya at all tho. Well in the end ya know what they say-we cant pick our families but we sure can pick our friends :rose:

[One2Snoop]

The whole thing is complicated! Step DIL, of the gang that stays for days and has 3 ill-behaved children, has an OCD. A towel of any kind cannot be touched more than once - EVER. A dishtowel used to touch-up dry the dishes from the dishwasher can only be used like this - 1 towel for glasses, another for silverware, another for dishes - you get the picture.

If you touch a bath towel it must be washed. So that means when one of the kids uses a bath sheet (by accident, of course) to dry their hands it must be washed. Every time a kid uses the bathroom and washes their hands it's another hand towel. 3 face clothes to wash 3 kids faces after breakfast.

She cannot use paper towels on her kids, ever.

The kicker is she says I have laundry issues because I don't want my off- white towels washed with blue jeans. She has no problems mixing laundry - I, on the other hand, believe in sorting. Some help I can do without!

It is the elephant in the room.

Paper towels of all shapes and sizes. I'd hand her a basketful of those when she walks in the door and tell her the other stuff is off limits.

[SaraSidle]

Wow shady thats alot to deal with. Especially at a busy holiday prep time. Yeah i think sara's idea is great-hotel-all the clean towels she wants-well as many as she can swipe off a housekkeping cart. Maybe the suggestion would have her not talking to ya at all tho. Well in the end ya know what they say-we cant pick our families but we sure can pick our friends :rose:


BBM. Too funny Beemer. Not funny for Shadydaisy. dream come true for her......

[shadydaisy]

I have OCD too but I do not make other people involved. I am glad you said she is doing the laundry. I would insist on having it done your way since it is your laundry. Can you buy some plastic baskets and label them? You have probably thought of that. Can she afford a hotel? with stuff for kids to do?

I left out some stuff I guess I need to fill in - she's not allowed to do laundry anymore because she broke my brand new front loader because she didn't want to wait for it to finish (the door locks and then unlocks when it's done). She pulled on the door so hard that it opened but then would not relock and therefore would not work. Laundry to the Laundromat over the holiday..... DH barely puts up with her and it's his son she is married to.

I would gladly pay for a hotel! If only they would go. They won't go because my 2 kids take care of their 3 little ones until my 2 figure out a way to disappear.

Wow shady thats alot to deal with. Especially at a busy holiday prep time. Yeah i think sara's idea is great-hotel-all the clean towels she wants-well as many as she can swipe off a housekkeping cart. Maybe the suggestion would have her not talking to ya at all tho. Well in the end ya know what they say-we cant pick our families but we sure can pick our friends :rose:

I am grateful for that! I leave early Friday morning with DD and 2 of my friends. We head to an outdoor market and shop. Then I take them all to breakfast and maybe shop some more. Anything not to go back to my own house.



Paper towels of all shapes and sizes. I'd hand her a basketful of those when she walks in the door and tell her the other stuff is off limits.

She won't allow paper towels to touch her children. Paper towels are only for cleaning objects, not drying hands, etc.

[Gatordog]

What are you doing in Boston? I think I asked before. Freedom trail?Fanueil Hall? The Harbor? HAH the harbor I sailed a 26' sloop in that harbor and almost got my cousin and I squished by a major boat. LOL

Gator are you packed? I am so glad it will not be freezing for you.
You both have to have a cocktail for beemer and I. Please do not forget. And pictures. lots of pictures. I am so jealous. Have a great time.

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

[Gatordog]

[QUOTE=
I would gladly pay for a hotel! If only they would go. They won't go because my 2 kids take care of their 3 little ones until my 2 figure out a way to disappear.




She won't allow paper towels to touch her children. Paper towels are only for cleaning objects, not drying hands, etc.[/QUOTE]

I have only papertowels in my kitchen. cloth towels are a breeding ground for bacteria.

[SaraSidle]

My goodness Shady. Could we have posted any closer together? One of these days please teach me how to post more than one quote.

Has she seen a doctor? they have medicine for that. Or you could start calling her monk. when dh looks at me wierd when I am ocding I just tell him it is a monk thing.

And is it possible your kids could find something else to do such as other friends? are they teens?

[SaraSidle]

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

I am so very very sorry. I know you both would have had a great time.

Next time beemer and i will come with you guys.

[Gatordog]

I am so very very sorry. I know you both would have had a great time.

Next time beemer and i will come with you guys.

That would be so great. We'd have a CL reunion.

[beemer]

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

Oh gator i am so sorry. No you dont want to spread and you want to have a great time and feeling well for your sake. I'm sure you will re-book it. Take care of yourself :rose:

[beemer]

That would be so great. We'd have a CL reunion.

I'm in :beer: Sara- We should go to Fla. when Nawny is down there and suck up some warm air over the winter. Grab a motel somewhere in between nawny and gator :beer:

[shadydaisy]

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

Oh Gator, I'm sooo sorry. Poor you and Nawny too. Feel better soon!

My goodness Shady. Could we have posted any closer together? One of these days please teach me how to post more than one quote.

Has she seen a doctor? they have medicine for that. Or you could start calling her monk. when dh looks at me wierd when I am ocding I just tell him it is a monk thing.

And is it possible your kids could find something else to do such as other friends? are they teens?

She has seen a doctor, several actually, but she doesn't like their diagnosis. It's not HER, it's everyone else. If everyone would do things the way she likes them done there would not be any problems. Unfortunately she is turning her kids into cleanliness fanatics too. Boys who won't play outside because there is dirt out there.

My boss has OCD but he is aware of it. He has quirks and now that I have worked for him for awhile he can kid about it. No plastic paper clips. 1 pen on his desk only.

My 2 kids are in college now. They really love their 1/2 brother and want to see him. They are a big help keeping the 3 little ones entertained so I can keep cooking and cleaning - LOL. My 2, and DS girlfriend (she's a doll) are a big help.

Multiple quotes - click on the " button (next to the button that says quote - don't hit quote, just the "). Hit " again when you have thing you want to quote. Keep going until you are ready to post. Then hit the usual submit button and all the things you " will magically appear. You do have to figure out where each one starts and ends. If you still have trouble PM me.

[beemer]

Shady i have nothing left to offer but my sympathy-sounds like the DIL from H/e/l/l/ :rose:

[BeastofBears]

I have OCD too but I do not make other people involved. I am glad you said she is doing the laundry. I would insist on having it done your way since it is your laundry. Can you buy some plastic baskets and label them? You have probably thought of that. Can she afford a hotel? with stuff for kids to do?

Me too. I hide my little quirks from others, don't torment them with it. Its my problem, not theirs! What a rotten guest.

[BeastofBears]

OT for the OT: I got the swine flu shot on Monday. I know not everyone has the same symptoms, but I have noticed that my arm was very sore for 2 days (the nurse noted that people have been saying it hurts more than the flu shot), and I have been flat out exhausted and feeling "off" since several hours after I got it. It's starting to get better now, 2 days later, but just wanted to give anyone who hasn't gotten it a "review"...don't do it the day before your triathlon...:)

[SaraSidle]

I'm in :beer: Sara- We should go to Fla. when Nawny is down there and suck up some warm air over the winter. Grab a motel somewhere in between nawny and gator :beer:

I am with you Beemer. already washed the clothes and they are ready to pack.

[SaraSidle]

OT for the OT: I got the swine flu shot on Monday. I know not everyone has the same symptoms, but I have noticed that my arm was very sore for 2 days (the nurse noted that people have been saying it hurts more than the flu shot), and I have been flat out exhausted and feeling "off" since several hours after I got it. It's starting to get better now, 2 days later, but just wanted to give anyone who hasn't gotten it a "review"...don't do it the day before your triathlon...:)

that does not surprise me BoB. not with a live virus in it. I am sure glad you are feeling better. We have no shots here still and I really need one. dh is being very careful about bringing home germs. I am gld you got it.

[Amy]

This was in my mail this morning. :) :rose:


How to Dance in the Rain


It was a busy morning, about 8:30 , when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' He smiled As he patted my hand and said,
'She doesn't know me, But I still know who she is.'


True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Awww...what a marriage they must have had!!!

[Amy]

Paper towels of all shapes and sizes. I'd hand her a basketful of those when she walks in the door and tell her the other stuff is off limits.

That's a good idea. Either she will use the paper towels, or perhaps decide that a hotel would be in their best interest. Nah, she'd probably go to the nearest department store and buy what she thinks she will need, and remember to bring her own the next time.

[Amy]

I have only papertowels in my kitchen. cloth towels are a breeding ground for bacteria.

Not the way Shady's DIL works them--one touch and that towel goes into the laundry, it seems. Gotta have a new one for the next touch. :D

Shady, if you have locked away your cloth towels, and all that is available are the paper ones, what choice will she have except to use them? "Dear DIL, THIS is they way we do things in MY house." Well, might possibly start WWIII, but it's worth a try, doncha think? :chicken:

[Amy]

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

Awww... how disappointing for you and for Nawny. Heck, for all of us, cuz we were going to enjoy your trip thru your posts!!!!

Hope you get better soon, and reschedule your trip!!! :rose: Oh, and sure glad it wasn't H1N1!!!!

[BeastofBears]

Gator will be unpacking :( Woke up at 4:45 with a scratchy throat and burning chest. By 8:00 I could barely talk. Was afraid it could be swine - it's not. Upper respiratory infection and bronchitis, have to take antibiotics. Did not want to risk making Nawny or any of the Weebles sick. Poppa would not like that. :no: Had to cancel. So I'll be in bed for the next two days.

Brought back memories of being five years old. Got dressed as a gypsy for Halloween and had to sit by the window watching all the kids go trick or treating. I was sick and couldn't go.

Oh, Gator, I just saw this now...it made me tear up. I so hope you are feeling better today! I'm glad its not piggy flu, but still terrible when its in the chest like that...I found using plenty of expectorant speeds up the recovery from bronchitis...and Bengal Spice tea from Celestial Seasonings.

I guess maybe you'll see RI with snow instead of leaves!

[BeastofBears]

I am with you Beemer. already washed the clothes and they are ready to pack.

Me too! My hubby just got back from Florida. He called me from the beach. How heinous! Now he's showing me pictures. Let's go.

[beemer]

Me too! My hubby just got back from Florida. He called me from the beach. How heinous! Now he's showing me pictures. Let's go.

You know gals we really should do it. Find out when nawny will be down there-by the way where is nawny? Meant to respond earlier Bob to ya-glad u are safe and didn't take the bridge to the airport-scary stuff. Yeah whats up with hubby calling ya from the beach. I think you deserve a trip outta that :D

[BeastofBears]

You know gals we really should do it. Find out when nawny will be down there-by the way where is nawny? Meant to respond earlier Bob to ya-glad u are safe and didn't take the bridge to the airport-scary stuff. Yeah whats up with hubby calling ya from the beach. I think you deserve a trip outta that :D

I was up to my elbows in laundry sorting when he called! :cuss:

Of course, I called him from a cruise up the Nile when he was doing dishes once, so we may be even...

[Nawny]

You know gals we really should do it. Find out when nawny will be down there-by the way where is nawny? Meant to respond earlier Bob to ya-glad u are safe and didn't take the bridge to the airport-scary stuff. Yeah whats up with hubby calling ya from the beach. I think you deserve a trip outta that :D

:seeya:

I just got back from taking my son to the doctor. He had pneumonia two weeks ago, got antibiotics, felt better, went to work, then woke up this morning feeling terrible. Coughed and his "head almost flew off" His little guy (age 4) had a relapse from the kiddie flu he was treated for last week, so the whole family was in a panic. My DIL called crying this morning because both needed to go to the doctor in 2 different towns, so I took my son.

He didn't test positive for the Swine Flu, regular flu or strep but they are treating it like influenza and gave him tam a flu in pill form. Take it for 5 days.
The little guy was okay but he got tam a flu too because he has asthma. :(

Poppa has the anise and he boiled it in water, cooled it off and we have it here to drink instead of plain water in case we feel ill. It's the herbal tam a flu. I learned about it here. Thank you guys!

Poor Gator got a scare yesterday, thank God she didn't test positive for the piggy flu. It's best that she apply caution, going on a plane isn't too safe these days with all this sickness going round. I'm feeling great. Sickness is afraid of me. ;)

[SaraSidle]

Me too! My hubby just got back from Florida. He called me from the beach. How heinous! Now he's showing me pictures. Let's go.

BoB that is cruel and inhumane. You best come with beemer and I

[SaraSidle]

:seeya:

I just got back from taking my son to the doctor. He had pneumonia two weeks ago, got antibiotics, felt better, went to work, then woke up this morning feeling terrible. Coughed and his "head almost flew off" His little guy (age 4) had a relapse from the kiddie flu he was treated for last week, so the whole family was in a panic. My DIL called crying this morning because both needed to go to the doctor in 2 different towns, so I took my son.

He didn't test positive for the Swine Flu, regular flu or strep but they are treating it like influenza and gave him tam a flu in pill form. Take it for 5 days.
The little guy was okay but he got tam a flu too because he has asthma. :(

Poppa has the anise and he boiled it in water, cooled it off and we have it here to drink instead of plain water in case we feel ill. It's the herbal tam a flu. I learned about it here. Thank you guys!

Poor Gator got a scare yesterday, thank God she didn't test positive for the piggy flu. It's best that she apply caution, going on a plane isn't too safe these days with all this sickness going round. I'm feeling great. Sickness is afraid of me. ;)

LOL Nawny you show that flu your scarey self. I am sorry abbout your son and child not feeling well. many of our schools are closed due to the flu.
We just had a case of a man in his 50's die from it near me. I may not go outside.
I am sorry about you and gator not being able to party. there will be more times you know. this way she can visit when the house is done done done.

[beemer]

BoB that is cruel and inhumane. You best come with beemer and I

For sure!!!! Ya Bob i think ya beat him out on that one. Well i guess i best get to work so i can take holidays ;) We really should do it gals. sara i keep my fingers crossed anyways for your health and work to come your way-but if all goes good for ya lets go :chicken:

[SaraSidle]

For sure!!!! Ya Bob i think ya beat him out on that one. Well i guess i best get to work so i can take holidays ;) We really should do it gals. sara i keep my fingers crossed anyways for your health and work to come your way-but if all goes good for ya lets go :chicken:

thanks beem. I could use the warmth for sure. I am finagling ways.
(I do not know if that is a word.)

[BeastofBears]

thanks beem. I could use the warmth for sure. I am finagling ways.
(I do not know if that is a word.)

If its not, I'm guilty, too. It sure would be nice to be on a tropical beach right now...I'm waiting for the heater repair guy. I have now officially baked all the doughboy products trying to warm up the house.

[SaraSidle]

If its not, I'm guilty, too. It sure would be nice to be on a tropical beach right now...I'm waiting for the heater repair guy. I have now officially baked all the doughboy products trying to warm up the house.

LOL I have never been to the Nile so I cannot judge. It is 10 degrees warmer where you are than where I am. thank goodness we have a fire place. saves on caloriesssssss

[samanthajane13]

Sounds like it's time to throw a roast or casserole in, too!!

At least you'd have dinner fixed...and I could use a good rump roast sandwich...or 10.

[BeastofBears]

Sounds like it's time to throw a roast or casserole in, too!!

At least you'd have dinner fixed...and I could use a good rump roast sandwich...or 10.

You're right, time to break out the big guns-the meat!

[BeastofBears]

LOL I have never been to the Nile so I cannot judge. It is 10 degrees warmer where you are than where I am. thank goodness we have a fire place. saves on caloriesssssss

We have one too, but the last time I used it when the wind was out of the north it smoked up the house. Some kind of draft problem? So I fear using it today. But the service window opened at 1 so hope has come!

[SaraSidle]

We have one too, but the last time I used it when the wind was out of the north it smoked up the house. Some kind of draft problem? So I fear using it today. But the service window opened at 1 so hope has come!

Is it warmer outside? It is here. about 45 inside and 60 outside

[BeastofBears]

Is it warmer outside? It is here. about 45 inside and 60 outside

No, cold wind here. We've been trying to keep as much heat in as we can. Finally fixed though. Guy came, guy conquered, until next week when it breaks down again :rolleyes:

[One2Snoop]

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[BeastofBears]

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I like what she wrote! I like the *wink* at the end :)

[SaraSidle]

No, cold wind here. We've been trying to keep as much heat in as we can. Finally fixed though. Guy came, guy conquered, until next week when it breaks down again :rolleyes:

In other words I have a week to get hungry.......... glad it is fixed BoB

[SaraSidle]

I like what she wrote! I like the *wink* at the end :)


Me too. She makes me want to be in a good mood!!!!! :cool:

[SaraSidle]

Oh Gator, I'm sooo sorry. Poor you and Nawny too. Feel better soon!



She has seen a doctor, several actually, but she doesn't like their diagnosis. It's not HER, it's everyone else. If everyone would do things the way she likes them done there would not be any problems. Unfortunately she is turning her kids into cleanliness fanatics too. Boys who won't play outside because there is dirt out there.

My boss has OCD but he is aware of it. He has quirks and now that I have worked for him for awhile he can kid about it. No plastic paper clips. 1 pen on his desk only.

My 2 kids are in college now. They really love their 1/2 brother and want to see him. They are a big help keeping the 3 little ones entertained so I can keep cooking and cleaning - LOL. My 2, and DS girlfriend (she's a doll) are a big help.

Multiple quotes - click on the " button (next to the button that says quote - don't hit quote, just the "). Hit " again when you have thing you want to quote. Keep going until you are ready to post. Then hit the usual submit button and all the things you " will magically appear. You do have to figure out where each one starts and ends. If you still have trouble PM me.

Shady i have nothing left to offer but my sympathy-sounds like the DIL from H/e/l/l/ :rose:

Me too. I hide my little quirks from others, don't torment them with it. Its my problem, not theirs! What a rotten guest.

thank you so much Shadydaisy. I had never known it was so easy. :punch:

[SaraSidle]

Well today was the last day of our Indian Summer. tomorrow starts the rain and cold weather. it always has to be like that on Halloween and I do not know why. I do know we have tons of candy and I have no idea how I am keeping from it..........maybe later tonight........!;);)

[BeastofBears]

In other words I have a week to get hungry.......... glad it is fixed BoB

And I have a week to rustle up a cow for that roast, lol!

I sure wish we could get a new heater, I can't stand this old beast, but you know, too much money. Our whole house has only one wall heater. It's the way they did it in 1939, and the doors are arranged to kind of funnel the heat to where people are at any time, like baffles. It's actually pretty ingenious. I guess it is even "green" if you think about it! We sure consume less resources than our neighbors who've remodelled...we still have the old knob and copper wire wiring so we even use less power by necessity: too much plugged in, and I replacing fuses :)

[BeastofBears]

Well today was the last day of our Indian Summer. tomorrow starts the rain and cold weather. it always has to be like that on Halloween and I do not know why. I do know we have tons of candy and I have no idea how I am keeping from it..........maybe later tonight........!;);)

Oooh, I know! The rain, yes, poor kids, every year. And I don't know a) how to keep my piehole off that candy in the kitchen or b) how to keep out of my kid's candy on Saturday. This will be a week of tribulation.

[SaraSidle]

And I have a week to rustle up a cow for that roast, lol!

I sure wish we could get a new heater, I can't stand this old beast, but you know, too much money. Our whole house has only one wall heater. It's the way they did it in 1939, and the doors are arranged to kind of funnel the heat to where people are at any time, like baffles. It's actually pretty ingenious. I guess it is even "green" if you think about it! We sure consume less resources than our neighbors who've remodelled...we still have the old knob and copper wire wiring so we even use less power by necessity: too much plugged in, and I replacing fuses :)

wow just like us. Our furnace is the original from when I bought the house 20 years ago so who knows how old it is. It has been checked for carbon monoxide a few years ago and the service man said you need a new furnace. Like duh I can afford one??? It is like a monster. Every year when it goes on in November it bangs. like a mini t-rex walking. Dh cannot sleep and he gets up at 4:30 am to go to work. He says he is going to try and give it some oil. And we go through the fuses like crazy. I get used to the noise thank goodness but then I am not a worrier. sara

[SaraSidle]

BTW BoB......... they just announced we are getting storms and high winds our way tonight:chicken::chicken::chicken:

[BeastofBears]

BTW BoB......... they just announced we are getting storms and high winds our way tonight:chicken::chicken::chicken:

Oh no Sara! stay safe and dry!

[One2Snoop]

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I like what she wrote! I like the *wink* at the end :)

Me too. She makes me want to be in a good mood!!!!! :cool:


Thanks guys!!! :seeya:

[SaraSidle]

Oh no Sara! stay safe and dry!

yes the last time they said that it was not a good thing.

[One2Snoop]

I just received a message from Deepwater that updates were going to be made to CL. The updates will go from vBulletin® Version 3.7.3 to 4.0.

From past experience and updates sometimes the site might go down for a short period of time . Sorry that's all I know. I asked DW to make a board wide announcement once she has more info.

[Gatordog]

Feeling just awful..can't breathe, sore throat. Bronchitis seems better though. Burning is gone. Oh, why do we have to get sick?

[samanthajane13]

Gator-

Check your local health food shop for teas made by Traditional Medicinals or go to their website-http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/ if you can't find them in your store.

They make a whole line of teas for colds, etc, and Katey SWEARS by them.'

Right now, you could probably use the Throat Coat...but they also have a sampler box with a few of each of the cold care teas in it.

"Seasonal Herb
Tea Sampler

Seasonal Herb Tea Sampler includes 4 tea bags each of clinically tested Organic Throat Coat®, clinically tested Organic Echinacea Plus®, clinically tested Breathe Easy® and Gypsy Cold Care®."

They even have syrups and pastilles (cough drops), and they're all herbal.

Hope this helps, and hope you're feeling back to normal soon!!

I'm also sorry to hear that you've had to miss your trip!!! That TRULY SUX!!!

Hugs-
Donna

[Nawny]

It seems like my whole world is terrified of this Swine Flu! I'm still calm, call me crazy but; this is just a new strain of a flu - which is basically all that H1N1 is: a new strain of flu which the fear mongers on "FOX-NOISE" and the entire medical media like to call "Swine Flu" because it conjures up the thought of pigs and puts the fear of be-Jaysus in people and gets em to take the flu-shot, which is packed full and busting with all kinds of crap - including Mercury and Formalde-bloody-hyde, and which'll kill ya far more efficiently than the flu will.

The thing is, if you've had the flu' before then your body has the military muscle to deal with H1N1, but the feckin drug companies want you to try their new cocktail, which includes Squalene ( Google it and grit yer teeth) and lots of other goodies.

I'd rather have my sinuses scraped by a trained baboon than let those vampires anywhere near me with a needle.

IMO

[samanthajane13]

To top the human flu viruses off, there's now a CANINE FLU going around, and tonight at 5 our local news is having an exclusive on protecting our dogs.

I'll report on it tonight, but it VERY LETHAL.

[samanthajane13]

I found some info on the Canine flu (A H3N8), and posted it in the Other Hot Stories board.


http://boards.library.trutv.com/showthread.php?p=9231109#post9231109

I'll be updating as I get more info.

[beemer]

I fear swine flu more for the youngers-including my children. I will be getting the vaccine due to the field i work in. Toronto just had a death of a 13 year old boy who had no known underlying complicating disease. In fact he was at a hockey tourney when he fell ill. Parents took him to be checked out due to fear of swine. He was dead in 48 hrs from onset. This is the 2nd Ontario death from swine with no compromised health. All others had a health issues. Autopsy to be done to see if there was something but just not known. I keep it in perspective and they will get their shots being students and my daughter a nurse. Boys tell me lots of precautionary things in place. Wipes and gels available everwhere at school and buddy systems set up between the students,school,R.A.'s roommates etc. to monitor and check in on kids who do become ill. So we hope for the best. If U.S. son gets ill i will be on the first plane out to stay nearby just to monitor. Canadian son we will pick up and bring home. They are rarely sick and i know they wouldn't tend to a high fever etc. as they should. So with a plan of action i feel better.

[beemer]

Feeling just awful..can't breathe, sore throat. Bronchitis seems better though. Burning is gone. Oh, why do we have to get sick?

Gator I feel for ya. I've had bronchitis lots and it makes ya so sick. Biaxin is always the wonder drug for me my Doc would prescribe. Within an hr. of 1st dose my chest is breaking up and as gross as it is up it comes-gotta go somewhere right. Sick feeling gone in 2-3 days. Best part-only 1 pill a day. I hope you have something that is working for ya. Getting sick sucks for sure and you and nawny had to cancel. I guess on the flip side it's good ya didn't get there and get sick. I hope you guys can re-schedule soon. Ya must miss the sight of snow right???? Feel better soon :rose: Oh and yes lots and lots of tea. I luv Roobois-african tea and medicinal. It has to be Tetley tho other brands taste terrible.

[beemer]

Thanks for all your info Sam-oh no not doggies too :confused:

[beemer]

yes the last time they said that it was not a good thing.

Stay safe sara-it is supposed to move our way of course tomorrow. High winds will likely keep the trick or treaters from a full night. Dont forget folks clocks go back 1 hr tomorrow night. Wow rain is teaming down right now- its hitting my windows hard :mad:

[shadydaisy]

thank you so much Shadydaisy. I had never known it was so easy. :punch:

Your welcome. Opened up a whole new world for you!

Well today was the last day of our Indian Summer. tomorrow starts the rain and cold weather. it always has to be like that on Halloween and I do not know why. I do know we have tons of candy and I have no idea how I am keeping from it..........maybe later tonight........!;);)

I have never lived in a place that had trick or treaters. Country roads, no sidewalks, everyone goes to a town to t or t. That does not stop me from buying candy every year just in case someone shows up! I don't even have kids at home this year to eat what I buy.

Feeling just awful..can't breathe, sore throat. Bronchitis seems better though. Burning is gone. Oh, why do we have to get sick?

I hope you feel better - soon!!!

Beemer - I know, it's the healthy teens dying that is driving me nuts. NJ had another 17 yo boy die from swine. Perfectly healthy kid dead in 24 hours. For most people it's just a normal flu but when it's not, watch out.

[beemer]

Yep for sure shady it just puts parents on alert and monitor any sick kids and thats about all ya can do. Well shady ya can always eat it yourself. I have eaten way too much candy :shrug: :eek:

[BeastofBears]

It seems like my whole world is terrified of this Swine Flu! I'm still calm, call me crazy but; this is just a new strain of a flu - which is basically all that H1N1 is: a new strain of flu which the fear mongers on "FOX-NOISE" and the entire medical media like to call "Swine Flu" because it conjures up the thought of pigs and puts the fear of be-Jaysus in people and gets em to take the flu-shot, which is packed full and busting with all kinds of crap - including Mercury and Formalde-bloody-hyde, and which'll kill ya far more efficiently than the flu will.

The thing is, if you've had the flu' before then your body has the military muscle to deal with H1N1, but the feckin drug companies want you to try their new cocktail, which includes Squalene ( Google it and grit yer teeth) and lots of other goodies.

I'd rather have my sinuses scraped by a trained baboon than let those vampires anywhere near me with a needle.

IMO

I think the reason its getting so much excitement is because it is killing children and teenagers. Almost every day we are hearing of another child dying here in the Bay Area, and not ones with "pre-existing conditions". Normal flu tends to go for the elderly, but this one is the opposite.

[BeastofBears]

Feeling just awful..can't breathe, sore throat. Bronchitis seems better though. Burning is gone. Oh, why do we have to get sick?

Ooooooooh!:(

[beemer]

I think the reason its getting so much excitement is because it is killing children and teenagers. Almost every day we are hearing of another child dying here in the Bay Area, and not ones with "pre-existing conditions". Normal flu tends to go for the elderly, but this one is the opposite.

For sure-I wish we knew why the seemingly healthy ones are dying. Yes we can understand why the elderly die from it. I had a flu a coupla years ago that was the worst i have ever had. I remember laying there thinking ok know i get why this kills elderly people. One thing i started doing last year which may have helped since any illness i did have was quite mild was after washing and drying my hands i use the paper towel to open the door no matter where i was. If it was a public bathroom and i couldn't toss the towel into the basket-oh well it just hit the floor close to it. I have noticed alot of restrooms now that have a door knob and not a push door have moved their baskets close to the door. At work after using the puter for reports i make sure i dont touch my face at all and when done immediately wash my hands. Prolly things I/we shoulda been doing for years. Anytime i fly-this i have done for years simply cuz planes are so dirty i carry those lysol wipes for the tray and chair arms and my hands. Oh and my big OCD is motel rooms. I wipe everything down with the wipes-especially the phone and tv remote. I doubt the maids are cleaning remotes that lay on beds EEEWWW

[beemer]

FYI-I posted a Youtube video on the Elizabeth thread suspect made with her brother's. If ya wanna see it i would do so soon. All her stuff is being pulled off the net.

[BeastofBears]

For sure-I wish we knew why the seemingly healthy ones are dying. Yes we can understand why the elderly die from it. I had a flu a coupla years ago that was the worst i have ever had. I remember laying there thinking ok know i get why this kills elderly people. One thing i started doing last year which may have helped since any illness i did have was quite mild was after washing and drying my hands i use the paper towel to open the door no matter where i was. If it was a public bathroom and i couldn't toss the towel into the basket-oh well it just hit the floor close to it. I have noticed alot of restrooms now that have a door knob and not a push door have moved their baskets close to the door. At work after using the puter for reports i make sure i dont touch my face at all and when done immediately wash my hands. Prolly things I/we shoulda been doing for years. Anytime i fly-this i have done for years simply cuz planes are so dirty i carry those lysol wipes for the tray and chair arms and my hands. Oh and my big OCD is motel rooms. I wipe everything down with the wipes-especially the phone and tv remote. I doubt the maids are cleaning remotes that lay on beds EEEWWW

Here's a pathology report on why its so deadly: http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/09/pathology-of-fatal-h1n1-lung-infections.html

My thing right now is the language lab at the community college I'm learning Italian at. They have headphones and microphones on the computers for doing the exercises. It is required time, not voluntary. But they have those fuzzy covers for the microphones and they are NOT disposable. Nor are they cleaned before each new person gets on the computer. EWWWWWW! I got in a brewhaha with the lab over this. Now I just sit there, pretending to be doing other exercises that do not require the headphones so I can put in my time without touching those disease-sponges. And they wonder why only 25% of the students in the language classes are showing up to class right now! Only 11 of 42 were in Italian on Wednesday.

I do think my whole family had the piggy flu in April, or I'd be sick by now, but it was never officially tested, so I have to act like we did not. Besides, who wants a cold, even?

[beemer]

Thanks for that link Bob-good info and understandable. Yeah i remember when your family had that bug and your Mom was sick too. It sure did sound like swine. yeah whats up with that school not taking precaution :confused:

[SaraSidle]

Thanks for that link Bob-good info and understandable. Yeah i remember when your family had that bug and your Mom was sick too. It sure did sound like swine. yeah whats up with that school not taking precaution :confused:

well I am going to go to sleep finally. very tired. have a good one BoB and anyone else awake...

[BeastofBears]

*sigh*

Halloween is destroyed. I am sick :( I think its just a cold, but I can't risk handing out the candy or going door to door. And I just finished making a corset for my pirate costume, too :(

[SaraSidle]

*sigh*

Halloween is destroyed. I am sick :( I think its just a cold, but I can't risk handing out the candy or going door to door. And I just finished making a corset for my pirate costume, too :(

Oh BoB I am so sorry. that is all you need. must have been those winds. we went from 65 degrees yesterday to 43 degrees today. And it is raining. I am sure the change in temps are not helping anyone. think of the poor children going out tonight. I have a feeling I am going to have a lot of leftover candy. BoB you can still dress up.... I am sure the kids will love it.

[beemer]

*sigh*

Halloween is destroyed. I am sick :( I think its just a cold, but I can't risk handing out the candy or going door to door. And I just finished making a corset for my pirate costume, too :(

Awww Bob i am so sorry your sick. You and gator :rose: Oh and the work on your costume-well get better put it on and post a pic here. We can have a virtual halloween partay. Any excuse to partay :D get well soon. Anyone seen nawny? Nawny where are Youuuuuu :seeya: Prolly knee deep in reno's and weebles for halloween.

[BeastofBears]

Oh BoB I am so sorry. that is all you need. must have been those winds. we went from 65 degrees yesterday to 43 degrees today. And it is raining. I am sure the change in temps are not helping anyone. think of the poor children going out tonight. I have a feeling I am going to have a lot of leftover candy. BoB you can still dress up.... I am sure the kids will love it.

Thanks, Sara. Now I've been up and eaten I feel "well" enough I am sure it is not the flu. I guess if I keep well washed and not go near anyone, I can walk the trick-or-treating route without spreading the plague...

Poor kids! 43?! I have had some polar Halloweens...it is so miserable when you are a kid and you have a great costume, then you have to cover it with a big coat, lol!

[beemer]

P.S.-I'll bet nawny and poppa dress up :beer:

[BeastofBears]

P.S.-I'll bet nawny and poppa dress up :beer:

I'll bet she dresses like a witch and stands on the porch pretending to stir a cauldron as she hands out candy. Wouldn't that be just perfect with that big house?

[BeastofBears]

Okay, everyone who's dressing up: what are you going to be?

I will be a pirate. My son is a Darth Vader, and my daughter is a Juarista (she was supposed to be Frida Kahlo, but turns out my hubby despises Frida, says she creeps him out. I say, what better for Halloween? But veto power...so I took the monkey off her shoulder and gave her a toy rifle. Voila!) My hubby will only go so far as to wear his flame bowling shirt.

[beemer]

Okay, everyone who's dressing up: what are you going to be?

I will be a pirate. My son is a Darth Vader, and my daughter is a Juarista (she was supposed to be Frida Kahlo, but turns out my hubby despises Frida, says she creeps him out. I say, what better for Halloween? But veto power...so I took the monkey off her shoulder and gave her a toy rifle. Voila!) My hubby will only go so far as to wear his flame bowling shirt.

LOL well i am dressing as me-bree-bree for halloween-partay pooper i am. Outta the loop since kids grew up. Used to do the whole thing-I always dressed as a witch and Mr. Beemer was punkinhead. We had coffins,headstones,music the whole nine yards.

[beemer]

I'll bet she dresses like a witch and stands on the porch pretending to stir a cauldron as she hands out candy. Wouldn't that be just perfect with that big house?

Oh yeah and poppa would be perfect with that house as the Phantom-that would be cool.

[SaraSidle]

bree what about all the kids coming over? don't you want to scare them?

BoB I am glad you feel better. if they will fit you can always use sweats underneath. I am an alien with antennas on my head and a nose that looks like an elephant's trunk (no comments please). I used to dress like a witch and my dad would be visiting and he would do the alien. LOL

it is going down to 34 degrees. so depressing beemer

[BeastofBears]

LOL well i am dressing as me-bree-bree for halloween-partay pooper i am. Outta the loop since kids grew up. Used to do the whole thing-I always dressed as a witch and Mr. Beemer was punkinhead. We had coffins,headstones,music the whole nine yards.

Yeah, I love decorating. I took advantage of the fact that hubby won't do the yardwork to install a cemetery in the front (like, yeah, we meant to do that, lol!) My favorite headstone is "Ima Dedwan" . There's a bloody arm reaching out of her grave. After I put that up, the neighbors on both sides went to work on theirs, so I kind of led a movement, lol!

[BeastofBears]

bree what about all the kids coming over? don't you want to scare them?

BoB I am glad you feel better. if they will fit you can always use sweats underneath. I am an alien with antennas on my head and a nose that looks like an elephant's trunk (no comments please). I used to dress like a witch and my dad would be visiting and he would do the alien. LOL

it is going down to 34 degrees. so depressing beemer

Cool! Its unique!

[BeastofBears]

Oh yeah and poppa would be perfect with that house as the Phantom-that would be cool.

Oh, yeah!

[SaraSidle]

Oh, yeah!

They would look great together in all black. I wonder if they are hanging with the weebles?

[beemer]

bree what about all the kids coming over? don't you want to scare them?

BoB I am glad you feel better. if they will fit you can always use sweats underneath. I am an alien with antennas on my head and a nose that looks like an elephant's trunk (no comments please). I used to dress like a witch and my dad would be visiting and he would do the alien. LOL

it is going down to 34 degrees. so depressing beemer

I know-I'm boring- lol. Your costume sounds so cool Sara- have fun. I know i hear ya on the weather-we are getting the same BOO. I'm not ready for this winter-i never am. Sigh-another winter of my discontent :shrug: We really need to go to Fla. altho Arizona is where my heart is. I wanna be a Zony ;)

[BeastofBears]

Awww Bob i am so sorry your sick. You and gator :rose: Oh and the work on your costume-well get better put it on and post a pic here. We can have a virtual halloween partay. Any excuse to partay :D get well soon. Anyone seen nawny? Nawny where are Youuuuuu :seeya: Prolly knee deep in reno's and weebles for halloween.

You have trick-or-treating there, too, right beem?

[beemer]

They would look great together in all black. I wonder if they are hanging with the weebles?

I'll bet they are-i picture them all in the kitchen right now making candy apples :rose: