100+ to Lose Support Group Permanent Thread(Everyone is welcome)
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Hi!
I cannot believe you found so much money!! That was a fortune! That was pretty neat!!
My side door lock was not working. I had removed the lock to replace it, but a part of it stuck in the door. It is not your memory. It took me about 6 mos. or more to call someone to fix it! All is good now and i can go thru that door again, lol!
My military check and social security gave me about 20 dollars more. Not enough to help much due to rising prices of everything, but I am thankful for anything... Last year I broke even on Federal. This year I will pay around 200 dollars. State last year I paid 800 dollars and this year they will owe me around 650 back. I do not get it. I get the federal as I sold some stock. but I do not get the state difference. Thankful though!!
Gas is ridiculous. It would not matter so much but everything is so much higher , so it does hurt in the long run..
Loved the humor and articles! Still need to comment, but am giving up and going to bed, lol! have a good Thursday!! ...Jan0 -
More Humor today, Enjoy
Hi
I'm back from walking and 1 corroded barely recognizable as penny, penny. The temperature this morning was 63 degrees. The walking was fine today and today's high is forecast to be in the high 80s.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-insectillness/tick-mosquito-borne-infections-surge-in-united-states-cdc-idUSKBN1I2423
Tick, mosquito-borne infections surge in United States: CDC
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6183443/ancient-lost-city-of-king-david-that-is-mentioned-in-the-bible-is-uncovered-near-jerusalem/
BIBLE BELTER Ancient lost city of King David is uncovered near Jerusalem and expert says it proves the Bible is accurate
Inscribed stones have been found containing phrases referencing David, but his existence and story remains disputed among archaeologists.
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/65-public-school-8th-graders-not-proficient-reading-67-not-proficient
Sad to say, This explains to me all the spelling and grammar errors in TV news
65% of Public School 8th Graders Not Proficient in Reading; 67% Not Proficient in Math
http://www.france24.com/en/20180501-venezuela-five-years-severance-pay-now-buys-coffee
In Venezuela, five years of severance pay now buys a coffee
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6187929/paris-may-day-riots-far-left-anarchists-smash-windows-loot-mcdonalds-thousands-protesters-chaos/
PARIS IS BURNING Paris May Day riots see far-left anarchists smash windows and loot a McDonalds as thousands of mask-wearing protesters bring chaos to the French capital
Protesters hurled bricks and cops And torched cars as they descended on the French capital as the marches to mark International Workers' Day turned violen
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/billionaire-girds-for-stock-market-crash-by-investing-half-his-net-worth-in-gold-2018-05-01
Billionaire girds for stock-market crash by investing half his net worth in gold
https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/2018/04/30/pentagon-to-beat-uber-tesla-in-race-over-self-driving-vehicles
Pentagon to Beat Uber, Tesla in Race Over Self-Driving Vehicles
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/05/01/investigators-puzzled-fish-kills-baltimore-waters/
Investigators Puzzled By Fish Kills In Baltimore Waters
https://www.livescience.com/29594-earths-most-mysterious-archeological-discoveries-.html?utm_content=Strange+Discoveries+Archaeologists+Can't+Explain&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=mysterious archaeology - desktop, us 2&utm_term={site}
Some interesting things here, not all however.
The 25 Most Mysterious Archaeological Finds on Earth
Have a Great Thursday
Roger1 -
Hi!
I cannot believe you found so much money!! That was a fortune! That was pretty neat!!
My side door lock was not working. I had removed the lock to replace it, but a part of it stuck in the door. It is not your memory. It took me about 6 mos. or more to call someone to fix it! All is good now and i can go thru that door again, lol!
My military check and social security gave me about 20 dollars more. Not enough to help much due to rising prices of everything, but I am thankful for anything... Last year I broke even on Federal. This year I will pay around 200 dollars. State last year I paid 800 dollars and this year they will owe me around 650 back. I do not get it. I get the federal as I sold some stock. but I do not get the state difference. Thankful though!!
Gas is ridiculous. It would not matter so much but everything is so much higher , so it does hurt in the long run..
Loved the humor and articles! Still need to comment, but am giving up and going to bed, lol! have a good Thursday!! ...Jan
Hi Jan
It is nice to be able to use all the doors. We have three doors, and can currently only use the front and back doors. The side doors steps need repair and TBH I would not feel safe using them. The steps have been on the ToDo list since last year. I got a little more in SSI, As You say the costs of everything desirable have been going up. Look at what Beef and most other meats are not good. Fruits and Vegetables are not good too.
Enjoy today's humor and links too.
Roger1 -
Hi! I’m still around (and still round). Still having abdominal pain, but blood work and CT are normal. Seeing GI specialist in a few weeks, and getting a full physical too. Aside from work, I’ve been busy trying to get my house back in order and de-clutter too. After the doberman attack, my life changed. In that first year of pain and immobility, I apparently bought stuff, not severe, but I don’t need or use the stuff...so I’m cleaning off the dust and srlling in FB Marketplace. I’m also organizing all the stuff I choose to keep. It took yesrs to get this bad, and it will take years to recover but, I’m eating that elephant one bite at a time. Well, it’s more likr a herd of elephants...but I’ve started. Sammy (the dog) got adopted! He has two grown ups and two teens and six acres plus cows...so, he’s a happy boy. Em (my 15 yo) had been resistant to learning to drive...i forced her, now she LOVES it! I’ll try to show up more regularly.2
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hope4change_val wrote: »Hi! I’m still around (and still round). Still having abdominal pain, but blood work and CT are normal. Seeing GI specialist in a few weeks, and getting a full physical too. Aside from work, I’ve been busy trying to get my house back in order and de-clutter too. After the doberman attack, my life changed. In that first year of pain and immobility, I apparently bought stuff, not severe, but I don’t need or use the stuff...so I’m cleaning off the dust and srlling in FB Marketplace. I’m also organizing all the stuff I choose to keep. It took yesrs to get this bad, and it will take years to recover but, I’m eating that elephant one bite at a time. Well, it’s more likr a herd of elephants...but I’ve started. Sammy (the dog) got adopted! He has two grown ups and two teens and six acres plus cows...so, he’s a happy boy. Em (my 15 yo) had been resistant to learning to drive...i forced her, now she LOVES it! I’ll try to show up more regularly.
Hi Val
I have to wonder why the pain if the blood work and CT are normal, Very weird
I have done the same thing in the past buying and then not really using the stuff, I'm bad that way too.
I am not surprised that she likes the mobility, I am just surprised that she can drive at 15, when I was young the driver license age was 17...
Good To hear that Sammy is adopted out and happy.
Roger2 -
Good morning!!
Val, it is so good to see you write!!
I am still round, too. I was on a good roll there, but not lately. Story of my life! Glad that Sammy got a good proper home! I thought my kids driving was one of the scariest moments of my life!! Teaching them to drive! I remember it well! So sorry you are still having problems. Hope they find the problem!!
Roger, good stories. Funny, I do not remember David being a myth. That is weird!! Good grief, those were some terrible test scores! Explains a lot...
I ran around today. I am exhausted. I was gone almost 3 hours and May did really well. I had to put her in my laundry room as it is small. She does better in the afternoon being left than the morning. The dramamine did not
hurt either, lol! Her leg looks pretty good...I hope!!
Thank goodness for the humor. Love Swamp! Lots of funnies in it all!! ...Jan
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Humor once again, a little longer than usual, Oops
Hi
I'm back from walking and No cents. The temperature this morning was 71 degrees. The walking was OK today and today's high is forecast to be in the high 80s. Yesterday ended up in the 90s with records being broken.
The Lawn has some sort of purple small flower blooming in it, Purple Violets are also blooming in it as well as Yellow Wildflowers, AKA Dandelions
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/01/alligator-sighting-highways-stores/
Wave Of Huge Alligators Wreaking Havoc Across Southern States
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/family-fossil-discovery-utah/
Family Finds Ancient Horse Skeleton While Landscaping
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hawaii-volcano-eruption-latest-earthquakes-kilauea-puu-oo-rift-zone-puna-a8332311.html
Hawaii volcano could erupt after 250 earthquakes recorded in 24 hours
Lava flowing beneath main road and could burst through ground, geologists say
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/brinks-truck-money-highway/
WATCH: $600,000 Flies Over Highway After Brinks Truck Door Opens
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/01/va-hospital-flies-surgeries/
CBS2 News Investigation: Flies In Operating Rooms Force VA Hospital To Postpone More Than 80 Surgeries
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/target-self-checkout-bar-codes-scam/
Pediatrician, Husband Accused Of Replacing Bar Codes In Self-Checkout Scam At Target
Authorities say Dr. Elizabeth and David Hooper fraudulently manufactured bar codes and affixed them to items of greater value at Target stores located in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and Woodland Hills starting in January.
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-new-river-20180502-story.html
Three-eyed fish and two-headed turtles? The stench of this river spanning U.S.-Mexico border is legendary
Yuck
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/market-correction-could-be-coming-soon-mark-mobius-warns.html
Market correction of 30-40% could be coming soon, investment guru Mark Mobius warns
Not being the Stock Market, Big Yawn for me, for others ??
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-02/alliancebernstein-chooses-nashville-in-wall-street-rebuke-of-nyc
Wall Street Slaps Down NYC Again With AllianceBernstein's Move to Nashville
AllianceBernstein Holding LP is moving its corporate headquarters and about 1,050 jobs to Nashville, Tennessee, the company said in a filing Wednesday
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/05/02/backup-cameras/572079002/
Backup cameras now required in new cars in the U.S.
Backover crashes kill more than 200 people annually and injure more than 12,000.
https://apnews.com/95af0757a01c4d7b9af4605b0a9e5316
Tourists flocking to Peru's newfound 'Rainbow Mountain'
Stripes of turquoise, lavender and gold blanket what has become known as "Rainbow Mountain," a ridge of multicolored sediments laid down millions of years ago and pushed up as tectonic plates clashed. It's only within the last five years that the natural wonder has been discovered by the outside world, earning it must-see status on Peru's burgeoning backpacker tourist circuit.
Have a Great Friday
Roger2 -
Good morning!!
Val, it is so good to see you write!! I am still round, too. I was on a good roll there, but not lately. Story of my life! Glad that Sammy got a good proper home! I thought my kids driving was one of the scariest moments of my life!! Teaching them to drive! I remember it well! So sorry you are still having problems. Hope they find the problem!!
Roger, good stories. Funny, I do not remember David being a myth. That is weird!! Good grief, those were some terrible test scores! Explains a lot...
I ran around today. I am exhausted. I was gone almost 3 hours and May did really well. I had to put her in my laundry room as it is small. She does better in the afternoon being left than the morning. The dramamine did not
hurt either, lol! Her leg looks pretty good...I hope!!
Thank goodness for the humor. Love Swamp! Lots of funnies in it all!! ...Jan zzzzzz......
Hi Jan
The way I look at it All of us are in shape, Round is a shape
Calling David a myth is the way some people try to discredit religions based on the Bible IMO.
Terrible is a huge understatement, Appalling comes to mind
Next time try driving instead of running
Have a Good Day
Roger2 -
Good Morning!!
Sounds beautiful in your neck of the woods!! Profitable week with your change!! I love the flowering weeds and flowers in my yard. I have hired someone to do my yard, and am waiting for him to tell me when he is working me in to the schedule. I hired him late Tuesday, and have not heard a word from him since. My daughter said to be patient as it has only been 3 days, but to me it leaves a bad impression, like I have hired the wrong person. I do not care if it takes him a bit to work me in if I know when he is coming. I also do not want to have to cut something and find out he is coming in a day or two, but charging me full price. I think I am really easy to work with. Am I being unrealistic here.? I am giving him till Monday then I will call for a date. If I do not get something, he may be fired before he starts, lol...
That river sounds disgusting! It seems covering the river looks nice, but what about the ground contamination? It still needs to be dealt with. I hate when things are just not fixed to the point it is all talk and never done. That seems to be a problem lately everywhere! Your humor was great!! I would love to see that Rainbow Mountain. I hope they can take care of it properly and not let mining destroy it. That is a big temptation! The ED testing is weird because you can not always compare testing to other testing. I know my daughter teaches English. Al. is way low, even in the ED of their teachers and especially the administrators. They will not admit that problem. But my daughters classes have raised their scores the last few years more into the higher 80's and 90's percentiles. It has rose every year. That is sure not reflected anywhere. The principal would not even pick a test this year because they all show kids registering so low. They are testing this week, so I do not know what they finally used. I will have to ask my daughter....
I succumbed to the new Krispy Kreme donut place in my city yesterday. Oh they were yummy! I like they do small boxes!! Though I do not need any!!
Loved the joke about me running around. I made 4 stops in Montgomery in what I hoped would be 2 hrs, but the traffic was terrible and took me 3.5 instead. May did good though. I still need to go to Walmart today for some meds. I did not get that done!
Hope you have an excellent day!! ...Jan 
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Hi. I’m tired today (stayed up later than my normal). Almost 3pm and coffee never kicked in. So far, Em is delightful to teach. Initially she didn’t want to learn...when questioned she showed me a viseo of her friend learning to drive while that mom was screaming at that kid. I pointed out that we aren’t them. Now she asks daily if we can go driving. I thought 15 1/2 for permit and 16 for license. We looked it up an in Texas, kids can get permit at 14! I was surprised. I’m still plugging awat at cleaning organizing and off-loading. It mostly feels good, but (like my unhealthy relationship with food), i have more attachment to stuff than i ought to...luckily not severe, but I’m noticing it. Take care, val1
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I posted more humor, Great IMO cat picture in the batch
Hi
I'm back from walking and No cents. The temperature this morning was 63 degrees. The walking was really nice today and yesterdays high was forecast to be in the high 80s, Which is where it ended up.
Fridays Breakfast was Cereal called Organic Brown Rice Crisps that looked like Rice Crispys
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/04/scam-pacs-political-action-committees-charity-investigation-568491
‘Scam PACs’ rake in millions under guise of charity
A web of new political action committees raised nearly $6 million in recent months under the guise of supporting police, veterans and cancer research. But nearly all the money has gone to their own vendors and staff, as opposed to those causes — hallmarks of so-called scam PACs.
Several of the people and entities involved in the new PACs have been investigated for alleged fraud and other illegal practices in the charity sphere.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/politics/chinese-lasers-us-military-pilots-africa/index.html
Chinese lasers injure US military pilots in Africa, Pentagon says
Here are a couple of weird stories IMO.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/03/german-man-child-support-ivf/576077002/
German man ordered to pay child support after ex-wife forges signature for IVF pregnancy
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2018/05/oregon_horse_sues_former_owner.html
Oregon horse sues former owner for $100,000, seeking damages for neglect
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Connectcut-surgeons-remove-132-pound-tumor-12884334.php
Danbury Hospital surgeons remove woman’s 132-pound tumor
Follow Up to yesterdays link
https://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Hawaii-volcano-erupts-county-issues-evacuation-12886717.php
Hawaii volcano shoots lava into sky; evacuations ordered
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/02/mobile-phone-cancer-warning-malignant-brain-tumours-double/
Mobile phone cancer warning as malignant brain tumours double
Studies: Blue Light From Phones, Computers Could Lead To Major Eye Problems
Studies: Blue Light From Phones, Computers Could Lead To Major Eye Problems
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/03/giant-rodents-thrive-italy-mayor-comes-novel-solution-eat/
As giant rodents thrive in Italy, mayor comes up with novel solution - eat them
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/05/03/west-philadelphia-parking-lot-fire-amazon-treasure-truck/
Amazon Treasure Truck Bursts Into Flames In West Philadelphia Parking Lot
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/scotland-bans-cheap-booze/
Scotland Bans Cheap Booze
Have a Great Weekend
Roger1 -
Hi JanGood Morning!!
Sounds beautiful in your neck of the woods!! Profitable week with your change!! I love the flowering weeds and flowers in my yard. I have hired someone to do my yard, and am waiting for him to tell me when he is working me in to the schedule. I hired him late Tuesday, and have not heard a word from him since. My daughter said to be patient as it has only been 3 days, but to me it leaves a bad impression, like I have hired the wrong person. I do not care if it takes him a bit to work me in if I know when he is coming. I also do not want to have to cut something and find out he is coming in a day or two, but charging me full price. I think I am really easy to work with. Am I being unrealistic here.? I am giving him till Monday then I will call for a date. If I do not get something, he may be fired before he starts, lol...
I do not think You are being unrealistic, I know I have left businesses in the past when I could not get service within what I think of as a realistic time frame. If they don't care enough to serve the customer I do not care enough to be a customer. I include eateries in that as well as retail stores.
For example, I was in a large chain bookstore and put what I wanted to buy back on the shelf since when I went to check out they had one register open and a really long line. That gave me the impression that the Management there was more interested in saving on the payroll than prompt service.
Am I being Picky ?
Do You remember when the river in Ohio caught fire ? A river should not be flammableThat river sounds disgusting! It seems covering the river looks nice, but what about the ground contamination? It still needs to be dealt with. I hate when things are just not fixed to the point it is all talk and never done. That seems to be a problem lately everywhere! Your humor was great!! I would love to see that Rainbow Mountain. I hope they can take care of it properly and not let mining destroy it. That is a big temptation! The ED testing is weird because you can not always compare testing to other testing. I know my daughter teaches English. Al. is way low, even in the ED of their teachers and especially the administrators. They will not admit that problem. But my daughters classes have raised their scores the last few years more into the higher 80's and 90's percentiles. It has rose every year. That is sure not reflected anywhere. The principal would not even pick a test this year because they all show kids registering so low. They are testing this week, so I do not know what they finally used. I will have to ask my daughter....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River
The Cuyahoga River is a river in the United States, located in Northeast Ohio, that feeds into Lake Erie. The river is famous for having been so polluted that it "caught fire" in 1969. The event helped to spur the environmental movement in the US.
If I said I am not surprised that the principal is scrambling to avoid picking a test that would make Him (?) look bad. Those scores do not bode well for the future.
Admitting that there is a problem is the first step in fixing said problem, Not admitting it is a huge fail
Yesterday I ran out to the new Whole Foods around 9:30 AM and Picked up Pears, Apples, and a BLT sandwich Kit. Or to put it another I also picked up a head of Lettuce, 2 Tomatoes being careful to get the really large ones where one slice will cover the bread and some Cooked Bacon from the Hot Foods Section. I did also Pick up some scrambled eggs which I had with some of the Bacon for my Late Breakfast. I have to say that the cooked bacon is a nice handy thickness and really tasty too. I will be having the first BLT using two slices of 40 calorie bread and Miracle Whip later todayI succumbed to the new Krispy Kreme donut place in my city yesterday. Oh they were yummy! I like they do small boxes!! Though I do not need any!!
Loved the joke about me running around. I made 4 stops in Montgomery in what I hoped would be 2 hrs, but the traffic was terrible and took me 3.5 instead. May did good though. I still need to go to Walmart today for some meds. I did not get that done!
Hope you have an excellent day!! ...Jan 
When I have had a Donut or muffin lately I make sure to only have one I have a huge problem with not gobbling down all of them at once if I Buy more than one
Cheers
Roger2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »Hi. I’m tired today (stayed up later than my normal). Almost 3pm and coffee never kicked in. So far, Em is delightful to teach. Initially she didn’t want to learn...when questioned she showed me a video of her friend learning to drive while that mom was screaming at that kid. I pointed out that we aren’t them. Now she asks daily if we can go driving. I thought 15 1/2 for permit and 16 for license. We looked it up an in Texas, kids can get permit at 14! I was surprised. I’m still plugging away at cleaning organizing and off-loading. It mostly feels good, but (like my unhealthy relationship with food), i have more attachment to stuff than i ought to...luckily not severe, but I’m noticing it. Take care, val
Hi Val
I would never get to far walking if the Coffee I pick up near the house did not kick in.
I could see where a Video like that could be off putting. I will say that 14 seems Young for a Permit. I Would have been surprised too.
I still remember being delayed for my D/L for something I had not thought about. When I got where they test Your eyes I failed in one eye so I had to get glasses and reschedule for the testing Oh well.
I have a Healthy relationship with food, I love those fattening foods, possibly a little to much
It could be worse You or I could fit into the Hoarder category. I tend to have more things than I need too. I just like to have a reserve Such as having two new pairs of shoes in the boxes in the closet. Part of that goes back to having had such a hard time finding some that fit and thus when I pull out a pair of the walking shoes I reorder while I can. That is the same brand that discontinued the ones that fit my brother and has had a tough time trying to find a affordable style that fits. Wide feet run in the Family
Have a Nice Day
Roger2 -
Morning All!!
Glad you are having a good time with Em driving. I would not drive with someone yelling either!! I admit to being nervous though, as I learned at school from a retired state trooper. He had brakes on his side too in a modified car, so when I taught the kids, of course I did not have that luxury. The kids did well, though and I survived, lol... I would teach the kids the freeway driving early in the morning and late at night and the traffic was sparse. That worked well. I am like Roger, those comfort foods can be a little too comforting!!
Loved the story about the horse sueing! Hope he wins!! ... I would think cell phones are still kind of new to have data, but I am sure us being bombarded with energy probably had consequences!....Every now and then it crossed my mind if I had a large tumor, the removal could result in a substantial weight loss, lol Probably a dark thought...And yes, that Cuyahoga River is familiar! It did not seem bad to me as a child in the 50's and 60's. Apparently I was wrong! I imagined seeing the mule driven floats though, so i may not have been looking at river quality!! We lived in Cuyahoga County, so I do remember the later fires, and impact. We swam in Lake Erie, though we swam to the east at Mentor on the Lake. It did not seem bad to me then..
I am cooking today for church on Sunday though not staying. That should be good for my diet, lol. Or getting back to it I should say!!
Stay strong guys!! Have a great rest of the week-end!! ...Jan (cloudy! Need rain!!) 1 -
I have now posted more humor FWIW
Hi
I'm back from walking and as I was walking across the parking lot to pick up my refill of coffee I found a penny, then leaving I found a second penny in their driveway, then crossing the street I spotted the third penny so I ended up with a grand total of 3 cents. The temperature this morning was 63 degrees. The walking was really nice today, There is a 70% chance of rain for today and the sky does have that appearance.
I hope our rain holds off as my brother mentioned yesterday that the mower smelled hot when he mowed so I hope I can get the shroud off and check to see if mice built a nest in the area over the cooling fins blocking the air flow as has happened in the past. Depends on the rain holding off.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article210466514.html
California now world’s fifth-largest economy, bigger than Britain
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/world/asia/pakistan-heat-record.html
Hottest April Day Ever Was Probably Monday in Pakistan: a Record 122.4°F
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-americans-are-going-without-health-insurance/
More Americans are going without health insurance
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/05/04/man-dies-attempting-bear-selfie/
Man Dies Attempting Selfie With Bear, Stray Dog Tried To Save Him
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/arrest-plano-texas-teen-matin-azizi-yarand-planning-shopping-mall-shooting-spree/
Texas Teen Matin Azizi-Yarand Arrested For Planning Mall Shooting Spree
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/955183/Live-longer-Daisy-Bastin-onions
Live longer: One of Britain’s oldest people, age 110, praises ONIONS for her long life
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/04/social-security-administration-mistake-leaves-woman-on-brink-of-financial-ruin/
Social Security Administration Mistake Leaves Woman On Brink Of Financial Ruin
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Ex-Venezuela-Oil-Boss-PDVSA-Is-Collapsing.html
Ex-Venezuela Oil Boss: PDVSA Is Collapsing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mounting-economic-chaos-leaves-many-venezuelans-dark-040137878.html
Mounting economic chaos leaves many Venezuelans in the dark
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Electric-Planes-Could-Soon-Be-A-Reality.html
Electric Planes Could Soon Be A Reality
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/lowest-air-pollution-colorado/
Some Of Earth’s Lowest Air Pollution Levels Found In Western Colorado Town
Have a Great Sunday
Roger1 -
Hi JanMorning All!!
Glad you are having a good time with Em driving. I would not drive with someone yelling either!! I admit to being nervous though, as I learned at school from a retired state trooper. He had brakes on his side too in a modified car, so when I taught the kids, of course I did not have that luxury. The kids did well, though and I survived, lol... I would teach the kids the freeway driving early in the morning and late at night and the traffic was sparse. That worked well. I am like Roger, those comfort foods can be a little too comforting!!
When I was learning to drive one of the state rules was that the car had to have no console or obstructions between the Drivers side and the passenger side so that the person teaching could get their foot over in case of need. They did not have a Driver Ed course where I was in High School, so Dad taught all of us kids.
Some weird ones in the news links I posted today. Spoiler alert
Not the first idiot to get killed taking a selfie.
I made myself a BLT yesterday, So good, And I have more than enough of the precooked bacon from Whole Foods for more, It is a tasty nice and thick bacon that tastes Good Hot or Cold. I sliced the entire Tomato yesterday and since one slice covers the bread I put the rest in a Chinese Take out pint container to keep them nice and fresh. I put a light toast on the 40 calorie 647 bread slices and Smeared them with Miracle Whip and then the lettuce, tomato, torn in half slices of bacon. Yummy.
I am ambivalent about calling it the horse suing as it is a organization suing for the horse so the headline was somewhat wrong IMO. I agree that the horse was badly treated and I though there were laws about animal cruelty everywhere in the country ?Loved the story about the horse sueing! Hope he wins!! ... I would think cell phones are still kind of new to have data, but I am sure us being bombarded with energy probably had consequences!....Every now and then it crossed my mind if I had a large tumor, the removal could result in a substantial weight loss, lol Probably a dark thought...And yes, that Cuyahoga River is familiar! It did not seem bad to me as a child in the 50's and 60's. Apparently I was wrong! I imagined seeing the mule driven floats though, so i may not have been looking at river quality!! We lived in Cuyahoga County, so I do remember the later fires, and impact. We swam in Lake Erie, though we swam to the east at Mentor on the Lake. It did not seem bad to me then..
I am cooking today for church on Sunday though not staying. That should be good for my diet, lol. Or getting back to it I should say!!
Stay strong guys!! Have a great rest of the week-end!! ...Jan (cloudy! Need rain!!)
In some ways I am not surprised by the Cell Phone item, They are emitting Microwaves just like are used in a Microwave Oven to heat foods. Just at a much lower level. There are standards regarding the level of leakage by Microwave Ovens FWIW. Example below:
https://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ResourcesforYouRadiationEmittingProducts/ucm252762.htm
Microwave Oven Safety Standard
Through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), the FDA sets and enforces standards of performance for electronic products to assure that radiation emissions do not pose a hazard to public health.
A Federal standard (21 CFR 1030.10) limits the amount of microwaves that can leak from an oven throughout its lifetime to 5 milliwatts (mW) of microwave radiation per square centimeter at approximately 2 inches from the oven surface. This limit is far below the level known to harm people. Microwave energy also decreases dramatically as you move away from the source of radiation. A measurement made 20 inches from an oven would be approximately 1/100th of the value measured at 2 inches from the oven.
So nobody puts there head against the glass in the door of the MW oven, OTOH we put the cellphone against the side of our head
As I kid I did a lot of things where now I think to myself that was really stupid. Kids
Good Luck at Church
Roger
I need to login again and for some reason it is not letting me so off I go to change the password.1 -
Hi all. I’m on Day 2 of a 1-week Nutrisystem kit (Walmart) and feeling good! The kit no longer includes dinner, but that’s okay...im doing well. Ive made about $150 so far selling my surplus stuff. It feels good to re-home my stuff and every dollar helps. Ive been regularly hittin 5,000 steps (nothing like what I used to do, but a great improvement since the last six months to 2 1/2 years!!! My best local friend moved an hour away...out to the country. I would love to live out there...quiet stary nights...have a little land with a couple lamas. The PERFECT house just came on the market...on her street, 2 acres, 2 bed/ 1/2 bath, no carpet (my preference), property nicely fenced, plus “backyard” has 6’ privacy fence so perfect for dogs yo have house and backyard when im away, and the HUGE front yard when im home out there working. Although beyond tempting...the timing is wrong. I choose to stay put so Em is near her friends and school. In 2-3 years, I’ll reconsider what I want to do. Plus...if I suddenly need a different job, it’s easier if I’m in the city. I had given Maggie my hammock...and enjoyed visiting it today in her yard. It was so peaceful!2
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OK, I did it again, More humor
Hi
I'm back from walking 1 cent. The temperature this morning was 57 degrees. The walking was nice today, The 70% chance of rain yesterday ended up being a few stray drops on the window in the evening, Big Whoop.
Today's plan is to adjust the cut on the lawn mower, then cut the lawn.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-china-20180506-story.html
An L.A. triple-murder suspect was tried in China, and his case could open the door for similar prosecutions
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-no-letup-in-home-prices-the-california-exodus-surges-2018-05-03
With no letup in home prices, the California exodus surges
http://www.idahostatesman.com/latest-news/article210479404.html
Idaho school can't find small bit of weapons-grade plutonium
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/markets-are-behaving-strangely-and-this-new-data-suggests-bank-customers-are-too-2018-04-25?mod=MW_story_top_stories
Americans are hoarding money in their checking accounts — and that could be a problem
http://www.idahostatesman.com/latest-news/article210537814.html
What a restaurant found in the sausage got almost 50,000 pounds of it recalled
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/article210321414.html
Boise's mysterious Chinese tunnels - urban myth or the real thing?
https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2018/05/04/big-mac-don-gorske-fond-du-lac-breaks-mcdonalds-world-record/580862002/
Fond du Lac's Don Gorske eats milestone 30,000th Big Mac
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americas-new-great-migration-in-search-of-lower-property-taxes-2018-04-05
America’s new great migration in search of lower property taxes
Attom’s data show that the average tax burden ranges from $10,612 in the most expensive metro area, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut, to $525 in Montgomery, Alabama. And those are just averages.
Have a Great Monday
Roger2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »Hi all. I’m on Day 2 of a 1-week Nutrisystem kit (Walmart) and feeling good! The kit no longer includes dinner, but that’s okay...im doing well. Ive made about $150 so far selling my surplus stuff. It feels good to re-home my stuff and every dollar helps. Ive been regularly hitting 5,000 steps (nothing like what I used to do, but a great improvement since the last six months to 2 1/2 years!!! My best local friend moved an hour away...out to the country. I would love to live out there...quiet stary nights...have a little land with a couple lamas. The PERFECT house just came on the market...on her street, 2 acres, 2 bed/ 1/2 bath, no carpet (my preference), property nicely fenced, plus “backyard” has 6’ privacy fence so perfect for dogs yo have house and backyard when im away, and the HUGE front yard when im home out there working. Although beyond tempting...the timing is wrong. I choose to stay put so Em is near her friends and school. In 2-3 years, I’ll reconsider what I want to do. Plus...if I suddenly need a different job, it’s easier if I’m in the city. I had given Maggie my hammock...and enjoyed visiting it today in her yard. It was so peaceful!
Hi Val
I wonder when they changed the contents that way. Especially since I checked on the NS website here.
https://www.nutrisystem.com/diet-nutrition/shop-a-la-carte/2448/samplerpacks/40068/7+day+trial+pack
7 Day Trial Pack $69.99
And they show, Get a taste of success with one week—7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners and 7 snacks—of customer favorites.
I'm not sure how or why 6 lunches and 6 Dinners is a weeks worth.
In some ways I would love to have enough land to never hear noises from traffic or neighbors. OTOH traveling out to pick up something You forgot to get when shopping ?
The big problem would be maintaining all that yard. I am sure a riding mower would be a necessity
Congratulations on the steps and making money like that
Roger2 -
Hi Jan
Color me unhappy, I am now back to a two day streak, due to not logging back in at the home page, even though I had been posting daily
Oh well, It is what it is
Roger2 -
Good Morning!
Oh Roger! I can not believe you lost your days!! That is a bummer!!! It's weird too, because I swear I do not log out of here, and some days it prompts me and I have to log in. I do not think I go to the home page every day, so it must be your changing of your password that did it, maybe. I would contact them and see if they would reinstate you!!
Val, sounds like the box was a good jump start for you! I have not looked in the store lately to see what is offered to the public. I wonder if the offerings are different! You sound renewed!! I like that!!! That property sounds wonderful, but sometimes we make the choice based on the kids. That was what we did, as this house was my least favorite due to its layout. But I never regretted the choice of the privacy country feel it offered. I wish I could get a smaller place now but I am am thankful I have it, regardless! Great job this week!!!!
I could eat those Big Macs. Good thing I didn't!
Geez, losing plutonium..... Worth a "you had one job!"....
My property taxes are only about $350.00. But you put up with a bunch of dumb things in AL. to have them! 
Roger, you are a money tree lately, lol!!
I think you should update your picture from the Christmas tree to a pretty flowering spring scene with a penny laying on your walk!!! It would be fun to see just how many people noticed, lol!! **************** Come on!! Tech guy!!
Thanks for the humor!! Not as bad as your losing your days, but I misunderstood my tax guy, and I owe 250 federal, plus an additional 230 state in addition to the 850 state I have already paid....Bummer.... See, it could be worse....... ... Jan 1 -
The house comes with a riding mower...but llamas are automatic lawm mowers, and they and alpaca don’t harm the grass because they sizzor cut the grass rather than pulling it out like cows and horses, plus they have padded hooves so they don’t rip it up that way either. Even though i love alpaca more than llama, I would choose llama for a single woman because they are territorial and they can (and have) killed mountain lions and coyotes too! The NS pack at my Walmart (no dinners) was $44.00. Tonight’s dinner was tofu, broccoli, and mushrooms...not everyone’s preference but it was yummy to me and filling. I do better ‘exercising’ when I have work projects to do...rather than treadmill (you don’t go anywhere). With that land, there would be always things to do, but yes....then i worry about what if i get sepsis again!0
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And yet more humor, I liked the Eclipse one
Hi
I'm back from walking and 2 cents. The temperature this morning was 54 degrees and the walking was nice too. I wore a light long sleeve shirt and the safety vest and they were enough.
Yesterday we adjusted the cut on the lawn mower, then I cut the lawn. I also did laundry afterwards, mainly the winter weight clothes so I could store them away until fall.
According to my email, Roger , the non-frozen portion of your Diabetes Uniquely Yours Plan: Men, Custom Menu order has shipped. Tracking shows.
From Sparks, NV US
Ship date: Mon 5/07/2018, Scheduled delivery: Tue 5/08/2018 by end of day.
That is not a bad travel time from Nevada to NJ and my Door.
https://weather.com/news/news/2018-05-06-new-orleans-earthquake-gulf-of-mexico
Rare Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Louisiana Near New Orleans
https://nypost.com/2018/05/05/retirees-are-leaving-america-to-save-money/
Retirees are leaving America to save money
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nasa-spacex-rocket-elon-musk-20180505-story.html
NASA advisers say SpaceX rocket technology could put lives at risk
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Nearly-60-card-skimmers-found-in-San-Antonio-over-12875122.php
Nearly 60 credit card skimmers found in San Antonio over 2-month span
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/HOA-Ruining-Your-Life-8-Things-It-Can-t-Do-and-12887985.php
HOA ruining your life? 8 things it can't do — and how you can fight back
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/07/fdacalories-food-labels-obama-trump-517191
Obama’s calorie rule kicks in thanks to Trump
Smething I like to see.
Have a Great Tuesday
Roger2 -
Hi JanGood Morning!
Oh Roger! I can not believe you lost your days!! That is a bummer!!! It's weird too, because I swear I do not log out of here, and some days it prompts me and I have to log in. I do not think I go to the home page every day, so it must be your changing of your password that did it, maybe. I would contact them and see if they would reinstate you!!
I was bummed as I was around 1100 days more or less, However it is what it is and crying over spilled milk gets nothing.
I though about that and decided oh well...
I am sure that mom and pop bought the house as the best they could afford that could take four kids.Val, sounds like the box was a good jump start for you! I have not looked in the store lately to see what is offered to the public. I wonder if the offerings are different! You sound renewed!! I like that!!! That property sounds wonderful, but sometimes we make the choice based on the kids. That was what we did, as this house was my least favorite due to its layout. But I never regretted the choice of the privacy country feel it offered. I wish I could get a smaller place now but I am am thankful I have it, regardless! Great job this week!!!! I could eat those Big Macs. Good thing I didn't!
Geez, losing plutonium..... Worth a "you had one job!"....
My property taxes are only about $350.00. But you put up with a bunch of dumb things in AL. to have them!
Roger, you are a money tree lately, lol!!
I think you should update your picture from the Christmas tree to a pretty flowering spring scene with a penny laying on your walk!!! It would be fun to see just how many people noticed, lol!! **************** Come on!! Tech guy!!
Thanks for the humor!! Not as bad as your losing your days, but I misunderstood my tax guy, and I owe 250 federal, plus an additional 230 state in addition to the 850 state I have already paid....Bummer.... See, it could be worse....... ... Jan
OTOH as I remember from the article, the Weigh, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol are good for him on that diet. How much is due to the Big Macs an how much is heredity I do not Know, I know People that no matter how they eat to reduce their Cholesterol it is very high, Heredity is something You can not escape.
The thing about that loss is they are not sure if it is really lost or just that the paperwork does not show were it went, either way Big Oops.
$350 a year ? Ours are around 25+ times higher, That is one of the reasons NJ is a expensive state.
I did change it one time, and People noticed
I'm sorry to hear that Tax day ended up higher than You originally thought
As for asking for the help with the days count, I did sort of do it by not logging in when prompted, Oh well.
I also saw this
Buttons61 10 hours ago
Buttons61's food and exercise diary was completed for 5/07/2018 and was under Buttons61's calorie goal
And
Buttons61 15 hours ago
burned 223 calories doing 30 minutes of Gardening, general
Congratulations
Roger2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »The house comes with a riding mower...but llamas are automatic lawm mowers, and they and alpaca don’t harm the grass because they sizzor cut the grass rather than pulling it out like cows and horses, plus they have padded hooves so they don’t rip it up that way either. Even though i love alpaca more than llama, I would choose llama for a single woman because they are territorial and they can (and have) killed mountain lions and coyotes too! The NS pack at my Walmart (no dinners) was $44.00. Tonight’s dinner was tofu, broccoli, and mushrooms...not everyone’s preference but it was yummy to me and filling. I do better ‘exercising’ when I have work projects to do...rather than treadmill (you don’t go anywhere). With that land, there would be always things to do, but yes....then i worry about what if i get sepsis again!
Hi Val
I wonder what Goats would do to the grass, I have seen them being used for weed control on the TV news.
I suspect that if people liked it or not would be up to the seasoning on the Tofu ?
I tend to not let things that might not happen get to me more than a tiny bit.
I see news more or less daily from Texas, OTOH it is a big state. When I was driving through from New Orleans to Carlsbad Caverns one year it seemed like I was driving through Miles and miles of even more miles. I did See the Alamo, I had thought it was larger, OTOH I have seen San Juan Capistrano and it was not large either. AFAIK they still hold services in the Chapel.
Have a Nice Day
Roger2 -
That’s the most common comment when people see the Alamo...smaller than they were expecting. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!1
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hope4change_val wrote: »That’s the most common comment when people see the Alamo...smaller than they were expecting. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!
Hi Val
I suspect that it goes back in my case at least to the Disney Movie
Have a Great Day Too
Roger2 -
Good morning!
May had her appointment follow up and all is good. She can now go without her cone. And she can go on walks for about ten minutes a day/ x3. Good for me too! She has her spa water treadmill treatment on May 21st, lol! The first thing she did was lick part of her scab when I turned my back for all of 10 seconds! But the walks knock her out, so hopefully no more of that. I have to keep the cone in case she gets too vigorous.
Property taxes are low here, but there are some strange people and while improving , they are still 50 years behind. Sometimes in a good way, often not!!
Great you are finding change. You may be in for an all time monthly high this month!!
Val, that place sounds nice! Interesting on the llama info!
A trip is coming up in Oct. to San Antonio. I would like to go, but it is a bus trip and long at nine or eleven days. I do not want to board May that long!! Bummer! Yes, John Wayne and Richard Widmark in the Alamo looked bigger, too!
I like the calories on things too!!! I will eat it anyway if I am dying for it (no pun intended!), but often it helps adjust a better strategy when eating out. Why can't we all get along...Geez, people are picky...
I hate to see us without putting people in space thru NASA. I think the private companies long track records will have disasters, and maybe more than NASA in the long run given time. If people want to risk their, that is their business...if they know the real risks in the private sector... But I tend to like NASA and safety. I think it is wrong to bash them and bash the program of the past that got us into space in the first place... IMO!
Loved the humor again!!! Good to hear from you, Val!!!! ....Jan1 -
And I have posted more humor, I thought that today's swamp ones were funny, so Enjoy
Hi
I'm back from walking no cents. The temperature this morning was 51 degrees and the walking was nice too with no wind. I wore a light long sleeve shirt and the safety vest and they were enough.
As I walked I could smell some of the flowering plants, I also noticed some of the Iris are now blooming, Ours are showing color but not flowering yet.
The Non Frozen portion was delivered Tuesday a little before 11AM, Hopefully the Frozen arrives just as early, then I can try some of the new foods in it today
Tracking shows that my Frozen will arrive today.
From: Breinigsville, PA US
Ship date: Tue 5/08/2018
Scheduled delivery: Wed 5/09/2018 by end of day
https://www.yahoo.com/news/menus-calorie-counts-now-must-us-obama-era-154646513.html
Menus with calorie counts now a must in US as Obama-era rule takes effect
"National menu labeling could help make a big difference in America's obesity rates, one of our most vexing public health challenges," wrote FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, citing research that menu labeling prompts consumers to order 30 to 50 calories less per visit.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/701014/dinosaur-fish-sturgeon-sea-creature-beach-animal-news-new-jersey
Prehistoric SEA MONSTER washes up on NJ beach: ‘It’s a unique creature’
On the Same Page images of Scary washed up sea creatures that prove the ocean is absolutely terrifying
Also https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/699816/liverpool-fanged-river-monster-washed-up-beach-pre-historic
And https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/700742/Mystery-alien-like-creature-with-six-legs-leaves-Malaysians-baffled-video
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/05/04/some-visitors-at-this-utah-state-park-are-prying-up-dinosaur-tracks-imprinted-in-the-sandstone-and-throwing-them-into-a-nearby-reservoir/
Disguting Behavior
Some visitors at this Utah state park are prying up dinosaur tracks imprinted in the sandstone and throwing them into a nearby reservoir
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/climate-skeptics-more-eco-friendly-global-warming-/
Climate skeptics more eco-friendly than global-warming alarmists: study
https://www.studyfinds.org/could-chocolate-help-combat-diabetes-study-says-yes/
Study: How Chocolate May Actually Help Combat Diabetes
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/38117700/phone-porting-scam-a-new-way-to-thieves-to-get-your-information
Phone 'porting' scam a new way to thieves to get your information
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/95745000-record-number-americans-not-participating-labor-force-boomers
95,745,000: Record Number Not in Labor Force as Boomers Retire
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger2 -
Hi JanGood morning!
May had her appointment follow up and all is good. She can now go without her cone. And she can go on walks for about ten minutes a day/ x3. Good for me too! She has her spa water treadmill treatment on May 21st, lol! The first thing she did was lick part of her scab when I turned my back for all of 10 seconds! But the walks knock her out, so hopefully no more of that. I have to keep the cone in case she gets too vigorous.
Property taxes are low here, but there are some strange people and while improving , they are still 50 years behind. Sometimes in a good way, often not!!
Great you are finding change. You may be in for an all time monthly high this month!!
Great News, So May can go for a May treatment on a Spa Water Treadmill
I would never have thought that such a thing existed.
Improving is a good thing ? Some of the ideas being promoted these days make me scratch my head in puzzlement.
Just curious about a couple of things. That $350 is for the year not for a quarter ?
City Water and sewers ?
If so do You pay a sewer tax or...
No money today, People must have been too careful yesterday
I guess You will have to work out the Going vs the Boarding May thing, I'm glad I do not have to do that. I have a bad habit of deciding by not deciding if that makes sense ?Val, that place sounds nice! Interesting on the llama info!
A trip is coming up in Oct. to San Antonio. I would like to go, but it is a bus trip and long at nine or eleven days. I do not want to board May that long!! Bummer! Yes, John Wayne and Richard Widmark in the Alamo looked bigger, too!
I like the calories on things too!!! I will eat it anyway if I am dying for it (no pun intended!), but often it helps adjust a better strategy when eating out. Why can't we all get along...Geez, people are picky...
I hate to see us without putting people in space thru NASA. I think the private companies long track records will have disasters, and maybe more than NASA in the long run given time. If people want to risk their, that is their business...if they know the real risks in the private sector... But I tend to like NASA and safety. I think it is wrong to bash them and bash the program of the past that got us into space in the first place... IMO!
Loved the humor again!!! Good to hear from you, Val!!!! ....Jan
I wonder if the Movie Set was bigger or was it just the way it was filmed ?
The Nice thing about posting Calories is that it can make You make a smart decision such as Egg McMuffin vs Sausage McMuffin I have used the posted nutrition information from the companies websites in the past to make my decision on what or what size to buy such as with a Wendy's Salad.
Picky is a understatement.
NASA has been hamstrung by the Government policies IMO.
Hopefully You like today's humor too. Simple Question for You to answer after looking at them. Which is better or are they even, The Swamp ones or the other four ?
Thanks
Roger
Congrats on being Consistent too
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