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  1. I was still referring to the guy with the caps who gave them to someone else. No, I assumed you would have graciously declined the men's suits and shoes.
  2. I'll sometimes find "suites" (like a MIL suite) on B&B sites. But those are usually only a couple, rarely room for more. sometimes there is. we once rented an entire finished walk-out basement, multiple bedrooms, kitchenette, with hot tub access - and *breakfast included!* - on a B&B site. There were six? seven of us.. In Washington, some of the state parks have cabin/cottage rentals. They're on a state gov park website.
  3. Did they know those were the specific items you were looking for? them taking offense you didn't want the wrong items is on them. But becuase you are asking for donations, you do want to be as gracious as possible when saying "that won't work for *the children* at the orphanage". Were you supposed to pick up the caps? Was there a miscommunication about how they were going to get to you, and when? did they understand you really wanted them? Did they think you weren't that interested because you hadn't picked them up? The woman who offered a falling apart suitcase (that didn't even belong to her), I have a bit more patience. But the if it wasn't going to make it, it wouldn't make it. At my local goodwill, a 25" suitcase is usually about $20 (a 30" might be $30 - so it's not like it's an expensive item. And if it was falling apart, Goodwill would probably have just trashed it.)
  4. my grandmother complained about everything. One day, talking to dh, she complained about her dr appointment. The follow up with her oncologist who declared her cancer free after five years. (a type that even then had a low mortality/high cure rate). dh; "Oh, that's wonderful, you must be so happy to be cancer free". . . she couldn't get off the phone with him fast enough. She wanted to complain . . . she couldn't complain anymore about cancer . . .
  5. has she always complained about things? is she depressed? this is one way it can manifest.
  6. what is a 17m? 1dd has two multi-gen australian labradoodles. The breeder does genetic testing prior to breeding to avoid issues. They are full brothers, but different litters (unusual for this breeder.) One is sensitive to chicken - and anything with it will give him loose stools.
  7. Do you require a referral. You can see what your PCP says, but if you can even do a telemed with a dermatologist, that would tell you if it would be worth your time to travel to see one. I have limited faith in PCP for more than basic stuff.
  8. I'd go to a dermatologist. If a mole is catching/causing issues insurance usually will pay to remove it. My son had a mole in his beard area, they paid for that removal because it would get in the way of shaving.
  9. There were construction workers on the bridge. I'm sorry it's not looking good for them. I have that paranoia every time I'm stopped under a freeway overpass. We can get very large earthquakes here (we're overdue for one), and I keep seeing the collapsed/pancaked viaduct in the Bay Area.
  10. There are many factors different parts of the US don't' understand about other parts of the US. Europeans don't understand the US either. Not weather, not size, etc. I recall after Harvey, some . . uneducated . . . person making derogatory remarks about how the Mayor of Houston/Gov of Texas should have evacuated the city . . .blink. blink. I recall educating this person from *Colorado* . . . that the Houston metro had more people than his entire STATE! Or after a tornado makes it to the international news, the many Brits who would comment Americans are dumb for building in tornado alley at all, (We shouldn't do it. And that we should build with brick so houses wouldn't fall down in a tornado) - they don't comprehend the sheer size of tornado alley. (or that a tornado isn't impressed by brick).
  11. If you are super allergic and that is the pollen, it's possible that is why you are feeling so miserable. have you taken antihistamines? (I know benadryl has been the traditional for severe allergies, but when 2dd was having hives her dr had her on zyrtec?) you can also look up how to do lymph massage to help get it moving out of your system. and drink lots of clear fluids.
  12. Did they test your Free T3 and Free T4? those numbers are more significant than TSH (it's a pituitary hormone to tell the thyroid to make thyroid hormones.) my TSH tends to be <1. again the Free T3 and Free T4 are more important. Low TSH due to being on Thyroid RX is NOT the same thing as an *unmedicated* low TSH. (which can be an indication of Graves disease).
  13. Sometimes I wonder how "sensitive" these techs/groomers are . . . when 1dd's oldest dog was a puppy, a groomer refused to groom him because he, allegedly, bit her. That dog was mouthy because he was teething, but you could stuff your fist in his mouth while he was eating and he wouldn't do anything but slobber on it. She refused to take him back to that place - it was also the only person who has ever complained about him. (he goes to the groomers every other month.)
  14. 😂🤣😂 Like seriously - what did the tech expect?
  15. I remember spring Skiing in Utah - and there were women skiing while wearing bikinis. . . .. Major incentive to not wipe out. Dont' wear those in Seattle, or someone might dump salt on them. all I can say is: bless his heart.
  16. I'd forgotten about Emergency. Watched it as a kid. I was watching an interview with some of those involved about it a few years ago. Since the LAFD was providing fire trucks, they had real LAFD members on the show. (they weren't going to allow anyone else to drive their trucks, and the studio sure couldn't afford to buy one for a tv show.) - my mom once told my nephew to drive more carefully, he retorted "I drive fire trucks for a living". (he also lectured my niece/his sister about her driving as he didn't want to come to a crash scene and find her.) The advisor wanted every "rescue" situation to be realistic . . . The writers ended up using reports from all over the country for "ideas" (no matter how improbable, they got them from real reports). The writers said it was the easiest show for which they wrote, and missed it when it was over. The two paramedic leads were required to do the (then) 3month paramedic training program so they'd at least know what they were supposed to be doing. (they never actually tested, so they weren't certified.) how far those programs have come. Thirty years later, my nephew's paramedic training program was two years - I don't think that includes his training time in an ER. And Quincey ME - seems like they modeled the character after Noguchi, who was the LA ME at the time.
  17. Stuff I watched that I would/will rewatch . . . ST:TOS - *some* NG MASH Magnum PI, original with Tom Selleck Remington Steele Stargate Carol Burnett (I will rewatch skits on youtube. Ken Berry could really sing and dance. Her face when they opened the curtain and Jimmy Stewart was playing the piano and singing ragtime cowboy joe) Burn Notice Bewitched Sabrina (from the 90s), watched with my kids. Columbo- my mom always watched it, and I've started rewatching it.
  18. Even under cover - you want covers on them if they have any exposure. even the humidity in winter will get to them. put cushions away in something moisture proof. (I have mine in black plastic in a weatherproof shed/structure. I have covers on mine in winter, even in my pavilion to protect them from weather. I also cover them in summer when a lot of rain is expected. -- yeah i know it doesn't happen often, but it can happen.) My biggest regret is not buying resin frame type. (I have teak. It requires care. granted, I've had it for 15 years . . .) Now, they make furniture out of the same stuff as the resin (can't think of the name) decking material/durawood? - so you can have the look of wood with durability in the PNW. It can be pricey - but it will last and be low maintenance. we've had some weird storms the last six months. my front door is fairly sheltered - but there was so much rain coming in sideways it was wet. (unusual because - it's sheltered from the direction of most storms.)
  19. Thanks for suggestions. the meclizine has been helpful, but i'll look into these to see if they help speed things up. i've had tinnitus, and some hearing loss in my rt ear since flying with an ear infection several years ago. it comes and goes, gets louder or quieter. . . I did go to UC the next day, and yeah there was blood on my ear drum . .the ENT I was referred to said they couldn't do anything. But I've been having issues with the left side too (and at times, can hear better on the right side . ..) since this started, with muffled hearing - like through a pillow, or underwater.
  20. Any suggestions for otitis neuritis? or given how my hearing has been completely muffled for the last two plus weeks, it may be labyrinthitis . . . but last night . . . . you know how when your dr asks if you're spinning or the room is spinning . . . how about BOTH are spinning! i have started meclizine, but still fairly dizzy. any suggestions/tips/exerience?
  21. what's your winter weather like? will they have covers in winter? do you plan on bringing in cushions during the winter? (or at least storing them where they will get no sideways rain on them.) Costco has great selection online of various sets.
  22. this is the term used by geologists.
  23. It's that there are people out there pushing how wonderful it is NOW, not - it has a long way to go. But their claims it's wonderful NOW.
  24. 2nd hehehe - 2nd 2nd 2nd And if you (or your daughter) haven't seen The Princess Bride . ... Your education is woefully incomplete. Inconceivable! Even my sons said dudeling needed to see it for his education. Boys night out. $4 on amazon If I didn't second it, I probably haven't actually seen it to have an opinion.
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