mellifera33
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Lately I have seen several posts resurrected by new users. Often it's the first post they've made on the board, and sometimes it's the only post, especially it it's a controversial topic. I can't imagine finding a years-old discussion on a random message board on the internet, registering an account, and resurrecting the thread in order to give my opinion, but some people really need to have the last word, I guess. :laugh:
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Mylan has made Epipen so synonymous with "epinephrine auto-injector" that there are allergists who won't prescribe the generic, citing familiarity with and ease of use of the Epipen. My daughter's allergist won't prescribe the generic, so we ordered her Epipens from a Canadian pharmacy.
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Our furnace is at least 20 years old. So far, dh has been able to fix it when it quits, but we're probably looking at replacing it in the next few years. We're in the PNW, so no central air, just a window unit in the attic bedroom.
Ten years ago, when we were looking for a house, we looked at a house, built in 1920, that still had its original furnace. It was monstrous--took up most of the basement--and had somehow been converted from coal to gas at some point. We didn't realize the furnace was so old, and we had put an offer on the house. When the inspector arrived, he took me aside, and said, "Before I inspect the house, I want you to know that I've been here before, and the furnace needs to be replaced. If you don't want to deal with that, let's skip the inspection and I won't charge you." We went ahead with the inspection, but as you can imagine, a house with an 80-year-old furnace hadn't been updated a whole lot over the years. Original wiring, fire-hazard breaker box, lots of wiring in exposed conduit in random areas of the house, balconies with balusters that would let a child slip through, etc. We ended up passing.
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I would invest in a good filter. The town where I attended college had horrible water, and nothing could really hide the taste--even the reconstituted juice in the cafeteria tasted awful.
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Thank you for listening, and for the advice. I ended up walking out calmly, throwing a handful of treats over the fence, and going around the corner of the garage to where I needed to work, hoping that he would forget about me after I was out of sight. It worked! I am going to talk to the neighbors next time I see them outside. I'll frame it as an I'm concerned about what might happen if doggy decides to wander and gets picked up, since he's already on the city's radar...I don't think that they are intentionally letting him out, but he figures out ways to escape.
It would be really awkward to fence that area, and we don't plan on living here much longer. We actually just installed fencing in the areas that weren't fenced, but our priority was keeping our dog in, not keeping other things out. Our neighbors are reasonable, and I think that they will be more careful if I talk to them. They're not the type to flaunt their "tough" dog, I think they just have a blind spot toward him because they see him as a big teddy bear who made a mistake when someone was bothering him.
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I am trying to do some yard work. The trouble is, the neighbor's dog is outside, not enclosed, and our fence won't keep him out of our yard (retaining wall--about 4.5 feet high on our side, 1.5 feet on his side.) I wouldn't worry, except he is a big powerful dog with a history of biting. I don't have the neighbor's phone number, and I'm afraid that I will be bitten if I go into their yard to knock on their door to let them know the dog is out. Do you think if I throw a bag of treats at him he'll let me knock on the door?
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My toddler dropped my keys into a bag of dog food once.
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One other random thought: not all ambulances carry epinephrine. It was one of the things we learned from our allergist - when we travel, we need to be aware that different areas will have different supplies on the ambulance. Where we live, we have to tell 911 that we have used the epi, and may need more on the way to the hospital. Even so, the ambulance has arrived to our home *without* epinephrine. For us, we have extras - that means I ride along and epi if needed, administering myself. I wonder if the reason all ambulances don't carry it is cost? Because to have epinephrine on *every* ambulance seems a basic need.
My brother is a firefighter/emt and his department has recently gone from epipens to ampules of epinephrine and regular syringes due to cost.
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The cheap plain t-shirts at fabric/craft stores are thick and durable, but I'm not sure you could dress them up. They look like the t-shirts I wore in the 80s as a kid, not like a layering shirt or something you'd wear with a scarf or a cardigan.
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I don't really understand how anxiety meds work. I mean, if I'm anxious about something, does the medicine just make they physical aspects of anxiety subside? Wouldn't I still be anxious about it if I have my reasons? I was recommended to take them but haven't. I totally get being anxious about it.
There are lots of different meds used for anxiety, with different mechanisms, some of which are still unknown. If you have external stressors causing anxiety, meds can take the edge off, but they would mostly get you into a headspace in which you can work on the stressors using some type of coping technique. For something like OCD, where the reasons are anxiety are some type of mental glitch or getting stuck, the meds can tamp down the constant obsessions enough for therapy to work.
For panic attacks, I actually prefer to use a class of drugs that hasn't been talked about here, beta blockers, because they do work strictly on physical anxiety symptoms. At this point I know what panic attacks are, I've had them for years, so I find the physical symptoms annoying rather than panic-inducing. They seem to come in clusters, so I use the beta blockers to "reset" my body back to normal.
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I sound like a child who doesn't enunciate. I don't know how people can stand to listen to me. :laugh:
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WOAH, what? Wonder what the legalities are of mailing those? Wonder if customs would have kittens if I hop over the border and buy them? Hmmm!!!
I order epipens from a Canadian pharmacy. No problems. $170 shipped for a 2-pack.
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:lol: A Day with Ziggy gets a 2.9 out of 10 on the Board Game Geek web site. I think I'll give it a pass.
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I want this game, but my kids aren't old enough to really get into it yet. As soon as they are, though, Compounded is going on my shopping list!
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Mondegreen?
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Interestingly though, Google says "middle age" is about 45-65, which is well past the midpoint (not many people live to 90, never mind 130).
Yeah, that's pretty optimistic. I started thinking of myself as middle-aged at about 35.
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This is my favorite "animal in a plane" story.
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I can see a younger kid being upset by being called a nerd--anything that makes one different is difficult at that age. Among my peers, nerd is usually used for someone who is smart and into fandoms or gaming, and geek is more tech-specific.
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I can't believe you guys can't think of anything that they would want to cover up because off the top of my head, I can think of several things. There's partying and then there's partying.
Adult prostitution is legal in Brazil but underage is not.
Male prostitution. Legal but sponsors would have kittens in the uproar.
Cocaine or other serious street drugs. I find it interesting they keep saying they were intoxicated, not drunk.
Maybe I'm jaded, but I don't think that any of these would be considered especially worthy of a coverup. In the US, we've had enough politicians and celebrities do these things, or be rumored to have done these things, that we're not surprised when another partakes.
I'm not surprised with the story that's out now. What a bunch of jerks.
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Tony Robbins doesn't do much for me, but Tony Bobbins is amazing.
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for two weeks so I can do some lesson planning? :lol: How do you get everything prepared with your children at home? I might have to call up Grandpa and ask him if he can take the kids for the afternoon!
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I made banana muffins with mushy bananas and french toast with stale bread. My kids were happy.
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Have you looked at the kids' section of the OCD foundation website?
What type of therapy does your dd's therapist practice? The "let go of the fear" aspect gives me pause. OCD is not a result of subconscious fears, but an extreme overreaction to normal stimuli. The person suffering from OCD is well aware that their behavior is bizarre, but all of the anxiety alarms in the brain are firing at once. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a specific subset, exposure and response prevention (ERP) are the "gold standard" treatments for OCD. Brain Lock by Schwartz is a good book for explaining the process.
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Do you listen to NPR?
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I enjoy NPR. My faves are This American Life (not technically NPR, I know), Radiolab (Dh and I went to a lecture by Robert Krulwich last year! <3) Snap Judgment, the Moth, Fresh Air (Terry Gross' interview with Gene Simmons is one of the funniest things I've ever heard), and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. I used to love WireTap (CBC) and Whaddya Know, but they're off the air now. :( I still like Car Talk. Diane Rehm is on in the middle of the night here, so I'm never listening then. I remember listening to her fifteen years ago and thinking that she must be about 85 years old--I didn't know about her vocal cord issue.
The local-er to me station (there are two in my broadcast market) has a midday host who I think has the best radio voice ever. I'm not crazy about jazz music, but sometimes I listen just to hear him announce the songs and make funny comments.