Subj : FWIW - Shingrix To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed May 27 2020 09:46:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> Yes, I don't recall when cordless phones became generally available BM>> either. Had to be after the public was allowed to plug equipment in - BM>> so late 70's? NB>> Or maybe early 80's.... :) BM> Either a possibility based on events I'm recalling, and unfortunately BM> vague: because so long ago and also semi-non-specific: I lived at the BM> apartment complex almost ten years, one of the people I did a little BM> phone work for lived there before the complex officially opened -- he BM> had a little business selling something like 'Grace' -- as I recall BM> mostly cleaning products. So he had an early answering machine - the BM> mechanical kind that lifted the receiver. Switched to the plug-in BM> kind but it didn't work. Exchanged, still didn't work. Asked me if I BM> could take a look at it - sure. Ended up whoever did the jack wiring BM> didn't "flip": the Living Room and his bedroom where he had the BM> answering machine were back-to back, so the "left" of the Living Room BM> jack was wired to the "left" of the Bedroom - should have been to the BM> right. A quick test (I had a telephone line tester), approval from him BM> to correct the wiring, ta-daa!! Very simple for me, very complex for BM> him. I doubt if I even charged him for the job -- quite sure he paid BM> me in food or something. NB> It always helps when one has a clue... and the right tools... ;) NB> I'm sure he was properly grateful for the fix... :) He was. :) BM>>> Hmmm: making a note on the celery seed and gout. I don't have BM>>> problems but don't recall that usage. NB>>> It's one of a good list of foods and herbs/spices that could be NB>>> helpful to combat gout, which also includes cherries... one can eat NB>>> 4 ribs of celery a day instead of taking the usual medication NB>>> (allopurinol) and get the same results... or one can get it more NB>>> efficiently with celery seed extract capsules... ;) So I take the NB>>> capsules daily and also use celery a lot in cooking... :) BM>> Seems the best of both worlds: concentrated extract so easier to BM>> consume the greater amount needed, plus from the natural source because BM>> who knows what trace amounts of other nutrients is found in the natural BM>> source. NB>> Exactly... and by taking the daily supplement, there's always a NB>> fairly regular amount being ingested, to be supplemented by the less NB>> regular eating of the whole food... :) BM> Yes, though I have the minor concern of excess building up so for BM> years I've not taken supplements on weekends. A break in the routine, BM> possible a digestive vacation. Haven't seen anything scientific to BM> support the consideration, just something I do. NB> For most things it wouldn't be an issue anyway... but I don't NB> know if it's necessarily helpful to take the break from them... I think it's more psychological: not that I pig-out or otherwise go wild eating on the weekends but more of a break, "anti-splurge". BM>>> As for calcium, I take the old-fashioned pill, though one looks like BM>>> a mispackaged suppository!! Very elongated oval! Is the 'softgel' BM>>> version which I accidentally picked up. Admittedly goes down easily! :) NB>>> Never have seen or tried the softgel version, but the regular pilly NB>>> didn't seem to work that well for me besides being more of a pain to NB>>> swallow.... so I've just used the chews, which have worked well for my NB>>> assimilation of the calcium... BM>> As long as it works. I generally have no problems swallowing pills, BM>> though the tiny ones sometimes don't want to go down (follow up with a BM>> large one - so much for than problem!). As for the chews, never BM>> really needed here but glad they're available for you. NB>> I'm ok with most pills, but the calcium ones seemed to stick for NB>> me... and like iron pill supplements, my body had trouble getting BM> Anyone want to do the joke on why the iron pill is sticking?! NB> No, the iron wasn't sticking, it just was causing problems... no NB> magnetic personality here... Well, not that kind of magnetism! :) I wil admit to trying a magnet to my leg some time after the rod was put in and semi-healed. Didn't expect it to stick but was slightly disappointed when it didn't at least pause before falling. BM> As for the calcium pill sticking, I've had the occasional issue -- BM> maybe the shape? Mine are a like a small rectangular box -- corners BM> are well-rounded but a hare blocky. NB> It might have been the chalky surface... or possibly the shape as NB> well... it was a long time ago that I tried them... I've been NB> using the chews for years... :) Could also be how slick the esophagus was at the time too, maybe angle of ingestion. Problems swallowing are rare enough for me not to consider a change; always good to know alternatives are available should they be necessary. NB>> and like iron pill supplements, my body had trouble getting them NB>> working nicely... Iron also makes me constipated, immediately and NB>> without quick relief, so I have to get my iron by infusion... so NB>> regular bloodwork and visits to a hematologist, but when the anemia NB>> starts to get bad again, I get the infusion and everything settles NB>> back in again... ;) BM> I have heard of other people getting constipation with iron BM> supplements. NB> I'd heard of others, also... but none quite so dramatically as NB> mine... one iron pill would bind me up, and I'd take the colace NB> for two days to get things moving again... no way was I going to NB> be able to get any benefit from that supplement...! In your case the disadvantage greatly outweighed the benefit! NB>>> All good reasons... ;) If I grabbed a cart from outside, I'd be NB>>> careful not to touch it much with bare hands, and grab a wipe as I go NB>>> inside to wipe it down... I've noticed, also, that when the "Helping NB>>> Hands" people are bringing in the carts, they're wiping down the cart NB>>> handles just before pushing the line of carts into the store.... BM>> Good on the wipe-down. One problem with gloves is most people don't BM>> remove them properly, so ending up touching a potentially contaminated BM>> surface anyway. NB>> I rarely am using gloves... I'm just using my sleeve covered arms NB>> for the short-term... BM> Same issue with the potential of transferring but probably a better BM> option than wearing gloves. NB> Even bare arms (now that it's gotten hot) are probably a better NB> idea than hands... less likely to be touching the face NB> inadvertantly with them than the hands... ;) Unless one in double-jointed probably not, though I have wiped my forehead on my forearm. NB>>> Yes, mostly I think that there are just too many unknowns yet to even NB>>> guess at when things will happen here... and yes, we'll just keep NB>>> asking every so often... ;) BM>> There was a sheet included with my paperwork when I picked up my BM>> prescriptions yesterday indicating my second Shringrix shot was due. BM>> Was auto-generated; I didn't see it until I got home but will ask in BM>> the near future when they want to give the second shot. Right now BM>> Iowa/Scott County is still under restrictions; I have no reason to BM>> accelerate getting the shot. NB>> Just keep that auto-generated reminder... it lets you know when the NB>> effective period began, so you'll know when you are reaching near the NB>> end of the 6 months, if the second shot hasn't happened in the meantime. BM> Right - have kept for another reminder: first was a hand-written note BM> of when I could ask about getting the second shot and the 'expiration' BM> date (the six month). NB> Those both work... :) I'll ask the next time I pick up a presciption, maybe sooner if shopping in their OTC section and no one in line. BM> ...No candy this week; semi-splurged on a giant muffin sale. One a BM> four-pack of "Double Dutch Chocolate" and the other a four pack of -- BM> came up on the receipt as "BLBRY" so probably blueberry though I don't BM> recall getting blueberry, nor blackberry. Thought I got a Snickerdoodle, BM> or at least was considering. Guess will be a surprise! Did have a BM> Double Dutch Chocolate one last night -- goooood!! Tasted like it had BM> a billion calories! NB> Sometimes the store barcode will be slightly off... I've seen it NB> happen before.... the right general item, but not the right NB> 'flavor'... or maybe you reached for a Snickerdoodle, but there NB> was a blueberry in the way that managed to get into your cart.... NB> ;) Right, or even the wrong barcode applied. The 'mystery muffins' are still frozen so no idea what it really is. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... If you need any help with the kitchen sink, I am at your disposal. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .