Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on disability

is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now third on the

list of states with a high job loss rate.

I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

Thank you all 

Jeannie

________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on disability

is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now third on the

list of states with a high job loss rate.

I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

Thank you all 

Jeannie

________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on disability

is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now third on the

list of states with a high job loss rate.

I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

Thank you all 

Jeannie

________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on disability

is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now third on the

list of states with a high job loss rate.

I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

Thank you all 

Jeannie

________________________________

[Guest guest]

Don't we all??? Iza and I are going to our cabin in Yellowstone on Thursday

and she is in a constant state of worry about how much I will be able to

take..

The bottom line is we are DISABLED and have lost a lot. I try really hard

to not dwell on it but every time I see someone running or doing something

strenuous I remember the feeling of working by body hard and having it

respond. I now am finding it hard to read because it is painful to hold a book.

I sometimes try to just lay the book an my lap but then I have to bend my

head to look at the pages and ouch... But, I am 57 so it is easier on me. I

really do have sympathy for those who are in this condition at a much

earlier age..

I have started to try meditation and that does really help relax me...

But, none of this this helps you Dave, what you need to focus on is there

are probably a lot of tomorrows and to assure yourself that you will take

advantage of every one.

No matter what your pain level spend as much time with your wife as

possible.. Usually for me the morning are my best time. Whatever your best time

is use that time wisely..

Read poetry..

I love Frost(The road less taken) and Edgar Poe(The Raven).

The Charge of the light Brigade is a must read as is the Highwayman.

Go through some of your favorite pictures from when you were active.

Bottom line is find what you still have that will put a smile on your

face..

For now, I am out because I have to look at the keyboard to type and that

causes my pain to increase..

TTLY

Tom

In a message dated 8/25/2009 12:43:05 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

After a week of rain, storms, and horrible heat and humidity we had a

beautiful day here in Eastern PA. On top of that my Wife had today

off of work. We had hoped to do many things, especially take a

walk. Well she has been battling a very bad migraine for about 10

days, including 2 trips to the doctor for morphine injections, and

I've had especially bad insomnia. On top of that even though it was a

beautiful day my back hurt a lot today. So we were out of sync and

neither was a ball of fire. So we missed out on walking and really on

being together much. At the end of the day around 7pm my wife started

bemoaning how disappointed she was that we didn't get to walk and how

we are both such sad sacks for a couple in their 40's. I reminder

her we are both in Chronic pain but it was too late, she had already

brought me down. so do you find yourself beating up on yourself or

disappointing family, self, significant others because the day passes

you away because of you pain? I swore it wasn't going to happen to

me this summer. And I have buckled down and done things, but not

near as much as I wanted. I lay awake at night and plan everything I

want to do, but then I lay awake at night, no sleep so I have pain

and no energy to do most things. I usually push myself and do one

thing per day.

I saw Montel on Oprah last week. You may have saw it

because it was a repeat from previously in the year. He talked about

all of the pain he has from MS. About his attempts at suicide, and

how he pushes through his day. He exercises daily, eats well, takes

lots of meds and supplements and tries to live his best life. If you

go to Oprah.com the segment is probably on there. He wrote a book on

staying positive no matter what, and I'm going to try to get it. It

was inspirational. Oh well I thought if I wrote to you all I would

feel less guilty for missing a beautiful day. Dave

[Guest guest]

Don't we all??? Iza and I are going to our cabin in Yellowstone on Thursday

and she is in a constant state of worry about how much I will be able to

take..

The bottom line is we are DISABLED and have lost a lot. I try really hard

to not dwell on it but every time I see someone running or doing something

strenuous I remember the feeling of working by body hard and having it

respond. I now am finding it hard to read because it is painful to hold a book.

I sometimes try to just lay the book an my lap but then I have to bend my

head to look at the pages and ouch... But, I am 57 so it is easier on me. I

really do have sympathy for those who are in this condition at a much

earlier age..

I have started to try meditation and that does really help relax me...

But, none of this this helps you Dave, what you need to focus on is there

are probably a lot of tomorrows and to assure yourself that you will take

advantage of every one.

No matter what your pain level spend as much time with your wife as

possible.. Usually for me the morning are my best time. Whatever your best time

is use that time wisely..

Read poetry..

I love Frost(The road less taken) and Edgar Poe(The Raven).

The Charge of the light Brigade is a must read as is the Highwayman.

Go through some of your favorite pictures from when you were active.

Bottom line is find what you still have that will put a smile on your

face..

For now, I am out because I have to look at the keyboard to type and that

causes my pain to increase..

TTLY

Tom

In a message dated 8/25/2009 12:43:05 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

After a week of rain, storms, and horrible heat and humidity we had a

beautiful day here in Eastern PA. On top of that my Wife had today

off of work. We had hoped to do many things, especially take a

walk. Well she has been battling a very bad migraine for about 10

days, including 2 trips to the doctor for morphine injections, and

I've had especially bad insomnia. On top of that even though it was a

beautiful day my back hurt a lot today. So we were out of sync and

neither was a ball of fire. So we missed out on walking and really on

being together much. At the end of the day around 7pm my wife started

bemoaning how disappointed she was that we didn't get to walk and how

we are both such sad sacks for a couple in their 40's. I reminder

her we are both in Chronic pain but it was too late, she had already

brought me down. so do you find yourself beating up on yourself or

disappointing family, self, significant others because the day passes

you away because of you pain? I swore it wasn't going to happen to

me this summer. And I have buckled down and done things, but not

near as much as I wanted. I lay awake at night and plan everything I

want to do, but then I lay awake at night, no sleep so I have pain

and no energy to do most things. I usually push myself and do one

thing per day.

I saw Montel on Oprah last week. You may have saw it

because it was a repeat from previously in the year. He talked about

all of the pain he has from MS. About his attempts at suicide, and

how he pushes through his day. He exercises daily, eats well, takes

lots of meds and supplements and tries to live his best life. If you

go to Oprah.com the segment is probably on there. He wrote a book on

staying positive no matter what, and I'm going to try to get it. It

was inspirational. Oh well I thought if I wrote to you all I would

feel less guilty for missing a beautiful day. Dave

[Guest guest]

Don't we all??? Iza and I are going to our cabin in Yellowstone on Thursday

and she is in a constant state of worry about how much I will be able to

take..

The bottom line is we are DISABLED and have lost a lot. I try really hard

to not dwell on it but every time I see someone running or doing something

strenuous I remember the feeling of working by body hard and having it

respond. I now am finding it hard to read because it is painful to hold a book.

I sometimes try to just lay the book an my lap but then I have to bend my

head to look at the pages and ouch... But, I am 57 so it is easier on me. I

really do have sympathy for those who are in this condition at a much

earlier age..

I have started to try meditation and that does really help relax me...

But, none of this this helps you Dave, what you need to focus on is there

are probably a lot of tomorrows and to assure yourself that you will take

advantage of every one.

No matter what your pain level spend as much time with your wife as

possible.. Usually for me the morning are my best time. Whatever your best time

is use that time wisely..

Read poetry..

I love Frost(The road less taken) and Edgar Poe(The Raven).

The Charge of the light Brigade is a must read as is the Highwayman.

Go through some of your favorite pictures from when you were active.

Bottom line is find what you still have that will put a smile on your

face..

For now, I am out because I have to look at the keyboard to type and that

causes my pain to increase..

TTLY

Tom

In a message dated 8/25/2009 12:43:05 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

After a week of rain, storms, and horrible heat and humidity we had a

beautiful day here in Eastern PA. On top of that my Wife had today

off of work. We had hoped to do many things, especially take a

walk. Well she has been battling a very bad migraine for about 10

days, including 2 trips to the doctor for morphine injections, and

I've had especially bad insomnia. On top of that even though it was a

beautiful day my back hurt a lot today. So we were out of sync and

neither was a ball of fire. So we missed out on walking and really on

being together much. At the end of the day around 7pm my wife started

bemoaning how disappointed she was that we didn't get to walk and how

we are both such sad sacks for a couple in their 40's. I reminder

her we are both in Chronic pain but it was too late, she had already

brought me down. so do you find yourself beating up on yourself or

disappointing family, self, significant others because the day passes

you away because of you pain? I swore it wasn't going to happen to

me this summer. And I have buckled down and done things, but not

near as much as I wanted. I lay awake at night and plan everything I

want to do, but then I lay awake at night, no sleep so I have pain

and no energy to do most things. I usually push myself and do one

thing per day.

I saw Montel on Oprah last week. You may have saw it

because it was a repeat from previously in the year. He talked about

all of the pain he has from MS. About his attempts at suicide, and

how he pushes through his day. He exercises daily, eats well, takes

lots of meds and supplements and tries to live his best life. If you

go to Oprah.com the segment is probably on there. He wrote a book on

staying positive no matter what, and I'm going to try to get it. It

was inspirational. Oh well I thought if I wrote to you all I would

feel less guilty for missing a beautiful day. Dave

[Guest guest]

Don't we all??? Iza and I are going to our cabin in Yellowstone on Thursday

and she is in a constant state of worry about how much I will be able to

take..

The bottom line is we are DISABLED and have lost a lot. I try really hard

to not dwell on it but every time I see someone running or doing something

strenuous I remember the feeling of working by body hard and having it

respond. I now am finding it hard to read because it is painful to hold a book.

I sometimes try to just lay the book an my lap but then I have to bend my

head to look at the pages and ouch... But, I am 57 so it is easier on me. I

really do have sympathy for those who are in this condition at a much

earlier age..

I have started to try meditation and that does really help relax me...

But, none of this this helps you Dave, what you need to focus on is there

are probably a lot of tomorrows and to assure yourself that you will take

advantage of every one.

No matter what your pain level spend as much time with your wife as

possible.. Usually for me the morning are my best time. Whatever your best time

is use that time wisely..

Read poetry..

I love Frost(The road less taken) and Edgar Poe(The Raven).

The Charge of the light Brigade is a must read as is the Highwayman.

Go through some of your favorite pictures from when you were active.

Bottom line is find what you still have that will put a smile on your

face..

For now, I am out because I have to look at the keyboard to type and that

causes my pain to increase..

TTLY

Tom

In a message dated 8/25/2009 12:43:05 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

After a week of rain, storms, and horrible heat and humidity we had a

beautiful day here in Eastern PA. On top of that my Wife had today

off of work. We had hoped to do many things, especially take a

walk. Well she has been battling a very bad migraine for about 10

days, including 2 trips to the doctor for morphine injections, and

I've had especially bad insomnia. On top of that even though it was a

beautiful day my back hurt a lot today. So we were out of sync and

neither was a ball of fire. So we missed out on walking and really on

being together much. At the end of the day around 7pm my wife started

bemoaning how disappointed she was that we didn't get to walk and how

we are both such sad sacks for a couple in their 40's. I reminder

her we are both in Chronic pain but it was too late, she had already

brought me down. so do you find yourself beating up on yourself or

disappointing family, self, significant others because the day passes

you away because of you pain? I swore it wasn't going to happen to

me this summer. And I have buckled down and done things, but not

near as much as I wanted. I lay awake at night and plan everything I

want to do, but then I lay awake at night, no sleep so I have pain

and no energy to do most things. I usually push myself and do one

thing per day.

I saw Montel on Oprah last week. You may have saw it

because it was a repeat from previously in the year. He talked about

all of the pain he has from MS. About his attempts at suicide, and

how he pushes through his day. He exercises daily, eats well, takes

lots of meds and supplements and tries to live his best life. If you

go to Oprah.com the segment is probably on there. He wrote a book on

staying positive no matter what, and I'm going to try to get it. It

was inspirational. Oh well I thought if I wrote to you all I would

feel less guilty for missing a beautiful day. Dave

[Guest guest]

Jeannie,

What keeps your husband from losing weight?? Can he not get out at all??

Morning time is the best time to walk especially around daybreak.. Also is he

just over eating?? Or maybe he just needs to eat less of something and

more fruit..

I was not real heavy but I got up to about 175 and I am only 5 9 so I lost

20 pounds buy just eating a lot more fruit..

Also, if your Doc has said you need to take anti depressants why are you

not...

You may have to find those that help you the most but I am sure I could not

cope without mine...

If you cannot go to a movie then buy popcorn and rent them..

I find that they do help to make some days better for me and there are

quite a few good ones..

You mentioned that this is not how you saw your life unfolding and I can

definitely relate...

But darlin you are the only one who can change it..

[Guest guest]

Jeannie,

What keeps your husband from losing weight?? Can he not get out at all??

Morning time is the best time to walk especially around daybreak.. Also is he

just over eating?? Or maybe he just needs to eat less of something and

more fruit..

I was not real heavy but I got up to about 175 and I am only 5 9 so I lost

20 pounds buy just eating a lot more fruit..

Also, if your Doc has said you need to take anti depressants why are you

not...

You may have to find those that help you the most but I am sure I could not

cope without mine...

If you cannot go to a movie then buy popcorn and rent them..

I find that they do help to make some days better for me and there are

quite a few good ones..

You mentioned that this is not how you saw your life unfolding and I can

definitely relate...

But darlin you are the only one who can change it..

[Guest guest]

Jeannie,

What keeps your husband from losing weight?? Can he not get out at all??

Morning time is the best time to walk especially around daybreak.. Also is he

just over eating?? Or maybe he just needs to eat less of something and

more fruit..

I was not real heavy but I got up to about 175 and I am only 5 9 so I lost

20 pounds buy just eating a lot more fruit..

Also, if your Doc has said you need to take anti depressants why are you

not...

You may have to find those that help you the most but I am sure I could not

cope without mine...

If you cannot go to a movie then buy popcorn and rent them..

I find that they do help to make some days better for me and there are

quite a few good ones..

You mentioned that this is not how you saw your life unfolding and I can

definitely relate...

But darlin you are the only one who can change it..

[Guest guest]

Jeannie,

What keeps your husband from losing weight?? Can he not get out at all??

Morning time is the best time to walk especially around daybreak.. Also is he

just over eating?? Or maybe he just needs to eat less of something and

more fruit..

I was not real heavy but I got up to about 175 and I am only 5 9 so I lost

20 pounds buy just eating a lot more fruit..

Also, if your Doc has said you need to take anti depressants why are you

not...

You may have to find those that help you the most but I am sure I could not

cope without mine...

If you cannot go to a movie then buy popcorn and rent them..

I find that they do help to make some days better for me and there are

quite a few good ones..

You mentioned that this is not how you saw your life unfolding and I can

definitely relate...

But darlin you are the only one who can change it..

[Guest guest]

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural.

>

> Hi all,

> We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

> to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

> Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on

disability is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now

third on the list of states with a high job loss rate.

> I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

> Thank you all 

> Jeannie

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural.

>

> Hi all,

> We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

> to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

> Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on

disability is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now

third on the list of states with a high job loss rate.

> I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

> Thank you all 

> Jeannie

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural.

>

> Hi all,

> We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

> to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

> Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on

disability is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now

third on the list of states with a high job loss rate.

> I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

> Thank you all 

> Jeannie

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural.

>

> Hi all,

> We've been suffering here in Las Vegasnot only from the bad economy, but the

heat has beat a copy of records set back in the 1940's. So even though there is

ac everywhere, you feel like you've stepped out into a furnace. I can handle the

heat a bit better than my husband, who is overweight, but he doesn't feel like

getting out to even go see a movie, plus sitting for 1-2hrs in the seats doesn't

help the back or knees any. I feel guilty going off by myself, even though I'm

technically more disabled than he, I am more mobile. So I sit and hate that I'm

becoming a couch potato. We rent an apt., so we have everything maintenance-wise

done for us. My husband is also trying to stop smoking for the 10th time this

year, since he's overweight and perspires more, the patches have a tendency to

fall off, even with him trying various tape to help them stick better. Our cool

weather won't be here till mid-late October. I also have mild COPD, my husband

asks me

> to refrain from going out on days when  there is high humidity, or when it's

107 degrees or more. This is not the life I had pictured. My husband works 40

hours, all I have is housework that I have divided up so I don't overdo it on

one day. My pain dr, says I need an anti-depressant now, which I'm fighting as I

just mainly feel sad. I don't sleep well, as most everyone in our group also

experiences, so I try for an afternoon nap of an hour, cook dinner, then talk on

the phone as my husband has to sleep in the evening as he works at nite. Even

though I'm 55, I feel as if I have many years left, and don't want to spend them

like this, but I don't know what else to do. If my daughter and her family lived

here, I would feel more needed, and have some sort of purpose-but she's not, so

I'm still looking for answers on how to fill these empty days and nights.

> Thanks for letting me vent. I guess the one good thing about being on

disability is that I don't have to worry about losing an income! Nevada is now

third on the list of states with a high job loss rate.

> I'm hoping October will put some bounce back into mine and my husband's life

with the coolness in the weather returning.

> Thank you all 

> Jeannie

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter now

lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million are

here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to suffer

from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of resources to

help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They laid a lot

of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful since we

have so many foreclosures.

Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

 

Jeannie

________________________________

From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

neck pain

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

 

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always very

poor. Very rural

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter now

lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million are

here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to suffer

from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of resources to

help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They laid a lot

of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful since we

have so many foreclosures.

Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

 

Jeannie

________________________________

From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

neck pain

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

 

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always very

poor. Very rural

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter now

lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million are

here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to suffer

from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of resources to

help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They laid a lot

of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful since we

have so many foreclosures.

Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

 

Jeannie

________________________________

From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

neck pain

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

 

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always very

poor. Very rural

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter now

lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million are

here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to suffer

from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of resources to

help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They laid a lot

of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful since we

have so many foreclosures.

Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

 

Jeannie

________________________________

From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

neck pain

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

 

Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always very

poor. Very rural

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No I cant work anymore. I'm ok just hanging around the house, but i cant walk

that far or for that long. I cant stand up that long.I used to be a waitress,

and i remember the Bar ladies carrying around HEAVY mugs of beer all night long.

Thats funny you mentioned the money too. Cause i used to work in a bank. And

that CHANGE was heavy. The brinks man would bring it into the bank every day on

a dolly. We used to wheel it around on an office chair. YIKES Its amazing how

heavy change is.

I think maine is like seattle.The low pressure come in the country right thru

seattle, and leaves right over Maine. We have a dry air.

Our state is the same way. Its all medical jobs. Thats it. All the factories

are gone. Just stores,and medical jobs. Bangor is one hour from us. Which is ok,

but you cant really work there and drive in our winter weather. Too dangerous.

Bangor is like a huge shopping hub now. You'll have to tell your husband, he

would recognise it anymore. It has grown so much. All stores.

Everytone up here, gets all kinds of assistance. Dave my boyfriend has been

laid off, for long time. He's working part time now, and he is just about to

turn 62. So he is going to go on early social security.Have to, sort of. And

then work part time. he has to do that no jobs. So we have to make it until

january. We'll be ok. But i guess its bad all over. cindy

>

> ,

> It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter

now lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

> From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million

are here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

> Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to

suffer from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of

resources to help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They

laid a lot of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful

since we have so many foreclosures.

> Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

>  

> Jeannie

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

> neck pain

> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

> Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice

Day?

>

>  

> Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

> No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

> I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural

> >

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ __

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

No I cant work anymore. I'm ok just hanging around the house, but i cant walk

that far or for that long. I cant stand up that long.I used to be a waitress,

and i remember the Bar ladies carrying around HEAVY mugs of beer all night long.

Thats funny you mentioned the money too. Cause i used to work in a bank. And

that CHANGE was heavy. The brinks man would bring it into the bank every day on

a dolly. We used to wheel it around on an office chair. YIKES Its amazing how

heavy change is.

I think maine is like seattle.The low pressure come in the country right thru

seattle, and leaves right over Maine. We have a dry air.

Our state is the same way. Its all medical jobs. Thats it. All the factories

are gone. Just stores,and medical jobs. Bangor is one hour from us. Which is ok,

but you cant really work there and drive in our winter weather. Too dangerous.

Bangor is like a huge shopping hub now. You'll have to tell your husband, he

would recognise it anymore. It has grown so much. All stores.

Everytone up here, gets all kinds of assistance. Dave my boyfriend has been

laid off, for long time. He's working part time now, and he is just about to

turn 62. So he is going to go on early social security.Have to, sort of. And

then work part time. he has to do that no jobs. So we have to make it until

january. We'll be ok. But i guess its bad all over. cindy

>

> ,

> It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter

now lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

> From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million

are here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

> Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to

suffer from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of

resources to help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They

laid a lot of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful

since we have so many foreclosures.

> Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

>  

> Jeannie

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

> neck pain

> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

> Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice

Day?

>

>  

> Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

> No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

> I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural

> >

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ __

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

No I cant work anymore. I'm ok just hanging around the house, but i cant walk

that far or for that long. I cant stand up that long.I used to be a waitress,

and i remember the Bar ladies carrying around HEAVY mugs of beer all night long.

Thats funny you mentioned the money too. Cause i used to work in a bank. And

that CHANGE was heavy. The brinks man would bring it into the bank every day on

a dolly. We used to wheel it around on an office chair. YIKES Its amazing how

heavy change is.

I think maine is like seattle.The low pressure come in the country right thru

seattle, and leaves right over Maine. We have a dry air.

Our state is the same way. Its all medical jobs. Thats it. All the factories

are gone. Just stores,and medical jobs. Bangor is one hour from us. Which is ok,

but you cant really work there and drive in our winter weather. Too dangerous.

Bangor is like a huge shopping hub now. You'll have to tell your husband, he

would recognise it anymore. It has grown so much. All stores.

Everytone up here, gets all kinds of assistance. Dave my boyfriend has been

laid off, for long time. He's working part time now, and he is just about to

turn 62. So he is going to go on early social security.Have to, sort of. And

then work part time. he has to do that no jobs. So we have to make it until

january. We'll be ok. But i guess its bad all over. cindy

>

> ,

> It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter

now lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

> From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million

are here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

> Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to

suffer from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of

resources to help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They

laid a lot of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful

since we have so many foreclosures.

> Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

>  

> Jeannie

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

> neck pain

> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

> Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice

Day?

>

>  

> Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

> No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

> I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural

> >

> >

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No I cant work anymore. I'm ok just hanging around the house, but i cant walk

that far or for that long. I cant stand up that long.I used to be a waitress,

and i remember the Bar ladies carrying around HEAVY mugs of beer all night long.

Thats funny you mentioned the money too. Cause i used to work in a bank. And

that CHANGE was heavy. The brinks man would bring it into the bank every day on

a dolly. We used to wheel it around on an office chair. YIKES Its amazing how

heavy change is.

I think maine is like seattle.The low pressure come in the country right thru

seattle, and leaves right over Maine. We have a dry air.

Our state is the same way. Its all medical jobs. Thats it. All the factories

are gone. Just stores,and medical jobs. Bangor is one hour from us. Which is ok,

but you cant really work there and drive in our winter weather. Too dangerous.

Bangor is like a huge shopping hub now. You'll have to tell your husband, he

would recognise it anymore. It has grown so much. All stores.

Everytone up here, gets all kinds of assistance. Dave my boyfriend has been

laid off, for long time. He's working part time now, and he is just about to

turn 62. So he is going to go on early social security.Have to, sort of. And

then work part time. he has to do that no jobs. So we have to make it until

january. We'll be ok. But i guess its bad all over. cindy

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> It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter

now lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

> From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million

are here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

> Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to

suffer from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of

resources to help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They

laid a lot of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful

since we have so many foreclosures.

> Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

>  

> Jeannie

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> From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

> neck pain

> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

> Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice

Day?

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> Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

> No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

> I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural

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[Guest guest]

Hey all you guys-

 

Annie here, wet woodland weather in my part of the state-- cant wait for cooler

weather.

I am having an ASAP endoscope in the early am-- new GI Dr and i am afraid-- have

had over a month of gut pain and not being able to eat now for weeks any solid

food-- How are all of you?

keep me in your thoughts.

How is the case going?

I am still here reading posts and waiting to get better!

Bye-

Annie

A poet is, after all, to see

From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice Day?

neck pain

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 9:47 AM

No I cant work anymore. I'm ok just hanging around the house, but i cant walk

that far or for that long. I cant stand up that long.I used to be a waitress,

and i remember the Bar ladies carrying around HEAVY mugs of beer all night long.

Thats funny you mentioned the money too. Cause i used to work in a bank. And

that CHANGE was heavy. The brinks man would bring it into the bank every day on

a dolly. We used to wheel it around on an office chair. YIKES Its amazing how

heavy change is.

  I think maine is like seattle.The low pressure come in the country right thru

seattle, and leaves right over Maine. We have a dry air.

  Our state is the same way. Its all medical jobs. Thats it. All the factories

are gone. Just stores,and medical jobs. Bangor is one hour from us. Which is ok,

but you cant really work there and drive in our winter weather. Too dangerous.

Bangor is like a huge shopping hub now. You'll have to tell your husband, he

would recognise it anymore. It has grown so much. All stores.

   Everytone up here, gets all kinds of assistance. Dave my boyfriend has been

laid off, for  long time. He's working part time now, and he is just about to

turn 62. So he is going to go on early social security.Have to, sort of. And

then work part time. he has to do that no jobs. So we have to make it until

january. We'll be ok.  But i guess its bad all over. cindy

>

> ,

> It sounds like Maine is almost like Seattle-where I was born and my daughter

now lives. She was born on the only sunny day in August 32 years ago tomorrow, I

really feel old now! But the rain and humidity there don't bother my joints, I

get to visit them once a year at Xmas. For some reason, our Vegas winter really

causes a lot of pain and inflammation, but for the time I'm up there, I don't

have the same type of pain. It's strange.

> From what I last heard, Nevada only has 3 million people and about 2 million

are here in Vegas, it's almost a mini L.A. now. I do get good medical care, and

there are tons of pain management drs., all the casino people have very physical

work, like the cocktail waitresses carrying all those " free " drinks and walking

back and forth to the bar and then to their area. I used to work in a change

booth and put the coins from the slot machines that came out, into a machine and

exchange it for paper money-so I lifted 20-25 pound bags of coin 8 hrs. a day.

So my knees, back and neck all have metal in them! Now the job I had is obsolete

since coins no longer drop from slot machines, so I got disability just in time,

if there's any good in all this pain. There are plenty of jobs here in the

medical field! Do you still work? My husband was born in Bangor, but moved at a

young age. His mother had a very distinct accent!

> Well, send us some rain, it's a novelty here-I hope you aren't having to

suffer from any of the effects of this recession. Do they have a lot of

resources to help people out, like if they need housing or food assistance? They

laid a lot of people off who worked in those jobs, and our shelters are overful

since we have so many foreclosures.

> Now you know more about Nevada than you probably wanted-but all this venting

helps keep my anxiety away-so thank you for listening to me, and I hope you get

some sunshine soon.

>  

> Jeannie

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: grasshopperx_10 <woody1014@...>

> neck pain

> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:18:08 PM

> Subject: Re: Ever beat yourself up for missing a Nice

Day?

>

>  

> Jeanni,Up here in Maine. Its been the wetest summer on record. No sun.No heat,

just wet. Cant go outside. I'm sitting around alot too, and thats not good.

> No jobs at all up here in Maine.NONE left in the area. All the places, and

factories are laying off. Stores are closing. Bad bad.

> I always wonder what its like in other states, because our state is always

very poor. Very rural

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