Guest guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 Hello Helen No snow here. The weather has been very nice, in the mid 70's for about a week now. The wind blows in from the south so I don't really get a breeze going through the apartment since all windows face south. You really need at least one window facing in another direction to get decent airflow going. I find that keeping the windows open helps with the sneezing. I've figured out a good approximation of the Thai soup Tom Yum Koong last night, tastes pretty good though the shrimps are a bit bland. Last night was actually quite interesting. As I was getting ready to experiment with soup making (I had made a giant pot of chicken stock over the weekend and now needed to come up with ways to use the broth), I get a phone call from my British friend . She had accidentally locked herself out of her house and needed someone with a key to open it up. The incident turned out to be far more interesting than that, she had locked herself in her backyard in her slippers. The side gate to the backyard was padlocked and the keys to that padlock was in the house. The fence along the street has thorny brambles growing along the top which makes it virtually impassable. The neighbough behind her place would probably shoot anyone knocking on the backdoor and the neighbour to the side was out of town. She decided to prop a ladder up against the small bit of fence along the side of the house and got to the top of the fence behind trees and bushes so she wasn't visible from the street, she couldn't jump down cause she's 5 months pregnant so she ended up fetching another ladder to drop down on the other side. Then she tried to ring the neighbours doorbell but all the neighbours had set up security fences such that you couldn't even get to the front door and although some had door bells at the gates, most did not work and none of them answers the door bell but rather expect visitors to call from a cell phone. Finally one of her neighbours garage apartment tenants showed up and called her neighbour to let her in. Then she realized that she did not remember anyone's phone numbers cause they would all be in her PDA. She didn't know about 411 but fortunately her neighbour did and she tried to call Mike and who have keys but live much closer than I, unfortunately their number was unlisted. Fortunately mine was listed so she managed to get a hold of me. I think a hollowed out stone may be in store as a future present for her. Regards, angelbear1129@... wrote: > How are you doing ??? I'm so glad you had advice for CZ... I > think he lives in England ??? > Have you had any snow in your part of Texas??? > Take care... > {{{ Thinking of you Hugs }}} > Helen > > > > ~A Mouse Full Of Love~ > > ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi , Once again, my sincerest apologies, for not being more reserved with my initial comments... I probably could float out to you a photo of me...that shows my shape and degree of disability...Maybe that would soothe your fears... Yes..I am a very happy soul and I do have a great bunch of friends who support me...and I don't ever dwell on negative stuff much...like my increasing deformity getting worse... Anyway...If you'd like to see me...by all means...drop me an e-mail address to send it to... Thank you...Jim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Jim, I am sure I am not the only person who would be interested in seeing your photo. We have a number of photos and x-rays posted in our " Photos " section at the Feisty website. Just click on " Photos " in the list to the left on your monitor. (I will post my own x-rays if I ever figure out how, duh. Loriann, one of our two erstwhile comoderators -- is the other, and they are both terrific people and a lot nicer than I am sometimes, ahem -- sent me a post telling me the procedure, and I have saved it and am now encouraged to study it once more and do as she advised so as to upload my lovely -- NOT -- bionic spine for all to see.) Sight unseen, however, I have NO doubt that you are a totally, 100% credentialed and qualified member of this group. You have been through so much, as have so many of us if not all of us who got here before you. In fact, you had only to mention " Luque rods " to gain immediate entrance. We only learned in the past year or so that people with Luque rods are now going through the same hell as those of us with the classic Harrington rod. I haven't checked the current membership count but expect it is well over 600. I started this group in 2000 at the urging of several other people. There were 8 of us at the beginning, and we were fairly clueless in those days. Thanks to a wonderful and articulate pioneer, Mina, who had posted her own flatback saga and some early medical information online, we at least knew a little more than our doctors were telling us. After a year or so, the group really took off, and it has been going strong ever since. We also have an offshoot-group which is very large and active as well as very sociable -- I believe they have even had a couple of group get-togethers outside the cyber world; they are called " Flatback-Revised, " and are also a group. It is wonderful to see so many flatback victims taking things in their own hands, sharing war stories and factual information, being active and informed in their own spinal care. It is also wonderful to see so much collective positive thinking, humor, etc. There is no way to survive this thing without some of that good stuff. In that regard, especially, we are blessed to have you among us. It also occurs to me that with all your energy, you might have some interest in volunteering your efforts to this group in some regard (apart from the posting that many of us do here). I am always sneakily or shamelessly begging people to volunteer for anything that interests them -- especially people who have any conceivable interest in updating any of our various features (again, see the list on the left at our site and click on anything that might interest you). I am forever indebted to the folks who have volunteered for one challenge or another over the years, whether for a short-term project or an open-ended moderator spot. So let me know if there is anything you would like to do in this regard -- and that goes for all of the rest of you guys as well. Remember that you do not need to sign on for anything permanent and you can get out whenever you might need to; we all understand when medical contingencies or " real life " intervenes. Best, > > Hi , > > Once again, my sincerest apologies, for not being more reserved with my initial comments... > > I probably could float out to you a photo of me...that shows my shape and degree of disability...Maybe that would soothe your fears... > > Yes..I am a very happy soul and I do have a great bunch of friends who support me...and I don't ever dwell on negative stuff much...like my increasing deformity getting worse... > > Anyway...If you'd like to see me...by all means...drop me an e-mail address to send it to... > > Thank you...Jim... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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