checking in

[Guest guest]

I'm here and fine. We never lost power totally. We browned out for about 20

minutes then it came back and then browned out again with the power coming

back that time to stay. I had a great time though watching all the cars at

the Kwik Fill in front of the trailer park. Seems we were the only gas

station open for miles... like the next one open was on on the East side of

Syracuse... lol people were panicking... though I admit I did scoot down and

buy 2 bags of ice to throw in the freezer while they still had some and in

case we did totally loose power.... felt guilty walking away from the gas

station with ice when I had a house with power. There were cars out to the

road and parking on the sides of the road waiting to get in. One guy who was

so hot headed about waiting that he sped off without getting ice or gas....

only problem was he took off out of the gas station without putting up the

tail gate of his truck... he pulled out in front of on coming cars, almost

caused an accident and then almost caused another accident when his cooler

and gas can fell out of the back of his truck into traffic.

I turned our A/C off when the power dropped the first time and it warmed up

in here quick so I was off to the small grocery down the street for deli

sandwiches for dinner and to pick up a few things for a few days worth of

meals that didn't need to be kept cold... anyway they too were like the only

store open for miles. There was one lady there... about my age, but you

could tell she wasn't used to shopping in this type of small store. There

were 3 people working in the deli.... I've never seen that many people

behind the counter... she asked one guy (the owners son) if they had any

Rotisery chicken . Nope, but they had the pre cooked from Tyson in the meat

counter.. well she was lost... " That won't do...I want the pre heated... I

can't use my stove to heat it up I have NO POWER! " Maybe it's just me, but I

have no problem going without power.... I had to laugh when she freaked like

that. (me bad... sorry) She wasn't the only one in the store that looked

lost there were others too. Anyway I picked up some spaghetti and sauce....

canned beans and some other campy type foods along with 2 loaves of bread

(course all the cheap bread was gone by the time I got there and had to pay

2.29 a loaf for bread!! I buy the cheap .79 cents a loaf bread when there is

the chace I could be feeding 9 kids lunch during the summer!! LOL) I'm all

set if the power does go out here(which could happen as they bring more

areas back up on the grid from what they are saying) I have food enough for

a week that doesn't need a fridge to keep it fresh.

One thing I have to say is this.... Nimo never had any problems like this

until National Grid took over.... I've heard this sort of thing is common in

the U.K where National Grid is from. Ok I got that off my chest... it may

not be their fault, but NiMo is not the same old Nimo we used to have.

Terri with A/C off as they have asked us to do.... so I'll be floating in the

pool all day :-)

[Guest guest]

I have to agree. I had some power since I think my complex was

running on a generator but there were some periods early in the

blackout where half my lights worked and the other half didn't. I

didn't even realize what was going on since it was still daytime out

LOL. I also didn't realize how much faster NYC gets dark than we

do!! I just called my g'ma last night to check on her-she had no

power at all and it was pretty hot. I told her to come over if she

needed to but she didn't and she ended up having PB sandwich and a

coke for dinner *rolleyes* I overslept for work this morning, seems

the power has been flickering on and off but at least the traffic

lights are working now. I have three very hot miserable hedgies

that can't have any ac so I am going to have to do some big time

sucking up to them for forgiveness LOL. It was kinda fun-my friends

and I just hung out and had some drinks. I think it would have been

different had it happened later in the day. Glad to hear everyone

is ok.

[Guest guest]

I'm perfectly fine ... didn't lose power home or at work (at work for a few

minutes only) ... called my aunt and sis's... aunt had no power... one sis had

no power... so i offered to bring them supplies which consisted of lamp oil

for my aunt and charcoal and lamp oil for my sis... drive to my ex-mom-in-laws

to make sure things were ok... they were... moved on to my aunts... went in to

call sis and tell her i was on my way.... look over and my aunts microwave's

numbers were blinking... (her power was on)...lol... so i left and went to my

sis's house... two blocks away i notice that the lights were on... get to her

house and all here lights were on...lmao... i step out of the car and say " I

BRING YOU LIGHTS!!! " ...

Neat coincidence???

Sam

PS... by the way... on my way home i went back by ex-M.I.L's house all her

lights were on too...lol

[Guest guest]

LOL thats pretty funny Sam. Its weired how some people lost the power and

some did not!

Shaye

Re: Checking In

I'm perfectly fine ... didn't lose power home or at work (at work for a

few

minutes only) ... called my aunt and sis's... aunt had no power... one sis

had

no power... so i offered to bring them supplies which consisted of lamp

oil

for my aunt and charcoal and lamp oil for my sis... drive to my

ex-mom-in-laws

to make sure things were ok... they were... moved on to my aunts... went

in to

call sis and tell her i was on my way.... look over and my aunts

microwave's

numbers were blinking... (her power was on)...lol... so i left and went to

my

sis's house... two blocks away i notice that the lights were on... get to

her

house and all here lights were on...lmao... i step out of the car and say

" I

BRING YOU LIGHTS!!! " ...

Neat coincidence???

Sam

PS... by the way... on my way home i went back by ex-M.I.L's house all

her

lights were on too...lol

[Guest guest]

--- Thanks Libby! oh my goodness..you have had some challenges! ouch

and freakin more ouch! but good for you for keepin on keepin on!

wow..you have alot on your plate! but it was really great to see

you..and I really really hope you feel better soon. I are handling

all of this really well!

I know what you mean about urgent care..I detest them. yeah..sitting

there wasting your time just for them to prescribe an antibiotic...or

yeah..say take some tylenol. very annoying!

and another congrats on staying off the scale! that is a triumph in

that one for sure!!!!

Kathi

In , " Libby " <mslibbya@y...>

wrote:

> Hi Everyone.

>

> WELCOME BACK KATHI!!!

>

> I've been sort of out of contact lately. Let's see - I got a cold

last week and am still running fever. Then and I were

working out and he accidentaly cracked me right in the back of the

head with a 15 pound dumbell, leaving me with a major goose egg and a

hell of a headache. He tried to get me to go to urgent care because

he thinks I have a concussion. I figure if I'm still in trouble in a

day or two I might go. I hate sitting there for two hours just to

have them tell me to take an aspirin. Oh, and I'm having my thyroid

removed the day after labor day, which will be right about week 9 of

this challenge.

>

> But I did an UBWO yesterday and went running last night. :-) So

I'm feeling pretty good today. And so far I've stayed off the scale

since week 6 - supposed to stay off until the last day. I was tooooo

scale obsessed.

>

> Cheers!

> Libby

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/15/03 12:38:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

countrymeadowcreations@... writes:

> Okay, so right now it's only 64 in SC, but that's

> better than 48 don't you think? LOL!

>

OK Missy- You're starting to rub it in already, huh???? With this wind and

rain, with snow to follow all too soon.... You'd better knock it off! <g> (Hey

guys- Imagine how impossible she'll be when she's actually there!) Just

kidding, Colleen. I'm envious!

Congrats on the interest in your house!

:-)

Carol J

[Guest guest]

Great job !!!! You're putting me to shame today. :-)

Love, Liz

---

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:59:56 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

today I did 70 LL breaths with stretches.

Love,

[Guest guest]

I very much doubt that my dear!!!!

Love ya,

Great job !!!! You're putting me to shame today. :-)

Love, Liz

---

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:59:56 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

today I did 70 LL breaths with stretches.

Love,

[Guest guest]

Good for you ,

This is why you have those long, sleek muscles. You are improving your body day

by day!

Keep it up.

Rashelle

The Body You Have Always Wanted is Coming Soon!

What can changing the way you breathe do for you?

Everything!

Remember that it is oxygen that burns fat, tones muscle, reduces stress and

increases strength and endurance.

Want to find the fountain of youth? Then learn to breathe in the most

efficient way possible with Life Lift!

Click here to see why tens of thousands agree, Life Lift is the best!

http://www.oxygenlift.net Life Lift is the Original Aerobic Breathing.

checking in

today I did 70 LL breaths with stretches.

Love,

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Rashelle,

I'm trying my best to post each day so I will be sure to stay on track.

Love,

Good for you ,

This is why you have those long, sleek muscles. You are improving your body

day by day!

Keep it up.

Rashelle

The Body You Have Always Wanted is Coming Soon!

What can changing the way you breathe do for you?

Everything!

Remember that it is oxygen that burns fat, tones muscle, reduces stress and

increases strength and endurance.

Want to find the fountain of youth? Then learn to breathe in the most

efficient way possible with Life Lift!

Click here to see why tens of thousands agree, Life Lift is the best!

http://www.oxygenlift.net Life Lift is the Original Aerobic Breathing.

checking in

today I did 70 LL breaths with stretches.

Love,

[Guest guest]

That's great !!!!

Love, Liz

--

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:21:55 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

today I did 20 LL breaths while in the care and 30 more with stretches

this afternoon.

Love,

[Guest guest]

You are awesome C

I'm going to try to post daily also

R

checking in

today I did 70 LL breaths with stretches.

Love,

[Guest guest]

Good job ! The stretches really feel good don't they? :-) Connie

checking in

today I did 20 LL breaths while in the care and 30 more with stretches

this afternoon.

Love,

[Guest guest]

And happy Birthday now you are entitled to become a member of the red hat society

[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday Gail!!!

I hope that I make it to 50 also......

[Guest guest]

Wishing everyone a Happier & Healthier 2004!

Myself......just trying to survive each day at a time. Struggling with Potassium and Magnesium levels dropping on me and med changes etc. Hope to keep out of the hospital as long as possible this time.

As to ......I remember she mentioned some time back that she would be losing her computer access and not sure how she would be able to keep in touch. I miss her though and hope she is okay. Also, where is Becca these days? and so many others too.

[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday Gail. I hope we will celebrate 60 and 70 together as well and i hope i'll meet you and Dave by then. Love TURK

checking in

Dave is doing fine. Had a scare the other night, but we talked him through it. Did the cough thing for 30 min. Heart rate was down to 35-40 not the 66 it is supposed to be. Me I have doubled up on my meds.

AND I TURNED 50 TODAY!!!! At last, now I can bitch with authority!

GailPlease visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Norm here.

Wishing all

a happy, and above all a healthy 2004.

Nothing much doing on the mesa in Northern New Mexico. We’ve had a drought for several years

now. The dust blows whenever the

wind does.

I think my defib gave me a jolt this evening. It was rather mild, but I felt it all

over my heart area. (I was taken

by surprise).

[Guest guest]

Happy New Year Everyone.

Hoping for a healthy and zap free year for all. From a fairly quiet member of the list.

Cheers -- Ken McCormick Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids, home, work — and yourself.

[Guest guest]

Virginia,

That's great! I know it helps me keep myself on track by posting and

letting everyone know how I'm doing. Helps keep me accountable that

way. Glad to hear your clothes are fitting looser, mine too

Colleen

> Hey everyone. Just checking in. Helps me by thinking I'm being kept

> track of . I've had a really great week so far. I haven't missed

a

> wo yet! And I have ate pretty clean too. I haven't weighed yet (the

> scale is the enemy) but I don't feel like my clothes are as tight.

> Hope everyone has a great day!

>

> Virginia

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/28/2004 10:24:58 AM Central Standard Time,

pwofak@... writes:

My other problem of course if bat wings...they are awful saggy!

Anyone have luck toning them? Ot best just to chop them off ? I guess

IF I have to do plastics and IF these wings do not shrink, they are

top on the list, as far as I am concerned.

_______________________

Pw,

I soooo totally agree! They are right there in your face when you reach

for something or lift your arms...I can hide the pannie in clothes, but these,

they are so horrendous that they are number one on my list.

in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 130 lbs (377.7 to 247.2 and still going)

BMI 39.4...No longer Morbidly obese!

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

[Guest guest]

I know I would rather live in warm weather than

> in cold snowy weather. Still do not know where DH's new job will

> be...but I am praying for warm weather.

> PW

> lap ds 7-15-03

> down 110 pounds and counting

> sw/cw/goal

> 320/210/???

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

I am praying for you also for the warmer weather,how long have you

been with the church that you are at now? I know it has to be rough

when God decides you need a move.

God bless

Pat

[Guest guest]

I know I would rather live in warm weather than

> in cold snowy weather. Still do not know where DH's new job will

> be...but I am praying for warm weather.

> PW

> lap ds 7-15-03

> down 110 pounds and counting

> sw/cw/goal

> 320/210/???

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

I am praying for you also for the warmer weather,how long have you

been with the church that you are at now? I know it has to be rough

when God decides you need a move.

God bless

Pat

[Guest guest]

LOL!! Well I'm not much of a cook so the fridge and the microwave

would be all I need. The kids would have to just get used to cottage

cheese and egg sandwiches!! I'm sure that would be another

excuse for DH to redo the basement with a kitchenette in it or

something!!!

By the way, I made the broccoli stir-fry (can't remember the actual

name of it) tonight as I was trying to get ready for an interview at

6:00 and it still tasted great! I was so proud of myself. At 30 I

think I've finally gotten the hang of this wife/mom/cooking thing!!!

Bout time!

jana

> You're welcome!

>

> And if you were in Seattle, I'd recommend some top-notch kitchen

> remodeling contractors. One word of advice: kitchen remodels can be

> hell on BFL cooking/eating. The guy who ripped out my countertops

(we

> were without running water in the kitchen for FOUR DAYS!) said, " I

> guess you'll be eating out for a few days. " I'm thinking, " NO! You

> don't understand! I can't go to Mc's! I have to cook! "

>

> Thank goodness we still had the fridge.

>

[Guest guest]

And I thought my getting up at 6 AM (rather than 6:30 AM as I used to) was an

accomplishment!!!! I'm impressed!

But the best thing I've discovered is that I no longer groan at getting up

earlier, I actually feel much more energetic and wide awake than I used to

(pre-LL days)!

Bonnie

checking in

Hi guys,

I got up at 4:30 this morning and did 40 LL breaths before work. I am

going

to try and do that each day because I am way too tired when I get home.

Love,