Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 That's the price I pay for living in the country. However, I feel my asthma has been kept in control because I'm surrounded by forests--and the pollution is very minimal. I'm faring better here than when I lived in cities. Life's always a tradeoff (darn). lol --marty > > > > Marty > > whoa > > Alana > > > > (I changed pharmacies, but it's a 70-mile round trip > > drive to go get them)-- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 It's still a really long way, though! My nearest pharmacy is less than 1/2 mile, and there's another two within a mile radius. And I'm in a residential area, rather than near the centre. In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama.So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.> >>> Marty>> whoa>> Alana>> >> (I changed pharmacies, but it's a 70-mile round trip> > drive to go get them)-->> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 >..... > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama. > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > Jenn I was listening to someone once criticize Americans for not traveling to other countries more, and the other guy pointed out that if the U.S. were overlaid on Europe, it would reach from the U.K. across Europe and into Russia :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 The pharmacy I regularly use is about 2 miles from my house. I've actually walked it but it's been a long while. I use a chain pharmacy and there are several in my town within a few miles of my home. Then there are two nearby towns within 20 miles that have at least one of the CVS pharmacies. I can get a script filled at any pharmacy in town, even Walmart, but I've been with this one for so many years and the head pharmacist is so good at explaining things. I also like that he takes time to explain new meds. It's beyond me that someone would have to travel 70 miles for medication. To: asthma Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 1:52:44 PMSubject: Re: Marty It's still a really long way, though! My nearest pharmacy is less than 1/2 mile, and there's another two within a mile radius. And I'm in a residential area, rather than near the centre. In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama.So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire... ! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.> >>> Marty>> whoa>> Alana>> >> (I changed pharmacies, but it's a 70-mile round trip> > drive to go get them)-->> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Good point! And in the mid western and western US in particular, driving to a neighboring state is sometimes equivalent to driving to another country altogether in Europe or other parts of the world. In Texas alone it takes a couple of days' driving just to get from one side to the other. Slats > >..... > > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama. > > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > > Jenn > > > I was listening to someone once criticize Americans for not traveling to other countries more, and the other guy pointed out that if the U.S. were overlaid on Europe, it would reach from the U.K. across Europe and into Russia :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 heya guys,Where i live which is Wales, its apparently only the not even the size of Florida but we are over populated here in Llantwit major which is in south wales. I live within a 5 minute walk to my Gps surgery and pharmacys we have 2 pharmacy and 1 comprehensive and 4 primary schools here and out local hospital is more then half an hour away from us and the ambulance services refuses to come out due to small and narrow lanes here in the vale of glamaorgan. Mae'r aer yn glir yr awyr yn las ac rwy'n mwynhau y tywydd yn gyfan gwbl o golli Donna -Marie Griffiths deyrnas unedigTo: asthma From: trudyjh@...Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:44:50 +0000Subject: Re: Marty >..... > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama. > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > Jenn I was listening to someone once criticize Americans for not traveling to other countries more, and the other guy pointed out that if the U.S. were overlaid on Europe, it would reach from the U.K. across Europe and into Russia :-) Get a free e-mail account with Hotmail. Sign-up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I understand. But on my only visit to London, I got sick as a dog w/ asthma. Had to go to a doc--and he blamed it on all the diesel fumes in the city. He said, " Here, we call it Londonaire. " BTW he was a pulmonary doc who had written three books urging the clean-up of the city's air. The nice thing about where I live, despite the distances, is that traffic is very light. My county only has 13,000 residents--about one every 10 miles. --marty On Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 01:52 PM, A Hill wrote: > It's still a really long way, though! My nearest pharmacy is less than > 1/2 mile, and there's another two within a mile radius. And I'm in a > residential area, rather than near the centre. > > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it > very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent > size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your > states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, > is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without > Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama. > > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > > Jenn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I have relatives who hailed from Pontypool (sp??). They emigrated from Wales to Pennsylvania--they had been in the steel industry in Wales and Pennsylvania was a big steel state. --marty On Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 04:13 PM, DreamGirl91 Griffiths wrote: > > heya guys, > Where i live which is Wales, its apparently only the not even the size > of Florida but we are over populated here in Llantwit major which is > in south wales. I live within a 5 minute walk to my Gps surgery and > pharmacys we have 2 pharmacy and 1 comprehensive and 4 primary schools > here and out local hospital is more then half an hour away from us and > the ambulance services refuses to come out due to small and narrow > lanes here in the vale of glamaorgan. > <image.tiff><image.tiff><image.tiff> Mae'r aer yn glir yr awyr yn las ac rwy'n mwynhau y tywydd yn gyfan gwbl o golli Donna -Marie Griffiths deyrnas unedig<image.tiff><image.tiff><image.tiff> > > > > > <image.tiff> > > To: asthma > From: trudyjh@... > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:44:50 +0000 > Subject: Re: Marty > > > > > > >..... > > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it > very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent > size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your > states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, > is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without > Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama. > > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > > Jenn > > I was listening to someone once criticize Americans for not traveling > to other countries more, and the other guy pointed out that if the > U.S. were overlaid on Europe, it would reach from the U.K. across > Europe and into Russia :-) > > > > <image.tiff> > > Get a free e-mail account with Hotmail. Sign-up now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Diesel makes my asthma crazy. Hate the fumes.To: asthma Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 6:36:34 PMSubject: Re: Marty I understand. But on my only visit to London, I got sick as a dog w/ asthma. Had to go to a doc--and he blamed it on all the diesel fumes in the city. He said, "Here, we call it Londonaire." BTW he was a pulmonary doc who had written three books urging the clean-up of the city's air. The nice thing about where I live, despite the distances, is that traffic is very light. My county only has 13,000 residents--about one every 10 miles. --martyOn Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 01:52 PM, A Hill wrote:> It's still a really long way, though! My nearest pharmacy is less than 1/2 mile, and there's another two within a mile radius. And I'm in a residential area, rather than near the centre. > > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama.> > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > > Jenn> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Ah, but that's London. There is a LOT of the UK outside London! There are a lot of fumes there, and also a lot of high buildings so I'm guessing they get trapped in, then it's also a lot warmer than the rest of the country. JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.> It's still a really long way, though! My nearest pharmacy is less than 1/2 mile, and there's another two within a mile radius. And I'm in a residential area, rather than near the centre. > > In the UK, unless you lived up in the north of Scotland, where is it very remote, you'd never be more than about 10-15 miles from a decent size town. Our population is roughly 1/6th of yours, but some of your states are more than twice the size of the UK (California, I think, is). Apparently the UK is the size of Oregon, and England (without Scotland, Wales and NI) is the size of Alabama.> > So you can see why I find 70 miles to a pharmacy inconceivable! > > Jenn> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Hi Marty, I just don't like the idea of being so far from a pharmacy - but you are feeling better, so thats good. Alana > > That's the price I pay for living in the country. However, I feel my > asthma has been kept in control because I'm surrounded by forests--and > the pollution is very minimal. I'm faring better here than when I > lived in cities. Life's always a tradeoff (darn). lol --marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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