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The Official Halloween Thread; Things that go bump on a msg board
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That was nice of you, to help the couple out, especially with both of them having medical issues
The "Blumenthals" were both good people-they took care of me well at Christmas with a nice tip, and always deferred to me and my boss(the account manager) when it came to issues about their property. They were the kind of people that I always wanted to "go the extra mile for", all the time. I wish I had more clients like that right now. Most of the ones on our route right now we either rarely if ever see, or are the kind of folks whose only feedback is the periodic complaint. thumbs down 2
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Yes and up to 12-15 years ago, we didn't even have a Wal*Mart or K-Mart near us!
What did you do when you needed to go shopping? Sounds like you would have to plan an overnight trip just to go shopping. crazy
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and he said he doesn't want to see me become addicted to pain killers
I understand his concern all too well. Though I have never been addicted to painkillers I admit I have enjoyed their effects, in the few situations where I was prescribed them. Example: back in 2003 after I sprained my knee at work, I was prescribed pain medication, after having my right knee drained and MRI'd. I was put on Hydrocodone(a steroid). This drug is a potent painkiller-it will make you drowsy and feel, at least for me, comparable to that of mild or moderate inebriation and a definite sense of relaxation. I can understand how people might get hooked on this drug. I felt similarly about Celebrex, an anti-inflammatory drug I was prescribed during the first couple of years of gout attacks-it also serves as a general and arthritis pain relieving drug, with similar effects-it will make you drowsy and want to sleep.

I read somewhere, Kimi, that many teenagers today are turning to Nyquil and other drugs with alcohol to attain a "high" or "drunk" state of consciousness, obviously because they are not old enough to buy alcoholic beverages. nonono
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They were the kind of people that I always wanted to "go the extra mile for", all the time.


I think when people act appreciative of an effort someone goes to or are simply friendly and approachable people, those are the kind of people you're willing to go that extra mile for. When I was still able to work and still working on the 'floor', I did my job, but at the end of the night, I did extra paperwork and punched number in the computer, so my Superviser simply had to print off the info in the AM and because he appreciated me doing this, I was more than happy to do it and never received any extra pay for this, excpet the OT I was alaready getting.
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What did you do when you needed to go shopping? Sounds like you would have to plan an overnight trip just to go shopping.


It was often an entire afternoon/evening of shopping, when we had to travel so far. Like Carol said, traveling 50-75 miles in this area takes just over an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes, whereas, the same trip in the city might take two hours or more. I know when I was a kid, most of the shopping was done through catalogs. It was a huge deal for Mom to go to the Sears catalog store and pick up a back-to-school order or she also did a lot of her Christmas shopping through JC Penney's, Sears and seems like there was one other....Montgomery Ward, perhaps?
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I definitely appreciate my Dr looking out for me, I suppose it would be very easy for a Dr to prescribe pain meds and simply ignore the possibility of someone becoming addicted. I think I do have an addictive personality.....case in point, my deep love and desire of diet Pepsi.....I almost panic, if I feel my supply is too low! freak out However, I don't think pain meds could be something I;d find myself reaching for very often, as the stomach upset would be enough to keep me from reaching for that bottle, very often. cheeky sick smiley

I believe that, Lee, Nyquil is pretty potent stuff, I took it a few times as a teen, when I was battling severe colds and the flu and that stuff would put me to sleep in a flash. I still will take it, but sadly, very little helps with my poor sleep, these days. :(
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but sadly, very little helps with my poor sleep, these days.


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I am sorry to hear that.
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When I was still able to work and still working on the 'floor', I did my job, but at the end of the night, I did extra paperwork and punched number in the computer, so my Superviser simply had to print off the info in the AM and because he appreciated me doing this, I was more than happy to do it and never received any extra pay for this, excpet the OT I was alaready getting.

There's a word for why you did what you did for your boss: class. thumbs up
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It was often an entire afternoon/evening of shopping, when we had to travel so far.
Certainly understandable, considering the distance(s) you had to travel. freak out
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I think I come by my odd sleeping habits, thanks to my Dad, Granddad and Grandma. None of them were the type to ever sleep past 5:00AM and many times, Dad is up by 3:00AM. Both my Grandma and Granddad are passed away, now, but I have the weird feeling, my sleeping habits mirror them all. maniac
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Thanks. :)
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Certainly understandable, considering the distance(s) you had to travel.


You know, it's funny, but in spite of having K-Mart and Wal*Mart about 30 minutes away, when we travel to the 'city' which is an hour or slightly more away, I still get excited about the trip! B) Perhaps it's because I KNOW, if we're going to travle that far, I'm bound to pick up a DVD or two! :<!--emo&lol:-->Posted Image<!--endemo--> Mr Green
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I think I come by my odd sleeping habits, thanks to my Dad, Granddad and Grandma. None of them were the type to ever sleep past 5:00AM and many times, Dad is up by 3:00AM. Both my Grandma and Granddad are passed away, now, but I have the weird feeling, my sleeping habits mirror them all.

Ever done any sleep walking while you were asleep, Kimi? eyebrow
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Thanks.

You're welcome. thumbs up
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Perhaps it's because I KNOW, if we're going to travel that far, I'm bound to pick up a DVD or two!
I know if I travelled that far to shop I'd damn sure never come back empty-handed. nod
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Ever done any sleep walking while you were asleep, Kimi?


Actually, I haven't, I have a couple of cousins that did that. From what I've been told, I talk away and at times, even giggle in my sleep. freak out
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I know if I travelled that far to shop I'd damn sure never come back empty-handed.


There has been a time or two, I've had to go to several stores in which to actually bring something home......just shows the sad state of DVD inventory at some places. tongue-1
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Actually, I haven't, I have a couple of cousins that did that. From what I've been told, I talk away and at times, even giggle in my sleep.
I have been told, by my girlfriend, Gloria, that I talk aloud in my sleep on occasion, though it is mostly mumbling and other incomprehensible gibberish. An old girlfriend of mine, from the late 80's and early 90's, once told me the same thing. I have never "sleepwalked". I have also been told I am a restless sleeper by Gloria. She's probably right: I have woken up in the AM(alone and sometimes with her) to frequently find my bed(or hers) demolished, the mattress half off the box springs and the sheets all gnarled up and partially on the floor. freak out
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just shows the sad state of DVD inventory at some places.
Could this be a not so thinly veiled reference to Circuit City? tongue-1

I ask because everytime I went in Circuit City near my residence their DVD inventory just seemed lousy.

I haven't bought a DVD in a Circuit City store in over two years.
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Apparently I have a major snoring problem. Jenny has to poke me or nudge me to wake me up because it gets to be so loud she can't sleep. I'm fine when I sleep on my stomach but when I'm on my back...look out!
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Apparently I have a major snoring problem.
Don't those "Breathe-Right" strips(that you place across your nose) help out regarding snoring? I also know that people who snore loudly have other medical options as well to address this.

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Jenny has to poke me or nudge me to wake me up because it gets to be so loud she can't sleep.

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Could this be a not so thinly veiled reference to Circuit City?


Hehehe...it could be. Although, I;d have to say, overall, Best Buy ranks right up there, these days. Was a time, when I could walk in Best Buy and find half a dozen titles I really wanted to bring home with me, now, if it isn't a TV season, I'm hard-pressed to see anything! <_<
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My youngest brother, Skeet snores worse than anyone I've ever heard! freak out My God, I could sleep through anything and his snoring, when we are in Canada for the week, has awakened me and I'm clear at the other end of the cabin!

I remember one Saturday, years ago, I didn't have to work and Mom called me to come down for breakfast. My other younger brother, Michael and his wife and family were spending the weekend at Mom's. Michael was using one of those Breathe-Right strips that Mom had and we were all sitting at the table, when Michael's wife came down and Mom asked her, if her hair was breathing any better, there hanging from her hair, was Michael's Breathe-Right strip! :<!--emo&lol:-->Posted Image<!--endemo-->

I guess, from what folks have told me, when I talk in my sleep, I talk quite clear, so they can understand what I'm saying. Perosnally, if I've ever slept with someone who talks in their sleep, it creeps me right out! freak out
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I don't think I snore or talk in my sleep, but that's judging completely by what my family says.

I do however sleep with my mouth open in the winter because I guess my nose gets stuffy. =/
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Michael was using one of those Breathe-Right strips that Mom had and we were all sitting at the table, when Michael's wife came down and Mom asked her, if her hair was breathing any better, there hanging from her hair, was Michael's Breathe-Right strip!


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I guess, from what folks have told me, when I talk in my sleep, I talk quite clear, so they can understand what I'm saying.
Anyone ever try to record what you say and then try to blackmail you later? tongue-1

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I do however sleep with my mouth open in the winter because I guess my nose gets stuffy.
I used to have that problem Corey until I started using nasal spray before going to bed, to clear out my sinuses. Have you ever tried this? eyebrow
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Hehehe...it could be
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I also sleep with my mouth open, I think I always have and this winter, it's been a killer, I wake up so dry, I could spit cotton, I think. I also sleep with my eyes partcially open and that tends to freak people out. Dad said, when I was a wee baby, his heart stopped the first time he saw me like that. He and Mom had lost their first baby, just nine months and ten days before I was born, as she was born very premature and I was also premature, so Dad was nervous as could be to begin with. He said he walked over and looked down at me and there I was, with one eye halfway open and the other slightly less open and he thought I was dead! Mom sleeps the same way and sometimes, just as I'm falling asleep, I can feel my one eye begin to open. cheeky sick smiley
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Jimi Agreed! They are just about the only retail stores I can walk in and find far too many DVD titles, I want to buy. It was nice in January, Borders was having a, Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale and I took advantage, once. Mr Green
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I also sleep with my eyes partially open and that tends to freak people out.
I knew a guy in college that slept, occasionally, with one or both his eyes partially open. It was unsettling to look at-he looked like he was in some kind of homicidal trance. freak out
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Agreed! They are just about the only retail stores I can walk in and find far too many DVD titles, I want to buy.
That is, IMO, one sure fire way to judge a retailer who sells DVDs: if they always have more DVDs you want than you can afford to buy, that is good. Those that have little or nothing you want to buy, that is bad. This may sound like something simplistic, even semi-assinine, Kimi, but I wonder sometimes if those that decide what major retailers stock for DVDs should actually just go back to a simple deduction like what I just mentioned.
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