He's been slacking off lately.

You know what to do.

kylemittskus wrote:He's been slacking off lately.

You know what to do.

ooh he's gonna be extra ticked about it being you starting the pub

Silly PSquishy!

(Look, I'm online for the first time in like 3 days!!!!!! ...back to the darkness)

cheron98 wrote:ooh he's gonna be extra ticked about it being you starting the pub

Silly PSquishy!

(Look, I'm online for the first time in like 3 days!!!!!! ...back to the darkness)

It's not my first time out... it's actually my second. And I wouldn't have to fill in if he wasn't so busy slacking off. Like he just got a new job or something...

Stupid LIFE getting in the way again.

otolith wrote:Stupid LIFE getting in the way again.

Doc O.. PM for you...

lauratchi wrote:Doc O.. PM for you...

Right back atcha.

otolith wrote:Right back atcha.

Thanks doc, that was just what I was looking for. I was trying to find it in the forums, from way back, but couldn't find it.

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Sad to say, but it is probably a good thing I didn't get on the plane to Chicago on Friday. Entering week 3 of sickness, I finally broke down and saw the doctor today. You know it's not going to be pretty when he says, "Yeesh. That looks bad," when he starts peering into your head.

Sinus infection, double ear infection, and probably strep throat. Decided not to do the strep test since it would all be the same treatment. (Some of the biggest amoxycillin pills I have ever seen in my life!)

Guess that's why I feel like scaffolding!

cjsiege wrote:Sad to say, but it is probably a good thing I didn't get on the plane to Chicago on Friday. Entering week 3 of sickness, I finally broke down and saw the doctor today. You know it's not going to be pretty when he says, "Yeesh. That looks bad," when he starts peering into your head.

Sinus infection, double ear infection, and probably strep throat. Decided not to do the strep test since it would all be the same treatment. (Some of the biggest amoxycillin pills I have ever seen in my life!)

Guess that's why I feel like scaffolding!

well enjoy the time off and get better! Life is too short to be sick.

cjsiege wrote:. . . probably strep throat. . . (Some of the biggest amoxycillin pills I have ever seen in my life!) . . .

I tear up when my doctor gives me those to try to swallow for a strep throat. She giggles . . .

cjsiege wrote:Sad to say, but it is probably a good thing I didn't get on the plane to Chicago on Friday. Entering week 3 of sickness, I finally broke down and saw the doctor today. You know it's not going to be pretty when he says, "Yeesh. That looks bad," when he starts peering into your head.

Sinus infection, double ear infection, and probably strep throat. Decided not to do the strep test since it would all be the same treatment. (Some of the biggest amoxycillin pills I have ever seen in my life!)

Guess that's why I feel like scaffolding!

Oh, cj, sorry you're so under the weather. I hope you get better soon. Get some sleep and drink plenty of fluids. Speaking of which, I need to get some more H20 in my system today before I have some more of the Monster Boss! Works well with leftover "Not Your Mother's Onion Dip" from Saturday's Benefit Dinner chez nous.

cjsiege wrote:Sad to say, but it is probably a good thing I didn't get on the plane to Chicago on Friday. Entering week 3 of sickness, I finally broke down and saw the doctor today. You know it's not going to be pretty when he says, "Yeesh. That looks bad," when he starts peering into your head.

Sinus infection, double ear infection, and probably strep throat. Decided not to do the strep test since it would all be the same treatment. (Some of the biggest amoxycillin pills I have ever seen in my life!)

Guess that's why I feel like scaffolding!

Yikes girlie....

I know I've said feel better before, but really... feel better.

lauratchi wrote:Yikes girlie....

I know I've said feel better before, but really... feel better.

Thanks! You, too!

Today was one of those days where I love my job and reminds me why I work for lower than industry average. I got paid to walk about 7 miles of woods today and scout out archeological sites and interesting flora with my trusty GPS camera. Had a great time, found some Native artifacts, wrenched my knee, and will be in great pain tomorrow, but totally worth it.

Lighter wrote:I tear up when my doctor gives me those to try to swallow for a strep throat. She giggles . . .

I took one look at them and called the pharmacist to make sure I could cut them in half. He told me, "you can cut them into as many pieces as needed to get them down. Crush them if you have to!" It's not that bad, but feels close when trying to choke them down.

Honestly - haven't the doctors ever heard of "take 2 smaller ones, instead of one HUGE one"?

One more tale from the doctor's office, he told me they are getting hammered with "the crud" (a.k.a. flu of all varieties). *AND* he fully expects everyone in the office will come down with it at some point - regardless of vaccines. Great. Gives you a really warm fuzzy.

bhodilee wrote:Today was one of those days where I love my job and reminds me why I work for lower than industry average. I got paid to walk about 7 miles of woods today and scout out archeological sites and interesting flora with my trusty GPS camera. Had a great time, found some Native artifacts, wrenched my knee, and will be in great pain tomorrow, but totally worth it.

Wow. Trade?

So my niece Katie lives in Eau Claire (about 5 hrs from me) and is visiting her pal in Milwaukee for the week... so she is just up the road. 90ish minutes depending on destruction.

She messages me on Facebook and says... "you still order from that wine.woot don't you".

Yeah, so, she and her pal are driving down to get free wine. I can hear the conversation now.

Katie: Do we have any wine left?
Friend : No.... you drank it all. Want to go to the liquor store?
Katie: No, I'm broke. But we can take a ride to Chicago. My aunt has a basement full. She likes me. She'll even give you some.
Friend: So why aren't we on the road yet.

And I am actually happy that I am clearing some stuff out.

bahwm wrote:Oh, cj, sorry you're so under the weather. I hope you get better soon. Get some sleep and drink plenty of fluids. Speaking of which, I need to get some more H20 in my system today before I have some more of the Monster Boss! Works well with leftover "Not Your Mother's Onion Dip" from Saturday's Benefit Dinner chez nous.

Thank you so much! I'm trying to push the fluids, but there's only so much you want to drink with a sore throat.

So...tell me more about this incredible onion dip. Recipe available from somewhere? I've got a couple of upcoming parties that would be perfect venues for such a wonderful dippy thing!

cjsiege wrote:Thanks! You, too!

I am actually feeling semi human today. Left the house for the first time since coming home from work last Wednesday morning.

And I don't get that about pill size either. If you have strep, it is hard enough to swallow. Here, choke these puppies down as well.

Makes no sense.

cjsiege wrote:Wow. Trade?

No, I'll have the sinus Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) at some point, don't need it twice. I hate my dog. He has this thing for licking my feet. I can't get him to stop and it drives me nuts.

lauratchi wrote:So my niece Katie lives in Eau Claire (about 5 hrs from me) and is visiting her pal in Milwaukee for the week... so she is just up the road. 90ish minutes depending on destruction.

She messages me on Facebook and says... "you still order from that wine.woot don't you".

Yeah, so, she and her pal are driving down to get free wine. I can hear the conversation now.

Katie: Do we have any wine left?
Friend : No.... you drank it all. Want to go to the liquor store?
Katie: No, I'm broke. But we can take a ride to Chicago. My aunt has a basement full. She likes me. She'll even give you some.
Friend: So why aren't we on the road yet.

And I am actually happy that I am clearing some stuff out.

Hahaha! I wish I had an aunt who would give me free wine. Or anyone for that matter.

lauratchi wrote:So my niece Katie lives in Eau Claire (about 5 hrs from me) and is visiting her pal in Milwaukee for the week... so she is just up the road. 90ish minutes depending on destruction.

She messages me on Facebook and says... "you still order from that wine.woot don't you".

Yeah, so, she and her pal are driving down to get free wine. I can hear the conversation now.

Katie: Do we have any wine left?
Friend : No.... you drank it all. Want to go to the liquor store?
Katie: No, I'm broke. But we can take a ride to Chicago. My aunt has a basement full. She likes me. She'll even give you some.
Friend: So why aren't we on the road yet.

And I am actually happy that I am clearing some stuff out.

?

Does this qualify as "You might be a wine.woot addict if ..."

Are you happy that you're clearing what you have obviously overpurchased, or that you now have more room to purchase more?

?
just askin'.

crusaderRabbit wrote:?

Does this qualify as "You might be a wine.woot addict if ..."

Are you happy that you're clearing what you have obviously overpurchased, or that you now have more room to purchase more?

?
just askin'.

Why..yes! Yes this does qualify!

Sorry, JihadistBunny -- I couldn't resist adding it in!

lauratchi wrote:I am actually feeling semi human today. Left the house for the first time since coming home from work last Wednesday morning.

And I don't get that about pill size either. If you have strep, it is hard enough to swallow. Here, choke these puppies down as well.

Makes no sense.

You may want to forward your pm from me to cj.

CJ, I'm guessing you got some Augmentin 875mg tabs. Take them with plenty of water, and yogurt...they can do a number on your gut. And once they kick in, you'll be glad you got the horse pills.

otolith wrote:You may want to forward your pm from me to cj.

CJ, I'm guessing you got some Augmentin 875mg tabs. Take them with plenty of water, and yogurt...they can do a number on your gut. And once they kick in, you'll be glad you got the horse pills.

Close! Straight up amoxycillin 875mg, plus a high, short course of prednisone to kick-start everything toward the path of goodness. Doc wants me to call back in a couple of days to make sure the drugs are doing the trick. I think if I'm not feeling "amazingly better" quickly he'll switch over to the Augmentin. (or something similar-ish. *shrug*)

I'll go pick up a couple of yogurts tomorrow morning. Thanks for the reminder!

*Silly duplicate post*

Hey! How 'bout them Phillies!!!

I wonder how the crush is going over in Vegas.

cjsiege wrote:
So...tell me more about this incredible onion dip. Recipe available from somewhere? I've got a couple of upcoming parties that would be perfect venues for such a wonderful dippy thing!

On its way in an email, but wait until your throat feels better to try it with the Tostito's scoops.

cjsiege wrote:One more tale from the doctor's office, he told me they are getting hammered with "the crud" (a.k.a. flu of all varieties). *AND* he fully expects everyone in the office will come down with it at some point - regardless of vaccines. Great. Gives you a really warm fuzzy.

We had around 103-7th & 8th graders out today out of about 630 students. Some of the teachers are getting sick, too. One of my boys was out all last week and will be out all this week--no notification why. Now, all of a sudden, they can't type in on the absence report why a student was absent or at what time they arrived if they came in late (we now get this electronically). I guess it has something to do with privacy issues, HIPAA and who knows what else--of course, none of this has been explained to us. . .

cjsiege wrote:One more tale from the doctor's office, he told me they are getting hammered with "the crud" (a.k.a. flu of all varieties). *AND* he fully expects everyone in the office will come down with it at some point - regardless of vaccines. Great. Gives you a really warm fuzzy.

Last month I went to the doctor's office to get some bloodwork results, etc and she said, "And YOU, YOU need the flu shot. I think I have one left in the office and I want to make sure you get it. YOU need it." And off she went. I only had a slight bit of soreness at the site. Hopefully, it will ward off anything that is out there.

I've been in contact with several different bunches of the population within the past week. I think it's time to start taking Airborne again. It works for me. I've taken it for the past few years and I haven't gotten any big, huge colds or really nasty sinus infections--just little bits of stuff. I hope that makes sense. But, the Airborne stuff has a lot of vitamins and minerals to boost your immune system. It works for me, YMMV.

lauratchi wrote:I am actually feeling semi human today. Left the house for the first time since coming home from work last Wednesday morning.

And I don't get that about pill size either. If you have strep, it is hard enough to swallow. Here, choke these puppies down as well.

Makes no sense.

Sorry you've been under the weather,too. Home since Wed. AM. YIKES! (Sorry. I got real busy about that time, so I missed a lot of last week's pub.

Ah, I'm allergic to penicillin so I don't get the pleasure of those huge suckers!

bhodilee wrote:No, I'll have the sinus Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) at some point, don't need it twice. I hate my dog. He has this thing for licking my feet. I can't get him to stop and it drives me nuts.

Put some socks on!

bahwm wrote:Put some socks on!

and stop soaking your feet in peanut butter.

bahwm wrote:Last month I went to the doctor's office to get some bloodwork results, etc and she said, "And YOU, YOU need the flu shot. I think I have one left in the office and I want to make sure you get it. YOU need it." And off she went. I only had a slight bit of soreness at the site. Hopefully, it will ward off anything that is out there.

She's right. If anyone needs it, you would be one of the chosen ones. Schools are such an incubator of all the ickies! (Don't even get me started on day-care centers!)

bhodilee wrote:No, I'll have the sinus Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) at some point, don't need it twice. I hate my dog. He has this thing for licking my feet. I can't get him to stop and it drives me nuts.

He's grooming you. It's the highest form of love and respect for the pack leader!

cjsiege wrote:Close! Straight up amoxycillin 875mg, plus a high, short course of prednisone to kick-start everything toward the path of goodness. Doc wants me to call back in a couple of days to make sure the drugs are doing the trick. I think if I'm not feeling "amazingly better" quickly he'll switch over to the Augmentin. (or something similar-ish. *shrug*)

I'll go pick up a couple of yogurts tomorrow morning. Thanks for the reminder!

Bah, if that's the case, I just go 1g (2, 500mg tabs) instead of the 875mg tabs. That's still a pretty good dose. Start doing some saline irrigations, and go get a bottle of Afrin if you don't have one. That'll help just as much as the antibiotics.

cjsiege wrote:She's right. If anyone needs it, you would be one of the chosen ones. Schools are such an incubator of all the ickies! (Don't even get me started on day-care centers!)

Hand sanitizer. Hand lotion. Soap & water. Hand lotion. Our school district is installing non-alcoholic hand sanitizer in all classrooms and in the halls, cafeterias, etc. in 2 high schools, 2 middle schools and 7 elementary schools. What a major investment!

bahwm wrote:Hand sanitizer. Hand lotion. Soap & water. Hand lotion. Our school district is installing non-alcoholic hand sanitizer in all classrooms and in the halls, cafeterias, etc. in 2 high schools, 2 middle schools and 7 elementary schools. What a major investment!

Good for them. There was a concern with some of the alcohol-based hand sanitizers that they are/were a fire hazard.

otolith wrote:Good for them. There was a concern with some of the alcohol-based hand sanitizers that they are/were a fire hazard.

Wow! I had no idea! I never thought of a fire hazard. Our district allowed students to use the alcohol based hand sanitizers "under adult supervision"! I thought it had something to do with the alcohol content. I can't even imagine ingesting that stuff. Yuch!