Thanks Dr. Fricka! Once again you are so knowledgeable!
Fricka wrote:
becke_davis wrote:
Thanks for the encouragement, becke. Now I'm trying to cough out the words to "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys! Maybe I will settle for humming to myself!Speaking of coughing, eadie, I have a couple of additional tips to pass on to you. A few years back, I discovered that Triaminic had some melt-in-your-mouth cough strips, similar to those breath strips that used to be seen by the check-out counter.I got the cherry flavor, and low and behold, they worked! The tickling in my throat that led to an asthmatic wheezing was gone! It was only AFTER I used the strips successfully that I noticed the print on the package saying it was for CHILDREN!!!!! As God is my witness! Well, I still use them, when I can find them, but I don't tell many people about it(at least not until NOW--shhhh!) because for some reason an adult taking children's medicine is not seen as being very smart. All I know is, it worked for me!The other thing you might try, especially if you are into alternative healing methods, is to try honey. A tablespoon full of honey will quiet the tickling that leads to coughing, plus it tastes pretty good, once you get used to the feeling of the fullness of all that honey trickling down your throat. Fianlly, if neither of those methods work for you, you can always use the recipe for a sore throat my mom gave me: 1 Tablespoon each of : honey, lemon juice, and Brandy. Better than any OTC cough syrup! You can also try a variation of that with hot tea, which is then essentially a hot toddy. Good luck, and I hope your cough will be a thing of the past, soon.
dhaupt wrote:Morning my mystery loving friends, how is your first Monday of daylight savings time
here's how mine feels
Awwww, I feel your pain, Deb.
Or, at least, I would, but I live in Arizona, where we don't switch off and on to DaylightSavings. (For the obvious reasons--we ALREADY get enough daylight--don't need more of it, especially in the summer months!)
I do remember that it was always a pain having to either set our clocks back or forward, depending on the time of year it was. "Fall back in the fall" is all I recall at the moment of the little poem that is supposed to help folks remember what to do. I did have an uncle who farmed, and he absolutely refused to go on Daylight Savings. I could see his point, but I thought it must have created some problems for his family when they had to go into town, as it would have been either an hour ahead or behind what the farm was operating on. Let's just say whoever came up with this lunkheaded idea should have been given short shrift, and since it essentially was a war-time gimmick, (WWII)isn't it about time to get rid of it NOW????
Fricka wrote:
dhaupt wrote:Morning my mystery loving friends, how is your first Monday of daylight savings time
here's how mine feels
Awwww, I feel your pain, Deb.
Or, at least, I would, but I live in Arizona, where we don't switch off and on to DaylightSavings. (For the obvious reasons--we ALREADY get enough daylight--don't need more of it, especially in the summer months!)
I do remember that it was always a pain having to either set our clocks back or forward, depending on the time of year it was. "Fall back in the fall" is all I recall at the moment of the little poem that is supposed to help folks remember what to do. I did have an uncle who farmed, and he absolutely refused to go on Daylight Savings. I could see his point, but I thought it must have created some problems for his family when they had to go into town, as it would have been either an hour ahead or behind what the farm was operating on. Let's just say whoever came up with this lunkheaded idea should have been given short shrift, and since it essentially was a war-time gimmick, (WWII)isn't it about time to get rid of it NOW????
Spring ahead - Fall back! Actually, here in the east, it works well - a little confusing but not too bad. My daughter goes to work at 7:30 AM and doesn't get home until 7:30 PM. She had to walk her dogs in the dark but now it will be light until at least 8 or 9 and will get later as the summer goes on - so not so bad for her dog walking!
Wow, that is so weird about the TIDE, eadie. Sure enough, though, that is one of the hot news stories being covered by Yahoo! News right now. Here's an excerpt from one of the stories:
Last year, in St. Paul, Minnesota, a man is alleged to have stolen $25,000 worth of Tide over 15 months before authorities captured him. Stores such as CVS have amped up security measures to prevent theft; at some locations the detergent is kept in a locked container and an employee must retrieve it for customers.
So why is Tide the only detergent being targeted? Authorities list several reasons: Tide is instantly recognizable because of its Day-Glo orange bottle; it is one of the most expensive brands of laundry detergent; and it does not have serial numbers, so it cannot be tracked.
On social media, people are calling the theft trend "bizarre" and many are blaming it on the tough economy and rising gas prices. One person tweeted that the thefts are "a result of inflation."
A spokesperson for Procter & Gamble, the manufacturer of Tide, called the thefts "unfortunate."
More than unfortunate, I'd say.Procter & Gamble had better get busy and start putting serial numbers on TIDE. I'm glad we switched to Cheer years ago--at least I don't have to worry about MY laundry detergent disappearing from the shelves! We use the Free and Clear version of CHEER, and I would never go back to a product that has scent and dye in it now.
However, I have to still wonder--exactly why is it that TIDE is being kidnapped off the shelves. Are people in third world countries that desperate for laundry detergent? Is it being used for something else? Have to admit, part of me must have some sick form of humor, as I can picture some unfortunate undercover police unit having to try to follow the detergent thieves...."It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it!" 
Or is that what one might call a "clean-up" job??? Heee heee!
