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Friday, November 23, 2018 1:12 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
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Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.

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Friday, November 23, 2018 5:22 PM

BRENDA


Hasn't rained yet today but pretty soggy yesterday.

Laundry done for another two weeks.

Work yesterday was okay outside of burning my pinky finger on my right hand. Not serious though but it did hurt.

Also seem to be having problems posting more of my story.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018 10:15 PM

BRENDA


How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.

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Monday, November 26, 2018 3:23 AM

SIGNYM

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How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.



Wow.

Sometimes I just throw up my hands and think It takes all kinds!

But I am curious, tho. Have you ever met this "pagan" nephew? If you have, does he strike you as a "pagan"? Or does this couple just have an unusually restrictive definition of what it means to be Christian?

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Monday, November 26, 2018 3:46 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


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How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.


Wow.

Sometimes I just throw up my hands and think It takes all kinds!

But I am curious, tho. Have you ever met this "pagan" nephew? If you have, does he strike you as a "pagan"? Or does this couple just have an unusually restrictive definition of what it means to be Christian?

Maybe the wife got her MD from Trump University.
Even with the husband being Pastor, most Clergy I've known were not terribly dumb.

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Monday, November 26, 2018 7:58 AM

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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.


Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.



Thanks. I'll look into them. She's a smart kid and she's going to a good school. I don't think she gets enough training at home though.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Monday, November 26, 2018 12:43 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
How's this? The lady that I work for and her husband both think that reading the "Mighty Thor" comic book turned his nephew into a pagan.



Wow.

Sometimes I just throw up my hands and think It takes all kinds!

But I am curious, tho. Have you ever met this "pagan" nephew? If you have, does he strike you as a "pagan"? Or does this couple just have an unusually restrictive definition of what it means to be Christian?

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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .



Hey Sig.

No, I have never met this nephew of his. This came about because I was talking about Stan Lee's passing and he was the creator behind the Thor comic. I explained to the lady why I didn't like the movies because they rewrote the comics.

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Monday, November 26, 2018 2:41 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


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When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.


Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.


Thanks. I'll look into them. She's a smart kid and she's going to a good school. I don't think she gets enough training at home though.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

When they're young their brain is a sponge. You can't believe what they absorb.
Get some foreign language tapes, like learning languages. Not Spanish. Like German, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian. Check out some from the library to get an idea, and play them at your house when she's there. To trick her into playing them, maybe get some with music. Finding the used ones at Goodwill or thrift shops are incredibly cheap.
She doesn't need to actually learn the language or be fluent, but absorbing that now will allow her to pick up languages easy, 15 years from now.

The geometry and math involved in the train tracks will trick them into learning in a fun way. The more pieces total will allow them more variety of geometric designs, and encourage them to come up with new or complicated designs. One time I showed up and my 2 nieces had a track set up, not filling the center of the room, but intertwined with the legs, posts, obstacles on 2 sides of the room. With parallel tracks and inner loops, etc.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:56 PM

BRENDA


And we are back in the rain.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:57 PM

BRENDA


You know I honestly don't know why I watch all these holiday baking shows. They just depress me.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:25 AM

1KIKI

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And we are back in the rain.

A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:29 AM

BRENDA


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And we are back in the rain.

A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.



I'm sorry that your area was so dry Kiki.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 3:03 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


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And we are back in the rain.

A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.

Your State Laws require that about 4.9" of that freshwater be directly channelled straight to the ocean, right? Without being allowed to be used as irrigation or as water supply.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 6:10 AM

SIGNYM

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A quiet ahem ... last year we had about 5" of rain. it was the third driest year on record.- KIKI
Do you mean "rainfall year" (July 2017 to July 2018)? Or calendar year (2017)?

I hadn't realized it was so dry. I was so busy, it's like I was a groundhog who popped up in late November and thought "Holy fuck! Where am I?". I KNOW summer was ridiculously hot and quite often humid... but of course, no rain. Can you tell me when the deficit was? Judging by my water-use records, I'm only a little ahead of last year (still in the realm of about 33 CCF per 2 months) - but down overall from several years ago (55 CCF per two months), when I xeriscaped the front yard.

Seems like THIS rainfall year is getting off to a slow start too, no? Somehow October - when I really don't expect rain- blurred into late November, and STILL very little rain!

Two-day rainfall event coming up, if predictions hold up. Last time they predicted 0.25" and I got almost 1". This time they're predicting 1.5". Now that I FINALLY have the insurance issues straightened out from hubby's retirement, I'll be checking our rainfall totals more closely!


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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8:33 PM

BRENDA


Maybe it's a good thing that I watch so many cooking shows. I just discovered a recipe for pancakes that contains no milk or eggs. They come from Morocco.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:31 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


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Do you mean "rainfall year" (July 2017 to July 2018)? Or calendar year (2017)?

Oh, sorry - rainfall year.
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Can you tell me when the deficit was?
I don't have a month by month graph, but my recollection was that we had an early November storm, and the not much after that. And the rains completely quit early, late Jan or early Feb.
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Seems like THIS rainfall year is getting off to a slow start too, no?
Sadly ... yes. If we DO get 1.5" it'll put us at normal (It started out behind, and the normal total is going up while we wait for the presumed rain to arrive.)

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:34 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


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Maybe it's a good thing that I watch so many cooking shows. I just discovered a recipe for pancakes that contains no milk or eggs. They come from Morocco.

What's in it?

Do you eat beans? There's a tasty savory Indian pancake made of chickpea flour.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:34 AM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by 1kiki:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Maybe it's a good thing that I watch so many cooking shows. I just discovered a recipe for pancakes that contains no milk or eggs. They come from Morocco.

What's in it?

Do you eat beans? There's a tasty savory Indian pancake made of chickpea flour.



They contain regular flour, semolina flour, salt, sugar, warm water and baking powder. You don't flip them while they are cooking.

No, I don't eat beans. I don't like them.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:49 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


BRENDA - the role of eggs is to bind things together. (Plus, they're one of the few sources of choline which is a necessary nutrient. If you don't eat eggs you should take a choline supplement, usually made from lecithin. I take phosphatadyl choline.)

Anyway ... in terms of "binding power" a good substitute is flax seed meal. It doesn't take much... a tablespoon in whole whole batch of pancake batter.

KIKI- Hmm... yes, now that I look back at my water bill, I see that while it never went really high, it actually went UP during our so-called "rainy season" because I was watering regularly to mimic the normal rainfall pattern. I think there was only one billing period when it was lower.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:46 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


btw Signy - looking at the 20 day forecast, after tonight there's not even a chance of more rain predicted. So far, this looks like it's going to be another really dry year.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:50 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


Hey Brenda! These gram-flour pancakes don't taste like beans. Have you had Chinese green onion pancakes? They're savory and dense. Well, the gram flour pancakes are similar - savory and dense - but the flavor is on the curry side.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 9:25 PM

BRENDA


SIG- I know what eggs do but I am allergic to them. So I try very hard to avoid eating them. But I do eat a little mayonnaise and little bit of baked goods. Sometimes I allow myself to have French Toast which is one of my most favourite things to eat.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 9:26 PM

BRENDA


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Hey Brenda! These gram-flour pancakes don't taste like beans. Have you had Chinese green onion pancakes? They're savory and dense. Well, the gram flour pancakes are similar - savory and dense - but the flavor is on the curry side.



No Kiki never eaten Chinese green onion pancakes. I know what they are but since I am allergic to onions, I can't eat them.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 9:49 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


I'm allergic to different foods as well. To tell the truth, I'm waiting for them to say I'm now allergic to onions, on top of everything.

Anyway, the take home message (so to speak) is that there are a wondrous variety of pancakes out there that you might enjoy and be able to eat. The curry-savory ones were a very tasty new experience for me.

BTW I support Signy's mention of lecithin supplements (or choline bitartrate). Here's a link I hope your browser can access. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-436/choline

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 11:36 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by 1kiki:
I'm allergic to different foods as well. To tell the truth, I'm waiting for them to say I'm now allergic to onions, on top of everything.

Anyway, the take home message (so to speak) is that there are a wondrous variety of pancakes out there that you might enjoy and be able to eat. The curry-savory ones were a very tasty new experience for me.

BTW I support Signy's mention of lecithin supplements (or choline bitartrate). Here's a link I hope your browser can access. https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-436/choline



I discovered the onion one on my own. Someone had cut up a bunch of onions and I came back, breathed in the oils and started having a hard time breathing, my eyes were watering and itching. Not pleasant.

Might try some savory ones but when I want pancakes, I want sweet ones. They remind me of my dad who made pancakes for supper once in a while when I was a child.

I looked up what foods lecithin is in and I eat brussel sprouts and broccoli as well as seafood and red meat.

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Friday, November 30, 2018 12:03 AM

SIGNYM

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Well, I think I have you beat, allergy-wise. I finally subjected myself to a thorough allergy test (because of chronic sinusitis) and not only am I allergic to just about everything that can be inhaled, I also showed significant allergic reactions to rice, potato, tomato, beef, chocolate, coffee, lettuce (lettuce???), and orange. (I think I'm forgetting something.) In addition, I'm gluten intolerant.

I joke that the typical hamburger - wheat bun, beef, lettuce, and a slice of tomato - is the epitome of "what I can't eat".

I suspect - but am not sure- that I'm also allergic to peppers and eggplant (part of the potato/ tomato family). I may be tested for peppers next time if they have an FDA-approved extract.

Not a big egg-eater myself ... not because of allergies but just don't care for them a whole lot ... so I make sure to do choline supplements.

One of the things I wonder about is whether the rapidly increasing incidence of autism ... now something like 1:40 children ... is due to some stupid lack of something basic, like choline or sunshine.

The "medical experts" for YEARS have been telling people to avoid eggs because "cholesterol(!)" but ... did you know that the pregnant mother mobilizes choline to the fetus, and that the amniotic fluid has 10X the concentration as maternal blood? So when the fetus grows up (and is female) and has a baby of her own, does SHE have the choline reserves to mobilize for HER fetus? Are we seeing a multi-generational deficiency?

Back in the day, people ate eggs and liver and fish ("fish Friday" if you were Catholic) and walked around in the sunshine. Today, not so much. Just something I think about.



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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

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Friday, November 30, 2018 12:05 AM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
When my niece was about 6, I got her a logic puzzle which can be set into different puzzles. She didn't know what to do and asked me how to solve it. I asked her what she thought she should do and how, and once she finished one, she did an entire set in no time. Her dad, my brother is an Engineer, and he couldn't figure out any of the puzzles she had just done. She seemed to have spurred onward in STEM after that.
You can also look for games endorsed by MENSA.


Nice.

Do you have any other suggestions? Preferably anything $20 and under. I'd kind of like to build up a good collection of "smart" toys for her when she comes over. She's still at that age where her imagination can make anything a toy, but she'll probably be growing out of that soon.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Those train sets were cheap, the most number of track pieces for the least cash. Subsequent purchases could be the same compatible sets of pieces. For their growing imagination, skill.

I noticed they drew stuff with crayons and stuff, but fill the page/sheet quickly. So I got for each those huge oversized drawing tablets, to eliminate limitations of drawing.

I looked for items light on structure/restriction, heavy on repeatability with innovation.

For when she learns words, I recommend Boggle.


Check the results from "Mensa games rating" search, including Mensa Select. They usually break down the list with ages.


Terrace (think 3D Checkers sorta) was an excellent example of a game which you don't have an advantage because you don't already know it like Chess. And simple rules, based on color and size.



Thanks. I'll look into them. She's a smart kid and she's going to a good school. I don't think she gets enough training at home though.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Have you taught your niece her resonant voice? It should amaze her. Having a whole house makes this easier.

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Friday, November 30, 2018 12:57 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?

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Friday, November 30, 2018 4:39 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


I still drink coffee .... some days, tea just doesn't have enuf caffeine!

Was told to keep a food diary because there is something in my diet which causes my arthritis to kick up, which is not an allergic reaction per se but still an immune response. Haven't figured out what the offending food is except possibly tomatoes being one; since I dropped tomato from my diet my aches and pains have gotten a little better. Altho I STILL make "old people" noises (ugh/oy) when I stand up.


I think one of MY problems was eating too frequently. long story, but I think that unless you have a blood sugar problem it really helps to go at least 10 hours a day without food every day, and some days even longer. Helps the liver to dump excess glycogen (reduces fatty liver) and helps the intestinal tract to clear (reduces bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine). I walk over a mile every day ... my high-energy puppy sees to that! ... plus I garden something like six hours a week. Not just pinching flowers but digging irrigation systems and pruning down/ digging up large shrubs. So, not terribly intense exercise but still something.

*****

KIKI- we got almost 1.5" from today's storm, which was more than predicted. I looked at the radar map ... this particular storm stretched from the southern Oregon/ northern California border all the way to San Diego. Can you believe it??? A solid line of rain and snow all up and down the state. Woo hoo!!!

My favorite weather site (wunderground) really does tend to under-predict rain, and it's predicting an inch of rain next Wednesday. Of course, many of these storms have a tendency to evaporate or swing just north of LA, but here's MY prediction for this winter (and don't forget: You heard it here first!!!)

According to the bigwig meteorologists, this will be an el Nino winter.

Now, as we know, that doesn't always mean rain for the southwest. In fact, the last ginormous el Nino that we had was a bust, rain-wise, and IMHO that was because the storms were blocked by The Blob, which didn't allow cold air to swing down far enough to loft the warm humid air and wring out rain. However, THIS year we don't have a Blob off the coast, plus the arctic air does seem to be swinging farther south. So THIS winter, my prediction is normal to higher-than-normal rainfall.

So, we get to see how my seat-of-the-pants prediction works out!



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Pity would be no more,
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Friday, November 30, 2018 1:13 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?



It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

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Friday, November 30, 2018 4:10 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?


It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?

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Friday, November 30, 2018 5:37 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Well, I think I have you beat, allergy-wise. I finally subjected myself to a thorough allergy test (because of chronic sinusitis) and not only am I allergic to just about everything that can be inhaled, I also showed significant allergic reactions to rice, potato, tomato, beef, chocolate, coffee, lettuce (lettuce???), and orange. (I think I'm forgetting something.) In addition, I'm gluten intolerant.

I joke that the typical hamburger - wheat bun, beef, lettuce, and a slice of tomato - is the epitome of "what I can't eat".

I suspect - but am not sure- that I'm also allergic to peppers and eggplant (part of the potato/ tomato family). I may be tested for peppers next time if they have an FDA-approved extract.

Not a big egg-eater myself ... not because of allergies but just don't care for them a whole lot ... so I make sure to do choline supplements.

One of the things I wonder about is whether the rapidly increasing incidence of autism ... now something like 1:40 children ... is due to some stupid lack of something basic, like choline or sunshine.

The "medical experts" for YEARS have been telling people to avoid eggs because "cholesterol(!)" but ... did you know that the pregnant mother mobilizes choline to the fetus, and that the amniotic fluid has 10X the concentration as maternal blood? So when the fetus grows up (and is female) and has a baby of her own, does SHE have the choline reserves to mobilize for HER fetus? Are we seeing a multi-generational deficiency?

Back in the day, people ate eggs and liver and fish ("fish Friday" if you were Catholic) and walked around in the sunshine. Today, not so much. Just something I think about.



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I came close to a poke test 8 and a half years ago because my allergies got really bad.

I don't like eggs either which is another why I don't eat them.

I remember when the doctors rolled out the whole eggs are bad because of their cholesterol levels. Think I was in elementary school then.

I hate liver and will not touch it.

S'why people look at me weird when I say that I love walking in the sunshine. Oh the heat and it feels so good.

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Friday, November 30, 2018 5:41 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?


It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?



Yes, I react to milk. I can't tolerate soy milk or nut milks because they contain Vitamin A Palmitate and I react to that. I would say the last 20years or a little better. Never tried goats milk.

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Friday, November 30, 2018 5:46 PM

BRENDA


Today in my area there has been heavy rain, thunder and hail. So much hail fell that it almost looks like snow but when you walked on it, it crunched.

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Saturday, December 1, 2018 10:04 PM

BRENDA


Dry today.

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Sunday, December 2, 2018 9:05 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?


It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?



Yes, I react to milk. I can't tolerate soy milk or nut milks because they contain Vitamin A Palmitate and I react to that. I would say the last 20years or a little better. Never tried goats milk.

I think that means you are reacting to the BGH. About 20 years ago is when it started getting bad, I had to become more selective with my milk brands.
If your area had a milk which was not BGH, you might be able to try that out.

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Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:54 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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I still drink coffee .... some days, tea just doesn't have enuf caffeine!

Was told to keep a food diary because there is something in my diet which causes my arthritis to kick up, which is not an allergic reaction per se but still an immune response. Haven't figured out what the offending food is except possibly tomatoes being one; since I dropped tomato from my diet my aches and pains have gotten a little better. Altho I STILL make "old people" noises (ugh/oy) when I stand up.


I think one of MY problems was eating too frequently. long story, but I think that unless you have a blood sugar problem it really helps to go at least 10 hours a day without food every day, and some days even longer. Helps the liver to dump excess glycogen (reduces fatty liver) and helps the intestinal tract to clear (reduces bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine). I walk over a mile every day ... my high-energy puppy sees to that! ... plus I garden something like six hours a week. Not just pinching flowers but digging irrigation systems and pruning down/ digging up large shrubs. So, not terribly intense exercise but still something.



I live off of coffee these days. I probably drink too much, but that's just how I've always done things... to excess.


I don't know how intermittent fasting would work for everybody. I'm hesitant to tell anybody who doesn't have very close genes to me that any dietary habits I have now would work wonders for them since we're all different. Actually, I can't even say how much the fasting itself is responsible for my overall improvement in health because it was one of quite a few things I've been doing (2 years sober, gluten free, very physical job, etc.).

My suggestion would be for people who think they have any problems related to their eating would be to try out different things, and see if anything sticks. It's not just the biological aspects and how you physically feel after trying something new, but it's also a question of is this something that you can maintain for a long amount of time or will it drive you crazy?

Sadly, winter is back and along with it came some of the aches and pains that I thought were gone. They're nowhere near as bad as they were before I made the dietary changes, but it's a bit disappointing to see them return with the cold weather at all. I know that part of this problem is also the fact that I'm so much less active on my days off when it's cold outside though too, so I'm going to have to do something about that.



I can't remember who the guest was on a recent Joe Rogan podcast was, but it was a very interesting discussion on diets and better eating. He was talking about the benefits of limiting variety in your diet, both in your day to day eating as well as individual meals, and how the huge variety of food available to us today is likely contributing to obesity since that was never a problem back in the hunter/gatherer days.

On an individual meal basis, this makes a lot of sense. He used an example of going to your favorite steakhouse and getting so full that you might not even be able to finish your favorite steak... but when the waitress comes by and asks if you want dessert you suddenly have more room to eat.


Even more interesting though was limiting the variety of food that you eat from day to day. Instead of eating from a huge pool of different types of foods, some of which your body might not be playing nice with, you're only eating from a very limited pool. This makes it much easier to narrow down any food that is a problem for your body to process.

I've pretty much been on an extremely limited diet as far as food sources for around 6 to 8 months now. I've got my first doctor's appointment in ages scheduled, so I'm hoping the news isn't terrible. I'll let the doctor know about my new dietary habits and maybe the blood work will tell me if I need to branch out more or not.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sunday, December 2, 2018 11:48 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


Maybe day-to-day variation is low, but people have studied the diets of modern-day gatherer-hunters, and THEY eat something like 120-200 different foods over the course of a year (because of seasonal availability) while the average American eats something like 20.

So more variety, just not all in one day.

One of the things that both puzzles and frustrates me is the question how I developed so many food allergies in the first place. When hubby had HIS allergies tested - 20 years ago or so - I was given the instructions for a "rotation diet" which means ... don't eat the same thing day after day. Rotate your food at least every three days, so my planned weekly menu would look something like

DAY1 shiratake spaghetti noodles, turkey meatballs, broccoli (turkey, tomato, broccoli, shiratake)

DAY2 beef stew (beef, carrot, lots of celery, onion, potato)

DAY3 yellow curry of chicken, cauliflower, red pepper, coconut milk, large handfuls of basil and mint

I would rotate protein (chicken; beef; pork; turkey; vegetarian [cheese, beans or tofu]) green and non-green vegetable. Hardly ate potatoes and chocolate, almost NEVER ate oranges. So if allergies are bred of constant exposure, how did I become allergic to things I almost never ate?

*****
Anyway, the things I got out of comparing and contrasting the different diets and their supposed health benefits are

1) Everyone is an individual. Some people do better eating a lofat vegetable-based diet, others do better eating locarb

2) The one thing people should NEVER eat together is the one thing most people crave: starch (or sugar) and fat. Bread and butter. Whipped cream. French fries.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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Sunday, December 2, 2018 3:33 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Allergic to chocolate.

That is harsh.


Sometimes I suspect that many ailments, food conflicts, are a result of lack of exercise, more predominant in older adults.
Peppers, onions, milks, cheeses, not digesting as smoothly as in the past, instead of a developing Intolerance, maybe just a change in activity level.
When I was a kid, couldn't eat tomatoes, cheese without being sick. But cooked enough, like on pizza or spaghetti was OK. Around my majority I decided to train myself to eat what I couldn't, change other dietary habits.


Those ingredients for pancakes look the same except for milk and the special flour. Does that flour stand in for the milk? Or are the proportions vastly different to make the pancake work?

Many folk I know firmly believe the primary purpose of pancakes is to provide a repository for syrup. And optional melted butter. So as long as you have real Canadian Maple Syrup, you should survive the effort.

Is it the chicken part of the egg producing allergy? Can you have other species of egg?


It is a cup each of flour and a teaspoon each of salt and sugar and two teaspoons of baking powder.

Never tried eating another species of egg. So all I know is I don't like eggs anyways, but it is akward as I like things that are made from eggs.

Are you reactive to milk? Or the Bovine Growth Hormone in milk? What about goat milk? Soy milk, almond milk, etc? Always been this way, or only the last 20-30 years?



Yes, I react to milk. I can't tolerate soy milk or nut milks because they contain Vitamin A Palmitate and I react to that. I would say the last 20years or a little better. Never tried goats milk.

I think that means you are reacting to the BGH. About 20 years ago is when it started getting bad, I had to become more selective with my milk brands.
If your area had a milk which was not BGH, you might be able to try that out.



I had a mild usage of milk for a month or so during the summer before I found a rice milk that I can tolerate. This milk didn't have that additive in it but after a month I noticed that I started to feel sick again and stopped using it. Someone thought after hearing that I might be slightly lactose intolerant but the thing is I eat cheese though I am not suppose to and I can eat ice cream.

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Sunday, December 2, 2018 3:35 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Maybe day-to-day variation is low, but people have studied the diets of modern-day gatherer-hunters, and THEY eat something like 120-200 different foods over the course of a year (because of seasonal availability) while the average American eats something like 20.

So more variety, just not all in one day.

One of the things that both puzzles and frustrates me is the question how I developed so many food allergies in the first place. When hubby had HIS allergies tested - 20 years ago or so - I was given the instructions for a "rotation diet" which means ... don't eat the same thing day after day. Rotate your food at least every three days, so my planned weekly menu would look something like

DAY1 shiratake spaghetti noodles, turkey meatballs, broccoli (turkey, tomato, broccoli, shiratake)

DAY2 beef stew (beef, carrot, lots of celery, onion, potato)

DAY3 yellow curry of chicken, cauliflower, red pepper, coconut milk, large handfuls of basil and mint

I would rotate protein (chicken; beef; pork; turkey; vegetarian [cheese, beans or tofu]) green and non-green vegetable. Hardly ate potatoes and chocolate, almost NEVER ate oranges. So if allergies are bred of constant exposure, how did I become allergic to things I almost never ate?

*****
Anyway, the things I got out of comparing and contrasting the different diets and their supposed health benefits are

1) Everyone is an individual. Some people do better eating a lofat vegetable-based diet, others do better eating locarb

2) The one thing people should NEVER eat together is the one thing most people crave: starch (or sugar) and fat. Bread and butter. Whipped cream. French fries.

-----------
Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .



I eat a fairly high protein diet since my cholesterol level went too low while I was looking after my mother. So I started upping my protein but then I have low blood sugar so I am constantly or almost constantly eating through the day.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 12:04 AM

BRENDA


cold, cold, cold here. inside and out.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 2:35 AM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 2:43 AM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by 1kiki:
Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.



It is miserable. Especially when you can't do anything about it.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 7:39 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by 1kiki:
Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.



It is miserable. Especially when you can't do anything about it.



Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:22 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.


It is miserable. Especially when you can't do anything about it.


Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

Do you have a programmable thermostat? That saved me a bunch.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 1:19 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.



It is miserable. Especially when you can't do anything about it.



Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)



I'm glad that you're not Jack. No one should have to put up with the cold. If using the heat in your house keeps you from getting sick this winter then that is money well spent. That is my major worry now.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 1:20 PM

BRENDA


Rain today and laundry. Oh the joy.

Went to my local casino yesterday and didn't loose any money but only made a profit of $3 and some change. The machines were really strange.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018 11:05 PM

BRENDA


Hopefully am going to get some other Christmas stuff going next week. In the rain that is suppose to be coming.

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Sunday, December 9, 2018 7:51 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by 1kiki:
Being cold is miserable. I think the only thing worse is being wet and cold.



It is miserable. Especially when you can't do anything about it.



Sorry to hear that Brenda. :(

Usually I'd be right with you there in solidarity, but I decided this year not to live in extreme cold inside the house because all I do is veg out under the covers playing games or watching youtube when I'm not at work. I refuse to let myself fall back into bad habits because it's cold outside, although I fear my heat bill is going to be a majority of what my take home pay is the next few months because of it.

Do Right, Be Right. :)



I'm glad that you're not Jack. No one should have to put up with the cold. If using the heat in your house keeps you from getting sick this winter then that is money well spent. That is my major worry now.




Have you ever considered infrared heat? I know that now is a terrible time to bring up the idea since you're not going to find bargains on them when winter is just picking up, but they run on signifigantly less power than older heating technology.

I know that money is an issue for you, but if I remember right it was really your shitty landlady bitching about electricity costs that was keeping you from living in an adequately heated space. Maybe you could find a way to get an infrared heater this year and keep the place warmer without the bitch screaming at you?


A caveat: Though the technology is "perfectly safe", I wouldn't trust that it is until a few decades go by and the real results come in. They sound like reverse microwaves to me. I'm thinking about getting one myself to heat the basement and make the floors on the first floor warm, but I wouldn't put it in the rooms that I use often.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sunday, December 9, 2018 8:01 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


You might want to look into this one:

https://express.google.com/u/0/product/18406843291619532442_1180819589
5375431082_6136318?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=tu_cu&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt>im=CIDKh6-z8IzQhQEQj8nCkMbV_PY7GPCS6xciA1VTRCigwNHgBTD-w_YC&utm_campaign=6136318&gclid=CjwKCAiAl7PgBRBWEiwAzFhmmq_Udk01h4ROo6yW1PA0MCAi5h1qul26yB8LtEDV9OXh8ryFVMYq6RoCvjwQAvD_BwE


I'm not sure if you'd get the same deals in Canada as it says for me, but it's free shipping from Fry's Electronics, and they've got something on the page saying "Deal: 20% off your first order" which would drop it down to under 50 USD before taxes.


Here were the most meaningful reviews I saw:

Quote:

The service is great!!! It came quicker than expected. There is a bit of a smell the first few days, but not a problem after that.The heat is amazing. Warm but not overpowering hot and dry.. warmed the room quickly and pleasantly. I had it mostly on the low setting which was more than efficient for the room. My electric bill was NOT a shock, pleasantly surprise for the use I had given it. the system regulate well, keeping the use of electricity efficient and economical. I love it. It also move so easy from room to room. My nine cats say" Thank you for the extra warmth". If a person needs extra heat it is the way to go. On some day it is all I use. Thank you for a fine product.


Quote:

I've used Soleus panel heaters for years to rid myself of the expensive electric heat in the ceilings of 70's era homes. This new model dropped the remote control but other than that it's still the solution for older "all-electric" homes.


Quote:

This is my second time buying this heater. I love it. Very quiet because it has no fan. Heats up very quickly. Warms up more than one room. Similar to a furnace but much better.



I'm actually thinking of buying one myself today. My brother is going to be staying here for around 5 days before Christmas and usually when he comes we need to bundle up heavily in the basement where my only flat screen TV is so we can watch TV. My crappy and inefficient heating system has no heat going to the basement of my tri-level home, so the only warmth it sees is the residual from the upstairs. This might be a relatively cheap solution.

At the 750 watts setting, that would cost me about 7 or 8 cents per hour to run it. Double that if the 1,500 watts setting is necessary.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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