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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 28, 2019 4:50:43 GMT -5
Found out today a long-time friend of my uncle's (since childhood, and they are in their late 70s) was killed traveling on I-5 in southern Oregon. Blizzard/whiteout conditions hit suddenly. He'd just met him on the ferry the day before! They're still trying to find his brother at a remote logging site to inform family, the info isn't released until then. (...) Man, that sucks. But yeah, those blizzards or blizzard-like storms that hit in southern Oregon/northern California can be really nasty. I remember driving back up to Oregon on I-5 at the end of Thanksgiving weekend in 1985 with my sister and brother-in-law. We just barely made it past the Siskyous as heavy snow started falling, but then got stuck for hours in this huge back-up of vehicles somewhere south of Roseburg.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Nov 28, 2019 12:32:55 GMT -5
Some needed venting of my own. Four pharmacies can't get one of my pills, any of them, just struck out the fourth time minutes ago... down to two more I at least think know me before trying some I've never tried before. Next stage is if someone in another part of the country can find them where they are and see if something can be done. They don't want a panic but this is about the seventh or so serious panic I've gone through on one pill or another. Imagine some other people I've heard about getting pills for their cancer therapy on a day by day basis now being told they can skip a week or even two if they have to. This might be political or not, but I'm going to name two prominent U.S. politicians promising non-Canadians access to 'cheap' drugs from Canada: Donald Trump, he says he wants to go from ten states currently somehow importing our stocks to all fifty... and near the other end of the dial Bernie Sanders who held a press stunt of taking people from the U.S. across the border just to get our drugs. So, robbing from Canadian diabetics for insulin is just fine? Well, that is exactly what is going on right now. There definitely will be some deaths plus all this stress. I am very stressed but cannot begin to imagine even more serious situations. I can ride out some days of heavy pain again if I really have to, where I might not be able to do anything, even typing; there are people who simply can't ride their conditions out, and our government keeps saying they are making this a top priority, for the last year or so... lawyers keep saying we can't discriminate, others are against regulations as job killing, yet we could pass something when there was a problem in Vancouver of people based outside Canada sitting on empty condos they'd flip among each other. I think we are going to have to say to people visiting they will have to return home if they need any prescription drugs they didn't bring with them. We may not want to do that, it might effect tourism, but this is a serious crisis at this point and I think actual citizens have to come first over non-citizens. A lot of people in the U.S. have been making that point for awhile and reluctantly they are the ones forcing Canada to follow. Deep breath. Update: Total strike-out at all pharmacies here today so I get an emergency 20 tabs of something a lot stronger which I hoped not to have to go back to, which was left on an older prescription but is still good apparently. I just have to chop them into quarters. Odd, they want to discourage people from heavy stuff like this pill but here I am getting forced toward it because the supply of a much lesser one has been wiped out yet again. Am still going to have to keep looking for the lower dose form. The one I'm really terrified of not being able to get is Paxil and have had two scares about it in the recent past. They did however courier a week's worth once, so maybe that would happen again. Interesting times. Thanks for your tolerance (or if not, 'nertz to youse'). They say there is always someone worse off than yourself, even if they are only a character on Coronation Street (Gemma had quads and it's nowt but nappy changes for her for next three years). So sorry for the meds availability issues you're seeing. I'm beyond frustrated with the health care situation. Down here in the states we vent about the cost of insurance, and so many who can't get any insurance at all, but we don't think about the problems north of the border. I really wish our politicians (I can't bear calling them "leaders") would just concentrate on fixing our problems instead of thinking imposing on another country is the solution. Are drugs a little cheaper in Canada? Maybe. Does that give us the right to contribute to drug shortages there? Don't think so. And to think of all the other countries who have it even worse than we do, with such poverty that people die daily from preventable diseases. Maybe some day the world will realize that some things are just basic human rights? Ah, dare to dream. Meanwhile just thankful, on Thanksgiving Day in the US, for what we do have.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Nov 28, 2019 12:36:04 GMT -5
Well, CCFers, I'm well and truly screwed. The owners of my apartment complex notified us back in September that they were going to start charging us for water, sewage and garbage as of our December rent, but they didn't tell us how much the increase was until yesterday. The fee is $90, raising my total rent to $940. So here we go again: I can't afford to stay, I can't afford to move, and I can't apply for public housing until next October. It looks like my sister and brother are going to help me out every month, but that's grossly unfair to them And if all this weren't worry enough, I'm also scheduled for an ultrasound on December 6 because my doctor is concerned I may have an aortic aneurysm. He thinks it's unlikely, but it's still scary as hell. I swear if things don't start breaking my way soon, they're going to find me curled up in a fetal ball in some corner gibbering like an idiot! Anyway, I'm not looking for any help, I just needed to vent to a sympathetic audience and I don't parade my troubles on Facebook Thanks for "listening."
Cei-U! I summon the straitjacket and rubber room!
Sorry there's nothing we can really do to help your situation, short of taking up a collection. You've been through so much with your living situation, it's ridiculous. Hope you can find a workable solution soon.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Nov 28, 2019 12:57:34 GMT -5
So here's a Thanksgiving Day treat. Remember the infamous Thanos Copter? They've actually made it into a toy: Thanos CopterI saw this a while back at Walgreens. Hard to believe they made something this obscure and cringe worthy into an actual product for sale. For $20 it can be yours.
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Post by The Captain on Nov 28, 2019 13:07:06 GMT -5
I am thankful that this community exists, not just as a place to talk comics and pop culture but also as a place where people who, by and large, have never met more than a handful of other members face-to-face, if any at all, can be engaged and caring for one another in times of joy, sorrow, health, sickness, and everything else that life has to offer.
We're truly blessed to have the CCF. Let's make sure we remember that, while the rest of the internet is seemingly turning into a toxic cesspool, we have this refuge.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 15:22:43 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving to All
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 28, 2019 20:43:50 GMT -5
Well, CCFers, I'm well and truly screwed. The owners of my apartment complex notified us back in September that they were going to start charging us for water, sewage and garbage as of our December rent, but they didn't tell us how much the increase was until yesterday. The fee is $90, raising my total rent to $940. So here we go again: I can't afford to stay, I can't afford to move, and I can't apply for public housing until next October. It looks like my sister and brother are going to help me out every month, but that's grossly unfair to them And if all this weren't worry enough, I'm also scheduled for an ultrasound on December 6 because my doctor is concerned I may have an aortic aneurysm. He thinks it's unlikely, but it's still scary as hell. I swear if things don't start breaking my way soon, they're going to find me curled up in a fetal ball in some corner gibbering like an idiot! Anyway, I'm not looking for any help, I just needed to vent to a sympathetic audience and I don't parade my troubles on Facebook Thanks for "listening."
Cei-U! I summon the straitjacket and rubber room!
Vent away, friend, and even if you're not looking for it, let us know if we can offer help in any way. Good people don't deserve to constantly suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
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Post by wickedmountain on Nov 29, 2019 0:29:54 GMT -5
Happy thanksgiving everyone !
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Post by wickedmountain on Nov 29, 2019 0:39:33 GMT -5
Some needed venting of my own. Four pharmacies can't get one of my pills, any of them, just struck out the fourth time minutes ago... down to two more I at least think know me before trying some I've never tried before. Next stage is if someone in another part of the country can find them where they are and see if something can be done. They don't want a panic but this is about the seventh or so serious panic I've gone through on one pill or another. Imagine some other people I've heard about getting pills for their cancer therapy on a day by day basis now being told they can skip a week or even two if they have to. This might be political or not, but I'm going to name two prominent U.S. politicians promising non-Canadians access to 'cheap' drugs from Canada: Donald Trump, he says he wants to go from ten states currently somehow importing our stocks to all fifty... and near the other end of the dial Bernie Sanders who held a press stunt of taking people from the U.S. across the border just to get our drugs. So, robbing from Canadian diabetics for insulin is just fine? Well, that is exactly what is going on right now. There definitely will be some deaths plus all this stress. I am very stressed but cannot begin to imagine even more serious situations. I can ride out some days of heavy pain again if I really have to, where I might not be able to do anything, even typing; there are people who simply can't ride their conditions out, and our government keeps saying they are making this a top priority, for the last year or so... lawyers keep saying we can't discriminate, others are against regulations as job killing, yet we could pass something when there was a problem in Vancouver of people based outside Canada sitting on empty condos they'd flip among each other. I think we are going to have to say to people visiting they will have to return home if they need any prescription drugs they didn't bring with them. We may not want to do that, it might effect tourism, but this is a serious crisis at this point and I think actual citizens have to come first over non-citizens. A lot of people in the U.S. have been making that point for awhile and reluctantly they are the ones forcing Canada to follow. Deep breath. Update: Total strike-out at all pharmacies here today so I get an emergency 20 tabs of something a lot stronger which I hoped not to have to go back to, which was left on an older prescription but is still good apparently. I just have to chop them into quarters. Odd, they want to discourage people from heavy stuff like this pill but here I am getting forced toward it because the supply of a much lesser one has been wiped out yet again. Am still going to have to keep looking for the lower dose form. The one I'm really terrified of not being able to get is Paxil and have had two scares about it in the recent past. They did however courier a week's worth once, so maybe that would happen again. Interesting times. Thanks for your tolerance (or if not, 'nertz to youse'). They say there is always someone worse off than yourself, even if they are only a character on Coronation Street (Gemma had quads and it's nowt but nappy changes for her for next three years). Hi so sorry you are having this trouble hope it gets better for you real soon. If you ever want to talk just pm me on here I'm here for you friend .
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Post by wickedmountain on Nov 29, 2019 0:43:27 GMT -5
Well, CCFers, I'm well and truly screwed. The owners of my apartment complex notified us back in September that they were going to start charging us for water, sewage and garbage as of our December rent, but they didn't tell us how much the increase was until yesterday. The fee is $90, raising my total rent to $940. So here we go again: I can't afford to stay, I can't afford to move, and I can't apply for public housing until next October. It looks like my sister and brother are going to help me out every month, but that's grossly unfair to them And if all this weren't worry enough, I'm also scheduled for an ultrasound on December 6 because my doctor is concerned I may have an aortic aneurysm. He thinks it's unlikely, but it's still scary as hell. I swear if things don't start breaking my way soon, they're going to find me curled up in a fetal ball in some corner gibbering like an idiot! Anyway, I'm not looking for any help, I just needed to vent to a sympathetic audience and I don't parade my troubles on Facebook Thanks for "listening."
Cei-U! I summon the straitjacket and rubber room!
So sorry friend I hope everything works out and gets better for you .
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 29, 2019 16:17:23 GMT -5
Well, I found out that some of the problems with getting pain meds is also due to the 'epidemic' out there somewhere and some companies afraid of being sued have quit making them. So that's on top of the sales outside Canada (one pharmacy in Saskatchewan was closed for selling by mail illegally, their book-keeping was cooked to do it too).
I've used Tylenol No. 1s about the same for decades like many with arthritis and joint problems have, but now I'll have to go the prescription higher dose of some kind route at least some of the time. I may end up a number of weeks with none coming up though, because the No. 2 and No. 3 supplies are equally running scarce to non-existent. I am trying to taper off and stretch out, but my typing is going to really start going to hell.
So I apologize that I thought it was all outside buying of our supplies when on this one thing it wasn't. I should be mad at these people apparently gobbling the things for some kind of lame high! I find it hard to believe as they will be paying with serious organ damage... I am very careful with what I take (well 99 times out of 100, I have had weird interactions a few times, each time hoping never again). I've been through the acupuncture and physio things, just not applicable, and I won't do the breaking a re-setting a cousin did, she came out worse. If you are ever in Yorkshire, Leedside, and hear someone's jaw loudly cracking that'll be some relative of mine, it comes from that part of the family, my grandfather was like a Guy Fawkes day going off at table.
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 29, 2019 17:03:20 GMT -5
The Christmas season is upon us, and one of my favorite celebrations has begun! No, not the Twelve Days of Classic Comics Christmas; that's still a few weeks away. I'm talking about Tuba Christmas! In 320 cities and towns around the world (314 of them in the US), people who play tubas and related instruments will gather to play holiday and other tunes. A few places have had their Tuba Christmas concert already, but the vast majority are yet to come. Find one near you: www.tubachristmas.com/readtcloc.php?TCState=DATE or www.tubachristmas.com/selectloc.phpHere in Portland, there are usually almost 300 players in our Tuba Christmas event. It's hard to describe the feeling of being in front of that many tubas playing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2019 7:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by Confessor on Nov 30, 2019 9:12:40 GMT -5
I don't know about your house, but in my house, the tradition never went away. And I was glad to see that last year the BBC ressurected their Christmas tradition of broadcasting a ghostly drama on Christmas Eve, just like they used to do back in the 70s and early 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2019 9:14:23 GMT -5
In my house, well I'm the sole occupant so no chance of ghost stories here! But I am glad the tradition never went away from some. There's something right about ghosts and Christmas going together.
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