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I read that nasel cleaning liquid should be sterile and also salt should not have iodine.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
the boiling to sterile I cN do, but my salt has Iodine. What is the deal do you suppose with no iodine?
When this purchased saline solution runs out, I will probably just make my own because there’s no reason not to.
That is odd, since iodine is used in some parts of the world to clean water for drinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
There are other additives in common table salt, like dextrose, that I don't need. I'm always swabbing myself with iodine (for my moribund thyroid) and it absorbs quickly. I'm not sure how the tiny amount in a lavage would hurt anything, but I use sea salt or pink salt anyway.
I just have to rave about my experience with our online Mayor's Action Line. First I reported a building with dangerous broken glass windows (single pane and non safety). They got the building boarded up.
Then I complained about sawhorses on a public sidewalk with no particular purpose other than impeding foot traffic. Too insubstantial to protect anyone from something falling down and dangerous to the blind or handicapped since hard to see and very high. Next thing I know, the whole building is surrounded by very heavy duty one story scaffolding with a roof above to protect pedestrians from something that is wrong with the building. Wow. Those original sawhorses had been in place for months.
I am Not usually tuned into techno improvements, nevertheless
i am excited about the Samsung phone that folds into a tablet.
I will not give up my Apple environment, but maybe Apple will chase that trend.
I'm with you!! Very cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Wow! I just looked it up! Very cool.
Yesterday was such a beautiful day. It finally got into the 60's so it actually felt like fall and our Chinese Pistache tree was a big golden ball and I could see it from the living room and kitchen. I spent a lot of time just looking at it and soaking in the beauty and being in awe of nature.
And as if that wasn't enough, I felt really good, lots of energy and no pain after battling a painful issue for a few months. It was just a lovely and simple day. The best kind.
And this morning we got a tiny amount of rain. Not enough to really be rain, but enough to give the air a nice fresh feeling. And! On my morning walk with my pups I discovered that the school at the end of my block has a teacher conference today so we were able to walk in the field and enjoy all the trees there and the pretty hillside. And!!! When I walked out the door I found a box of beautiful persimmons that a dear friend dropped of for us.
I found a missing earring this morning!!!
Congrats!!Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
I do love the Internet for figuring out how to fix things. Just figured out how to reset our tv after it went out during power surge, and we can watch the hearings.
Yes, and when you can't find the manual you stuck somewhere 10 years ago when you first bought an appliance--if you can find a model number, you can find a manual in a fraction of the time it takes to try to figure out where that manual is!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
This could’ve started out as a rant but it ended up a rave !
Today at the grocery store the checkout guy was taking forever . I couldn’t see exactly what was going on because DH was checking out and I was mostly in the floral department looking around . anyway , this was easily a ten minute to fifteen minute wait for one customer . the checkout guy kept writing something down and then he would talk to the customer and then they would fiddle around with something and then he would write something down and anyway he finally got her checked out and on her way .
DH reported later what was happening. The customer had a coupon of some sort, either WIC or food stamps, not that it matters for you SJW types I know, and she was buying a bag of grapes.Her coupon did not cover all the grapes in her bag. The checker kept removing a grape or two and trying to get the cost down to the amount of her coupon. Finally he reached into his own pocket and paid the difference for her.
He’s a young guy we haven’t seen before, and he is really a nice guy, and this is a good grocery store. So nice story
Wow. Great story.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I love hearing stories like this. Nice people rock!!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
What a great guy!
Went downtown yesterday to see a movie and the parking garage was permit only, which changed our plans. We parked on the street and went shopping-- just went to two local bookstores and had nice conversations and I bought a great bumper sticker. The snow was light and there was no ice and it was so fun to just wander around without an agenda--husband is on vacation from work this month, so it was like retirement living, no pressure. We live in a tourist area, so it's fun to go places in the winter where there is no one around, and you have all the scenery at a lovely, pace, and you can talk to people and there are no crowds and no rushing.
Sounds wonderful, Tybee! I LOVE those kinds of simple meandering days, especially in a pretty town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Along those lines, while not in a small local town, my rave was about my walk yesterday, too! I've been in Tokyo since Tuesday and have been on the fence about sightseeing choices. I have to work in-between this week, so my time is limited and tours are usually at least 3-4 hours.
Yesterday was picture perfect, and I was sitting in my hotel room working on a report and said to myself, screw this! I have to find some thing to do! I grew more and more frustrated looking for just the right tour/event, but couldn't find anything. I finally found an app called GPSmywalk, which is a self-guiding app through any major city. Since I'm in the same "prefecture" as the Imperial Palace, I thought that would make a nice destination walk, however it was too late to get into the Palace itself
So I figured, I'd just walk to the gardens around the Palace. It's a 1.5 mile walk--and then I knew I'd walk around inside and then have to get back for interviews at 4pm. My thinking was, I may get tired, but I'll just take a taxi back to the hotel if I have to.
What a great walk! Walking is my favorite way to see a city, so I walked through this business section of Tokyo. It was so much fun even just getting to the Imperial Palace. I passed a whole block or more of snowboard/sports shops! I've never seen so many snowboards in one spot! The route took me along major roads, and side roads, restaurants, office buildings, bridges.
When I got to the grounds of the Palace and entered into the East Gardens, I was amazed at how lush it was in December. Not many flowers obviously (although a few hardy ones left) but the landscape design of that place was amazing!! Just what I had hoped to see, being such a lover of Japanese gardens after going to the one at Portland. So much thought into pathways, and color and form.
Well, being in the garden actually energized me, so I walked the return, too, along a different way back.
And I was back in time to take a nap before my evening interviews! Perfect day.
Catherine: That sounds delightful! I think if I went to Japan I would spend a lot of time eating. :)
Oh, Cath, that sounds so delightful. I was part of a 10 day tour of Japan and never thought about the idea of finding my way around using a phone and GPS. When has that been available?
I got lost on a walk after shopping with some others who afterwards went back to the hotel. I had a terrible time finding my way back. No one spoke English, I couldn't read the signs and felt really strange. Finally a young couple from Hong Kong rescued me and took me back to my hotel. Ever since, if I see anyone hesitating and looking lost, I strike up a conversation to see if help is needed.
Catherine, what a wonderful day, and how great that you made it happen.
That is a memory of a lifetime.
I used the GPSmycity for information on the things I was interested in, but I actually used the regular map on my phone to get me to/from the destination/hotel. The regular iPhone map is great for directing you on foot, although sometimes it takes a few seconds to catch up with where you are and where you're going. I felt very comfortable with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
Today I moved hotels from Chiyoda, which is more of a business district, to Shinjuku, which is more touristy (for the weekend). Hoping to get to more gardens and also a couple of shrines.
I'll go back to Chiyoda for Monday and Tuesday's interviews, and hoping to put in a couple of hours in the National Museum of Modern Art. I'm particularly interested in an exhibit they have on windows, which looks absolutely fascinating!
Windows are all too familiar to everyone. They let light and wind in the room while protecting us from coldness and heat. Through them we can have a fresh view of the outside world while indoors.
This exhibition, organized jointly with the Window Research Institute that advocate “windowology,” focuses on windows from various viewpoints. In addition to Henri Matisse’s paintings and cutting-edge contemporary art, the contents will include non-art topics such as the global history of windows. The galleries will showcase cross-genre exhibits including scenes by window loved and painted by artists, and useful tips about windows.
We hope we can offer an experience that enables you to see familiar windows differently after you leave the galleries.
DW#1 and I visited Tokyo maybe 30 years ago (so no GPS and not even my current very rudimentary knowledge of Japanese) and managed to get lost walking late at night. Before we left, someone had advised us to carry around a piece of paper with the name of our hotel/ryokan on it (for just such emergencies) so, after some fruitless walking around, we presented ourselves and our piece of paper at another hotel we had walked past. The clerk looked at the name, puzzled a little, and ended up calling our hotel to find out where they were -- pretty much right around the corner from where we were at that moment. Apparently not having one's bearings happens to locals, too. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
DD2 was telling me last night that on a recent bus tour to Europe, the tour director actually gave them access to phone maps to find and follow their interests on their own. They were really pleased with it. Sounds as though this is the new way of travelling around the world. I think that this is truly wonderful and exciting. I'll have to try it next time I head to Toronto for a couple of days.
Add this development to the reasons for celebrating the advances and benefits in today's Technology.
Had to share my day. All around my area are reports of snow falling or threatened. It is cold and breezy. My wonderful contractor came and installed the chain link fence and it looks wonderful. The posts had been cemented in a couple of weeks ago. My little dog now has a safe roaming area.
Earlier this week, someone had mentioned to me how she had gone for a long drive for a coffee. My first reaction was surprise at her traveling so far for a coffee and then realization of how much of rut I am in. After the fence contractor left, the sun came out so I took my little dog for a drive in the sunshine. We went to an area with a well-maintained public trail that runs along a series of deep large ponds. It was so amazing to hear the waves lapping against the shore and amble along in bright sunshine for an hour on December 6th. Usually it is all frozen over or snowy. Complete escape from my normal routine and wonderful to do. Now I can finish my Christmas cards,(the few that I still send as most have been replaced with ecards) and bring up the Christmas inside decorations.
Razz, yes! I find myself in a rut even tho our rut now extends to two different towns. I am energized by just taking a different path or purposely driving 20-30 minutes someplace new. And yes, our cool,weather has been sunny as well, a good time to do it.
So nice to venture out! Especially in the winter the temptation is to stay in. We are right on the lake, as you know, and the sunsets are always amazing. One morning I looked at the local newspaper FB page, and they had posted pictures of the unusually beautiful sunset from the night before. I was in my house the whole day and never saw it. I felt it was such a missed opportunity. Glad you had a great day--and the fence sounds awesome! If DH would consent to a fence, I would consider getting another dog, but without a fence, I'm just not up for the full responsibility of walking it 2-3 times a day in all kinds of weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
Catherine, our small dogs are trained to potty pads.
Yes, the little dog I walk is also pad trained.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
DW and I visited our financial advisor today and crunched some numbers. DW will be retiring on or around May 29 of next year. Both of us feel like a weight has been lifted.
That’s great Steve!
Excellent Steve just excellent!
Congratulations, Steve & DW! And what a nice time of year to leave work!
I hope the final few months fly by. Congratulations!
Congratulations, that is wonderful!
Congrats Steve and DW!!!
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Congrats, Steve! How exciting!
Congrats, Steve and DW. It will be an exciting change for the both of you.
Steve, that's wonderful!
Just a shout out to my DH. We go to the movies every couple of weeks at a theater that serves food and alcohol. This year he got me a resuable Roadhouse wine glass - no more disposable plastic, and half off every glass. :+1:
CONGRATS to you both!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveinMN