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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: PegLeg45 on September 30, 2010, 02:54:55 AM
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Yeah, I know...odd shifts make odd hours awake....just an insomniac posting to aggravate you. ;D ;D
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I try to but you gabby SOB's make me stay up past my bedtime to stay caught up.
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I try to but you gabby SOB's make me stay up past my bedtime to stay caught up.
Well, hell....I don't have a four paragraph reply to that.....where's FQ when you need him?? ;D
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I sleep....but just not long enough! Then I get up and hit the forums and go back and try again. Some times it works and sometimes not. My "Sleep Dr." doesn't adress this just the "sleep apnea"
Richard
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Well, hell....I don't have a four paragraph reply to that.....where's FQ when you need him?? ;D
Still awake. What do you want those four paragraphs to be about? ;D
FQ13
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Wait for my wife to get home.
I worry about her when she does night time er rotations. While she is there I know she is relativly safe, its the drive home at 2-4 am that I worry about.
chat room...
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I sleep....but just not long enough! Then I get up and hit the forums and go back and try again. Some times it works and sometimes not. My "Sleep Dr." doesn't adress this just the "sleep apnea"
Richard
Can't get used to the danged mask and hose myself.
Doc's give a half dozen different sleeping pill 'scrips to try. Some don't work, and the ones that do make me feel worse the next day than I do when I don't sleep at all.
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Still awake. What do you want those four paragraphs to be about? ;D
FQ13
Write me an epistle on the iguana in everyday life. ;D ;D
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Write me an epistle on the iguana in everyday life. ;D ;D
Done, just because I can't sleep and Im bored. Also to prove that any half decent grad program might not teach much worth while, but by God I can give you four pages pages about anything. Here, I'll try to stick to four paragrphs.
The Iguana
by FQ13
Here in South Florida we are troubled with three types of iguanas. These are the common green iguana (Iguana iguana), the Mexican spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura pectinata) and black spiny-tailed iguana (C. similis). (PS Peg, I want major bonus points for the Latin ;D). However these are not the only alien lizard invaders. Along with Iguanas we also have the following. The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) is a large (up to 2 feet) lizard that is often mistaken for an iguana and occurs in the same areas as introduced iguanas. Knight anoles (Anolis equestris) commonly reach between 12-18 inches. Jamaican giant anole (Anolis garmani) males can reach 12 inches. While these are Iguana like, an experienced 'iguana wrangler" like myself can easily tell the difference. Peg too, will soon be an expert, courtesy of Hav-a-heart traps and Fed Ex.
The Iguanas are not a direct threat to local wildlife. This distinguishes them from piscivorous imports like the Pacific Lionfish, Mayan Chilichids (soon too be featured in a Mel Gibson flick), the Chinese Snakehead fish (named for James Carville) and the Oscar. These fish pose a severe threat to the eco system. Iguanas, like the recently introduced pythons pose a more indirect threat. Rather than esting the native population, they merely compete with them. Unfortunately, they are often more sucessful. Thus while not preying directly on native species, the invaders can displace them.
The Iguana problem presents more accute problems in terms of human/wildlife interactions. The Iguanas are vociferous consumers of ornamental foliage. They can reduce a garden to stalks in a matter of days. They also, as befits their size, produce copious amounts of excrement. This, coupled with their tendency to convey salmonella, makes them less than desirable neighbors. Fortuneately, cold whether induces a coma like state where they can be easily dispatched.
In warmer wheather, three methods are reccommended.
First, the Miami method, as pioneered by a Mr. TWyacht. This involves the purchase of a $1500 sniper rifle in the excellent .338 Lapua caliber. It allows one tio dispatch an I guana at up to 1000 meters. The drawback is of coursese the $10 per round cost.
Second, the Arizona model. Based on the Tao of Billt this involves the purchase of two high end AR-15s (just one simply won't do). These can be applied at 300 meters and offer rapid fire.
Third, there is the Palm Beach model, soon to be implemented by FQ13. In this case one traps the lizards and sends them, alive, to Peg. At work. ;D
How's that Peg? :D
FQ13
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Done, just because I can't sleep and Im bored. Also to prove that any half decent grad program might not teach much worthwhile, but by God I can give your pages about anything. Here, I'll try to stick to four paragrphs.
The Iguana
by FQ13
Here in South Florida we ate troubled with three types of iguanas. These are the common green iguana (Iguana iguana), the Mexican spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura pectinata) and black spiny-tailed iguana (C. similis). (PS Peg, I want major bonus points for the Latin ;D). However these are not the only alien lizard invaders. Along with Iguanas we also have the following. The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) is a large (up to 2 feet) lizard that is often mistaken for an iguana and occurs in the same areas as introduced iguanas. Knight anoles (Anolis equestris) commonly reach between 12-18 inches. Jamaican giant anole (Anolis garmani) males can reach 12 inches. While these are Iguana like, an experienced 'iguana wrangler" like myself can easily tell the difference. Peg too, will soon be an expert, courtesy of Hav-aheart traps and Fed Ex.
The Iguanas are not a direct threat to local wildlife. This distinguishes them from piscivorous imports like the Pacific Lionfish, Mayan Chilichids (soon too be featured in a Mel Gibson flick), the Chinese Shakehead fish (named for James Carville) and the Oscar. These fish pose a severe threat to the eco system. Iguanas, like the recently introduced pythons pose a more indirect threat. Rather than esting the native population, they merely compete with them. Unfortunately, they are often more sucessful. Thus while not preying directly on native species, the invaders can displace them.
The Iguana problem presents more accute problems in terms of human/wildlife interactions. The Iguanas are vociferous consumers of ornamental foliage. They can reduce a garden to stalks in a matter of days. They also, as befits their size, produce copious amounts of excrement. This, coupled with their tendency to convey salmonella, makes them less than desirable neighbors. Fortuneately, cold whether induces a coma like state where they can be easily dispatched.
In warmer wher, three methods are reccommended.
First, the Miami method, as pioneered by a Mr. TWyacht. This involves the purchase of a $1500 sniper rifle in the excellent .338 caliber. It allows one tio dispatch an I guana at up to 1000 meters. The drawback is of coursese the $10 per round cost.
Second, the Arizona model. This involves the purchase of two high end AR-15s (just one simply won't do). These can be applied at 300bmeters and offer rapid fire.
Third, there is the Palm Beach model. In this case one traps the lizards and sends them alive to Peg. At work. ;D
How's that Peg? :D
FQ13
Excellent report.
Extra credit for using Latin is given, but negated by the misspelling of a three letter word. :P
The grill and/or deep fryer await the FedEx truck.
;D
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This should say it all ;D
Actually, I've only been getting four hours lately and I'm not sure if it's the dang hornets or my neighbor or all the coffee I've been drinking lately
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Actually, I've only been getting four hours lately and I'm not sure if it's the dang hornets or my neighbor or all the coffee I've been drinking lately
Hornets? What did I miss?
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What kind of epistle is that .What's it shoot? Is that your new air gun? RED NECK ALERT
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So it's almost noon EST, and I'm probably the only one awake? ;D
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Can't get used to the danged mask and hose myself.
Doc's give a half dozen different sleeping pill 'scrips to try. Some don't work, and the ones that do make me feel worse the next day than I do when I don't sleep at all.
Been dealing with Sleep Apnea for several years.
I can't do full face masks but here is what has worked for me.
http://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed-mirage-swift-II-nasal-pillow-cpap-mask-system-with-headgear.html
I have used the Swift II for several years and it works well. My hair is growing out and that makes the straps more of a hassle so recently I have been using the model below.
http://www.cpap.com/productpage/CPAP-PRO-Nasal-pillow-Interface-no-mask.html
Have been using this for about a month and don't notice I have it on any more. The "bit" takes a few weeks to get used to, but it is very easy to take off and on. Nothing to adjust after the initial fitting adjustments are finished. This might take a night or two. this model is a little more difficult to use if you sleep on your side as the pillow will put pressure on the mouth piece if you do not "molud" the pillow to give it clearance.
For a general sleep aid, I use Melatonin. I have mentioned it here before. Research it on the Inet. It is a normally occurring hormone that diminishes with age and regulates sleep patterns. 3mg is the "favored dosage" for a sleep aid, but I do fine with one 1mg tablet each night and a second should I awake before morning.
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So it's almost noon EST, and I'm probably the only one awake? ;D
Nope. :-\
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Can't be expected to use the mask of any type if I can't sleep! I have found one that I can use when I am able to sleep. My sleep Dr. told me to go to my Family Dr. for meds and he won't give me anything to keep me asleep, just put me to sleep and that doesn't work all the time. Doesn't seem that either of them think my problem is serious enough to worry about!
Richard
PS: Too Damn much trouble finding new Drs.
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I've heard it said that Insomnia is nothing to lose sleep over. ;D ;D
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Don't think I've had a decent night's sleep in close to a year. Life and women inparticular REALLY have a way of f#$&ing with your mind. ::) I have found a way to cope however, a strict diet of Ambien and Red Bull. Next thing you know I'll be a narcaleptic.....ZZZZZZZZZZ ;D
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Sleep? Heard of it. Haven't had any in about a week. Hour or two here and there. To many worries.
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Don't think I've had a decent night's sleep in close to a year. Life and women inparticular REALLY have a way of f#$&ing with I have found a way to cope however, a strict diet of Ambien and Red Bull.
I've had insomnia for the last 25 years. I usually have no trouble falling asleep. Mel usually uses an ice pack on my back just before bed, and that relaxes me to where I fall asleep quickly. But after about 4 hours I wake up and have a hell of a time after that. I used Amitriptyline for years, but stopped taking it because it started having no effect one way or the other. My doctor has given me Ambien and Lunesta, but the latter makes everything you eat taste like crap, and the other is addictive, or can be. No matter what, nothing seems to work. Bill T.
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Before the fancy commercials with Luna Moths gently flying as we go to the Land Of Nod, or so called "sleep aids" had folks waking up two blocks away at a drive thru, there was a drug called Seconal:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secobarbital
Secobarbital Sodium (marketed by Eli Lilly and Company, and subsequently by other companies as described below, under the brand name Seconal) is a barbiturate derivative drug that was first synthesized in 1928. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties. In the United Kingdom, it was known as Quinalbarbitone.
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It also knocked one's a** out for a day and a half. Taken on Friday Night, you wake up Sunday morning, hungry as hell, having to piss like a race horse, and fully rested.
No wandering, luna moths, or other side effects,......your out. Abused in the 60's and 70's, it is almost impossible to get.
Beats the hell out of Tylenol PM, or Ambien...
Most nights, I "sleep" 4-6 hours, than lay in a twilight state the rest of the night, wondering if that was my cat or a "zombie" at the glass sliding door making that noise.
Than I have to go investigate, make my rounds, turn on the news, check the web, try to get just "one more hour" of sleep, tell myself I need a vacation.
Amazing the studies that correlate America's sleep deprived population.
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Most nights, I "sleep" 4-6 hours, than lay in a twilight state the rest of the night.
That's my situation exactly. We even spent 5 1/2 grand on a Tempurpedic Mattress last year. It helped a lot, but I still wake up after a few hours. Bill T.
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Sleep? Heard of it. Haven't had any in about a week. Hour or two here and there. To many worries.
That ain't doing your ticker any good, Haz. Get some sleep - there is nothing in this life worth losing sleep over. OTOH, you may believe like Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead!
Over the past 2 years, after getting laid off in June '09,. I would wake up anywhere from 2 to 4AM and usually not be able to get back to sleep. Sometimes I could watch TV until 5 or 6 and then fall asleep again. But not always. Here I thought it was due to getting laid off and having money worries, what with 4 other mouths to feed - and not a damn one of them will get a job! OK, the 4-year old is exempt, but . . . .
/rant
Here I thought it was me, and it turns out just to be a geezer thing. Damn! ;D
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Just changed my batteries good to go. Sleep please explain what is sleep?? Oh that wierd phenomena that happens while whatching wings on the discovery network. ;D
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So it's almost noon EST, and I'm probably the only one awake? ;D
Nope.
After 10 here and still up.
Had to go get new tires on my truck this afternoon and didn't get back until after 8 (whole other story).
No nap during the day either.
Might actually sleep tonight.
8)
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I've had insomnia for the last 25 years. I usually have no trouble falling asleep. Mel usually uses an ice pack on my back just before bed, and that relaxes me to where I fall asleep quickly. But after about 4 hours I wake up and have a hell of a time after that. I used Amitriptyline for years, but stopped taking it because it started having no effect one way or the other. My doctor has given me Ambien and Lunesta, but the latter makes everything you eat taste like crap, and the other is addictive, or can be. No matter what, nothing seems to work. Bill T.
Sleep deprived, and a house full of guns... The devils playground! ;D
OR, How vigilantie movies are spawned. ;)
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I have trouble sleeping too but since I retired I just lay in bed all day trying to get back to sleep. I have apnea too and can't wear my mask. It feels like I'm suffocating. I keep thinking that I'll try it again and see if I can sleep better.
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So where are y'all? It's only 2:24! If'n things go right, in another drink or two I'll be able to pass out for 3 hours or so and then it all starts again.
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Apnea is a serious condition. Get used tot he mask or find a setup you can use.
My sleep test showed I was waking up 82 times an hour. I would fall asleep anytime I wasn't focused on something...in a meeting if I was not speaking...on the john....driving in a traffic jam. I had NO trouble falling asleep, just didn't stay that way for very long.
When I first started using the device (I didn't like masks so have always use the nasal pillow type) I would dream that I was swimming upstream against the flow. Took a little while to get used to it, bit now I dread thinking of sleeping without it. Waking up gasping for breath with your heart racing is terrifying. If the power is out, I'll sit up all night rather than try to sleep.
After using it, I would sleep through the night, or if I did wake up it was due to an arm or leg getting sore from being in the same position for hours. Or I'd roll over and the tubing would become tangled and wake me. I have since found devices to manage the tubing so it is not a problem.
If you have the problem, do what it takes to adapt to the device. If not, it WILL kill you.
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+1 Solus. I've been using it for about 6 years and it did take some getting used to, but it was worth it. It's not always convenient, and I can nap without it, but I use it every night.
I got checked out because of horrible snoring. My wife was going to kill me. Found out I was waking up constantly, getting no REM sleep, burning brain cells, and starvingg myself of O2 all night. My Dr. said I was doing as much damage as if I'd drank a quart of vodka every night (except for the liver I presume).
It helped me a lot and you do get used to it, although it's not the same as sleeping without. Although he had some other issues, Reggie White died with untreated sleep apnea. It's serious.
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Several years ago I went in for a sleep apnea test. Got hooked up to all sorts of monitoring equipment and dropped into a strange bed. That was the best nights sleep I had in a very long time. Needles to say the tests were negative. Go figure.
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Jaybet, did you ever wake up with reallly bad headaches? Your symptoms are the same as mine but i also have to go pee when i wake up. I started useing my machine about 18 months ago and my headaches (waking up with) almost compleatly disapeared. My opinion of the machine is it was designed by "TORQAMADA" THE GRAND INQUISITER of the Spanish inquistion. I hate it but use it every night also.
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Jaybet, did you ever wake up with reallly bad headaches? Your symptoms are the same as mine but i also have to go pee when i wake up. I started useing my machine about 18 months ago and my headaches (waking up with) almost compleatly disapeared. My opinion of the machine is it was designed by "TORQAMADA" THE GRAND INQUISITER of the Spanish inquistion. I hate it but use it every night also.
It is probably the mask you hate rather than the machine. There are a lot of options for masks that might work better for you. Unfortunately, you can't try them before you buy them. Worse than holsters.
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And more expensive. you are right about the mask, i have one with the nose pieces instead of the mask but it still sucks.l
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Something like these?
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_rgNKZM0RoAUmujzbkF/SIG=148ndnha8/EXP=1286047328/**http%3a//www.4him4her.co.uk/ekmps/shops/steldesignsltd/images/511-black-faux-leather-dog-mask-gimp-mask-hood-277-p.jpg)
It appears you may wear this ensemble to work as well!
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_wpNaZMx2kA5qajzbkF/SIG=12ak23drh/EXP=1286047401/**http%3a//leatheroaks.org/Rubber/KeithsPage/IMG_1998a.JPG)
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Not quite.
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Apnea is a serious condition. Get used tot he mask or find a setup you can use.
My sleep test showed I was waking up 82 times an hour. I would fall asleep anytime I wasn't focused on something...in a meeting if I was not speaking...on the john....driving in a traffic jam. I had NO trouble falling asleep, just didn't stay that way for very long.
When I first started using the device (I didn't like masks so have always use the nasal pillow type) I would dream that I was swimming upstream against the flow. Took a little while to get used to it, bit now I dread thinking of sleeping without it. Waking up gasping for breath with your heart racing is terrifying. If the power is out, I'll sit up all night rather than try to sleep.
After using it, I would sleep through the night, or if I did wake up it was due to an arm or leg getting sore from being in the same position for hours. Or I'd roll over and the tubing would become tangled and wake me. I have since found devices to manage the tubing so it is not a problem.
If you have the problem, do what it takes to adapt to the device. If not, it WILL kill you.
FYI, a deep cycle battery and a DC/AC inverter will power my CPAP for two nights without a charge. I use that setup at our hunting cabin all the time. No way I can sleep without the thing.
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Something like these?
No, like this..... ;D
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x286/red364/untitled.jpg)
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No, like this..... ;D
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x286/red364/untitled.jpg)
Red . . . . . . . . . figures. ;)
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Staying up all night posting on the Innernetz......that is your Best DefenseTM..... 8)
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Red, some times you worry me.
;D
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There is too much work to be done to sleep...you lazy freeloaders. ;) Stuff don't art itself.
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Red . . . . . . . . . figures. ;)
Red, some times you worry me.
;D
Poor Red. First time she posts a product endorsement and you guys pick on her..... ;D ;D
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
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Sounds like "The Corner Supervisor" needs to discipline herself?
(Look out guys, the broom Lady is on her way!)
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
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Are you saying we need more oxytocin in our systems?
I've read reports that it makes women want to cuddle and men want to sleep after the rompin' is done. ;D :o ;D
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Sounds like "The Corner Supervisor" needs to discipline herself?
(Look out guys, the broom Lady is on her way!)
(http://www.cascity.com/howard/forum/sorry.gif) I'll just quietly slink over to the corner until I know how to conduct myself in mixed company. :-[
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/forum/sorry.gif) I'll just quietly slink over to the corner until I know how to conduct myself in mixed company. :-[
She's baaa-aaack!
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
Is that advice......or is DRTV.com expanding its services?....
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
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Advice brought to you free by Dr. Marshal'ette. ;)
Except if your wife is NOT a morning person, let's just say I'm glad the pistol is on "my" side of the bed... :o
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
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Ok...this sounded promising so I thought I would give it a try and it works!!!
I was so impressed with the results I got extra alarm clocks and set them for 2 hour intervals. ;D ;D ;D
I think you are on to something here, M'ette.
Do you have time for an appearance on Oprah or The View?
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That's all I'm sayin'
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Hey~~~ I didn't invent the remedy.. ~~ I just utilize what is there... ;)
(As the saying goes ~~~ "Damn!! That was the best sex I ever had.. too bad no one was there to enjoy it with me.,. " ;D ;D
NOW~~~~ I will go to the corner complete with beef jerky~~ potato chips.. REAL cheese dip and of course.. batteries..
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"You Can Love Yourself"- Keb Mo.
"When nobody loves you, and you're feeling like dust on an empty shelf
just remember.....you can love yourself.
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you really need a gas powered vibrator...
they work great for vibrating liquid rock.
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I wouldn't know Tab dear... but obviously you do.................... ;)
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Used one today.
They can really make that liquid rock move, great for getting it into all the holes to fill them up.
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Pouring a concrete slab today ? At least something got laid.
Yes I'm bringing chips to the corner. ;D
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No foundation.
I need a fence anyways, I figured I'd just build one out of block. That way I never have to do it again.
~$35/ ft in material. The normal rate is between 90-120/ft for every thing. I'm going to build it, so all its going to cost is material and a rental of a morter mixer.
The neighbours on both sides and the back are paying $35/ft installed. We get what ammounts to a free fence and the neighbours are getting a deal of a life time. Every one wins.
Oh yeah and the lady down the street that EVERY ONE HATES AND HAS PROBS WITH. Had mix trucks parked infront of her house which pissed her the fook off.
Long story short, she is one of those pains in the but that will call either code/parking enforcment on you for anything. Had to move my storage container thanks to the bitch, many parking tickets... etc. Some one did call the building department just as her unpermited and not to code addion was water tight. made them tear it down, fines, permits... blah blah blah. Gee I wonder who that could have been.
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How did this go from insomnia to masks, vibrators, and sex? Melanie has worn her 6" heels to bed, but I ain't wearing no MASK! Bill T.
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How did this go from insomnia to masks, vibrators, and sex? Melanie has worn her 6" heels to bed, but I ain't wearing no MASK! Bill T.
If Melanie asks? Survey says, its Bill in a mask. Anyone want to take bets? ;D
FQ13 Who thinks that she who controls both the nookie and has veto over the gun budget gets her way. ;)
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If Melanie asks? Survey says, its Bill in a mask. Anyone want to take bets? ;D
FQ13 Who thinks that she who controls both the nookie and has veto over the gun budget gets her way. ;)
She's kinky, and likes leather, but not masks. At least not yet! ;D Bill T.
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How did this go from insomnia to masks, vibrators, and sex? Melanie has worn her 6" heels to bed, but I ain't wearing no MASK! Bill T.
It's what we do. ;D
Hey, I never figured it would get off the first page, and now 7 later just look at the masterpiece we have created. ;D ;D
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Just to set the record straight. We men have a VERY good reason for not wanting to cuddle after sex. After the workout that we receive taking all that time to pleasure a woman's every whim, WE'RE TOO DAMN HOT!!!!
Pizza and beer on it's way to the corner. ;)
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Just to set the record straight. We men have a VERY good reason for not wanting to cuddle after sex. After the workout that we receive taking all that time to pleasure a woman's every whim, WE'RE TOO DAMN HOT!!!!
Pizza and beer on it's way to the corner. ;)
+1
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Just to set the record straight. We men have a VERY good reason for not wanting to cuddle after sex. After the workout that we receive taking all that time to pleasure a woman's every whim, WE'RE TOO DAMN HOT!!!!
Ohhhh Plluuuuueeeze~!!!! ::)
I honestly can't believe you said that.. No!~~I take that back... I CAN believe you said it.. "YOU doing the work??~~ "Pleasuring our every whim??!??""
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Pizza and beer on it's way to the corner. ;)
And STAY in the corner..............
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You know what they say... the best way to a womens heart is...
To start between the legs and eat your way there.
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To answer your original question.....I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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To answer your original question.....I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Just be careful, friend.......not enough of the first when needed can speedily bring on the second. ;)
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Hey, I never figured it would get off the first page, and now 7 later just look at the masterpiece we have created. ;D ;D
Drift at it's best!! :o ;D
Sleep... what is that??? ???
;D
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Reminds me of Sam Elliot's line in "Roadhouse"............"I'll have plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead."
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Just be careful, friend.......not enough of the first when needed can speedily bring on the second. ;)
Too True. Although I'm not sure if I'm getting used to it or what. I average about 3 hours/ 24 hour period. No where near enough. I know exactly why I can't sleep, but haven't been able to cure it. Doc's not baffled but has yet to find anything short of something that comes in drip form to knock me out.
Thinking of trying Mette's remedy, but well, gotta find the proper candidate. I wouldn't be so picky, but I already have horrible nightmares, and the sun will come up eventually. ;D :o
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I'll probably sleep due to hypoxia when Melanie makes me put on the leather mask. :o Bill T.
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I'll probably sleep due to hypoxia when Melanie makes me put on the leather mask. :o Bill T.
Not to burst your bubble, but hypoxia tends to have the opposite effect. Now suffocation on the other hand.... ;D
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Too True. Although I'm not sure if I'm getting used to it or what. I average about 3 hours/ 24 hour period. No where near enough. I know exactly why I can't sleep, but haven't been able to cure it. Doc's not baffled but has yet to find anything short of something that comes in drip form to knock me out.
Thinking of trying Mette's remedy, but well, gotta find the proper candidate. I wouldn't be so picky, but I already have horrible nightmares, and the sun will come up eventually. ;D :o
M'lettes might be more fun, but here is the Quaker's (no batteries required ;D). 1 large measure of rum + 2 Benadryil (or other super drowsy anti-histamine) of your choice. It hits me like a rubber mallet, out for the count.
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How did this go from insomnia to masks, vibrators, and sex? Melanie has worn her 6" heels to bed, but I ain't wearing no MASK! Bill T.
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(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/79.gif) uhhhmmmm~~~~~if you can't sleep~~~~Orgasms help...
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for anything else I would say I might get (http://gallery.mac.com/philw/100192/banned/web.gif)
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Not to burst your bubble, but hypoxia tends to have the opposite effect. Now suffocation on the other hand.... ;D
just look how Michael Hutchence from inxs Died...... :-X
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David Carradine....just sayin' is all.
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David Carradine....just sayin' is all.
He killed himself by accident, didn't he? Some kind of kinky thing with nylons and a rope? :o Bill T.
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He killed himself by accident, didn't he? Some kind of kinky thing with nylons and a rope? :o Bill T.
Auto-erotic asphyxiation. Apparently having the air almost gone makes the orgasm better. ::) Its actually a pretty common practice (relatively speaking), just a tad risky. A kid at my high school died that way (though I only found out years after the fact of course), it was reported as just an accidental death at the time. Still, what an embarassing way to go, found by your mom and dad with your gear in your hand and a rope around your neck. :o. Yikes! And Ick! :P
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You know Phil, living all the way in Australia, you are probably safe. Still, this is BillT we are talking about. He probably has something in the safe that will let him cap your ass all the way down there if the wind is steady and he holds his mouth just right. ;D ;D ;D
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Aurto-erotic asphyxiation. Apparently having the air almost gone makes the orgasm better. ::) Its actually a pretty common practice (relatively speaking), just a tad risky. A kid at my high school died that way (though I only found out years after the fact of course, it was reported as just an accidental death at the time. Still, what an embarassing way to go, found by your mom and dad with your gear in your hand and a rope around your neck. :o. Yikes! And Ick! :P
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I guess you could say he came and went at the same time?? :o
Yes, the corner is lovely this time of year........ :P
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M'lettes might be more fun, but here is the Quaker's (no batteries required ;D). 1 large measure of rum + 2 Benadryil (or other super drowsy anti-histamine) of your choice. It hits me like a rubber mallet, out for the count.
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Problem is I'm a lightweight in both cases. My luck is I'd take 2 and wash it down with 2, and then be pronounced dead of an overdose at 2 the next day. ::)
I may not have a reference, but I think I still prefer tired to dead.
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Here is one when we lived in Lake Havasu City, the night she won a "Hot Legs & High Heels" contest. (Before she went blonde). She beat out a 27 year old gal from L.A. for 2nd place. She was 44 at the time. I remember she put the money toward a new Beretta A-390 Trap Gun. The contest was at a bar on the Colorado River near Parker. We had a good time that night. The boots she bought, the top she had, and the pants she made. It all worked out pretty well.
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Here is one when we lived in Lake Havasu City, the night she won a "Hot Legs & High Heels" contest. (Before she went blonde). She beat out a 27 year old gal from L.A. for 2nd place. She was 44 at the time. I remember she put the money toward a new Beretta A-390 Trap Gun. The contest was at a bar on the Colorado River near Parker. We had a good time that night. The boots she bought, the top she had, and the pants she made. It all worked out pretty well.
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nice one
and you wonder why everyone hates you !! lots of good guns, A good looking Mrs that also loves guns !! ;D
then again jealousy is a curse
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So, this probably answers another question I had several months ago when you started using your current Avatar, Bill. I had wondered if it was Melanie but decided "No, not even Billt can have it THAT good" As a matter of fact, it was the long long legs of your Avatar that I noticed first...then the long blond hair and then the gun. Wondered were you found that great Girls With Guns pinup..... And now I see the Avatar has Melanie's legs. Don't expect to be going to Heaven when you die, Bill, you have used up much of your share ;D ;D ;D ;D
But I do have a question about your and Melanie's relationship.
When we see those pictures of all the guns, are some of those Melanie's mixed in with yours, or does she have her own annex filled with her safes too?
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Been dealing with Sleep Apnea for several years.
I can't do full face masks but here is what has worked for me.
http://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed-mirage-swift-II-nasal-pillow-cpap-mask-system-with-headgear.html
I have used the Swift II for several years and it works well. My hair is growing out and that makes the straps more of a hassle so recently I have been using the model below.
http://www.cpap.com/productpage/CPAP-PRO-Nasal-pillow-Interface-no-mask.html
Have been using this for about a month and don't notice I have it on any more. The "bit" takes a few weeks to get used to, but it is very easy to take off and on. Nothing to adjust after the initial fitting adjustments are finished. This might take a night or two. this model is a little more difficult to use if you sleep on your side as the pillow will put pressure on the mouth piece if you do not "molud" the pillow to give it clearance.
For a general sleep aid, I use Melatonin. I have mentioned it here before. Research it on the Inet. It is a normally occurring hormone that diminishes with age and regulates sleep patterns. 3mg is the "favored dosage" for a sleep aid, but I do fine with one 1mg tablet each night and a second should I awake before morning.
I have worked in DME for a number of years....If you are having trouble getting used to your mask then contact the Respiratory Therapist who fit it for you and see about having the RAMP settings on your machine increased as well.
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Jaybet, did you ever wake up with reallly bad headaches? Your symptoms are the same as mine but i also have to go pee when i wake up. I started useing my machine about 18 months ago and my headaches (waking up with) almost compleatly disapeared. My opinion of the machine is it was designed by "TORQAMADA" THE GRAND INQUISITER of the Spanish inquistion. I hate it but use it every night also.
The headaches are symptomatic of one who is a C02 retainer...it means you may be only using the ancillary muscles and breathing from the top half of your lungs and as such are not off gassing properly. Resulting in a failure of your lungs to get rid of Carbon dioxide and as a result the bloods Ph increases. A Cpap or BiPap helps clear out these gases and may very well releive this issue for you. Your Respiratory Therapists just has to be careful in adjusting the settings of your machine so as not to interfere with your Hypoxic drive...just be patient as you have discovered...these Torture Devices do work in the end.
This relieves stresses on your heart and other vital organs which will shut down to protect both your heart and brain from Oxygen Deprivation....I'm not a Doctor...But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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One last post just for the sake of adding pertinent information...
Some of the symptoms/indicators we looked for in patients which indicate Apnea and other breathing problems....
Patients who regularly attempt sleep in a recliner or while in an upright position...lessens stresses on the diaphragm
Barrel chested individuals...
Those who engage in 20-30 minute cat naps several times throughout the day...
Those who drink coffee/Caffeine drinks continiously throughout the day...coffee/caffeine is a bronchodilator which helps open up the lungs. Works similiar to an Albuterol inhaler does.
Persons who require shoulder rolls to breath comfortably...this means they are using auxillary muscles to help in the process of breathing thus expending energy and taxing the body further.
Headaches, dizziness and vertigo/disoreintation...
Blueness and discoloration around the lips, fingernails and toes...the extremities are the first portion of the body the brain will deny oxygen too in its attempt to save itself.
These can all culminate in sleeplessness and apnea related illnesses....They interfere with your ability to go to sleep and then to maintain the all important REM Sleep cycle we need.
Don't use a medical company that sends you your equipment via FedEx or UPS....Choose one locally who has RT's on staff that will follow up and report your progress/problems to your Doctor as well as maintain your equipment properly.....I have worked for several of these companies and would make some recomendations if anyone has questions....Just private message me as I don't want this to sound like an adverstisement since I don't work in that field any longer.
Lastly...it is important to rest off your feet even if you cant sleep...Lying horizontal helps the body get rid of fluids, takes strain off the heart and helps trigger the release of certain chemicals and hormones which are known to be sleep related.
There are other little tricks that help one in the quest for restful sleep...just ask your Docotr and or Respiratory Therapist they shhould be able to direct you to this information.
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RAT, thanks for that info about co2.That has been my theory all along about my headaches. Since i started useing the cpap machine my headaches have almost compleatly dissapeared. Whenever i saw a doctor about them they said "cluster headaches". I finally had a sleep study last year and got the cpap. My wife says i still snore some but i don't have the headaches.
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RAT, thanks for that info about co2.That has been my theory all along about my headaches. Since i started useing the cpap machine my headaches have almost compleatly dissapeared. Whenever i saw a doctor about them they said "cluster headaches". I finally had a sleep study last year and got the cpap. My wife says i still snore some but i don't have the headaches.
She does ;D
Thanks for the info Rat.
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But I do have a question about your and Melanie's relationship. When we see those pictures of all the guns, are some of those Melanie's mixed in with yours, or does she have her own annex filled with her safes too?
"Hers" are all mixed in with "mine". We really don't claim ownership rights. Some were purchased strictly for her by me, and visa verse. It took her a while to get to like black rifles. Now she really is into AR's and AK's. I was the same for several years. She actually wanted to get into Glocks before me, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy a "plastic pistol". After getting her a Glock 21, the rest was history. We now have 6 of them. We seem to shove each other in the right direction firearms wise.
She's always been inquisitive when it comes to guns, and I've ALWAYS made it a point to drop whatever I'm doing to answer any questions on the spot. I NEVER blow her off. This makes her even more interested. Women love attention, and to learn. If you give them both you and her both will win. Her reloading knowledge is above some guys I know. The more she learns, the more she wants to learn. Too many guys think women find guns boring. It's all in the presentation. Like when you were in high school. I had teachers who could make the most boring subjects interesting by the way they approached the material they were teaching. I had others that could cure insomnia in 5 minutes. All they had to do was start talking. In the 27 years we've been together I couldn't even begin how many hours guns have been a part of keeping the both of us together. I think about that every time we go to the range together and see all those guys by themselves. They're missing out on a lot. I got the best compliment the other day, when I mentioned about her selling any guns when or if I died before her. Her immediate reply was, "Why would I sell ANY of them"? Bill T.
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Tough breaks, Bill....you are never gonna win the lottery...you've passed your quota of good things.
Thanks for the answer.
You both have a good thing going there.
Take care.