On Sun, 16 May 2010 22:34:02 -0400, Paco wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> In article
>> >,
>> Food Snob® > wrote:
>>
>>> On May 16, 10:59 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>>> > "Omelet" > wrote
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > Is this water potable? Could it be used for the pet waters or for
>>> > > cooking and drinking?
>>> >
>>> > Hell no!. It may seem clean now if the unit is new, but over time it
>>> > is
>>> > going to be cruddy with everything that is in the air getting carried
>>> > over
>>> > the finds of the evaporator coil. It may still look clear, but there
>>> > will
>>> > be mold spores, dust, bacteria, etc. Watering plants OK, but that is
>>> > all.
>>>
>>> Exactly what Ed wrote. It's the best water you could get for watering
>>> plants--no chlorine. DO NOT drink it or allow your pets to drink it.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>
>> Thanks Bryan...
>> --
>> Peace! Om
>>
>
> (Pssst. He thinks it has trans fats.)

<snort>

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 16 May 2010 10:34:53 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Om wrote:
>
>> The idea of having "free" distilled water was attractive is all, like
>> for use in the coffee maker.
>
> Collect rain water.
>
> Bob

Mandrake. Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled
water, or rain water, and only pure-grain alcohol?

your pal,
jack

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Steve Freides" > wrote:
>
>>> How are you doing?
>>
>> Group, excuse us while we catch up.
>
> I think they are used to it by now. <g>
>
>>
>> I'm doing pretty well. Speaking of A/C joints, my shoulders kept me
>> in rehab mode for about 18 months but it was worth it, and I'm
>> actually back to doing quite a bit of overhead work, including
>> pressing.
>
> Gods. I wish I could press! It's great for the rotator cuffs.
> It seriously hurts just to press my own weight out of a chair.

OK, so try this: pull your shoulders down, using your lats, keep them
there as you get out of that chair.

>> Also
>> regularly doing weighted pullups now, even gooseneck pullups (see
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDVK4HwmdM0 for me doing a couple -
>> you make a fist and place only your wrists over the bar, and then
>> you do pullups.) All this with a diagnosis, confirmed with a
>> contrast MRI, of a torn labrum in my left shoulder.
>
> That is awesome Steve! I don't have a torn Labrum even tho' that was
> Dr. Perry's initial impression. My MRI showed a complete tear of the
> Supraspinatus tendon in the right shoulder with contraction of the
> muscle in to the rotator cuff, and a partial tear in the left
> shoulder. Surgery, unfortunately, is no longer an option for the
> right. It's a must if I ever want to get the strength back.
>
> As for the bulging disks at C7 in my neck and the weakness it caused,
> Dr. Thai's steroid injections helped with that as long as I keep up
> the Mackenzie exercises.
>
>>
>> The Party promoted me to Team Leader, which means I'll be teaching
>> at an RKC certification weekend at some point in the future,
>> responsible for deciding pass or fail on a group of candidates -
>> pretty awesome stuff for me. I haven't been to any DragonDoor
>> events in the last couple of years but I'm going to the CK-FMS this
>> coming weekend and then to the Denmark RKC to be an assistant
>> instructor the weekend after that.
>
> Are you interested in Kinesiology tape? I'm fixin' to import some
> from China for a good price and the Chiropractor I'm seeing (and the
> PT's that work with him) have already checked it out and approved it.
> It'll be far less expensive than the stuff coming in from Amsterdam.
> I should have inventory by the end of June if you want to play with
> it.

I have no idea what "kinesiology tape" is.

> It's helped my shoulders a lot and I wear it pretty much constantly,
> and have done so since October 2009.
>
>>
>> My parents are definitely aging. I think you know I take my
>> 86-year-old mother out for coffee 2 or 3 times a week - it's her
>> only exercise. We park about 2 blocks away, walk to coffee, sit
>> outside and watch the world go by for half an hour or so, then walk
>> back to the car - takes her about 15-20 minutes to walk 2 blocks
>> but, as long as she's willing, I'll keep her company.
>
> I remember, and I totally understand. I had dad out for chinese
> today, and he helped me drag some small tree branches out of the yard
> yesterday morning. I had to carefully encourage him to finish. I
> feel things like that are good for him and they were light in weight.
>
>>
>> Well, a few days ago, I talked to my father on the phone in the
>> morning and he told me his doorbell was ringing at 3 AM - turns out
>> my mother had let herself out of the apartment, out of the front
>> door, and was now unable to get back into the building. Pretty
>> scary stuff, likely a day we'll look back on as the beginning of the
>> end for her. My sister and I are now going to need to resubmit her
>> application to the VA home near here - my Dad is a WW II veteran.
>> Sad that, because of things like this (this wasn't the first mental
>> type of thing we've had with her) she'll end up in a different unit
>> than he will - there are, in this VA home, couples who actually live
>> in the same room, but my folks will not be one of them.
>
> It's scary taking care of one's older parents. I bought dog tags from
> Wal-mart recently. They have an etching machine you can pay for with
> debit cards. Dad's tag has his name, physical address, a "call to" my
> name and both my cell phone numbers on it. He understood the need and
> wears it constantly. Plus I carved two more sets in case he loses it.
> He has done so once. <g>
>
> It eases my mind that if he does get lost when I am at work, at least
> someone finding him can contact me!
>
>>
>> I gave up my college teaching job - long story made short, they don't
>> treat the part-time faculty welll, I didn't really need the pittance
>> they pay part-time faculty, so I told them to shape up their
>> institution or I was leaving, and you know how that turned out.
>> I'm plenty busy teaching music lessons from home and the occasional
>> personal training, and that's why I"ve made my way here - I'm Mr.
>> Mom, doing almost all the grocery shopping (and laundry, etc. ) and
>> more and more of the cooking.
>>
>> Those are the highlights from here - this is a real email for me, so
>> please feel free to continue the conversation that way.
>>
>> -S-
>
> That would be great. :-) Just understand tho', if you e-mail me, you
> will find out that I am a girl if you don't already know that... This
> e-mail is also real!

I like men, but I love women - that's no problem at all.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

> Cheers!

In article >,
"Steve Freides" > wrote:

> > Gods. I wish I could press! It's great for the rotator cuffs.
> > It seriously hurts just to press my own weight out of a chair.
>
> OK, so try this: pull your shoulders down, using your lats, keep them
> there as you get out of that chair.

I should be able to do that by keeping my arms closer to my body. I'll
try it, thanks. The MRI showed bone spurs on both sides of the joint so
it's rather irritated most of the time. I can't see how I can fix that
on my own?

> >
> > Are you interested in Kinesiology tape? I'm fixin' to import some
> > from China for a good price and the Chiropractor I'm seeing (and the
> > PT's that work with him) have already checked it out and approved it.
> > It'll be far less expensive than the stuff coming in from Amsterdam.
> > I should have inventory by the end of June if you want to play with
> > it.
>
> I have no idea what "kinesiology tape" is.

Less expensive than the brand name Kinesio tape.

> >> Those are the highlights from here - this is a real email for me, so
> >> please feel free to continue the conversation that way.
> >>
> >> -S-
> >
> > That would be great. :-) Just understand tho', if you e-mail me, you
> > will find out that I am a girl if you don't already know that... This
> > e-mail is also real!
>
> I like men, but I love women - that's no problem at all.
>
> -S-
> http://www.kbnj.com

Just don't tell the sheepherder on m.f.w. <g>
It's been fun jerking his chain. Chas already knows...
--
Peace! Om

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On May 17, 4:18*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 22:34:02 -0400, Paco wrote:
> > "Omelet" > wrote in message
> >news
> >> In article
> >> >,
> >> Food Snob® > wrote:
>
> >>> On May 16, 10:59 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> >>> > "Omelet" > wrote
>
> >>> > > Is this water potable? *Could it be used for the pet waters or for
> >>> > > cooking and drinking?
>
> >>> > Hell no!. *It may seem clean now if the unit is new, but over time it
> >>> > is
> >>> > going to be cruddy with everything that is in the air getting carried
> >>> > over
> >>> > the finds of the evaporator coil. *It may still look clear, but there
> >>> > will
> >>> > be mold spores, dust, bacteria, etc. *Watering plants OK, but that is
> >>> > all.
>
> >>> Exactly what Ed wrote. *It's the best water you could get for watering
> >>> plants--no chlorine. *DO NOT drink it or allow your pets to drink it.

In article
>,
projectile vomit chick > wrote:

> On May 16, 10:49*am, Omelet > wrote:
> >
> > Is this water potable? *Could it be used for the pet waters or for
> > cooking and drinking?
>
> NO

That seems to be the consensus. ;-)
Plant water it is then!
--
Peace! Om

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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

On Mon, 17 May 2010 21:29:04 -0700 (PDT), Food Snob® wrote:

> On May 17, 4:18*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 May 2010 22:34:02 -0400, Paco wrote:
>>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>> In article
>>>> >,
>>>> Food Snob® > wrote:
>>
>>>>> On May 16, 10:59 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>>>>> > "Omelet" > wrote
>>
>>>>> > > Is this water potable? *Could it be used for the pet waters or for
>>>>> > > cooking and drinking?
>>
>>>>> > Hell no!. *It may seem clean now if the unit is new, but over time it
>>>>> > is
>>>>> > going to be cruddy with everything that is in the air getting carried
>>>>> > over
>>>>> > the finds of the evaporator coil. *It may still look clear, but there
>>>>> > will
>>>>> > be mold spores, dust, bacteria, etc. *Watering plants OK, but that is
>>>>> > all.
>>
>>>>> Exactly what Ed wrote. *It's the best water you could get for watering
>>>>> plants--no chlorine. *DO NOT drink it or allow your pets to drink it.
>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>
>>>> Thanks Bryan...
>>>> --
>>>> Peace! Om
>>
>>> (Pssst. *He thinks it has trans fats.)
>>
>> * * * * <snort>
>
> You sure do snort a lot.

there's lots to snort at.

blake

Omelet wrote:
> projectile vomit chick > wrote:
>
>> On May 16, 10:49*am, Omelet > wrote:
>> >
>> > Is this water potable? *Could it be used for the pet waters or for
>> > cooking and drinking?
>>
>> NO
>
>That seems to be the consensus. ;-)
>Plant water it is then!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5577333_reus...umidifier.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7011953AAfOyzf

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > projectile vomit chick > wrote:
> >
> >> On May 16, 10:49*am, Omelet > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Is this water potable? *Could it be used for the pet waters or for
> >> > cooking and drinking?
> >>
> >> NO
> >
> >That seems to be the consensus. ;-)
> >Plant water it is then!
>
> http://www.ehow.com/how_5577333_reus...umidifier.html
>
> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...7011953AAfOyzf

Looks exactly like the advice I got here dear.

Tanks!
--
Peace! Om

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