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PB,

Geeeeeez, I haven’t bought bacon in awhile. It’s gone down to 10ounces? That’s sad.

I knew about the ice cream. My husband loves his ice cream!
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NHWM, ice cream used to come in 1/2 gallon cartons. Now, I have no idea what size but they look like a little more than a pint. Bacon used to come in 1 lb. packages, then they shrunk to 12 oz, now 10 oz.
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Pam -hope you get these issues sorted out soon. Any idea why the high BP came on so quickly? Glad your dr s on it. I use my teeth too and scraping off my leg or arm as well. Whatever works!!!

I totally agree with everyone that packaging is a PITA and also deceptive.

ff - I have white coat syndrome and my BP is usually high in the drs office though not always. Working on overcoming that. At home it is fine. I know I would be dizzy on BP meds.
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PamZ. I take 2 20 mg a day. My older brother takes two 40 Mg a day. He says he's in the big league.
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pamzimmrrt, I remember trying to deal with blood pressure medicine. My cardiologist has me on Metprolol. I first started out on a higher dosage ..... why do doctor's do that, why not start with a small dosage first so not to scare the daylights out of their patients when there are side effects. That higher dosage was making me way too sleepy during the day. Doctor suggestion 1.5 pills, and that worked as long as I take it at night.

Sig-other was placed on blood pressure meds as the doctor thought his readings were way to high. He had that very dizzy feeling, too, more so when standing up or getting out of bed.

Turned out he had what is called "white coat syndrome", where just thinking about going to the doctor offices will spike his blood pressure. He got off of the meds and his blood pressure readings are normal when he checks it at home using a cuff.
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I love your post, Send. Very nice and full of wisdom.
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Everything is smaller. Things that were once a pound are now 12 ounces. Yogurt that was a cup is now 6 ounces.

Oh, but the price hasn’t shrunk!
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gladimhere, yes it is the Pantene conditioner. Loved it when it came in a regular upright plastic bottle.
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KC thank you! I am trying to wait it out,, I may need a lower dose, They started me on 20 ! I hope to call my Dr tomorrow
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Pam,

Packaging is awful!

I bought cds to listen to in my previous car. Oh gosh, opening up a cd was stressful. They are hermetically sealed! My new car doesn’t have a cd player. That’s a thing of the past!

Here in New Orleans, we have a list of things gone by the wayside. We call it, Ain’t Dere No More!

It’s a funny list. You could probably find it online. You may have to be a New Orleans native to appreciate it though.

I just googled it and they have Benny Grunch & The Bunch, one of our popular local bands singing their song, Ain’t Dare No More! Looks like they have a Facebook page on it too.
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PamZ, I take lisinopril. Started out one in am, then had to go to one morning and one in the evening. The dizziness went away after a couple of weeks. I've been on it for two years.
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FF and Glad, I get packetts of conditioner and they are horrible to use too. I can get 3 uses from one packett, but after the first use I have to grab the packett with my TEETH and squeeze some out! My thumbs don;t work like they used to! Sometimes
I squeeze it onto my leg or arm and scrape it off,, getting old is no fun!
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FF, is it a Pantene conditioner? I have the same gripe. When I opened the tube I have now, the cap broke off. Now, I can't even store it upside down to make the product easier to get out.
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Well I have been having some issues lately,, BP sky high, put on Lisinopral and am having horrible side effects. Dizzy is the worst, and my own driving makes me nervous! Luckily I have a carpool for work most days, and by afternoon it seems to get better ( I take the pill at night).. but Dr said it can take 3 weeks to work so I am trying to wait it out until I see her in 2 weeks. My BP went down initially but was higher today ( but luckily nowhere near as high as it was ) Never high before so we are working on it. Then yesterday I had 2 root canals! I have to say that went great,, no pain except for the novacaine and I was worried for nothing there! Hopefully things will improve soon!
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There is a hair conditioner that I really love, until the company put the product into a tube.... now I can't squeeze the conditioner out due to arthritis in my fingers, unless I put it on the floor and step on it :P Conditioners have always been so much thicker than shampoo, of which I have no problem with. Who's bright idea was this? Some 25 year old marketing genius?

Regarding packaging, I have always noticed throughout the decades how products have become smaller. Well, I pulled off my storage shelf a package of paper towels, I always purchase the same brand, and this package was pretty dusty sitting in storage for so long.

I pulled out a roll of paper towels from that dusty package and there was such a noticeable difference between how many sheets were on the old roll compared to what we get today. It was almost comical the difference. Makes me wonder what the roll will look like ten years of now :)
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"Be KIND to your mind."
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🥰  today's positive message

"YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE:
No one is coming to save you.
This life of yours is 100% your responsibility."
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Saw this:
If you are skinny, you are on drugs. If you are fat, you need to lose weight. If you drink, you are an alcoholic. If you get dress up, you are conceited. If you dress down, you’ve let yourself go. If you speak your mind, you are rude. If you don’t say anything, you are snobbish. If you are sociable, you’re a party animal. If you stay to yourself, you are detached.
You can’t do anything without being criticized. We live in a society where people can’t survive if they are not judging the next person. Let’s build each other up. We are all the best we can, in the same game called life.
Author Unknown
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Green tea and sitting at room temp of 19C (66F) for two hours in the morning seem to be boosting my metabolism. I am not finding the hours of cold as bad as I did to begin with and generally not feeling the cold as much. I look better too - more colour. Dd noticed that.

Yay. I love it when these things actually work!
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Aw that's not fair Glad, many of the unlucky people on those videos were not driving any differently than the rest of the people on the road.
Which is why so many feel that it's their superior skills and not dumb luck that has kept them from being the subject of somebody's dash cam video upload 🙄.
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Here is a reminder of why to just stay home! There are plenty of idiots out there!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0gda12pXg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QTgRLtYTcSM
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Send: Thank you for all the llamas. I almost wanted to work with llamas, but at 68 years old. Nah.😀
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Llama,
That really was TMI, I know!
(Too much information).

Thanks anyway for asking. 🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️🦙️

Hugs. Here, have a few llama hugs!
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Send: Okay. Thank you.
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Just stay home!
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Nobody worry about SoCal unless Disneyland and Six Flags Magic Mountain are closed!
Lol, how are the people out and about getting home, if both the 14 and I-5 freeways are closed? The I-5 flooded, a Travel Village had 4 RV's wash into the river.

No complaints if you just stay home.
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Because, Glad.
The rain is not good enough, the snow is just not good enough, it hardly counts. I may be living in an alternate reality.
When I look out my window just now, the sun is just starting to shine.

The news reports of a blizzard, worst storm in decades keep me cynical and a bit over concerned. So I spent some time online, looking to buy an SUV, Jeep, or 4 wheel drive RV (for a safe escape, if needed).

I know there is snow, somewhere, and there is rain, somewhere.

Last night it rained a long time, and wind. It was scary but not newsworthy.
Both the I-5 freeway and the 14 freeway are/were closed both ways early this morning. Because, no one knows how to drive if they never experienced this extreme weather.

Thank you for asking about it.
I should try to venture out soon, but I am scared.
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Why are we not hearing about snow and storm from you send?
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Answering to Llama:
Truth is, I don't know about the emergent emergency for either person. Neither do they, apparently.

Years ago, (2014) when I fell, the paramedics came out and were going to transport me to the Emergency Room. I declined the transport, so I get it when a person wants to delay the inevitable treatment necessary. Falling does not make me an expert on falls. One minute you're standing, and the next you are on the ground.

The next day, I did go to the E.R. on my own. Had a broken ankle bone, was soft-casted, but hurt so much, I removed it. It was the kind of break that I could put enough pressure on to walk, but needed a support boot.

Returned to my PCP, who diagnosed a broken clavicle two weeks after the fall and broken ankle.

Those falls can get ya! Years later!

It was a common occurrence that E.R. x-rays missed things. For example, a broken rib in some patients, because it did not show up for days, explained to me by the E.R. doctor/surgeon when those patients went to his office for follow-up.

I had two falls resulting in a broken ankle, 2013 and 2014. The Orthopedic Surgeon found the first fracture (old) when finding the second fracture!
It was not found because the pain was in my foot, not my ankle, I am thinking.

Slowed down walking since then.

The persons who did not go to the E.R. yet, are still hurting.
Recommended Urgent Care, but compliance is low. I get it.
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