Coffee Break # 46 - Noreaster Edition!

Ragweed, almost for sure.

Victor - good luck with the knee surgery! Jen - I hope you are feeling better soon! Sinus problems are pretty miserable!

I really liked this allergist I saw...finally a voice of reason....she said she won't treat me for anything until she knows what it is...Yay for her...unlike some drs who just give ya meds just to treat the symptoms and don't find out what you have or what's causing it

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You can have chronic sinus problems without allergies.

But I don't have chronic problems. My nose filled up when we crossed over into MA on the way to Bill's, so I figured I was allergic to MA

ragweed was especially tough this year. There are different molds around as well. Isn't it grand to find a sensible doctor?

Are you saying that Massachusetts is filled with moldy oldies?

The truth hurts!

Yes, I think you're onto something there, Jen. Change your DG name back!!

maybe you should not have rolled around in the grass jen?

Yes - Bill uses CHEMICALS!!

LOL....it has been a bad year for allergies....went into lab for blood draw the other day, & had a horrible attack...couldn't stop sneezing & wheezing....folks moved away from me! I think I was allergic to the carpet ....don't have carpeting in my house except in a spare room.

"Moldy odies" hee hee
oh yeah maybe some correlation between my name change and allergies...hmmmmm
My nose stuffed up before I got to your house Bill.
Oh Robin it probably was the carpets, did you ever have a skin test done?

yup lots of chemicals here - whatever comes up from the well water:)

wise guy!

Moldy odies, need tissues with an issue - :-) Sitting here laughing

Came pretty close to running out of gas! Have an 18 gal tank on the minivan. When it shut off, the pump read 17.937 gals. Talk about vapors.

You drive a minivan???

Yes - Odyssey. This will be the last one. When the lease expires in June '12, I will get something else.

My nephew(the one in the Army stationed in Germany) and wife just bought a '92 Beemer for only $3500

Wonder if she used the HOV lane:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39796763/ns/us_news-life/

Oh, totally bizarre! And disgusting as well! Yes, Jen, had allergy tests done many years ago, & corn was the worst for me....still is...but I suppose new allergies develop over time...

Is there anything left for them to violate??

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1322916/Facebook-accidentally-outing-gay-users-advertisers.html#ixzz13B6XwRtM

Greed....that's all it is.

If all those people put information on a social networking site that they wanted to keep private, then they should be exposed. ... as idiots.

True, though sometimes stuff is said inadvertently, or by others.

I need a good cordless drill. Don't want to spend a fortune since I don't need it constantly, but want a solid one with good power and battery life. Any suggestions????

Black & Decker 12 or 18 Volt Cordless Drill

I have the 12v it's good for my purposes & it's light, but when I need extra power I use an electric since I usually have to use it for a longer period of time anyway, an 18v should cover most needs. (I buy my own accessories since my uses are specific and the 20 piece accessory kit gives you 16 pieces that you will probably never use..)

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http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-CDC180ASB-18-volt-Accessories/dp/B00173CFT8/ref=dp_cp_ob_hi_title_0

This message was edited Oct 23, 2010 4:27 PM

Jim says the same. 18 volt or what ever they have.

Thanks. I was certainly leaning toward at least 14 volts. Makita makes good stuff.

I said to Jim money was an issue. If its really not, he would go with Makita.

He had to replace a battery last year and it was hard to match up. It was a makita. Check the prices to replace batteries and get a cushion in case you pass out.

I meant I did not want to spend many hundreds. I guess around $200 is my limit. Thanks to Jim.

Makita is tough - Jim puts them to the torture test. He drills metal a lot. Plus he drops it, hits it with other things, runs the welder over the cord and use it out in the rain if need be, etc. etc

So it passes the Jim test!

Good thing I dont have too!

Especially the welding part!

Makita is good if you have small hands. (lol)

Dewalt!!!!!!

YES! DeWalt is what the contractors use, - a little bit overkill for me though..

They're the best.

if you can, pick up an extra battery. DH has a Riobi(sp) and extra batteries.

Dewalts are nice - we had them at work. A bit heavy, though.

DH likes Bosch