What did you see wierd today?

Now that's one for the family album, eh?

LOL

Ok, since we are on a bit of a roll with weird medical things...

I once was having a CAT scan of my back, was in the machine up to my ears when suddenly there was a very loud bang (not the normal bang). Then there was a strange smell. I looked up and saw a little puff of black smoke coming from the top of the machine. The tech guy came running into the room very quickly and asked if I was in too much pain to crawl out of the machine. I figured the amount of pain I was in then compared to the amount of pain I would be in if the machine collapsed on me, or caught fire around me....I hopped out of there like a 2 yr old! LOL!

I had to go back a week later and get the scan redone. What's weird is that I went!!

Well I was born with Scolliosis...and over the years my spine collapsed. So 16 yrs. ago they went in, fused my whole spine, and put these rods in to support it while it was healing. Then they just leave them in so you don't have to have another surgery. Long story short...they finally broke! I mean...broke in half! I had no idea this could happen even....but after doing some research on it, I guess it's not really all that unusual. These were 3/8" diameter stainless steel rods! Yeahhhhh...I'm wonder woman....hahaa!
Now they put in Titanium rods. Hopefully they will last the rest of my life. Oh...and plus he fixed an area in my back that hadn't healed from the first time around. (my fault..I didn't go back for appts. like I should have!) They would have found it sooner. I just thought I was supposed to hurt! Duh.
Anywayyyy....I am doing good now...healing up...getting about. :))

Wow, Marcy, that is incredible!

How do you get through the airport scanners? That is amazing.

So, do they break just from the normal growth of your body putting pressure and stress on them? I think you are wonder woman. I've had back problems for the last few years, but *nothing, nothing, nothing* compared to what you're talking about. Wow. God bless you. I can't even imagine.

Maybe that dr should have given you a commision on that photogenic gall bladder. Too funny.
Marcy, that is just plain amazing. I hope you are ok now. I can not imagine going through all that. You are wonder woman.
All this dr talk reminds me of years ago I took my son to the skin dr. As we were waiting, I noticed a large family portrait of the dr and his family including the dogs.
It was a nice outdoor shot and everyone (inc dogs) were wearing the Groucho Marx glasses, mustache,and large nose. (you know, those plastic dime store things)
I thought it was cute, the dr must have quite the sence of humor. So they call my son's name and we see the dr for the first time. Ummmm, he was not wearing the fake nose, glasses and all, it was real!
So I looked back at the picture when we left and found that everyone expect the dr was wearing the fake stuff. Too funny!

ROTFLOL!! That is too funny!

Well Wuvie, since I don't go anywhere...don't have to worry about scanners...lol! Actually, I did go through one once. It didn't seem to set anything off? I had told them I had rods in my back ahead of time.
heathrjoy....the way the dr explained it to me, was it was just the stress of your body pressing on those rods over a period of time that made them break. Some people never have them break...others do. Some people...even after they have broken, aren't bothered by them...so they leave them alone. Others...like me...know it everytime they move!
I am doing good now, thanks. Am taking therapy right now...and beginning to walk much better! But hey....I can still garden!! And that's the main thing!
cparts...that is hilarious!!!! Love it!!!

I saw the goofiest thing last week. While DH was driving in traffic, an SUV in front of us had a small toy BullDog mounted over his trailer hitch. It's hard to describe, but it has it's mouth wide open and that goes down over the ball of the hitch. Now the strange thing - every time the driver puts his foot on the brake, it moves - shakes and jiggles all over the place. Absolutely hilarious! So at stop lights, cars beside us are giggling and pointing and we are too. What a hoot!

Ha! I found it online.... http://www.frogworks.com/hitchcritters.asp The dog is right after the top spider. Weird!!

ROTFL! That's a new one! Wish I could see one in 'action'. I like the 'whoa' horse, too.

It was bizarre! First you don't know what it is, so you creep a little closer, and a little closer, then the light changes so off they go and it stops, etc. next light you repeat it all over again and after a few lights, you finally have it figured out and you giggle and laugh - a LOT!

In this area, the men have, how shall I say this, male
body parts made of some type of metal hanging from the
hitches. I suppose this is supposed to indicate their trucks
have, uh, get up and go?

(inserting invisible rolling eye emoticon)

Oh yeah, very common in the trucking industry. Many 'bull-haulers' (livestock truckers) have them hanging on the back of their trailers. Not quite sure why pickup truck owners would install them. Maybe they're 'bull-hauler' wannabes? lol At the I-75 Chrome Shop in FL, they have a wall full of them in every size imaginable and all sorts of colors.

I haven't seen that around here, thank goodness! If I did, I'd figure that the driver was trying to compensate for a deficiency - and you know what I mean.

Yeah, I used to drive a truck and saw those all the time. You gotta really love a guy who can hang the neon pink ones from his rear bumper. I know like kooger said, it is a bull hauler thing but I don't know that I would want to take that much pride in my work.

Oh, I didn't think of the bull things, and in fact, I don't think those
guys realize it, either. I think they are just under the impression of,
well, you know.

Now I ask you, how might a cow udder look hanging from the back
of a Volkswagon?

Unfortunately Wuvie, I think the same guys would love it, probably wreck their trucks trying to get a better look.

LOL!

Ok, the bull dog and other animals are hilarious. The other things are gross and I'm glad I've never seen them! I'd probably be so freaked out that I'd wreck my car. Imagine trying to explain that to the police.

You guys are sick and twisted. LOL
I am glad I have never seen those...um...thingys either.
Another good thing about living in Michigan. It is not a through-way to other states. If you come into Mi, it is because you are coming to Mi. So we get to miss all that fun. Not sorry.

Not so fast cpartschick, there's lots of bull-haulers going from ON to CA and Mexico. Ha Ha Ha!

Ok, You mean there is more to the world than east and west? LOL
I know you are correct, although I am sure most chose to go through other states that do not have a huge suspended bridge. (I love the bridge, it is really cool)
I don't get out much anyway, and am pretty far away from the big highway. So I miss these things I guess.
We are taking a vacation soon, going to the smoky mts. First vacation away from home in many years. (we live in a vacation spot, no need to leave home) We should have a good time and I will have many wierd things to tell I am sure when I get back.

Port Huron is the perferred route - that's the way we go too. :) Also love the Ambassador Bridge - so majestic!!!!

They raise a lot of cattle out here but I rarely see them being transported. Maybe they go by train.

Almost all the trains here are gone.
That explains why we don't see all the truckers too. Pt Huron is way south of us. (We have truckers, but far fewer than you see in Ohio. The further north from the Detroit area, the less people (pretty much).

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ROTFLOL!

Went to Wal-Mart today and saw a few weird things. The weirdest thing was a man, probably in his mid-60's, walking through the parking lot as we were leaving. He got out of his truck with a younger man that I assumed was his son. The older man was carrying a...well...all I can come up with is a woobie. It was a HUGE, bright red stuffed heart. It had writing all over it...and it was dirty. Other than that both him and his son looked normal. I can't imagine that he was going to try to return the woobie being that it was so dirty...and besides, he was kinda hugging it under his arm like he had no intention of parting with it. I found that very strange. I don't think I've ever seen anyone over the age of 5 with a woobie. Kinda made me wonder??

LOL Jan, bark with the dogs, you bet! Sophie and I even have
barking arguments. She finally gives up with a final grunt and
decides she can't win the argument. I know the neighbors must
have colorful things to say about me. Ha!

Speaking of bug zappers, I'll never ever forget the time in
a small town in New Mexico. The local Dairy Queen just HAD
to have those nifty new electronic bug zappers, one in each corner.
Sure, the flies and other winged things were zapped, but no one
ever cleaned the corners.

So there you sit eating your dinner and bzzzt zzzzz zzzzzzzzap! Then
the bug would fall into the cobweb of many. To this day I can't figure
out how the health department didn't get involved.

Ok, I have no children so...obviously...no grandchildren. What on earth is a woobie????

But I did have a weird encounter today. I'm sure we've all been
exposed to the annoying cell phone users who seem to enjoy sharing their conversations with the world at large. Today at lunch a friend and I saw and heard the prize-winning telephone jerk of all time!

We were sitting in a booth in a restaurant after enjoying a nice lunch and catching up after months of not seeing each other. Our conversation was suddenly interrupted by a woman in the booth behind us; she was speaking loudly as if she were trying to be heard in the midst of a noisy crowd--not a sedate restaurant--and carrying on a conversation with a man whose voice BOOMED over her speaker phone with perfect clarity!

It was absolutely surreal that our conversation was drowned out as we heard two lawyers discuss an insurance case! So much for confidentiality! My friend and I sat there open mouthed and dumbfounded as the conversation went on...and on. Finally, my friend got up from her seat and stood staring and glaring at this offensive woman, who totally ignored her. This stupid lawyer finished her conversation and continued discussing the case with her luncheon companion. My friend said she had been tempted to shout to the man who was unaware he had an audience: "Do you realize your conversation has been broadcast to everyone in this restaurant?!" I'm just sorry I didn't say something to her. Believe me, this evening (after the fact as so often happens in such situations) I've come up with some wonderful zingers...which DH loved.

As we left the dining room, we saw and heard other patrons registering amazement, consternation, and disapproval of the cell phone conversation. Never before had I seen such a display of bad manners and unprofessional conduct!

That is just not right. You would think if you were smart enough to be a lawyer, you would be smart enough to be discrete. With the new privacy laws out there, I am surprized that they would not be more careful.
I do not bark at my dog, DH does sometimes, the dog is not a barker, but he does make noises like he is trying to talk. If you talk to him he answers, esp if he is excited, like going outside for a walk, or a ride in the truck. He can really make quite the noise, it gets pretty funny sometimes.
Good thing neighbors can't see us.

BivBiv, go to your local craigslist.com page and post a "missed encounter". LOL

Heathrjoy maybe that heart was one of these...Now this is WEIRD. http://www.huggableurns.com/index.php Alrighty, then!

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Biv, had I been there, I would have held up my cell phone
to record her conversation. :-)

Gardenwife.........huggable urns??? That IS weird!

I'm ignorant too....what's a woobie?

And does anyone have a photo of those bull hauler things????? I'm curious.................

A woobie is a lovey, a huggie, a blankie, anything to make
the child feel better.

My son had a lovey, an ugly brown crocheted blanket trimmed
in dull silver. For a period of time, he could not function without
that silly thing.

He's 21 and I still have it, along with a picture of him laying with the
lovey sucking his thumb, living it up.

:-)

My daughter's is a cloth diaper.. I used them as spit cloths when she was a baby and she bonded.. She still has a couple that she uses

Remember the movie "Mr. Mom", starring Michael Keaton? In it, he assures his little boy that they'll get him another woobie - remember that? Such a funny movie! "You fed the baby chili?"

Here's an online dictionary's definition page for Woobie: http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/woobie/ I found one reference to Woobies on a Golden Retriever lovers' website, too. LOL http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3389/blaze.htm

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Okay fleursdefouquet, you asked for it. Here is a link to a chrome shop that has photos of the bull things as keychains. However, hanging from trucks they are usually much larger and come in a variety on neon colors so you really can't miss them.
http://www.75chromeshop.com/product.php?productid=10983&cat=936&page=1

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