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[seajoy]

Wintertime outside activity can be really fun and healthy.

I agree with you on many things, Jim...but this isn't one of them!

I hope your pain is better tonight...mine was pretty yucky today .

 

[Confess]

We had our first winter storm here in NC.

I got a whole 1/8th of an inch of snow and it melted in 2 hours!!!!

All schools and government offices were closed for the day!

grrrrrr

 

[Jim47]

We had our first winter storm here in NC.

I got a whole 1/8th of an inch of snow and it melted in 2 hours!!!!

All schools and government offices were closed for the day!

grrrrrr

A little snow really shakes up the place Heh?

 

[Jim47]

I agree with you on many things, Jim...but this isn't one of them!

I hope your pain is better tonight...mine was pretty yucky today .

Oh believe me I suffer in the cold, especially in the last couple of years. I would have never believed that it would bother me so much, but alas I got old.

Thanks, I am feeling better tonight. I took a couple of vicodon on the way home and that helped. Plus I tok Porteross's suggestion and I bought one of those big excercize balls. I think it will really help me if only I can get into the habit of using it. If I don't my little bride will probably cook it for me for my next meal She says I already have enough excercize equipment I just need to use it more often Of course she is right as rain

I'm guessing your shoulder must be feeling a little better as I see you are posting more. Good deal I say I hope it keeps getting better every day.

 

[Edial]

Meet my puppy:

PretzelMongrel!

For short, you may call her Pretzie!

She likes to dance!

Does she like ice cream?

 

[Confess]

A little snow really shakes up the place Heh?

LOL! What is worse is that schools will be either closed or on a 2 hour delay tomorrow all because of the THREAT that there might be some ice!!!

UG!

 

[RedneckAnglican]

LOL! What is worse is that schools will be either closed or on a 2 hour delay tomorrow all because of the THREAT that there might be some ice!!!

UG!

that's the way it is down here...about 2 weeks ago there was maybe 1/2inch of ice and TxDOT shut down just about all of San Antonio...Texans can't drive when it's wet much less in ice...

 

[ctay]

Here too, mention of snow in the forecasts, everyone runs to the grocery stores and they are out of the basics like milk and bread in no time and if it happens everything shuts down.

 

[Jim47]

LOL! What is worse is that schools will be either closed or on a 2 hour delay tomorrow all because of the THREAT that there might be some ice!!!

UG!

Thats probably for the best. I remember watching you Southerners on the news when you get hit by a snow storm and try driving, not a prety picture

You'al should have been with me Nov. 2005. My son, my daughter and her husband and I drove to the highest road in Quebec to go caribou hunting. Absoulutly the worst roads I have ever seen as far as snow and ice. I think over 800 miles of it were all snow and ice, and the gravel road was packed about 8-10 inches thick. What was the scariest part was meeting these big logging trucks or having them pass you. We would be driving about 35-45 MPH and these guys were driving these monster trucks well over 65MPH. Thy come at you in the night with all kinds if brightly flashing lights to warn you that your life may soon come to and if you don't make way for them. Something I'll never forget.

 

[Jim47]

Here too, mention of snow in the forecasts, everyone runs to the grocery stores and they are out of the basics like milk and bread in no time and if it happens everything shuts down.

A lo of folks are like that up here too, except no one gets shook up over anything less then 8-10 inches. Where I live we don't have as much snow as some folks in the north. I think our annual snow fall is a rond 40 inches or so, but last year we had at least double that. I remember in the winter of 78 we had some really nasty blizards. Aside from 18-24 inches of snow it was really cold. My wife and I lived in a pretty old house at that time and our furnace was one of those big old octapus types with a tinly little gas conversion burner setting inside. It didn't even have a blower.. Our furnace never shut off for 45 days in a row and when it did [wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth] off it was broke and we had to call in a repair man. You folks that live in Minn. and some of the other northern states I know get cold like that regulary, and Ya'all can keep it too

 

[synger]

I grew up in Michigan. When I first moved to the DC area after college, the first "big snow storm" shut down the federal government. My mom called me, all panicked, to see if I was okay.

"Mom, they wouldn't even have closed SCHOOL at home for this!"

But now, 20+ years later, I don't venture out on the roads if it's snowy or icy. Not because I have forgotten how to handle it. My Dad took me to ice-covered parking lots and made me do doughnuts and fishtails so I'd learn to control the car. You don't forget that sort of thing.

But the OTHER people on the roads are nuts!!! They have no clue how to drive in snow, let alone ice. And the DC area population is so varied, with people from all over, you just can't get "used" to a particular driving style like you usually can in other places. Most areas have enough people who have grown up in the area driving that they all have similar habits and you just automatically expect that driving behaviour from the others on the road.

For instance, my husband laughs at me because I like to keep a lot of space in front of my car. In Michigan, that's not hard. In DC, I get people popping in front of me all the time. But I'm expecting it, so it doesn't bother me. He, on the other hand, rides the bumper of the person ahead of him. I get all stressed if I'm riding passenger. So through the years, he's learned my body language enough to back off when I get all tense.. not enough for me, really, but more than he usually does. It's a good compromise for us.


Oh, and yes, school were delayed for two hours today. Roads are pretty clear, but schools are notoriously flighty about snow and ice. Fortunately, I can work from home on these days. It's good to be a web geek sometimes. *grins*

 

[seajoy]

Oh believe me I suffer in the cold, especially in the last couple of years. I would have never believed that it would bother me so much, but alas I got old.

Thanks, I am feeling better tonight. I took a couple of vicodon on the way home and that helped.

I'm guessing your shoulder must be feeling a little better as I see you are posting more. Good deal I say I hope it keeps getting better every day.

Yes, my shoulder is feeling better. I think the cortisone shot helped. I still can't raise my arm out to the side, though.

Glad you are a bit better, too.

It's going to be freezin' cold here in WI for the weekend...we can expect -40 for wind chills. Good thing my shoulder is feeling better, because now I can concentrate on the fibro pain!

From what I've read, it's better to live down south when you have fibro/arthritis stuff. I've tried googling the best states for that, but haven't come across a website that lists them. Arizona is always talked about...but are there others?

 

[synger]

Yes, my shoulder is feeling better. I think the cortisone shot helped. I still can't raise my arm out to the side, though.

Glad you are a bit better, too.

It's going to be freezin' cold here in WI for the weekend...we can expect -40 for wind chills. Good thing my shoulder is feeling better, because now I can concentrate on the fibro pain!

From what I've read, it's better to live down south when you have fibro/arthritis stuff. I've tried googling the best states for that, but haven't come across a website that lists them. Arizona is always talked about...but are there others?

here's what I found:

A few MSG boards with threads on weather changes and fibromyalgia:

http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/fibromyalgia/33282

http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-34583.html

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/retire/msg09145024510.html?10

In an article from 2002, a study said that "For those with fibromyalgia, pain was associated with low temperature and high atmospheric pressure." So I'd think a warm place that doesn't get a lot of weather changes would be ideal.

On the pages I found, one person suggested Virginia. Another said, "What about Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii, California, Georgia, Alabama and a few other southern states? Its also pretty mild in coastal Carolinas."


Hope that gives you some ideas. My prayers are with you.

 

[seajoy]

here's what I found:

A few MSG boards with threads on weather changes and fibromyalgia:

http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/fibromyalgia/33282

http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-34583.html

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/retire/msg09145024510.html?10

In an article from 2002, a study said that "For those with fibromyalgia, pain was associated with low temperature and high atmospheric pressure." So I'd think a warm place that doesn't get a lot of weather changes would be ideal.

On the pages I found, one person suggested Virginia. Another said, "What about Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii, California, Georgia, Alabama and a few other southern states? Its also pretty mild in coastal Carolinas."


Hope that gives you some ideas. My prayers are with you.

Thanks so much...you are a better searcher than me!

Moving down south will probably never happen for us, as my husband owns a business here up north, but it's good to have the information on how much the weather contributes to this.

 

[QuiltAngel]

Well, it is 1 above zero with the feels like temp of -18. I am taking 5 exchange students to a conference in Des Moines today and return on Sat. Unfortunately, "southern" Iowa is not any warmer than us up by the Minnesota line. I know, it is not even a 3 hour drive, but one can dream can't they?

 

[Studeclunker]

Well, it is 1 above zero with the feels like temp of -18. I am taking 5 exchange students to a conference in Des Moines today and return on Sat.

And I'm seriously considering moving to South Bend In? Hmmmm.....

 

[Flipper]

Thanks so much...you are a better searcher than me!

Moving down south will probably never happen for us, as my husband owns a business here up north, but it's good to have the information on how much the weather contributes to this.

You can always try to go for long vacations?

 

[Confess]

Yes, my shoulder is feeling better. I think the cortisone shot helped. I still can't raise my arm out to the side, though.

Glad you are a bit better, too.

It's going to be freezin' cold here in WI for the weekend...we can expect -40 for wind chills. Good thing my shoulder is feeling better, because now I can concentrate on the fibro pain!

From what I've read, it's better to live down south when you have fibro/arthritis stuff. I've tried googling the best states for that, but haven't come across a website that lists them. Arizona is always talked about...but are there others?

Tell ya what. I will buy your house in WI., if you buy our house in NC.

Truely, we have it up for sale in order to move up there. We had been in business as well. We had our own electrical company for years. He gave it up, got a regular job and we are doing all we can to move.

 

[seajoy]

And I'm seriously considering moving to South Bend In? Hmmmm.....

At least it's 'South' Bend

 

[seajoy]

Tell ya what. I will buy your house in WI., if you buy our house in NC.

Truely, we have it up for sale in order to move up there. We had been in business as well. We had our own electrical company for years. He gave it up, got a regular job and we are doing all we can to move.

Only if I can bring the Packers with me! I just found out Brett Favre is staying !



May I ask why you would like to move to WI? I do love it here, but not the winters. Lot's of WELS churches...that's a good reason perhaps.