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The Incredibles...Mr. Incredible and Elasta Girl...

I had Farrah...at the top...Susan Anton below her...and Raquel Welch beside Farrah...not to mention a bunch of pages from the SI Swimsuit issue(s) inside my closet door...back in the 70's.

In Kentucky, state government employees get half a day off for...

"Spring Holiday". :confused:

Sold plasma...2005...I was unemployed...kids in college...things really serious in the cash-flow dept. Barely hanging on to the house, etc.

It's how we were able to have Christmas that year...my plasma was put to good use and I was basically reimbursed for my time...in cash. Would do it again if I had to.

Service Merchandise was huge in our area back in the 70's and very early 80's before they went under. Loved the place....loved the catalog.

I call myself a poster boy for getting a colonoscopy when you reach "that age".

I turned 50...and because of my family history of both colon cancer (my grandmother) and esophageal cancer (my dad) I decided to get a checkup and have both scopes...colonoscopy and endoscopy.

No symptoms of anything...just wanted the "50-year checkup".

I had inflamed hot spots where my esophagus meets the stomach, which was not a surprise given the heartburn I was having.

But he also found a "significant" tumor in my sigmoid colon...and he said "We'll get the the lab results from the biopsy, but I can pretty much say for certain that it is malignant."

Two weeks later, I had the surgery...removed 12" of the colon and the tumor. The good news was that it had not yet breeched the outside of the colon wall and all 15 lymph nodes biopsied were negative. Ultimately, I didn't even have to have any kind of post-surgical treatments like radiation or chemo...for which I am extremely grateful.

But...my surgeon told me...had I not initiated things and put this off...until symptoms presented themselves, we'd be looking at a much different scenario and ending.

Yeah...the prep is a pain...but in the grand scheme of things...it's a minor inconvenience. Get it done guys...whether you think you need it or not.

Oh...I'm 12 years cancer free now. Still getting regular scopes...every 3 years now.

Gitter done...

Here in KY, they arrive in April/May.m Last year...I had a pair hold out until mid-Nov. before they left! That was a first.

Currently watching 4 at home....but we had about a dozen week before last. It was fast and furious...couldn't keep my feeders full.

I am 61 years old and had this done in 2020.

I was tender and it was a tough 5-7 days immediately after, but it was definitely worth it in the long run. Before my procedure, I was bleeding profusely with every BM, and I had a constant mucus discharge for 2-4 hours after a BM.

3 1/2 years later...I have had only two flareups with a small amount of bleeding during a BM and no more discharge, etc.

Take it easy after and do exactly what your surgeon tells you to do. Good luck!

"Restless leg syndrome is the biggest crock of shite out there…"

Nope, it (RLS) isn't.

My mom had it for years before it ever had a name. I have it...but it's not as bad as hers was. I have a close friend who has it and is on medication for it.

DQ isn't much better. Where I live...DQ actually informed us once - "We're out of ice cream, sir". I'm like, how does that happen.

Just last night...DQ tells us they are "out" of chocolate ice cream.

Chick-Fil-A has also quit serving "Large" milkshakes. They can't tell me why.