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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 3:33 pm
oh and what it means by machine wash, is to wash it in a front loading washer, not a top loading. so there isn't the center post to contend with. well, if you don't have an old razor, go shave your legs first, then shave the pillow.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 3:40 pm
Well I'm certainly not going to go out and get a front loading washer just to appease the darn pillow maker! . One would think it would specify that on the label. But, I guess if they made it too persnickity, people wouldn't buy the pillow in the first place! I did wash it once last year when Mom had a bit of an accident. No problems then (and I'm sure I did it on gentle wash then). I guess from now on, to freshen it up (which was my intention last night), I'll just take it outside, Febreze the heck out of it, and let it dry. Of course, if Mom has another one of those "soaks into the center of the pillow" type moments, I'm in trouble!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 3:54 pm
Take it outside and wash it with the water hose, Whomum. Spray soap on it, wash it and leave it on the line to dry. Whomum's Pillow Wash -- One stop does all! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 4:15 pm
Put it in the dryer on air only, no heat.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 5:07 pm
Hey, good idea! To test it out, I just put the other towels in the dryer on no heat (since they are covered in the stuff too). Some of it came off in the re-wash, a lot of it sort of balled up and I was able to pick it off. In the no heat dry, more of it fluffed off that I was able to gather up, and some of it was indeed caught by the lint trap. So, I think I'll re-wash (hope for the best it doesn't burst again) on gentle cycle, then do a round or two in the no-heat dryer. As big as it is, I figured I'd do one round, turn it over, and do another round. Then I'll hang it out to dry. It is getting a bit late for sunshine drying (now that I brought my sun tea in, the sun came out), but as hot as it is, the dry air will certainly dry it overnight, as long as it doesn't rain. But I'm gonna drape it over an empty planter stand, and put it close to the house under the eves just in case. Now all I have to do is make sure not to forget it tomorrow when I'm packing up the car!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 6:41 pm
what i meant by that was going to a laundromat, and using the front loaders, not for you to go out and buy one! so many people are buying front loaders these days.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 8:30 pm
LOL. Oh! Actually, if I were to ever buy another washer, I'd look into a front loader. The top loader I have now is great, being large capacity and all. But its also very deep (and my arms are very short). And when those errant socks get pasted to the bottom/back of the tub, or when Mom leaves kleenex in her pockets, or when fiber fill explodes all over the place, I almost have to crawl down inside with my head in the tub, and my feet sticking out the top to get to the bottom and back of the tub! Not literally, but almost! Sometimes I do have to grab something long to use to grab those furthest reaching articles and push them forward to where I can reach them. I laugh with Mom and tell her if I don't come up after a while to call the fire dept to come and pull me out of the machine, cause I might be stuck head first in it and can't get out! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 1:38 pm
So Cal'ers this ones for you guys! Has anyone experienced stage 2 or 3 power outages yet? I just read in my local paper that we were at stage one yesterday and we're being urged to conserve because it is a possiblity that we're going to have some rolling black outs. I could have sworn earlier this summer we were told that wouldn't happen this year. Of course, we've been sitting around 107 and higher this week here, so that's probably got a lot to do with it, but really thats not unusual temps for us thi time of year!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 5:44 pm
There have been Stage 1 power alerts here too, Wargod (NoCal) but no stage 2 or 3 and they are saying they hope to avoid actual outages. I have a Question about FANS... I'm having trouble drawing the (marginally) cooler air from outside into the house. Someone told me I actually need to be pointing the fan out the window, to blow the warm air out, and someone else has told me to have to fan at the window but facing into the room. I've also tried putting the fan at the door (to the bedroom, pointing out to the hallway) to blow the hot bedroom air out into the hallway. I can't really tell which method, if any, works best, and lately we're only getting about an hour before bedtime when the outside air is cooler than the inside, so I want to make the most of every minute! Does anyone know a tried and true method of sucking in the cool outside air?
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 5:46 pm
Kitt, I grew up in a house without a/c and we had a HUGE window fan. The way it was set up was blowing into the house with another large window at the other end of the house open to "push" the hot air out.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 5:47 pm
War, ok here today but I did lose power a couple of days ago -- and I was online at the time. Yikes. It is not cooling down at night either and that is so unfair....... Kitt, what JMM said.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:04 pm
That's the big problem here too Rosie! It wouldn't be so bad if it was just hot during the day, but even til 9 or so it's still 95 degrees out. The kids are miserable, they can't play outside during the day, and when it finally cools down some it's already dark out and they can't leave our yard. Nothing seems to be working much either. In past years where the kids were in school during the summer, I'd keep the cooler off most of the day. With them home I can't do that anymore, but it's gotten to be earlier and earlier that I have to turn it on and it's still in the 90's in the house! Kitt I really couldn't offer any advice about that. I'm pretty positive the only cool air I've felt lately was taking Dakota to the ice cream shop this morning. I do know our ceiling fans have two settings on them. You flip the switch one way for summer (forces cool air down, warm air up) and another for winter which does the opposite. Fan blades spin different directions or something.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:39 pm
Thanks for the advice, although from what you say I think I might need a bigger fan! It's so bad when it doesn't cool down at night, isn't it? The weather person said it should be a little better over the next few days here in NoCal, so maybe it'll gradually get better for you guys too. (But she also said it would top out at 82deg here today and it went to 96...) I guess it could be worse, at least it's not a hurricane.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:50 pm
Yeah we're supposed to drop to 103 by Friday. Darren and I were laughing about looking forward to that. We're in the So Cal desert, and really these temps aren't that unusual for summer weather, except that most years it's around August that we start getting the really high (110+) temps. Another thing making it really bad this year is all the rain we had. I don't know what it's like where ya'll are at, but here all the nice green growth we had is now dry brush. We had another brush fire yesterday that burnt 100 and some odd acres, no houses or people were damaged/hurt, so on top of the heat we have the smoke that is getting to be a common sight/smell.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:54 pm
Just the 103 then?! I don't think I've ever been in 103 heat and I don't want to start now! Same here about the dry grass, there have been a few fires but nothing big. Yet.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:17 am
We've had worse, lol. I've lived here most of my life so I'm fairly used to it, most of the time. This summer seems really bad though (and we've had higher temps, just something about it this year is worse.) The fires worry me. So far we've been lucky in that they've all been at the outskirts of town where there's been no real damage, but with the winds we get the possibility of having a large one is there.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 7:10 am
If you live in an apt and have no ability for a cross breeze through open windows , you can achieve the same thing using balconydoor/window and apt entrance door (of course, you must be in a safe building where you can leave your apt door wedged open). The open window/door must be on the opposite side from the apt door. Just keep a fan in front of an open balcony door or window blowing into the apt - leave your apt door wedged open.As the fan draws air from the outside and cools it, hot air will all be forced out of the apt door. (as least that's how it works in my building  )
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:47 am
HELP!!! Anyone know what this means on a prescription?
I know the strength of the pill is 100 milligrams, but what about the BID or B1D??? THANKS!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:48 am
Twice a day 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:48 am
ack--BR knows better than I!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:50 am
Herckie. Hey, belated Happy Landings! I need to go immerse myself in reading your folder to catch up!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:53 am
Thanks for that super fast answer!! (Now how does that say twice a day?) Oh, maybe bi-daily??? But the wouldn't that be one every other day?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 7:57 am
Every other day is QOD. Daily is QD. Twice daily is BID. Three times daily is TID. Four times daily is QID. It's all of Latin origin...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 8:00 am
Thanks Babyruth. You rock!!! 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 8:07 am
Hey, BR! You are quick! I found this in the meantime: Doctors, pharmacists and others use a medical shorthand. What difference does it make if your doctor's handwriting isn't legible? It might be the difference between AP and ap! Medical Shorthand Definitions ãã - ana, so much of each a.c. - ante cibum, before meals ad effect - until effective ad lib - as much as desired AP - ante partum, before childbirth ap - ante prandium, before dinner aq - aqua, water bid - bis en die, twice each day c - cum, with dbl - double h.s. - hora somni, at bedtime i.d. - idem, the same IM - intramuscular k - constant mb - misce bene, mix well MDR - minimum daily requirement MED - minimum effective dose npo - nil peros, nothing by mouth õ - nono, without O.D. - oculus dexter, right eye O.S. - oculus sinister, left eye P - post, after per os - by mouth qd - quaque die, every day qh - quaque hora, every hour qid - quater in die, four times a day qv - quatum vis, as much as you wish Rx - recipe, prescription STAT - statim, immediately sum. - sumat, let it be taken T or T° - temperature t - time tid - ter in die, three times each day ut dict - ut dictum, as directed vid - see W - weight w/ - with x - unknown factor Source: Medical Library Association
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