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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
:-)

It'd be nice to connect with you, relax, AND taste your lovely cakes! :-)

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Wargod, I just bought a package of those ring-sizers at Wal-Mart a month or two ago. They seemed a bit bulky, but you can take a look at them next time you're in the store. Good luck.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I have a new question: How do I quit drinking socially without raising any alarms? Donners and I are trying to get pregnant but anyone who knows me knows how much I love beer and me turning down a beer would be a very odd circumstance indeed. We have a few close friends who know we're trying and that's just turned into an annoying "how's it going, how's it going?" nag every time we see them so I'd rather not be honest with everyone.

What do you tell people? I thought about telling them I was on medication but, for what? That just opens a whole other can of worms. What's the best option here?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Tell them you are trying to lose a bit of weight, and cutting out beer just seems to be the easiest and least painful way to do it. Um, that also happens to be true. Quit drinking beer, and one will probably lose weight. Works for me.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
or if you are out tell them you are the designated driver.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Or tell them you're just not feeling well and it doesn't sound that good (no need to be specific.) Or that you lost a bet to Donners and had to give up alcohol for 3 months.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the suggestions! I think Juju's probably the closest option for me. I never even thought about just "going on a beer diet". Duh.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Karen, Good Luck! :-)

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Also, to go with Juju's suggestion, you can add on that bathing suit season is approaching, or something to that effect.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
karen, tell them you found that drinking triggers your smoking desire and you want to stay a non smoker so you are stopping drinking for awhile just until you get thru this phase of your non smoking journey

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Karen, I can add a ita to Juju and Pamy as well. I get tired of explaining that I just don't drink so I say that I am trying to lose weight and if I drink then my resolve to not munch goes down. I will warn you that even though no-one has seen me drink in many many months and very rarely through the years that I have to go through this spiel EVERY dang time. LOL Just say it casually and move the conversation onto something else.

And GOOD LUCK with the baby-making!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Isn't it ridiculous that you have to explain? Neither Darren or I drink that much anymore (and when we did drink more often it was a handful of times a year,) maybe if we go out to dinner one of us might have a drink, but usually not.

We went out to dinner with some people Darren works with and their spouses not too long ago. We were the only two not to order drinks and were questioned by everyone there about why we weren't drinking.

No problem with our families and most of our friends, in fact when they come over for dinner they know to bring their own alcohol cuz we don't have any (I do buy it if we're having an adult party or adult only dinner.)

Karen
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09-06-2004

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Yeah, the thing is, everyone knows that I quite enjoy a few drinks. Often. So when the girl who always says yes suddenly starts saying no... well, there does need to be some explaining, unfortunately.

But I'm going with on a diet. Pamy -- the smoking thing won't work either. I've been drinking with smokers for six months with no problem. My quitting smoking was the easiest thing I ever did (probably 'cause I quit with babymaking in mind, LOL!)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Well, and as long as you don't substitute Snickers bars or french fries with poutine for the beer, you will actually lose weight if you cut out beer, so win-win. The drinkers will try to get you to substitute something else alcoholic, but just dismiss that by saying you really only like beer, or that it is all just empty calories, which is also true.

Oh, and good luck on the baby front.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Karen, after your baby is made, you don't want to force your child(ren) to breathe second-hand smoke. Ugh! I had to for the first 26 years of my life -- in the house and in rides in a closed-up car. When I get chest x-rays prior to surgery, a little emphysema always is seen. I've never asked, but I would think it's from the cigarette smoke I breathed in my early years.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Karen, Your question reminded me of a funny story. A close friend of ours was trying to get pregnant but she was adamant that we not tell anyone and that she keep it a secret. She also enjoyed a few drinks. So we go out to a bar with a few friends and the waitress comes by to take our drink order. It comes around to our friend who cheerfully orders "A large glass of milk!" LOL – You should have seen the looks.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
LOL Jimmer. Who orders a glass of milk in a bar??

Don't worry, Color. Donners is working on quitting. Knows he's not allowed to smoke around me once I'm knocked up and isn't allowed to smoke, period, once baby arrives.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Neither of you will ever regret quitting smoking young.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Juju TravelDawg,
I have a question for you: what's the best type of travel underwear to pack for a trip to the Galapagos/Macchu Pichu, where the person is only bringing a carry-on and will be hand washing the undies? Isn't there some recommended fabric or travel undies that dry quickly or something or other...? I have a friend who's going in 2 weeks.
Thanks :-)

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 5:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I have a bag of "ice melt" salt that has solidified into a 10 pound boulder of salt. I've chipped away a few chunks of it to use, but now its just impossible to break apart short of taking the whole thing out of the bag, setting it in the middle of the driveway and taking a sledgehammer to it. Seeing as I don't have a sledge hammer, nor the strength to hammer the damn thing apart, is there anything I can add to it to soften it up? It seems like water would just make it melt. This is the bag I had from last year. Over the summer I remember seeing a stream of liquid trailing down the driveway from the garage that I traced back to the bag. So I'm assuming whatever chemical is in the stuff to treat it turned to liquid, drained out and left the boulder I now have behind.

I'm kind of figuring its a lost cause, but you never know what kind of experts one can find on TVCH. I need to get a new bag, but I need to be able to get out of the damn house to do so (Mom hasn't been cooperating much lately about bedtime, and by the time she's in bed I'm too tired to even think of driving somewhere).

With all the snow we've been having lately, and my poor gutter system, I now have solid sheets of ice on my front porch that has formed from melt-off from the roof. I really need to salt the porch, but can't get the boulder apart to do so. Maybe I should just unwrap the boulder and set it under the drips from the roof and let it drip down onto the salt boulder. It would eventually break apart by erosion. LOL.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 5:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I am just guessing Whoami but aside from smashing it I don't think there is any process to get it back to little chunks. And if there is no way to do that then maybe salvaging as much as you can by soaking chunks in buckets of warm water then sloshing it on the ground? The salt content should keep it from freezing so you shouldn't end up with a skating rink, I mean it turns your snow into water as well, right? If it was a hard bag of sugar I would tell you to toss in a loaf of bread, tie it tight and give it a few days. LOL

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I WISH WE COULD REMEMBER TO HIGHLIGHT OUR QUESTIONS IN COLOR.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Sorry OG.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Well, how can I remember something I didn't know?

Maybe such instruction should be at the top of the thread.

Who,
I have no idea how to solve your problem, but I myself would be inclined to try your last suggestion. At least something will get melted from it. I would be concerned that trying to break it apart will be too difficult at this point.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Babyruth, how about taking the paper undies that can be thrown away? A woman used those on TAR.

Oh, I found some cotton undies and even throw away socks:

http://www.onederwear.com/