Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five

[Debadoo]

You MISSED ME? LOL!

Jup I did! I totally understand about squirrels.....can't tell ya how many times I've even type out a response, even with multiquotes, got 1/2 through responding, got distracted, and a couple hours later, realize I never posted it. Did that yesterday in fact on another thread.

Good suggestions, but for people suffering from severe or with clinical depression....it's not enough. And to to try and pull one's self up by the bootstraps and tough it out won't always work for them. A good doctor and the right meds are needed to get back on track.

well of course, each person is different, but the two do go hand in hand most times.

The wonderful doctor/clinic that saved my life last summer is gone! They closed the clinic on Dec 31st because of lack of funding.

That's a shame!! I've lost several docs I liked, to retirement, to young ones going elsewhere, to obamacare sending them to the VA!!

Had an appointment today, and on the way the radio was playing this old one from The Student Prince......while the actor is Edmund Purdom.....the voice is that of Mario Lanza.....Hey Gracie....he was a Philly boy

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I watched this about a month or so ago! Love me some TCM

I'm always remiss at welcoming new folks, so Welcome to all newcomers.

I haven't had much to say lately. I'm still stewing in a little uncertainty about the job situation. From all indications, I do believe I will be getting the boot from my base.

What will they do with me? Don't know.........I'm headed to work tomorrow. I think it may be my last hitch there. I'm a little sick about it.

Been prayin for ya sweetie, sure hope they do something with you that you'll enjoy. Promotion and raise would be nice!!! Yanno we're here for ya hun!! I'm with Janet, hopefully it will be much better than you're anticipating!

Just got back from meeting with @Debadoo . What fun and what a great lady!!! She knows her vaping stuff. Talk about a pro!

It was soooooo great meeting you!! Can't wait til the next time. I'm far from a pro, particularly next to many on the porches, but have picked up a thing or 3 in the last few years. My son had actually trained our waiter when he started at Cheddar's and we were talking to him about vaping, so we gave him ECF info and contact info, hopefully he'll show up, he's wanting to try to quit.

re: exercising ... I'm now completely convinced it's bad for your health. Janet and I sprung for a treadmill a couple weeks ago. After using it for about a week or so, we both came down w/ this dang cold. We were fine before we started exercising.

Jup a friend busted a few ribs on a recumbent bike! You see a lotta athletes droppin dead for no good reason! Exercise can kill ya if ya aint careful!

 

[yiddleboge6]

great stuff.

my only complaint was you said the Smokey tune was "for the ladies"

Smokey was the last live concert i attended. He was awesome.

C'mon now.....he did say "Who doesn't like a little Smokey ?".......

 

[Robert Cromwell]

That's a shame!! I've lost several docs I liked, to retirement, to young ones going elsewhere, to obamacare sending them to the VA!!

I lost my doc of 15 years which I liked to politics. I did not vote for him since I liked him as a doctor. He won though and have not gotten to see him since...
he sold his practice to a big hospital corp although he is still there sometimes. But it seems I see a different doctor or PA each time I go there....

 

[Kenna]

Hey peeps! Here's a pic of @Debadoo and me last night at the restaurant. It was GREAT meeting another 'vapette'
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Awesome! Porchers getting to meet FINALLY! This is great!

 

[Uncle Willie]

C'mon now.....he did say "Who doesn't like a little Smokey ?".......

What's the word I'm looking for .. ?? .. double meaning or some such .. double vision .. ??

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Looks like Madonna would fit right in with those gals

 

[yiddleboge6]

What's the word I'm looking for .. ?? .. double meaning or some such .. double vision .. ??

The double entendre wasn't lost on me.....

 

[bigbells]

That's a shame!! I've lost several docs I liked.... to obamacare sending them to the VA!!

How does Obamacare send doctors to the VA?

 

[Debadoo]

How does Obamacare send doctors to the VA?

not an expert on it by any means, but that's what I was told as to the reason, had problems with all the insurance changes. Don't deal with that at the VA.

 

[Ken_A]

Awesome! Porchers getting to meet FINALLY! This is great!

Waddya mean "finally"?

 

[Debadoo]

Waddya mean "finally"?
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jup some of y'all have had some great meet ups. This was a first for me! And it was wonderful. Can't wait til April!!

 

[Ken_A]

Hehehe wasn't ragging on YOU Deb. Seems that Kenna forgot that it has happened before.
I'm glad you two got together. It's so nice putting a live face to someone you communicate with so often.

 

[Debadoo]

Hehehe wasn't ragging on YOU Deb. Seems that Kenna forgot that it has happened before.
I'm glad you two got together. It's so nice putting a live face to someone you communicate with so often.

oh no, I know that darlin! I was just thinkin that what Kenna had meant was that she and I finally got together......dunno that though. We'd wanted to last week, but I couldn't get my sleep schedule right. Was goin to bed around noonish and getting up in the evening.

 

[Uncle Willie]

How does Obamacare send doctors to the VA?

ACA does not send DR's to the VA .. the prime reason any DR takes employment with the VA is it's a steady salary at $200K a year or more plus the benefit pack .. if you have past Military time, you can buy those years into the retirement system .. I believe the VA also offers student loan repayment over a 5 year span of employment, 8 hour a day / 40 hour workweek .. bonus scenarios if you take a position in a hard to fill area like Nowhere, Alaska .. VA also offers academic medicine venues .. etc .. I've had my same DR at the VA for over 10 years and I've quizzed him on it .. I believe there is also some protection against malpractice .. there are actually quite a few compelling reasons a DR would consider the VA, and that's a good thing compared to what it was just a few years ago ..

 

[Debadoo]

it really doesn't need a political debate, that's what he said, and I reckin he knows best as to what his reasons were

 

[Atchafalaya]

Awesome! Porchers getting to meet FINALLY! This is great!

You're in Texas too. We should get together!

 

[Uncle Willie]

Personally, I encourage debate .. it's the American Way .. Free Speech and all that .. maybe some of you have heard of it .. oh, wait, it's the 2nd Amendment that gets all the press ..

 

[3mg Meniere]

Hehehe wasn't ragging on YOU Deb. Seems that Kenna forgot that it has happened before.
I'm glad you two got together. It's so nice putting a live face to someone you communicate with so often.

Floridians get it all!!

 

[3mg Meniere]

there are actually quite a few compelling reasons a DR would consider the VA, and that's a good thing compared to what it was just a few years ago ..

Of course! Quality of care was suffering from dragging the bottom of the bucket.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Of course! Quality of care was suffering from dragging the bottom of the bucket.

Well, to be honest, I think if any of the major Hospital chains were put under the same scrutiny as the VA and thus used as a Political Football, I don't know how many private systems would come out unscathed .. my experience has always been great, and I go out of my way to thank the folks at the Center .. including doing some voluntary stuff during the Holidays .. IOW, I Talk the Talk and I do, in fact, Walk the Walk ..