StarWarsGirl
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I wasn't alive for Challenger obviously, but I remember Columbia quite clearly. I remember seeing it on the news; I was seven.
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Songbird76
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I was in 3rd or 4th grade as well and we were in the school library to watch the launch....same thing, excited about the teacher on board. When it exploded, we were confused, because we didn't THINK that was what was supposed to happen. I think they just kind of hurried us out of the library and back to our classroom.
Speaking about in the news , the trial of OJ in the early 1990s gripped and divided the nation when he was found not guilty . A comic once wrote
Q - What did OJ ask the judge when he was found not guilty?
A- Can I have my bloody gloves back?
MinnieM123
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Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me. 
Annoying, but even more than that, my county is listed at high risk for West Nile recently. 
Annoying, but even more than that, my county is listed at high risk for West Nile recently.
MinnieM123
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@Tony the Tigger , how's Kylie doing these days? 
donaldtoo
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When the Challenger tragedy happened, I was 23 years old and at work that day.
We weren’t watching the launch on TV, as shuttle launches were pretty routine at the time (although the teacher in space aspect added interest to it - interesting about your MIL), but, I always had the radio on. After I heard what happened, and spread the news, someone (can’t remember who) turned on a small TV in their office, and we saw it all.
The Columbia tragedy happened on a Saturday, so we were all at home that day, as it started breaking up over Texas.
We knew about the debris issue during launch, but, many “in the know” seemed to not be too concerned about it.
I have very vivid, sad, memories of both incidents.
donaldtoo
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Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
Mosquitos were a problem here earlier this spring and summer when we were getting quite a bit more rain. But, not so much now, as it’s been relatively dry lately, which is pretty normal for us late summer/early fall.
But, yes, West Nile Virus was also reported on the rise in our county during those earlier, wetter, days.
Figgy1
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Actually not too bad. That being said the citronella plants on my deck are doing their usual excellent job and I spray before going walking outdoors so that may skew my viewHey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
Figgy1
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X2 and how's B?@Tony the Tigger , how's Kylie doing these days?
wdwfan4ver
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I got bit a week ago despite I was sprayed. I got bit on the head and a couple times on the neck while mowing the lawn. I was mowing my parents back and front yard.Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
My dad was given orders not to mow lawn by the doctor.
wdwfan4ver
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When Columbia disaster happened, I was in the lab waiting for blood work. I was in the waiting room with the tv on when it happened.
Figgy1
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How's your dad doing?
wdwfan4ver
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He's doing okay although he's been frustrated at times. The frustration is not a surprised because he was this way when recovering from his triple bypass back in 2011.
He saw his regular doctor soon to be 2 weeks ago and did get answers such as what caused his heart attack. His scheduled cardio exercises are starting tomorrow. His instructions were to take it easy for 4 to 6 weeks. He's going to see the cardiologist later this week. The instructions included not allowed to do stuff like mowing the lawn or using the snow blower.
What caused his mild heart attack of his 3 bypasses were blocked. Bypass because he had triple bypass surgery in 2011 after heart scan was done after failing stress test. His former doctor in 2011 wanted that stress test before he was able to do some type of an exercise program to lose weight that my dad wanted. That stress test in 2011 prevented a heart attack from happening during the winter of 2011-2012.
The other 2 bypasses look so good that they can last another 20 to 30 years.
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DryerLintFan
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Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
our city is spraying for mosquitoes because two of their samples tested positive for west Nile.
Figgy1
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From what I understand no lawn care including raking or leaf blowing are also on the list of activities not to do after such procedures. Prayers and pixie dust for a speedy recovery
ajrwdwgirl
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Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
Can't really say about the mosquitos in our yard we have a company come and spray our yard from April until the first frost. They use a natural based spray so it is safe for Kapono and our garden. It does a good job of keeping the skeeters away and it is supposed to kill ticks as well. It doesn't do a whole lot to deter flies though.
I haven't really noticed any skeeters on walks either.
ajrwdwgirl
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I remember the Columbia too, when I first caught a glimpse of it on the news I thought it was the Challenger anniversary but I quickly realized it wasn't.
93boomer
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We have a ton. I can't get outside in the evening without getting bit.Hey, how's the mosquito population in everyone's area lately? We seem to have a bumper crop of them this summer (maybe because of all the rain?). All I know is that they always bite me.
Figgy1
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The raccoon and James would suggest
Goofyernmost
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There are a lot of things I left out, but the ones I listed were more the things that directly affected me. Perhaps surprisingly, the worst was the Cuban Missile Crisis. We lived on the east gate of Plattsburgh AFB which was a Strategic Air Command base that had a large contingency of B-52's loaded with Nuclear weapons. That place was also considered that first place that Russia would bomb in the event of war. I was 13 years old and had a real threat of not getting any older. My bedroom window overlooked the entrance and the guard house and for what seemed like forever, cars continuously were arriving and entering the base not leaving until an agreement was reached. The big jets were in the air for most of the time, but the base was on super high alert. The city of Plattsburgh never got into the fallout shelter frenzy back then because we all knew that if a nuclear bomb had detonated anywhere on the base, a shelter would only serve as a travel vessel to the moon. All that would be left behind is a humongous creator.
I also think that anything prior to my fun vacation to the Vietnam War had the most affect. After you had people you didn't even know lobbing rockets and shells at you willy-nilly, the rest of everything, is just another thing to live through and certainly not shocking in the sense that it causes extreme anxiety. It really does not get anymore personal than that.